here in ridley parkplace before people come to fish and hold family gatherings but not when you have to see this. >> you don't want the kids to see dead things. they're going somewhere to hang out and have fun. >> reporter: this afternoon borough workers skimmed the lake of some of the dead fish filling up a front end loader. jessica gray lives nearby and asked "action news" to get some answers. i'm not a scientist at all but i'm really concerned about it its a beautiful place. people love to come here. >> reporter: borough councilman jim glen met us at the lake. he explained that the department of environmental protection came out yesterday and took samples. >> it sounds like the algae in the lake has been activated by an excess of nutrients in the lake. >> reporter: they determined that recent heavy rains caused runoff that brought the excess of nutrients to the pond fueling the growth of algae and depleting the oxygen the fish need to survive. >> we had a very similar problem three years ago. it was j

here in ridley park. people come here to fish and hold family gatherings. today they couldn't help but notice the dead fish and that foul fishy odor in the air. >> it smells really fishy and gross. >> reporter: this afternoon borough workers were out skimming the surface of the water trying to clean up the lake of the dead fish. jessica gray lives nearby. she called "action news" when she couldn't get an answer from officials as to what was going on. >> i'm worried about what's going on in the lake. i'm worried about the fish. we have a lot of wildlife here. we have a lot of birds that eat the fish. turtles, frogs. >> reporter: borough councilman james glen met us at the lake. he said the department of environmental protection came out yesterday and took samples. they've determined that recent runoff from heavy rains brought an abundance of nutrients to the lake fueling the growth of algae. the algae and fish compete for oxygen and right now the algae is winning. >> it can be runoff from vegetation that c

we can get enough of this, a crash on 95 we wish it wasn't here, southbound side past ridley park and it's all off to the side and a lot of emergency crews are on the scene and attracting attention on the southbound side to the blue route and a slow go from past the airport and ridley park, watching a crash indelco here in radco township. a typically slow afternoon on 95 and the schuylkill expressway, lets check out the schuylkill by the vine street indeed slow in both directions and i want to warn you tonight starting at 9:00 they will close the ramp from the westbound side of the schuylkill to the eastbound side of the vine, they will be out there polishing off the graffiti overnight tonight. the ramp will be shut down and sending you west to girard avenue and you can flip to get on the eastbound vine to the eastbound side of 76 instead. the roosevelt boulevard, traffic likes are out at raun street. >> we'll check it again at 5:00. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph is back with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >>> time for the accuweather forecast that includes the holiday weekend,

but a party his mom planned for him at ridley state park almost didn't happen. >> it's heartbreakingecause certain things you want to give your children and like you try so hard and i couldn't. >> melissa says she sent out invitations to students at josh's school but no one responded. >> i think some people did have things to do. i just -- i think other people don't want nothing to do with josh and then they just didn't want to come. >> reporter: she feels it may have something to do with josh having autism. >> to see him not enter act and say why doesn't anybody like me, why don't i have any friends it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: but things took a turn for the letter after melissa haven'ted someone she notice at justice animal rescue about the disappointment and stress how to pull off a party for her son if no one came. that person put this post on the organizationally facebook page and got an overwhelming response. hundreds want to help throw josh a party or bring their children. >> even saying to me reaching out to me and saying like we'll set a play date so he can start playing

. >>> authorities in ridley park are trying to explain the appearance of hundreds of dead fish in a local lake. sun fish cat fish, carp, trout, they all floated to the surface of ridley lake. officials think heavy rain brought too much nutrients to the lake and that robbed the water of oxygen that fish need to breathe. they hope it is over. >>> president barack a obama had a lot of nice things to say today about ongoing efforts to make camden, new jersey a much safer city. obama arrived at philadelphia international airport but today was all about the other side of the delaware river and it was all about forging a modeled relationship between police and the people. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live at camden county police headquarters. kenneth, overall this was a good day for this bee league earth but hopeful city. >> reporter: it really was jim. president obama toured the operation center a at camden county police and praised this department and nearly 20 minute speech. the the president said work is long way from being done here in camden and resident agreed. >> ♪♪ >> it was

