live in atlantic city, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." rick and sarah. >> "action news" will be on the air earlier tomorrow morning always jose makes its mark on the shore, join matt, tam, david and karen tomorrow morning beginning at 4:00 a.m. >>> and see the latest tracks of both hurricane jose and hurricane maria anytime on your phone or tablet. real time views from the storm tracker 6 storm tracker 6 live, 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >>> weeks into the school year teachers are walking the picket line in the methacton school district in montgomery county. the strike started this morning and that strike means no classes for students. vernon odem is live with an update. >> reporter: good afternoon, sarah the official update no progress to report wagers and benefits the stumbling blocks here. the school superintendent is notifying parents they will get nightlyup -- nightly updates on e-mails everyday e every night. teachers and other professional hit the picket line this morning day one of the strike 4 of 400 union

in medford, i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." leave it to the pros? i am a pro. i made this lawn from seed pride, and less water than you'd think. to those who'd say the grass is greener on the other side.. i politely disagree. pennington smart seed. guaranteed to grow with 30% less water. reclaim your turf. >>> eagles back to work getting ready for the chargers. this is a big game forever the eagles, the chargers last eight games zero wins, the eagles could feast here believe it or not they are underdogs on the road against the 0-three children chargers. among those hurt right now. fletcher cox is hurt right now expected to miss the game with a calf injury and did not practice again today but they cannot use this as an excuse. >> our goal is to not let them start on us. we'll start with us and with the mind set we have we'll try to come back 3-1 and that is the goal. and we have to do anything to get a w. >> eagles offense is doing anything and everything and even carson wentz is running around. the offense ranks in the top ten with passing and rushing. with so

live in atlantic city, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." hank you nora. >>> let's go farther south. let's go to "action news" reporter john rawlins at rehoboth beach. john, what's the situation in delaware? >> reporter: well, jim, they are watching and waiting here. the waiting is to make sure josÉ runs as expected up here in a northerly way and a well away from this coast. take a look down here. high tide as you can see the tide is coming in high tide is about an hour and 15 minutes, people have been all day here watching, they wanted to come down see the rough surf that is definitely building. josÉ sending pounding waves and rain hundreds of miles to rehoboth beach. a few swimmers braved the surf, others content to sit and watch. lisa white husband glen and daughter taking in the storm. >> this is pretty minor. >> this is kind of weak. >> it seems a little weak compared to what everybody else has gone through. >> fortunately. >> fortunately. >> reporter: if josÉ tracks north as expected conditions will deteriorate overnight and tomorrow. t

. >>> lets check in with new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic, in ocean city. the big attraction unquestionably the ocean. >> reporter: jim, they should sell tickets to this, the wild waves are drawing people to the water all day long and anyone that is here to see this haven't been disappointed. >> i think that i have never seen the ocean this powerful in all the years we are coming down. >> the ocean is roaring and ferocious waves. >> jose is what hundreds of miles off the coast and seeing it this close and it's unbelievable. >> i have been surfing for 57 years and this is some of the biggest ones i have seen here. >> look at the waves in longport and the waves are flashing over the sea wall and taking its toll especially in ocean city. this is the beach off oftive and street. the cliffs here are higher than i am from the erosion and look here this part of the jetty here is not exposed since the 1980s. we were going down the path it was cut and we had to jump down. >> because of the erosion. >> it literally took out the sand. >> back bays are seeing turbulent

nora muchanic has more on what this all means for the case and reaction from the victims, one of the family's attorneys. >> reporter: hi there sara, it was hard to see and understand cosmo dinardo this as you said was done via video and it was kind of a wide shot and his voice was muffled but he did indeed wave his right to a preliminary hearing. that means that prosecutors did not have to offer evidence against him. >> his mannerisms were odd and awkward. but not unexpected. he repeated the same thing a number of times. >> that is how the lawyer for the- family explained it. he is facing conspiracy, homicide and abuse of a corpse be robbery in connection with the death of four men in july. their bodies were found buried on the farm in salisbury. >> dinardo appeared via video. >> they saw him and he appeared to be a cowardly individual. on that screen. on that video in a prison where he belongs. >> this afternoon dinardo cousin accused accomplice will have a court appearance but there is speculation he will not wave his hearing. a hearing with regards to mr. kratz the codefend. >> th

