sharrie williams has the rest of the story. >> reporter: dwayne blackman is a little boy who loves his dog sammy. they are always together. they are best friends. they play video games together. >> reporter: mom said dwayne was cheyanne struggled to communicate until sammy joined the family and changed everything. >> my son hardly talked when he was little. he knows how to talk, but he doesn't open up to many people. when we got the dog he turned into a different kid. >> reporter: but a few days ago the dog was in great danger. >> he snuck out and got hit by a car and somebody left him there. badly wounded the family didn't think the pet would live. they took him to the shelter thinking they would have to give him up because they could not afford his medical care. >> i did see the family come in after sammy was hit by the car i know how distraught they were to leave him there. the directors stepped in and made sure sammy got x-rays and showed he had a bad hip dislocation and needed to remove the rip. they worked with wood burn animal clinic in levittown and agreed to do the surgery and

sharrie williams has more. >> reporter: metal detecters are the newest addition to the line up of the phillies game as part of a new major league mandate calling for every fan to be screened. >> instead of pat downstairs we'll do a metal detection on every fan coming into the park. >> reporter: always partly of the screening fans will be asked to empty their pockets of cell phones and cameras and keys. >> it's like being in an airport. >> reporter: it was the boston marathon bombing in a prompted major league baseball to make the park safer. >> we prefer to be secure. >> reporter: the metal detecters could lead to longer wait times to enter the stadium fans we talked to said it was okay. >> i think it's okay, we might get backed up more than usual. >> it's annoying, but a great idea. >> reporter: the phillies hope the added security won't take away from the ballpark experience and these little fans seem to be taking the changes in stride. so yes the metal detecters will be in effect at the phillies games and all other events that will be held here at citizens bank park. sharrie willia

. >> two people were killed and several others hurt sharrie williams lived in east greenwich with the latest. >> reporter: we're told it happened before 8:30, new jersey state police calling it a serious accident. i'll give you a live picture from our vantage point. we're along a secondary road off 295 that's running near here. but we are just learning that it was a group of cars traveling together heading to a fair in salem county. let's take a look from chopper 6 which was flying over earlier morning giving us a birds eye view. more than 3 hours later traffic is still impacted. only one lane southbound is open at this hour. accident investigators are on the scene piecing the facts together this scene devastating for the families learning two people died from the accident. the initial report was that it involved 6 cars. new jersey state police say it involved two cars. we're going to ground video that we have. those two cars being a gray acura and white orderly model lexus. there was a reports of a driver weaving in and out of traffic priority crash but the exact cause is under inves

sharrie williams has that story ahead. >> reporter: we have clouds and showers around the delaware bay region, we'll have more showers tomorrow afternoon and milder temperatures, much milder in the seven-day forecast. (brad) holy cats! has, has anybody else been experiencing a snail infestation? no? i'll tell you later. polygons. without them: no shapes. without shapes, our world has no form. but you can use the polygonal search tool on the new apartments-dot-com to define the area in which you want to find your next apartment. there. what if i lived in that area? oh,interesting. change your apartment... change the world. fallout after a huge brawl. you see it there during a baseball game between the kansas city royals and white sox. major league >> welcome back on this sunday, 7:12 48 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look from our temple university camera. gorgeous shot at center city. looking good. much nicer day today. >> reporter: we're a month away from memorial day weekend. it still feels like mid march. let's go live on sky 6. we have milder temperatures in the seven-day fore

