minutes after hillary presses record, william adams enters her room. >> get over here. >> brandishing a leather belt. >> as soon as the light switched off, i knew that it was going to be bad. >> bend over that bed. >> dad. >> hillary hesitates. >> bend over the bed. bend over the bed. >> stop. stop. >> when i didn't comply to what he was telling me to do, he grabbed my hand and just lashed me anyway, and he would not stop. >> stop. stop. >> bend over the bed. i'm going to keep hitting you on your legs. >> after about a minute had passed i had todayly forgotten about the camera in the corner. >> bend over the bed. stand up. stand up. >> i sink down on the floor, so he picked me up and threw me back onto the bed. >> bend over the [ bleep ]ing bed, damn it! >> the first few blows were so painful, i didn't know what was what. i was just sitting there, and he would just hit me. >> i keep leaving the room and going down to my bedroom, which is what i usually had done when he disciplined her. but this time i would come back because i wanted to see what was going on. i wanted to try to stop h

william adams, admiralty lawyer. he's on the team because americans are known to favor legalistic arguments. lord gambier will look out for the british naval interests. they're not going to budge on this issue. the reason they can't is the minute they give up the idea of impressment what any british sailor does not want to be part of the navy, what are they going to do? desert to an american flag vessel. if you're great britain if you give up impressment, you just shot yourself in the foot. henry goulburn, is there to look after canada. still some very smart people. any questions so far? ok. what are the main issues they're going to tackle? we know the seizure of ships that was done. what is the number one issue? impressment. the u.s. will draw back immediately when negotiations began in august. in august, what is over? the polyphonic -- napoleonic wars. we no longer are negotiating with someone who's distracted. we are negotiating with someone whose military might is sitting there, ready to move. we will say ok, we

>>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. they make driving around an absolute nightmare, the pesky potholes are making a mess of highways and we are live with the damage they may cause. and breaking news from ferguson missouri the police force is out and we have the details. the hunt is on for two men that hit a parked car. >>> and a live look from chopper 6 hd potholes big ones popping up across the region this is southbound 95 along highland avenue and it's a bumpy ride for drivers across the area because of big divots in the pavement. "action news" new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic is live in trenton with more on the pothole problem.

for adam joseph, cecily tynan adam joseph, rick williams and sharrie williams, i'm monica malpass have night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. wednesday night and philadelphia police search for two men behind three armed robberies and state attorney general kathleen kane appears in state supreme court challenging a grand jury investigation but the big story on "action news" is the new quarterback in town. sam bradford met the media saying he is really glad to be here and working hard to get healthy and can't wait to get started. we heard from bradford and from chip kelly for the first time since he began remaking the eagles roster. >> coach kelly is not done reshaping the roster but got off to a blazing start. three of the offensive weapons are gone. coach kelly says you have to make tough decisions to get better. >> to get something you have to give something up. that is the way it works in this league you don't trade someone of no value, when the opportunity at st. louis came up to get sam, you d

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica. >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. there are calls for app special investigation after three los angeles police officers are captured on camera struggling, then shooting a homeless man. we've got the latest. >>> also the suspect at the center of a 13-year-old cold case appears before a judge in new jersey and you'll hear from the victim's family. >>> also the "action news" troubleshooters gets to the bottom of a trash issue that's plagued a local neighborhood. nydia han has more coming up. >> now the details 3la police officers are on administrative leave tonight following a deadly shooting that has now gone viral. >>> the cell phone video of the confrontation on la's skid row shows officers struggling with a homeless man. the man allegedly went for one of their weapons. that's when the officers opened fire. abc's ted rowland live in los angeles with the latest tonight. ted. >> reporter: monica, two of those officers were wearing body cameras. that

