national at the cathedral, i'm sam sweeney, abc seven news. jummy: japan after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. combingorkers are still through the rubble in hard-hit areas looking for anyone who may be trapped. also beenroads have damaged. police have joined the rescue efforts. the fbi and marines have been doing munitions training all weekend long. ends at 6:00. no word on when the next round will be. today marks three years since a deadly bombing at the boston marathon. bagpipes played as mayor marty walsh helped lay a wreath on at the finisht line. he says honoring the four people killed three years bombing and the ensuing manhunt will become an annual event. at the samewreath time the first bomb went off. members of the men's titanic society gathered in the night to remember the night the luxury liner sank. lay aciety has met to wreath in remembrance to the 1517 people who died that day. developments after a series of sexual assaults kept arlington sidents on edge for months last year. to link ad dna suspect to the attacks. investigatingo two

alison sweeney. the name of the book -- >> "opportunity knockings." and then we can see murder she baked, a fudge cupcake mystery, june 9th on the hallmark channel. >> yeah. thank you. >> thank you so much. arianna huffington, wow, mega-superwoman, is here. we're all going to be working for her stay if we aren't already. >> talking about the sleep revolution. you know, she basically collapsed one day at work, and she realized you and i talk about -- >> oh, it's such an issue. people don't realize how important in terms of health and weight loss that your sleep is, and sleep enough. it's absolutely a huge issue. >> as big as arianna is and as busy as she must be, she does find time to sleep. hopefully, she'll have some helpful tips for us. >> tha when you want itchy, out of the picture, you go to walgreens for flonase allergy relief- over the counter in full prescription strength. with walgreens right around the corner, it's easy to get more complete relief in a flash. how's that for picture perfect? well... "perfect" might be a slight exaggeration. sw

reporting in logan circle, sam sweeney. doing a maintenance surge on the red line following several recent track problems. he worked started at 10:00 this morning between van ness and medical center. it should wrap up at 3:00. then, single tracking will start at 8:00 tonight, that stretch of the red line will singletrack old weekend. taking the red line maybe to gallery place where the game tonight is happening. let's go to jamie sullivan. line,rently on the red track work between friendship heights and metro center, you will see some issues area as far as delays. a live look -- this is near new hampshire avenue. it is wet. same thing on 270 near middlebrook road, that is slowing -- not slowing anyone on 270. the bigger picture, a few slow areas into washington, d.c. on kenilworth avenue, the third street tunnel slowing, clear on new york avenue. into town on the gw parkway, quiet, 395, same thing. get into arlington, we pretty much clear out. let's talk about the midday roadwork, happening on the arlington memorial bridge

reporting live outside the supreme court, sam sweeney. back to you. autria: thank you, sam. our other big story today, we are heating things up with temperatures heading into the 80's. meteorologist jacqui jeras is here with a look at your forecast. just get outu can for even three minutes, it would be great to get out and breathe a little fresh air. for allergy sufferers, that problem is going to build. here we are at the lunch hour, 76 warm degrees, already way above are average high of 68. we have very light wind coming out of the east-southeast. look how low our humidity is, down to 29%. this is dry air. even 30's and 40's in many spots this morning. we are ending the day very warm. 77 in leesburg. 82. 78 in fredericksburg. then the six downtown. 71 in annapolis, a little cooler -- 76 downtown. 71 in annapolis, a little cooler by the water. a few spots could hit mid-80's. even after the sun goes down, just after 7:30, temperatures stay pretty warm. by 10:00, still holding on around the 70-degree mark. we have some very dry conditions. rental flooding in parts of texas --

steve sweeney has said, "okay, we're not gonna take you over in the next couple of minutes.e'll give you to the end of the summer, atlantic city, if you will agree to some set things." meanwhile, prieto over in the house is saying, "no, i want a two-year program." christie's saying, "you guys figure it out and come to me." who's gonna win? >> i think christie will because comments -- let's step back for second. atlantic city had 30 years of the exclusive right to gambling on the entire east coast from the mid '70s to 2006. and they blew it because of basically small "c" corruption. i mean, the schools -- there's 10 students to every 1 teacher there. in radnor township, there's 13 students to every 1. they have principals, assistant principals. they have lifeguards who have pensions after working just for the summer. the party's over. and the fact that the city that is the closest to philadelphia that has all of these things going for it, nobody wants to invest or live there because of the corruption. so it's time to pull the band-aid off and say, "party's over, guys. we can'

