not at home but at mount vernon.he spent months at a time in the time leading up to the constitution, living in mount vernon. you can see the room where he was staying, talking with washington, plotting out what this new government had to have. you can see washington writing letters to john j. after the constitutional convention was beginning to take shape, henry knox who was the head of military forces for what was the continental congress, confederation congress and james madison asking if we go to philadelphia, what sort of government can we create? what needs to be in this government? you can look at a circular letter he sent to all the state governors in his last year as a general saying we need a central government with more power, it has to control interstate commerce, has to have the power of taxation, has have military force, it has to progress of the open the frontier. we need to open the west. we have to have a central government that can defend us against european powers that consolidates what is necessar

mount vernon has preserved -- it never went to public hands.it was never dispersed from his collection, i think it's about 17 of false teeth. he had one tooth of his own and rest on this one molar that he had as an anchor but you couldn't tell it was anchored really well so he would not speall very -- speak very well. and with the archives there, you can dig deep into the person and from the notebooks you can follow what he was doing every day and who was visiting him at mount vernon and those people visit were very telling. i'll get to that. that was brought by the person that introduced me, what i did with this book and what i like to do with my writing is how i take a book, so i try to take a book that -- it's going to seem odd. let me prepare you. i try to take a book -- i tried to pick a topic that people think they know a lot of about but the received wisdom is off-quilter somewhat. everybody knows and seen spencer tracy, you know, win the trial and inherent many times. it does not tell the scope of the trial, it was really more about mcc

vernon adams, everything they say, you know, can really move around. great receivers. clutch plays down there. but our guys kept playing. very, very proud of the team and how they responded. energy on the sideline, awesome crowd. come to michigan state. >> heather: very impressive coach, especially considering all week we talk so much about the revenge and letting it slip away last year in oregon. what did your team's identity prove tonight? >> like i said, we're just going to finish. didn't have anything to do with last year. we have great respect for oregon and what they're all about. coach helfrich and their football team. but, you know, we just wanted to play, play hard and finish. that's got tthe bottom line. >> heather: coach, thank you. >> rece: mark dantonio gets the victory and, you know, this is the type of win that michigan state has become more accustomed to, but as they've lifted the profile of their program, you mentioned this to dan tone yoep yesterday, they've been able to maintain that blue collar mentality, that little bit of an edge and the chip on t

vernon adams, everything they say, you know, can really move around. great receivers. clutch plays down there. but our guys kept playing. very, very proud of the team and how they responded. energy on the sideline, awesome crowd. come to michigan state. >> heather: very impressive coach, especially considering all week we talk so much about the revenge and letting it slip away last year in oregon. what did your team's identity prove tonight? >> like i said, we're just going to finish. didn't have anything to do with last year. we have great respect for oregon and what they're all about. coach helfrich and their football team. but, you know, we just wanted to play, play hard and finish. that's got tthe bottom line. >> heather: coach, thank you. >> rece: mark dantonio gets the victory and, you know, this is the type of win that michigan state has become more accustomed to, but as they've lifted the profile of their program, you mentioned this to dan tone yoep yesterday, they've been able to maintain that blue collar mentality, that little bit of an edge and the chip on t

vernon. to tell us a little bit more about what's on the schedule for this year, hip-hop pioneer, the original human beatbox, doug e. fresh, who will be performing, and judy williams, the commissioner of human resources for the city of mt. vernon and one of the organizers of arts on third. thank you both for being with us this afternoon. >> thank you. >> thank you for having us. >> and, you know, i have to say, thanks for coming back, 'cause i think the last time you were here, there was breaking news. we had to blow up the whole show. happy to have you back in the studio. >> well, it's a blessing to be on your show. thank you. thank you for having me back. >> and we will have you back again. >> i appreciate that. >> you have been involved with arts on third from the beginning. >> yeah, and it has been a nice beginning, hasn't it? >> oh, yes, oh, yes. i have a little story to tell if i have time. >> would you please tell them? >> [ laughs ] arts on third is in its 14th year, and doug e. start