nora muchanic will have more on today's hearings coming up in the next half hour. >>> delaware county investigators cracked a cold case from ten years ago announcing an arrest this morning. the 34-year-old from new york was taken into district court. goody is charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of gary jenkins at his home in 2007. his girlfriend lived with jefrn jenkins at the time. he was arrested for assault in new york in 2014. >>> one person has died after reported being hit by a bulldozer at this northeast philadelphia construction site. first responders rushed to the 5100 block just after 6:00 a.m. the site is located between i-95 and the delaware river, investigators have not said how the person came into the path of that equipment. >>> police are looking for the thiefs that stole rental cars from a thrifty rental lot in south philadelphia. a man distracted the man at the gate and others snuck into the lot and drove away with the vehicles all were later recovered on willow street and one person was taken into custody but five others remain at large. >>> a cen

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> well, after this and the damage to the shore line. residents will be happy to see hurricane jose move out. sky 6 hd taking a live look at the beach in cape may, new jersey, right now. rough surf there as well. david murphy is live in the weather center with a first check of the forecast. >> in some ways we are doning the bullet with jose but not completely out of the woods with problems at the coast. the center of the storm down to the south and west and it moves up and away from us. far enough away to prevent the tropical storm force winds on the ocean but close enough to cause beach erosion and heavy surf and that sport of thing. the storm is down to 75 miles per hour winds. that is where it has been over the last 24 hours or so. moving north slowly at 7 and that forrd motion picks up a bit and stalls off our coast. the maximum wind gusts are 90 miles per hour. that is at the center of the storm. the storm will stay off the coast and minimal rainfall out of this, a little bit of that down at the shore. less than a .25 inch and

nora muchanic has more on the road to recovery. >> i don't believe it myself that a year ago, i almost died. >> that is former atlantic city police officer josh fidel who last september was shot in the head responding to the robbery at the parking garage at caesars he remembers the moment. >> the first gunshot and feeling weakness and then i remember my partner returning fire. >> they were not sure he was even going to make it through the night. >> fidel's night laura delivered a baby a week after he was shot. and he spent five weeks in icu and five surgeries one to install a plast plate to replace his skull. he has limited mobility on his left side and has intense therapy making amazing progress. >> the stronger i get in my arm and leg the better i feel. i am starting to get my confidence back. >> the physical therapy is grueling and josh tells me there are times he wanted to quit. his wife and kids kept him going. >> i need to get better for them. >> he forgets how well he is doing and i save pictures and videos and he can see how much progress he has made. >> laura plans to go back

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." facing an epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers.anessa: in honor of september being recovery month, we want you to know that recovery from addiction is possible, but you need to know the signs. they can be hard to spot: social withdrawal, financial problems, irritability. christie: if you see these signs occurring together or suddenly, you may have cause for concern. the signs you spot today... vanessa: ...could save a loved one tomorrow. christie: call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> pdrc properties made plans for the abandoned hat factory for a retail space and partnering with the vo-tech center getting the students' hands dirty. ducis rogers is long with us tonight. dare i say there is cautious optimism in eagles nation. >> this is a game they should win. you don't want to get overconfident against the new york giantses. the eagles have their issues on the offensive line. backup lineman chance worked out as the guard today. and isaac did not have a good game in kansas city this past sunday and the same goes for the entire

nora muchanic has the story. >> a host of former governors and legislators and family friends came to boardwalk hall. he came as a lifeguard making 32 saves and served as a three term mayor and assemblyman and state senator. >> he loved the city and we as a generation to come and we are better because of him. he did this things for people that barely knew his name and made life better for residents of atlantic city and south jersey. his wife cathy and son richie were part of a large crowd that came through the hall to pay respects. >> my dear dear friend is not with us anymore. i can only say jim wherever you are, rest in peace. >> he was one of the good guys, the guy that would do the simplest thing and the unusual thing. >> he was a champion of the gaming industry and broader than that. he loved atlantic city. he group up in west philadelphia attending la salle grammar school. >> every teacher hopes that for their students they go out and make a difference and he made a difference here it's evident. >> to recognize the public service there is legislatuure introduced to honor him by

