live at the scene of this destickable attack is "action news" reporter, sarah bloomquist. sarah? >> jim, the 65 year old nun is recovering at the home of the west philadelphia religious order where she lives. i spoke to her by phone, underably upset. multiple cuts to her face and a fractured finger. as "action news" first reported at 4:00 she was sitting in a car in this parking lot when the suspect got in and threatened her life. this afternoon customers at this shoprite at castor and aramingo just learning of the attack on a 65 year old nun yesterday morning. most said people are becoming so desperate. anyone, even a nun in her habit is a potential victim. >> people don't have any respect. it doesn't matter what your profession is or occupation. like if they are trying to get something out of it, it doesn't matter who you are. >> >> desperate times call for desperate measures. luckily she is safe, so that is the important thing. >> around 11:15 the nun was sitting in the passenger side of a car waiting for a friend to return from shopping. the suspect jumped in the driver's sid

and sarah bloomquist has the full story. sarah. >>reporter:rick, tonight the student is alert and talking with her family. as you said she collapsed during gym class. here at the school this morning thanks to c.p.r. training and the fact that there was a defibrillator. they were able to save her life. it was the best possible outcome at burlington township middle school this morning. >> we thankful. that one of our precious children is fine tonight. >>reporter:around 10:20 a female student collapsed near gym class. they snapped into action and immediately starting cpr and attaching this a.e.d.. it was the school nurse, we had the teachers that actually got the device and then they all worked collaboratively to put it in place. >>reporter:they arrived at the school. >> when we arrived at scene the child was breathing and had a pulse. which was a result of the great work that the school district did. >>reporter:two years ago chief eckelberg wanted the district to be more staffed and trained in c.p.r. they trained h 40 school member.

>> sunday night i'm walter perez along with sarah bloomquist. in the news tonight philadelphia police continue searching for a missing man with special needs. >>> plus an -- a neighborhood is inundated with thousands of gallons of water from a broken water main. >> the big story on "action news" is the murder of a 43-year-old man during a road rage incident. the driver died after being shot several times while the passenger is in the hospital tonight. kenneth moten is on the scene. >> reporter: walter this sparked on the stretch of the outer boulevard labels -- lanes. police blocked off the intersection at 5th and the bull -- boulevard. shots were fired striking the man and woman inside. >> people who heard the commotion didn't want to show their faces on camera because of the potential danger. investigators say a large motor cycle group was traveling on the boulevard when there was a road rage incident. the officers say they watched a motorcycle i also, possibly the gunman take off on his bike down 5th street. the couple in the car was taken to

>> sunday night, i'm walter perez with sarah bloomquist. the big story on "action news" is still developing in north philadelphia where there was a shooting near a father's day block party. >> it happened along the 3200 block of randolph this afternoon. kenneth moten is live at the scene with more. >> reporter: sarah this sparked around 3:00 p.m. let me get out of the way and show you part one of this active scene in north philadelphia. the father's day block party was the next street over, but at the end of randolph is where the gun battle took place involving a police officer. on fairmont street, the toys and inflatable pool is still out. it is surrounded by police after a suspected gunman ran through the block party. around the corner philadelphia police say two armed men were in the middle of a shootout when a 25th district police officer pulled up and joined the fight striking the man in the arm. the second man was shot several times, but not by the officer. that gunman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. one suspect ran

live on franklin square, i'm sarah bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, sarah. >>> 6abc your home for all of the festivities on the 4th of july. starting at 10:00 a.m., matt o'donnell and tamala edwards most the celebration of freedom ceremony. and then 11:00 the independence day parade and then we bring you the party on the parkway capped off by fireworks over philadelphia. >>> we have breaking news tonight. chopper 6 over the tacony creek where the police and firefighters have recovered a swimmer who was in the water for about 20 minutes. police got a call for a person in distress. they rushed to the scene and did remove an individual from the water who apparently is in a medic vehicle at the scene yet to be transported to the hospital. we don't know the condition of that individual. when we do, we will let you know. and >> philadelphia eagles could have an off-season problem. here is ducis rodgers. >> jim, chip kelly said when they broke for mini camp he wanted a quiet off season. not the case. returning all starter from the offensive lin