this hour-long program was hosted by mount vernon. and i arer: jeanne delighted to be here at mount vernon this evening with you all, especially. it is always a treat to come back here. visit the home of george washington, which is a monument to him. and a tribute to the mount vernon ladies association, hoover 162 years have preserved his memory by preserving his home and maintaining the ground on which he walked. it is always a pleasure to be in the company of good people. who are dedicated and diligent. and the good people here at mount vernon combine that admirable trait with gracious hospitality that makes everyone who comes here feel warm and welcome. smoothed theod has edges, logistical edges, of our journey here. in the book, we acknowledgment thompson, who is one of the historians here on the staff for her invaluable insights and great scholarship. the staff here, whether it is or theowledgeable -- master craftsman or the historians who labor on scene, have turned john kennedy's description of washington, d.c. on its head. mou

he chose to go back to mount vernon and go vote power you'd -- and give up power. susan: if you could be a scholar and your own library studying some aspect of george washington, what would it be? david: i think the years between the time that he give up the revolutionary war leadership and became president, those are very interesting times. he didn't want to preside over the constitutional convention, but he did a spectacular job. in effect helping the country while he wasn't in office. susan: we go down this data bit, -- go down the state of that, what are you doing with that one? david: when i to a monticello a few years ago, -- when i toured monticello a few years ago, i thought it could use some repairs. we wanted to make it look like it has existed years ago. so we wanted to build out the slave quarters to make people relax that monticello is an incredible house designed by an incredible man, the likes of which we probably won't see again, but he was a slave owner and he ran a plantation. i never think people should go there and recognize that it was a planta

this is mount vernon. she called her husband at work, opened the door a crack and passed the phone through. >> i asked the officer for his full name and his shield number. he refused to give it to me. he told me, say, all you need to know is that i'm a new york city police officer and i got a arrest warrant and a search warrant. >> reporter: smith said he called mount vernon police on another line as the men outside the door forced their way in breaking the security chain in the process. >> he did knock me down after i wouldn't open the door for him after my husband get off the phone with him and tell them mount vernon police is on the way do not enter the house. >> reporter: they came in anyway? >> they did. >> did they show you a warrants? >> no, no, no. no. >> reporter: by the time mount vernon police arrived the men had finished the search of the place, did not find the person they were looking for, and were gone. officials here in westchester county are demanding answers. >> i don't care who, what pol

this hour-long program was hosted by mount vernon. david: jeanne and i are delighted to be at mount vernon. it is a treat to come back to the home of george washington which is a monument to him. they have preserved his home and the ground on which he walked. it's always a pleasure to be in the company of good people who are dedicated and diligent and the good people here at mount vernon combine that admiral admirable bull -- trait with a gracious hospitality that makes everyone who comes here feel warm and welcome. stephen macleod has smoothed the logistical edges of our journey here. in the book, we acknowledge mary thompson, who is one of the historians here on staff for her invaluable insight and great scholarship. the staff here, whether it is the knowledgeable docents or the master craftsman or the , historians in the abundant archives have turned john kennedy's description of washington, d.c., on its head. mount vernon is a place that has northern efficiency and southern charm. [laughter] david: that in itself exemplifies the c

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shoot up james h vernon elementary school. >> reporter: this is the elementary school where a former threats. and while some parents remain concerned about their children's safety, others are very angry that it took five days for the school district to alert them about what was going on. >> this is a stressful time for out r community. >> reporter: a phone message from the superintendent captured perfectly the feelings of parents picking up their kids from james vernon elementary school. >> people are not satisfied. they did send their kids in today. >> reporter: vernon elementary is the school where investigators say former custodian brian holtson threatened a columbine looirk like attack. lisa and charles winter also expressed anger at the way district officials responded to the threat. >> they put all the children at risk. >> reporter: according to winter, district officials told parents they didn't alert anyone of the alleged threat until five days after it happened. >> the threat was made, police should be alerted first, let the professionals handle the situation. >> reporter: l