a few years ago they first came into sweeney's kitchen where her oldest daughter was in seventh gradek them in april, and i didn't get scores back until the second or third week in september. i got a word and a number. i didn't really get any grasp on how she was doing. >> reporter: "eyewitness news" reached out to the state department of education, they tell us that the exams are useful in measuring school and student performance, regarding opt out they know up tics in some areas and responded in part the number of opt outness pennsylvania only represent a small fraction on of test takers. locally in 2014 largest number came from our suburbs, chester county with 305, montgomery with 162, bucks with 112, delaware county 70 and philadelphia, 87. and for parents who want to look over a copy of the pssaopt out notes you can schedule an appointment with the school district for your own personal review. justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> is there new surveillance video from the night that nfl player will smith was shot and killed in the louisiana. this video shows a hummer and m

life at wilson high school, sam sweeney. back to you. jummy: scary stuff. house on the scene at a fire in photos. when firefighters arrived, the fire was showing through the roof. it caused significant damage to the home. more than 200 firefighters responded and were able to quickly put out the flames. no word on injuries or what caused the fire. but we will stay on top of this story on-air and online at wjla.com. police are combing through clues in a murder in montgomery county. the victim only 18. he was found dead in a park last night. police say gang activity might be to blame. as suzanne kennedy tells us, it has community members on edge. reporter: this is where the latest homicide in the county happened. authorities are left to figure out who committed this violent act in a park in a quiet residential neighborhood. the violent act took place overnight yards from west to elementary school. crime scene tape place that is supposed to be safe. authorities say the 18-year-old male was assaulted at the park andrew driven to a hospital where he died. >> inve

sam sweeney spoke with officials and joins us with that story from northwest d.c. reporter: union officials are inside the wilson building right now voicing their concerns. will happen with the circulator buses but when. they are some of the seat -- d.c.'s most popular buses. they cost $1 and will take you to some of the city's popular spots. a new report shows drivers routinely flag buses for safety concerns. they say brakes are bad and tires need to be replaced but many times nothing is done. the union says first transit is trying to cut costs but vdot is ultimately responsible. some drivers say they fear for their lives. today, they are taking their concerns to the city and vdot. >> this morning, two buses that had expired inspection stickers, direct orders were given for them to get those buses on the street. we found 90% of the buses had safety defects class a. that means that is something that could involve an accident or passenger safety. reporter: out to vdot and first transit, the company in charge of operating these vehicles. vdot responded immediately sa

reporting in prince george's county, i'm sam sweeney, abc 7 news. jummy: new at noon, police releasing new information on a shooting that sent a 7-year-old girl to the hospital. this happened friday night in the 2900 block of knox place, about two blocks away from garfield elementary school. d.c. police say the little girl is doing better and is stable. right now the focus is keeping the community safe and finding whoever did this. >> we've been in the area knocking on doors and recanvasing for additional in visibility in the area and we want to thank the community so far that's come forward with tips and information on this case. jummy: police are asking anyone with information to please give them a call. a reward of up to $10,000 is being offered in this case. maryland lawmakers are meeting today to reconcile two versions of the bill known as noah aps law before the legislative session ends tomorrow and it is because of a man killed. the senate bill is tougher and requires any driver arrested for drunk driving have an enter lock device even before

steve sweeney and assembly speaker talked over the weekend trying to find a path forward.weeney put forth a plan that would see the city take over the finances incheweding cancelling union's bargaining rights. and governor christie endorsed that plan, but we will keep you informed. >>> verizon workers on strike, pickets in king of prussia and workers in nine state on strike since wednesday. one of the main complaints, the company is relocating workers for months at a time. verizon says brief re-locations are necessary. >>> nearly 100 gathered tonight to address the problem of poverty in philadelphia. a number of community leaders took part in a panel discussion at the presbyterian church in north philadelphia. talking about possible solutions and took comments from the public. >>> the game itself turned into a laugher, but it was the washington capitals and their fans that were doing the laughing. it was what happened before the game that brought both smiles and tears to the flyers faithful. all about remembering ed snider and "action news" reporter dann cuellar was there.

reporting underneath dupont circle, i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. jonathan: that was less than a year, they did a lot of gluing down there. coming up for us at 4:00 -- >> more than 130 years later the military rights a wrong and long forgotten medal of honor recipient is remembered. i'm mike carter-conneen at st. elizabeth's. coming up, the remarkable story. >> what do open pots like this have to do with the zika virus? we will explain how maryland is trying to fight back jonathan: "7 on your side" in health matters. today prex reported its first death related to the zika virus. they say a 70-year-old man infected in february died from a drop in blood platelets. that is how it started. if you consider this. more than 600 people on the island contracted the illness so far, that is an outbreak in puerto rico they are saying. the local officials want to make sure they are ready for mosquito season. richard reeve is live where hogan wrapped up a press conference to talk about where people need to do this season especially. richard? standing water is an

