. >> and i'm monica malpass the big story is the little boy drag of by an alligator in orlando. >> reporter: officials say nothing like this has ever happened in the more than four decades that disney has been open here. they say there is no hope of finding the boy alive. they are trying to big some sort of closure to this devastated family. >> scouring a vast area of waterway looking for signs of that 2-year-old boy or the alligator after he was snatched. >> the not survivable at this point to be sub merged for this long. we know this is a recovery effort. >> at least 50 law enforcement officials and helicopters and on boated diving in the murky water since the horrifying 911 call came in at 9:00 last night. the family vacationing from nebraska was on the shore of the seven seas lagoon, the boy playing in inches of water when the four to seven foot gator grabbed him. the parents trying desperately to save the father. the father entered the water and tried to grab the child and was not successful in doing so and at some point the mother also may have entered the water. the area was clearly

monica malpass is live now with more on that. >> reporter: officials are hoping for a calm season butou can never be too safe or sure of that. it's been four years but memories from superstorm sandy is in the mind of folks, hurricane season lasts until november, but they practiced their drills and coordinate efforts to make sure you can communicate the most updated information to residents and visitors. plus, you heard the aftermath of the tragedy of the cincinnati zoo after the child fell in the gorilla enclosure and now they have released 911 calls from bystanders and their frantic pleas for help. we'll hear about what was happening. we have those stories and more on "action news" at 5:00. >> thank you monica. >>> it was a very special interactive lunch today for students at one philadelphia school. this is pizza with police day. at samuel powell elementary school in powelltonville able, officers sat down with students 2 through 4th grade for a pizza lunch while they shared a few slices, they talked about violence in the community and the kids' experience with it. >> a good way to h

monica malpass is here with an update with this story, what have you got. >> bomb shell, jim. berks county district judge thomas dismissed all charges, against four year veteran jesus santiago dejesus, the driver is upset and says that she does not understand our system of justice this was officer dejesus walking out of court today with his lawyer adam saddamsky after charges were drop. >> were you driving without a valid driver's license. >> reporter: this is him confronting a driver just afternoon at 800 greenwich street in reading. he pulled the 30 year-old, over for reportedly not using her turn signal. even though later surveillance video those that she did. and then he discover she does not have a drivers license. he tosses her cell phone when she won't hand it to him while recording and punches her. she needed stitches after hitting her head on the pipe. >> i'm upset right now. she don't know how the law works around here. pretty much he just got away witt. >> reporter: driver and passenger were both shock when they heard charges were dropped. after the incident she was

now here is monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next we are tracking breaking newswhere two deadly explosions are reported at one of the world's busiest airports and remembering buddy ryan, one of the most dynamic coaches to ever lead the philadelphia eagles. and adam joseph is tracking heavy rain in our area tonight. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> it is 5:00 and we are following breaking news from overseas, according to turkish officials at least 10 people are dead and others are injured after an attack at the istanbul airport. it happened about two hours ago. just yesterday the u.s. state department updated their travel warning for turkey citing terrorist organization targeting tourists specifically aviation services, right now all flights from the u.s. and istanbul turkey have been halted. it's the third busiest in europe and one of the top 15 busiest in the world. updates as we get them here and online at 6abc.com. >>> brian taff joins us and we are ke

monica malpass is here with an update on this story. what have you got? >> reporter: a bombshell, jim. district judge thomas zafios dismissed all charges against four-year veteran jesus santiago jesus. the driver is upset and says she does not understand our system of justice. this was the officer walking out of court today with his lawyer after the charges were dropped. >> you were driving. you don't have a valid driver's license. >> reporter: this is him last april confronting a driver along 800 glenage street in reading. the officer pulled 30-year-old marslineav garcia over for reportedly not using her turn signal. even though later, surveillance video shows she did. then he discovered she doesn't have a driver's license. he tosses her cell phone when she won't hand it to him while she's recording and punches her. she needed stitches after hitting her head on a pipe. >> i'm upset right now. >> she don't know how the law works around here. like, pretty much he just got away with it. >> reporter: the driver and her passenger were both shocked today when

>> i'm monica malpass on "inside story." two months until the democratic national convention comes to town. can the city prevent the ghost town that happened during the papal visit? let's get the inside story. ♪ good morning. i'm monica malpass, and welcome to "inside story." let's meet our insiders today, and they are ajay raju, attorney and businessman. good morning to you, sir. val digiorgio, gop state official. good morning. nia meeks, communications executive. good morning, nia. and christine flowers, journalist and attorney. thank you all for being here. thanks, chris. the city's making a concerted effort. mayor jim kenney already getting out groups of people and signs, trying to get folks to stay in town. last september, as we all know, when pope francis came, a million visitors came, but many residents fled. restaurants couldn't fill their seats half the time, and hotels weren't as booked as they had hoped -- at least, not until the bitter end. what do you think is gonna happen this time? is it a matter of the roads

