saturday night i'm walter perez. a woman loses control of her car and end up inside someone else's garage. dozens of local veterans pay tribute to the men and women who for the and died for our country. >>> but the big story on "action news" is death of the boxing legend and american icon mohammed ali. boxing great died late last night at a hospital near phoenix surrounded by family. he became known simply as the greatest but in the end his toughest opponent proved to be parkinson's disease which he battled for decade. abc's melissa has more on the life and legacy of mohammed ali. >> reporter: walter, celebration of the mohammed ali's life will begin next week from a private family ceremony to a public procession through streets of his hometown of louisville, kentucky, the world will be able to say good bye to their champion. >> i'm handsome. i'm fast, pretty and can't possibly be beat. >> reporter: celebrating the legacy of the greatest of all time, mohammed ali. >> i always will remember him. it is my brother. >> r

i'm walter perez. unspeakable massacre that occurred in orlando. tonight president obama ordered flags to be flown at half staff all across the country as investigators, poured through omar mateen's background to get a better understanding of the motive behind this despicable act. we have team coverage tonight. "action news" reporter jeff chirico and trish hartman has reaction from the lb gt community and security measures taken across our region. christie ileto spoke with the former official from home land security, and chad pradelli is in orlando with what we know about the suspect. we will begin with abc's marci gonzales on how horror unfolded. >> good evening. it started at pulse nightclub at around 2:00 this morning and continued, for about three hours, and that is when the swat team moved into try to rescue dozens of hostages and killed the gun man. we are now learning more about him and how this massacre unfolded. horrifying, moments from the worse mass shooting in american history, captured on camera. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: gunman open

. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez.toll risees from devastating flooding in west virginia. >>> also a new volunteer group hits the schuylkill river trail in the name of preventing crime. >>> but the beg story on "action news" is latest on the shooting of a police officer in folcroft. twenty-five year-old christopher dorman was shot seven times yesterday morning and tonight he is giving us an up kate himself on how he is doing in the video from his hospital bed. jeff chirico is live at boro hall where a vigil business to get underway offering prayers and well wishes to officer dorman and his family, jeff? >> reporter: hi walter, the community is really coming together to show support for officer dorman and many are a maced at how well he appears to be doing. as you said, he spoke for the first time, to the public today. >> i would like to thank the police are paramedics and doctors. >> reporter: just a day after taking seven bullets folcroft police officer christopher dorman released this video to "action news" to thank

. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. widow is found beaten to death inside her home in chester county. >>> a call to action in delaware county as dozens of people rally for gun control. >>> but the big story on "action news" is police say a six two-year old woman was bludgeoned inside her own home. victim had recently widowed and just sold her home. "action news" reporter jeff chirico has more from berwyn. >> reporter: news of the murderer on the loose in this quiet up scale neighborhood has shocked folks living here, police say a family member found a body of six two-year old denise barge erin side her home in the 900 block of heather stone drive, friday morning, the police say she was beaten to death but they are not saying if they have any suspects. barger's husband died in march, and... and sold her home but had not moved out just yet. neighbors didn't want to speak on camera about barge error this homicide but they tell me, they are not worried for their safety. meanwhile police are not saying much other than that b

. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. a chance of thunderstorms in parts of the area. a first for citizens bank park, college graduation that took place, at second base. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a murder of a young singer from south jersey. cristina grimmie was on the fast track to fame, a finalist on the popular tv singing contest, just finished a concert in florida and was signing autographs when she was shot and murdered. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live at the fillmore in fishtown where grimmie had performed a few weeks ago, trish? >> reporter: that is right, walter, cristina grimmie performed here at fillmore two weeks ago with the band before you exit kicking off their tour together. it was after a show in orlando that the new jersey native was shot and killed. >> just great, for her. >> reporter: students at cristina grimmie's former high school in marlton, new jersey were shocked by the news of her violent death. >> i just thought she was a normal person. i can'te any reason anyone wou

