late in the day, a former vice president for philadelphia university testified for close to an hour.he said that he fast tracked an application for the fattah's au pair to enroll in school after classes begun. and despite the au pair had letters securing financial support to pay her tuition, that the school came up with scholarships over the course of her tenure there of more than $100,000 to offer her nearly a free ride to attend philadelphia university. neither one answered our questions as they left court a few moments ago. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> right now at 5:00, road closures you need to know about this weekend. the 2016 cycling classic takes place on sunday. riders will travel a 12 mile course through fairmount park and it will end at the manayunk wall. >>> construction begins tonight on u.s. 30 to fix sinkholes in two places in chester county. penn do the will reinforce the ground under the road in the median. that work will go on near the business u.s. 30 interchange and the bridge over clover mill road. expect lane closures between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for the

now this area is right by the philadelphia university campus, and at this time we know that seven of the injured passengers were taken to local hospitals, in critical condition, while one is in stable condition. we're also still working to figure out whether the children have proper carseats and seatbelts on. chief gilliam of the philadelphia fire department told us that before first responders could get here, good samaritans pitched in quickly, again, you can see that investigators still trying to determine what caused this accident. at this point we still do not know whether wet weather was a factor, again, one young child between five-seven years old has died from injuries in this crash. the newborn baby was taken to saint christopher's hospital, the other children remain at chop. henry avenue does remain closed at this time. and police are re-routing drivers. that's the lateness east falls, anita o, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> anita, thank you very much. speaking of this weather we've been having today, it was a dreary sunday in philadelphia. let's get right over to lauren casey

. >>> philadelphia's university city neighborhood is expanding even more, officials broke ground todaya $50 million government project called view 32, it includes a 16 story apartment tower and townhomes and a preschool and community plaza. all of this is going up along the 3200 block of ray street. on land owned by drexel university. >>> still ahead on "action news" a new warning about a popular heartburn medicine that could quietly be causing a bigger problem. >>> and a new jersey teen survives a fall into a deep dark well. we have more on the rescue next. >> and proving grace and bruty comes in all sizes, a dancer is using ballet to inspire people across the internet. >>> and adam joseph has a forecast that may have you doing ballet in your living room. sun is coming tomorrow. when "action news" continues. at giant, shoppers low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low

. >>> memorial day weekend in philadelphia the university of maryland fans descended on the city o marylandlags waving in support of their lacrosse team. the men got knocked off while the women went onto win their second straight title. it's this weekend that the maryland pride is backed, the men and women both top ranked. >> there's so much maryland pride right now going into this big final four weekend. we're thrilled for them and i know they're really excited for us. i think it's a lot of good vibes. >> it's been awesome. just feeding off each other and seeing each other in the hallways or whatever it may be, saying congratulations, good luck this weekend. it's just a very positive energy going around. >> and then tomorrow is the big deadline we need to find out if tremble is going to go into the nba draft or return to college park. >>> that's the >> rose: a judge orders bill cosby to stand trial for sexual assault. also tonight, cell phone video exposes a gap in airport security. >> you have employees coming in with backpacks, leaving with backpacks. you don't know what they're bringing

. >>> also happening today, education leaders from five cities are meeting in philadelphia to discuss universal early education in many cities across the nation. the william penn foundation is hosting the conference. >>> today marks two months and counting until the start of the democratic national convention here in philadelphia. with the democratic race still not over, the party is struggling to unite. >> organizers are preparing for protests. convention planners will set up a designated area close to the wells fargo center where demonstrators can be seen and heard by the delegates going in and out. the convention ceo told me she wants everyone to express their views, and she said she's sympathetic to protesters because she's been one herself in the past. >> i've been part of many protests in my life. not always at the democratic convention, but i grew up in an activist home and household, so i know a little bit about marches and state-ins, rallies, sign making. >> the city has given permission for bernie sanders supporters to hold a four-day rally in fdr park adjacent to the sports complex.

i know there's philadelphia university. we want to brag on your graduates. >> and if you're out there. send us pictures, karen, you falling into the water? >> i'll give you a great big hug afterwards. of use #fox29goodday. we'll be right back. . >>> welcome back. a beautiful picture right there. wilmington delaware as the sun rises on a beautiful saturday. at least for now. >>> this is an ongoing story we've been following, new guidelines from the white house. the justice department says the same law protects individuals from racial or gender discrimination title nine applies to transgender students. friday, the administration sent a letter to school districts around the country telling thome allow students to crews bathrooms and locker roomed corresponding with gender identity. north carolina, which has a law banning people from using public and school bathrooms which did not correspondent with the birth gender says the federal government needs to but out. >> department of justice and indeed the entire obama administration

