i'm nora muchanic where a local beauty salon is sponsoring officer appreciation day. >>> and the first days of august are on the cool side. 80 yesterday and 84 today and i'm tracking the return of heat and humidity at least for one day. >> the phillies have a giant task at hand, ducis rogers with that story when "action news" continues tonight. there's one place where america's pastime is preserved for all time. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ discover something one of a kind in new york. ♪ new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com >>> pennsylvania paroled four juveni juveniles. the decision means that more than 500 pennsylvania inmates can seek new sentencing hearings, the four philadelphia men are now in the their 50s and 60s. >>> lawrence township is trying to show its police just how much they are appreciated today. nora muchanic has that story. >> that is patrolman, john stever at the great looks salon at the mercer mall. he is getting a haircut as a way to say thanks for all they do. >> it's getting th

nora muchanic joins us live from the state house in trenton with the breaking details. >> reporter: hire sara, senate president, steve sweeney, a union man himself is taking on the njea, the new jersey education association asking the u.s. attorney and the state attorney general. here is one of the letters here. asking them to investigate saying that the njea is conspiring to corrupt public officials. sweeney promised to host a bill to put on a constitutional amendment to ramp upstate payments to the pension fund. sweeney has not done that yet because he is trying to figure out the funding for the transportation fund that is going broke. at least two have made phone calls to the top democrats, if that bill doesn't get posted the njea will not give contributions until next year he is outraged by this. >> the threats by public employee unions to withhold

. >>> "action news" new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic is live in ocean city where the beach goers are feeling the effects of the storms in the atlanticic. >> reporter: hi there rick, it was a great day at the shore. but the swimmers are getting knocked around a bit. take a look these offshore storm residence giving us rough surf and that puts extra pressure on the lifeguards -- lifeguards at ocean city's 9 and street beach were keeping people in waist deep water protecting them from powerful rip currents and rough surf. adam felt the brunt of the waves. >> we got bombarded by three waves that came into one and before you knew it we were down under. the undertow is really bad. >> red flags mark the do not swim areas near the jetties. >> you feel it pulling you towards the rocks and i'm a swimmer but it's strong even for me. for kids you have to keep a close eye on them. >> it's rough out there, we are trying to keep them to the shore. >> sometimes i just scrape my foot so i won't go into the tide. >> just afternoon two rescue calls came within 5 minutes, one on 34th street and anot

nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." david was proud to be an american soldier.ecause he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. votevets is responsible for the content of this advertising. us. 6:51. italy's state museums are donating money to the relief of the quake that flattened three medieval towns. yesterday a state funeral was held in the gym for dozens of victims. a local bishop urged the community to pride and take courage. >> a man from camden was shot to death right in front of a group of children. four months has passed and police have not made an arrest. now they are asking for your help. here's rick williams with this morning's crime fighters report. >> reporter: detectives say the events of friday april 15th are some of the most

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight. a philadelphia police officer puts his life on the line to save a man from a burning car. >>> guess what the eagles did at training camp today? they hit each other for the first time in four years. i'm jaime apody at camp. >>> we have an extended break perfect the heat and humidity and we are in the comfort zone, the big question is how long will we stay there. i'll have the answer in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. one fifth of all the fresh water in the world flows into one incredible experience you can't find anywhere else. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ ♪ you can find it all only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it's nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler- 17 million pounds of recyclable materials

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news."ternet, or at a weekend gun show. and if the wrong people get a gun... we know what can happen. pat toomey put our safety ahead of partisan politics. toomey crossed party lines twice, first to support background checks, and now to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list. no wonder pennsylvania cops endorse pat toomey as best to protect our families. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. pastime is preserved for all time. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ discover something one of a kind in new york. ♪ new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com >>> so what must it be like to have a training camp without chip kelly. why not ask sam bradford. >> like him or not sam bradford is a major key for the eagles success this season and the key to success is his psyche, how he handles the awkward situation he finds himself in. >> nobody can predict the future. >> sam bradford d

