>> "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" this evening. a nation remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the armed forces. >>> and rainy weather meanwhile did not dampen the fun as thousands of people in our area turned out for parades. >>> a teenager shot in the leg overnight. coming up who police are now searching for. >>> but the big story on "action news" is the memorial day holiday. memorial day isn't about beach trips and cookouts but remembering and honoring our fallen heroes. the reminders of the true mean of the holiday across the nation including virginia where president trump marked memorial day at arlington national cemetery. abc's megan hughes is live in washington, d.c. tonight with a look at some of today's somber events. megan. >> reporter: rick, good afternoon. that's right, president trump dap staying on script out of the political fray while he was interacting with grievin

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. the russian investigation takes another turn as president trump tries to get on with business in washington. a violent brawl is recorded on cell phone video and posted online. tonight police need your help identifying dozens of people. ahead of a first responders squad in south jersey is facing criminal charges, what investigators are alleging he did for several years. >>> now the details, more trump associates are caught in the web of the russian investigation and carter page is demanding congress allow him to testify immediately. >> reporter: hi there rick. the white house was asked about russia the investigation and jared kushner and a little bit of a change in tone came from the white house today. spokesman, sean spicer referred them to outside council but the president is still tweeting. >> democrats are pushing back that they are delaying the testimony of carter page, a former adviser for the trump campaign. he reiterate

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> an explosion atpop concert sent young fans and their parents running for safety and now investigators believe the bomber died in the attack and they are still searching for his possible accomplices. tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is a blast that killed 22 people at an ariana grande concert in manchester, england. in the last 30 minutes, the threat level is raised from severe to critical. that means soldiers will be deployed to the streets and a number of other changes tonight. foming the bomb that went off following a concert packed with teenagers at manchester arena. and now 59 wounded survivors are being treated for injuries and we learned that an 8-year-old is dead. now christie aleto is live at city hall where a vigil is getting underway there. >> people are starting to show up waiting for more people to get off from work because this is an impromptu vigil. this is to give people a chance to grieve. tragedies that happened miles away and clearly hitting close to home. >> watchin

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> tuesday night and story on "action news" is developing news out of seasonal. within the last hour the jury in the murder trial of david creato told the judge she were having a hard time reaching a verdict. is he accused of killing his 3-year-old son brendon. the jury spent the morning listening to replay of earlier testimony. the judge told the jurors tomorrow morning and to keep deliberating. >>> in other news, in delaware county the search is on for a battery thief. the man in question has stolen to dozen expensive truck batteries, forcing them to replace equipment. vernon odom is live now with more. >> reporter: good afternoon rick and monica. police say that the two dozen number is conservative in its estimations, the thief as a skill in pulling the batteries free from the big trucks and stealing them and continues to give the police the slip here in delaware county and giving large truck operators fits. >> everything was neat and tidy and the guy took his time and took the batteries. >> how many?

. >> "action news" anchor monica malpass is live in the news room with more on that. hi, monica.. >> hi to you as well rick. if you're not a runner or you're new to running you may know getting out the door can be a daunting task if you want to run but tonight experts are helping us bust the myths that may be holding many folks back from pounding the pavement. ali gorman separate fact from fiction when it comes to running and a lot more coming your way at 5:00. >> see you run into the studio in a bit. >> i'm head there had now. >> you got a few two minutes. today's temperatures did not stop some south jersey students from kicking off a cool community project today. around 30 teenagers from maple shade high school took place in a volunteer cleanup effort at this neighborhood park. they set out to improve the eco system by cleaning the pond. in a special effort to save the frogs. the kids met with a local environmental firm to develop a strategy before starting their restoration project. >> well, students in philadelphia spent time with a professional football player today but this

