rick. >> walter perez joins us live from philadelphia international airport and walter, it's been an emotional morning there for some travelers in the wake of what happened in las vegas. >> reporter: no doubt about it, rick. we spoke with a few people who say that while they didn't witness exactly what happened they were a little too close for comfort. >> it's ridiculous. i was minutes away from being in that same area. >> reporter: alicia burns of east oak lane says she had drip by the route 91 harvest music festival grounds in las vegas just a short time before it would become the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. burns was among dozens of other passengers who landed this morning at philadelphia international airport from mccarran international where flights were immediately halted following the shooting. >> they said that we had to wait because, you know, i guess the hotel where it was happening was not too far from the airport and they didn't want anybody taking off or landing. >> reporter: and many of the people we spoke with who left las vegas this mor

reporting live from the airport, walter perez channel6 "action news": monica. >> thank you walter. >>> jim gardner just landed in las vegas. he will have live coverage for us on the ongoing investigation and more personal stories of this worse mass shooting in american history. of course look for his live reports tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >>> be sure to watch a special hour long edition of world news tonight with david muirly he'll be live in las vegas as well with the very latest. that's at 6:30 right after "action news" at 6:00. >>> coming up on "action news" right now the images from the las vegas mass shooting of course can be troubling especially for children. health reporter ali gorman with more on how to discuss what unfolded with your kids. >>> and the eagles lead the nfc east with a three and were unrecord. ducis rodgers with more on the team's keys to victory. cecily. >> after temperatures were stuck in the 60's this weekend, today made it up to 75 degrees. that's 3 degrees above normal. but i'm tracking much warmer air on the way. we'll have all the details in the

perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez, heavy rain on the way for end of the weekend also a fundraiser is held for staff of the fire damaged restaurant on south street. >>> big story on "action news" murdered teen from south philadelphia a was laid to rest today. hundreds of the people came out to remember, sal dinubile who was one of the two teens shot and killed during an altercation last week. "action news" reporter bob brooks was there for the service and has more. >> reporter: today 16 year-old sal dinubile was laid to rest. line at epiphany of our lard catholic church wrapped around the corner, spilled out to the street. all week those who knew him only had good things to say. >> he was a great kid, you know, he was always, always, first to greet you. always just always had something nice to say but. >> like a brother to me, you know, i can't believe it was him. >> services come after dinubile and another 16 year-old, caleer miller were gunned town this pennsylvania tuesday at 12th and ritner. the moments directly after, others skaterd were caught on security video. shooter is 16

perez. ♪ ♪ >> tragedy inside a home in philadelphia when a six-year-old boy picked up a gun and shoots his three-year-old brother in the head. the boy remains in critical condition while police try to determine why his brother was able to gain access to the firearm in the first place. >> i'm walter perez. the big story the looking into that shooting. the toddler remains in critical condition. trish? >> that's right, walter, the three-year-old boy was rushed here after police say he was shot in the head by his older brother. investigators spent much of the evening at the child's home questioning family members. >> when i heard about it, i broke down. >> people in ti tioga nicetown e shocked. >> we have to be more protective of our children. >> police say it happened just after 3:00 p.m. the victim's six-year-old brother somehow got hold of a gun and shot the three-year-old in the second foor of the home. a 12-year-old brother was home at the time but no adults. >> neighbors were stunned.

walter perez. walter, a disturbing development for that school district. >> and jim, even more disturbing is this is the second racially charged online photo involving coatesville area high school over the past week. hundreds of coatesville high school students left classes early today to join parents who marched to the school in protest. we are trying to make a point not out here causing chaos or a construct us but making a point. this is something we believe. >> and this is to a disturbing photo on social media for the police investigate, including four students from coatesville high posing behind carved pumpkins one has a swastika and run reads kkk. this surfaced last week it shows an ethnic doll hanging from the locker room. superintendant of schools says her mission now is to take something reprehensible and tun into a teaching moment. >> we'll use this to become more united. >> the hanging doll photo results in the cancellation of the remaining coatesville high school cross country schedule a

