with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news pennsylvania's top prosecutor just got out of court this hour. we are live with the latest on the next chapter for the embattled kathleen kane. >>> and students got a lesson in giving back to mother earth. >>> but the big story is developing news in burlington county, a two alarm fire has engulfed an apartment complex there. >> chopper 6 hd was on the scene as they tackled the fire this morning. firefighters were on the roof as they tried to gain the upper hand. lets go to "action news" reporter, chad pradelli, live with the full details. >> reporter: sara, we have little information about this fire. here is what we know. a two alarm fire at the hunters glen apartments. at last check there were no injuries. it may be dwindling or be under control. here is the problem, there is a private apartment complex, we have not been able to get anywhere near the firefighter and have not talked to firefighters near the scene and i spoke to police officer outside of the facility but they could not

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the newshis noon, a local home engulfed in flames. the details of this early morning fire. >>> and information on an airplane that crashed into a house. >>> and it's primary day. right now voters are heading to primaries in five states, including pennsylvania, delaware, connecticut and rhode island. there are several important local races today but we begin with the presidential contest. kenneth moton is live in maryland with the latest. >> reporter: a steady stream of voters here in maryland, where donald trump and hillary clinton are leading and bernie sanders is trying to hang on in the the convention in philadelphia but all the talk today is about the republican alliance that is on shaky ground. >> elections in five states, donald trump is optimistic about a clean sweep bitter over the ted cruz and john kasich alliance. >> they ought to drop out of the race and we should unify the republican party. >> cruz pulls his resources out of new mexico and oregon. and the alliance is sending mixed

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> we begin with breaking news this hour. "action news" confirmed that former police commissioner, willy williams has died. >> he was living in atlanta, georgia at the time of his death. he ran the philadelphia police department from 1988 to 1992 and was the first african-american to hold the title. this is video of williams' first day in office and took a job as chief of the police department in los angeles. and again was the first african-american to hold that position. the circumstances surrounding his death are not yet released. we'll have updates on air and at 6abc.com as they come in. >> a bucks county mother is behind bars charged in the death of her two-year-old daughter, police say that kayla moore confessed to the deadly beating of her own child before she faced a judge this morning. nora muchanic is live in falls township with the details. >> reporter: rick, she just snapped that is how one police officer described the beating moore gave her little defenseless 2-year-old daughter. the autopsy suggests sh

continues, with rick williams, sara bloomquist and david murphy. >>> all across philadelphia and the country they are rallying for higher wages, what the thousands of workers are demanding they get paid coming up and russia is denying claims that russia's planes buzzes close to a navy destroyer. and president obama is expected to talk to two classes this year including one in new jersey. >>> workers in philadelphia that say they are underpaid are rallying today from fast food to home care employees to airport workers as well. they are all demanding $15 an hour. >> reporter: it's called the fight for 15, people talking about wage increases and it's happening across the country. there was a strike here at the mcdonald's earlier this morning and more expected across the nation nation along with rallies. >> workers at this mcdonald's at broad and allegheny circled with picket signs in hand and called for an increase to $15 an hour. >> we are trying to tell mcdonald's to come to the table and pay the workers more. >> we are demanding $15, new york is one, california has won, and we are he

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a local driver is able to walk away from this precarious position in fairmount park and philadelphia's new fire commissioner will be introduced today at city hall. and the big story is the change for the better in the accuweather forecast s rainy conditions will soon be replaced with brighter skies today. sky 6 hd showing us the view of the ben franklin bridge as the last of the showers are starting to move out. for more on that lets go to david murphy he is tracking the forecast for us on the "action news" big board. >> the situation with the rain is vast improved over the last couple of hours, the rain has cleared philadelphia and some light stuff pushing east from north philadelphia and what we have left over land is broken and highlighted in the lighter shades of green. the one exception is cape may county, with a darker shade of yellow coming through and we expect over the next several hours and even sooner than that the rest of the rain will push all the way over to the east. an

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with developing news at this hour. one girl is hurt and another is in police custody after a stabbing inside of a local school. >> investigators say an eighth grader attacked a classmate with scissors in the logan section of philadelphia. that is where reporter gray hall joins us with details and reaction from parents. >> reporter: well sara and rick, frightening times for parents this morning at this school behind me. the good news is the 14-year-old student is okay as she recovers as investigators try to figure out what led up to the stabbing. >> frantic parents rushed to the elementary school in the logan neighborhood after reports of a stabbing. >> we happened to be riding past on our way to work and the cops were outside of our kids' school. >> two eighth grade girls got into a fight in the hallway before the classes started. the 14-year-old victim was stabbed with scissors in the arms and shoulder. >> i can confirm that these students know each other and have had a dispute before. >>

