the commissioner said the newark school district had made progress in improving performance. the move was celebrated with a pep rally at city hall. >> for 22 years, we've been a shadow in our own community. not today. >> we are ready. in life, nobody wants to have a hand up their back being the puppet. >> yesterday's decision is the start of a month long process to return public school control to newark's locally elected school board. >>> about a quarter after 6:00 right now. it's something that might not come right out and admit but many adults still sleep with something from their childhood every night. a teddy bear. >> do you? >> no. >> no? okay. good for you. well, the build a bear workshop commissioned a survey which found 40% of adults still do it and a majority said the teddy bear is the same one they cuddled up to during their childhood. they say it reminded them of the person who gave them the toy. >> i don't believe that. >> that's a good incentive for the company. >> i know someone who does. i can think of her immediately. i can think of a couple of people that do.

. >> many forget, amazon has a unit, audible, that's in newark, right across the hudson.calculation at all because a lot of those employees, some of them live in new york already are you aware of how happy they are with that arrangement? >> well, i think you're raising one of the real strengths, we think, of our bid, which is that we are a region and newark is literally 17 minutes from downtown manhattan by two really good forms of transportation, in to penn station or into the world trade strrks so the fact amazon has already recognized the value of being in the new york region, i think, is a good indication of how well we're going to compete i don't know whether those folks who work at audible are happy or not happy. i know what's going on in newark is extraordinary and, again, we see this as an opportunity to build on the strength, not to cannibalize efforts newark is doing, as well >> many say don't ask about father on mother's day, but when you look at other cities, chicago, indy, minneapolis, detroit considering it, where do you think the fiercest competition will b

it happened on an off ramp to i-95 south to route 896 south college avenue in newark delaware, we'll continue to watch the situation and if we have updates on the condition of the child we'll bring it to you as it becomes available. we'll be right back. >>> the man hundred is underway in london for the person that detonated the bomb in a train station during the morning rush. the fifth terror attack in the uk this year, it took place at the parsons green tube station. a smoldering bucket inside of a grocery bag. witnesses described smoke coming from the blue bag next to it. >> i turned and ran into the flash and smoke about five seconds it was not a safe place to be. >> there are reports of many injuries but all of them are said to be none life threatens including cuts and burns and es. lets go live now with more on the situation. >> >> reporter: we are in parsons green up the road from the subwayst attack took place this morning. the area is full of police and sniffer dogs and ambulance services were called and as you see here the fire service is also called on to the scene as this

says it isn't a case of bribery, just one friend helping out another. >> bret: david lee miller in newark. thank you. while the republican-led congress has failed so far to repeal obamacare, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are now trying to save it at least for a while. she congressional correspondent mike emanuel on the effort to bring some stability to ever-increasing costs. >> 9 million americans who buy their insurance in the eventual market and don't get government subsidies are due to get hammered with premium increases unless congress acts by september 27. that's when insurance companies must sign contracts to sell on the federal exchange. >> proposed average rate increases for 2018r23%. in years past it's been under 10%. >> five insurance commissioners shared their expertise with a senate panel. they emphasized the need for action by congress. >> tennessee had around a dozen carriers offering individual coverage in 2010. three companies offering aca compliant plans in 2018 >> the current trajectory is not sustainable. >> premiums in alaska have increased by 203% since 2013. >

he was walking on elkton road late at night in newark back in july.ed himself in yesterday. tonight he's free on $10,000 bond. >>> president trump traveled to alabama to campaign for luther strange for his senate bid. the president will headline a rally for strange who is appointed the seat temporarily when jeff sessions became attorney general. fox's lauren blanchard on the latest with the president. >> reporter: president trump is back on the campaign trail. this time in huntsville, alabama to stump for his republican choice in a run off primary election. however, the president is pledging to support whomever wins and goes on to face the democrat in december. >> i'm here tonight to ask the good people of alabama to send luther strange to the united states senate so he can defend your interests, fight for your values and always put america first. >> reporter: president trump rallying support for senator luther strange the former state attorney general appointed to the senate when jeff sessions was appointed us attorney general. >> i think you're goin

