with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is on assignment. in the news the prosecution continues the sexual assault case against comedian bill cosby and one day away from the highly anticipated testimony from domy. >>> and breaking news from radnor township. moments ago chopper 6 hd was over the chipotle restaurant on the 300 block of lancaster pike, police have shut down this location and arrested a restaurant employee for selling marijuana. there is a large police presence at the scene right now and we have a "action news" crew there with details and bringing you more information as it becomes available from radnor township. in montgomery county the sexual assault trial against bill cosby has entered its third day. he arrived at the courthouse this morning and the lawyers continued the cross-examination of andrea constand who says that cosby drugged and sexually assaults her in 2004. jeanette reyes is live outside of the courthouse with the latest developments. >> reporter: well rick, this morning it was often tense in the

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and we are beginning with breaking news at this hour from the bill cosby trial. and day five of jury deliberations. 20 minutes after the jury convened they had a couple of questions for the judge. bill cosby, of course, is on trial in montgomery county for sexual assault. and the world continues to await a verdict. jeanette reyes joins us with the lightest developments. >> reporter: rick, deliberations are underway right now. they are deliberating now for more than 40 hours. just to give you an idea how long this has taken it threatens the deliberations phase threatens to be longer than the testimony and arguments phase of the trial. the jury is exhausted there is no doubt about that but trying to give this their best. they started off the day with a question, perhaps the most telling and indicative of what may be going on behind closed doors. >> this morning. the jury was brought in for another grueling day of deliberations. bill cosby arrived in a black suv a half hour early

sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. and you can find the very latest on the essential williams plea now at 6 abc's news app and read more about the trial and hear reaction from the fbi and other key figures in the case. other news tonight authorities are identifying the young woman killed yesterday on the route 100 bypass 18-year-old bianca nicole roberson a graduate of westchester high school. and lawmen are theoryizing she was a victim of road rage. jeff is live with more. >> reporter: jim, police are reviewing video from highway cameras and from local business surveillance cameras hoping to catch a clear shot in the other vehicle involved. a red pickup truck and meanwhile bianca's grieving father is pleading with the public's help. >> to me it doesn't seem real. roddy roberson is in shock. his baby bianca stolen from him on the route 100 spur. a beautiful life cut short. >> she is 18 and driving her car and going college. >> the 18-year-old was on her way home from shopping when her car left the road and hit a tree.

sara bloomquist is live in washington tonight. sara it will of course be up to the special council and congressional investigative committees to resolve all of this, but one conclusion we can draw tonight is that they both can't be telling the truth. >> reporter: jim the lawmakers i spoke with here today found james comey to be highly credible. he hopes there are recordings of his one-on-one conversations with donald trump. those conversations made him so uncomfortable he made details notes following them. memos and they are in the hands of special council robert mueller. former fbi director james comey got straight to business as he got busy with the highly anticipate the testimony. he started by saying the president lies when he told the american people that the fbi was in disarray. >> those were lies. plain and simple. and i am so sorry that the fbi work fork had to hear them. >> he detailed uncomfortable one-on-one conversations with the president including one in february where president trump cleared the oval office and told

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquists off. in the news penn state's former president is among those learning the price he will pay for failing to -- >>> and we begin with breaking news at this hour. from bucks county. chopper 6 hd is over the scene here where firefighters in bensalem are battling a blaze at a grocery store here. the ac my grocery store near bristol road in bensalem. are they are trying to hose down hot spots but the fire broke out at 11:30 this morning. heavy flames reported from the ro no reports of injuries or how crowded the grocery store was at this hour. but again chopper 6 hd over the scene of an acme grocery store here in bucks county and firefighters are trying to tackle the flames we are not sure what part of the store the fire broke out in or how crowd tropical disturbance -- at the time. >> we'll bring you the latest as more information becomes available from bensalem. >>> our other big story from chester where several big shooters where one that left a teenager dead forced a school to go on l

sara bloomquist is live in washington tonight. ara it will of course be up to the special council and congressional investigative committees to resolve all of this, but one conclusion we can draw tonight is that they both can't be telling the truth. >> reporter: jim the lawmakers i spoke with here today found james comey to be highly credible. he hopes there are recordings of his one-on-one conversations with donald trump. those conversations made him so uncomfortable he made details notes following them. memos and they are in the hands of special council robert mueller. former fbi director james comey got straight to business as he got

