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plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v ♪ >> breaking at 11:00 o'clock tonight, news that a struggling atlantic city does not need. there is talk tonight another cass zen know could be headed foreclosure. >>> good evening, i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. >> there's talk on the boardwalk the trump plaza hotel and kaseen 93 may shut down. high witness news reporter todd quinones is live in atlantic city with the details. todd? >> reporter: jessica, right now, we are still waiting to hear back directly from officials here at trump plaza to confirm what in fact worry hearing tonight is that we're being told that notices to employees may be sent out as early as monday. >> i've been back and forth between being depressed and angry all day. >> reporter: new jersey state senator and former atlantic city mayor jim whelan tells me credible sources are telling him come september, unless a buyer steps in or if there's some kind of dramatic

the chairman tom wheeler sent a letter to verizon wireless it is disturbing to me that verizon wirelessmanagement on distinction among customer data plans rather than network architecture or technology. wheeler is concerned it is a tactic to boost the company's revenue. it goes into effect in october. but verizon says customers can have a data cap plan but[g÷l customers still face higher charges for busting that minimum usage. so far verizon wireless has not responded to fcc's inquiry. >> the time is 47 after the top of the hour. coming up a drone crashes into maximum security prison. that's not the shocking part. wait until you hear what it was carrying and why. >> trying to fight off the hunger later in the day? skip the juice with your breakfast this morning. why it might actually make you hungrier. first let's check in with brian kilmeade. >> good morning ladies. indiana's governor learned about illegals coming to his state on the news. he joins us live on the news. rudy giuliani wants to be on the news so he will join us live and talk to us for about 10 oh minutes. remember this th

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plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> in the middle east the violence continues hamas continues to launch rocket at israel numbering over 600 one hit a gas station exploding it into flames. israel continues to strike gaz with aircraft and dronz. reports say 21 palestinian where killed today bringing number of fatalities to 106. israeli prime minister said today that there is no ends in sight to israel's effort to halt militant rocket fire it will end when the goals are realized. "action news" was liver outside theies raily consolate jfk today and they dime support the military action against hamas insisting israel has the right to defend itself and earlier in the day also outside the consolate pro freingts palestinian surprise partyers that claim the battle is one sided and israel atargeting innocent civilians not terrorists. >> a strong earthquake rattled japan this evening striking off the coast from the crippled nuclear pla

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nobody would really think it's okay for verizon wireless -- not to pick on verizon, but they were the plaintiff in this case -- for verizon wireless to block my phone calls to a certain number or certain group of numbers just because i could always switch to at&t or sprint or t-mobile or some other regional carrier. these principles are just as valid today as they've ever been. we want the same basic, core principles in place which say the person who provides my connection doesn't get to decide how i use it or who i call. they set the charges and the rates, but it should be fair and reasonable for me, and i should be able to use it however i wish once i've paid my bill. >> host: if you had your curt es, would -- druthers, would the internet be in title ii? >> guest: there's internet access which is the wires and spectrum that we use to get online. the internet content, i think we would all agree, should remain free from regulation. but as susan crawford has said, it's like confusing the conversation for the sidewalk, you know in of course we want the conversation to be free and unregu

nobody would really think it's ok for verizon wireless -- not to pick up verizon but they were the plaintiff in this case, for verizon wireless to block my phone calls to a certain number or group of numbers because i can always switch to at&t or i can always switch to sprint or t-mobile or some other carrier. these are just as valuable as they always been. yes, telephone and broad band are different but we want the same principles in place saying the person that provides my connection doesn't get to decide how i use it or who i call. based on the charges they set the rates but it should be spare and reasonable for me and i should be able to use it however i wish once i paid my bill. >> if you had your druthers would would the internet be in title 2? >> not the internet. there's distinctions here. there's internet access, wire we use and spectrum we use to get online. internet content i think we all agree should remain free from regulation, especially if not by or totally free from fec regulation. but as susan crawford said, it's like confusing the conversation for the sidewalk. we want conv

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plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >>> league sources have confirmed that claude injury row was arrested tuesday and spent the night in jail after allegedly grabbing the buttocks of a male police officer. they reported it after an incident at a bar. no charges have been filed. alcohol is believed to be involved on a day where many canadians were celebrating canada day which is similar to the 4th of july here in the u.s. he is a native of ontario and spent much of his off season in the ottawa area. we are aware of reports surrounding claude giroux. until we have more information, we will withhold making any further comment. no word from the nfl about lane johnson's suspension. he is expected to receive a ban for use of a performance enhancement drug. mccoy said it would be a shame to lose him but has confidence in the backup. >> he's a heck of a player. it will be tough to lose him. gt thing, barber is a sure bet for backup. we know he can play. if had to step in and play, we're confident with him. >> p