. ♪ ♪ >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. here's is what happening at 11:30.y mcgillis survived an terrifying attack inside her home. hear what happened in her own word. >>> a truly amazing accomplishment, a 16 year-old graduated early at top of her class after being named prom queen and she did it all while being homeless. how this young lady, put in the work to chief her dream. >>> one of the largest jackpots in mega millions history is available this week. eye popping jackpot is coming up. >>> but first tonight fall out from britain's vote to leave european union. protesters demonstrate today difficulties a point by that result and many people who voted to leave eu are now saying they are regretting what they have done and call grows louder for do over. abc's reporter tells us foreign ministers met to figure out what to do next. >> reporter: new reality sits in. >> unaudible. >> reporter: the questions, and the regrets. >> i think we are by shock. >> fact that you voted to leave european union. >> i'm in the regretting it at the moment. >> reporter: now mor

. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. here's is what happening on "action news" at 11:30.nti trump within the g.o.p. are speaking out, with some top lawmakers say about trump's support. >>> president other bam a spends the night in the cabin at yesemite national park and emerged with the message about the environment. >>> rescue mission in the south pole, details of the daunting operation, to bring a state government work tore safety. it is only third time in history a rescue has been tried there during this time of the year. >>> now the details, donald trump remains on track to be the g.o.p. nominee during the republican convention in cleveland next month. yet, his comments following the orlando massacre have rattled many within the party. more congressional republicans say they will not endorse trump. they plan to skip the convention all together. abc's mary bruce has more. >> reporter: donald trump is hitting back as party insiders make a last ditch effort to block his nomination in the convention. >> it doesn't work that way. >> reporter: vow to go it alone. >> if for

"action news" reporter walter perez is live near where it happened on van buren street. >> reporter: well jim, the victims range in age from 12 and 16 all survived but each was injured and one of them critically. >> i saw blood. he was in shock and trembling. >> that is darlene van riper of wilmington talking about her 12-year-old grandson, christian williams one of four people caught up in a shooting along van buren street. christian was playing tag with 12-year-old essence, when gun fire erupted. >> i was going to go home, he said go, so i went home to my mom. >> essence is now recovering from a gunshot wound to the thigh. >> christian on the other hand was shot twice and remains hospitalized in stable condition. >> we started running he dodged behind a car and i looked back and he was on the ground with gunshots. >> he was in shock. he had gunshot in his leg. >> and he had a gunshot in his side. >> the other two victims are identify only as a 15-year-old boy hospitalized in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the stomach and leg and the fourth is a 16-year-old shot in the le

"action news" reporter, walter perez is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: well, investigators do not believe that the victim was killed in the location she was found and believe she was murdered somewhere else and dump along the edge of the woods area right there in fairmount park. police responded to a call of witnesses reporting a body in fairmount park at 8:30 this morning. authorities arrived at the scene of north george's hill drive near the mann center. the woman had been handcuffed. stabbed repeatedly and shot once in the back of the head. the victim remains unidentified. buts have three distinctive tattoos. loyal across her chest and the word ka -- money sign for s, h and a tattoo of a rose on her right thigh. >> she is described as an african-american woman in her late 20s 5'5" and thin. wearing a white top and skirt. the woman suffered significant defense wounds. >> i believe she was in the fight for her life and unfortunately she lost. >> reporter: we have to mention that no weapons were found at the scene anyone with information is asked to call the philadelphia po

valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night, walter's off, a man shot six times tries to drive himself to the hospital and then end up in a crash. cities a cross the country boost security, during lgbt pride parades. >>> but the big story on "action news" is an apology from one of country music's biggest stars to a local police officer wounded in the line of duty. kenney chesney mistakenly told the crowd at his concert last night that folcroft police officer christopher dorman had died. today, he made things right. "action news" reporter trish hartman has the full story. >> it was a mistake. he made good on it. >> reporter: that mistake was made in front of the thousands of country music fans at lincoln financial field last night. at the request of officer christopher dorman and many supporters of social media,. >> don't forget me. >> reporter: kenney chesney gave a shout out to the police officer shot seven times on friday but he mistakenly said that the officer died. >> but before he passed a way he wanted a

