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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with noon with the widespread storm damage around the region chopper 6 hd is giving us a better look at the after imagine of last night's severe weather, the storms took out trees and knocked them on to homes and people were without power at some point and some are going to be without it for days. >> the national weather service is sending a team to determine if a tornado touched down in south jersey. we are following the latest developments with live team coverage we begin with katherine scott in washington township, gloucester county. >> reporter: sara are, it's a mess here and these storms were intention -- and you can see the damage left behind, trees down and lines down and they're also investigating in east gloucester to see if a tornado touched down there. >> cleanup is underway. >> lived here for 47 years and i have never seen a storm like this. >> severe storms ripped through the area last night and today in washington township you can see the damage left behind neighbors describe

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick and sara off. a local boy scout chapter votes to allow openly gay members and employees. but the big story on "action news" is dylann roof awaiting a bond hearing in charleston, south carolina, the accused gunman is due in court at 2:00 p.m. plus police say that roof has already confessed. marcy gonzales is live in charleston with the full you story. >> reporter: hi matt that hearing is about to start in two hours the suspect was brought back here in south carolina last night now charged with nine counts of murder. smiling and smurking before the cameras but dylann roof is talking to police, confessing to shooting and killing nine people in charleston wednesday night this posted by one of the victims show roof during the hour that roof spent with the group studying the bible before starting his rampage. >> when they were getting ready to dismiss that he -- he started shooting. >> the 21-year-old is an extreme racist who advocated for segregation and plotted this attack for six months. after ne

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off and an escaped prisoner is back in custody find out how police captured him in delaware today. and a woman claims they was raped in a hotel her new lawsuit. >>> we learnd this morning that the engineer was not talking or texting on his cell phone when he was operating the train when it derailed last month and brandon bostian suffered a head injury and does not remember what happens during the deadly accident. john rawlins has the report from the 30th street station. >> reporter: hi rick, this is interesting, it takes off the table the idea that a cell phone call or texting or an active data search some how became a distraction for the engineer but it does not take off the table that the device it self may have been a distraction. >> the analysis of the phone records show that no calls texts or data occurred during the derailment of the train. and the engineer did not access the wifi system while operating the locomotive. that was the big question when the ntsb chair was on the hill an

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. >> every day i think of my daxtd every day justice. >> feeley lee says her father was pillar of his community and fixture on penn's campus where he sold produce from his cart every day. lee says her father loved what he did. >> he would never stop working. that's what he was going to do on morning of thursday april 18 2013. and about 5 a.m. the 68-year-old was loading up his cart in front of this home in the 400 block of vulmer street in philadelphia. a mana approached lee and stabbed him multiple time ill asking him. lee's family doesn't believe it was a robbery because the wallet was still on him. police released surveillance of the suspect. he's described as light skinned plaque or spanish male 5' 8" with facial hair and thin build wearing dark colored clothing and dark hat and dark chuck taylor sneakers. >> i don't want anybody to be a victim like my dad. >> citizens crime commission is offering 5,000 reward and city of philadelphia up to 20,000 for anyone with information that leads to arrest and conviction of the person

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a new jersey home is burned to the ground what happened just before the fire sparked here this morning, and thieves target a store and how they got off with the atm. >>> and the supreme court just made a decision on president obama's health care law, it preserves health care for nearly 9 million americans. and the tax subsidies to make it affordable do not depend on where they live. the president addressed the ruling just moments ago. >> nearly 1 in 3 americans who was uninsured a few years ago is insured today. the uninsured rate in america is the lowest since we have begun to keep records that is something we can all be proud of it. >> abc news will have a live report from the supreme court coming up at 12:30. >>> our other big story is the massive effort to restore power after tuesday night's storms more than 190,000 customers are without electricity and atlantic city is in the worst shape with more than 100,000 outages, but peco has 52000 customers without power the most being in