delaware valley's leading news program with rick williams, sarah bloomquist, and meteorologist davidurphy. >>> good afternoon. rick will be along a little later. in the news this noon, philadelphia police are hunting for a burglar who has been preying on scattered showers businesses governor christie staff telling what he knows about the closures on the george washington bridge. >>> the big story on "action news" this noon, the start of a week of unsettled weather. sky 6 checking out the gray skyline. and david murphy with more. >> sarah, stormtracker live double scan showing this morning's rain departing but this area, harrisburg, lancaster, reading, where we think more activity will pop later this afternoon. so far so good. part of what has us concerned though shows up on satellite. in the morning we got some clearing, at least temporarily in central and western pennsylvania. when you get the sun into an unavailable atmosphere like today it can cook things up leading to afternoon showers and thunderstorms. and futuretracker showing you until 2:00, 3:00 there is a chance some of thi

. >> surprised night i'm sarah bloomquist along with walter perez in the news tonight 90 degree temperatureske a return to the accuweather forecast. >> veterans gather on the golf course to raise money for fallen heros. >> the big story on "action news" tonight is the investigation into how a metal security gate fell killing a child at rita's water ice storech the business in bruhlry town remains closed more than 24 hours after a heavy grate detached and fell killing a 3-year-old girl. vernon odom is live at the scene with the latest. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, sarah, enormous tragedy in brewerytown tonight it happened yesterday afternoon and police and l & i continue their investigation into this gruesome tragedy and it continues full tilt. if you look behind me you can see the numbers along the wall in front of the rita's water ice they're the locations where the fastening bolts were in there and they're the ones that came loose when the gate fell over and killed the girl. the manager of the water ice store was here at length talking to police again today and authorities are so far

delaware valley's leading news program with rick williams, sarah bloomquist, and meteorologist davidurphy. >> good afternoon. rick is off. in the news this noon, at least one person is hurt after a car crashes into a tree along the roosevelt boulevard. >>> john kerry makes a surprise visit as the violence increases. >>> and this morning kathleen kane announced the findings on the report of how the investigation was handled during the news conference on 6abc this morning. it faults police and prosecutors for delays but found no politics were involved. and "action news" reporter, chad pradelli, joins us live in harrisburg with the full details. chad? >> the independent review found that prosecutors were reasonable in the investigation of the case, but also found mistakes made that it could have moved more swiftly and lessoned learned. and the report by geoff moulton found no direct evidence that politics played a role in the sandusky investigation. among findings found the lead prosecutor on the case wanted to file charges after the initial victim came forward, only to have her superio

sarah bloomquist is off.n the news this noon, new details on the potential anthrax exposure at what should be one of the most security facilities in the world. how workers could have been exposed. >>> no, this is not a gymnast or hollywood stuntman, just one very lucky biker. details on the video coming up. >>> the big story on "action news at noon" a terrible accident having the atlantic city expressway shutdown for hours this morning. police stay a pick up truck was heading west when it flipped over between route 50 and the farley service plaza. five of the six were thrown from the vehicle including three riding in the bed of the truck. one of the passengers tossed from the cab did not survive. the rest of the injured rushed to cooper hospital in camden and that's where we find "action news" reporter katherine scott with the very latest. katherine? >> rick, police say it was just moments before word of the crash came in that they received a report that there was a white pick up truck driving erratically on

and sarah bloomquist has the full story. sarah. >>reporter:rick, tonight the student is alert and talking with her family. as you said she collapsed during gym class. here at the school this morning thanks to c.p.r. training and the fact that there was a defibrillator. they were able to save her life. it was the best possible outcome at burlington township middle school this morning. >> we thankful. that one of our precious children is fine

sarah bloomquist was there for the ceremonies tonight. >>> a plane boroug brought a spl passenger to the airport. lewis marini was welcomed. he's here to visit his brother hank another veteran. ing to they will see the world war ii multiplie memorial in wa. it was a small thanks. >>> we are going to get stormy weather back. >> steamy and stormy. we don't have any rain. there is a bout of showers and thunderstorms working in the lehigh valley. if it stays together it works into berks county. one cell past allentown now. you can see coopersburg heavy downpours. and it moves crossing route 100. two lightening strikes are involved in this. on wednesday things ar are gettg active. summer arrives on saturday. it's warm and muggy. 75. the high 88. 5 degrees above normal. millville 711. reading currently 79 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar, showing it's just a little upper level piece of energy that is sparking the isolated batch of showers and thunderstorms. all the really violent activity has moved to nebraska, iowa and minnesota. this is a system that spawned the two tornadoes