>>> lets go live to north 54th street in winfield near the fattah district office and reporter walter perez. you are getting reaction to the verdict today, what have you heard? >> reporter: that is right. we spoke with some of fattah constit whens and colleagues, some say while expected it's sad and disappointing. >> it's a major shame. >> that is congressman brady's reaction after chaka fattah was found guilty on all counts against him on the racketeering trial. brady says this is a sad conclusion to a prolific career in public service. >> he did a lot of good for the city and region and the whole united states. he was the appropriatations subcommittee chairman. >> and we spoke with jim kenney in washington attending an event. asking if chaka fattah should resign his post. >> the criminal justice process went forward and it's my understanding that a congressman convicted cannot vote and the district there needs a voting member. >> some constituents say there is a lot of disappointment in this part of the city. >> the way i look at it, you are held to a higher stand in office. you are a law

walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> we'll take a quick break and more news when we come right back. >>> david murphy with one final check. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan humid conditions in the northern and western suburbs, less of a chance of a storm up north. on the i-95 corridor you are in the scene where strong storms are possible. warm and humid with a lot of highs in the upper 80s, the farther south you go into delaware the better chance of strong storms that could produce damaging gusty winds. there is that shot of stormtracker 6 live double scan, some storms out in pennsylvania are beginning to creep towards the east. >> thank you. >>> that will do it for "action news" at noon, don't forget to join us for "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00678 for david murphy and sara bloomquist, i'm rick williams have a nice afternoon. we'll see you later today on "action news" beginning at 4:00. ♪ >> announcer: think you need a ton of time to make a great meal? think again. get ready for an hour of super fast, super delicious dishes your family will love. clinton'

saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story on "action news" is senseless death of the young woman full of promise and talent. cristina grimmie grew up in marlton, new jersey and graduated from cherokee high school. last night she was signing autographs in florida when a man walk up to her and opened fire. we have reaction from her hometown but first, details about what happened from abc's lauer than lister. >> reporter: he was on a mission of murder. >> it does peer that he came here to commit this crime. >> ♪ >> reporter: she was his unsuspecting pray singing here in the last performance of her life. >> we're in orlando today, please come to the show. >> reporter: after her performance cristina grimmie was doing autographs and selfies with fans when kevin james loibl carried two guns and a hunting knife. >> he approached her and opened fire. >> four gunshots were almost immediately. >> almost immediately her brother marcus grimmie tackled the suspect to the ground. shortly after that the suspect killed himself.

reporting live from southwest philadelphia, walter perez channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you walter. >>> sarah bloomquist is live at city hall where they're getting ready for a vigil tonight at 6:30. sarah, representatives of many of the city's faith based communities and the lgbt community came together today to condemn what happened in orlando. >> reporter: jim, that's right. they condemned what happened. they called for an end to such hatred and homophobia. they vowed to stand united. they intend to show their solidarity at a candlelight vigil here at city hall coming up this evening. >> all reeling in pain from the tragic events that happened in orlando. >> reporter: they assembled this afternoon a pastor an iman rabbi lgbt leaders to show they're united in the wake of the mass shooting in orlando and to call for change. >> we need gun control clearly but we also need people to start opening up their hearts and opening up their minds and coming together in peace and understanding and togetherness. >> reporter: outside the arch street united methodist chu

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night, sarah's off to day marks one week since dozens were killed inside a nightclub in orlando and tonight the nation pauses to remember. >>> thousands of people, spend a day taking part in the annual gary poppa run. >>> but the big story on "action news" is evacuation of a police station in philadelphia, after the discovery of a ak-47, and a pipe bomb and officials say weapons were actually brought in by authorities. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at 35th district headquarters with the details, jeff? >> reporter: well, walter, very unusual situation here. then tire building had to be evacuated just after ten last night, 14 prisoners and 20 staff members had to leave after police found what they believed to be a pipe bomb in a bag. "action news" obtained a photo of the device that officials say wasn't more than about 6 inches or so. it ended up here after authorities with the attorney general's gun violence task force pick up a a man wanted for making a a straw purchase and the

", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> there is a lot of children in the house. they were, living down in the basement, they were hiding in the chicken coupes. >> new details about the 12 young girls rescued from the home in bucks county. up investigators are back on the scene today scouring for clues, and we're also learning more about why officials could not get inside that house until now. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story on "action news"es the latest on the investigation in the case of 12 young girls rescued from the home of the man in bucks county. today police scoured that property even bringing cadaver dogs into see if any remains were buried there. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at the scene. jeff to day investigators revealed more about how those girls lived. >> reporter: yeah, walter police have had this road closed for most of the day to day. there are still many questions, to be answered about what actually happened inside of this house, over the past several years. and today