"action news" anchor monica malpass live in the news room with the details on this study.>> this comes as supporters of vaping insist there's no connection between it and tobacco addiction. coming up tonight on health check though we will break down the new study that scientists say does have very strong evidence that e-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking for young adults. >>> also flew at 5::tonight how a group of delaware county students used the power of youtube to grab the attention of local lawmakers as they push for a new pennsylvania state symbol. we'll have those stories and more coming up on "action news" tonight at 5:00. brian and sharrie, we'll see you then. >> all right. sounds good, monica. thank you. >>> still ahead on "action news" a-local high schooler uses his vocal talents to thank his teachers and his performance is going viral. hear why the crowd was quickly brought to its feet coming up in big talkers. >> that's incredible. >>> plus the orlando police chief thanks his office for putting their lives on the line in the hours after the nightclub massacre.

"action news" anchor monica malpass live in the news room with the details on this one. >> it is interest,. these athletes are placing from like syria and the sudan but in fact they are all refugees who have fled their countries because of war hunger and desperation in their nations. now they're flying under one flag as a symbol of resilience to the rest of the world. >>> plus, i talked today to presidential candidate bernie sanders this afternoon about his chances of winning california and new jersey next tuesday. i also asked him if he wins the nomination, will he consider naming hillary clinton his vice president. there one surprised him a bit. he's been asked that question, in the reverse if he'll be his vice president. you'll check out what he had to say and much more coming up on "action news at 5:00 brian. >> curious to hear that answer monica. thanks very much. >>> two of philadelphia's bravest were honored today for their service to the city. fire commissioner adam thiel presented the fire service paramedic award and the fire service emt award at the fireman's h

with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again. here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. the future of gun control is now front and center in the u.s. senate tonight. two different approaches with one common goal, keeping america safe. dozens of residents in this high rise apartment building are forced out because of a fast moving fire. and the eagles lock in fletcher cox. who he called first after signing on the dotted line. >>> we are in the midst of a showdown after the orlando massacre. one thing they agree on is doing nothing is not an option. republicans and democrats have different ideas on what is right. and a senator in connecticut would lived through the sandy hook tragedy spearheaded the debate. >> my heart is strong this morning because i know we made a difference yesterday. >> chris murphy joined by 40 other democrats stage aid 15 hour bill filibuster. they want to make sure no legislation infringes on people's constitutional rights. karen travers is live with more from capitol hill. >> it's the same debate

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again rick is off tonight and i'm brian taff. here is what is happening on "action news" right now. delaware state police revealed how the cigarette lighter led to a man's death and a phillies prospect has a bad accident and how he lost an eye. and how a popular septa station is getting a new name. >>> we have learned that governor, chris christie, is among those being considered for donald trump's vice presidential pick. this comes after democrats go on defense after hillary clinton's husband had a meeting with the attorney general. megan hughes is live with more. >> this is described as a casual meeting on the tarmac but raising real questions at a critical time. former president, bill clinton, and loretta lynch both in phoenix earlier this week it led to a private meeting on board the plane. >> it was a great deal about his grandchildren and primarily social. and no discussion of hillary clinton's state department emails or benghazi. regardless senator chris couns tells

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thought we weret hit so hard it actually rocked the building. it started with a suspected burglary, a car crash and a shooting. the police are still trying to sort it out in norrisville. >> it started at the woodland manor apartments. nora muchanic is live with more on the investigation. >> reporter: we are in norrisville. shots rang out after they thought someone was trying to break into his car and took the law into his own hands. >> this surveillance video shows the dramatic ends of a mile long chase where a local man went after a suspect that he found burglarizing his car. >> he observed a male breaking into his car and runs out of hi apartment and chases the male who also jumps into another car. >> it ended at bridge street. can you see the thief's suv careened around the corner and smashed into the front of a beauty shop and then jumped out of his car as did the resident chasing him who fired two shots and hitting the would be thief shattering his elbow. >> we heard a loud bang followed by guns

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpassello again. here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. police say that the gunman that kill aid professor on ucla campus is connected to a murder thousands of miles away. and governor tom wolf issued a call to action for all pennsylvania lawmakers to take a stand against drug addiction. >>> now to more developing details on the murder-suicide yesterday on the campus of ucla. authorities say he had a kill list with at least three targets on it. his professor bill kluge was apparently on the list and police in minneapolis are linking him to the murder of a woman there. branty hit is here with more. >> investigator says that the gunman was prepared to take out multiple targets. the third person was another ucla professor and that professor had spoken to police and he was well aware that the gunman did not like him. >> the shooter causing mass chaos on campus -- >> he was heavily armed and went to kill two faculty and was only able to fine one. >> he was a former student of