i am sarah bloomquist sr.. >>> thank you, a montgomery county man pleaded guilty of first-degree murder of her daughter. edward doyle killed the baby in an rage. it happened in february of 2013. the baby had a broken skull and bruises. a sentencing date for doyle has not been set yet. >>> they updated the list of the most wanted violent fugitives. there are more than 90 people on the list. to see their photos head to the new 6abc.com news appear. we have the tip lines posted so you can bring the wanted men and women to justice. >> a driver was killed in a crash in south jersey. chopper 6h.d. was near laurel road in lindenwold. it hit a car as it -- karen travers is in washington with the latest. >>reporter:good evening rick. there were contradictory statements all centering around iran and what role it plays stabilizing in iraq. they are beefing up security as the situation grows more tense. >> with the situation inry worsening the obama administration may turn to an unlikely ally. >> we are open to discussions if something constructive can be -- bringing in the iranians will make it wo

♪ >>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program with rick williams, sarah bloomquist, andeteorologist david murphy. >>> good afternoon. in the news, two people are hurt after a collision involving a septa trolley. >>> communities in bucks county advised to boil their water. >>> the big story on "action news at noon," developing right now the search continuing at the jersey shore for a teenager who was swept away by a rip current. >> chopper 6 hd above ocean city as the search teams returned to the water to look for the 14 year old boy. he fell in the water off a jetty near 9th street yesterday and has not been seen since. and annie mccormick joins us lives in ocean city with the latest on the search efforts. >> this morning i spoke to the family and were underably upset, and the aunt of the boy said she drove here after 1:00 this morning, to be with the family as they continue to wait to see if the coast guard and officials can recovery the young boy from the waters. you can see out there the coast guard tugboats and divers were out there. and they say it was after the lif

delaware valley's leading news program with rick williams, sarah bloomquist, and meteorologist david rphy. >>> good afternoon. rick and sarah are off, i'm eva pilgrim. a crash on the northeast extension this morning involving a half-dozen vehicles caused big detours during rush hour. >>> union carpenters are protesting outside of the philadelphia convention center today. >>> the big story on "action news at noon" is the closing of showboat-atlanta. caesar's made the announcement this morning that the casino will be shutting its doors at the end of the summer. the loss of thousands of jobs is just the latest blow to the economy in a.c. "action news" reporter, annie mccormick, live how the side of showboat with more. annie? >> that's right. caesar's finally made the announcement this morning after months of rumors swirling. and last night the union, one of the major unions in town did also hear the news. caesar's announcement says showboat will close in august losing more than 2,000 jobs in atlantic city. >> to me it is crazy. they show the numbers, we're not do so bad like other casino

. >> sunday nights oym sarah bloomquist, along with walter perez, and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news. there was some tense moments at philadelphia international airport tonight when a flight en route to frankford, germany was forced to return to the airport. this is sky6 video of the plane touching down 7:45. this plane took off two hours earlier. airport officials tell us shortly after takeoff the pilot reported landing gear did not retract. this is viewer video of the plane circling over chester for two hours dumping fuel before returning to the airport and touching down safely. experts tell "action news" that the fuel vaip rises at 5,000 feet or more. nobody was hurt. >> for other top stories tonight heading to the last week of spring feels like a pray include to summer. >> after a great weekend humidity returns and first 90 degree day of the season. meteorologist mel smell live at the big board with the details. melissa. >> hi there, sarah. we had a nice conclusion to the weekend. great for all the dads on father's day plenty of sunshine and low humidity.