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message.o we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs. you can read the plan here. >>> time for sports and ducis is here and trouble in eagles paradise. >> we have been down this road before. according to multiple reports, lane johnson is facing a 10 game suspense for a failed ped test. he reports that johnson told him he took an amino acid approved by the nfl and tested positive for a pep tide. and his agent says his client is not suspended. in 2014 johnson was suspected for a failed ped test. if suspended he will not return until november 28th dennis kelly will likely fill in. the eagles season opener is just two days away and they face the bucks, jordan matthews and malcolm jenkins

nora muchanic has the story f ym morristown. >> in the garden state we love our tomatoes. >> they are sweet and firm and you condition beat them. >> and trying to make and even better tomato. they continue to test the rutgers 250, the remake of a juicy tomato from almost a century ago. >> with the jersey 250 we want the disease resist ants and the yield but we want flavor. >> when the rutgers variety was introduced in 1934, it was credited a break through because of the taste. they got old seeds and cross bread them with newer varieties and designed a tomato designed for flavor and interior quality. >> the outside and inside is nice and red. >> ray samuelist measured the tomatoes he grew this year in moores town. and expects them for cracks and blemishes, word of the 250 is spreading to farmer, including in springfield. he will harvest his first crop in the next few weeks. >> they come here for yearsy fresh and that is what we have to give them. if rutgers gives us a new tomato to blow the competition out of the water we have to have it. >> for homeowners and small scale farmers they

in beach haven mark i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> businesses in northeast philadelphiaere forced to remain closed for the day after a pipe burst. water flooded the basements of six businesses here in the 6500 block of castor avenue this morning. the city's water department helped pump the water out but since it is not a water department failure, the plumbing repairs fall to the owner and operators of the building. a food market was shut down by l and i until a full inspection can be done. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, first day jitters and excitement. what students are hoping this new school year brings. >>> and preseason week number three. the eagles prepare to take on indianapolis with a few new faces in the lineup. cecily. >> we've got a new weather pattern to start the week. 83 degrees the high today in philadelphia. low humidity. the coolest day in three weeks and tonight the coolest night in more than two months. vial all the details in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> all right, those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ ♪ what'

in flemington, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news. >> coming unon "action news" tonight, the $21 million plan that could make it a little easier to breathe around the delaware valley. >>> and jeff chirico live at music fest tonight in bethlehem. hi, jeff. >> reporter: hi, monica. this is the 33rd year for musikfest here in bethlehem and the fun is just about to get started. we'll give you a he preview of what festers can expect coming un. sallets. >> tomorrow we go from steamy to stormy. i'll tell was to expect in the accuweather forecast. >> ducis rodgers with sports when "action news" continues in just a moment. >> ♪ >> the stage is set and the crowds are ready for 10 days of music and fun in the lehigh valley. musikfest just got under way about an hour ago in bethlehem and "action news" reporter jeff chirico lie in the middle of the fun at the festival with more on opening night. hi, jeff. >> reporter: hi monica. things just getting under way. let's take a look behind me a few folks trickling in right now. things started -- the festival started at 5:00 p.m. you can seafood sta

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic spoke to the detective behind the special event. >> reporter:was the scene in the backyard of trenton police detective randal hanson dozens invited to the home for a pool party. >> he swam, he did balloons and food and barbecue. >> it was an amazing time, lots of food and drinks, the kids had so much fun. with 20 years on the force, else the records administrators, why invite dozens of people to his house. >> he said it inside where these kids are coming from. he was adopted and never knew his births parents and grew up poor. he said some of the few people who took an interest in him were local police officers. >> they bought my spikes for baseball they ran and took me back and forth to soccer practice. i thought this love they showed me, was something that police officers did. >> reporter: and so he continued that through his bikes for babies programs and helping poor families at christmas and this pool party. his three children and wife kicked in. i see where they are coming from and what they have and don't have. it's nice to give back. >> re

