. >> o'donnell: muscular dystrophy? >> yes. >> o'donnell: sickle-cell anemia? >> yes. >> o'donnell: hemophilia? >> yes. >> o'donnell: they're all diseases that can be identified by advanced genetic screenings. huntington's disease? >> it's one of the most common disorders we test for, yes. >> o'donnell: breast cancer? >> we do it regularly. >> o'donnell: but as you'll hear tonight, genetic science has moved even further into the future. this woman believes the technology she used will stop the disease from stalking her family. you have said, "the breast cancer stops with me." >> yes. it's not just my children-- it's their children and my grandchildren and great grandchildren, forever and for all time. >> kroft: steve carell has been one of hollywood's most recognizable comedy stars for nearly a decade now, both on television and in the movies. but no one recognized carell in his critically acclaimed portrayal of billionaire john e. dupont in the true-crime film "foxcatcher." you're one of the most successful, highest paid actors in hollywood. why would you want

kelly o'donnell is on the campaign trail in cedar falls, iowa. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, thomas. new tonight, one of the top tier republican candidates, governor scott walker, says that it is time for trump to apologize, and walker has tried to steer clear of donald trump's messes. but walker, in an exclusive interview, tells me it's time for trump's supporters to also urge him to apologize. >> john mccain picked a fight with me. >> reporter: the donald trump reality. today he claims he said nothing wrong when he slammed john mccain's years as a vietnam prisoner of war. >> he's not a war hero. >> he's a war hero. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. okay? i hate to tell you. >> do you agree with that? >> he's a war hero because he was captured. >> reporter: but trump doesn't call all the shots. today wisconsin governor scott walker, who has avoided tangling over trump, tells nbc news in an exclusive interview trump must make amends. >> at a minimum he needs to apologize. in terms o

. >> o'donnell: muscular dystrophy? >> yes. >> o'donnell: sickle-cell anemia?yes. >> o'donnell: hemophilia? >> yes. >> o'donnell: they're all diseases that can be identified by advanced genetic screenings. huntington's disease? >> it's one of the most common disorders we test for, yes. >> o'donnell: breast cancer? >> we do it regularly.

. >> o'donnell: muscular dystrophy? >> yes. >> o'donnell: sickle-cell anemia?s. >> o'donnell: hemophilia? >> yes. >> o'donnell: they're all diseases that can be identified by advanced genetic screenings. huntington's disease? >> it's one of the most common disorders we test for, yes. >>

. >> o'donnell: muscular dystrophy? >> yes. >> o'donnell: sickle-cell anemia? yes. >> o'donnell: hemophilia? >> yes. >> o'donnell: they're all diseases that can be identified by advanced genetic screenings. huntington's disease? >> it's one of the most common disorders we test for, yes. >> o'd

>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., thursday, july 23 matt o'donnell is off, eva pilgrim is joining us, here's what's happening. we've got breaking news. a teenager is shot caught in the crossfire when gunshots ring out. another person is dead. we have a live report just ahead. >> a prison guard is recovering after being stabbed a dozen times by an inmate. >> our stretch of weather continues with sunshine and low humidity. i think we'll have to forcibly remove david murphy from being outside. karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: i'm willing to get him. >> reporter: once again karen we have beautiful conditions for the second straight morning comfortable, low humidity, cool breeze and cloud cover and some of it is eroding at this point. take a look at satellite, you can see cloud cover here and there, but the sun is going to erode the early clouds. 58 in allentown. upper 50s in reading. 62 in trenton. for the early stroll along the boards mid 60s watching the sun come up. a pretty morning. as we roll through the afternoon, 8:00 a.m. 71. noon 81 and 85 is the high, 6:00 p.m., 83. sun an

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> it is 4:30 wednesday and we begin with breaking news. there is a severe thunderstorm warning posted for parts of our area. plus flood advisories due to quick falling rain. here's a few from mobile6 traveling on the schuylkill expressway westbound heading into some of the thunderstorms that are ripping through the western suburbs right now. >> a lot of lightning driving in this morning. this is a look at some of the lightning brightening the skies over the philadelphia international airport at about 3:45 this morning. the streaking light across the sky was frequent and of course it lit up the clouds as those storms continue to move into our area. >> hello everyone, tam is off erin o'hearn joins us. we have meteorologist karen rogers in for david and ma map in with the roads. >> good morning. flash flood warnings just in

time for the "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> thank you very much. >>> today tragedy struck in chattanooga, tennessee, as rachel was telling us four marines murdered before the gunman was killed. >> today is a nightmare for the city of shat no ga. >> four u.s. marines are dead gunned down by a lone shooter. >> a hail of bullets tore through two with military centers. >> all of a sudden i heard ten or 15 pops you know, really fast pop, pop, pop. >> what we know is somebody brutally and brazenly attacked members of our armed services.

