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progress containing this large forest fire in south jersey, the fire has been burning deep within wharton state for necessary burlington county, since yesterday afternoon. fire officials say that the flames have scorched more than 3,000 acres and so far, this fire is 70 percent contained. some of the smoke is affecting nearby shore towns. >> it smelled like the fire or the smoke was right here in the neighborhood. it is pretty surprise to go find out that the fire was so far away and yet the smell was so intense. >> fire fighting equipment on the ground and in the air is being used to bring the forest fire under control, no reports of any injuries, or damage to any structures. >>> that fire is being fueled by another day of dangerously hot weather, as this excessive heat warning continues. one place where it may be cooler down the shore and meteorologist chelsea in grammys live in ocean city with the cbs mobile weather watcher tracking intense heat. chelsea, hopefully you are getting that ocean breeze. >> maybe a little bit but on my way down here earlier today you could see, some of the

more than 3,000 acres burned in south jersey, but, it is not just the flames causing concern in the wharton state forest, and how the impact can be felt miles away. >> president trump has a new press secretary after sean spicer resigned. i'm weijia jiang at the white house with that story coming up. >> today is saturday, july 22, good morning, i'm jan carabeo. another summer scorcher on tap for us today. let's get right over to matt peterson with the eyewitness weather forecast. good saturday morning, matt, unfortunately, no relief in site this weekend. >> the nine's will be back today. now, we could get saved from seven straight days of 90s with maybe a day of 80s tomorrow. >> i'll take it. >> but it will still be 89. so we will be just outside that far 90 range, maybe again tomorrow. but today will be hot, it will be back on the humid side of things. we're also going to be tracking some shower and thunderstorm activity little later on toward the evening hours. so a bit of everything for us on this saturday, storm scan3 across the majority of the area here this morning, but we do see showe

the fire scotched thousands of acres in the wharton state forest.eyewitness news" reporter anita oh has more on the damage left behind. >> it's always a shame to lose our natural environment that we need so dearly. >> reporter: raging forest fire in burlington county has left the smell of smoke lingering across parts of new jersey leaving behind all of this. and as you can see from this damage the fire tore through acres here at the wharton state forest and while officials say they have contained much of the flames, they are still working to put out smoldering hot spots t crews continue to work saturday to hose down charred branches and brush. though the fire was so deep in the forest that the flames did not threaten any homes. some were concerned about the smoke seen on satellite imagery. >> reporter: this is where the siblings say they spent much time as children. >> it was beautiful and always enjoyed it. but on saturday all trails at the wharton state forest remained closed along with five campgrounds and the quakerbridge. in burlington county,

but the fire in the wharton state forest still continuing again it has burned through more than 3,000 acres, fire officials plan to be out there later this morning, and we also expect to bring you some more updates as they have them later this morning, as well. but, keep in mind, that all of the trails, including the trail five of the campgrounds and quaker bridge will be closed if you plan to head out there this morning you will want to check the state's website. for now live in brigantine, anita oh. >> hopefully fire fight kearse make more progress today, and eat, a thank you. the recent hot weather led to dangerous situation in delaware county. police arrested a woman accused of leaving her young child alone in a car there. chopper three, over a parking lot on conchester highway in boothwyne. police say the toddler was not in the car long enough to suffer any serious injuries. but it is another reminder of summer heat dangers. natasha brown has more on the challenges of staying cool for the next few days. >> folks around the city are trying to find any relief from the oppressive he

he was very interested in business and went to wharton business school.rked for senator benton in advertising, so he liked the marketing, advertising, and products side. one day, he got into men's cologne and he just loved the smell and the marketing aspect. the same with products like a belt or suspender. technology came along and he got himself convinced that polyester pants without belts would be the technology that could put him out of business, so he sold his business. he was walking around philadelphia apparently in 1963, and a guy said to him, ralph, i have a new venture for you. you ought to buy a community television system in tupelo, mississippi. he said wire is tupelo, and what is antenna television? in tupelo, mississippi, they cannot get cbs from memphis, a valley town, so they put up a big antenna on the top of the mountain and ran a community antenna, catv, and those were the early routes of cable television. david: television was for free in those days and now you have to pay for it in tupelo, mississippi. was that hard to convince people

also went to the wharton school. he was an entrepreneur, made golf club putters.rked for senator benton in advertising, so he liked the marketing and advertising products side. and one day, he got into men's cologne, and he just loved the smell and the marketing aspect. and then the same with a product, like a belt or suspender. technology came along, and he got himself convinced that slacks, that is polyester pants without belts, would be the technology that could put him out of business, so he sold his business. he was walking around philadelphia, apparently, in 1963. and a guy came up to him and said ralph, i have a got a venture for you. you ought to buy a community television system in tupelo, mississippi. and as he told the story, he said, where is tupelo and what is community antenna television? and the answer was, the birthplace of elvis presley. and in tupelo, they could not get cbs from memphis, a valley town, so they put up a big antenna on the top of a mountain and ran a community antenna, catv, and those were the early roots of cable television. david