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off and the big story on "action news" is a murder mystery developing in burlington county. one person was shot to death in a parked car on willinging boulevard. the vehicle has been towed from the scene and homicide desks are working the case, "action news" will update the story on air and online at 6abc.com. >>> we are following an arrest in a deadly hit and run crash in philadelphia. police caught a man that hit the driver of a scooter. morales is charge with hit and run. that he struck dunbar with his pontiac and dragged him with his car. >>> the woman at the center of the bill cosby sex assault case is battle in court today. they are asking the judge to violate the secrecy clause that they had 10 years ago. they say that she and her legal team violated the pact by cooperating with officials that opened her complaint last year. they are set to examine that issue and they are hearing motions in the defamation suit against bruce caster, the former prosecutor that decided against arresti

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> the big story on "action news" this noon, is developing. we are learning new information about an accident that killed a superintendant of schools in robbinsville, new jersey. we learned that dr. steven mayer was struck by a robbinsville high school student's car. all students in robbinsville have been immediately shut down. nora muchanic was at a news conference that just wrapped up good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. police did not reveal many details about this accident except to confirm that a high school student was the one that hit dr. mayer. no summons are issued yet and no charges filed and the investigation into this tragic accidents continues. >> it happened at 6:15 this morning when superintendant of schools dr. steven mayer was out jogging with his dog. he was not far from his home when he was struck by a vehicle. the student was an at robbinsville high school who was rushing to get to a class trip. >> i think the whole commune need a time to mourn. i am trying to be as strong as mayer but i w

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, a protest overpay. how this group is planning to take its message all the way to city hall. >>> a message from the commander and chief, which university will host him for graduation next month. >>> and the big story is a man killed on his scooter in the kensington section. police recovered the vehicle involved and now they are trying to track down the person behind the wheel. katherine scott is live now where investigators found the car. >> reporter: that is right sara, we are in the neighborhood where the investigators found the hit and run vehicle they believe is involved with this fatal crash last night. police have been here all night and all morning long because they believe there is a home here connected to the investigation. you can see police are parked across the street from the home here in port richmond. they need to obtain a search warrant to go into the home. but in the last 15 minutes, several people that were not law enforcement showed up and knocked on the d

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> another car lot arson in overbrook was caught on camera. it's the third for this area in less than six months and police say they are all arsons, the big story on "action news" is the investigation into the three fires, they happened just blocks apart. the first in the 600 block of lancaster avenue in october and last night just six blocks away. sara bloomquist has the details. >> reporter: rick and monica police have little doubt there is an arsonist at work in the overbrook section of the city. police have responded to three fires all at auto storage facilities all along lancaster avenue. the latest happened on the 1500 block and someone poured gasoline on vehicles and set them ablaze. >> this is the fire at the major events auto lot. police were called at 10:00 p.m., and found 10 vehicles on fire. the blaze is investigated now as a possible arson. >> it was done intentionally. they even left the gas can in there. >> he toes cars to be stored on the light. he puts the damage

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon. in the news this noon. a big business decision means that thousands of jobs will stay in philadelphia. >> and a financial showdown takes another turn. the announcement coming out of atlantic city today. >>> but the big story is the stormy accuweather forecast, going live outside sky 6 hd showing us the jersey shore in atlanta city. a day full of rain and potential for gusty thunderstorms. meteorologist, david murphy is tracking the latest from the action news big board. >> reporter: take a look there is lighter rain in philadelphia and another batch of it up toward trenton and that is not all that intense. you have the windshield wipers going around and spray on the windshield, and delaware county and newcastle county and up towards berks county, you see that yellow? that is rain steady enough that it will pile up on the roadways. you'll have to slow up the speeds. i am not seeing any thunderstorms yet but i am concerned with this guy here. you see that bow in the line of rain, that i

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news grief counselors are helping students mourn the loss of a classmate in delaware. >>> and the eagles are getting ready to make a big quarterback move in tonight's nfl draft. >>> but the big story is another day of gloomy weather out there. looking at sky 6 hd, we are in for a chilly and cloudy afternoon with rain moving into the region. for more on that, david murphy is at the big board with the latest from double scan live radar. >> reporter: we have rain creeping up into wilmington, delaware and south jersey and every now and then we have yellow mixing in and that say steady downpour. and some on the other side of newark, new jersey. if you have travel plans in southwestern chester county or newcastle, delaware in some cases you'll want to slow it down because of ponding and puddling on the roads. this is on the march from the south and it looks to be up in chadds ford and media and philadelphia over the next hour and a half. down in south jersey more of the same with a break around

