. >> reporter: good afternoon sarah and rick williams. this is a different hillary clinton from 2007 when she announced her first bid from the white house. she released that video and used the word i, 32 times. this year she is heading to iowa with a series of events. hillary clinton aiming for the white house. >> i'm hitting the road and working for your vote because it's your time. i hope you join me on the journey. >> reporter: the differences between this run for the white house and her first are clear. the video that launched clinton's campaign doesn't show the candidate until halfway through. instead it highlights, moms, workers and black white spanish speaking and gay. >> everyday americans need a champion. >> reporter: campaign aids say she'll be a candidate that's more accessible and more engaging. she is heading to iowa in a van one she nick nicknamed scooby. met a great family when we stopped this afternoon. >> reporter: the clinton team is promising a much different hillary clinton this time around. >> reporter: no surprise th

. >> reporter: and rick williams and sarah work continues here as normal at the king of prussia mall after three people were taken to the hospital this morning after one worker was shocked and survived at the scene and the second suffered minor injuries when they cut into an energid cable that had 13,000 volts running through it. chopper 6 hd over the scene at 7:30. one member of the construction crew working on the expansion of the king of prussia mall. the subcontractorrer was seriously -- subcontractor was seriously injured. two others were taken to the hospital, as a precaution but appear to be uninjured. the accident happened in the court section of the mall near macy's. construction project around the mall continued this morning. a local 898-ibw union represent arrived on scene later. they released this statement reading in part, quote everyone at the mall and involved in the project are focused on the individual and hoping for a fast recovery. chopper 6 hd over the scene at 7:30. one member of the construction scene working on the mall -- >> and back out here live we're told o

. >> reporter: rick williams we're looking at fairly cloudy conditions with sun in between the clouds. if you look at satellite the clouds have gotten thicker articles the morning has gone on, now we move into the afternoon. in pittsburgh, showers opening up. all we're looking for is showers out of the new york state. we're not seeing a lot of that. 58 degrees in philadelphia. a good idea to wear a jacket. i'm doing okay with the suit coat on, 54 degrees in allentown currently. 57 in millville. 55 down the shore in sea isle city. 62 by 2:00, high of 63 at 3:00 p.m. by 4:00 p.m. we're back to 62 rat times anytime after about 2 or 3:00 p.m. a spotty sprinkle or shower is possible. 6:00 p.m. a little bit of that here and there 60 degrees, 8:00 p.m., 58 degrees, by 10:00 we should be drying out we're going on down to 55 degrees. we're getting warmer over the next couple of days with a big time improvement for another round of clouds and cooler air ascertain showers toward the end of the week. i'll have more on that including the weekend call coming up. >> already talking about the weekend

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, we begin with noon with breaking news, former new england patriots star aaron hernandez, is found guilty of first degree murder. the athlete shook his head in a massachusetts courtroom, he is convicted of the shooting death of odin lloyd. the 25-year-old was sentenced to life in prison without patrol. we'll have more coverage on 6abc.com and on "action news" beginning at 4:00 later today but once again aaron hernandez found guilty of first degree murder. >>> and police are looking for two hit and run suspects they have a person of interest in a hit and run that killed a 4-year-old boy. we also learned the names of the victims today. annie mccormick has more. >> reporter: at the beginning of the week philadelphia police's investigation division began the week with two hit and run cases on the same day and last night they made significant progress where a 4-year-old boy was killed. but in the second case they still need the public's help, that one involves a mother and her child. police say that the

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with thoon with breaking news a 30-year-old philadelphia woman is facing terror charges investigators say she tried to join isis, david henry has the new information for us. he joins us live with the details. >> reporter: she lived here on north 10th street in a home with her mother a home that is ironically festooned with american flags. the feds say she tried to join up with the terrorist group isis. the fbi agents raided the suspect's home and the complaint filed in court said that the 30-year-old woman wanted to be a martyr on the battlefield in syria. she communicated with a fighter in syria that asked if she wanted to be part of the operation. she replied that would be amazing a girl could only wish. she did online searches for indirect routes to syria through turkey. two weeks ago she bought airline tickets to fly to spain and that is when they moved in and raided her home, this is after two years of monitoring thomas's online communications and twitter messages, the philadelphia po

here is rick williams with at some time's crime fighter's report. at about 8 p.m. surngsd january 4, 2014 police were called to the 6200 block of media street in philadelphia's overbrook section for a shooting. >> there's a coutd of people there. they find out that there was a big shooting. there and there's shell casings all over the place. >> police say there were no victims. >> they're told there was a honda civic gray in color that went over to the hospital. police go over to the hospital. the honda civic is parngd there. it's got gun shots and all kinds of damage. >> officials say three men were taken inside lankanau hospital for gun shot wounds. two victims died. >> somebody wanted to do them in. >> is they of philadelphia is offering reward of up to $20,000 through citizen crime commission for arrest and conviction of person responsible. al you need to do is make a call to either 2 15-546 tips or 2 15, 686 tips. >> you don't have to give your name just give us information we'll give you a code number that identifies you. >> all calls remain anonymous. for "c