"action news" reporter sharrie williams has the story. >> give him another one for the camera. >> reporter: dwayne blackman is a little boy who loves his dog sammy. >> they are always together. they play with eacher. they are best friend. they play video games together >> reporter: mom as dwayne was extremely shy and struggled to communicate until sammy joined the family and that changed everything. >> my son hardly talk when he was little will. he knows how to talk but does not open up to too many people and when we got the the dog he just turned into a different kid. >> reporter: a few days ago the the little dog was in great danger. >> it snuck out the a couple days ago and got hit by a car. somebody just left him there. >> reporter: badly wounded the family didn't think their four legged pet was going to live. they took sammy to the act philly shelter thinking they would have to give him up because they could not afford his medical care. >> i did see the family coming in after he was sammy was hit by the car and i know how distraught they were leaving him there. >> reporter: director o

we're live at citizens bank park sharrie williams for channel six "action news" rick. >> sharrie, thank you. >>> pope francis presided over good friday procession at the coliseum in rome tonight... the ceremony at anxious arena recalls the suffering and death of jesus by crucifiction. the the the pope listed prayer affirming rights of religious freedom, select worshipers took turns carrying the cross in the the way of the cross procession. >>> on this good friday message of jesus was carried out in west philadelphia as dozens of people received a hot dinner. the organization chosen 300 ministries served meals to the less fortunate at its location on lancaster avenue in a mantua. before dinner participants attended worship services as well. >>> tonight was also the the first night of pass over, action cam was at the this seder at this supper restaurant on south street. passover commemorates the liberation of israelis from slavery from egypt. the celebration runs for eight days. >>> and still to come on "action news" tonight police have have a word of caution to officers and the public ab

"action news" reporter sharrie williams is live from the satellite center tonight. ve reported, sharrie the fired officer michael slager now charged with murder is a native of mount laurel, new jersey. >> reporter: yes, indeed he has ties to south jersey, jim. we now know as of today this dash cam video from the police cruiser was released today. it shows a brief exchange between officer slager and walter scott. it also captured scott opening his car door and then running away. this is the dash cam video from officer michael slager's patrol car. the footage captures what happened leading up to the traffic stop that ended in a deadly shooting. you see slager following walter scott hoist driving a mercedes. according to the police report slager pulled scott over for a broken taillight north charleston police officer then approaches scott's car. >> can i see your license and registration. >> reporter: slager returns to his patrol car and then for a moment scott gets out of the mercedes. >> stay in the the car. >> he is instructed to get back inside his car. moments late

"action news" reporter sharrie williams is live in front of the lenape high school in medford, sharrie. >> reporter: and jim, we have confirmed tonight that michael slager a attended high school here at lenape high but he grew up in the town over in mount laurel. neighbors there tell us that they remembered the slagers being a nice family. they also recalled michael as a young boy who went off to be in the coastguard. a police officer charged with shooting an unarmed a man in the back in south carolina lived part of his life right here in this mount laurel neighborhood. >> i think it is a same what happened. >> reporter: tonight neighbors shocked to learned such a big national story has ties to their quiet street. >> it surprised me because i didn't know that it was connected to the street. >> reporter: michael slager has been fired from the north charleston police department and is now behind bars, facing murder charges after cell phone video surfaced showing final seconds of the fatal encounter between he and 50 year-old walter lemar scott. it started as a traffic stop but slager say

a "action news" reporter sharrie williams has details. >> reporter: employees tell us it started with a loud bang and then followed by smoke and also fire. taking a look at the scene as it is happening and unfolding fire fighters are still trying to be sure that they have everything under control. in the last hour power has been restored to most of the building on north wayne avenue also known as restaurant row but it is still under investigation. if that explosion started from the transformer below ground or faulty wiring below ground. either way those who heard and saw it, say it was a scary ordeal. >> i was running out of the front door and it just exploded. i saw flash bang and then i'm underneath a table. i'm freaking out. >> reporter: bobby carfagno was working inside a pizza shop in wayne radnor township when he ran for his life. >> it hit me first. then they kind of went backwards. i was underneath the table. >> reporter: it was the height of the dinner time when an explosion erupted in the 100 block of north wayne avenue. this video captured by a viewer shows the moment of im