sweeney wants the city to take over the city's finances. governor christie has endorsed that plan but prieto remains opposedly. >> the flyers are on the brink of elimination from the stanley cup playoffs after scoring early in the game. they lost and boy did they, six to one. and they were not helped out by the hometown crowd who turned a fan give away to an embarrassing spectacle and penalty. "action news" sports reporter jeff skversky has more from south philadelphia. >> reporter: the night starter off with a bang. it was an emotional tribute for flyers owner ed snider. then they score in the first minute. this place was electric. but it falls apart in embarrassing fashion. on top of the fact that the flyers have been outscored in this series by 10 goals flyers fans started throwing the wrist band give away onto the isolate in the third period. it was so out of hand flyers and capitals players were both yelling at flyers fans urging them to stop throwing throws wristband. even the public address announcer lou nolan was telling flyers fans

senate president steve sweeney and assembly speaker vincent prieto talked over the weekend.y have dueling plans and they're trying to find a path to move forward. sweeney has a plan that would come to fruition by the summer and it would see the state taking over the city's finances. governor christie endorse there had plan but prieto has a plan that spans over a two year time frame has opposed that. >> the flyers had big hopes for their first home game since the loss of ed snider. a video tribute honored the flyers chairman who died last week. >> i want to thank all of the flyers fans who have worn the orange and black because in choosing to honor me tonight, you have really chosen to honor them. >> a sea of orange paid an emotional tribute to the man who brought nhl hockey to the city of philadelphia but the night turned into an embarrassing six to one loss with the capitals. the flyers are down three to nothing in the series, one game away from elimination. we'll have more on the game at 5:00 a.m., plus how fan misbehavior led to a penalty for the flyers and maybe somethin

senate president steve sweeney says onto the state is going have to figure out a way to replace aging infrastructure contaminated with lead. >> it's going to be very expensive but it's something we can't ignore. we're poisoning children and that's not acceptable. >> reporter: just ask little rj's mom. >> but i feel really bad because like now he got to live with this for the rest of his life. >> reporter: last year in new jersey there were more than 3,000 new cases reported of kids under six with elevated lead levels. live in new jersey in trenton, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, nor ranch now to our presidential election coverage for you. donald trump back on the campaign trail after taking a few days off and while he was gone ted cruz was able to get all the delegates in colorado. they hold a convention there by the way instead of a primary. now trump is accusing cruz's camp of "crooked shenanigans in the fight for delegates. "democrats in new york trying to get support before the primary there april 19. bernie sanders hoping his recent string of victories w

joining us now is paul sweeney, head of research for north america.his man has been groomed for nearly one decade to become the ceo. >> this is a surprise to disney investors. certainly, everybody in hollywood. tom was the cfo for a long time. he was being groomed for more than 10 years along with another executive. resume low left. i got the odd -- the deal to the uco. for the board to come back to say he's never a person is not surprising. >> there are some ports coming have -- you may not possess all the skills needed, and therefore, they were not willing to really bless them as the heir apparent. maybe, they would look outside of disney for some other options. >> i think the problem with that he actually ran a good secession plan. he identified to very strong able executives. groomed them over a long time to succeed him. it didn't work out here in the end. now, the company left with very few internal candidates. a lot of people think they will look outside the company. perfect world, they would've wanted to take an internal candidate. mark: who wi

paul sweeney, bloomberg intelligence. he broke that story on yahoo!. we have more breaking news of goldman's tax. he is releasing his annual letter. julie hyman has the highlights. julie: we're following from jamie dimon's letter from earlier in the week. the near-term environment will prove challenging. he said he is generally optimistic about the longer-term. he said the combined ceo chairman structure serve from goldman sachs, he also said he was to continue a dialogue with the fed and sec. he looks like the lead director for goldman's ford is making commentingnts, he is on his optimism about the longer-term. also, he goes through the pay package. goldman sachs is awarding a $7 million bonus over eight years. that is if the firm meets certain targets. $30 million is down from 31 million from last year. ceo amonghighest-paid the u.s. lenders for the fourth straight year, even though, and the income has gone down by 28%. will continue to monitor this letter. i will be back and erik schatzker will be back with any further updates and highlights. note,

sam sweeney shows us the new initiatives to fight back.hy lanierhief says the dirt bike gang in d.c. will and the, and her messages being echoed from law enforcement and elected officials across dcn and maryland. the goal right now is to identify the riders, confiscate their bikes, and destroy them. 400 dirt bikes and atvs have already been cannot this gated -- have already been confiscated this year alone. police chief cathy lanier released more than 200 photos of dirt like and atv riders wanted in nonviolent incidents, several foreign 10 silly -- several for police officers. chief lanier: we have had enough, and the riders that we can identify we will aggressively prosecute. the bikes we have seized will be destroyed. sam: they have treated out a full list of these men, which is also on her website. if you tell the police who they are, $250 could be years. with wordvering metro the federal transit administration is inspecting the entire systems tracks. the agency is calling it a safety blitz. it is focusing on 10 segments of concern, bas