there sunday night i'm sarah bloomquist. along with walter perez, and the big story on "action news" tonight is murder spree that ended in suicide pact. >>> witnesses inside the restaurant say one of the suspects shouted "this say revolution" before running to nearby walmart where another shooting took place." >> sken live in the satellite center with more on what happened. kenneth. >>> sarah, there's a lot of questions about this deadly rampage tonight and what police say is officers were simply ambushed. faces of grief from police officers in las vegas after two fellow officers were gunned down during a lunch break inside a busy shopper center. alan beck and saldo were in cici's pizza when a man and woman walked in armed. >> they had a backpack and i saw the gun in the hand he told me to tell the cop it was a revolution. >> what precipitated this event we do not know. my officers were simply having lunch when the shooting startd clark county sheriff doug gillespie the couple grabbed the ammunition off them and shot a perso

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the entire "action news" team, i'm magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist great i'm karen rogers and i'm alicia vitarelli. tonight on fyi philly with the warm weather comes farm fresh bounty. we'll have your guide to the best farmer's markets in the area. philly has become a hub for artisan food makers. we test some tasty treats being made right here. we head to lambertville for the town's first ever night fare and father's day is fast-approaching. when it comes to gifts, wood is the word. it's an fyi for you ... starting now. hi everybody and welcome to fyi philly. we are at hard rock cafÉ on market street the restaurant is getting ready to celebrate a big birthday that's right it was founded june 14th, 1971 in london we'll check out the new menu, music and cocktails in just a bit but first it's june. and that means farmers markets are back in business all around the region so much bounty to choose from, you could hit a different market just about every day of the week.

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our sarah bloomquist was there for the ceremony. >> news personalities everywhere.rose guest managed a professional baseball team last night. he served as skipper of the bridgeport bluefish in connecticut. they play in the independent atlantic league. rose who was banned from the major leagues due to gambling was able to take this one game job because the bluefish are not affiliated with any major league team. rose says this appearance goes to show he remains an ambassador for baseball. >> 4:58 now. tragic new developments in a building collapse and fire in wilmington. firefighters pull a body out of the rubble overnight t a live report from the scene is up next. >> four police officers in new jersey will soon be able to administer a life saving drug. details on the upcoming announcement is coming u >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala program. meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 5 o'clock on this tuesday june 17th. we're following a breaking news story. >> tragic new developments out

. >>> sarah bloomquist is live. tell us. >>> rick and sharrie both the young girls that the same man followed both of them. both are students at drexilhill middle school. the most recent incident happened at the intersection of state road and shadeland avenue. the teachers want the parents to be alert and report anything unusual. >> the last day of school at drexel middle school the parents and grandchildren were picking up their children were talking about the two incidents that happened in the neighborhood. a plan driving a black sedan a blue ford taurus, following two young girls from the school. >> it's extremely frightening. a 7th grader was on her way to school at 8:00 in the morning. a man drove up alongside her. >> he asked her if she need as ride. she becomes

sarah bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> new this afternoon a north jersey man haseen formally charged with murder in connection to a deadly road rage shooting on the roosevelt boulevard. 33 year old christopher fields arraigned this afternoon. the police say the newark man was riding with the new york chapter of the wheels of soul motorcycle club saturday night. the bikers allegedly surrounded a car driven by 43 year old todd riley on the boulevard and riley got out of his vehicle to confront the group, the police say that fields pulled a gun, shooting riley several times. his girlfriend was also wounded. she is listed in stable condition. officers were right behind the motorcyclists and quickly made an arrest. >>> looking at the violence of an armed robbery last monday. two robbers stormed into churches chicken in the 5800 block knock hag wo -- knocking worker to the floor demanding cash. the terror continued in the back as the robbers both dressed in hoodies and sneakers assaulted another worker. one held a gun to him while the other took money from the safe befo

with walter perez and sarah bloomquist. >> now for nydia han, chris sowers, alicia vitarelli and the news" team, happy father's day! enjoy your sunday and enjoy the weather it's going to be hot next week. >>> starting right now on abc's "this week" -- breaking news. crisis in iraq. extremist fighters, now minutes from the capital, will we be drawn back into war? plus, the surprising threat to the u.s. this morning martha raddatz on the ground in baghdad. >>> then, political shocker. >> we came up short. >> voters venting their anger. one of washington's most powerful leaders ousted. this morning, eric cantor here live. >>> and border crisis. >> they're not going to survive. >> children flooding into the u.s. without their parents, what can be done to prevent catastrophe. >>> "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now. >>> good morning, i'm