it happened in this industrial strip just off i-95 in port richmond. you can see that green vehicle which crashed into a stone wall there. it appears it was coming down this back industrial strip. police tell us a 20-year-old male was rushed to the hospital where some serious injuries. also a 15-year-old and an 11-year-old were also taken to the hospital. we just talked with the man who owns this green minivan over here, rather, it was parked here. he said the car crashed into it and then into the wall. again at this point police say three people hospitalized and they are investigating this as a possible case of street racing. much more as we get it from philly police. for now live in port richmond, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> the reward to find the person who killed an 8-year-old girl in camden now stands at $50,000. gabby hill-carter was taken off life support friday. the little girl was playing across the street from her home on spruce street wednesday when several men started shooting at each other. she was caught in the crossfire. if you ca

trang do joins us in port richmond outside one of the newly approved stores in the region. trang?> reporter: as soon as this store stocks up, people will be able to say buy wine, part of a recently passed law that governor tom wolf says that will help bring pennsylvania electric saless into the 21 it's century. grocery stores in pennsylvania that already sell beer will have the option to sell wine up to four bottles per customer. the pennsylvania liquor control board approved 84 stores to sell wine across the state including several here in the delaware valley. the ida in port richmond is the only one in philadelphia so far. >> other states where you can do this, and you know, it seems like like it's a long time for us to be able to do that. i wonder about pricing. >> reporter: customers at the shop rite in bensalem will be saving on gas >> the fact they're going to sell wine will make it more convenient. >> reporter: many shoppers cheered the convenience factor. barbara moore says the move may have unintended consequences >> the little neighborhood bars is where everybody used to

trang do joins us in port richmond outside one of the newly approved stores in the region. trang? >> reporter: as soon as this store stocks up, people will be able to say buy wine, part of a recently passed law that governor tom wolf says that will help bring pennsylvania electric saless into the 21 it's century. grocery stores in pennsylvania that already sell beer will have the option to sell wine up to four bottles per customer. the pennsylvania liquor control board approved 84 stores to sell wine across the state including several here in the delaware valley. the ida in port richmond is the only one in philadelphia so far. >> other states where you can do this, and you know, it seems like like it's a long time for us to be able to do that. i wonder about pricing. >> reporter: customers at the shop rite in bensalem will be saving on gas >> the fact they're going to sell wine will make it more convenient. >> reporter: many shoppers cheered the convenience factor. barbara moore says the move may have unintended consequences >> the little neighborhood bars is where everybody used

she joins us live from port richmond. jennifer, i hope you got a dip in that pool today. >> reporter: i wish i did. i was told i couldn't come in because i didn't have bathing suit. i completely forgot to pack my becaming suit to go to work today. we saw another round of rain. it didn't do much for the humidity but it did empty out this pool which had been packed all day. cooling off isn't easy in an excessive heat wave. >> extremely hot. the humidity is making it worse. >> the pool is like burning. >> reporter: for relief people packed this pool in port richmond to capacity making games of marco poll low challenging for jasmine downey. >> everybody is crowded in the there, and when i swim i keep on bumping into people. >> reporter: but at least the pools are open. this weekend 21 city pools were supposed to close as lifeguards sign off for the summer. but because of the extreme heat only a handful of pools including the northern liberties recreation center will lock up tonight. >> they begged me to come to the pool. i wo

reported the first two heat related deaths of this heat wave one in brewerytown and one sadly in port richmond those who ventured out today tried to take precautions, this crew of army vets meets every year at fair mount park and made sure to find a spot under a shady tree for the cookout describe the heat for me today. very brutal today but we survived. >> reporter: kids just down the streets did ice cream. ice cream make you feel better? >> yes. >> reporter: for people looking to get some exercise and run like molike rush he did it at valley green on the trails. >> cross country and soccer. >> reporter: and the simmons sisters stuck close to the water for some fishing. >> i caught one bass. >> i caught two bass and a yellow belly sun fish. >> reporter: dad brought two poles, he was just trying to stay cool. >> stay hydrated, you know, and stay out of this here heat if you can. >> reporter: we certainly hope everyone stays cool out there now we are hearing of the two women that died one was in her 60s the other in her 80s and on top of the heat-related problems we are hearing they also had ot

fox 29's jennifer joyce saw this first hand today and joins us live from port richmond, jenn, i knowt's very steamy out there. >> reporter: it's extremely steamy, dawn, and this pool behind me this port richmond pool was packed 30 minutes ago. we did have some rain come through so i think it scared some people away. i'm sure it felt good as well. we saw people out there today trying to cool off any way they could. >> it's really hot and that's why everybody is going to the pool. >> reporter: this public port richmond pool packed to capacity on steamy summer day high humidity making it feel like 105 degrees. >> when your skin is burning all day long, it's great place to relax and get that cool chill and get it off you. >> reporter: the most oppressive heat wave of the season. forcing city officials to keep pools open this weekend, 21 public pools were supposed to close as lifeguards sign off for the summer. but because of the extreme heat, only a handful of pools including the northern liberties recreation center will lock up tonight. >>> they begged me to come to the pool. i would li

