expanding the mount vernon estate and particularly improving the mount vernon's estate was the first order of business. it would expand to 8,000 acres by the time of washington's death and that is mount vernon alone in addition to martha's many thousands of acres. but there is a much bigger expansion. not just in terms of size but the type of estate. mount vernon is when washington takes management of it and focuses on, as it has been for ages and generations on the cultivation of tobacco. i likes to imagine riding through mount vernon in say 1761. you would have heard the birds chirping. you would have heard the enslaved men and women singing and talking to each other. you would hear the free workers talking to each other and the work of the occasional plow. but that was pretty much it. it would have been a peaceful surrounding. this would contract profoundly with your experience of riding through mount vernon say in 1768 where you would have found a bustling hive of production and industry that it became an enterprise in its own right with noise and work going on with multiple diff

he sees it at mount vernon day by day. they will never innovate and work to the limit of their capacity. they will never grow and they become corrupted by that very process and those who force themselves and maintain them in that system are also corrupted. it is ultimately a dead end for himself, and his estate and he comes firmly to believe for the country. economically as well as morally. the two things going together. we can talk more about that in question and answer. the confederation government and the con fillederation theory is the sense of the weakness of that government, inability to raise taxes and fundamental through this eventual support for the constitution. i want to talk before we get to question and answer about the presidency. washington's goal as president of the united states, he says, this is before becoming president, before his inauguration, he said to develop the national prosperity shall be my first-my only aim. my first and my only aim. that is a pretty significant, i think. his vision for the cou

vernon in the spring of 1797. in those days, the president was inaugurated in march print to give you an idea, this is a big deal. washington rented a space on a ship. this is some of what he took to mount vernon. 97 boxes, 14 trunks, 13 packages, three hampers, 24 plow plates, a heater, birdcage, pillars, fruit trees, the nation blinds, among other things. blinds, among other things. secretary, on his the one side, i am called upon to remember the parent, on the other side, to remember the dog. his return to virginia, he states his views clearly and more than once. -- ihat is -- i'm sorry thought i had a quote there but i guess not. his quote is this way. seated s under my --eeded -- and i hope to spend the rest of my days in peaceful retirement, making political pursuits yield to the more rational and the sense of cultivating the earth. his goal was to view things in the common light of philosophy, i.e. do not get involved in what is going on. as joe ellis notes, this image gives you the idea of bucolic splendor

and mount vernon is tough for buss to get through.it is a tight area with traffic going north and south. >> reporter: police say at this point it is still not clear who was at fault in the accident. the majority of the victims were chinese citizens visiting the area. in mount vernon, nikki burdine, wusa 9. >> most of the victims have been released from the hospital. two though are still in critical condition. >>> turning now to campaign 2016, what is old is new again. on the dc council. former mayor vincent gray staged a successful comeback recapturing his ward seven seat from the incumbent yvette alexander. gray stopped by broadcast house [000:07:58;00] interview. >> it is a very exciting night. and i'm really grateful to, and express my appreciate, to the people of ward seven, for voting me back to be able to provide service to them. i'm really looking forward to it. >> trayonwhite won his rematch against ruby may and vincent orange was upset by robert white for a race with the at large seat on the city council. and in virginia, lib

we're told they're in critical condition.cond again, they were taken here to mount vernon, nova mount vernon hospital just moments ago.ents i want to show you some video of what we saw happen tonight, just moments ago, these two advanceo that you're taking a look atk right now left the accidentid scene. we spoke with the drivers at the scene. they said that they were looking for a friend. minutes later they arrived here now, a language barrier prevented them from sharingm information about am of the victims t and they quickly rushed inside the hospital and have yet to return.tu mount vernon police told us thih is one of three hospitals for 19 victims were taken tonight. victims are also at ainovaaino fairfax and anova alexandria hospitals. initially family members werebes told they could reunite withnite members at the mount vernon police station but they instead went to the scene of the crash. we are still awaiting information on the seriousness of those injured in the crash. at this hour we're told there is still just one fatality marina maracco is at the site oe that accident on th

i'm very glad they did that. >> reporter: the bus had just left mount vernon. many of the buses that come here are large and carry school groups. this one however was a smaller shuttle bus and it was carrying tourists from china. the person who died was a chinese citizen. 13 people were taken to local hospitals. two people are still in critical condition. >> nothing worse than that kind of an accident. >> reporter: the u.s. park police are investigating. they have not said what caused the wreck nor which vehicle crossed the center line. >> [ indiscernible if you are not paying attention, you know, that could happen. >> reporter: bus drivers who work the mount vernon circuit say maneuvering the gw parkway requires extra care. >> this id really tough for buses to get through. it's a tight area with traffic going north and south. the buses really have to stay in their lanes. >> reporter: in mount vernon, peggy fox, wusa9. >> a representative from the embassy of china visited the injured chinese people today. the state department is helping them connect with their