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off, in the news democratic and republican candidates are again making stops in the lehigh and delaware counties be a south jersey man or mom is sentenced for allegedly burning her newborn daughter to death. >>> and the flyers are hoping to extend their post season run. but the big story is the investigation into a delaware teenager's beating death. students are back in high school as they try to cope with the fight that happened in the girls bathroom. a memorial is honoring amy joyner. chad pradelli is live outside the school with the latest. >> reporter: behind me is the memorial like you said it's growing this morning and it's a difficult day here out outside of howard high school as teachers and students try to cope with the tragedy and we await word where the investigation stands. >> outside of howard high school hugs of grief finding comfort in the wake of amy joyner's death is difficult. >> this is not a young lady involved in street activity. an honor roll student a manager

>>> "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. voters in delaware and pennsylvania are going to the polls today. >>> some thunderstorms move through overnight season spotty potentially strong storms are heading our way this afternoon. david murphy's forecast is just ahead. and kelly ripa and michael strahan reunite for the first time since he announced he is leaving the show. hear the emotional comments from both of them coming up. >>> it's decision day in pennsylvania and delaware. the presidential results in pennsylvania are under the national spotlight. philadelphia hosts the democratic national convention this summer. >> bernie sanders started in philadelphia and greeted voter at terminal market this morning in center city and heads to west virginia for a rally there tomorrow. and hillary clinton will be in philadelphia tonight when the primary returns come in and hillary clinton is holding an event at the convention center. all the other candidates are campaigni

. >>> "action news" continues with immediate gift, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight. here is what is happening on "action news" this evening. they failed michigan families strong words from the prosecutor in flint. the new jersey nun on try for allegedly driving drunk learns her fate today and dramatic video capture a home that when up in flames in bucks county. >>> michigan's attorney general says that it's guaranteed that more arrests are ahead in the flint water crisis, two state regulators and a flint employee are charged with tampering with evidence that shows that flint's water was contaminated with led. >> reporter: sharrie residents in flint have been drinking bottled water for months and demanding justice, now michigan's attorney general says he is trying to provide the justice. >> the first wave of criminal charges filed in the flint water crisis. >> so many things went so terribly wrong and tragically wrong in flint. >> michigan's attorney general announced charges including

here's rick williams in tonight's crime fighters. >> reporter: report you can see love in johnson's eyes when she talks about her son asir davis. >> funny, fun loving, athletic, music lover. >> reporter: friday october 23rd at 5:40 p.m. she drove her regular route home through west kensington section of philadelphia. >> i drive past west moreland every day to that area every day. >> reporter: little did she knee she just passed the location her son would be murdered a few minutes later. >> i was in the house not even some minutes and there was incoming on my door that my son was kill. my son was dead. >> reporter: she thinks talk davis had with the neighborhood girl about leaving her abusive relationship may have led to the death. >> he gave her the speech, and believe she went back to her boyfriend and shared what they discussed. the consensus is the boyfriend's brother killed my son. >> reporter: the city of philadelphia is offering up to a $20,000 reward for at rest and convictions of the person responsible. all you have to do is call the citizens crime commission at 215-546-tips. all

>>> "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 on "action news" at 12:30. tragedy in delaware where a teenage boy was hit and killed by an on coming car. we'll have a full report from the victim's school where his classmates are in mourning. >>> we are learning more about the passing of singer prince. and health officials are finding it tough to contain the disease. >>> now the details, grief counselors are made available in newcastle after a teenage student was killed. the 14-year-old was killed trying to cross a highway yesterday. the driver stayed on the scene. katherine scott has more. >> reporter: today the emphasis at the school is getting the students the support they need. it claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy. students heading in george reed middle school the morning after losing a classmate. 14-year-old tyler span was a seventh grader at the school that his sister also attended. >> it's a tough loss for us, we'll pull together for tyler and his sister. >>

for cecily tynan, jaime apody, rick williams and the entire "action news" team. monica malpass. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and jim is off and i'm rick williams, in the news a former traffic court judge is sentenced to prison and a dog attack sends four people to the hospital in pennsauken. but the big story on "action news" is 16 people arrested as part of a massive child pornography ring in new jersey and among the suspects a local elementary school teacher. thomas guzzi. he taught theater and worked at the theater in pitman. john rawlins is here with more on the arrest and allegations. >> reporter: the teacher involved in what is dubbed operation safe guard worked in vineland for 12 years and was arrested february 19th, since then he is on unpaid leave here, as for the videos that connect the 16 men they are described as vial. >> these videos show very young children. being coerced in performing sexual acts on themselves or others including child r