on the big picture some problems are clearing out but in port richmond a smart car flipped over at tulip and allegheny. and the last hour a crash in mercer county along 195 eastbound and that crash is gone but speeds are still in the teens from 295, to the new jersey turnpike and if you go to the voorhees diner for dinner, good news on 73 near dutch town road the police activity is cleared. and on the septa regional rails, a bunch of delays but most of them are under 15 minutes. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> still to come on "action news" at 5:00, an american is dead after a stabbing spree in the heart of london. what officials are now saying about who is responsible. and water worries in rio, 4 hours until the olympic ceremonies, growing concerns for athletes set to compete for gold. a comfortable night for sleeping and friday is looking good and over the weekend our weekend turns steamy and potentially stormy i'll explain in the exclusive accuweather forecast when "action news" returns. ♪ ♪ 4 by 4 by land, 4 by 4 by sea ♪ ♪ 4 by 4 by air - 'cause i like to fly free ♪ ♪

the victims were a 67-year-old woman from brewerytown and 82-year-old woman from port richmond. digits for the heat line, (215)765-9040. please call if you or someone you know is suffering from heat stress or heat related illness. it runs from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. tonight. >>> people were jamming at the beach in atlantic city, many people waited hours in the blistering sun to see the show. there was water on hand for anyone who need i had it. >>> people sweated it out climbing the hills of fairmont park for the mayor's cup championship run. doctors urge if you're doing something strenuous like this listen to the warning signs of your body in the extreme weather. >> not everyone is miserable in the heat, some are eager to get outside. many are looking for places to cool off, water activities are the game plan for many people. >> reporter: if you're going to be outside in the unbearable heat and humidity, the splash park in southwest isn't a bad place to be, unless you're this five-year-old. >> trying to get him to get wet. he is afraid of water. >> reporter: no. >> reporter: th

one was 67-year-old woman from brewy town and 87-year-old woman in port richmond.l (215)765-9040. call fun anyone who is suffering from a heat-relathed -- heat related illness from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. tonight. >>> take a look at the people on the beach to see jimmy buffet's concert. there was water on hand for anyone who needed it. >> hot weather or not, eagles fans will flock to the to the linc. admission is free and head house plaza and inter stadium gate open at 5:00 p.m. >>> despite all the complaints, appears not everyone is miserable in the heat. some folks are eager to get out. >> these kids were in a hurry to cool off. >> reporter: if you're going to be outside in the almost unbearable heat and humidity, the splash park in southwest philadelphia isn't a bad place to be unless you're their five-year-old. >> i'm trying to get him to get wet. he is afraid of the water. >> reporter: oh, no. the rest of the kids had no problem getting soaked at the playground in the middle of heat wave. while many are ready to be done with the sweltering summer, wear a hat. >

. >>> two women who were hurt in the train crash in port richmond, have reached a settlement. dozens of other lawsuits are pending. amtrak was taken responsibility for the crash back in may of last year, 8 people killed and 200 injured. >>> ever new day brings a new controversy, this time comments from donald trump who called president obama the founder of isis at a rally last night after trump had to answer to the secret service about the second amendment and hillary clinton. and clinton is dealing with e-mail drama and pay for access. >> reporter: caught up in a war of words, the candidates are firing pointed jabs. >> words matter. yesterday we witnessed the latest in a long line of casual comments from donald trump that crossed the line. >> reporter: accusing the nominee of insighting violence. >> -- inciting violence. trump insists he was referring to the unit of second amendment supporters. >> it reveals the lice, the deception and -- lies, the deception and >> reporter: trump accuses clinton of exchanging donations from the clinton foundation for favors at the state depa

i'm here at welcome center in port richmond camp kelly, kim, this is minute to win it. >> yes. >> minuteo win it. >> jelly doughnut eating contest. >> my goodness. are you up for the challenge. first one to eat doughnut in less than a minute wins. ready hand behind our back, go. >> keep going, keep going. >> is what other contest we have over here. >> we have ping-pong ball challenge where we have to bounce it and get to it stick to the fluff. >> ready, set, go. >> this is all part of the keeping kid busy here in port richmond at venango and edgemont right across the street from saint georges. what is this next one for the kid. >> it is toilet paper wrap where a older student will wrap like a mummy one of our students. >> ready, set, go. >> what do you do when your hand get too tight. >> are you making out okay, good? are you all tied up. >> yes. >> wrap them up, keeping them busy we are below down in the basement here so it is nice and cool, again, i brought the kid snacks, jelly doughnuts and pretzels to make up for my major jammo yesterday. what is this, kim. >> our last game is cool

. >> this morning, masked men burst into a port richmond home and fled with cash. one person was beaten and taken to temple university hospital for treatment of minor injuries. police say the suspects demanded cash from the homeowner and they are both at large. there's no word on a motive. >> neighbors rushed toward a burning home in philadelphia at germantown section. five people were inside and one did not survive. neighbors sprang into action before firefighters arrived. >> they were screaming and hollering and letting us know where it was at. >> one lady fell down the steps, we couldn't get to her because there was too much smoke. firefighters got to her and the man, but he died. the three other people in the homemade it out on their own. investigators tell us the blaze does not appear to be suspicious. >>> lightning sparked a fire that damaged two homes in middletown, delaware. this happened at 4:00 p.m. in the spring mill community. shortly after a thunderstorm past, residents reported seeing smoke coming from two houses, everybody made it out safely nobody w