walter perez is live at the shooting scene. >> reporter: hi sara, as you imagine it's a day of mourning here in this part of south philadelphia. for the two men killed. one man sal, a standout hockey player at the prep. friends and family have gathered at the crime scene just feet away from the family home. the shooting took place at 8:30 last night and investigators say that the victims, 16-year-old miller and 16-year-old val tore denuble. both were taken to the jefferson hospital where they were pronounced dead a short time later and investigators say they have started to gather leads in this case. >> there is blastic evidence on the scene and we found spent shell casings on the highway where both victims were found on the highway. and the motive we are getting is an argument that led to the shooting. >> now, a police news conference is scheduled for this afternoon to update us on this case. and meanwhile, of course anyone with information is asked to call police. reporting live, walter perez channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> police have arrested a man that allegedly shot thr

walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> now, to an update on a story we first brought you last week on "action news." a $1,000 reward is offered to find a stolen lectern from the church in wilmington. removing this bronze lectern from the cathedral church of st. john. >>> they spent a day on the links, cronal marble and granite held their event in westchester and there say live and silent auction. they hope to raise money for the greek orthodox church in upper darby. >>> and they celebrated their school by leaving something behind for the future. they filled a time capsule at cramer elementary school. meet steve sweeney. he's a double-dipping pension padder. double-dipping pension padder! he had two government jobs, two paychecks and padded his pension along the way. he's a double-dipping pension padder! now he's making over $300,000 a year as a lobbyist and a senator. double-dipping pension padder! so he's all set - thanks to you, the taxpayer. which is why steve sweeney had no problem voting to raise your taxes 145 times, including the largest gas tax hike in history. sounds about

. >> walter perez has more on the story. >> reporter: guys, the protesters said when you have several quarterback openings in the nfl and one of the guys who was left owls and went to the super -- out and went to the super bowl in the past and threw 16 touchdowns they have to believe it was no protest. >> reporter: a group of protesters gathered outside city hall for one reason. this grouped called 1022 protest committee is calling on anyone who supports the efforts of collin kaepernick to boy colt the nfl this coming sunday. kaepernick of course is the former san francisco quarterback whose digs to take a knee during the national anthem turned into the national movement that drew the ire of president trump. >> wouldn't you love to see the envelope owners when someone disrespects the flag get that son of. [ bleep ] off the field. he is fired. >> reporter: protest organizer supreme al said he supports kaepernick's decision to file a grievence against nfl owners accusing them of black balling kaepernick. he loves the fact that so many theaters support the effort, as well. >> we support

lehigh valley correspondent walter perez, is live at the scene of the crime. what happened here and what is the latest from there? >> reporter: well jim, a short time ago we learned that the victim is scheduled for more surgery in the morning and at this point it seems the attacker nearly killed his victim just to steal his gold necklace. >> the delivery driver was dropping off the package of the home at 9:30 this morning. the front door was open and he looked inside and saw him on the floor and bleeding profusely. he was stabbed just minutes earlier and the manueled for help and julio rodriguez came over and called 911 and held his hand until paramedics arrived. >> she said i asked him who did it and he answered saying some young guy rang my door bell and asked for a cigarette and pulled out a knife and stabbed him repeatedly and grabbed the gold chain from around his neck and ran away. he is now listed in stable condition. >> mrs. rodriguez says he is a laid back person. >> i saw him all the time. checking the mail and walking. he is a nice guy. >> i see him

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday a blowout at the linc, as the eagles dominate the interns >> a driver of a tractor-trailer walked away from a fiery wreck on i95 in delaware but the crash wasn't the road to be shutdown for hours. >>> the big story is breaking news, one person shot by a police officer outside a king of prussia mall in montgomery county. this is exclusive video of the parking garage where, according to police, the victim was shot multiple times. this is located on the nordstrom's side of the mall >> the victim has not yet been identified. it's not clear what led up to the shooting. upper merion had been on the scene. we're told the businesses inside the mall what do you mean impacted. we have a crew anne the way to the scene and will continue to bring you more details. >>> to an accu weather alert. rain is still falling and strong winds are on the way. >> there's a flash flood watch until midnight which will be replaced by a wind advisory later on tonight. meteorologist melissa magee is tracking the system and j

perez. >>> i'm walter perez, the big story is the lingering prices in the caribbean, president trump is scheduled to visit the island on tuesday in the evening some signs of improvement >> more people are receiving water and rations food and about half i have the island's gas stations are open. plus there's cell phone service, this morning, san juan said relief is still >> they're getting to the supply areas and been told call a few days later. people have been told to register via internet for fema relief when we don't have any internet h >> the mayor says her war of words with president trump will have been worth it if it helps the people of puerto rico. the president defended the government's efforts and said he'll go despite criticism from what he called politically mote elevatored ingreats. >> people continue gathering supplies for puerto rico. bob brooks takes to his newark where there's several big donation drives. >> they're not being paid or part of a specific organization but through the goodness of their hearts. they organized what's turned into a massive effort to get sup