paul sweeney says that mid single digit would be a win for viacom.g downtrend remains in effect. dragging on the nasdaq today, apple. the stock down 1% after raymond james cut iphone estimates, unit estimates for 2016. saying,ualcomm guidance the iphone hangover is not over yet. apple had asked its iphone suppliers to keep production at current levels. when we take a look at a chart, we see these bearish concerns showing as the sellers pushing the shares of apple back down even toange, perhaps the recent lows near $32. we will have to see what happens next week when the company reports monday after the bell. carol: we have to talk about google. the stock actually higher today. abigail: investors are looking for 19% earnings growth. that translates to $7.96 per share. a big number for the first quarter. plus investors would like to see 32% growth in paid clicks. the stock is trading up into the quarter. has missedlphabet adjusted earning estimates five out of the eight last quarters. we see the shares have been trading in a rough range over the last s

i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. leon: chicking the top stories now a flurry of bills passed the maryland assembly. chief that mandates interlock devices on vehicles of anyone convicted of a d.u.i. governor hogan signed 106 bills in law and will sign noah's law at a separate ceremony in the coming days. alison: it has happened again. police in prince william county are investigating more cases of someone opening fire at homes in woodbridge. 13 homes have been hit since the start of the year. no one has been injured. police have not made any arrests yet. leon: d.c. police charged the suspect of a deadly stabbing of a teen in the deanwood metro station. officers arrested 18-year-old javonte hall last night hours after police released surveillance photo from the station. police say hall stabbed 15-year-old john evans as both exited the station nold morning following a long-running dispute. april is sexual assault awareness month. metro transit police are partnering with ad vo cassy group to combat sexual harassment on p

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gene munster and paul sweeney will join us any hour.ve for this conversation on bloomberg radio. abby joseph cohen will refer my need to be an american equities. "surveillance." ♪ we have just been speaking to christine lagarde, t he managing director of imf. tom will talk about the markets and that important conversation we had with madame lagarde in a second. vonnie: a sign of the global slowdown is have an impact on germany. factory orders fell 1.2% in february. peugeot seeaker some speed bumps ahead. spending on new technology will have an impact on profits. it plans to come out with 26 new cars. the sudden succession times of disney is not so clear. has steppedarent down. no reason is being given for the departure of tom stakes. -- tom staggs. the problem is convincing board members he was the right person to succeed. tom: thanks so much. i guess it is a big shock at disney, mr. staggs has done better than good. smith is a little bit important, lee director, ex- starbucks guy. runs the university of washington. who's oren smith and

sam sweeney is live with the push to bring closure to the case. good afternoon. this case brought attention from all over our area when it happened. this morning, cathy lanier says is she has not lost hope. in a press conference, she announced a new search began this morning on land and water here at the national arboretum. was live running at the shelter of d.c.'s general hospital when she vanished. have turned up nothing. investigators, armed with a new tip, believe the body may be here at the national arboretum. acknowledges finding her her >> we will search in the arboretum. a pretty extensive area. we have a combination of k-9 dogs and personnel, partners from the national center for children,d exploited the fbi, team members will be doing a search with our harbor branch in a body of water. sam: this is not the first time the police chief has given a press conference on a search. why she continues to give these press conferences when they search an area more than two years after it happened. she says each time it happens, they get more tips that people have

but moments into the ride, one of the marines, maxwell sweeney, started throwing up, and started gettingressive. >> he just jumped on me. and i started to fight him for my life. with my left-hand holding the wheel. and then with the right-hand, trying to take his hand off me. >> state troopers say after sweeney attacked the driver, he made a run for it and spent the night in a creek to avoid arrests. he's behind bars now, facing a list of charges. >>> three people are being treated for severe burns, following a dramatic plane crash in florida. federal aviation officials say the pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings, when the plane went down yesterday in a pompano beach neighborhood. the aircraft, the house it struck, all burst into flames. neighbors used garden hoses to spray water on the crash scene before firefighters arrived. >> straight down. and after that, it was just a huge explosion. >> we received multiple calls, engulfing the house on fire as well. th >> two men and one woman on board the plane have severe burns over 30 to 40% of their bodies. officials say the man living

sam sweeney has the new unified effort to fight back. sam? sam: well, good evening. police say that the crackdown has already begun. the goal is to identify the riders, seize their bikes and destroy them. now they are asking for the public's help and they are willing to pay you. surrounded by law enforcement from around the area, cathy lanier says the dirt bike game will end. >> we have had enough. the community has had enough. the riders that we can identify, we are going to aggressively prosecute. the bikes we have seized will be destroyed. sam: the past weekend, m.p.d. police officer was surrounded and dragged by a gang of riders. back in march, on carrying a sick child was stopped, surrounded and then had its driver side door opened by an a.t.v. driver. police had to come free the ambulance before it could continue to the hospital. >> i know we have had police officers injured. now increasing incident involving the first responders >> nearly 100 have been arrested this year and 400 bikes have been confiscated. 85 of them will be destroyed next month but police ar