. >>> traffic is once again moving along the southbound lanes of i-95 in port richmond this noon following serious crash, chopper 6 hd was over the scene of allegheny avenue at 9:30 a.m. it's not clear what led up to the crash and at least two cars were involved and at least one driver was cut from the wreckage. delaware county authorities have not released the condition of a person hit by the car in prospect park. the driver was taken into custody after reportedly leaving the scene. >>> there has been a set back in the mission to wipe out the mosquitos carrying the zika virus in florida. planes were scheduled to drop pesticide at sunrise this morning but bad weather canceled the morning flights and local officials are trying to reschedule it for tonight at dusk. miami has now confirmed 15 locally infected zika cases. 6 abc is helping to answer your questions about the zika virus. we are hosting a live facebook chat today with 4:30 to 5:30, with health reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman and an expert from einstein health. log on and join in on the conversation. >>> plus, the king of

we know there was a 67 year-old woman in brewerytown and 82 woman from port richmond. authorities say they were heat related deaths. sad story there. right now folks are trying to get their work out in before the temperature get out of control which justin said they are going to today. we are talking about kid that can't be out here those city pools, 21 city pools were scheduled to be closed. right now only eight of them will be closed. that means 13 will stay open later then expect because of the heat warning that is in effect, until 9:00 o'clock tonight just to give those kids a chance to cool off make sure they are properly high traded. so they don't have any dangerous situations out there. we did speak to a run their we caught up with 20 minutes ago out here who said she wanted to get out here before it got crazy hot, lets take a listen. >> it is unbearable. very unusual for summer. cannot even be outside for a second. i wish it was around 75, 85 but what can you do. >> reporter: eighty-five, that is kind of what the temperature is like right now but as justin said

a 67 year-old woman in brewerytown and eight two-year old woman in port richmond both passed away yesterdaytold they did have other chronic illnesses but clearly heat was an issue there. i can tell you we will feel a little breeze, we are looking live right now to check out kelly drive and schuylkill river trail a lot of people rowing, running, you don't see any right new but people have been out trying to beat that heat before it gets too brutal later on in the day. but yesterday when it felt like 111 degrees, we had the mayor's cup race. it was second annual mayor's cup race. it was a half marathon and a 5k among other things, local runners and running clubs, avid runners coming out they didn't let the heat affect them by any chance and when we asked them how they dealt with the heat, what felt like 111 degrees, they didn't seem too phased by it. >> we have emt on the site here we have a medical coordinator who is here, as well. >> it looks okay. some are tiring out. >> it is brutal. it was 85 at the the start. hotter on the blacktop. >> reporter: hydrate, hydrate, hydrate is the keyword

. >>> new details about lawsuits following last year's deadly train derailment in port richmond, philadelphia. we learned that amtrak reached settlements with two women that were injured. lawyers say a strict confidentiality agreement prevent them from talking about how much money they received. eight people died and more than 200 were hurt when the train sped into a curb and crashed in may of last year. >>> 5:38. the eagles hit the field for the first preseason game tomorrow, and it comes amid controversy. right tackle lane johnson is reportedly facing a ten-game suspension for taking performance-enhancing drugs. his agent calls it a rumor and denies that johnson has been suspended. johnson told fox sports he took amino acid that was approved. he tested positive for peptide. lane says he is waiting for the results for a second sample. he was banned for the first four games two seasons ago. >>> nbc 10 is your official oogles station. the birds face the buccaneers tomorrow night at 7:00. average at 6:30 on csn and coz itv. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> 5:39. a steamy start this

three people injured in a car crash in the city's port richmond section. on richmond street between cumberland and sergeant streets before 5:00. police say the driver crashed into a wall. driver and two passengers were taken to the hospital. in word on the extent of their injuries. >>> a woman id'd as the girlfriend of seth williams charged with slashing the tires of two vehicles outside his house. stacy cummings surrendered today. they were assigned.'s office. we have more outside police headquarters. christie. >> reporter: walter, she turned herself in at police headquarters earlier this afternoon. and according to recently released financial records, again, she is listed as the d.a.'s girlfriend. now facing two misdemeanor counts of vandalism. stacy cummings charged with criminal mischief and an instrument >> crime after she allegedly slashed four tires outside of seth williams home last november. it's unclear what are prompted the vandalism. but taxpayers shelled out $1,000 to repyre the tires. and due to the potential conflict of interest, all decisio

we have new details about lawsuits following last night's deadly train derailment in the port richmond neighborhood of philadelphia. amtrak reached settlements with two women that were injured. a strict confidentiality agreement prevents them from talking about. eight people died and 200 were hurt when the train sped into a curve and crashed in may of last year. >>> a new justice department report finds baltimore police routinely stop, search and arrest african-americans with little or no cause. the problem was traced back to a 1990s decision by the police department. the department pushed zero tolerance enforcement. encouraging officers to make stops and arrest without much training. over a five-year period over 300,000 people were stopped. the city has agreed to make reforms to stop civil rights violation. and the death of freddie gray sparked the investigation. last year, the charges were dropped against the police officers who handled the 23-year-old. >>> defense attorneys in bridgegate are trying to subpoena cell phone records of chris christie and some of his aides. jury selectio

