. >> reporter: sharrie here at this toll plaza, those bees were all the buzz, that is my first and last joke of this report. drivers saw the swarm of bees traveling eastbound this morning on the turnpike and they landed on the toll plaza making it an interesting day for workers and drivers, surrounding or more like swarming the traffic lights at this pennsylvania toll plaza, it was quite a sight. tens of thousands of honey bees made themselves at home. >> this is one of more interesting ones we have done, this is definitely the first one on a toll plaza, drivers at the valley forge exit, noticed the insects this morning. toll workers opted not to work near the lane and many kept their windows closed and they turned it into an easy pass to keep it movie. and then phil from the bee company arrived to the delight of workers. >> honey bees is the only stinging insect that swarms. >> this is 30,000 to 40,000 honey bees following their queen. and they believe the heat is one reason they were on the move. >> the goal is to get the queen from the swarm into a hive. once we get it into a hive, a

live in tacony, sharrie williams, "channel~6 action news,." >> thank you, sharrie. an appeals canals has overturned the decision to defrock a pastor. frank schaffer was let go to never preside over another gay wedding ceremony. the first united methodist church. to be able to speak with a stronger voice than what i could have spoken as defrocked minister. >> they ep held a 30-day suspension. schaffer has already served that. >>> they celebrated they are accomplishments. the fbi citizens academy program presented 20. they experience firsthand how the fbi investigates crimes and threats to our security. >>> pilot error was to blame for the crash landing of an asiana polite. >>> and a knee is busted after checking into social media at the scene of a crime. >>> we are showing all the storms are lifting to the west. >>> the phillies try to put the skids on a losing streak. ducis rodgers has that story when "action news" continues. get more 4th of july at kmart. with 50% off family swimwear. and hundreds of camping items on sale. shop online and pick it up in store for fr

going to sharrie williams who is at children's hospital. sharrie. >>reporter:jim the 13-year-old boy is in stable condition after shot being shot twice. once in the arm, once in the buttocks. this entire situation it was a chaotic ordeal with three different crime scene he is. at key witness was an undercover police officer. riddled with bullets this is the car that a 13-year-old was in and walked up and unloaded. >> he fired eight shots in the car. >> the teenager was in the passenger seat. the stepfather was driving. and another teenager was in the back seat. he took off. >> they parked right there and unloaded the car. he was a bit stumbling. of got shot in hihe got shot in. >> there was a philadelphia detective that saw it all. he was in an unmarked unit right where the shooting happened. the shooter walked on foot with a male accomplice to this home on mountain street. swat hostage negotiators and helicopters swarmed the area believing that an active shooter was inside. he walked outside. he was the homeowner. he had nothing to do with the shoo

. >> good evening sharrie and nice to see you monica. not nice to see this. the blue route 476 at a stand still from past the mid county tolls to this point at ridge pike all the way down to villanova, the overturned vehicle crash now is gone, so all three southbound lanes are reopen, but you saw what the traffic looked like, speeds in the teens on the southbound side of the blue route and upper moreland they are fighting a house fire, and eastern road gets you around it. speeds on the schuylkill teens and 20s, and crash on 95 northbound is now on the shoulder and camden county along 130 and federal street. and the wilmington-newark regional rail line has a 10 to 15 minute delays this afternoon because of amtrak signal problems. >> all right we'll see you in the next half hour. >>> it's a place of healing and happiness in chester coin, but now a unique barn is in jeopardy of closing down, it's helping children with disabilities for years and john rawlins has the story. >> reporter: something you done see every day, kids painting miniature horses, this is part

"action news" sharrie williams is covering the event live in center city tonight with more, sharrie. reporter: rick, governor corbett and mr. wolf, they didn't want to make too big of a deal about their first joint appearance it happened inside the crystal tea room. as you can imagine people were waiting to hear what they would say, they played nice overall but they didn't waste anytime rolling out their agendas. republican governor tom corbett and his democratic challenger tom wolf exchanged smiles and hand shakes tonight, both were featured speakers at the pennsylvania environmental council dinner in center city. it is the first time that the two appeared in the same place since the the campaign got underway. >> this is first time we have actually shared a stage together. it is different. >> i think it has been game on since january, as a matter of fact, between mr. wolf and other candidates, they spent about 30 million-dollar beating up on me and saying what they would do. now we need to know what the tea tails are. >> reporter: environmental policy at forefront, wolf wasted no ti

