with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> after months ofpeculation, vice president, joe biden, is passing on a third run for the presidential democratic nomination, with his wife and president by his side, he says there is not enough time to put a campaign together. brian taff joins us, the big story is biden's decision and what it means for the race to the white house. >> he did not make his final decision until last night. he knew that the window for a viable campaign would close to determine if his family was emotionally ready for a run. they have been mourning the death of his son beau from brain cancer. >> you think of your loved one it brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eyes, that is where the bidens are today thank god. >> he went on to say that even though the biden family is in a better place there is not enough time to mown a successful campaign for president. >> vernon odom is live now at the art museum with local reaction. >> reporter: hi monica, and to brian hello, the biden watch is indeed over, but in

monica malpass and the big story on "action news" tonight is flooding concerns at the jersey shore. a stalled front sitting over us right now is dropping steady rain on that region and kicking up winds and waves at the coast. now, our team reporters has complete coverage for you of the situation at the shore. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic in ocean city, eva pilgrim live in north wildwood tonight but first, meteorologist cecily tynan and adam joseph tracking the storm with double scan radar and cecily let's start with you. >> monica certainly a nasty start to the weekend. it's cold, it's windy, it's rainy. double scan live showing most of our viewing area dealing with a moderate steady rain. there's one batch of heavy rain starting to move into cape may county, the heaviest rain currently is over burlington and parts of the atlantic county. you can see it's approaching route 206 right now heading along 322, the atlantic city expressway and this is all pushing into the north and the west ahead of another band of rain so we're looking at periods of rain right through the night

"action news" anchor monica malpass is live in the news room with details.a. >> hi, alicia, that's right. many halloween treats do contain some of these food allergens lycopene nuts eggs and milk products so it can be a little tricky. one things parents can do is talk to their child about not trading candy and always of course ask before eating the treats but there are other things moms and dads can also do to make their child's halloween experience a fun one and we'll tell you how in health check. >>> a school in connecticut was recently chose stone get this brand new playground. this is not any ordinary play set. find out what it is made out of and how these students actually won this new playground. we'll have those stories and much more coming up a little bit from now on "action news" at 5:00. rick i'll see you then. >> what do you do with your leftover halloween candy. >> eat it. >> no, theres no leftover. [laughter] >> trick question. >> one for you two. >> there you go: philadelphia mayor michael nutter went to great heights to raise money for local e

i'm monica malpass. let's meet our insiders this week. they are ajay raju, attorney. welcome.rian tierney, marketing executive. welcome back. jan ting, law professor. and val digiorgio, attorney. welcome to you, sir. so glad to have all of you here today. charles ramsey announced in january when mayor michael nutter leaves office that he, too, will leave. he's been police officer at the highest levels for almost 50 years, eight of them in philadelphia. and people are now weighing in on the highs, the lows, what legacy he leaves behind, and certainly what changes he made and his mark on the city. you can tick them off and just talk about how the homicides are way down by 1/3, more certainly transparency within the system with, you know, cameras, body cameras, and community policing. what overall, though -- there have been some criticisms. what grade are you thinking? >> i'd give him an "a." when he came on board, i was at the inquirer at the time. i got a call from the publisher down there, don graham, who said to me, "you are getting one of the finest cops in all of america. t

i'm monica malpass. join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> good night.he real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> joaquin remains a powerful category three hurricane tonight. but with each passing hour the track continues to take that storm east away from our coastline. it is the current weather pattern, however, that is causing some concerns for those at the shore. high winds and strong surf continue to push water inland right now. friday night jim is off, i'm monica malpass and the big story on "action news" tonight is flooding concerns at the jersey shore. a stalled front sitting over

monica malpass shows how she is beating the odds against breast cancer. >> reporter: susan's shaffer's mother always encouraged her artistic side of her child. >> i took music lessons, but the art was what she helped me with. i did water colors and oil. i was afraid and intimidated by oil. >> although they liked art she put it aside so she wouldn't be a starving artist. >> i want into law. >> reporter: during 2004 when she was battling breast cancer she came back to art and by then she loved oil paints. >> every time i came down to the studio and paint, it made me happy. it was a thrill when i would paint. >> soon she wanted to share the positive energy she felt and share hope yourself it is her middle name. >> i want to give back to someone else and make them feel happy and make them feel it's okay you're going to get through it. >> reporter: susan started donating paintings to saint luke's hospital where she was treated. from there it has snowballed. she entered the annual national contest. last year, ten years after being declared cancer free, her visions of hope won top prize. ever

