i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." from the time i was pregnant with him, had so much life and energy in him. he wanted out, and he wanted to conquer the world. right now, quinton's goal is to be a doctor. it's not easy being a single parent with three kids and having to provide for them. but my son will be an amazing doctor, and he'll help people that are less fortunate. no matter where you are in your college journey, sallie mae can help you find the money you need. it's go time at dunkin' with two egg and cheese wake-up wraps for $2. enjoy two freshly made oven-toasted wraps and keep on running all day long. america runs on dunkin'. >>> how many days away from the season opener are we? >> 38 days away. that is called teeing up your sports guy. we are seven days away from the preseason opener against the green bay packers. the eagles were in full pads a lively spirited practice during the goal line drills that the media is not allowed to record. jason kelsey and mccloud got into it and the to had to be separated and kelsey declined to discuss it. >> these are guys taking up f

in wildwood, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news". you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for business. >> for months eagles fans have been saying what about the cornerback so the eagles did something today to maybe fix the situation. >> we have a cornerback now. we had to give something up, one less wide receiver. no secret the eagles needed a cornerback for a long time. this move surprised a lot of people because of who the birds are giving up but they have depth at receiver. you have to give up something to get something. ronald darby fits the bill from the bills. th

nora muchanic has the details. >> reporter: it is as if time is standing still on bank avenue in rivertonloveingly cared for. it's been designated a local historic site. >> we were able to approve that not only caleb clothier, but edgar and sarah ogdo in would help free and help the slaves. it is believe he and the next owners, hit slaves in the sprawling basement. >> they would come off the river, but come to the house and be kept in the basement. >> it was the ideal spot, there were places people could hide. >> reporter: from the time it was a child, it was mary's dream to live in the house, now that she does it is her mission to share the rich history. >> my goal is to teach the children abbey value history and the legacy. >> reporter: there's artifacts from the 1800s and bricked over tunnel that it is believed slaves used to access the basement. >> teesm them about famous people that lived in a small town who were very quiet that did the best they could to work together to help others. >> reporter: in river ton, i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> great piece of history ther

in pennsauken, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news".s blinds to go's anniversary summer bogo sale. buy any blinds or shades and take half off your next item. all blinds! all shades! the entire store! buy one get one half off. it's our biggest sale of the year! come celebrate and save. blinds to go. blinds for life. are you ready for football. >> eagles to set on the packers. the eagles confirmed carson wentz will play. we will soon get our first good look at the new look eagles. the birds face the packers thursday night in green bay in the preseason opener. this morning they held one final practice before tomorrow's departure. qb carson wentz has been getting to know his fans at training camp the past few weeks. this little guy from narberth got a couple autographs. a few of the receivers are new. wentz says he likes what he's seen from them thus far. >> the guys look good. i know we talked about it last week, the competition, bringing in alshon and tori, the coach has done a good job igniting competition. bringing in those veteran guys

new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic, has the story. >> reporter: it was a day she never thought sheould see. there she is 96-year-old leona of pits grove. walking to the music of pomp and circumstance finally receiving her high school diploma. >> i feel great all the friends came here and i'm so proud. after her parents divorced during the great depression. she was raised by her aunt and uncle forced to drop out to work on the form and cried every time the school bus passed by. >> i didn't tell her i wants to be on the bus so bad. >> and was forced to take the high school equivalentsy test. >> she always wanted to have a diploma, and i said i don't like the word no. >> if you take it at your age at your age and pass it you will help children so that done it, he said i could help children. >> the widowed mother of two with 10 grandchildren and received near perfect scores on every part of the test. >> the ged is very hard for me. and i'm proud that she got through it herself. >> for more than 80 years, aunty lee was encouraged to back and finish her education. >> she had this in a dr

nora muchanic spoke to survivors after they watched the storm unfold in texas. >> reporter: rick, the pictures from texas are hard to watch for some sandy survivors they know all too well what the people in texas are facing when the water sub sides. >> looking at a billboard filled with devastation from storm sandy. >> i know what they are going through and what they will go through. >> they have no idea what they are in for. >> if like me they foolishly think, once the water recedes we'll get our house back in order and home in six to eight weeks and that is so far from the truth. every step of the way is a fight. >> fights with insurance companies and fema and crooked crackers. he was bilked out of 50,000 there's from a shady crackers and tif five years after the storm just able to return to his home in egg harbor. >> things happen very slowly. >> what texas flood victims may not expect is the emotional toll. the organizing project reports an uptick in calls from sandy victims watching the coverage on tv. >> people don't understand how hard it is to reappearance this hurricane ravag