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news at this hour, 200 pennsylvania state troopers are being sent to baltimore to help stand guard in the streets there. the extra help was requested in the riots that erupted two days ago in the wake of the death of freddie gray. >> they are trying to retain the fragile calm in the city. >> reporter: good afternoon it's early but so far officials say the curfew is off to a good start and the city is stable and they are working to keep it that way. >> a new day and a new call for action. >> we are looking for long-term solutions, from members of the group build baltimore marching to city hall for answers. the concern is the city wide curfew is just a band-aid and not a solution. >> it's working because it's pressure, it's force how long can you maintain the force without dealing with the underlying reasons that cause you to have this force. >> and overnight a spokesman for the family of freddie gray. >> the violence does nothing but distract from the real issue what actually

rick williams and sarah. >> thanks, annie. we're following developing news from montgomery county one person is dead after a fiery explosion in audubon. a massive cleanup is underway after raw sewage and powered powder spilled across the neighborhood. >> reporter: this is a complex scene, accidents investigates are trying to piece together what happened here this morning. we know there were two vehicles involved, a tanker truck and another tractor-trailer. at some point the trailer of the second vehicle disconnected from the tractor but officials have not determined if that happened before or after the crash. the driver of the tanker truck was pronounced at the scene. they are trying to locate family members. >> our entire floor lit up with and the house shook. >> reporter: neighbors felt the impact at 6:00 a.m. two tractor-trailer hit head on. >> a car came down the street, call 911 something blew up. >> reporter: drums of dry cosmetic powder spilled all over park avenue and ignited. the other vehicle was a tanker truck carry

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick and sara are off and i'm matt o'donnell, a traffic trouble spot is now clear but it was a tough go for drivers into philadelphia this morning and new information on the assault in the poconos that left a woman with a black eye. but the big story on "action news" is breaking news, one person is dead of four others are injured after an apartment fire in delaware. the flames broke out along the 600 block of capital trail in delaware just over an hour ago at 10:30 this morning, this is video just coming in you see heavy smoke coming from several windows from this apartment building called the possum park apartments one person is dead and several others including firefighters are injured. our david henry is there at the scene and will have a live report coming up late under this broadcast. >>> now to accuweather and a day of big transition chilly to warm and humid back to pleasant. sky 6 hd taking a live look at cape may, new jersey not much of a beach day quite foggy there, prepare for temperature

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news it's the next phase for dzhokhar tsarnaev jurors have started hearing arguments on whether the boston marathon bomber should live or die. >>> and teens learn about impaired driving just before prom season. >>> and the power is still out for people in wayne county due to an underground explosion. here is video sparked by the blast of underground wires you can see the poof of flames and it knocked out power and is still out now. david henry is live now with the details. >> reporter: well, it will be a while yet peco is trying to assess the situation and trying to figure out what caused the explosion last night tonight was a close call for folks dining outside and inside the nearby restaurants and shops. >> oh, my god, i thought my one employee was -- i didn't know if i would look and see him dead. >> frank was inside of his pizza parlor and said there was problems with the electricity all day and were concerned when sickening fumes came from the manhole outside. and then an "action news

. >>> "action news" continues with jaime apody monica malpass and rick williams. >>> details of a montgomerynty couple mutilated in their home. who officials believe is responsible for the brutal crime and students found a noose hanging from a tree on the duke university campus. >>> and they are warning drivers that tailgate theft is surging. >>> but first breaking news out of trenton, new jersey the latest on the fire at the apartment building chopper 6 hd is over the fire there it started on the third floor of this building located in the 500 block of bellevue it started at 4:30 this afternoon. the white smoke there is taken way down, we see churning white smoke across half of the roof now and firefighters have the up of hand now, crews are working on it for an hour. serious damage from the apartment building in trenton, new jersey, tonight. >>> in other news, new and tragic gruesome developments in the killing of a minneapolis county couple the deaths of nicole and chris pepleman is room ruled a murder-suicide. david henry is here with the details. this is a tough one. >> reporter: this i

