vernon, what about that, you've got the story. >> reporter: maybe a brief answer for you, jim. indeed that charter school may open up next month but the question is, and will be for how long. this is the ninth and sedgley building when the khepera charter school grades k through eight has called home for years but now the landlord wants to evict them as the charter key 88d in 2004 continues to drown in more than a million dollars in red ink owing to multiple vendors. all classes were shut down a week early in june without warning or ceremony. teachers tell me they resigned en masse and found new teaching posts elsewhere. the khepera charter school is running three paychecks behind. we're shielding the identities of the teachers. >> i was supposed to be evicted a couple weeks ago. i almost lost my new car. my daughter also taught here so that's two of us in the same home with no income for the same amount of time. i went to get my medication and found out i didn't have any medical coverage. >> as far as like me and other teachers who have been struggling to put groceries on the

this is the scene at the mount vernon estate where damage estimates could top $1 million. reeve live with a closer look at the damage and the plan to repair it. rich? >> they had torrential rains friday night. look at what happened. giant mudslide here and thousands of pounds of brick and mortar. just amazing. fortunately the best part of the story is the mansion itself is unharmed. >> you can see here the force of thew wall. >> the historic retaining wall ripped apart. >> that amazing how mother nature can do damage. >> decimated by a fast moving mud slide. >> you can see the bricks almost here ised off the wall. >> the power from the torrential rainstorm that hammered mount vernon friday night. five to seven-inch downpour in an hour. >> i didn't know it came down so fast and hard it could take down a wall. >> walkways and the gutters flooded out. the gravel swept away covered in mud. >> we got caught in a torrential downpour in the area. it's crazy to see the damage that we were almost part of. >> the tome of george and martha washington untouched. but this is partially

live at police headquarters in center city, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernonthank you. in other news a body was found inside of a burning home in the kensington section of philadelphia and now homicide detectives are investigating. the fire broke out just before 11 o'clock last night here on the 1800 block of east clementine street. officials say they are investigating the fire as a possible arson and now they're trying to figure out how the person found inside the home died. we'll bring you more on this story as new information develops on 6abc.com and on "action news" later today beginning at 4:00. new jersey state police arrested a mother on charges she abandoned her 10-year-old son with special needs. 39-year-old debra wisler of millville township is accused of walking her son into a wooded area with his luggage and leaving him there. the alleged incident happened last week near the visitor's center at joint base dix mcguire lakehurst. a passerby called police. the boy told authorities -- was able to give police his mom's name and phone number. detectives

being introduced by vernon odom. good reason to go up and see it at 8 o'clock 78 degrees, by 10 o'clock 74 a nice night with just a threat of an isolated thunderstorm. i'll have more details on your weekend including the shore and the poconos and talk about a stormy start to next week coming up in the full accuweather 7-day forecast. jim. >> and cecily this reminder. you can get the updated forecast any time on your phone or tablet including realtime views from storm tracker6 live. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >>> james collins of sharon hill was sentenced to prison today for selling drugs that resulted in an overdose death. collins pleaded guilty last month. collins sold heroin laced with fentanyl to a 28-year-old man who died last october. a judge sentenced collins to 19 to 38 and a half years in state prison plus seven years probation. delaware county district attorney jack whelan says the narcotics task force is continually working to track the source of deadly drugs and prosecute deale

vernon estate. damaged, but a wall was partially washed out and some areas of that estate were closed to the public for repairs. >>> some sad news to report tonight, a teenage girl who was shot in the head thursday has died. jamahri sydnor died yesterday. the 17-year-old girl was shot driving her car through the brentwood neighborhood of northeast washington. she was just continue days away from starting college. 21-year-old philip mcdaniel has been charged in that shooting. >>> most students are heading back to the classroom in a few weeks and to help with back to school costs maryland kicked off its tax free shopping week today. clothing, belts, shoes, boots priced at $100 or less are exempt from the regular 6% state sales tax. the first $40 of a backpack or book bag until next saturday, august 19th. >>> a spectacular scene when over a dozen cars go off the track, so what went wrong here? >> and later tonight the inspirational story of a group of para >>> flooding is blamed for a train derailment

et latest from vernon from bill cosby's new defense team as they left court today. led by pedophilia case in '05 and on the team sam silver replacing cosby's lead attorney in the first trial in june. he was not happy court behavior by members of the cosby campud on the internet. and he consideree of the cas fair. the judge made a major concession postponing it to mid-march to april 1st so the new team can get up to byewing severs again the legend. mpt his home in the mtgomer >> looks like the trial will notroceed astolde before we are confident in our case and the evidence and we'll b ready when we get t date from the judge. >> in court he told the judge ts a jury brought in from county. they willy county. the first was chosen from pittsburgh and surrounding suburbs. they were hopelessly deadlocks after 55 hours of dleb deliberations. now it's 8 months pleasanty of time to reshape their strategies. vernon. >>> time now to check the "action ne a tuesday. >> let go live to matt pellman. >> i'll tell you walter and monica things could go a whole lot better along 95 thi

