cuellar is in ground zero for the storm in east greenwich gloucester county but we will begin with sharrie williams has stories of how folks are coping this second night without power sharrie? >> reporter: yeah, hey monica, big headache for these homeowners, take a look for yourself. you can see where they have taken a beating here. this tree, once stood high up in the air but as you can see now it is complete liz uprooted. that has been the story throughout the a area. well into the evening families in brookhaven are working to get their homes and their yard back in order. gene grabbed her lake clearing away branches and trees blown around by the storm. >> it really is quite a devastation. in fact, i got caught driving in it, and it was horrifying. >> reporter: one street over at her neighbor's house this is the scene a tree, uprooted and crashed through the pennsylvania patio. a tree service removed part of it but good portion still remains. brian mason lives her here with his family. >> it was surreal. i had to thought this was in the real. >> reporter: brookhaven isn't only town feeling effects

live on dod friday avenue in frankford tonight is "action news" reporter sharrie williams. sharrie what have you seen touring city neighborhood tonight. >> reporter: a lot of debris, mostly tree clippings and branches and pieces of the trees. on this particular street, jim, car after car has been coming down hoping to go through but they cannot because they are being met with this. a gigantic portion of the tree forced to the ground by mother nature is blocking the entire street and we have seen this scene playing out all over the area. throughout the city, evidence of the storm is hard to miss n wynfield along park side avenue emergency crews helped navigate traffic away from trees blown over and blocking streets. in west philadelphia, along forty-second street a similar scene where down power lines and even a broken metal light pole posed a danger. here in the frankford section of the city clean up is underway. this family picking up the pieces after a large tree branch in their yard began to snap apart. >> it was crazy wind. they were coming straight down the street. i w

live in university city sharrie williams, channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you. >>> prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the two men accused of killing philadelphia police sergeant robert wilson iii during a wild shoot-out in march. coming at the arraignment of hipps and williams. and the authorities say both men share blame for the a fatal wounds. dozens of shots were fired in the gunbattle in the north philadelphia gamestop. wilson struck six times. >>> the pennsylvania house has taken an official public stance against the governor's moratorium on executions. ment lawmakers voted 119-71 today to condemn the policy urging the governor to reverse it the non-binding resolution says that governor cannot nullify law based on their personal disapproval with the legal process. governor wolf enacted the halt on that in february calling iterit er error-prone and expensive. >>> and khayberay dann cuellar live at city hall. >> giving approval for millions in revenue, but not all the money the district was seeking. >> in a situation where we don't

we are live in center city, sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> in denver colorado a police sergeant had to be rescued and rushed to the hospital because of this. take a look. a huge sinkhole swallowed his squad car while he was inside it. the suv was entering an inter section where the road collapsed. the sergeant managed to climb on to the roof of the vehicle but had to be hospitalized for minor injuries. but the suv is a total loss. >>> coming up china responds to allegations that it is behind a massive cyber attack. and the copilot that crashed a passenger plane into the french alps, and that is not shamu right there in fact it's a fake. we'll tell you why ocs in oregon are going to great lengths to rescue dozens of sea lions. what do a nascar® driver... a comedian... and a professional golfer have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto® has also been proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for

>> sharrie williams brings us details from the police investigation, questioning an officer's actionsaring from the teen who recorded this now-viral video. >>> apple singing a different tune after losing its dominance in the music arena. >>> and coming up, pillow talk. a study showing how to fall asleep faster without sleeping pills. >>> and showers and thunderstorms moving through. more on the way and the details on the timing and what it means for the morning commute in the "action news" forecast. >>> and shopping short. the phillies pick in the draft, 10th overall. ÷h ople of that community were asking is this the case of a racist white cop using force on a black 15-year-old girl? or a police officer reacting reasonably to a pool party gone out of control? and "action news" reporter sharrie williams. >> jim, this latest incident is raising fresh questions about racial bias in policing. and tonight, we are hearing from the teenager who shot that video. and while there are those who say the officer needs to be fired others say he was doing his job. >> >> this is serious! >> a rally