vernon odem is live in center city with the very latest. vernon? >> reporter: good afternoon, sarah that is only one of the charges fattah faces. listen to the quote, follow the money, that's what the federal prosecutor told jurors today as the complex corruption case goes forward and heads toward the close. the defense lawyers will have their say. the case will probably go to the jury by wednesday. congressman fattah and the wife a former local tv anchor woman in court as the judgment day draws nearer. at this hour, the government is presenting closing arguments. will it is jury reject the key testimony of two former political confident -- could have if -- confidantes. he paid off his son's gambling debt and his defense is he never knew what they were doing in his name. his signature does not appear in the mountain of evidence a siegingly endless -- siegingly seemingly end his chain of checks. follow the money, it is prosecutors say that's what they told the jury this morning. in all there are 29 separate corruption charges against congressman fat

vernon, any indication they're closing in on a verdict? >> reporter: jim, so far no clear signs from this jury as to whether they're making progress or they're in a stalemate. this jury is extremely hard to read. the jury of nine women and three men has not even been out to ask questions or seek any clarification on the 29 count list of charges against the 11 term congressman and his four co-defendants here. the judge has ordered the parties to remain here on the 16th floor of the federal courthouse so there's no lengthy delay in announcing a verdict. >>> the 59-year-old fattah sits patiently at the defense table. his legal team nearby, so is co-defendant robert brand accused of helping fat tap launder money. >>> the government says hundreds of thousands of dollars were pilfered through racketeering bribery conspiracy mail and bank fraud money laundering and falsifying records. the government says it was taken from federal grant money campaign contributions and charitable donations to pay off campaign debts and to otherwise benefit fattah,

i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. rick reporting live. >> vernon thank you. >> pennsylvania state senator larry farnese was arraigned today in a boat buying scheme. farness and democratic party official ellen chapman both entered not guilty pleas. farness and chapman were charged last month with conspiracy mail and wire fraud. prosecutors say farness paid for the study abroad program for chapman's daughter in exchange for chapman's support in award leader election. >>> the investigation continues tonight into the kidnapping robbery and execution style shooting of a pizza delivery driver. he was shot in the back of the head but miraculously he did not die. in fact, doctors are calling it a miracle. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live from southwest detectives tonight with the latest on the driver's condition and the search for the gunman. trish. >> reporter: well, rick, the victim in this shooting was told by his doctors they're at a loss as to how he survived that gunshot wound to the head. gafaru surah says

the bus was headed from mount vernon the car going the other two to hit each other head on. figuring that out will keep this stretch closed sglr if a very long period of time because it is a death investigation. >> police are eager to find witnesses to this crash. they are also eager to find those good samaritan whose actions they say likely saved lives. wendy? >> thank you. . our team coverage continues with news 4's chris lauren lawrence and what we know about the victims of this crash. chris in. >> we now know that some of the people who were brought here to this hospital at inova mount vernon have been allowed to leave. there are three people in critical condition, but the more you hear about this crash you realize it could have been so much worse. >> there were people under the bus, the wounded and fatalities were under the bus. the impact sent the bus and car spir different directions. paramedics arrive and rushed the victims to various hospitals, depending on how badly they were hurt. tonight, we learned the person driving the car and passenger are among the injured.

i'm vernon odom for channel 6 "action news," jim?> this is a complicated with a lot of different elements and we are covering it all on our website at 6abc.com. and you can check throughout the weekend as we update with new details and new reaction. ♪ >>> hundreds gathered in medford, new jersey to grieve and pay tribute to slain singer, christina grimmie. the up-and-coming pop star was killed last weekend while she was signing autographs after a performance in orlando. through her tears, grimmie's mother thanked the crowd for attending. >> those that i have known for many years, and have been a part of our life and touched our lives, they have counselled me, they have been there through difficulties, to you i am very grateful. i just want to see her. >> grimmie's brother marcus to stackled him, and they think that he was be an obsessed fan of christina grimmie. >>> the police investigate the discovery of a body in the 900 block of heatherstone saying the body was that of a woman. >>> two vineland police officers will not be charged

