and nora muchanic is outside the showboat. there is a distinct possibility that there will be a third? >>reporter:that is right. atlanta showboat and revel if they can't find a buyer. it about right siding the market. they are competing with a dwindling number of customers. it's a terrible blow to the workers here. >> i am done. >> cocktail waitress gloria hoffman has worked here for 23 years. come august 31st, 2,000 employees will be out of a job. >> i am devastated. how i am going to pay for mortgage and go on with my life? >> my wife working here and we have a 9-year-old daughter. they are closing a profitable property. >> it's down sharply from last year. the revenue at all the revel casinos declined by $3 million. the competition has increased. >> a few casinos will close. this is the second one. i expect two more before we settle down. >> they are happy it's revel and not us. we find out it's them. >>reporter:the city is transforming to a none-gaming resort. >> they cannot work as casino. >>reporter:including the constru

nora muchanic has that story from trenton. >> wearing distinctive red t shires they made themselves, a group of students came to trenton to lobby for a state song. >> tennessee has 11 state songs and we are the only state that doesn't have one. >> i think it's important, it would be something good for new jersey. >> new jersey is squabbling over a state song for decades, you would think the home of the sinatra and bruce springsteen would have one but we don't. >> the delran students, are lobbying for a tune "i'm from new jersey". >> the dude is 92 years old, that is older than i am. and it's such a great song. >> he is roaming the halls for decades trying to get them to adopt song as the state song. he was back in the 70s and 80s, lawmaker as proved the song many times but they never moved it along. and now they are lobbying for another bill naming his as the state song hoping that governor christie will sign it. >> it's a concrete example of government in action. there are other songs under consideration too. but whatever happens red looks at it this way. nora muchanic, channel 6 "a

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> we told you about this yesterday, they made it official today, officials at thomas jefferson university hospital announce the gift of $110 million from sydney kimmel. hundreds of doctors and nurses and staff members, jefferson president, and ceo steve classco, and that is not he -- announced the donation and thanked kimmel for what he called transformation gift. maybe it was, he took his glasses off. i have to check the video, from this day forward the name of the school is the sydney kimmel medical college at thomas jefferson university >>> who would have expected that the phillies would have gone to atlantic and sweep. >> i did. >> you are the only one. we call this road trip tough, the phillies leave atlanta red hot and made it look easy. the temperatures were in the 90s and that translated to a win. the fill-s fall behind 4-2 and they put up a five spot, and ryan howard drives in six runs and two here. a few innings later he drives in don brown. today in the eighth inning bird flexes his muscle -- that one is hit deep,

nora muchanic is live on west girard avenue with the details. >> reporter: walter a freak accident claimed the life of the young girl. police are gathering details. from what we know a big metal security girl detached from the buildings and fell on top of the girl. she was taken to hahnemann where she was pronounced dead a half-hour later. a fundraiser was going for a is a roar and a fraternity. the metal gate hit the child. frat members held it up while they performed cpr. the child is identified as winter similar -- larkin. now, as i said police are here interviewing witnesses and investigating the cause trying to figure out why the gate let go from the buildings. licenses and inspections personnel are here, they are going up and down the street checking on similar gates to make sure they are secured, but right now you're looking at the scene, police are still nearby, you can see there were balloons and other things here it was supposed to be a happy day it turns into a terrible tragedy. an unlawful accident here this afternoon a 3-year-old girl was killed when the metal gate let go from

nora muchanic is live at the state house in trenton, what did lawmakers have to say today. >> republicans and democrats are still opposed in how to fill a huge hole in next year's budget. the legislature is moving towards raising taxes in a controversial package but that is something that governor christie will never go for. revolutiona revolutionary reenacters marched in trenton. they want to balance next year's state budget by raising taxes on millions and businesses. >> nobody runs around looking to raise taxes, it's the last thing you want to do. >> by sending this message that our answer to everything is massive tax increases its suicidal to new jersey. >> the governor wants to balance the budget by not fully funding billion dollar payments that by law is paid to the ailing pension system. >> this could force companies out of business. number one. it could force companies who are thinking about coming to new jersey not to come here. >> our rating has been downgraded, not making the payments will make it even lower, it costs the state of new jersey even more money. >> if it includes t