fun times, monica and sharrie. back over to you. >> matt thanks. more to come on "action news" tonight. a modern day amelia earhart begins her trip around the world. and her name is amelia earhardt too. >>> i can promise smooth sailing the next couple of days and low humidity, we'll talk about another beautiful weekend in the seven-day forecast. >> plus, ducis rogers looks at what the sixers have in store for tonight's big nba draft. >>> 77 years ago amelia earhardt vanished in the pacific. now another amelia earhardt takes off for her flight. she is no relation and this trip will raise funds for flying lessons for more young women. the 28,000 mile trip. while our area overwhelmingly push for a win in the world cup, there were a few people on the other side. a group of german fans rooted on their team and they ended up beating the americans but both teams advance to the knockout stage. we like that. >> yes, we do, and people on facebook and twitter say how does that work. >> and ducis rogers here to talk about sports. >> still going to the knockout

rick and sharrie hopefully you have fun this weekend down the shore. remember the trick, you pull it up and reel it down. >> pull it up, reel it down. reel it down. and you reel it down. pull it up. reel it down. >> melissa there is a seafood restaurant around the corner, can you catch something there perhaps. >> that is the easy way for you always. >> that is the way i do it. >> stay on top of the hot weather this summer with the 6 abc storm tracker app get warnings for heat and live radar for storms heading our way. and the app is available for your apple or android device. >> now a check of the roads and what is happening outdoors. >> what is fishing for you over there matt. >> what we are catching on the roads is a bunch of accidents and delays, on the blue route 476 stacked through this point villanova, a crash, taking out the scene and the left lane and the southbound travel time 42 minutes from the schuylkill to 95 should be 18, that is the name of the game this afternoon, one on the turnpike taking down downingtown, one along 252 and valley for

sharrie williams is live in the newsroom with more. hi, sharrie. >>reporter:hi shirleen.rment charges. as you can imagine, the couple refused to get treatment for their 6-year-old for a dental condition that could have put her life at risk. why the father believes that he was only protecting his child. plus, a new treatment for dogs with bone cancer may help children and women with cancer as well. ali gorman takes a look at the remarkable progress being made here in philadelphia. we'll have those stories and much more when you join us coming up at 5:00. brian. >>> happy friday, sharrie. >> thank you. >>> and summer is kicking off at art slash. the practice begins this weekend. through september 1st they can drop in and pick up an art splash map. it's always free for kids 12 and under. [♪] >> don't you love that. the sound of steam drums signals the opening of a brand new park. spruce street harbor park opened to the public. the pop-up park has hammocks to relax and floating gardens and mist stations to cool down on hot days like this. it has a bar and restaurant. the park

rick and sharrie back over to you. >> much more to come on "action news" this evening, their

in rittenhouse square, sharrie williams channel six "action news". >> thanks, sharrie. police are on the look out for a man break nothing to homes and watching women sleep. four women tell police that they have a awake toned find a stranger standing over their beds. the the incident started in the middle of april, the latest happened in the 7100 block of seaford road last tuesday, witnesses described the suspect as a slim, african-american man between 5 feet eight and 5 feet 10 inches tall, he also has a mustache, goat tea and a gap between his two front teeth. >>> delaware state trooper is recovering tonight, after he was shot trying to apprehend a domestic violence suspect. the shooting happened this morning in magnolia delaware. after a brief chase police say that the suspect, dennis hicks, got out of his car and fired on corporal lloyd mccann. corporal mccann was hit twice but return fire. mccann is in serious but stable condition. hicks later died of his injuries. >>> hatfield township police released clearer pictures of a man accused of stealing a wallet ape going

searching for a suspect that carried a bold and frightening robbery out on an oxford circle woman, sharrie williams is live in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: this all started as the woman was walking into her apartment. take a look for yourself. the suspect followed her in and began to attack her and that is just the beginning, coming up on "action news" at 5:00, we are live with what happened next. and the reaction from the woman there in the video. plus, a new project kicks in in a big way. and transferred an old military facility into a one stop center to help the homeless, those stories and more coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. >> thanks. >>> dozens of students got their education back on track today, the action cam was there as 55 people graduated from the camden community college gateway program. it gives high school drop out a chance to earn credit to college degrees. all the students, everyone of them plan to move to higher education. a member of the philadelphia eagles swoop in to save the day in his home town of harrisburg, the rainbow hills swim club did not get