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plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> believe it or not philly have been hottest team in baseball. phils cooled off tonight by old friend jason weather and nationals. drives in three runs as well in the 6th two run shot off cole hamels goes 7 innings and allows three runs. rally cats down at the ballpark. phils come back down 3-1. two on for marlin bird burd you in the hole. phillies get within one and they're having a good time. >> in the 8th. two out, ben revere last minute replacement in the lineup for dom brown rbi sing toll tie it. extra innings, ryan zimmerman 0-2. orngs no rbi single first run allowed from the bullpen. phils lose 5-3 first loss since last sunday don't plame the bullpen they struggled early at the plate against steven straussburg and you have map didn't runners in position. >> he had a hard time understanding the power pickup it was 89 to 99 miles an hour that's what he wept to with men on base we had hi

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plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> more than 500 athletic seniors that took part in the delaware county senior games were recognized today in drexel hill. cy has been compete forgot 11 years at 88. >>> no one saw this coming. poor. that is what he used to describe the phillies offense this season, poor. one night the phillies prove him wrong. it's a rough night for kyle kendrick. they responded in the second inning. chase utley the all-star he drives in a pair here. 6 averag6-5. this is what ruben expects power. he has driven in three runs tonight as has utley. 9-7 in the ninth inning. wins and losses are not as important as the development of younger players. and they play 24 minutes and finishes with 8 points on the shooting. i love that hair. and three blocked shots. the sixers win 92-71. the sixers send another team to play. dirn will be a part of it. with his invitation he's living the team. >> to get the call for you

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. 's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> it is time to check back in with meteorologist, cecily tynan at the philadelphia zoo. the moment we are weighting for, are you feeding the alligators. >> watch your finger there's, be careful. >> i won't fall in here, i usually like to get close to the animals but not in this case. this is blacky, the american alligator, and as i feed him fish, tell me about him. he has been here a long time. he has been here since 1956, he has out lived at least three females. >> wow. wow. should i try to throw it towards his nose. >> these guys have incredible jaws. amazing. like 2,000 pounds per square inch of pressure. you want to stay far way. >> yes you do. >> there you go blacky. i have been here before, and you look at him and they say it's not a real gator, but they can stay still and then they snap their jaws, that is what they do in the wild, why do they do that? >> they are waiting for their prey.

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agreement and get an amazing $400 back plus a free lg g tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. but hurry, don't wait - this great offer ends august 10th. >>> 6:17. it's hump day. some record cool temperatures. >> 51 is just terrific. >> in fact, we dropped a degree since we came on air. >> you think that's chilly. you go to some of the suburbs, we're talking upper 40s. crisp this morning. just a little fall preview. we'll get back into the warm, sticky weather the next couple of days but this morning, yes, you'll need a sweater or jacket if you're going to be outside at all. check out this sunrise, guys. not that it's hazy out there but just a thin layer of clouds with the horizon filtering in the sun this morning. really cool look. that came up about ten minutes or so ago. we'll see a good deal of sun today with temperatures by lunch time in the mid-70s. another stellar day to have lunch outside. 81 by 3:00. on our way to 83 for the high. 82 by 5:00 p.m. under partly to mostly sunny skies. if anybody sees a shower today, i think probably along and west of i-81. slim chance it

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plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >>> lets head back out to meteorologist, cecily tynan, at the philadelphia zoo with this week's outdoor adventure. >> that is tony the rhino cecily? >> yes, this is tony the southern white rhino, they are putting me to work here. i am told that tony has thick skin and he likes to be brushed. this is kind of an example of conservation that works. hey buddy. >> a bunch of people get together and try to look at why a species is being endangered you can figure out the reasons and do something about it. >> they were at the brink of extinction? >> yes, they were but now they are better. the poaching is almost about the birth rate so it's a high risk of but at the same time people have made a difference in the conservation in this species. >> our floor director chico says that rhinos have poor eyesight but great hearing. is that true? >> yes, that is correct. he has good ears and a good sense of smell. he does check things out and know people and checks out what is going on

plus an extra bonus from verizon wireless - this free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon. call 1.877.797.fios to join today! call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> giant steel beams in the shape of a cross will remain on the-- on display at national memorial and museum. it was pulled from the rubble of the collapsed world trade center. thought atheist groups to have it removed from memorial, but the court ruled today that the cross served as a symbol of hope and therefore has historical significance. >> in northwest washington today, a massive tree crushed a vehicle. take a look at these pictures. this happened shortly before lunch time. witnesses told us that the tree appeared to be healthy and then out of nowhere toppled over, rutan all. that fan is the size of a compact car. luckily, it was empty at the time. >> i've seen lots of trees come down in storms. i've never seen a tree just topple over on a monday morning. it's amazing. >> there were no storms or heavy weather. >> it took them about three hours to chop up that eight-y

