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. >>> "action news" reporter sharrie williams and dann cuellar are covering different angles of this ets go to sharrie first in the satellite center. sharrie, you have been talking to aviation experts, what have they been saying. >> reporter: jim, we have spoke to several experts who cover aviation, politics, and also terrorism, three areas that can the not be ignored in this catastrophic event and this level of loss of life. well, tonight they will weigh in on the flight path taken by this jet liner and also, they expand and say why we now must pay more attention to that region. fragments of million layer a airlines flight 17 remains skat nerd eastern ukraine and so dot remains of the 298 people who were on board. flying from amsterdam to qualify alum per the triple seven flew over an area of ukraine teaming with tension. >> you would have thought that the international airlines would have a avoided that route. >> reporter: in the past week ukraine separatist who want to be a part of russia have shot down two other aircraft, a cargo plane and a fighter jet that belong to ukraine. man
. >>> "action news" reporter sharrie williams and dann cuellar are covering different angles of this ets go to sharrie first in the satellite center. sharrie, you have been talking to aviation experts, what have they been saying. >> reporter: jim, we have spoke to several experts who cover aviation, politics, and also terrorism, three areas that can the not be ignored in this catastrophic event and this level of loss of life. well, tonight they will weigh in on the...
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sharrie williams was on the parkway for the jam and the fireworks. >> reporter: a spectacular display as fireworks light up the sky capping off a night of wonder and amazement. it is independence day, america's birthday and there's no party like the jam on the parkway. >> it's been great, the weather is great, she is waiting to see niki minaj. >> she sings real good. >> reporter: haley and makalia leonard came wearing their red white and blue. >> reporter: wawa welcome america is a huge celebration full of power house performances and family fun. >> it's really nice that they do this for basically free, it represents america. >> reporter: representing the u.s.a. is what the 4th of july is all about. the freedoms enjoyed in this country are due in part because of military members including elizabeth who is home from afghanistan. >> i've been home for three years since i became from afghanistan. it's a lot to enjoy with the family and enjoying with the family, it means a a lot. sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> a vacationers at the jersey shore hoping for a nicer weekend afte
sharrie williams was on the parkway for the jam and the fireworks. >> reporter: a spectacular display as fireworks light up the sky capping off a night of wonder and amazement. it is independence day, america's birthday and there's no party like the jam on the parkway. >> it's been great, the weather is great, she is waiting to see niki minaj. >> she sings real good. >> reporter: haley and makalia leonard came wearing their red white and blue. >> reporter: wawa...
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sharrie williams has the story. >>reporter:these two are survivors of the crazy and dangerous storms that passed through. a 12-year-old girl held her breath after swept through an underground storm drain for half a mile. other is a story of a 14-year-old boy struck by lightning. he may still be alive by a pair of tennis shoes that his friend game h.i.v. a fe him a few days. david was struck by lightning during the storm. he came out into the storm to get inside of his friend's car. >> i was like running. i heard it. i was shocked and shaken. i was bleeding everywhere. gushing blood. >> amazingly he has a small wound on his arm. everything else checked out fine. they say that his tennis shoes likely saved him from further injury. >> the shoes he was wearing have thick rubber soles. that helped to ground everything. >>reporter:from lightning strike os tstrikes to water. >> i tried to yell. i couldn't. i didn't want to open my mouth. >>reporter:taylor russell from frackville was slipped in and swept away. thinking that
sharrie williams has the story. >>reporter:these two are survivors of the crazy and dangerous storms that passed through. a 12-year-old girl held her breath after swept through an underground storm drain for half a mile. other is a story of a 14-year-old boy struck by lightning. he may still be alive by a pair of tennis shoes that his friend game h.i.v. a fe him a few days. david was struck by lightning during the storm. he came out into the storm to get inside of his friend's car....
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well, it business to get a far greater audience as told by "action news" reporter sharrie williams. >> i was like totally shocked. >> reporter: mary is a bride to be after two and a half years of dating her fiance, chris, popped the question. >> i pick out the ring, and i was ready to go with everything. >> reporter: proposal happened here at logan square, when it seemed like a moment just between the two of them has become quite the talker on the internet. >> i had no idea. >> reporter: six abc photographer dann sheridan was taking a walk around the fountain at logan square when he spotted a man hiding in the bush west a camera. it turns out it was chris's brother, mike, recording the proposal for family keep sake. sheridan then grabbed his camera to help out, in hopes of giving the couple a professionally shot video of the special moment. >> i knew at that moment, i knew something cool was going on, something special was happening. >> reporter: quick clip of the couple's big moment then ran on "action news" friday night during the closing credits, capturing the couple's excitement a
well, it business to get a far greater audience as told by "action news" reporter sharrie williams. >> i was like totally shocked. >> reporter: mary is a bride to be after two and a half years of dating her fiance, chris, popped the question. >> i pick out the ring, and i was ready to go with everything. >> reporter: proposal happened here at logan square, when it seemed like a moment just between the two of them has become quite the talker on the internet....
