get fios. >>> all right now to meteorologist, monica malpass, cloudy out there today and comfortable,ooler than where it should be for this time of year, the first day of fall is tomorrow, feels like summer, stormtracker 6 live double scan you can see it's dry and quiet and no issues with precipitation and we have a fair amount of cloud cover overhead and we'll talk about the reason why, and brighter skies prevail for the middle half of our work week, the high in philadelphia, 75 degrees and with the northeasterly wind we are down to 71 in the city and 63 in the poconos and allentown unthe lehigh valley, along the coast to sea isle city, we hold at 70 as well in dover, the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight, turning partly cloudy and gradual clearing in the overdmit hours, it's comfortable and cool, dropping down to 48 in the suburbs and the constant northeasterly win that will change throughout the day tomorrow. speaking of tomorrow fall arrives at 4:21 in the morning, when the sun's direct rays are over head and days get shorter and shorter as we get closer to the winter

tonight and you'll hear from all of our reports, first we hear from anchors rick williams and monica malpass in washington to kick off our coverage. >> hi brian, thank you. that is right preparations continue at catholic university also home to the national cathedral, preparing for tomorrow's big papal mass, of course the pontiff will preside over it and there is a canonization ceremony tomorrow as well. brian as you mentioned the pontiff is resting comfortably on massachusetts avenue at the vatican embassy. what a reception he received when shepherd one landed at andrews air force base, to greet him was president obama and his family and vice president joe biden and his family, along with local leader and a small contingent of children. >> tomorrow is the official white house welcome, and there will be a huge ceremony tomorrow starting at 9:00 a.m., part of the pope's busy day, he will be preceding today at 4:15 a.m., the choir is rehearsing behind us for the papal mass and they sound beautiful and angelic. anna mar is selected for a solo to the pope. >> this is an immense honor, incredible

"action news" anchor rick williams and monica malpass are live now in washington with more on the pope's schedule ahead. hey there. >> hi sara, thank you, here in washington, d.c., big events certainly happen all the time here in the nation's capital from presidential inaugurations to political conventions and motorcades, but today's visit for pope francis is unprecedented not just because of the size and scope of security here but his global popularity. the city is buzzing with excitement, we are told that a half hour from now his plane will take off. >> we have pictures in moments ago at the departure, the farewell ceremony, there were marching bands and officials and raul castro was there of course and the pope was one of the leaders in the world who did help to normalize relations with the communist country, that was an important leg of his journey and he did board the papal airplane and is taking off in minutes, it's a three and a half hour flight and will arrive at andrews air force base around 4:00 p.m. the president and his two daughters, sasha and malia will be there to greet hi

. >>> and back to washington, rick williams and monica malpass report from the nation's capital. >> it a historic day in the nation's capital and at the about a -- basilica. >> delivering the mass in his native tongue, spanish. and his warmth and splendor needed to translation. >> it touched the hearts of many gathered at the basilica. poignant remarks by pope francis. and speaking about junipero serra who brought catholicism to the u.s. >> and also songs and ka r communion for those who wanted it. and pope francis left and took time to shake hands out front. and he arrived in his modest fiat and was greeted by the president and first lady. and after private meetings with obama in the oval office, the two orlando leaders emerged for a greeting on the front lawn. >>> and then he boarded his pope-mobile for the unforgettable 15-minute parade around the ellipse and national mall. bringing tears to many eyes, kissing a baby brought over by security and meeting a 5-year-old girl who actually breached security to give him a t-shirt which he allowed. and he blew kisses to the crowd and was wa

it's a busy day for pope francis, rick williams and monica malpass are there watching it right now and filed this report. >> this is the last public event for today for pope francis, he will go back to the vatican embassy and relax for the evening, tomorrow he will address a joints session of congress the first pontiff to ever do so and meet with homeless residents in the nation's capital. >> it's an exciting visit and a preview for what he is likely to do in philadelphia. the pope left the vatican embassy for the white house and immediately broke from the motorcade to greet people on the street. he arrived at the white house for the official state welcoming ceremony and the president thanked the pope for his support in a new beginning with the cuban people. >> greater cooperation across our hemisphere and a greater life for the cuban people -- >> pope francis made a call to action for climate change. >> the sense of urgency, it seems clear to me that climate change is a problem, with can no longer be left to our future generation. >> the pope and the president then waived to the balco

. >>> "action news" continues, with meteorologist, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >>ere is what is happening on "action news" on thursday night. the patriots have their star quarterback for the first game of the season. the walls are starting to come down at a historic school in trenton, plus a dramatic art exhibit is bringing pope francis' message of hope and faith. >>> and the nfl will appeal the decision to overturn the suspension of tom brady. the nfl had suspended brady for four regular season games for his alleged role in deplating football footballs, today's role will mean he will play in the first game. >> one more victory for tom brady who with now start the season for the patriots as quarterback after the federal court overturned the suspension. there is no proof that he actually tampered with football, rather the judge took aim at the way the nfl handled the process. >> it was so deficient he needed to overturn the decision. >> brady was never told what he was accused of or what the consequences might be. they say that roger goodell, may have dispensed his