mount vernon really couldn't have done it on their own. but the council of the united states, the folks that represent the liquor entry in this country, they came, we got together with them early on in the project and told them we have this wonderful educational opportunity to tell a great story about george washington and it's also a great story about the heritage of american spirits and history. they supported that and came up with over $2 million to support the research and then the reconstruction of the distillery. so what washington was making was a rye whiskey. we knew the res ki was 65% grain, 35% corn and then 5% malted barley. that was a popular recipe from the time period. and rye is a little different. most whiskey that folks drink today is made of corn which yields a sweeter product. rye is spicier, a little sharper. but it was the popular grain at the time. and how they would do this is they would take all of the different grains and mix them in these large barrels called mash tubs. and they would put them in and add boiling w

vernon damar -- murder did not come out of anywhere. they like to say, oh, they come from jones county. jones county was a tough county, but so was forest county. it had a long history. i go back in time and i look at, you know, i go back to the inception of the counties. but, i mean, you had in -- there was linkage between the two constantly. for example, there was a lynching during world war ii in jones county, but the fbi -- the trial, i'm sorry, federal trial was in hattiesburg. and ultimately, one of the jurors kind of tried to hold out for conviction of the lynchers, but they took a recess, and i'm not sure, you know, i couldn't find out what happened then. but there was obviously a lot of pressure, and he changed his mind. there was a case also, a willie mcgee case, where he was charged with raping a white woman. he was tried in a matter of hours with little defense. they -- no physical evidence, and it was so obvious he was railroaded. the jury very quickly found him guilty. he was to be executed, and then this civil rights cong

they know vernon and this doesn't sit well with ona jude. trigger is the moment she finds out there will be a change in ownership and that one of ma that washington's grand children, george washington and she rushed in, she worried about her and she made the decision that she would give ona away as a wedding gift and when ona catches wind of this, the trigger is pulled. she says in her interview later on in her life that she would never be her slave. she knew eliza and she knew this is a woman her age who had a reputation for being volcanic. and the years in the north and knowing that her ownership would change made ona really make the decision to free herself. >> all right. so now i'm going to give the story away and i only got a minute to go. you get the book and read how she got away but i do want to advance quickly to this question, how as the book suggest were they caught without telling the story how she got away and who helped her, how did she never get caught because she lived 50 years past martha and george washington. how did she n

during -- mount vernon square, that's due to a disabled train and we will update your ride in 10 minutesthe top of the beltway. allegations of abuse, an nfl player suspended. larry: ezekiel elliott has been suspended can -- coming from allegations of abuse or him an extra friend. we have all the details gma first look. superstarcowboy's running back is the keel elliott, sidelined, prepared to appeal a six-game suspension. the suspension resulted from a year-long investigation by the leak after allegations from elliott's girlfriend, tiffany thompson, that he had been abusive. >> he hit you all over? that thereue saying was significant evidence that elliott engaged in physical violence against ms. thompson, warning that another violation of this natu suspension or potential management. decisiveleague sent a message that it is siding with the big and. >> coming up will have full coverage of the appeal and ezekiel elliott's response. abc news, new york. >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. the car just plowed through hundreds of people. downtown charlottesville. larry

. >> investigators are not sure of the motive for long's murder and vernon odom is gathering additional details and we'll have a live report in the next half hour. >>> we are following developing news, the near drowning of a child on temple university's ambler campus this morning. chopper 6 hd was over the campus in montgomery county as ambulances transferred the young girl to a waiting helicopter. the spokesperson for temple says the child was attending a summer camp. and her condition is unknown at this time. >>> police are looking for the man that abducted a woman and robbed her. the victim got into the man's car after she ordered a vehicle from a popular ride sharing service. >> reporter: it started last night when two sisters were in a bar in philadelphia. that the two had been drinking in the bar and reportedly called the driver service lyft and was picked up and that is when the story turned strange. what started as a night of partying for sisters had an unusual turn in upper darby. one sister got out to buy a bottle of water for the driver who said he needed to take medication a

vernon and to mount this resignation in the daily advertiser. that's it. >> i would ask you to get up and deliver it, but we will save that for later. share some of the substance with us. it obviously withstood the test of time. >> i described them as pillars of liberty to those what washington and the founders used a lot. the word is worth unpacking a little bit to understand why washington was focused on these themes. we use independence and freedom and liberty as interchangeable. but for the founders, there were crucial differences and distinctions. the responsibility that comes with freedom. he understood freedom can be a state of nature. but liberty required responsibility. that self-government was a job for a citizen that they needed to be invested in. they were holding of the this -- the edifice of the republic. there were really rooted in the understanding of greek and roman history. they were referred to in the federalist papers. when washington gets a warning madison partisanship, with addressing this in the federalist papers. he talke