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. budget woes have struck another major school district in our area now hundreds of jobs are on the line and we'll have the details. >> train track tragedies and how to prevent them is happening in washington, d.c. today and sharrie williams has the details. >>> and the philadelphia archdiocese is asking folks to help welcome pope francis to our city late this year. >>> and the trenton school district is facing a big budget deficit and that means cuts across the board. the board approved a $1.8 billion operating budget and to close that they will cut 226 positions than is only the beginning. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic, is live with all the details. >> 226 jobs, some jobs are going to be privatized and one school is going to be closed. the district is in a financial crisis and the school district is the only way they see to close a gaping budget hole. >> there is no money to pay for things. and we have cutts and

that is it for "action news" at 4:00, for rick williams brian taff alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm shirleen allicot, join me along with brian adam and ducis rogers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the big story on "action news," big news out of new york city, the fire reached five alarms continues to burn in manhattan, it's happening at a five story building at second avenue in the east village section, a restaurant at the bottom of building and apartments above it the large portion of building has collapsed. there are at least 12 people hurt four of them critically and witnesses heard the explosion before the fire erupts, and the area is evacuated. and we'll bring you more information when it becomes available. this is unfolding in lower manhattan, at east 7th street in the east village section of manhattan. >>> we are following developing news in philadelphia police are investigating a possible a

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica. >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. winter's last gasp before we say hello to spring. snow continues to fall across the area. we'll tell you when it is moving out. >>> plus, new information tonight about a shocking discovery in mississippi. a man found dead hanging from a tree. >>> and the search is on for two guys that took out their frustration on jim's stakes on south street. >> now the details. the official start of spring is at 6:45 tonight just a little over an hour from now. however if you look out your window or behind us it certainly doesn't look like spring is approaching. >> just trust us it is. the entire area has had much snow during the day with a few pockets of sleet and rain causing some problems on area roads right now. >> take a live look at those road conditions through mobile6. this is going south on the blue route. the roads are wet but not that slushy. you need to be careful if you're heading out. in new jersey state police have rep

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monicalo again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. her alleged attack at the university of virginia was the focus of a damning rolling stone article. tonight investigators are sharing their findings. >>> also two thieves set their sights on a north philadelphia convenience store and they just aren't after cash. plus a major chain is planning onsetting up shop inside of robinson's luggage in center city philadelphia. we'll tell hugh. >> charlottesville police say just because there's no evidence of it doesn't mean "something terrible didn't happen inside phi kappa p.s.i." today authorities suspended their investigation into a alleged gang rape at the fraternity house debts say alleged victim declined to cooperate with investigators. abc's karen traverse live in washington, d.c. with more tonight. >> reporter: good evening monica. it has been a very rough year for uva. we've seen a lot of the charlottesville police chief. he said his department could not corroborate the hor

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disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. hello again here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. the viral video of a university of virginia's arrest continues to cause across the country. >>> officials say that it's part of a much bigger plan and let the madness begin villanova and lafayette is fine tuning their game plans before hitting the hardwood tonight and we are live in pittsburgh with a preview, people that saw cell phone video of the arrest of university of virginia student say he is now a victim of police brutality. two alcohol beverage control agents tackled 20-year-old martise johnson to the ground causing a bloody head wound elizabeth is live in new york now. >> reporter: monica just this afternoon, virginia state police confirm they have launched two investigations one that is more administrative in nature to see if the agents followed protocol and a second criminal investigation is also underway. >> his head is bleeding! >> bleeding from his head and tackled to the ground. t

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. one person is dead after a driver slams a car to the front door of a nail salon in northeast philadelphia and a new twist in the case of this california woman that says she was kidnapped, a 15 page manifesto explaining the crime allegedly from the abductors point of view and a firestorm in indiana, the governor plans to fix the state's new controversial law. >>> tragedy at a salon in northeast philadelphia one person is dead after being struck and killed in a crash when a car came to rest in the middle of a nail salon. dann cuellar is live with the latest. >> reporter: rick and monica construction crews are on the scene here trying to repair the considerable damage to the nail salon. they never saw it when it crashed through the wall in what appears to be an accident. >> the devastating scene at cindy's nail salon shortly after the terrible accident. witnesses say it happened shortly before noon when the car went through

for adam joseph cecily tynan and sharrie williams and rick williams i'm monica malpass have a grade night valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> it is monday night no it isn't, it's tuesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking now in northeast philadelphia this is viewer video of the wind whipped flames burning at an apartment building in the 91 hundred block of academy road, it's now four alarms, buses are brought in to shelter and eventually relocate residents that have to be evacuated from the building there is no word on what sparked this fire but as you can see it is burning out of control. we'll have the latest details on "action news" at 11:00 and of course as we go on 6abc.com. >>> when you see breaking news we want to you join the action, just email your photographs and videos to jointheaction@6abc.com. or use the #6abcaction on social media it is how you can be part of "action news." >> here is the latest on the arrest of a man for allegedly trying to join isis and he has tied to cumberland county