run: mount vernon has been by the mount vernon ladies association, a private organization. it has had a lot of success raising money. what more did you feel you could do to such a successful place? the association bought it in the mid-1800s and did a terrific job restoring it. it was a holy shrine in washington was alive and after his death. it had fallen in disrepair. they've done a wonderful job restoring it and making a great place to visit. they wanted to build a president for washington. george washington did not have a library. i wanted to help them get the library built. i have done that and other things. i think they have an excellent organization. i try to help them with something i thought was a good idea. host: what is the best washington biography you have read? mr. rubenstein: there are terrific ones. charnell's book on washington is spectacular. host: when you think about him and his contribution, you mention we have to member he was a slave holder, what are the things we should remember george washington for? mr. rubenstein: george washington invented our cou

he is seated with his family at mount vernon. it is george dressed in his revolutionary war uniform and martha washington dressed in beautiful gray satin with a lace shawl. george has his hand on the table in the center of the composition and his other arm is resting on his young ward and step grandchild who george and martha called wash. nelly.is shown with these are martha's grandchildren, the children of her son jackie custis who died very early at age 26 of what might've been cabin fever, maybe typhoid. these children came to live with martha and george when he was president in philadelphia and in new york and then they came to mount vernon. they were very close, part of the family. george washington had high hopes for young wash but they did not quite work out. he was not ready to take on the kind of activities that george washington had hoped with government and all, but he has his arm resting on him and you can see young wash with his hand on the globe. martha and nelly are holding a map and martha is pointing to something

this hour-long program was hosted by mount vernon. jeanne and i are delighted to be back here at mount vernon. it's always a delight to come back to the home of george washington which is a monument to him. they have preserved his home and the ground on which he walked. it's always a pleasure to be in the company of good people who are dedicated and diligent and the good people here at mount that admirale trait with a gracious hospitality that makes everyone who comes here feel warm and welcome. has smoothed the logistical edges of

vernon odem joins us live with more on all the day's festivities. vernon? >> reporter: good day, rick this labor day celebration is a proud tradition with a perfect time to assess the mood and the focus of big labor. today no exception. thousands of rank and file union members representing dozens of locals from across the delaware valley had their traditional parade along columbus boulevard. pennsylvania has a governor that big laish considers a friend and tom would wolf was a featured s. he is embroiled in a budget dispute with the general assembly. this crowd loves have a democrat in the governor's office. >> we need to support the public good that makes this party work right, public education. like good roads and good bridges. good mass transit. >> reporter: there are many major elections coming up. effecter the presidential elections next year, but the distinct elections are dead ahead they are the main priority. >> we have election for mayor and supreme court justices that have to be elected in the state of pennsylvania we're trying to talk to the rank

i said, could you tell me what room vernon jordan is, you know.d, sir, it's against policy, we weren't supposed to do that. somehow i was able to convince her to give me the room number. that's all it took. i stayed by the interstate. >> vernon jordan is said to be in very serious but at least stable condition in a ft. wayne, indiana hospital this morning while local and federal officials are trying to find out who shot him and why. >> he talks about going after high-profile targets like mr. jordan and larry flynt, actually stalking them and getting up close to where they were staying at the time. which really is very stupid. because when you go after people who are famous, you're going to unleash law enforcement from all over the country. was there something that triggered it that happened to you? or did you decide that i need to kill somebody? >> i was actually trying to get a race horse started. that was my goal. to get the blacks stirred up. then would start killing blacks and the blacks would get angry and retaliate until a full-scale race wa

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houdon went to mount vernon and spent about a week. he studied washington, it is a portrait from like. washington and is jefferson had specific ideas about they way they wanted themselves and an american leader to be portrayed. the quote about avoiding the servile. jefferson's famous quote about, i think a modern and ancient dress as ridiculous as hercules says they were very specific about the fact that they were adapting, appropriating from the ancient world, but this was a very different context. one other thing, in response to your question, about george washington. i don't think he gets enough credit. he was very savvy about pr and constructing his own image. he knew he was going to be memorialized for posterity. he took an active part in that. he was definitely engaged, i think, in his own leg to see and securing that. yes? >> it is interesting since a lot of this work was commissioned, like trumbull's work, there is the issue of both historical accuracy and political correctness. who were the deciders? was this in the specificat

