that does it for "action news" at 4:00, for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. we hope you'll join me tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17.

monica is off sharrie williams joining us tonight.e's what's happening on "action news" this evening. a nation remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the armed forces. >>> and rainy weather meanwhile did not dampen the fun as thousands of people in our area turned out for parades. >>> a teenager shot in the leg overnight. coming up who police are now searching for. >>> but the big story on "action news" is the memorial day holiday. memorial day isn't about beach trips and cookouts but remembering and honoring our fallen heroes. the reminders of the true mean of the holiday across the nation including virginia where president trump marked memorial day at arlington national cemetery. abc's megan hughes is live in washington, d.c. tonight with a look at some of today's somber events. megan. >> reporter: rick, good afternoon. that's right, president trump dap staying on script out of the political fray while he was interacting with grieving

i'm sharrie williams. the big story is breaking news tonight.eenagers have been shot in the port richmond section of the city. a 14-year-old boy is dead after being shot multiple times. frankfurt avenue and oor and ors street. the second victim, a 16-year-old was shot once in the shoulder. police tell us he's in stable condition. no word on the shooter or shooters or if the teens were targeted. the investigation is well under way. >>> today is the end of the memorial day weekend, 2017. it was a cloudy, cool day. that didn't stop the festivities. tonight, people are home after a long three days with family and friends. christie ileto is in center city. we begin with cecily tynan to see if the cloudy weather will clear up soon. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie. today the holiday chill, the high 64. 14-degrees below normal. we can have big swings, four of the past 12. temperatureswere in the 90s. satellite and radar showing, we had an easterly flow all day long keeping us socked in with the clouds. this is holding tight for tomorrow. showers working from

sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is memorial day monday. >> sky6 hdt of clouds remain in place but the afternoon has been mostly dry after those morning showers. meteorologist cecily tynan is here with the latest from accuweather. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie. had to grab my tote when i stepped outside because it's definitely on the cool side. it's not raining but we do have plenty of clouds. our high so far only 64 degrees. the last time a memorial day we were stuck in the 60's was back in 2004 and this is 14 degrees below our normal high and memorial day we can have some fast swings in temperatures. four of the last 12 memorial days temperatures were in the 90's. we were actually complaining it was too hot. there is much warmer air not too far away from us. central pennsylvania, washington, d.c., temperatures are in the 80's, richmond 86. there's a front just to the south and that has that warm air. farther up to the north, though, new york city quite a bit cooler than we are, only 57 degrees. the reason why? we've got this cool air, it's an easterly

sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> welcome back everyone, a final check of the forecast withowers. let's go over to storm tracker 6 live, we've set into motion, this is the small, little system we are watching for you. this could trigger a shower after lunchtime. if you're heading to citizens bank park, the phillies take on the reds look out for a spotty shower in the first a couple of innings. otherwise lots of clouds and temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow is a beautiful day, 74 maybe a shower or thunderstorm monday and 78. >> okay, chris, thank you so much. a baby hippo is getting help from a drink named in her honor. fiona, look at fiona, the brewers couldn't get enough of her, so much so they are naming a beer after fiona. 25% of the proceeds are being sent to the zoo for her care. >>> "action news" continues later tonight. we're back tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. if you're looking for a better night's sleep it could rest in the late night sack. >>> music your for ears, we'll have a preview of the philadelphia

i'm brian taff i'm sharrie williams. the big story on "action news" is the start of the memorial day weekend we'll be live as the crowds arrive at the shore in a moment. but first we begin with adam joseph who is outside with the holiday forecast from accuweather, hi, adam. >> reporter: mother nature will not be completely on our side the entire weekend it's not a washout. we had a shower up here at the station and one on storm tracker 6 live double scan. most of the area is cloudy with sun, but there are a few sprinkles and showers that are passing through, in fact you can see northeast philadelphia riverside, willingboro and i-95 getting showers there. no lighting or thunder. south philadelphia that was the shower that past on city avenue. some damp roads in new jersey for folks heading to the shore. temperatures are mild, 75 in philadelphia. 71 in allentown. cool in the poconos, 58. with a westerly wind, the shore not bad there lower 70s. heading to the phillies game or anywhere this evening there will be clearing com