. >> that's it for "action news" at 4:00 for rick williams, brian taff, alicia vitarelli and adam josephtt. join us tonight for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> i'm going to change and do "action news" at 5:00 next. have a nice weekend. >> see you later. jim kenney. son of a firefighter. first in his family to go to college. he's been councilman at-large, representing the whole city. a progressive voice who'll be a mayor for our neighborhoods. bringing philadelphia together... expanding pre-kindergarten improving our schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> a 19-year-old is accused of fatally stabbing his mother and leaving his grandmother in critical condition. the teenager says it was a home invasion but police aren't buying it. >>> it's friday night. monica malpass is off. sharrie williams joi

cousin, and the family, and the late, etalo and the family, and nancy william and family, ida and family and guito and family, and adam and son. and joe also leaves behind many cherished relatives in italy and will be strongly missed by many life long friends and close acquaintances that he met through the associations here in the united states. >> thank you, supervisor avalos. >> supervisor campos. >> thank you very much, madam clerk, and i will try to be brief, let me begin by thanking supervisor ferrill for the resolution that he introduced and i was proud to be a co-responser to address the disturbing things that are coming out of the archbishop op here in san francisco. and i personally having been raised catholic i personally do not understand the obsession that this archbishop has with the subject of sexuality and homosexually, it seems to be a personal infatuation but when it becomes the focus of what the diacesis doing, it is disturbing and mentioned how pope francis has dealt with this issue and so i do want to quote something else that the pope said about these kinds of issues. and he said, we cannot insist

for adam joseph cecily tynan sharrie williams and monica malpass i'm rick williams have a good night.s" delaware v alley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> we are in the midst of a winster cycle that is bringing us snow and rain and ice. this is the way it looked today but it turned over to rain through much of the tri-state area and now it's ice. and then tomorrow night well you don't want to know. wait a minute that is why we are here. tuesday night the big story on "action news" tonight is the full story from accuweather. whether you want to know it or not and suffice it to say that a winter storm watch is posted through thursday we are likely to get a substantial amount of snow. we have lehigh valley correspondent walter perez live in allentown and sara bloomquist is live in philadelphia and chad pradelli is live at the penndot yard in norristown but first latest from radar accuweather and meteorologist cecily tynan and adam joseph. >> better to know about the weather in advance than have this take you by surprise this shows

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. >> that is it for "action news" at 4:00 now for rick williams, brian taff, alicia vitarelli and adaminder to join us tonight along with ducis rodgers and adam joseph for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 we'll see you then. >> now monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5:00 coming up. hey, monica. >> hi there. that's right coming up next, more than a dozen teenagers attack another teen at a center city subway station. we're live with a search for the suspects. >>> and a new driving system could save the lives of young people. how the latest chevy malibu will allow parents to better control their teenaged drivers. we'll have those stories and more up next at 5:00. thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for the slower internet upload speeds. for taking longer to upload my files to the cloud. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. and for never upgrading to 100% fiber optics thank you cable... thank you cable, because if we never had you ...we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fi

. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams ando again, monica is off. sharrie williams joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" friday evening. peco customers beware. the feds are investigating a telephone scam making the rounds in our area and across the can country. we'll have the details. >>> a fire is still smoldering after a thunderous gas explosion rocked a manhattan neighborhood. and a quick thinking bus driver jumps into action just in the nick of time saving dozens of children. >> and now the details a scam is causing panic with utility customers all across the country. con artists are calling and threatening to shut off their service. consumer reporter nydia han has the details. >> reporter: the consumer we interviewed is a peco customer but this same scam is affecting customers of all kinds of utilities including water and gas. now those different utility companies all across the can country are working together with police and fbi to protect people from scary situations like the one you're going the