and nora muchanic live outside of trenton city hall with a preview. hi, nora. >> hi there, rick. there's a lot on the line with this election. not just for this city, but for these two candidates as well. a match-up between one man who has been in government nor decades and another who describes himself as an outsider. >> i am ready to go with a plan that will move our city day one. >> with 30% of the vote, 55 year mold eric jackson the top vote-getter in the run-off elections. and he held a job in trenton along with other jobs in government staying his experience will help the city. >> i am from trenton. i have been here. the last 30 years i have been in the city, the districtor, affirmative action, charge in welfare and planning. and in charge much every major operation in municipal government. >> experience in this system is not experience. it is not experience that we want. >> 52 year old paul perez. a security management consultant growing up in trenton spending the last 30 years living away until recently moving back and buying a home here. and perez says that he represents

nora muchanic has more on the tragedy. >> the liberty medal will go to

nora muchanic has more on the tragedy. >> the liberty medal will go to a pakistani shot and critically wounded while speaking out gains the taliban, hear from her just ahead. >> we're going back into the extreme heat and humidity but not for the 4th of july. chris sowers is outside with the forecast. >> reporter: today we're not going back into the soup today, either. my alarm went off at 3:30 to go into work and i found myself closing the windows because it was so cool in a couple of locations. the humidity is nice and low, are it feels nice out here. quakertown, 62. saint davids 61. levittown 64. gandys beach, 62. cherry hill, 61. and glassboro, 62 degrees. not a bad morning around the delaware and lehigh valleys. we have high pressure holding on for one more day, we'll see, let's say, mostly sunny to sun-type clouds combination later on. a day for the barbecue with the humidity levels nice and low. sun and clouds, 84 degrees by 1:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 87. we're anticipating a high of 88 degrees. the humidity makes a return tomorrow, it noticeably more humid each and everyday during th

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> all right the place to be. >> don't forget you can track storms, with the 6 abc storm tracker app, it gives you access to weather forecasts. >>> well, an unwelcome visitner south jersey has residents saying, there goes that bear again. john rawlins is live in mount laurel where a bear was spotted once again. >> reporter: multiple sightings of that bear today. first it was apparently state trooper as long 295, that spotted him this morning and then residents south of the highway, in at least two incidences the bear took to the water and then he was seen wandering down suburban streets. >> this resident couldn't believe her eyes. >> my dog was bark, because he is a real barker, and he was just moving along. i conbelieve it. >> her son grabbed the smart phone capturing the unusual visitor. >> you don't get bears, squirrels and chipmunks, just small stuff, you never get a bear. >> mark snyder watch aid bear wonder over to our retention pond and took a swim. >> he went swimming. >> yes, he cooled himself off and the officer came in and shooed us

nora muchanic has the story tonight from hamilton township. >> it's pure emotion. save the six stools that are left in there. >> reporter: marcia choked up seeing the old diner her grant parents owned for 40 years being moved to a new resting place in hamilton township. >> i want to see it in a new light, i saw it 6 and 7- up and lived most of my childhood in that. it was moved from route 1 to hamilton where it will be part of mill one, a project to restore and develop an old factory building. >> we get it lined up and put jacks under it and high enough to get the wheels under it, and this is an extendible trailer. >> there were bits and pieces of the formed aluminum work but we want to preserve the whole thing in tabt. >> they hope to turn it into a vocational training site. it was offered for free, the estimated cost to move it was $30,000. if these groups had not moved to save and restore the diner it most likely would have ended up demolished or in a landfill and that would have been a sin. >> someone put a lot of thought into designing it and building it and i

the other, well, new jersey correspondent nora muchanic explain. rateful is the wrong word nora. >> it was pretty bad at the shore. it required a number of rescues at the beaches. one man brought back to the shore he thanked the lifeguards not with a handshake but with a punch. lieutenanpunch. two men were swept out to sea in a rip current. the lifeguard swam to the men. one of the men had a strange way to show his appreciation. >> he struck one the guards in the face. at that time he tried to get him under control. and he struck another lifeguard in the face. >>reporter:the rescuers were not hurt. the attack took the lifeguard well, offguard. it's not how people usually react when they are pulled out of the water. >> you just saved my life. >> he must have been shocked. if i saved someone's life i wouldn't expect a punch in the face. >> he saves the guy. the guy comes out and punches him. thank you for saving me. >>reporter:ivan rivera of plainfield was operating on adrenaline. he was clearly intoxicated. >> you potentially save one's life and rewa