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters. >> reporter: report at 2:30 p.m. on tuesday december 31st, 2013, police were called to the home on the 700 block of division street in camden, for reports of a shooting. >> when they arrived at the house they observed jorge chavez on the ground on the floor. >> reporter: the 31 year-old had been shot but chavez was not the only victim. >> camden county metro police department conduct a residence. >> reporter: chavez and anderson were pronounced dead. >> we believe there are individuals who were aware and know what took place. therefore if someone saw something. >> reporter: citizens crime commission is administering a one you this dollars reward for the person arrested and responsible. just call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. for crime fighters, i'm rick williams for channel six "action news". >>> ♪♪ >> all right. today marked international hand drumming day. action cam was in center city where celebration where is in full swing as you you can see. the university of the arts organized a full day of fe

with rick williams sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, we begin with developing news arks the 2-year-old boy has died alicia vitarelli a right and run the reward is $10,000 for the driver. police are looking for a white infinity that struck the bone his mother josephine rivera they were walking on masher street on monday "action news" reporter, david henry will have the latest in a live report at 12:30. >>> in other news, the man that land aid helicopter in the capital is in court this morning. >> his stunt raised questions over air space security in washington. karen travers has more from the nation's capital. >> a day after doug hughes made this dramatic landing he will appear in court to hear the charges against him. the wild ride into washington is raising major concerns about security. >> how does an individual in air space get that close. >> hughes drove his gyro copter right threw washington by passing the anti-aircraft weapons and radar. he flew 450 miles but the gyro copter was too small and too low and too slow to be picked up by radar. and t

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news in montgomery county. where 50 homes were evacuated because of a strong chemical odor in lower providence. david henry is live with more. >> reporter: the hazmat team son the scene right now, in the meantime 50 homes remain evacuated as a heavy chemical odor permeated the neighborhood at 9:00 this morning. >> we started to receive numerous calls in the area of this neighborhood of odor in the houses. >> the first responders started to evacuate homes in the immediate area, they traced it to ama associationedassociated. they found the product leaking in there and they were able to cap it off and contain it. they are now in the process of cleaning up and venting the building but nobody in the building itself called. the emergency responders found the employees standing around outside when they arrived. four people in the neighborhood were taken to the hospital complaining of dizzyinessdizziness. they will be checked out for elevated levels of color nated gas. >> we'll check

i'm rick williams and the billing story on "action news" tonight is hazing broken that is casting suspicion on female athletes who play for the hawks. "action news" reporter dann cuellar spoken with a source about the disturbing details. it's a story you'll only see here on "action news" tonight. dann. >> reporter: rick, "action news" has learned that st. joseph's university is conducting an internal investigation into serious allegations of hazing in the women's softball program. some of the stuff that allegedly took place is so graphic we cannot even talk about it in this report. "action news" was there as the bus that was to transport the st. joseph's women's softball team to virginia was delayed several hours this is hazing scandal unfolding and university would not confirm four student athletes were suspended and not allowed to board the bus. but they're confirming internal investigation is being conducted by hired professional. sources telling "action news" freshmen members of the softball team were forced to undergo hazing for sometime and they alleged that students were being given

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news this hour, breaking news from the flyers organization and head coach craig berube is fired after two seasons and more than a dozen suspected child predators are taken into custody following a sweep by the pennsylvania attorney general's office. >>> and breaking news philadelphia police believe they found the car involved in a deadly hit and run in west kensington. police were there as they recovered this white infinity. police believe this was the car that struck 19-year-old josephine rivera and her son joseph. the little boy died yesterday morning. eva pilgram joins us live from philadelphia with the very latest. >> reporter: rick, police say they are certain they have the car that was used in that kensington hit and run that killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother and they think they know who was driving that car. >> around 6:00 this morning the owner of the 2006 white infinity and told officers he believed his car was used in the deadly hit and run. >>

when i step inside i'll take a closer look, rick williams at the storms and detailed look at what sorts of problems we could have from them an betterment weather coming in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. >>> meantime, sky6 live hd looking live at philadelphia international airport we're urging you to call ahead at 1-800-phl-gate to check on the status of any incoming or outgoing flights. storm-relate delays of several hours can be reported in new york city, as well. >> stay ahead of the weather with the storm tracker 6 live app live radar and weather alerts plus you can report what you're seeing in your area. it's a free download for your mobile device. >> during to the eagles, tim tebow appears to be set to join the eagles nest. it's the latest headline grabbing move and the wildest eagles off season ever. >> "action news" and reporters around the country are awaiting for official confirmation from the birds. tim tebow has struggled to make it into the nfl but he never has a shortage of people talking about him. chad perdelli as more at the nova care complex

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> the family of tyrone moss says he lived for his two kid. >> everything that he did, he did it for his kid. no matter what it is or was. >> reporter: on tuesday july 82,014th the barber stopped by a friend house in the 900 block of winter drive-in bristol township bucks county. >> and we don't know what happened after that. >> reporter: around 2:45 police were called to the scene for a shooting. moss was found dead inside the home. his friend was also shot, and died later at the hospital. >> if anyone knows anything, can they please, inform the police we want to catch whoever did this, to my nephew. >> reporter: citizens crime commission is administering a $5,000 reward for at rest and conviction of the person responsible. all you need to does call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. >> it is just tearing our community apart not knowing who did this. >> reporter: for crime fighters i'm rick williams for channel six "action news". >>> children and a adults dressed as their favorite story book characters at the poli