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> friday afternoon. sara bloomquist is off and the big story on "action news" is the villanova victory parade. the center city celebration kicks off in one hour. the nova wildcats are riding high ever since the game winning shot monday night and since then thousands of fans are pouring into philadelphia getting ready to honor the national champs. chopper 6 hd live over the parade route looking at the buses traveling in from villanova. one bus is carrying the players and some carrying fans and students. and "action news" is ready to bring you team coverage of the festivities from start to finish. lets begin with alicia vitarelli and gray hall at dillworth park where a big rally will take place at the conclusion of the parade. hi guys. >> reporter: hi. they are bleeding blue and white here at dillworth park. the motto here is no sleep since houston. >> it's exciting people are gathering here hours before this event is going to take place of course at 1:00. folks were in line ready to go. they say lets go w

now, here is rick williams with a look at what is coming up tonight at 5:00. >> thank you. coming up next on "action news" at 5:00, philadelphia mayor, jim kenney announces two of the cities new top officials and state oversight from philadelphia's charter schools and an investigation into a missing seattle mother continues, the man under arrest and evidence that could have him facing murder charges this week. those stories and more coming your way at 5:00. narrator: why have president obama and vice president biden endorsed katie mcginty for us senate? because she's a "champion for working families." katie mcginty will take on the republicans and protect social security and medicare. and mcginty will work for equal pay for women - because families depend on it. for the april 26th democratic primary, president obama supports katie mcginty. katie: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message, because it's your turn to get ahead. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> merce

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> he was a decent guy, good hard workinguy. >> reporter: frank is talking about mark marshall, the two knew each other through their union district council 33, local 637. >> he was in the process of becoming a police officer because he wanted to serve the community he was killed in. >> reporter: on wednesday, december 16th the 7:45, marshall was out walking his dogs along the 4600 block of kingsessing avenue in south philadelphia. >> my understanding is he had word, guy came up had word. >> reporter: the suspect followed marshall to forty-seventh and kingsessing and shot him multiple times. marshall died at the hospital. >> there is no fist fighting today, it is pulling a gun and its over. there is no bringing him back report report police say suspect was riding in a older model dodge or chrysler minivan, probably silver in color. the suspect is describe as a black male, mid 20's to early 30's, between 5-foot seven and 5-foot ten, medium build. at the time he was wearing a light colored hoodie with a orange wool had. >> we w

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> tammy used to come over my house and take my youngest son travis out, and to the playground, i had four kid myself. >> reporter: it has been 20 years since the murder of tammy pierce. her family says years have not been very kind. >> i just feel like we need closure. we need some kind of closure, for her, for my mom, for actually her daughter. we need closure. she did not deserve this. >> reporter: body of the 28 year-old was found april 14th, 1996, and moved to philadelphia's kensington section of the city. barbara was the one who had to id the body. >> it was horrible. worse thing i ever had to go do was go identify someone. >> reporter: tammy's sisters no time has passed but they are still hopeful that someone knows something. >> i just want somebody, if anybody knows anything out there please come forward. >> reporter: the city of philadelphia is offering a reward of $20,000 for at rest and conviction of the person responsible. all you have to does call the citizens crime commission at the 215-546-tips, all calls will rem

now rick williams with a look ahead at 5:00. >> thank you, see you in a minute.g up on "action news" at 5:00, the search for two burglary suspects is on in south jersey after being caught in the act by the homeowner, the high tech security system that helped to scare them off. >>> and the sentence for the so-called affluenza teen. how long ethen couch will spend in jail after the deadly crash. >>> and students getting honored for their brain power and scientific skills. coming your way next 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. >>> new jersey state police want your help tracking down these two men seen burglarizing a house in broad daylight. officials say they were scared off by her high security system. the break-in happened in salem county at a home in upper pitsgrove township. walter perez is joining us with the details. >> reporter: the home is located across this field here in a rural section of salem county, new jersey, and more tha

rick williams is live with more on this story. >> his name was jamal morris and was hit by a car over the weekend and today his family had to take him off of life support. and now his mother wants to find who was behind the wheel. also, coming up tonight at 5:00 in health check, the new push from minor league baseball to keep chewing tobacco out of the mouths of the sport's future stars. back to you guys. >> see you in about 24 minutes rick. >>> scholarship money is on the way to families in bucks county, verizon and the bridge educational foundation is pitching in $20,000, the anoupsment was made at our lady of grace school. thanks to the tax credit or atic. >>> parents from jewish day school celebrated passover early. they held a seder at the congregation at merion station, the fifth graders led the younger studentses in prayers and passover songs in hebrew. >> still ahead they are fighting for the right to sue saudi arabia, victims of the 9/11 attacks want justice but it's turning into a complicated political fight. we have the developments next. >> and coming up they may look like