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"action news" reporter sharrie williams is live on the 6200 block of carpenter street in the cobbs creek section of the city. sharrie, what are the details. >> reporter: jim, you are right, she went down, fighting in this one. the struggle unfolded as soon as ivory washington walk through the doorway of her home right here, behind me. this neighborhood is upset about this break in and how the 91 year-old and the retired elementary schoolteacher was treated. she has lived here for 50 years and has never had any problems, until today. >> i'm better now then i was earlier today. >> reporter: bruised and sore, 91 year-old ought bring washington is recovering from a scary situation. it was 2:00 in the afternoon, she had been at senior center when she return to her home in philadelphia's cobbs creek neighborhood. she opened up the door and walked in on two men burglarizing her home. >> unaudible. >> that is the hard part of about it. i put the key in the lock, and i opened up the door and then something went over my head, and over my face. >> reporter: men then snatched her jewelry off of her
"action news" reporter sharrie williams is live on the 6200 block of carpenter street in the cobbs creek section of the city. sharrie, what are the details. >> reporter: jim, you are right, she went down, fighting in this one. the struggle unfolded as soon as ivory washington walk through the doorway of her home right here, behind me. this neighborhood is upset about this break in and how the 91 year-old and the retired elementary schoolteacher was treated. she has lived here...
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"action news" reporter sharrie williams has the story. >> reporter: wearing a protective plastic cone this pit bull terrier is recovering from a terrible incident. >> it hurts your heart. it just hurts your heart. >> reporter: the young dog was stabbed repeatedly with the very sharp on, possibly a knife. these pictures helped tell the story. >> there are very deep lacerations all over her body from her stomach, to her paws to her upper body. >> reporter: she was found hiding in the grassy area of the water treatment plant in chester delaware county. investigators with the humane society said the stabbing may have happened, close to where she was found. >> i'm hoping that somebody would have seen it, may have some information, that they can share that might help us, build the case better. >> reporter: delco spca workers have named her lovey and for good reason. >> we named her lovey because she's so affectionate with everyone she meets. >> reporter: lovey didn't have a color or micro chip so who had her last is unknown, the goal, it is now to find out who hurt her. >> that is all we're
"action news" reporter sharrie williams has the story. >> reporter: wearing a protective plastic cone this pit bull terrier is recovering from a terrible incident. >> it hurts your heart. it just hurts your heart. >> reporter: the young dog was stabbed repeatedly with the very sharp on, possibly a knife. these pictures helped tell the story. >> there are very deep lacerations all over her body from her stomach, to her paws to her upper body. >> reporter:...
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"action news" reporter sharrie williams has the store friday northeast philadelphia. >> reporter: by helicopter and by boat crews searched for missing boater, five people were on board a ale sale boat in the delaware river tonight when they were met with the strong thunderstorm causing the boat to capsize. >> the boat turned over, filled with water and, according to the individual on the boat, it sunk immediately. >> reporter: four of the five swam a shore to safety but a 66 year-old man was still in the river, using a small will cooler as a floattation device. >> they looked back and they saw the cooler floating and they no longer saw the 66 year old male holding on. >> reporter: mary had just left the river area when she received a phone call from the missing boater's wife. >> i got a phone call from his wife saying that the boat capsized. there was five people on board. they cannot find richie. >> reporter: night fall making search difficult but family and friend are hoping for the best. >> my gut has never been wrong and i know he is along this cher line someplace just trying to
"action news" reporter sharrie williams has the store friday northeast philadelphia. >> reporter: by helicopter and by boat crews searched for missing boater, five people were on board a ale sale boat in the delaware river tonight when they were met with the strong thunderstorm causing the boat to capsize. >> the boat turned over, filled with water and, according to the individual on the boat, it sunk immediately. >> reporter: four of the five swam a shore to safety...