. >>> good afternoon i'm rick williams, along with monica malpass we are live for the first time in our special parkway studio, we'll bring you all the action during the papal visit this weekend, as we just saw pope francis is continuing his three city tour with the 9/11 memorial in manhattan right now and he just met with 9/11 victim as long with first responders, they met at the pools at the memorial. afterward the pope went below ground to the museum for an inter faith service, that is where he is right now. >> earlier today the pope addressed the united nations and sara bloomquist has more on his message, she joins us live from new york city. >> reporter: rick and monica, the pope's full day here in manhattan is a busy one with a jam packed schedule, he is at the 9/11 memorial and museum sure to be a moving visit for the pontiff. earlier today he addressed the united nations general assembly, he warned the nearly 200 members in attendance on climate change and the impact on humanity. >> he became the fourth pope to address the general assembly, he stood before the largest gathering

i'm monica malpass. and the big story on "action news" is that deadly shooting outside a popular concert venue in the heart of south street night life corridor. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is at the crime scene with the latest on this breaking story, jeff. >> monica, what we know right now a 25-year-old man is dead after he was shot in the midst of a very busy south street behind me. if you take a look it happened outside the tla. you cannot seat theater from this angle. but you can see the large black tour bus that is sitting right in front of it. [ sirens ] viewer video on south street moments after a man was shot as hundreds waited nearby to enter are a rap concert happening just after 8 outside the theater of living arts and police patrolling the area heard a scuffle and so you a man in 20s on the ground shot once in the torso. >> it was not a 911 call police officers on patrol in the area observed scuffle and then hard a gun shot. as you can imagine shortly after 8 literally hundreds of peop

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and rick williams and monica malpass are in washington, d.c. and are there tomorrow.va pilgrim and sarah bloomquist covering the pontiff in new york later this week. >>> there is a whole lot of information with all of the restrictions taking effect, so we put all of them in one spot for you. visits 6abc.com/pope to see the detailed maps and latest timeline. i do and tonight the beginning of yom kippur, the holiest day on the jewish calendar. in philadelphia's spring garden section it was a prayer and a song. ♪ >> yom kippur, the day set aside to atone for sins of the last year. it is observed with 25 hours of fasting and prayer. yom kippur end tomorrow at sundown. >>> still to come right here on "action news" tonight, flames race through a kennel housing nearly two dozen dogs in wuks do -- bucks county. >>> and the clerk not issuing the marriage licenses speaking up about the decision. >> it is cloudy and cool the past couple of days, temperatures in the mid 70s. and details and the update on the weekend in the accuweather forecast. >>> plus, ducis rodgers with philli

rick williams and monica malpass are live now in the nation's capital with more. hi. >> hello again. people from all over the world are here in washington, d.c., hoping to see and maybe meet the pope, which is a thrill of a lifetime for many of them. the pope is known as the people's pope for his friendliness and down to earth nature and he likes to

monica malpass is here with more. >> reporter: that is right, he found out when he was just 30 years old that he had stage four rectal cancer and over the next few years he when through several treatments and surgery, when he finally got his health and strength back, he got the word out that young people can get colon cancer too. ali gorman will share ed's unique journey and how he is trying to raise awareness. coming up on "action news" at 5:00. >> thank you monica. >>> one of philadelphia's most historic treasures is celebrating a major milestone, officials gathered on water works drive to mark the 200th anniversary of the fairmount water works, the first successful urban water works in america and set standards for cities across the country and it has been trance forred to a living laboratory. >>> we are still a few days away from finding out who will win miss america 2016 but miss new jersey is already a winner, she took home the quality of life award right there in atlantic city, it includes a $6,000 scholarship and she was chosen for her community service and her platform again

"action news" anchor, monica malpass has more on this. >> that is right the cost of tuition at rosemont college is cut by 43% and that is tuition, and the room and board is going down as well. tuition will drop from about $32,000 a year to $18,500 that starts in the academic year of 2016 and the small liberal art schools dropped room and board by $1900, eva pilgram will be live on campus later to tell us how officials at rosemont made this surprising decision. >> we'll have that story and more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00. >> monica thank you. >>> meantime, students in one new jersey city have a lot to sing about today. ♪ a popular song, the city of trenton will now have more funding for students in music and art, part of an initiative called any given child, run by the washington based kennedy center, making art education a priority at the time when the school districts are cutting the arts because of tight budgets, camden is the first to receive this partnership with the kennedy center. >> love that song. rod stewart. that is now stuck in my head than is okay. >>> trade in