"action news" reporter sharrie williams is live tonight on independent mall with reaction to today's marriage ruling, sharrie. >> reporter: monica, supporters here in our area calling it a day of victory they held a rally here on independent mall a significant location, as to modern day gay rights movement actually started right here, 50 years ago. >> today, same sex marriage became legal in every state of the united states. >> wow. >> reporter: cheers, smiles, hugs on the lawn of the philadelphia's national constitution center, as hundreds gathered to celebrate, the supreme court's ruling same sex marriage, is now legal in all 50 states. >> now we finally have same rights as everyone else under the law. >> reporter: rainbow flag waving proudly mayor michael nutter saying the birthplace of democracy is the right place to celebrate the ruling. >> in of us can be free, until we're all free. in of us have right until we all have all of us have rights. let us end discrimination, of all kind, in the united states of america. of all kind. >> in new hope, bucks county a town that embraces th

sharrie williams is live. >> reporter: the parking lot no longer looks like a lake because the waters receded but the effects are still lingering looking live at the businesses that are effected they have hired companies to come and help them dry out but their doors today are still shut. >> we had to clean them out. >> the push to get back to normal is underway for businesses overpowered by fast moving waters a 48 inch water main break in this hunting park shopping plaza thursday sent customers and employees running for higher ground. >> it was crazy and real hectic. >> firefighters were called in to rescue people trapped by the rising waters, taylor is an employee at hair buzz, they came in early to get the store cleaned up and ready to open today. >> we used mops and paper towels and mopped the floors. >> they were able to reopen and so was the shop-rite with you other sores like ross and the dollars store are still closed. >> it did effect a lot of them were we coming for here and the new story. but it's closed. that put a damper on our plans. >> customer after customer coming by b

"action news" reporter sharrie williams has that part of the story. >> reporter: maria has a surprise visitor. >> we've met before but i don't know if you remember me. >> reporter: she doesn't recognize the face but she's reminded where she first met him. >> i was the fireman who found you. >> thank you. >> you're welcome, you're welcome. >> reporter: she's ukrainian and speaks very little english is meeting the fireman who saved her life two years ago. now a chief he was then captain john o'neill with the philadelphia fire and rescue department. >> i knew that she was a fighter from the beginning because she wanted to -- when we did release her she did want to get right up and out. >> reporter: june 5th, 2013 a building being demolished in center city collapsed. the debris fell onto the neighboring salvation army thrift store turning it into a pile of rubble. under it all was maria. [speaking foreign language] >> the interpreter: i tried to call for help she says but the engines were running and too loud. i was waiting for a moment when it was quiet. that moment finally came. >> i he

>>> sunday night i'm sharrie williams, sarah has the night off.s violent leaving one person, dead. >>> also hundreds of the the the nation's top cyclist pedal through the streets of philadelphia. >>> but the big story on "action news" is hit and run of the 17 year-old high school football player from salem county. >> teen was riding his skateboard home last night when he was struck. "action news" reporter david henry is live in pennsville with the latest david? >> reporter: sharrie, in all hours of the day and night cars come flying down that stretch of road and car that hit that teen last night must have been going very fast indeed. you can see on the road here the point of impact marked by the police, the the teenager, landed 160 down the road past that utility pole. a resident of the neighborhood heard the impact. >> just sitting in my living room around 1:30 i heard this loud bang. >> reporter: sound made brian wright think someone just hit a deer or something. ran outside to find a 17 year-old boy lying in the road with severe injuries. >> i

a "action news" reporter sharrie williams is live in marple township police and sharrie, what is the very hate -- latest there. >> reporter: police believe four in men were involved, three of been caught, one is a 17 year-old juvenile, and the other two are being held behind these doors here at the police department. police also telling us that the victim are an asian family and they believe that the family was targeted because they own a bar that produced a large sum of cash and that may be the connection. >> it is a reason and we have a very safe community our crime rate is very low and it upsets people. >> reporter: residents upset because of what happened inside this marple township home. it was in the middle of the day around 1:00 p.m. in the quiet neighborhood where there was a knock at the door. >> seventeen year-old answered the door, they forced their way in smacked him in the head with the weapon, and he screams, mommies alerted by his screams, she comes running. >> reporter: it was a home invasion, this is video of the teen recovering after he was beat with a pistol. the i