>>> saturday night i'm sharrie williams in for walter perez. a delaware woman ace rested for her fifth dui and teenager is critically injured in the atv crash that police say happened touring a race on the treats of cobbs creek. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is a blustery day in the delaware valley. the the action cam was in pike creek, delaware where the wind pushed the 75-foot tall tree into the middle of old coach road. when the tree fell it also brought down several telephone lines, that road is still shut down. meteorologist melissa magee is at the "action news" big board with the the look at this windy but sunny weather hi there, melissa. >> hi there, charily. we had a frontal boundary moving through there were showers and thunder and blustery wind did follow in the wake. you can see, for our saturday, the the sunnies weakening. the very wind a cross delaware and lehigh valley. up in the poconos we had a peak win gust of 51 miles an hour. gustness atlantic city of 46. philadelphia clock nothing at 45. 44 miles per hour in

i'm sharrie williams. "action news" at 6:00 is coming up next. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." with ducis, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> friday night jim is off. i'm rick williams. in the news a west chester student is arrested for rape at a fraternity house and firefighters and their families lose their own homes to a blaze. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is a philadelphia woman with her sights set on terrorism and a plan to join isis. she called herself the young lionness and reportedly told islamic state militants she wanted to martyr herself. if the fbi allegations are true these american flags flying on her north philadelphia home were hiding an enemy of the state. and only "action news" was there last week at federal agents raided the house to find out. "action news" reporter david henry is live at the federal building in center city where keonna thomas made her first court appearance today. david. >> reporter: yeah, rick, she was in court today. it was a very brief appearance lasting less than 10 minutes. the feds say she was trying to join isis i

"action news" reporter sharrie williams spoke to them tonight. >> they are my heroes. >> reporter: valerie and ned rodgers think the world of their children, their son kent and daughter nadine both left, comfort of the hatboro pennsylvania and moved to poverty stricken nepal. in a small village they are in charge of two group home caring for 20 orphans whom they love and cherish like their own children, a non-profit called loving arms mission that started because of kent. >> he was in they lodge cat school at the the time and he really wanted to actually do something good in the world and not just learn bit. >> reporter: and then this past weekend disaster and devastation in the form of the deadly earthquake. >> my daughter laura said did you hear about the earthquake. i said no. >> well, i was horrified to hear that they had the big one. >> reporter: with the natural disaster happening the rodgers were hoping for some good news. they ran to their computers where they found a facebook post and in it the family in nepal said everyone was safe. >> so relieved. i feel blessed to have been spa

. >> hello again rick is off tonight and sharrie williams joins us 11 hours that is how long it tookhe boston marathon bombing on all counts. a man is shot in the back while driving on the schuylkill expressway tonight his son is facing criminal charges and philadelphia firefighters responding to a call stumble on a sad situation in mantua more than a dozen horses crowded in a barn. >>> now the details, accused boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is found guilty on all counts and now that jury will decide if he gets life in prison or the death penalty. marcy gonzales is live now with more. what jurors must now consider against this 21-year-old man. >> reporter: this is an emotional day for so much people across boston inside of the courtroom, some victim's family members and even one of the jurors wiped away tears as the verdict was read. >> guilty on all 30 counts boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev slumps after learning he could face the death penalty. they deliberated for 11 hours over two days coming with a conviction. finding him guilty of three people as well as the violence t

sharrie williams has more on the new security. >> reporter: metal detecters are the newest addition of the new major league baseball man daylight that calls for every fan to be screened. >> instead of pat-downs we've done before we'll do a fool -- full metal detection. as partly of the screening fans will be asked to empty their pockets of cell phones, cameras and keys. >> it's like being in an apartment. >> reporter: it was the boston marathon bombings in part that prompted major league baseball to look for ways to make ballparks safer. >> we want to be secure. >> reporter: the fans we talked with seem okay with it. >> i think it's okay. >> reporter: you have no problems or anything like that. >> they might get backed up more than usual. >> it's annoying, but it's important and a great idea. >> reporter: the phillies hope the added security won't take away from the ballpark experience and these little fans seem to be taking the changes in trialed. >> reporter: yes the metal detecters will be in play at the phillies game, but they will be functioning at all concerts and every other eve