for rick williams i'm monica malpass back to you. >> thank you. from washington, the pope heads to new york city and "action news" will be there as well. eva pilgram and sara bloomquist will have live coverage this thursday and friday. >> but the main event of course, the world meeting of families right here in philadelphia, it is the reason that pope francis is coming to the united states and it officially kicked off today. archbishop chaput spoke today, thousands of catholics and clergy members are here for the week long event that blends pair and religious instruction and faith themes lectures, vernon odom will have a live report at 4:30. >>> now that pope francis is in the united states, the secret service and other agencies put their security plans into action, a massive under taking especially here in philadelphia where the pope hold several public events, wendy saltzman spoke to the head of the secret service here on the parkway. >> reporter: the ben franklin parkway is already shut down here at 20th street all the way down to aikens oval,

monica malpass is live with more on this story.is kelly and she was sentenced to death back in 1998 after convincing her love to kill her husband. a letter from the pope himself asking to put her execution on hold. and now researchers say there say high tech way to make your heart healthier. we'll have those stories tonight at 5:00. >>> the five candidates for philadelphia's mayoral office will face off tonight for the fers time. the debate is slated for 7:00, jim kenny will be joined by two members of the party and tamala edwards will moderate and online registration is closed but walk-in is welcome as long as there is room to hold the folks, the general election is november 3rd. >>> a baby who couldn't wait to be born got a chance to meet one of people that helped to deliver him. they stopped by the fire company in delaware to show off 5-day-old elijah. she was delivered outside of the firehouse because she could not get to the hospital in time. >> you come back to the fire station and i called 911. >> this was baby number three

monica malpass asked the governor about his backup plan in case he comes up short. >> i don't have a fall back position, in pennsylvania you have to get ready for huge, huge cuts in education and human services and for more downgrades to the point where our bond rating is, we are at the level of junk. >> we are disappointed that the governor decided yesterday to veto the emergency funding bill to our school districts and nonprofits and human service agents, two and a half weeks ago he told us he would sign the bill. >> the plan that wolf is pushing, resolves around a new severance tax and raising the state's personal income tax. the republicans in the state house and senate says there is not enough support to get that passed. >>> now a look at the traffic from matt pellman. >> people are trying to get traffic delays as they head home and it's taxiing in spots, rick and sharrie, as we look live at 95, on the southbound side from allegheny to cotman avenue as you enter the work zone, a broken down vehicle out of the way and the northbound delays linger for a couple of hours as people h

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass>> hello again. monica will be along at 6:00 sharrie williams joining us tonight and here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. residents in one southwest philadelphia neighborhood are forced out of their homes by fast moving flames. we're live with the very latest coming up. >>> several drivers woke up to find their cars smashed along a busy roadway. we'll explain how it all happened. >>> and the presidential candidates hit the campaign trail on this labor day. we have the results of a new poll that shows that a frontrunner may be losing support. >> now the details. four families are out of their homes tonight following a fast moving fire in southwest philadelphia. it started just before 9:30 this morning near 49th and saybosaybrook avenues. the flames quickly spread to several nearby row home. wendy saltzman is live outside the red cross house in powelton where some of the fire victims are staying tonight. wendy. >> reporter: sharrie, five houses were destroyed when that

monica malpass and i will be reporting live from washington d.c.g tomorrow when the pope gets there. eva pilgrim and sarah bloomquist will be live in new york city starting thursday. >>> and be sure to tune into 6abc this weekends for all day full live coverage of the papal visit. that's this saturday and sunday. you can also follow all of the action through 6abc.com. >> police are searching for two men who stole a scooter in north philadelphia and used a baby to help carry out the crime. this surveillance video shows one suspect breaking the lock on this scooter while the other who is holding a baby acts as the lookout. the theft happened friday on the 2000 block of ridge avenue. police say the men are in their late teens to early 20's. they're asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> "action news" was there as an accident victim was loaded onto a stretch in saint george's delaware. police say the driver ran off the road, hit a pole, then flipped into a canal around 12:30 today. he was able to walk to a construction site to get help

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpassello again. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. a pregnant woman is shot while sitting outside of a home in philadelphia. now police are searching for the person responsible. >>> thousands of migrants fleeing war torn syria march towards a new life in western europe. what one country is doing to make sure they get there. >>> and is it tebow time in philadelphia? matt barkley has been traded. >> first lazy days at the shore lounging by a swimming pool are about to come to an end with the unofficial end of summer. >> many folks are heading out of town for the labor day weekend and looks like mother nature is serving up quite a winner. meteorologist melissa magee is live at the "action news" big board with more on that. melissa. >> reporter: yeah, rick and monica, looks like it's going to be a good one as we head into the rest of our holiday. iphiladelphia high temperature of 93 degrees. record tying heat. tying the old record of 93 set back in 2008. wilmington 92, alle