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> the big story on "action newsis breaking fuse. within the last half hour the jury in the bill cosby sex assault trial says it is deadlocked. this is video of bill cosby leaving the courthouse just minutes after the jury spoke with the judge this morning. they told the jury to return with deliberations. they were working to come up with a verdict for 30 hours now. jeanette reyes is following the trial from the very beginning and joins us in montgomery county with the latest. >> reporter: well, interestingly enough this morning was very quiet and suddenly an hour ago we heard that the jury was being brought back into the courtroom. telling the judge just minutes ago we learn that they could not come to a unanimous decision on any of the three counts that cosby is charged with. the defense asked the judge to declare it a mistrial and he would not do that. and told the jury it was their duty to try to come to a verdict. and go back and try to come up with a verdict. listen in. >> visibly tired and less cheerful than p

where the republican baseball team was practicing for >>> all right i'm rick williams along with sara bloomquist this is "action news" at noon. of course you are watching the abc news special report on the shooting in alexandria, virginia, we'll bring you the latest coming up in a live report in a moment. the other big story of course the jury deliberations continuing in the sexual assault trial for bill cosby. lets go live now to our breaking news story at the nation's capital at this hour. >> a u.s. congressman was among five people shot early this morning in virginia. >> it happened at a baseball field we heard in alexandria, at least 21 members of congress practiced for an annual charity baseball game. police have identified the gunman as james t. hodgekinson. >> of course we are waiting for a verdict in the sex assault trial against bill cosby the 79-year-old comedian arrived at the courthouse as jurors continued deliberations in the case. this is the fourth day that they are considering the facts in the case and jeanette reyes is live now with details on what the jury is weighing behind cl

we are joined tonight by "action news" reporters chad pradelli and sara bloomquist. chad, lets begin with you. they are on a dinner break right now but it is safe to say when they return they are going to get another answer to another one of think of important questions. >> reporter: you are right jim, it was relatively quiet here at the montgomery county courthouse and the jury had two questions for the judge, the most recent one they want to hear the testimony of richard schafer of the cheltenham police department. that was not yet trance scribed to the court reporter is doing that as we speak. >> bill cosby gave the thumbs up as he walked into court. and the jury had two important questions for the judge this afternoon. they wanted to hear andrea constand's testimony of the alleged sexual assault. cosby's team seemed more confident on day three of the deliberations of their chances of the acquittal. >> they want to get it right too, they missed a parade for the penguins. they want to get it right and we are appreciative. >> the case is for one alleged victim but a

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick is off in the news this noon. parking just got easier in one jersey shore town and terror on the tarmac, a mother says she feared for the baby's life after he overheated on a sweltering plane waiting to take off. >>> and google is hit with a hefty fine. why they say the tech giant is unfairly targeting customers. >>> and a teenage boyfriend killed while running for his life. he was shot trying to escape a gunman last night making it to his family's home before collapsing. jeanette reyes joins us live from police headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: well sara, the 18-year-old was shot once and stumbled inside of the home just before he collapsed and while his family comes to terms of this tragedy police have been working throughout the night and day to try and find his killer. the morning after an overnight shootout left a teen dead and the streets and nearby park in this south philadelphia neighborhood were quiet and mostly empty. >> people walking by and now nobody. it's really quiet.