i'm nora muchanic that's coming up. >> more on those stories in just a moment, but first we go outside for a check of accuweather forecast. chris sowers with nothing but good news. i was talking to you earlier, i said yesterday was a perfect ten and today a 9 1/2. today is perfect 10. it's the month of june, we're showing 82 degrees, comfortable humidity levels, high, thin cloud cover overhead. 82 in millville. 82 for dover. 82 in trenton. boardwalk has cooled off as sea breeze kicked in. we're down to 77. sea isle 77 degrees. we'll zoom into the jersey shore. ship bottom, 75. beach haven 75. inland at the airport, 81. ocean city has cooled back to 77. same number for avalon, wildwood, 81. cape may, 71 degrees, look at that water temperature off the coast of cape may, 72 degrees. forecast for the rest of the afternoon and the city, 87 degrees, combination of sun and clouds, a nice one out here, for the jersey shore mostly sunny with the sea breeze kicking in 80 degrees, temperatures falling back from there. in the poconos nice and comfortable under a mostly sunny sky with a high of 80.

nora muchanic has more. >> reporter: swinging sledge ham he weres a breaking through concrete walls, home front kicked off the transformation of a 42,000 square foot buildings in ewing. it will be retrofitted to be a one stop safe haven for homeless families in mercer county. >> here you'll be able to find all the resources. >> reporter: that includes a safe place to stay, drug and mental health counseling, ged counseling and jobs and high skills training. >> for them to get the services without barriers to transportation and child care will allow them to be successful. >> reporter: this a single mother of three who last her job and home. with help from home front she is working and in her own place. >> the staff members were helpful. they prepared me to get back out on my feet and be the best i could be. it's life changing, because we empower them to get off welfare get a job, go to work and build up resilient children. the federal government gave home front the 8 1/2 acre property on scotch road for free. the organization has raised half of the $6 million it will take to retrofit t

i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >>> in philadelphia, penn national gaming has announced ithdrawing it's bid for the second casino license. they wanted to build a casino in south philadelphia near the sports complex. they said they are calling it quits because the city is supporting a casino being built in center city. he said the market potential in philadelphia has declined. >>> pope francis will keep his appointments tomorrow after canceling his mass yesterday. the vatican said there's no reason for the concern over his health. however this is the 8th time since november and the third time this month alone that the pontiff has cancelled or scaled back an event due to illness or fatigue. >> decision of pope francis to cancel in the last minute his visit has created a lot of confusion and questions. these things are happening too many times recently. >> now, francis has one full lung and suffers from a bad back that can make walking painful. vatican officials said he has been keeping a hectic pace since he became pope. >>> the vatican has defrocked his minister for sexually

"action news" new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has the details. >> i have 64 days left to work done. >> reporter: cocktail waitress gloria hoffman worked at showboat for 24 years getting word that 2,000 employees will be out of a job. >> i'm devastated. >> it's a horrible day for showboat and atlantic city and for my family. my wife works here and i have a nine-year-old daughter. >> reporter: showboat reported $2 million, but that's down from last year. revenue in atlantic city has declined by $3 billion and competition in the city has increased. >> what's has to happen a few casinos close, i expect two more before we settle down. >> we were talking to the people last night they were happy it's revel it's not us and this morning they find it's them. >> reporter: the mayor said they must transform from a nongaming focus to resort. casinos in the city are focusing on nightclubs and beach clubs and the shopping district and the construction of the bass pro shop that could draw a million people a year. >> it's about creating activities and events that draw different people with dif

and nora muchanic is outside the showboat.ere is a distinct possibility that there will be a third? >>reporter:that is right. atlanta showboat and revel if they can't find a buyer. it about right siding the market. they are competing with a dwindling number of customers. it's a terrible blow to the workers here. >> i am done. >> cocktail waitress gloria hoffman has worked here for 23 years. come august 31st, 2,000 employees will be out of a job. >> i am devastated. how i am going to pay for mortgage and go on with my life?