now rick williams and monica malpass for a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next on "action news" ate woman is found dead in her home by her daughter and a man is in custody. >>> and a woman tells her breast cancer battle story, how she beat the disease with intensetreme and turned to fitness for her road to recovery. okay. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? why fios? well fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. whatever speed you need, fios has it. so if you need more streaming for more devices, fios gives you options with the fastest internet and wi-fi available from 50 to 500 mpbs. and we're not just talking downloads. we're talking equal upload speeds, too. you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. plus with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. why fios? ultimately, that's why. right now, get 50 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month, guaranteed for two

. >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. terror on the tarmac of a florida airport when a plane full of passengers suddenly catched on fire, we'll have more on what happened. a delaware woman is on edge after a young woman is sexually assaulted in broad daylight. >>> and three years to the day since superstorm sandy, still people are not home what one senator told colleagues today. ft. lauderdale airport is reopen after a plane caught fire trying to take off. the boeing 757 sparked sending smoke in the air and dozens of passengers on board had to use emergency slides to get to safety and some had to go to the hospital. we have more now. >> engines on fire! >> call the fire truck! >> reporter: those dramatic moments, a pilot on the runway raid owing for help as flames shoot from the engine of a 757 with passengers on board, catching fire during takeoff from ft. lauderdale to venezuela. huge plumes of black smoke billowing from the plane and seen for miles, more than 100 peo

monica malpass shares the story.rla and her husband walked down the isle, their rescue dog ruby was the ring barrier. she shared the day with her forever family. she was like our child. they made sure she was part of the reception. >> we had a drink named after her. >> carla adopted ruby from the animal care and control team of philadelphia or act. they are worked tireless to get the animals adopted. for dog to be part of the family must be a loveable dog. >> reporter: the training starts with a army of ac volunteers. >> we work one on one with dogs to give them all important doggy members of the jury. >> reporter: amy hopes more marriages could be made for dogs like this pit mix who was found zap stray. >> she is loving and gets along with other dogs. >> the owners were having trouble affording her. >> reporter: prince was rescued from a home with too many animals. now he is looking for room to roam. >> he will make a great companion for children. this is 6-month-old calbella a terrier mix she was found say stray. i

monica malpass is live with more. >> reporter: a lot of buzz about this. getting a mammogram is still the most effective thing a woman can do to reduce her chances of dying of breast cancer but today they are changing the idea of when and how often to get them. the new guidelines say they should begin their screening at 45 instead of 40 and then only every other year after they are 55 years old. we are live with one doctor's take. this is only for women who are at arm risk for breast cancer not high risk. >> monica, thank you. >> today two very special teens from delaware visited us here at the 6 abc studios, one is the inspiration for his family's organization that put smiles on children with disabilities and one is the girl here about to have one big ear to ear grin when she gets her donation this week. >> i heard you met taylor swift. yes, i did. >> how was it? >> really good. >> thanks to the dover police department, victoria marsh got to meet her hero, taylor swift. she is just getting back to the eighth grade. >> she started school on monday and the

monica malpass explains. >> reporter: lynn said breast cancer was caught early, but it was a very aggressivergery she needed intense treatment. >> i want through four cycles of chemo therapy. and i finished the key chemo in march. after that i began radiation. after that she had no cancer, but she also had no energy. she wanted to bring her energy up to bring her weight down. she started 8 week cancer fitness program. it's personalized for each person's need. >> upper body soreness. >> reporter: weight gain is a concern it's common for women who have chemo therapy to gain, 5, 15, 25 pounds in a year. >> your body is in different shape than before you started. >> reporter: she starts patients slowly and gradually raising the time and intensity. she said the gym time increased her energy and that motivated her to come back. >> the more you come into do this the faster you move on and go back to normal life. >> reporter: exercise decreases the risk that cancer will come back. like many patients, lynn has stayed on past 8 weeks. >> you run your life or your life runs you. i'm running my life. mo

monica malpass is here with more. >> the paint is created by sherwin williams and is called paint shield for obvious reasons, it is earning a certification from the epa for killing more than 99.9% of bacteria, coming up ali gorman will tell us where else this could be helpful besides hospitals. and why the high price may not make it a reasonable purchase. and we have important tips to keep you and your trick or treaters safe this weekend. we have those stories next at 5:00. see you then. >> thanks very much. a marine corps veteran showed up his somewhat unique project, ronny takes care of five beehives in newcastle delaware, planting hope with honey bees project, it provides all the supplies to get involved with the important job of bee keeping and he has his colony and samples on display at the healthy halloween walk. >> if anyone can take on the bees the veteran can do it. still ahead if you have considered paving your own driveway stay tuned. consumer reports put dyi kits to the test. >>> and the nfl under fire for finding a player trying to raise breast cancer awareness during breast