>> sharrie williams brings us details from the police investigation questioning an officer's actions.ring from the teen who recorded this now-viral video. >>> apple singing a different tune after losing its dominance in the music arena. >>> and coming up, pillow talk. a study showing how to fall asleep faster without sleeping pills. >>> and showers and thunderstorms moving through. more on the way and the details on the timing and what it means for the morning commute in the "action news" forecast. >>> and shopping short. the phillies pick in the draft, 10th overall. every cup has a story. my dunkin' latte is a midday treat. i can't think without my dunkin' latte. my dunkin' latte brightens my mood. it's a premium latte without a premium price. get any small latte for 99 cents from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. your coffee, your dunkin'. we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom to make appointments that fit their schedules, even on weekends. because we believe in being here when our pat

live is sharrie williams and what is the latest on all of this?>> the people of south carolina have been fighting over this flag for decades. this time around it's different because the sitting governor is weighing in. she says she understand that this flag is integral part of the past but says it does not represent the future. >> it's time to move the flag from the capital grounds. >> south carolina governor says to the confederate flag flying in front of the state capital building has to go. she sayings she's not against the heritage the flag represents, but it's time for a change. >> for many people in our state, the flag stands for traditions that are noble. those who wish to show respect for the flag on their private property no one will stand in your way. but the state house is different. the events of this past week call upon us to look at this in a different way. >> last week racially-motivated church shooting left nine african-americans dead has sparked an outcry over the flag's presence on government property. [chanting] >> the flag was

"action news" reporter sharrie williams is live on rumfort road with the latest development, sharrie? >> reporter: and jim at this late hour take a look for yourself, a philadelphia police officer is actually standing guard as regina brunner a's home is a crime scene. this is a person who is admired by this community. neighbors noticed this vehicle was not in her garage and it always is. they noticed that her morning paper was still in the driveway and she always came out to get it and read it. that is when they called police. police then made that gruesome discovery. >> she was such a gentle person. >> reporter: doctor arlene bennet is reflecting on her friend tonight regina brunner. brunner lived here in her east mt. airy home, police found her in the bedroom but bennet remembers a person who loved her family. >> i have never met her grandchildren but i know that she was always going to baby-sit, no matter what she was, she was on her way there and i can just imagine that their hearts are broken. >> reporter: philadelphia homicide detectives say brunner a's killer was vicious. >> it

a "action news" reporter sharrie williams has the story. >> i have never had a problem getting in, theannual lily pull either warehouse sale wanted answers when they were told that the doors were closing early. >> all these people have been, in back of me or before me, they have not gotten in at all. >> reporter: it is a one of the kind event for designer clothes that hardly ever go on sale. it attracts people from all over the country like ann carol who drove ten hours from charlotte, north carolina and waited in line with three children but didn't get in. >> it is extremely frustrating. i have three children pond out here with me. they were not allowed to go to the bathroom. they closed the doors. wouldn't let anyone in. >> video taping us right now thinking it is funny which it is not. >> reporter: no one could get answers. a note on the door said they were close to go restock but when our cameras showed up, so did the the bullies. >> unfortunately they will in the let anybody else in for the the rest of the evening. >> reporter: customers asked the officer to please get a spokesper

sharrie williams was there. she joins us live with more on what was a tough day for everyone involved. sharrie. >> reporter: eva, it was a solemn occasion but there were glimpses of hope and resolve on this anniversary family members of the victims got their first look at the final renderings of what the june 5th memorial will look like. >> touching and fitting. it will add beauty and hope to a place that's now associated with horror. >> reporter: family members affected by a tragic building collapse in center city two years ago are seeing the final design of a memorial to be built in their honor. nancy lost her daughter ann on that day. >> we, the families and friends of the victims miss them terribly but this memorial is about more than our own personal loss. philadelphia can and must do better. our mission is to make sure that no other family will ever suffer the terrible pain that we know. >> reporter: june 5th 2013, 6 people died when a building being demolished suddenly collapsed in the 2100 block of market