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here now is rick williams with a look ahead. >>> coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 tonight, u.s. marshals take down fugitives in camden and only "action news" was there for the raid, chad pradelli takes us along for operation violence reduction. and hear the 911 calls from the airport worker that fell asleep in the cargo hold of an airplane. and three local police were honored for their commitment to serve the public. why are dwight evans, marian tasco and so many other leaders backing jim kenney for mayor? because jim kenney's the one they trust. jim kenney's the one with a real record of standing up for public schools and he'll bring philadelphia together. it's kenney who will expand pre-kindergarten... and partner with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs. so join leaders we trust in supporting jim kenney the block by block mayor philadelphia needs. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thousands of violence offenders are off the streets tonight a

friday night jim's off i'm rick williams. the big story is the the arrest of keonna thomas who according to federal investigators had every intention of supporting isis by providing money, resources and henner self. she's being held without bail as authorities investigate her connection to the terrorist organization. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live outside the federal courthouse in center city with more on her arrest today, dann? >> reporter: rick, she's the third american all women in just the last two days to be accused of having links to the terror group isis. the feds say she was trying to join isis in syria to die as a mortar on the battle field. american flags the first thing you see at home of keonna thomas in the 800 block of north tenth street in spring garden but feds say the the 30 year-old who called herself the young liones had been proclaiming her loyalty to isis. she concealed her face. she gave one word yes and no answers to the judge. only "action news" was there when fbi agents raided her home. t

tuesday night jim is off, i'm rick williams. big story on "action news" is the house of horrors in lower moreland township. kenneth moton on the scene all evening long in the 1100 block of country lane. what is the latest tonight? >> because of the horrific nature of the scene investigatoring taking their time inside the home tonight. at this point they know it appears the wife was killed but are not ready to call it a murder-suicide just yet. a gruesome and horrifying scene in this lower moreland township home. a young boy discovered it his parents dead bodies mutilated. >> it is an awful thing. it's surreal. like a spielberg movie. i can't believe it. >> the son called 911 around 1:00 p.m. first responders police and montgomery county detectives swarmed the property tucked away on country lane. investigators say the 48-year-old husband and his 43-year-old wife had severe cuts. it appears that the weapon was a chainsaw. >> the death of the female seems to be apparent homicide. however investigation is continuing. this is prelim

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i'm rick williams.ted for rape at a fraternity house and firefighters and their families lose their own homes to a blaze. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is a philadelphia woman with her sights set on terrorism and a plan to join isis. she called herself the young lionness and reportedly told islamic state militants she wanted to martyr herself. if the fbi allegations are true these american flags flying on her north philadelphia home were hiding an enemy of the state. and only "action news" was there last week at federal agents raided the house to find out. "action news" reporter david henry is live at the federal building in center city where keonna thomas made her first court appearance today. david. >> reporter: yeah, rick, she was in court today. it was a very brief appearance lasting less than 10 minutes. the feds say she was trying to join isis in syria to die as martyr on the battlefield. thomas appeared in court wearing full muslim garb concealing her face. she gave one word yes

. >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph rick williams and monica malpass. >> rick is off tonights joins us here is what is happening on "action news," more on the violent attack on sisters in trenton and why lawmakers are so disappointed in residents. >> and it turns out this is more common than you think. >> and actress sandra bullock's chilling 911 calls were released of the trial of her accused stalker, we'll have more. >>> trenton city leaders are shocked that more reads that saw the vicious attack on two sisters have not come forward a mob pummelled 17-year-old lajaya cook and her sister destiny at greg grant park on monday. authorities are trying to identify the attackers and find witnesses new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live in trenton with more on this for us. >> reporter: trenton police tell us they are identified and are interview several persons of interest and that arrests are coming. >> i'm glad trenton police are doing their job, because this has to stop, i commend them for stepping up and doing what they have to do. >> rhonda cook is glad they are pickin

for rick williams, adam joseph jaime apody sharrie williams i'm monica malpass have a great night. >> valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night a lehigh valley bus driver is killed by her own car and a reward is offered to find the suspects in the abduction and suspects in the assault of a worker. >>> and the big story is the verdict of guilty 30 times over, a jury found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty of all charges in the boston marathon bombing. one after the other they came -- all guilty verdicts including counts of conspiracy and deadly use of a weapon of mass destruction. 17 of the 30 counts are punishable by the death penalty. three people were killed and 264 were injured when two bombs exploded at the finish line of the boston marathon in 2013. a survivor had this reaction. >> we are obviously grateful for the outcome today not a happy occasion but it's something we can put one more step behind us it's difficult but we have got and through it with each other. >> there is no specific word when the penalty phase