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic was in court today during the highly emotional sentencing hearing and nora, did creato express any remorse? >> reporter: he did not, monica. he barely said a word and gave us no more insight into how he did this or why. prosecutors believe he did it to please a girlfriend who didn't like children but he is going to prison for the crime even though his family says he's not the killer. he's got a new look the ponytail is done but david d.j. creato of haddon township is still in a red jump shirt and will be for years. he was sentenced to 10 years behind bars in a plea deal for causing the death of his three-year-old son brendan in 2015. prosecutor christine shah read a letter from the boy's maternal grandmother. >> brendan was well cared for. i long to reunite with him one day. >> reporter: d.j. creato's parents were in court and so was brendan's mother. a 14 minute video was played showing dozens of pictures of the toddler from his short life. the only thing creato said in court was the word no when the judge asked if he had anything to say. >> my gra

live at the airport i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you nora. >>> today we found some newark delaware along 95. they had left their florida homes behind yesterday to drive north with plans to stay in new jersey or new york. two families describe hitting grueling gridlock traffic as they tried to get out of their home state. >> went bumper to bumper from daytona out to georgia border. and then it went 15 miles an hour down to five up to 50 all the way to south carolina. >> we left yesterday at 8:30 a.m. and we just got here today. the traffic was just crazy. >> they say they left their homes covered with storm shutters and all they can do is hope for the best. >>> we're tracking the path of hurricane irma on our app and will alert you to any updates. get the latest from our team of meteorologists or any possible impact here that 6abc app a free download for your mobile device. >> all right. it is friday so let's get a check of our "action news" traffic report for folks trying to head home. >> over to matt pelman in the "

live in our new jersey news room, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." hank you. >>> police in southwest philadelphia say two women nearly lost their lives answering a knock on the front door early this morning. investigators say someone started banging on the door here at the 5400 block of hatfield street around 2:00 a.m. the 40-year-old woman who lives there and her 37-year-old friend went to the peephole but before they had a chance to decide whether or not to open the door someone fired off at least 14 shots much the homeowner was hit in the stomach the friend shot in the thigh. fortunately the woman's three-year-old daughter who was also inside was not injured. >> she was not injured. she was not struck by gunfire. she was very lucky 'cause inside the property you can see that the furniture, the couch was struck by gunfire, several couches, the walls were struck by gunfire, the ceilings were struck by gunfire multiple times. >> police are now reviewing surveillance footage in the area to try to find the gunman. investigators also have no motive. at l

supporter nora muchanic live outside of the apple store with reaction. ra what are people saying about the iphone. >> monica they are saying holy cow i can't believe it costs that many. it costs twice as much as the origin original iphone when it came out a decade ago. and we talked to people would they be willing to spend $1,000 for it? >> absolutely not. too much for a phone to call and text people. >> apple's newly introduced iphone 10, featuring augmented reality and wireless charging and many people are suffering sticker shock. look at noah's face when he heard it would be a thousand bucks. >> that is a lot of money. these teenagers all had their iphones out and would love to get a 10 but think it's cost prohibitive and kids want something new rarnlg than old. >> would you like to have this? >> yes. >> think you are going to get them? >> no. >> if they could make a model that is jennercly the same for a lot less price, more people would buy it. >> apple says the iphone 10 is the biggest leap forward since the iphone came out 10 years ago. it will tak

live in brooklawn, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> terrific. erturned tanker truck furled traffic in burlington county. the truck flipped about 6:00 a.m. and immediately started leaking some sort of liquid. traffic was rerouted so crews could clean up the spill and remove the wreck camp. the driver was taken to the hospital to be checked out. >> well, today hundreds of people gathered at the site of the 9/11 terror attacks. the president and vice president spoke this morning about that day and president trump also spoke about the ongoing devastation from hurricanes harvey and irma. abc's emily rau now has more from washington, d.c. tonight. >> reporter: president trump and first lady melania beginning the day with a moment of silence on the south lawn of the white house before visiting the pentagon. >> today our entire nation grieves with you. and with every family of those innocent souls who were murdered by terrorists 16 years ago. >> reporter: the president spoke of unity and strength using the occasion to acknowledge the millions of american