for cecily tynan and rick williams, and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a greatnight. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> thursday night, a woman is accuse of killing her husband inside of a philadelphia home and an apologetic thief, his remorseful words after ripping off a new jersey business opener, but the big story on "action news" is word of increased police presence on schuylkill river trail, at least one assault reported at the entrance to the trail. the schuylkill corporation received several witness accounts of sexual assaults and that those reports should be going to police. chad pradelli is live now along the schuylkill river. >> reporter: jim, here is what happened. yesterday a witness posted on a facebook page for joggers that she saw five young males on bicycles surround a woman and they were harassing her and making her terrified and one point she may have been slapped on the backside and that led to other joggers reporting similar incidents and police are investigating and urging joggers to be vigilant. the schuylkill riv

let's head over to rick williams and monica malpass live on our parkway studios of course overlookinghat will be a jam packed weekend, guys. >> reporter: hi. >> hi, sharrie thank you. that's right we have quite the view for thighs weekend's papal visit. >> beautiful. we are high atop the parkway here for all of the action. we're going bring it all to you. >> we're broadcasting all weekend long from there embassy suites here. our view from the 28th floor will give you a chance to see the entire length of the parkway. >> here's an action cam shot that we have set up here inside the studio and from our home base here. we can give you a look all the way into the stage at eakins oval. quite a beautiful and stunning site. >> i think i see my car being towed. wait a minute, hail. just kidding. but it's a beautiful shot and on a clear day as the song says you can see forever and of course we can see the art museum. >> absolutely. the city really never looked better. it's had a fresh coat of paint in some areas, roads have been prepared, new flowers planted all of the museum have beautiful ban

for adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. news" at 6:00 is coming up next. more kids are suffering from asthma and we still have no limits on carbon pollution which can lead to more asthma attacks in children but senator toomey has voted repeatedly to let polluters keep releasing unlimited carbon pollution into the air. and took more than one million dollars from the polluters. tell senator toomey to vote for the clean power plan, because unlimited pollution shouldn't be a right. but playing outside should be. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program, with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> the people's pope is on parade, on his first full day in america, we got a sense of what pope francis' visit to philadelphia will look like this the scene in washington, d.c., as crowds reach out their hand and pope francis returned the favor, it's wednesday night and jim is along at 11:00, i'm brian taff, today is the day that saw pope francis greet his fellow bishops and the president and gree

monica malpass is in the newsroom.do a bunch of burpees. >> this world record attempt was done in reno nevada, they are hard to do, check this out. mark is a personal trainer and does them as part of his own and his clientses normal routine and tried to break the report in a 12 and 24 hour period, two different attempts, we'll tell you if he completed this difficult task and how he came up with the idea in the first place. we'll also take you to a special event in pottstown where world war ii veterans were honored. a touching is receive moany there. see you then. get down and do those burpies. zbll thanks very much. see you at 5:00. >>> could your kid's toy box be more of a treasure chest, some toys bring in hundreds and even thousands of dollars. >>> plus that weekly blowout may mean skipping the cardio workout. we have blow tox, we'll tell you how it works and if it's safe coming up. >>> and the post breakup phenomenal monburning up the internet, why former couples are smiling for a selfie after they sign divorce pap

with cindy, i'm monica malpass channel 6 "action news." let's clear the air.mits on the amount of carbon pollution power plants can... release. and our senator, pat toomey, led the fight to keep it that way. carbon pollution, a major cause of climate change, leads to more asthma attacks in children. over a million pennsylvanians now suffer from asthma. and senator toomey took over a million dollars from polluters. tell senator toomey: it's time to clear the air. vote for the clean power plan. >> here's what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. held to the jersey shore to see the top nine string bands from the new year's day parade as they strut their stuffer in wildwood. it begins at 4:00 p.m. followed by a parade on old new jersey avenue in north wildwood. >>> college fest kicks off at dilworth park. the all day event welcomes 5,000 college students who call the city of philadelphia home while they earn a degree. the all day festival includes free admission to museums along the parkway. >>> in "healthcheck" you only thing of

rick williams, monica malpass and cecily tynan will broadcast from a specialcal bonnie studio on the parkway with a special birds eye view over all the action and sharrie williams and i will be here on the parkway in front of papal alter bringing you closer to the big events than anyone else. and we'll depend on you, send us your pictures with the #6abcaction. so you can share what you see. and the coverage begins bright and early both mornings, matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and david murphy kick off our special coverage on saturday and sunday. we have much more on the pope's visit still coming today and john rawlins will have more on the transportation company and vernon odom has a live report at 5:00 on the final meeting before the pope arrives and eva pilgram gives us a unique view of what it will look like when are you standing on the parkway in the thick of that crowd. in the meantime, the coverage continues on 6abc.com/pope, we have a closer look at the highway and bridge closures you'll need to know about and get an early look at how the ben franklin parkway wil

for cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass i'm brian taff, have a great night, "action news"t 6:00 is coming up next. the special interests in trthreatening to move ournos casinos and jobs away. this "move" would harm the local economy, cost thousands of jobs and spike rising property taxes. but, democrats vince mazzeo and colin bell are fighting the special interests to keep atlantic county jobs, grow the local economy and keep property taxes affordable. vince mazzeo and colin bell: fighting to protect our jobs... and send the north jersey interests' home packing. > >> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> tuesday night a gun scare forces the lockdown of chester high school. but the big story on "action news" is the late and wet words from accuweather, we are looking ahead to a night of much needed rain, cecily tynan is live at the big board. what is the story. >> by the end of week we are looking ahead to dry weather again, this is just the first round of heavy rain this week, double scan live radar showing

monica malpass is live in the newsroom. what a pair these two are, they use the dock behind their home as a launching pad and when they take home a cash prize, their openers give away every single penny, nora muchanic has the adorable story of cello and her brother hooch. >>> and it's time to prepare for flu season, ali gorman tells us about changes we can expect in this year's vaccines hopefully an improvement over last year's. that and more coming up at 5:00. >> monica thank you, dog dock diving. it could have gone badly. >>> atlantic city is gearing up for the 13th annual air show and you may have spotted the blue angels overhead, practicing the formations overhead, "action news" caught up with the support personnel on the ground in egg harbor township. one was petty officer first class curtis matthews from ridley park, delaware county. >> come down here and go to wildwood when i was younger, seeing all of these familiar areas, it's like i haven't left. "action news" learned today that one familiar sight is missing from

monica malpass is monitoring the situation and will bring us a live report at 12:30. >>> we can use it's rain, it's another sunny sizzling september day and the conditions are back. sky 6 hd shows us the scene outside, it's muggy outside at penn's landing, david murphy is tracking the latest from ac warnl. >> reporter: if you take a look at the big board, there is a lack of significant cloud cover clouds to the norm and west and high pressure is in control that will keep us under the sun today and keep us rather warm. 88 right now in philadelphia, up closer to 90 in wilmington and 90 in allentown at this hour. 88 in reading and 89 in trenton and 83 in cape may. and as you take a look at dew points, we are looking at these fairly high from allentown to the shore, in cape may, 75 degree dew point and that is oppressive humidity, forget about the slightly humid conditions there. philadelphia 68 is your current dew point and that is bordering on oppressive. we may see these temperatures dropping but today is more humid than yesterday and probably stickier. we are going for a high of 94, just

monica malpass, rick williams and cecily tynan will be in a special studio overlooking the action, and brian taff and sharrie williams will be on the parkway closer to the stage and alter. and "action news" reporters will be on the ground with the faithful, all of us will share our experiences on social media with twitter and facebook and instagram. send us your pictures and videos, tell us what you are seeing and experiencing, use #6abcaction or email us at jointheaction@6abc.com. this is going to be a big weekend for you and for us and we look forward to experiencing it together. >>> and make sure to follow our special twitter account, at 6 abc pope, that is one of the first places we'll inform you about papal news and all the photographs as soon as we get them. >>> a giant consignment sale kicks off in delaware county, thousands of shoppers are expected to attend is the just between friends sale in glen mills, shoppers can fine just about anything in brand names, it runs through sunday. >>> so lets get serious here for a second. chip kelly has lost four out of his last five games an

for jim gardner, cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass hope to see you tonight at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight, you'll see the showdown, the count clerk now hauled off to jail. tonight that clerk behind bars after refusing to grant marriage licenses to gay couples. the explosive moments inside the clerk's office, and tonight the strong reaction coming in outside. >>> also breaking, a major development in the hunt for three suspects they call armed and dangerous after the cop who they say was killed. now word coming in of a new video. >>> donald trump and his bold pledge tonight, what is he signaling now? >>> quarterback tom brady and the judge tonight, his decision, will brady be able to play at the start of the season. the nfl fuming. >>> and abc news obtaining the video, what agents are accused of doing as you pass through security at america's airports. you will see it right here.