here's rick williams with this morning's crime fighters report. >> the family of tyrone moss said he lived for his two kids. on tuesday july 8, 2014, the 31-year-old barber stopped by a friend answer house in bristol township, bucks county. we don't know what happened after that. >> reporter: around 12:45 a.m. police were called to the scene for a shooting. moss was found dead inside the home. his friend was shot, and died later at the hospital. >> if anyone knows anything, can they please inform the police we want to camp whoever did this to my nephew. >> reporter: the citizens crime commission is administering a five thousand dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. all you needed to is call 215-546-tips. all calls remain anonymous. >> it's tearing me apart not knowing who did this. >> reporter: for crime fighters i'm rick williams channel 6 "action news." >> smoke from a passenger's lithium battery caused the evacuation of an american airlines plane this weekend. a flight attendant reported smoke in the cabin. the had a passengers were -- the 45 passe

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. the crazy gyro stunt at the capital is sparking delate about security. and a temple student is brutally attacked at a convenience store near campus and police need help catching the suspect. >>> and the profiles of philadelphia's mayor candidates continue with liz abraham. >>> and now the man faced a judge for the first time this afternoon. mostal worker doug hughes flew into d.c. air space undetebted and he says he was out to make a political statement but in doing so he exposed major security issues. karen travers live now with more. >> reporter: good evening monica, doug hughes did not answer any questions after he left his court appearance here in washington, he just smiled as he walked away with his attorney the secret service said they had no advanced notice that doug hughes planned to fly the gyro copter up to the u.s. capitol. >> he is charged with violating restricted air space and flying an unregistered

here's rick williams with this week's crime fighters report. 8:00 a.m., sunday, january 14. police were called to the overbrook section for a shooting. >> there was a crowd of people there, we find there was a shooting there, there are shell casings all over the place. >> reporter: but there were no victims. >> there was a honda civic that went to the hospital. police go to the hospital, the honda is parked there it has gun shots and all kinds of damage. three men were taken inside the hospital for gunshot wounds two dialed. someone was out to do them in. the city of philadelphia is offering a reward up to 20,000 for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. all you need to do is make a call to 215-546-tips or 2156le ----tips. all calls remain anonymous for crime fighters i'm rick williams channel 6 "action news." >>> firefighters heard calls for help, inside the home were very smart parents. parrots. the crews rescued the birds, the birds are doing just fine. >>> trenton is partnering to help some of the city's homeless. we got more from nora muchanic. >> reporte

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica malpassllo again. incredible stories of survival from the quake ravaged nepal tonight as rescuers workday and night trying to find victims and a patron at a center city bar falls prey to thieves that go on a shopping spree with her money. >>> now, the details. we continue to follow the devastating quake in nepal. now there are 5,000 dead and thousands more missing, they are digging through the rubble and time is running out. and the exact moment when the quake struck. and a camera shows them running as the powerful shaking started and then a building tumbles to the grounds and traps a man with a cart and then the man stood up with minor injuries. and look at this frightening cloud of white that happens to decent on trekkers at mount everest, the camera person only had seconds to jump into a tent before snow slammed into him. >> reporter: a race against time four days after the massive quake the clock is running out in the search for survivors, we were there when a young man was pulled out tra

here's rick williams with this morning's crime fighters report. >> reporter: at 12:30 p.m. on december 31, 2013, police were called to the home on the 700 block of division street in cam dental for reports of a shooting. >> when they arrived at the house they arrived hernandez and and around son was shot. >> we know somebody saw something. >> reporter: the citizens crime commission is administering a 1,000-dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips, all calls remain anonymous for crime fighters i'm rick williams channel 6 "action news." (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light and they're just fresh tasting. (vo) it's time for a better taco. (kid) the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. (vo) make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at

. >> the worker that fell asleep in the cargo hold, anchor rick williams is live in the newsroom withe. i guess he was really tired rick. >> that worker spoke exclusively to abc news to tell about his nap that forced hi 737 to make a money landing. his name it willa junior and he woke up when the bag hit him in the head and he talked about what it was like to be in the cargo hold and the scary thoughts that when through his haeds at the time. >>> coming up tonight grab a bike and go philadelphia is the newest city to adopt a bike sharing program. how it works and how much it costses, that looks like a great idea. back to the newsroom. >> thanks rick. >>> today at city hall officials announced the return of one of the largest and most prestigious conventions it's been years since they hosted the bio engineer convention, it's slated from june 15th when people from all over the country and all over the world will come to philadelphia officials say this event will bring $43.3 million to the economy. >>> it's time now to head back outside and back to meteorologist, adam joseph and today's