. >> now, here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> hi there thank you.ing up prince's cause of death is reveal. the self ministered dose of a highly potent pain killer. ali gorman take a look at the popular misconceptions of addiction. >> word of a big change is coming to hamilton, what the star of the blockbuster musical said about the show. and the missing battleship new jersey, how a set of missing silver wear is telling the story. (man) wow. (male off-screen announcer) what's it feel like to win $100,000 home makeover, with top prizes of a hundred grand? (man) whoa. it's amazing. yes! (male off-screen announcer) with instant games from the pennsylvania lottery, the instant you play could be the instant you win. keep on scratchin'. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thursday night. we begin with breaking flus out of tennessee where the navy is confirming that the blue angels f-18 crashed outside of nashville. this is a picture that a witness pos

for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a good night.k, i'll scratch yours. you know what it means. so does pat toomey. toomey got rich working on wall street. then he got elected and kept working, for wall street. voting to let banks continue their risky practices. and supporting huge tax breaks for millionaires, but higher taxes on working families. no wonder he's gotten millions from wall street. pat toomey. right for wall street. wrong for pennsylvania. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and philadelphia's proposed soda tax ignites more protest and the governor signed off on new laws in pennsylvania. but the big story on "action news" is the district tough storms that raked across the tri-state area today. this was the scene repeated in numerous locations. big trees felled by high winds on this case a tree fell on a car in wilmington. rescue crews worked for

rick williams and monica malpass are standing by now with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next, we are expecting charges any minute in this week's shooting on i-95 now that they have a suspect in custody. and a former stanford university swimmer caught in a controversial case is trying to lay the blame on his own school. >> every driver convicted of dui will have this device installed in their car. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> police say this is a suspected gunman behind the shooting of i-95, any minute from now formal charges are expected to come down. thursday night the big story on thursday is person that police have in custody in the i-95 shooting investigation. sara bloomquist is live with all the details. >> reporter: that is right charges are penning against the man accused of firing a shot into a car and traffic on i-95 earlier this week. once that happens police will release his name. he denies to us that he fired the shot and then said everything that happened

good evening wednesday night and monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is joining us. >> the sit-in is closing in on six hours with no time of ending any time soon. aid remember bankart is following the story all day long. >> reporter: good evening to you. at the start of all of this the house chair adjourned the session and tried to refuse getting any of this out and turning off the audio from c-span and it was emotional and some were tweeting from the floor and paul ryan is saying this is all a publicity stunt. >> the democrats are taking the floor hostage. >> we are calling on the leaders of the house to bring common sense gun control legislation, give us a vote, let us vote. in a sensational protest. democrats interupted republicans and said she will sit on the house floor until house speaker, paul ryan allows a vote on gun laws. >> the state is not in order due to the present of member who are not recognized. >> pushing for a bipartisan amendment that would extend background checks and block gun purchases for those on a terror watch list before the members leave for the 4th of

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> good evening at are following developing news in delaware county, looking live from chopper 6 hd right here, homes are being evacuated because of a large brush fire in browns mills. crews were called to the scene at 2:30 this afternoon. so far no injuries are reported and "action news" has a crew on the way to the scene and we'll bring you updates on air and online at 6abc.com. now -- >> the comes a time when you have to make a little noise and say something. the time to act is now. we will be silent no more. >> an unprecedented show of support happening on the house floor on capitol hill tonight. a group of democrats are staging a sit-in and will not leave until a compromise is reached on gun control. good evening wednesday night and monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is joining us. >> the sit-in is closing in on six hours with no time of ending any time soon. aid remember bankart is following the story all day long. >> reporter: good evening to you. at the start of all of this the house cha

. >> now here is monica malpass with a look at what is coming up at 5:00. >>> a teen is facing seriouscharges after police say he accidentally shot and killed his friend. >>> and a sentence today for a man that abduct aid woman kicking and screaming off the street. >>> and hundreds of people are invited to join to the academy of arts and sciences. that and more coming your way next at 5:00. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> you know -- oh my god he got shot, he got shot. >> right now a vigil is getting underway for a 13-year-old who police say was accidentally shot and killed by his close friend. tonight that friend is facing charges in a situation that many are calling simply tragic. thursday night and rick is off and brian taff joins us, the big story is the investigation into the accidental shooting in allentown. >> it happened this time last night on the unit block of east walnut lane that is where we find "action news" reporter, chad pradelli live with the details tonight.

