and rick williams as we countdown to the democratic national convention. rick. >> hi, again, sarah, the countdown continues as the entire "action news" team gears up for the start of the convention we want to invite you to be a special part of the coverage. gray hall has more on how to be involved he joins us live from the famous 4th street deli in queen village. hi, gray. >> reporter: hey, rick this is a chance tore the public to get involved in the 4th street famous deli. we'll be here throughout the convention it's a chance to have great food and healthy debate and dialogue about what's happening in politics. we never know whose going to stop by. the governor is waiting in the wings. we out a tweet for many celebrities wore going to be here. we are excited about this, we want to see you, we're excited about the dnc being in philadelphia. excited about their candidate. this is not just for republicans or democrats it's for everyone, we invite you to come out. myself and nydia han will be here, tweet us, let us know what you want to hear from the politicia

i took that one out of the rick williams joke book. here in philadelphia we are surrounded by history, at every corner. here is a fun fact that surprised even me, there is one ice-cream treat that has its roots right here in philadelphia. emphasis on the root. >> at franklin fountain in old city you get ice-cream and a history lesson. >> it was here in philadelphia in 1874 where the first ice-cream soda was put together. >> the float concept was put together in philly and the main ingredient, root beer, everything at franklin fountain is made from scratch. >> you make the sodas and the ice-cream. >> everything. including our classic root beer. >> it comes from their own keg. >> it's poor richard's root beer our own house blend. >> add a scoop of ice-cream or two, and you have a philly original. the root beer was born in philly and the float was made in philly. >> you can get a vegan ice-cream soda, theirs is organic and the vegan ice-cream flavors come from little baby. >> like a belgium cookie batter. >> you can indulge and not feel g

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon. shoppers evacuated from the montgomery mall, we are live with why firefighters had to rush to the scene. and gun fire at a local gas station as they man turns the tables on his attacker. >>> and the big story is day two of the democratic national convention. hillary clinton bill clint beco first female nominee. rick williams continue ours coverage. >> reporter: that is right, the arena behind me is where the historic role coal vote happens and hillary clinton will officially clinch the nomination. and former president, bill clinton will take the stage to rally support for his wife but before that we expect to see star power throughout the day here. meryl streep and alicia keys will have a moment in the spotlight on the second day of the dnc. and vice president, joe biden, took a tour, he will give his speech tomorrow evening along with president obama. annie mccormick joins us live on the floor with more on what else is on the program on this day two. >> reporter: when that

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> ♪ [cheers anduse] >> and with the sound of that gavel the 2016 democratic national convention is officially under way in philadelphia. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake was chosen to do the honors in the wells fargo center today. and philadelphia's own boyz ii men kicked off the party itself with a performance. it is monday night. the big story on "action news" is of course the convention that has the world watching philadelphia. hillary clinton will make history here as the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. we are live at the wells fargo center where it is all happening and "action news" anchor rick williams, my colleague is joining us live there. rick, a lot of drama before that gavel ever dropped wasn't there. >> good evening everyone. that's right after months of planning it's finally begun. the democratic national convention will last four days and promises to bring a lot of excitement and a few surprises, too. there's also controversy that kicked offer the c

a trial advocacy center for the university and for the community. >> reporter: crime fighters rick williamsel six action news. >>> some hospital workers are from chestnut hill hospital are hitting the picket lines today, the service workers say they are paid less than similar workers in the city. this is a one-day strike designed to call on the hospital to give them a raise. the striking workers include nursing assistants, transporters, er technicians and secretaries. still to come on action news tonight an annual tradition for a great cause why hundreds of people walked more than four miles on this very hot day. plus keeping cool at the shore, we will show you how atlantic city officials are helping beach goers stay safe in this dangerous heat, melissa. >> and alisha things are starting to calm down tonight after we did have strong showers and thunderstorms but the heat rolls on for the rest of the week and early next week and more details with the exclusive accuweather forecast. atlantic city helping people stay cool with cooling stations through the city and handing out ice cold water an

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick is off, in the news this noon, a man is attacked and robbed on a north philadelphia street by three member still on the run. >>> and a teenager escaped by the roof of his home from a fast moving fire. >>> but now the big story, the release of information on hillary clinton's emails while she was secretary of state. they will recommend that clinton not be indicted for mishandling the emails. the presumptive democratic candidate became the focus of a criminal investigation after it was discovered that she used her private server. they called her actions extremely careless, any reasonable person should have realized the information should not have been exchanged on an unclassified system. couply acknowledged that his recommendation to the department of justice to not bring criminal charges will be criticized. >> only facted matter, and the fbi found them here in an a political and professional way. >> donald trump just tweeted out this response to director commie announcement. fbi director says