>>reporter:hi, sharrie. it runs up against wooded areas like that when young male bears are on the roam. the wildlife and fisheries say that the bear is acting in a normal behavior. but it shoulder not be approached. this morning between 8:30 and 9:00 a driver reported a bear crossing church road near mount laurel avenue. it was not first report. >> at 6:30 there was a sighting in the township south of us. he crossed north. >> multiple bear sightings. it's not certain if it's one or more bears. the talk of many county towns for six days. last wednesday from winslow township. every day since there were new sightings. the reports progressed north word and medford, mount laurel a 20-mile stretch. in mount laurel the alerts were sent social media and text. the schools were advised to be watchful. bob wolf was mowing his lawn and thought what to do if a bear showed up. no sudden moves. >> get in and call the police. >> lock the door. no quick runs. no run. >> the bambino was out looking for a bear. only a animaon

sharrie williams has the story. >>reporter:excitement and joy as hundreds of college students received their hard earned degree. a mother of three that went back to school. the 43-year-old has no idea that paul robinson has driven from his base in virginia to personally present the degree. >> she gave her whole life. >>reporter:then the big moment. chopper [cheers and applause] >> her reaction was what i expected. exactly what i was expecting. i know that my mom is a big cry baby. corporal robinson is in town one night. he only found out this morning. >> when i went into work. hey roby robinson, aren't you supposed to be home with your mom. >> words cannot express. this is the next best thing. >> her husband charles jr. died after a battle of diabetes. they had to be strong for each other since his passing. >> i did a lot of things. i raised my children. i wanted to go to school. >> now they have her bachelor degree in resource management with her son by her side. >> my mom is one of my biggest inspiration. we are t

. >> hey sharrie, everyone is warm and muggy and across much of the area it's fairly quiet on double scan live and north of philadelphia and centsral and parts of montgomery county, just two areas seeing a downpour pass through near horsham, it's falling apart by 611 and willow grove and jenkintown, two lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes, in bucks county north and east of -- how much rain is falling and that one thunderstorm near jenkintown, about a half inch of rain an hour. about 2 inches of rain an hour near jenkintown, they are not lagging so we are not seeing the flash flooding. if they stalled, we would have a problem but that is the not the case. as we look at dublg scan live most of the action is in western pennsylvania and north york and most of this passes to the north and west, 450 lightning strikes within this entire view on double scan live. it's the front we have to front as it passed through during the evening hours, what to expect for the next few hours, until 7:00 much of the area will remain quiet, it will be very spotty to see the downpours and thunderstorms

>>reporter:hi, sharrie.against wooded areas like that when young male bears are on the roam. the wildlife and fisheries say that the bear is acting in a normal behavior. but it shoulder not be approached. this morning between 8:30 and 9:00 a driver reported a bear crossing church road near mount laurel avenue. it was not first report. >> at 6:30 there was a sighting in

. >> reporter: good evening sharrie, president obama insists he is not sending forces back into combat in iraq. the first of those up to 300 special forces, very soon, they are embedded in the senior levels of the iraqi military. >> president obama says there is no military solution in iraq not one led by the united states, instead -- >> we are prepared to take targeted and divisive military action if and when the situation on the ground requires it. >> the u.s. will lead a diplomatic effort to lead to stability in iraq. >> the threat like to isil will develop partnerships for local forces like iraqi, take the lead. >> u.s. fighter jets are flying servers missions across iraq and searching for armed militants but this morning republican senators blasted the president. >> president obama has always been a reluctant commander and chief, the president of the united states goes for fundraising and golfing and now is fiddling while iraq burns. >> they say there is gaps in intelligence and launching air strikes without civilian casualtys challenging. this illustrates why, determining the isi