. >>> hello again rick is off tonight and sharrie williams joins us with what is happening on "actionts out on washington, d.c., dozens of government buildings including the white house and the state department lose power we'll tell you what caused it. plus, philadelphia investigators are looking for a thief that struck at a south street store and got away with thousands in merchandise and it's one of the loveliest reminders that string is here. we have a preview of the annual cherry blossom festival. >>> widespread outages impacted the white house and museums and the metro system and many other places, some time of an explosion at a maryland power plant tipped it off but the cause is unknown. the power was only off at the white house for only a few seconds before it came back on. the capital and other areas were impacted for much longer the u.s. state department was in the middle of a briefing when the building lost power and they continued by flashlight and at the warner theater oprah winfrey was speaking about the newly released maya angelou stamp when the building lost power. ther

. >> rick is off tonight and sharrie williams joins us here is what is happening on "action news," moreck on sisters in trenton and why lawmakers are so disappointed in residents. >> and it turns out this is more common than you think. >> and actress sandra bullock's chilling 911 calls were released of the trial of her accused stalker, we'll have more. >>> trenton city leaders are shocked that more reads that saw the vicious attack on two sisters have not come forward a mob pummelled 17-year-old lajaya cook and her sister destiny at greg grant park on monday. authorities are trying to identify the attackers and find witnesses new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live in trenton with more on this for us. >> reporter: trenton police tell us they are identified and are interview several persons of interest and that arrests are coming. >> i'm glad trenton police are doing their job, because this has to stop, i commend them for stepping up and doing what they have to do. >> rhonda cook is glad they are picking up and questioning individuals in the beating of her daughters in greg grant

in south philadelphia, sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> the shuttered showboat casino in atlantic city could have a new owner. it's the same owner who bought revel. glen straub's effort to buy the stockton university and develop the atlantic city north side. >>> we're learning about the woman accused of joining isis. keonna thomas had every intention of providing money and resources to the terror group. dann cuellar has more. >> reporter: american flags, the first thing you see of keonna thomas on north 10th street in spring garden. the 30-year-old had been proclaiming her loyalty to isis. she appeared in court wearing full muslim garb concealing her face. she gave yes no answers to the judge. the fbi raided the home after she bought a ticket to fly to spain. she investigated international routes into turkey and syria. she wrote in a posting if we only knew the reality we would be rushing to join our brothers in the front line. just yesterday two women from queens new york were in court on charges they intended to set off bombs in the u.s. >> we're seeing now really on a

sharrie williams will have their story coming up.derstorm moving into northwestern berks county. there's a lot of activities to the south that will be moving in later tonight. i'll have details on the timing want to expect behind this system. a big chill in the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" comes right back >> if you haven't heard by now tim tebow is officially an eagleton night. >> chip kelly's late of the off season acquisition is causing all kind of reaction. one local company is cashing in on tebow fever. >> take a look at what the philly pretzel factory has come up. they've taken his pose and created it with dough and salt. >> customers are already picking it up. >> turning to sports tim tebow settling into his mural tonight. >> ducis rodgers live at the action news center with more. >> hey guys. what's that new role exactly will be we are not quite sure just yet. one thing is certain tebow and his legion of fans are joining the eagles. the eagles worked him out last month. they apparently li

now for the entire "action news" team i'm sharrie williams.00 is up next. >> good night. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> friday night pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane has been ordered to explain why she fired a prosecutor and a fire that claimed a life rekindles this afternoon in delaware. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is big trouble for an employee of the delaware county d.a. mary lynch has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $100,000 from the office. money according to authorities that went towards lavish gifts and tickets to sporting events. live at the d.a.'s office in media is "action news" reporter chad pradelli. chad, what are the details here? >> reporter: jim, the district attorney here says that hundred thousand dollars is just what's been uncovered over the past two years. he believes these alleged thefts have happened much longer and have been going on for some time. this has to do with forfeited