in port republic, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> he got the last laugh.ike a funny guy. >>> 9:40 a.m., much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9 including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm david murphy this is one of the cats rescued by green street rescue, the winner in the "shelter me rescue of the week" contest. you'll learn about athena and some of her friends on "action news." >> google introduces a new feature to help people dealing with depression. >> we'll get another check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. if you love the 70s? you better start we'll see you after this >> all right thanks for coming back to us, 9:42 a.m., saturday morning, taking a live look at houston, texas. you can see the skyline still raining, cloudy this morning, despite reports of flooding in the area it started off as a category four and downgraded to category one, walk us through it. >> reporter: houston is away from the landfall. the fact there's no steering current to push the storm along

live in somerdale, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." rick. >> all right, nora, thank you. >>> a one-car crash in mercer county caused a lot of damage today. the car went out of control here in the 1200 block of klockner road around noon. it struck a utility pole bringing down wires then continued on finally coming to rest in a ditch. no word yet on why the driver lost control. >>> road closures are already in effect ahead of the made in america music festival this coming weekend. drone6 flew over eakins oval this afternoon. two lanes around the oval in front of the art museum shut down for stage construction. spring garden street between pennsylvania avenue and the ben franklin parkway are closed. more closures will take effect throughout the week to make room for the construction of five different stages. more than 60 artists including host jay-z and the chainsmokers will perform during the festival over the labor day weekend. all streets are are scheduled to reopen by 5:00 a.m. on tuesday september 5th. >>> still to come tonight, new s

nora muchanic shares this emotional story. >> reporter: it was a dream come true for jackson mitchell who was sworn in as honorary chief of the wildwood fire department. he always wanted to be a firefighter. doesn't it scare you to become a firefighter? >> no. >> jackson suffers from a disease that will rob him of his eyesight. >> if his eyesight stays where it is now, he will never be a fireman. that's why he wears red glasses. he went through the week long training program learning about the equipment and skills firefighters need to have including water rescue. >> nothing has let him slow him down, whatever issues he has it will not slow him down. >> reporter: jackson is legally blind and in little more than a year he will lose all his sight. >> let him experience as much as he can so he knows what it's like when he can't see any more. >> i don't know the day his eyesight is going to go, unfortunately, i'm going to show him everything i can and get him to remember. >> being able to do something for a local kid, especially with a horrible diagnosis that he has and make his dream come

mcnew was found dead two days ago, nora muchanic has the story from washington crossing. >> i was stunned and shocked to say the least. >> reporter: tom lives a few doors down on river road in washington crossing where police are investigating the death of 56-year-old pharmaceutical executive mcnew. he was founded at his home on the river front after someone called 911. >> he was a nice guy and great neighbor. i am stunned. i have no idea what happened. i am shocked like everybody else in the neighborhood. >> local police and the district attorney's office will not release information about the death but say it does not appear to be a random act and the public is not in danger. >> never bothered anybody just friendly, walk down the road and talk to everybody like everybody around here. >> mcnew lived with a woman in her 30s, a motorcycle mechanic named jen. they loved boating on the river and would try to launch from the mcnew's backyard and their jet skis were still parked at the dock and that he was having health issues. >> they were on the water every day and this year things changed.

nora muchanic has the story. >> it's unfair.t's extortion. >> reporter: after a recent re-evaluation, the auto junkyard has had its property taxes raised over $100,000. >> they want to move. they want to shut down and move this company to another state. local businesss are in an uproar. the state ordered the re-evaluation as a condition for trenton to get financial aid. there hasn't been a tax assessment here in over 26 years. >> no business, no property in trenton has appreciated 250 percent in the last 12 years. if anything, the trends are going down. >> reporter: dave kish bought this auto repair business for $40,000 it's assessed $140,000 raising his tax payment from 262 to over 2200. the extreme jumps in property taxes means some businesses won't be able to stay afloat. at least one has already put his property up for sale. >> i'm not going to stay here. i'll be here 40 years. i just had enough. >> reporter: down the street at pearlstein's plumbing supply the tax bill is jumping 140 percent. >> it's a lot of tax to go up an