is that matt o'donnell or jordan spieth? >> ooh. >> what a shot.t showed off his short game in the third annual golf outing to benefit camp cadet the program run by the pennsylvania state police shows young people what it's like to work in law enforcement. >>> yesterday's event was held at the bala golf club in bala cynwyd. you're too old to be jordan. >> whoa. >> that took -- >> nice work. >> that took 100 up 57 takes. [laughter] >> there it goes again. looks good. >> looked great matt. as we putt, putt on our way into work this morning, so far so good on the schuylkill expressway. westbound some midday work today, tomorrow and thursday. watch out for crews roving about between south street and city avenue in the west lanes of schuylkill during the day midday. probably better off on the mlk drive or kelly drive. they began tearing up a couple roads in the city. market street between 30th street and city hall as well as south broad i saw the rough road surface as they started their work. watch out for those restrictions during the overnight and the

here's matt o'donnell with a preview. >> reporter: ready or not magic mike is back.s up, magic mike xxl summer hit about male strippers from florida. >> it's been three years and the remaining kings of tampa are read to throw in the towel -- ready to throw in the towel, but they want one last time. they call mike out of retirement and head to a stripper convention in myrtle beach south carolina with the promise of outrageous fun. >>> terminator genesis is the 5th in the series that stars arnold schwarzenegger as a cyborg. this film takes a different approach to the terminator time line. we find sara connor orphaned and being raised and trained by a terminator. and kyle reef is sent back in time from the future once again but an unexpected turn of events creates an altered time line and reid finds himself on a new mission to reset the future. >>> amy is documentary about the life and singer of amy winehouse who was foretelling before fame hit. >> i don't think around for long. i don't think i could handle it. >> reporter: the documentary tells the incredible story of

. >> good morning 4:30, matt o'donnell is off, eva pilgrim is joining us, i was glad i had a sweater this morning, karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: it's nice and comfortable this morning there's cloud cover around and we expect most of that to evaporate quickly. sitting on 70 in philadelphia. 65 in wilmington and trenton. 63 in allentown. so sure, some of you might feel cool early. 64 in millville. 66 in sea isle city and 66 in atlantic city. as we head out the door, 68 degrees by 6:00. 71 by 8:00 a.m. comfortable and clouds out there and sun bursting through quickly. we'll go for a mix of sun and occasional clouds. 7 # by 8:00. 81 by noon. 85 degrees is the high temperature holding on to the low 80s by dinnertime. we're looking at changes reentering the forecast overnight weekend, i'll have that coming up. >> reporter: i-95 by the airport moving fine northbound traffic heading toward the girard point bridge we have roving crews working through the area. you'll see restrictions on i-95 northbound at the airport. i-95 northbound near the betsy ross bridge we have construction an

the most lethal foe he ever faced in his own life was rosie o'donnell. now that he's filed, he taxing to its limits the pretense to objectivity in the old ap style book way. not to say that he should be relegated to entertainment section but you can't report on him the way ybody else. he's a singular figure. to describe him as businessman donald trump said x, y and z doesn't do him justice as a subject. >> we have to walk our words. last week trump was called a rotten pig and i thought that was well over the line. does it matter that trump is punching back so huffington post does this stunt. we'll cover him but stick him in the entertainment section but then that highlygoing after huffington. what do you make of that? >> donald trump is not entirely responsible for this. it's almost a lot of political coverage like tmz. should we be surprised that somebody who talks like that is actually not just getting attention but also first or second place in a lot of these early polls. >> you blame the media culture. you think that we're enabling this or trump is e

for tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, david murphy, i'm matt o'donnell. >>> good morning america. happening now, holiday high alert. law enforcement in overdrive for july 4th. fears about isis supporters launching attacks. police on edge all around the country. even that false alarm at the navy yard prompting a massive response and the military already canceling one celebration. >>> happening now, shark surge. the new alert about sharks lurking off the coast. new clues about why this spike in attacks and take a look at this new video showing just how powerful these predators can be pulling this fisherman into the water. >>> judgment day, the emotional reunion in court. >> did you go to nautilus for middle school? >> oh, my goodness. >> the former classmates now on opposite sides of the law and you'll never guess what this judge did next.