"action news" reporter walter perez was back at the blast scene today. >> i ran up there as fast as i could. we were screaming telling people to call 911ism jonathan norris was just one of the neighbors who tried to do anything within their power to help after this four unit apartment house exploded this past saturday night. phillipsburg mayor steven ellis says even he knew something bad happened right away. >> i felt it. i was just my house. i had just left the relay for life event at our high school and it shook the ground which is a mile away. >> reporter: the building was destroyed but amazingly only two people were injured. one victim identified as 36-year-old clay metzger suffered serious burns and remains at lehigh valley hospital in critical but stable condition. a neighbor who didn't wander to be identified says it was obvious right away that metzger's injuries were quite serious. >> the neighbor was spraying a lows on to him because his skin was -- it was coming off. he was -- it was so bad. >> reporter: the other victim is being treated for a laceration to the face and is e

saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story for "action news" is threat of severe weather tomorrow. after warm sunny day it remains balmy tonight but tomorrow heat sticks around with the potential for some strong gusts of rain. meteorologist melissa magee is live at the "action news" big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> it is not just rain but likelihood of strong to severe showers and storms, that will be moving in throughout the afternoon and evening hours. we have got warmth overhead right now. warmth will add to the instability come tomorrow. it is currently 72 in philadelphia. seventy-three in washington d.c. off to the west in pittsburgh, pennsylvania also coming in the lower 70's. looking at dew point. it is level of how much moisture is not at months fear. anytime you have dew points at 60 or higher you can feel humidity in the air. we have 67-degree dew point in pittsburgh and 70-degree dew point in richmond, virginia. we're tapping in the warmth and humidity, especiall

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >> ♪ >> sunday flightuspicious package shuts down train service at the norristown transportation center. >> investigation under way after ryan howard says a fan threw a beer bottle at him. >> but the big story on "action news" is the arrival of strong storms across the region. in fact, the city of philadelphia is under a severe thunderstorm warning right now. >> taking a live look right here from over center city, you can see the dam ominous clouds hanging over the skyline. rain is beginning to fall. meteorologist melissa magee joins us tracking the storms with the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> walter and sarah things are getting quite active across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. on storm scan six live double scan radar 3-d we have a line of convective activity through new england across the midatlantic region with these showers and storms that continue to move eastward pressing into philadelphia. in fact a severe thunderstorm warning has been posted for the city, really that i-95 m

and for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee, jeff skversky, ducis rodgers, i'm walter perez. have a great night and a good weekend. ♪ >> does it blow your mind that it is that much? >> you know dealing with that much money. >> and lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers trying to keep their hopes alive for this city. ♪ >> i don't get paid by the sixers, so i've not going to answer that. >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. ♪ >> welcome in and thanks for joining us. along side mike, i'm ducis rodgers. if you haven't heard by now, the cavs are the nba champions and cleveland the first champion since 1964. and what does this do for lebron's legacy that he came home and brought the championship? >> it chips the statute of michael jordan a little bit of the second best player of all time, in my opinion. in the performance he put together over the last three games of the series is phenomenal. you lead all teams in points, steals, blocks -- it is saying something. >> a triple-double. a poor shooting night, and draymond green on point. and the game tied iguodala

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>> for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee, jeff skversky and the up tire "action news" team, i'm walter perezhave a great night. >> ♪ >>> that is dangerous, whoever threw that. we cannot have that happen. >> it is unacceptable for anything to be thrown at a player, from the stands. >> he is taking this thing and running. it is unbelievable what he has done, that is sam. i'm so excited in the direction he is going. >>> this is "action news" sports sunday, sponsored by audi. >>> with that, welcome to "action news" sports sunday. i'm jeff skversky alongside mike miss until friday 97.5 the fanatic. once again mike, i'm embarrassed and disgusted by actions a classless action by a philadelphia sports fan. ryan howard says he had a beer bottle thrown at him after yesterday's game. fans in the city wonder why they get a

walter perez with that story. >> reporter: it is expected that 50,000 guests are being booked across the delaware valley when the democratic national convention arrives in philadelphia this summer. the greater philadelphia chairman about her -- chamber of commerce said it's another event that puts understand in the spotlight and generates business for hotels in the city. >>> if you want to compare its like the army navy weekend and you think about it on a regional basis we should be in great shape. >> reporter: officials from the tourism convention board have been thinking of it on a regional basis. the board launched an aggressive campaign to have people stay in the suburbs during the convention. they set out kits on social media and created a brochure in the form of a website for the democratic convention. it seems to have worked. at first it was estimated that hotels in the area would have 5,000 rooms booked. >>> we're happy to report back we have 15,000 hotel nights booked across 27 contracted hotels. ten will be housing delegates coming for the convention. >>> ed harris vice pre