newark, 69 degrees. it is a little bit warmer, southern delaware, 73 in reading and lincoln, upper 60s at the delaware beaches. so that's chilla chilly day. tomorrow will not be as cold. sunshine today. we have some high clouds coming in to virginia. the rain, the closest rain in north carolina, and it's not moving in our direction. it's moving that way. more towards st. louis. but we still have the gigantic circulation around that gigantic storm, irma, and it continues to kick up the waves all down the east coast. it was a category 2 at the same time it was a category 3, jose out in the atlantic. but over the last 12 hours or so, irma has weakened to a tropical storm. jose is now a category 2 hurricane, but still pretty significant. and it's not that far off of the east coast or away from the bahamas. look at what the spaghetti models are showing. this is by the end of the week, this is by friday, and jose is just going to make a turn, but then start moving in the general direction of florida. that's pr

the app connected lugo with anheuser-busch who needed to move 2,000 cases of bud wiser from the newark brewery to a distribution center in the bronx. the beer maker says this new technology is making its supply chain more efficient. >> we can understand where we're delaying drivers at pickup, or we can see the truck as it evolves and delivers along a map, along its route through the delivery. >> reporter: the move toward automation represents a big change in how truck loads are brokered. a business that has always relied on people, relationships, the phone, even fax machines to match freight to trucks. and convoy isn't alone. uber launched a service earlier this year. amazon is exploring the space, and other loadsmart and transfix. the innovation means more transparency for shippers. and for drivers like w. >> i'm seeing a lot more production with the company and it's great for my business. >> reporter: for "on the money," i'm morgan brennan in newark, new jersey. >>> up next for "on the money," football has returned. but this year a new type of equipment could challenge decades of wis

so says a witness on the stand today in newark, new jersey.rosecutors are trying to move menendez used his senate seat to help the business interests of the wealthy donor whose a florida doctor. menendez and the doctor have contended that the flights and other gifts are just part of their very close friendship. and have nothing to do with bribery. they both face fraud and bribery charges. >>> ♪ >>> coming up, you probably carry your id everywhere but what if you could not get one? our bruce gordon has a story of a man trying to prove who he is. >>> and then there's this. video that got a mcdonald's worker fired. what she said to a customer in the drive through remarkable. >> we now know why pennsylvania college student died. the circumstances though remain murky. an autopsy report shows 19-year-old mcrae williams died from blunt force head trauma. authorities found his him unconscious sunday near a dorm on the campus of lafayette college. he died monday at a hospital. williams was starting this school year as freshman lacrosse recruit. authori

i dealt with it in newark, new jersey. i didn't deal with it in chicago because i was never invited to the conversation when they put together their report. and i think that if you're going to investigate the policies and practices of a police department, you should probably start with the individual who implemented the policies and practices of that police department. and i found it incredibly troubling when loretta lynch was in chicago releasing that report and got up in front of national and international news audience and said somebody asked her, how come you didn't interview gary mccarthy and she said that they attempted to get in touch with me, but were unable to do that. and i responded with all the resources of the federal investigative services you couldn't find me in river north, chicago? so i have a big problem with the way that a lot of things have played out and i think that politics played way too much of a role in what's happening. that's kind of the summation of my paper, both bill and perry have framed som

a serious situation for a >> a man who allegedly kidnap two infants from a newark day care center is under arrest and police say it's not the first time he illegally entered a building with children. calvin davis forced his way into the happy kids academy at 7:00 this morning. he assaulted two employees before grabbing two babies. the employees stood their ground and grabbed the babies back. the owner says her employees are heros. >> they stood in front of him. they wouldn't let anyone take them out of here. i call them the heros of the day. they sacrificed themselves. >> absolutely. police arrested davis a short time later. he was also arrested earlier this week after entering albert elementary school. he made threatening comments there but left. let's talk about the threatening weather. >> i wanted to show you the latest on hurricane irma as we head to the action weather center. this is the first to hit cuba since 1924. the aye is moving along barrier islands in northern cuba. it's actually intensified over the past few hour, maximum sustained winds 160 miles per hour. back to a ca

and wildwood at 72. 73 in newark. back to you. >>> tonight a purse snatching thief is on the run. >> what the victim didn't go down without a fight. she hung on to her purse and got dragged down the driveway. >>> then targeted by a thief. how a robber got inside a local chinese restaurant before attacking the owner. that's next at 5:00. >>> one of the region's one of a kind nonproflts is settling into new digs. >> the move means they will be expanding for those suffering from life threatening illnesses. matt delucia reports. >> reporter: just like any commercial kitchen, the food draws the operation here at the few facility in philadelphia. but the people and their personal touch set it apart. >> it's like going home away from home. >> we're doing more than we have ever done before. >> reporter: the larger space can accommodate the production of two and a half million nutritious meals a year delivered to patients fighting life-threatening illnesses across the deval lee and now throughout pennsylvania. it's been a lead