it's stratford lane and less than two miles from the mount vernon estate. david culver is on the scene ask trying to get closer to the actual crash site, but again, one person is dead and 18 injured and more on this as it comes into the live desk. i'm jim handly. vance, back to you. >> thanks, jim. >>> a former military lawyer could be facing decades in prison when he's sentenced later today. a jury found andrew schmuhl guilty of the near deadly home invasion attack on a couple in mclean, virginia. >> julie carey was in the fairfax county courtroom when that verdict was read. >> well, a statement just issued by the victim's law firm says this verdict marx t of closure for leo fisher and his wife sue duncan and both victims were left with permanent injuries as a result of the attackvr;= and it brings consoln that he'll spend many years behind bars. >> no react as jurors found him guilty of all seven charges including abduction and aggravated malicious wounding. >> victim leo fisher who still bears the scars of the attack sat quietly, but once the jury left t

alison: hour breaking news today comes from near mount vernon.his is where a tour bus has crashed. we have been tracking this. this happened on the g.w. parkway. we have been following this for an hour or so. michelle marsh is at the "live desk" with what she has learned about it. michelle: information is just starting to trickle in about the details of the crash. we are since learning since we last spoke media reports of at least one fatality. we have multiple crews on the way to the scene. as you can imagine very tough in navigating to get there because all directions of the g. w. parkway at stratford where it happened, all lanes las in both directions have been shut down as a result. in fact, we are getting the first pictures of this scene. this is a picture sent in to us, it is tough to make it out. this is close to the location where this is hap are multiple injuries. agencies are urging the drivers to avoid the area at all costs. we are learning that the parkway will be shut down indefinitely. no word when it may reopen. you want to avoid t

vernon, you all right today? vernon: yes, sir. steve: good. got that scared look on your face. here we go. we asked 100 men. in the movies, name something that looks sexier when you see a woman do it in slow motion. vernon: eat, steve. >> good answer, v. eeka: good answer. steve: eat. eeka: yes! michael: eat a banana. vernon: all right. >> all right, baby. steve: that's very true, though.

that's less than two miles from the mount vernon estate.re injuries, but we don't know to what extent. medevac choppers have been injured out and there may be another car involved and we have crews headed to the scene and we'll have a live report at 6:00. >>> it is one of the hottest restaurant scenes in the district, 14th street. you can imagine how concerned neighbors are after a young man is found shot and killed inside an apartment building on 14th street. >> reporter: it happened at the columbia heights village apartments, home to many senior citizens. citizens who say they've seen too much violence here. >> a lot of seniors here and they really need to stop the killing. i'm -- i'm just so done with it. it's just ridiculous. every time you turn around there's something happening. >> reporter: around 6:00 this morning, a young man found murdered inside a third floor apartment and sources say he had been shot in the head. police identified the victim as davo davonntae crawford. police looked information that would help them identify and

. >> "action news" reporter, vernon odem hasna aitboulahcen more from the amish >> reporter: for three years, daniel and savilla stoltzfus rented this home. >> i don't think nothing like that would happen around here. >> this has been a quiet area. >> reporter: "action news" has obtained a court document showing the couple had a bitter falling out with the amish church. stoltzfus blamed the church for his economic he woes, they declared themselves born again christians. in court documents, the bucks county d.a. said they gifted their 14-year-old daughter to kaplan for helping them out of financial ruin. i spoke with their 19-year-old son at the house, he said his folks are good parents. another quarryville neighbor told me this unfolding story about stoltzfus and his wife does not surprise him. >> you stop in and he asked why they there, he don't have much time to talk, he is not comfortable having people around. >> >> reporter: i got the impression you thought he was peculiar? >> exactly, yeah. >> reporter: just like kaplan, daniel and savilla stoltzfus remain in jail their bail set a

vernon killing a person on the bus. the bus overturned and paeshlgs visiting from china became trapped. medics rushed 15 people to three hospitals including driver of the car and somebody in it. those with the worst injuries were brought to inova fairfax, a level one trauma center. three people were critical. it could have been worse were it not for the good samaritans who jumped in, lifted the bus and rendered emergency aid until police arrived. we do know that the bus driver was not hurt and did talk with police. kristin wright, back to you. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. we understand that all lanes, all lanes of richmond highway have been shut down to telegraph road. as we understand it, there's a gas line that has been hit in that area. again, all lanes of richmond highway shut down because of a gas line being struck. we're going to get more information to you from the live desk. barbara, back over to you. >> thank you, erika. >>> turning now to the developing story out of california. the judge who has fa