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> time now for an "action news" traffic report check. >> lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> reporter: hi guys, things are going wrong on 95 because a vehicle doesn't want to run but see the flashing light at the bottom of the screen that is the tow truck towing away the vehicle. this is southbound past allegheny, but damage is done stop and go ride from academy to this part of allegheny. serious accident by perkiomen airport. and a crash on 55 southbound, still slow there through the depford area. and cherry hill, a wreck on 38 eastbound approaching the cherry hill diner by cooper landing road, left lane out of commission. and mercer county, speeds in the teens coming south on 1 from princeton to 295. but a crash there is gone. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> okay matt thank you. >>> there are reports of more deaths following a violent earthquake in italy. coming up we'll have the latest developments from overseas, including the local business owner just miles from the center of the shaking. >> in hea

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nora muchanic has the story from hamilton township.herethis was the scene as pse g conducted a simulated gas leak. a contractor hit a gas line causing a leak and explosion. >> we want to see how our crews work together and see if they coordinate, are they excavating people be taking readings? the head of the gas operations says the company responds to 250 gas leaks a day, many caused by contractors who don't call 811 first to get the line marked. >> it's due to contractors digging without a markout request. it's the law. >> reporter: pse&g began the drill after the explosion in ewing. contractor, hit a gas line and one women was killed and 11 homes leveled. doing it in a real neighborhood gives the gas company and first responders a more realistic setting. >> in nea emergency situation, there will be missteps and mistakes. this will make sure they can be eliminated or minimized. the power of gas explosion like the one in stafford township 2015 is another reminder the danger the leaks can pose and why response drills make sense. >> it m

township new jersey showed their appreciation for their police department that is causing a buzz, nora muchaniceporter: this lawrence township police officer is getting a compliment haircut as the salon's police officer appreciation day a ways to thanks for all they do. >> bringing the commute to getting together as a whole the negativity around all the episodes that have happened in the last few weeks. >> we're not only behind the community, but the first responders and the police force. >> reporter: attendees prayed with a local pastor. >> i appreciate it, it is nice to see the community give back and show they support us. >> the handle shakes and the nods and the smiles and the waves and knowing that they are there to support us as we help them. >> reporter: in addition to all the hugs and the handshakes and the prayers at each beauty station there are special messages to the police officers all handwritten and heartfelt. >> we love what they are doing, we believe in the police, we believe in their hearts, we love their service and their sacrifice. >> we need them out here, there's a lot of

live in lakewood, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> nora, thank you. >>> a p girl was found -- a pennsylvania girl was found safe and sound after police say she was abducted by her father. an amber alert for three-year-old eva byrne was issued this morning. police sent hours trying to find her and her father 24-year-old robert byrne. early this afternoon the pair was spotted right after they came out of the lincoln tunnel in manhattan by shun on the street. photos from our sister station in new york show the girl appears to be okay being held there by that police officer. we are still working to find out what prompted this alleged kidnapping. >> the search for a shooter continues tonight in camden as an eight-year-old girl clings to her life in a hospital. she was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle wednesday night. now the reward for information leading to those responsible has nearly doubled. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live for us now in camden where she spoke to a member of the girl's family. jeanette, w

we are live now with nora muchanic in is all centered around the pension contribution. >> reporter: it is indeed. senate president steve sweeney is claim that the powerful new jersey education association from lobbying to attempted bribery and extortion and in a bombshell announce many he is asking for a criminal investigation. >> if you tell someone if you don't do this specific act i will not give you a contribution but if you do it i will. and a lot of places john that is a bribe. >> senate president, steve sweeney is calling on the u.s. attorney to investigate the knowledge teacher association, for trying to corrupt public officials. the njea and some police unions called democrats promising to withdraw contributions unless the bill for pension payments is posted by next week. njea members protested outside of sweeney's office today while they were telling them that leadership is crossing the line. >> i will call on state senate sweeney to do his job and post and pass that resolution by august 8th. >> njea says that the union has done nothing illegal but that the senate democrat ha