vernon what have you been hear. >> reporter: a whole lot. people express deep fear with what they hear. and many told me and i quote here. see two erratic and insecure men with their hands on nuclear buttons and i found supporters of president trump as well. >> they will be met with fire, fury and frankly power. >> the rhetorical smack down between president trump and north korea's kim jong un has many concerned about a nuclear war. >> i am afraid for our country we'll make more problems than we need to. i don't think we are handling it correctly. >> but trump devotees are with him. >> we could have blown them away a long time ago. >> and what the president is talking about now? >> he is -- it's time to get tough. >> kim doesn't want war with the united states. >> he is not suicidal. he views having nuclear weapons as an insurance policy. >> jack's expertise spans the globe. he says the president of the usa should never stoop to the conduct regular displayed by the hermit kingdom cooler minds need to be restored before we make threats and sa

live in police headquarters in coatesville, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> some homeowners are dealing with powerful damage from overnight storms. the foundation of this gloucester township home collapsed in the midst of a downpour. it brought down a large section of the basement wall a few feet from where the resident was sleeping. no injuries at that home on beverly drive. >>> a business has been robbed at gun point twice in two weeks. one on august 3rd. a man walked in green deli and then three men came in the store and they took the man's gun. >> on a happier note the chance to win 700 million dollars has the chance to win. just $2. they were selling 8300 power ball tickets today as of mid-day. despite the long odds local reads are dreaming big. >> i would just be gone, i would travel and disney world. >> if we won, well lets see the education would be covered for the dead kids and that is probably the most important thing maybe a beach house who knows. >> or a few good luck. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight. the thunder over the boardwalk is bac

vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick. you would think they could get along but over the weekend a young couple's life together ended in an explosion of domestic violence. by video conference today, laura bluestein had her first court appearance. a the age 28 she faces a charge of first degree murder in the killing of felicia dormans age 29. according to bluestein they were legally married. this is obviously a photo of them during happier days. mount holly police were sent to their mill street home yesterday after a tip call. they found dormans inside a victim of a gunshot wound to the face. bluestein was arrested without incident. >> count one charged with murder in the first degree t cause of death of fell alicia dormans by specifically shooting her in the face. >> her prior contact she has failure to appear. >> reporter: neighbors barely knew them. they have not lived here long. >> they were neighbors, always said hi. no problems at all but they didn't seem like that would occur at all. >> reporter: they were friendly.

live at police headquarters in center city, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> vernon, thank >>> well, philadelphia police say they have recovered the rental cars stolen from an avis over the weekend. officials say four thieves roughed up a security guard then stole four cars from the avis at the philadelphia international airport early saturday morning. one of the suspects was armed with a handgun. the guard is said to be okay now. so far none of the suspects has been tracked down. >> they held a beat the heat rally in center city today but it was more about just the weather. hundreds gathered in protest of the trump administration's plan to undo years of environmental progress. today's event was meant to highlight the rising temperatures that have led to increased levels of smog, dangerous heat waves and more. they also talked about clean energy solutions. >> legislators labor leaders and citizens calling on the pennsylvania house to return from recess and pass a tax on marcellus shale to fund the state budget. pennsylvania is the only state in the nation that does not plac

he wants to go home to mount vernon. god knows more the want him, too. martha does not even show up at the first inauguration. she is not too thrilled after given him up at the time of the revolution and then losing him again to politics. but he against work on his first farewell address the james medicine. -- with james madison. he is both the leader of congress in washington's chief miracle aid. heat is writing congressional statements. he is playing a fascinating role. washington confesses to him that he wants to retire. madison trusted talk them out of it. washington hears him and says, i appreciate it, but i am here. what is the best time? madison says you should publish it in a newspaper, which kita eventually does. and then basically a number of things occur. madison submits a draft and the real drama of washington's presidency occurs in the first term. he believes if he leaves, the nation will do generate in the first term. it becomes clear that they had been attacking his presidency in the newspaper. he feels tremendously but trade. when he conf

tells police they were concerned when he didn't come home a wooded area off pole road in the mount vernon area - and police believe his disappearance may be gang-related. if you have information - contact fairfax county police right away. flags in maryland will be flown at half staff today, to honor a fallen sailor. xavier alec martin was killed back in june when the u-s navy destroyer "fitzgerald" collided with a continer ship off the coast of japan. six other sailors also lost their lives. martin is from baltimore county. he will be buried later today at arlington national cemetery. order breakfast, and help an injured d-c firefighter. this morning a fundraiser is being held for dane smothers. the 28-year-old was critically injured last week after getting hit by a fire truck while on the job. in just a few hours, his fellow firefighters who belong to the "scorched skulls" biker club will be at "tune inn" on capitiol hill. you can join them starting at 8am. it's 20 dollars to get in the door, and all proceeds will go toward smothers's re breaking overnight - a serach for survivors after