>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams sara bloomquist be meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again we are continuing to track the damage left behind by strong storms that tore through the tri-state region in the matter of hours. and thousands of customers are still without power as the race to clean up gets underway and they knocked down power lines in new jersey and pennsylvania and delaware video is coming into our newsroom all morning long as they wake up to damage in their communes and in some cases their own backyard the live team coverage continues at 12:30 now and john rawlins is in delaware county where news officials laid out their plan to clean up there. but we begin with nora muchanic. >> reporter: you talk about people out of power right now here is why right behind me one of the many, many poles down now, we are on harmony road near the gibbs town shopping center, these are wires laying across the road and those poles go on for as long as the eye can see, that is why you are not getting power now they have snapped off and the series of polls are down a

knew "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again, here are the stories we are following for you at 12:30 now. a major decision from the supreme court on federal health care, the victory for the obama administration and what is next for the affordable care act and cleanup in the tri-state area, after tuesday's storms ripped across the region, the help pouring in from across the country and tall ships coming down the delaware for the first time in 15 years. now the details on a big decision today on a u.s. supreme court. they up held a key element of the affordable care act. >> at the supreme court another big victory for president obama's health care law, and today after votes to repealer overturning law after multiple challenges to this law before the supreme court the affordable care act is here to stay. >> it upheld the nationwide tax subsidies. >> it's not just for -- you know it's for everybody. >> people did not want to be forced into the affordable health care law and it was based on four words established by

here's our rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. >> reporter: susan prima verree hasn't heard from her daughter jill in over three years. >> she stopped contacting, and i started to put my feelers out to friends and whatnot. and nobody heard from her. >> reporter: the now 30-year-old was last seen thursday april 12th, 2012, talking to a friend at the intersection of a and allegheny in philadelphia's kensington section. her mother says primavera has a history of being bipolar and involved in drugs. but she also says none of that matters. >> i just want to tell her to come home. that's all i need. i just want her to come home. >> reporter: primavera has three daughters and her family says they miss her. >> they're getting old enough now. they do know that we're the grandparents and that they do have a mom and they do know that mom is missing. >> reporter: primavera is described as a white female, 5'5", about 140 pounds. at the time of her disappearance, she had blonde hair with red highlights. she also has a couple of tattoos, one on her right arm is a picture of jesus. an

here is rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. >> we have not learned anything new on the> it's been nearly three years since michael fox was frain his family. his mother diane says not knowing what happened has turned her grief into anger. >> your emotions go all over the place. you become hangry now because you want answers. >> midnight on friday, june 2 2 2012 police were called to home on 900 block of 8th street in south philadelphia. >> they found the body of 30-year-old fox in his third floor bedroom feign death. police say he was dead for two days. >> we're hoping that when this airs it will trigger someone's memory. we truly believe in got return person but more than one person knows what happened. >> the city of philadelphia is posting up to 0,000 for anyone with information that leads to arrest and conviction of the person responsible all you have to do it call 215-546-tips. as always call calls will we main anonymous. diane says the family is hoping as best they can. we do things to keep his memory alive scholarship and buddy bench and walk around the city on hi

anchor rick williams, is live in the newsroom with the details. >> it's an incredible story for sure,t implants and right away heard her parents' voices lincoln westbrook was all smiles yesterday after the surgery was complete and the implants were turned on for the first time. ali gorman tells house how lincoln decided to get the surgery even after her insurance company said they would not pay for it. >> coming up at 5:00 tonight, find out how local high school grads dealt with their outdoor diploma ceremonies on this sweltering day. until them back to the studio we'll see you later. >> rick see you later. >>> proud parents is a common sign across philadelphia today. families were cheering on 2015, after the ceremony in spring garden seniors received their diplomas today and the only graders have their ceremony tomorrow. >>> 18 senior hartists were honored in center city. the artwork was put out in locations across the city during the month of may. betsy has painted public murals in philadelphia and across the world, all part of the corpse for abling 13th annual celebrate arts and ag