they say she hit a washington savings bank branch in the city's port richmond section last friday. says she walked into the bank on east lehigh avenue right around 3:00 in the afternoon hand add teller a demand note. after getting the money she simply walk away. there you have it. >>> all right. you see it, you shoot it. fresco users are helping us show what's happening in your neighborhood. all right, dawn, what's going on tonight. >> lucy, philadelphia police officer is being hailed a hero tonight after his quick thinking saved a man's live in matter of seconds. officer joel rice was driving near broad street and bell field avenue when he saw car crash. rice rushed to one of the cars involved. when he saw the driver was unconscious and slumped over the seat. police say rice got the driver out of the car, get this, just before it burst into names. that driver is in the hospital tonight, but authorities tell us he is going to be all right. >>> in north philadelphia, dozens gathering in the intersection of broad street and cecil b. moore avenue for the say her name speak out. organi

. >>> amtrak to started settling lawsuits brought by victims in prosecute port richmond. lawyers say a strict confidentiality clause prevents them and their clients from talking about how they're doing or how much money they're getting. the washington's new york train sped into a sharp curve and jumped the track may 12. eight people killed, 200 others injured. >>> three people rushed to the hospital after 12 were stung by wasps in an wilmington park. they were on a picnic trip to a museum when they were stung, the three children were taken to the hospital were treated and released a short time later. they have hired an exterminator to deal with nest, from wasps to weevils, the bugs are being used to solve a problem >> how scientists are using the insects to cut down on an invasive weed in the garden states is. >>> a tragic accident in south florida, what was happening before the police mistakenly shot and killed a 73-year-old retired librarian. >> and that us week we'll be dealing with excessive heat and humidity, and also the threat for storms. a few of which are trying

moving west and will weaken but it will still bring torrential rains to parts of central mexico and port richmondve taken to the hospital after flipping over in car crash. we know one other car was involved. authorities say the accident accident happened around 4:00 their this afternoon at east allegheny avenue and tulip street. you can see in this video from our fox 29 viewer anna avila the extent of that damage. screaming will be heard coming from the east state penetentia penetentiary. zombie audition held for the 2016 terror behind the walls organizers of today's auditions were hoping to hire 200 zombies to scare visitors. it is ranked among the top haunted houses in the nation. the sleeking begins in a little more than a month on september 16th. so when you see news happening be sure to take out your phone and shoot it and make sure you use the fresco app to send it to our newsroom. lucy. >> some of that stuff is nicely shot i might say. >>> in florida the marion county sheriffs department is feeling the love after a stranger left a note on the deputes windshield. may god bless you for all t

. >> reporter: this grocery store in port richmond is the first philly spot to get a permit which justme available last week and dozen more are pending. >> we have enough going on to have wine easily bought at a super market at any given time. >> reporter: pennsylvania's governor is applauding the changing, welcoming the state wine system to the 21st century. nbc 10 news. >>> up next, little survivor. a 6-year-old boy shot ten times in german town determined to recover. his mom talks to us as his neighborhood rallies to stop the violence. >>> and we have severe storms moving through cape may. i'll show you the timing of it and when you can expect some showers around for the morning commute. that's coming up. >>> and we're about to show you the current medical coual count. if you don't want to see it, look away until the music stops. >>> locally sponsored by independence blue cross. live fearless. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay

this is video from inside the store along aramingo avenue and port richmond he now made his way in around the morning on tuesday according to investigators. grabbed a new bike and then wheeled it right out of the store. police think this guy made his way in through a back door. if you know who he is, please call police. >> delaware county woman is proving it's never too late. today she marked a milestone birthday as in one most of us will never reach and she's doing it in a rather unique way. dawn timmeney joins us with her story. this is my favorite of the day. >> it is so great lucy. this woman is about to turn 100 years old and i'll tell was, she looks fantastic. she's up for just about anything mini white of delaware counsel see always on the go. hard to believe this lovely lady is just shy of her 100th birthday. >> i love life. i like being around people and of course i love my family. >> reporter: neti was born on september 26th, 1916. she married the love of her life albert levitt in april of 1940 and had four sons with him. boy has her family grown. >> i have 10 grandchildren and

. >>> about three miles away in port richmond, another family is recovering after a home invasion oneast lippincott street. two armed men pistol whipped a man inside. the attack happened just before 11:30. the robbers got away with cash. police say a child was inside the home but was not hurt. >>> it's 5:03. jerry sandusky is expected back in court today trying to overturn his child sex abuse conviction. earlier this month, he testified that he never molested boys and that he was not properly represented at his trial in 2012. if his appeal is skful, the judge could order a new trial. >>> a second person is now charged in the murder of a penn state professor who was pushed off a cliff and fell 80 feet to his death. on saturday, danelle geyer was arraigned. bedik was an associate professor of media studies at penn state. the two plotted to kill bedik because they thought they would benefit from a will the professor recently signed.ç >>> 5:04. three catholic churches will close for good next month in the archdiocese of philadelphia, st. john of the cross in rosslyn, st. cecilia in coat