tonight the gw parkway from stratford lane all the way down to the mount vernon circle remains shutdown. as investigators reconstruct to determine who was at fault. we understand th been transported to area hospitals. > life in alexandria, marina maracco, fox5 local news. > new developments tonight in the investigation into the orlando nightclub shiting. prosecutors have convened a grand jury to investigate the wife of shooter omar ma teen. sources tell fox solomon was aware of his deadly plan and was with him when he bought the ammunition. she could be charged as an accessory of 53 counts of attempted murder. meanwhile we're learn more about ma teen. the fbi is investigating reports that he reached out to men on gay dating apps and may have been living a secret life as a gay man. today we heard from a victim who ended up in the club's bathroom. patients carter is her name. she is an intern at our sister station in philadelphia. she and her friend made it out of the club soon soon after the gunfire erupted but when they realized another friend was still inside they went back. the gunman

vernon lets start with you at federal court. >> reporter: today federal prosecutors got what they most wanted. multiple corruption convictions against congressman, chaka fattah, they got him on every count they pursued during his five week trial. >> a tough day but we are going to confer with my lawyers and pick out what my next steps are. and that was all that the lawyers would permit fattah to say moments after he was convicted on 20 counts of racketeering and mail and bank fraud and money laundering, the jury of three men and nine women including three african-americans were deliberating since thursday. also, convicted today fattah friend brand age 70 caught up in the money laundering scheme and herb vetterman, they called him fattah's atm, they believed he was funneling money to fattah for the once power congressman's lobbying for an ambassadorship. >> my brother always helped a friend and wanted nothing in return. >> this is unfair and overaggressive government and overaggressive prosecution, they are going after innocent americans and putting them in jail. >> it was no secret tha

vernon odom is live in frankford where the vehicle was found. you have the latest on the possible break in this case. >> police consider it their first major break since witnesses told them that three people believed to be from the neighborhood were seen fleeing the house that night. police are dusting that van for fingerprints. some teens from the neighborhood are considered prime suspects. it was a patrolman who found the stolen van here in the 4700 block last night. the blue ford e 150 was taken after a brutal murder in southwest philadelphia. joseph daly was strangled and beaten to death in his home. he worked as a handyman. his van was taken only to be found across town in frankford. in front of the apartment building where martin bird lives. >> it's tragedy that people in america lose their life like that. you have to be so cautious of what going on in america. >> are you surprised that the missing and stolen van would wind up here? >> exactly because this is a good block right here. >> detectives are scouring the neighborhood looking for

vernon odom is live in center city with the very latest. >> reporter: good afternoon rick. at this hour, a former fattah chief of staff from his washington office is on the witness stand, she is not implicated in this corruption case and the trial of the 11 term congressman is grinding to a close. fattah a

vernon odom is live in center city with the very latest. >> reporter: good afternoon rick. at this hour, a former fattah chief of staff from his washington office is on the witness stand, she is not implicated in this corruption case and the trial of the 11 term congressman is grinding to a close. fattah and his lawyers entered court this morning, the third day of them laying out their defense. their contention is that two unscrupulous people -- and they had no knowledge of this. they are trying to show that the congressman say crook. both testified here for the government after entering guilty pleas. fattah claims federal prosecutors are carrying out a vendetta against him and his family. four co-defendants are charged with fattah all charged with rack iraq tearing, the government says they stole from charities he founded and from the treasury. to pay off the debts from his ill fated run for mayor. they have called witnesses including former u.s. congressman boreski. >> reporter: rick still no indication if congressman fattah will take the witness stand in his own defense.

vernon odom is live with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon sara. that is one of five separate schemes in which the veteran congressman is implicated and for which he stood trial here. the federal judge will charge the jury for another half hour. the jury will then take a lunch break and then formerly start deliberations. >> congressman fattah and his lawyers entered court knowing that his fate will be in the hands of the jury. federal judge, harvey bartles charging the jury with instructions to follow the letter of the law. fattah the 11 term congressman and four of his long time associates. including his deputy herb vetterman. he is portrayed as a crook using federal money to pay off a failed campaign. and accused of launding them through his employees and associated. two of his former operates entered guilty pleas. fattah says he is the victim of a multiyear witch hunt by prosecutors. there are 29 separate counts against him. >> the jury has not been sequestered during this trial. some were late getting to court this morning because of the massiv