kisstry o'donnell wants the ability to do i on her own terms.rd gained national headlines during her fight. this week there could be a big change coming. >>> >> reporter: for chrissy o'donnell the most painful part of her terminal lung cancer isn't the tumors that spread to her spine and brain, it's knowing she won't be there when her daughter gets married. i have written her cards ten years into the future for her birthdaying, for her engagement for her baby shower. >> reporter: she knows her cancer will killer. just doesn't know when is that there has been two times where i was walking after chemo fell down wondering if that was going to be the moment nothing if my daughter was going to come home and finds my body. no one should have to live with that. >> reporter: it's why she is demanding lawmakers give her the right to choose where and when she will die by taking prescribed medicine to end her life. >> i want to be at home in my own bed with my daughter. >> reporter: picking up the fight where brittany maynard left off. the 29-year-old made

our live compage of 4th of july festivitying begins in about an hour, join tamala edwards and matt o'donnell as they host the celebration of freedom ceremony and the independence parade on 6abc. >>> tune in for the philly fourth of july jam on the parkway. rick williams and cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7 followed by the fireworks display over the museum of arts. whether you're on the parkway or enjoying the beach or grilling in the backyard we want you to share with us your holiday weekend. use the #6abc 4th. >>> along with the parade and picnics comes a security warning there's an increased threat of terror attacks i inspired by the islamic state. devon dwyer has more from washington, d.c. >> it's a super bowl test for america's national security, celebrations of the 239th birthday facing what some call the most serious threat since 2001. >> the threat is very high. >> reporter: law enforcement is fully deployed authorities citing no specific plot or threat, but concern about isis and supporters lurking inside the u.s. >> lone wolf is our

on this thursday, july 23, matt o'donnell is off eva pilgrim is joining us, here's what's happening. >>> a teen is shot scouting in the crossfire when gunshots ring out, another person is dead. we have a live report just ahead. >> a prison guard is recovering after being stabbed nearly a dozen times by an inmate. >> our weather is continuing, we have more sunshine and low humidity. david murphy took the kids to the playground yesterday. they didn't tell me when it is time to go. [laughter]. >> reporter: it's going to be another nice day tam. we'll have clouds coming in but they will erode. we'll have cumulus clouds popping up. 64 in trenton. 58 in allentown. a little cool in the lehigh valley. we have low to mid 60s across south jersey and delaware. as we head out the door to catch the bus, 68 by 6:00. 71 by 8:00. comfortable conditions this morning, rolling through the day, 81 degrees by noon. 85 by 3:00 p.m. that's the high today and # 3 by 6 p.m. sun and clouds, and low humidity once again. the pattern lasts through the start of the weekend. >> reporter: we have a good start to th

. >> matt o'donnell is 60, eva pilgrim is here, karen rogers has traffic and david murphy has weather. >> reporter: we have a beautiful morning, we'll have clouds and they will erode and you'll see fair weather cumulus pop up. 71 degrees in philadelphia. 64 in wilmington and trenton. 58 in allentown. refreshing as you step outside and 64 for your early morning stroll on the boardwalk in sea isle city. as we look outside to head to the car or the bus. 6767 68 by a.m. 71 by 8:00 a.m. noon, 81 and 3:00 p.m. 85. low humidity and a nice summer afternoon ahead. we'll be talking about an uptick in humidity for the coming week. >> reporter: this is i-95 approaching cottman southbound traffic heading toward center city overnight construction has cleared. traffic is moving nicely, no problems there. in north philadelphia, we have a problem at unrue avenue and ditman street. schuylkill expressway no problems heading toward gulph mills and overnight construction cleared at gulf miles, good news there. camden county blocking the right lane until 6:00 a.m. 295 southbound approaching 42 and northbou