and walter perez. >> as you can see, a bit foggy out there. a bit on the warm side for mid-october. live look at center city from our temple university camera at the skyline of philadelphia. a lovely night to spend outdoors. saturday night, i'm walter perez, the big story on action news is a really warm day on tap for tomorrow to end the weekend. today was mild. and tomorrow, expecting highs in the 80s. melissa mcgee with the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> yeah, walter. much warmer into the second half of the weekend. on sunday the temperatures are supposed to warm up into the 80s. today wasn't a bad start even though we did have a lot of clouds. despite that, temperatures were above average. 73 was the high today in philadelphia. wilmington, 72, allentown, 70. 69 for -- and quakertown. and holding 60s along the i-95 corridor. up in the poconos, 55. down in dover, 66 degrees. cape may at the coast in at 67. here is satellite 6 along with action radar. still a mostly cloudy sky across the region, but tracking the frontal boundary off to the north that will stay to the no

leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> a 5-year-old from delaware county donates his birthday money to help children of police officers and firefighters. >>> the eagles turn in a dominate performance with a big win over the arizona cardinals >> we begin with the latest from the gulf for hurricane nate. made a brief but destructive visit. the region was spared from the kind of devastation we've seen from other recent storms >> nate first came ashore last night as a category 1 but quickly lost power and is now been downgraded to a tropical depression. nate was the first hurricane to make landfall in mississippi. since katrina since 2005 and there were fears storm surges to override low lying areas and the parking lot of the hardest rock ka if any in biloxi there was not widespread damage >> the remnants are expect sod to arrive here over the coming hours >> a bit of a one, two punch from mother nature, we're dealing with moisture as a result of a cold front then overnight into monday, we're tracking the rain from what's

"action news" reporter walter perez is live at police headquarters. was there, any word on the search for the gunman? >> reporter: well, investigators tell us at at at s point that this heartbreaking story started yesterday about 8:20 with two groups of people gathered, someone pulled out a gun and now two promising young lives ended way too early. the gunfire erupted just before 8:30 last night. the surveillance video captured the scene as neighbors ran for cover. police say they believe it was one person who opened fire killing two 16-year-old victims. today friends and family gathered outside the home of salvatore dinubile. he was a junior at saint joe's prep where he was a beloved member of the hockey team. >> teammate and close friend owen kelly says there's one thing in particular he'll miss the most. >> his laugh. he had a real funny type of laugh. he had a big smile. so it's a shame. >> we're one giant community. today we had a tremendous mass where everybody grieved together and there's a lot of counselors there and it's very tough on these y

reporting from bethlehem, walter perez channel6 "action news". they're no different than anyone else. they just want a job. they want respect and they want dignity. this is a nice place. yeah. he plays basketball with lauren. steve called, fairly frantic. you know, he had a premature baby and i think he had just been given the diagnosis that she had down syndrome. lauren brought out the best in me. she made me a different person. deep down in his heart he feels for people who are disadvantaged. lauren's a light in everybody eye. she's the spark that has started the fire. the goal is to keep places like this open so all people, regardless of disability, have an opportunity for employment. see, i love you. i love you guys too. you know that. yeah. >> phillies have a new manager an unconventional choice perhaps. >> and a name that seemed to pop out of nowhere. he was not on the radar at least not on our radar. the phillies made it official today, gabe kapler named the 54th manager in phillies history. this is an outside the box hire. he has no mlb m

perez. ♪ a stormy sunday night with heavy rain and high winds expected in the coming hours looking live at sky six here from dilworth and city hall and you can see rain still coming down sunday night and big story on action news an. that is right the flash flood watch remains until 2:00 in the morning and replaced by a wind advisory later on tonight. t joins usist melissa magee now live for the first check of the accuweather forecast melissa. >> sarah and walter we have been tracking that rain heavy on-and-off throughout the day and look at storm tracker six live double scan radar you can see the pockets of heavy year moisture lifting to the north and east and along the i-95 corridor but pressing into our northwest suburbs and go in tighter on street level with storm tracher six and quacker and allentown on i-78 westward in ham burg we have pockets of very heavy rai andn and route 2 to potsville in a of heavy moisture so the rain is starting to depart in new england but on the backside we have a big issue with the gusty winds and the rain we hav seen sor thre qualo that 2 1/2"n morris t