vernon, you saw a shower there.n to the south, we're looking at even heavier rain down toward king georges county making its way to the potomac and southern maryland. it's all part of the system. it's a cold front making its way down. you can see it clearly defined here, this cold front moving in. we'll have a couple systems move through. another piece of energy tomorrow. that's what will kick off the storms. watch what happens overnight tonight. 8:00 a.m., notice we could still see some shower activity around 8:00 in the morning. i do expect to see clouds and some showers, and then a little bit of a break. then here comes a line of showers and storms. could be through here at 4:00 and 5:00. these are at 11:00 as the front kind of makes its way some of those storms could be strong, maybe severe, but i'm not too worried about that. temperatures tomorrow into the 80s. 80 degrees, but with the heat index we could be close to 90 with that storm. look at wednesday and thursday. beautiful weather here, low humidity, plent

vernon odom is in court awaiting the announcement. we'll bring you the verdict when it's announced on air and at 6abc.com. there say verdict in the corruption trial of chaka fattah, we'll bring it to you as soon as we learn what it is. >>> turning to health check this noon, there is a new way for women to get birth control without a visit to the doctor. a growing number of websites and apps are making birth control available online. in most programs they answer questions about their medical history and they are connected to a video chat with a doctor and the founder of one company hopes to make birth control more easily accessible. >> we think that using telehealth as access to medical, is the only way we can do it. >> it's easier than actually going to the office and being able to chat with them in a way that is comfortable and not so intimidating. >> the new websites required no legislative approval since the prescriptions are still written by a doctor and some say it's not one size fits all and should require an inperson visit. >>

. >> the bus had just left mount vernon. many of the buses that come here are the large once. and they often carry school groups. this one, however, was a smaller bus. and it was carrying tourists from china. >> the person who died was a chinese citizen. 13 people were taken from local area hospitals. two people are still in critical condition. the u.s. park police are investigating. they have not said what caused the wreck, nor which vehicle crossed the center line. >> there are areas where if you're not paying attention, you know, that could happen. >> reporter: bus drivers who work the mount vernon circuit, say maneuvering the gw parkway, requires extra care. >> this corridor between mount vernon and washington, d.c., is really tough for buses to get through. it's a tight area, with traffic going north and south. the buses have to stay in their lane. >> there were 17 chinese citizens who were on that bus. and we know that a representative from the embassy of china visited the injured at a nova fairfax hospital today. we're also told the state department is helping those peo

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon a center city water main break disrupted all of septa's lines traveling through center stake. a viewer sent us video of the water gushing. the break happened near the construction site for the new comcast tower. the water spilled down on to the tracks at suburban station causing significant delays. chopper 6 hd was jove head after the water was shut off. the cause of the break remains under investigation. >> remember if you see breaking news happening. join the action and send your pictures to jointheaction@6abc.com or post them on social media with #6abcaction. >>> four fires have broken out in the same complex many in german town, philadelphia. the hamill apartments had flames last night. it started in the first floor lobby. the manager says that is the second fire intentionally set there. the other two broke out in the elevator. investigators suspect arson. hamill mill is a senior facility and many residents are disibled. they are fearing for their safety and their lives. >> i was in a wheelchair and had to basically clim

"action news" reporter vernon odom was at federal court today. >> reporter: congress plan fattah andis wife renee are former local tv anchor woman arrived in court this morning knowing this would be a key day. follow the money the prosecutor told the jury this morning as he led off closing arguments after five weeks of testimony here. four of them by government witnesses as they parend mountains of e-mails and documents trying to link the 11 term congressman to five separate schemes to steal money from charities fattah created federal grants money and an illegal loan to his 07 campaign for mayor. fattah's signature appears nowhere in those documents which includes checks and some 170,000 e-mails. the government's case depends heavily on the testimony of two political consultants one of them thomas linden if he would who entered guilty pleas are hoping their cooperation will earn them len yhency from the judge. the defense went on the attack this afternoon calling the key government witnesses and i quote here two admitted felons who made deals trying to save thereof own necks. the def

well, i have here my very versatile brother vernon. [laughter] steve: hold on a second. vernon?non: yes, sir. yes, sir, steve. steve: you all right?