sharrie williams. >> reporter: a big kickoff at the dell music center. a new look was unveiled for the gateway entrances now painted with murals dedicated to music. >> it's not just for concerts, people are having graduations here it's a beautiful place it's an art community. >> reporter: the outdoor venue has been around for 40 years, but lack of upkeep and maintenance began to take its toll. >>> meanwhile, the mann center the other outdoor venue began making repairs. to change it. >> we have two outdoor venues. >> reporter: they added new seating and reconstructed the parking lot and renovated the stage and now it has an upgraded look spending $7 million. >> it's one of the main features of our city is tourism. this will attract them. we have the video screen we have a lot of space for them to perform on stage and the performers not only love coming here, to perform they want to come back. >> reporter: a few feature this gazabe and billboard area is dedicated to georgey woods. >> it's a great place and family place and part of philadelphia's history. >

sharrie said bring a shark inflatable there, save it for a neighbor's pool or your bathtub.in philadelphia 94 degrees, the summer sizzle, 10 degrees above the normal. the record high in philly was 93 set in 1967 and we were shy of that by 2 degrees. it's fairly oppressive and dover feels like the century point and 95 in millville and drier air off to the north and east. 84 in mt. pocono and trenton 91 degrees is your heat index. we are looking for storms but have you to look all the way west, not even in pittsburgh, have you to get to cleveland and south of chicago with this complex of storms, sliding along the front and atmospheric energy that won't push in here until early tomorrow morning. future tracker at 8:00 it remains quiet, 1:00, in the morning closer to the front we could spark a downpour or thunderstorm for the wee hours and then the rush tomorrow morning at 5:30, more in the way of downpours popping up as the energy arrives from the west and by noon still downpours and thunderstorms around and that continues into the afternoon and evening hours, so tomorrow, defi

"action news" reporter sharrie williams was on the von neida park for the celebration of lights. >> foure, two, one. >> reporter: there was light in camden. a feat that took two years and it all started with these students. >> when we see what we've done especially at a young age such as us its a great feeling. >> reporter: a great feeling and a lot to celebrate as students from saint anthony of padua began attending city and county meetings pushing for improvements at their neighborhood park. they also helped protests using flashlights to get their point across even calling their elected officials constantly. >> i felt like they're going to keep their promise. >> reporter: now their perseverance paid off. the county is spending $360,000 to add the rows of lights and make other capital improvements. >> wanted to see how much progress we made from a little group that no one knew about until now. >> reporter: kids and families at this park after dark, it was simply a no-no because of safety concerns so this is a first, a year ago the camden county metro police began patrolling here on foot

nydia is off, sharri joins us this morning. a teen is killed, an police suv shot up during a violent night in philadelphia. >> u.s. place portugal today in the world cup today. a preview is ahead. >> that 80s show and we're tracking a warmup. chris sowers is enjoying the sunshine. >> reporter: nice sunshine, it's comfortable, not too much going on, it's a golfer's delight not even a breeze so it should be nice on the greens. dewpoints have come down and the humidity levels will drop off this afternoon. temperatures north and west we're 50s in some locations. norristown quakertown, pilots, in the upper 6 -- pottstown, in the upper 50s. chester, 63. center city, 63 and kennett square 60. move south and east into new jersey, 66 is the number for vineland. glassboro, 62. cherry hill, 61. hockessin 66. gandys beach 66 degrees. we're expecting a sea breeze to kick in later this afternoon. inhandle locations will top out in the low 80s. right there on the sand, atlantic city, avalon, sea isle city you'll top out close to 80 degrees or

"action news" reporter sharrie williams has that story. >> reporter: standing more than 5 feet tall this piece has been a point of pride for free church of saint john in kensington. allison ross is a 20 year member. >> it is a beautiful eagle and the script tour readings are done from there, on the wings of eagles. >> reporter: it has been at saint john's sanctuary 100 years but now the the iconic symbol is gone. stolen from the house of worship when no one was around. >> i'm heart broken. >> reporter: a member discover the break in this afternoon. >> he went to look at the door and it was opened and smashed in. >> reporter: thieves made off with the piece and at some point between monday night and early this morning. it the is not a solo job. the eagle podium ways about 150 pounds. >> the the thing to move around, it is heavy, take two to three guys to take it out, or to lift it. >> reporter: also stolen two large wooden chairs used by bishops. a lot of the goodwill and work performed here at the church is done by volunteers, and including these men who are boarding up the broken down d