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, rick and sara are off and i'm matt o'donnell. in the news thousands of south jersey residents are urned to keep boiling their water. and officials determine that mosquitos near miami have inf t infected four people with the zika virus. the first zika transmission on the main land. >>> and the big story is democrats getting ready to leave town. hillary clinton will head out on a campaign tour the first day after accepting her party's presidential nominee. and her battle with donald trump is 102 days away. katherine scott is live at temple university where delicious and her running mate will address the crowd. >> reporter: it's absolutely packed here. there are several thousand people packed into mcgonegal hall. katie mcginty is on the podium. we heard from josh shapiro and doors opened at 10:00 but people got here hours earlier to make sure they could get inside. the doors at the hall opened at 10:00 a.m. and the bleachers soon started filling. clinton-kaine supporters were eager to get inside. >> w

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.>>> good afternoon bloomquist is on assignment in cleveland. in the news flames and smoke light up the sky in chester county. find out what created this placative fire. and police swarm a gas station in south jersey, what they took away from the scene. >>> but the big story on "action news" is day three of the republican national convention. donald trump now officially has the party's nomination but today we get a closer look at his running mate. later tonight indiana governor, mike pence will take the stage and lana zach has more. >> reporter: the formal theme tonight is make america first again but the informal theme may be make republicans one again with mike pence taking the stage. >> on the last night the question still lingers, will this fractured party finally unite for donald trump before the general election. >> the only thing that unites the entire republican party is the opposition to hillary clinton. >> the anti-hillary clinton vitriol reaching a fever pitch on tuesday. >> new jersey governor, chris chris

i'm rick williams and sara bloomquist is off and we are covering the latest from dallas as this hour and philadelphia's police commissioner is weighing in on this. and melissa magee has the accuweather forecast. but again the big story is the ambush in dallas texas, five police officers shot and killed and the investigation continued. heart broken and hurting in dallas. the city is coming to grips after a gunman opened fire at a rally, the deadliest day for police since 9/11. lets get the latest from marcy gonzales from dallas. >>> chaos on the streets of downtown dallas overnight. >> shots fired -- >> at least five officers killed. nine other officers and civilians injured. when police say that at least two snipers positioned above what started as peaceful protest against police brutality took aim. specifically targeting officers. >> he said he was upset about the recent police shootings and the suspect said he wanted to kill white people especially white officers. there was no cover from the spray of bullets from above risking their lives to save others. >> this chilling video show

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon i'm alicia vitarelli rick and sara are off. in the news this friday, police are investigating a fight that started at a carnival and ended up with three people stabbed in bucks county. >>> and new jersey governor, chris christie, shuts down road projects across the state after the gas tax proposal collapsed. >> and a potentially stormy start to your holiday weekend. taking you outside showing you the jersey shore in cape may, it is cloudy and it is humid and a chance for rough weather across the entire region just as millions of people hit the roads for independence day. melissa magee is checking the conditions on the "action news" big board. >> reporter: we are tracking the showers and storms into the afternoon and evening hours. but it gets betser into the holiday weekend. right now in philadelphia coming in at 82 degrees, same thing in reading and 81 in allentown and the lehigh valley 74 and 80 in millville and upper 70s in cape may. dew point numbers are certainly higher this afternoon than they were

. >>> "action news" continue with sara bloomquist, rick williams and david murphy. >> here is the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. president obama is set to take the convention stage on day three of the dnc, we are live. the battle for pennsylvania brings his campaign to the keystone state. prosecutors drop chargers against the remaining baltimore officers charged in the death of freddie gray. and democrats are preparing for an all-star lineup tonight and sara bloomquist is joining us live from the wells fargo center one more time with that story and more. >> hi rick, former president, bill clinton, took the stage last night and tonight all eyes will be on barack obama. he will return to the dnc. he worked on this speech late into the night this week. he is expected to praise delicious's judgment while blasting donald trump's scare tactics. clinton's running mate, tim kaine, will also speak tonight. he toured the convention stage early this morning. he stopped in with the virginia delegation and did no the waste time taking donald trump to task. >> the most

. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading ne with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. bloomquist is on assignment in cleveland. in the news a fire inside of a parking garage leads to an evacuation in delaware county. the government buildings shut down for the rest of the day. and septa is facing questions over its long-term plans for troubles on the regional rail. but the big story on "action news" is donald trump, becoming his parties official nominee at the national convention but the big storey is his wife melania stealing her speech from first lady s. michelle obama. >>> rick, the trump team is forced to respond to the melania speech after what some sai a successful night. donald trump stepped out on stage in wwe style. >> we love you thank you very much. >>> our coverage includes highlights from the convention store and we invite you to join the conversation on 6abc.com. >>> meanwhile, on the democratic side hillary clinton is due to talk in las vegas followed by a fundraiser in san francisco tonight. starting on friday, the entire "action news" tea