. >> and my co-star alison sweeney is spilling secrets about me. >> he can fall asleep in the drop of a hat and the next thing you hear -- >> i do not snore. i was in the back seat, i didn't know she knew i was asleep. >> i was just so happy to see that you sleep soundly. >> here's a little treat, amelia clark, went a little batty recently with glamour magazine. >> where are my drag where's my wig? where's my orange mocha frappuccino? >> she asked for other stuff, but this is a family show. >> don't worry, we posted it on etonline ons. >> plus laurie laughlin on her real life fuller house with her two teenaged daughters. >> and which kardashian just got engaged? >>> but first. >> hello, mother. >> i thought maybe we ccn hang out a little bit. >> i have to catch the subway. >> sharon stone, courteney cox and susan sarandon, they all play their stories tied togetter by selma blair, who plays a rock photographer who gets a surpri >> you're pregnant? >> what? >> how long do i have? >> it's called mothers and daughters and, yep, it opens mother's day weekend. you. (music plays) in this cit

sam sweeney, abc7 news. alison: thank you. it is day two at the national arboretum in the search for relisha rudd. the search is coming to a close today. she was last seen on surveillance video at a hotel with tatum more than two years ago. tatum is now dead. bureau chief sam ford is in northeast with the efforts to find relisha. sam? sam: yes, alison. we are at the brick kiln on new york avenue. we sa officers literally leave here, i guess about 30 seconds ago. a number of them have been leaving. they have been here most of the day. one of the officers told us that basically they were waiting for their dogs to come back. they are going to make a report to the chief and that is it. they are searching for signs of rudd. a focal point is the new york avenue brick kiln, an old abandon brick kiln part of the complex. officers looked through the area for hours. the site is three blocks from the holiday inn hotel where the surveillance video two years ago showed relisha rudd entering a rim with 51-year-old tatum. tatum a suspect in

i'm sam sweeney, abc 7 news. anchor: maryland lawmakers still have bills on the table to reform the state correctional system and reform police departments across the state. there is also a tax plan under consideration. brad bell will be in annapolis tomorrow for the last day of the legislative session. look for live reports on abc 7 news hillary clinton is in virginia right now. the former secretary of state is at an event with terry mcauliffe. earlier in the day clinton appeared at a rally in baltimore . clinton's appearances came after a morning in new york, the most recent poll by fox news gives clinton a double-digit lead over vermont senator bernie sanders in the state. inders' streak continued wyoming yesterday, winning his eighth contest in a row. about thegood upcoming contest and i expect to be the nominee. >> i have my doubts about what kind of president she would make. anchor: sanders held a rally on the boardwalk in coney island today. he and clinton will have a debate in brooklyn on tuesday. poll sh

sam sweeney has more on the final respects being paid today. enforcement officers from as far away as michigan are here to pay their final respects. the service, as you said, is happening in hampton, va, out of newport news. in the past, members of the virginia state police spoke of the trooper's accomplishments. his former partner gave a touching eulogy, and describing and thebreakable bond officer's affection for his children. the superintendent of virginia state police described the former marine as someone so intelligent he made it to the counterterrorism team with the virginia state police in less than tito of years, something few ever accomplished. years, than two something few ever accomplished. >> he is a natural. his personality and his experience made him a perfect fit for cci. day on and off duty that he was a true professional. he had exactly what it takes to be a law enforcement professional, to be a virginia state police trooper. he had integrity. he had fortitude, character. he was fair-minded, and lord knows he had compassion. s

i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. michelle: thank you, sam. time for a check on traffic. let's head over to jamie sullivan. jamie: we are starting off with a live look theer the springfield interchange. you can see activity here taking out the left lane. everybody is passing by this without an issue. again, this is work they are doing right now. right near the springfield interchange. go ahead and stick with virginia as we move to the map. i want to show you what we are experiencing 395. the heaviest volume past the pentagon continuing outbound to seminary road. northwest corner same thing. that heavy volume from tysons toward 270. we don't have any crashes to report. just the volume and slowing. there was a valve leak they are repairing i on university boulevard. heading eastbound. only the right lane getting by. you can go ahead and stay to the right to get by because the two left lanes are what we have blocked. as we move to the waze map i want to talk d.c. we are seeing the heavy volume right here on the southeast/southwest freeway. near the third street tunnel. 8 mil