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nora muchanic talked to a few people and she is live now from the new jersey newsroom with the story.sharrie, small airport owners are being clobbered by the restrictions looking for the relief. and some lost half of think of business and others shut down completely at least temporarily. on a summer day planes fly out of hunterdon county. flight restrictions while president trump vacations in bed minister call it a ghost town. >> people don't want to come to a place where they can't count on they can't take off them. >> they can do limited takeoffs and landings but flight training and sky dyers and sightseeing flights are forbidden. >> it's hurting the airports with restricted fuel sales. >> 40 years a trump presidency could put them out of business, others like skydive jersey may not even make it until the end of the month. august is our busiest time of the year, we normally are booked out weeks in advance but right now we are even today i had to turn away a ton of people. >> linda castner is concerned about the danger and cost of the f 15 fighter jets that go after planes intruding

live in somerdale, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> nora, thank you. >>> rhys hoskins has been playing major league baseball for less than three weeks and already he's earned himself a spot in the record books and also some national at it took him less than 20 games to hit 11 home runs and that's an mlb record and with the phillies standing as the worst team in baseball, he's given fans something to root for. "action news" spots reporter jaime apody live at citizens bank park where the phils will take the field tonight. hey, jamie. >> reporter: hey sharrie. yeah, the phillies face the braves tonight but who really cares about that? everyone is just here to see rhys hoskins. and see if that kid can do it again. that's right. the rookie is hot. as hot as you can get. hoskins has taken the baseball world by storm. yesterday he hit his 11th home run in his last 14 games. he has homered in five straight games. in the last eight days the phillies have played. he's the fastest major league in history to reach nine, 10 and 11 home r

nora muchanic is live in the red cedar section of levittown.ce saying about this case? >> reporter: walter they are taking it seriously to the point that they take dna swabs from the tires to see if it helps to identify the suspects the vandals the victims want whoever did this caught. >> i don't know what would possess someone to do this. to innocent people. >> ruby jean spent the day replacing a tire on his car after it was flattened overnight. >> it was an inch and a half maybe. it was deep. >> he is one of four and a half dozen residents victimized by vandaled vandaled. >> it's hard enough making car payments and now everybody has to get new tires and get their cars towed and everything else. >> steve had big plans ruined by two tires slashed on his pickup truck. >> major inconvenience. today was move-in day for my son at st. joes and i'm missing that because of someone's initiation or whatever it is. i'm not sure but hopefully they find them. >> in the meantime vickers is missing his truck and money. $285 a tire two tires and then the toe.

nora muchanic spoke to some survivors today. nora for them the scenes in texas are too close to home. >> they really are brian. and the sandy survivors here in jersey can't help but feel for the people going through that now. they lived through this nightmare and they stel me that the folks in texas are in for a long difficult ordeal. >> i was in their situation so i know what they are going through and know what they are about to two through. >> joe is with the new jersey organizing project a nonprofit made for sandy survivors to deal with all kinds of post storm issues. the folks in texas have no idea what they are in for. >> they will foolishly think like me we'll get our house in order and be home in six to eight weeks. every step of the way is a fight. >> fighting with insurance companies and fema and shady contractors to name a few. >> chuck griffin just got back in his little egg harbor home last week. rebuilding was delayed by a contractor taking $50,000 and not doing the work. >> he gambled it away he is now in jail but

nora muchanic has her inspiring story. >> reporter: it was a day she never thought she would see, butis she is, 96-year-old leona finally receiving her high school diploma. >> i feel great, all these friends that came, i'm so proud. after her parents divorce after the great depression she was raised by her aunt and uncle. she was forced to drop out of school to work on farm. she cried every time the bus passed by. she was convinced to take the high school equivalency test. >> she said she wanted to have a diploma that's when i said, i don't like the word no. >> if you take it at your age and pass it, you will help children. that done it when he said i could help children. >> this widow mother of two with 12 grandchildren received nearly perfect store on every part of the test. >> very, very proud. >> the ged is hard for me, i'm proud she got through it herself. >> auntie lee decided to go back and get her education. >> she had this inner dream no matter what i'm going to do this. >> i passed my ged. at 96 with flying colors a dream dfort now comes -- deferred now comes true. nora much