sharrie williams has the remarkable success story. >> reporter: high school graduations are a familiarthis time of year, but this group in camden has a story. these graduates are part of the leap academy university charter school and for the 10th consecutive year 100% have earned their high school diploma and 100% are heading to college. >> ten thousand dollars. >> reporter: including senior marco lopez who is heading to rutgers for engineering. >> i feel like i'm ready for college. >> reporter: it's a joyous occasion in camden one of the poorest most violent cities in the country. >> kids from camden they are the miracle in many ways. they are the children that nobody ever believed could do it. >> i think the teachers are more dedicated they are more in tune with the students they care about our education and us personally. >> reporter: it's a proud night for parents, too. >> this has been an entire journey, so finally be here on this day is unreal and unbelievable. there is poverty in camden. >> they come from the same neighborhoods that everybody comes, it's shows we can break the c

. >>> and rick williams and sharrie williams a look at 5:00. >>> hi, guys.ama is set to meet with his top advisers to talk about his continuing talks in iraq. >>> a man that collapsed at the gary papa run is recovering thanks to several nurses that >>> two young girls in upper darby says that a man followed them at separate times and tried to lure them into his car. they believe it was the same man in both incidents. they are concerned it could happen again. >>> the big story on the news is a search for a suspect on two attempted lurings. >>> sarah bloomquist is live. what can you 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 p

nydia is off, sharri joins us this morning.nday, june 22. teen is killed, an police suv shot up during a violent night in philadelphia. >> u.s. place portugal today in the world cup today. a preview is ahead. >> that 80s show and we're tracking a warmup. chris sowers is enjoying the sunshine. >> reporter: nice sunshine, it's comfortable, not too much going on, it's a golfer's delight not even a breeze so it should be nice on the greens. dewpoints have come down and the humidity levels will drop off this afternoon. temperatures north and west we're 50s in some locations. norristown quakertown, pilots, in the upper 6 -- pottstown, in the upper 50s. chester, 63. center city, 63 and kenne

sharrie williams has the remarkable success story. >> reporter: high school graduations are a familiar scene this time of year, but this group has a unique story. >> it's a big deal for this community. >> reporter: these graduates are partly of the leap academy university charter school and for the 10th consecutive year 100% have earned their high school diploma and 100% of heading to college. >> ten thousand dollars. >> reporter: including senior marco lopez who is heading to rutgers to study engineering. >> i feel i'm ready for college. >> reporter: it's a joyous occasion in camden, one of the most violent, poorest city in the county. >> kids from karen, they are a miracle. >> i think the teachers are more dedicated, they are care not only about our education, but about us personally. >> reporter: it's a proud night for parents, too, vanessa joan jones' son has been in leap since current -- kindergarten >> they come from the same neighborhoods that everybody comes, it shows we can break a cycle of poverty every time you graduate a child and send him to college. sharrie williams chann

sharrie williams joins us. >>> the search continues in two states for the woman that was accused of beatinganother mother in front of her old child. >>> a dispute involving baseball bats and a gun brings swarms of police to the new jersey neighborhood. and shia labeouf says that his off stage performance is what is to blame. >>> and out of gloucester county, new jersey. it's an apparent case of road rage. it started some kind of disagreement between two drivers. one cornered the other at clementon road. that driver got out of his car and used a boxcutter to slash the hand of the other driver. he was chased by police into pine hill where he was taken into custody. the victim of the slashing declined medical treatment. >>> they surrounded several homes in emergency this afternoon. this spilled out in the streets. and it happened at high street at 1:30 p.m. two groups got into fights with baseball bats and a gun. they are searching a number of homes them he recovered one gun. several people have been arrested. >>> police in cheltenham

sharrie sheriff's deputview." sherrie is out because of a contract disagreement.ter news broke mccarthy tweeted "if sherrie goes i go too." jennifer aniston can put her best friend's wedding on the one calendar. the friend star announced the news with this picture on twitter. cox was married to david arquette. they share custody of a 10-year-old daughter >>> archaeologists are showing off ruins dated back to 300 years. and students from monmouth have colonial items. they believe that some of the remnants are part of an all-girl prep school. you see kitchen items here. the dig is in advance of the explanks oexpansion of the acad. >>> and thousands of workers get notice. soon the casino workers are out of a job. >>> and wawa welcome back america festivities get started tomorrow. grand plans to expand the museum of art could bring changes to the famed recycl rocky steps. now for the entire "action news" >>> friday night one of the proposed casino sites in philadelphia is no more. and police charge a lehigh valley couple for failing to get dental care for their daught