. >> reporter: as early as march dcf had evidence that malpass' boyfriend who has a long violent history had been there but nothing was done. >> why wasn't it closed months ago? >> so on at least two different occasions -- and were told mal pass lied to investigators and they believed her. >> again, when we look into the situation, it was you didn't ask enough questions. >> reporter: the boyfriend later living there for a year and a half and the kids and malpass had been lie being it. the governor says he's working to fix systematic problems in the agency and to keep the kids in his care safe. >> how do you ensure the kids' safely? >> i guess what i would say is we are moving quickly to address a number of these issues. >> reporter: sharman sacchetti, fox 25 news. >>> a young college grad murdered into her own apartment, that was 23 years ago and finally today a major break in that cold case. in the next half-hour, the key evidence that just came to light which finally led to an arrest. >>> and billed for the food, the tax and the service charge, too. >> i was pretty shocked to see that

i'm monica malpass, have a good night.lpass, have a good night. "action news" at 6 >> late word of a cold flooded murder of a transgenter woman this morning in the 1300 block of winghock inin the logan section of philadelphia. police don't know if this was a random robby that turned deadly or hate crime. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at police headquarters. chad pradelli, what are you hearing about this killing? >> jim, police don't have a whole lot of information at this time. that is why they're asking for public's help. here is what investigators are telling us. the vick tming a transgender female teesh ajenkins was dropped off in area of 13 and wingahockin and five males approached her and beat her and knocked her to the ground and one man decided he needed to kill. >> preliminary nary investigation reveals that the decedent had just gotten out of a vehicle at that location and was assaulted by five or six unidentified males during that assault one of the males pulled out a gun and while victim was on th

i'm monica malpass. have a good night an great weekend. >> good night. >> ♪ >> "action news."aware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. a state knit committee will explore whether to remove kathleen from office. >>> and the candidates for mayor of philadelphia square off in a debate right here at channel6. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is protests on the campus of villanova university. students and members of the faculty marched in silence today to protest against the university's plans to have armed police on campus. villanova announced plans to arm a portion of its security force earlier this week. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live at villanova tonight. john, what are the objections and do you think today's protest represented a consensus on campus? >> reporter: well, as far as consensus, jim, no. you're going to hear there's a wide range of opinions here. protesters they numbered about 130 to 200 today as for their concerns, they don't like how the decision was made. t

"action news" anchor monica malpass now live in our news room with today's story.ica. >> hi, brian, that's right, october is breast cancer awareness month as many of you may know and one local hospital is trying to focus on the best way to treat women who do have the early stages of this disease. now, doctors at abington hospital helped one horsham woman beat breast cancer after she was given a stage zero diagnosis. coming up tonight at 5:00 ali gorman explains why the standard treatment for precancer which is a lumpectomy and radiation may not always be the right answer. so, we'll have that story and much more coming up on "action news" tonight at 5:00 and we'll see you then sharrie. >> okay, monica thank you. >>> a whole foods store in new jersey has fired a security company that detained and banned a 70-year-old shopper after she accidentally forgot pay for some cheese. margaret dewey bought about $60 worth of items at the store in vaux hall union county. she forgot to ring up the cheese that was under her bag in the cart. officials say loss prevention agents qu