and from one of the best viewing spots in the country but we begin with new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live near princeton university. nora. >> reporter: hi there walter. we're right across the street from princeton at palmer square the main viewing site in this area today. thousands of people showed up here to watch the eclipse and i can tell you they were not disappointed. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: palmer square in princeton was the place to be at new jersey new jerseyans what happened the eclipse. >> you see something blocking the sun that you know is the moon. >> reporter: pretty wild. >> it's wild. >> tiny circle of light. >> reporter: you can see that the moon is getting -- some slowly like very little. >> it's amazing. don't look, don't look. >> it's so tempting to look up. >> reporter: people shared the special eclipse glasses so everyone could take a peek. >> great time and being able to catch something that -- >> don't look up. >> i won't. to catch something that you won't normally see. >> reporter: someone brought out the heavy gear like this welder's mask. >> kind of like

was slashed overnight and they are left with the inconvenience and the expense of the damages, nora muchanic is live in the red cedar section of levittown with the latest on this investigation. >> reporter: lots of unhappy people here. they woke up this morning to find their tires slashed after someone went through here during the middle of the night cutting the tires up. some vehicles were in driveways and some on the street and all of them vandalized. it was 1:15 in the morning and i heard the hissing of my tire and obviously the air was letting out of my tire. she is one person in the red cedar section dealing with flat tires at least 18 tires were slashed and the number appears to be growing. laurie did not realize she was targeted until we showed her. >> i am flabbergasted i have to go to work in an hour. i guess i'm going be late. >> $285 a tire. two tires and then the tow. and more than two dozen vehicles were hit including the pickup truck. >> today was move in day for my son at st. joes and i'm missing that because of someone's initiation or whatever it is. i'm not sure but hopefull

firefighter has his dream come true, he made wildwood's fire chief for the day, i'm have those stories nora muchanict the shore coming up. >> meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the weekend forecast, you say there's rain moving our way. >> reporter: it wouldn't be the weekend without rain. >> it's the rain, let's have some rain. >> reporter: sky6 live hd unfortunately we have more wet weather out there, this is the philadelphia international airport. all is quiet in the city, you go off to the south and southeast we're starting to pick up showers even a couple of downpours. storm tracker 6 live we set it in motion. good

nora muchanic explains. >> reporter: not many of us get to have the last laugh but that is not the case for 56-year-old jeffrey riegels of port republic that dies of cancer last week a devoted eagles fan and ticket season holder for 30 years. and was upset that they never won a super bowl. his last wish was eight philadelphia paul bearers one last time so they can let him down one last time. >> only jeff riegels could do this. >> my man is the greatest. he had a sense of humor and a personity that everybody would love. >> they were not about to deny him his last wish. eight of his friends carried his casket all of them dressed in eagles jerseys. >> an eagles fan true and true, he bled green and loved the eagles. >> every sunday morning, that is all we ever talked about. >> jeffrey riegels was an electrician by trade and avid golfer and leaves behind his wife donna, despite battling cancer jeffrey kept his sense of humor and his funeral service was a wonderful combination of sadness, love and laughter. >> he had a great sense of humor and he loved everyone and everyone loved him and he h

nora muchanic shrimp farm in southern pennsauken. >> reporter: the middle of an to farm shrimp.t whereome to the big shrimp company and on any given day half a million varioup development. >> we get our post lava shrimp from >> reporter: john is co-owner, he and his business partner became seafood farmers in ja a use for the giant tanks left over from a family business. >> we goodle a lot and put a lot of time and effort to learn about shrimp. >> salt water is trucked in and heated to 83 degrees and monitored every hour. >> it's tinier than a m lava. >> reporter: shrimp farming is a different ballgame and the folks here have learned a few things . the shrimp are transparent you can see their inside and what they had for lunch. the eyes be grateful the heads come off when they are cooked. >> we're the only provider of fresh shrimp in new jersey and there's only two or three in the country. >> frozen shrimp here. the company is selling to several area farmers market and. they are harvested on friday, if you're in the mood you can visit the farm yourself and pick up the shrimp on site. it

