it replaces four others severely damaged by superstorm sandy. coming up on "action news" lost and found, a new app is making it easier to reconnect lost pets with their owners. >> and phillies bench the ryan howard. they do bench ryan howard. of course he has seen a lot of the bench recently any way. we'll find out what he has to say about the development. >>> another summer like day with temperatures overall in the upper 80s. scattered downpours out there and a front to the west that will bring unsettled weather our way. >> those stories and more -- >>> a new program called produce prescription will bring fresh fruits and vegetables to tables that need them most. the food bank of delaware and delaware pediatrics this morning. more than 100 families need prescriptions enabling them to get produce from the food bank. and there seems to be an app for everything these days and that includes lost pets. they call it fur alert. >> reporter: gloucester township police are getting help finding pets with a new app, called fur alert. the apps creator expl

. >>> five more people are charged with making fake claims of superstorm sandy, saying that their damagedhomes for primary homes. one of them got $187,000 in relief fund. state has now charge 62 people in all with similar types of fraud. a new york woman is now paying back nearly 90,000 dollars of she claimed her home was destroyed by superstorm sandy. shez was living out of hotels for a year on the taxpayer's dime. >> she got cards, debit cards to buy food which she spent at place to buy dresses and shoes. it is really despicable. >> she pleaded guilty. her attorney said it was hard for her to admit guilty because she didn't think she did anything wrong. >> local transgender students and their supporters are celebrating a victory. the school reform commission approved new guidelines, one of them allowing students to access locker rooms and bathrooms that matched their identity. students may also dress according to their identity. >>> 63 degrees outside. today thousands of people are expected to attend a memorial service in charlgston, south carolina. u was one year ago today that a gunma

she claimed her home was destroyed by superstorm sandy. living out of hotels for nearly a year on the taxpayer's dime. the new york state general said she collected from insurance companies and charity. >> she got debit cards to buy food which she spent at places to buy dresses and shoes. it is despicable. >> she plead guilty to falsifying business record. her attorney said hit was hard for her to admit guilty because she didn't think she did anything wrong. >>> thousands of people are expected to attend a memorial service to mark a sal lem anniversary. it was one year ago a gunman killed 9 african american parishioners. authorities say the alleged killer attended bible study with the victims before opening fire. police arrested dillon roof who admitted to wanting to start a race war. he will be tried on federal hate crime charges in november. >>> the tragedies in charleston and orlando are leading this senator to campaign for gun control in west philadelphia today. casey and the ministers will be at the first district plaza this afternoon

it's been four years but memories from superstorm sandy is in the mind of folks, hurricane season lastsntil november, but they practiced their drills and coordinate efforts to make sure you can communicate the most updated information to residents and visitors. plus, you heard the aftermath of the tragedy of the cincinnati zoo after the child fell in the gorilla enclosure and now they have released 911 calls from bystanders and their frantic pleas for help. we'll hear about what was happening. we have those stories and more on "action news" at 5:00. >> thank you monica. >>> it was a very special interactive lunch today for students at one philadelphia school. this is pizza with police day. at samuel powell elementary school in powelltonville able, officers sat down with students 2 through 4th grade for a pizza lunch while they shared a few slices, they talked about violence in the community and the kids' experience with it. >> a good way to have lunch. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00, with a staggering number of shootings plaguing chicago. police are turning now to the communit

. >>> five more people are being charged with making fake claims of superstorm sandy.ed yesterday are accused of falsely claiming that their damaged homes for primary homes. one received $187,000 in relief funds. the state has now charged a total of 62 people with similar types of fraud. >>> in the meantime, a new york woman is now paying back nearly $90,000 of cheating the state out of that man claiming her home was strad by superstorm sandy. was living out of hotels for nearly a year on the taxpayer's dime. >> he got cards, debit cards to buy food which she spent at places to buy tresses and shoes. it is really despicable. >> she pleaded guilty to falsifying business records. her attorney said that was hard for her to admit guilty because she didn't think she had done anything wrong. >>> rutgers university in north jersey is back to normal after a test of its emergency texting system panicked a bunch of students. the school sent out an e-mail about the test on wednesday. but students who did not see the e-mail believed the threat of an active shooter was real when th