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"action news" anchor rick williams is live in the news room with more details. >> hi, nydia thank youion began after several complaints from neighbors -- people in the neighborhood where that drug ring was operating. drugs, guns, cash and more, it was all confiscated during the raids over the weekend. the upper darby narcotics unit and other law enforcement joined together to make the arrests and coming up tonight at 5:00 we're with more details on the investigation who is charged. >>> also the search is on for this year's health hero. coming up on health check tonight ali gorman will tell us about philadelphia magazine's competition to find the person who is making the most difference in the health of our community. those stories and much more when we see you on "action news" at 5 o'clock. until then brian back to you. >> all right rick see you shortly. >>> a pennsylvania budget bill is due on governor tom wolf's desk tomorrow. governor tom wolf is warning that he'll veto that if it reaches his desk in its current form. republicans are pushing for a package that closes the deficit wi

rick williams and cecily tynan will host the philly fourth of july jam. adam joseph and karen rogers will also be there. philadelphia's own the roots will take the stage along with special guests miguel and also jennifer nettles. i did experience this last year so i can say it is a fun event. you know all about it rick. >> i hope to see both of you guys out there. i will buy your tickets if you guys show up. >> they're free. >> so generous. >> thanks for nothing, man. >> oh, yeah. >> this saturday, right 7 o'clock. >> that's true. >> okay. >> thank you sharrie. >> one of amtrak's new locomotives lab mobile tribute to folks who served in our armed forces. it's called veterans locomotive 642 part of amtrak's fleet of 70 electric engines. it does feature a red white and blue paint job along with 50 stars an logo of military campaign service ribbons. it will operate along the northeast corridor and on service between philadelphia and pittsburgh. >> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report. >> let's take it live to matt pelman. got a ticket for you

pilgrim i'm rick williams.e's sharrie with a look at what's ahead at 5:00. >> a final farewell for beau biden. we're live in wilmington where people continue to pay their respects to the former delaware attorney general. we'll have that story of course the accuweather forecast coming up on "action news" at 5:00. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> the flag draped casket of beau biden is lying inside of a church in wilmington tonight many people have gathered all day to pay their respects to the former delaware attorney general. it is friday night. monica is off. sharrie williams is joining us. the big story on "action news" is the final farewell for the oldest son of vice president joe biden. >> beau biden died saturday of brain cancer at the age of 46. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is outside saint anthony of padua church with the very latest. chad. >> reporter: well, the first viewing ende

call 215-546-tips all calls remain anonymous for crime fighters i'm rick williams.nnel 6 "action news." >> 6:52, a college party near the lehigh valley university campus got wilder when an unexpected guest showed up. take a look at the black bear. the bethlehem police department took the photos after the bear was tranquilized. it was seen near lehigh athletic facilities, the bear was tranquilized and moved from the area. ♪♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. if you can't afford to buy a house try essay contest. the couple is offering 6200 square foot house on the five acres of handle to the best essayist. write essay about a life well lived. the deadline is november 16. if they get right number of entries they will give the house away. the four bedroom

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> it is the first heatave of the year and it feels like 100 degrees outside and whether it's a creek or ocean many people spend the day by the ocean to stay cool. and stormtracker 6 live double scan is tracking severe weather in your area. it's tuesday night and the big story is the severe weather for the delaware and lehigh valley. >> lets check in with adam joseph with the lightest from accuweather. >> how high did we go? >> mid-90s here in philadelphia making this the first heat wave of the year, three consecutive days of 90 or above and the heat buster is a cold front from the west and setting off storms from double can live radar entering western chester county and western montgomery county a thunderstorm warning that means that severe weather is reported. that line extends south into lancaster county and also under severe thunderstorm warning until 6:00 this evening, it we take a look at the radar, you can see the bright colors the intense rainfall moving east of the 222 and adams town and loyola and