. >> reporter: whether it's arts and crafts from children in port richmond or free food from places likesion barbecue in northeast philly men and women in uniform were recognized today on the city's first ever philly first responders appreciation day. >> it's very very supportive. um, a lot of the officers in the seventh district along with the eighth district and some other districts are very appreciated of all the support that we get. >> i'm on my way to west philadelphia where, um, the chinese restaurant association made a delivery at the 18th police district. >> reporter: councilman david oh pioneered a resolution to dedicate august 17th as day to show our support to city responders. it's the day in 1975 that eight philly firefighters were killed in the gulf oil refinery fire. >> we see a lot of very, um, unhappy situations. there's stress involved. and on top of it, you know, it can be quite isolating and so it's nice to know that people out in your own neighborhood and across the city recognize that you're making a sacrifice. >> reporter: officers have been feeling solid support fr

. >>> amtrak to started settling lawsuits brought by victims in prosecute port richmond. lawyers say a strict confidentiality clause prevents them and their clients from talking about how they're doing or how much money they're getting. the washington's new york train sped into a sharp curve and jumped the track may 12. eight people killed, 200 others injured. >>> three people rushed to the hospital after 12 were stung by wasps in an wilmington park. they were on a picnic trip to a museum when they were stung, the three children were taken to the hospital were treated and released a short time later. they have hired an exterminator to deal with nest, from wasps to weevils, the bugs are being used to solve a problem >> how scientists are using the insects to cut down on an invasive weed in the garden states is. >>> a tragic accident in south florida, what was happening before the police mistakenly shot and killed a 73-year-old retired librarian. >> and that us week we'll be dealing with excessive heat and humidity, and also the threat for storms. a few of which are trying

the iga in port richmond is only one in philadelphia so far while many shoppers cheered the convenience factor some people say it will take away from small businesses. >> i'm excited, that is cool. >> it seems like a very long time coming for us to be able to do that, you know, i do wonder about pricing. >> little neighborhood bars in the area that is where everybody used to go. so i feel like it puts a damper on their cash outs. >> reporter: you can get wine shipped directly to your home. there are 100 stores waiting for approval. for a look the a the stores go to our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> delaware county police department slated the achievement of some of their own, folcroft's police chief presented accommodation toss several officers for exceptional service last night among them was christopher dorman who survived being shot seven times on the job back in june. he and fellow officers david depeter owe, received the department's first comment days of valor awards. >> it is nice to get the recognition but i was just doing my job and it could have been everybody else in law en

a 67 year-old woman died in brewerytown and a eight two-year old woman died in port richmond. officials say both women had other medical conditions that contributed. there have been six heat-related deaths in philadelphia, this year alone. >>> and across the delaware valley, it is all about keeping cool these days. "action news" reporter trish hartman joins us live from fairmount park with that part of the story, trish. >> reporter: well, walter people are outside here enjoying the very sticky evening. check out this group they are being smart and holding their annual barbecue, inside the shade where it feels so much nicer then it does in the sun. now the city of philadelphia is once again under a code red excessive heat warning urging folks to stay safe and in the air conditioning. we have found plenty of people today trying to do just that. if you are going to be outside in the almost unbearable heat, and humidity, the splash park in southwest philadelphia isn't a bad place to be. unless you are this five-year old. >> trying to get him to get wet but he doesn't like the wate

. >>> families and victims of last year's deadly derailment in port richmond are getting settlements from amtrak, first reached last week, dozens more are in the works. lawyers say a strict confidentiality clause prevent them and their clients from talking about how they're doing or how much money they're getting. in may of last year, the washington to new york train sped into a sharp curve and jumped the tracks. the derailment killed eight people and hurt more than 200 others. >> pennsylvania attorney general, kathleen kane, is back in court today. this is her arriving yesterday morning in norristown. in opening statements, prosecutors painted a picture of kane as a public official, that they say was bent on revenge, accusing her of leaking secret grand jury details then lying about it under oath. defense attorney said kane made a honest mistake but is not a criminal. >> it is heating back up, that means the rest for us the threat of severe weather. katie fehlinger in the cbs-3 weather center, when will the heat and storms arrive? >> pretty much in the midst of the heat, for sure, s

also in philadelphia, three people are recovering from a car accident in port richmond that may haveinvolved street racing. the car went off the road near cumberland and richmond streets yesterday. two kids, 11 and 15 woodhaven road passengers. investigators said the other car involved did not stop. we spoke to a neighbor who told us this kind of thing happens all too often. >> we go fishing here all the time. that's a problem. a lot of racing here. cars have to stop this. really, really got to stop this. >> police officers are checking out the driver for possible street racing and dui. no charges in the case. >>> an off-duty trenton police officer shot and kill a man at a party saturday night. >> witnesses said he got into a dispute at the party in trenton and shot his own brother in the hand during a scuffle. authorities said that's when the off-duty officer grabbed the gun away, took out his own weapon and shot. a friend told us it didn't have to happen. >> mind frame. i'm going to aid my brother. you have a gun at the back of my brother's head. i have to stop that. i have to. >>