we're live with the latest on the investigation. >> now for monica malpass, adam joseph, melissa magees, rick williams, i'm sharrie williams. "action news" at 6:00 is coming up next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, memorial day, jim is off. i'm rick williams. in the news philadelphia police are piecing together a double murder that claimed the life of a woman known as a pillar of her community. >>> and new trouble for golfing legend tiger woods. he was arrested this morning for drunk driving. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is a rainy memorial day throughout our area. but the weather didn't put a damper on today's festivities. folks took the gloomy skies in stride as they spent the day with family and friends and made time to commemorate what the holiday is all about honoring the energy the men and women who fought and died for our nation. >>> john rawlins is live at the korean what are memorial. let's check in with bob brooks live in wildwood where f

for adam joseph, cecily tynan and jeff skversky i'm monica malpass have a good night.dman sachs was one of those companies whose illegal activity helped destroy our economy... vo: as a goldman sachs president, phil murphy made his fortune in a rigged system. now the jersey machine has lined up with murphy and his millions. leaders should stand for the people, not the political machine. as a prosecutor, at treasury, and as head of the brennan center, i've taken on the powerful - from the mafia, to the nra, to the dark money that poisons our politics. i'll be nobody's governor but yours. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> it is thursday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is a dark sky, over the philadelphia area and a thunderous out burst of very stormy weather throughout the tri-state area. we are looking live at sky 6 hd at the ben franklin bridge. it kind of looks like the end of the world. it isn't -- but there is the possible of some veryvy weather throughout the

. >>> "action news" continues with jaime apody and monica malpass.e'll explain why. >>> and jury selection continues in the sexual assault trial of bill cosby in pittsburgh and we have details from inside of the courtroom. >> first breaking news we continue to follow breaking news from outside of the ariana grande concert in england and theresa may has increased the terror threat level to critical. a critical threat level entails soldiers to patrol city streets and survivors of the suicide bombing call security going into the venue happen hazardous and one said she got in without being screened and that security was checking some bags but not others, manchester police did not say if the bomber blew himself up inside or outside of the venue. 22 people died in that attack and dozens more were injured. >> and our coverage continues on our 6 abc app. we'll alert you to new updates as develops unfold in other news president trump is in the middle of his first overseas trip but can't escape the questions about his administration concerning his campaign and

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> developing now officialstrying to figure out how a helicopter crashed in newcastle county. this morning the medical transport went down in a ditch killing the pilot and leaving a smokey scene behind. officials are making their way there to find out what went on. it happened at 11:15 at the 200 block of quigley boulevard in newcastle. sara bloomquist is live on the scene with the latest tonight. >> reporter: rick and monica, authorities confirm that the pilot. the only person on board of this chopper was a 37-year-old franklinville, new jersey man in gloucester county. he was conducting train exercises approaching the newcastle airport. that is when it went down in this ditch behind this hill. a shed and some cars were damaged. somehow the pilot managed to avoid the adjacent buildinged. cell phone video caught the quick black smyth one mile southeast of the newcastle airport. >> a privately owned helicopter crashed here on quigley boulevard in newcastle. we confirm that one person was on board and one fatality

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday night. president trump tries to focus on business as usual while new questions are raised about those closest to him and the possible involvement with russia. we are live with the latest coming up. two convenience store clerks are terrorized by those that demanded money and one ended up in the hospital. >>> and rain could not keep the faithful away from celebrating a philadelphia institution aclosed its doors after several decaded of service. >>> and the russian investigation expands and now includes president trump's personal attorney and that is just the beginning a senior member of the communications team has stepped down and rumors of a staff shakeup is gaining traction and questions about jared kushner's alleged interactions with russian is putting them on the defensive. >> reporter: hello there. mike dubke the white house communications director is now out of his job but he will continue helping during the transitio

action news anchor monica malpass live in the news room with this story. >> reporter: that's right the video shows the deadly crash at the point pleasant grand prix and the collision killed a man from new jersey and critically injured his teammate. coming up tonight new jersey correspondent will explain what the other racers are saying about water conditions during that race. >>> plus, a major medical group wants parents to stop giving fruit juice to young children. we'll explain how the new guidelines may affect your family. plus what experts are telling parents to give their children to drink instead. those stories and more coming around action news at 5:00. we'll see you then. >> thanks, monica. see you shortly. it is the final battle in the ballroom. the two-night season finale of "dancing with the stars" kicks off here tonight. >> let's go back live to alicia vitarelli who is in hollywood on the set of the show where crews are preparing for the big event. >> reporter: they sure are. they're building the sets behind us. the stars are rehearsing just inside. it is a two-night finale