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, the big story on "action news" is a big night ahead in south philadelphia. hillary clinton's running mate joins president obama and vice president joe biden at the democratic national convention and our sara bloomquist is live at the wells fargo center with a look at day three. >> reporter: hi there rick. it's a busy morning here the other half of the democratic ticket took a tour of the stage behind us. tim kaine took a tour of the podium. president obama and vice president, joe biden will also take to the mike to rally the party behind hillary clinton. lets go live to the convention where katherine scott is here to show us what is on tap for tonight. >> reporter: hi sara, as it gets later things get busier and busier here. they are doing walk throughs and sound checks, the sound check is going on now, take a live look at the stage right now as they get ready for tonight. this morning senator tim kaine was up on that stage and was happy to see the virginia seating section up front and center. >> g

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a teenager is hospitalized after becoming a victim of a drive-by shooting. >>> and camden gets a shot in the arm to help smooth the ride for commuters. >>> but we begin with breaking news from montgomery county, where median, bill cosby is on his way to entering the courthouse in montgomery county right now with his attorneys. he is due in court to hopefully renew his bid, to force his accuser, andrea constand to testify. we are looking live outside of the montgomery county courthouse, we are told that cosby and his attorneys are about to enter any moment now. >> cosby's attorneys are insisting that a trial should not be held until constand testifies. they want a chance to cross examine her. they want to get her on the stand to ask her questions. prosecutors say that a recent court ruling, allowed her to use her police statement instead. that is what they used at the preliminary hearing back in may. this is live at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown where cosby and his att

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off, and in the news police say they caught the man that planted a hidden camera inside a local bathroom. and transformation is well underway in center city. and we have an update from the east market construction. >>> but the big story is a hot, humid and soggy accuweather forecast. as we look live at sky 6 hd, at center city. there are downpours throughout the area that could continue into the afternoon and evening and then tomorrow the return of excessive and even dangerous heat. meteorologist, david murphy, is tracking the latest from accuweather and is live from the big board. >> reporter: it's a muggy morning so far and continues that way this afternoon. notice the majority of the region is dry and a fair amount of clouds are around and when you manage to pop a shower or thunderstorm, there is so much moisture in the atmosphere you could open up downpours, we see that in areas east of doyles down and norristown along the pennsylvania turnpike, and jenkins town and philadelphi

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> reporter: cristina cherry said her sonx was a typical 21 year-old. >> had friend, wasn't a trouble headachier, always laughing, he loved music, loved sports and family report report 3:30 in the afternoon sunday april 24th alex stopped at a corner store along 1400 block of vernon road in philadelphia's cedar brooke neighborhood. >> we were supposed to work voting polls that tuesday, he ran into one of the gentlemen who was running in the election, and for state representative, and he was outside, very excited, talking to him about the polls and couple seconds later someone ran up and shot him in the head report report witnesses say gunman shot alex twice in the head, went to flee and then turned back around and then shot him two more times. >> where did this come from? why did this happen? i'm broken. >> reporter: citizens crime commission is administering $1,200 reward and city of philadelphia is offering $20,000 for arrest and conviction of the person responsible. all you have to do is call 215-546-tips, all calls will re

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is on assignment in cleveland. in the news new video shows the moments before police shoot a man that was lying on the ground in miami, florida. and we are following new developments in the shakeup of temple university's president. >>> but the big story is the breaking details of the murder of a 15-year-old boy gunned down as he was leaving a basketball game. police now have a suspect in custody of barnes. barnes was the shot in the face back on july 11th. the 16-year-old was arrested at his house this morning and is currently being questioned by detectives. >>> moving to the weather front now, we are expecting dangerously hot conditions over the next couple of days including an excessive heat watch along with plenty of humidity. sky 6 hd looking live at center city, the warmer air is beginning to move in with perhaps another heat wave. karen rogers in for david murphy outside on the terrace with the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: you can feel the difference today beautiful and

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off, in the news a young woman involved in an attack on a gay couple in center city is getting out of prison today. >>> and a south philadelphia deli is destroyed by fire for the second time. >>> and the big news is what is happening on the campaign trail. one time rivals are joining forces in new hampshire. bernie sanders finally endorsed hillary clinton as their party's nominee. abc's stephanie ramos is following the developments and joins us live in washington. >> rick, you got it after more than a year after policy clashes, bernie sanders finally endorsed hillary clinton. bernie sanders and hillary clinton are finally teaming up. the two former rivals hoping to unite the democratic party after weeks of back and form negotiations between the sanders and clinton campaign, sanders now announcing his endorse many of clinton in the battleground of new hampshire. >> i intend to do everything i can, to make certain she will be the next president of the united states. >> the sanders en