rick williams is live in the newsroom with more on this. hi rick. >> hi shirleen hundreds of volunteers met septa riders handing out safety pamphlets this is the third year for the safety aware and event and this year is respect the train. and coming up tonight at 5:00, find out the kind of behavior septa says poses the most risk to its ridesrs and mothers milk is said to help diseases and now they applied that to a new medical break through. ali gorman will talk about that in health check. until then back to the studio. >> see you shortly rick. >>> newcastle county police are adding some four-legged rookies to their team. champ, nitro and axe will join the squad this coming july, each has a specific job. champ and nitro will sniff out drugs and axe will specialize in bomb detention. they started their training in january and they will complete the program with practical exercises throughout the next few months. and then you'll see them out on the streets. >>> still ahead pop music and parenting in ocean county, a judge decided if a local w

rick williams is now here live in the newsroom with the details. >> hi brian, thank you, not just his wife that oral surgeon is accused of giving illegal prescriptions to his office staff as well. he and his wife rebecca both from malvern have been charged. he worked in an office in berwyn and we are live with the details of the drugs prescribes and now the surgeon covered up his alleged wrong dogs. >> and the first all girl quintuplets in the world since 1969 were born last week in texas, the happy but busy parents are speaking out. ali gorman will have that story coming up on "action news" at 5:00. just some stories we are working on for you until then back to you. >> monica and i are twin parents, we both just broke a sweat. >>> the new c and d canal museum opened today in delaware city on fifth street and it was built over the past few years and visitsers can see fossils and artifacts from the region. >>> money saving secrets at your fingertips, the three apps you need to donate before your spending spree. >>> and the d.a. says a crack down of a grab and go bar may not be kind to

. >> not like rick williams when i do the 5:30, he is always complaining.ver complain, it's chilly but when you look at the seven day we'll make up for it. >> are you in trouble by the way, is he on vacation. >> we take a look at the action cam, double scan live radar shows north and west we are dealing with scattered showers, the same for south and east in atlantic city and cape may, we close into double scan north and west and pottstown we have pockets of steadier showers in central montgomery county and damp for the evening rush, as you head up the northeast extension it is wet this evening as the front is just to the north and that front continues to slide to the south and brings more of us the opportunity of showers and much cooler temperatures and in fact, we look at the poconos, 45 degrees and allentown down to 59 and 60 in trenton and 48 in beach haven the winds are switching out of the northeast and the southeasterly direction for delaware and southern new jersey and the western suburbs of pennsylvania we are warm in the mid to upper 60s, we look a

rick williams is live in the newsroom with this story. >> that is right the built to honor program andired staff sergeant mario murray was recently chosen. crowds gather as murray and his family arrived at their new home. it's custom built and mortgage free. >> coming up tonight it took 20 miles per hours to finish the boston marathon and he is inspiring people everywhere to never give up. his story is coming up tonight at 5:00. until we see you then back to the studio. >> we'll see you soon thank you. >>> trenton is now a little cleaner tonight thanks to the work and determination of volunteers "action news" was there as mayor eric jackson kicked off the 28th annual litter mark on east state street and groups were armed with brooms and other items to clean up debris in honor of and day, that is tomorrow. there were donuts on hand to keep them and guised. >>> still ahead find cash in your closet by consigning, the top tips for selling your clothes coming up. plus united in intolerance why some western pennsylvania students are accused of organizing an anti-gay day in response to a day

now for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams "action news" at 6:00 is next. >>> "action newsleading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and a solution to revels power problem as arrives in atlantic city and two teens are hurt in a crash on their way to school. but the big story is the ongoing search for a hit and run killer a driver struck and killed a 4-year-old boy who had darted out into the street and it happened early last night at 6:30 at 57th and litchfield in southwest philadelphia and tonight the mayor's office posted a reward. lets go live to "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist, at the scene of the crash. >> reporter: jim that is right the mayor's office is putting up a $20,000 reward for the information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the woman that hit and killed the 4-year-old boy at this intersection there is a small but growing memorial at the spot where the child was hit and killed accident investigators say without a doubt the suv caught on surveillance hitting and killing a 4-year-old

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, rick is off in the news this noon, new information about the death of his father and seven children, why an unpaid bill may have led to the tragedy. >>> and the sale of the revel casino is expected to close today. and the big story is one last mild day before chilly changes move in. sky 6 hd taking a live look at atlantic city this noon, the warmer weather is sticking around this noon, it's a little bit cloudy as you can see and damp with occasional rain around the area and we are expecting cooler temperatures tomorrow. for more on that lets check in with david murphy at the big board. >> the mild air is still in place today and cloudy skies conditions as well. a lot of area is dry in allentown and south jersey as you get farther to the south and south jersey and delaware work have light sprinkles and showers in lancaster county most of what you are looking at is light and fairly quick it may be 15 or 20 minutes, and one of these cells are past you if you look farther to the west another rounds o