. >> "action news" anchors monica malpass and rick williams are in washington, this was their reaction while they got an up close glimpse of the pontiff during the report yesterday at 4:00 p.m. >> can you see jeep wrangler the popemobile, he is passing by waiving to the thousands of people. >> he came by once already and is making a return trip so ta all the folks can get a chance to wave at him. a thunderous applause the moment he rounded thecorner. >> it was surreal and i feel like a little kid getting to see the pope not once but twice. "action news" is there in new york to continue our coverage of the papal visit. eva pilgram and sara bloomquist live reports from new york city begin this afternoon on "action news" at 4:00. >>> the reason why the pope is visiting the u.s. is to attend the meeting of families in philadelphia. that continues today in anticipation is fwroeing over the papal visit this weekend. vernon odom is live at the pennsylvania convention center with that story. >> reporter: matt a lot of enthusiasm building here in anticipation of the pope's visit this weekend, t

rick williams monica malpass and cesily tynan will broadcast from a special balcony studio overlooking the parkway with an unrivaled bird's eye look at all the action. i'll be in front of the papal alter bringing you closer to the big event than anyone else. we'll depend on you, send us your pictures using the #6abc action so we can share what you see. for the all the latest updates up through the big historic weekend follow our twitter act @ 6abc pope we'll keep you posted. thanks for trusting us. >> tam and myself will be doing the morning shows both mornings. >>> delaware county teacher and father of four learns his fate for a plea in a sex case involving a student. >> a comedian comes clean about his supposed escape from the twin towers on 9/11. ♪ ♪ maxx your thing at t.j.maxx with better brands, at prices that work for you. make each day a little better. shop t.j.maxx... and maxx life! ♪ it's the final countdown! ♪ ♪ the final countdown! if you're the band europe, you love a final countdown. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpasslo again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. time is ticking down for center city drivers who use street parking to move their cars before they are towed ahead of the papal visit. we're live with the latest from the ppa. >>> a local fortune teller put in handcuffs after one of her clients went to police. we'll explain why she was arrest heed. >>> the house of representatives takes aim at planned parenthood. more on what happened today on capitol hill. >> as you know pope francis will be headed to philadelphia in just one week now. many restrictions will go into effect this weekend particularly ones that have to do with parking within the traffic box. thousands of folks who rely on street parking will now have to have a flan place. >> they need to pick up a philadelphia parking authority placard move their cars out of the zone or risk being towed. ppa officials addressed those options today. >> "action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside city hall in center city fo

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpassello he again. monica is is off. sharrie williams joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. a violent home invasion leaves a man dead inside his montgomery county home. the latest on the investigation coming up. >>> also, major discovery boosting hopes of life on mars. scientists say it's their biggest breakthrough yet. >>> it was the moment that got a big chuckle from pope francis. hear from the parents of the baby who was dressed as the holy father himself. >> and now the details. a montgomeryy montgomery county man is shot and killed inside his own home during a home invasion. it all unfolded late last night in a quiet neighborhood in lower moreland. "action news" reporter nora muchanic has the story. >> reporter: how many gun shots did you hear? what was it like. >> i would say at least 15, just a popping sound. that's way the neighbor who doesn't want to be identified describes the gunfire sunday night on the 2300 block of philmont avenue in huntin

reporters fanned out across the city and live cameras positions so you don't miss a single moment, monica malpass and cecily tynan will broadcast from a special balcony studio over the parkway with a birds eye view. >> and we'll be here on the parkway in front of the papal alter, bringing you closer to the big events than anyone else. >> and it depends on you, send us pictures using jointheaction@6abc.com so we can share what you see. >> for all the latest updates right up to and right through the big historic weekend follow our special twitter account at 6 abc pope, we are keeping you posted. thanks for trusting us, brian taff, channel 6 "action news." >> also, the "action news" morning team will lead off our coverage of pope francis's visit, join matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and david murphy first thing saturday and sunday morning. >> it's exciting, we hope there is as much sunshine next weekend as there is this week. >> we hope so, most of the long range models are cooperating. >> are they super models. >> i wish they were, what are you taking me down that road for. we are hopi

"action news" anchor monica malpass live in our news room with more on what we're learning about thisrian, that's right. the fire was set early tuesday morning. it caused an estimated $1 million damage and here's more of what we know. take a look. a viewer sent us this video of the raging flames at the construction site at 13th and chancellor. the fire did major damage to some apartment buildings as well on both sides of that location. dozens of people were forced to flee their homes. coming up tonight at 5:00 we're latest on the investigation including a reward to catch the more than set the fire. >>> also, as we prepare for the pope's arrival an international meeting is happening in philadelphia to spread awareness about a growing trend within the catholic church, women orderdained as priests. tamala edwards will have that story. we'll have those stories and much more coming your way in just a little bit on "action news" at 5:00 sharrie see you then. >> thank you monica. >>> a new look is coming to the u.s. 25-cent piece and the new image has a local tie to the delaware valley. take

and rick williams and monica malpass spent the day in washington. >> good evening from washington, d.ccatholic university where they are preparing for much-anticipated papal mass tomorrow. >> as many as 25,000 of the faithful are expected to attend. this is his 10th foreign visit, but the first to the u.s. and longest to date. and he touched down at joint base andrews where he was greeted by the official first family. the official greeting at the white house home. and sister mary scullion will be on the lawn for work with homeless and hunger. >> and i hope he speaks to the fact we need to be a culture of inclusion and diversity and it is encouraging and inspiring to try even harder. it is a message for all of us. >> tomorrow afternoon the pope will travel here to catholic university for the mass and canonizati canonizati canonization ceremony. >> and when i see him i think i will shake, i will cry. it will be unreal. >> will have the mast pope will meet with 400 u.s. bishops including the delaware county native to leads the diocese in raleigh, north carolina. he will follow the pope ba