at sam sweeney has a look the big event happening. sam: not much has changed on top of d.c.'s dupont circle, but underground in the old trolley car tunnels write down those steps, everything has changed. trolley tracks still line the ground underneath dupont circle. street signs pedestrians had not seen in more than 20 years this that will soon capture everyone's attention and fill your facebook timeline as well. >> people are excited about finding something new and and hidden. who knew this was down here? the second you find this little gem, it's exciting. sam: you may recognize these. they were the talk of the town last summer. >> right now, we can only do temporary installations. for the rest of the year, we have some ideas for really big temporary and relations. after that, we hope to have it open permanently. sam: these tunnels have largely gone unused since the 1960's, but the nonprofit wants to change that. the organization wants to create new exhibits here every few months. >> music concerts, video shoots, fashion shows. there's all kinds of possibilities. it's amazin

sam sweeney caught up with several of the candidates. the doors to polling locations open that 7:00 across -- opened at 7:00 across maryland. today, candidates wasted no time greeting potential voters. with only 12 days left in this all too important primary season. u.s. congress woman and u.s. senate candidate donna edwards shook hands voters. >> i think it is an opportunity for middle-class americans to say that they want somebody who has walked in their shoes. i'm hoping that means they will circle donna edwards on that ballot. sam: not long after, her opponent, chris van hollen -- >> focused on getting results, on a lot of the big challenges we've got. making sure every challenge has a good start in life, trying to build an economy that works for everybody, not just the 1%. dealing with the scourge of gun violence and the scandal of mass incarceration. sam: voters have several decisions, including their choice for nominee for president, several congressional seats, and a nominee for mayor of baltimore. >> it's important. they need to

sweeney has put forth a plan that would see the state takeover the city's finances including canceling the union's bargaining right. governor christie has endorsed the plan but he has put forth his own plan. >>> last night flyers game put a big stain on the memory of owner ed snider. they through wrist bands in his honor on to the ice. after an announcement not to throw the wrist bands didn't seem to matter. and they used the microphone to scold them. both teams agreed it was an ugly night for hockey. >> they made the announcement to fans not to throw anything on to the ice. it was unfortunate. >> something we did not want to have happen. the entire third period was not good around. >> obviously we pulled the game away and they were not interested in playing anymore, so we ended up on the power play for the last seven or eight minutes. it wasn't good for the game. >> capitals won 6-1 and the flyers must win all four remaining games, the next game is tomorrow night again in south philadelphia. >>> the action cam is in center city hosting a pep rally, they are trying to put the game behi

sam sweeney has the latest as police tried to piece together exactly what happened. sam: the first 911 calls came in at one: 20 this morning -- multiple shots fired with several people down. >> it sounded like firecrackers going off or something like that. sam: when police arrived, they wound for people down -- one woman was already dead. all of them near shot out window. >> i think it is sad. because it has become the normal. it's really sad when things like this happen. sand: three men were rushed to the hospital, one in critical condition. shell casings littered the street as police used 3-d technology. at this point, shattered glass still litters the street. police have not released any suspects or motive. of course, if you heard anything or saw something overnight, they want to hear from you. they are offering a cash reward for information leading to the person or persons responsible. this noon, we are learning new information about a deadly stabbing in northwest ec police identified the victim's 27-year-old kenneth jackson. he was found just after 1:00 this mor

state senate president steve sweeney and assembly speaker vincent prieto discussed plans over the weekendwants the state to take over the city's finances including canceling the union's bargaining rights. governor chris christie has endorsed that plan but prieto remains opposed. >> a live report from new york city on what's up next on "gma." >> a gesture brings a woman to tears inside a texas restaurant. >> not quite as chilly as yesterday but a little on the cool side with temperature in the 50. this afternoon it's shorts and t's. i'll have your day planner forecast coming up next. modres: the cost of living the pay stays the same. i have to work extra hours just to make ends meet. it's a big struggle. one person that really gets this is katie mcginty. she came from a working-class family. she was ninth of 10 kids. she gets it. she'll fight for equal pay for equal work. katie mcginty will protect social security and medicare. that's why president obama and vice president biden support her, too. she'll make a heck of a senator. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> i

sam sweeney has the new information. deterioratinge is by the day and the national park service gives it less than five years before they would have to close it if nothing is done. they have a plan. these slides just released by the national capital planning committee gives you an idea of how bad things have gotten over the years, severe rust and corrosion causing the bridge to the older drawbridge. this next slide shows how they wanted to look when it is finished. they should be able to finish without any extensive bridge closures. several other design options on the table but this one seems to be the most practical. about $30 million cheaper and easier to maintain. this bridge is expected to cost upwards of 200 and 50 million that -- $250 million. jummy: thank you. workingrews are still to help stranded residents in houston after record-setting rainfall led to deadly flooding. crates and buyers burst over their banks, flooding nearby towns. five deaths have been blamed on the storm's. texas governor rick abbott the cur