sharrie williams, "channel~6 action news." >>> they received their diplomas tonight. it was bittersweet for the students and proud parents. at 51 years st. stevens will close its doors for good at the end of this month. >>> details emerge from the press conference on another deadly school shooting. we'll hear from students. >>> plus, the president makes pleas to americans about gun violence. >>> the latest on a shark scare after a teenager is biten. adam. >>> rick, despite the heavy downpours the easterly wind is rolling in the fog. what to want in the accuweathere accuweather forecast. >>> and ducis rodgers has sports when we come right back. [ male announcer ] tv's come a long way. from color. to the remote. to flat screens. now it's taking a quantum leap. introducing fios quantum tv. record up to 12 shows at the same time. store up to 200 hours of entertainment in hd. plus watch live tv anytime with the fios mobile app. redefining what tv can be. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v redefining what tv can be

. >>> thank you, sharrie. a wisconsin court administrator, morgan geyser and melissa lured their friend into the woods an stabbed her 19 times. that was to appease a character named slender man. the victim survived. she is out the hospital. the suspects will be back in court next month. >>> chuck hagel was grilled on capitol hill over the swap to release bergdahl. and hagel accidented that his agency engaged in direct negotiations with the terrorists. he was taken to germany follow hig release. that was to rehabilitate before sent home. it led to a heated exchange before today's hearing. >> you are telling me he is held in germany because of his medical condition? gosh, i hope you are not implying anything other than. the fact that -- [talking over each other] >> i am going to give you the answer. i don't like the implication. >> answer it. >> the swo swap was the last che to get bergdahl home. >>> and the investigation into yesterday's school shooting in oregon. you can watch it coming up at 6:30 following "a

. >> reporter: sharri, it's comfortable out there this morning, but the humidity makes a comeback and by wednesday. i'll have the details coming up next. >> good morning, it is sunday june 22, nydia han is off, sharrie williams joins us. >>> in the news a city park trashed and a police car window shattered. this is the remnants after a violent night across the city of philadelphia. that left 8 people shot and two dead. >>> the hunt is on for a rapest that attacked a woman in her center city apartment. >>> chris sowers here with a look at the accuweather forecast. not bad tore sunday. >> reporter: not bad we're calling it a sunday stunner. lots of sunshine expected and low humidity levels. there's the view at penns landing, we have a little bit of cloud cover overhead worry expecting sunshine as the day wears on, temperatures top out in the low 80s. perfect finish to the weekend. 73 degrees in philadelphia. 70 in trenton, 72 in wilmington. millville, 73. sea isle city, 71. on the boards in atlantic city, 72. allentown, 67 and poconos 64. with the clouds fizzle away we'll see temperatur

. >>> now for rick williams and sharrie williams, and the entire >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and an underground emergency cuts gas service to hundreds of people and authorities bust dozens of suspected drug dealers in a raid in berks county. but the big story is the arrest of an illegal immigrant for the rape a 26-year-old woman in center city philadelphia. a woman, a doctor at penn was strong armed on the street and hauled up to her apartment at 19th and spruce and then raped repeatedly. police say her attacker was milton garcia a honduran national. vernon odom is live with the full story. >> good evening, police say this suspect charged now with rape, robbery and kidnapping has made a full statement confessing to this crime on spruce street. >> this man milton garcia, age 28 an illegal immigrant from honduras is the center city rapist that struck saturday morning on spruce. >> the resident of rittenhouse square, we have this off the street. they say it was this who strong

center city taking out the right lane, causing delays from the tolls in camden, a lot of big issues sharrie, we'll check them again in the next half hour. >> thank you matt. >>> students at eastern university academy charter school are on a social media mission for their principal. omar barlow is a finalist, and if he wins his nonprofit will receive $30,000 to fund scholarships for the students. they are looking to get the word out for their beloved principal. >> our mission here is to get every kid to think bid and get every kid to think on purpose and excel on life, we are asking people to go to steveharvey.com to vote for me. >> mr. barlow is representing philadelphia and is one of four finalists in the nation. >> all right, good luck to himle. >> there is much more to come on "action news" tonight. food companies and restaurants could face pressure to make their fooded less salty. ali gorman has details coming up. >> plus you'll need extra change when you drive on the pennsylvania turnpike and the tolls will increase next. those stories and more when cecily tynan coming back with storms