amtrak is beginning to settle lawsuits that now silenced victims of last years deadly derailment in port richmond. the first settlements why reached last week with dozens more still pending. lawyers involved in the process say a strict confidentiality clause prevents them and their clients from talking about how they are doing or how much money that that they are getting. in may of last year the washington to new york train, sped into a sharp curve and jumped the tracks. the derailment killed eight people and injured more than 200 others. >>> pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen kane is back in court today. this is video of her arriving yesterday morning in norristown. in opening statements, prosecutors painted a picture of kane as a public official benton revenge, accusing her of leaking secret grand jury details and then lying about those actions allegedly under oath. >>> the defense attorney says kane made an honest mistake but is not a criminal. >>> still ahead a hot air balloon pilot made an emergency landing but what happens after it touched down that could have been the catastrophic. >

amtrak has started settling lawsuits with the victims of last year's deadly train derailment in port richmond. lawyers involved in the process say a strict confidentiality agreement prevents them and their clients from talking about how they're doing or how much money they've received. court records show the railroad reached the first settlements last week. dozens of other lawsuits are pending. now amtrak has taken responsibility for the may 20 screen crash which killed eight people and injured more than 200. >>> at one time, he was one of kathleen kane's top aids. he's taking the stan against his former person pennsylvania attorney general. bruce beamer testified for a second day today in the case against kane. he says she told him the grand jury leak was quote no big deal. when he said they needed to investigate. beamer says kane later asked him to try to block the special investigation initiated by the state supreme court but it never came to that. prosecutors say cane can was on mission for revenge when she leak the grand jury information then lied about it. >>> new jersey governor chris

police are looking for two armed men who forced their way into a home in port richmond overnight.hey pistol whipped a man inside. he's in the hospital expected to be okay. the attack happened on east l lippincot street. the police say a child was inside the home but was not hurt. >>> one person is dead, another in critical after a fire trapped them inside a house on germantown. neighbors rushed toward the heavy smoke but couldn't get inside. firefighters arrived to pull the victims out. witnesses watched as paramedics performed cpr on one of the victims. >> smoke was too thick to even go in there and get her. we heard her fall down the steps but couldn't get in. >> medics took three other people to the hospital with minor smoke inhalation. investigators are looking at how the fire started. >>> jerry sandusky is expected back in court today to resume his appeal hearing. the former penn state assistant football coach is trying to have his child sex abuse conviction overturned. earlier this month, sandusky testified he never molested boys and he wasn't properly represented at his tri

that port richmond is only one in philadelphia so far, and while many shoppers cheered convenience factor some people say the move may take away from small businesses. >> i'm excited, that is cool. >> it seems like a really long time coming for us to be able to do that and i to wonder about pricing. >> reporter: little neighborhood bars in the area right now that is where everybody used to be. so i feel like it is sort of puts a damper on their cash outs. >>> you can also get wine shipped directly to your home. there are about 100 stores waiting for approval, for a look at them go to our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> still ahead a kyacker has a whale of an experience. >>> we will show you some amazing up close video of an encounter with hump back whales. >>> also this morning, it is the sign of the catholic high school that is getting a lot of attention and in fact being shared on social media, we will hear from administrators and students about its message to parents. >>> and it is an impressive achievement in flight but that is not why people are talking about this blimp. we will tell

. >>> also in philadelphia, three people are recovering from a car accident in port richmond that mayhave involved street racing. the car went off the road near cumberland and richmond yesterday. police say two kids, 11 and 15 were passengers. investigators said another car involved at the scene did not stop. we spoke to a neighbor that said this kind of thing happens all too often. >> there's kids out here. we go fishing auhere all the ti. >> they are checking out the driver for possible street racing and dui. so far, no charges in the case. >>> in mercer county, prosecutors say an off-duty trenton police officer shot and killed a man at a party on saturday night. >> alfred toe died in a police-involved shooting. witnesses said he got into a dispute at a party in trenton and shot his own brother in the hand during a scuffle. that's when the off-duty officer grabbed the gun away, took out his own weapon and shot toe. a friend told us it didn't have to happen. >> mind frame. i'm going to aid my brother. i have to get you off my brother. you have a gun at the back of my brother's head.

. >>> masked men stole cash from homeowners in port richmond and beat someone up. this happened on east lippencot street late last night. police are looking for the intruders. >>> neighbors rushed toward a home in the philadelphia's germantown section, five people were inside it, one did not survive. a man and her woman in her 60s who struggling to get around, became trapped in the home. neighbors sprang into action before firefighters arrived. >> we were screaming and holderring trying to get them let us know where they was at. >> one lady fell down the steps we could not get to her because there was too much smoke. >> firefighters did get to her and the man, he died. the woman is in critical condition at temple uniformity hospital. university hospital. the others made it out alive. >>> jerry sandusky wants his child molestation conviction overturned arguing that his attorneys did not do an adequate job during the first trial. he took to the stand during the first day of the appeal back on august 12. he is serving 30 to 60 year sentence. >>> officials are calling