sharrie williams joins us.unity of colwyn. >> their fired leader locked herself inside the borough offices even as investigators seized documents today. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in colwyn with more on the situation. vern. >> reporter: political standoffs are a blood sport here. paula brown remains locked in that municipal building behind me with no plans to leave any time soon because she claims she's a whistle-blower a-key player in a corruption probe targeting several political figures in this tiny town. this morning county detectives seized more financial records from the colwyn borough hall part an expanding investigation by the delaware county district attorney into how this tiny town's money has been spent by whatever warring political faction was in power at the time. >> crazy. >> reporter: during the chaotic borough council meeting last night a council voted to fire paula brown who locked herself in the borough hall saying she was ousted for cooperating with the corruption probe by gat

sharrie williams scraings us live from the -- joins us live from the scene sharrie. >> reporter: nydiae describing this accident as serious. we'll give you the best vantage point this morning. we can see that traffic has been asked to only use the shoulder to get by where this accident happened along mile post 17 off 295. you can see the emergency vehicles from here on scene. right behind the emergency vehicles is one of the disabled cars involved in the crash. new jersey state police telling us this all happened around 8:22 a.m. calling it a multi-vehicle accident on 295 in the southbound lanes near mile marker 17. we are being told two people dialed from the crash and several others injured. details coming that at least 6 vehicles were involved in the accident. that, of course, caused multiple lane closer at one point in both directions. the northbound traffic is rolling better at this hour, but in the southbound lane is what you're looking at now cars are being asked to use only the shoulder. of course, they are taking all precautions to clean up the debris and those affected by the

"action news" anchor sharrie williams joining us live in the news room with details on this one.s name is kyle shannahan. he was born with spina above today. he has not let that get in your way. see for yourself it's a birth defect where the spinal column does not form properly. kyle has had multiple surgeries and needs braces to support his legs. coming up at 5:00 o'clock, ali gorman talks with kyle about his big phillies moment and how he's been preparing for it. and certain supermarkets earned top ratings for having the freshest foods. consumer reporter nydia han tells us which local grocer earned the highest score and why. we'll have those stories at 5:00 o'clock shirleen. >> great. see you soon. >>> eating healthy when you are on the go can be a real challenge but a new restaurant in chadds ford delaware county is putting a farm fresh spin on fast food. here's alicia vitarelli with an fyi for you. >> reporter: farmer's road in delaware county serves a fresh take on fast food. >> i want it to be a healthy fast food environment. >> reporter: garnet valley native courtney rosa

live from the big board tonight, "action news" reporter sharrie williams with the story sharrie. >> reporter: jim, the owner of the two homes indeed were ordered to leave their homes today because of what officials are calling imminent concern. that concern of course, is that the homes could slide into the delaware river. well, take a look at what exactly the area we're talking about here. the homes are right back here. meantime the river itself is running here. so this is where the concern is where the homes could slide. but we're being told that they have to leave their home behind was heart breaking for these homeowners. >> i don't have word for that. i just don't. this is our home. we have put a lot of effort into it. i have put a lot of love in this house. >> when we walk away we could be walking away for good and losing everything. that is hard to take. but at the the the same token we are both still standing here by the grace of god. >> reporter: we're learning that the land behind these two homes has been collapsing for two years but without much of an explanation. well this week the

"action news" reporter sharrie williams is live at the big board. fortunately, sharrie it was a quick recovery for the the former district attorney. >> reporter: it turned out okay jim. abraham says she had a sudden drop in blood pressure and she lost her balance and blackout. her campaign tweeted out this photo showing her giving her two thumbs up. >> my opening act. >> reporter: mayoral candidate lynn abraham all smiles tonight, this is after frightening moments during a televised mayoral debate. just minutes into the program, the former district attorney collapsed several people immediately rushed to her aid, she quickly regain her footing and could be heard saying she was fine, a chair was brought on stage for the 74 year-old to rest while she drank a glass of water. just minutes earlier abraham kick off the debate saying that she would not raise property tax toes fund schools. >> it is regress i have and it hurts the the people that most need to hold on to their dollars. >> reporter: abraham did not return for the remainder of the debate. other