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news from burlington county where a man was shot to death in maple shade and police are still looking for his killer. the man was found dead at the iron hill brewery on the 100 block of east kings highway. nora muchanic is live at the scene with the very latest. >> reporter: sara and rick police are keeping us as a distance as we process the scene and one person dead with the shooter apparently still out there. but authorities tell us there is not a danger to the community. >> there was an incident one fatality. and scene here is secure. we are making progress on an investigation but it is early and too early to draw conclusions yet. the prosecutor confirms to "action news" one dead in the shooting on east kings highway in maple shade. police believed 911 calls of a shooting at 8:25 a.m. and the victim's body is under a white sheet on the loading dock of the property. local police and the prosecutors office are investigating. he has been identify but the name will nod be rele

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. >>> a 66-year-old cab driverer was shot during a robbery. in the fairmount section of philadelphia. chopper 6 hd was over the scene of the 2900 block of ogden street after 12:00. and two men demanded money and one was armed with a gun and the driver was hit twice in the leg and the thieves grabbed his cell phone and 4$400 and then ran. >> crime investigators in burlington county say they may have identified a possible shooter in the deadly attack behind the iron hill brewery in maple shade. nora muchanic has the full story. >> i am in shock that it happened around here. i am like whoa. >> reporter: it was before 8:30 when shots rack out behind the iron hill brewery at east kings highway in maple shade. devon young of willingboro was killed covered by a white sheet on the loading dock as police searched for the shooter. they say it was not a can iraq and domshooter the victim was targeted. >> we have not arrested anybody but making progress on identifying who it is. and the scene is secure and people around here are definite

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> we begin this afternoon withreaking news out of bucks county. seven schools are placed on lockdown after reported of an escaped inmate was spotted in warrington. daniel selby is on the run since sunday night and someone called in a tip hes with spotted in the area of county line road and maggie way. right now seven central bucks school district schools are on lockdown and the action cam was on the scene in the last hour. you see a large police presence at john paul park at lower nike. armed officers are searching there and the surrounding area. and police dogs are aiding in the search for selby. police called off the search yesterday afternoon because they believed he was not in the area. john paul park at lower nike they closed the park as they do the search. daniel selby, the 25-year-old is on the run since sunday night and a tipster called in and said they spotted selby in the area. we'll continue to monitor the situation. again seven central bucks schools are on lockdown now as the search goes on. >>> the sec

sara bloomquist was hat the hearing in norristown. >> reporter: well jim, the attorneys representing more than a dozen media outlets came before judge steven o'neil and argued that the media has a first amendment right to know the jurors name and kevin steel says he fears that the publicity onslaught would result and make it difficult to seat a new juror for the upcoming retrial. the jury spent two weeks 300 miles away from hire homes in pittsburgh. they deliberated whether bill cosby drugged and assaulted andrea constand in 2004 and came back hopelessly deadlocked and no verdict. the media wants to know their name. steele argues that releasing the name would have a chilling affect on future juries, the potential jurors would be reluctant to serve knohe inquiry into their lives that come in the aftermath. but lawyers representing multiple media outlets including abc, cnn, "new york times" and others argued that the media has a right to know. so reporters can ask juror what's they think about the evidence presents and the decision to retry the comedian among other questions and confir

sara bloomquist is live in the 4500 block of chestnut street in west philadelphia. police hope that the surveillance video hopes to clear up what happened here last night. they believe that the child's mother was working as a delivery driver with her 7-year-old daughter in the minivan. the vehicle was double parked out front here last night when it was repossessed with the child asleep inside. >> it was unavoidable. in my eyes. >> carmino was doing think job when he hitched hi tow truck up to the minivan under orders to repossess the minivan and searched the vehicle and had no idea there was a 7-year-old girl asleep in the backseat. >> the girl was in the third row of the minivan underneath a blanket laying down with what looked to be like a box under a blanket or something. >> police say that the child' 26-year-old mother works as a delivery driver at the dominoes and went inside at the end of her shift leaving the child in the van. >> and when he pull add way she could hear screams from the mother and others and that happens when he repossesses cars. >> that happe

sara bloomquist is live in bensalem at police headquarters. you have the details. >> reporter: jim, 47-year-old shannon westmoreland was picked up by police at the mall apparently he was working there and he is at the police station talking to detectives allegedly sexual assaulting girls from 2005 to 2011. 47-year-old shannon westmoreland also going by sean is charge the with rape of a minor and rape and sexual assault. >> one occurs in 2005 when sean was a football coach at bensalem ramblers. >> she says he raped her in a funeral home when she was 15 and westmoreland was a coach of the bensalem ramblers from 1999 to 2005. and charged with sexually assaulting another juvenile when she was 4 until she was 9 years old. >> and westmoreland is charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile when she was 6 years old beginning in 1999 and 2011 when that child became 18. this shows him in years past. 1996 and 2001 and 2006. court paperers show the investigation started year ago and law enforcement has not details why charges are just being filed now and