because it's like -- >> they know i'm paul wharton.. >> grey gardens was known for its he will will be brought parties i told my mother, bring 15 dresses. we're going to change every time we have two cocktails or a meal we're changing clothes. >> oh, my goodness. we are changing clothes. i have all sorts of new friends i'll tell you that's actually in one of the garden the house is so beautiful but we actually got party crash. >> what happened? who came? somebody that we know? >> well, no, this is the thing. that's me running on the beach. >> isn't that something. >> you can have told me nothing else. you could have told me anything. there was a party down the street. a big party for the harvey milk institute. >> okay. >> two of the guys -- look the my mom stelling her groove back. hey, brenda, we see you girl. that's the dining room. >> that's the dining room. >> it's a little different. >> quiet. >> some guys were walking past and i asked them where is the party? they said down the street. ba you two stopped because two other people

a 1,000-acre forest if i were continues to burn in the wharton state forest. it's about two and a half miles north of the batsto visitor's center. firefighters worked through the night containing 60 percent of the flames. if you live nearby or in ocean or atlantic counties you may smell smoke. but know populated areas are in danger. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is on scene. he'll have the latest on the fire fight live at 4:30. >> ♪ >> some developing news out of washington today. and major shakeup afoot inside the white house right now. press secretary sean spicer has resigned. spicer is' six month... quit after the hiring of anthony scaramucci. on twitter, spicer said this. it's been an honor and privilege to serve president donald trump and this amazing country. meanwhile scaramucci spoke to reporters today and was asked about reported friction. >> i would love to have sean here. sean decided that he thought it would be better to go and for me as it relates to sean it speaks volumes as to who he is as a human being who he is as a team player. his att

a new report from the wharton business school says venture capitalists who provide funding for start—upss against female entrepreneurs. from new york, samira hussain reports. soulecle, it's loud, it's dark and it is popular with women. it has propelled this brand from a single studio to a national phenomenon. soon, it will be available on the public stock exchange. but does its dependence on women speak to the wider trend of women starting female focused companies?” wider trend of women starting female focused companies? i believe ultimately what investors are looking for are businesses with sound fundamentals. have you driven that you are able to grow your business and are you making returns on your capital? studies have shown that women are more reluctant to get into business. a good in is solving a problem you have personally faced. that was how an alternative to tampons was born. i never used to be an entrepreneur. i was terrified of becoming one. the likelihood of success is slim to none. i was facing a very deep, profound personal problem, and i knew that i had to solve it. if fema

do you since watching him as -- you're a wharton guy, he is a harvard business guy. do you have a sense he is running it more like a business now? >> he has had little turmoil with china. they weren't anticipated. he has really stepped up to the plate and she is becoming very presidential. >> how would you compare him? put these two men side to side. the president we had fir eight years. >> you're talking about opposites. bill clinton was very comfortable, feverything. i like him very much i have been studying mark rich. i think we are dealing with opposites and that's what the electorate wanted. that's what they got. bill is not part of this scene. >> i think she is very much. think she very much loves him. she has had to go on a personal basis. the fact is she is totally in love with this man. >> do you think that pardon hurt her in new york? >> i think it hurt her and really hurt him. i like him so much. i think he is terrific. it is a culmination of so many different things. it was a very sad thing. >> that same year trump joined me again by phone six days after

if you're on your way to, say, atlantic city or the shore, you'll see plenty of smoke, wharton state forest, far away from any homes or businesses, thank god. >> but 1,000 achier. >> fire been going since yesterday afternoon near washington township. who knows how it got sparked. >> remember years ago there was big fire in the same general area, like tab err knack snell. >> yes. >> it burned for like close to five days. >> yes. >> because again there is nothing there. >> we will keep an eye on it. >> ♪ >> still dealing with this excessive heatwave, can you imagine cape may, getting on the beach, sounds amazing. >> why planning it? let's just do it. >> okay, we will be dealing with this heatwave for how long? we'll finds out in 15 seconds. >> hope you get your spot early on the beach today or maybe staying in town and maybe you have tickets to the ballgame tonight. well when the phillies start their game against the marlins tonight, it is still going to be in the 90s, 92 degrees on "grateful dead" tribute night tonight. it is a muggy one, i'm sure they'll sell a lot of cold beverages

man had a way of catching a ride on a public transport see >>> wildfires burning in south jersey's wharton forest. we continue to follow breaking news out of tioga nicetown section. a man in a wheelchair is gunned down and killed his caretaker injured. those stories and more coming right back. [ intense music playing ] it's here, but it's going by fast. the opportunity of the year is back: the mercedes-benz summer event. get to your dealer tod and start firing up those grilles. lease the e300 for $569 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. gunman ambushed a man in a wheelchair killing him and wounding his caretaker. >>> crews battle the sweltering conditions as they try to contain a forest fire burning in new jersey. >>> the code red rages on a dangerous mix of heat and humidity makes it feel like 100 degrees for the second straight day. >> good morning, 5:30 a.m., july 21. let's go over to david murphy with more on the excessive heat and matt pellman is in for traffic. good morning. >> reporter: i think my air-conditioning will looking for a break.