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sharrie williams joins us with a big story the independence day celebration.ter:annie mccormick is down at the shore. >> the conditions are improving. we are showing you the clouds that are still over areas in south jersey all because of what was hurricane arthur as it moved close tour shoreline here. we are tracking the latest with the hurricane. it has diminished somewhat. the winds at 90 miles-an-hour. it's a category 1 hurricane. winds sustained at 80 miles-an-hour. it's heading northeast at 28 miles-an-hour. it stays away from our shoreline heading into the weekend. even though arthur is at the atlantic there is scare of high surf down to bethany beach and rip
sharrie williams joins us with a big story the independence day celebration.ter:annie mccormick is down at the shore. >> the conditions are improving. we are showing you the clouds that are still over areas in south jersey all because of what was hurricane arthur as it moved close tour shoreline here. we are tracking the latest with the hurricane. it has diminished somewhat. the winds at 90 miles-an-hour. it's a category 1 hurricane. winds sustained at 80 miles-an-hour. it's heading...
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sharrie williams was on the parkway for the jam and the fireworks. >> reporter: a spectacular display as fireworks light up the sky capping off a night of wonder and amazement. ♪ >> happy 4th of jump! july. it's independence day, america's birthday, there's no party like the jam on the parkway. >> the weather is great, she is waiting to see niki minaj. >> reporter: these two came wearing their red, white and blue where everybody everyone can see it. >> it's the 4th of july and i like the american flag. >> reporter: the wawa welcome america is a huge outdoor celebration full of power house music performances and family fun. >> it's really nice that they do this for basically free, and we just represent the united states of america. >> reporter: representing the u.s.a. is what the 4th of july is all about. the freedoms enjoyed in this country are due in part from military members including soldier like elizabeth torres who is home from afghanistan. she also glad to celebrate the 4th of july in america's birth place. >> i've been heme for three years -- i've been home for three years, it
sharrie williams was on the parkway for the jam and the fireworks. >> reporter: a spectacular display as fireworks light up the sky capping off a night of wonder and amazement. ♪ >> happy 4th of jump! july. it's independence day, america's birthday, there's no party like the jam on the parkway. >> the weather is great, she is waiting to see niki minaj. >> reporter: these two came wearing their red, white and blue where everybody everyone can see it. >> it's the...
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sharrie williams has the story. >> reporter: one by one the kids are meeting wallace the robot.not at the philadelphia zoo. >> our hands are like wallace's whiskers. >> reporter: it's parts of a therapeutic program designed to address behavioral and mental health issues. >> having them exposed to animals at an early age is something that we think will be helpful for them. >> reporter: they are members of the parents and children together program which is run through nhs human services a nonprofit that offers mental health services. him. >> i seen the snake. >> were scared at that. william has been in the program two years, his mother said before he enrolled he had problems focusing and could not adjust to social setting. >> it's very helpful. he learned a lot in the program and he learned how to control himself. >> reporter: what's unique about the program it is only for kids ages 3 to 5, it works to address the child's needs by involving the parents. >> the parent come in like doing a special with the kids and the therapist. once a month, and we do, like, activities for parents
sharrie williams has the story. >> reporter: one by one the kids are meeting wallace the robot.not at the philadelphia zoo. >> our hands are like wallace's whiskers. >> reporter: it's parts of a therapeutic program designed to address behavioral and mental health issues. >> having them exposed to animals at an early age is something that we think will be helpful for them. >> reporter: they are members of the parents and children together program which is run...
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in northeast philadelphia, sharrie williams, channel 6 "action news." >> well the search is on for augh man that slipped out of a home after a standoff with police, the action cam was along the 400 block of del mar street last night. the man was involved in a fight with a woman, he fled to a home and barricaded himself inside. when police gained access to the home the man was gone and a gun was found. >>> prosecutors are now seeking a life sentence for a convicted child killer and rapist. yesterday a jury found rivera guilty on all 11 counts ranging from first degree murder to burglary. >> i'm relieved that this man is finally going to pay for what he did to my son and my daughter. >> police say that rivera broke into the victim's house and raped amber at knife point, she was just 12 years old at the time, that is when her 6-year-old brother dominic ran in screaming trying to defend her and rivera slashed both their throats killing little dominic. normally channel 6 "action news" does not identify victims of sexual assault but amber and her mother want to show the world they stand ta
in northeast philadelphia, sharrie williams, channel 6 "action news." >> well the search is on for augh man that slipped out of a home after a standoff with police, the action cam was along the 400 block of del mar street last night. the man was involved in a fight with a woman, he fled to a home and barricaded himself inside. when police gained access to the home the man was gone and a gun was found. >>> prosecutors are now seeking a life sentence for a convicted child...