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. authorities in ferguson, missouri continue searching for the shooter who cut down two officers in front of the police station. also have you seen this man? northeast detectives say he's behind several robberies in the area. >>> and the tax man is calling but it's all part of a nationwide scam. you'll hear from two new jersey residents who were threatened by people posing as irs tax collection agents. >> now the details. the intense manhunt continues for the person who shot two police officers in ferguson, missouri yesterday morning. those officers are continuing to heal as is the community that has now endured months of protests and political strife. abc's marci gonzalez live in ferguson with the latest for us. marcy. >> reporter: monica right now police are wrapping up a news conference. they're still not saying if they have a description of the gunman but they say they are following up on many leads. no visible signs of the sea

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica hello again and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. a contractor who made big promises but failed to deliver will now have to explain himself a judge. nydia han with an "action news" troubleshooters upday. >>> plus, quick work by the public helps put an alleged serial robber behind bars. and a multimillionaire real estate mogul suspected of killing his friend more than a decade ago lands in court. >> now the details. we have an update on an alleged renovation ripoff. the owner of a basement finishing company is facing criminal charges tonight. "action news" troubleshooter nydia han warned you about him back in november and she's live at the "action news" big board with the results. hi nydia. >> hi, rick. the company we're talk about most recently went by the name basements for less and the owner is this guy you saw a minute ago 47-year-old charlie johnson. we talked to charlie johnson's customers last fall what they wanted to us bring was bring their case to the attentio

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. he redefined the meaning of hero. today the philadelphia police department's top brass is honoring officer robert wilson killed in a confrontation with two suspected robbers yesterday. south jersey authorities say the man in this picture was looking for more than love when he asked a woman on a day. we'll explain why they are looking for him tonight. >>> and harrison ford continues to recover after crashing his world war ii era plane on a south california golf course. we'll have an update from crash investigators. >> now to the details. we're learning more about the bravery of philadelphia police officer robert wilson who sacrificed his life to save others. this morning police commissioner charles ramsey talked about wilson's encounter with the suspects brothers ramon williams and carleton hipps, two allegedly targeted the north philadelphia game stop armed with guns. this while officer wilson was inside buying a present f

for monica malpass adam joseph cecily tynan sharrie williams the entire "action news" team i'm rick williamsction news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night jim's off i'm rick williams. in the news police charge the girlfriend of the darby police officer killed in his home over the weekend and philadelphia police say a taxi driver was drunk when he drove the wrong way on columbus boulevard. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the investigation into a student scandal involving a high school in montgomery county. north penn high school officials say someone posted sexually explicit photos of female classmates online and today some students took a stand. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at the school in towamencin township with the full story tonight. chad. >> reporter: hey rick a-few students around 11 o'clock this morning walked out of school to protest the alleged treatment of some female students at north penn high. appears most students went to the auditorium where the distric

. >> now for adam joseph, jaime apody, monica malpass, sharrie williams and the entire "action news" team have a good night. > >> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. wednesday night and camden announced plans to transform five struggling schools and a three-alarm fire burns in bethlehem. but the big story is the revelation that three americans were on board the plane that crashed in the french alps and one of the three was emily selke an honors graduate of drexel university and emily was with her mother on the plane and investigators have recovered one of the plane's black boxes one mystery is why they didn't hear from the pilot when it descended 38,000 feet. sara bloomquist is live now in university city. >> reporter: jim the drexel campus quiet tonight this is spring break but in this internet age the few students on campus quickly learned today that one of americans killed in the plane crash graduated from drexel and today we learn more about emily selke and her mother yvonne who also died in the pla

williams in norristown. the latest facts and figures from cecily tynan and adam joseph.ily, let's begin with you. >> stormtracker live double scan showing we have rain. pockets of heavy rain across the region. i point out some of this parts of berks county we have bright banning and what that is is the radar reflecting its beam off the sleet, and that is an indication that the air is getting colder in the higher levels of the atmosphere. eventually the cold air will reach the entire column to the surface and that will change the rain over to sleet, and then to snow. already in the poconos very close to that freezing point. 33 degrees. the snow just to the north of the poconos right now. allentown and reading, 37. philadelphia holding at 41. and millville 40. and wildwood currently 43 degrees. there is plenty of moisture with this system and it's all about the temperatures. there's a battle going on between the warm air and the cold air. if you look at these lines, you can see the wind coming up out of the south. richmond 53. out of the northwest, buffalo and pittsburgh a

for adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody monica malpass, sharrie williams i'm rick williams have a good night. jim kenney. son of a firefighter. first in his family to go to college. he's been councilman at-large, representing the whole city. a progressive voice who'll be a mayor for our neighborhoods. bringing philadelphia together... expanding pre-kindergarten improving our schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> inferno in lower manhattan, this is the way it looked earlier today as flames engulfed the restaurant and apartments above and it spread to three other buildings and the flames were too much and the structure and one next door have collapsed. this all apparently began with a massive explosion and there is late word that gas workers were indeed working at the scene before the blast. three people have been critically injured. i

. >>> now for adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody sharrie williams rick williams the entire "actioni'm monica malpass. join me for "action news" at 6:00 next. >> good night. i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those. we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> oh, oh. >> this amtrak train bound for philadelphia derails after colliding with a tractor-trailer in north carolina. monday night jim's off i'm monica malpass. the big story on "action news" tonight is that train collision that sent dozen to the hospital this afternoon. "action news" sharrie williams is tracking the latest developments for us from the satellite center tonight. sharrie. >> monica, this collision happened in the noon hour in

with meteorologist, adam joseph with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monicapass. >>> the rain has arrived. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing the rain moving through our region tonight. sky 6 hd looking at philadelphia international airport, the airport is not reporting any delays the big story on "action news" is the rainy evening that is affecting the commute home. lets get the latest from cecily tynan at the "action news" big board. >> we don't want rain during the evening commute the good news is it's just rain and temperatures in the 40s and 50s and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that the rain overspread the region this afternoon and we do have light to moderate rain across the arteries moving out of philadelphia affecting your commute, route 13 and route 30 and the schuylkill expressway and i-95 and the rain will be getting heavier tonight, 3-d and double scan showing the low pressure causing the rain is over kentucky, it's moving to the east and it will be a gradual process before we begin to dry things out. there is heavy rain in the ohi

. >>> happy birthday to adam levine of maroon 5 and the voice. 36. queen latifah, 45. vanessa williams i'm dara brown. thank you for watching "early today." hope you have a good one. >>> right now, san francisco police shoot and kill a suspect who they say tried to run them down in a stolen car. >>> plus five unusual guests in five days. detectives in a normally quiet bay area community trying to figure out how a man's body. >>> and rabid bats and a dog is in quarantine. >> a live look outside this morning on your wednesday at the bay bridge. it is march 18th. and you are watching today today. >>> this is today today. >> i'm sam brock. >> and i'm lawyer

for adam joseph cecily tynan and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams.ole: we all have different needs for our children and basing all of the childrens' needs on one test is not the right road to go down. and something's got to change. okaikor: and the ones who are taking the brunt of it are our children. all the other things that make you a great human being is not important anymore. what's more important is: can you answer a-b-c-d? gina: what am i going to learn for my child from this test that my teacher can't tell me right now? >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jim gardner, cecily tynan and ducis rogers. >>> wednesday night and accuweather is tracking the potential for spring snow and deputies round up dead beat parents in a sweep. >>> but the big story is a very tough day at paulsboro high school for more than a dozen that have to go to the hospital. students had to evacuate the school after becoming ill from fumes, the problem was the nearby paulsboro refinery. sara bloomquist is live from the nearby medical center. >>

let's turn now to adam green, co-founder of the progressive change campaign. also with us tonight, williamive director of run biden, run. mr. pierce, let me ask you first. great to have both of you with us. by the way when is joe biden going to announce he's going to run? silence out of the biden camp. what's going on? >> all the media reports has said the vice president is going to be making an announcement sometime this summer. >> sometime this summer. why so late? why are all the democrats, possible challengers such as martin o'malley bernie sanders, why are they taking so much time, mr. pierce? what do you make of that? >> he's the vice president. right now, he's calling 15%, 20% in recent polls. he's doing nothing but focusing on basically continuing the president's great agenda. we believe at draft biden that he's a perfect candidate. governor o'malley and the secretary -- sorry, senator warren, they'll make great running mates to joe biden if he does decide to run. >> is the left concerned about a dynasty here adam green? your thoughts on this. >> well first, just on biden, you know

