. >>> vernon davis poses as a worker at jamba juice.ion when folks found out who he is. >> back after the break. it was cooler in some places. it is going to warm up. bulldog: if you're like me, you've been working like a dog all year. but don't camp out 'til labor day to reward yourself. mattress discounters labor day sale is ending soon! rest those tired bones on a queen size serta mattress and box spring set. right now, they're just $397. get 48 months interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection. not to labor the point, but this sale ends soon. ♪ mattress discounters . >>> new at 5:00 a popular 49er player goes undercover as a zumba juice -- jamba juice employee. it may not have been difficult to tell it was vernon davis, people were surprised. ann reuben is live. tell us about the reaction from customers. >> davis owns this jamba juice and wanted to spend time with his customers. he put on a wig and uniform and got to work. >> it was a top secret undercover mission. >> who is that. 49ers tight end, vernon dav

vernon? >> jim, we expect that vigil for this time in the memory of keisha williams to begin sometime within the next few minutes. her death, in fact, was not a surprise. her friends and family told me on the day that she was hit at this corner that her chances to survive were slim at best. she was in a medical coma for weeks. this shrine at allegeny is bigger and grander than ever two weeks after the catastrophe living a fourth dead. keisha williams age 34, the mother of the three children who died the day of the crime, passed away late last night. sources say she was never told of her children's fate. >> her children were her life. she would tell me that all the time. the children are the first concern, no one else. >> thelma brown still nursing a broken leg hoped that her friend and neighbor would survive, but it was not to be. july 25th they were setting up to sell fruit at the corner to finance a community garden in the vacant lot when an s.u.v. slammed into the group of innocents. and s

vernon odom, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, vernon. "good morning america" will have the latest on crisis in iraq and military action. tune in tomorrow morning 8 a.m. following "action news". >> 3 people were injured tonight during a 5 car crash. medics consider called to the intersection of route 322 colonial drive in bethel 6:15. investigators tell us 4 cars and van collided. names and conditions of 3 people injured have not been released and this investigation is ongoing. >>> a man had to be pulled from delaware river near penns landing last night. sky6hd camera caught philadelphia police marine unit responding to scene 7:30 p.m.. they were able to find the man and bring him back to shore. we're told he was not injured but still no word tonight how he ended up in the water in the first place. >> in north philadelphia investigators say a 24-year-old man was shot in the face 4 times today in broad daylight. the gunfire interrupted 9:00 this morning, 2900 block of north park avenue. officials say he was shot in face, ears and thigh. th

this painting of dunsmore's is titled "washington family at mount vernon the library." it's a domestic scene of our father of our country sitting by the fire with his wife and her grandchildren, nellie and washy, as they called him. so george washington and martha never had children of their own, but they did adopt two of her grandchildren, and this is a wonderful domestic scene that people are very fond of. this painting by dunsmore which was recently conserved thanks to the effort of dr. michael wolf, is titled "john adams proposing washington for a commander in chief." and you'll see washington is the only man in this scene in uniform. he's also facing the opposite direction of everyone else. being a humble servant, george washington knew what was about to happen and he left the room so that he wouldn't sway uniform. he's also facing the opposite anyone's vote with his presence. this scene depicts the interior of independence hall in philadelphia. this painting depicts quaker lydia darer in her home being questioned by a british general. he was a quaker and therefore

vernon. go ahead. >> i'm internal mountain chippewa. i work at the health center at santa clara valley. >> you come here every year. it's a highlight for us. tell us, i mean this is a big celebration, annual celebration. >> it is definitely. american india yan culture and heritage is rich. we're starting with a traditional big time, california, style dance celebration and go into aztec dancing and a pow wow. we're celebrating all cultures. there's many more out there, but these are the primarily the ones that are very fascinating and people like the most. >> that's good. how rich is the population, the indian-american population here in the area? >> i think the california is where more native americans live than anywhere else because they had a lot of programs with relocation from midwest indians and into california and then the california indians were in hiding for a long time because of threats and now they're coming out and sharing their culture is what one of the things that we do and that's why like vernon mentioned, the big time t