live in trenton, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." rick. >> nora thank you. >>> police released photos of man wanted for robbing and assaulting a gas station worker in ewing, new jersey. take a look. the photos are of the suspect who went into the hess gas station on princeton avenue back on august 21st. detectives say the man was punched kicked and knocked an employee to the ground. the suspect stole the entire cash register and the worker's wallet. if you recognize the man in these photos you're asked to call ewing police. >> well school is back in session for students across our region and today teachers welcomed a new class at valley forge elementary school in wayne. >> "action news" reporter katherine scott caught up with the excited youngsters as they arrived for a brand new school year. >> i'm really, really excited for a new grade. >> a new grade a new school year at valley forge elementary in wayne. after the flag raising. >> ♪ >> reporter: the school song was soon in the air and smiles were wide on students' faces. >> ♪ >> i'

nora muchanic has the story tonight. >> it's neat to find this is an urban setting. >> adrian bailey is showing off artifacts after a month's long archeological dig on the camden waterfront. from the 1400 b.c. >> i am flabbergasted knowing it goes back 1,000 years before christ so to speak. that is powerful stuff. >> it includes 1300 ancient items. this is a piece of hearth darkened by flames and this is believed to be a grinding stone and this was likely part of a vessel or pot. >> these items are fairly rare and it's exciting to find this, native americans of this period did not paint their pottery and it give us the possibility of learning a lot of how people were living. >> they prepared for the giant project now underway, it included realigning nearby broadway and when the digging started one thing led to another. the team of archeologist are cataloging and analyzing the pieces. and the state will decide what to do with them. >> after the state categoryizes everything it comes back to camden county. >> mark settler the head engineer on the project is a fifth generation camden re

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." today, guns can be bought over the internet, or at a weekend gun show. and if the wrong people get a gun... we know what can happen. pat toomey put our safety ahead of partisan politics. toomey crossed party lines twice, first to support background checks, and now to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list. no wonder pennsylvania cops endorse pat toomey as best to protect our families. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> the phillies are winning one so far, trying to avoid this worst stretch against the dodgers in eight years. this series with chase utley and the dodgers did not i start the way they wanted it to. thanks to the starters, they gave up 16 earned runs. the dog days of summer. have a dodger dog to get rid of the bad taste in your mouth. after allowing a first inning run, he retires 15 of 16 and retires with back pain. the third starter to get hurt in the last week. and trying to avoid a painful sweep, freddy galvis a thr

4,000 pounds of tomatoes that will be on dinner tables in the next few days, in mullica hill, nora muchanic 6 "action news." >> i like that. >> time 9:27 if you have ever dreamed of having a chat with the commander-in-chief. this morning we'll tell you how you can send the president of the united states a message and possibly hear back from him. >> plus, a successful launch and landings for space x. we'll have the details. those stories and more, plus, meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. is one of those robots from an other bank, td bank's new intern, bart, we're training him to bank human. uh-uh, bart? why are you winding the clock back? the clock stated 11:35 pm, but they are still working. the clock is fine. our live customer service is available all night, and all day for that matter. he's learning. at td bank we do things differently, like live customer service 24/7. bart: hello? hello! don't just bank, bank human. i firmly believe the time has come for a new generation of leadership. that certainly is not >> k

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >>> time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. >> lets go live to matt pellman if the traffic center. >> almost friday sharrie and monica, a lot of people have their sights set on the weekend at this point. some people getting out of town early this afternoon. as is usually the case on thursday afternoons, the blue route southbound is busy heading for the commodore barry bridge and a vehicle broke down southbound south of here at mcdade. traffic is moving not well from villanova from i-95 from the southbound blue route. elsewhere in delco, a water main break. likely until 7:00 this evening, and 452 would be a better bet. if you head down the shore via the walt whitman bridge, a broken down truck is taking out the right lane. and that is going back to the eastbound schuylkill. if you want to head to the ben franklin bridge, traffic there is moving well. but in voorhees an accident investigation continues closing cooper road near evesham road and crescent or lake view drives are better bets. we'll check it again in t

i'm nora muchanic and i'll have that story coming up.or jaime apody, sharrie williams and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass i hope you join me next at 6:00. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs. you can read the plan here. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and jill is off. i'm monica malpass, widener up vertstudents return to campus and republican vice presidential nominee mike pence rallied the delaware county voters. >>> but the big story is the beating death of a 2-year-old. today the man that police say is responsible appeared in court to heart