here's rick williams with this morning's crime fighting report. >> we haven't learned anything new once michael fox was taken from his family. >> the emotions go all over the place. you became angry now because you want answers. >> reporter: around midnight on friday june 22 2012, police were called to the home on the # hundred block of 8th street in south philadelphia. they found the body of 30-year-old fox in his third floor bedroom beaten to death. he was dead for two days. >> i hope it triggers someone's memory. we believe more than one person knows what happened. >> reporter: the citizens crime commission is administering a 1,000-dollar reward and the city of philadelphia is posting up to $20,000 for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips. as always all calls will remain anonymous. diane says the family is copying as best they can. >> we have do inasmuch as we can to keep his memory alive. we do a scholarship, we walk around the city on his birthday an put posters up, he is missed. he is greatly missed. for crime

for rick williams adam joseph sharrie williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass.ction news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> friday night the local boy scouts council makes a historic change to its employment policy. >>> and a north philadelphia man survives a house collapse without serious injury. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is a remarkable statement of forgiveness in charleston, south carolina. confessed mass killer dylann roof appeared at his first court hearing by way of video conference today and some of the relatives of his nine alleged victims spoke words like this, i forgive you my family for gives you. we would like you to take this opportunity to repent, do that and you'll be better off than you are right now. and then this from the mother of taiwan today zapped sanders. >> we welcomed you with open arms. have you killed some of the most beautifulest people that i know. every fiber in my body hurts. and i'll never be the same. but as we said in bible study

. >>> condos will be auctioned off later this month and some buyers stand to get a good deal, rick williamslive with more. are you bidding rick? >> very to ask the wife, she is the boss. we got a look ib side of the bella condos on atlantic city avenue, 40 the 200 luxury units are put up for auction on june 28th the high rise offers great ocean views and high end finishes and a pool and spa and much more, coming up at 5:00 we are live with the expected price tags for the condos and how you can get in on the auction if are you interested. >> coming up at 5:00 on health check you'll meet a man whose blood that contains something uniques his blood donations have saved hundreds of lives. we'll he you later. >> thank you. >>> rocky the baby duck is making his rounds in our area, the rubber duckling was at the shops at liberty place in center city today this is just his latest stop in his ongoing search to find his mom who happens to be the world's largest duck standing 61 feet tall the pair will be reunited on the delaware river for the tall ship celebration in camden. >>> of course channel 6 is

williams are on the waterfront all day long for us. and they are live now from camden. hey guys. >> hey rick, how are you we are here all afternoon and through the morning actually a beautiful day to watch the day of sails. >> it was magnificent to see the ships pass us by. the fire boats and the tall ships, it's been 15 years. >> they are docking on the philadelphia side and the camden side and we got great shots if you didn't get to see the 2:00 special. >> a sneak poke here. this was built in 192 179 feet long and trains people in deep ocean sailing and long distance education. and karen was aboard here trying to tie knots and 9500 ton replica. and this is phillies own official tall ship, ridgely in portugal and moved here in 1971 and has a strong program. >> here is the a.j. merewald and what is new jersey's official tall ship built in 1928, the big draw here is also the big rubber duck, this is mama duck, she stands 61 feet tall and we got a chance to see the french ship that has ties to our area, it brought over the french leader the marquis delafayette. >> there were so many different

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> from pennsylvania new jersey the damage from last night's storms are widespread and the power remains out for hundreds of thousands of people in our region. it's wednesday night monica malpass will be along at 6:00 and sharrie williams is joining us tonight. the storms hit hard and fast. >> we have team coverage and adam joseph has the latest from accuweather and sara bloomquist and david henry are live with the major cleanup efforts that are underway. david we start with you in delaware county people love their trees in delaware county in the suburbs but some are now having second thoughts, take a look at the size of this oak industry, the house was no match for it and half the house was crushed and the people that live here don't know if it will be condemned. others are in the same situation. >> it's har if iing to get a phone call like that, my son is upset. >> john's son was home alone when the storm hit, this giant oak came crashing into what was his bedroom, he left the bedroom earlier to get a l