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick and sara are off. police identify the victims of the chester plane crash the two men killed in the tragedy. a little boy is reunited with his family after a kidnapping in broad daylight. >>> and a husband and wife found dead in their home, their son discovered them and their bodies were mutilated by a chainsaw today we know their names but investigators are trying to figure out how the violence unfolded. annie mccormick is live now at the lower moreland police department. >> reporter: the district attorneys office is ruling out a murder-suicide until after the autopsies. in the meantime the church is embracing the two young boys that have no parents including the young boy that made the gruesome discovery. the 911 call came from this lower moreland township home a 14-year-old boy found his parent's dead and that he saw gashes from a chainsaw. >> the death for the female appears to be an apparent homicide but the investigation is continuing and it's preliminary. it's nicole pepleman and chris p

i'll have all the details coming up on "action news." >> those stories coming up for rick williams adam williams and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night, 80 philadelphia police recruits are the first to take part in a new training program and the city of philadelphia honors slain police sergeant robert wilson, iii. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the continuing search for three men who kidnapped and savagely assaulted a woman in center city philadelphia. "action news" has obtained surveillance video of the at terek's van driving into the parking garage at 733 chestnut and then the woman walking to her car after leaving work on jewelers' row. what happened to the woman over the next number of hours was truly brutal. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live outside the jewelry store where the woman works. john, what's the update here? >> reporter: jim, this is the first video we've seen concerning this rather dis

i'm rick williams. have a great weekend. >> good night. >> ♪♪ >> "action news."eading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> this is the way it looked this afternoon as flames attacked a home on the 100 block of mohawk trail in medford lakes, new jersey. and at this hour two firefighters are in the hospital. >>> friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is a stubborn two alarm blaze in this burlington county community. "action news" reporter walter perez is live at the scene. walter. >> reporter: well, jim giving you a live look at the picture we're about block away from the house there. the call came in about 2:30 this afternoon as a kitchen fire on the 100 block of mohawk trail in medford lakes. one person lives inside that house. when firefighters arrived smoke was billowing from the windows as you can see from chopper six and the woman who lives there we're told was still inside trying to get the situation under control. now first responders quickly got her outside and it didn't take long for crews

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica ♪♪ >> hello again here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. we're dealing with a mixed bag from mother nature. rain this morning, sun in the afternoon and now we're tracking potentially strong storms across the region. we'll get the latest from cecily. a group of men facing terrorism charges after allegedly trying to travel to syria. >>> delaware state police officers pay tribute to a man who has helped guide them through their toughest assignments. >> first we are continuing to track those strong storms that could potentially bring severe thunderstorms, strong winds even hail to our area tonight. >> in fact most of our region is under a tornado watch until 10 o'clock this evening. >> that's right. taking a live look right now through a sky 6hd camera atop temple university. the dark clouds are rolling in from the right making their way into center city philadelphia. >> let's head over to meteorologist cecily tynan who is in for adam joseph tonight with the latest from do

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, a former catholic church official is ordered back to prison the decision from a philadelphia judge. >>> and a quick fix for trouble chins gets approval from the dpxt da the shot that claims to melt fat in minutes. >>> and now police are making an announcement in a hit and run that left a temple university student in critical condition. the suv struck rachel hall last night one week before she was set to graduate. we are waiting to hear about an arrest. lets go live no north philadelphia and list ento investigators updating us now. >> we have the car and suspect and it will lead to an arrest. >> how did you find the car and suspect? >> the car was called in by the owner. everybody cooperated, the owner the owner's wife and son all cooperated. they actually did the right thing and called the police. >> but the son was missing all night, when did he finally come forward? >> sometime this morning. he came forward and cooperated. we are glad that the son did cooperate. >> you ha

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. >> to me it was a bless >> to me it was alessing. always the best person that has got this wonderful child. >> derrek misses his daughter every day. >> something can i never for guest. >> wednesday, april 7 2010. the 17-year-old was buying her brother a video game in cheltenham township. 10 a.m. she was arrested to cross near five ng sheet and said shwas a van that fled the scene. >> it's so devastated. i don't know the dates. it seemed like time just -- was just going. >> the vehicle is described as silver or gray chevy or gmc work van with no windows and driver was said to be middle aged one or miss panic male. parking parking is administer parking parking is administering a 4,000 reward for arrest and conviction of the person responsible. 2500 was donated by prxt prxt prxt mid-atlantic call 215-546-tipss. all calls will remain anonymous. >> i have not yet had closure me my family, it's been hard, it's been hard. >> for "crime fighters" i'm wul wul, "channel 6 action news." >> we live in pick and choose world. hey, jewel ju