i'm nora muchanic and i'll have the story coming up. >> for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams, join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and jim is off and i'm rick williams, in the news the trial against attorney general, kathleen kane, gets underway. and police search for a third car potentially involved in a crash that killed a 3-year-old girl. >>> and first death of a beloved "action news" pioneer. known here on channel 6 as captain noah. captain noah died today at the age of 90. >> steady as she goes! >> from the 1960s to the mid 1990s that is how the day started for a whole generation of young people. reverend carter, we all called him captain noah taught from his magic art. in 1970 the show went on. at its peak he t was syndicated on 22 stations from coast-to-coast. >> carter was raised in delaware county and attended penn and then seminary at temple. and serves as a philadelphia police chaplain and pastor of the luthe

. >> reporter: in clementon, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> 7:40 it was a big party last nightt got jamming in bethlehem. ♪ rachel platen was one of the performers to kick off the musikfest. there are more than 500 performances on dozens of stages throughout the ten day festival. there will be comedy shows and food from dozens of vendors. 6abc is the official media partner. >>> here's a question, are you single? new research suggests that may not be an unhealthy choice, we'll explain. >>> plus there's a warning for all beachgoers this weekend, why you need to be on alert if you plan to dip your tows into the ocean water. >>> a dreary start to the weekend. meteorologist chris sowers let's us know if we need to change our outdoor plans. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast is coming up next. "action news" saturday morning will stin in just a moment. (man) what i love about the tempur-breeze bed is it's cool. you're not too hot, too cold, you're just perfect. you just get in and it naturally adapts to your body and creates the perfect temperature for you. (vo) sleep cooler

. >> an archeological dig on the waterfront revealed artifacts from 1400 b.c., i'm nora muchanic andl get a look at all of them. >> for adam joseph, jaime apody, monica malpass and the entire "action news" team. i'm rick williams join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and jim is off and i'm rick williams, and the big story on "action news" is developing in atlantic county? >> a gas main fire in egg harbor township has been burning for four and a half hours now. chopper 6 hd was over the scene on ocean heights avenue. south jersey gas responded at 1:45 this afternoon. a caller told dispatch that a live electric wire came in contact with the guardrail and it traveled to the 8 inch main causing it to ignite. the action cam is live at the scene and the gas company says no customers are affected at this time and they evacuated one building as a precaution and no one is hurt. gas crews are working to shut off the flow of gas to clear t

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> a hidden danger on a truly beautiful day. thanks so much. lets get more on the rip currents and the first of the accuweather forecast. adam joseph is live now. >> reporter: i'm going to sound like a broken record the rest of the week, because little will change as we go through the rest of the week in the holiday weekend with the rip current danger. tropical satellite shows tropical depression number eight off the coast of cape hatteras. this will play a part in some of the large of the swells. winds sustained at 35 miles per hour. and just down the pike to the south and west. tropical depression number 9 winds sustained at 39 miles per hour. as it is the southern gulf of mexico. this is expected to become tropical storm hermine sometime this evening. and this will eventually curve to the north and east and enter the atlantic as well. number 8 stays south and west of cape hatteras and then move out to sea but off of our coastline, possibly as a tropical storm wednesday, thursday, that will add again more in the way of very st

i'm nora muchanic and coming up tonight they talk about how they're being affected. >> those storiesext at 6:00 for adam joseph, cecily tynan melissa magee jaime apody jeff skversky rick williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. join me for "action news" at 6:00 next. >> good night. your daughter wants to stay organic. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news pro program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> half a dozen businesses offices and homes were raided by the fbi today. the target, arguably one of the most influential people in the city of philadelphia, labor boss john dougherty. now the i.r.s. confirms they, too, are involved but so far officials are keeping quiet on the specifics of the case. >>> friday night, jim'

i'm nora muchanic and coming up we're going to show you how those boats scoop up the sand from the bottomill it out onto beaches here on lbi. i'll have that story coming up. >> those stories and more next. for rick williams adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody sharrie williams the entire "action news team i'm monica malpass. join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> ♪ david was prd be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. votevets is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday neither, jim is off, i'm monica malpass. and in the news jerry sandusky is back in court