acres chop chop capturing the flames at the base of the trees in the washington township section of wharton state forest. 50 firefighters and 1 trucks are battling the -- 13 trucks are battling the flames. the fire poses no threat to property or people. >>> funeral services will be held for one of the victims of the bucks county killing spree. jimi patrick will be held at 9:00. he graduated from holy ghost prep with the suspect cosmo dinardo. he confessed to killing three others as well, this month. officials brought officers and horses and dogs back to the property where the bodies were found to scour the land to make sure they did not miss any evidence before returning the property to the family. >>> a bucks county man is accused of ethnic intimidation and assault. christopher jones approached a man on tuesday and asked him his country of origin and told the victim to go back to his country before assaulting. the victim suffered a large laceration to his head and fractured neck. >>> jeff sessions will visit philadelphia to discuss sanctuary cities with prosecutors. he singled out cities t

the fire at wharton state park is not spreading but only 30% contained. more than 3500 acres have burned since thursday. people on long beach island could smell the fire and smoke se. >> family and friends remember 19-year-old din finocchiaro today. this family asked people to donate to nova, an organization that helps victims of all types of crime. last week, authorities found finocchiaro's remains along with those of mark sturgis, patrick and tom meo shot and buried on a farm in sill bury township. cosmo dinardo confessed to participating in the murders on the farm which his family owns. his family his. >> the family of a woman killed by a neighbor is giving a plea to the district attorney to charge the man who killed his mother. pictures, flowers, candles balloons marked the spot where august dempsey and her boyfriend were killed. there's a sign hanging from their home saying warning, the murderer is still free. >> my mom would never climb a fence. she would never talk down to anybody. she would never provoke any violence because she knows she had have

firefighters worked into the steamy night to get the upper hand as fire burned in the wharton state forest. thick smoke rose from the fire, 50 firefighters and ten engines have been attacking the fire since last night. flames consumed two thousand acres in washington township. firefighters have been lighting backfires to contain the huge fire. conditions have been brutal for those working the fire line. >> it's been extremely hot. yesterday when we were doing the backfires, the temperature indicator on the truck said 107 degrees. >> the fire is remote, so it is not a threat to homes or businesses, but those living nearby or surrounding counties may smell smoke. >>> firefighters rescued two people from a burning home in juniata. when yews arrived flames were shooting out of the home of the 4100 brock of jay street. when firefighters got the flames out of control. they discovered a man and woman inside. the woman was rushed to temple university hospital to be treated. the man was not injured, investigators were trying to figure out what caused the fire. it is new this morning, two men were s

chopper 6 hd was over the wharton state fire. they established a containment zone of 3500 acres. the fire posed no threats to people or property as of now. >> funeral service will be held for one of the victims of the bucks county killing spree. services for jimmy patrick will be held at the church of saint andrew in newtown at 1:00 p.m. he graduated from hole ghost prep with the murder suspect cosmo dinardo. he confessed to killing patrick and three other men earlier this month. >>> search teams were back at the solbury farm yesterday, officers showed up at horses and dogs to scour the land to make sure they did not miss any evidence to before returning the property to the family. cosmo dinardo and sean kratz are in jail. >>> jeff sessions said he has no plans to resign. sessions will be in old city to speak with members of law enforcement about sanctuary cities and efforts to combat crime. president trump compressed pointed frustration with -- expressed pointed fruts -- frustration with sessions. >>> lawyers are taking a closer look at aids to special counsel to robert mural th

things are quieting down with be are picking up the forest fire in what ar what are wharton sta. the radar picks up the puffs of smoke as they pass through southern burlington and southern ocean county. heat index, 85 in philadelphia. we had a rush of storms to the north. you see cooler temperatures where it rained. it's blazing hot. 11:00 at night, 93 wilmington and 93 at the atlantic citthered through. we are dealing with high cloud cover lingering around here. friday, heat indexes 100-degrees with air temperatures 90s in the afternoon. it feels like 90, 9:00 in the morning. saturday, scatter downpours in the morning. things fire up during the day and especially afternoon. heavy hitters coming through. we repeat that as we get to sunday. down at the shore, 89, hot but dry. evening storms and a hot day saturday, and sunday, 87-degrees, moderate risk of rip currents in the ocean water. heatwave lasts through monday. tomorrow is a dry day not humidity wise but storm wise. that changes this weekend, active saturday afternoon, throughout the day sunday. we continue hot monday with s

