. >> tonda is talking about keith minik along with richard vera jr.ght yesterday afternoon at the corner of 4th and washington streets. she says that minik was treating her niece but treated her relatives like family. >> he was a decent guy and loyal to everybody. that he loved even me. >> friends and family are saying much of the same about richard vera jr. aleesa rodriguez says she can't imagine the motive. >> someone that was always happy and brought joy to you, never wantsed to see anyone down. >> allentown police are searching for the person or people responsible. they are remembering a happy go lucky young man that had a lot of live for. >> he loved to play basketball with his family and has an unborn on the way. and it's just sad. >> reporter: so far right now no motives or suspects in this case and witnesses say they saw two people run from the scene. this is the second murder case in allentown in broad daylight in the last two weeks. reporting live in allentown, walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> walter, thank you. >>> now to the lates

police say that 24-year-old keith mimic and richard vera jr. were shot on north 4th street and both died less than two hours later at the hospital. both deaths were rule aid homicide and so far no arrests were made. coming up on the second half hour of "action news" at noon, walter perez will have the latest on the restgation. >>> and road closures and power outages in center city. chopper 6 hd was over the scene of 9th and walnut streets. smoke was seen from the underground across from the walnut street theater and 73 customers were impacted by the situation and walnut street was shut down at 9th street while they investigated the course of the fire. >>> the philadelphia music alliance is honoring the newest inductees including jill scott, sister sledge and soul survivors to name a few. their names will be added along the avenue of the arts. and a gala for the walk of fame inductees will be tonight. congratulations. >>> and the philadelphia recreation center is offering a new way for people to workout. a new boxing gym was unveiled. mayor kenn

the lehigh county coroner identified one of the men as 28-year-old richard vera jr. other man is 24 years old. they were both shot and killed in broad daylight yesterday on the 700 block of north fourth street. so far there's no word on suspects or a motive. >> fire at the sunoco logistics plant in delaware county brought out a huge response from emergency personnel. smoke and flames broke out inside the building on hog island road in tinicum township around 6:30 last night. crews placed it under control just over an hour later without any injuries. >> ♪ >> happening today, schools in the pinelands regional district in south jersey will be closed again for air quality testing. concerns were brought up about a construction project at the high school during a school board meeting this week. the acting superintendent canceled classes as a precautionary measure. air samples taken at the school two month ago month ago did not detect anything harmful. >> a passerby finds a 12-year-old girl who had fallen into an open sewer while walking to school. >> a teacher faces charge

the lehigh county coroner identified one of the men as 28-year-old richard vera jr.e other victim's name hasn't been released. he is 24 -- or was. they were shot and killed in broad daylight yesterday on the 700 block of north fourth street. so far no word on suspects or a motive. >> ♪ >> school district near the jersey shore will remain closed for a second straight day. the acting superintendent of pinelands regional is keeping kids home in order to conduct air quality tests. concerns were brought up about the effects of a construction project at the high school so air samples taken at the school two month ago didn't detect anything harmful but they're trying to be safe. >> fall has been pretty kind to us. >> it's been nice weather-wise. we've had some nice conditions and fall is leaving us now so i hope you enjoyed it as summer returns tomorrow. things are getting flip-flopped. let's take a look right now. i'll explain. storm tracker6 showing we are dry, we are clear. let's go on outside. it feels like fall when you step outside this morning because it's cool once

police have identified the victims as keith minik and richard vera jr. both were shot to death at north fourth and washington streets yesterday afternoon. so far no arrests. >>> a proposed plan to raise the pennsylvania state hotel tax is in jeopardy of failing in the legislature. the plan is to nearly double the tax from 6% to 11%. until area republicans along those from hershey and poconos are opposed to the bill saying it could make it difficult to attract conventions. >>> the greater philadelphia hotel association fears it could have a negative effect on the state's economy, staying it could put 70,000 hospitality jobs in jeopardy. that it would result in lost wages, lost jobs and less sales. >>> it's been a day without power for people in center city after this smokey underground fire. peco was working on a cable when it overheated and knocked out power to about 80 customers. we just checked and 20 are still in the dark. >>> tomorrow is the deadline for thousands of immigrants to reapply for a program allowing them to stay in the country. last month

allentown police identified the victims as keith minnic and richard vera jr., both shot to death yesterday afternoon. so far there are no arrests. >>> two south jersey schools were closed again today due to air quality concerns. there is a construction project going on at pinelands regional high school and little egg harbor township that involves the removal of asbestos. parents raised concerns about dust in the air at a meeting. the high school and junior high were closed yesterday and today. >>> in middlesex county a school bus driver is suspended after someone posted video of her reading texts while driving. the video show iss the driver steering with one hand, holding her phone in the other. the bus service suspended her and the school district notified police. >>> famous faces gracing center city. >> some of the biggest names in music. pat patti labelle and jill scott, home in philly tonight. the big honor they are receiving. >>> does philadelphia have what it takes to woo amazon? how we stack up to the competition when it comes to transportation and more. that's next at 5:00. >>> new

the lehigh county coroner identified the man as 28-year-old richard vera jr. so far no word on suspects or a motive. >> ♪ >> a school district near the jersey shore will remain closed for a second straight day. the acting superintendent of pinelands regional is keeping kids home to conduct air quality tests. concerns were brought up about the effects of a construction project at the high school. air samples taken at the school two months ago did not detect anything harmful. >> karen, we're feeling that summer is a bit clingy. >> it is. >> won't let go. >> you know, you're trying to say goodbye and it's like, no. >> it loves you so much. >> keeps calling. >> you get this problem a lot, don't you. >> no. >> let's take a look right now at storm tracker6 live double scan. we're dry once again, keeping that dry streak going. and that's going to change a little bit in the seven-day. let's go outside. we want to see what it looks like. i've been watching some beautiful shots. you can see the skies starting to brighten a little bit as we look live over sky6 and clear