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. in the news now, a man shot to death by police in minnesota is laid to rest today. plus, a building buzz on the campaign trail, as donald trump prepares to announce his running mate. but the big story is the heat and humidity in the entire region. sky 6 hd showing us the view from penn's landing. on top of those steamy conditions, accuweather is tracking the possibility of storms later today. for more on that david murphy joins us from the "action news" big board. >> reporter: we start with the big story and that is the heat and humidity, an excessive heat warning and advisories kicked in at the 12:00 hour and they don't expire until 8:00 tomorrow evening, all day today and all day friday you have these issues. excessive heat warning up and down the i-95 corridor, it will feel like over 100 degrees at times, maybe even 102 and 103, and concerns about the excessive heat maybe not as bad in the central area but keep the drinks throwing and check on your neighbors and take shady

continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again, sara bloomquist is on assignment in cleveland. here are the stories we are following for on "action news" at 12:30. did she or didn't she? donald trump's wife gave a compelling speech but many say she did not use her own words and a tour bus goes up in flames in taiwan killing everyone on board and one team could be banned from the rio games because of alleged doping. we begin with the forecast and it's more comfortable outside with the sticky conditions heading out briefly. still warm but pleasant outdoors. lets look live from sky 6 hd showing you the commodore barry bridge. it's not feeling as humid. karen rogers is at the big board with the latest from accuweather. >> it doesn't last for long. we are warning you to get and enjoy it right after the newscast. we are dry and clear and the strong storms from yesterday moved off the coast and we are left with a few clouds hugging near the coastline but the rest of us enjoying sunshine. the numbers now it's warm and 82 in martins creek and 81

rick williams is joining us with more. >> hi again, the role call of states to nominate hillary clinton will start after the convention reconscenes later this afternoon. but the big buzz was vice president joe biden, he arrived and scoped out the stage and greeted delegates and spoke with some of the kids here. tomorrow night the vice president is expected to speak to the delegates and officially endorse hillary clinton, president obama will address the crowd tomorrow evening as well. >>> well, tonight all eyes are on former president, bill clinton, he will take to the convention stage to talk about his wife's lesser known achievements, her policy campaigns as a first lady. and her work as a senator from new york. >>> and it remains to be seen it die hard bernie sanders supporters will continue to protest inside of the convention, chants of bernie could be heard along with boos and numerous memories of hillary clinton's name. during his speech he thanked his supporters and is proud to stand with clinton. >> based on her idea and her leadership, hillary clinton must be become the next pr

in the meantime here is rick williams with a look at what is coming up next. >> brian, thank you.up n on "action news" at 5:00 we'll have another live report from cleveland and the republican national convention and police in new jersey are investigating an arson after someone lit bird houses on fire when the birds were still inside. also, watch who you share your food with down at the shore, you could end up in jail if you share with seagulls in one jersey town and smoothies may not be as healthy as you think >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news progra with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> good afternoon the big story on "action news" of course is the republican national convention in cleveland, ohio. in just over an hour from now they begin the role call vote that will clinch the nomination for donald trump. monica malpass will be along at 6:00 and sharrie williams is joining us. >> it's only day two but there is plenty of controversy including last night's speech from melania was plagiarized. sara bloomquist has more on

anchor rick williams is live with more on this. >> hospital officials have plenty of experience underelt thanks to the papal visit. but it's business as usual for the dnc, we'll tell you how that is affecting plans for the convention. and coming up tonight. activists used donkeys in place for the dnc to take a stand of their own. the issue they are call ago tension to and what they added to the statues to make their point. some of the stories we are covering for you tonight at 5:00. >>> local families all of them know the same heart breaking loss join together to make positive new memories today. loved ones of law enforcement officers were brought together at jenkinsons break water beach as part of the law enforcement survivors day, it was a great comfort to spend time with people who know what they have been through. >> today is paramount really, usually we meet each other at funerals and memorials, you go there with a heavy heart. today like you said it's all about fun and sun, and being near the beach and the water. you couldn't ask for a better day. >> the garden state concerns of

here is rick williams as well with more. >> reporter: leslie odom junior is no stranger to applause. but this week, the applause meant something more. >> it is just wonderful for the chance to look at philadelphia, and say thank new person. >> reporter: odom was honored by philadelphia city council on tuesday and action cam was in the room where it all happened. >> the spectations that philadelphia set for me, the bar of excellence that philadelphia set for me is good enough, anywhere in the world that i go. if it is good enough in philadelphia, it is good enough anywhere. >> reporter: among guests surprise visitor, odom's choir teacher from masterman high school. odom who grew up in east oak lane credits his teachers in philadelphia for igniting his love for the arts. >> it was the classicness our hand, we were singing, you know, take the a train and phantom of the opera. they were exposing us to things. >> reporter: it has been a busy month for the actor. he won his first tony for his role as aaron burr in the smash hit hamilton. >> leslie odom, junior. >> reporter: then he was inv