the stage from mansfield to newark was always likely to have a bunch sprint and gaveerria, in the blueky's elia viviani retook the race lead. earlier in the day though there was an unusual crash in the top right of your screen when a number of riders came down in retford. a parked carjust after a corner appeared to be the culprit for a number of the riders. the owner may have a difficult conversation with their insurance company! tomorrow takes the race into essex as stage five starts and finishes in clacton. now time for a few stories worth a mention tonight, starting with how leicester city missed out on signing midfielder adrien silva by 11! seconds. leicester believed they'd completed a £22 million dealfor the player from sporting lisbon but fifa rejected their application to register the player because it came just after the deadline of the summer transfer window. leicester are appealing against the decision. former two—weight world champion carl frampton has confirmed jamie moore is his new trainer. frampton recently ended his long—term relationship with manager barry mcguigan an

and here is more from newark today. >> bob menendez came to federal court with his son and daughter by and supporters applauding him and telling him to stay strong and fight until the end. he is charged with accepting bribes and trips and stays at luxury hotels in exchange for helping a florida doctor with medicare payments. a huge donor for the democratic party. the senator spoke defending his name and his record. >> i have committed my entire adult life since i was 19 to fighting for the people of new jersey. never, not once, not once, have i dishonored my public office. i have spent decades giving voice to those that are voiceless. >> now, all the jurors who are seated were asked by the judge if there was anything that would make them fair one side over the other and all of them said no and they were all seated. the senator earlier asked if he could be excused during the trial to go back down to washington, d.c. for a major critical votes, that request was denied. >> that was tony reporting from newark. >> in other news tonight. dr. james kauffman accused of bran dishing a gun durin

. >> from the delaware newark home, police are investigating a victim there.he victim suffered injuries. no other information has been released at this time. >> 18 workerers at the duponte warehouse were transported to a local hospital. there is no word what substance they were exposed to. >>> local heros came out to thrill the crowt at the wells fargo. this was part of the 63rd annual hero thrill show. the show raises scholarship money for the children of police and fire personnel killed in the line of duty. jimmy bins and grand marshall honor the family of highway patrol officer patrick mcdonald who was killed nine years ago. >> much more to come, millan ya trump makes her first appearance out of the country as the first lady spending time with prince harry. >> the eagles get ready for their home opener against the giants. jeff skversky has news when "action news" comes right back. you each drive a ford pickup right? (all) yes. i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less suscep

creciÓ en newark, en sus padres encontrÓ su inspiración. >> papÁ siempre me demostraba sus manos, manosomplicado proceso universitario con la ayuda de su consejera ortiz, quien ha trabajado en el sistema por 17 aÑos. dice que la clave para encontrar los recursos estÁ en los consejeros. >> en la persona que te va ayudar con el proceso del colegio, con becas, que te va a escribir la carta de recomendaciÓn. reportera: para muchos estudiantes, la falta de dinero es desalentador.para la consejera no es un obstÁculo. descubriÓ que existen miles de becas, incluyendo fondos especÍficamente para alumnos llatinos. >> mis padres me ayudaban y me apoyaba. al fin y al cabo me darÉ mÁs de $150,000, eso me cambiÓ la vida porque ahora que no estoy en la universidad, no tengo prÉstamos estudiantiles. reportera: los requisitos son mÚltiples y varÍan segÚn cada universidad. >> mÁs importante es la página de internet de nosotros, porque tienen toda la informaciÓn en un local. tambiÉn tenemos libros que ofrecemos a los estudiantes con toda la informaciÓn y tambiÉn tenemos los cursos, la tutorÍa que podemos

that's according to a suffolk university poll for "usa today"" david lee miller reports from newark. >> after days of testimony on how u.s. senator robert menendez received tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from a wealthy eye doctor and how senator menendez used his influence to help obtain visas for the doctor's girlfriends, the focus of the trial has shifted. prosecutors are trying to convince the jury that menendez attempted to help the doctor and a number of business deals as part of the bribery scheme. one witness described "a contentious phone call with staffers who argued on the doctors behalf. according to the indictment, menendez unsuccessfully used his influence to try to get the government to drop the acquisitions accusations. there was testimony about another business venture. the doctors investment in a security company faced an uncertain future and and 2004. commerce department trade specialist told the court of a 2012 meeting with an attorney representing the doctor who wanted the u.s. to pressure dominican officials to keep the agreement. smith said the attorney s