. >> new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live for us in lakewood tonight where vandals have hitonths there, nora. >> reporter: sharrie, monica lakewood is home to a large orthodox community where many are survivors or had family killed in the holocaust. so, to see symbols like the swastika painted on a playground residents are deeply offended. public works crews are scrubbing off and covering over a series of swastikas and other graffiti spray painted at a private playground off second street in lakewood used by a jewish summer camp. the mayor is calling the vandals cowards. >> this is very symbolic to hate and to eradicating the jewish community. that's what happened in germany, that's what happened in nazi germany and poland and that's what the

at 5:00 new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has the latest on the investigation and she also talkse victim's father. >>> also coming up tonight at 5:00 the creator of the social media giant facebook gets to meet the pope. find out why mark zuckerberg was at the vatican today. those stories and much more when we see you in just a little bit on "action news" at 5 o'clock. until then back to the studio and brian we'll see you later. >> sounds good rick. thank you. >>> thousands of kids are back home now after a hopefully successful first day of school in delaware governor jack markell was at a.i. dupont high school in wilmington to welcome the freshmen students there. first state's education secretary steven godowski was also on hand. the rest of the students will officially start classes tomorrow. >> it has been dubbed the boomerang generation, adult children moving back home. we have tips to help everyone adjust. >> new allegations surface that former congressman anthony weiner was sending inappropriate messages online again. his wife a top aide for hillary clinton is now responding

nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> musikfest gets underway today in the lehigh valley. country artist dierks bentley is the headliner. he will perform on the steel stage in bethlehem. musikfest continues all week with hundreds of performers. 6abc is the partner of musikfest. if you want to see my partner, gray hall head out on the festival's last day. >> there will be long lines. >> no better reason to go to the musikfest. >> it was an unusual arrest by police, an officer tried to take two cows into confident. >>> looking live through sky6 live hd at the platt bridge, chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios. this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app that going to let me see what you're seeing. really? yes, mr. mcenroe... see that cord? just plug it into the connector on the right. so you can clearly see what's in and

but always new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic reports.out jews feel blindsided by the decision. >> reporter: that's rabbi from cinnaminson upset about the school board's decision to drop robber roshashana and yom kippur. >> i think it's very important that the children be given the opportunity and the teachers be given the opportunity to take these days off and not have to choose between going to synagogue or going to school. >> reporter: the superintendent said 2500 students in the districts less than 40 are jewish along with staff numbers. >> 15 years ago we had a significant number and now they have dwindled. >> it doesn't matter how many it is that you respect the students you have in your schools and the teachers up in your schools and to rip that away without notification. it's upsetting. >> the decision was made by the school board back in december, but few knew about it. >> let us know if you're thinking about making a change and let us be involved in the discussion. >> reporter: then said the rabbi, the jewish community might hav

it skipped ahead toward long island we have last 24 hours, severe rainfall in nora muchanic and parts of utah -- new mexico and parts of utah and arizona. this front gets hung up. we could see rain in the works five inches in pittsburgh. where it is not raining, it's going to be very, very humid. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, i'm meteorologist, karen rogers. we could see a couple of showers and thunderstorms popping up near lancaster and reading watch for this with the humidity. lots of clouds out there, in atlantic city you're seeing more sunshine than clouds right there. the numbers, 93 for the high, feeling hot and humid, a few scattered showers or thunderstorms especially in areas in philadelphia north and west. tomorrow hotter 95. 96 on saturday. l committee member killed on the street. now wikileaks offering a big reward fueling conspiracy theories this morning. >>> ed sheeran is it under fire again. did he steal one of his hit songs? we'll tell you about it on "gma" ♪ maybe just a touch of a it's a tangle of multiple symptoms. ♪ ♪ trintellix (vortioxetine) is a prescrip