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sharrie williams has the details. >> it sounds like a bomb went off. >> joe donahue lives in the building where the car crashed into one of the living rooms and heard and felt the impact crashing through. >> ran out and there was a lot of smoke and i told my wife to get out of the house. >> the 75-year-old woman that lives in one of the upstairs units was behind the wheel when it happened. that according to philadelphia police. donahue rushed in to help his neighbor. i knocked on the window and the door was locked and she was daysed from the airbag hitting her and i went in the backseat and crawled across and unlocked the door. >> the downstairs unit is heavily damaged and the woman that lived there was not home at the time of the crash. >> thank god my grandmom was not here because her couch literally sat in front of that window. >> family members tell me that that unit was undergoing renovations and that this crash is setting that back. neighbors tell me before the crash the elderly woman was in the vehicle in the street. they say looking disoriented before she crashed into the home, po
sharrie williams has the details. >> it sounds like a bomb went off. >> joe donahue lives in the building where the car crashed into one of the living rooms and heard and felt the impact crashing through. >> ran out and there was a lot of smoke and i told my wife to get out of the house. >> the 75-year-old woman that lives in one of the upstairs units was behind the wheel when it happened. that according to philadelphia police. donahue rushed in to help his neighbor. i...
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sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> a celebration of patriotism in delaware county the marplenship parade starts at newtown square and ends at the firehouse. happening today another celebration in delco of america's 238th birthday. springfield's parade steps off at 9:00 a.m. on the 100 block of leaming avenue and ends at springfield park. >>> the super scooper all you can eat ice cream festival with a 7-dollar donation you can enjoy all the ice cream your heart dies from noon to 5 and 6 to 5 tomorrow. the money goes to fight pediatric cancer. >>> vacationers at the jersey shore are hoping for a nicer weekend after rain put a damper on the july 4th festivities. a few fireworks let up the atlantic city skyline, but the fireworks show was postponed until tomorrow night. hurricane arthur forced to famis to find indoor fun. >> the size of the surf is hard to deal with it, once it breaks and comes in, it all wants to run back out. >> but with the rough sea came a beautiful end to the holiday, many say the weather didn't take away why they traveled to the shore for the holiday weeken
sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> a celebration of patriotism in delaware county the marplenship parade starts at newtown square and ends at the firehouse. happening today another celebration in delco of america's 238th birthday. springfield's parade steps off at 9:00 a.m. on the 100 block of leaming avenue and ends at springfield park. >>> the super scooper all you can eat ice cream festival with a 7-dollar donation you can enjoy all the ice cream your heart...
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. >>> now here is monica malpass and sharrie williams. >> coming up n at 5:00, a new york mom is arrestedfter allegedly abandoning her baby at a subway station. >> and one type of pain reliever may be doing certain women more harm than good. ali gorman will explain in health >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> rick williams is off and sharrie williams joins us, the big story is developing at this hour. we are learning new details about the house fire in philadelphia that took the lives of four children. officials at the fire department released new details about the exact times firefighters were called to the scene early saturday morning. many residents said it took 30 minutes before fire officials showed up but fire commissioner derek sawyer says that is not true. >> that incident went from three houses to eight houses in ten minutes. if that fire had been burning for 10 minutes like they said the whole block would have burned down. >> sara bloomquist is live now where community lea
. >>> now here is monica malpass and sharrie williams. >> coming up n at 5:00, a new york mom is arrestedfter allegedly abandoning her baby at a subway station. >> and one type of pain reliever may be doing certain women more harm than good. ali gorman will explain in health >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> rick williams is off and...
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the sharrie williams has more. >>reporter:there are new developments to this story. in the last hour they propose a temporary ceasefire. they would be open to such a plan to end the violence. meanwhile, earlier today the israeli president says there is no purpose of the exchange ever gunfire that continues to happen there. 17 0 people have been killed in gaza as israel keeps up its air assault. they launch 150 rockets a day. egypt's foreign ministry starts with a 12 hour cease-fire that takes effect on tuesday morning. an islamic militant group says it's one of its drones and used a patriot missile to shoot it down. no israelis were killed thank it is to the iron dome. a larger ground attack a would be inevitable. the white house does not support that type of escalation. >> no body wants to see a ground invasion. it puts more civilians at risk. >> they are engaging the situation to try i to stop the e fighting. >>> malala yousafzai said that the 200 schoolgirls will be home soon. she is campaigning for the girl's rights and pleading for the release of the schoolgirls
the sharrie williams has more. >>reporter:there are new developments to this story. in the last hour they propose a temporary ceasefire. they would be open to such a plan to end the violence. meanwhile, earlier today the israeli president says there is no purpose of the exchange ever gunfire that continues to happen there. 17 0 people have been killed in gaza as israel keeps up its air assault. they launch 150 rockets a day. egypt's foreign ministry starts with a 12 hour cease-fire that...