har rolled thrived and earned a full scholarship to university of pennsylvania but he'll study at whartonchool of business. he was a multi-school athlete. football, wrestling, track and field >> he brought the neighborhood with him to pen charter and his experiences to penn charter and all of that has made him into a sort of an outstanding young man. >> has a love for people and beauty and, you know, a scenario commitment. >> reporter: it's that commitment that shapes his future goal to start a nonprofit organization supporting inner city kids >> that's what i'm here for. that's what everyone is here for. the more you give, you know, you receive. and once you start that cycle of giving and receiving, then you entered the this place where everyone is gradually rising at the same time and no one is getting left behind. >> a young man wise beyond years, harold accomplished so much >> it's hard and to keep pushing forward i'm getting better at being able to stop and see how far i've come and all the blessings in my life >> lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports >> thank you. >>> congratulations

a big fire burning in the wharton state forest in south jersey. in a remote area of the forest in burlington county. started yesterday afternoon. so far, authorities say the flames burned more than 3,000 acres, tonight, the fire is 70% contained. firefighters are battling from both the ground and the air. the effects of that fire are being felt all the way down the shore. people in brigantine were smelling smoke from the forest fire instead of the salt tea air. the strong smoky smell led enough people to call 911. >>> police fire murder charges against a 21-year-old in the stabbing death of her mother in montgomery county. authorities say elana house hey on the left stabbed her mother, 54 entered annette house seen on the right the police responded to the home in perkiomen township early this morning after house hey called 911. house hey has been arraigned and behind bars tonight. >>> the fall-out continues following a big shake-up at the white house. sean spicer resigned as press secretary after a stormy six months. his tenure was marked with com

. >> crews have fully contained the fire in wharton state forest burlington county. officials say the size of the fire still at 3500 acres, but is now under control. no front or lives were threatened. trails near the fire remain closed. it has been burning since thursday afternoon. they've been monitoring overnight still no word on what caused this fire. >> happening today the historic swearing in of philadelphia's new i am err i am district attorney. will take the oath of office during the noontime ceremony at city hall to become the city's first african-american female district attorney. her appointment fills the position left vacant last month whether former d.a. seth williams resigned after pleading guilty to federal corruption charge. hodges will serve until either republican bet grossman or democrat larry krasner takes over in january. >> also, today, this man, william, will be sentenced for the shooting after philadelphia police bike officer. shot and wounded officer daniel cost i can in april of 2015 near 50th and master in west philadelphia. was able to retu

. >>> firefighters worked through the weekend to get control of the fire burning in the wharton state forest. this fire burned 3500 acres in burlington county. the spokesman for the new jersey fire service says the fire is not threatening any structures, but is having other impact, saying people are smelling smoke as far as away as long beach island, 30 miles away. >>> police are investigating a homicide in hatfield township. officers were called to east orvilla road when they got a call about a shooting. the person who shot the man did remain at the scene. there's no word on whether or not any charges have been filed. >>> happening today, kelly hodge will be sworn in as philadelphia's interim district attorney. hodge takes the oath at city hall at noon. she will be the city's first african-american woman to serve as d.a. hodge was assistant d.a. under lynn abraham in 2004. the court of common pleas elected her to finish the term of seth williams after his guilty plea and corruption conviction. voters will elect a permanent d.a. in november. >>> turning to accuweather, seriesous flood

it has burnt through 1,000 acres of land in wharton state forest. it's 60% contained and residents in ocean, burlington counties may see and smell the smoke. >> investigators are looking for the two men responsible for a deadly home invasion. the late night attack killed a man in a wheelchair. katherine scott has the latest. >> reporter: a 36-year-old man in a wheel chair was shot and killed here and the 51-year-old caretaker was also wounded. the motive remains under investigation. >> he was pairalized in a shooting more than a decade ago. late last night a shooting claimed his life. a 36-year-old man in a wheelchair just returned home with his 51-year-old caretaker when two men with gun as approach approached. i paid no attention and then laid down. this happened on the 3300 block of north brad street before midnight where the victim lives with his mother, sister and her father children. the caretaker helped the man up the front steps into the house. >> the 36-year-old wheelchair bound victim was struggling to keep the door closed when one purpose

well, coming up: thousands of ache remembers burned in new jersey, wu know what sparked a fire at wharton state forest. >> also ahead, a frightening scene caught on camera whether a car hits a median, and then goes flying through the air. what witnesses say the driver was doing moments before the crash. pat? >> rahel, football, shall we? live outside the eagles nova care complex training camp is underway. it got underway yesterday. we are talking day one, plus, three things that you need to keep a keen ion as training camp kicks off. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ jim, you should be snapping and dance to go this! >> i wasn't a fan of this song >> are you okay? >> yes. >> jim, are you okay this morning? >> i know, it is a blast from the past, it is much cooler now morning. >> platt mat has the forecast, but for a moment, just listen to there is enjoy the cooler weather. and enjoy this blast from the past. new edition, yes. >> i like new edition, this wasn't my favorite songs. >> jim, just snap, just sway. we will be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ the toothpaste that helps new parodontax. prevent ble