he was an indentured servant at the mount vernon plantation as a tailor. he had a child with one of washington's enslaved people, whose name was oney judge. a little departure, but because it fits in with what i am talking about in terms of yorktown, oney judge was the only person who escaped as a slave while washington was president. the man who made washington's uniform, the father of a slave who runs away from washington. this is the true story of american history that is so much better than any novel could be. these are the fascinating threads i tried to find and weave through the stories i have told in my book. as i was mentioning, the feeling that i get here, the palpable feeling of being in a place where washington stood and henry knox stood with him, really does connect to that personal history. for all too many people, i hear it all the time, it is so boring. a lot of dates. but history is about what real people do. walt whitman, somber poet of the civil war, who served as a volunteer nurse, once said the real war will never get in the books. and

vernon?porter: brian and sharrie, the world meeting of families formerly kicked off this afternoon, promising to be an uplifting event, causing a bond across the globe. old fashion american gospel music brought the crowd to its feet as the archbishop and mayor opened the world meeting of families and an event that brought some 18,000 people from across the world to see pope francis. >> god is good and loves us with the zeal of a father and the tenderness of a mother and his church, our family, welcomes all people. >> philadelphia had a one of a kind bicycle built for the pope by local artisans. >> it's a people's bike for the people's pope. >> people are here from far and wide from eastern africa and brazil and people of final on a spiritual journey. >> i want to position myself, about the problems that are involving our society so i can be a better person. >> see things different -- with families from everywhere in the world. and having fun. >> are you staying for the pope's visit. >> sure,

hi, vernon. >> hi, vernon. >> reporter: hi, rick, monica good to talk to both of you.has been the eighth world meeting of families. the first ever on u.s. soil. attendance-wise it has shattered all records and that has the civic cheerleaders shouting it to the heavens. >> i've enjoyed the week and i'm looking forward to this weekend for the papal mass. >> reporter: the world meeting of families was winding down today. more than 17,000 delegates from across the globe have attended this week. it breaks the record for attendance. >> we have over 17,000 in attendance registered compared to milan which was the largest before at 7,000. >> it's been awesome, just very uplifting and we're very excited and can't wait to be a part of the papal activity on sunday. >> people are friendly. too much security for me but this is okay. >> reporter: this family from western pennsylvania saw pope john paul in person. born in poland henry says he likes francis over john paul who was of course polish. >> i like the way he speaks up and says his mind. >> reporter: for so many who traveled s

vernon odem is live from at this time this afternoon with more. hey vernon. >> reporter: hi, rick for the most part, the afternoon -- afternoon -- archdiocese leader is calling the week a-okay. this morning after all the festivity, the philadelphia archbishop found a new challenge in the wake of the world meeting of families. >> from the prospective. church the most important work of the world meeting of families begins now. i heard almost a million people, more than a million people. >> reporter: the archbishop said there were 20,000 registered delegates at the congress tripled the previous record. >> some of our friends who tried to come were trying to get in when it was almost over. >> reporter: the arch bishop said the pope was towmped by his reception in philadelphia over the weekend. he was challenged by the reporters on the sincerity of the pope's apology to the sex abuse. the archbishopstled at that and acted like he was almost insulted and gave a terse answer. >>> check back with 6abc.com as the roads reopen and the cleanup continues. you

live in center city, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> okay, vernon, thank you. >>> okay, vernonnd of course hundreds of thousands of pilgrims in town, the one question everyone wants answered, will the weather cooperate? with more on that of course we turn to our meteorologist adam joseph. he's live on pennsylvania avenue with that forecast. adam. >> yeah, sharrie, i tell you the sun is shining now and i'm right on the other side of the barrier where you are in eakins oval. this this will be my home base for the next couple days i can oversee the center city skyline and folks you can see holding up signs, they are walking around, they are taking in the sights here on the opposite side of the barriers where those folks have the tickets to get through security the next couple of days. take a look at the temperatures so far today. it's been beautiful, very fall-like. 78 in philadelphia, the same for wilmington, allentown 75 and millville 78 so far today. double scan live radar will show low pressure is just off the georgia-south carolina border. heavy rain sweeping the outer or ban