walter perez is live in logan where the crimes are happening. >> reporter: sharrie, this does seem to be ground zero for the armed robberies, five holdups over the past week covering several blocks. he made away with hundreds of dollars in cash, cell phones and credit cards and each person was robbed of a personal i.d. card. >> i hope they catch him soon. that is not good. >> roxanne is talking about a string of holdups that were performed by this man. and that this these is taking robbery to a new level, demanding that they turn over an identification card like a drivers license. >> he informs them if they make a police report he will come back and find them and he threatened to shoot their entire family. five holdups have been reported and three occurred in the span of one hour last friday around the 5200 block of north broad. each time the suspect is described address approximately 25 years old. 5'3" tall and a goatee and a thin build and carrying a black and silver gun. people that live and work in this part of the city are understandably concerned. >> i'm scared. if a guy pulls o

walter perez is live now in winfield tonight with more on the reaction of the verdict. >> reporter: hey guys, the reaction by and large is disappointment by colleagues and constituents, one person says this is a prime example of how a bad decision can overshadow a lifetime of work. >> i'll offer myself as a candidate. >> the conviction of chaka fattah primarily resolves around his attempt to pay back an illegal $1 million campaign loan linked back to his run for mayor in 2007. he was found guilty on all counts including racketeering and money laundering and fraud and his lawyer argued he was unaware of the schemes, but the facts proved that congressman fattah was fully aware of what was going on. >> today's verdict making clear that the citizens of the eastern district of pennsylvania expect their public officials to act with honesty and integrity and not sell their office for personal gain. >> following the ruling congressman fattah released a statement, in part. today's decision notwithstanding it's my is it privilege to serve the constit whens for over 20 years, we passed legislation

walter perez is live in lehigh county with more on their connection to that area. >>> and wife wantedcalifornia dad decides to play match maker for his adult son and does it in a public way. we'll explain this one in big talkers. >>> we continue to follow breaking news today at 4:30, chopper 6 hd is live over a large brush fire burning now in burlington county. some homes in browns mills are being evacuated as firefighters try to get the upper hand here. those who have been asked to leave their homes are told to go the senior center on dearborn road. firefighters have not said how big the brush fire is but it's spreading quickly. count on "action news" to keep you updated on this, as we get new information we'll pass it along. >> now at 4:30, three people with ties to the allentown area, have pleaded not guilty to serious weapons charges in knowledge. the group was stopped at is the holland tunnel with guns and ammunitions, they claim they were on their way to rescue a young drug addict but their actions brought in the drug task force. walter perez is live at a gun range that one susp

walter perez has the details. >> reporter: brian investigator dozen not believe the victim was killed in the location where she was found, they believe she was murdered somewhere else and dumped on the edge of a wooded area in fairmount park. it was 8:30 this morn when police received the call of a body in fairmount park near the mann center. investigators arrived to find a woman handcuffs and stabbed repeatedly and shot one time in the back of the head. they do not know who the victim is, but she had three distinctive tattoos. >> she has loyal across her cash and ka sh -- an african-american woman 3'5" and thin and wearing a white skirt. all investigators could tell us was that it was clear she fought hard to defend herself. >> believe she was in a fight for her life and unfortunately she lost. >>. >> reporter: we should mention that no weapons were found at the scene there, anyone with information is asked to call the philadelphia police homicide unit. reporting live walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> it is time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> and a

reporting live from southwest philadelphia, walter perez, channel6 "action news." back to you guys. >> walter thank you. of course any time something like this happens one of the big questions is inevitably how do we stop this from happening again. >> "action news" reporter john rawlins talked to local security experts today. he's live in wayne and, john, you also have more on the shooter in this case. >> reporter: well, if you see something, say something. we hear it all the time. it's good advice. people did say something in this particular case. the fbi became involved twice but in the end it opted not to take any further action. no system is perfect, certainly not one that involves human beings. his ex-wife says the man posing in the nypd shirt wanted to be a cop. coworkers described omar mateen as toxic. he was a belligerent conflicted man unmoored in short a perfect target for extremists. >> these are people that are highly recruitable by organizations like isis by even the organizations historickingly like the nazi party looking for those true believers, peop