rick williams is here with shocking calorie counter news. >> i try to when my wife is sitting next to-- you know what i'm talking about. the center for science and the public interest went on a mission to count the calorie at some of largest and most popular meals at several local restaurants, one meal at red lobster came up at get this, 3600 calories that is more than people should eat in two days. coming up awards for extreme eating. >>> and coming up they have been married for decades and are still in love, the secret to the happiness of these delaware couples that stood the test of time together. that and much more when we see you in a bit. eva i'll have a meal, a snack and see you in a bit. >> don't eat too much. thanks rick. >>> nine innings, a west windsor high school versus police and they all walked away a winner. >> they took on the hamilton township police department and the friendly softball game, the ninth year of the match-up it's a fun fundraiser for the school and they raised money for operation home front it helps our service member and wounded warriors families. >> t

. >>> now it turns you a similar incident happened here decades ago, rick williams is in the newsroommore. >> that is right more than 60 years ago inmates at eastern state penitentiary escaped through a tunnel. it it took them almost a year to actually dig it out, it was so unstable the inmates could have died trying to escape. coming up tonight at 5:00, annie mccormick walks us through how the prisoners got to freedom six decades ago. >>> and it's fitness friday ali gorman will introduce you to a local man involved in the annual gary papa walk-run thanks to a personal connection. coming up at 5:00, until then lets go back to the studio. >>> students at pennridge high school in perkasie celebrated the end of the school year in a memorable way students in the life skills classes played television game shows and pulled off quite the surprise, during the "wheel of fortune" game students helped him propose to his girlfriend, they spelled out lindsay will you marry me and she said yes. and to the happy couple we say congratulations. >> still ahead. want to beat the heat with paddle boards

here's rick williams with this crime fighters report. >> everyday i think of my dad. everyday i need justice. >> reporter: mary lee said her father was the pillar of the community and a fixture on penn campus. >> he never stopped working. >> reporter: that's what he was going to do on the morning of april 18, 2013. at 5:00 p.m. the 60-year-old was loading up his car in south philadelphia. that's when a man approached leann stabbed him multiple times killing. lee's family doesn't believe this was a robbery since their father's robbery was on him with $200 in cash inside it. the suspect was a light skinned black or spanish male thin build, dark colored clothing and dark knit hat and converse sneakers. >> i want to get this person off the street. >> reporter: the citizens crime commission is issuing a 5,000-dollar reward and the city of philadelphia is posting up to $5,000 for anyone leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips. all calls are anonymous. >> we miss him. >> reporter: for crime fighters i'm rick williams. channel 6 "acti

now for jaime apody adam joseph cecily tynan monica malpass i'm rick williams have a nice evening. >>ction news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and two brothers are arraigned for a home invasion in broomall and philadelphia police are looking for the thief that stole 12 count them 12 taxi cabs. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the likelihood of improving conditions in the tri-state area but the big story is pop-up storms still exists. this is the time lapse this afternoon in atlantic city, the storm moved in quickly and doused the shore with torrential rain and then the humidity are real feel soaring into the upperer 90s again today but there is better news from double scan aid ar and accuweather. lets get the latest from cecily tynan. >> the cold front moving in will sweep the heat and humidity out for a couple of days and the front itself has limited moisture with it so we are just seeing isolated showers popping upright now but with a high humidity, they can bring down heavy downp