. >>> wednesday night, jim's off, i'm's rick williams. the big story on "action news" is democratic dual as they both hope to return to philadelphia at the convention this summer as nominee. a "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at temple university's liacouras center tonight the where bernie sanders just addressed thousands of supporters, dann? >> reporter: rick, bernie sanders electrified a crowd of over 11,000, who stood in line for hours, outside, waiting to get in. he also spoke with us on a one on one interview about the campaign and his chances of beating hillary clinton which pundits say his chances are slim despite recent string of victories. >> thank you, philadelphia. >> reporter: it was a standing only crowd at liacouras center to sianni hear bernie sanders but lines outside stretched almost a mile, several blocks long and number of people wide after winning the last seven of eight contests, sanders believes he has momentum in the campaign for democratic nomination is heading for a contested convention despite those wh

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> reporter: a typical trip to the grocery store, turned into a heroing ordeal for a seven five-year old mayfair woman. it happened just before 10:00 a.m. on thursday, december 31st along the 7100 block ofmont cue street. >> fifty-seven year-old female walking home with two bags of groceries gets a approached by this male, who decides to rob her. so she struggled to fight with him. during that fight, he decides to shoot her in the face. >> reporter: the suspect fled the scene in the white 2004/2006 nissan maxima with the moon roof. >> there was damage to the front, grill of the the nissan. nissan side. we already had that. there is damage on the passenger side door. >> reporter: incredibly the would the man went home, put her groceries away and told her husband that she had been shot the in the face. she was taken to the hospital for treatment and then released a few days later. the citizens crime commission is administering a $6,000 reward in this case. >> the fop will pay $5,000 for just at rest of this individual. >> report

rick williams live in the news room with more on this story. hi, rick. >> reporter: hi, sharrie. is coming up out of a study on heart health. we'll tell you how experts say one of the most widely used drugs in the u.s. can can help people without cholesterol problems. >>> also coming up tonight our team coverage of the villanova wildcats continues at 5:00 tonight jeff skversky live in houston to break down what a potential win means for the city of philadelphia. the county down the continues and we're all excited. that and much more coming up when we see you on "action news at 5 o'clock. brian back to you in the studio. >> hi, rick thanks. >>> east detectives searching for the suspects who burglarized a the liberty gas station in juniata park. the two were caught on surveillance video. you can see the two struggled to get inside the secure area behind the counter. they tried using a hammer and even a microwave. once inside they grabbed cash cigarettes lottery tickets. the thieves made their escape in an suv. >> police just released this surveillance video of a shooting in west ph

"action news" anchor rick williams live in our news room with more. >> hi, monica.s sylvester combs better known as buttons. while he may have been homeless many say he was the heart and soul of swedesboro. neighbors banded together pay for his funeral. now police are trying to find his killer. nora muchanic has the latest on the investigation coming up tonight on "action news" at 5:00. >>> and it's fitness friday. this week we're talking about the broad street run and staying healthy ahead of the race. in health check tonight ali gorman explains ways to keep yourself injury free and ready to run on race day. those stories and much more when we see you in just a little bit on "action news at 5:00 until then back to the studio, brian, see you then. >> we are less than a month away from the broad street run. thank you my friend. >>> the boys and girls club of delaware is facing new pressure to reopen one of its centers in wilmington. residents say the jackson street club should be a safe haven for local kids but instead it's been closed for the last six years. today t

"action news" anchor rick williams live in the news room with details on this one.itness friday. coming up tonight in health check ali gorman will take us inside pro swim fitness. she'll break down the high tech tools trainers there are using to help anyone get into better shape. believe me this place is no day. sorry. plus today is earth day and two local schools getting a big honor for their forward thinking environmental program. tonight we'll bring you the winthebig winners. >> resident comedian we'll see you at 5 o'clock rick. >>> the salvation army of greater philadelphia is working with children in kindergarten to seventh grade for a lands on eco friendly project to celebrate earth day. kids at the center in east falls learned how to take care of trees with the help of staff members from the salvation army. the youngsters will also take spotted seeds home with them tonight as a reminder of the importance of our environment. >> the city of philadelphia gave an enduring thank you today to a group of people who helped revitalize it. mayor jim kenney and others w