and "action news" reporter sara bloomquist is live at northwest detective headquarters. sara what is the latest on this? >> jim, tonight authorities here have three juveniles in custody, three boys ranging in age from 12 to 15. they are looking for a fourth suspect another 15-year-old boy in connection with the unprovoked assault of a mentally challenged man and the facebook video begins with the victim looking in the camera wearing a lanyard around his neck and the first suspect winds up and delivers a blow to his face and the victim tumbles back reeling from the pain of this attack and other boys look on laughing and as the victim tries to get away a second victim comes up and punches the victim in the face again. >> the video is disturbing it appears this male 38 years old was targeted because he is mentally challenged. and a sense it's act of violence. >> philadelphia police were alerted to the content of thevy after it went viral on facebook and determined that the video was taken last monday moment real day at german town avenue. and neighbors came forward to identi

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off and the big story on "action news" is breaking news from the city's point breeze section. police say a man was shot and killed by the person trying to repossess his car. it happened at 18th and dickinson streets bob brooks is live with the details. >> you had a repo man with a gun and a man who didn't want his car towed. and that man has been shotted. this is the scene at 18th and dickinson. you see all kinds of police officers out here. what we have had confirmed by police. you see the repossession the pickup truck came to the scene not long ago to toe the main evan behind it. the woman was inside of the van and got out and started to yell at the repossession guy and an argument happened and the woman's boyfriend was called and he showed up here to the scene and he was armed and there was an exchange of gun fire and we hear that 19 shell casings have been found at the scene and at one point the boyfriend that came here to the scene started to pistol whip the repossession man. then by

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the newshis noon. the wait continues in montgomery county as the jury in the bill cosby sex assault trial continues its delib ration. >> and the considerationing temperatures are here as we are officially in a heat wave. a look at when the temperatures will finally drop. >>> but the big story on "action news" is the fate of comedian bill cosby now in the hands of a jury as they continue deliberations in a sex assault trial in montgomery county. he returned to the courtroom and jurors asked once again to hear the 79-year-old's deposition from 2005. jeanette reyes is live outside of the courthouse with the lightest developments. >> reporter: well, the jury is now going into the seventh hour of deliberations, this after this morning they went to the heart of the case. asking the judge to read to them a large part of that decade old deposition in which bill cosby admits to giving andrea constand pills. >> and bill cosby returned to the come today. unlike monday morning there is no case to make or

>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and david murphy. >>> we start 12:30 with breaking news. chopper 6 hd is live where police and rescue crews remain on the scene of an accident here in center city philadelphia. the vehicle went off the road here at 16th and jfk. it jumped the curb and hit at least three people we are talking about the intersection to the right of your screen, you see that minivan off the sidewalk. that happened just before noon, no one was transported from the scene because the injuries are not considered life-threatening. >> lets go to ground video from the scene, it's active 16th and jfk not far from suburban station, several officials are are there and no serious injuries are reported but we heard from a witness describing the incident. >> yes, she came out of nowhere trying to turn and she hit the back of the car and then i don't know how she ended up and the sidewalk. >> to serious injuries but police continue to investigate exactly what happened here at is ofth and jfk in center city. >>> now to the building anticipation for

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news philadelphia describe attorney seth williams shows up for the fifth day in court where he faces corruption charges. >>> and sixers fans are pumped and so the team. markelle foltz arrived in town and we'll hear from the newest member of the sixers coming up. >> but the big story on "action news" is the wet and humid weather outside. we have several showers this morning. you can expect a lot more as remnants of cindy move through the region. as we look live at the camden waterfront it's a soggy friday. melissa magee has the accuweather forecast. may need to keep the umbrella close by. >> for tomorrow we track the remnants of cindy in combination with the cold front to the west and the combination of those two things bring scattered showers and storms, we have that activity earlier today. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar showing you we are dry right now for the most part or starting to dry out. to the north and west we are tracking the moisture. lehigh valley