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sharrie williams join us. america celebrates her birthday with fun and fireworks a.i, af frustration after arthur damps the party. we'll show you how the past and present merge to mark the city's richest traditions. it happened to meet the sweet 16 for the first daughter. the prospect of her getting a driver's license.ghter. >>> it started with gray skies and rain. at shore patience did pay off. what is a few hours of watching the weather when there is a whole holiday weekend ad. wendy has the story. >> it's a great adventure. it's rainy we are making the best of it. >>reporter:it damp endidn'en thy weekend? no nothing gets in my way. >> we are seeing the fireworks. >> yeah. we are having nice fireworks. >> it's so much fun. >> it was a slow start on pearson and wildwood. the family spent the rainy morning indoors. >> i spent a lot of activities in the house cooking breakfast kids running around crazy. having fun and arguing. >> it could be better. i make the most of it i guess. >>reporter:they are wiping the rides and squeegeeing the seats. >> it's a little bit of w
sharrie williams join us. america celebrates her birthday with fun and fireworks a.i, af frustration after arthur damps the party. we'll show you how the past and present merge to mark the city's richest traditions. it happened to meet the sweet 16 for the first daughter. the prospect of her getting a driver's license.ghter. >>> it started with gray skies and rain. at shore patience did pay off. what is a few hours of watching the weather when there is a whole holiday weekend ad. wendy...
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. >> hello again, rick is off tonight and sharrie williams joins us here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. we are getting new details from a texas gunman, and the person he allegedly killed outside of houston. >> how a boy scout troop stepped in to save the day and a historic cemetery is plagued by deep holes and sinking head stones. >>> now the details, texas officials say that 33-year-old ronald lee haskell knew exactly what he was doing when he targeted a young family inside of their houston home. it belonged to his estranged wife and her sister and husband. and children. haskell hoped fire and we are live with more on what happened next. >> reporter: that is right, good afternoon. the authorities say that the slain family was related to haskell's wife and they were going through a divorce. in the houston suburb of spring texas, neighbors are struggling to cope in the aftermath of murderous mayhem, a shooting that left six people dead all in one family. >> especially the children. and i wanted to come by and pray for them right here. >> today this man, 33-year-old ron lee
. >> hello again, rick is off tonight and sharrie williams joins us here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. we are getting new details from a texas gunman, and the person he allegedly killed outside of houston. >> how a boy scout troop stepped in to save the day and a historic cemetery is plagued by deep holes and sinking head stones. >>> now the details, texas officials say that 33-year-old ronald lee haskell knew exactly what he was doing when he...
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sharrie williams has more. >> the conflict between israel and hamas is fine days and we hear there are four children killed in gaza today. hamas has launched more than 1100 rockets aimed at israel. one israeli dead and more than 200 palestinians have died in gaza. hamas kept up the barrage of rocket attacks firing dozens into israel today and the navy ships launched their own attacks after a pledge from the prime minister for making hamas pay for not agreeing to a cease fire. they dropped leaflets over the gaza strip warning residents of attacks. many are heading the warning and trying to flee however they comfortable can you see this family here. israeli air strikes killed four palestinian boys while they played along a gaza beach. they are investigating the incident and blames hamas for the deaths because the militant group will not agree to the cease fire. and speaking at the white house, secretary of state, john kerry, renewed the question for peace. >> we need the cease fire and to stein a way to stop the conflict of killing so we can get to the real issues. >>> gaza is a very sma
sharrie williams has more. >> the conflict between israel and hamas is fine days and we hear there are four children killed in gaza today. hamas has launched more than 1100 rockets aimed at israel. one israeli dead and more than 200 palestinians have died in gaza. hamas kept up the barrage of rocket attacks firing dozens into israel today and the navy ships launched their own attacks after a pledge from the prime minister for making hamas pay for not agreeing to a cease fire. they dropped...