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the clock is tickingorkers prepare to strike. five of the city's eight casinos have less than 48 hours to reach a deal if they don't the cash strapped city could be in more dire straights going into a busy holiday weekend. rick is off and brian taff is joining us and the big story is the strike threat in atlantic city. >> john rawlins is live in atlantic city with the details here. >> reporter: friday is the key date but the actual deadline hour has not been announced. we are told that talks when on today and are scheduled for all day tomorrow. five casinos belong to two different groups, caesars has three of them and carl icon has interest in the other two. the casinos are not talking today but the union is. strike organizers are making picket signs. in the dark days the union members gave back benefits equal to 1500 there's a worker and now they say the surviving casinos are thriving. >> we gave it back in 2011 when the economy went back and i want my holidays paid and keep my benef benefits. >> when we

. >>> here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what is next on "action news" at 5:00.ming up next at 5:00, our coverage of the orlando massacre continues, why the focus on the investigation is now shifting from the shooter to his wife. plus, we are getting our first idea of the chilling moments in the pulse nightclub as the survivors begin to recount their encounters with the gunman. >>> the suspect that police are looking for now after a deadly hit and run on the roosevelt boulevard. those stories coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the search is on for a driver after a woman was struck and killed on the roosevelt boulevard. and the force of the impact was so hard the victim was tossed nearly 200 feet from the crash site. the big story on "action news" is the hit and run investigation into philadelphia's somerdale section. within the past 30 minutes. police identified the viction tim. it happened at adams avenue and the bo

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass ♪ >> hello again. monica is off. sharrie williams joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" monday evening. >>> lawmakers in the u.s. senate are tackling four new pieces of gun legislation aimed at keeping americans safe in the wake of several mass shootings including the orlando nightclub massacre. >>> big time heroin distribution ring is out of business in philadelphia. >>> and a special honor for a local couple who spent several decades of dedicated service with the delaware fire department. we will show you. >> ♪ >> now to the developing news from capitol hill. you are taking a live look now at the floor of the u.s. senate where lawmakers are wrapping up debates and will start voting on new pieces of legislation aimed at overhauling guns and gun ownership in america. >> congress has been under increasing pressure to take a firm stance against military style weapons ending up in the hands of some civilians. >> the tipping point came over a week ago when a man wal

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpassagain. rick is off tonight. sharrie williams joins us. here's what's happening on "action news." the biggest supreme court ruling on abortion in the past quarter century is drawing praise and criticism tonight from both sides. we are live from washington, d.c. with what it means going forward. >>> a serious crash along a major highway snarls traffic for miles and sends at least one person to the hospital. we'll show you. >>> and a long awaited honor for a flyers legend. jaime apody with more on eric lindros' road to the hall of fame. >>> first we have breaking news for you at this hour in north philadelphia. water crews are responding to the report of this huge water main break at 12th and york streets. chopper6 is over the scene. crews were called at about 5:00 p.m. so just a few minutes ago, about a half hour ago when they had a word of this water break. no word on the exact size of it but of course many customers are being impacted because of it. again, at 12th and york in north phi

sharrie is off, i'm monica malpass.a pizza delivery driver attacked and shot execution style is beyond thankful that he's just alive tonight. >> doctors told him his survival is a miracle. "action news" reporter trish hartman talked to the driver and joins us live outside southwest detectives with the incredible details here. trish. >> reporter: well, brian, monica, the victim of that shooting robbery and kidnapping says he thanks god that he's not just alive but also walking and talking after doctors removed a bullet from his brain less than a week ago. >> they told me i have to change my flame to miracle that's what he told me because 33 say a lot of people come to the same situation but you can't find nobody survive. >> reporter: 34-year-old gafaru surah says doctors couldn't really explain to him why he's still alive. he was shot in the head monday night while delivering pizza in southwest philadelphia. >> when my brother came to the hospital, i told my brother to take care of my daughter back >> reporter: police sa

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass> hello again and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. dangerous conditions across texas as widespread flooding continues to take lives and destroy communities. we will have the very latest. >>> several high school students are taken to the hospital following a crash in delaware. >>> and an atlantic city boardwalk staple is reopening its doors but it will not be business as usual. we'll explain. >> ♪ if. >>> but first we are continuing to follow breaking news from burlington county new jersey. chopper6 is live over a very careful rescue operation here in chesterfield township. we are told a man got stuck in a grain silo here at the probasco road. firefighters are trying to free him but to do that we are told they have to drain the grain out of that huge silo behind him to prevent the man from being injured. we're told he may have grain i was the way up to his neck. we have an "action news" crew on the way to the scene and we'll bring you the very latest in a live report co