"action news" anchor sharrie williams is live in the news room with more. rrie. >> reporter:. >> reporter: hey eva it's called a pack yu fish. take a look at what we're talking about. ron caught the fish in a pond in delran -- burlington county and he's kept it alive. coming up at 5:00 ron talks about making the rare catch and state environment officials explain how the fish might have gotten into our local waters. and then write an essay, get a home. details on the unique way one couple decided to sell their sprawling estate. we'll have those stories and much more eva when we join you at 5 o'clock. >> see you in a little bit. >> large piece of ocean county landmark is missing today. if you drive by the basil dinosaur on route nine you probably noticed a change. berkeley township officials removed its head because they feared it was in danger of falling off. >> oh no,. >> the chunk weighing more than 150 pounds is kept somewhere safe. a commission is staging a fundraiser to help restore the dinosaur. >> that fish has been flossing i can tell. >> still ahead

"action news" anchor sharrie williams joins us live in the news room to tell us more about it. hey, alicia and the company uses innovative technologies including amazon robotics to run this huge operation and so today we're getting a look at how it all works. the fulfillment center in robbinsville is the size of 59 football fields. it's a maze of moving parts that work almost around the clock. well, coming up at 5:00 new jersey correspondent nora muchanic tells us how amazon keeps its customers happy. and then in health check ali gorman is getting us in shape this fitness friday by doing burps. she tells us about one local fitness challenge that's getting people healthy and raising money for a pretty good cause. we'll have those stories and much more coming up when we join you at 5 o'clock. >> thank you. >>> dozens of dads spent the morning celebrating father's day a little early with their sweet kids and sweet treats. west philadelphia achievement charter elementary school held a doughnuts for dads event. hundreds of first through fourth graders enjoyed a continental breakfast

they are playing games and living at the hospital sharrie williams we'll continue to follow their journal youy. >> hope that their journey from here is more hopeful. >> ali thank you. a proud day for the graduates of west philadelphia high school the ceremony was held at the irvine university center. 90% are headed to college in the fall and they gave the graduate several messages of inspiration at today's ceremony. a big day for masterman middle school at spring gardens, the eighth grade class graduated today, 194 students will be starting the ninth grade next year at masterman high. if you want a paint with no harsh fumes. if you want a paint without harmful chemicals. if you want a paint that's safer for your family, and the environment... only this can. natura from benjamin moore. paint like no other. certified asthma and allergy friendly by the asthma and allergy foundation of america. >>> corowna is the fifth selling beer they say that consumption has grown 10% in the last five years and to keep up with demand the company is investing $10 million to enlarge their main brewery and bu

. >> hello again rick is off tonight and sharrie williams joins us. young man accused of killing nine people as they sat in a prayer group in a south carolina church is now in custody, we'll have more on the suspect dylann roof. and a woman was attacked by a sexual predator and a man jumped into a man's car and what happens next is captured on surveillance video. >> we continue coverage of the massacre in a south carolina church. we are learning more about the gunman dylann roof. his roommate says he was against black people and talked about starting his own civil war. roof allegedly put that plan into motion last night. investigators believe he walked into the mother emanuel ema church and sat for an hour and then opened fire and killed nine people including pastor and senator, clementa pinckney. earlier today president obama shared his thoughts on the tragedy. >> once again innocent people were killed because once again someone had to trouble getting their hands on a gun. >> and debbie dills was leaving church and noticed she was driving next to som

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sharrie williams has the full story, those stories are coming up next at 5:00. >>> "action news" delawarews program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> the hot sun and humid conditions continue to plague our region it's another day of dealing with this oppressive weather and temperatures in the 90s, we are just trying to remember it's still spring tuesday night and the big story is the latest on the sweltering weather, accuweather says it's coming soon, we had a storm hit the jersey shore not too long ago captureling the dark clouds and heavy rain within the last hour and a half. cecily tynan is at the big board right now to talk about much needed relief. >> that is right there is a cold front pressing into our region aas we speak it's just moving into the poconos right now and it extends down to west virginia and this is what will shift the wins tomorrow out of the northwest bringing down cooler more comfortable air and sparking showers and downpours with the humidity so high it can ring out a lot of moisture from the atmosphere, so it goe