>> we'll see if that flies thank you adam, parents and school officials in montgomery county on the watch for pertussis better known as whooping cough. rick williamsthis. >> two students from souderton high school came down with the highly contagious infection older children and adults may not get severely sick from it but younger kids can. coming up tonight ali gorman talks about how it is treated and the vaccine and an undercover investigation leads to the arrest of women running a prostitution ring out a massage parlor. back to the studio to brian. >> thank you rick. >>> a newark woman is hoping for a little luck of the irish today as her jeopardy winning streak continues, christian has won four games into tonight wracks up tens of thousands of winners, she is hosting a viewing party at her home where they are used to this sort of thing her husband justin was a six time champion, and a finalist in the tournament of champions, cheer kristin on here on 6 abc. she will have the luck of the irish on her side. from buying to selling, we'll show you how to refresh your wardrobe without leaving your house. residents of one north carolina neighborhood

adam joseph and ducis rodgers. then join us for "action news at 11:00 right here on channel six. for jim gardner sells time ducis rodgers the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. we'll see you at 11:00. jim kenney. son of a firefighter. first in his family to go to college. he's been councilman at-large, representing the whole city. a progressive voice who'll be a mayor for our neighborhoods. bringing philadelphia together... expanding pre-kindergarten improving our schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> tonight, the breaking developments. the deadly shooting outside one of the most secure sites in america. gunfire at nsa headquarters. officers opening fire. the deadly confrontation. >>> the co-pilot who crashed that jet in the alps. tonight, the images now of him flying. and the medical records that reveal he had, quote, "suicidal tendencies." how did get into that cockpit? >>> the near disaster. new images tonight of the passenger jet crashing more than 1,000 feet short of the runway. one of the engines r

i'm brian taff, shirleen and i along with adam and ducis rogers are back for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. now monica malpass and rick williamslook ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next, we continue our coverage of the firehouse hostage situation that ends with the arrest of a former firefighter. >>> and a former jetblue pilot is suing the airline for not doing enough after he showed signs of mental illness. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a hostage situation at an elkins firehouse ended peacefully. a former firefighter threatened to shoot four firefighters he held in the basement. it's a story you saw first here on "action news," we have team coverage tonight, lets go to vernon odom live at the firehouse with the latest there. >> reporter: they are trying hard to get back to life as normal here at the firehouse tonight, back to business as usual. after this morning's near death experience here it's not so easily done, the siege started at 10:30 this morning when a volunteer fireman terminated just last night entered the

adam joseph and alicia vitarelli we'll see you back here tonight. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williamsass. >>> pennsylvania attorney general, kathleen kane was in a courtroom today she faces charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. the big story on "action news" is the state's supreme court case to determine if kane violated state law she is accused of leaking information about a political rival during an investigation. john rawlins live with the latest. >> this is a high stakes battle it's a legal battle, no doubt about it who has the authority to investigate the attorney general, kathleen kane, he says she didn't like the outcome. >> the attorney general was up beat when she emerged from the hearing. >> am consciously hopeful about today and i am grateful that the court took the time to lift and to this case for me and pennsylvania. >> the argument was that william carpenter, overstepped when he named a special prosecutor to name a grand jury to investigate kane and they recommended that kane be charged with perjury and obstruction of justice after a probe. for a jobs training

joseph i'm brian taff, shirleen and i along with adam and ducis rogers back tonight for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17 here now is rick williams monica malpass. >> hi there, next at 5:00, new charges for the man arrested for two members of nickie minaj's tour crew. and concerns about safety in the sky and the possibility of cyber terrorism and our nation's airlines. those stories and more coming your way next on "action news" at 5:00. i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours. look what i've got. when you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and america's most reliable network. so you won't miss a second of that movie, that game they love, or those moments with family. can we sleep over? please! come on! make your house the house when you get more from verizon fios the tv service rated #1 in hd picture quality and signal reliability based on customer satisfaction studies plus america's fastest, most reliable internet. and for peace of mind, get a price quote in writing and professional installation from a highly trained verizon technician. hurry now to