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with developing news out of center city philadelphia. where a group of worker his a terrifying fall. two people were injured when the scaffolding collapsed underneath their feet on the 400 block of walnut street. gray hall is there near the scene with more. >> reporter: well sara, this area is still roped off and the good news here is that the scaffolding did not fall to the ground. if you look behind me over my shoulder the scaffolding is still resting there on top of the roof there and right now investigators are bus write trying to figure out why this happened. terrifying moments in center city when scaffolding collapses. the call came in at 9:30 this morning. what went wrong is still under investigation and "action news" viewer captured scary moments on video when scaffolding appears to have buckled in the center and a line snapped from the scaffolding. we are waiting for the official report detailing what brought the scaffolding down. one man is a 23-year-old man cuts to his left arm

sara bloomquist joins us live from washington, d.c. and details of comey's testimony were released today. >> reporter: monica that is right. tomorrow is the main event, former fbi director james comey set to testify before the senate select committee on intelligence. this afternoon that committee released comey's opening statement and reveals that the president repeatedly pressed him for loyalty and lift the cloud of the russia investigation. >> we know from the opening statement that former fbi director james comey will paint a picture of a president seemingly obsessed with him and ending the the russian investigation and an uncomfortable one-on-one dinner at the white house on january 27th. the president said, i need loyalty and expect loyalty. i did not move or speak or change my facial expression during the awkward silence that followed we simply looked at each other in silence and he will tell the committee that the president pressed him to back off the russian investigation and michael flynn. he will recount a highly unusual phon

sara bloomquist is live in bensalem at police headquarters. jim, 47-year-old shannon westmoreland was picked up by police at the mall apparently he was working there and he is at the police station talking to detectives allegedly sexual assaulting girls from 2005 to 2011. 47-year-old shannon westmoreland also going by sean is charge the with rape of a minor and rape and sexual assault. >> one occurs in 2005 when sean was a football coach at bensalem ramblers. >> she says he raped her in a funeral home

and you'll see more of sara bloomquist's reports from d.c. that is all on 6abc.com and our 6 abc app, you can get thatality your app store. >>> now to breaking news at home here today. police are on the scene at pennsauken, where a train has struck a pedestrian. nj transit says that the river line is suspended while the investigation is underway. the train was traveling through 36 street and route 73 when the incident happened. stick with "action news" and 6abc.com for updated as we get them. >> meantime in other news police are investigating a tragic crime in southwest philadelphia. the man is under arrest accused of killing his own 1-year-old stepson and the boy was sexually assaulted and abused. gray hall is live now on conestoga street with the story. >> reporter: monica, we can tell you that this crime has rattled this community and the investigation is in the initial stages and many in this neighborhood say they are in shock and disbelief by the allegations and saddened that a 1-year-old has lost his life. >> you can't walk down the str

we are joining by sara bloomquist. sara perhaps you heard me talk to glorwhyal red an another representing women claiming that bill cosby sexually assaulted them. >> during this period when there is deliberations it is useless to read the tea leaves you never know what a jury will do but a lot of people are trying to read the tea leaves. >> no shortage of opinions here outside of the courthouse, we heard from people representing both the cosby and the constand camp. >> the waiting game is on outside of the norristown courthouse as local and national media outlets prepare for the warning that the jury is coming back with a verdict. the longer deliberations go on that is typically better for the defense. brendon campbell a defense attorney. >> as a former prosecutor when the jury came back quick that was a good thing to me and the defense attorney the longer they are out there the better off you are. >> why is that? >> because they are questioning. there are questions. >> he believes that the defense should have been allo