a new proposal by the state's president dave sweeney would give the city 100 days to avoid cuts and bankruptcy and if not they could petition governor chris christie for a bridge loan, if not the state takes over. christie says he'll approve a loan if the state will take over. it would allow them to break contracts. >>> tropicana officials say the company will immediately spend $15 million to fix up the aging casino hotel, but icahn says if he does that, he won't be able to invest the money he's promised to the taj. >>> now to the nbc 10 exclusive, our camera was there as the assistant to the bucks county police chief walked out of court. she's accused of stealing nearly $20,000 worth of electricity. police discovered an electrical theft during a fire at her former home. an alleged illegal hookup powered appliances including a jacuzzi and a tanning bed. she and her husband are out on jail. she's the administrative assistant for bill wilcox. he told us he couldn't comment on the case. they found evidence of wire tampering when the utility company shut off power and the lights stayed on. fire of

under the measure introduced by state president steve sweeney, they would lend money but only in officials could come up with a plan to cut spending nearly in half and that has to be ready in 130 days, but the bill could be dead on arrival when it reaches governor chris christie's desk, he repeatedly said he will only sign a package that includes a state takeover of atlantic city. >>> coming up a fascination with costco, helped a delaware high schooler gain acceptance to five ivy league schools. and the flyers get in one final practice before heading south for their playoff match-ups with washington. >>> loads of sunshine today and sky 6 hd looking at the atlantic city beaches, six and a half weeks away from memorial day but i'm tracking summer like weather on the way. all the details are coming up in the accuweather forecast those stories and more when okay continues. for years, i was a laboratory chemist, developing drugs to fight deadly diseases. as a scientist, i know there's more that washington can do to help families. i'm running for congress to protect planned parenthood funding so

sam sweeney shows us a new initiative to fight back against the riders. >> good evening. cathy lanier says the dirt bike game in d.c. will end. the m leaders from the law enforcement. and the elected officials across d.c. and maryland. the goal right now is to identify the riders. confiscate the bikes and prosecute them. law enforcement across the d.m.v., cathy lanier released 200 photos. the dirt bikers that are wanted in nine violent incidents. some are wanted for intentionally running over the police officers. chief lanier will pay anyone $250 if you tell the department who these men are. >> the community has had enough. the riders we can identify we are going to aggressively prosecutor. >> i tweeted a picture of the men. list on the website. if you tell police who they are $250 could be >> police are trying to figure out if a school bus driver or police officer is at fault after a bus and a cruiser collided in springfield. an officer was injured and two substitutes and chaperon along the bus but are all expected to be fine. the bus was heading back to mark twain eleme

democratic assembly speaker says he and senate president sweeney talked over the weekend about a possible path forward to bail out the resort town. they plan to post the bill this week. the senate passed a different measure letting the state take over the city's finances immediately. >>> good news for atlantic city customers. check your bill this month and into may customers will see a credit of $113. the company says it's result of the merger completed last month between two companies, and the parent company of the atlantic city lek. >>> a new addition arrives this fall at the philadelphia zoo. a 21-year-old female gorilla is pregna pregnant. how did doctors discover this pregnancy? with an over the counter test like the ones humans use. the director of animal health shows the animal has a normal heart beat. >>> the quest for the cup is home tonight. here's a live look in south philadelphia where they look to return to the winning ways hosting the capitals. the flyers are down two games to none. this is the first home game since the death of the founder, ed snider. this is not lost on fa

today he said that that is on hold, that after a talk over the weekend with senate president steve sweeney. they are discussing a possible compromise in atlantic city. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, vandals strike a local italian american heritage center and it is not the first time. >>> and the flyers get ready for game three of their planning to honor ed snider on home ice tonight. those stories plus cecily returns with more on the accuweather 7-day forecast. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ fight back and rebuild an economy. so does she. we need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. a real plan to create new jobs and industries of the future. hillary clinton. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >> delaware state police investigating the cause of a collision between an suv and a school bus in n