reporting live in north philadelphia outside temple university hospital, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> thank you, annie. >>> when there's breaking news and severe weather follow us on social media, join us on social media and be part of the action. >>> memorial day is here and that's the unofficial start of summer. >>> the heat is here and will stick around at least for the next few days. katherine scott is in atlantic city for people preparing for the holiday weekend. they are out and about already, that's the place to be. >> reporter: i sound in friends, guys, it's early, a lot going on already. a lot of people heading to the shore this weekend and heading down to the boardwalk. you can see the world famous boardwalk heading to the beaches it's going to be a hot one today. you can expect to see a lot of people out. the cities in the throes of the financial turmoil. the summer is welcome as the city stirs up commerce, it starts with the annual memorial day tradition, the unlocking of the ocean, mayor don will be unlocking the beach. the focus is to boost tourism with arc ti

somebody has been hurling railroad spikes from an overpass, on to university avenue in philadelphia. at least four cars were struck tonight, and needless to say police want to find who is doing this, and fast. >>> it is friday night, and the big story on "action news" tonight is somebody's sick idea of fun, fun that could have led to the loss of life. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is at the scene and has the full story, chad? >> reporter: yeah, jim, this could have been a much worse, it appears police may have their guy, they are questioning a man, there is the overpass right there, university avenue overpass this happened a couple hours ago. that guy was actually throwing railroad spikes and rocks over the overpass, hitting, as you said, four vehicles. one of those spikes went right through the windshield and stuck in the dashboard narrowly missing the driver's head. that driver suffered some minor scrapes to and cuts to his eyes and face, but that was the accident of the injuries. difficult talk to a couple of the victims including one man who went after the suspect. >> i wa

. >>> happening today, education leaders from five cities are meeting in philadelphia to discuss universal pre-k. there's been a push for high quality early education in many cities across the country. the william penn foundation is hosting the conference. >>> a new report found critical problems with pennsylvania's child abuse hotline. >> pennsylvania's auditor general says more than 42,000 calls went unanswered last year. >> any single one of those calls could have led to a life orb death situation for a child. again, 20% -- more than 20% of the calls being unanswered. that means there's a significantly high chance that some of those calls were of critical nature. >> governor tom wolf said he has been working to improve the child line service since he took office. wolf says the service is now responding to all calls within two days and says there's a new leadership oversees the program. >>> it's 5:36. now to decision 2016. today two big name also campaign for hillary clinton in the garden state. former congressman gaby giffords and her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly will participa

for example, in the philadelphia area, university city tomorrow, 64, a lot of clouds.unds of showers. as we head to the north, little more sunshine. lower chances for rain than i have in reading, but in allentown, i don't have any rain for tomorrow. 68 degrees easton, i also have dry at 68 degrees. now, as we go further to the south, the chances of rain increase the amount of rain increases, the number of hours of rain increases. atlantic city has a rainy day, 57, wilmington, 62, and dover with rain as is the beach. as we go into the ten-day, tomorrow is still on the cool side. not as chilly as today, with a chance of showers early in the day and also late in the day. most of the day is dry. for some of you, all of the day is dry. thursday, probably dry through the whole area, about 70 degrees. f friday, a cold front, showers, thunderstorms, and that is not an all-day thing. also a chance of showers on saturday. sorry about this. this is the way the pattern is. it's hard to get sunny days like sunday. 67 degrees. monday, 68 degrees. another round of rain on tuesday bef

much of the philadelphia area, university city, 77 degrees. some spots could get close to 80. west chester, 76 degrees. partly sunny. allentown, reading, well into the 70s. with lots of sunshine. but farther to the south, a little more cloud cover, keeping the temperature down. especially in delaware. dover only 69 degrees and then 66 degrees at rehoboth beach. we'll see about the rest of the weekend forecast and next week coming up a little later. >> all right, and our second annual weather education day is set for next wednesday. glenn and all of the nbc10 first alert meteorologists will show off weather experiments to kids at citizens bank park. and here's some video of last year's weather education day. a great time. join meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz, sheena parve parveen, bill henley, going to be a great time. by the way, the morning team, all of us, we're going to be there. we're not there to work like the meteorologists are. we're there to hang out and watch a game. there's still time to sign up. you can get more information at phillies.com. >> we're seeing

the show has one tiny reference to philadelphia, that is about the liberty bell. reporting from the universityf pennsylvania campus, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> coming up tonight on "action news" at 11:00. a big boom in construction can sometimes leave a big mess. investigative reporter wendy saltzman is finding not every contractor is playing by the rules. here's a preview of the report. junk, garbage and debris. "action news" investigates the hot spots where vacant spots are becoming illegal dumping grounds and you're paying to clean it up. from bricks to concrete and bags filled with everyday trash. >>> you're saying this is not common practice. >>> not at all for us, no. >> reporter: we are tracking down the dumpers caught on camera. >>> the neighbors complain about this, did you drop this brick off at this lot? >>> yeah. yeah in wheel barrow brick. >> reporter: don't miss my exclusive investigation illegal dumping grounds on "action news" tonight at 11:00 p.m. >>> a fender bender on i-95 caused a traffic nightmare during the morning rush. two tankers collided in the south