>> my next interview was our 1999 college tour at his alma mater, the wharton school of business at the university of pennsylvania. even back then trump was considering a run for president in the 2000 election. trump was between marriages at the time of our interview. while he was dating the future first lady melania, there were questions about how he would handle the office without a first lady. >> you have a special guest you would like to introduce. >> do i indeed. >> i see her. >> my super model. this is melania. stand up. [applause] >> one thing it is safe to say about you, you know the difference between slovakia and slovenia. >> i do. >> let me ask you a tough question. this is a technical thing but it is kind of fun. the president of the united states gets an allowance. that's why you never have to cash that check. you won't have that problem. they have an allowance for parties and whenever they pass out the wine glasses. the first lady gets to control all that. she has the east wing. how will you handle that? >> well, i got myself into a lot of trouble when i said i could be ma

over 3,000 acres of wharton state forest in burlington county now burning with only 70% of that fireontained. although the fire is till being fueled by downed trees fire officials say they are confident they will get the fire under control. crews will continue working through the night to manage the flames. >>> on your radar, this oppressive heat is sticking around for the weekend a live look at ocean city, new jersey, we are talking dangerously hot temperatures this weekend. there's also a chance for some storms. let's check in with meteorologist scott williams who has all the details in your forecast at 11:00. scott. >> high there, dawn. for the upcoming weekend a one-two punch. keep the theme going. temperatures, yeah, stuck in the 90s and also looks like we have that threat for those strong to severe thunderstorms especially tomorrow afternoon and evening. so that tops your headlines. ultimate doppler right now pretty dry. we have some clouds kind of moving through the area. high cloud cover as well. but off to the west, in parts of the midwest, around the great lakes, a cluster

fire crews in new jersey continue to battle a fire in wharton state forest in burlington county and says completely contained but not under control as of this evening the fire is still burning on 3500 acres today crews held the containment lines mopped up and patrolled the area and crews expected to hold those lines through the overnight hours. update now to a story we first brought you at 6:00 police have taken a person into custody for the murder of a woman in ocean city new jersey. officers were called to the wesley inn on 900 wesley avenue and discovered 54 denise weber in the room and arrested her boyfriend 49-year-old paul kline an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. tensions are running high in frankfort after a man shot and killed another man and his girlfriend. it happened last weekend and as of yet the shooter has not been charged with any crime his neighbors want to know why and action news annie mccormick is live from philadelphia police headquarters with more on what happened in the neighborhood tonight annie. >> reporter: and sarah it was during that emotional vigil that fa

. >>> officials say the fire that burned 3,500 acres of the wharton state forest fire in new jersey was started by a lightning strike. investigators believe a pine tree caught fire and the fire was spread before firefighters noticed. that fire is fully contained. >>> could your dna help you lose weight? a new company called embody dna thinks so. users submit a dna sample and the company looks at 16 traits related to weight loss, nutrition and food sensitivities. it measures muscle mass, bmi, metabolism and gluten tolerance. >>> researchers in new york are testing how diet may help battle multiple sclerosis. there is no cure. and for people affected inflammation occurs when the immune cells attack the brain and spinal cord. so this study is testing whether a change in diet can reprogram the immune system to slow down that assault. patients enrolled in the trial are following a strict mediterranean style diet, no processed food, dary, meat but lots of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. >>> they say you are what you eat, and in this case, you wear what you eat. markds is getting into fas

wharton state forest, satellite imagery shows smoke pattern over new jersey, from chopper three we can see how east wind, high humidity caused smoke to travel toward the shore and settle down to the ground. >> we did smell smoke this morning but didn't know what it was from. >> the smell was very, very bad. it smelled like the fire or smoke was rate here in the neighborhood. >> reporter: brigantine councilman michael reardon said strong smell led people to call 911. police had to tell people to stop calling. >> the chief put out a tweet, letting people know don't call 911, that it is the fire causing the smell and that everything will be okay. >> reporter: about 10 miles inland smoke filled the air around hamilton mall, and some cars had a thin layer of ashes little further north in atlantic county we saw smoke across white horse pike in egg harbor city. >> this morning it was almost like driving in and leading up to fog, that is how thick it was. >> reporter: while new jersey fire service reports no damage to homes they expect the fire to grow before it is completely contained, the fa

take a look, chopper three over the wharton state forest in washington township burlington county.res, at last check the fire only 31% contained, no homes or people have been threatened. the cause of this fire is unknown. >> a recent survey is raising some red flags, about the crab population in the chesapeake bay area. while it shows historic amounts of spawning female crans, it is also sounding alarm about future populations, correspondent weijia jiang in maryland now with more. >> at the crab house in annapolis, business is booming. bruce says his staff have seen about 70 bushels of crabs every weekend. >> we try to give everybody a full crab that bee k but the smaller crabs always seem to be fuller, little sweetner but it is not only demand that determines the supplies. it is also nature. state officials in maryland, and virginia, recently releasereleasealarming data frol dredge survey, which measures the overall crab population. it showed the bay has nearly 100 million fewer crustations than last year. water men like captain frank tuma do their part to protect future harvest,