. >>> good afternoon rick and sara are off and i'm matt o'donnell the search for clues in the case of a drexel graduate found beaten and stabbed in her apartment. but the big story on "action news" is the motivation behind a mass murder in tennessee and if it was an act of terror. they are looking for clues on the computer of 24-year-old muhammad aziz. he killed four marines yesterday on a rampage yesterday in chattanooga. we are joined now live with new information about the gunman and his victims. >> it is being called an act of domestic terrorism and law enforcement is on high alert across the country. >> after the horrific shooting rampage at two centers in chattanooga, tennessee we are learning more about his tours in iraq. and a second victim has been identified as skill wells of marietta georgia. >> it's heart breaking circumstances for these individuals who have served our country with great valor to be killed in this fashion. >> reporter: in the light of day sullivan, wells were killed and two others were injured in the fire fight. minutes before the same shooter pulled up to

crystal o'donnell her in a youtube video part of a salute asking for an injunction on california ban on if any assisted suicide. the judge did not formally rule today. he did say he doesn't have the power to declare the law unconstitutional. o'donnell has stage four lung cancer and says she won't live through the appeal process. >>> a bottom batten -- battle on capitol hill. social media to report any possible -- >>reporter: via skype herb land a cyber policy and security researcher tells me he was once unfairly classified a as terrorist. >> i was on an airplane writing a speech i was going to give about terrorism. the person next to me reported me to the flight crew. >> reporter: he says that's that's one of the concerns with the new provision of the cyber communication sharing act. up for debate in the coming weeks. the bill would require social media site like twitter, facebook and google to report to authorities. >> social media is a powerful recruiting tool. no question. the terrorist organizationings are -- are laeshing to use. >> reporter: reportedly getting heat from tech fir

time for the "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> thank you very much. >>> today tragedy struck in chattanooga, tennessee, as rachel was telling us four marines murdered before the gunman was killed. >> today is a nightmare for the city of shat no ga. >> four u.s. marines are dead gunned down by a lone shooter. >> a hail of bullets tore through two with military centers. >> all of a sudden i heard ten or 15 pops you know, really fast pop, pop, pop. >> what we know is somebody brutally and brazenly attacked members of our armed services. >> it's a heart-breaking circumstance for these individuals who served our country with great valor to be killed in this fashion. >> according to the police this gunman a acted alone. >> a naturalized american citizen identified as mohammad youssuf abdulazeez. >> we are conducting this as an act of domestic terrorism. >> the fbi and joint terrorism task force are investigating the shooting death of four marines after a gunman opened fire. the suspected shooter is also dead and has been identified as 24-year-old mohammad youssuf abdulazeez. he is

. >> why rosie o'donnell sand girling over this gray's anatomy star. >> i didn't know what to say. >> now, "e.t." with the latest on today's top stories. >>> a lot of news to get through tonight. >> let's get started. we are getting to the bottom of a new report that claims ben affleck got involved with another woman right under their roof. >> multiple sources are telling us ben has started a relationship. >> the former nanny ignored the monica.zi this morning in santa she's on the cover of u.s. weekly, out friday. >> ben and christine were really flirty. she was talk talking to ben more than she was talking to the kids. >> this photo of them was snapped back in april. u.s. weekly says ben and jen had been in the middle of a trial separation. >> so the afflecks are actually in the bahamas over the july 4th weekend. mostly to take the kids away from the hollywood scene. jen always had suspicions about christine. she always thought that something was going on. those suspicions were confirmed over the july 4th weekend. >> meanwhile, jen was snapped in atlanta last night still wearing her

we also have idc crawford del prete via skype and our technalysis founder, bob o'donnell.ord, i want to start with you. i have my own set-top box, but i have not felt the need for an upgrade. how much better could this new set-top box be and will it be an update to make people upgrade? crawford: i think it could get a lot better. there are apps that can be developed to make it more engaging. when you look at xfinity, they have enabled a voice enabled voice control, apps to get scores from one show -- or a game while you were watching another show. there is a lot of stuff apple could add to make it a more engaging experience and i think voices top on the list. emily: hunter, you work at youtube for many years and you were a writer, but how optimistic are you for apple to be a big player in the streaming business? hunter: ultimately, they have a shot to be significant, but it is because of the ios ecosystem . because we are ready have a remote control in our pocket or on our desk. if you look at the amazon bestseller list, the fire stick and google chrome cast have an number

. >>> good afternoon, rick and sara are off and i'm matt o'donnell. trading is halted at the new york stock exhange but first chopper 6 hd is over the scene of a bank robbery and shooting at a bank. the robber walked in an official was inside and gave chase and shot at the robber just off of warminster road and one person was taken to the hospital "action news" has a crew on the way to the scene we'll continue to update you on "action news" an on 6abc.com. >>> now, to the other breaking news story, this one from the floor of the stock exchange in the last few minutes all traded was halted due to a technical outage, there is no evidence that it is related to a hack attack but a software or hardware issue no trading right now on the new york stock exchange we'll follow this story and bring you the latest details. >>> united airlines flights are taking off again after a computer glitch grounded all planes this morning. the outage led to long lines at airports across the country, this is the second time it has been hit with technical problems in the last