"action news" anchor monica malpass live now in our news room to explain this story.a. >> hi, sharrie that's right. vice president joe biden announce there had will be a new public database in cancer researchers will soon be able to use. now, in tonight's health check we'll detail how it will help them better understand the disease and will develop more effective treatments they hope. >>> plus the man accused of killing his coworker at a montgomery county meat plant was in court today and we'll tell you what happened in that case. we'll have those stories and more coming your way next on "action news" at 5:00. we'll see you guys then. >> see you shortly monica. thank you. >>> with graduations in full swing now, some montgomery county students started what they hope will be a new tradition. a group of graduating seniors from upper dublin high took time today to go back to where it all started. they walked through the halls, high-fiving students and teachers at fort washington elementary. it's where each of them went to school years ago. the grads will officially say go

goodell looks like monica malpass. >> monica is better than that. >> center fielderrera loses count.ve lost 20 of the last 26 games. >> i didn't like what i saw today. we've gone from seven over to seven under within about a two week span and i don't want to get what we did the first two months i don't want to let that get away from us. i think we're better than the way we played the last two weeks and i don't want that to slip away. i want the players to regroup and start all over. >> salad the best catch of the game last night happened in the stands. how about the early father's day gift rider here. he's holding the baby and the ball. our gray hall camps up with the fan. he'll have that amazing story coming up at 6 o'clock. >>> the nba draft is less than a week away and the sixers have finally scored a face-to-face meeting with ben simmons who is expected to be the number one overall pick. a source confirms to ax news sixers management met with simmons and his agent in cleveland last night. the lsu forward did not work out for the team but sixers general manager brian colangelo has

. >> i'm monica malpass on "inside story."o months until the democratic national convention comes to town. can the city prevent the ghost town that happened during the papal visit? let's get the inside story. ♪ good morning. i'm monica malpass, and welcome to "inside story." let's meet our insiders today, and they are ajay raju, attorney and businessman. good morning to you, sir. val digiorgio, gop state official. good morning. nia meeks, communications executive. good morning, nia. and christine flowers, journalist and attorney. thank you all for being here. thanks, chris. the city's making a concerted effort. mayor jim kenney already getting out groups of people and signs, trying to get folks to stay in town. last september, as we all know, when pope francis came, a million visitors came, but many residents fled. restaurants couldn't fill their seats half the time, and hotels weren't as booked as they had hoped -- at least, not until the bitter end.

here's monica malpass with a preview. >> reporter: good morning, guys, coming up later this morning on inside story, orlando the worst mass murder in u.s. history an attack on america and an attack specifically on the lgbt community. >>> the soda tax makes philadelphia the first major city in the country to pass a tax on sugary drinks. 13-4 now comes the legal challenge that's expected in the courts. we'll talk about that coming up on inside, i'm monica malpass i hope to see you then. >> one more check of accuweather. >> reporter: it's a little hot, but not too humid. 90 degrees today, only the 7th time this year we're climbing up to 90. tomorrow, hot and humid, 9 feeling like 95 or 96. >> dive teams are searching the driver of a minivan that plunged into the river. >>> out west, firefighters are getting rallied to deal with another -- are getting ready to deal with another challenge. triple digit temperatures could hinter their firefighter efforts. join us live on facebook after the show, we'll be talking about this guy's wedding on friday. come to sesame place before little kids beco

. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 now for monica malpass, brian taff, alicia vitarelli andliams. join me along with brian, adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up. coming up, though, we'll have new details from philadelphia police officer after a man allegedly shot his wife with a hunting cross bow leaving her for dead. >> plus, the fight shaping up in europe as britain's prime minister puts the brakes on the u can k's exit from the european union. >>> and. >> good news from salem county. new jersey's sweet corn crop is starting to come in just in time for the july 4th weekend. i'm nora muchanic. i'll have that story coming up. >> we'll have those stories coming up next at 5:00. see you in a moment. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> we are learning new information tonight about a strange case from northeast philadelphia. a 42-year-old woman is dead after she was s

and monica malpass with the full story. >> the tiny body recovered from the lagoon where he was attackedand officials had to deliver the grim news to his devastated parents. it was the outcome that everyone feared and no one wanted. 2-year-old lane graves' body recovered not far from where he was attacked last night. the sheriff had the horrible task of telling the distraught parents. >> i delivered the message, along with a priest, a catholic priest. and, of course, the family was distraught. >> less than 24 hours ago the graves family, including five children, were on the beach after movie night. they were walking in less than a foot of water when a 4- to 7-foot alligator grabbed little lane. and the father dashed into the water and wrestled the alligator but could not listen the grip. and the alligator swam away with the child and the father called 911. >> it is nighttime and that's when they love to hunt. they hear slashing in the water and a small object and easy targets. >> 50 rescuers and helicopters and dive teams immediately began the search, continuing to look through the night