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica hello again. rick is off, sharrie williams joins us. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. investigators are hoping a new tool and a big reward will help them solve a mysterious death in gloucester county. new details tonight in the battle over south carolina's flying of the confederate flag. that as families of the people killed in the charleston church massacre start making their final arrangements. >>> and delaware authorities announce a plan of action to deal with nonviolent crimes. we'll explain. >>> now the details. detectives are hoping social media will help drum up leads in the cold case death of a south jersey mother. 59-year-old carol reiff was last seen alive on june 20 2013. her body was found four days later in her gloucester township apartment complex. well, tonight the victim's family and police are working together to find out what happened. "action news" reporter david hadden reis lie outside the victim's apartment building with more david. >> reporter: s

with jobs or college for every single graduate. >> now for adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody rick williamsiams. "action news" at 6:00 is up next. >> good night. en at first. ♪♪ ♪♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. started my camry. remembered the choices i've made. to be bold where others are scared. to show her right from wrong. and realized my little girl had become an amazing human being who will make choices of her own. toyota let's go places. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> friday night another tribute is getting under way for beau biden in delaware and on the two year anniversary of the center city collapse, a survivor meets the firefighter who rescued her from the rubble. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is new information in last night's shooting of an alleged bandit by a philadelphia police officer. it happened at rising sun pizza at 6919 rising sun avenue in lawndale. authorities

for david murphy, rick williams and the entire "action news" team i'm sarah bloomquist, have a great afternoon! # # ♪♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. ♪ >> announcer: today on "the chew," hallelujah summer is finally here. so we're kicking it off with a beach par-tay. and michael's really making a splash with these grilled five ingredient kabobs. plus carla's whipping up her berry filled bars that will make our "fab on the fly" host. and it starts right now on "the chew." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: good afternoon and welcome to "the chew." thank you, guys. thanks for coming today. the sun is out, the sand is warm and i've got a bucket of suntan lotion on standby for michael symon's head. that's right people, we're

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a wedding dj goes to court. we are live at his preliminary hearing. >>> and a man wanted for carjacking and robbing a priest in south jersey. >>> but first search for three people that shot a man during a robbery. the man remains hospitalized after the robbery in the logan section of philadelphia. but despite his injuries he was able to give information on his attackers. katherine scott joins us live from the crime scene. >> reporter: that is right the victim remains in critical condition at the hospital but before he passed out he told police three people were behind the attack, two men and one woman, the attack happened right here on this corner neighbors around here are shocked. there were some witnesses and they were taken to northwest detectives to be interviewed. >> my husband was watching the basketball game and heard the gunshots. >> attacking and stabbed and robbed. police were called to logan last night, officers found a man on the sidewalk bleeding heavily. >> he had stab w

. >> new from the overnight, rick williams perry is now the 10th republican to announce a run for president. the former texas governor posted the announcement on his website. he is expected to make it official at an event in dallas. he failed an attempt in 2012. we have more on the terror arrest in boston that could related isis. the man killed by officers wanted to bee -- behead the organizer of the prophet muhammad cartoon contest in texas. >> reporter: 25-year-old david wright was charged with conspiracy yesterday. wright aided rahime who was shot and killed by officers after lungeing at them with knife. >> he wasn't shot in the back. >> reporter: according to the criminal complaint he told wright about the knife and he said i got myself a nice little tool good for carving. it was like thinking with your head on your chest as both men laughed as beheading propaganda videos. >> we are monitoring them very closely for any type of action any type of overt steps any mobilization factors when we see those we're not taking the chance. >> reporter: many isis supporters around the world share co

now for rick williams, brian taff, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm sharrie williams. >> "action00 is coming up next. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> good evening. we begin this half hour with breaking news. one of two escaped murderers has been shot and can killed by police in upstate new york. >> details are just coming in right now. what we do know is that it is richard matt who was shot by law enforcement just after 4:00 near malone new york. we know david sweat is still on the loose but officials say they are closing in on him. of course matt and sweat have been on the run for nearly three weeks after breaking out of their cells using power tools. we will of course keep you posted on this breaking news story as more information becomes available to us. >> all right, turning to other news now it's been a deadly day overseas. three attacks in three countries, one at a factory in france that is based in lehigh county. >> it was a gruesome attack that's hit home