walter perez has more. >>> it's expect that 50,000 guests are being booked across the delaware valley but when the democratic national convenience arrives this summer, rob wonder ling says that it's just one more in a string of events that put philadelphia in the spotlight and generated lots of business for the hotels in the city. >> you want to imagine the democratic convention being similar to the army navy weekend and if you think about it on a regional basis we should be in great shape. >> and they have thinking of it on a regional basis. the board launched an aggressive campaign. they sent out launch kits connected with democratic officials on social media and created a virtual tourism brochure and a website for the democratic convention. dnc officials estimated there would be 15,000 rooms booked. >> across 27 contracts hotels, ten of those are housing actual delegates coming for the convention. >> ed harris, vice president of marketing for the tourism board comes on the heels of the papal visit also a boon for hotels in the area. >> to have two monumental events -- >> and the co

walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> there is new revelations today about the man that killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in orlando. and a key witness is cooperating with the investigation. lauren lister is live from orlando. >> reporter: sara, that key witness, omar mateen his wife and she is considered for possible criminal charges and they believe she may have known something before the attack and she claims she tried to talk her husband out of it. >> the community mourning the tragedy of that shooting rampage. as fbi agents hear from witnesses, the suspect, omar mateen was a regular at gay clubs including the site of pulse for years. >> the shooter used to come into the bar on a regular basis, sometimes a few weeks at a time and on the weekends. >> fbi hearing accounts that mateen used gay dating websites to make contact with men. >> he was asking like what clubs are popping and things of that sort and good places to go. >> now a key witness cooperating with authorities. the suspect's ex-wife. they brought her back to her apartment to pack up her things. >> a

"action news" reporter walter perez is live on the scene. >> reporter: rick we'll take you right to the scene here where demolition crews and investigators were hard at work all day long. we spoke with officials here on the scene who say considering how powerful that explosion was, they are fully aware that the outcome could have easily been much worse. >> it is amaze nothing one was killed. >> reporter: phillipsburg new jersey mayor steven alice is talking about the massive explosion that leveled a four unit apartment house on the unit block of fillmore street this past saturday night. mayor ellis says he knew something bad happened right away. >> i felt it. i was at my house. i just left the relay for life event over at our high school and it shook the ground which is about a mile awayism amazingly only two people were injured. one victim identified as 36-year-old clay metzger suffered serious burns and remains in critical but stable condition at lehigh valley hospital. a neighbor who didn't want to be identified says it was obvious right away that metzger was badly injured. >> the ne

for melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez.e will leave you with i a final look and legacy of boxing legend mohammed ali, good night. >> i'm handsome, fast, i'm pretty and can't possibly be beaten. >> impact that he made transforming america, the impact he had on the world and that is what history will remember him for. >> he knew he was in the grips of the disease, he would be pulling magic tricks and letting you know he was still magic in still the greatest of all time. kris: coffee shop's on the south side of 67th and lex. take the 65th street transverse across the park. freaking tourists on 5th avenue always screw up traffic. [ sighs ] [ cellphone rings, buzzes ] [ beep ] it's madison. probably running late. hey, bitch. hey, madison. sure this comes as a shock to you, but i'm running late. of course you are. i'll meet you there as soon as -- [ gasps ] [ sighs ] just my stupid lacrosse trophy. anyways, i'm on my way in five. [ rumbling ] did you hear that? uh, hear what? hold on. stay with me. who's there? hello? oh, my god.

valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky sarah bloomquist and walter perezn a police cruiser and s.u.v. caught on camera, two injured. questions about who had the right-of-way. sarah is off, the big story is a crash with a squad car. and an officer a speeding to a call of another officer needing help. and in olney with much more. jeff? >> hey walter. as you said, the officer was responding to a car when she slammed into another car just behind me. the police cleared the scene, but you can see some of the wreckage left behind by that crash that was all caught on camera. the surveillance camera captured the moment when it went spinning through the intersection. >> the crash louder than the siren. >> happening just after 7:00. the crash to forceful it left the front end mangled. and running to help. >> i approach right away the officer. she seems shooken up, like she was dizzy. >> the officer and a man and woman in the black vehicle were taken to the hospital. the captain says that the cop was stopping to another officer's call for help and had sirens and light

valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez>>> sunday night, we begin with breaking news from northeast philadelphia. a woman has been shot and killed with a cross bow. police say her boyfriend is in custody. this happened just about a half-hour ago, an hour and a half go on willis road. the woman was shot in the upper torso again with a cross bow. she was taken to aria torresdale hospital. >>> and new details about the morning that the folcroft police officer christopher dorman was shot. we now know that his desperate calls to dispatchers at first went unanswered. the reason at that key moment the system was down. there is concerning news emer emerging from delaware county about the day that folcroft officer christopher dorman was shot seven times. they say the system failed momentarily as officer dorman's colleagues were trying to get him help. "action news" reporter jeff chirico has been looking into what happened and life with the details. jeff? >> sarah, the time could go n not -- the timing could not have been worse. look

now for melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez.a great night. we will see you here tomorrow. >> ♪ beckett: this is heaven. this is absolute heaven. yeah, you mean spending the day with your future husband? no, no. not that. [ chuckles ] not that? no, no, no. i mean, not only that. it's 2:00. i'm in my p.j.s. we're reading the newspapers. i never get to do this. because you never take any time off. all we have to do is loaf around. there's no work, no goals other than to waste hours on end. okay. stop describing my life. though there is one thing we should get done today. we need to pick a font for our "save the date" cards. really? we're gonna do that? we don't even have a venue yet. yeah. i find deadlines...inspiring. how about this one? no. it's too frilly. agreed. and this -- ooh, this is...far too severe. [ german accent ] you will save the date now. [ chuckles ] oh, i like that one. you? [ normal voice ] mm, i'm not really feeling it, though i guess, uh, you could convince me.

sunday night sarah's off i'm walter perez. big story is senseless and horrific act of bloodshed that left families grieving and nation asking some tough questions once again. tonight investigators are pouring through the gun man's background to get a better understanding about the motive behind omar mateen's despicable act. we have team coverage tonight. "action news" reporter jeff chirico has reaction from the cities lb gt community and security measures taken tonight across our region. christie ileto spoke to the leaders of the mosque in philadelphia but we will begin with chad practice dell any orlando with what we know about the suspect, chad? >> reporter: yeah, walter, a couple of blocks from the pulse nightclub where omar mateen opened fire around 2:00 g 53 others at last check. behind me is law enforcement command center. you canu see those vehicles just beyond those trucks is where the night club is. those who witnessed carnage say it was something out of the horror movie. here within the past couple of hours, names of

. >>> saturday night, i'm walter perez. the big story an "action news" is latest on the folcroft police office shore was shot yesterday morning. tonight five-year old officer christopher dorman is recovering at penn presbyterian hospital. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at folcroft city hall where a large crowd gathered to celebrate this story of survival, jeff. >> reporter: walter, dorman continues to improve, his father told us his condition has been upgraded to guarded. that came as good news to the hundreds gathered here, to thank the man who nearly gave his life. there were cheers, where there could easily have been tears. >> we need to stop, and we need to acknowledge the fact that something miraculous is happening. >> reporter: hundreds lit candles and wrote messages of support to celebrate officer chris dorman, who took seven bullets protecting his tight knit community. >> i started crying, you know, i know he is one of us. >> which one was it. >> reporter: for many dorman isn't just any copy was born an

leading news program, with meteorologist melissa a magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez>>> the storms came and went quickly but the clean up could take a while, from down trees to flooding and a fire, that may have been caused by lightening. the fast moving system, left behind quite a bit of damage. sunday night and the big story on "action news" is aftermath of the this evening's severe weather. >> we have team coverage tonight. "action news" reporter nora muchanic is live with a look at damage there but we will get with meteorologist medical wrist a magee with the rain totals ape whether we are in the clear, melissa. >> walter and sarah the good news is strong cold front that produced those showers and storms is already pushing off shore. you can see that on storm tracker six double scan radar. you can see that moving to the east of philadelphia. same one that did produce severe thunderstorm warnings across the a area and that severe thunderstorm watch that expired for bulk of the delaware and lehigh valleys. storm tracker six live street level shows you light rain, th