nora muchanic was in court this afternoon. she joins us live in camden with the details. nora. >> reporter: rick, sharrie, only one word out of d.j. creato in the courtroom. he said no when the judge asked him if he wanted to say anything and tonight as the camden county man is sentenced his family is still maintaining he's innocent. sporting a new short haircut instead of his long ponytail david d.j. creato entered a camden county courtroom for sentencing in the 2015 death of his son three-year-old brendan creato of haddon township. creato made a plea deal with prosecutors weeks before his second trial where was to start in december admitting to aggravated manslaughter. he said he deprived brendan of oxygen but didn't say how. >> he lied to the police. he lied to his parents. worst of all he he lied to brendan's mother who certainly had a right to know exactly what had happened to her son. >> reporter: a 14 minute video was played showing dozens of photos from brendan's short life. it was silent. court rules don't permit music. creato declined to say anything before the j

the full story now from new jersey correspondent nora muchanic. >> i went upstairs i pulled the coversere. >> reporter: nora mays was just a little girl when her sister selena vanished. she was 12 years old at the time and nine months pregnant when she disappeared from her father's home in williboro in 1996. on the right is an age progression of what she might look like today at 33 years old. >> i am hopeful that she's alive. i think if she was still alive she would have maybe made contact with us. >> reporter: the age enhanced photo has been released by the willingboro police department on its facebook page. >> it helps with the boone of social media. when selena disappeared in 1996 there wasn't the social media we had now and we can reach 10s of thousands of people in a couple hours. >> reporter: the detectives have traveled to florida kentucky tennessee and several other states trying to track down leads in selena may's disappearance. it's been more than 20 years buthey say they haven't given up. >> we can't because she's still s-, we still consider her a missing person. we won't st

. >> some people who use trenton airport are heading into the zone nora muchanic has their story in the next half-hour. >>> we're tracking the path of hurricane irma on the 6abc app him you can get the latest from our team of meteorologists on any possible impact to our area. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. brian taff's reports from florida continue all weekend on "action news" and we're posting them at 6abc.com. >>> 5:10 a.m. we're tracking breaking news from the lehigh valley, authorities from white hall township say a police officer has been shot along the 4700 block of main street before 2:00 a.m. police are not releasing a whole lot of details about this. the officer was shot in the leg responding to a call. the officer was able to signal for help. police arrested the shooter at the scene. we're waiting this morning on more information about the officer's condition. we'll keep you posted. this morning music fans are mourning the loss of troy gentry who was killed in a helicopter crash in medford, new jersey, yesterday, the 50-year-old was rescued from the wr

live in atlantic city, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news."rrie. >> all right, nora, thank you. >>> and it is a similar scene along the delaware shore line. police in rehoboth beach are taking the storm's threat seriously but at this point they are not as concerned as they have been in the past. "action news" reporter john rawlins is there and will have a live report coming up at 5 o'clock. >>> and "action news" will continue to track hurricane jose through the night and we will get an early start tomorrow morning to bring you the latest on the storm and its impacts along the east coast. be sure to join matt, tam, david and karen tomorrow begin, at 4:00 a.m. >> and even as josÉ churns in the atlantic another menacing storm is barreling toward a collision with areas already devastated by hurricane irma. hurricane maria turned into a category three storm today. it's on a path toward the eastern caribbean where several islands were ravaged by irma's landfall last week. residents there once again preparing today. from there maria could head toward

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. >> nora muchanic. >> brian taff is in florida right now talking to those caught in the path of irma. you can see their reports on "action news" and 6abc.com. >>> 35:37 a.m., we're following breaking news out of philadelphia overbrook park section. police say a body was found inside a burning home. the action cam at the scene along the 7500 block of overbrook avenue. firefighters were called to the burning home just before 4:00 a.m. once they knocked down the fire, crews made a gruesome discovery inside the basement. they said the dead man appeared to have been set on fire, the incident has been turned over to homicide detectives. >>> we're tracking other news of the morning, award winning country music singer troy gentry is dead killed in a plane crash in burlington county new jersey where he was expected to perform in a concert. "action news" spoke to stunned fans outside a different concert at citizens bank park. >> i burst out crying. it's so sad. a. manage gentry fan was moved to tears at the spot she had planned to see the duo perform. staff turned away ticketholders who have n