morning, matt o'donnell is off nydia han is joining us. david people want to know when we're getting relief. >> reporter: yesterday was a scorcher, today a repeat. we had a heat warning with all the counties highlighted in purple where the heat index values could go up to 105 or maybe higher. the advisory area looking at heat indexes around 100. cool drinks, light-colored loose fitting clothing, you should include pets in this and the elderly and little kids, hydrate. crack open the windows and shade on on the sunny side of the house. if you're a senior, a senior center. we have cloud cover and we'll have sun breaking through the big story is the heat. right now we're at 82 degrees, it feels excessively muggy out there. a little better in the lehigh valley and reading. 77 in sea isle. a lot of 80s at this early hour. remember when we get dewpoints above 70 we're talking about oppressive humidity. this 76 is like new orleans we're not used to this excessive humidity. noon, 91. 95 by 3:00 p.m. the high today will be a big fat, 96 degrees pro

donald trump called in during a break and offered to bet o'donnell a year's salary that the apprentice numbers were accurate. >> o'donnell delivered the answer that night. >> no, donald, there is not a bet because i would not bet about anything. i might be wrong. i never said i know exactly how much donald trump made if the expire series. i don't know. now, i am really sorry that i wasted the time that should have been focused on what he had to say. >> i am glad he calmed down. media, still is buzzing about donald trump and donald trump called in to abc and to fox this morning about the john mccain comments and he said, yes, john mccain is a war hero but doesn't back off or retreat. he refused several questions or opportunities to apologize. heed former nbc anchor campbell brown said there are not two sides to every campbell and that is why she is becoming an advocate. >> former governor mike huckabee on whether the press is pigeonholing him as the social issues candidate. did you k >>> mike huckabee was the surprise story of the 2008 campaign after largely being es >> mike huckabee wa

. >>> good afternoon rick and sara are off and i'm matt o'donnell we begin with breaking news after a police involved shooting in atlantic city, that began with a robbery and left one person dead. david henry is live with the full story. >> reporter: yes it apparently started as a robbery at the cedar market at 30th avenue a clerk inside of the store was reportedly stabbed to death during the robbery and police were called to the keep and the robber was apparently running across the street and was intercepted by this officer back here who fired several shots can you see the cones marking the bullet casings, over by the curb is where the suspect fell, we don't know his condition whether he is confirmed dead or not. but that sidewalk scene is where they found a knife and a cell phone apparently that the suspect had with him. the clerk inside of the store is apparently of egyptian decent and the store is owned by a number of egyptian and he had just been over to egypt recently to visit family and returned here two or three weeks ago and was stabbed to death just doing his job at a popula

join matt o'donnell and cesily tynan and karen rogers and adam -- matt o'donnell and tamala edwards theyt the freedom ceremony. and the concert tonight at 7:00 p.m. followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. whether you're on the parkway or grilling in your back yard, we want you to share your holiday weekend with us, using the # #4th on social media. we'll be showing the pictures on 6abc. >>> philadelphia police are investigate a deadly crash on the boulevard. it happened near adams avenue near frankford the driver lost control at 3:00 a.m. and slammed into a tree. of both the driver and a passenger were trapped inside. firefighters worked to free both victims, one person was pronounced dead the other was taken to temple university hospital in serious condition. >>> overnight an "action news" viewer sent us this video of a fiery car accident in camden county. police say three people were pulled from the breakfastage before it caught fire. a -- from the wreckage before it caught fire. the car plowed into a traffic light and concrete barrier flipping over befor

thomas. >> kelly o'donnell reporting in iowa for us. kelly, thank you. and for more on all of this, we're joined by chuck todd, our political director and the moderator of "meet the press". chuck, are trump's comments crossing the line of no return here? >> you know, thomas. it may be. it was never a matter of it, but when he would alienate the entire republican party. he appeared to do that today. look mccain may not be popular among many conservatives particularly because of his stance on immigration. but going after him as maliciously and personally as trump did is probably going to backfire and might turn off some of the same voters trump was attracting with his bombastic style. it doesn't help trump's case on what he did during the vietnam era versus what mccain did. there are a number of issues that confront the gop. and many of the candidates going forward. do they start boycotting events where trump is invited? are they going to be comfortable sharing the debate stage with him? i've already talked to campaigns before today that have been expressi