nora muchanic is live in tit titusville. where the power is back on. >> it was 12 hours after the storm when the electricity was restored here. now you can turn the lights back on and the traffic signals are working again and the power outage created headaches for residents and businesses around here. >> hope it's not going to be another summer of jcpl out arranges, people will lose their mind over that. it was a frustrating day for people in hopewell when their power when out this morning. it left homes and businesses in the dark. >> we are prepared with all of our water and flashlights and lanterns, hoping that it comes on before dark. marie was going to leave home to get a shower elsewhere. >> the generator does provide us with electric for our furnace and wells, that is the basic, we don't have equipment or television, they could barely conduct business, they operate with compressors and welding equipment. it's a lost day, in places like patriot tavern in washington's crossing. we lost money and people. >> eduardo car ai

nora muchanic is at ocean city and we'll check in with her live at 5:00. >>> a large fire tore through a home in delaware and caused the roof to cave in, when firefighters got into the rubble they found a man dead inside. chad pradelli is live at the scene now where investigators are trying to figure out what happened there. >> yes, the cleanup out here continues as well. you can see crews on scene, that is what is left of this home, basically rubble. they are trying to get this out of here and they just erected the fence and the investigation continues t. talking to eyewitnesss, and accord togs one of the women that survived the blaze, this fire was no accidents. >> as the fire raged in the background in the 100 block of bird street franticly -- >> our building physically shook, two women escaped the flames, one is fran seen wallace, the woman has burns over 80% of her boy body. >> i can't believe t i am devastated by it. >> her boyfriend, identified by relatives was stuck in the burning building, a neighbor, frederick purnell tried to help him. >> my shoes were melting and i couldn't

and nora muchanic more on this story. >> hi there.ieves are stealing the city's history piece by piece like this gravemarker from this revolutionary war general. saying it is time to stop the robbers and those who pay for them with stolen loot. >> now you see historic buildings ripped and torn apart and it is desecrating the city. >> and the fact that they have taken copper, bronze and other metals from the building. and he watched as the copper roof disappeared, picked clean by thieves. five men arrested on theft charges. >> it started to happen daily. more and more got taken away and there is only a few strips left now. >> the old telephone building they were bronze covers over the pipes and they stole those. >> stripped clean of the detail. >> the pastor of the presbyterian says they are taken brass railings and signs, down spouts to grave markers. >> where the family members rested. someone to go in and stealing is it off their grave i think is really sad. >> i can't believe the scrappers willingly accept all the goods for their o

new jersey nora muchanic has more. >> reporter: scormted by special -- escorted by special athletes and police officers from around the country the flame of hope made it to the td bank in mount laurel heralding the start of special olympics 2014 u.s.a. games taking off this week in new jersey. >> it's great and awesome. >> >> reporter: antonio beau carried the torch for part of the way. >> show people they can do what they want to do him. >> reporter: the games in new jersey have been four years in the making. athletes attend for free, organizers say they are ready to go. >> there's everything from transportation to volunteers to meals to competitions to awards an ceremonies. >> 70,000 spectators, 3500 athletes. >> reporter: some of the athletes have been training for months their hearts, their guts to desire to compete is an inspiration. >> i feel happy and proud and i like it and i want to do a good job and i want to go for the gold. >> reporter: events are being held at ryder university. even the national guard is helping to set up. >> it's a great opportunity to do something for the

and nora muchanic live and why great white sightings may be on the rise along our shoreline.ot good news. >> no, not good news if they get foo close, let me tell you that. basically what's going on, great whites are an endangered species, but they are protected as well as the seals they feed on. and conservation efforts working off. and one of the biggest fish tales ever and one that's true. and they have the pictures to choose it. >> the pictures of a once and a lifetime encounter a group of fisherman had with a 16-foot great white shark saturday near the 28-mile wreck off the coast of cape may. >> it was awesome. he wanted to eat something. we are not really sure what it wanted to eat, but he did grab one of the middle engines. >> the fisherman watched and shot the pictures as the great white estimated at 1200 to 1400 pounds circled the boat and snatched away the chum hanging off the side. >> she convinced us to leave by grabbing on to the center engine. we did not want to lose a mother who are obviously that far off shore. >> the close-up video is getting a big reaction. >