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> friday nightws" is a developing story out of glenside where police say an employee of a cab company shot and wounded his boss. chopper 6hd over the scene after it happened at 1:30 this afternoon. this is the montgomery county suburban taxi company on mount carmel avenue. the victim who has not been identified was rushed to abington hospital. he's in stable condition. the gunman was captured a short time later at 72nd and woodland in southwest philadelphia. investigators say it started as a dispute over money. >> we are also keeping a close eye on the forecast this weekends. as we're getting ready for the coldest air of the season. we could even have our first frost. >> meteorologist cecily tynan outside with details from accuweather. cecily tynan to get out the coats. >> that's exactly right, rick and monica. frost and freeze likely this weekend. it's not going to feel like october, it's going to feel like late november. right now it's 63 degrees in philadelphia, so it's seasonable, it's breezy, i

now for monica malpass adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams, i'm sharrie williams.t 6:00 is up next. >> good night. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night a princeton professor wins the nobel prize for economics. and state senator pat browne enters plea in his dui case. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is an arrest in the robbery and murder of 22-year-old keisha jenkins. in custody tonight is 23-year-old pedro redding. philadelphia police say he and three others robbed the transgendered jenkins at 13th and wingohocking in logan. "action news" reporter vernon odom is lie at police headquarters with the full story. vernon. >> reporter: jim, tonight police are hot on the trail of the other three suspects. pedro redding has confessed police sources tell me and he has an extensive rap sheet for narcotics aggravated assault robbery and weapons violations. tonight police have charged 24-year-old pedro redding with murder and robbery in the case of

now for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody, monica malpass, i'm rick williams.e a good night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> friday night the manayunk bridge is finally back in business. >>> and a philadelphia officer is injured by a fellow officer while pursuing a road rage suspect. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is temple-notre dame weekend. it has officially arrived. and this is a live picture above independence mall and this is temple's big pregame stage, espn's college game day is in town and temple football and temple university will get more national publicity in the next 30 hours than they have in years. espn is already broadcast from this set but tomorrow morning it's going to be a madhouse with thousands of temple students forming the backdrop. live at the scene tonight as "action news" reporter eva pilgrim. eva, it will be college football mayhem on market street. >> jim, it is already starting to feel crazy. the count down is on. the exc

monica malpass live in our news room with details on this one.a. >> that's right zip lines hurdle riders through the air sometimes at dizzying heights above the ground. recent studies show that there are more emergency room visits than ever before because of this high flying fun. so, over a 16-year period nearly 70,000 people were treated for a zip line related injuries, most of those injuries happened more recently. coming up at 5:00 in health check what kind of injuries are most common from zip lining and what you may not know about the companies that run these activities. >>> plus, philadelphia remembers former naccp president jerry mondesire. he passed away suddenly over the weekend. we'll have those stories and more coming up in a little bit on "action news" at 5:00. >> he was a regular feature on inside story as well, monica as we know. thanks very much. >>> new jersey charity is celebrating a centennial year by giving back in a big way. the rescue mission of trenton is attempting to beat the guinness book of world records for the largest c

monica malpass live with the details. >> that's right.o the fda did approve the use of juvederm xc. it's getting a lot of attention because it is the first fill in shown to last for a full year in your lips. one local doctor was involved in the clinical test of the new product and coming up tonight in health check he'll tell us exactly how this works and more importantly why it is different from the other fillers. so we'll have that story and more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00. sharrie, we'll see you then. >> monica, thank you. >>> philadelphia police still have not said if a man will face charges for bringing a boa constrictor on a septa bus. corinne reilly said the snake slithered out of his jacket last night on his way to a pet store. the driver stopped and made everyone get off while an officer removed the snake. reilly was allowed to take the snake home. he apologized to the other passengers. if charged reilly could face counts of reckless endangerment and interfering with the operation of mass transit. >> i think i saw hi

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass >> hello again. rick is off tonight. brian taff joins us. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. septa has ruled out the first phase of its new ticket system aimed at making it more user friendly for riders. we'll explain how it works for you. >>> villanova university says it's stepping up its security on campus. we will have details. we're hours away from monday night football and the eagles taking on the giants at linc. we're live in south philadelphia with your preview. >> and now the details the way that hundreds of thousands of septa customers pay for their ride is about to change. today the transit agency officially unveiled its septa key program. officials said the days of fumbling with tokens cash and flimsy passes are done. instead, people will use cards that are tracked by central database. "action news" reporter john rawlins now live in center city and john, you've got the details tonight. >> reporter: hi, brian. well, septa riders have been noticing these little