i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news" at police headquarters in center city. >> all right, vernon,ank you. >>> police in cherry hill are investigating a jewelry store theft. around this time yesterday a man walked into jared jewelers at the town place at garden state park shopping center. at some point he demanded a worker hand over jewels after being inside for about 25 minutes. he left with stolen merchandise and was last seen getting into a gray suv driving toward haddonfield road. investigators have not released any further details just yet but if you recognize this man, you're asked to contact police. >>> a follow-up now to story we first told you about right here last week. philadelphia police say they found four cars stolen from avis car car rentals. the thieves are still on the run. they stole the cars early friday morning from the avis at philadelphia international airport after punching the gate guard in the face. >> time now for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> quite a difference from yesterday and we mean that in a good way. meteorologist adam joseph outside with

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." at police headquarters. in center city. >>> this is national night out. we are in south philadelphia. families and police and members of the business communities are at snyder plaza celebrating the strengths of their community and encourage greater cooperation and communication between everyone and the police living in the communities. crews from the army corps of engineers back in margate today to start pumping water left behind by a controversial dunes project. the newly dug basins were meant to act as short-term buffers to collect rain runoff. the mayor says that there is talk now of going to court to stop the current dunes work. supporters have called on governor tom wolf to save cheney university. the group rallied outside of the governor's office in center city this morning. founded in 1837, cheney is the oldest historic black university in the country. cheney could lose the accreditation next month and a spokesperson from wolf issued a statement that the governor is working with the state education sy

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon. >>> a man hurt in yesterday morning's septa train crash is seeking thousands in damages. 26-year-old darryl robinson was on the trolley that crashed into a stationary train in upper darby. 90 minutes ago they announced they are suing septa, he was knocked on conscious and suffered an injury. and the changes he is asking for septa to make tonight at 6:00. >>> david creato, the south jersey man accused of killing his 3-year-old son brendon plead guilty in connection to the child's death. he made the plea to one count of manslaughter. he was tracing trial for murder earlier this year but the jury could not reach a decision, the new trial is set to begin in three weekses and instead sentences at the end of the next month. >> president trump continued the tour of the southwest with a decidedly different tone and made an appeal for national unity. after trump went unscripted and unleashed against the media in phoenix. lan is an is live with all the details. >> reporter: the president may be blaming others but according to a new

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> what a story thank you. >>> six people were hurt in a pileup in atlantic city overnight. it happened in the westbound lanes of route 30, just after 11:30 last night. police say that six cars were involved and no word yet this noon on what sparked the collision or the extent of the injuries. >> this is not something you would normally see during the morning commute on the schuylkill expressway and "action news" reporter captured this picture of a man on a bicycle between the left and center lanes on the westbound side of the expressway past vine street. police showed up and took the man in custody and fortunately he was not hurt riding his bicycle on the schuylkill. >>> president trump is continuing to threaten to shut down the government if congress doesn't pay for a wall at the mexican border. during his campaign the president repeatedly promised that mexico would foot the bill and not the taxpayers. but he is committed to getting the wall built. >> we are going to push forward. >> the president is accusing his fellow republicans of botching t

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" in upper darby. >> san tanneder bank donate the $5,000 to support literacy classes for homeless men and women in montgomery county. they presented the gift at norristown state hospital and creates classes to help people transitioning from living on the street into permanent homes. coming up the 2017 class of the music walk of fame was unveiled today. >> this house in riverton is a local landmark believed to be an important stop on the underground railroad at the time of slavery, i'm nora muchanic coming up a look inside. >>> another evening of strong storms they are scattered but this cell south of trenton prompted a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:30 and flash flood warnings. we'll let you know when the weather settled down in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a

vernon odom is live in woodbury where the gloucester county prosecutor announced the charges. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, it was a very remotional news conference in woodbury this morning, many victims relatives were there and they are deeply grieving and michelle long's killing is a gruesome case. >> she did not deserve this at all. we are broken without her. just trying to keep it together. britney mcguire is the daughter of slain woman michelle long back on june 17th, her mother's husband, norman long has now been arrested and charged with her brutal murder. the victim's body was found in the couple's swimming pool at their home in wood rich township. the gloucester county police have arrested nathan long and charged him with murder for knowingly causing her death to cause blunt force trauma to her neck and head. >> the prosecutor says that norman long a crabber is undergoing psychiatric evaluation in trenton and then he will be put in jail. he made efforts to divert attention from himself as the killer. and he is the only suspect. >> our investigation determined that mr. long ki