for monica malpass melissa magee sharrie williams.ight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> now here's rick williams with a look at what's ahead at 5:00. i'll be right there and see you in a minute. >> monica thank you. >>> coming up next it's the last day of operation for delaware's spca service in stanton. what the office is asking people to do as it prepares to close and that sparked a firestorm on social media. >>> also a memorial is under way for south jersey singer christina grimmie nearly a week after she was gunned down outside of a concert in orlando florida. >>> new developments out of orlando as police continue to piece together the events that led up to last weekend's shooting at the pulse nightclub. those stories and much more coming your way next at 5:00. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> it is 5 o'clock and we're continuing to follow breaking news out of bucks county

"action news'" monica malpass is here with more. >> that's right, jim. these parents who have children attending the lead charter school which is k through 12th s given the chance to did back to school. they've been out of high school for years and some of them needed learning help on how to study again, even take notes to apply to college. >> our 2016 graduating class. [ applause ] >> reporter: 24 parents who never got to finish college are headed there now. they graduated tonight from a special lead academy college prep course offered by their children's charter school. in january, they started taking classes on time management, study habits and how to handle stress. this is the first class of graduates from the newly created parent institute for adult learning. >> shepherd. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the adul have already been accepted to rowan university with financial assistance covering most of the costs. it's a chance for parents to reinvent themselves after dropping out of college to support their families or never going at all. >> i ju

also on bloomberg radio this morning, david malpass. a perfect time to speak to mr. malpass.t." we will talk to him about fast-changing markets. "bloomberg surveillance," ♪ tom: the yen, down 1.05. but it is it stronger. two oddities, the euro and krono are now two strong standard deviations. the kiwi is also strong this morning. we will get to that in a moment. prancing? francine: coming up shortly is "bloomberg ." three.hit two of the foreuropean commissioner economic affairs. he is in brussels right now at the economic forum. we will be talking to him in the aftermath of draghi's comments. we do have pablo goldberg from blackrock. he will be talking about emerging market debt. also, as you said, we will talk about negative interest rates, about the banks, and what has gone wrong with hedge funds. tom: next week, folks francine lacqua and i will be remote from a coal mine. we will be talking to any number of canaries in a: min and one mine and one of them is this chart. this is the trade weighted yuan. the joys of 1997 and 1998. the joys of 2008 and a very quiet rollove

. >>> friday night, jim's off i'm monica malpass and the big story on "action news" tonight is a hotally stormy weekend. building heat and humidity will be two ingredient that could trigger severe thunderstorms. lets get to meteorologist cecily tynan live at the "action news" big board with the details. >> hi there monica we have big changes in our weather heading our way. right the now it is very comfortable 65 degrees, low humidity but there is a warm front moving through tomorrow morning. what this will do is it will unleash, this surge of warm air, higher humidity, right now, it is about 20 degrees warmer in st. louis and that is going to make things uncomfortable and that also could help trigger the severe storms. satellite six with action radar showing we are clearing, there are some storms up across northern great lakes, tonight will be very quiet night, a few clouds here and there, very comfortable temperatures dropping down in the 50's. we have a great start to your saturday, however, as we head through the day once that warm front moves through, by 4:00 o'clock tomorrow aft

>> i'm monica malpass. pulse nightclub, orlando, the worst mass murder in u.s. history, an attack on america, and specifically, the lgbt community. let's get the inside story. ♪ good morning. welcome to "inside story." let's meet our insiders. today they are mark segal, lgbt rights activist. good morning. welcome to have you. dom giordano, radio talk show host. welcome back, dom. >> thanks, monica. >> george burrell, nonprofit executive and attorney. good morning, sir. and jim eisenhower, attorney. glad to have all of you with us today. so, as we know, this was a horrific attack. 49 people dead, many more injured. many people are thinking this harkens back to 47 years ago when there was also an attack on a gay nightclub in new orleans. 34 people died. mark, did it feel eerily similar to what happened four or five decades ago? have we come no further? >> we in the gay community have been asked this question all week long, and we have a multitude of feelings since it's a complex question. but i think the firs

. >> for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a great night. one fifth of all the fresh water in the world flows into one incredible experience you can't find anywhere else. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ ♪ you can find it all only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> it's tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is terrorism in turkey tonight. reports say that at least 28 people have been killed at the airport serving istanbul. three suicide bombers opened fire near the security check point at the international arrivals building and then they detonated their explosive belts, in addition to the dead there are at least 60 people injured. at least. this happened one day after turkey established diplomatic relations with israel and the u.s. yesterday updated their travel alert for turkey. isis has reportedly claimed resp