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >>> ever try sod surfing. wellharon jeffries recorded this video outside of her alabama home after threenches of rain fell in a day. there was souch water it actually did lift up the thick grass and go under it. itasincenerm tead o on g back on waterysurface. it an aebic orkout. >>eember theater mattresses you can lay down and take a nap. >> that was before my time. rea? you see the bigierence o me and you. >> so people aeappy ansome are >> very good rick, ho is thatone.otnd h scan dry storms pass through here arouto. numbers to the north and west, no 90sn the boa but 83 in martins creeknd feet wood 83 and oxford right now just 81 degree and to the south and east, right along the o, pretty nice in the mid-70s with the ocean tempetures of 74. inland you bump back into the lower 8t 0sthe pine barrens and hockessin, delaware, we are at 82 degrees, a nice wedge of dry air over , but the hard to tell exactly where the s fronis, little in the wayf moisture, cloud cover stor

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v [chanting] >>> emotions have boiled over in southwest philadelphia. residents who live on and around guestner street see their grief turning to furry and aiming their anger at the fire department. they are slow to responded to the fire el saturday that cost the lives of four children. >>> it is monday night and the big story tonight i is is angisd aner. keith russel starting with you. >>reporter:things were ugly fast. it sparked after 6:00 this evening. it intensified as we move into the night. the crowds dispersed. all the focus is on the firehouse which is close to where the children lost their lives in the welcome back fire. [chanting] >> the protests, the faces of anger and the increase response increased in a matter of seconds in southwest philadelphia. [chanting] one arrest after another. clashes with police that had the officers using their batons. it was a scene of unrest at 56 street

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. at's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> the philadelphia union honored america's heros tonight. what you may not have seen was the team paying tribute to local troops all soldiers and veterans received free tickets to the game and that was not all toyota teamed one union to highlight the car company's hiring our heros program sdaind to help wonderful veterans start new careers. time for check on sports. jeff skversky is here and philly have been red hot. >> they looked really is, really good and hopeful think they can keep it going. familiars gold or team for real? phillies about in last place the last two weeks believe it or not are hottest in all of baseball. trying to whip six m straight against nationals. fans have a lot to bark about this season. chase utley and phils are fans best friend at least the last week. jason weather tells ham tolls fetch in sixth. first him in the game since second upping gone two run shot phils dow

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v i'm karen rogers and i'm alicia vitarelli. tonight on fyi philly it's fourth of july weekend and we're in search of gourmet burgers and barbecue. we hit the road for some summer day trips. we find some fun for the kids at two brand new exhibits. and a park where you can play all day. and at night, bring your own bottle and listen to free live music. it's an fyi for you ... starting now. hi everybody and welcome to fyi philly.. if you're spending the holiday weekend here in philadelphia, this is a place you'll definitely want to check out. it's the brand new spruce street harbor park on the delaware river. and it is amazing. we'll take a look around in just a bit but first we're going to celebrate the 4th. there are many independence day traditions, flag ceremonies & fireworks... patriotic parades and picnics. and

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph, we start fresh before changes over the weekend. lets take a look at -- it's the weekend rick. double scan live showing all is quiet after the storms last night. and temperature wise we are dropping as the drier air is coming in from the north. mt. pocono 71 and reading at 80 and philadelphia the high so far 83 degrees, and with the northerly wind equally as warm at the shore, upper 70s to at the brink of 80 degrees, the front that passed through is down to the south bringing severe weather near parts of rich monday, virginia, with tornado warnings and all of that stays to the south with the high pressure to the north and west and it wedges down the drier air and the lower humidity and speaking of lower humidity, it sticks around tomorrow with a gorgeous end of the week and 84 degrees with the high pressure over us, as the high slips to the south and east. we get a return flow on the western side of the high, and that means southwesterly