"action news" reporter sharrie williams with the full story. >> investigators ruled out foul play.t happened on maryland's eastern coast. looking at images from overhead this afternoon, it shows a small home marked off with police tape. family and friends devastated by the loss of these young children and their father. >> it is extremely tragic. >> a heart-breaking discovery. a father and his seven children dead in their home in maryland. melia knows the children from school. >> and when i walked outside i knew there was something different. i feel bad for them. >> the father was scheduled to work on saturday and did not show up. and the supervisor was concerned and went to police around 7:30 a.m. this morning. >> concerned he did not go to work and wanted to report him as a missing person. >> and officers went to the home for a welfare check. >> no response at the door and his vehicle was parked in the driveway. >> the police obtained a key from the property owner and around 1:00 p.m. they entered the home and found the family deceased. >> not only tragic to the people it happened

sharrie williams for channel 6 "action news." >>> and pennsylvania sending 300 state police to baltimorepart of an emergency management assistance agreement with maryland. the governor made the announcement today. the troopers deploy later this week. >>> the arrest in baltimore produced a sight never seen before. two major league teams playing a game in front of zero fans. the orioles played the chicago white sox at camden yard today, but no fans were allowed inside the park. some hard-core oriole fans gathered on the outside of are the fence to cheer on their birtdz birds. >>> other news, three people thought in the west oak lane in philadelphia. east johnson and rugby streets, they say at least two people opened fire at 7:00 tonight striking three men ages 18 19 and 20. they are in stable condition at einstein medical center. one potential suspect arrested blocks away armed with a hand gun has not yet been charged. >>> at 6:00 we reported one of the two women shot last night in wilmington died today. here are developments to the story tonight. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is in

and sharrie williams is live with the whole story. >> and senator menendez spoke out his head high int felt more like a campaign rally than a man accused of falling from grace. court documents allege that menendez received lavish gifts from a florida doctor using his political influence help him settle a dispute worth millions of dollars. and menendez blasted the feds calling it politically motivated. >> i'm angry and ready to fight. >> united states senator robert menendez proclaimed his innocence and pledged to fight federal corruption charges filed against him. the well-known senator from new jersey accused of participating in a scheme of melgin who is an eye doctor in florida, working together to benefit themselves. >> i am angry because the prosecutors at the justice department don't know the difference between friendship and corruption. they are dead wrong and i am confident they will be proven so. >> the 68-page indictment alleges that menendez accepted vagus flying on private jets numerals times to a luxury resort in the dominican republic. gift that he never reported. and pro

sharrie williams for channel 6 "action news." >> it looks delicious. >>> still to come on "action newsnder pressure indiana's governor talking about fixing the controversial religious freedom law. >>> jumping ship. the coast guard rescue video involving of all things an old-time pirate vessel. >>> no rush where philadelphia ranks on the new list for the worst traffic. >>> now that the rain and snow moved on i am tracking temperatures near 70. letting you know when if arrivals and how long it sticks along. not long. in the seven-day forecast. >>> and going deep ducis rodgers has the eagles making a deal with a wide receiver and are toer division rival when "action news" at 11:00 comes right back. hasan norwegians are free to do everything under the sun. free to cruise at their own speed... free to explore their own way... free to discover a new world of taste... free to smile wider... applaud louder... free to live fuller, deeper, and closer... that's how you cruise like a norwegian. ♪ cruise like a norwegian ♪ book now and choose from four offers plus friends, family and kids sail free

for cecily tynan rick williams sharrie williams and jaime apody, i'm monica malpass have a grade night" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> wane night princeton new jersey raises the age for buying tobacco products and gusty storms topple trees in areas across the delaware valley. but the big story on "action news" is the probe into an after school brawl on the platform of spring garden septa station. this is the station on the broad street line, police have identified two of the victims but they are in the process of attaching names to other teens the suspects in this confrontation. "action news" reporter, kenneth moton is live at septa heat headquarterers. >> how are police and septa reacting to all of this. >> reporter: they are acting aggressively they are sending a message, if you act up the cameras and officers will catch you. it was violent and senseless another after school battle caught on septa cameras kicking and punching and a kid falling on the tracks. >> this is an outrageous event it's not even funny.