. >> despite jabs trump is celebrating fresh wins in own party nomination with victorys in monica malpass, new jersey, new mexico and south dakota. >> berp berp still not giving up his fight telling surprise rters hel will xlot inment primary next week. he he can still per situate super delegates to change their mind and vote for him. he will number d.c. to hold a rally and meet with president obama. >> another baltimore police officer is charged in frety's and lieutenant wright fold a dedefamation lawsuit against modesly. he's lost his claim months by new none of the other officers commit aid crime at the time the charge where held down. two other officers filed lawsuit including alicia right and really import her. >> supreme court could get a final say over what bathroom the transgender student can use. >> it will ask the court to hear the case after virginia federal appeals work to rule in favor ever the follow department of education guidelines and allow students to use restrooms corresponding with gepder eyetie. and in a statement last night the school board says solution of single s

. >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hellogain, customers dive for cover as bullets fly at a berks county gas station and it ended with one man dead and two possible suspects on the run. you'll hear from the victim's fiance. >>> and a shooting near a hospital backed up traffic in our area. and families in south jersey will have all the tools they need to succeed with a click of the mouse. >>> now the details, police officers responded to a 911 call for a shooting at a reading gas station and at first they could not find the victims. however, dozens of bullet casings littered the parking lot and officers stopped a speeding truck it took a turn. walter perez is live with more on what happened next. >> reporter: rick, as you mentioned that pickup went tearing out of this parking lot after someone opened fire on someone in the passenger seat and then reading police pulled over the truck and saw the victim badly wounded and helped to get the victim to the hospital. >> my fiance ways good person. >> she is talking karl walker, the 4

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. what needs to be done to keep americans safe at home. president obama and presidential candidates weigh in on the solution. >>> a park in ocean county are in the process of cutting down 1,000 trees infected with the pine beetle. >>> and texting behind the wheel could cost you more in the first state. what lawmakers are considering tonight. >> now, the details, home grown terrorists and the weapons they use are now at the forefront of the presidential race tonight. both candidates have shared their stad strategies and how to keep people safe. today president obama made himself clear. >> enough talking about being tough on terrorism. actually be tough on terrorism. stop making it easy as possible for terrorists -- >> the president says the time is now and an assault weapons ban is the first step. and singling out a religion is not the answer. >> i will not demonize and declare war on an entire religion. hillary clinto

for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, jim gardner, the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass.ou have a good night, and a great weekend. >> ♪ ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- anthony anderson -- bill simmons -- this week in "unnecessary censorship." plus music from train. and now, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. thank you, everybody for coming. i'm jimmy kimmel, i'm your host. thank you for joining us. earlier tonight in primetime, game four, nba special. i'm really glad i'm here because we had an earthquake this morning. did you feel that? at 1:00 this morning, the earth started shaking, the biggest one since 2012. it lasted about ten seconds. fortunately for me, i sleep in added support lululemon. did you feel it, guillermo? >> no, i didn't, jimmy. [ laughter ] >> thankfully everyone knows what to do. in the event of an earthquake, soon as you feel any kind of movement, grab your phone and start tweeting about it, immediately. do not wait until your family is safe. make sure you are the first one to type omg,

now for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and warminster police arrest a suspect for dozens of tire slashings and a sinkhole swallowed a street literally in berks county. but the big story is happening in atlantic city. the main casino union is preparing to go on strike. this was local 54 as strike captains were conducting a training session showing how to manage striking workers if they strike on friday against five the city's casinos. john rawlins is live. we remember the strike in 2004. something like that could cripple the city that is already on the brink. >> that would be awful for a resort that flirted with bankruptcy this year and sort of living tax receipt to tax receipt. four or five years ago the surviving casinos here are looking at improving circumstances and those improving circumstances and money should be shared with workers that made sacrifices. >> the picket captains are you up for this. yeah! >