sharrie williams is live.rter:monica the 15-year-old gunman was armed with a knife and several guns including a military-style rifle. all the weapons were obtain at family home. he hid them in a duffel bag and a guitar case as he rode the school bus that fateful day. a deadly school shooting. >> shots are fired in the locker room. >>reporter:jared padgett carrying a duffel bag, a rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammo from her family's home shooting a 14-year-old in the locker room. >> he spent a period of time in the locker room. during that time he murdered a fellow student. we have not established any link between the shooter and the victim. >> a phys. ed. teacher was reportedly targeted in the rampage. >> he was carrying a gun running after rispler. >> todd rispler was shot but they were able to get a lockdown. over the intercom this is a real lockdown. turn the lights off and stay

. >> reporter: hi sharrie, hi monica, i am with the margate beach patrol and it's time to go out in the water. going to have all the hot happenings this weekend. >> so jealous. those stories and more when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back. my dental hygienist, she's awesome. but very demanding. so i've decided to go pro. with crest pro-health. [ male announcer ] 4 out of 5 dentists confirmed these pro-health products helped maintain a professional clean. [ tisola ] i've raised my game. i guess that's what happens when you go pro. [ male announcer ] go pro with crest pro-health. ♪ from the crest factory in greensboro, north carolina to a walmart near you. join walmart and crest in supporting american jobs. >>> health check tonight. local doctors are proving that telemedicine is there when it comes to saving a boy's sight. >> telemedicine means sending information from one center to another. many times doctors in one area to another will use it to cult doctors from miles away. the doctors at childrens hospital of philadelphia shows preemys at risk for eye infection. and they trained

sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning, you want to check the feert -- freezer for a major summertime treat after a error. >>> hundreds of reinforcements are called in to battle a fire. >> reporter: it's beautiful day the much lower humidity doesn't last long. heat [ michael strahan ] i'm michael strahan, and i love new york. there's no place like it in the world. my favorite thing is the excitement of the outdoors. like rock climbing in the catskills, rafting in the adirondacks, surfing on long island, or getting your heart racing at watkins glen international. come discover your favorite part of new york. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com there's something for everyone. >> firefighters say a wildfire burning in southern colorado has grown to 700 acres. officials thinkment blaze was started by lightning on monday. 35 firefighters were battling the blaze yesterday and major recent forcement were called in. a sky crane helicopter and two single engine air tankers are working on that fire. >>> it's been dry out there,

sharrie williams has the story. >>reporter:there was light at the park in camden. a fete that took two years. >> it's a great feeling. >>reporter:a lot tof celebrate as students oa -- lot tocelebra. they help to the protest using flashlights to get their point across and calling their elected officials constantly. and now they are peverance had paid off. >> we are seeing so much progress from a little group to now. >>reporter:it was a no, no because of safety concerns. this is a first. a year ago the camden metro police began to patrol on foot. they think that the lights will help reduce crime. >> the neighborhood is getting safer all the time. it will help to expedite thee/+ process. >> a part in tha party in the p. >> no matter how young you or you can make a difference in your community. >>reporter:in camden sarah share williams. >>> we have hot and dangerous weather coming tomorrow. >>> tomorrow is hotter. it's more hollywood. live double scan showing that there are not any showers or thunderstorms here now. and the action cam taking from rittenhouse square a l

. >> reporter: in kensington, sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> happening today philadelphia city council will voting on a bill that would lower the penalties of posing marijuana. -- possessing marijuana. the bill is expected to pass. but mayor nutter may not sign it into law. his administration has voiced concerns over his proposal because it clashes with state law. >> happening today people of same-sex marriage will clash with people in washington, d.c. meantime the judge who overturned the law bar recognition of same-sex marriage is asking to appeal it. they want to appeal it to the third circuit court of appeals in philadelphia. same-sex marriage is now legal in the keystone state. >> time for the first look of business on this thursday morning. lawmakers on capitol hill are taking a closer look at how electronic cigarettes are marketed, especially to chirnl. the senate -- children. several opponents of youth smoking testified along with the president of an ecigarette manufacturer. the rules are still being written. >>> stocks closed higher after the federal reserve said