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpasslo again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. rushing rivers of mud halt traffic on one of californias most traveled highways stranding drivers in that thick mud. we are live with more. >>> the gunman wanted for killing a 14-year-old boy in north philadelphia is now behind bars. >>> and a dozen dogs are rescued from a suspected dog fighting operation in chester county. we'll tell you what authorities found. >> and now the details. a 30-mile stretch of one of california's busiest highways is still closed tonight after heavy rains triggered massive mudslides. >> hundreds of drivers on two nearby roads had little time to react when these walls of thick mud suddenly trapped their vehicles under several feet of dirt. >> abc's lauren is live along a still closed i-95, interstate five in lake hughes and she has the very latest tonight. lauren. >> reporter: rick and monica, it is not raining here but it's still not over. rescuers have been out today saving people still trapped in

. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5 o'clock.>> hi. >> allentown police are hoping this video can lead them to more suspects involved in an after school brawl that injured officers in allentown. five students are already facing charges and we are live with that update straight ahead. >> those stories plus your accuweather forecast for the weekend coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. >> ♪ ñÑ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> cell phone video shows fists flying through the air in a huge after school brawl here in allentown. five students are now facing felony charges and one of them caught on camera dragging an officer by the hair on the ground. >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" is the chaos that broke out involving more than a hundred high school students. four officers were hurt as they tried to break up yesterday's fight and today police are looking for more teenagers who were involved.

that and much more coming up next at 6:00 now for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan monica malpassa magee, i'm rick williams. have a good night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night jim will be along tonight at 11:00 imi'm rick williams. in the news wilmington police search for the driver who struck and killed an unidentified pedestrian and a chester county mother is charged with injectioning her daughter with heroin. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the arrest of a bucks county firefighter for the alleged assault of a 17-year-old girl. shane mcmichael is accused of breaking into the girl's home and attacking her last evening. police say the victim knew her alleged attacker. "action news" reporter sara bloom yesist is live in bensalem with details on the investigation. sarah. >> reporter: rick, this is a bizarre story. police still trying to sort it out. they say last night this 21-year-old volunteer firefighter broke into a home on this block and beat up

it is monday night, monica malpass is off, sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action badly injured a man from pleasantville. >> investigators say it's possible the driver may not have known that they hit someone. let's go live now to new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live along route 30 where this all happened. nora. >> reporter: sharrie, rick, that's what police are telling us and why they want the driver to come forward. it was dark out at the time. the victim was dressed all in black and hopping that median in traffic when he was hit. it was crossing route 30 like this, hopping over the concrete median that landed a pleasantville man in the hospital and police looking for the driver who hit him. >> we do not have any information on the vehicle involved or the driver. it's a possibility that the driver didn't even know that they struck this person. >> reporter: it happened around 10:30 saturday night in the 1400 block of route 30 west right across from the humane society. a man later identified as 35-year-old juan melton was found lying in the road unconscious.

." >> i'm monica malpass. story," say goodbye to philly's top cop, retiring after eight years. what grade would you give charles ramsey? let's get the inside story. ♪ good morning, and welcome to "inside story." i'm monica malpass. let's meet our insiders this week. they are ajay raju, attorney. welcome. brian tierney, marketing executive. welcome back. jan ting, law professor. and val digiorgio, attorney. welcome to you, sir. so glad to have all of you here today. charles ramsey announced in january when mayor michael nutter leaves office that he, too, will leave. he's been police officer at the highest levels for almost 50 years, eight of them in philadelphia. and people are now weighing in on the highs, the lows, what legacy he leaves behind, and certainly what changes he made and his mark on the city. you can tick them off and just talk about how the homicides are way down by 1/3, more certainly transparency within the system with, you know, cameras, body cameras, and community policing.

. >> >> inside story is coming up later this morning on # abc, here's monica malpass with a preview.er: hi guys coming up later, say goodbye to philadelphia's top cop retiring after 8 years here. what grade would you give charles ramsey. more porn issues for the purpose of the justice supreme court fair or not fair. well have those stories coming up on inside story. i'm monica malpass we hope you join us. >> accuweather. >> reporter: temperatures today will be anywhere from ten to 15 degrees below average. 52 degrees the high with the wind. it will feel like the 40s. 54 chilly tomorrow. tuesday things relax and it gets warmer. 68 degrees, combination of sun and clouds, wednesday and thursday, 72, 73. friday and saturday it's cooler and dry with a lot of the sunshine. >> thank you chris. >>> george stephanopoulos is coming up at 10:30. presidential candidates bernie sanders and ben carson will be stopping by. here's george with more. >> reporter: good morning eva and nydia, we have big show today. ben carson tied for first with donald trump on the republican side. bernie sanders neck