vernon odom is live at the pennsylvania convention center with that story. >> reporter: matt a lot of enthusiasm building here in anticipation of the pope's visit this weekend, the world meeting of families continues to run smoothly today according to all accounts they are having a number of sessions inside this morning, just under 18,000 pilgrims here enjoying the fellowship and the sights and sounds here in the city of brotherly love, they update the media on what is next and what is coming. >> there is still time to make your own personal plans to participate and enjoy this historic and once in a lifetime event. not to late to book a hotel room for the weekend or if you need it for a shorter period of time. >> if you have really been paying close attention to the media around the world they talk about the stops in washington and cuba and new york today, but it all comes back to philadelphia and the world meeting of families. >> as you can see here the civic boosters are delighted by the way things have gone this week, police say there are no incidents reported here related to the w

vernon odom is live now with more. >> reporter: rick, you can call this a divine day, a divine milestone, if you will, a ground breaking ceremony for the redevelopment, for the divine lorraine hotel, at north and ridge heading north into philadelphia. the divine lorraine hotel completed in 1984 one of philadelphia's first high rises it has fallen into a state of deck a, calling it a graffiti ridden decay and blight. at the turn of the century, the home of the nouveau rich during the industrial bloom, but known as philadelphia's first integrated hotel. done by father divine, who called himself god all mighty here on earth. now it gets a new lease on life, born again, by an ambitious developer that is getting a lot of local and state dollars to make it happen, creating luxury apartments and 20,000 square feet of retail space. >> the redevelopment is hailed as one more sign that north broad street itself for many miles up to temple university is on its way back to vibrancy. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> philadelphia mayor michael nutter, addressed more issues about

vernon odom is live with the opening ceremonies. >> reporter: the enthusiasm was absolutely infectious, the pilgrims arrived from wide and far. the ribbon cutting from the archbishop on and the mayor the world meeting of families was underway, some 18,000 pilgrims are here from across the world and across america. >> meeting the pope and meeting people from across the nation that share the religion that i do, meet new people. >> the crowd was brought to its feet by old style gospel music. they greeted them with elegance and warmth. >> if you go home from here renewed by what you experienced and the joy and friendship you find in each other, then this congress will have done the work that god had intended. with the conference of pope francis and the world meeting of francis, this is a special time for all of us. >> many travel the thousands of miles to get here for inspiration and to later see the pope. >> i hope to learn a lot from the speakers, about families and in a sense more on the bible. >> the zimlets came from alabama with their children know what they wanted. >> the power of b

vernon odom was there. >> can you call this ground breaking ceremony a divine moment, the official kickoff of the redevelopment of the historic divine lorraine hotel, abandoned since 1999, it's an eye sore and they see the potential for a new lease on life, they are getting $40 million in state and local funding to make the deal. >> it has a mystique and spirit unlike any other project i have ever seen. >> the lorraine hotel was completed in the 1884 and after world war ii it was purchased by father divine, he declared himself god all mighty right here on earth. the mandates made it good for working class folks, the mayor says that the new divine lorraine will feature more than 100 high end partmentses and 24,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. a dramatic rebirth cht board street corridor. >> a tipping points of north broad street and here in north philadelphia with street improvements and the additional developments to follow, north broad will rival south broad. >> this building is an organism and alive and has a heartbeat and maybe it was hibernating for 15 years but we'll tu

live in northeast philadelphia, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. >> vernon thank you.elphia police also released new surveillance video in a triple shooting in olney last month. authorities say the male suspect walked to the area of 5900 north second street back on august 16th and for an unknown reason he started firing a gun two people heading to the store and another person just walking down the street were hit. still not clear what prompted the shooting. the suspect what driven away from the scene in what appears to be a into your dodge charger. >> philadelphia police also looking for two men who viciously beat a man outside a liquor store in juniata last movement surveillance cameras captured the assailants approaching the victim as he walked into the wine and spirits shop on erie avenue august 17th. without warning the men ambushed him. watch. they kick and punch him. then hit him in the head with something. he was treated for injuries to his head and face. if you recognize either suspect or even the tow truck one of those men arrived in, please there it is call e