>> kelly o'donnell there tonight. thank you. >>> there's late word of a major shift for our nation's armed forces. the pentagon announcing plans to end the ban on transgender troops in the military. the various branches will have six months to figure out the logistics of integrating transgendered service members beginning early next year. >>> there's a lot more to tell you about here on this monday. still ahead, rivers of lava, ash, and cinders raining down from the sky. a giant volcanic eruption forcing evacuations for miles around and the worst may be to come. >>> also, will fans be disappointed now that another book fundamentally alters one of the best dads in american literature? >>> we're back with what officials say may be the most dangerous eruption in decades in mexico. a volcano has been blasting lava and ash into the air since late last week blotting out the sky, and now there are warnings that it could explode even further out of control. nbc's miguel almaguer has our report from the southern mexico state o

kelly o'donnell in wisconsin. kelly, thank you. >>> overseas now to vienna, where negotiations are down to the wire with world powers trying to strike a historic nuclear deal with iran. but tomorrow's deadline comes after the third extension in two weeks. nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has been in vienna for the talks now for 16 days. andrea? >> reporter: well, it looks as though it is coming together. good evening, peter. after those three missed deadlines, it looks as though it will come together for a possible deal tomorrow. tonight secretary kerry and russia's foreign minister and the others who are bargaining with iran met among themselves for a dinner at a rooftop restaurant overlooking vienna, working out last-minute glitches, according to diplomats. from his balcony today, iran's foreign minister shouted to iranian reporters below, saying we still have got work to do tomorrow. no deal today. but he added no extension either. secretary kerry was upbeat today on his way to churc

christy o'donnell is stricken with cancer. she wants the ability to die on her own terms.r. earlier this year brittany maynard gained national headlines for her fight. >> reporter: for christie o'donnell, 46 the most painful part of the lung cancer isn't the tumors that spread to her spine and brain, but knowing that she won't be there when her daughter gets married. >> i've written her cards for her ingauge mints, birthdays, baby showers. >> reporter: she knows the cancer will kill her, she just didn't snow where. >> there have already been two times, when i fell down, wondering if that was the moment my daughter would find my body. no one should have to live with that. >> it's why she's demanding lawmakers give her the right to choose when and where she will die by taking prescribed medicine. >> i want to be at home in my own bed with my daughter. >> reporter: picking up the fight where brittany maynard left off. she made headlines last year forcing her to move from california, where it's not legal, to oregon one of five days where it is. >> i would like to see all ameri

nbc's kelly o'donnell has been following it all for us. hi, kelly. >> hi, lester. what happened on the senate floor was a stunner. republican presidential candidate ted cruz repeatedly called out his own republican leader for lying. now, that's something after years covering congress i haven't seen before because the senate floor is supposed to be one last zone of civility. cruz claims mcconnell had lied about how the senate would handle certain legislation conservatives oppose. >> i cannot believe he would tell a flat-out lie. and i voted based on those assurances that he made to each and every one of us. what we just saw today was an absolute demonstration that not only what he told every republican senator but what he told the press over and over and over again was a simple lie. >> reporter: senator mcconnell isn't saying anything tonight. aides tell me cruz knows what he did was controversial but felt he had to speak out. lester? >> kelly o'donnell at the capitol, thank you. >>> president obama is in kenya tonight. his first visit as president to his ancestral

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morningn news" is following a developing story on this tuesday. a six-year-old boy shot while playing outside. it's one of the two shooting investigations happening in grays ferry. >> bill cosby responds to newly released court documents that say that he admitted to obtaining sedatives to give to women. >> local children given the wrong shot. the investigation under way right now at a new jersey medical clinic. >> good morning. good to see is you. it's 4:30 on this tuesday. tam is off. erin o'hearn joins us. leggett you whether and traffic. matt pelman in for karen and dave murphy. >> you'll get more high humidity at a. could be more drenching thunderstorms around later too. we had some of those late yesterday and last night. as you take a look the closest precipitation is off to our west, just a little bit of a sprinkle here or there locally. as you head out the door it is warm. 77 degrees in philadelphia. even up in allentown 75 at this hour. 75-degree readings on the boardwalk and about th

kelly o'donnell, nbc news, the capital. >>> there is important health news for those who take some of the most popular non-aspirin pain reliever ounce the market including big brand names like advil and aleve. until now the fda says they might increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke but for the first time they say the evidence is conclusive and as nbc tom costello reports, stronger warnings on the bottle are coming. >> reporter: the new stronger warning covers brand name painkillers found in many if not most american homes, among them advil and motrin. and their children's versions. aleve and celebrex and cough and cold remedies too. the fda says non-steroid anti inflammatory drugs or nsaids can increase the chance of heart attack and stroke. the risk is greater when the drug is taken in higher doses. dr. alan taylor is the chief of cardiology at georgetown university hospital in washington. >> this is really out there in the cardiac icu we see patients with high blood pressure heart attack stroke what is going on with you? they have been taking those drugs. >> reporter: they c