i'm monica malpass and the big story on "action news" tonightp is ferocious storm swamping the jersey shore closing roads and making for a miserable october night ahead. we have the accuweather tomorrow and cecily tynan and adam joseph keeping track of the storm as high tide approac approaches within the hour. but first let's gets to the flooding situation that very moment and "action news" reporter trish hartman liver any north wildwood. trish. >> good evening monica strong winds out here this evening this is one of intersections covered in water earlier this evening and the next high side before midnight. firefighters here in north wildwood say they had to help families out of their home that water was getting a little too close for comfort. towns up and down the jersey shore meanwhile are bracing for more flooding tomorrow. angry winds and stringing rain pounded beachs in avalon. gusts of up to 60 miles an hour could bring down power lines overnight and towns and inlet bridges connecting avalon and sea isle city closed because of high water. >> we're advising everybody do not drive

monica malpass is here with insights on this. >> many businesses you know were angry after the papal visit that more people did not dmin restaurants and buy in their shops and -ry security blocked flow of consumers. mayor nutter insured entrepreneurs today that won't happen next july when the democrats come to toub. >> i think our business people will have a very, very different experience. >> mayor nutter shirt they would get a bigger piece of reaction. the committee had a news conversation minute man press and next week officials go online to help other vendors land spin-off business. >> everything from light to staging to tar pet. >> the convention will bring 50,000 people to stay in hotels and neat restaurants and buy in shops and more. three years ago in charlotte, north carolina it was a whil window activity next year in philadelphia snoub different. >> one thing we know about convention goers they like to eat. and they're parties and other events and activities many events scattered out now. >> planners wants to make sure minority businesses, women, latinos, afghan americans a

runs when without warning pulled out of the contest to succeed john boehner as speaker and monica malpass a void that nobody seems will be or able to fill. >> that's right, jim, this disarray is absolutely unprecedented and essentially small and determined group of conservatives of the tea party high jaktd the party and bayneer is out and mc tammy out and appears to be nobody that has backing to leave. >> i think i shocked some of you, huh? >> mc carpaly he merged to stun his party and withdrew suddenly for speaker of the house and mc carpaly realized he did not have 228 majority to win because of hard line house freedom caucus it's the same group that pushed boehner out two weeks ago with a threat of floor vote to remove him. the republican president didn't shap candidates were quick to file on like trump who took credit for the mayhem. >> they've giving me credit i said you need somebody very, very tough and smart. >> kudos to representative mccarthy for putting others in front of him. >> they just don't seem to be relevant to people right now those acronyms. >> nobody in america could

monica malpass haz has been looking back and taking stock of some of the victims still feeling effect this tragedy. >> that's right, jim, staggering number of homes and businesses, 365,000 of them were damaged by super storm sandy and some communities were rebuilt and other homeowners say they were victimized twice by mother nature or government approved contractors and red tape. >> i'm broke. i have nothing left. >> frustrate, absolutely. >> homeowners from long beach island to beach haven west are still feeling helpless 36 months after sandy. and rick an starsia is volunteer man and firefighter and paid 75,000 to two different contractors and they still did not do the job. both were on the state's approved list of contractors. >> awe proved us and said these guys were good we used your guys your guys stole from us. >> he wonders where he'll get money to do his house. he raised his home hire to meet fema specifications and moved back in and then stafford township officials told him to make it even higher. >> nobody does what they say they will dovrment they did a wall. and they come

and monica malpass has much more on this. monica?mer republic of russia at the center of the international dirty bomb sales and local investigators there working with the f.b.i. now made arrests four times in the last five years. they have stopped some middlemen who thought they were selling their uranium, but it was a sting operation stopping them temporarily. these cases do involve undercover officers. and what comes from hospitals, and blueprints from making a dirty bomb and more. the criminal gangs are part of a thriving black market in the desperately poor country and moving russia's vast storehouse of radioactive materials to the eyest bidder. no way we can know how much is sent to groups looking to attack us, but one dirty bomb could paralyze a major u.s. city. >> the dirty bomb there would be few casualty but it can leave radioactive areas put shutting down an area, the capital of the united states for years. >> agents arrested middle-level operators after an exchange of cash and samples of the radioactive goods. the frustrat