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> people are mourningon and legend, ed snider the philadelphia flyers founder. during the opening ceremony of today's phillies game a moment of silence was held. >> it is monday night. the big story on "action news" is the passing of ed snider. he lost his two year battle with cancer early this morning. >> "action news" anchor matt o'donnell has more on ed snider's enormous legacy. >> flyers clinch the stanley cup. >> reporter: ed snider secured an nhl team back in 1966, 50 years ago. just eight years later, the philadelphia flyers a bruising team that earned the nickname broad street bullies won what would be two consecutive stanley cups. >> it's very excite and it's very thrilling for me to know that when we had our first parade, going down broad street before we started our very first season nobody came. and then seven years later there were 2 million people, so this is a hockey town. >> reporter: snide was born the son a grocery store own interwashington, d.c. in 1933. he and his new flowers staff had

"action news" anchor rick williams live now in the news room with more on this story.er: that's right. it has been an interesting 24 hours for laremy tunsil. first he al researchers his social media accounts were hacked minutes from before the draft exposing his troubled past. well, less than an hour ago the dolphins addressed the controversy but tunsil is a no show blaming an allergic reaction for his absearches the new developments on this bizarre investigation coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> also coming up tonight the broad street run just two days away and in health check this evening ali gorman has last minute tips for anyone getting ready to run america's largest 10-mile race. i'll be offering some types my own coming up at 5:00 brian like make sure you wear sneakers, wear them on sunday not monday perform tips like that when we see you on "action news" at 5:00 sharrie back to you. >> those tips so valuable. >> you need to know them. >> meantime students in hamilton new jersey spent the morning preparing meals for the needy. the action cam was there inside the caf

for crimefighters i'm rick williams, channel 6 "action news." >>> it is now 6:53.t is giving its workers a raise. target will increase the minimum wage to $10 an hour to keep in line with similar moves by other companies. target has 340,000 employees around the nation, the last time they received a wage increase was a year ago in april of 2015. >>> cbs launching a new curbside pick up service, commerce will have cvs express available in california and north carolina and georgia. it is expected to be in our area by the end of the year. customers will still have to go inside, however, if they want to pick up the prescriptions. we'll be back after this. > so glad you stayed with us on sunday morning. jet blue making it easier for travelers to grab shut eye. the terminal pod has a declining chair that plays special rhythms designed to help you take a nap. passengers get to snooze for 20 minutes before the chair wakes them up for lights music. robots in china can bring dishes to your tables. they can move along 6 paths and not respond to customers requests, there are se

here's rick williams. >>> she used to come over my house and take my youngest son out. >> reporter: it's been 20 years since the murder of tammy pierce. the years have not been kind. >>> we need some kind of closure, for her and my mom, actually her daughter. we need closure. she did not deserve this. >> reporter: the body of the 28-year-old was found on april 14, 1996 in philadelphia's kensington section. barbara was the one who had to i.d. the body. >>> it was horrible. >> reporter: tammy's sisters know that time has passed, but they are hopeful that someone knows something. >>> if anybody knows anything out there, please come forward. >> reporter: the city of philadelphia is offering a reward for $20,000 for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. all you have to do is call the citizens crime commission 215-546-tips all calls will remain anonymous. tammy's daughter was ten years old at the time of her mother's death. >>> i know she misses her mom. we miss her, her sisters, we all miss her. >> reporter: for crime fighters rick williams channel 6 "action news." >>> the brea

stitting to our right monica malpass and rick williams. >> hi there, coming up next at 5:00 the race for the white house continues to make roots through philadelphia. and new at 5:00 thousands of dollars police in delaware are offering up in the hopes of tracking down this alleged rapist. >>> and the villanova victory parade is less than 24 hours a way. we'll show you the plans to turn philadelphia white and navy blue tomorrow. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the skies opened up in the tell wear valley in time for lunch today. this is center city. plenty of jackets and umbrellas guarding against a chilly afternoon. going to double scan live radar the heaviest rain moved off the coast but the wet weather does not end there, we are tracking the chance of snow come this weekend. the big story "action news" is the accuweather forecast. cecily tynan is watching it's double scan live radar all afternoon for us. >> reporter: hi monica and rick, the heavy steady rain centered around