university city in philadelphia, 53 degrees this afternoon.nd cloudy this morning, some breaks in the precipitation this afternoon for south jersey and at the shore, 54 degrees atlantic city today. delaware, rain will be steady with some heavy downpours and temperatures in the 50s. have a great day. >>> the "today" parenting team is created with johnson's. discovering wonders with parents and babies. >>> this morning on "today's" parenting, for the last two weeks we've asked mom to share how your life changed after becoming a parent. today is our turn and get your tissues out because the moms of "today" are sharing our stories. >>> there are those moments when you think all right, i'm officially a mom when i find my troot brush in my shoe. i know, okay, there is a in tu person who has moved in and she is running the place. >> the little things don't matter. laughter matters, love matters and being together. >> biggest surprise, no sleep forever more. no. the biggest surprise i think was how naturally i took to it. >> i can't imagine my life wi

the excuser is andrea constand, former basketball coach at philadelphia's temple university.-old television star drugged her and sexually assaulted her at his pennsylvania home in 2004. if convicted, cosby could face 30 years behind bars. let's go right to cnn correspondent jean casarez and cnn legal analyst danny 15 val list in norristown, pennsylvania. what was mr. cosby's demeanor like? >> reporter: his demeanor was he was very professional, there was no joking at all. he was not a comedian. he was led up to the defense table, he sat with his defense attorneys. department talk to them too much. but the thing that stood out, and danny was in the courtroom also, was the aggressiveness of the defense, yes, the defense screamed during closing arguments. not specifically at the judge but just that no one in america should have to sit in a courtroom like this as a defendant but they began the hearing by being very angry that andrea constand, the accuser in this case, wasn't there to take the stand so the defense could cross-examine her. pennsylvania at this point, it doesn't hav

philadelphia this week. this happened at 33rd and powellton avenue in university city. the 27-year-old rider was not seriously hurt. >>> a man who new jersey state police say is a consore -- connoisseur of crustations. he was accused of stealing shrimp. it turned out police in little egg harbor had a similar crime and suspect description. that discovered helped state police net the alleged shoplifter. he is released pending a court hearing. >>> police caught a man stealing his ride in front of his home. it did not take brains or braun to pull it off. the vw was left in the driveway unlocked. victim hopes the surveillance will turn the wheels of justice and catch the car thief. >>> donald trump plans to meet with leading republicans on capitol hill while hillary clinton and mitt romeny are calling for trump to release his >> reporter: the countdown to this capitol hill date is on. >>> we need to get know each other. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan calling his meeting with donald trump as more of a meet and greet. >>> i don't know him, i met him once in person in 201

. >> over 300,000 alumni of this university who are leaders in philadelphia and in cities around theorld. they will be your lifetime partners. >> i'm so excited. seven years since i went back to school. i'm a little bit older. i was the oldest one in the classroom but i did it. >> and congratulations to her and all of the new grads with all of the pomp and circumstance these newly minted graduates got their diplomas. some say they're still figuring out what to do. others had their plans lined up and are ready to take on the world. i just want to correct myselfly i said 93,000 graduates, it's 9300 but it is still a record breaking class and we're very happy for all of them and their success. brian and sharrie. >> awesome. what an exciting time for them. >> a lot to celebrate. >> alicia thanks very much. >>> time for a first check of your evening commute. >> let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. >> many congrats to all the new owl graduates. couple things you want to give a who the about as you head out this afternoon brian and sharrie, it's wet. you probabl

philadelphia. nbc 10 was at the university of the sciences in west philadelphia last night. councilman david ohç host another community meeting as part of a series of discussions he's hosting on the city's heroin problem. in january, city council passed a resolution declaring 2016 as the year to combat the heroin abuse epidemic in philadelphia. >>> nbc 10's digital team spent months on the industries exploring the tragic world of heroin abuse in our area. tap the nbc 10 app for stories suffering addiction, families struggling for help and a way to change the way society treats the disease. >>> bringing the dead back to life. >> a philadelphia company says is now has approval to research that very idea. the biotech company, bioquark is exploring the idea of reviving brain dead patience. the company has ethical approval for a first of its kind clinical trial on life support patients in india. the trial will use therapies and technologies including injecting stem cells into the brain and stimulating activity using lasers. >> is that a first step toward moving the pendulum back

. >>> education leaders from five cities are meeting in philadelphia to discuss universal pre-k.quality early education in many cities across the nation. >>> two big name also campaign for hillary clinton in the garden state today. former congresswoman of arizona, gaby giffords and her husband, mark kelly, will be in cherry hill this morning. and in north jersey, later on today. also today, philadelphia will launch the summer tourism season, with a campaign that redefines the city's historic district and renames it original city. the aim is to get visitors to stay longer and see more sites in philadelphia. another update in 25 minutes. you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. ♪ now i'm on the outside >>> it's 8:00 on "today" and coming up, whole lot of changes. health-conscious supermarket whole foods to change its image with more affordable items. we'll have a first look inside the new store opening today. >>> plus, kings of the campout. tourists caught off guard when two lions approached their tent, then start licking it, in an effort to quench their thirst.