. >>> officials say the fire that burned 3,500 acres of the wharton state forest fire in new jersey was started by a lightning strike. investigators believe a pine tree caught fire and the fire was spread before firefighters noticed. that fire is fully contained. >>> could your dna help you lose weight? a new company called embody dna thinks so. users submit a dna sample and the company looks at 16 traits related to weight loss, nutrition and food sensitivities. it measures muscle mass, bmi, metabolism and gluten tolerance. >>> researchers in new york are testing how diet may help battle multiple sclerosis. there is no cure. and for people affected inflammation occurs when the immune cells attack the brain and spinal cord. so this study is testing whether a change in diet can reprogram the immune system to slow down that assault. patients enrolled in the trial are following a strict mediterranean style diet, no processed food, dary, meat but lots of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. >>> they say you are what you eat, and in this case, you wear what you eat. markds is getting into fas

gender equality is an issue that's notjust confined to the world of politics— a new report from the whartonsts who provide funding for start—ups have an inbuilt bias against female entrepreneurs. stay tuned for world business report in around 15 minutes time. we'll hear from the businesswoman who's set to list her billion dollar company on the new york stock exchange. islet forward to hearing from her, maybe i can pick up some tip is. ——i look forward —— tips. ——i look forward —— most cancer patients in england could be offered genetic tests within five years under proposals outlined by the chief medical officer. in her annual report professor dame sally davies says the "genomics dream" would see millions of patients having their dna mapped in order to find the best treatments. the proposals have been welcomed by other health professionals. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. more than 30,000 nhs patients, mostly with cancer or rare diseases, have had their entire genetic code mapped. some patients with cancer are having the genetic profile of their tumours analysed to determine

now know it was a lightning strike that started this fire that burned 3500 acres of new jersey's whartonne tree caught fire and the flames spread to nearby trees, before it was spotted last thursday. that fire is now fully contained. >>> glad to hear. that but that took them some time. >> yes. >> absolutely. matt peterson is here, matt, good morning, rain moved out yesterday watch will we looking at today? >> it looks like we will be a little bit on the comfortable side. you know, been talking about the humidity going down, that's what we talk about yesterday, really the biggest thing besides few spotty showers, humidity will be lower this afternoon, that's something that we all can agree is a wonderful thing. specially, as we get into the second half of july. storm scan3, right now, few very light spotty showers out there in chester county. really that's about it. across the radar, see them north of wilmington. maybe a little bit of sprinkle activity across philly and across some the other portions of the delaware valley, overall, though, definately not any kind of wash-out of a morning

. >> closer to home, crews have contained the fire in wharton state forest burlington county officialsis still at 3500 acres, but is now under control. no properties or lives are threatened. trails near the fire has have been closed, has been burning since thursday afternoon, fire fighers have been monitoring the situation and expected an update around noon today. no word on what cause that fire. >> search left resume in northern kentucky for elderly man whose home was apparently swept away by flood waters. authorities say the 82 year old victim afraid trailer near creek and august gust that, about hour north of lexington. authorities spent the daylight hours yesterday searching a debris field that stretched 2 miles. officials holding out hope they'll find him. they say still too early to call the search effort a recovery mission. take a look at this flashflood that sudser add home in up-state new york. the conditions made it nearly impossible for the family to escape, but luckily, they had a raft. authorities say the resident used the rafter to get over to neighbor's house until the w

har rolled thrived and earned a full scholarship to university of pennsylvania but he'll study at whartonchool of business. he was a multi-school athlete. football, wrestling, track and field >> he brought the neighborhood with him to pen charter and his experiences to penn charter and all of that has made him into a sort of an outstanding young man. >> has a love for people and beauty and, you know, a scenario commitment. >> reporter: it's that commitment that shapes his future goal to start a nonprofit organization supporting inner city kids >> that's what i'm here for. that's what everyone is here for. the more you give, you know, you receive. and once you start that cycle of giving and receiving, then you entered the this place where everyone is gradually rising at the same time and no one is getting left behind. >> a young man wise beyond years, harold accomplished so much >> it's hard and to keep pushing forward i'm getting better at being able to stop and see how far i've come and all the blessings in my life >> lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports >> thank you. >>> congratulations

the blaze burned 3500 acres of the wharton state forest.arred trees revealed several of them had been struck by lightning. authorities think the first flames spread from one pine tree to another on wednesday night before the blaze was noticed on thursday. it is now 100 percent contained. >> 5:57 now. next and all new at 6:00 a.m., see what happens when a driver cannot control his camper. he pretty much takes out the whole roadway there on the garden state parkway. >> in honor of beach season, shoshana shows us the star fish crunch in today's fitness tip. >> ♪ he gets things done stevfor south jersey.o tell you don't believe him. because steve sweeney gets things done for himself, for the special interests who pay for his campaigns, and definitely for chris christie. but steve sweeney doesn't get things done for you. unless you count cutting education funding, raising the gas tax, and sending more of your tax dollars off to trenton instead of south jersey. if you're tired of typical politics, stop electing typical politicians like steve swee