sharrie williams is joining us tonight.pening on "action news" thursday evening, former governor rick perry is hope that the third time is a charm, he announced he is running for president again. and a new jersey state trooper who lost his life in the line of duty is honored by his family friends and fellow officers. >>> and a drug dealer is behind bars thanks to the coordinate of several law enforcement agencies. >>> and the republican race for the nomination is more crowded. rick perry announced his second bid for the white house and abc's karen travers is live in washington, d.c. with more on this packed republican field. >> this is a much tougher race for rick perry than it was four years ago. there are a half dozen more expected to get in and it may be a challenge for rick perry to qualify for the debates. rick perry made is official. >> and that is exactly why today i am running for the presidency of the united states of america! >> the former texas governor taking another shot at the republican nomination, after he c

sharrie williams continues the coverage. >> today same-sex marriage became legal in every state in the united states. >> reporter: tears, smiles and hugs on the lawn of the philadelphia national constitution center as hundreds gather to celebrate the supreme court's ruling same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states. now we finally have the same rights as everyone else under law. >> the rainbow flag waving proudly. mayor nutter on hand saying the birth place of democracy is the right place to celebrate the ruling. >> none of us can be free until we all can be free. let's end discrimination in the united states america. >> reporter: in new hope bucks county, the town that embraces the lgbt community residents are flowing a town party. >> we decorated and bought beer and invited the town to come for a party. >> reporter: sharrie and sandy have been a couple for 30 years and married two years ago they thought this day would never come and raised two children and have four grandchildren. >> our grandchildren called and said i'm so excited. >> i'm thrilled for our families, they have al

it's wednesday night monica malpass will be along at 6:00 and sharrie williams is joining us tonight.hard and fast. >> we have team coverage and adam joseph has the latest from accuweather and sara bloomquist and david henry are live with the major cleanup efforts that are underway. david we start with you in delaware county people love their trees in delaware county in the suburbs but some are now having second thoughts, take a look at the size of this oak industry, the house was no match for it and half the house was crushed and the people that live here don't know if it will be condemned. others are in the same situation. >> it's har if iing to get a phone call like that, my son is upset. >> john's son was home alone when the storm hit, this giant oak came crashing into what was his bedroom, he left the bedroom earlier to get a look outside of the front door. >> and it kept coming and he just ran out the front door, just got out of there in time. the tree caused extensive structural damage and the building inspector have now condemned the home and dillworth and his family are campe

karen rogers, alicia vitarelli sharrie williams and karen rogers will bring you the parade of tall ships going up the delaware. >> traffic is not sailing along, but it will. >> reporter: we'll have our big rubber ducky we are despited about the -- excited about the tall ships. you're hitting heavy traffic eastbound side 322 into 113. the sun glare not helping us out. that's small potatoes compared to what we're dealing with in other parts of chester county. the closures of 926 and baltimore pike because of downed trees and wires from the storm. route 1 closure has been giving us problems, smith bridge road or 322 are the alternates. traffic light troubles southwest philadelphia batter tram and 90th -- bartram and 90th street. we have all the normal delays on i-95 speeds have dropped to the teens between the betsy ross bridge and girard avenue. in gloucester county, the clean up continues, as well. downed wires in greenwich blocking 44. we have a bunch of traffic lights that are out in turnersville along the blowers. and in pitman closing delsea drive tam and nydia. >> police in minneapol

adam joseph, alicia vitarelli sharrie williams and our own karen rogers will be there at 2:00 p.m. i think we will try to make it there, too. >> president obama had a heckler ejected out of a white house event. find out what he said not in my house. >> two robberies are uncovered thanks to social media. we have a high of 86 degrees, right around average and well off the record high of 98. 68 tonight, what about the potential of showers during the parade of sails. we'll detail abbey take a look at the weekend too, there could be weekend rain for at least part of the time. it's all ahead in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. earth to tom! just day dreamin'. about an in-ground pool? yeah! i am! with a hot tub? uh-huh. and a waterfall! how did you know that? you've got that new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. oh yeah! super $1,000 frenzy. with top prizes of $300,000. [announcer] want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. 4:43, a lot of people will be heading out to do t