live at city hall, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernon, thank you. >>> of coursem will be your home for live video during the papal visit. we'll and streaming our "action news" coverage of every major event that takes place along with live feeds from cameras across the area. you'll also be able to watch our online only digital updates. >> in other news tonight a neighborhood game of dice turned into a crime scene in olney. it happened in the 4500 block of north gratz street. witnesses told police that several people including the victims were outside about 1:00 a.m. someone in a jeep pulled up and told them that two men wearing hoodies were headed their way. the group started walking towards them and that is when the suspects opened fire. a 19-year-old and a 21-year-old were hit. they are expected to be okay. the motive for the shooting is unclear. >>> abortion doctor kermit gosnell has been ordered to pay $4 million to the daughter of a woman who died under his care. the 74-year-old gosnell is serving a life sentence after he was convicted of killing three babies

live in center city, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, vernon. >>> pope francis to the u.s. way visit to cuba. he's been there since saturday. today he marked the anniversary of the day that he decided as a teenager to become a priest with a mass under scorching tropical sun there. >> ♪ >>> in front of a crowd of 150,000 people francis recalled the biblical story of a lowly tax collector who changed his life to follow jesus. it was on september 21, 1953 when francis went to confession in his parish church in buenos aires and realized he said that he was called to the priesthood. >> meantime pope francis is set to leave cuba tomorrow bound for the united states. he'll land in washington tomorrow, then onto new york city where heavy security is already in place. pope francis will address the united nations on friday and will be the fourth pope to do so. he's also scheduled for prayers at saints patrick's cathedral, a visit to the 9/11 museum and mass at madison square garden. new york's mayor says there are no credible threats against the pontiff but says security

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> before secretary kerry went to center city, he stopped here at 6 abc for an interview with our own matt o'donnell. you can see the story tonight on "action news" at 6:00. and we'll post it online at 6abc.com. >>> chester police are investigating two murders, both victims were shot to death in their cars. the most recent happened at 1:00 a.m. on butler street, they found a man dead inside of a white buick riddled with bullet holes, hours later a man was killed when his black saab was hit multiple times at 5th and lloyd streets. the city of chester has recorded 16 homicides this year. >>> students in the chester, upland school district, headed back to school today and their teachers did too, not knowing when they will get their next paycheck. >> the first day was still celebrated but the district's financial woes are hard to ignore. last week the staff voted unanimously to return to work even though the district won't make payroll next week. the teachers say that is having an impact on student. >> you look at the numbers at chester, the test sco

vernon and give up power. it is one of the most important lessons he left the country. >> if you could be a scholar studying some aspect of george washington, what would it be? >> the years between the time that he gave up revolutionary war leadership and became president, those are interesting times. he didn't want to come back and be president. he didn't want to preside over the convention. he helped the country while he wasn't really in office. so those years are important years as well. >> so we go down the state to monticello, a gauge gift to the people who run it there, what are you doing with that one? >> when i toured mont cello, i thought it needed repair. i asked what would be helpful to them. they had some ideas. one of the things we wanted to do is build out monticello to make it look like it had existed years ago, which is to say it was a plantation. so we wanted to build out slave quarters to make people realize monticello is a great house. but he was a slave owner and ran a plantation. i think p

live in center city, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> vernon, thank you. >>> well, no hand no selfies none fist bumps, that's the message for lawmakers when pope francis enters the house chamber on thursday in the nation's capitol. in a letter congressional leaders toll members of the house and senate to avoid making conversation with the holy father as he makes his way down the center aisle. officials say the mandate is meant to make sure the pontiff stays on his tight schedule which includes a trip to the capitol balcony to address the crowds who are gathered on the national mall. >>> we got you covered for his entire u.s. journey from washington to new york and of course philadelphia. on 6abc and 6abc.com. monica malpass and i will be reporting live from washington d.c. starting tomorrow when the pope gets there. eva pilgrim and sarah bloomquist will be live in new york city starting thursday. >>> and be sure to tune into 6abc this weekends for all day full live coverage of the papal visit. that's this saturday and sunday. you can also follow all of the action through 6a