. >> investigators say lightning strike started the fire that burned 3500 acres of new jersey's wharton state forest. they believe opine tree caught fire and the flames spread to nearby trees before it was noticed last thursday. several hiking trails in the forest remain closed, but all campgrounds are open again. the fire is now fully contained. >> the nation's capitol, president trump puts pressure on members of his own party, ahead of today's critical vote on healthcare. now republicans must set for the united front to push the legislation forward. set lemon with the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: speaking at national bow scout event in west virginia president trump had a message for his health and human services secretary thomas price. >> by the way, are you going to get the votes? otherwise they'll say, tom, you're fired, i'll get somebody. >> the president was referring to tuesday's critical vote in the senate on a motion to proceed on the house healthcare bill. >> we look forward to at least 50 votes in the senate, and the vice president will be tom in order to break the

. >> firefighters continue to battle large forest fire in south jersey, over the wharton state forest, in washington township burlington county. flames have consumed about 1,000 acres, at last check the fire was only 31% contained. no homes or people have been threatened. the cause of this fire is unknown. >> well, captivating live tv audiences once again, o.j. simpson soon be freeman. now, zero seven years old, simpson could leave prison as early as october 1st. he has spent more than eight years in prison for a hotel room heist in las vegas, yesterday he testified for his release before video from the prison where he is currently being hemmed. all four parole commissioners who oversaw the hearing voted for his release after three minute of deliberations. >> and simpson told the parole world he plans to move back to florida when he leaves prison. not everyone expected his freedom to come so easily, some argue he will have to keep a low profile coming forwards. >> older guy, probably will play some golf, hang with his children as much as possible and probably if he were smart keep his

. >> authorities say the burlington county forest fire that burned 3500 acres of the wharton state forest that sparked by lightning. new jersey environmental officials say they discovered several trees in the charred region had been struck by lightning. the first flames spread from one pine tree to another on wednesday night and the fire wasn't noticed until thursday. firefighters have it completely contained. >> 4:57 and new this morning, a septa police officer is attacked. we'll show hugh police are -- who police are looking for. >> this is all that's left when a lightning bolt struck a fishing pole and it's not the only thing that caused damage. >> actor johnny depp involved in a different kind of drama. this time it's legal. why he is fighting his former manager. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 5 o'clock on this tuesday july 25th and we're following breaking newsily. >> several blocks are trying to dry themselves out after a water main b

. >>> the wharton state forest fire is still burning, but it is contained. it was raging on 3500 acres. spokesperson for the forest service says the fire is not threatening any structures, but it's is having an impact. people are smelling smoke as far as away as long beach island 30 miles away. >>> to washington and politics, several of president trump's family members will be on capitol hill as part of the on going russian investigation. don junior and jared curber -- kushner will speak behind closed doors. >>> president trump's son donald junior and former campaign manager will get their turn on wednesday. they were invited to testify at a public hearing. the city's ranking democrat told abc they hope to hear about a meeting between trump junior and paul manafort and kushner and a russian lawyer. >>> president trump took to twitter to discuss his pardoning powers. the president said quote while all agree the u.s. president has the complete power to pardon, why think of that when the only crime so far is leaks against us, fake news. there are reports the pr

state park officials say fire crews putting out hot spots still left over from the massive blaze at wharton state forest, the fire spread over 3500 ache, it is now contained , park officials say they hope last night's rain hopes keep it under control and trail near the fire remain closed this noon. >> investigators now believe that the fire that claimed the lives of an elderly montgomery county caused by an electrical problem. the fire swept through the couple's home on the 600 block of spring avenue in elkins park, early yesterday morning. family member say roy and helen finestone both 98 years old, and long time resident of the neighborhood. >> i've lived here for almost 20 years, you know, and they've lived here forever s so, this is a tragedy in our neighborhood, very, very sad. >> fire officials say it took more than 150 firefighters two hours to contain that blaze. >>> temple university grad is the newest champion of the multi-million dollar world series of poker. >> deuce and a deuce only would give scott the title. and it is a deuce. >> wow. well, 25 jerold scott blum steen of morri