. >>> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> hi there, coming up next at 5:00, a cold case cracked by philadelphia police, the history that police say they solved after a deadly fire in 2003. >>> and our team coverage continues with three hours and counting left until the polls close. >> we are under a severe thunderstorm watch and meteorologist, cecily tynan, is tracking storms coming through our area right now. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> right now accuweather is tracking storms moving through our area looking live outside, some areas are already hit and others are facing a threat into the evening hours. tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the severe thunderstorm watch for our area. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan, is watching double scan live radar and starting things off at the big board. >> reporter: rick and monica these are hit or miss storms. double scan live radar showing us a broken line of storms in our region

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the stage is set next big showdown in the race for the white house. right now a rally is awaiting hillary clinton in philadelphia, this is a live picture. the political spotlight is focused on pennsylvania with the primary less than one week away. wednesday night, monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the delegates up for grabs next tuesday in pennsylvania. >> this comes after clinton crushed bernie sanders in new york. nearly 60% of democrats in the empire state picked her over saners who is a new york native. now clinton returns to pennsylvania. gray hall is live at her first stop. >> reporter: that is right. a lot of folks excited about the return here to the city of brotherly love. some folks not excited. you see the protesters here with the black lives matter movement. they have been here for over an hour or so. hillary clinton is scheduled to be here about 4:15, it's a little after 5:00, she is still not here, we are still waiting and will join fo

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> double scan liver showing you a wet dreary weekend on the way. accuweather is tracking a wet pattern that extends in next week. the big story next on "action news" is the rain that continues to move through the delaware valley. cecily tynan is watching double scan live radar and is at the big board with the first look at the forecast. >> reporter: we are locked into this unsettled weather pattern but with that being said it's not raining everywhere right now. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing areas south of philadelphia are getting a break and lots of clouds and it's damp but the steady rain is north of the city, if you are heading up the blue route it's raining and we have steadier rain in doylestown now, it's all lifting up to the north slowly. and philadelphia is right on the fringe, hour this system is not done with us yet. the surface low is pulling through and an upper level low to go. that keeps us with a cloudy wet weather pattern, right now temperatures across the board except for the p

for crime fighters i'm rick williams. >>> brazil is struggling to sell tickets for the summer olympicslf the tickets remain unsold. ment government is considering buying them and giving them to public schools making matters worse, construction on some olympic facilities not done yet. brazil's government is mired in a recession. some people are trying to impeach the president there zika virus and crime are problems in brazil. >>> youngsters from pennsylvania and delaware and new jersey who are registered for sixers camps this summer got to take part in the excusive basketball clinic at the gallagher athletic center in east falls. the sixers were there to join in the fun. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just $69.99 per month, online. cable can't offer internet speeds this f

. >>> "action news" continues with ab able adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the new approach for saving atlantic city from financial ruin is now in the hands of lawmakers, how it works and why the governor doesn't support it. >>> and a sweeping order from amtrak days after the deadly crash. and philadelphia is planning to hiring people for summer jobs. we have the details. >>> the plight of atlantic city's future took a turn today. the approach calls for a state takeover but would only happen if the city fails to meet performance goals. nora muchanic is live tonight with more on the plan and what governor chris christie has to say about it. hi nora. >> the governor says it's dead on arrival and even if the legislature passes it he won't sign it because it doesn't give the state the power to take over immediately and fix the financial crisis there. >> speaker vinny preto says that atlantic city will pay $20 million a year to stabilize the tax base and appoint a planning committee. including the mayor and three state representatives and the speaker, will come up with b

. >>> "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. presidential politics in pennsylvania, the democratic and republican campaigns are ramping up in our area. we'll have more. and a local man is charged with a string of burglaries. and a multimillion project in south jersey is moving forward. >>> the 2016 presidential race is heating up in pennsylvania just five-day ass away rallying supporters and pushing agendas to get last minute votes. bernie sanders is forging ahead with his campaign, just a short time ago he wrapped up a town hall in berks county and kicked off his morning events in scranton and will meet in voters in oaks. >> bill clinton spoke about hillary's strategies to combat guns in pennsylvania. >> in a little more than an hour frontrunner, donald trump will hold his first campaign event in the state. we'll have a live report from there in the next half hour. >>> down but not out, john kasich wrapped up at the brandywine campus in delaware