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has more now from ship bottom. >> ♪ >> it's scary.s extremely scary. >> reporter: that's how lifeguards are describing ocean conditions the the jersey shore. with the beautiful weather we have been having lots of people have been heading to the beach in the off season. it's natural they want to swim but this past weekend rip tides and rough water claimed three lives. >> it was very dangerous. the ocean was very rough. there was rescues all up and down the coast deaths as we heard and even in ship bottom a couple assists. >> reporter: we spoke by phone with lifeguard. that's him coming out of the water in beach haven sunday after he saved a man who was caught in a rip current in rough water. >> i said this guy's got to be saved or he might die to myself. you know, it's not something i really relish but i said to myself, you got to do it. you know what to do, then do it. >> i was in yesterday. i got up to here and it just pulls your feet out and the top is knocking you down. it's brutal out there. >> i don't go in. i'm afraid to go in.

nora muchanic reports from ship bottom on long beach island. >> reporter: there were dozens of rescues up and down the jersey coast and lifeguards are telling us a dip in the ocean in this hot weather is not worth risking your life. >> absolutely life-threatening as we saw this weekend. >> reporter: lieutenant john skolnick on long beach island says the weather has been absolutely beautiful drawing lots of people to the beach during the off season. ship bottom has guards still posted at selected beaches but most towns don't. and while the water is inviting, swimming right now is a real risk. >> the past week with josÉ sitting out there for the week and now maria slowly approaching it makes for very rough conditions. >> reporter: as the week goes on its expected to get even worse. >> it could pull you out in the a second. you get tired, scared and egg anything can happen. >> i was in yesterday. i got up to here. it just pulls your feet out and the top is knocking you down. it's brutal out there, it really is. >> i don't go in. i'm afraid to go in. it's too rough. >> reporter: stay. >> i

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has more on his road to recovery. >> i still don't believe it myself that, you know, a year ago, i almost died. >> reporter: that is former atlantic city police officer josh fidel who last september was shot in the head while responding to a robbery near the parking garage at caesars. he remembered the moment. >> it was the first gunshot, and then feeling weakness, and then i remember my partner returning fire. >> they weren't sure he was even going to make it through the night. >> reporter: fidel's wife, laura delivered a baby girl just two weeks after josh was shot afraid she would never know her father. the dad of three girls spent two weeks in icu and has had five surgeries including one to install a plastic plate to replace his shattered skull. initially paralyzed josh has limited vision and maine built on his left side and doing intense physical therapy at moss rehab where he is making amazing progress. >> stronger i get with my arm and my leg, the berth i start to feel. i feel, i'm starting to get my confidence back. >> reporter: physical

nora muchanic has more. >> this guy is running out, eyes as big as saucers, he had three or four boxesorter: 66-year-old john ran to the shop in brooklawn to pick up a few things. that's where he ran into these two, conwell bechton and anthony mmarcion. >> i think the guy was grabbing for his gun. that's when i said i jumped on top of him and held him down. >> reporter: soon after he put the car in reverse almost hitting the officer shop rite security guard and put it in drive and headed toward koch. >> he headed to me and i ended up on the hood off the car. comp is a retired employee of philadelphia electric who raised nine kits and has 8 -- kids and has 8 grandchildren. he takes aware of his 88-year-old mother. brooklawn posted a thank you on their facebook page and praised him for being a good american. his run to the store turned out to be more excitement than anticipated. he said jumping on the suspect was the right thing to do. >> i would do it again, i mean, you can't predict things you don't know how things are going to be, but you have to do what's right. >> reporter: both men

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> wow incredible. >> talk about beach front port. >>> time for a check of the "action ne e" traffic report. matt pellman is in the traffic center tuesday nighen. kow are we looendng your way? >> which moves faster a barge moving a house or traffic on the schuylkill? d routsbly a posu coe enot moving quickly east street and heavy from 0sntra mery drive into this poit as people head to the phils game and flyers preseason game. but westbound on the schat imat weblal see construction here starting at 9:00 and then at 11:00 just lly te last night th cill e iose the westbound lane of the schuylkill here at 30th street and at that puse nt get around 95. and the turnpike westbound side a broken down vehicle around ntown en down vehicle around taendng out the left lane, a crash involving a pedestrian in newcas coe pp nempcastle utsgel 141 is a better bet and slow there one on 42 southbound approaching 29ng t and e. wra crowds thereof the walt whitman bridge. we'll check it again in the nbet kalf hour.k it again in the nbet >> more ahead on "action new