steve sweeney says the legislature will schedule public hearings on the plan if the port authority doesn't do it on its own. the project is still in the early design stages with the port authority collecting information from commuters through an online survey. >>> a young woman who said she was slashed in lower manhattan did it herself. the 20-year-old woman that told people she was slashed on the cheek near wall street thursday evening, however, police say she has since recanted and cut the 2-inch gash herself. she's now undergoing psychiatric evaluation at bellevue hospital. for people dealing with the weather in the south. this video here is from mississippi. tornadoes hit there. alabama and louisiana. the national weather service confirms that two tornadoes touched down np southeastern louisiana bringing down trees and power lines. 26 million people are in the path of storms today. there's also the threat of flash flooding in some states. at least ten people were hurt in wednesday's storms. >>> time for a check of weather and traffic on the 4s. check with chris cimino. chris, even thou

paul sweeney is with us.urprising the report, and if not, why did shares take such a dive? line was top telegraphed to people, but the weakness stemming from the iphone weakness decline itself, probably the magnitude took investors by surprise. investors,estion for which it has been for the last year plus is, this was obviously an iphone company, and can it continue to be an iphone company, and can the iphone dependence drive growth over the next several years like it has over the past several years. we need either a new product or a refresh, but a new product category to drive the next five years of sales, and now investors do not see it. it is not the watch, it is not television, so investors continue to say i am dependent on the iphone and that might not drive growth. he's in india is where china was seven or eight years ago. he also said smartphone growth and stagnation is due to economic factors -- macroeconomic factors. paul: to a certain extent, tim cook is right. china is a big driving market for him

and he cut the throats of more actors than sweeney todd. next to me is the author of razzle dazzle. michael reidle. >> ted cruz is hoping in bed with another man. and a move that can only be described as too late, ted cruz and john kasich are joining forces to stop trump from reaching the 1237 delegates needed to secure the gop nomination. on sunday they released statements that they will clear a path for cruz. and cruz will return the favor in oregon and new mexico. trull p responded -- trump responded by saying, wow, just announced that they are going to collude to keep me from getting the nomination. desperation. this holy union is sure to go down in history alongside the greatest duo's like harding and gillouli, men -- menendez and menendez. they did what they had to do. and milli and vanilli. come on, they won the grammys. will this team up work? >> actually milli-vanill i i lasted longer than this so-called deal between cruz and kasich which already started to fray. it lasted five minutes. and then kasich said i want my voters in indiana to vote for me and not ted cruz. to whi

let's bring in paul sweeney.ust broke,ings another corridor where they can't seem to get anyone excited. can twitter turn around? it here wenot seen have had several quarters now with essentially flat user growth. it has stalled out here. you hate to compare it to facebook, which continues to grow. joe: the idea that we would compare them at all is ridiculous. >> i agree, but if you are twitter you have to sit back and say i have to grow my user base or get more revenue per user today. i think they would like to do both, but they really haven't been able to innovate on the product side to the degree that they can get new users to come onto the platform. do in nfley footballng deal with games, will that bring in new users to twitter? i think they are banking on, but we have not seen it. scarlet: we say whether we should compare twitter with facebook. twitter has become a cnn like destination when you need breaking news but otherwise it is limited. >> sheryl sandberg last quarter said if you are a big brand adverti

on a scale of morticai to sweeney todd how would you rate the performance?> it was filmed on an ipod touch that is leaned up i think it was all right. it was -- wasn't the whole situation she thought the assistant did the paperwork? >> yeah. >> and i guess they were too busy picking out scarfs and bracelets and didn't get it worked out. >> they are celebrities. you don't have to fill out the forms if you are celebrities. >> i think it is true. we laugh at these celebrities, but we expect them to know the intricacy. >> i would never laugh. i take it seriously. i just felt like he was in detention. i'm sorry mrs. johnson. >> do you thepg he was thumbing his nose? >> his tattooed is i am a domestic dog. he figured out he wasn't above their law or wasn't -- i don't know. his eye make up was not well enough applied that day. his eye liner was perfect and people didn't recognize him and he is getting in trouble. he is being a beb about it. -- t it. i think these other countries -- you are flying in your private jet. you don't realize -- >> you think you are specia

a new proposal by state senate steve sweeney would give the city 130 days to make cuts and avoid bankruptcy. the city that does that, lawmakers would petition governor chris christie for a bridge loan for the city. if not, the state takes over and christy has said he'll approve a lope only if lawmakers pass a takeover. opponents of a takeover say it would allow the state to break union contracts. also in atlantic city they approved carl icahn's tropicana to manage the trump taj mahal. trump officials say the company will immediately spend $150 million but i khcahn says if th approve it whoenlts be able to invest the $150 million he's promised for the taj. >>> state official have warned lawmakers the road fund could soon go broke. they could run out of money for major road projects by august. proposals include increasing gas tax. >>> now to an nbc 10 exclusive video. our cameras were there as the assistant to a bucks county police chief walked out of court. faith friedhofer is accused of stealing nearly $20,000 worth of electricity. police discovered the theft during a fire at her former hom