live in northeast philadelphia, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "actiochannel6 "action" >> vernon thanked thanksphiladelphia police looking for two men who viciously beat a plan outside a liquor store in juniata has month. surveillance cameras captured the assailants back on august 17th. then without warning the men ambushed him. police say the vic testimony was not only kicked and punched, he was hit in the head with some kind of object. he was treated for injuries to his head and face. if you recognize either suspect here or the tow truck one of the men arrived in, please call east detectives. >> we're learning more now about the deaths of a jersey shore family earlier this week. authorities in monmouth county have now confirmed that 35-year-old linden bahari fatally shot his girlfriend and their two children before setting their long branch home on fire on tuesday. police say he then turned the gun on himself. prosecutors have officially ruled the deaths of 29-year-old amanda morris as well as her four and seven-year-old sons homicides. investigators are still trying to determine a motive for

live in center city, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernon they had adopted it. that's their perspective. >>> septa is getting back to its normal schedule today. officials there gave us their final tally on the number of people they moved through philadelphia this weekend. nearly 29,000 passengers used regional rail on saturday. 34,000 passengers used regional rail sunday. septa said it also moved more than 40,000 passengers on the broad street line to south philadelphia after the papal mass to get them to parking lots set up by the world meeting of families. >> and so far it's thought that an estimated 900,000 people came to philadelphia for the papal visit but still small businesses tell us they suffered this past weekend. case in point de nick's at reading terminal market tweeting this. never before seen, no line at at 2:30 in the afternoon on a saturday. at one point the famous sandwich shop posted this is picture saying "if you can get to the reading terminal by 7:00 p.m., you can have all of this bread. help us feel better about this. sad state of affairs

four days feature ceremonies and seminars to strengthen the bonds of families across the globe. >> vernon thank you. if you are having trouble finding pope parking in philadelphia, new jersey has an offer for you, some waterfront spaces in camden will up for grabs, they are $40 a day and you must register online and show it to an officer in camden to get access to your lot and you can take patco or the ferry to philadelphia. or you can walk across the ben franklin bridge, that is closed to vehicles. >> 6 abc is covering the pope's entire visit to the u.s. this week, from washington, d.c., to new york to philadelphia. eva pilgram and i are live in new york beginning on thursday. be sure to tune in to 6 abc tonight, for your ban trinity, the story of philadelphia, how they fought, absorbs and then assimilated its catholic community. how it evolved in a powerful and influential force in their lives. you can watch that here on 6 abc. >>> turning to accuweather and the last day of summer, sky 6 hd looking live at the ben franklin bridge after showers in places this morning, it looks like thing

vernon odom has the story. >> one of philadelphia's most horrible man made disasters, the video fromune 13th has been seen over and over again by most philadelphians, the trial for philadelphia contractor for griffin campbell prove that today. >> 80 per were familiar with the collapse, that is no surprise. >> there are six counts of third degree murder stn he turned down a plea deal that would see him locked up for 10 to 20 years, sean benschop has already plead guilty to six counties of manslaughter, benschop was knocking down an unsupported three story wall when it collapsed on to an adjacejaajac salvation army store. >> was stoned while operating the equipment. >> they are trying to raise $400,000, they say they still need donations. >> we are 400,000 short, the budget is $1.4 million and we have tremendous support, specifically the general contracting community and the labor organizations but as we stan here today we are $400,000 short. >>> the campbell trial opens in the morning and it is expected to last up to four weeks, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> dozens of

look for vernon davis to have a big night, on monday he had more than any season.terback spencer said at the 49ers' team hotel on saturday he believes the combination of the steelers young inexperienced defense as well as their cover 2 defense could open the door for vernon davis making some big plays down the deep seam of the steelers defense. >> in college football, cal and stanford in action, bears down in texas looking for rose bowl revenge. at the coliseum taking on usc. we'll have big games coming up at 11:00. more news after the break. breaking news. in san francisco, the connector from i-280 to southbound 101 is open right now after b s >>> we're following breaking news for you out of san francisco. the connecter from i-280 to southbound 101 is open right now after being shut down for a shooting investigation in the southern part of the city near the bay view. live look at the scene right now from one of our live trucks. chp says two people inside a car were shot about 4:30. they closed it down and investigated. it's back open now. we don't the condition of