rick williams is joining us from inside. >> reporter: that is right.waiting for clinton to officially secure the total 2382 delegates to clinch the nomination, this is a process that could take an hour or so. there are concerns that bernie sanders supporters could get a bit boisterous, to say the least. both clinton and sanders name were placed in nomination for president, largely a symbolic gesture for sanders supers but gives them another chance to show their displeasure with hillary clinton. things are getting noisier and noisier. we'll keep you updated on the role call vote tonight. new jersey has both clinton and sanders supporters and this evening it's delegates have a chance to make history. nora muchanic talked to some of those delegates and she is live on the convention floor with more. >> reporter: hi there rick, the new jersey delegation is pumped and ready to play the part in the role call that will put hillary clinton over the top and give her this nomination, they are all the way across the room and the new jersey role call will be delive

. >> hello again, it is 4:30 and brian is off and i'm rick williams, "action news" continues with new information on what caused a house fire in wilmington that claimed the lives of two children, and a new joe paterno petition, hundreds of football players are pushing penn state to bring back the statue of the legendry coach. >>> and a teenager sees her tweets soar to viral fame due to her family's support and the internet is getting behind her as well. >>> and what started as an argument between two adults ended with a 13-year-old shot and in the hospital. the boy was playing outside in the hunting park section when a man opened fire aiming at someone else. chad pradelli spoke to the victim's brother and is live at the headquarters where detectives explained what happened. >> this is the second time within the last week where a gunman has opened fire into a crowd. sunday it was a barbecue in philadelphia where a teen was killed and last night a 13-year-old but luckily that teen survived. 4300 darien was hustling with young people last night when the bullets began to fly. >> he went t

i'm rick williams "action news" at 6:00 is next. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. who do you talk to for military advice right now? well, i watch the shows. i mean i really see a lot of great - you know, when you watch your show and all of the other shows... while donald trump watched tv, as secretary of state, hillary clinton negotiated a cease fire in gaza. a reduction in nuclear weapons... took on vladimir putin... and stood up against the trafficking of human beings. a steady leader in an unsteady world. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> it is thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the thunderstorms for the tri-state area and skies turned dark and umbrellas did not provide much cover for people walking along market street in philadelphia, and chester, flash flooding strands drivers on front and flower streets. firefighters were called into to rescue two people trapped in their cars. cecily tynan is live at the "action news" big board. cecily what is the latest from accuweather? >> the system ending the heat wave is brin

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report.eport. >> yes, he was just always happy. to know him was to know a good person. >> reporter: towanda face on talks to "action news" about the last time she saw her son, alive. >> you know, we grabbed something to eat. he kissed me. he said, okay, see you later. >> reporter: wednesday march 9th he was in the area of the 4,000 block of green street in philadelphia's powellton section. just before 6:00 p.m. police were called for shots fired. when they got their call towanda and her husband rush to the hospital. >> they sent the chop lane to come talk to us. from that moment, right there, once again, i did the not know any details but i knew something wasn't right. >> reporter: lah teave was shot in the head. >> he held on for nine days, exactly. >> reporter: he died march 18th, the city of philadelphia is offering up to $20,000, as a reward for anyone who comes forward with any information that leads to the arrest and convictions of the person responsible. all you have to do is call the

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> he was fun loving.reat laughter, great sense of humor. >> reporter: lisa espinosa says her youngest son, raymon pintoa was never shy about his feelings. >> my kid, he was most lovable, most affectionate, he didn't care to say i love to you his brothers. >> reporter: she says that sentiment makes events of sunday april 10th that much more harder for her. >> they took one of my jewels and they have left an empty hole in my heart. >> reporter: just before 3:00 a.m., he was leaving a nightclub at b street and allegheny avenue in north philadelphia when an altercation happened. >> one person came forward and the guy went to hit him. he went to lift his arm and raymond punched him ones. when raymond went to straighten up, the guy, some guy in the hoodie just walk up and shot him in the chest, point blank. >> reporter: he was pronounced dead at the hospital. >> there was a lot of witnesses and more than four people video taped. >> reporter: but police need more, a reward of up to $20,000 will go to anyone with

. >>> rick williams is live in the newsroom with the details on this. >> the idea behind this diet istually eat more and lose weight. sounds almost too good to be true. it's a plan called lean for life. and works with the habits that people already have. patients make small adjustments that pay off. we'll introduce you to a woman that lost 50 pounds and still eats ice-cream. >> wow. >> there is turmoil in philadelphia, the school's president of temple university is forced out. we are live on campus with reaction. that and more on "action news" at 5:00. back to the studio. >> thank you. >>> still ahead tonight jennifer aniston goes on the offensive. taking on the tabloids and body shamers and more in a power. op-ed. here her message to women. >> and tom brady is running out of options, he lost his latest legal move in the deflate-gate saga. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to live a full life. but living for today doesn't mean forgetting about tomorrow. most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do for retirement. but i like to think of retirement like it's