in ewing, i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> looks like that program is making a difference. >> time for the "action news" traffic report. lets swing it to matt pellman in the traffic report, trouble on the tracks for the ride home. the regional rail line because of police activity near the sharon hills station, i would maybe think about using the 101 and 102 trolleys, maybe think about using an amtrak train and no service whatsoever on septa's newark and we'll keep you posted. speaking of newark there is a crash here at paper mill road, heading into south jersey, you'll hit a wall of traffic off the bridge because of a crash on 32 southbound by 95 and the good news is now just the left lane block, before it was two lanes, improvements there. in had on turf, a crash on haddon avenue. and it's camera time in north wales montgomery county and the rain rolled through and the roadway is wet, the welsh road by the movie theater, it's busy but we are moving along in this dwrar. we'll check it again monica and sharrie in the next half hour. >>> much more to come on "action news" to

nora muchanic is live at the state house in trenton, what did lawmakers have to say today. >> republicans and democrats are still opposed in how to fill a huge hole in next year's budget. the legislature is moving towards raising taxes in a controversial package but that is something that governor christie will never go for. revolutiona revolutionary reenacters marched in trenton. they want to balance next year's state budget by raising taxes on millions and businesses. >> nobody runs around looking to raise taxes, it's the last thing you want to do. >> by sending this message that our answer to everything is

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i'm nora muchanic we'll take you along on the journey. that story is coming up. >>> and a group of students from west philadelphia get an invite to the white house. >>> and a suspected nazi war criminal that lived freely in north philadelphia, for years u.s. officials have tried and failed to expedite, johan briar. today a break through, a judge ordered he be held on a new warrant issued by the government. leer is amy buckman with more. >> reporter: good afternoon, for nearly 40 years johan briar lived in philadelphia, he will spent the night in federal prison because officials in germany say he was a guard at ashwitz that aided and abetted in the executions there. johan briar was taken into custody by

nora muchanic, "channel 6 action news."" >> heartbreaking thank you, nora. >> in newark, dell dl a woman was injured 234 a house fire tonight. nraimdz erupted 8:30, 500 block of a street in windy hill section. you can see where the fair tore through the roof here. officials say the victim had to be pulled from the house by a fireman and she was rushed to christianne hospital and her condition was not announced at this time and cause of the blaze remains under investigation. >> and meanwhile a fire today in north philadelphia claimed a life of a young boy and his great grandmother. now the red cross is helping family members that made it out as they deal with the devastating loss. annie mccormick has the rest of the story. >> the roof looked like a ball of fire during the intense midnight blaze in the 1500 blaze of north 6th street. >> we saw flames flying out the window. i tried to grab all my kids. >> it happened so fast. >> really, really fast. >> the fire trapped and killed two people. 69-year-old gwynn colefield known as miss gwynn and her grandson 5-year-old lamar green his family c

in brewerytown nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> a homeless man is in the hospital and another man is custody after a fight in love park. police say the one man beat the other with the 2 by 4. the victim is expected to be okay. >>> we learned that the recipient of the prestige liberty medal is going to malala a young pakistani girl who survived a gunshot to the head who was targeted for being outspoken for the taliban supression of girls. she went on to advocate for women's rights. she is considered a crusader for the right to education. >> the taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead and shot my face, too. they thought that the bullet would silence me, but they failed. >> jeffrey rosen called her an inspiring voice for women across the globe. the medal is given tore those who strive for rights and liberty of those around the world. you can find a slide show of past liberty medal recipiants at 6abc.com. >>> 6abc will have live coverage with jim gardner from the national constitution center on tuesday, october 21st, the day she receives the medal, the ceremony starts at 7