this is heading to the north and east heading towards brock haven and media at 5:30 and 5:32 and ridley parkund 5:34, watch this as it progresses to the north and east be the biggest threat is the downpours and as well as gusty winds and central new jersey and delaware the storms are weakening as they encounter dry air, we'll talk about more potential storms tomorrow in the full accuweather forecast. >> we'll check back in later thank you. >> in the news a multimillion-dollar bribery scandal is sending shock waves through the soccer world. several fifa executives are banned from the sport and faces charges and now one man accused is speaking out for the first time. marcy gonzales is live with more. >> reporter: hi rick fifa's president is not charged and he is up for re-election on friday he released a statement saying the organization is cooperating with federal investigations and this kind of alleged misconduct has no place in the sport. >> today fifa getting a red card from federal investigators 14 people including top executives overseeing soccer are charged with racketeering and wire fr

have one in ridley park as well along sellers avenue at chester pike and in feltonville a wreck broughtk avenue near whitaker. it's also a broken down truck on 95 southbound nearly a gain taking out a lane and causing delays there. crash in hammonton has cleared but we still have that brush fire in monroe township at jackson road along coles mill road. that is a good spot to avoid. bryn and shirleen we'll check it again in the 5 o'clock hour. >> matt see you soon. thank you. >>> special consumer report today by now of course we all know that our names and addresses are easily accessible but "action news" has learned that just about anyone might be able to get your health information as well. consumer reporter nydia han is here now with the alarming details on this. >> hey guys i knew our ages, income even information about our kids is public but our health information? you might not want to share the fact that you have asthma diabetes or even cancer but if you've done any research on your ailment online even on a trusted government web site it's quite possible your health info is public

apparatus from multiple companies blinds up at granite run mall and then a parade too everyone to ridley state park. >> it's hover elming and heart felt and how much people support and care and love and go out like straivrpingz heerd and want to made a bit first to stay wonderful. >> josh sparyed sports with new friends. ev kid enjoyed the birthday gift. >> had you got a lot of gifts weren't 00. >> greatest give is senior lasting impact one party can have on grate kid. >> find out since we started loading this entire event josh is now have eye lot of friends now talking with him and sitting in school and rest of his life. >> prince william and duchess of cambridge and take a look. and and fourth in lanes of thrown behind 21-month-old brother george her father and grandfather princess's name has not been announced. much more on the royal birth at 11:30. more to come on "action news" tonight developing story from new york city where a police officer is shot in the face. we have the latest. >> and first a massive fire rips through old mill in wilmington. flames are out and work to figure out how it st

. >> reporter: it's happening at the ridley park lake.fish are now starting to smell and not so great as you can imagine. take a look. our cameras did spot several fish floating at the top of the water today. coming up at 5:00 "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist live with an update from the parks department and a possible explanation of why this is happening. also a new report rates the best smartphones out there and the results may surprise you. consumer reporter nydia han tells us where your phone will rank on the list. we'll have those stories and more coming up in just a little bit on "action news" at 5:00. shirleen see you that end. >> thank you monica. >>> a new class of veterinarians received their degrees from the university of pennsylvania today. 120 penn vet students graduated in a ceremony at the annenberg center for the performing arts. the school was founded on the principle that animal and human health are interrelated. today's grads listened to a key note speech from dr. tracy mcnamara. she formerly worked at the bronx

loves fire trucks they lined up at the granite run mall and then a parade took everybody to ridley state parkso nice that strangers wanted to make a kid's birthday wonderful. >> reporter: josh played sports with new friends and enjoyed his gifts. >> you got a lot of gifts. >> yeah, like 400. >> reporter: the best gift seeing the lasting impact one party can have on a grateful kid. >> josh has a lot of friends who are talking with him and sitting with him in school. they say going to be something he can have for the rest of his life. >> reporter: in media, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> special indeed. >>> 7:38 much more to come on "action news" this sunday. >> dancing through dynasties 6abc loves the arts is on a mission to keep live a tradition dating back five thousand years. >> looking live at atlantic city, chris sowers will be back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, beach weather is here, we'll be right back. fact: when pharmacists are in pain the medicine in advil is their #1 choice for pain relief. more than the medicines in tylenol or aleve. use the medici