. >> now rick williams with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next on "action news" at 5:00, we are continuing to follow a developing situation on broad street where a group of protesters are blocking traffic for more than an hour now. a live look at the crowd that is at city hall right now. we are continuing to follow the protesters in the air and on the ground. we'll have continuing coverage of that breaking news story and much more coming your way next on "action news" at 5:00. ifbut find it harder and hardert to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and

here's rick williams with the crime fighter's report. >> reporter: you can see the love in rovella'ss when she talks about her son. >>> fun, athletic, music lover. >> reporter: at 5:40 p.m., johnson drove her regular route home in west kensington philadelphia. little did she know she had just passed the location where her son would be murder just a few minutes later. >>> i was in the house ten minutes and there was banging on the door that my son was dead. >> reporter: a rip with a neighborhood girl -- a girl in the neighborhood johnson gave her a talk about leaving her abusive girlfriend. >>> the consensus is the boyfriend's brother killed my son. >> reporter: the city is offering a $20,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips all calls will remain anonymous. >>> i'm trying trying to find s balances where i am remembering his life and not his death it's so hard. >>> rick williams channel 6 "action news." >>> campbell soup says they will stop using the bpa in their soup containers. many consumers worry that it may raise the risk of cancer

for the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams, have a nice evening.ears, i was a laboratory chemist, developing drugs to fight deadly diseases. as a scientist, i know there's more that washington can do to help families. i'm running for congress to protect planned parenthood funding so more women get cancer screenings and treatment... to pass a ban on fracking in the delaware river basin to preserve our clean water, and to always protect medicare and social security. i'm shaughnessy naughton and i approve this message. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and philadelphia mayor, jim kenney introduced his picks for fire and prison. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the dramatic story of a backyard rescue of a 12-year-old boy. we first reported this story last night at 11:00 but we have learned more about young miles bryant who was desperately trying to free himself for hours stuck waist deep in the muck of a creek. sara bloomquist is

. >>> now, here are rick williams and monica malpass also joined with ducis rogers today with a look ahead at 5:00. >> hi guys thank you. coming up next on "action news" our coverage of villanova's championship continues, we are reporters all over villanova's campus and we have the latest as the homecoming celebration is about to begin. >> the team is about to land and we will welcome them home as the heroes they are in the sports world and beyond. vo: president obama endorses katie mcginty for u.s. senate, calling her "a champion for working families." the 9th of 10 kids, her dad's union pension and social security made all the difference. in pennsylvania, mcginty helped implement obamacare and expand coverage. trump and toomey have attacked obamacare and social security. to fight back, president obama wants mcginty in the senate to protect women, families and seniors. vote in the democratic primary, april 26th. mcginty: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message. ifor all the wrong reasons.gical you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and z

. >>> here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what is ahead at 9:00. >> thank you.crack down at partying at temple university. how the school is using its own students and hefty fines to keep off campus rowdiness to minimum. and both democratic candidates are in town. and the party rolls on for the villanova wildcats, we are live on campus as students head back to class for the first time since the team's big win. everybody is excited. katie mcginty knowshool, get the routine. by. her dad was a philly cop. mom worked in a restaurant. then, hard work opened doors. now it's not quite enough. but mcginty's working to change that, helping create thousands of new jobs. she'll always stand up for manufacturing, higher wages, and equal pay for women so opportunity never gets out of reach. katie mcginty for senate. women voters responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> new at 5:00 temple university is taking a new approach to

and for cecily tynan and ducis rogers, i'm rick williams, well hope you'll join us at 11:00. until then have a nice evening. >>> tonight, donald trump's stinging loss. and what it now means. will there be a contested convention? and tonight, trump lashing out at ted cruz, calling him worse than a puppet. this, as ted cruz now looks to new york next. but cruz is suddenly confronted in the bronx. >> has no business being in the bronx. this is an immigrant community. >>> breaking news. the middle school takedown. the student is 12, thrown to the ground by this officer. tonight, the investigation just launched, accused of excessive force. >>> fears over fuel tonight. the passenger jet flying to california suddenly turned around. did they not have enough fuel? and how does this happen? >>> homicide on campus. a community on high alert. students told not to walk alone, not to wear headphones, after a young woman is discovered. >>> and the

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for adam joseph, cecily tynan jaime apody ducis rodgers rick williams, the entire "action news" team,a malpass. join me next for "action news" at 6:: >> have a nice weekend. good night. >> ♪ vo: president obama endorses katie mcginty for u.s. senate, calling her "a champion for working families." the 9th of 10 kids, her dad's union pension and social security made all the difference. in pennsylvania, mcginty helped implement obamacare and expand coverage. trump and toomey have attacked obamacare and social security. to fight back, president obama wants mcginty in the senate to protect women, families and seniors. vote in the democratic primary, april 26th. mcginty: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night, jim is off, i'm monica malpass. in the news a new endowment honors the legacy of beau biden. >>> nova nation turns out in huge numbers to honor its national championship team. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a weather whip