vernon odom is live is center city with more on the verdict that could send the congressman to prison for some time vernon. >> reporter: good afternoon brian, the federal prosecutors got what they most wanted. multiple convictions on construction against congressman fattah, they got him on every count they pursued. he could be looking at prison time for a long time. >> a tough day, i'm confer with my lawyers. >> as he left is the courthouse, that was congressman fattah's only statement so far on the sweeping conviction on more than 20 charges against him including racketeering and money laundering and fraud. also convicted. former philadelphia deputy mayor,viederman. accused of bribing the congressman to help get an ambassadorship. >> there was no reason for him to bribe, there was no reason, he didn't get anything out of this, he got nothing and for them to say he wants to be an ambassador how much money do you think ambassador pay in contributions? >> later today federal prosecutors that wage aid seven year probe of chaka fattah spoke to reporters. >> the voters of pennsylvania expe

redskins tight end vernon davis will be here to watch the game and meet fans. he joins us to talk about the skins upcoming season and what's bringing him to nats park. thanks for being here. >> good to be here. >> congratulations a super bowl win, has it sunk in yet? >> not quite. but i'm taking it all in one day at a time. it's truly an honor to be able to join the team and be able to win the super bowl. >> and you are now back home. you are from the area, went to dunbar high school, went to the university of maryland where i went, go terps, what's it like for you -- that's right, to be back home and playing for a hometown team? >> it's an honor and a privilege to be here and play in front of my family and people i grew up with. and everyone who knows me. it's a dream come true. it's a dream come true. all of my life i wanted to be a washington redskins. and now i have the opportunity. >> yeah. and speaking of that the redskins had an up and down season, but what do you want to bring to the team this upcoming season? >> i want to bring leadership. leadership,

. >> now he's writing, producing and starring as berning vernon a country music one hit wonder turnedew show "still the king." take a look. >> what have you got here, kiddo? you stole a bread truck and crashed it into a church sign and there were hookers? >> in my defense, i was under the influence of a ton of drugs and alcohol at the time. >> atta boy! you, sir, are a wild man. >> guilty as charged, yet innocent. >> yes, i love that. [ laughter ] >> hello! >> sounds like fun. good to see you. >> thank you, great to be with you. >> so this guy is a major loser but lovable. >> he's got a good heart. it's just easier for him to go downhill than up. >> how did you come up with this character? burning vernon. >> kind of -- my grandfather was a pentecostal preacher, i always loved elvis, i was playing down south in the midst of reinventing myself, my career, where am i going to go and i thought man, that's it, dysfunctional elvis impersonator who lies his way into the church as a preacher. >> because you wanted to make money? >> it seemed like -- i find out i got a 15-year-old daughter i d

live in fox chase, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, vernon. >>> time right now for a check of that accuweather forecast as we're about to embark on the weekend. >> meteorologist melissa magee in for adam joseph outside live outside and enjoying it. >> temperatures are responding nicely. we are in the 70's all across the delaware and lehigh valleys. 77 in the city, 76 in reading. at the coast in cape may 73, 78 for wilmington and millville. here's satellite6 along with action radar. we've got dry conditions, plenty of sunshine thanks to this dominating ridge of high pressure and it stays in control as we go through the rest of tonight. if you're out on the town here on this friday maybe dining alfresco 7:00 p.m. temperature 74, 72 at 8 o'clock tonight. it's clear at 9 p.m. and by 10:00 and 11 o'clock tonight temperatures will be in there upper 60's underneath a mostly clear sky. it's nice and comfortable today with low humidity levels but things will be changing fairly quickly across our region as early as tomorrow. the storm prediction center has placed our regi

live in media, delaware county, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> vernon thanks very much.w know the identity of the man shot and killed as he tried to rob a bucks county pharmacy on friday. police say the suspected armed robber was 33-year-old willie bodie his alleged accomplice kim goldsboro was arrested at the scene. >>> a man says someone broke into his house and pistol whipped him in northeast philadelphia. the action cam was on the scene along the 3900 block of roosevelt boulevard around 4 o'clock this morning as police investigated. the victim has minor injuries and says the suspect ran off without taking anything. >> from our delaware news room now, a dump truck crash knocked out to your a number of customers in hockessin. the truck was traveling along corner catch road near carrington drive around 10 o'clock this morning when it got too close to the shoulder and overturned. well, you can see it got tangled up in the power lines. the 69-year-old driver was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. delmarva power and delaware state police are still on the sce

vernon odom is following the investigation. he'll have a live report coming up at 5:00. >> well, a lot of rain this morning has given way to a dreary afternoon and we're just looking for some sunshine in the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> let's head to meteorologist adam joseph at the big board. >> too many of us will be looking as we go into the upcoming weekend. it stays rather unsettled and cloudy overall. temperature-wise only in the 70's right now in philadelphia with that cloud cover but it is very muggy out there so it's not a very comfortable 74 degrees. all the 80's have been pushed to the south and west ahead of the next frontal boundary and also where you see a little more in the way of sunshine. as we look at storm tracker6 live double scan not a lot going on right now. a few scattered showers to the north of philadelphia, cluster moving into maryland and a few near state college. there will be some scattered showers to pass through early this evening in a few locations but as we widen out we have moist