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morningfollowing some breaking news on this wednesday july 29th. an accident involving a taken has a major road closed right now in northeast philadelphia. >> a high speed crash left three people hurt in the kensington section just hours ago. >> septa announced a lottery for its regional rail passes for the pope's visit to our area in september. >> good morning everyone, it is 4:30 on this wednesday. let's turn to dave murphy and matt pelman filling in for karen with weather and traffic. >> and we do have several issues to talk about today. the first is the heat. it's going to be building along with the humidity. a little worse than yesterday. and the national weather service has put up a heat warning that kicks in at noon and goes until 6 o'clock this afternoon in all of the central counties, urban centers in particular are of big concern. heat index will make it feel like 100 degrees and this will be a day when you want to keep all those heat tips in mind. there's also a code orange ozone a

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> it is wednesdayh. here's what's ago. delaware county fire crews are in cleanup mode working to reopen a charred strip mall. >> robbery suspects evading police on the run with their pockets full of cash. >> a pennsylvania house explodes, falls off its foundation with the family inside. >>> good morning everyone, it's 4:30 on this wednesday. tam is off. erin is off. karen is off, matt pelman is here along with dave murphy. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. we're off to a muggy start. some sun mixing with clouds on the way a little bit later on and you can see there's a line of showers, this is all ahead of an approaching frontal boundary that is going to continue driving to the east today. and by later this afternoon we will start to see the development of some showers and perhaps a thunderstorm and any storm that forms could produce drenching downpours in this humid air mass. as we take a look at temperatures this morning 79 degrees in philadelphia already. 71, a little better in allentown, 76

. >> ♪♪ >> good morning, i'm matt o'donnell. 4:27 on this tuesday.ollowing a developing story this morning. gunfire in grays ferry. police are investigating two shootings. one left a six-year-old boy injured. >>> bill cosby in his own words. we have learned he admitted to obtaining drugs to give to women. we're following new overnight developments on this bombshell story. >>> fire damages a popular shopping spot in delaware county. that kept firefighters busy overnight. >>> all of those stories plus the accuweather forecast, a look at traffic all next on "action news." the great lakes and showers in the southeast. >>> and finally, a rare look inside the homes of the rich and famous. when they're trying to sell their property. >> sometimes celebrities struggle when it's time to move out of their multimillion dollar homes. here's abc's byron pitts. >> this is my apartment and it's very grand. >> reporter: grand is one way to put it. joan rivers wasn't the only piece of work on display in her documentary. her apartment also in the spotlight. >> this is

we get more from kelly o'donnell o'donnell. >> donald trump brags about his no filter style of campaigning. but saturday trump crossed a sacred line when he attacked john mccain's military service as a prisoner of war in vietnam. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. >> trump is not shy about hurling insults frequently going after jeb bush. >> you look at jeb he's dieing in the polls. he doesn't like my tone. the last thing we need is another bush. >> military service is different. trump skorned from his republican competitors. governor scott walker we should never ever question patriotism and the heroism of someone like john mccain. >> governor bobby jindal. >> i think after donald trump has been prisoner of war six years, then he's in a position to comment on and criticize the senator. >> and senator lindsey graham. >> i think what he's done is insulted everyone who served in the military today. >> trump, who did not serve in the military tried some damage control. >> i have great love and respect for our veterans and we've got to take care of o