vernon, new york. >> and cbsn on assignment is focusing on gun violence in chicago.gets rare access with crews in the hardest hit neighborhoods. see her story tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on cbs. >>> a texas boy's version of the hit song from "frozen" gives an audience chills. ♪ let it go let it go and turn away ♪ >> "frozen" star eva invited the boy to sing during her show in grand prairie and he made the most of it. >> i know boys don't like "let it go" because it's a girl's song but it's art. >> his mom thinks he was picked because he was the only boy who volunteered. >>> on "cbs this morning" a new trend called agrihoods are built around farms. i love you, couch. you give us comfort. and we give you bare feet, backsweat, and gordo's... everything. i love you, but sometimes you stink. soft surfaces trap odors. febreze fabric refresher cleans them away for good. because the things you love the most can stink. and plug in febreze to keep your whole room fresh for up to 45 days. breathe happy with febreze. because my teeth are yellow. these photos? why do

old girl from mount vernon. what police are doing right now to find the predator. then president trump spoke out again today about the violence in charlottesville. hear who else he's blaming for the violence. the news at six starts right now . we begin tonight with the search for a man accused and secretarieslyly assaulting a five-year old girl. it happened sunday in fire facts. thanks for joining us. i'm shawn yancy and i'm tony perkins. tom fitzgerald is live in mount vern ofnlt i understand that many neighbors were not even aware that this attack happened. that's true and as terrible a story this is they're trying to get the word out tonight. i want to show you something. come over here to one of these apartments right now. fairfax county police are out in force tonight and what they are doing, they are canvassing \apartment\apts in here. they're handing out the flyers. they're talking to as many residents as they can. they are letting people know about this old girl that took place on sunday. let me show you what they are showing people. this sketch, this is th

vernon estate in northern virginia. that's according to our news partners at wtop.t was hit by more than 5.5 inches of rain in one hour on friday. vernon's ceo says 100 feet of a brick wall fell over and a pathway between the mansion and washington's tomb was washed out. no historical buildings were damaged. that's a lot of rain. >> boy, it really -- a ton of it over the last couple of days and last week. >> friday evening, an ef-0 tornado in fauquier county, northern virginia. a lot of big punch from mother nature the last couple of weeks. quieter weather this week if you have any interests in finding out. it's not going to be dry. that's for sure today. but it will be a drier week in general than we've been seeing around here. quite the rainy pattern across the region for the last couple of weeks. so far here just f inches of rain at national airport. that's double the amount in the last month. with all the cloud and the rain chances, it's been 1.5 degrees cooler than average for the first half of august. haven't had a 90-degree day since august 4th. almost ten da

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters with the latest on that.

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right vernon, thank you.w developments into a murder investigation into swedesboro, gloucester county. investigators are back on forest court this afternoon but did not say why. sean dalton told "action news" he would release new details about the case tomorrow morning. 47-year-old michelle long was founded in her pool on june 17th and an autopsy revealed she died of blunt force trauma. >>> a case of animal cruelty is under investigation after someone shared video of the incident on snap chat. showing young men forcing a baby alligator to drink alcohol and then putting a cigarette in its mouth. they are trying to find out who they are and where at abuse took place. >> those things done would be considered violations under pennsylvania law. people think they are bullet proof and don't go to the eventual end results and we get a lot of cases on social media of people doing heinous things, whether it be to an animal or person. and the shock value is going down and down. >> once authorities locate the alligator,

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. >>> here is a look at the day's closing numbers for your thursday afternoon. a mixed bag on wall street. the dow closed up above the 22,000 mark. up almost 10 points. and nasdaq down 22 and change and s&p 500 down almost 5.5. >>> president trump announced new steps to expand health care services to american veterans by focusing on telehealth technologies, using diagnostic tools for medical exams and mobile devices to schedule, reschedule or cancel appointments with the va doctor to improve access to health care for veterans across the country including rural areas. >> these accomplishments are only the beginning we will not rest until all of america's great veterans receive the care they so greatly deserve. >> the president will make a big announcements tonight at a rally planned in west virginia. >> well, a team of ntsb investigators are in minneapolis looking into a deadly school explosion. that is the jurisdiction over gas pipelines, a receptionist and janitor were killed and many others injured. >> they said we

a man abducted and old girl from mount vernon.police are doing right now to find the predator. then president trump spoke out again today about the violence in charlottesville. hear who else he's blaming for the violence. the news at six starts right now . we begin tonight with the search for a man accused and secretarieslyly assaulting a five-year old girl. it happened sunday in fire facts. thanks for joining us. i'm shawn yancy and i'm tony perkins. tom fitzgerald is live in mount vern ofnlt i understand that many neighbors were not even aware that this attack happened. that's true and as terrible a story this is they're trying to get the word out tonight. i want to show you something. come over here to one of these apartments right now. fairfax county police are out in force tonight and what they are doing, they are canvassing \apartment\apts in here. they're handing out the flyers. they're talking to as many residents as they can. they are letting people know about this

seen at the top. 16 miles from the city he founded, on the opposite bank of the potomac stands mount vernonwhere the father of his country lived and died, and where his entombed.into -- lies the modest george washington wanted to call the capital federal city, but the young nation lovingly ignored him and gave it his great name. whenever and wherever americans pronounce the name, they pay homage to the undying image of washington, and like the man, fe city's first been peace, irst in war, first in the hearts of his countrymen. ♪ >> next week at 8:00 be in eastern on c-span3, a civil war special featuring american history tv highlights. on monday we are at the emerging civil war blog symposium, where we look at the great defenses of the civil war, including gettysburg, antietam, and the siege of vicksburg. tuesday we focus on civil war leadership at the longwood university civil war seminar, with talks on generals robert e lee, ulysses s grant, and confederate general john mosby. wednesday through friday we are at the gettysburg college civil war institute conference. wednesday features a li