those stories are coming up for adam joseph cecily tynan sharrie williams i'm monica malpass have a greatson of a firefighter. first in his family to go to college. he's been councilman at-large, representing the whole city. a progressive voice who'll be a mayor for our neighborhoods. bringing philadelphia together... expanding pre-kindergarten improving our schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and jim is off and i'm rick williams in the news airport workers rally for higher wages and senator robert menendez appears in court on corruption charges, but the big story is the done deal for the shuttered revel casino in atlantic city. the judge finally approved the $82 million sale of the casino to florida developer glen straub after months of on again off again bids. wendy saltzman covered the hearing and is live in camden w

of high school girls had a special visit this morning from one of our own from "action news" sharrie williams was a guest speaker at liberty charter, she shared her story of becoming a news jurn journalist and they got to ask sharrie questions and get advice on life. music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪♪ ♪♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. >>> more problems for mcdonald's the fast food giant plans to close 1900 of the restaurants this year, the news comes after the golden arches reported a profit loss for the first three months of the year and is fighting back with the pay hike for the workers and able all day breakfast menu. >>> a city councilman is planning a new plan for the streets of philadelphia councilman mark squila wants to impose a fee of 5 cents on plastic bag. >> we have complaints from the residents for litter they come into the store and they throw the bag on the street when they come out and it adds to the blight of the city. >> city

sharrie williams previews the new addition. >> reporter: a magazine names the best town in new jerseymily. coming up we'll tell you where the town is. >> welcome back on this easter sunday, it is 6:41 right now and it is 44 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at a really pretty sunrise over atlantic city. it's going to be a nice day today, everyone enjoying it. and remembering our jewish friends, happy passover, as well. >> reporter: things will work out better today wait until you see the seven-day forecast, after monday you can count on one handle how much sunshine we'll see, it will be very seattle like in the seven-day forecast. we have hardly a cloud in the sky, we'll enjoy a lot of sunshine to start the day and clouds later in the afternoon. 43 degrees that's the view at the philadelphia international airport. you can see the camera shaking a little bit, the winds are out of the southwest at 13 miles per hour. not always breezy as yesterday. windchill 26 degrees. 41 on the boardwalk. winds out of the west/southwest at 7 miles per hour. 37 in allentown. trenton, 39. 39 in la

sharrie williams joins us at the big board with the heart warming story. >> staff sergeant mario murray up and moved from north texas to the delaware valley the retired veteran has a new custom build home in new jersey. it's their way of thanking him for his years of service. with balloons in place american flags in the front yard, and a big red bow on the front door, the stage is set to give back to a true hero army staff sergeant mario murray he joined the service in 2005 and was wounded in 2011 when his base was attacked in afghanistan but today he is rewarded with air bran new home to call his home. the fully furnished home in floorness, new jersey is big enough for the staff sarnt his wife and two children. it has four bedrooms. >> look at this -- >> two and a half baths and a backyard. all for a service member that put his current first. >> they are my hero to give back and help out the people that serve our country and come back injured. >> this is made possible by operation finally home. >> it's not the gift of a new home, because you know he paid for this home in a way that i w

sharrie williams has more on what fans are saying about it. >> reporter: metal detecters are the newestn to the line up for phillies games. it's part of the baseball league mandate that calls for every fan to be screened. >> instead of pat downs we'll do full metal detection for every fan. >> reporter: they've installed in every entrance gate in the park that seats over 43,000 people. as part of the screening fans will be asked to empty their pockets of cell phones and cameras and keys. >> it's like being in an apartment. >> reporter: it was the boston marathon bombings that prompted major league baseball to look for ways to make ballparks safer. >> issues, we prefer to be secure. >> reporter: the metal detecters could lead to longer wait times to enter the stadium. fans we talked with seemed okay with that. >> it's okay. >> no problems? >> it might get a little bit back you would more than usual. >> reporter: the phillies hope the added security won't take away from the ballpark experience and these little fans seem to be taking the changes in stride. >> go phillies. so the metal detec