. >> ♪♪ >> good morning everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. 4:27 a.m.ng some severe weather this morning. check out the lightning over center city. right now some areas are under severe weather warnings. >>> an elderly woman caught in the crossfire. we are following new details on a 79-year-old woman who was shot while sitting on her porch. >>> mayor michael nutter jumps into action. see more of this video of what happened when a homeless man came to confront the mayor. >>> all these stories much more and traffic next on "action news." >>> and finally this morning, a less well known superhero who is expected to hold his own this coming weekend at the box office he's "ant-man." >> and he's the title character of a new film from marvel studios, a division of our parent company. abc's abbie boudreau spoke with the stars of "ant-man." >> reporter: paul ruud like you've never seen him before. >> damn right, i'm ant-man. >> reporter: playing a superhero in marvel's new action adventure film "ant-man." a star contrast from his dad bod in "this is 40" to the be

tamala edward and matt o'donnell kick off our live coverage on july 4th from 10:00 a.m. to noon with the celebration of the freedom ceremony and the independence day parade. then please join us for the philly's fourth of july jam on the parkway, at night rick williams cecily tynan with karen rodgers and adam joseph will host the event concert begins at 7:00 followed by the fire works display over the philadelphia museum of art. always one of the fun nights of the year in philadelphia. >> i can almost hear fire works now. >> you know, nice thing is weather is looking better and better as we head through the holiday weekend. >> very nice. >> it will be wonderful. we need to get rid of the storms. storm tracker six live double scan showing most of the region is storm free right now, however there is a cluster of some pretty intense then are storms right now over atlantic and ocean county, oceanville right now crossing route nine, crossing the garden state parkway heading toward beach haven. this is in the severe but it does have lightening strikes associated witt. five ligh

>> kelly o'donnell there tonight. thank you. >>> there's late word of a major shift for our nation's armed forces. the pentagon announcing plans to end the ban on transgender troops in the military. the various branches will have six months to figure out the logistics of integrating transgendered service members beginning early next year. >>> there's a lot more to tell you about here on this monday. still ahead, rivers of lava ash, and cinders raining down from the sky. a giant volcanic eruption forcing evacuations for miles around and the worst may be to come. >>> also will fans be disappointed now that another book fundamentally alters one of the best dads in american literature? will you be a sound sleeper, or a mouth breather. a mouth breather! well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. allergy medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more. so you can breathe and sleep. add breathe right to your allergy medicine. shut your mouth

♪ dannon ♪ >> ♪♪ >> good morning everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. 4:27 on this wednesday.several breaking stories here on "action news." a major roadway is shut down in northeast philadelphia because of a train accident. we're live on the scene with the traffic impact. >>> police are investigating a high speed crash that sent three people to the hospital. and banged up some parked cars and the driver could be in even bigger trouble. >>> we will be under an excessive heat warning in just few hours. dave murphy is tracking the intense temperatures and humidity in accuweather and also the phillies say we want the best offers for cole hamels today. "action news" is coming up next. >> ♪♪ could happen in the tech sav have a bay area talking about an automated umpire at a baseball game. >> last night computer calling balls and strikes. we have this story from san francisco. >> reporter: at the san rafaelial pacifics game technology is calling the game. every strike every ball thanks to the three cameras mounted around the baseball field. >> i don't see any reason why the 15-year

>> ♪♪ >> hey everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. it is 4:27, wednesday morning.ad working to reopen a charred strip mall. >>> robbery suspects, this is all off here. investigators working to determine that fighter jet former eagle donovan mcnabb arrested again. the familiar charge he is facing this morning. >>> video just in from the overnight where so much rain fellly in a matter of hours. people were actually able to go fishing in the streets. those stories plus a check of the commute and the accuweather forecast next. coast. >>> well ringo starr turned 75 years young. he wanted to do something beside besides eat cake and ice cream. >> he had a special gift for friend family and fans peace and love. here's kabc's george pennacchio. >> three, two, one. peace and love! peace and love, everybody. >> ringo starr is once again inviting people around the world to celebrate the hashtag peace and love at noon on his 75th birthday he appeared outside capitol records perry scoping on his cell phone to get the word out. the former beatle has been doing this now since 2005

one. from day one. from day one. from day one. from day one. from >> ♪♪ >> good morning, i'm matt o'donnellsday. we have breaking news. a tragedy on the schuylkill expressway. a car catches fire along the highway with people inside. we have just learned two people are dead. >> a stormy start to this wednesday. you see storm tracker6 live radar. rain moving through severe weather and other places. dave murphy is tracking it for you. storms from yesterday afternoon left major damage. >>> the national weather service will be out today to investigate if, indeed, a tornado touched down in the suburbs. >>> we have those stories and much more plus warnings on those roadways with some ponding on some of the pavement. "action news" is next. lucky young ladies they're waking up at the white house this morning. the girl scouts who were part of the first ever camp outon the south lawn. >> the event part of the first lady's physical fitness campaign but the president played a part as well and now some sights and sounds. >> i don't know what you guys are doing here. [ laughter ] >> camping on your lawn.