perez. ♪ sunday night and the big story on action news is developing news the f.b.i. is now joined in the search for a missing south jersey teenager. >> 14-year-old girl was last seen a week ago until last night and turned up on a scene of attack on a sheriff deputy in philadelphia. >> annie mccormick spoke to the girl's mother and is live from the federal building in center city with the latest annie. >> reporter: and sarah and walter you are right they are involved from the try state area it was a week ago tonight her family says that she ran away from home and now their fears are mounting after police say she may have been at the crime scene last night and they are also concerned she may be part of a human trafficking ring. >> oh, my god i feel like she could be anywhere. >> reporter: rose ann shares her heart break after learning authorities were close to finding her daughter 14-year-old hanna jones a task force looking for the teen tracked her down saturday night around 11:30 to south philadelphia near 7th and big ler believing she was in this car with 32-year-ol

perez. ♪ a scare for spectators watch agree performance by the philadelphia police highway patrol in center city. the officers who routinely perform stunts on motorcycle somehow crashed three had to be rushed to the hospital. sunday night and the big story on action news is the investigation in the accident that left those officers injured. >> happened this evening on 12 and market streets as the unit was performing a show before hundreds of people action news reporter annie is live at honaman hospital with more. >> reporter: walter and sarah good news tonight all three of those police officers that did go to honaman hospital have been treated and released. now they tell us that they are expected to make a full recovery. they are okay, they suffered minor injuries but it was a big scare in front of a crowd that included hundreds of police officers visiting for a conference. philadelphia police arriving to honaman hospital today to show support for three of their own this is a picture captured by the police chief after a highway patrol drill team performance went array on sunday after

saturday night, i'm walter perez. another hurricane slamming into the u.s. nate is a category one and moflg quickly. there are serious concerns about storm surge. in some areas there are tornado sirens. >> that is the theme tonight in mobile, alabama one of several stiffs under a mandatory curfew, louisiana x mississippi, alabama and parts of florida people have been boarding up and stockpiling supplies. flooding is the concern for extra caution. >> my friends, storms like this are unpredictable, but it's fairly certain, alabama will face the brunt of this storm. >> 10s of thousands of people have been evacuated and are in shelters. good news, though, the national weather service has lifted the hurricane warning in new orleans. the mayor there lifted the curfew as a result. >> maggie ruely is in mobile, alabama. we begin with melissa ma go mago has been tracking the hurricane all day long. >> it did make landfall on the coast of louisiana and a second landfall likely after midnight coast to the mississippi coast. we'll track that through the rest of the over

perez. ♪ sunday night and the big story on action news is breaking news from camden county where several people have been killed in a horrific collision in glouster township. >> it occurred at the intersection of sickler and dublinville way and annie mccormick is live at the scene with details annie. >> reporter: and walter and sarah at this hour the tow truck has actually come this and taken away two vehicles that were involved in this crash. at this hour though police still not confirming how many people were killed. >> we can confirm that several we do have several fatalities in the crash at this time we are not going to say numbers or anything like that but there are serious injuries and some fatalitiess. >> reporter: the police releasing little information about a deadly two-vehicle crash that shut down sicklerville road 4:30 sunday evening initial reports came over that five people were in the two vehicles and police confirm everyone has been identified. >> people that need to go to the hospitals have gone and we have you know we are waiting to notify the family members and next of

reporting live from the airport, walter perez channel6 "action news." alicia. >> walter thank you. >>> of course they were all just there to see a show, jason aldean was headlining the final night of the three day route 91 harvest festival there in las vegas when it became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. the country music star was on stage performing to that sold out crowd the very moment those shots rang out. [gunfire] >> ♪ [gunfire] >>> aldean took to instagram to describe the moment. he said tonight has been beyond horrific. my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved. it hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone that was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night. his wife brittany who is pregnant with their first child was also there. she writes on instagram our angels were definitely watching over us tonight. country music stars chris young and jake owen were also at that festival last night and they talked about what it was like taking cover. young says he was on the floor of a trailer beh