a big fire burning in the wharton state forest in south jersey. in a remote area of the forest in burlington county. started yesterday afternoon. so far, authorities say the flames burned more than 3,000 acres, tonight, the fire is 70% contained. firefighters are battling from both the ground and the air. the effects of that fire are being felt all the way down the shore. people in brigantine were smelling smoke from the forest fire instead of the salt tea air. the strong smoky smell led enough people to call 911. >>> police fire murder charges against a 21-year-old in the stabbing death of her mother in montgomery county. authorities say elana house hey on the left stabbed her mother, 54 entered annette house seen on the right the police responded to the home in perkiomen township early this morning after house hey called 911. house hey has been arraigned and behind bars tonight. >>> the fall-out continues following a big shake-up at the white house. sean spicer resigned as press secretary after a stormy six months. his tenure was marked with com

over the wharton state forest in burlington county. that fire has burned about 1,000 acres but no homes or businesses are in danger. the nighttime is giving us a bit of relief but that dangerous heat returns by tomorrow. >> right to chief meteorologist tammy sue sa. we heard about a lot of heat related illnesses today. we could see more of that. >> even overnight and tomorrow and into the weekend. what we have here is a first alert and it is because we have the excessive heat warning for all the areas shaded in red. that's the pennsylvania suburbs for for the most part. that's philadelphia, extending into portions of delaware and also south jersey. not out to the shore and not the southern-most part of new jersey. certainly not the lehigh valley or burkes keep the. the heat warning is through tomorrow night at 8:00. temperatures will actually be 95 to 99 and it fees like 100 to 110. it's the heat stroke we're concerned about. right now, we're still quite warm. 2 in philadelphia. 79 in coatesville. 85 in wilmington. trenton at 74. signi

. >>> welcome news in burlington county tonight huge fire in wharton state forest is under construction and almost, extinguished. crews are staying on top of the scene to keep any hot spots down, and at its peak the fire spread to over 3500 acres. the new jersey forest fire service traced the cause of the blaze, to a wednesday evening, lightening strike. >>> it is still very much, summer but for football fans, a taste of fall is in the air, birds are back as eagles training camp kicks off in south philadelphia. sports director don bellies live at the novacare complex with highlights from dade number one, don. >> guys, after a seven month hiatus, eagles are officially back and day one of the training camp is in the books. >> oh, no, i go to sleep, i need sleep, i sleep. >> reporter: rookies are nervous on day one of the training camp but not matt who will instant a fourth round choice from north carolina. >> i'm just excited to be here we're practicing, working hard , but just in the back of my mind all i'm worried about is making plays. >> reporter: around 8:50, rookies, quarterbacks, s

the fire has consumed 2,000 acres in wharton fire. firefighters have been lighting back fires to contain the flames. conditions have been brutal for folks working the fire line. >> yesterday when we were doing the back fires we were doing the fire in operations, the temperature indicator on the truck said 107 degrees. >> the fire is remote so it is not a threat to homes or businesses. folks living nearby or in surrounding counties may smell smoke. firefighters hope to have the fire fully contained sometime tonight. >>> who viciously stabbed a montgomery county woman to death in her home before dawn this morning? and why? that is the question pennsylvania state police have on their minds tonight. "action news" reporter john john recall joins us live in perkiomen township. police have a person of interest or not. >> reporter: that's correct. they announced this afternoon they have a person of interest and that they have been speaking with that person. they released that person in part to allay fears in the neighborhood. neighbors say th

this is wharton state forest in washington township. fire officials say it's burning over 2800 acres in remote area of the forest. the good news, no people or properties are at risk. crews are on the scene. no word yet on what started this fire. >>> now while babies can't be accomplices to crimes, a man sure tried to make them a part of his. design provision is investigate a man who came into its shop and tried on sunglasses for about half an hour. as you can see the man puts some pairs in his pocket and others in the car seat where his two babies. he leaves without paying. the shop says about a thousand dollars worth of merchandise was stolen. >>> in new jersey, you now have to be 21 years old in order to buy tobacco products. it's one of a dozen bills governor chris christie signed into law today. the minimum age used to be 19. the governor says it's to give young people more time to mature and realize just how dangerous smoking can be. other bills governor chris christie signed help with the fight against the opioid epidemic. >>> loc

working now to fully gain control of a forest fire in burlington county, the fire patel is happening in whartontate forest near batsto village. this forest fire began on thursday. it's grown to 3500 acres at this point. at last check, the flames are 100 percent contained but authorities say only 30 percent of the fire is under control. right now the fire lines are holding and residents and campers are thankful no structures are in danger. >> it was coming up in a very broad span and going straight up into the sky. >> it's always a shame to lose our natural environment that we need so dearly. >> well, the cause of the forest fire is still under investigation. >>> also tonight, president trump is slamming the media over a controversial new report. it says attorney general jeff sessions talked about the presidential election with the russian ambassador to the u.s. during the campaign. cbs news correspondent weijia jiang has details now from the white house. >> reporter: president trump started his saturday firing off 10 tweets, all before 9:00 a.m. in one, he bashed a new report from the washingto