for a special broadcast, adam joseph, karen rogers, alicia vitarelli and sharrie williams will bring you live coverage as the ship sails up the river. i keep talking about how my daughter wants to see the you rubber ducky, i want to see it too [laughter]. >> reporter: as we take a look at storm tracker 6 live we're dry this morning. sky 6 showing we have sunshine starting to break out from behind the clouds, getting bright over the ben franklin bridge, i expect early sun with clouds increasing as the day goes on. current temperatures across the region are comfortable enough, 70 degrees in philadelphia. just 59 in allentown. 59 in reading, 62 in trenton. 64 in wilmington, humidity is not all that bad. if you're taker ago stroll along the boardwalk early in atlantic city or sea isle city, or any other shore communities temple on or about 70. in the morning sunshine, as the days goes on, clouds increase, at 6:00, the models not pushing a whole lot of precipitation there's a late-day shower or thunderstorm popping up, but most of it holds off until the evening. the late morning runs don'

adam joseph, alicia vitarelli karen rogers and sharrie williams will be there to cover the ships coming up the delaware. >> thank goodness it's happening today and not tuesday. because the rain will be happening later. >> reporter: there could isolated gusty thunderstorms but not until later this evening. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry, as we look outside we have sky 6. the sun is coming up over the delaware river the ben franklin bridge and one of the tall ships beneath the bridge right now. 70 degrees currently in philadelphia. the dewpoint in the 50s feel comfortable this morning winds out of the north/northwest at 5 miles per hour. the verdict is in, the national weather service investigators went into east greenwich township determined it's not a tornados it's what we call a macro burst which is a straight lined winds that happens when you're happening a heavy thunderstorm it can push the air at the surface out ahead of the storm. the winds were 85 miles per hour similar similar to a small tornado it lasted between 5 and 20 minutes but it takes 30 seconds for that

rick is off, sharrie williams joins us. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight.rs are hoping a new tool and a big reward will help them solve a mysterious death in gloucester county. new details tonight in the battle over south carolina's flying of the confederate flag. that as families of the people killed in the charleston church massacre start making their final arrangements. >>> and delaware authorities announce a plan of action to deal with nonviolent crimes. we'll explain. >>> now the details. detectives are hoping social media will help drum up leads in the cold case death of a south jersey mother. 59-year-old carol reiff was last seen alive on june 20 2013. her body was found four days later in her gloucester township apartment complex. well, tonight the victim's family and police are working together to find out what happened. "action news" reporter david hadden reis lie outside the victim's apartment building with more david. >> reporter: sharrie, carell reiff lived at the lake view apartments. her bod was found in this wooded area across the street fro

sharrie williams joining us. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night.s of federal employees whose personal information may have been stolen by hackers. we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up. >>> also the search is on for an armed thief who targeted not one but two people inside of a cobbs creek business. >>> and a crash along the new jersey highway has cost a burlington county college student her freedom. now she's pleading for a big rig driver to come forward. >> now the details. china's foreign minister is dismissing claims that hackers based in that country attacked u.s. government computer networks. federal authorities say personal information of at least 4 million current and retired employees may have been compromised. the breach was discovered in april and it's still unclear how much data was taken. abc's erin has the latest. >> reporter: the department homeland security says back in april hackers breached the computers of the federal office of personnel management, the agency that conducts all the background checks for federal emp

monica is off, sharrie williams joining us tonight.'s happening on "action news" at 5:30. an aggressive police takedown of a teenager following a pool party is sparking outrage. we've got the details coming up. >>> also new developments in the death of a 17-year-old boy who was hit and weld killed riding his bicycle. what police are saying about the investigation. >>> plus all outchaos in north jersey when a mob of music fans try to invade a concert at metlife stadium. >>> but first, we are continuing to track approaching severe weather that has prompted tornado watches in several counties to our north side west. >> there's a threat of downpours and heavy thunderstorms. let's head rider over to meteorologist adam joseph live at the "action news" big board with the latest from storm tracker six double scan radar. >> sharrie and rick we're tracking these storms as they're approaching western suburbs of lancaster county as well as berks county. it's a nasty line that stretches from new york state right through central parts of pennsylvani