cloudy skies across the region and right now we are looking at center city from north philadelphia and the temple universitypus and little bit cool as you step outside but still dry in the city. 50 degrees in allentown, 50 in reading and honestly under the clouds you don't see much difference in temperatures this morning. 52 in philadelphia and 51 down in cape may so everyone evenly cool and some of you well out to the north and west getting a little bit wet. so, a lot of cloud cover in place. bulk of the rain down here is going to miss us but we're keeping our eyes on this batch of precipitation which does look like it might want to fall apart a little bit as it continues to head through the morning and toward the east but we'll allow for at least some spotty showers or some wet conditions in parts of the region this morning and then we'll see if we can't dry things out a bit for the afternoon. overall though we're looking at a mostly cloudy day. we'll call for spotty showers again. the bulk of it probably in the morning and a high of 66 up in the lehigh valley. down the shore also a cloudy day for the mos

philadelphia became the center for the country. >> there's so much happening here and with the colleges and universities. technically philadelphia started about seven years ago and it was one of the first groups talking about it. another group like philly startup leaders is another great supporter. there's so much happening here and we want to bring attention to it. >> one of the things that happening here is comcast is located here. comcast taking the lead in technology in our area and across the country, really globally. so tell us why this is important for comcast to be involved in this? >> sure. so comcast is a media entertainment and technology company and as a company we're really excited to not even lead, but to be a part of this community. it's very important that we're supporting the startup community as we build the technology and communication center that will open in about 20 months. we're looking to partner with startups in philadelphia and around the country. we've supported philly tech week in the last two years in a big way and we'll be the big supporter on wednesday at the entrepreneurs e

. >>> welcome back you're taking a live look here, the view from temple university there into north philadelphia where we see smoke coming up from the top of that building, if it is steam or more. hopefully it's just steam. >>> if it was black it would be a fire. >> reporter: hopefully you're right. >>> it's steam. >> reporter: i like watching you going to say bicker. >>> we're married. >> reporter: it makes me happy. this is fort washington the pennsylvania turnpike, no problems 309 or the turnpike. in some spots the roads are a little bit wet. no problems coming in from perkisie or montgomeryville. the no problems on the schuylkill expressway, and that's 309 right there looking pretty good. storm tracker 6 live double scan we've been watching the showers through the region kind of pinwheeling out moving in this direction here, we're wet in trenton and belmawr and surf city and atlantic city. most of the i-95 corridor is looking dry, currently the temperatures sitting at 58 degrees, pretty comfortable in philadelphia. we've got a warm one for you today. high of 79 degrees showers east of the ci

philadelphia. yes, temple university's class of 2016 had its graduation today.s is actually the largest class to graduate in the school's history. there were 6500 under grads, 1900 graduate students and 900 professional students. today the youngest person to earn a bachelor's degree 20-year-old and the oldest earn a bachelor's degree 63. congratulations to all. >>> congratulations. it was 25 years ago. i was getting my degree from temple. >> my dad graduated from temple. >> big day. >> a long time ago. >> a disgusting case of bad luck for some tourist in las vegas they found something raining down on them and quickly realized it was urine. where it came from and who was to blame. >>> and the mayor of the biggest city in the world says you should stop eating at chick fell lay. why he is calling for a huge boycott. >> you may be headed out for a few drinks aft work tonight but you may not have much company. some say we are seeing the death of happy hour. what more and more americans are apparently doing instead. ♪ pat toomey started his career as an investment ban

. >>> hundreds of the women here attended the fourth annual philadelphia natural hair show today in university city. hair care experts were on hand to teach women about natural styling techniques and how you to grow and retain healthy, natural hair. there was also a natural hair fashion show, highlight natural hair salon is a cross the city. >>> once again weather was perfect for an outdoor art show at schuylkill river bank park. more than 30 artist where is on hand creating original works of art as people looked on. there were also tables set up for kid to create their own masterpiecees using paints, colored pens also and yarn. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight, a philadelphia police officer who was shot in the line of duty, spent his day supporting other officers in need. >>> plus german shepherd's road to recovery after saving a little girls life, how strangers are coming forward to help save his life, medical list. >>> walter, rain is moving out and turning clear as we go throughout the overnight hours. the wind will pick up as we get into sunday. details with the full and exc