"action news" reporter vernon odom joins us live with the very latest. vernon? >> hello, rick.ll is quiet, unbelievably quiet and peaceful along the roosevelt boulevard, contrast after what erupted after midnight. a lucky police officer within inches of being killed. when the sun came up the victims, a man and wife, escort back home after horror, two thugs were waiting after midnight and forced their way in, triggering the alarm. when the cops arrived one answered the door saying he was was all right and didn't believe it. >> and he winked and said it was ok. >> and they took shots and the officer returned fire, killing the suspect. >> it was a greater job. the officer was very alert. like i said from the beginning he asked for identification. knew something was up when the female nodded to him. >> and the second at large this hour despite the k-9s tracking hip. the police were seen pulling away the vehicle they believe the two suspects drove and planned to use for the getaway. no innocents injured but several bullets twenty into the house next door, home to a woman and two chi

vernon escapes the ordeal without injury. st.rges, however, is not so lucky. >> the dog crushed the bone in joe's thumb and took off a portion of it. >> bowman flies st. georges to the nearest hospital where he's treated and soon released. after thousands watched the rescue unfold on live television, media gathered to bring the people of the story of st. george's heroics. >> this looks a lot worse than it really is. >> we got letters from all over the world. i think people were surprised that we took the time and the effort and the manpower to effect a rescue on the dog. >> not all the reaction is positive. some question the risk and expense to save a single dog. for bowman, the reason is clear. >> if the dog is in the water and we don't go get the dog, somebody is going to go get the dog. probably more than one person. there's going to be people in the river. now we have to rescue the people and the dog. >> another reason, far more personal. >> i don't want to watch a dog die in the river when i have the capability to do somethi

we go live to the satellite center, vernon odem has more on the developing situation. >> reporter: walter, tonight president obama is being criticized for underestimating isis and overestimating the iraqi army. >>> president obama has left washington for vacation time in mar martha's vind yard. before he left, he struck islamic terrorists who have been rampaging through the county using american weaponry. pictures show bombs hitting the group known as isis. including this convoy heading toward irbil. >> if there's terrorists threaten our facilities or our personnel. we will continue to provide military assistance and advice to the iraqi government. >> reporter: the success of isis began back in the spring. now the white house admits the clash with isis will be a long term project. >> i don't think we'll solve this project in weeks, i think this will take time. >> reporter: u.s. cargo planes continue to drop food and water to tens of thousands of civilians trapped on a mountain fleeing religious genocide. >> we can prevent isis from going up the mountain and slawt slawt -- slaughtering the

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> philadelphia school officials want parents to know they have options when it comes to early childhood education. superintendant william hite, spoke and encouraged parents to use the website, parent.org for the programs available. >> the programs are linked to higher graduation rates and linked to higher and college and career readiness rates and lower dependance on social services and lower incidents of crime. >>> the city of philadelphia pulled out all of the stops today to honor our home town heroes, the taney dragons, the mid atlantic champions when down broad street to celebrate them and show they were loved. the team enjoyed it and relaxed and enjoyed some fun in the sun. lets go to eva pilgram who spent the day live along the parade route. >> earlier today the sidewalk outside of the kimmel center as fans watched. >> young and old and tall and short, all kinds of people came out to see theaney dragons as they made stops along the parade. >> there is a lot to see. >> there is so many grownups here it's hard to see. >> the fi

good evening, vernon. >> the hearing just broke off. here are the essential facts. emotional day in court for the six ex-narcotics officers. all six appeared in the courtroom trying to get bail. 19 year old veteran mike spicer was denied. aft he refused himself. and moments okay the same magistrate refused bail for the ringleader allegedly, thomas liciardello. and now the sixth one will have the bail hearing tomorrow. the three who got bail had to put up hundreds of thousands of

his friend vernon administers cpr. >> definitely vernon was a huge part of saving my life. if he didn't do what he did, i wouldn't be here today. >> later at the hospital malu is given a clean bill of health. incredibly, his only injury is a stiff neck. but, in another close call with a bungee cord, this time in thailand, the injuries are far more severe. >> just jump? >> a bungee jumper's cord snaps, hurdling him headfirst into a river. this 21-year-old lives in wakefield, england. after securing a degree in economics from cambridge university, he decides to take a well-deserved vacation. >> after graduating, we all thought it would be fun to go to thailand, see the islands, party, have some fun. >> in august 2009, he and his friends head east. after several days of sightseeing, he notices an advertisement for a bungee jumping adventure. >> wow, this looks cool. i'm here, you know, carpe diem and all that. let's go. let's do this. >> along with playing the guitar, speaking italian and salsa dancing, bungee jumping is among his 15 things to accomplish in life. >> i'm was al

finances, a probe that has continued for seven years. >> live at the courthouse, in center city, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> pennsylvania state police say that half of the school buss in our area failed inspections in recent days, the inspections continue today in east oak lane and troopers are at bus depots with signals and turn signs before the children go back to school. many buss that have failed have been fixed and reexpected and are ready to go now for the first day. >>> sports, the eagles take on the jets ton in their final preseason game. ducis rogers and jaime apody are live at the linc. michael vick is back in philadelphia tonight? >> yes, he will be back but wearing a different shade of green, he is the jets backup quarterback but will get the start. >> we arrived here at the stadium, and it's weird to see him coming here as a visitor, and will play for the jets, not much says rex ryan and had a chance to meet his former teammates like nick foles, the eagles starters will not be playing. >> he played five seasons here with the philadelphia eagles,