here are monica malpass and sharrie williams with a look ahead at 5:00. >> hi coming up next at 5:00, weight loss and workout are here with a new study. >>> and flights out of france are forced to be cancels because a strike. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a vie loent lent attack in trenton, teenage sisters say they were kicked and punched and had their hair pulled out by a mob of adults. the big story on "action news" is the investigation into this attack at a local park. >> police are looking at video and working to identify everyone involved. new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic joins us live at greg grant park with more. >> sharrie police tell me they have identified two of the suspects from the video and they expect to identify more in what was an ugly attack that included mothers and daughters and some males ganging up on the teenage sisters. >> she ripped my earring out and her mom threw a rock at my ear. >> she is recovering from a beating that she and her 16-year-

. >>> an outbreak of dog flu is linked to five pet deaths in chicago sharrie williams joins us live insroom now with more. >> shirleen there are now more than 1,000 cases of canine influenza happening in cook county illinois experts say that now more than ever vaccinations are a matter of life and death for your dogs the signs and symptoms of the animal flu and where pet owners in the philadelphia area don't have to worry as much about their dog catching the illness and why diet and exercise is not the only contributing factors to childhood obesity. ali gorman has the results of that story at 5:00. >>> visitors of the doylestown gisttice center are walking over 200 years of history. take a look officials joined the doylestown historical society and the dedication of their new time capsule, buried in the front of their walkway, their school yearbooks and fire and police department badges and flash drives and cell phones and more. the plan is to unearth it during the 300th anniversary of the bureau. >>> the 18th annual 2015 subaru cherry blossom festival is in full bloom in philadelphia.

coming up next at 6:00 for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody ducis rodgers sharrie williamsthe entire "action news" team. i'm rick williams. have a great weekend. >> good night. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> this is the way it looked this afternoon as flames attacked a home on the 100 block of mohawk trail in medford lakes, new jersey. and at this hour two firefighters are in the hospital. >>> friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is a stubborn two alarm blaze in this burlington county community. "action news" reporter walter perez is live at the scene. walter. >> reporter: well, jim giving you a live look at the picture we're about block away from the house there. the call came in about 2:30 this afternoon as a kitchen fire on the 100 block of mohawk trail in medford lakes. one person lives inside that house. when firefighters arrived smoke was billowing from the windows as you can see from chopper six and the woman who lives there we're told was still

." >> those stories coming up for rick williams adam joseph cecily tynan for sharrie williams and theonica malpass >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night, 80 philadelphia police recruits are the first to take part in a new training program and the city of philadelphia honors slain police sergeant robert wilson, iii. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the continuing search for three men who kidnapped and savagely assaulted a woman in center city philadelphia. "action news" has obtained surveillance video of the at terek's van driving into the parking garage at 733 chestnut and then the woman walking to her car after leaving work on jewelers' row. what happened to the woman over the next number of hours was truly brutal. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live outside the jewelry store where the woman works. john, what's the update here? >> reporter: jim, this is the first video we've seen concerning this rather disturbing incident here. it seems consistent with w

monday night rick is off sharrie williams joins us and the big story on "action news" is the investigationteens hurt and the one dead. >> "action news" reporter vernon odom is live outcited camden county prosecutor's officers with the very latest. vernon. >> reporter: tonight county and city detectives are asking for the public's help in catching the person who was slaying bullets all around the parking lot last night a parking lot that was full of teenagers after a party that cost five dollars per to get in but one paid the ultimate price. >> he was a good kid. i'm not saying he was a saint but he was a good kid. he was a happy kid. >> reporter: tracy bright mourns the death of her son. he was shot and killed around 11:30 last night in the parking lot of the rooftop lounge which sits on 130 south at the camden-haddon border. gunfire erupted as a teen spring break party was letting out. neighbors heard the shooting and were out of bed in time to see the chaos. we're protecting this woman's identity. >> all we heard was a lot of gun shots and we seen kids running down the street hiding behi