mount vernon at 5:57. southeast. as the existing showers and the storms.nly isolated lightning strike in the southern group. that will move across the northern neck and the middle pennsylvania of virginia. as far as the local conditions. this will be interesting to watch. this is all preductable with the moist air mass in place to get the showers develop along the mountain and eastward in the afternoon. settle down tonight. tomorrow we will get sunshine in the day. more showers and the thunderstorms could pop in the afternoon. 10:00 p.m. look tonight according to the computer model. a few hourers of light showers around. clearing, haze, fog. cloudy in the morning. the sun may break through. tomorrow afternoon and the evening, more batches of the showers and the storms. where the air is coming off the atlantic ocean the later night storms will probably taper off to light rain before they approach the metro area. then we get to sunday. then it is a different story. the future cast. 8:30 tomorrow night. showers and the storms. warm front to the north. warm an

vernon odem has more from the amish community in quarryville, lancaster county. >> reporter: for three years daniel and savilla stoltzfus have been living in this rented farmhouse in quarryville. some of the neighbors a mile down the road are shocked at the details of their arrest. >> i didn't think anything would happen around here. >> reporter: why not. >> because this is a quiet area. >> reporter: "action news" obtained court documents that the couple had a bitter falling out with the amish church that ended up their home being seized for sheriff sale and their business going out of business. the court documents said the couple gifted their 14-year-old daughter to kaplan for getting them out of financial ruin. i spoke to their son who said his parents are good parents. >> if you stop in, he would ask you why you there, he don't have much time to talk, and he is not comfortable having people around. >> reporter: i get the impression you thought he was a little bit peculiar. >> exactly, yeah. yup. >> reporter: just like lee kaplan, dan and savilla stoltzfus remain in jail their bail s

"action news" reporter, vernon odem hard -- has more from the amish community. >> reporter: for three years, daniel and savilla stoltzfus have been living in the rented farmhouse in quarryville. some of the neighbors are shocked hearing the details of their arrest. >> i don't think something like that would happen around here. >> this has been a quiet area. >> reporter: "action news" has obtained court documents that showed the couple had a bitter falling out in 2003 with the amish church that ended up with the home being seized and their business going under. stoltzfus declared themselves born again christians. in court documents, the bucks county d.a. said they quote gifted their then 14-year-old daughter to lee kaplan for helping the family out of financial ruin. i spoke with their 19-year-old son john at the house, he said his folks are quote, good parents. another quarryville neighbor told me this unfolding story about daniel stoltzfus and his wife does not surprise him. >> you ask him why they there, they don't have much time to talk, he is not comfortable having people around.

>> reporter: the crash happened about a half mile down the parkway there near mount vernon.t caused the shuttle bus to overturn, trapping victims underneath it, but some good samaritans righted that bus. >> tou dispatch calls sent emergency vehicles racing to the crash near mount vernon. today fresh skid marks, torn sod, pieces of metal, and bright spray paint marked the spot where a shuttle bus full of chinese tourists overturned after a head-on crash with a car. >> we have one vehicle, a bus, that has flipped over. it is currently on its wheels. we have a total of four patients on the ground with a possible of 26. >> reporter: this man who lives near the crash scene got a tweet from his wife that a bus had overturned nearby. >> she saw a white chauffeur van that had been -- it was upright. they said it rolled and had been involved with another car, but we didn't see anything like that. >> reporter: a group of passers-by had somehow uprighted the shuttle bus. the victim that was killed and those seriously injured were trapped beneath. >> it's not uncommon to see people help

. >> mount vernon celebrated the 285th washington. 100 people became new citizens.andidates came from 52 different countries. an actor playing martha delivered the oath of citizenship. >> my whole family, they've been in the military. it is a privilege to be in the military and be a part of something, an organization like the usa. it feels very special. today is a special day to become a u.s. citizen. >> mount vernon also offered a martha washington mansion tour today showcasing her contributions to the estate. >>> homes destroyed. lives uprooted. the flood emergency in texas is reaching new heights. how neighbors are trying to help each other despite losing everything. >>> and back here in the washington area we're keeping an eye on some rain of our own. the chance of storms starting to form and move into our region. >>> right now, we're working for you in the community. united way's do is under way raising money for local nonprofits. findut how to don oat >>> right now, half of texas is under flood watches or warnings and there's more rain in the forecast for the