the tax would fund universal pre-k in philadelphia. >> helping two generations here, children are going to get an important start but also their families, who need to get back in the workforce, who need to invest in their own education. >> reporter: fisher knows the need for pre-k too well. her organization runs the largest head start program in pennsylvania. she admitted, though, the tax won't resolve everything. >> i agree, we need a bigger program, more long-term and sustainable funding. but this is an important first step. >> we understand why there is the move to make those taxes. did have great success in new york. it did help increase revenue. it's something that the city could benefit from. we also do realize a positive impact as well. >> reporter: but the general manager of revolution house tells me, he's been doing the numbers and costs will go up anywhere from 4% to 8%. >> we feel that we're going it have to lend it off to customers and stop offering free refills. >> reporter: against the proposal, he's optimistic if the three-cent per ounce tax passes his restaurant patrons

windshield and lodged into the dashboard as it went under an overpass on the 600 block of university avenue. philadelphia police say charges are being filed against the man suspected of throwing a railroad spike. police say four cars were hit. one victim went after the suspect and stopped him for police. >>> i decided to go up on the train tracks, so when i want up on the train tracks, i saw a young guy like walking real fast toward me, so i approached him, but he tried to say it was somebody else that was throwing something off the bridge. >>> officers say the suspect will facing a evaluate assault and related offenses. >>> police believe an arsonist is responsible for setting fire to a car in south philadelphia yesterday evening. you can see the damage done to the older model nissan on dudley street. "action news" contained the surveillance video which allegedly captures the man leaving the scene. if you have any information about this particular case, call police. >>> this morning there's a warning from wildlife workers in fairmont park. several people spotted a black bear swimming and wandering near

. >>> effort to save cheney university started today in philadelphia. several pennsylvania state representatives hosted a hearing on the university's funding. enrollment at the state-owned school dropped significantly. the school is losing money. >>> so have you been driving over that same pothole over and over and over? the nbc 10 investigators went digging for answers about road res, and what we found? well, frankly, it left us baffled. how leaders in philadelphia responded to our questions coming up next at 5:00. >>> also, something fishy going on in south jersey. right here, how the tiny fish help one county fight the zika virus. >>> a ride to remember, we join new jersey police officers as they pay tribute to a fallen trooper. at giant, shoppers low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. my giant. >>> right now at 5:00, potho

philadelphia. mayor kenny wants to add a three cent an ounce tax on sugary drinks. the money would be used to help pay for universal pre-k and other programs. beverage distributors say the plan would be bad for business. >>> a montgomery county synagogue paid tribute to a man who served their congregation for 50 years. ♪ the philadelphia girl choir was one of the many performers at sunday night's gala concert honoring america's cantor charles davidson. davidson is celebrating his 50-year jubilee. cantor is known worldwide as a composer of meaningful music with a focus on jewish, israeli and holocaust themes. ♪ in air ♪ gave proof through the night >> a holocaust survivor fulfilled her longtime dream of singing the national anthem at a detroit tigers game. this is 89-year-old hermina hirsch. the czechoslovakian native was 17 years old when her family was split up and sent to concentration camps. she was liberated in 1945. she says her kids are proud of her for chasing her dream. >> she says she always has loved that song so much. and it was a dream come true. >> she sang it beautifully. >>> more than 100 young patie

philadelphia. >> south dakota primary voting takes place june 7th along with new jersey. >> robing teams from more than 100 colleges and universities are in philadelphia this morning. in town for the largest collegiate rowing event in the united state our own pat gallen along kelly drive with one of the teams hitting the water just within the hour, pat? right behind me, see people getting ready on the water, outside of the st. joseph's university boathouse as they prepare to get ready for the dad vail regatta we do things big here in philadelphia. and this is the coach. the head coach of st. josephs ' universitiment big day for you? >> it is very big day. that time of year, been point being at this one all year long. >> what's it like getting ready for an event so big like the dad vail regatta? >> it is a lot of planning. a lot of training a lot of miles on the river, but there is over 100 colleges and university here over 400 entries, it will be a phenominal regatta. >> we don't want to work, our peak house, peak championship. >> you and i were talking few minutes ago about the weather which will reef havoc. you guys can deal with

fellow student assaulted her last friday inside sarah high school near 58th and -- philadelphia police special victims universityvery unit is investigate. so far no arrests. man walking in queen village is robbed at gun point but surveillance video got a pretty good look at the suspect. check it out. it happened last wednesday on the 400 block of catherine street. he point add gun and took his wallet and cell phone. the bad guy then took off jump in a car and headed north on fifth street. if you recognize this guy call police. >> skyfox over caldwell egan catholic school it went on lock down this morning. it received an anonymous threat and locked down the school. no sure if local police found anything suspicious but fbi is telling us that an investigation is in fact on going. >>> each party's presidential candidate now for gone conclusion. but if you think you know what will happen when people here in pennsylvania vote in the general election, new poll may have you rethinking. >>> beloved pet becomes gravely ill. her family prepared for the worst. >> we were so attached to her and i was really nervous she was d

philadelphia police say they've arrested a teenager for damaging several cars in university city last night. eighteen year old blake because faces multiple charges including aggravated assault. police say because through rocks and railroad ties at moving vehicles from an overpass on the 600 block of south university ave. at about 8:30 last night. a male driver suffered minor injuries when his windshield was destroyed. he was treated at the scene. >> and, police are also investigating after a dog attacked a child in chestnut hill. it happened on the 7700 block of stenton avenue. about 1:00 this afternoon. police say the five year old boy was bitten several times in the face. paramedics rushed him to einstein medical center right now he's in stable condition. no word on the fate of the dog just yet. >>> and, new at 6:00 tonight, running to honor our heroes, many people turned out today to walk with our wounded warriors lot in delaware county. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff tells us one special hero received a very special award. >> ♪ >> i was going to the marine corps, then