i want to bring in my colleagues rick williams and monica malpass and brian and sharrie williams. let's start with monica and rick. >> reporter: jim, good evening, the pope's visit to philadelphia is a if a they will of a -- finale of a 6 day journey to the united states. we have watching every stop along the itinerary. it's steeped in spiritualty, week here jackie evan cho singing from the phantom of the opera. thousands of people are flooding on the parkway. it's a world class end to the world meeting of family in the city. the city has risen to the occasion on every level to the wonderful anne behaved joyful crowd who are so kind and compassionate. swells to the security and the set up the beauty of the backdrop we'll be watching the concerts from the parkway. we want to take it to nora muchanic along the parkway to see how it's going from her vantage point tonight. >> reporter: hi, monica, things are going great tonight. there's a sense of excitement on the parkway. i want to take a look at how deep the crowd is here.10, 20 p. every time one of the motorcycles go by. all the c

rick williams and monica malpass will be reporting live from the nation's capitol starting today.ilgrim and sarah bloomquist will be live in new york starting tomorrow. >>> now let's go on over to maribel aber. she is keeping her eye on business and she's got the latest for you rider now. let's go on over to her. good morning, maribel. >> reporter: good morning to you tam. stocks closed higher monday recovering some of the losses of last week's selloff. right now futures pointing to a lower income. index on home prices due out later today. pennsylvania is ranked in the bottom half of states with the fairest tax systems. it was the 35th in the rankings. the survey looked at income sales of property taxes and evaluate add tax level for the wealthy middle class and poor. montana has the fairest. new jersey was 18th delaware was way up there at number four. american fashion may be embracing the plus size woman. recent moves by j. c. penney nordstrom and target indicate a shift how retailers view those shopper and it makes business sense as almost 70 percent of women in the u.s. wear s

if you were towed do this call 2 15-686-snow it's same number during snow monica malpass when's we relocate vehicles and that will tell them where their car is. there's no fee to get the car back. >> however you still will get a 76 dollar ticket and impound fees will apply thursday. , reporting live, andre williams, "channel 6 action news." >> with all the focus on logistics and security and some incon veepss the pope visit will bring it's important to remember this event is a spiritual one and around the area christians are preparing for the visit with prayer and reflection and for some that includes making a joyfulews >> one of the last rehearsals before the group's performance of festival of families on the loing alan square stage. >> time lip a story to mel my kids and grand kids. it's an honor. >> nikki wrote a letter to festival organizers asking for the opportunity. >> it's great it gives me hope and motivation we've been singing all our lives and this is realtyly, really exciting. >> father john a fran si can flier who lives in vom here for the meeting of families. >> it's in prepar

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpassagain here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. as the days wind down to the visit of pope francis to philadelphia, local hotel rooms are filling up. we're live as the first of the pilgrims begins to arrive for this historic event. >> a mount airy family says their dog sacrificed his life to keep them safe. we'll tell you what happened when a masked man broke into their home late last night. >> an emotional outburst and some disturbing details as two people charged in the death of a little girl known as baby doe face a judge. >> now the very latest on the upcoming papal visit. pilgrims are coming from far and wide. thousands of people are beginning to arrive in philadelphia for the visit of pope francis. hotel rooms plentiful just a few weeks ago are filling up. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in center city with more on that tonight. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick. i'm told by the local hotel association that there are still rooms available here in the cent

rick williams and monica malpass are live in the nation's capital with more. >> we are live in washington, d.c. to cover the two and a half day visit here before he lives and moves on to new york and philadelphia, he is a huge influence in the borld and the fact that he went to visit cuba first spoke volumes, we have pictures as he said good-bye to the acting leader, raul castro and shook hands with folks that came to say good-bye, he took moments again to make a final good-bye wave before boarding a plane and taxi down the runway. this is part of a huge part of helping to legitimize this communist island country, he brought them back into the circle of other countries. >> the pontiff is in route and as we mentioned at 12:00, we expect him to touch down at joint base andrews at 4:00 this afternoon and there is a welcoming committee, led by president obama and his family as well as local church leaders and a small group of children, from there the pontiff travels by motorcade to the vatican embassy until tomorrow and then his itinerary officially commences, a welcoming ceremony led by pres