. >> them -- monica malpass channel 6 "action news." >> chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast stay with us, we'll be right back. [woman] hey, amy! [amy] hey, guys! [woman] hey, what's this? [man] oh, it's the new 50 times the money game from the pennsylvania lottery, with top prizes of $300,000. [woman] we could get 2 jet skis. [man] with a private dock! [amy] beautiful! [woman] and a house on the lake! [amy] the house looks great, you two! [in unison] thanks! the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. strong this morning. you better feel strong hanging out in the cold. >> reporter: you better bundle up. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 58 degrees today. thank you for sharing that. lots of sunshine this morning, clouds mixing in this afternoon. it will not feel like 58 it will be cooler than that with the wind. sunday, chilly, increasing clouds, 53 degrees is the forecasted high. upper 40s north and west, there could one or two areas that see a quick-hitting instability hour. monday, 54, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we warm up again. 60s and 70

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. hillary clinton on the hot seat answering questions about the benghazi attacks that took the lives of four americans. we are live. >>> four store customers beaten by thieves it's all caught on tape. >>> and lets go to capitol hill with kenneth moton. >> reporter: intense moments on capitol hill today and hillary clinton has held her ground facing her critics i can tell you they are requesting if she did enough to protect the americans in benghazi. >> reporter: hillary clinton playing defendants on capitol hill. >> i clearly called it an attack. >> calling it an attack is like saying the sky was blue, of course it's an attack. >> even the members on this bipartisan panel went at it. >> you need to make sure the entire record is record. >> that is what i'm trying to do. >> clinton is under attack for her actions before, during and after the attack on the diplomatic post in benghazi, four americans including chris stevens were ki

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpassagain, on "action news" tonight, the contractor charged in connection with the center city collapse took the stand in his own defense today. we are live with more. >>> a young teen is sent to the hospital after being hit by a car and the first democratic debate is in the books and we'll break down the talking points as well address the republican response. >>> and now the details, contractor, griffin campbell took the stand in his own defense, he faces six counts of third degree murder one for each personal that diped at 11nd and market. his lawyer says he is being used as a scapegoat but the property owners and prosecutors say he cut corners to make more money and that ended up costing lives. john rawlins live in center city with more. >> reporter: well, campbell took the stand this afternoon and (ed himself as a trusted hard working guy not the cold operator that cut corners that led to the deaths. >> griffin campbell never attended high school or trade school, the man on trial for s

shark sudden collapse. ñÑ >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass>> hello again, rick is off and brian taff joins us, here is what is happening tonight. attorney general, kathleen kane's job is about to change because she will be working without a law license. >>> a new york city police officer is killed during a pursuit and the camden river sharks are out of business. jeff skversky has the details coming up in sports. >>> and kathleen kane's license to practice law will be suspended one minute after midnight tonight. that brings the question, what will she do without a license, she says she has a plan but it's not clear what that plan is. john rawlins is live in center city philadelphia. you have the details. >> reporter: there aren't many details out there, there is the world according to attorney general kathleen kane, her office announces that the suspension of her law license is not that big a deal, she will continue working focusing on the none legal aspects of her job. >> the 1% to 2% of her duties that require her to have a valid legal licen

for meteorologist adam joseph, cecily tynan, jeff skversky and monica malpass and the entire "actionews" team i'm rick williams have a good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and two temple university students are robbed at gun point. but the big story on "action news" tonight, is the arrest of a 21-year-old man for the murder of a psychiatrist. christopher frick is behind bars charged with killing 55-year-old caroline ekong, her body was found yesterday morning at her hockessin residence, and later frick called them to say he was responsible. what do we know about frick and his alleged crime, we go to sara bloomquist in minquadale. >> reporter: jim, we have learned that up until his arrest yesterday, 21-year-old christopher frick was a senior at the university of delaware majoring in mathematics but for the last three years, he harbored a secret obsession with dr. caroline ekong and the psychiatrist had

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> police are searching driver that hit a man on his bike and drove off in delaware county, the victim drove off with severe head trauma and they said it's a dangerous stretch of road at any hour. and the big story is the investigation into the hit and run on 202. sara bloomquist is live at the scene in glen mills for us with the very latest. >> reporter: rick and monica, this is where it happened, there is orange paint on the pavement indicating where the bicyclist was hit and where he landed. you get an idea of the traffic behind me just how busy 202 is along this stretch and the hour that the crash happened it would have been dark but the driver should have seen the bicyclist and definitely should have stopped. >> certain parts of the road are bad. somebody is coming down going 65, 70 and they have to compensate and they didn't see the poor guy and no helmet or