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sharrie williams has more. >> the conflict between israel and hamas is fine days and we hear there are four children killed in gaza today. hamas has launched more than 1100 rockets aimed at israel. one israeli dead and more than 200 palestinians have died in gaza. hamas kept up the barrage of rocket
sharrie williams has more. >> the conflict between israel and hamas is fine days and we hear there are four children killed in gaza today. hamas has launched more than 1100 rockets aimed at israel. one israeli dead and more than 200 palestinians have died in gaza. hamas kept up the barrage of rocket
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and now new video inside of the mariners cove in in point pleasant beach, new jersey, sharrie williams joins us with details. >>> this video is compelling and shows what happened. they have confirmed the fire was started accidently but that the person responsible for the blaze was under the influence of heroin, look at the video from march 21st, can you see john alberty, a long time resident of the hotel enter the lobby, and then talks to himself and lights a cigarette. investigators say he may have fall and asleep when he was slumped over his behavior unusual, he places the seat cushion but no longer has the lit cigarette in his hand. later the chair starts smoldering as the cigarette continues to burn and minutes later the flames begin to fly. >> ocean county leaders reminding the public that drugs are dangerous and being under the influence can lead to tragedy. >> we need to address the problem, it not only affects you the person that has the problem, but family members, strangers that lost their lives. >> four people died in the blaze including john alberty, the man that investigat
and now new video inside of the mariners cove in in point pleasant beach, new jersey, sharrie williams joins us with details. >>> this video is compelling and shows what happened. they have confirmed the fire was started accidently but that the person responsible for the blaze was under the influence of heroin, look at the video from march 21st, can you see john alberty, a long time resident of the hotel enter the lobby, and then talks to himself and lights a cigarette. investigators...
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sharrie williams was there and joins us with more. >> reporter: these service members were away frome for more than a year and you can imagine it's a big deal and a lot happens, kids getting bigger and missed graduations and birthdays. all this sacrifice makes the homecoming so well deserved. >> marching in four by four, these soldiers are greeted with fanfare and tears and welcome signs, they are finally home. >> i am happy to be back, it's good to be home. >> these men and women are members of the national guard's 150th engineering company, they were deployed last august and are on active duty in afghanistan. i am happy to see my brother, we are close siblings. the tight hugs and kisses says it all. it's a year since they were last seen in person. >> highs and lows, and this is the ultimate high, in delaware and able to go home. >> he was only -- the soldier missed his first birthday. >> he'll have to get used to me again. >> for ryan ratlidge is was hard to be away from his son, james. >> he is the main thing i missed and i have been wanting to get back to him. but it was hard on
sharrie williams was there and joins us with more. >> reporter: these service members were away frome for more than a year and you can imagine it's a big deal and a lot happens, kids getting bigger and missed graduations and birthdays. all this sacrifice makes the homecoming so well deserved. >> marching in four by four, these soldiers are greeted with fanfare and tears and welcome signs, they are finally home. >> i am happy to be back, it's good to be home. >> these men...
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thomas-laury introduces us to a unique learning pro >>> hello again rick is off tonight and sharrie williamsjoining us. here is the story a newborn that couldn't wait to meet her parents. >>> two people target a cell phone store and we have video to show you. >>> and firefighters spring into action to save two dogs stuck in their burning home. >>> and a new baby is enough excitement on its own but how this baby girl came into the world caught both parents off guard as dad ended up making the special delivery in an unlikely place. joe and melissa allen have a new bundle of joy and she came into this world under her own timing. >> it came fast and we had no time to get up there. melissa went into labor sunday night. they made the hour drive to the wilmington birthing center. >> we left and 40 minutes down the road, i told my husband to stop we had to deliver the baby there. >> melissa says her body was telling her it was time to push. >> we were crossing delaware at the toll, and she said stop. >> i was giving birth in my car, right there on route 1, husband joe pulled over and helped his wife
thomas-laury introduces us to a unique learning pro >>> hello again rick is off tonight and sharrie williamsjoining us. here is the story a newborn that couldn't wait to meet her parents. >>> two people target a cell phone store and we have video to show you. >>> and firefighters spring into action to save two dogs stuck in their burning home. >>> and a new baby is enough excitement on its own but how this baby girl came into the world caught both parents off...