jammed from ridley park to past the blue route and northbound traffic a bit heavy, too from 322 to thesee some tractor-trailer ran right through the guardrail off into the woods. at this point traffic still getting by on 202 southbound at high street. but police remain on the scene so watch for that accident. we've got a big backup in new jersey on 295 northbound approaching arena drive that's exit 61. look at these speeds, 12, 17 miles an hour. it's all because of an accident out here blocking the left lane. we've had a bunch of accidents today. dry out that but it's not helping, tam. >> okay, thank you karen. >>> let's go on outside and take a live look across center city. david, it looks a little gray out there. what can you tell justice. >> a few more clouds that have rolled through but still some sunny breaks and fairly bright overall, tam. take a look as we are cool and comfortable, 61 degrees, a bit of a breeze, light jacket is a good idea this morning and this afternoon cooler than yesterday but pretty nice overall with a high of 72. it will be breezy with winds gusting over 20

here in ridley creek park, i'm bill anderson we'll sign off letting josh fulfill just one more dreamthday. >> i'm josh kramer, this is fox 29. >> good job. >> a good job up deed. well, it wasn't quite the broad street run but it was still a very good turn out for this year's ms walk. fox 29 right there hundreds of people hit the pavement to show their support. organizers say the event helped bring those living with ms close to those who care about them. the 4-mile walk near the art museum hosted by the greater delaware valley chapter of the national ms society. >>> now to your fox 29 weather authority. david it was a great day out there today. >> beautiful day. >> yeah. >> things are going to change quick tonight. >> for the better? >> it will cool off quickly. warm up just as quickly tomorrow. >> all right. we get more? >> get a lot more, yes. this is just the start. for right now when you step outside there could be a big change in temperatures right now in philadelphia 73. areas to the south and east have seen temperatures drop in the 60s unper 50's. cooler air coming in off the o

in ridley creek park i'm bill anderson we'll sign you have letting josh fulfill one more dream for histhday. >> i'm josh kramer. this fox 29. >> good job. >> happy birthday josh. it look like new jersey taxpayers already footing the bill for the bridge gate scandal scandal. so far new jersey residents are covering about $10 million in legal costs from the investigation. probe into the 2013 george washington bridge lane closures leading to two indictments and a guilty plea from a port authority official this week. the new jersey legislation alone racking up about a million dollars in legal fees and political analysts are predicting the final tab taxpayers probably won't even be affected. when it comes to voteing because they think most people already have made up their minds about governor christie and this scandal. >>> santa claus who went down in sports history forgetting booed and having snowballs thrown at him, remember him? well he has passed away. 66-year-old frank owe live vo died nurse from long-term health issues. oh live vo was asked to enter the field during 1968 philadelphia

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a parade took everyone to ridley creek state park. >> it's so overwhelming and heartfelt how much peopleand love, like strangers just want to make a kid's birthday wonderful. >> reporter: there josh played sports with new friends and like every kid enjoyed his birthday gifts. >> you got a lot of gifts didn't you? >> reporter: like 400. >> reporter: the greatest gift for organizers, seeing a lasting impact one party can have on a grateful kid. >> since we started promoting this entire event josh has a lot of friends that are talking with him and a sitting with him in school and it's going to be something he can have for the rest of his life. >> reporter: in media, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> chester teen's life changing moment. she got a gifort -- gift from one of the world's richest and influential friends. >> 6abc loves the arts is coming up. >>> what's old is new again the revival and soaring sales of the vinyl records coming up. pain from your day can haunt you at night, don't let it. advil pm gives you the healing sleep you need helping you fall asleep and stay asleep

as you surveillance cameras around the park, they are looking for witnesses to come forward and contact police. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> a ridley township man is facing child porn charges when police showed up at his home, 20-year-old michael deal admitted he downloaded child porn he has been arrested. >>> animal control officers removed 40 dogs from a garbage filled house on spruce street in lakewood. the dog's coats were so matted and dirty the dogs had to be shaved. >> it was like walking through 6 inches of slippery mud. >> neighboring say they've complaining for months about a stench coming from the house. it is likely the woman who had the dogs will face cruelty charges. the dogs have been sent to shelters and rescue groups. >>> state senator pat brown was hurt after his motorcycle hit a guardrail in allentown last week. he said he is extremely grateful that no one else was hurt. he is getting a solid grasp on alcoholism which he battled for years. he will not lose his license because his last dui was more than ten years ago. >>> new jersey governor chris christie spoke about the bridgegate scandal during a town hall in n