. >>> it's 4:30 and brian is off and i'm rick williams. growing even larger. >>> and a teenager is rescued from the roof of hi burning home. >>> and people across the country watched the washington, d.c. fireworks show from the comfort of their couch but people realized something was not quite right. we'll explain in big talkers. >>> and philadelphia police are searching for a group that attacked and robbed a man in north philadelphia. surveillance cameras show just how violent the crime was and how it played out along the 1600 block of cecil b. moore avenue, detectives hope to find those responsible before they fine another victim. "action news" reporter, chad pradelli, is live now at the scene with the details. >> reporter: sharrie it was a brutal attack, the 23-year-old was knocked unconscious and had to have his jaw wired shut. and now the police are asking for the public's help. it started with a sucker punch to the face that knocked the victim to the ground and more punches thrown and kicks. >> they viciously attacked him and disgust

for sharrie williams, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph, i'm brian taff. >> now here are rick williamsnd monica malpass with a look at what is coming up at 5:00. >> hi there, coming up on "action news" at 5:00, republican vice presidential candidate mike pence is set to take the stage at the rnc. >> and a florida resident contracts zika and it's obviously causing concern, what is different about this case compared to the others. >>> and an infuriating moment for a delaware county community when they woke up to find the tires on their cars all slashed. we are live with the latest. (vo) we went to hollywood to ask if america's favorites - burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth to find out. with just one bite, they knew. now it's your turn to make the switch. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> day three of the republican national convention, tonight the nation will hear from donald trump's running mate i

. >>> brian is off and rick williams joins us.e shootings involving two african-american men are sparking protest and the country demands answers about what happened. >> they argue that these are not isolated incident. the latest. philando castille was killed during a traffic stop and his girlfriend life streamed the incident and saying he was shot while complying with the officers request to take out his license and registration. >> and alton sterling was killed in baton rouge, louisiana, video shows him being pinned to the ground and then shot. while these shootings played out more than 1,000 miles from here they are close to homes for our area. advocated have planned peaceful march here to condemn the killings. >> reporter: that is right rick and sharrie, that march is set to take place here in center city and will be combined with members of the ame church and local advocates and condemn the two shootings and people across the city are reacting. >> people of darker hues americans are being killed that say problem. >> the only

i'm rick williams. the end of the holiday weekend and the beginning of some very wet weather that's intend descended on the delaware valley. a flash-flood watch is in effect for some parts of our area as the rain turns heavy during the overnight hours. let's get the very latest from meteorologist cecily tynan who's at the "action news" big board with stormtracker 6. cecily? >> and, wick, this radar is not something you want to see during a holiday weekend. we've got pretty steady rain that's really moved through philadelphia right now. areas to the north and then if you look across west virginia and virginia, there's low pressure with some thunderstorms. and that's also heading our way overnight. so zooming in right now, the heaviest rain is over ocean county. it's right across the garden state parkway. really between seaside heights and surf city. this is lifting up to the north and the east. it's just crossed route 72. this extends in not quite as concentrated a fashion into parts of montgomery and bu

as always chestnut relished the victory. >> that was like right out of the rick williams playbook. >>ry year. >> yes, do you. you sound like you were at the phillies game screaming and shouting. >> i was on saturday night. >> hot tonic. >> have a corn dog. >>> hal days and parades tend to bring out the creativity of people. parade clintons in clifton heights delaware county did not disappoint. they decorated strollers bikes and even a tractor. and this overthe top dress one mummer strutted with his band along the par ride route. now, that's an outfit. >> ♪ fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mrs. wagner's car to arrive for the airport, she can use fios to download the movie "up in the air" to watch while she's... up in the air. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and downloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >> welcome back to

rick williams in the news room with more on that.k. >> reporter: that's rig the new jersey republican delegation has been in cleveland they've been busy all day long and we caught up with them "action news" asked members of the delegation about donald trump and his plans for the presidency. we'll hear what they told us coming up in a live report from cleveland ohio. >>> also coming up tonight health experts are now promoting eating more fat for your overall health. how about that? we got details on that new study just released. i might have commissed study. just kidding. but actually it's an important health story. we'll talk about that and much more coming up on "action news" at 5:00. until then back to the studio and brian we'll see you later. >> he see you shortly rick. thank you. >>> 25 new community schools are being created to better serve philadelphia students and their families. mayor jim kenney told us about the plan. to do this over the next four years, current schools will be transformed into community service centers prov