for david murphy and rick williams, have a great afternoon.re's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be held accountable. and it's wrong philadelphia gets less school funding than other parts of pennsylvania. i'll work with harrisburg to change that. but if they refuse i'll take them to federal court. as mayor i'll do what's right for them. >> announcer: today on "the >> announcer: today on "the chew," it's 5:00 somewhere, right? so, hooray for happy hour! and may we just say, bar food has never looked so good. that's because michael and mario are pulling out all the stops with not one, two, three, four, but five phenomenal eats, including maple bacon peanuts, baby. but before you hit up happy hour, make sure to have a designated crafter on hand because clinton's creations for the bar are earning him a gold star

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, rick and sara are off. in the news this afternoon a prison break leads to a massive search how a convicted murtderror was allowed to walk out of jail. >>> and the changes in indiana to the religious freedom law the fixes that are in place. >>> we begin with breaking news, federal authorities have arrested two women who allegedly were going to set off a bomb in the new york city area. they say that the women have been radicalized by isis and they were planning to build their own bomb. police don't believe the public was ever in any danger. >>> and gun fire and explosions rocked the college campus in kenya today the islamic extremist group al-shabab took responsibility. they went door-to-door at the college, and security forces have the gunmen cornered and two have been killed but an unknown number of hostages are being held captive at this moment. we'll have a full live report coming up on this at 12:30. >>> the man shot by police in mercer county is identified. sean clyde was attacking his parents

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick is off and in the news this noon, a firefighter and resident are treated for injuries after a blaze burns two homes in delaware county. and how temple's mascot and someone wrapped in bubble wrap are hoping to keep you safe when you cross the street. but the big story is potentially dangerous weather threatening a large part of the united states. the storms have spawned tornadoes and bringing down trees and reports of hail the size of baseballs 6700 people are told to stay on alert. here is more on the aftermath . >> reporter: good afternoon in the last 24 hours there are eight reports of tornadoes and more than 200 reports of extreme weather. hail wind and tornadoes tearing through the central states more severe weather than your average april showers, today the big concern is the huge swath of states under tornado watch from illinois to texas. in missouri, the national weather service is on the ground today investigating tornado reports. >> they were like screaming out loud. >> this little

"action news" anchor rick williams live in there news room with the details we're learning about thisrter: hi, brian thank you, that's right. the 73-year-old deputy says he mistakenly fired his handgun at the suspect instead of his taser. the 44-year-old man died a short time after the incident captured on camera in oklahoma. coming up tonight at 5:00 we'll explain what happened in the moments leading up to that shooting. >>> also coming up tonight well now is the perfect time to get your kids out of the house with spring activities but it's important to know if you're forcing them to do too much. we'll tell you three ways to figure out if you're overscheduling your children and how to dial it back. some of the stories we're covering for you when we see you just a little bit later on "action news" at 5:00 brian back to you. >> all right rick. thanks. >>> a local organization that answers the call to our beloved four legged friends in an emergency was recognized today as parter of national volunteer week. this ceremony at philadelphia city hall honored volunteers of the red paw emergen

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, rick is off in the news this noon, an nba player and his wife are stabbed outside of a nightclub and philadelphia mayoral candidate liz abraham is back on the campaign trail after collapsing during a debate. >>> but the big story is a man accuse sd of shooting his father on the schuylkill expressway. he is in court awaiting his first court appearance. annie mccormick is live. >> reporter: we are waiting for the charges to come down we know that a criminal affidavit is typed up and they are awaiting for approval from the montgomery county district office. at this point we are not told what charges he will face, he is in custody after the shooting on the schuylkill expressway. near spring garden street montgomery county according to police, the 22-year-old suspect was in the backseat of the white brewic buick lacrosse shooting his father in the head while he was driving, the car came to a stop and did not cause any accidents during rush hour traffic. the paramedics were nearby and transported the v

"action news" anchor rick williams live in the news room with what we're learning about this. >> brian's right. the delaware county district attorney announced murder charges today. police say the child died as a result of injuries he sustained while in the care of his mother's boyfriend. dan gel grafton and shannon matthews facing several charges. mason hunt was found unresponsive in his norwood home back in february. >>> at 5:00 we're live with watt what happened to the little boy and the new charges. >>> good news about that measles outbreak out west that sparked a nationwide debate about vaccinations. some of the stories we're following for you when you when we see you in just a little bit on "action news" at 5:00. until then back to you in the studio. >> let's bring in meteorologist cecily tynan because she's got wonderful news about the weekend. >> exactly. everyone is happy because it's the weekend. but when it's the weekend and the weather is beautiful that put you over the top. >>> penn's landing where you can see we have the clouds upstairs but also some breaks in the clouds