. >> councilman allen dom adds the money collected could go toward philadelphia's underfunded pension fund. >>> penn state university is offering a special financial deal to freshmen because its incoming class is bigger than expected. administrators are hoping to get students to attend campuses other than the state college location for their first year. in-state students will get $10,000 off their tuition. out of state students get a $15,000 break. >>> 11 states are suing the obama administration over the controversial transgender bathroom policy. the policy requires public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their gender identity. schools that fail to comply risk losing federal money for education. the aclu calls the lawsuit a political stunt. >>> and dustin diamond was arrested again in wisconsin overnight. officials say the actor who played screech on the tv show "saved by the bell" violated the terms of his parole. diamond was released from prison last month after serving time for stabbing a man during a bar fight. >>> well, wawa's efforts to expand in south florida is encountering oppos

philadelphia. a little bit stronger at the shore. also along with those winds will come some clouds. not enough to stop us from reaching the 70s, though, this afternoon. your forecast for today, neighborhood by neighborhood, universityy, 71 degrees in philadelphia. in the suburbs, 71 degrees for neshaminy and the lehigh valley, a nice warmup for bethlehem, 72 degrees with sunshine. and the temperatures at the south jersey interior new jersey will also reachúigto the low 70s, 73 for haddonfield. while the jersey shore will get a few extra clouds. especially in wildwood. the farther south you go, the more clouds you'll see. 67 at the shore. buoy beach, scattered light showers later today. you won't see it this morning. barely a cloud in the sky. this is the satellite and radar. you have to look way to the west to find the showers this morning into the midwest and the ohio valley. those showers will bring us clouds today. a better chance that we'll see wet weather for tomorrow. the futurecast, those clouds are building in our area today. a chance of some scattered light showers in cape may, central and southern delaware. that's this evening at 9:00. really a better chance we'll see that wet weather tomorrow. we'll star

university's 125th year. biden will be in philadelphia next sunday to attend the granddaughter's graduation at the universityf pennsylvania. donald trump will be at the same graduation celebrating his daughter's commencement. >>> 7:37 on this mother's day, much more "action news" to come on this sunday morning. >>> the philly pops celebrate blockbuster movies. 6abc loves the arts previews the show. >>> sky6 live hd giving you a live look at the temple university tennis courts they are wet anticipate soggy. it is mother's day. meteorologist chris sowers says there's a present in store for all you mothers. he'll have the exclusive accuweather forecast after the break. , ♪ i was on my way to work, the next thing you know, i was on the ground. ♪ the trash truck ran over both my legs. ♪ i had sixteen surgeries. ♪ i don't sleep through the night unless i have my medicine. ♪ my medical bills was piling up. my employer stopped paying me. pond lehocky has put me back together. ♪ narrator: the constitution says the president shall make nominations for the supreme court and the senate votes. no exception for election y

that's why joe biden and donald trump were both in philadelphia sunday at the university of pennsylvaniarating the graduation of trump's daughter and biden's granddaughter. for donald trump this was a return visit to the penn campus home of his alma mater the wharton school. >> so i went to the wharton school of finance which is considered the best business school. >> reporter: it's the education that donald trump boasts about. >> i was a good student. >> reporter: that's swagger was something his wharton classmates noticed decades ago. >> don't had the ambition and drive and made that very obvious from the beginning comparing himself to one of the most successful and wealthiest realtors in manhattan. he said i'm going to be the next bill zeckendorf but i'm going to be better. i remember seeing the expression on my chassis mates faces. we're thinking who the hell does he think he is. >> reporter: it was the fall of 1966 and donald trump just transferred the wharton school of finance from fordham university in the bronx. >> donald had good concept for corporate and brand image from the be

. >>> hundreds of women, attended the fourth annual philadelphia natural hair show today, a at university city. hair care experts were on hand to teach women about natural styling techniques and how to grow and retain healthy, natural hair. it was also natural hair fashion show to highlight natural hairal salons all across the city. >>> weather was once again perfect today for an outdoor art show at schuylkill river pack. more than 30 artist where is there creating original works of art as people looked on there were tables set up for kid to create their own masterpiecees, with paints, color pencils and yarn. >>> philadelphia police used basketball as a means of connecting with the community that they serve and protect. they competed in a friendly game of the youth team at cobbs creek recreational center, before the game, officers met with the kid to let them know that their job toys protect them, their families and their neighborhood. >>> time for a check on sports and the prodigal son returns, jeff skversky for those living under a rock jeff's wife mandy gave beautiful to a beautiful ba