rick williams has more in the crime fighter's report. >> stephanie was very outgoing and outspoken andryone. >> stephanie wily's sudden inactivity on social media is what tipped off her sister that something was wrong. >> one day, she stopped posting on facebook. >> reporter: the 33-year-old went missing for 6 weeks. >> it's like where is stephanie. >> reporter: on thursday, december 17 stephanie's badly decomposed body was found in a house on north chadwick street in north philadelphia. >> all of her stuff was dumped where she was found. >> felicia believes her sister's living arrangement may be the key to her death. >> she was living in a rooming house with some guys, she didn't like the traffic that was going on in the house, she was trying to keep them out and she was having arguments with them. >> reporter: the city is offering $20,000 lead to the arrest -- leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips. all calls remain anonymous. >> it's hard for me, because the last time i saw my sister was at my mom's funeral, i was just like justice for my s

adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> here is what is happening on "action news" tonight>> she will be the next president of the united states -- >> once political foes, now hillary clinton and bernie sanders are united with one goal, to win in november and donald trump says that is not going to happen. >> and suspicious activity on the roof of a popular hotel is met with a big response from police and s.w.a.t. teams, what investigators say was really going on. >> now to the latest in the 2016 presidential race, a long awaited endorsement for presumptive democratic nominee from former challenger, bernie sanders. >> sanders was clinton's biggest critic and now says she is far an way the best candidate to confront challenges in the country. >> and now they say they saw what they wanted and needed to see, bernie sanders throwing his full support behind hillary clinton. none too soon as the democratic national convention is just 13 days away. >> donald trump blasted trump for abandoning his supporters and endorsing crooked hillary is like wall street endorsing goldman sachs.

here's rick williams with this morning's crime fighters report. >> reporter: christina cherry said herwas a typical 21-year-old. >> had a a lot of friends not a troublemaker, always laughs and loved music and sports and family. >> reporter: at 3:30 p.m. alex stopped at the corner store of 1400 block of vernon road in cedar brook neighborhood. >> we were supposed to work the voting polls that tuesday. he ran into a gentleman who was running the election. he was excited talking about working the polls and a couple of seconds later someone ran up and shot him in the head. he shot him in the head an went to flee and turned back around and shot him two more times. >> where did this come from wy did it happen? i am broken. >> reporter: the citizens crime commission is administering a 1,000-dollar reward and the city of philadelphia is offering $20,000 for the arrest and nvictn responsible. callps, all calls remain anonymous. >> if you're man enough to take a life, be man enough to suffer the consequences and turn yourself in, balls -- because i'm sure you you have a parent d think how your m

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> i am not in thef supporting people that attack my wife and attack my father. >> ted cruz doubles down, a day after being booed off the stage at the republican national convention and he is still standing firm in his refusal to endorse donald trump. stealing the spotlight from what is suppose to be donald trump's big night. thursday night and the big story on "action news" is another unusual twist at the republican convention. >> this convention is unlike any other in modern history and tonight donald trump will take the stage to try to bring together what appears to be a fractured party. lets head to cleveland for the latest from "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist. >> reporter: rick and monica that is right. donald trump is up tonight. tonight is the night he takes the stage, he needs to tell the nation what he will do for the nation. and meantime today we did catch up with local delegates to talk about the moment last night when senator ted cruz got booed off the stage -- irate delegates scream

here's rick williams with this morning's crime fighters report. >> he was just always happy, so to knowrson. >> reporter: twanda talks to "action news" about the last time she saw her son alive. her son was in the area of green street. police were called for shots fired, when they got the call twanda and her husband rushed to the hospital. >> they sent the chaplin to come and talk to us. from that moment i did not know any details, but i knew something was not right. >> reporter: he was shot in the head. >> he hell on for nine days. >> reporter: he died on march 18, the city of philadelphia is offering up to $20,000 as a reward for anyone who comes forward with information that leads to 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. she said very little is helping her during this very difficult time. >> i'm so many different things, i'm numb, i'm angry. i don't know, i don't know how, how i'm getting up everyday, i'm taking it second by second. >> for crime fighters i'm rick wi

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight and in the news, two black men shot and kills by police nearly 48 hours apart and has outraged the country and the president says he is deeply disturbed. >> hours after the most recent shooting in minnesota was captured on video by his girlfriend. >> did it so the world knows the police are not hear to protect and serve us, they are here to assassinate us, to kill us because we are black. >> it's a war against african-american people. as a whole. >> the shooting in minnesota comes one day after the justice department launched an investigation into a deadly police shooting in baton rouge, louisiana, the video shows alton sterling being pinned to the ground and shot and killed. >> elizabeth herr is in new york with the details. >> reporter: a black man in minnesota is dead after reportedly being pulled over for a broken taillight and while the investigation is continuing, just moments ago the governor ther