. >>> nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to come on "action news" sunday. two men formally on the opposite side of a divisive issue find a way to bridge the gap. >>> benjamin franklin parkway celebrates a file stone birthday for fun -- milestone birthday with fun for everybody, we have that in 6abc loves the arts. sky6 live hd looking at the center city camera, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. "action news" is after this. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com this could be the most active hurricane season

live in washington crossing, nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> the man accused of throwing a fire bomb at a delaware county sheriff yesterday made his first appearance in court today. 39-year-old jeremy jones is behind bars facing attempted murder and other charges. deputies tried to serve a warrant and as they turned to leave jones allegedly opened the door and tossed a molotov cocktail at the group and his legs were set or fire. jones had this to say in court. >> didn't mean it. i don't even know what is going on. i really don't and i'm not suppose to be talking to anybody. >> deputy moreno is released from the hospital and recovering at home. >>> police in cumberland county are looking for a gunman after three people were shot in bring ton. officers were called to the scene at pearlton last night. three victims were found. and in all 23 shell casings were found in the scene and one victim is release and two others are in critical condition. >>> well, it's no secret that parking spots in philadelphia are prime real state. police are investigatoring a case of r

and from one of the best viewing spots in the country but we begin with new jersey correspondent nora muchanicter. we're right across the street from princeton at palmer square the main viewing site in this area today. thousands of people showed up here to watch the eclipse and i can tell you they were not disappointed. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: palmer square in princeton was the place to be at new jersey new jerseyans what happened the eclipse. >> you see something blocking the sun that you know is the

nora muchanic is covering the story. she is live now where workers are trying to drain the water left from the weekend. >> reporter: hi sharrie. they are still trying but behind me it's not all gone. four pumps are put into action and they are moving the stagnant water into the ocean and the city says it is going to court to immediately stop the project until the drainage issue is figured out. >> margate commissioners voted unanimously to seek an injunction against the office of environmental potential and the army corps of engineers. after making it difficult or impossible to make it to the ocean. >> the injunction is to stop this project immediately and make them come up with feasible answers to our questions. >> you can't get to the beach. you need a row boat or canoe to get through the cesspool to climb over the dunes and sit on the other side of the dune that is bacteria laden. >> they say they warned this would happen when the army corps began dig. >> an 8-year-old with a shovel and bucket knows when you dig down i

i'm nora muchanic.d now for monica malpass, meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody ducis rodgers, sharrie williams the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. "action news" at 6:00 is next. good night. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night. the first day of school for philadelphia's new teachers and a south jersey woman is arrested for the first time forr wife. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is an accuweather alert. one of the wettest day of the summer. some rainfall totals in parts of delaware and south jersey are impressive like here in margate where ventnor avenue turned into a river. meanwhile, several flash flood warnings are still in effect. meteorologist cecily tynan is live at the "action news" big board with the latest. >> cecily. >> storm tracker6 live double scan showing this is the good news. you can see how that real heavy rain has now pushed o

i'm nora muchanic in brigantine.ories and more next at 6:00:for rick williams adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody brian taff the entire "action news" team. i'm monica malpass. have a good night and a great weekend. >> see you tonight. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. a historic statue is stolen from fairmount park but then discovered in south philadelphia. and police bust a cyclist who was riding on the expressway during the morning commute. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is harvey bearing down on the gulf coast of texas. it is now a category three hurricane. and officials say a storm surge has already begun near corpus christi. millions of people lie in the path of this storm and a substantial number of them have already evacuated their homes. others have loaded up with supplies to support four or five days indoors. let's get the latest on the actual storm from meteorologist cecily tyn

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic will have more on the effort to get all the vehicles fixed andack in service coming up tonight at 5:00. >> turning back now to our coverage of the flooding in texas. oftentimes sports united states cities and lift them up during the darkest times and that's a role the houston texans are hoping to fill. the team along with owner bob mcnair is donating $1 million to the united flood relief fund. the texans relocated to dallas and are using the cowboys practice facility. >> nfl players across the league with ties to the houston area are feeling the impact of harvey in a very personal way. that includes eagles wide receiver marcus johnson. walter perez joins us live outside the novacare facility with his story and powerful words today. walter. >> reporter: anyone who has played sports at a high level especially professional will tell you it takes a tremendous amount of preparation and focus but how do you stay focus if you know you have loved ones in harm's way. that's a struggle eagles receiver marcus johnson can tell you all about. >> marcus johnso