state wants to widen the beaches and build sand dunes following the damage caused by superstorm sandymargate had opposed the plan insisting poor drainage from the back bays causes greater damage than the ocean. >>> quarterbacks usually look to their teammates for help. >> they do. but eagles rookie qb carson wentz turned two to men, one armed with garden shears, while he found himself locked in a pretty tough spot. we're going to share with you his tweet. he tweeted last night, just got locked in a bathroom at an nj gas station. praise the lord for the attendants with the garden shaerz a shears and the other guy with the leg kick. >> can't make that up. that's good. >> and that tweet has been retweeted nearly 4,000 times. wentz was drafted number two overall by the eig leagles in t draft. training camp starts next month. ♪ i will wait i will wait for you ♪ >>> that's mumford and sons. main headliner, which starts today. the festival runs through sunday at dover international speedway in dover. other headliners are two door cinema club, kings of leon and florence and the machine. >>> t

. >>> jersey shore communities like union beach in monmouth county are taking lessons from superstorm sandy to heart. owners of this home gutted by the storm rebuilt it, raised it up from the ground to withstand any future storms. >> very confident right now. i don't have a fear anymore, being elevated as we are. >> union beach put extra sand on its beechaches, and the army co of engineers will beef up the shoreline even more. >>> skies started out clear, but there are some low clouds coming in from the coast. there's a chance we'll see another round of fog this morning. this was one of the foggiest locations yesterday. wilmington, delaware. hasn't happened yet, but as the temperatures cool down, now 66 degrees in delaware, we can see the fog. the moisture not as high for the suburbs, the lehigh valley, don't expect to see any fog there. some clouds are already moving onshore from the jersey shore into south jersey. philadelphia seeing some of those scattered clouds. delaware, a range of temperatures from 66 in newark to 67 in wilmington. to the south, it's in the 60s now for lewis and reho

the state wants to widen beaches and build sand dunes following damage caused by superstorm sandy.te opposed that plan. >>> eagles rookie qb carson wentz got his first taste of being under pressure. the eagles wrapped up mini camp last week. he tweeted this out last night. quote, just got locked in a bathroom at an nj gas station. praise the lord for the attendants with a garden shears and the other guy with the leg kick. that has been retweeted nearly 4,000 times. he was drafted number two overall by the eagles in the draft. >>> this story is getting a lot of attention too. walter thurman was playing on another team at the same time. a softball team. and he was using a different name, dick mahoney. look at this picture in the spot shadow, even wore a wig. apparently none of the players knew he was walter thurman until the season was over. comcast sports net tracked down mahoney's agent. take a listen. >> just an athlete. so not his first rodeo. he's been in a couple of softball leagues and other sports as well. and it was just something he wanted to do while he had some time and u

. >> many reflected on superstorm sandy back in 2012, the storm devastated the shore claiming lives, destroying homes and costing billions of dollars in damages. >> i hope we get by the season. when you are a person that enjoys coming to the beach every day. you don't want to have to think about the destruction and everything that could happen to those that are close by. >> hurricane season runs through november 30th and you can keep track of the weather by downloading the 6 abc news app. reporting from the beach in avalon, gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >>> new developments today in the investigation into the crash of that egypt airplane. the french navy says they have detected signals from one of the black box recorders irk the ship started searching on tuesday and it took less than 24 hours to locate a signal in the mediterranean sea and it's impossible to know if it's the data or voice recorder, the flight crashed last month killing all 66 people on board. >>> the lehigh valley judge found jimmy super fly snucka incompetent to stand trial. the ruling came down for the 73-yea

the state wants to widen beaches and build protective sand dunes following damage caused by superstorm sandy. margate was one of several shore towns opposed to the plan. >>> new jersey fire crews have contained this brush fire burning at joint base maguire dix lakehurst, but not before it scorched 2,000 acres. the fire was started during a routine exercise yesterday. >>> now to the soda tax fight that's fizzing up in philadelphia. by this time tomorrow, we could know whether or not sugary drinks will cost shoppers here at the checkout. nbc10 has more live from center city where council members will vote on the proposal tomorrow. andrea? >> reporter: we were able to catch up with the mayor today. he is confident that the tax will pass. and not only would continue a big win for his administration, it would set a precedent across the country. smart center's mayor jim kenney's latest stop as he pushes expansion of pre-k through the passage of the soda tax. it's money the owner hopes to use to get 55 to 60 kids off the waiting list and into her classrooms. >> the only money that comes through the