"action news" reporter sara bloomquist live athe police station. >> they are assuring residents there is no immediate safety concern. investigators say they are making progress as they work to solve what is now being called a homicide case. 47-year-old michelle long was found dead in a swimming pool behind her home in swedesboro on saturday. today the gloucester county prosecutor announced that the autopsy determined she died of blunt force trauma, a young woman coming and going from the homemade it clear that the family did not want to comment. the online listing shows the home is on the market for $650,000. that michelle long lived here with her husband norman who owns long construction out of ben sail ex. and prosecutor sean dalton says the homicide is progressing and rell rant details cannot be released at the (time. however, all relevant information says there is no safety concern for residents. >> authorities are releasing no additional details at this time and anyone where information about the case is asked to call detectives with the gloucester prosecutors office. i'm sara bl

sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> philadelphia is taking new steps to help residents with unpredictable water bills, mayor jim kenney discussed the tiered assistance program at city hall. aimed to help low income customers keep their bills the same every month and will be capped at a percentage of their incomes and special hardshiped are taken into account. >> and you do not need to be behind to enroll in the program. >> we anticipate fewer delinquencies and water shutoffs and money and turns money to shut is off and turn it back on. >> the applications are available starting july 1st. >>> it's a sure sign that summer is just around the corner. today was the last day of school for students in the philadelphia school district and it's safe to say it was not just students counting down the days, jeanette reyes has the story. >> reporter: there is something bitter sweet about the last day of school -- >> was kind of upset i will miss my friends. >> less bitter and mostly sweet for these students at greenfield elementary school in center city. >> last day of sch

i'm sara bloomquist channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. two workers will recover after being hurt when the scaffolding they were on suddenly collapsed here in center city. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at 9:20 this morning in the 400 block of walnut street. the men were repairing the side wall when some of the bricks came loose and fell on to the scaffolding causing it to fall and witnesses saw it happening and called 911. >> one man was hanging on the side of the roof in a white shirt and the owner man was dangling from his harness. >> officials say an official investigation revealed a line supporting part of the scaffold also snapped under the weight of the bricks, licenses and inspections say that proper netting was in place and prevented debris from falling to the ground and potentially injuring anyone walking below. >>> day three of the seth williams testimony, a wealthy businessman took center stage and the prosecution grilled him with the relationship with the democrat. vernon odom is live now with more. >> reporter: good evening.

sara bloomquist is live with more on this disturbing crime. >> reporter: sharrie, police have three ofuveniles in custody ranging in age from 12 to 15, they are looking for a fourth a 15-year-old boy in connection with the assault on a mentally challenged man. >> the slow motion video posted to facebook begins with the victim looking into the camera one juvenile winding up and delivers the punch to the victim's face and the other boys look on laughing and the victim reels back in pain and attempts to flee and another boy chases him and purges him in the face again. >> it's disturbing this male who is 38 years old was targeted because he was mentally challenged. and the a senseless ac of violence. >> the video is viewed millions of times since it was posted. police were made aware of the content and determined the video was made last monday, memorial day in german town. they say that neighbors and others came forward with essential information that helped them identify the young suspects, three of them were picked up at school and police are working to arrest the 15-year-old that delive

sara bloomquist is live in washington tonight with a look at what comb yes is expected to say tomorrow. >> reporter: monica, good evening. this afternoon the senate select committee on intelligence released the opening statement former fbi director, james comey is expected to read tomorrow. it's fascinating. the president asked comey to end the investigation into michael flynn and described the russian investigation as a cloud that he hoped that comey to lift. the testimony that america is waiting to hear as james comey testifies in front of the intelligence committee. we now know that comey will describe multiple conversations with the president a private dinner at the white house on january 27 and that made him uncomfortable. comey, the president says i need loyalty and i need loyalty. i did not move or change my facial expression in the awkward silence that followed. we simply looked at each other in silence. the president asked him to back off the investigation into michael flynn. and will also testify that the president called him on march 30th and described the russian investigat

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off. in the news president trump is expected to announce his decision on whether to pull out of the paris climate accord. and a bear spotted wandering through backyards in bucks county. >>> and a councilman at large, david oh is hospitalized after being stabbed outside of his home in southwest philadelphia. katherine scott is live at the hospital with the latest on the councilman's condition and the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: rick, police believe this is likely a crime of opportunity, that the suspect did not know was attacking a city council member and the search continues for the suspect this noon. meanwhile at the hospital, david oh is recovering and receiving lots of visitors. a photo of smiling councilman david oh with his wife and children overnight. his office says that oh is expected to fully heal and return home soon after being stabbed in an attempted robbery at his southwest philly home. >> any case and time, it doesn't matter who it is, random violence vehicles a