vernon odom is live now with more on the story. >> hello sara, 35 years in prison, no parole, what is the fate of delvin barnes whose heinous crime horrified the city nearly a year ago. >> delvin barnes a 38-year-old native of virginia is now a convicted kidnapper in the wake of the guilty plea in court. barnes seen here on video admits this was him kidnapping carlesha freeland-gaither in german town, this triggered a manhunt by police and federal agents, she was rescued in jessup, maryland. barnes today admitted to forcing the victim to lie bound up in his car as he drove to maryland, when barnes was arrested he was in the backseat of his car. the victim was sexually exploited and started out as a random robbery attempt to get money to return to virginia before surrounding to police there, where he was wanted for attempting to rape a teenage girl. rick, now part of barnes deal is that he will not have to go back to virginia to stand trial for the crime there, his sentencing day is january 6th, he will be sentenced that day to 35 years in prison if the judge approves that the judge co

he met the media today and "action news" reporter vernon odom was there. >> first of all it wasn't alicity stunt. >> reporter: philadelphia's archbishop bristled today as some reporters asked whether the pope's apology yesterday at saint charles seminary to five local victims of sexual abuse by priests was simply "window dressing." as some activists the claim the pope has still not signed onto a zero tolerance policy. >> we deeply regret the past. we committee ourselves to a better future. people are angry, they want to say we're not doing anything except symbolic things and i understand their anger. i don't know how to get through that except that we keep trying and we will keep trying but the pope is very sincere and i hope people understand that. >> reporter: one reporter noted the presence this past weekend of cardinal justin cardn rigali. he was never accused of covering up the pedophile scandal. >> the church is happy to assume it's responsibility and i'm quite tired of people making unjust accusations against people who are not to be blamed and that happens sometimes. why woul

at penn's landing, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> ♪ >> after the parade union workers andir families gathered here at penn's landing great plaza for some relaxation on this urba labor dy today. lots of food and games for the little ones. >>> 10,000 tickets to seat pope's speech at independence mall on september 26th will be available online tomorrow. the tickets are free but you are limited to four tickets per person. you can get them online at the world meeting of families web site. ticketing information has yet to be released for two other public events. the festival of families and pope francis' mass on the ben franklin parkway but we do know those tickets will be made available on wednesday. >>> and get updates on the pope's upcoming visit by following at 6abc pope on twitter. we are posting the latest news, tips and pictures as we all prepare for the arrival of pope francis later this month. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, a berks county police k-9 is now on the mend at home after being injured in the line of duty and are you ready for some football? the regul

last week new york city police raided a home in mount vernon searching for a suspect. one of the residents says she was thrown to the ground and her home was searched. records indicated that the suspect had been associated with that address. residents deny that. tonight mount vernon city council is demanding answers. >> our police force are the defenders of our residents. i don't care who, what other police department it is, they must confer and i am demanding that they confer with our local police department before they invited our residents. >> this wasn't the first time. several weeks ago an innocent bystander was shot and killed by a stray bullet fired by an nypd officer during an undercover operation in mount vernon that went bad. >>> an online review cost a woman on staten island big bucks. what she wrote and what you should know before you post opinions. chance to meet a pope is a i'm michael douglas, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. take metro north to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. swing a club at

olivier vernon with a late two-handed chuck after the whistle was blown. that's a personal foul. referee: after the play, 50. 15-yard penalty, automatic first down. steve t.: that is like handing them a chip shot. steve b.: that's complete lack of poise by vernon he got pushed late at the whistle, he didn't like it. harbor flopped. it's always the retaliator that gets called in a situation like that. andrew: number 50, playing in his 50th nfl game today. he's got to have more poise than that. that's the 13th penalty for 112 yards against the dolphins. now jacksonville up to the 19-yard line with 59 seconds remaining. steve t.: now we'll see pressure from miami. steve b.: and miami will start using time-outs to save time. andrew: yeldon. for the 15. now miami has to call time-out. they have two remaining. steve t.: all you're thinking if you're the jaguars on offense two hands on the football, don't do anything silly no penalties, no fumbles. just get these plays down. we'll take positive yards if we can get it but we can't do anything to shoot ourselves in the foot. steve t.: joe

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