walter perez, channel 6 "action news" >>> five people were hurt when an suv collided with a car and almost hit a church. the video is here at olney, officers were on the way to the call when it happened. the officers when to the hospital and so did three other people including a 10-year-old girl. we are waiting to find out how badly the police were hurt. >>> plenty of sunshine earlier today and we saw on walter's live report some of you are seeing rain. lets take it to melissa magee and find out what is going on. she is in for adam. >> reporter: hi brian and monica, we have varying degrees of temperatures because of the moisture. outside across the delaware and lehigh valleys. 78 in philadelphia and brighter to the north in allentown and lower 80s and much cooler to the south in dover and cape may. temperatures there in the upper 60s and that is because we are tracking moisture, here is satellite 6 along with action radar you can see the rain kind of moving in from a northwest to southeast direction and with that comes more in the way of cloud cover, we are expecting more on the way as we

walter perez is live with more on what happened next. >> reporter: rick, as you mentioned that pickupent tearing out of this parking lot after someone opened fire on someone in the passenger seat and then reading police pulled over the truck and saw the victim badly wounded and helped to get the victim to the hospital. >> my fiance ways good person. >> she is talking karl walker, the 49-year-old walker and a friend were in the truck in a parking lot at the getty mark on schuylkill avenue. this shows people scrambling after shots were fired. then walker wounded in the passenger seat drives off and a camera shows two suspects run ago way and keesha says her fiance went out in the middle of the night as a favor to her. >> he went time-out to look for my son and never came home. >> the unidentified driver took walk toward a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. and now family and friends are remembering a loving man with a generous heart. >> i was hurt to hear that. a great guy, willing to give you a hand and everything. >> police continue to collect evidence, including bullets th

walter perez has more coming up on this story at 5:00 tonight. >>> a man found dead at a south philadelphia home was beaten and strangled and it was 78-year-old joseph daly a navy veteran. he may have been murdered early monday morning and police say his van is missing and they are looking for his killers or killers. vernon odom will have the full story tonight at 5:00. >>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. we head outside to meteorologist, adam joseph, with a first check of the forecast. >> the humidity is down and that helps to be outdoors and not sweat the minute you walk out. we are one of the warmer spots. temperature 87 degrees. and 84 in washington and the hotter locations, pittsburgh and charleston west virginia between 88 and 90 degrees. a lot of sun this morning and through the afternoon and clouds bubbled up in many locations in the heart of the delaware valley. and a scattered shower or two popped in northern burlington county and south of trenton and you can see this shower dying off north and east of langhorne and buck county and west of trenton crossing route 1 bu

"action news's" walter perez is live at cramsy's gunshot with more on today's court hearing. >> reporter: all three entered not guilty pleas in a courtroom in new jersey earlier today but despite reportedly driving through new jersey with a jaw dropping amounts of weaponry. but their mission was reportedly fueled by tragedy. >> it was four months ago when cramsy lost his daughter alexandria to a heroin overdose. they say since then cramsy who owns the higher ground shooting range has turned into a self-styled vigilanty. and they travelled in this distinctive truck were pulled over before entering the holland tunnel before entering new york. they were pulled over for a cracked windshield. >> the officer noticed a .45 caliber handgun on the drivers seat that the driver was sitting on and they were all placed under arrest. >> the search turned up an arsenal. an ar type semi auto matt sick rifle. shotgun, body armor and knives and 200 rounds of ammunition. they told officer they were going save a 16-year-old girl from a heroin den on a self described mission. >> he wrote on facebook how abou

"action news"'s walter perez will have more in a live report tonight at 5:00. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> beautiful monday out there but change is coming. meteorologist cecily tynan in for adam joseph this afternoon. let's just enjoy today. >> brian and sharrie it's going to cool down by the middle of the week. today though feels like summer. 84 degrees currently in philadelphia. last hour we were at 85 degrees, 84 in washington, 82 in new york city and richmond virginia but it's a much more comfortable air mass than yesterday. the reason why, dewpoints measure moisture in the air. dewpoints are in the 50's right now. yesterday at this time along i-95 we had dewpoints in the 70's. so, it was very humid yesterday but that front moved through last night with a gusty thunderstorm and that's bringing in drier air. so, if you're heading to citizens bank park, it's looking great. 7:05 first pitch, partly cloudy, very comfortable night at 82 degrees at the start of the game. by the ninth inning dropping down to 76 degrees. and temperatures will be cooling off dramati

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