for sharrie with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jl.rdner. >>> wednesday night and the big expansion is approved for the gardidn't state parkway and a violence struggle is captured on camera. but it's big story is the arrival of downpours in the tri-state area, this is the sky over center city philadelphia through the eyes of sky 6, the storm clouds painted an ominous picture over the philadelphia skyline, and this is a results of the visitors at an outdoor farm market. they were pelted by heavy rain just a short time ago. we should check out double scan radar, woe know there is rain and how heavy and where. >> it's all the moisture in the atmosphere, it will be move scattered than widespread and that is some good news and mainly confined to the state of pennsylvania and new jersey and much of delaware escaped the downpours later. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing it's quiet out there, one thunderstorm in mercer coin, moving away from pennington and cherry valley road and 206 south and east of the princeton, 14 lightning strikes i

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sharrie williams joins us with more. >> the first reason to celebrate is the fact that the 17-year-old made it through high school, jared brown did something he did not do in three years, he put one foot in front of the other, he walked across the stage. graduating from high school is quite an accomplishment, marking a milestone in a teens life. their son jared is a graduating senior in parkland high school, in allentown. >> how i feel about jared graduating, my heart is about to explode. the journey to get here is different for all of these students, walking across the stage to get their diploma, is natural for all of these graduates. except jared, the 17-year-old was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was a baby and has been in a wheelchair since he was 14 and has not walked in three years, he wowed everyone and took his first steps. jared's big goal was to be like everybody else and walk the stage to receive his own diploma. >> there are no prouder parents in the world than janet and i. >> afterwards he was greeted with a hug and kiss from his mom and dad. >> that was awesome. >>

. >> reporter: in center city, sharrie williams, channel 6, action news. >> i would still be crying.nd, momma, you raised a good boy. you can tell that. >> yeah, she did. >>> that's what's making news. >>> america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great thursday. police are trying to toll identify the robber who knocked a deli clerk unconscious. >> a bill for ecigarettes will become law today. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows spotty showers are forming out to the

. >> chris sowers has the >> it is sunday, june 22, nydia han is off, sharrie williams joins us. >>>n the news, philadelphia police are on the hunt for a rapest who attacked a young woman in her center city apartment. we have newly he released surveillance video. >> in a park, trash and police car window shattered this is the remnants of a party in a park that left a teenager dead and one injured. >> meteorologist chris sowers is at the big board with a big check of the forecast. a last fabulous week in sports. >> reporter: i'm thinking sun, surf, sand, the jersey shore, the temperatures are in the 70s, a nice sea breeze is starting to develop. the winds are out of the east/northeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour. atlantic city at the airport, nice and quiet, 75. on the boardwalk, 71. ocean city, 73 degrees, sea isle 74. avalon, 74. a lot more sunshine down in cape may county. a little more cloud cover to the north, in time everybody will see sun as the day wears on. ocean temperature off cape may, 5 degrees. waves will range anywhere from 1 to 2 feet, so a light chop. the frontal system

monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight and the big story is another day inin one spot we actually set a record today. adam joseph and cecily tynan is here with the latest with accuweather and possible storms. >> i am starting here in the shade, that is the place to be, yesterday was the hottest day and today even hotter. yesterday 90 and today 94, 10 degrees above normal. the record high for philadelphia for this date is 86, so not a record yet for philadelphia however we did set a record in atlantic city. the atlantic city airport temperature 94 degrees, that breaks the old record of 93 set back in the 1960s, millville currently 93 and wilmington 92 and trenton 91 and 90 on the beaches, are you not getting a sea breeze to cool you off are you getting a land breeze and have you to go into the ocean to cool off there. the heat index is high south of philadelphia, sea isle city, it

rick is off and sharrie williams joins us this evening.he big story is the attack on that mother and child. >> it happened this week in sales salem, new jersey. >> john rawlins was able to speak to the victim. >> reporter: we'll start with a disclaimer, what we show you is real violence and it could be unsettling and disturbing to some of our viewers. the victim is a 27-year-old biology student. the 2-year-old was right there at the beating and a number of people, a half dozen, believed to be teens, they were not only watching the fight but video taping it with their cell phones. >> they were all video taping the fight, i could have been dead right know. if she hit me in the right spot, it would be over, over