he assaulted the victim at a church gym in the port richmond section. fight him off. >>> topping the news this half hour, police are investigating a string of mysterious fires. >> flames destroyed 7 tractor trailers this morning. eye witness news reporter mallory hoff has the story. >> reporter: investigators are searching for answers after seven trucks were destroyed in early morning fires. detectives say the trucks parked brooklyn, were just parked close together. >> nobody is safe. >> reporter: you're concerned about your own truck? >> yeah. right now i have three trucks but can i sleep? >> reporter: they say the fires are an ongoing problem and 20 trucks have been destroyed in recent months. >> mine was the first to get burnt. two weeks without a paycheck. i don't know how long they'll be increaseingly concerned. >> scared you don't want to work. you could be sleeping in one of those trucks. you sleep in there. you come, you get loaded and go out. >> reporter: anyone who anything out of the ordinary in the early morning hours in this area is asked t

find barrera, he attacked a 21-year- old victim inside the women's restroom at the gymnasium in port richmond. she fought him off and got away. >>> jury selection b in the bridgegate trial of two of governor christy's former allies. attorneys scheduled to submit questions to gauge whether jurors might have biases. kelly and bill ba rony are scheduled to go to trial in september. accused of playing a role in orchestrating traffic tie ups at the gwb as political pay back. >>> donald trump campaigns today in ohio and pennsylvania, republican leaders are parents of a hero soldier that died fighting in iraq. jeb bush quoted this is incredibly disrespectful of a family. trump dismissed the suggestion he hasn't sacrificed and told abc news, that the mother had not spoken probably because she was not allowed to speak. she has responded saying she was overcome by grief. >> what he sites in the name of islam and all that, that islam at all. i wish he would -- somebody would have put something in his head, these are terrorists and criminals, these folks have nothing to do with islam. >> mitch mc connell

. >>> three miles away in port richmond another family is recovering after a home invasion on east lipin cot street. two armed men pistol whipped a man inside. he is in the hospital but is expected to be okay. the attack happened just before 11:30. the robbers got away with cash. police say a child was inside the home but was not hurt. >>> one person is dead and another in critical condition after a fire trapped them inside this house in germantown. nbc 10 on the scene on east clapier street. this happened last night. neighbors rushed toward the heavy smoke but couldn't get inside. firefighters arrived to pull the victims out. >> the smoke was too thick, they didn't get in. >> medics took three other people to the hospital with minor smoke inhalation. investigators are looking at how this fire started. >>> and two firefighters are recovering after being injured in a propane tank explosion in bucks county. investigators tell us several propane tanks caught fire in a garage yesterday in bensalem township. >>> happening now, jerry sandusky is back in court to resume his appeal hearing. the

sky force 10 is over a crash involving multiple cars on 95 southbound and allegheny avenue in port richmond away in a ambulance. the crash scene has cleared, but there are still some residual delays out there. good morning. i'm katy zachary. let's get right to first alert traffic reporter, jessica boyington with an update. >> thanks, katy. yes, as you said, the accident scene has cleared out of the way. we are seeing some relief there, but we did see some pretty vicious backups and delays because of it. headed southbound into center city, right past allegheny and approaching gerard avenue, but now we're back down to 35 minutes here for our drive time southbound from wood haven drove to the vine, we are at 88 minutes, and that was about a half an hour ago. still some delays there, but you should be fine when heading over. all lanes back open. katy? >> good update, jessica. thanks. >>> let's head over to bill henley with a lack at your forecast. >> the humidity is coming down nicely. so much more comfortable today. a few scattered clouds in philadelphia. 76 degrees. and in the lehigh valley,

so in port richmond around 95 across the bridges, on the jersey side in bellmawr, lad on township, headedard cherry hill. even northwood bury seeing heavy rain. anyone on the expressway either way coming or going down the shore, seeing pocket of heavy rain, in cape may, seeing heavy rain on the bay side, moving to the oceanside. you see all of the lightning associated with this as it crosses the bay, lewes delaware seeing the rain that's moving from the eastern shore of maryland, some strong storms there moving on toward the east, and everything should be off shore by about 8:00, 9:00 tonight. when you look at the amount of rain, you can see who saw the heaviest over the course of the afternoon, dover air force base nearly 2 inches every rain, you are under a flashflood warning into the evening. and you can see wilmington, nearly inch, allentown nearly three quarters every ann, pottstown, .44, philadelphia didn't pick up much, but this round is coming through now could add about quarter of an inch to that total. mt. holly, looking at only .10 of an inch so far. we definitely need the rain

. >>> a late morning crash created a big backup along i-95 in port richmond.6 hd was overhead when thbli surrounded the cars involved and one person was rushed to the hospital and no word on the severity of their injuries, the two vehicles collided at 9:30 blocking traffic in southbound lanes at allegheny avenue. all lanes were open before 11:00. >>> investigators are looking into what sparked a fire at a philadelphia row home overnight. fir waighters say that a lot of debris got into the way of their response. no one was inthbre new >> police have identified the man wanted for robbing a dover, delaware convenience store, urelice say that 25-year-old dillon chambers threatened an employee with a knife on north duurent highway and got away wih the cash during the holdup according to police and then chambers changedhis ap his look ditching hi mask and top layer of clothing and fled to an briaiting vehicl at liolice are asking for help located chambers. >> we are not used to this lovely weathedis the right co is oination of temperature a lack of humidity. >> temp