. >> ♪♪ >> "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. firefighters stumble upon a crime scene while answering a call in southwest philadelphia. wilmington police police department unveils its ambitious plan to make city streets safer. >>> and the bruce jenner of the past is no more. caitlyn jenner makes her debut on the cover of vanity fair. >> but first we continue to follow strong storms that are pushing through our region right now. they bring with them the threat of heavy downpours lightning and localized flooding. >> right now there are flash flood watches posted across the area and the threat will stick around until the late hours. let's get the very latest meteorologist adam joseph at the "action news" big board with double scan radar. >> we're showing we have a batch of downpours and thunderstorms anywhere from wilmington salem county, right through the heart of the delaware valley. not so much as you lift north of the pennsylvania turnpike and that cluster of st

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a missing teenager is safe after an all night search no chestnut hill, and a burglary at a local pet shop, why their health could be in danger. >>> we begin with breaking news, the woman that calls herself the black madam a judge ordered paige winslow to spend 10 to 20 years in prison. she injected silicone into a woman's buttocks and that woman died at a hotel near the philadelphia airport and she was convicted of aggravated assault and third degree murder. >>> the other big story this noon is the hot and steamy accuweather forecast. >> temperatures could approach record highs before the day is over, looking live at the center city skyline, hazy and muggy out there right now for the latest lets check in with meteorologist, david murphy. >> hazy sunshine across the region sara and rick and cloud cover is starting to scoot in from the west giving us the clouds and sun mix. and temperatures are off to the races as we said they would be. 86 in wilmington and you can see how the winds are

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >> good afternoon sara is off andails on the prison break in upstate new york, now a prison employee provided contra ban before they cut their way out. and a tragedy in northeast philadelphia, a woman is dead and her mother is in critical condition after flames ripped through their home. >>> but the big story is the excessive heat conditions outside, temperatures heading into the mid-90s and some areas could see record breaking temperatures as the mercury climbs and that causes philadelphia public schools to dismiss early today and in new jersey, haddonfield public schools are dismissing early at 12:30. >>> first lets head out live to sky 6 hd over penn's landing, you can see the heat and humidity, melissa magee is outside of our studios with more on what to expect today. >> you can see the haze in the sky and really feel the difference today in comparison to yesterday that is why in fact the heat advisory is posted. for philadelphia the i-90 corridor and 25 miles to the east and 25 miles to the west. it just went int

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news, police in wilmington owe searching for an inmate that escaped this morning isiah thompson was on work detail on governor prince boulevard, and was serving time for an attempted carjacking and ran away toward stoney creek at 10:30 and was last seen wearing a prison uniform and a vest. he may have ditched the clothing and was wearing a dark t-shirt underneath. police are searching with k-9s aat this hour, we'll bring you updates on "action news" and at 6abc.com. >>> investigators determined the cause of a fire that damaged 20 homes in new jersey the destructive blaze spread through an entire block of row homes on thursday. katherine scott has new details from the scene. >> we learned from the fire chief this morning that the fire was caused by a roofer's blow torch and the roofer spoke with police and the fire marshal yesterday, some residents are able to return home and some in the hardest hit homes are able to go in with firefighters to retrieve some of their belongings

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off and in the news family and friends have remembered the victims of the second anniversary of the disaster and the police sergeant in colorado simone legree injured when a sinkhole sinkhole opens up under his suv. >>> and a shooting took place at the rising sun pizza the detective exchanged fire with two suspects killing one of them. katherine scott joins us live in lawndale with the latest. >> reporter: we are hold that detective is a regular at the store and he is not injured in all of this and is assigned to the northwest division a bullet hole in the store front this noon and we learned new information that the suspect's gun is a six shot blank resolver, it had four blank cartridges and four live cartridges there was muzzle flash when he fired and the detective fired back with his glock. >> one suspect is dead and known on the run after police say the man tried to rob rising sun pizza in lawndale the front glass is shattered from the gun battle. it's popular with police officers and