adam joseph, karen rogers, alicia vitarelli and sharrie williams will bring you live coverage as the ships sail up the delaware river. it's going to be and you awesome. hopefully the weather will be awesome. >> reporter: we'll see an increase in clouds and dry conditions in the afternoon. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry to start out. sky6 live hd 6 looking out over the ocean nice and tranquil waters out there. dewpoints are low, so it's not that humid the temperatures treating us fairly well. 69 degrees in philadelphia. some suburbs in the 50s, 59 in allentown, nice, cool, comfortable air in place. 62 in trenton. 65 in wilmington. 62 in millville. upper 60s are to the early morning stroll along the boardwalk a. sunshine will give way to increasing clouds as the day goes on, 6:00 p.m. the model is not showing much in the way of rain. i can't rule out a pop-up shower or thunderstorm in spots by 5:00, 6:00, there's a chance we maintain dry conditions until later in the evening. the latest model run is not showing a whole lot between 6:00 and 11:00, i think it is unselli

meteorologist, adam joseph and sharrie williams, joins us from the battleship new jersey. hey guys it looks like a lot of fun. >> it's absolutely beautiful. a light breeze and we are on the uss new jersey, overlooking a beautiful skyline. >> it doesn't get any better perfect. >> 15 years since the tall ships ported in philadelphia and camden and we'll have a parade of ships all coming in at the same time, this is a four day festival. there are is a tall ships coming along the river and a fire boat coming down here and everybody is talking about the world's largest rubber ducky. >> he will be magnificent to see our own karen rogers got a behind the scenes look at one of them. >> reporter: getting on is not easy. we are here on the elgalon, the only replica of a galon still sailing today. and you live here this is your life. on the ship from china to spain to hear. all over. >> it's a replica of a 16th century spanish galon it allowed spain to become an empire. they were bringing all the gold back from cyprus back to spain, we allow people to come on board and see how they l

sharrie williams joins us. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight.ffort continues in one philadelphia neighborhood after a massive water main break flooded several stores and vehicles. >>> and an accused thief suspect in there a delaware robbery is behind bars now and summer season officially under way in philadelphia and area communities have opened their public pools. >> now the details. the cleanup continues at a philadelphia shopping center hit hard when a water main ruptured underground. >>> it flooded the parking lot and several surrounding streets. it happened in the hunting park section. it happened at fox street and roberts avenue yesterday afternoon and it's deja vu for the business there is as a different water main flooded the same area last year. >> we came in, towed clean up, wewe had to pick up boxes and stuff. >> the push to get back to normal is under way for businesses overpowered by fast moving waters. a 48-inch water main break in this hunting park shopping plaza thursday sent customers and employees running for higher ground. >>

sharrie williams will have a live update at 12:30?are seeing the sun but could be in for a stormy weekend, plenty of folks are making a trip to the jersey shore in communities like cape may where we are looking at right now people have the umbrellas set up as we speak it's father's day weekend and unfortunately it doesn't look good for dad's golf outing particularly if it is on sunday morning. melissa magee is filling in for david and has the accuweather preview. >> reporter: we have a 50/50 weekend on the way and it doesn't look to be the bright of the for dad come father's day, but currently outside in philadelphia it's actually 17 degrees warmer in the city than the same time yesterday. 83 in philadelphia and 80 in reading, along the coast in beach haven 83 and dover is coming in at 81 so the dew point is high, this is the level of the moisture in the atmosphere, any time you have due partnerships in the 60s to lower 70s, it's humid to nearly oppressive overhead. we'll show you the friday get away if you are out and about the city,

tall ships parade of sail at 2:00 adam joseph and sharrie williams, will be back along with karen rogers and alicia vitarelli to bring you live coverage as the ships come up the delaware we'll have live coverage streaming online at 6abc.com. >>> there is much more ahead on "action news" at 12:30 two fwirls are safe and sound after a close call. a wawa held up at gun point the video that police want to you see in the hopes of tracking down the suspect. when "action news" comes right back. >> firefighters in burlington county are investigating this early morning it blaze that ignited a house the flames broke out at 2:30 this morning along friendship road, tanker trucks had to be brought in to make sure there was enough water on the scene. officials are looking into whether it was weather related because it started shortly after power was restored to the block. >>> in bensalem flames forced people to evacuate. officials say that the fire began at at rental office at the country commons apartments no reports of any injuries. >> philadelphia police searching for the man that held up a wawa st