brian ems reports from newark. >> if convicted, will you resign? >> day 13 of the trial of bob menendez included testimony from a former government employee who spoke about what she believes was an unusual request by menendez's office on request of his friend and donor. both men facing up to 15 years in prison. the prosecution allows menendez used political influence to help the doctors business interests. one of the business interests was a security company. the prosecution allows senator menendez trying to get the dominican republic to use security equipment and reject a u.s. donation in the process. former u.s. customs and border patrol liaison officer testified about an odd email request from a staffer in menendez's office in 2013 asking the agency to consider holding a shipment of equipment. she testified the request was unusual. "if we had deemed it necessary to provide the equipment, i find it odd a senator would ask us to stop." the prosecution showed the jury a receipt for my golf club in west palm beach, florida, showing menendez and melg

also in newark, 1203 for septa, 13 minutes late. minor delays. co-amtrak, and new jersey transit on time or close to schedule. >> thanks. >>> coming up, how the battle for amazon's second headquarters has philadelphia and pittsburgh squaring off. >>> plus, bombs away. phillies' rookie phenom rhys hoskins continues his scorching hot start in the big leagues. our veterans have given us the rights and freedoms that we have and we enjoy today. ready. aim. fire. and it's important for us to let them know that we will never forget their service. fire. it was steve's idea to have this cemetery. this was supplied to the veterans, giving us a final resting place. we owe everything to steve for what he gave us here. i wanted to make sure that we just didn't say thank you to veterans, we had tangible things to show, and i think we've accomplished that. [ "taps" playing ] they must first learn before tto stand out. tall... get everything they need to shine, for less. this week at staples, shop our fifty cent deals. staples. it's pro time. they must first lea

jersey, we'll be watching for more clashes between attorneys when senator bob mendez returns to a newark courtroom in his bribery trial. last week the judge to h -- judge had to stop proceedings at least twice to reprimand lawyers on both sides. mendez is accused of taking bribes in exchange for political favors. the trial has been one of the main topics in the race for governor. mendes could resign due to conviction or be voted out by the senate. if either of those happen after january 16th, the new governor would pick the senator's replacement. >>> 6:06. a cool 59 degrees. we'll look outside at cape may. looks like a beautiful morning there. we'll find out what's to come in neighborhood weather. krystal klei with the most accurate weather forecast. >>> a gore joyce picture. we have a nice day ahead. if you enjoyed this weekend, we've got one more about very dry day that we are looking forwards thanks to -- looking forward to thanks to high pressure. we will warm up some as we go through today. take a look to the south. we've got the layer of clouds, then a big layer of rain that's movi

newark at 81. when i come back we'll talk about the track jose is going to take and we'll take a look at what is likely going to be our l and m storms in the atlantic as well. >>> a school athletic director in cape may county has resigned after he was charged with stealing. authorities say scott logic admitted to taking more than $1800 from the middletown ship high school sports account. also charged now with official misconduct. >>> pennsylvania is in a cash crunch. for the first time it's missing payments. today the state's main bank account was scheduled to dip below zero. t lawmakers in harrisburg have been locked in a budget stalemate for three months now. >>> a bank robber on the run tonight. the fbi says this man robbed two local banks on tuesday. first the philadelphia federal credit union in west philadelphia. then about a half hour later, he allegedly held up the prudential savings bank in south philly. police say both times he claimed to have a bomb. >>> time is up. more than 3,000 peopl

trial of new jersey senator bob menendez is supposed to continue this morning in federal court in newark yesterday jurors heard descriptions of trips to up scale resorts in the dominican republic. prosecutors say they're part of a bribe redeal between menendez and his co defendant sold man nal ja n. >>> well, sean spicer speaking out. form press secretary is showing light on him as president trump spokesman. the one movement from his tenure that he says he regrets. pat. >> reporter: good morning, guys, it's a beautiful morning. i'm here at factory doughnuts in northeast philly. take a look at these works of art, we'll tell you how they get them on and i'll eat them new jersey born and raised. . like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran

go to fiosgigabit.com >> a man who allegedly kidnap two infants from a newark day care center is underpolice say it's not the first time he illegally entered a building with children. calvin davis forced his way into the happy kids academy at 7:00 this morning. he assaulted two employees before grabbing two babies. the employees stood their ground and grabbed the babies back. the owner says her employees are heros. >> they stood in front of him. they wouldn't let anyone take them out of here. i call them the heros of the day. they sacrificed themselves. >> absolutely. police arrested davis a short time later. he was also arrested earlier this week after entering albert elementary school. he made threatening comments there but left. let's talk about the threatening weather. >> i wanted to show you the latest on hurricane irma as we head to the action weather center. this is the first to hit cuba since 1924. the aye is moving along barrier islands in northern cuba. it's actually intensified over the past few hour, maximum sustained winds 160 miles per hour. back to a cat five. pressure,