. >> sharrie williams goes down memoriry lane to tell you about it. >> 60 years ago this month the trip to new jersey change. the walt whitman bridge opened to traffic. it was designed by a swiss career, the same architect of the girard point bridge and the lincoln tunnel in new york city, the idea for the with all the as many call -- the walt began not long after the ben franklin bridge was completed in 1926. planners considered a tunnel between south philadelphia and gloucester city. walt whitman was a famous poet who passed away in camden now buried not far from the bridge that carries his name. some catholic protested naming the bridge after him. now he is in new jersey's hall of fame and the bridge is a vital link to the city and the jersey shore. the walt whitman bridge became and still is a key connector to the sports complex area. sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> a nice look back, i know our family takes that bridge quite often. 7:13 a.m., let's go to chris sowers and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: we'll start out with a live shot of cape

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >>> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with a question posed to parents online. should kids open presents at their parties. both sides of the birthday debate ahead. >>> and the school in maryland under fire for refusing to let this teen walk at her graduation but they argue that the administrators are being hypocrites. >> and the body part that many feel self-conscious about but don't talk about it. the belly button. but that is all changing. we'll hear why more and more people are heading to the plastic surgeons off for a mid drift makeover. >>> and officials in chester county say that two counselors at a rehab facility overdosed on the drug that they are helping addicts kick. >> reporter: it involved a potent combination of heroin and fentanyl. the facility is located in a wooded area, up near the makeshift no trespassing signs. eight people were living there recovering addicts and two counselors. they worried something like this would happen but never like this. tom

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams andrian taff. >>> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with a story you can't afford to miss if you are planning a family vacation this summer. and a question that nearly every parent faced at one point or another. should i make my child hug a relative or another parent or another child. if they don't want to. here is what the experts say in big talkers. >>> and a tennessee man is charged not one, not two, but three charges after throwing a fish on the stanley cup finals. they are not just any charges wait until you see the details. they are making the capital city a more stable place to live, work and visit. >> for more on what governor chris christie has planned for trenton we turn to nora muchanic for the details. >> reporter: hi there. the governor says this kind of money and attention helped to turn around camden and can do the same for trenton and it starts with knocking down hundreds of abandoned houses. it's a blight on the city. 3,000 abandoned houses that attract crime and drug

and "action news" continues on 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and sharrie williams. and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan ducis rogers jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. ♪ ♪ tires have a new home. midas now sells great brands at great prices. get $100 off instantly on select goodyear and cooper tires through may 31st. find your tires online. trust the midas touch. >>> tonight, breaking news -- president trump on the world stage, once calling nato obsolete. what he told leaders about paying their fair share. and the moment that went viral. the president appearing to push another leader out of the way, now seen all over the world. >>> also breaking -- the closely watched race for congress. the candidate who allegedly throws a reporter to the ground. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. >> tonight, that candidate has now been charged, and voters are at the polls right now. >>> severe weather at this hour. several tornadoes confirmed. thousands of fli

and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17, with brian taff, sharrie williams adam joseph and ducisers and please join us for a special report at 11:00 here on channel 6. and here is a review. >> i'm "action news" investigate of reporter chad pradelli we are here at the tsa training facility in atlantic city and take you inside of the training of our federal air marshals. as they keep you safe in the sky -- >> that coming up tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> and for cecily tynan, jeff skversky and ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. what that concert bomb now reveals. the new images right here tonight. the possible detonator carried in the suspect's left hand. sweeping raids. our team witnessing the chaos. >>> also tonight, the suspect himself. his father and brother now arrested. was his brother about to unleash a second attack, and where? >>> here at home, tornado watches up right now. 27 million americans bracing in the east. multiple tornado report