. >> hello, again, monica malpass is off, sharrie williams joining us tonight, here's what's happening"action news" friday evening. while many are hitting the shore tomorrow, others are staying in town and there's a lot to do. we're live with a look at memorial day weekend happenings throughout the area. also she is back, mary lee the shark likes to spend summers in our area and she is heading our way. >> hillary clinton delivered the commencement address at her alma mater and takes shots at president trump. >>> today marks the kickoff of the summer season at the shore. a lot of people are getting a long weekend start. a lot of people will spend the next few days at the beach. if you're staying in town there's a lot of things to do near your home. katherine scott live at the river rink at penns landing with all the details. hey, katherine. >> reporter: hey sharrie, yes, so much fun, summer fest is officially opened at the blue cross river rink. there's roller skating and mini golf. you need tickets for those things. but these free crab fries. >> reporter: the opening of the american re

now for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a great night. news" at 6:00 is next. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. wednesday night and two addiction counselors die of an overdose in chester county and a toddler shot four times is now out of the hospital and recovering. but the big story on "action news" tonight is a sigh of relief for folks in south jersey and they want to know why a message warning them about a problem at the salem hope creek power plant was flashed on their television screens last night. in reality there was no problem at the plant and they were conducting a drill and no message was suppose to appear on anyone's screen. "action news" reporter gray hall is live in salem tonight. gray have tens of thousands of new jerseyans received an adequate explanation? >> reporter: the hope is this won't happen again. a lot of people were rattled by this and the problem is identified and corrected. >> it was scary that is all i can say. >> should we

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a 2-year-old shootingm is out of the hospital. the toddler was shot four times outside a local home. tonight he is making a full recovery but his attackers remain at large. wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is the 2-year-old that survive aid burst of gun fire in the efforts to find the two men that pulled the trigger. vernon odom spoke to that little boy and his mom and joins us live. >> reporter: good evening. the intense policeman hunt for the two suspects continues tonight and a $5,000 reward is posted for information leading to the arrest of that pair. price johnson's mother is demanding justice for her son that survived his brush with death. >> he is my miracle baby he was meant to be here. here for a purpose. and that is why he is still here with me now. >> donna johnson shows off the child she calls her miracle son was hit by four gunshots. wounds to the hip and wrist are healing and he is doing fine. he sat on the porch on his father's lap on the 3500 block of malta street. his fat

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> officialed say itrted with the report of a stolen car and ended with a -year-old girl found unresponsive inside of a home. tonight philadelphia police were trying to figure out how it all unfolded. wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is the terrifying discovery for one mother early this morning in the city's olney section. sara bloomquist is live at the philadelphia police special victims unit with the details. >> reporter: rick and monica, police are holding a briefing for reporters right now, it hasn't been since early in the morning that we received abupdate from officials. there are parts of the story we are trying to clarify, we hope it happens at the briefing and the child remains in critical condition at einstein. the child tells us that test results show that she is brain dead. the girl's mother found the child unresponsive in the family's basement with a plastic bag over her head. police and the special crime scenes unit spent the day here in olney trying to figure out how a 7-y

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with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> gray skies andpeople still made the best of the long holiday weekend. the boardwalks were packed today at the jersey shore and residents across the region paid tribute to america's fallen heroes. it is monday night. monica is off. sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is memorial day monday. >> sky6 hd giving us now the live look over penn's landing. a lot of clouds remain in place but the afternoon has been mostly dry after those morning showers. meteorologist cecily tynan is here with the latest from accuweather. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie. had to grab my tote when i stepped outside because it's definitely on the cool side. it's not raining but we do have plenty of clouds. our high so far only 64 degrees. the last time a memorial day we were stuck in the 60's was back in 2004 and this is 14 degrees below our normal high and memorial day we can have some fast swings in temperatures. four of the last 12 memorial days temperatures were in the 90's. we were actually complai