. >> and severe weather causes damage at george washington's mount vernon estate in virginia. so just how much mondayly it cost to make the repairs? we'll tell when you we come back. >> back now on "eyewitness news," a rally outside a county courthouse in north carolina. that ended with a confederate rat monument. >> this happened last night in durham. once the statue was pulled down, some quickly ran up, began spitting on it, several others began kicking it. the confederate rat statue representing a sold here fought in the civil war has been standing in durham since 1924. >> well, crews are getting ready to make repairs at george washington's mount vernon estate, that's after powerful storms left damage behind, a huge slice of the historic wall is gone and some of those now damaged bricks date back as far as 1799. about five to 7 inches of rain soaked the grounds, and triggered a mud slide friday night, that mud slide damaged parts of the wall. a nearby memorial and several arc logical sites were also flooded. officials say it will cost more than a million dollars to fix the

he discovers his mount vernon estate and his massive agricultural enterprise have been mismanaged in> washington is back at mount vernon, which he's only visited once in 8 1/2 years of war. he has to get it up and running again. >> he hires this man to help, and 24-year old harvard graduate tobias lear will play a key part in this strange inheritance tale. can you tell me about tobias lear and what his role was? >> washington needs assistants, and tobias lear is one of the people who does that for him. >> before long, duty calls washington again -- to become president of a tottering nation that, among other things, isn't paying its bills. and tobias lear goes along for the ride. washington puts him in charge of his bookkeeping, a job that, for the next seven years, engenders a close bond. that's a real relationship of trust, then, between washington and lear. >> absolutely. >> president washington does put the nation's finances on firmer footing. no wonder he's on the $1 bill. it's also why i think inheriting his wallet, of all things, is so cool. no surprise that the first person it

i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." reporting live from west chester. >> thank you vernon. >>> and switch to health reporter ali gorman. hi, ali. >> r guys, yeah, our experts have been warning us for weeks that we had to wear these special eclipse glasses if we were going to watch the partial eclipse safely. tonight here at wills eye they are on just in case some that advice. it was a sight to see. >> there it is. >> reporter: as sidewalks ind into viewing parties.oung and old outside to see the partial solar eclipse. >> wow. >> reporter:. so>> reporter: for the most part people watched through the selfie mode on a smartphone or with the approved eclipse glasses. but those glasses became scares this morning. wills eye handed out 2,000 more free pairs. they were gone in an hour.nd ike i just won ally reporter: but the celestial event brought out the best in everyone. there was no shortage of sharing. >> everybody got a chance to see it. >> reporter: ophthalmologist dr. allen hoe says without proper protection, the sun's

vernon, how are you this morning? >> fine, thank you. hanging in there. >> can you compare harvey with the other storms you've seen over the years in houston? >> we've had two epic floods for the past two years and there are nothing to compare to what we've seen over the past few days. i think the national weather service, people have said it best, a guy named patrick called it catastrophic, unprecedented or epic, take your pick. it is truly epic. >> should the mayor of houston have ordered an evacuation. there are all these questions this morning about whether he made the right call. what do you think? >> i think he did make the right call. you just can't prepare for this much rain. i almost don't want to think about what it would be like if you had millions of people sort of moving around the region trying to find some sort of shelter. you've got to remember, you'd have to evacuate pretty far in houston to get out of this. of course, this debate will ensue and the city i'm sure could do more in terms of flood preparations, but there's

"action news" reporter vernon odom live in spring garden this afternoon as the school board tries to come up with some kind of solution here, vern. >> reporter: trouble in the class appear to be ahead brian at this point the school district's solution appears to be to cut off funding and revoke the school's license. it's the only charter school among more than 80 city wide that that currently faces revocation of its charter. this is the ninth and sedgley building the charter school has been occupying for years but now the landlord wants to evict them as the charter created in 04 continues drowning drowning in hundreds of dollars of red ink owing money all over town. all classes k through eight were shut down a week early in june without warning or ceremony. teachers tell me they have resigned en masse and found new teaching posts elsewhere. we're protecting their identities. >> now we're going on three paychecks we have not been paid. >> reporter: what have the officials told you so far. >> they've told us nothing. >> reporter: we were unable to contact anyone on the board of trustee