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> tuesday night weollowing breaking news out of philadelphia. police are searching for this man, they say he shot at a driver along i-95. >> the shooting happened at 6:30 this morning in the northbound lanes at the girard point bridge. luckily nobody was injured. christie just talked to investigators. >> reporter: state police says that he was tailing the victim before he took the road rage too far and shot out the victim's tire. this is the sketch of the person they believe shot into another vehicle. this is the car they believe he was driving a chevrolet impala or malibu. it reportedly hit the side section of the victim's car before the suspect sped off at the broad street exit. police believe the gunman used a semi automatic handgun. >> he was driving in an erratic manner behind the victim, at the time the suspect displayed a firearm and was driving the victim and fired one round into the passenger side rear of the vehicle. >> and it hit the tire? >> yes, the tire area. >> reporter: now state police

for jaime apody, rick williams, i'm monica malpass "action news" at 6:00 is next. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the word from disney world. the body of the 2-year-old boy has been recovered. we of course are talking about the boy snatched from shallow water last night by an alligator. at least 50 people spent the day searching for the boy in the seven seas lagoon at the floridian report in orlando. the boy was found close to where the gator grabbed him last night and the body was found intact. the boy is identified as lane graves of elk horn, nebraska. >>> how much did noor salman know about her husband's plan to attack the nightclub pulse in the attack that killed 49 people. his wife can be criminally liable if she knew about it and did nothing about it. whether or not she tried to talk him out of it. and whether she went with him to buy weapons. a memorial to the 49 who died continues to grow outside of orlando outside of orland

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. >> i am with her and fired up and can't wait to get out there and campaign for hillary -- >> president obama gives his seal of approval for hillary clinton's quest for the white house. >> do you recognize this white car tied to a violent holdup. firefighters rush to a philadelphia neighborhood and find a car smashed on the sidewalk. >>> i don't think there has ever been someone so qualified to hold this office -- >> as expected president obama officially endorsed hillary clinton in the race for the white house, just minutes after the official announcement was made clinton posted on twitter, honored to have you with me potus. and the endorsement came hours after he met her democratic challenger at the white house, bernie sanders. >> bernie sanders is being pressured to bow out of the race and is staying in until the primary next week in washington, d.c. >> i will work as hard as i can, to make sure that donald trump

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> people are stillaning up after the damage following strong storms that swept through the delaware valley, trees were toppled damaging homes and toppling power lines leaving thousands without electricity. >> the big story on "action news" is the severe weather that passed through leaving damage behind. gray hall is in springfield county that was hit pretty hard today. >> reporter: it was, it was a wild weather day for the folks here in delaware county. crews left the yard in springfield, you see the huge stump indicative of how big the tree was and if you look up at the roof here you see damage left by the massive tree, and most folks we talked to were thankful there was no injuries. a lot of branches, the bulk of the tree, if it hit someone they would be dead or seriously injured. >> it rattled nerves intel wear county. it snapped trees like twigs tonight was quite the afternoon shocker. >> we were just eating and heard a big bang, i look out my window and the tree is compl

for monica malpass, cecily tynan, ducis rogers and sharrie williams, and the entire "action news" teamews" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and police make a second arrest for a woman shot in fairmount park. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on the destructive weather that rakes across parts of the jersey shore, there was even a tornado warn that got everybody's attention today in cape may county, there was no twister but high winded did their damage at various locations, like here on third avenue near ocean drive in stone harbor, a tree came down and a housestained some serious damage. cape may county suffers 37,000 outages, and avalon took a lot of water in a short period of time today. it was slow moving late this afternoon. cecily tynan and christie aleto are covering all the angles to this story. lets begin with you cecily. we have tornado warnings and hundreds of lightning strikes kind of a scary afternoon in south jersey. >> but our weather has settled down, the squall line of thunde

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> this is video fromrs out of north wildwood, you can see how strong the wind and rain is pounding beach communities this afternoon. cape may county was under a tornado watch less than an hour ago, right now more than 34,000 customers are without power there tonight. tuesday evening and monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the severe weather that just moved through our area. lets get to meteorologist, cecily tynan, at the big board tracking double scan radar. >> cape may county was under a tornado warning less than an hour ago, that warning was canceled and double scan live showing that cluster of storms that spawned the tornado warning pushed offshore and we still have one left over cell in extreme northeastern ocean county, this is crossing north of normandy beach between that and point pleasant and it's beginning to die down. the lightning strike now down to 19 and 18 now and pushing to the east. this is the last of it, but it was a stormy afternoon dow

. >> and i'm monica malpass. big story on action flies is the investigation into an after school fight that was caught on camera. philadelphia police are taking a closer look at this video of a brutal confrontation. according to the victim's family it shows a group of people including adults ganging up on a teenager. but officials say there may be more to this story. >> "action news" reporter john rawlins is live outside of east detectives in hunting park with the full story. john. >> reporter: hi, guys. the accusation is that misplaced jealousy led to the threats and then that attack that you just saw on tape that was targeted on a 15-year-old girl yesterday afternoon. what started as a one-on-one after school fight escalated according to the girl who got beat up. >> they jumped me. parents got in it. it was about six people. parents got in it students, boys. >> reporter: police were provided this video from the victim's family who said they found it on social media. the family says natalie is being pounded by m