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> and of course find the latest on the seth williams plea now on the 6 abc news app. read more about the trial and hear reaction from the fbi and other key figures in this case. >> the teenager killed in a suspected road rage crash in chester county is now identified. police say that 18-year-old bianca roberson is a victim of the crash in west goshen township. it's a tragic story and the search for the other driver involved continues this afternoon. we are joined now from police headquarters with the latest and rough day for the victim's family. >> reporter: yes alicia, i just got off the phone with roberson's devastated father and brother and remember her as a bright young lady and they are searching for the driver of a red pickup truck. >> bianca roberson was headed for greatness when her journey came to a tragic end on the route 100 spur. the 18-year-old's car went off the road and hit a tree. that is something they can't answer yet. >> anyone that can provide us with information taos it could be critical. critical for

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick and sarare off. i'm alicia vitarelli. in the news a man reaches out of his window and opens fire on a philadelphia street. and new jersey's budget showdown could affect some holiday celebrations because a possible government shut down. but the big story is the investigation into a deadly case of road rage, police say that an 18-year-old girl was shot in the head by another driver before her vehicle crashed into chester county and the young victim died at the scene and police are on the hunt for her killer. we are live now in west goshen. katherine scott is live. >> reporter: meanwhile investigators are interests viewing witnesses and searching for more surveillance footage as they continue to try to track down the driver ain $5,000 reward is offered by crime stoppers in this case. the search is on for the man in the faded red pickup truck that shot and killed bianca roberson in an apparent case of road rage. >> how you can shoot this person and just drive away. >> she graduated from west town

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick is off and in the news this noon. good samaritans coming to the rescue of a woman being robbed and assaulted in sent steer. and local commuters come into danger after a tragedy in washington, d.c. >>> and in south philadelphia, crews spent the morning cleaning vandalism left on homes and sidewalks and police are xrest gating whether there was a hate crime. walter perez is live with more on the offensive messages left in the neighborhood. hey sara police are on the scene right now talking to neighbors and looking for leads and in this case the people behind the graffiti painted anti-authority message with specific message against the police. city crews are on the scene early this morning removing vulgar and offensive graffiti spray painted on homes and sidewalks in south philadelphia. one of the homes vandalize said owned by charlie inferso he says this kind of behavior is reprehensible. >> the people responsible hit five properties in this neighborhood spray painting images from the old sovi

>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with sara bloomquist, rick williams and david murphy. >>> we begin with the latest on the developing story in chester. a 16-year-old student shot and killed. he was found by police at the intersection of 10th and fulton streets at 10:00 this morning. it is believed the teenager was shot a block where he was walking to school and then ran. and then the police got a call for a shooting at 9th and curlin streets and nearby chester high school was put on lockdown following the shootings. the teenager killed was not identified. a third shooting in the morning also in chester and police officials just held a news conference about the events. >> this was not just an act of violence against a student it was an act of violence against a community. >> they are looking for suspects in each of the shootings, the only clue with a burgundy sedan with pennsylvania plates may have been involved. >>> turning now to the forecast. the weekend is here and we could see rain at some point over saturday and sunday. looking live from sky 6 hd showing you the center city sky

for david murphy, melissa magee, sara bloomquist and the entire "action news" team i'm alicia vitarelli have a great holiday weekend. >> announcer: today, it's hot outside, but we're keeping you cool with delicious grilled greats and summer plates. michael's teaming up with music sensation dj khaled, and they're mixing things up with a new twist on chicken that'll get the party started in a flash. then, carla's chilling out and serving up an ice cold sweet treat with a tropical twist. plus, we're rolling the dice and hitting the vegas strip with mario. the party starts right now on "the chew." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you guys very much. good afternoon. wow, thank you. welcome to "the chew." you know, summer sure is flying by. i can't believe tomorrow's july.