. >>> we have details about lawsuits following last year's deadly train derailment in port richmond ofhiladelphia. amtrak has reached settlements with two victims in that crash. there's dozens of lawsuits against the railroad. eight died and 200 were hurt when a train sped into a curve and crashed last year. >>> the eagles hit the for preseason tomorrow. and they do so as one faces controversy. lane johnson is facing a ten-game suspension for taking performance-enhancing drug. his agent calls that a rumor and denied that johnson has been suspended. johnson told fox sports he took an approved substance. and he was waiting for the results of a second sample. this would be johnson's second suspension for p.e.d.s. he was banned for the first four games in 2014. >>> it's 6:07. new jersey loses its latest try to allow sports betting at casino s and racetracks. professional sports leagues said legalized betting damage the integrity of their games. >>> today is the first day you can walk through the first mormon temple in pennsylvania. a public open house begins at the philadelphia, pennsylvan

amtrak start the settling lawsuit with the victims of last year's deadly train derail in many port richmondved say a strict confidentiality agreement prevents them from talking about how victims are doing or how much money they've received. court records show the railroad reached its first settlements last week. dozens of other lawsuits are still pending. >>> children are coming together to help each other through what can be an embarrassing speech disorder. it's part of a new program at chop for young children and teens who stutter. >> fox 29's karen hepp introduces us to one teen who says it's changed his life. ♪ >> reporter: jackson is really fast. all his life he's run and he's a champion. cranking out a 4.11-mile he is so good. he just got a scholar think ship to penn state but for years he dreaded the post race intervie interviews. >> winner jackson howy of downingtown west 4.11.47. congratulations. >> thank you very much, sir. >> as fast as his legs move so does his mind. it's just he can't always get the words out the way he wants to. >> i was expecting it to go out pretty swift. >>

. >>> about three miles away from where matt delucia is standing in port richmond, another family recoveringafter a home invasion on east lippincott street. two armed men pistol whipped a man inside that home. he's expected to be okay. he's at the hop a child was inside the home but was not hurt. >>> neighbors who tried to save the victims of a house fire in germantown say the thick smoke made it impossible for them to get inside the home. this morning, one person is dead. another is listed in critical condition. monique braxton is live in northeast philadelphia. >> that person listed in critical condition is here at temple university hospital. firefighters have not released the survivor's relationship to the person who passed away. our cameras are on the scene outside 56 clappier street when flames roared through this two-story home. initially five people were trapped. firefighters pulled them out. three were suffering from smoke inhalation. two were taken to local hospitals, initially listed in critical condition. as you know, one person has passed away. we spoke with one neighbor about th

amtrak is beginning to settle lawsuits that silence victims of the last years deadly derailment in port richmond. the first settlements were reached with dozens more still pending. the lawyers involved in the process say that a strict confidentiality clause prevents them and their clients from talking about how they are doing or how much money they are getting. >>> in may of last year washington to new york train sped into a sharp curve and jumped the track. derailment killed eight people and hurt more than 200 others. >>> it is day two in the criminal trial of pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kaine, kaine appeared yesterday morning at the norristown courthouse. in opening statement the prosecution said that kane was benton revenge when she allegedly leak secret grand jury information and then lied about it on the stand under oath. kane defense attorney countered she made a honest mistakes and that mistakes are not criminal. trial is expect to last one week. >>> coming up it looks like this dust cloud business to swallow the town of phoenix and that is not the only problem people in air zo

food, water ice deliveries or signs of support from local children that now hang at ladder 16 in port richmondilly fire, ems and police hopefully felt the love on the city's first ever first responders appreciation day. >> basically, dropping off car cards, saying thank you for your service, thank you for your he help. thanks for everybody you do. >> reporter: councilman david oh organized the event. >> august 17th is sadly the day that the largest number of public servants in public safety accidently firefighters perished fighting a fire was the oil refinery fire. >> reporter: today is about saying thank you. >> you see a lot of very, um, unhappy situations. there's stress involved and on top of it, you know, it can be quite isolating and so it's nice to know that people out in your own neighborhood and across the city recognize that you're making a sacrifice. >> reporter: absolutely. a very important day. i just hope we're helping to get the memo out lot of first responders we talked had no idea that today was their day. it's the first year. so i guess it takes time to catch on. lucy? >> goo

police say he got into the store along aramingo avenue in port richmond through a back door. then wheeled it right out early tuesday morning. if you know who he is, give police a call. >>> in florida, a babysitter is in trouble tonight after police say she left a child alone in a carraway without the air-conditioning on. claire tower is charged with child neglect after police say she left the baby alone in a car at a shopping center outside orlando. someone called 911 when she they saw the child. it was 90 degrees outside police broke into the car to get the child out who was in her car seat. that's when police say tower returned to the car. police say surveillance video shows that tower was inside a chipotle restaurant for at least half an hour. fortunately the baby survived. >> delaware county woman is proving it's never too late. she decided to mark a milestone birthday one of us -- one most of us will never reach. >> fox 29's dawn timmeney introduces us to neti and how she celebrating turning 100 years old. >> neti white weiss of delaware county is always on the go. hard