to be be vernon.nk you and of course you can get all the details about this year's musikfest at 6abc.com. find out more about the performers scheduled to appear this summer and how you can win tickets. >> time now for the "action news" traffic report this friday. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center its a busy afternoon, hm. >> yeah, already watching serious accidents on this friday rick and sharrie. looks like they're getting ready to tow away the last seek involved in this crash. this is route seven limestone road at brackenville road by the limestone veterinary hospital. this was a really nasty accident in fact, one person was ejected from one of the vehicles involved. you can seal it looks like they had to take off the roof of this car to get the other people out. two people transported to christiana regional hospital via medical chopper. two people with serious injuries and you can see all the stand they put down on the roadway as well because of a fuel spill. they're putting the fi

. >>> rain is to blame for major damage, to mount vernon. the estate was hit by more than 5 1/2 inches of rain in one hour on friday. mount vernon's ceo says about is 00 feet of a brick wall fell over and the pathway between the mansion and washington's tomb was toward out of. no damages. >>> so the few clouds outside don't seem too bad. >> we don't have that heavy rain out there, but we are going to continue to see the clouds, and it's a little humid out there. so we have that coming back. it's august. we have several weeks of summer left. so the heat and humidity with us pretty much all through this week. it's not too bad in terms of the heat out there, but you can feel that humidity. not much to look at, because we have a lot of cloud cover out there, but everything is so green considering all the rain we have seen. we've gotten about 3 inches of rain here in d.c., so we're doing well. i think we need to clean those lenses out there. scattered showers out there. cloudy all throughout the day and humid all week. we do have in 90 are, but r

look at the damage at mount vernon. a complete report when we come back. >> part of the area will be dealing with the scattered showers for the next few hours. beyond that? that is in the forecast for tomorrow and the rest of the week and the next ten days still to come at "abc7 news at 5:00". your bbut as you get older,ing. it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. >> all clear after a hazmat scare at a pool in montgomery county. they are investigating a possible chemical pool at alison: part of history washing away and collapsing after the storm. this is the george washington mount vernon estate. damage could top $1 million. we have

vernon odem has more on the proposal. >> reporter: in delaware county, suburban adults on their cell cl phones as they travel the busy streets for the moment ignoring or not bothering with hand free technology. a no, no in philadelphia, evenly for adults over 18. it could be gone with the wind in pennsylvania soon. good for road safety say some suburbanites. >> people don't pay attention when they have that in their hands. >> reporter: the plan is ban drivers under 18 from using the phone at all. >> i think it's not a bad idea for young drivers from using their phones. >> reporter: the bill was introduced in the pennsylvania house last week with a dozen spornlings to -- sponsor to generate traffic safety. >> the accidents with cell phone use in general whether it's on it is phone or texting, it's rampit t. states in the region, new york, new jersey, and maryland and west virginia. here's key wording. quote, no person hall separate a motor -- no person shall operate a handheld vehicle making a call while the vehicle is in motion. >> i don't drive with a cell phone. if i can make my ca

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> the city of philadelphia is asking folks to ask them what towith the controversial statue of former mayor and police commissioner, frank rizzo. the arts culture and creative economy is asking for suggestions for the statue and some call the town and asking it to be torn down. and critics accused rizzo of using his power to alienate minorities, and that he was a devout and out spoken servant and suggest -- we have a link at 6abc.com. >>> a 47-year-old homeless man is arrested for allegedly slashing a clerk inside of a center city 7-eleven. nathan hack was seen pulling a knife on a cashier, and reportedly stabbed the worker several times after demanding cigarettes, hack is facing charges including aggravated assault and robbery. >> philadelphia police needs your help getting a dangerous vandal off the streets and this is surveillance video from saturday august 12th, and you see people walking down the 500 block. and one of those boys stops outside of the new dragon city restaurant and lights something on fire. that device exploded causing sparks.

they bounced back in this series once already with bowl vernon philander recovered from his virus, theytreme series, where one team is on top for a couple of days, then you walk up the next game and it changes completely. we haven't spoken about the areas where we can improve from the areas where we can improve from the previous game, but it's important tonight that we put that to bed. one team trying to win its first series in the year, the other confident and capable of smudging snatching it from them. all confident, permitting, of course. st helens became the first side to win this year at super league leaders castleford as they sealed victory in the opening game of the super 8s three second half trys, including this from johnny lomax, gave saints a 26—12 win. it's the first time castleford, who lead by ten points at the top of the table have been beaten at home sincejuly last year. widnes vikings half—back rangi chase has been suspended from all training and playing activity after testing positive for cocaine. it's been revealed that chase failed a drugs test following their defeat