i'm walter perez. here's what's happening at 11:30. an emotional service as a young soldier is laid to rest. >> neighborhood in tampa is on edge after three murders over the past two weeks. police say all were random and all seem to be connected. >> and the oakland a's step up to help a little boy who lost his memorabilia to the wildfires. >> it was an emotional lay to rest for a young man lost in niger. >> we love our troops. we love our country. >> mourners lining the streets of cooper street in florida mourning david johnson. >> attended by 1,000 people. >> he laid down his life for our country. >> a warrior now at peace. >> sergeant johnson remembered as a hero. >> he is a real hero. anyone that goes into the military, willing to give the ultimate sacrifice for their country is a hero. >> the 25-year-old johnson died in the village of congo in the african country of niger. national attention turned on johnson shortly after his pregnant widow received a condolence call from trump who said her husband knew what he had signed up for b

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> a philadelphia sheriff's deputy is recovering. >>> the big story is the arrest of that suspect in south philadelphia. after he took off from the scene >> authorities say a 14-year-old run away was inside the vehicle at the time of the hit-and-run. action news report bob brooks has latest on the investigation. >> reporter: when we tell neighbors what happened here in their south philadelphia neighborhood they're stunned >> i don't know hows at the word, i'm in shock. >> i just don't understand that to be totally honest with you. >> reporter: it's where a 32-year-old man found in his car with him a missing 14-year-old girl. >> i believe he should be locked up. >> reporter: police say that same man attacked a philadelphia sheriff's deputy. the weapon his car? it happened last night around 11:30 at the intersection of seventh and bigler. two sheriffs deputies were working on a task force locate a runway 14-year-old girl. they spotted her with the suspect. 32-year-old devon harley at the intersection in

. >> i'm walter perez. >> and i'm jeannette reyes tonight/saturday on visions 2017. >> we are latino, we love baseball! >> the philadelphia phillies have added latino flare to their lineup. >> mexico. >> the beautiful game is bringing nations together for philadelphia's unity cup. >> listen to me. >> and jose garces is making an impact with local immigrants. >> that is my flag. >> plus, learn how the latino community is standing together to help puerto rico recover. we are united. >> welcome to visions 20-17, our celebration of latino culture. >> we are at taller puertorriqueno, in the barrio on north 5th street. >> it's a beautiful new space filled with arts and cultural programming devoted to latinos. >> and everyone throughout the latino community is standing together with thoughts and prayers for puerto rico. >> the devastation is so difficult to see after two hurricanes. >> and so, the hispanic community here in philadelphia has pulled together to do

reporting live in allentown, walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> walter, thank you. >>> now to the latest on the investigation into sunday's mass shooting in las vegas. the president and first lady, melania trump arrived in the city today meeting with survivors and their families and first responders. investigators are working to figure out what drove stephan paddock to carry out the assault that killed 58 people. there was cause for joy, haden hasser was separated from his mother and they took his picture and posted on social media and that led to a tearful reunion. >> i lost her and it's just me and my aunt and i didn't know where my sister was and didn't know where to run. >> i saw my son come out of the garage door and i dropped to me knees and he ran as hard as he could to me. >> aiden's mom is seeking counseling to help aiden process what happens. and is happy he was not physically harmed. >> the conk of the tragedy will continue throughout the evening. we'll have more on the victims and the president's visit coming you tonight on "action news." >>> fire investigators are

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night. more protests outside the convention center in center city, >> police make an arrest in the shooting of a toddler by his 6-year-old brother >> the big story is another unseasonably warm day >> temperatures in the 70's making it feel a lot more like summer than late october. >> how long could it possibly last? my question, we go out with melissa magee >> we had a beautiful finish to the weekend, temperatures once again well above average in fact, that string of 70's started out on wednesday with high temperatures of 72 degrees in philadelphia. 74 for thursday, and friday's high, yesterday, we maxed out at 79 and today in philadelphia, still above average and it's 76 as you look at the numbers tonight, it's 70 in the city, same thing for allentown, trenton and reading. 68 degrees in lancaster, 62 in the poconos and 66 down in dover and millville. if you're stepping out on town, we got you covered with the evening planner, the partly cloudy, quiet, mild. 7:00 p.m. temperature of 68. 65 d