newark, we'll have a problem on i-95 northbound between christiana and 202 they have two lanes blocked until 5:30 a.m., that's a while to be dealing with this, watch for problems there in delaware. how about over here in horsham we had an early morning accident on 611. this one has cleared. things starting to clear out after very early morning problems. we're live in new jersey coming in from dep -- deptford or turnersville. no problems there. commuter traffic report somebody from our 6abc team mentioning an object on the road atlantic city expressway westbound near ham old ton. 42 looking good. first day of fall, 63 in bethlehem. 65 this morning in coatsville. 66 in million veteran. in malvern. 71 in center city. average high, 76. 71 in the center city. 68 in dover. today warming up and more starting tomorrow. >> facebook is acknowledging it may have had a larger influence on the presidential election even though it was unintentional. they turned over thousands of ads to congress that could be liked to russia -- linked to russia's effort to interfere in the election. facebook will dis

. >>> in other bay area headlines, roads have reopened near this home that caught fire in newark earlier today. when firefighters arrived to the scene on locust street, flames were shooting from a bedroom and attic space. crews had the fire out in 20 minutes, no injuries. >>> a driver walked away from this accident unscathed. the tire marks from the car before it landed on its side in shallow water shown from chopper 5. traffic was backed up for miles. he cause is under investigation. >>> new at noon, a step forward in the fight against hiv and aids in san francisco. kpix 5's anne makovec reports, the city is now on the road to having zero new hiv infections. >> reporter: a new report shows progress since the aids epidemic started in the '80s. it was down 16% from a year before. 2300 cases in 1992. in 2016, 223 new cases. the findings were announced today. >> we have more people in san francisco living with hiv than ever. normally it would lead to more transmissions. yet our transmissions are sharply falling. >> reporter: the goal here is three-pronged. zero new hiv infections, zero hiv

brian: the judge in the case in newark, the judge who nominated was bill clinton. randall: it is the semi retirement status judges can take when they reach a certain stage in their career. it means they are slowing down or taking fewer cases. they are still active, but they are not part of the rotation picking up cases every day. brian: i want to show you one of his attorneys, who was also one of the attorneys for jared kushner. and it was john edwards' attorney and others. i want to show you what he looks like this was back in 2016. [begin video clip] >> as we have seen in so many cases, from former hud secretary mike espey in 1999, to senator ted stevens in 2007, and two years ago in the case of senator john edwards, prosecutors at the justice department often get it wrong. these charges are the latest mistakes. [end video clip] brian: put it in context, i mentioned john edwards, he got him off. he is resigning jared kushner. our public and center in nevada he -- republican senator in nevada he got off. randall: white-collar defense is different than criminal def

seeing the sort of two americas or as a calling in the nation really begin to play a role here in newark city over the past decade. >> one place to start with, and i don't, i'm not someone who is disposed to universalist claims but i think one universalistic claim is people like to be secure, right? no one wants to be under threat of violence, anywhere. rich neighborhoods, poor neighborhoods, in the u.s., in syria. we want to be secure. we want to be able to go about our lives and we don't want to be in fear for our personal safety, from strangers or friends. and so at of level i think is important return the fact that christ like that happens in the united states started roughly 1966 to 1993 isn't some fabrication, isn't some kind of social construction of law and order politics of white supremacy. it's actual natural things happen. that is real effects. it has a fax and i would really recommend the fantastic book locking up our own which just got nominated for the national book award, deservedly, you have great take on how that plays out in the context. but in new york you get the sens

en una alerta local, autoridades de newark piden la ayuda del pÚblico para identificar a dos sospechososuno de los hombres apuntÓ con un arma una vÍctima, le ordenaron abrir las puertas del vehÍculo y luego entraron a los asientos traseros. ambos atracadores son descritos como afroamericanos de 20 a 25 aÑos de edad segÚn informaron las autoridades. mientras tanto, 12 residentes del Área de la bahÍa fueron identificados por las autoridades como los presuntos implicados en la muerte de uno de los alguaciles del condado de sacramento. los oficiales se hallaban en un motel investigando un incidente relacionado con el robo de un auto cuando los agentes del orden tocaron la puerta, alguien comenzÓ a disparar desde el interior otros dos oficiales de la patrulla de caminos se encuentran en condiciÓn estable. la policÍa de la ciudad de san francisco informÓ que estÁn cambiando sus tÁcticas con la finalidad de disminuir el alto grado de delitos en esta ciudad. la idea es contar con un mayor nÚmero de elementos que patrullan ciertas Áreas caminando, a pie o en bicicleta con el objetivo de prevenir