williams' car? if he had been in the car issue understand it. heels not in the car. adammith was not in the chair. okay? so what is the appeal? what smith says that celebrity draws us -- we're so attracted to it, he says the man of rank and distinction is observed by all the world. everybody is eager to look at him. and conceive at least by simple sympathy that joy whose circumstances inspire him, hi actions are the objects of the public care. so what smith says is we live vicariously through famous people. he says this helps us forward how sad we get when famous people die. and this is unbelievable. first he talks about the emotional investment we make in people -- remember, don't know us can't see us and yet we have this connection to them elm he calls them the great. by the great he means famous people. when we consider the condition of the great in those delosesive colors meaning delusion area in which the imagination is apt to paint it, it seems to be almost the abstract idea of a perfect and happy state. we have this imagining they have this perfect life. it's the v

adam joseph, i'm brian taff. we are back tonight for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. lets look ahead at 5:00 now with rick williams and monica malpass. >> just shaking my head, coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. they set up a review process, fema sets up the review process for flood insurance claims nora muchanic will have the story from ortely beach. adam joseph has the full story coming up next. do you want to know how hard it can be to breathe with copd? it can feel like this. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva respimat does not replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva respimat. discuss all medicines you take even eye drops. if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells you get hives, vision changes or eye pain or problems passing urine stop taking spiriva respimat and call your doctor rig

adam and ducis rodgers back tonight. we hope you'll join us as always for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> now here are rick williamsoming up next on "action news" at 5:00 tonight the latest thon amtrak derailment in north carolina. what we know about the crash involving a train that was heading through philadelphia. >> plus a local family searches for a missing woman from montgomery county. her loved ones speak to "action news" tonights. >> potholes are frustrating drivers all across the region. we'll show you the special machine being used to fill those craters on local roads and if you know urban manassas -- if you separate ban flan nas you can fill potholes. >> meteorologist cecily tynan coming up next. >> pantyhose bananas. >> don't keep them together. you separate them. pizza is perfect. pizza with bacon cheeseburger on it? way, way more perfect. the new bacon cheeseburger pizza with hickory smoked bacon, beef, dill pickle and signature burger sauce. a large for just $12. better ingredients. better pizza. papa john's. north >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteor

adam joseph i'm brian taff. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> see you tonight. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams spring but you'd never know it by looking outside. several inches of snow have fallen across our region like here in allentown t-the lehigh valley will get the highest amount out of this wintry like storm. >> and down south in delaware there was enough snow to shovel today. a worker was busy earlier cleaning up the front entrance to this exxon gas station along route 202 and brandywine hundred. let's go live to mobile6 driving rush hour on a friday night approaching the turnpike here and quite a bit of traffic. the roads more wet than white but visibility could be a problem tonight as the flakes continue to fall. kind of a slushy friday night. be careful as we see some slick spots in some places. some weather related accidents are being reported as well. so, if you do have to go out on a friday evening be slow and be extra careful. >>> it is freeh night and the big story on "action news" is the winter storm that is hitting us on the same day we welcome spring. >> ironically we do have

william jennings bryan. and at the top of their game. my book about the 1800 election, i could draw on thomas jefferson. who could write like him? and john adams another great writer. they could write like angels both of them. they could also conspire like demons, and you see that in the 1800 election book of their fierce in-fighting vertebras election vicious -- vicious election. but, boy, could they write. so it was wonderful for quoting from. now, that played into -- it was surprising how good a writer george washington is. we don't think of him as a speaker and a writer, but he was a voluminous letter writer. he was writing letters all the time, especially during this period when he was pulling the country together these wrangling 13 states to make a union. so he was writing all of his friends and acquaintances from the time of the revolutionary war who had now scattered to their separate states such as john jay in new york or henry -- or knox up in massachusetts i already mentioned him the morriss down here, the pinckneys of south carolina. he had a lot of attachments here in georgia. so he's trying to pull this place together before the