vernon odom joins us live now with the detail. >> reporter: sara today's developments come after a two and a half year investigation that included multiple subpoenas of his computer files. son of the powerful congressman. >> i think this entire investigation is politically motivated and i'm looking forward to my day in court. shaq he has been indicted on charges of defrauding banks and the u.s. government of thousands of dollars, for two and a half years he has been on investigation by the fbi for allegedly making false statements for banks and the small business administration to make lesser payments for loans. failing to pay his taxes and stealing federal funds with a contract through the philadelphia school district. he says he committed no crimes. >> i am successful in my business but i earned every dollar legitimately and i don't think that this is a way an investigation is typically handled, they have spent millions of dollars working on this for two and a half years. >> he is due to be arraigned this afternoon, if convicted of all of these charges, he faces jail time and a fine

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> okay vernon thank you. >>> meanwhile, sources have identify aid woman that may have been strangled while jogging in northeast philadelphia. a cemetery worker found a body believed to be 46-year-old connie mcclain murray in pennypack park and the discovery has shaken the commune and wendy saltzman will have a live report coming up at 6:00. >>> now to breaking news from times square, new york city, two double decker tour buses collided injuring 13 people, three of them seriously. at 47th street and 7th avenue next to the ticket discount broadway tickets booth. can you get the latest online at 6abc.com. two americans who contracted the ebola virus while working with sick patients in liberia, are reportedly on the mend tonight. they are back in the united states and marcy gonzales is at the hospital. >> she got here four hours ago and her health is improving even if it didn't quite look like it when she first arrived. nancy writebol being wheeled in on a stretcher. much different than kent brantly walking into the hospital from this plane. >> for

i'm vernon, man. >> some were surprised, others weren't. when you have a 6'3"200 pounds guy who is shredded, making your smoo smooth thinks, it's a give away. >> summer is not over yet. >> our traffic reporter is here to help you explore where you live. >> abc 7s parent company, disney and kaboom are teaming up to promote the power of play. the play together tour is coming this weekend with a pop-up playground and obstacle course. fun for the whole family. a free party and everyone is invited. a noise pop block party in the mission district this saturday. oakland's band will headline the event. local restaurants, emerging artists, bands and deejays. they will host the 2014 festival of latin culture saturday. music, dancing and art classes, story telling for the kids. aloha from santa cruz. they are celebrating centennial this year. what better way than with the outrigger races. live entertainment includes hula dancers, island arts and crafts. for more information on the events, viz silt our website, abc7news.com. >>> up next, hundreds of th

>> vernon jordan's wife is a relative of valerie jarrett's. >> ray from massachusetts, independent line hi. >> caller: hi. how are you doing? >> good. >> caller: first of all, the republicans are the ones that put us into this mess. the congress has not worked with this president throughout both of his terms. and i would like you to come back on after the midterm election and see who is going to be running because these republicans are going don the tubes. trust me. i will call back after the midterm election and i'd like you to come back and listen to my comments, okay? >> i would like nothing better to come back to c-span, and if they invite me, i will be here and i'd be delighted to talk to you after the midterm elections. >> mr. klein, comment from twitter. this is about presidential advisers. do you believe the advisers of both president obama and president clinton came from the same exclusive think thank pool? >> no, i don't. i think president clinton's advisers came from what was called the democratic leadership council which was a center left group that tried to bring the democr

and vernon odom checking out the upgrades at the landmark. >> it is a landmark until old city. the firehouse after the renovation and makeover, back in operation after a 12-monthly break. >> and we are happy to be back. the members of the community are happy we are back. >> and the firehouse was the scene of a major fire. there was extensive damage, fortunately no injuries. after major improvements made at a cost of nearly a half million, the commissioner showed off the upgreats including the state of the art exhaust system. up and open after business after a nearly one-year shutdown. the fire commissioner says during that period there was never a significant higher risk left for the old school community. >> where we located to is just a little over a mile away. so it was a mile further for them to be fine, but there were companies closer than that. >> the day we were looking at the unit the firehouse was on fire and we watched it from the unit that we ended up buying. we are very glad to see it reopened. we watched the reconstruction and are glad they are back. >> the neighbor