in willingboro, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> the eagles are tackling autism in a new fundraisingffort. team officials announcing the eagles autism challenge may 19. coaches, players cheerleaders and swoop the mascot are expecterred to take part in the 5k run walk event, 100 percent of the proceeds go to fund autism research at children's hospital, jefferson university. >>> two camden county teenagers who face different types of challenge continuing to show their immense school spirit. they are members of the camden catholic cheer squad in cherry hill. they cheer along with a prosthetic leg and the other has downs syndrome. >> i love being loud i love cheering. >> we love your team spirit. fighting irish beat bishop eustice prep. >>> sports director ducis rogers talks to temple football head coach about the win over university of massachusetts. temple football playbook is coming up next. pro tip: giant has great prices on produce. so, when it's your turn to do the shopping and you need to get... raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... bananas for mom...wait, what's a jicam

nora muchanic has the details. >> reporter: he has a new look, the poney tail is gone, but he is still in a red jump suit and will be for years. he was sentenced to ten years behind bars in a plea deal for recklessly causing the death of his 3-year-old son brandon in 2015. a letter was read from his maternal grandmother. dj creato's parents were in court, so was brendan's mother. the only thing creato said in court was the word no if he had anything to say. >> my grandson is not guilty. >> reporter: ma'am, he admitted it. >> he admitted to stopping -- well he took a plea bargain. >> reporter: brandon's mother and prosecutors refused to comment. the first trial ended in a hung jury. >> i took the plea bargain, my wife and and i and family and friends believe in his innocence. >> what he pleaded to was recklessly causing his son's death. that's a far cry from what he was charged with initially which was intentionally causing his son's death. >> police charge a woman in the murder of a bucks county pharmaceutical executive. michael mcknew was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head on

nora muchanic has the details. >> reporter: he has a new look, the ponytail is gone, david creato isred jump suit. he was sentenced to ten years behind bars for causing the death of his son in 2015. christine shaw read a letter from his maternal grandmother. his mother was in court, a 14 minute video was played showing dozens of pictures from his short life. the only word he said in court was no. >> my grandson is not guilty. >> reporter: ma'am he admitted it. >> he admitted to stopping, well he took a plea bargain. >> reporter: brendan's mother and prosecutors refused to comment after sentencing. djcreato maintains he is innocent. >> he was too big of a gambler the second time around, so he took the plea bargain. we believe in his innocence. >> what he pleaded to was recklessly causing his son's death. that's a far cry from what he was initially charged with which was intentionally causing his death. >>> a woman as arrested for killing michael mckneu was found dead with a gunshot injury to the head. according to court documents, he wanted her out of his house. at some point she retu

nora muchanic will have more on both of these investigations coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> well, officialsall it nothing short of a lifesaver and today officials offered anyone that lives in philadelphia free training on how to use narcan. used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and deaths here is skyrocket and they want everyone to have the tools and skills to save a life. they have information about the epidemic and drug and access to narcan and got a hands on demonstration there on how to administer it. the goal was simple combatting the crisis one at a time. >> there is crisis in our own households this is a way of us destigmatizing the substance abuse disorder as well as the treatment. >> can you find narcan across philadelphia in drug stores and don't need a prescription to get t it can reverse a fatal overdose almost immediately and restore breathing in 2 to 8 minutes and kennedy health is tackling the opioid crisis in new jersey. andests to fight it in the garden state. and donald norcross was the opening speaker and tony luke, the cheesesteak founder was there to talk af

nora muchanic will have that story coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> also, ahead the new public health campaignrom public officials in the hopes of lowering the infant mortality rate, stories we are following for new a little bit until then back to the studio. >> thanks rick. >>> combining the love of reading and exercise, for the entire family. that is the goal of the newest story walk book. children from the school in media helped to unveil the book, duck on a bike. pages are displayed on 19 panels of a quarter mile walking circle and story walk is free at rose tree park. >> in celebration of national arts week the philadelphia orchestra is kicking off the first ever, we are here week. the string quartet performed at the philadelphia performing arts the charter school and in the crass was fifth grade cellist -- they were there to perform for the school. the orchestra's here initiative promotes health and education. >> soothing. >>> still to come, if you can't remember the last time you read the fine print on a purchase. stick around we have a story that will make you look closer. >> the illin