and where there is olympics tlrk say olympic torch nora muchanic has more. >> the flame of hope made its way to the campus of td bank in mount laurel, one of several stops in seasonal, the torch is heralding the start of the usa games kicking off this weekend in new jersey. >> it felt great and awesome. >> 43-year-old antonio bowe carried the torch. >> people will disabled but they can do basketball and do what they want to do. >> the games here in new jersey are for year in the making and organizers say they are ready to go. >> from transportation to meals to awards to ceremonies. >> think about it, 70,000 spectators, 3500 athletes. >> some of these athletes are training for months and their heart and guts and desire to compete is an inspiration. >> feel happy and proud and i like it because i want to do a good job and go for the gold. events are in mercer county including rider university and the national guard is willing to help. >> an opportunity to help do something for the special olympics. >> national delegation of athletes coming from all over the country will housed here at

nora muchanic kicked off the annual bike and walkathon. 26 years now the community driven event raised funds for people with disabilities and their families and the township high school cheerleaders were there as well getting everyone into the spirit. >> and time for a check on sports. jeff skversky is here an jimmy rawlins. setting that record and showing why he's awesome. >> afterwards in the locker room a champagne toast for jim jury recallings. breaking the phillys all time record in spring training and only wish that he would do it at home in front of you. phillies fans have been cheering him on since first hit as rookie way back in 2,000. jimmy steps up against the cubs. one hit away from breaking mike schmidt's record. hit number 2235 the most ever by a philly sht schmidty comes running out of the dugout with j-roll's bat. he's shocked. con gradlations j-roll the new hit king. does it 389 games equippinger than all time hall of famer and gets standing "o." [ cheers and applause ]." >> j-roll now stands alone in phillies history he's come a long way since big league dream started

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and nora muchanic is tracking him down and hearing from him later on in "action news."eporting live in atlantic city, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> members of the carpenters union protesting outside of the convention center this morning. the union no longer working inside of the facility. the company that manages the convention center dropped the workers after the union miss added line to abide by new work rules. four other union s agreed to th work rules. >>> a crash shutdown a section of i-95 in delaware creating a huge traffic mess for much of the morning of the big rig flipped over after 4:00 this morning in the southbound lane at the route 141 exit. the driver was trapped in the cab for some time before rescuers were able to finally free him. it would take much longer to clear the accident scene. you can see why from chopper 6 hd the u.p.s. truck and it was tinily removed around 8:45 and lanes reopened, but traffic continued. >>> and this on the pennsylvania turnpike also caused traffic delays during rush hour. chopper 6 over the scene, and officials

and nora muchanic spending a day with one. >> he is there that day, an army private among 155,000 allied troops storming the beaches in normandy, jumping into the ocean off omaha beach turned red with blood and bodies. >> up to the neck. and we had probably 50 or 60 pounds of equipment on our back. there were bodies laying around. all we thought is we want to get to a spot where we will be safe. >> over 4,000 allied soldiers killed on d-day, the legendary invasion of occupied france a turning point against hitler and the nazis. >> it is a long time. it's a long time. >> elmer is grateful that he lived through d-day. 70 years later he still grieved for those who didn't. >> you think back and you say my god, how many people had been killed so many soldiers killed and families suffer. >> after world war ii he returned to the states, married and fathered two children. he settled in pemberton hospital and was mayor twice. and decades later he is proud of his service. >> we had our hands full doing what we were doing, but we had to do what we did. and to preserve the freedoms we have. the grea

nora muchanic is with the winner. >>reporter:it's a big night for eric jackson. he came out on top.r the reigns of this troubled city. they were wild cheering for 55-year-old eric jackson, trenton's next mayor. he's the public works director. he says that his experience will help to turn the city around. >> i can assure you, you are as excited as i am. thank you. we can make a difference. >>reporter:jackson was the top vote-getter for the race for mayor. he did not get the 50% plus 1 to get a runoff. he defeated paul perez. he was an outsider. the meyer elect doesn't see it that way. >> we have one campaign that is to move forward. >>reporter:he will be the first elected mayor since tony mack was ousted from office following a conviction on corruption charges. >> this is our time to turn the chapter in a new direction to make a great capital city. >>reporter:jackson has his work cut out for him. he can't rest on his laurels. he is sworn in next month. are ins ararenoramuchanic, "ch~n news." >>> eric cantor in virginia the number two man in connecticut. a political newcomer named dav