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a 21-year-old manged in the murder of a delaware psychiatrist. dr. caroline was found yesterday inside of her home. the suspect was planning his attack for years. it's thursday night and the big story is the new details of a deadly stabbing in hockessin, the suspect was obsessed with his victim and she had no idea. sara bloomquist is live with more on this investigation. >> reporter: rick and monica, we have learned that the suspect, 21-year-old christopher frick was a senior mathematics major at the university of delaware up until his arrest yesterday, authorities say that three years ago frick became obsesses with dr. caroline ekong, and she had no idea and then he showed up at her home intent on killing her. >> christopher frick is held without bail on a first degree murder charge, they had a professional interaction three years ago with dr. ekong of hockessin and then broke into her home yesterday morning and stabbed her to death. >> this is a very, very tragic case where one was obsessed with anot

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass.>>> we begin ton breaking oregon where a mass shooting at a community college has killed at least 13 people, it happened at umpqa community college in roseburg, there are reports that the dead could be as many as 13 and many people were injured in the shooting, umpqa has about 3,000 students, the sheriff says that the male shooter was killed by deputies on campus during a shootout. >> we have 13 people killed and possib possibly 20 others hurt. we'll continue to follow this on 6abc.com and a live report with the latest coming up in our next half hour. but the other big story is the latest on hurricane joaquin, and it continues to strengthen and it's a category four. it continues to batter the bahamas as, and continues to intensify over the next day, this is the satellite image of joaquin, still too early to tell if it will make landfall in the u.s. but everyone on the east coast should be on alert in the coming days. look at this image, nasa captured joaquin from space from high above the other, the hurricane

for ducis rogers and brian taff i'm monica malpass have a good night.e court judge who knows the law. for the past seven years, i've served on pennsylvania's second highest court. and the bar association has given me their very highest rating. i want a judge who understands regular people. i was the first in my family to graduate from college. my dad was a coal miner. my mom- a factory seamstress. i want a judge with integrity. me too. and that's why i'm running. i'm christine donohue. it's time to bring integrity back to the supreme court. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> for the first time ever, chelsea clinton makes an appearance at penn. but the big story "action news" tonight is the search for an armed bandit in the wake of a home invasion in philadelphia. it happened overnight in the 3100 block of f street in kensington and police say it appears to be a random attack, one suspect was apprehended and the other one got away. live now is "action news" report

. >> and now for meteorologist adam joseph, cecily tynan, jamie apody, monica malpass, the entire "actionick williams will, have a nice evening. i'm rick williams will, have a nice evening. good >> thursday night pennsylvania lawmakers react to budget impasse. and new jersey goes to court to sees beach front property any margate. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is stepped up efforts by police to solve multiple murders in a southwest philadelphia neighborhood. lawmen were out today putting up flyers in the area around 53 and green way desperately trying to encourage residents to tell them what they might know about a group that is causing havoc in this part of philadelphia. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is liver at southwest detectives headquarters and sarah what's the story there. >> jim this is new approach by federal investigators and philadelphia police they are trying to shut down once and for all criminal group terrorizing this one southwest philadelphia neighborhood for years now. to do it they're asking help of very people who live in that neighborhood. inv

monica malpass live in the newsroom with somewhat startl startling details on this monica. >> that's officials di cover a nurse giving vax eachs was actually reusing the same syringe between patients if you can imagine total wellness was alerted the nurse they contracted to administer the shots to employees of pharmaceutical company failed to follow proper medical procedures. ali gorman will explain what the nurse did and risk that comes with it and also how those affect ready now being helped. we'll have that story for new "healthcheck" and apparent mix-up with after- school235 facility left two toddler brothers walking home alone for several blocks. they're age three and four. sarah bloomquist will be live with that story. we'll have that and much more coming up on "action news" at 5. alicia. >> monica thank you workers at oregon sun way are praising hero today and we are not talking about a sandwich. take a look at man in blas baseball cap inching to another person at the counts are you see that man avid jones punch the other guy from behind starting all ought brawlch the man in h