vernon, what happened there today? >> jim, three of the accused have been granted bail but placed under house arrest. two denied bail. number six has a hearing tomorrow. prosecutors wanted all six held in jail while awaiting trial. all six of the accused ex-narcotics officers were in court. five cases dealt with in emotional hearings before a packed courtroom. became denied to michael spicer and the alleged ringleader, thomas liciardello. ex-officers linwood norman, brian reynolds and perry betts were offered bail. and posting often their homes and those of their recommend activities. a bail hearing for john speiser set for tomorrow. because of the alleged robberies of drug dealers and the threat of of cash and property and brutality, five of the six could look at life behind bars if convicted on major charges. they all from high-powered lawyers. >> no longer a police officer, will be on 24-hour home confinement. there really is no risk and he made the right reeling and we appreciate it. >> we will aggressively challen

hi, vernon. >> hi, brian.this make-shift shrine at germantown and alley -- allegeny is refreshed and grow, it has taken a fourth innocent life, all snuffed out by evil. changing the dressing on the severe injury sustained in the injury two weeks ago. she was praying that keisha williams the mother of the three children killed pat the corner would survive her injuries from that awful day. she got the word last night the mother had passed away at temple university. >> i expected her when she woke up from the coma, opened her i'ves i expected her to come home. i said we have to find some way to take care of her. >> the d.a. charged the alleged carjackers jonathan rosa and cornelius crawford with a fourth count of murder and related offenses. already charged if the deaths of the three children. the stolen s.u.v. jumped the car at high speed and hit the victims selling truth on the corner. and still shaken and grieving in the wake of her near-death experience. >> i don't know, god had a purpose for me. he took thos

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vernon. chesident kennedy's spee writer and special counsel at many presidents have said, that a president's office is wherever the president maybe. unlike congress or the supreme court, the presidency never assurance. politics playoes in presidential vacations, presidential getaways? >> i am not sure what. ishink the need to get away probably predominant. as we have see recent presidencies. if you have your own home, you tend to go to it. otherwise, like president obama, you go to a place of interest you. and because of security concerns, you have to get a rented property. >> do you think it is just the press or the public, does the public understand that the president needs to get away from the pressures of the job or is focusingess that keeps on what the president is doing on vacation and what is happening in washington and elsewhere? >> i think both. i think the press reacts to what the public thinks and vice versa. certainly, perception is a lot. the optics of the situation. george h.w.

vernon jordan's wife is valerie jarrett's cousin.strong connection there with the obamas. and vernon jordan himself has a strong connection to bill clinton and hillary clinton. he's one of the figures that stood with bill clinton during the worst days before impeachment and the stuff leading up to it. so i'm told that it's just as likely that they'll talk about chelsea's pregnancy and what sasha and malia did this summer rather than use this as an event. what the white house wants to do is try to move this story along, which is why some of the extraordinary things chris jansing talked about happened to try to close the story down and move on. >> lynn, there's been a long-time sort of distance between barack obama and hillary clinton going all the way back to really even before the primary. one of the things that they have shared are advisers who hillary wanted for her campaign but who went into the obama camp. david axelrod being one of the important ones. axelrod put out a tweet after the clinton interview with jeffrey goldberg was

washington, broke off from his desk in philadelphia, and when the coach and four horses went home to mount vernon. they haven't. president kennedy's speech counsel said cial -- well, many presidents have said tchash a president's office is forever the president may be, because unlike congress or the supreme court, the presidency never adjourns. >> what role does politics play in presidential vacations, presidential getaways? >> i'm not sure what. i think the need to get away is probably predominant, as we have seen in recent presidencies. if you have your own home, you tend to go to it. otherwise like president obama, you go to a plate that interests you, and you robably, because of security concerns, have to get a rented property. >> does the public understand that the president needs to get away from the pressures of the job, or is it just the press that keeps focusing on what the president is doing on vacation and what's happening in washington and elsewhere around the world? >> i think both. i think the press reacts to what the public thinks and vice versa. certainly perception is a lot. the

so -- mount vernon.happy to take part in that event yesterday. >> six flags will donate nearly 4,000 school supplies to four counties. it's all part of their annual stuff a coaster drive which will give people half price tickets for six or more new school supplies donated. each school's principal and more than 40 students will be on hand to accept all of those dotations. >> we have another -- noinations. >> we have another -- donations. >> we have another hour of news. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is good morning, on your side. >> breaking news overnight, the ebola outbreak in west africa declared an international health emergency. we'll tell you what it means to try to fight to stop it. >> just coming into the abc7 newsroom, who is calling for the immediate removal of a d.c. traffic camera that's in prince george's county. >> it's really shaping up to be the best day of the week. we're talking about the weather. if you have any plans to get outside, i suggest