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >> good afternoon, in the news a teenage girl is assaulted inside of a store in north philadelphia and police just released the suspect's photo and new debate in the development of the confederate flag. where it is being removed from stores. >>> and the big story on "action news" is the extreme heat and humidity hanging over the state right now. >> we are also at risk from potentially strong afternoon thunderstorms. david murphy is tracking the latest from the big board. >> we have the two issues the heat and we'll talk about that in a moment and thunderstorm chance, we had some in the appointment but nothing else on the map right now. out to the west of us in centsral pennsylvania a couple of small showers popping up that could develop into thunderstorms and a cluster of strong storms on the other side of state college, that has a thunderstorm warning in effect here it is a thunderstorm watch this has been posted within of the last hour, it goes up at 7:00 tonight the big concern is the poconos and lehigh valley a

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the newshis noon, a plane lands on homes and cars, what we know about the crash in indonesia a, and what the pilot said just before the jet went down. >>> and firefighters spent two hours rescuing a driver on the pennsylvania turnpike. the accident that had the road closed for two hours. >>> and the big story is new jersey governor chris christie, joining the race for the president of the united states. "action news" reporter, john rawlins is there he joins ugs live with more on what christie had to say. >> reporter: hi rick, this is the telling it like it is campaign, that is what the campaign dubbed it it was a soft opening, this was the high school he went to and was class president here and talked first about his famlynn his late mother, sandy and his college sweetheart who he met at the university of delaware his wife mary pat and his mother told him if you work hard you can be anything you want and his dad worked hard at an ice-cream factory and his son became governor of new jersey. and

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, the investigation continues into a crash on the interest state in the poconos that left three people dead and eight injured. >>> and a man is dead after being hit by a police car, what they think the man was doing right before the collision. >>> but the big story this noon is the search for a suspect of a man that ran from a traffic stop and abandoned a boy in the process. police said the man sped up instead of pulling over and then ended in upper darby where the man took off. katherine scott is here with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: that is right rick, investigators say that when the man fled he left a 3-year-old boy in the car with a loaded gun nearby and we are learn that the gun was stolen and the search is on now for the suspect. >> god forbid something happened to that child picking up that gun. the child was strapped in the backseat of the chevy impala abandoned by the driver who fled police and in a book bag a loaded barretta. >> a gun is ready for

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >> good afternoon sara is off and alicia vitarelli is joining us and we begin with breaking news this hour. the supreme court has declared that same sex couples have a right to marry in all 50 states, supporters cheered and cried when they heard the news, the landmark ruling was 5-4, with anthony kennedy casting the deciding vote. the ruling means no state can enforce a ban on same sex marriage and reaction is pouring in from all across the the country including from president obama who just spoke at the white house. our live kofrm coverage begins in washington. >> reporter: in a historic decision, the united states is now a nation where gay people can get married. the supreme court ruled that gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry and the 5-4 decision is the end to an extensive and combative battle that some call the defining civil rights challenge of our time. it's a moment for history in a 5-4 decision the supreme court said that same sex couples have a constitutional right to marry in all 50

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with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> monday night. her alert. we're expecting strong gusty storms this evening. >> and parts of our region are under a tornado watch right in you as we speak. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the "action news" big board with the latest from accuweather and storm tracker double scan live. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie and wick. really the key areas we're looking at are extreme northwest suburbs. that tornado watch has been posted for lancaster county until 8 o'clock, berks county, lehigh county, northampton county until 10 o'clock. now, what a tornado watch means is that conditions are favorable for a potential tornado to develop. you don't have to take any action. that would be if a tornado warning has been posted. as we go wider you can see what's going on. this is what's known as a prefunnel trough. it's ahead of a cold front. the actual cold front is across the midwest but this is a pretty potent line of storms and that if you look at its moving it is not racing to the easter. this system is moving slowl