. >>> philadelphia police meantime say they've arrest add local teenager for damaging several cars in university. 18-year-old blake bowers faces multiple charges including aggravated assault. police say bowers through rocks and railroad ties at moving vehicles from an overpass on the 600 block of university avenue. a driver suffered minor injuries when his windshield was destroyed. >>> after dave warm temperatures out there, some storms, we're cooling down just a bit outside. meteorologist lauren casey is in the weather center with a look at the forecast. hey, lauren. >> natasha, we had a bit of everything today. we had sunshine through much of our saturday and then showers and a few thunderstorms rolling through this evening. even severe thunderstorm rolling through parts of southern delaware but right now conditions quieting down on storm scan3 just a few lingering sprinkles out there most of moisture working offshore and the cloud exec starting to break up after a cold front moved through this evening but before that frontal boundary, temperatures were warm. seventy three 76 degrees in philad

philadelphia today. thousands of students graduated from temple university, a packed house this morning here at the liacouras center. the university graduated its biggest class yet. "action news" reporter katherine scott was on hand for today's joyous ceremony. >> reporter: temple's class of 2016, it's the largest in the university's history. more than 9300 in all. the students became graduates in the liacouras center today as family and friends cheered them on. >> i'm going out to my mom and dad. tomorrow is the party. >> this is my master's degree so lots of work, coming home if work and doing schoolwork at night while my husband makes dinner. he was very supportive so it's been a long time coming. >> ♪ >> reporter: the class comes from 76 countries, 49 states, 22 u.s. territories and 56 pennsylvania counties. now they're all temple made. >> i'm really excited to get out in the real world and apply all the knowledge i've learned here. >> i came here knowing a couple of people and i'm leaving knowing so many more people. there have been a lot of friendships made. things learned both inside and outside the c

coaches from a variety of different sports came together tonight in philadelphia the second annual coach's conference tomorrow at drexel universityght's opening session in honored, seniors received congressional recognition and certificates. and the recruiters and family also there to thank students in chance for their service. "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, russell crowe, mike birbiglia. and music from dead & company. and now, here's jimmy kimmel! [ applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: we have a fun show for you tonight from the new movie

coaches from a variety of different sports came together tonight in philadelphia the second annual coach's conference tomorrow at drexel universitynight's opening session in honored, seniors received congressional recognition and certificates. and the recruiters and family also there to thank students in chance for their service.

philadelphia police are investigating a weekend crash in east falls that left two people dead including a little boy, and several other another justly injured. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon joins us live outside temple university hospital in north philadelphia where some victims are recovering, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. philadelphia police tell me that four adult victims are here at temple, and, and, we have also learned that after the wreck two off-duty philadelphia police officers desperate thely tried to render aid but for some including the little by the injuries were just too great. philadelphia police say it is unclear where they were going but trip sunday afternoon would be the last for 20 year-old ziar ross wilson and eric barksdale perez. small memorial now marks the spot. >> very unfortunate. you wille devastation that occurred. >> reporter: fatal recollect happened before 4:00 on the 5400 block of henry avenue. police say 2005 gray mazda spun out of control coming around a corner and landed in the opposite lane of traffic colliding with another sedan. authorities cannot say why the driver lost control but believe, weather played a major role. >> roadway was wet, and it was damp, and i

somebody has been hurling railroad spikes from an overpass, on to university avenue in philadelphia.

. >>> the search is on for a female arsonist who struck in one north philadelphia neighborhood and a rider universityst going home with her college degree today, she got a brand new car, too. we'll explain how it all happened. >> ♪ >> the late of on the 2016 presidential election. once again, presumptive republican nominee donald trump is under fire for skirting questions about his finances particularly in regards to releasing his tax returns. mr. trump had a rather heat the exchange with abc's george stephanopoulos this morning on "good morning america." the two went back and forth over trump's withholding of his tax returns a move trump says is warranted becausees currently under audit. trump said voters don't care about those documents and he's in no rush to release them. >>> donald trump isn't the only presidential candidate facing tough questions tonight. and with more on that let's head to abc's lana zak live in the nation's capitol. >> reporter: lana. >> reporter: hi there, rick. yes, donald trump is trying to reassure republicans that he can be trusted by them but both hillary clinton and don