vernon odem got a look. >> reporter: it's a landmark in old city.er 2 firehouse back in operation after 12 months hiatus us. >> we're happy to be back. we know the members of the community are happy we're back. >> reporter: last september, the fire house was itself a scene of a major fire, there was expensive damage, fortunately no injuries. now, after major improvements were made the commissioner showed off the updraidz including a state of the -- upgrades including a state-of-the-art exhaust system. during the shut down, there was never a higher risk threat level for the community. >> where we located, we were a mile away, it was a mile further for them to respond, but there were companies closer than that. >> the day we were looking at the unit, the fire house was on fire, and we watched the fire from the unit we ended up buying. we're very glad to see it reopened, we watched the reconstruction and we're glad they are back. >> reporter: the immediate neighborhood mixes big buildings and hotel and residents housing and apartments and condos. >> kn

i'm not suggesting for a second the republicans haven't been very critical of him, they have but vernonjordan and african-american, who was on the record in my book by the way, and has been a major figure in the democratic party for many many years. he said yes, the republicans have made it difficult for this president that when you are elected president you are expected to lead and this leadership has been missing. >> host: i thought you wrote fernand jordan is a relative of valerie giorda? >> guest: vernon jordan's wife is a relative of valerie jarrett. >> host: ray for massachusetts independent line. hi. >> caller: hi how are you doing? first of all the republicans are the one that hurt us because of this mess. the congress has not worked for

vernon, let me ask you a little bit about the mood. how are things here? we see your business is back up and running somewhat. >> yes, we wanted a sense of normalcy back. i think that's what everybody in the immediate neighborhood is striving for. it's been 11 days. it's been stressful. people are out of school. out of businesses. people are afraid to leave their homes, to come back. what we want to do just to give it a positive spin. we want to send the message this is not indicative of the community as a whole. we want to open up and give a sense of summertime in america. >> reporter: before we give a positive spin we have to explain that your business was vandalize. >> things happen. no hurt feelings. we are still here. we're still standing. we'll be back. >> reporter: what happened to your business. >> we had all the windows broken, and we had some fire damage. they tried to start a fire, but we have a sprinkling system that put the fire out. we boarded up the windows but we're here. we're here to serve the community. >> reporter: having suffered from

i was talking to vernon jordan e who has been a major figure the democratic party and he said yea thes have made it difficult but when you're elected president you're expected to lead and this leader has been missing. >> and you wrote that vernon jordan is a relative of valerie jarrett? >> his wife is a relative. >> gotcha. ray from massachusetts, independent line. hi. >> caller: hi, how are you doing? >> good.re r >> caller: first of all, the republicans are the ones that put us into this mess. can among has not worked with this president. t throughout both of his terms and i'd like you to come back on after the midterm election and see who's going to be running because these republicans are going down the tubes.he trust me. i midterm election and i'd like d you too come back and listen t my comment, okay? i i would like nothing better to come back to c-span and if they invite me i will be here ev midterm elections. >> mr. client, a comment from twitter, this is about . presidential advisors, which i think goes to so of the on i cans of your books. "do you believe the advisors of pre

vernon odom is live with more on the big announcement. >> reporter: it's always a very complicated story this time of year. but there is still loose ends to be tied up in the days ahead before the opening of philadelphia public schools next month. >> as usual when the governor comes to town, there were protests outside of his philadelphia office for funding for schools. he is advancing the school district $265 million that will allow schools to open on time in september. this is not new funding but early dispersement of funds that philadelphia would get through the year. >> while it helps to open the doors on time, revenue from a cigarette tax will provide funding that will last all year long. >> they are calling on the republican controlled general assembly to go to harrisburg and approve a cigarette tax that will generate more than $80 million for the schools. superintendant william hite says it's not enough. and he and the governor want the cigarette money pronto. >> we are are thrilled with the advancements and thrilled with the certification, it does not resolve the $81 million budg

vernon odom will have more in a live report coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> an alleged burglar is in the hop after being shot while committing the crime in delaware. police say it's the homeowner that shot him when he was caught red handed. chad pradelli is live in stanton where it all happened early this morning. >> reporter: i guess the message is burglar beware, watch where you lay your head. a man broke into this home behind me, the homeowner found him and that burglar got shot the female homeowner and her adult son shown here with investigators made the discovery at 6:00 a.m., the man was sleeping in the upstairs bathroom of their house in west point pike. >> the male suspect woke up and there was a physical confrontation between the female homeowner and her son and the subject. >> police say that the woman pulled out a gun and shot the man in the lower body. he fled on food and it spawned a search by land and air and they found him a short time yesterday. >> all better for her, someone is going to break in my house, i would want to do the same thing. protect yourself, do what you a