monica malpass and i will be reporting live starting tomorrow when the pope arrives. eva pilgrim and sarah bloomquist will be live starting tuesday stay tuned to 6abc live for the papal visit and follow the axe online at 6abc.com. >>> a family is crediting their dog saving them from a violent home invasion. an 1 #-year-old pitbull tried to protect its other owner and wast by the suspect. it died from its wounds. >>> from our delaware newsroom, authorities are trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a wilmington school. the blaze started after 8:00 a.m. this morning. the sprinkler system kicked in and left a large amount of water on the second floor. there were no students or staff inside at the time. the students were forced to wait outside once they arrived. they were relocated to howard high school. >>> turning to accuweather now, it's a breezy and cooler start to the workweek. as we look live from sky6 live hd at the ben franklin bridge. a pretty picture, but again cooler temperatures, let's get a look from david murphy. fall almost here. >> reporter: almost, i

monday night, jim is off i'm monica malpass. big story on "action news" tonight is the raging forest fire. we first told you about it on "action news" today at 4:00. at that time it was only 60 to 80 acres. but tonight there are reports that it has burned into hundreds of acres of woodland. they were expecting it to grow rapidly because the forest floor is dry because of our lack of rain. no homes or structures are in danger but many driving along route 72 can already smell the smoke. fortunately nobody has been reported hurt. and they do not know what sparked it but we will monitor the situation and have the latest on 6abc.com and "action news" tomorrow morning start agent 4:30 a.m. >>> well a big night for 140,000 students in the philadelphia school district. they are going back to school tomorrow. but it is going to be a scorcher as the sunset tonight over the center city skyline. we have some arithmetic that the accuweather team is focusing on. three straight days of 90-degree temperatures equals our expected sixth heat wave

"action news" anchor monica malpass is live in the news room with more on this. >> hi, sharrie. over the weekend the chair of the house homeland security committee did reveal that a serious threat against the pope has been thwarted and here's the information that we know at this point. the information does have experts concerned especially given the pope's tendency to try get close to his flock. combine that with the open air venues like its parkway in philadelphia and security officials say they definitely have their work cut out for them. now, also coming up tonight, a unique idea for busy moms and dads, a new company is being called uber for kids but would you let a stranger drive your child around town in an uber vehicle? we'll tell was kind of measures the company is taking to try to make sure that the children stay safe and we'll have those stories and much more coming up in a little bit on "action news" at 5:00, guys. we'll see you then. >> monica, see you shortly. thank you. >>> well, jews across the delaware valley spent their mornings ringing in the yea

monica malpass and i will be in washington tomorrow when the pope first sets foot on american soil. when he gets to new york city, sarah bloomquist and eva pilgrim will have live cover ooj -- coverage from there on friday. the "action news" team will spread out throughout the area to cover his touchdown in philadelphia through the mass on the parkway and the departure on sunday evening. even if you're out, keep up with it at 6abc.com. >>> the pope isn't the only world leader who will be in the u.s. this week. china's president is kicking off his first state visit with a stopover in seattle where he will huddle with names in tech and aero space. a concern about their heavy handed sensorship and hacking and the internet will be hot topics throughout the tour. president obama is expected to press the chinese leader for a hat to cyber attacks. >>> there's a new global security problem this noon it's the first of the kind for the first time. apple system has been breached. rebecca jarvis said the problem could be in hundreds of apps. >> reporter: just weeks after announcing a brand new i

joining him on the journey from washington to new york and philadelphia, and rick williams and monica malpass reporting live from the nation's capital beginning tomorrow. and eva pilgrim and sarah bloomquist live in new york beginning thursday. and you can count on the entire "action news" team for xofrage of the papal visitism will be joined this weekend by our team of more than two dozen anchors and reporters staked out across the region as we bring you the history. it is history in the making and we bring it to you live. please join us for pope francis in philadelphia. >> and a 2-year-old boy killed tonight when run over by a paratransit vehicle in south philadelphia. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at children's hospital where the doctors tried to save his life. >> when a child jumps into oncoming traffic it's going to end pad -- badly. i saw video of the accident through a source and it is extremely graphic and disturbing. the paratransit vehicle ran over 2-year-old muhammad sylla. and the video captured the incident showing the boy ran into the road and knocked down by the

thursday night, jim is off i'm mol monica malpass and the big story on "action news" tonight is doubleeartache in one burlington county school are memorializeed. the school is trying to process all this grief. sharee is live with more. sharee. >> reporter: monica, this young teacher was here full time one year. the student involved was only 13 years olt. despite that the two the community says had a profound impact on them. there were tears and heartache tonight and kind words to remember two of their own. >> a somber remembrance tonight for a teacher allison mcguinness and student jeniah castle bury closely connectd jen eye awas a student that came into a life once in a while. >> mcguinness was teacher at helen ford any comb middle school. castleberry was one of her students. both were killed in separate accidents involveing a vehicle just before the new school year. the community and this school family gather to honor them and to grieve. >> 13-year-old jeniah was nay traffic accident intersection of new bold corner and smithville road and nastia was her close friend. >> i feel like s