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one example, when connecticut's shoreline was ravaged recently by superstorm sandy, disaster relief organizations mobilized quickly. they helped displaced families. they provided them with food and shelter. and the non-profit united way of connecticut supports the state's 211, a 24/7 health and human services information and referral help line, which plays a critical role in the kinds of emergencies that we encountered in superstorm sandy and other disasters or emergencies, whether it's snowstorms or hurricanes. floods. clearly, there's a need for such an organization to have access to a dependable, national public safety broadband network in order to operate as effectively as possible. but i understand that the states currently lack clarity as to what entities will be able to use firstnet. i'm concerned about that fact. in fact, according to the statute, all "public safety entities" shall have access, but it's not clear what that term means. "all public safety entities." so, let me ask you, mr. poth, in addition to our first responders, which is law enforcement, fire, ems, police, what other ent

one example, when connecticut's shoreline was ravaged recently by superstorm sandy, disaster relief organizations mobilized quickly. they helped displace families. they provided them with food and shelter, at the nonprofit united way of connecticut supports the states 211, a 24/7 health and human services information and referral helpline which plays a critical role in the kinds of emergencies that we encountered in superstorm sandy, and other disasters or emergencies, whether it's snow storms or hurricanes. floods. clearly there's a need for such an organization to have access to a dependable, national public safety broadband network in order to operate as effectively as possible. but i understand that the states currently lack clarity as to what entities will be able to use firstnet. i'm concerned about that fact. in fact, according to the statute all quote public safety entities, end quote, chart access but it's not clear what that term means, all public safety entities. so let me ask you, mr. poth, in addition to our first responders, which is law enforcement, fire, ems, a lease, what other e

officials will detail two to repair the canarsie tunnel after it was damaged by superstorm sandy. >>> for the first time ever, a ran bow flag will be raised. it comes in the wake, of course, of the deadly shooting in orlando, the massacre in which 49 people were killed by a lone gunman. supporters of the ceremony are happy the city has finally decided to recognize and respect the lgbt community. saturday morning, an avoidable tax return mistake. what happened to one woman that caused a stranger to get her $8,000 refund. 7 on your sideshows you how to avoid a tax disaster. >> also ahead, a long-awaited park in manhattan will soon hello! it's our new intern, bart's first week here at td bank, he's a robot from one of those other banks. we're training him to bank human. i am banking assistance & registration technology. banking assistance & registration technology. hi amy. thank you. thank you. that is not protocol manager jenna. that's ok bart, it is here. at td bank we do things differently, like having the longest hours of any bank. don't just bank. >>> welcome back. the world trade c

rise and --e just active hurricanes destructive hurricanes which has led to calamities like superstorm sandy and what is now the perennial flooding of miami beach. we see it in unprecedented , like that which continues to afflict california, doubling the area of wildfire, fire burning in the western u.s., and indeed, in the record weekend in see this phoenix, arizona. the signal of climate change is no longer subtle. it is obvious. and like the tip of the , furtherl iceberg changes like the melting of the ice sheet to give us three feet of c rise by the end of the century, may be locked and simply from the carbon we have burned, from the warming in the pipeline due to the burning of fossil fuels. there are some stiffing point -- there are some tipping points. there are some we may not have crossed and can still avoid. it is still possible to avert catastrophic and potentially. reversible changes in climate, but only by moving forward, building on the progress, and accelerating the transition away fuels towards a clean energy economy. the stakes could not be greater. the future of our childre

combination of sea level rise and more destructive hurricanes which has led to calamities like superstorm sandy and what is now the perennial flooding of miami beach. we see it in the unprecedented droughts, doubling of the area of wildfire, fire burning in the western u.s., and indeed many the record thaet that we may very well see this weekend here in phoenix, arizona. the signal of climate change is no longer subtle. it is obvious. and like the tip of the proverbial iceberg, further changes, line enough melting of the ice sheets may already be locked in simply from the carbon we've already burned, simply from the warming already in the pipeline due to the burning of fossil fuels. there are some tipping points in the climate system that we may have crossed but there are likely many others that we have not yet crossed and we can still avoid. it is still possible to avert catastrophic and potentially irreversible changes in climate but only in moving forward, building on the progress that has been made in recent years in accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels towards a clean energy