vernon. i don't see hail or sheer. but flash flooding is a good bet with some of these storms. moving to the southeast. heavy rain at waldorf as you go over 301. but the heaviest rain is clearing lorton and heading toward indian head. we're talking heavy rain from gazersburg to clarksburg to the east and to both sides of 270 really. this will move essentially down to the southeast. get ready in rockville. get ready in wheeton and colesville and silver bring. we'll talk about when these storms die out tonight and when another round of storms move in tomorrow. >>> wusa 9's bring them home campaign continues. we were moved to do more after nine-year-old ralisha rudd went missing in march. she is still missing but she's still in our thoughts null she and others have vanished from the dc region. call the number below if you can help police find them. and go to our wusa 9 facebook page and share the fliers in our digital photo gallery. >>> a live look at the white house. demonstrators plan to gather for a day of rage. in fact, there are similar events planned in 40 of the cities. pro

that he would pick a location somewhere near mount vernon and somewhere on the potomac river. in fact, he picked georgetown maryland as the site of the new capitol. now, the congress gave washington not only the authority to pick the location, but they also gave him the authority to select three commissioners and an architect to define the new city. it was andrew ellicot and benjamin baniker who set the outlines ten miles on each side from land donated from maryland and virginia. benjamin baniker was a free black and he and andrew ellicot were good friends. if you go looking for these boundaries today, the ones most accessible happened to be in the state of virginia. one is in jones point park in alexandra and two others are in parks in virginia. if you go to those particular boundary stones, you'll see how far into virginia the district of columbia once reached. but in 1846, virginia reclaimed the land that it had donated and today the district of columbia is on land districtly donated by the state of maryland. so george washington turned to pierre lafon to design the city of

more rain from mount vernon right across into portions of southern montgomery county. we continue to watch the rain as it moves through. nothing severe right now but we ha

lot of testimony focusing on the governor's biography, talking about his upbringing in the mount vernon section of fairfax county. his time at the university of notre dame and his time in the public sector, the house of delegates and his run for attorney general and run for governor. he spoke about the run for governor and what it was like when he won. november 4, 2009 and he could already sense trouble with his wife maureen saying i could not tell she was as happy as i was. she was yelling at me about something. there was a lot of stress he says about what lay ahead for his wife. a few minutes ago we asked the governor about that testimony. >> governor was it difficult? we heard a lot of things said about your wife and we heard some from you. was this hard for you today? >> of course. we're talking about marriage and finances, that's hard for anybody. >> how about tomorrow? >> that's another day on the stand. >> you ready? >> yes. >> the governor saying he is ready and eager. he also talked a bit about the difficulty of state-wide races calling them incredibly taxing on families and an

vernon square. before long, the crowd spilled into chinatown. >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> reporter: the goal was to get the attention of the patrons and, to some extent, it worked. the attention came from unexpected quarters. >> last job was ronald reagan at the white house, and we all stand against police violence. we all stand against militarization of the police. >> reporter: this is a family aware, as this family. >> we want them to survive. we know environmentally, socially, economically and in other ways, they're challenged right now. >> reporter: even for those engaged in a more formal education, there were lessons, too. this law student, the lessons she wouldn't get in a lecture hall. >> it encourages me to see this change in the movement, but in a way, it also disappoints me because maybe we haven't made the move forward. it isn't as peaceful as i thought growing up in a small town. >> reporter: they made a stop on the steps of the national portrait gallery. an expression of the tone and theme of this spirited rally. derrick ward. >> big crowds out there. we ha

vernon, an adviser to several u.s. presidents. would that be, given her criticism in that "atlantic" interview the other day with jeffrey goldberg of the president's foreign policy when it comes to isis in syria and iraq? >> i think it's a little awkward. i think that may be one the reasons they're all there, to show their unity. as you know, also, wolf, david axelrod, former chief aide to barack obama, tweeted something about, you know, hillary today, saying, you know, there it is, just to clarify, don't do stupid stuff, which is what she referred to. means stuff like occupying iraq in the first place, which was a tragically bad decision. now, don't forget, and i'm sure david didn't forget, that hillary clinton voted to go to war in iraq, so there's a little bit of a ribbing there, and he's probably able to say things in a tweet that people in the white house who continue to be in government cannot say about hillary clinton. so i think, you know, barack obama has so i think barack obama has her loyalists and hillary clinton has h