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plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >> meteorologist melissa magee here now with a closer look at the accuweather forecast. it's going to get hot later this week. >> that's right. i think the hottest day this week the way it is looking now looks to be on wednesday. the humidity is coming back. and showing what you's going on, stormtracker live double scan, quiet, no issue with precipitation. and a good start to the monday with low humidity. comfortable conditions. in fact, the high temperature 86 degrees, 1 degree shiep of -- shy of where we should be. and wilmington 82, and the poconos 76, allentown and the lehigh valley 82. along the coast from beach haven to sea isle city, temperatures there are in the lower 70s. satellite 6 and action radar shows you it is pretty quiet across our region. filtered sunshine with a partly cloudy sky overhead. and off to the south, some moisture invading areas in virginia and getting close to west virginia as well. the precipitation the most part stays to the south, but

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >>> the israeli air force struck hamas what is it calling 34 terror targets in the gaza trip. this was after the response of finding three teenaged boys. they were kidnapped 19 days ago. israel blames mass. tens of thousands attended the funeral services for the three boys. israel will to the rest until it catches the killers says netanyahu. >>> pioneer while in philadelphia the members of the jewish community gathered on 4th street. the prayer service was the three israeli teenagers was open to the public. >>> it was a enthusiastic return for a heros welcome the men and women from the delaware national guard the 150th engineer company marched in step 4 by 4. they were the last deployed to afghanistan. they got to return home a month early from the scheduled year-long tour. the salutes order of the day. and senator tom carter was on hand to thank the troops for their service. >>> 100 citizen soldiers returned to their families. do you think they are happy? they decons

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph is here now with a lot to talk about including stormy weather. >> they are peppered through the region and they are hitting hard with wind gust and strong hail and individual lightning and double scan live presently right now, it's mainly in the western suburbs and some of the north suburbs of philadelphia, especially berks county has been hit extremely hard the last couple of hours, one round of severe storms and now a second round is passing through, in affect for the central part of berks county from kutztown to reading and hamburg, we look at double scan live, closer this suppose to the minute look at the radar, it's passing to the east of down town reading splitding between 322 and 422, from pottstown to boyers town and route 400. 206 lightning strikes in this vantage point. some of the towns it is heading towards, pine waters at 5:57, and then landis store at 6:03 again. this is severe again with winds, the culprit of 60 miles per

agreement and get an amazing $400 back plus a free lg g tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wirelessbut hurry, don't wait - this great offer ends august 10th. >> welcome back you're taking a live look here out across the ben franklin bridge. 5:56, 68 degrees getting up to 84. >>> there are five people charged in the armed robbery from the caesars, two masked men robbed security workers of boxes filled with cash. the suspects and two others face charges from robbery to receiving stolen property. >>> the father accused of punching a wawa customer for looking at his daughter is free on bail. gary edwards was arrested for assault and disorderly conduct. the 27-year-old victim was treated for head wounds. >>> there's a snake on the loose in cape may, county, new jersey. a woman snapped this picture of the snake eating a seagull. animal control officers don't know what species they are dealing with, and reports range it is 23 feet to 12 feet. they warned residents to keep a close eye on pellets until the snake is cost. vendors are getting ready for huge crowds at the musikfest. organizers

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >>> meteorologist adam joseph is working hard, it's a busy day. how people should prepare for this weekend coming up. especially tomorrow. tomorrow is a dicey day. rainy in the morning as we improve in the afternoon, glorious from start to finish. we have weather we are tracking, the line of thunderstorms as it approaches the western suburbs, now in affect for 6:45, for eastern lancaster and chester county, including coatesville and oxford and as far west as downtown lancaster. the culprit is vivid lightning, now in smithville and coreyville heading west of 30 from chester coin and honey brook also be aware of this storm. as it heads towards paradise at 6:06, and also oakland coming in at 6:17, you should see the storm approaching the region. heat indexes are up very high, 98 is what it feels like right now, as well as millville and 98 in trenton, much cooler at the shore, it feels like 80 degrees, stormtracker 6 live double scan, the beginning of a stormy night and l

plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >> do not try this the next time stuck in traffic. drivers strappeded on a notoriously stranded highway decided to pass time with a card game. they pulled out a poker table and played texas hold em in bumper to bumper traffic n traffic like this there are no winners. >> next time on the schuylkill good idea. >> well maybe not. >> open the shoulder. >> jeff skversky with a check on sports and they're in extra innings, phillies and d-backs. >> phillies getting big piece back. ryan howard back in the starting lineup tonight after sitting on the bench the the last few games. they're hoping this mental break will break them out of a slump. out of arizona ar first inning here we go let's check out ryan howard and phillies. in the first, howard with a shot, two on, one out, and howard strikes out twice tonight and famz fans start booing. he ends up with two singles. they don't waste base runners. cody ashe more like kody smashy. >> they took a 4 line lead. bye-bye birdie. hi

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