a tight finish in newark—on—trent.ey—williams and bryan lewis — were disqualified for riding on the pavement, as they tried to gain advantage on riders at the front. bbc sport has found out about plans that could see the women's super league become a one—tier league only for clubs that can sustain full—time players. the proposals could come into play for the start of next season in a year's time. our sports reporter tom garry has more. there are currently two divisions in the wsl and we understand that from next year the second tier will be rebranded, with a new name, and the top flight, which is the highest league in england, will become a full—time league with some professional criteria for clubs to meet including the requirement to run an academy for youth players. all the clubs in the league will have to reapply and they could be some new teams interested as well. we've been in similar waters before because last time there was a restructure in 2014 doncaster rovers belles were controversially not selected to stay i

university of delaware students hosted this rally in support of the daca program on the campus in newark today. they say president trump's decision to end the program has threatened their future. the daca program is for young, undocumented immigrants brought to this country by their parents as children. they are allowed to go to college or work without the fear of deportation. president trump is working with democrats on a deal that would save that program. >>> tonight, philadelphia is defending its soda tax with a new report that shows that the tax is not killing jobs. new numbers show growth in the wages of employees who worked in the beverage industry. wage tax collection is up 4% in the second quarter this year compared to last year. but today the city controller criticized these new numbers saying, quote, the beverage tax is killing grocery businesses and is jeopardizing future access to fresh food stores in our city. >>> up next at 6:00, kenny chesney become as hero after saving two boys from a hurricane and bringing them to philadelphia. how he pulled it off and earned two new fan

with the company it's going great for my business >> reporter: for "on the money," i'm morgan in newark, new jersey >> football returned a new type of equipment could protect players on the field >>> later, think airbnb for your car. would you give your keys to a stranger for cash? maybe not. take a look at how the stock market ended the week. >>> it's a new football season, both college and the nfl are under way. growing concern about concussions and safety continue to surround the sport. this year, a seattle based start up has a new type of helmet. dave is the ceo and co-founder thanks for being here, dave. >> good to be here, becky. >> as soon as i picked this up, i thought, wow, this is heavy. tell us how it is different and protects us. >> it is different if you are used to picking up a bike helmet or ski helmet. for a football helmet, it's normal today's helmets have a hard outer shell. this yields like a car bumper when impacted. >> extra padding and more flexible structure >> that's right. it's like an old carver sus a new car. the old cars from the '50s and '60s had a rigid cha

the worse were of course were in detroit and newark.obody knew how it was going to end and whether it would be a kind of continuing thing. was it a harbinger of things to come. and so, he said, i want you to say what happened, why did it happen and what can be done to keep it from happening again and again. what we found in the kerner report was as for example here in detroit or in other cities, conditions were so horrible and relations between the police and the people in these central cities were so awful that almost any random spark could ignite this kind of disorder. and that's what happened. soledad: the kerner commission report, you could read this today and apply it to cities like baltimore, ferguson even any major metropolitan area, frankly. same exact problems we're dealing with in america. fred harris: that's the sad thing. we made progress on almost every aspect of race and poverty for about ten years after the kerner report. and then, progress stopped. and in many ways we began to go backward. so the same thing about the pol

.>>> a charred mess on the side of a house on locust street in newark. fire on the outside spread into a bedroom and the attic space at 8 am this morning. they were over -- able to put it out and 20 minutes.>>> car off of the bridge and into the water but the driver walked away. you can see the tire marks from chopper five ditch. the accident but -- backed up traffic for miles.>>> the fountain is flowing with water but now it is spraying bluewater. the city tells us it is an algae killer. the fountain was turned back on a few weeks ago and shut off during the drought.>>> car dealerships are hoping to boost sales. maria medina reports that it has nothing to do with the cars.>> one of my favorite features.>> somebody you don't typically say.>> a feature that the car has.>> the other side of a car purchase and she got her job when she walked in as a customer nine months ago and walked out because of a pushy car salesman.>> we didn't like it and we said no. we said we were not interested.>> her and her partners owed their ground. the manager tried to convinc