take a looking vernon odem helped to kick off the first night of musikfest followed by the smooth sounds of carlos santana. the fun is getting started with more than 500 musical performances on 16 stages over ten days. it's the nation's largest free music festival running through sunday, august 13. tonight headliner chicago. i would like to remind you can get all the details about this years of a musikfest at 6abc.com, get a schedule of performers there and and you can get your chance to win free tickets. >> speaking of tickets, the mega millions jack pot continues to grow. it's expected to hit $346 million. jackpot has been growing since it was last won on april 28. if it reaches the 346 million-dollar mark it will be the 7th margest jack pot in mega millions history. 9, 17, 25,tay with us, a montgomery county man is helping others with a hobby he started in high school. >> phillies had a lead against the rockies, did they hold on for a win? >> passenger ferry comes to the rescue when a boat takes on water near the famed island ofa. >> reporter: look at this model, it keeps us in the up

jeff chirico was in bethlehem to check on it you tell. >> reporter: with that vernon odem helped kickff the first night music fest 2017. followed by the smooth sounds ever santana. now in its 34th year, it has become an international attraction. >> we have relatives from canada. >> reporter: more than 500 musical performances on 16 stages over ten days, most of the acts are free. >> musikfest is a a great time to come out and have fun with the family. >> reporter: roasted corn a favorite for these boys from bethlehem. musikfest is a chance to see old friends. >> everybody comes out here and drinks beer and have a good time and good food people have to offer. it's cool, it brings everybody together from bethlehem. >> reporter: on the south side blast furnaces tower over the grounds a reminder of the industrial past the festival an example of its reinvention. this couple has been coming here since 1984. >> we enjoy 6 nights and we volunteer four of the ten days, we give a little back to the community and it is an awesome experience. >> an experience expected to draw 900,000 people over

vernon square, an earlier train malfunction at king street. back to you. >>> angie goff at the live desk with an update out of salt lake city. willie nelson, after he had to cut his show short last night because of breathing problems. he wrote this on twitter this more than. the altitude got to me and he's feeling better now. the 84-year-olas at an amphitheater. one of his greatest songs, in response to repeated speculation about his health. back to you. >>> angie, thank you. >>> it's 6:15 now. we know a lot of people were worried about nationals superstar bryce harper after that crazy injury. there's good news, though. >> he's going to be fine though. >> to the bag to the get harper who hits the bag and goes down clutching his leg right below his knee and bryce is in a lot of pain right now. >> harper is on the disabled list because he sort of slipped. bent backwards. hurt his knee the other night. he does not have ligament or tendon damage apparently. the team says it's a painful bone bruise. >> thank goodness, it's not his acl. he should be

the weather takes a toll in mount vernon. also why a local utility company says it lets the water turn ugly yellow. phenom on the track turning the need for ee cause. larry: there is a breaking news after report there was a suspected or attempted assault. we have more. >> this is an active investigation. this is what we learned happened. 2:30 a woman walking along the sidewalk approached by a man he dragged her in the woods there. we can show you what is going on. the man was pulling left her there in the woods. this is what a resident had to say. >> there are kids and families. it's bizarre. there was an incident a week ago with the neighborhood who was followed home by somebody. >> they informed me that they are aware of the incident. it's too early to tell but they are trying to determine whether that incident where the woman was followed home and this incident are related. this is a latino male, 5'6", 5'7", mid-20's. full beard. red baseball cap and gray shorts and seen in a gr

vernon odom has the newest tonight.an working on high tech help for people that suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and she knows all too well what that feels like. >> thank you. >>> there is a tiny new member on the philadelphia police force and today he showed off his driving skills in his police cruiser. >> well, behind the wheel there is 3-year-old rider sims, you see him following police commissioner richard ross on a high speed chase through the administration building. he has developmental challenges and has sensory processing disorder but when at home he wears a small uniform and it makes him feel invincible. he invited rider to show him around and swore him in as an honorary police officer. ryder takes this serious he is often seen patrolling swarthmore protecting his neighborhood. >> what an awesome little guy. he has the police uniform ready to go. >> still ahead if you like kit kat bars and have a cold. stick around you may be interested in nestles new candy concoction. >>> and plus they are the teeny tiny frui

vernon estate in northern virginia. this is according to wchlgt top.t was hit by 5.5 inches of rain in one hour on friday. mt. vernon's ceo says 100 feet of a brick wall fell over and a pathway between the mansion was soon washed out. no historical buildings were damaged, though. >>> there is another reason for foodies to celebrate in our area. >> it is summer restaurant week. some of the best restaurants in offering three-course lunches and dinners for reduced prices. coming up at 6:00, molette green is working for you in the community. information on how you can give back when you dine out this week. >> doing good while you're eating, that's my kind of eating. a year later and making pro are gres. how a unique restaurant is making a difference from ellicott city. >>> we're staying on top of the situation in charlottesville. >> we need each other. now more than ever. >> remembrances under way this morning and how the (vo) there's a freedom about asheville. an unspoken invitation to discover who you really are. here, the world is a big, beautiful place