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news. philadelphia district attorney, seth williams, as resigned affective immediately after a plea deal in his corruption trial. he plead guilty for one count of accepting a bribe in return for 28 counts being dismissed. vernon odom has the full story. >> reporter: good afternoon. seth williams entered a guilty plea and resigned as his post philadelphia da possibly being sent to prison for five years. he plead guilty to accepting a bribe from muhammad ali. and essential williams admitted under only to all the other alleged misdeeds that were in the government's charges against him. it was a sweeping indictment including accepting free trips to the dominican republic from muhammad ali and accepting bribes in run for more than a dozen airline tickets and he got that from bar owner michael weis for helping him with regulatory issues especially on the west coast and defrauding his own political action committee for his own use, including mass ables and expensive dinners at union

sara bloomquist is live on kent road. >> reporter: jim, the account is heart breaking and they told us they would not be surprised to be robbed in their home country of ecuador but never thought they would be targeted on their visit to the united states and in broad daylight. one victim 86 years old, police believe the two female suspects robbed two cab drivers earlier in the week. martha and maria never sbebt expected to be robbed here at gun point in the united states. >> i heard good things about this country and that they never think about this happening in this country. >> last friday morning around 10:00 a.m. the women were outside a relatives home in the unit block of kent road in upper darby. two women pulled up in this car believed to be a newer model dark sedan, they robbed maria and marta at gun point. they let the woman take the bag and the woman take out a gun and look at her and give her a quick bunch. >> the suspects got away with $700 from maria purse and $200 and a cell phone from marta. a cab was called monday night to coply road and one talked to the cabby and one wh

and sara bloomquist joins us now she talked to experts on what is going on in the jurors' minds. they are not surprised they came back deadlocked. they were deliberating all week long really, and long for any jury. the judge will try to press them to come to a unanimous decision on any or all of the charms. cosby jury is deadlocked. they have not been able to reach a verdict as deliberations continue through a fourth day. >> i think there is one or two people, my guess that have their heels dug in so to speak and no the in agreement with the other ten people in the room. >> he is a defense attorney not associated with the cosby case and it's up to the judge on howl to press the jury from pittsburgh to reach a verdict. >> it's subjective it's up to judge o'neil to make the decision i can't see him go past tomorrow. they are deliberating for approximately a week and that should be enough time to make a decision. >> she sits in on many criminal cases, she agrees to push the jury for a unanimous decision. judges have a lot of discretion. eventually the judge uses the common sense and

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon if the news this noon. police are searching for a killer after a deadly shooting this morning in north philadelphia. >> and a new jersey police department is mourning the death of an officer killed during an off duty crash. >> but the big story on "action news" is philadelphia's district attorney on trial. attorneys for both sides of the seth williams case is giving their opening statements today. katherine scott is live now in center city with the lightest developments. >> reporter: var, that is right, opening statements are underway right now, the prosecution painted the picture of a man who never missed an opportunity to steal money or sell his office but the defense is adamant that no crimes were committed. this is all underway inside of a 14th floor courtroom here in federal court. here is video of seth williams arrives here this morning. his attorney is presenting his case this morning. they outlined five schemes to the jury and one thing they had in common is whenever the district attorney

sara bloomquist is live in washington, d.c. today. look for her reports later today on "action news." >>> in other news, an armed thief stormed in a roxborough convenience store looking for money overnight. philadelphia police officers responded to the 7-eleven along the 1600 block of ridge avenue. the clerk says the man came in and threatened him. police are checking the surveillance video to identify the suspect. >>> and ymca's want preteens and teenagers to stay healthy and safe this summer and doing that for free. it's the take on summer program starts june 19th and runs through august 25th, kids ages 12 to 15 that live in delaware can get a free membership for the y. and have access to fit ness facilities and pools and social events and free lunch and other meals will be provided at some locations. >>> archbishop charles chaput is in montgomery county to honor high school graduates. the action cam was at glen side university where the class of 2017 crossed the stage receiving their diplomas. congratulations. >>> more ahead on "ac

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