nora muchanic joins us with this emotional story. >> reporter: hi there brian, so many people in our area are directly affected by the crisis in puerto rico. we met a woman raised on the island and has a personal interest in helping the business there. >> if cherry hill salon owner wan wanda maura is distracted her father is in a nursing home and has not been able to get in contact with him. and is personally collecting items for hurricane victims. >> i feel like i have to do something. and i am just one person and didn't know how much i could do but said why not true. >> wanda start aid go fund me page that raised $30,000 and features the packing party in camden where dozens of people gathered to load up a box truck are supplies and it's shipping out to port week today. >> the people from fema are wonder as well and they have to wait for orders, i don't. >> wanda plans to go on october 7 and with the items including a team of doctors and nurses that are paying their own way. and hopes that her contacts on the island will help her bring the help. >> i don't understand, you have to ha

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >>> it is -- you'll find more on this, on our 6 abc news and all the news of the day in addition to the hurricane forecast track as well. >>> hard to believe that nobody -- delaware valley investigators crack aid cold case dating back 10 years, 34-year-old a transgender from new york, taken into district court facing first and third degree murder in the stabbing death of gary jenkins it happened at this home in 2007. she lived with him at the time and jack whalen believes the initial motive was robbery and not murder. and he was arrested for assault in 2014 and dna from that crime then linked him to jenkins murder. >>> and a construction worker was hurt in an accident on the job site collegeville, montgomery county. chopper 6 hd was over the scene on the 700 block of campus drive. that is where a beam f before n. the victim was rushed to the hospital and no information yesterday on the extent of the injuries or what caused that accident. >> the memory of a fallen delaware state trooper will live on through a scholarship in his name. corpora

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. mobi mobile 6 is on the move in ocean city on southwest avenue. this is playing out street side the a road by road block by block situation. if you have to travel night be advised not to drive through water you don't know how deep it is. now we go to wildwood with jeff. along the shore line. >> reporter: much like nora the wind is a major factor here. look at these waves a huge draw for people. as high tide comes it's likely to do worse and more damage to the beach. a cliff has formed there in the beach as erosion and flooding is a major problem in north wildwood. hundreds of miles away jose put on a show for those gathered. and water was sent crashing on rocks normally at low tide. >> i only remember one time it was this rough. >> these photos during high tide shows waves breaching the sea wall. forcing police to close the pavilion for fear of collapse. >> yesterday we had heavy equipment on the beach and trying to get some sand buildup on our dunes and now almost at low tide. the oc

nora muchanic has her story tonight from cherry hill. >> i am sick over it. my father is 83 years old andales heimers and i don't know if meds have gotten him. >> cherry hill salon owner wanda morris doesn't know if her father is okay. that did not stop her from single handledly spearing a relief effort for victim there's. >> felt like i had to do something and i am just one person and i didn't know how much i could do. but i said why not try. >> wanda start aid go fund me page that raised more than $30,000 and the facebook page features a packing party in camden where dozens of people loaded food and supplies and water on a box truck shipping to puerto rico today. >> we are in a humanitarian crisis for sure. >> wanda who was raised in puerto rico is saying it's hampered by red tape. >> have you to have an act and something signed to get food to the people they are dying. and you know what? we have not seen the worst of it yet. >> doctors and other volunteers paying their own way, wanda will personally travel to puerto rico herself on october 7th to deliver t

nora muchanic is staked out in atlantic city but first meteorologist cecily tynan with the latest information, hurricane jose is a category one hurricane. if you look at this latest loop, you can see that it's still about 250 miles off the coast of the carolinas so it's far enough off the coast that it's just really going to be brushing the delaware and jersey coast as it continues to move up to the north

tonight nora muchanic speaks with the good samaritan who put his own life on the line to save the policeose stories and more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00 and sharrie we'll see you then. >> monica, thank you. >>> they gathered in montgomery county today to hit the links in remembrance of a fallen police officer. the chuck cassidy golf tournament was held today. cassidy was a philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty during a robbery back in 2007. the money raised will go towards scholarships for students at two schools that are near and dear to cassidy's heart saint hubert's his daughter's alma mater and father judge his son's alma mater. >> much more still ahead on "action news" at 4:30 from vitamins to vino. monthly subscription boxes for everything are popping up everywhere but are they worth the investment? we looked into a few that will save you money on things you're already buying in what's the deal. >> and it's the viral video that has parents across the country saying, meet the so-called hot mess mom who admits to doing one specific thing when she sees a