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> it is day two oftion and tonight hillary clinton will become the first woman ever to win a major party's presidential nomination. democrats will highlight clinton's lifetime of fighting for children and families. good evening it's tuesday night and the big story is the history making moment for hillary clinton, just a couple of hours away now. we go live to rick williams at the convention studio at the wells fargo center. >> that is right the excitement is building here for hillary clinton to officially win the nomination tonight. which of course would be historic. we expect the nomination role call to begin sometime in the next half hour and tonight the democrats will bask in the big moment for clinton before they begin a bruising general election fight against donald trump. hillary clinton is also off the campaign trail, but her running mate tim kaine talks to people as he had breakfast with people in richmond, virginia. he is slowly but surely making his way here to join

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica ♪ >> hello again. monica is off. sharrie williams joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. chaos in dallas. a sniper opened fire on police during a peaceful rally. hundreds run for their lives as officers try to find the shooter. >> we must learn to live together as brothers and sisters. if not we will perish as fools. >> lawmakers demand action on gun control following another attack on innocent americans. and only "action news" is there as an accused sexual predator walks into a montgomery county court. >> ♪ >> we continue to follow the late of the developments from dallas as that city and the nation comes to grips with the deadliest attack on law enforcement since the september 11th terrorist attacks. >> dallas' police chief called the ambush a well thought out evil tragedy and vows that's department won't rest until they bring everyone involved to justice. >> i was screaming run, run, active shooter, active shooter, run, run. and i was trying to g

now for monica malpass rick williams cecily tynan jaime apody ducis rodgers i'm brian taff.6:00 is next. >> ♪ "action news." delaware valley's news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news in the hunting park section of philadelphia. philadelphia fire crews are searching a manhole for a missing person. chopper six is live over the rescue scene at flynnth and pike. it is not clear how the person got stuck or how long he or she has been underground. an extensive operation is now under way to try to rescue that person to find that person first. we'll have an update on this tonight and on 6abc.com. >>> this was the first day of the general election campaign for hillary clinton and it began in philadelphia. this was the way it looked at mmcgonigle hall. this comes the day after the climax of the democratic national convention and clinton's speech to the country. she spent a lot of time last night talking about her opponent donald trump and she did so again today.

here's rick williams now. >> leslie odom junior is no stranger to applause.ant something more. >> it is wonderful for a clarence to look at philadelphia to say thank new person. >> reporter: odom was honored by philadelphia city council on tuesday and action cam was in the room where it happen. >> the spectation that philadelphia set for me, the bar of excellence, that philadelphia set for me, it is good enough anywhere in the world that i go. if it is good enough in philadelphia, it is good enough anywhere. >> reporter: among guests surprise visitor odom's choir teacher from masterman high school. odom who grew up in east oak lane credits his teachers in philadelphia for igniting his love for the arts. >> it was so full with the classics in our hand. we were singing, you know, take the a train and phantom of the opera. they were exposing us to things that... >> ♪ >> reporter: it has been a busy month for the actor. he won his first tony for his role as aaron burr in the smash hit hamilton. >> leslie odom junior. >> and then, he was invited back home to celeb

. >> were for crime fighters i am rick williams, channel 6 action news. >> a fire truck struck a personing a dirt bike this afternoon. it happened this afternoon, 4th and van bourne streets. the ladder truck was responding to a 911 cal at the time. no word on his or her condition at this hour. will water has been restored to all but one customer in northeast philadelphia, and the water-main break -- police shut down the lanes, when the water forced other lanes forcing northbound traffic. many boiled water advisory has been lifted for tens of thousands of people. it was compromising the. water quality in camden. they had been advised to boil the water before using it, and saying the water is useable, and they say, be sure to run the facets, flush out the systems as a precaution. a sight to behold this many hawaii, a lava are from a volcano is cascading it's way to the beach. the sweet story of a little girl, who held a tea party for a man who saved her life. adam. >> there will be an ongoing storm as you get into sunday and monday, and when action news us returns. fios is not cable. we'r

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> in the news we are dealing with more dangerous, uncomfortable heat and we'll tell you when we'll get in relief. >>> and the story of a young girl rescued from a home in bucks county last month. >>> but the big story is the terror attack that killed 84 people in france. the man has been identified. police shot him to dental the end of the one mile ride. his victims were families gathering to see a fireworks show. a father and son from texas is among is the dead. lets get the latest now in london. >> reporter: police are scouring the scene in downtown nice, piecing together who was behind this terrifying attack as the president of france declares three days of mourning. bastille day ending in horror, the truck turning into a lethal weapon crashed into hundreds of people there for a fireworks display. >> within split seconds of hearing the gunshots and i started running and the entire place seemed like chaos. >> killing dozens including a texas father and son. the family tweeting the terrible news. plowing through