in hamilton township, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news."son: when i started high school in jersey city making it to the finish line seemed like a distant dream. mr. cunningham: i know how hard nelson works running track and he works just as hard in my honors class. nelson: i thought i wasn't good at history but mr. cunningham, he makes it come alive. now i'm heading to college-- and my teachers helped make that happen. mr. cunningham: we're not just teachers, we're mentors, and helping all our students realize their dreams is the best part of the job. >> taking a live look now at the peco building in center city. sky6 live hd giving us that view. 10:21, 74 wonderful degrees outside right now. >> time for the odd and unusual pictures of the week. >> this morning they include a great catch and a record birth. let's start first with the little kitten in california. he may have had used one of his nine lives when he got stuck in the engine of a san diego taxi cab. it took firefighters several hours to free the kitten after it went on a dangerou

nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to couple on "action news" saturday morning. heading down the shore or weekend road trip. experts dispel some of the gas mileage myths. >>> the seaweed invasion galveston texas beaches getting better, but another problem remains. >> reporter: this week pesky showers and thunderstorms return and this time they are accompanied by 90-degree heat. i'll have the details from accuweather when we come right >> crews along the shores of galveston, texas are gaining the upper hand on the unprecedented seaweed i happen -- invasion. the problem is they are starting to stink. see we'd carries animals in it, so it becomes more obviously as the creatures start to decompose. >> i would rather deal with that than the gnats, but looks like it was bringing in the nats nats -- gnats. >>> philadelphia international airport, we have clear conditions and the breeze is kicking up a little bit, but that's not too much of an issue. dewpoint was in the 70s last week and now it's in the 50s. winds out of the west/northwest at 10 miles per hour. high pres

i'm nora muchanic in the capital city. >> we >> good morning, it is 7:00 a.m.this saturday june 21. here's some of the stories we're following for you on "action news." >>> an overnight house fire sends one person to the hospital and leaves 6 people without a place to live. >>> major commuter headaches why a popular bridge in montgomery is suddenly closed and how long it will be before drivers can use it again. >>> open for business, pools open up for the summer season across the philadelphia region. chris sowers is outside as summer has officially rolled into the area, but not feeling like summer. >> reporter: that's right, summer officially arrived ten minutes ago, figures today will be the coolest day in the entire seven-day forecast. we'll see clouds out here, as

they believe it's connected to an ongoing heroin problem, nora muchanic has the story from falls township. >> they are keeping the door open for circulation on trenton road and falls township, because the air conditioning units in the back of the building were stolen, more than a half dozen taken by thieves looking to sell the units for scrap metal. >> they are not a light thing you can just pick up and take away. >> it's pretty organized. >> you have to have a lot of guys with experience to take out the floodlights. >> first they shut off the power, so they weren't electrocuted and then they turned off every connections to the compressors. >> they go after the coil, it could be aluminum or copper and they strip that all out. >> they believe that addicts are selling the air conditioning units to scrappers looker for quick money to buy drugs. >> i think it's like $3.82 a pound, and they are not making a fortune but enough to buy drugs for the day. >> a unit on the boulevard was stolen and on oxford valley road it was hit twice. >> hopefully with a better town watch, people can keep a looko

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at the state house in trenton, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news."ton, with free wi-fi, just for staying the night... hi! hi, buddy! ...you'll have more to smile about. now you can power up while earning double points or double miles on your next getaway. feel the hamptonality >> welcome back, 20 minutes after 10:00 a.m. on this sunday morning, 78 degrees as we look live at penns landing and the great plaza where today's gay pride festival will culminate. the first parade in philadelphia since the same-sex marriage became legal in the state of pennsylvania. >>> it is time for our odd and unusual stories this week it includes thousands of tree huggers and hedge hogs as pets. >> first we start with a high school prank that will be remembered for a while. ♪ a group of seniors in is santa barbara california hired a band to follow their principal around. he walked into the office in the morning, they followed him through the halls for more than an hour. the principals said the pranks don't bother him, as long as the seniors are making good grades. >> they