so little cool for her in the newark delaware area. let's head out one more, folks here, one more folks here, it is phil's house in philadelphia, he has the clear skies, 60 degrees, and he is saying it is a very summer- like first weekends of fall. so i could not agree with you more. it is going to be very, very warm out there. outside right now, this is our neighborhood network camera down in the rehoboth beach area. it is looking good this morning, it will be a fantastic sunrise. the sun officially comes up at 6:50. in just over half hour, we will officially have sunrise out over the water. so again, it will be great day. if you are down the shore, there is still the chance for some strong rip countries, also, some rough seas, because even though jose is no longer any kind of quote unquote tropical system, it is still churning up the ocean, still churning up the sea, so again, if you are out there, be careful, and also, still watching as maria slowly works its way up the coast. that could affect what we're seeing with our rip countri

i would stay up on 22 instead if you can but in newark our accident along route two capitol trail hasnormal there. if you're riding the rails keep in mind new schedules took effect yesterday with significant changes. rick and monica, back over to you. >> all right, matt, thank you again. >> thank you. >> still ahead on "action news" tonight the federal government is asking the supreme court to take part in president trump's controversial travel ban into consideration. what the department of justice is asking tonight. >> and what a way to kick off the season. eagles take it to the redskins in washington and win their season opener. ducis rodgers and ron jaworski break it down for us coming up in sports. >>> and meteorologist adam joseph tracking the latest in the "action news" weather center tonight. >> that's right. we'll have those stories and -- >> yeah, we've had a beautiful weekend spilling into the work week. today our high temperature came in at 76 degrees, so 4 degrees below average but that low humidity,... we'll talk about the changes in the forecast. >> all that and much mor

this happened in newark, new jersey. nobody was hurt. nancy: the vatican recalled the priest at the center of a child pornography investigation who worked in the district. the prosecutors pushed for him to be criminally charged where he was recalled to the vatican. jonathan: the white house weighing options after the missile test filed yesterday. it was the longest test flight of a ballistic missile. it crossed over japan before landing in the ocean. the white house cessations against north korea are working but made it clear there are other for those commenting on the look of a military option, there is a military option. it's not what we prefer to do. >> late this afternoon the unsecurity council condemned the missile launch and -- the u.n. security council condemn ed the missile launch. nancy: the air force is marking the anniversary with an air show at joint base andrews this weekend. providing a preview of the show for the members of military and their families. the show is open tomorrow and monday. jonathan: they are so good. still

>>> senator bob menendez corruption trial continues in newark, new jersey, the senator is facing briberynd fraud charges. that he accepted gifts from a wealthy eye doctor for political influence. they deny the charges. >>> donald trump jr. is being interviewed by the senate judiciary committee about his meeting with russians during his father's campaign. he said he took the meeting expecting to receive damaging information about hillary clinton. it's one of three panels looking to meddling during the presidential election. >>> the aid package for hurricane harvey has nearly doubled. they added $8 billion. the meant to jump start rebuilding efforts coming in the form a block grant that is more flexible covering costs that fema cannot. the vote on the package could come before the day is over. >>> another aaa fleet is on its way from philadelphia to texas. they left from brewster avenue, they are driving six trucks filled with bottled water for the victims. they will stay stationed on the gust coast and help with the removal of flood damages costs. >> as many of us watched tv and said what

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. >>> we know five people were injured in a serious crash in newark today. we first told you about this story as it broke on "action news" at noon. multiple cars and a bakery truck collided in the northbound lanes of south college avenue. a child was airlifted to a.i. dupont hospital. the four adults involved are being treated at christiana hospital. no word on their conditions or what caused the collision. >> now to the accuweather forecast and a humid sunny day. sky6 hd looking live now at the beaches of cape may with the weather like this, people were inevitably head to the shore but hurricane josÉ is making swimming dangerous. >> that's right. for more on that warning we go to meteorologist cecily tynan who is in for adam joseph. >> hi, rick and sharrie. josÉ did weaken to a tropical storm yesterday. it's still a tropical storm but the hurricane hunters are flying in now to get new information for the 5 o'clock update. beginning to get a bit more organized moving towards the northwest at 9 miles an hour. it is causing some large swells already. as we hea

in newark his is nfederal court there. senator menendez was there will be there pretty much everyday. the dicated that there's, president suggested if he's needed in washington for a timesal vote, there may be he's not sitting there for the trial. 2:30 everyday to give him a chance to get back to washington. he seemed in fairly good spirits, stopped and chatted with reporters briefly and told had done nothing wrong and never backed away from a fight. when he was in the security line in, the rest of us, he posed for a photo at the a uest of a woman in wheelchair. he's certainly made it clear he vindicated.be host: senator corey booker, his colleague, in the courtroom with him. what happens if he is charged? will is found guilty, what happen? guest: yeah, that's a really interesting question. legally no requirement that even if he's convicted he has to leave the senate. the senate could vote to expel him, but that would take at least some , democratic colleagues would have that.te in favor of say he's convicted and did leave