"fox5" vernon odom is live at the memorial bridge, veronica cleary. >> hi, ladies, connecting arlingtone district. memorial saturday it every day for thousands on their -- they met to tour the crumbling infrastructure and express the need for a federal grant to fund repairs for what they call the worst companies federally owned bridge. >> we just took a prettyty phonierring tour of america's most icon in the most vulnerable in the whole system. >> senators warper cane and bowser toured the bridge today with the national park service and to look at state of bridge which showed signs. >> you're talking about rust on major beams and at the point where they beam joins do you look at cop create crumbling. >> even without a unsettled aexperience they sxlaipd the memorial bridge is safe for the 68,000 vehicle it carries daily at this time. 10 to 11 million have been spent buttressing the brim and that's only a temporary solution vrn the branch was built for 75 year life span and if now 84 years old. without the friends needed bridge will close completely in 2021. >> federal highway administrat

vernon odom is live in court and is with us with more details. >> reporter: good evening monica. after five weeks it is over, in the morning judge harvey bartle will deliver destruction instructions to the jury and they will begin deliberations. >> chaka fattah appears confident as his corruption trial draws to a close. the jury is set to deliver closing arguments. the attorney for the office manager charged here with fraud, filing false documents called the prosecutors case walking talking reasonable doubt. it surrounds the $1 million loan that fattah received from the former ceo of sally may, the government says that that loan was funneled through to help fattah pay off bills from his '07 campaign for philadelphia mayor. they supervised a pay back with nasa grant money meant for an education program given to a nonprofit. fattah's defense says he knows nothing about the scheme. and that it was conceived by political consultants. and accused of bribing fattah for ambassador ship. they argued it's just a wealthy old friend. >> congressman fattah never took the witness stand in his

tucker barnes going to join us in just a couple of minutesf m right along mount vernon v avenue. >> can't wait to learn all't about it. make sure you keep yourr umbrella handy today, though.odt no rain right now as we take ae live look at the white housete on this friday morning, june 3rd. but we could see some laterom today. toda weather and traffic on theand 5s at 6:05.:0 did we mention it was friday. f good friday morning to you, t yu i'm allison seymour.n seymour >> and i'm steve chenevey. welcome to fox5 news morning. metro's safetrack plan kicksck p off in virginia tomorrow. now, t between east falls church andrc ballston. >> fox5's annie yu is liveyus from east falls church metroh m with what you need to know. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good r morning, allison and steve. atee yes, there are a lot of movingf parts to safetrack.afetrack. it kicks off tomorrow butic starting tonight the metro station will be closed at midnight. ht starting with this here, eastiss falls church, this is the is first round, the first safety sf surge that metro is tackling. tl this is going to affect

vernon odom has more on that now. >> reporter: good evening.nse policeman hunt on as well in philadelphia tonight after a beloved long time neighborhood handyman was killed by home invasion robbers. this is joseph daly from well over 50 years ago. this past weekend he was a murder victim sometime sunday night into monday. he died of blunt force trauma and strangulation. it happened inside of his theodore home. police found him inside of his home after a welfare check after his son did not hear from him. he says he was first attacked last friday. >> he said that someone knocked him through the gate when he was going home. >> if they have suspects, or known robbers in the area, but right now we have no suspects. >> daly's keys and ford f-150 van is missing, it's dark blue. pd 5338 z is the tag. it's still missing and so too are the murder weapons. they have posted a reward for the information on the killers. >> we don't have a

minutes after the bus left for a visit to mount vernon estates, one person was killed and more than a dozen were injured. police say the crash was head-on which forced the bus carrying chinese nationals to tip on its side, slide off the road. meanwhile, police say a dozen passerbies helped to stop the injured. kristin wright has more on the victims at 5:15 this morning. >>> turning to decision 2016 hillary clinton has won the final democratic contest, the d.c. primary. clinton defeated bernie sanders by more than 50 points. >> her win comes more than a week after she won enough delegates to be declared the presumptive democratic nominee. so the big question now, what does this mean for bernie sanders and is he preparing to get out of the race? sanders met with hillary clinton face-to-face in d.c. last night. aides say they had a positive discussion on how to bring more sbe people into the political process. sanders is expected to talk more about the future when he addresses supporters in a video message tomorrow night. >>> now while there are some questions that still remain in the de