and sharrie williams is live at the big board.ial media certainly paying attention to all of this. caitlyn jenner got a million twitter followers in just about four hours. >> it's the fastest anyone has reached 1 million followers. caitlyn jenner breaking the record held by president barack obama. and jenner waited to make the transition and at 65 years old, in a completely new phase. it's the magazine cover seen around the world. the big reveal of caitlyn jenner. she's on the july cover of "vanity fair" magazine the cover model normal early known pass bruce jenner wearing make-up with long flowing hair two months after this interview with diane sawyer. >> are you a woman? >> yes for all intents and purposes i am a woman. >> caitlyn saying i am happy after a long struggle to be living my true self. welcome to the world, caitlyn can't wait for you to get to know her/me. and for decades this is how the world knew bruce jenner the olympic gold winner athlete. >> i should probably be on the golf course. >> in this video, bruce seems t

i'll be down there with sharrie williams in the afternoon at penn's landing in that general vicinityn the tall ships come to town but i'll have an update at 11:00 tonight about the timing that of system because we could see flooding rains saturday night into sunday. >> adam thank you. >>> hundreds of seniors have relief from the heat thanks to a donation from peco. the power company donated 600 fans to local senior centers today. 100 of those fans were handed out this afternoon at the center in the park senior center in the 5800 block of germantown avenue. peco representatives also provided information on low income programs and energy saving tips for summer. >>> abc's world news tonight with david muir is next on channel six. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff, adam joseph and ducis rodgers and then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel six. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, adam joseph and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪♪ >>> tonight, the stunning moment the families in

and sharrie williams is live at the big board. it sounds like the hearing didn't do much to answer the lawmaker's question. >> it didn't have much info about the crash. many questions centered around the engineer. why traveling 106 miles per hour in a 50 zone? he has been tested for drugs, but the results are not back yet. congress wanted to know if he was distracted by talking or texts on his phone. and amtrak promising new safety measures. >> i promise you by the end of this year this system which will traumatically enhance safety, will be complete and operational on the n.e.c. >> with noticeable emotions amtrak's c.e.o. promised to improve safety on the northeast corridor railline. the testimony before congress a reminder that eight side and dozens others injured on amtrak train 188. lawmakers wanted answers, including the question of what been learned about the engineer and his role that day. and they have access to his cell phone, but can't say if it was in use minutes prior to the derailment. >> it involves reviewing the tim

striking stage actor and writer michael toner happening at 1:00 this morning at 11th and market and sharrie williamstoner found lying in the middle of the street. when this happened it was raining very hard. that may have made visibility low but the detectives say that the drive who kept going still should have known they hit someone. >> he is a really good person and everybody knows that in town and loves him. >> the theater community thinking of one of their own, veteran stage actor, michael toner in the hospital after struck by a driver. happening around 1:00 a.m. tuesday morning during a heavy rainstorm. >> no part of the car was left behind, and we have nothing like that. >> and friends with toner for 25 years and working with him on the local circuit. >> i heard later that it was a hit and run. it was like, you know a punch in the some. >> toner now 68 a vietnam veteran. this "action news" individualio of him performing in a play back in 1991. the subject, war veterans. he was slated to begin rehearsals at the walnut street theater but his injury so severe the doctors had to amputate his right

now for cecily tynan adam joseph sara bloomquist and sharrie williams, have a nice evening. >>> "actioney's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and jim is off and i'm monica malpass in the news the new jersey senate votes on a budget that includes pension funning and the tall ships sail the tell wear for a weekend festival along the water front but the big story is another round of rain moving into our region sky 6 hd looking at the philadelphia international airport gray skies up above and heavy cloud cover and a chance for a thunderstorm in the late night hours but it won't be anything like the devastating storms that hit us on tuesday fortunately. meteorologist, melissa magee tracking the storms. >> right now we are tracking light precipitation and light rainfall, mainly for the city and points to the north and west. we'll show you stormtracker 6 live double scan, you can see the light rain for the city the 95 corridor and across our western suburbs in pennsylvania and we go tighter to street level and you can see r