this is the 78th year for the dad vail regatta, a long-time philadelphia tradition, expecting 3,300 rowers from 125 colleges and universitiesalong with an estimate e ed 25,000 spectators. races are today and tomorrow. it's the largest collegiate regatta in north america. when it comes to the rain, those rowers have dealt with it before, even recently. you might remember two years ago, the races were delayed for a little while because of the very heavy rain to the point yoç couldn't really see the boats on the water. the folks here are hoping that does not happen again. >> if there's a lightning strike within 25 miles we close down the regatta and wait until we get clearance. we're able to resume and we've never had a regatta we did not finish. the kids are used to rowing right through rain. rain is nothing. there are kids out practicing when it's snowing. rain will not hold back the kids. most of the officials come from a rowing background, so they are a hearty breed. >> a hearty breed indeed. i can say with pretty good certainty there will not be any snow today. i think bill can agree with me on that. rain, that might happ

he spends his off season shadowing executives and upon moving to philadelphia enrolled at the blart ton school at the universityf pennsylvania to complete his mba. >> knowledge is power. you know, having -- coming from humble begins and even now it's like you can always lose it so it's like understand how to manage it not just for me but for, you knowing my future generations. >> reporter: then it was time for some fun. financial football interactive a game that teaches financial concepts brandon captained one team and i captained the other. >> go man. >> that's what i'm talking about. [laughter] >> come on. >> reporter: in the end brandon's team beat mine 14 to eight. on the field off the field and in the classroom this guy is money. in plymouth meeting jaime apody channel6 "action news. >> to the phillies. they are hoping a change of venue equals a change of fortunes. they visit the marlins tonight in miami. makmackle frankel back in the lineup. phillies dropped three of four games. >>> this time tomorrow horses will be making their way to the starting gate. kentucky derby is tomorrow. nyquist is the overwhel

. >>> one of philadelphia's longest running and successful job fairs underway at temple university. katherine scott is live on campus where thousands of people have lined up to meet with potential employers. hi katherine. >> reporter: hi sara, this is called the neighborhood job fair but draws people from across the tri-state area, thousands of people are here hoping to connect with a job. >> the lines started forming before the doors open. wrapping around the corner of temple's mcgone gal hall. hoping today is their lucky day. >> plenty of resumes. >> i hope this is the end of my road to find a job. >> reporter: this is the 10th annual neighborhood job fair and each year they promise the floor will be packed with employers looking to hire positions of all different skill levels. this year they have 90 employers attending more that be ever before. >> we have entry level to manage opportunities. and entrepreneur opport opportu& opportunities. and entrepreneur opportunities. >> mayor kenney was here making the rounds and talking to the job seekers looking to get a foot in the door. >>

university hospital this morning recovering. >> cousins, caught up in gunfire, tuesday morning, in north philadelphia. a 16 year old shot four times in the legs and arms. his 20 year old female cousin shot once in the back. both are now in the hospital in stable condition being interviewed by police. >> it was around 1:00 a.m., when philadelphia police found the pair sitting outside a home on the 1100 block of glenwood avenue. but they tell police they were actually in the area of park avenue and somerset street when they were shot. they say a man approached them, and for unknown reason he opened fire. police, how much, have not yet been able to find a shooting scene and aren't sure if the victims are being truthful. >> the thing unusual about this particular shooting is both of the victims are found at least two blocks away from where not only where they live, where their address is, but also found two blocks away from where they state they were when they were shot. >> police question if the shooting really happened at park and somerset. that will would mean the 16 year old who was shot three times i

philadelphia tonight. nbc 10 at the wister institute in university city. a panel of experts gathered for the event called breakthroughs in breast cancer research. it was free and open to the public. members of the panel discussed the latest advance and prevention. >>> to our delaware bureau, a group of residents in new castle county is taking matters into its own hands trying to find out who is trashing their neighborhood literally. route 52 in centerville is one of delaware's prettiest roads but for some time now, someone's been randomly throwing trash along the stretch of road from centreville to greenville. neighbors called the county about this but so far haven't been able to track down the person responsible. >> the people who live here take great pride in the community and it makes us sad. >> we have a real tough time understanding why they're doing it. >> one resident has even started a catch the trash bomber facebook page. a reward is now being offered for information. >>> north carolina's so-called bathroom law is at the center of dueling lawsuits

a time when bill cosby, a former temple university track star from philadelphia, was already on his way to becoming a legend for breaking racial barriers. >> it was a time when there was police dogs and fire hoses on the street. in the early '60s there were riots and chaos over poverty, racism, the vietnam war. you wanted to believe that that american spirit was still there. who better to exemplify that than a black kid from a humble house in urban philadelphia who makes it big and gets accepted into people's homes. everything changes now. >> do you know anything about spanish fly? >> what? >> spanish fly. >> reporter: if the allegations against bill cosby are true they give haunting new meaning to one of his most famous routines, spanish fly. >> no, tell me about it. well, there's this girl, crazy mary, you put some in her drink man and she's like -- >> i said, "it's too sweet." and he said, "no, no, no, you need to drink it and to loosen up." >> he said, "just, you know, just relax, have a drink first and then we'll get into the writing." >> then he put a pill next to my wine glass, h