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with more on that is sharrie williams, with the latest. del/dot got to the point before this thoroughfare was closed down and they were alerted several times there was a problem with the bridge. they announced there is protocol changes going forward, the bridge spans the christina river in wilmington and was shut down on june 2nd. the support columns were shifting and causing to tilt. a concerned driver called in a 911 call in april, a geotechnical firm emailed del/dot saying something was wrong and an engineer called in late may. >> bottom line we should have acted sooner and we put policy changes in place to do that going forward. >> take a look at this unique point of view, this view here, the repairs being done on the bridge. del/dot posted this, it's a camera placed on a reinforcement bar to fix the bridge, the temporary repairs will cost $35 million and the federal government will pick up most of that tab. as for policy changes, del/dot has implemented a high priority condition, when calls come in maintenance crews and an engineer wi
with more on that is sharrie williams, with the latest. del/dot got to the point before this thoroughfare was closed down and they were alerted several times there was a problem with the bridge. they announced there is protocol changes going forward, the bridge spans the christina river in wilmington and was shut down on june 2nd. the support columns were shifting and causing to tilt. a concerned driver called in a 911 call in april, a geotechnical firm emailed del/dot saying something was...
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sharrie williams is live now with the latest. >> reporter: lets recap today, israel stepped in to broker a truth that was suppose to start this morning, israel halted its fire but hamas did no. the now israelays it will now exert more force to protect itself. >> israel said that hamas would pay the price for rejecting a cease fire. >>. >> translator: we have no choice but to expand our operation against hamas but it was a vague threat. they provided no details on what that means and did not -- a ground offensive in gaza. it comes hours after israel said it accepted an egyptian cease fire proposal but hamas never got on board, while israeli held their fire this morning hamas launched more than 100 rockets into israel and the israeli said that left them no choice and they continued their strikes into gaza. a man was killed by a mortar shell when he tried to deliver food to soldiers and the death toll in gaza is nearly 200, the obama administration urged hamas to accept the cease fire agreement. >> that would be a quick way to exert some calm to the area. >> they reiterated u.s. support for
sharrie williams is live now with the latest. >> reporter: lets recap today, israel stepped in to broker a truth that was suppose to start this morning, israel halted its fire but hamas did no. the now israelays it will now exert more force to protect itself. >> israel said that hamas would pay the price for rejecting a cease fire. >>. >> translator: we have no choice but to expand our operation against hamas but it was a vague threat. they provided no details on what...
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. >> sharrie williams is live at the big board, they are calling this the largest in history and there is no vaccine? >> no vaccine or any known cure, more than 1200 people have contracted the virus and has claimed nearly 700 lives in west africa, now several americans in africa are battling the disease and one has died. fears are increasing tonight that ebola may spread. two american aide workers are battlinging the disease, and the two missionary workers are showing slight improvement but the missionary group will evacuate all non-essential personnel from liberia. >> he willingly and voluntarily decided to do that. >> now the first american has died from the virus. patrick sawyer of minnesota works for the liberian government and was set to fly back next week. his widow spoke out today. >> we lost patrick and we are losing tons of people there. we don't need that killer to come mere as well. >> the disease season spread through the air like the flu, it requires direct contact with bodily fluid, they say that americans should not panic. >> we are confident that normal isolation protoc
. >> sharrie williams is live at the big board, they are calling this the largest in history and there is no vaccine? >> no vaccine or any known cure, more than 1200 people have contracted the virus and has claimed nearly 700 lives in west africa, now several americans in africa are battling the disease and one has died. fears are increasing tonight that ebola may spread. two american aide workers are battlinging the disease, and the two missionary workers are showing slight...
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for cecily tynan, sharrie williams, rick williams and the >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. thursday night, the big story on "action news" tonight, is concern about the potential for flash flooding at the jersey shore, this is what it looked like in ocean city late this morning after downpours dropped 3 to 6 inches of rain in some places, right now there is a flash flood watch in atlantic cape may counins >> i'm jacob and i'm from texas and i have never seen this much rain. texas it doesn't usually rain this much. >> while not unheard of it's not exactly routine here too. the drains were full of bay water from high tide. so the rain water was in the streets. >> better a boogie board than a bicycle to get around. the morning was met with no sunshine for tourists. >> it has flooded but never this bad. it has definitely taken a day out of the week. >> much of but not all of the water receded. as for injuries -- >> we had a few stranded motorists that called the police department for assistance and i
for cecily tynan, sharrie williams, rick williams and the >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. thursday night, the big story on "action news" tonight, is concern about the potential for flash flooding at the jersey shore, this is what it looked like in ocean city late this morning after downpours dropped 3 to 6 inches of rain in some places, right now there is a flash flood watch...