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rodgersse join us for a special "action news" investigation at 11:00 here on channel6. we look into philadelphia's beverage tax and where those tax dollars are going. investigative reporter chad pradelli has been digging into state and city records and has found some alarming problems with pre-k facilities now getting city subsidies. >> some of the findings we have do you think they did a thoreau investigation. >> that's something that we'll look into. >> catch the full story tonight only on "action news" at 11:00. for cecily tynan ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪ >>> tonight, we have breaking news as we come on the air. reports of a man, a foreign national, trying to break into a cockpit on a flight that left from los angeles. reports he had a suspicious item. >>> also breaking, as president trump departs, investigations looking at a staffer inside the white house. >>> also, what we've learned about the

"action news" continues on phl17 with brian taff sharrie williams ah adam joseph and ducis rodgers.ardner meteorologist cecily tynan ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. we hope to see you at 11:00. >> ♪ goldman sachs was one of those companies whose illegal activity helped destroy our economy... vo: as a goldman sachs president, phil murphy made his fortune in a rigged system. now the jersey machine has lined up with murphy and his millions. leaders should stand for the people, not the political machine. as a prosecutor, at treasury, and as head of the brennan center, i've taken on the powerful - from the mafia, to the nra, to the dark money that poisons our politics. i'll be nobody's governor but yours. >>> tonight -- jared kushner in crisis. the president now weighing in on the allegations against his son-in-law. the calls to revoke his security clearance after he allegedly tried to secure back channel communications with russia. will kusher in take a leave of absence. >>> breaking news. tiger woods arrested. the shocking mug shot.

join me and sharrie williams for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. >>> we continue to follow developingws out of delaware after a deadly helicopter crash in newcastle and the video that philadelphia police want you to see after a store was robbed by a man at knife point. >> and a race that could have national implications. >>> and a montana election br brewing in controversy. ♪ >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> developing now officials are trying to figure out how a helicopter crashed in newcastle county. this morning the medical transport went down in a ditch killing the pilot and leaving a smokey scene behind. officials are making their way there to find out what went on. it happened at 11:15 at the 200 block of quigley boulevard in newcastle. sara bloomquist is live on the scene with the latest tonight. >> reporter: rick and monica, authorities confirm that the pilot. the only person on board of this chopper was a 37-year-old franklinville, new jersey man in gloucester county.

. >> hello, again, monica malpass is off, sharrie williams joining us tonight, here's what's happening"action news" friday evening. while many are hitting the shore tomorrow, others are staying in town and there's a lot to do. we're live with a look at memorial day weekend happenings throughout the area. also she is back, mary lee the shark likes to spend summers in our area and she is heading our way. >> hillary clinton delivered the commencement address at her alma mater and takes shots at president trump. >>> today marks the kickoff of the summer season at the shore. a lot of people are getting a long weekend start. a lot of people will spend the next few days at the beach. if you're staying in town there's a lot of things to do near your home. katherine scott live at the river rink at penns landing with all the details. hey, katherine. >> reporter: hey sharrie, yes, so much fun, summer fest is officially opened at the blue cross river rink. there's roller skating and mini golf. you need tickets for those things. but these free crab fries. >> reporter: the opening of the american re

for sharrie williams and alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff.pe you'll join me and adam joseph tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. coming up next at 5:00, live team coverage of the terror attack in manchester and the new security concerns here at home. crews have completed repairs on ben franklin cracked gravestone in philadelphia. and details on that next at 5:00. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> an explosion at a pop concert sent young fans and their parents running for safety and now investigators believe the bomber died in the attack and they are still searching for his possible accomplices. tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is a blast that killed 22 people at an ariana grande concert in manchester, england. in the last 30 minutes, the threat level is raised from severe to critical. that means soldiers will be deployed to the streets and a number of other changes tonight. foming

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