. >>> today was graduation day at the food bank of newark in delaware. students received certificates for completing the food banks 14 week culinary school program and they learned skills to help them obtain entry level positions in the food industry and they received a check for $125,000 from barkley's financial to help support the culinary program. if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) if you'd have told me that i could afford... a gig-speed. a gig-speed network. it's like 20 times faster than what most people have. i'd of said... i'd of said you're dreaming. dreaming! definitely dreaming. eaming is how i got this far. now more businesses in more places can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. >>> we know that jose is stirring up the surf but what about the air? >> actually irma is helping bring us warm humid air in the midlevels and that is why

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hit 44 cereal calvin dot ton with his pickup truck while you walking on elkton road back in july in newarklman turned himself in yesterday. tonight he's free on 10,000 bon. >>> in your health tonight, startling news that might just give you a reason to skip the gym. exercise equipment might be dirtier than you think and before you pick up that dumb bell you're probably going want to wipe down. fox's annie andrews tells us about a new study that says your gym has more germs than your toilet seat. >> if you have them available, you use them. if you don't, to look for them you won't if people don't always read signs but they understand what a bottle and a wipe towel is. >> bleached rag and antibacterial spray are the norm here but that's not the case with any gym. >> bigger bocked ones it's like duty and some of the flooring is just not -- i wouldn't get on the floor. >> reporter: bit rated tested 27 differ kinds of equipment. the results are a enough to make you want to shower. with shoes of course. the average exercise bike is 39 times dirtier than cafeteria your treadmill 74 times more bac

in newark, delaware, four people in a baby are in the hospital following a crash involving multiple carspolice say a 38-year-old woman driving a box truck went through a red light. investigators say she then rear ended a car which then slammed into two other vehicles. it happened just before noon today near south college avenue and welsh track road. no charges have yet been filed. >>> and lanes are back open tonight on the pennsylvania turnpike following a four-car crash in upper merion township. sky fox over that scene around 5:00 o'clock tonight near flint hill road. the chain reaction crash caused one car to overturn and left a person trapped that their car. one woman is recovering at einstein hospital but we're toll >>> a federal judge ruled that the department of justice does not have the right to with hold public money in sanctuary cities like philadelphia. this comes after attorney general jeff sessions attempted to take array way safety grant money from the cities which are refusing to impose the federal government's new immigration crack down policies much the department of just

and he just landed in newark with a friend of mine and i landed in philly and our car is in atlantic city. >> back out live, thousands of people are trying to evacuate florida right now. one thing to keep in mind if your loved one is coming in from florida many flights are canceled. check with the carrier the last flight from florida is scheduled to get in from florida at 9:30 tonight. gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> and while tens of thousands of people are evacuating florida, new jersey guard national troops are heading down south to help with the irmarie leaf efforts parts of the company left this morning for cape may and they expect the trek to last two and a half days and the company is responsible for operating humvees and five ton trucks and tractor trailers that move equipment supplies and people. >> the questions about hurricane irma are these, when will it hit florida and what direction will the super storm take? melissa magee is tracking the path and has an update on the answers at this hour. >> rick, it's something we are tracking into the weekend bu

. >> it all happened this morning at the happy kids academy in newark.investigators say the 47-year-old pushed an employee in the face when she answered the door. he then walked to the infant room and picked up the babies. employees were able to wrestle the children from him. davis took off but was arrested a short time later. >>> the search is on tr two men who attacked a local college student walking alone. she may have been sexually assaulted. the woman was attack ed right b lasalle university. the pair followed her and threw bleach in her face. the victim was on the phone with her boyfriend at the time so he quickly called police and campus security. the student treated at the hospital and released. >>> texas senator ted cruz wants governor christie to go back to the beach. the latest jab in a feud between the two over hurricane disaster relief money. in an interview with the "new york times" published today, cruz said, he's quite confident in texas gives a flip what christie has to say. christie said he supports disaster funding for texas after hurr