in old city, vernon odem channel 6 "action news." >> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning, bringing up baby, the staggering cost of raising a child and the three bs to follow to save money. >>> tracking your footsteps to tracking your heart rate to answering your phone, consumer reporter, nydia han has the latest details on the wearable gadgets on the market. >> reporter: eva, the warm weather returns this holiday weekend, and you need blinds. you know it. your neighbours know it. complete strangers passing by your house know it. don't be that house. do something about it. during blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale going on now. buy one, get a second at half price. blinds to go blinds for life. celebrate blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale. buy one get 50% off one. because you know what they say: 60 is the new 50. they also say your're only as young as you feel. we feel great. how about those blinds of yours? blinds to go blinds for life. you, sky6 live hd taking a live look over center city. it is so dark outside right now. i guess because it's not 6:00 a.m., just a cou

vernon odom is live now. the number that stood out to me was the sides of the fine, if he is found getty, over $13 million. >> that is a big number, chaka fattah jr. is free on bail and he walked out of federal courthouse moments ago and says he is an innocent man here being prosecuted by federal prosecutors with political motives. >> chaka fattah surrendered this morning to face charges including bank fraud, bank and tax fraud and using business loans to pay off personal expenses including $30,000 in gambling debts. the indictment is the result of a to and a half year investigation into the congressman's 32-year-old son. >> he spent it on personal expenditures and credit cards and cars and that time of thing. >> i think this entire investigation is politically motivated. i am looking forward to my day in court. this start a process to get resolution in this matter, i haven't done anything wrong. >> prosecutors say he stole thousands of dollars from federal funds from the philadelphia school district and jack

i talked to veterans like frank gore and vernon davis and they were not panicking and just said, calmown, echoed by coach jim harbaugh. >> def nuttily off in correctable ways. we need to get better. >> every time you step on the football field you're trying to put your stamp on what you do and how you perform, and so you take care of your business, and do as best you can. >> it's good that it's -- you see those now. not late in the season. we can get back in practice tomorrow, work all those mistakes, watch film. >> keep in mind the 49ers are going to play these very same denver broncos october 19th in regular season game so they came out today vanilla. extremely vanilla. turn out to be melted vanilla. lots more at 6:00. for now, live in levi's stadium, abc7 sports. >> let's move on to baseball. dodgers lost to the brewers today. could the giants gain a game on l.a.? no ice bucket challenge for these guys. they went with the mohawk challenge. 97 pitches in fines, 4646 of them balls, including this with the bases loaded. game tied in the third. the rookie catcher, and michael morse had

let's start off in lansdale we have an accident at west mount vernon road at south valley forge road,s actually now cleared, so there was an accident and it is now cleared there, guys. >> all right, caitlin, thanks. 5:52. a marine is reunited with his combat partner a dog, how mick helped a marine in afghanistan and how this heart warming movement was all. >>> welcome back, a marine is reunite with his combat partner a dog name mick who insured their survival in afghanistan. >> the math the math foster spent eight months in afghanistan as a ied detection dog hand letter. the his partner was a seven year old black lab named mick who sniffed out devices and saved lives. two formed an unbreakable bond and since coming home a year ago foster's mission has been to adopt mick from the marine core and after the lengthy process mission accomplished. >> come here, buddy. >> the things that these dogs do is amazing, and i don't think a lot of people really understand or know about it or to know bit and don't give them credit that they deserve. >> they do deserve a lot of credit. both of them do

i'm not suggesting for a second the republicans haven't been very critical of him, they have but vernon jordan and african-american, who was on the record in my book by the way, and has been a major figure in the democratic party for many many years. he said yes, the republicans have made it difficult for this president that when you are elected president you are expected to lead and this leadership has been missing. >> host: i thought you wrote fernand jordan is a relative of valerie giorda? >> guest: vernon jordan's wife is a relative of valerie jarrett. >> host: ray for massachusetts independent line. hi. >> caller: hi how are you doing? first of all the republicans are the one that hurt us because of this mess. the congress has not worked for this president throughout both of his terms. i would like you to come back on after the midterm election and see who's going to be running. these republicans are going down the tubes, trust me. i will call back after the midterm election and that like you to come back and listen to my comments, okay? >> guest: i would like nothing better than t

i'm here at the mount vernon ymca where we have a splesh event going on and inviting children of alle in and hang out and get to know me a little built and also be educated on being safe around the water. >> the statistics are alarming. ten people drown every day in the u.s. the second leading cause of death for children under 14. unfortunately 60 to 70% of black children and hispanics don't know how to swim making them three times more likely to drown. >> there is a pretty good statistic your child is not going to learn how to swim either if you don't know how to swim. >> make a splash is a big push in 47 states to get kids prepared for the water and summer time fun. >> it's important because there are three main barriers that stop a lot of kids from swinling. number one is fear, whether it's generational passed down from the parents. and second is physical appearance. a lot of kids, mostly females don't want to get into the water because of their hair and the third one is cost. sometimes swimming lessons can be quite costly. >> the foundation wants to cut those costs. to date make