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. >>> it is thursday night and nd rick is off and sharrie williams joins us and the big story on "action tonight is the flooding concern for part of our region. >> people down at the jersey shore spent the day dealing with flooded streets in ocean city several vehicles got stuck in the flash floods, and several inches of rain fell in parts of atlanticic and cape may coins this morning. >> lets check in with cecily tynan and the latest from accuweather on the flash flood watch. >> i want to show you what the radar looked like at 7:30 this morning, this was very localized. it was over northeastern cape may and southeastern atlanticic county, at 7:30, we had one intense cell and downpours, what happened is known as the training effect, you get storms over the same area over and over again. at 9:00 one and 10:30 and finally around noon it began to taper off but by then we are looking at a tremendous amount of rain in a short amount of time. bear in mine, atlantic city, the entire month of july, they get a little more than 3 inches of rain but west of the garden state parkway, 7 inches of rai
. >>> it is thursday night and nd rick is off and sharrie williams joins us and the big story on "action tonight is the flooding concern for part of our region. >> people down at the jersey shore spent the day dealing with flooded streets in ocean city several vehicles got stuck in the flash floods, and several inches of rain fell in parts of atlanticic and cape may coins this morning. >> lets check in with cecily tynan and the latest from accuweather on the flash...
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at the delaware county, spca, sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> still much more to come onon news" saturday morning. fighting the bedbug with a pest pest -- pesticide that kills termites. >>> we take a look at what's new at the box office. >>> meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, "action news" saturday morning continues in just a moment. >> let's get a check of the weather now, a beautiful weekend shaping up for us. >> reporter: yeah, not too bad, comfortable temperatures and low humidity levels, a beautiful combination for july. let's go live on sky 6 looking at the penns landing and the moshulu. live on sky 6 looking very tranquil. winds are calm. humidity levels are nice and low. it's a nice, pleasant morning around the region. 71 degrees, dewpoint is in the low 50s, nice and refreshing. winds are calm, pressure reading 30.22 inches. this number will be climbing over the next 72 hours, once we get into monday and tuesday it skyrockets and the muggies come back, it will feel awful. enjoy it, because it won't last long. on the
at the delaware county, spca, sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> still much more to come onon news" saturday morning. fighting the bedbug with a pest pest -- pesticide that kills termites. >>> we take a look at what's new at the box office. >>> meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, "action news" saturday morning continues in just a moment. >> let's get a check of the weather now, a...
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. >>> wednesday night and rick is off and sharrie williams joins us, we start with breaking news fromre county, firefighters are on the scene at this main line estate. this is the 200 block of windham lane, a huge fire there and one person is injured. >> we know this all began at 4:15, looking now from chopper 6, fire crews are there on the scene doing what they can to get this fire under control as the smoke continues to billow, we know at this point that one person is reported injured from this fire. no word of the extent of the injuries or whether they were a firefighter or a resident or someone working there. details are coming into us from the delaware county police and firefighters on the scene, it started out smaller and has spread to other wings of the home. we know the following details, it happened 45 minutes ago, the 200 block of windham lane in wayne. they are doing what they can but it's still not under control. >>> we are covering the aftermath of last night's powerful summer storms. several vehicles and folk's properties were damaged by last night's strong storm and pow
. >>> wednesday night and rick is off and sharrie williams joins us, we start with breaking news fromre county, firefighters are on the scene at this main line estate. this is the 200 block of windham lane, a huge fire there and one person is injured. >> we know this all began at 4:15, looking now from chopper 6, fire crews are there on the scene doing what they can to get this fire under control as the smoke continues to billow, we know at this point that one person is reported...
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. >> in northeast philadelphia, sharrie williams, channel 6 "action news." >>> the search is on for a roxborough man that slipped out of a home after a standoff with police, it's action cam was along the 1400 block of delmar street. the man was in a fight with a woman and then police responded and he ran to a home and barricaded himself insides. they found a gun in the house but the man was gun. police only have a vague description, a 45-year-old white clean shaven man wearing khakis. >>> now yesterday a jury found rivera guilty of all 11 counts from first degree murder to burglary. >> i'm relieved that this man is finally going to pay for what he did to my son and my daughter. >> police say that rivera broke into the victim's house on ware street and raped amber at knife point, she was just 12 years old at the time. when her 6-year-old brother, dominic ran in and tried to save her, and the killer slashed both their throats killing him. they are standing tall in the face of evil and she is a survivor. >>> rapper meek mill was suppose to be on stage in washington, d.c., instead he is l
. >> in northeast philadelphia, sharrie williams, channel 6 "action news." >>> the search is on for a roxborough man that slipped out of a home after a standoff with police, it's action cam was along the 1400 block of delmar street. the man was in a fight with a woman and then police responded and he ran to a home and barricaded himself insides. they found a gun in the house but the man was gun. police only have a vague description, a 45-year-old white clean shaven man...