they are gathering at mount vernon square and marching through chinatown. >> the white house just confirmed a review of a federal program that provides military equipment to local law enforcement. this comes after days of protest in ferguson, missouri. the images of armored police using tanks or tank-like vehicles are still fresh in our minds. jay gray is in ferguson tonight with how things have changed. >> smoke filled the air again in ferguson, but this time the smell of barbecue, not the tear gas or pepper spray that had clouded this community for more than a week. >> we want to get it back to where it was before and keep going and make it better than it was before. >> before michael brown was shot and killed. >> reporter: the naacp held a peaceful march through the neighborhood today and there was a moment of silence this morning as brown's high school football team played its first game of the season. >> while across town, supporters of the officer involved in the shooting began to break their silence. >> we will not hide. we will no longer live in fear. we ask this question, can justi

i talked with vernon davis after the game, and he said this is preseason, emphasis on pre. these games to not count so he encouraged the fans to relax and breathe. >> we're not worried about this. this is preseason. preseason is an opportunity to get better. right? you get better. you plan, preparation, and you get all the kinks out and you just get better as a time. you cultivate the relationship with other guys and just come together. so this is a time for us to bond and get better. nothing to worry about. everything relax. put your seatbelt on, sit back, breathe. not going to let how you show up as a team but we -- we knew what we need to do once the season starts. we fine. we'll be fine. >> now, the third preseason game is regarded as the dress rehearsal for the regular season so next week, right here, 1:00, the 49ers host the charmers. i national we'll see a lot more of colin kaepernick, in fact i guarantee touchdowns. >> oh, map. >> well, one, maybe. i believe, truly believe we'll see that next week. live in levi's stadium, abc7 7 sports. buckle up, colin, not that ba

that event will be a birthday party for the wife of vernon jordan, a long time friend of the clinton family. >>> still ahead on way too early, a new day for the l.a. clippers as a judge approves the team's sale to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. then, jimmy fallon goes all in on the viral als ice dunking. along with the roots. who did he challenge? that story coming up. don't go anywhere. >>> on august 13th, the people's army and police began unrog a million people of barbed wire and sinking thousands of concrete posts on the ground on the border between east and west berlin. stage one of the three-year-old plan had started. which is why he's investing ain his heart health by eatingw. kellogg's raisin bran ® good morning dad. hi, sweetie. here's another eye opener, not only is kellogg's raisin bran ® heart healthy, but its a delicious source of potassium. mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. now that's what i'm talkin' about. invest in your heart health. with kellogg's raisin bran ®. so ally bank really has no hidden fethat's right. accounts? it's just that i'm worrie

tony yoakum gives tours of the waggoner exhibit in nearby vernon vernon, texas. >> that ranch has beennce the 1850s. >> reporter: so are the people around town worried about the sale of the ranch? >> some are, yes, ma'am. they haven't realized some rears have to end and obviously this era is going to end. >> reporter: the heirs have disagree over the future of the ranch for decades, faced with the requirement in their ancestors' trust, they finally agreed to sell. it could mean the 120 employees who work the ranch might lose their jobs and some their homes. weldon hawley started here 35 years ago and is now ranch manager. >> it's been a home for us you know. we all raised our kids here and watched kids grow up. >> reporter: so how would you explain to people what they lose when they lose this way of life. >> well, to me we lose what we believe in. there's just a lot that we're proud of that will go down the drain. i think that will be the large part of it. >> reporter: but broker utridge doesn't think that will happen. he believes the buyer will want to keep the legendary property inta

on the schuylkill expressway, vernon odom, "channel 6 action news."" >> from our delaware newsroom nownew laws to protect app malls are taking effect in the first state. some four legged friends joined marc-andre fleuryle or jack markle rather as he signed bills. one is department of social health and services in more over sight over app mall services and animals rescued from fighting will have a better chance of adoption and animal cruelty investigators will be required to go through approved training program. >> hurricane forecasters say the rest of this season will be quieter than normal. we already had hurricane arthur and the climb matt tologist expect nine more named storms. i was talking about this in may this summer expecting el nino to develop. what this is shears off the top of tropical storms and creates cooler than average summer for us. that's exactly what is happening. we have a new named tropical storm. i'll talk about that in a few moments. >> first let's talk about current weather locally and stormtracker 6 live showing dry conditions out there. sky6 taking a look at t