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> gulf coast residents have been largely spared by hurricane nate. some residents are experiencing flooding, and damage to property. the storm system is now a tropical depression and we'll be feeling the effects >>> the big story is the accu-weather forecast. we had rain throughout the day but tonight we'll begin to see the remnants of tropical storm nate. >>> melissa magee joining us with more on our wet start to the week. melissa? >> a bit of a one, two punch from mother nature. we're tracking the cold front that's moving into the region that eventually as we get into the rest of tonight and into early tomorrow morning, we've got moisture from what's left over of nate. here's storm tracker 6. that is triggering the on and off showers, you look off to the south and west you see the center of circulation which is now tropical depression nate as the system works its way into midatlantic. bulk will shift to the north, more so to the north and east. the heaviest precipitation looks to be north and west of the

walter perez has more on the investigation. >> reporter: a lot of questions still linger regarding this case, it's being investigated as a homicide but the victim's body found partial lly stuff nood a garbage bag and the responds officers found the body why have this woman under the train trestle under westmoreland street with the makeshift memorial was formed. she was found partially clothed with her body in a garbage bag. the cause of death is no determined but there were wounds to her face and neck. investigators have little to work with. >> a lot of detective work, who was the last one she was scene with. and find out who she was with. >> people nearby say it's crimes like th like these that removes security in your fneighborhood. >> i walk back and forth from here. and walk my dog. it's really scary. >> wouldn't think this would go on down the street from my house. this is crazy. this is scary. >> anyone with information is asked to call police. reporting live, walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> members of the delaware national guard were deployed to puerto ri

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> big story on action news is a very soggy accu weather forecast >> rain heavy at times falling throughout the day. much of the east coast got a drenching today. in fact, parts of the region have been under a flash flood watch. strong wind will move in overnight. let's get to meteorologist melissa magee with more details from accu weather >> we've been tracking the rain on and off throughout the day. rain starting to fill in once again along 95 corridor and points to the north and west. we had a lull earlier but that moisture is starting to come in from the south to north direct, heavy rain right now across close to sections of new jersey. we're going tighter on street level with storm tracker 6. you can see pockets of rain into medford lakes, same thing in hammonton. atlantic city expressway dealing with pockets of moisture, and delaware between wilmington and smyrna in a we got the pockets of heavy rain. storm tracker 6 live double scan radar 3d showing rain coming in the south to north direct, st

reporting live walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> now surveillance cameras are popping up at the schuylkill river trail in an effort to increase safety. 21 cameras will cover eight entrances from arch street to north of the south street bridge, installation of the 150,000 initiative began today. it's part of a multilevel security effort. >> we want to have call boxes if you are out here running and don't have a cell phone we don't want a person to be stranded when it comes to calling the philadelphia police department. right now the camera footage is used to fight crime and the city does not plan to monitor the cameras in real time. >> in new jersey police are investigating a mixup over a sick dog. a family was told their beloved pet had to be put down but little do they know the dog ended up living for several other months under someone else's care. nora muchanic is live in the new jersey newsroom with the story. >> reporter: rick, this is one of those stories, you can't make up. a family from monmouth county had their dog for almost 15 years and thought he was

reporting live from center city, walter perez channel6 "action news." back to you guys. >> yeah, we'll see what type of response this protest receives. walter, thank you. >>> well, senator john mccain is receiving the liberty medal tonight right here in philadelphia. the long time republican is being honored for his many years of service in congress, the military and as a prisoner of war during vietnam. he's on his sixth term as the senator from arizona and former vice president joe biden will present senator mccain with the award. let's take a live look right now at the national constitution center where tonight's ceremony will be held and the naval academy glee club is on stage getting tuned up and going through their sound checks for tonight. 6abc is the broadcast partner for this big event and we'll stream it live at 7:00 p.m. on 6abc.com and a special rebroadcast of the ceremony will air at 1 o'clock this sunday right here on 6abc. >> tonight in a matter of months pennsylvanians will have legal access to marijuana. one of the companies awarded the

"action news" reporter walter perez live with those details. hi, walter. >> reporter: hey, monica, the first daughter said today that tax reform is long overdue in the u.s. as many economists are expressing concern that the president's plan may do more harm than good. after the senate narrowly passed the gop budget proposal last week, the president's daughter and presidential adviser ivanka trump along with u.s. treasurer carranza showed up in richboro bucks county today to drum up support for the plan now being considered by the house. a plan that ivanka refers to as a jobs bill. >> there's many elements of this tax plan that i think are squarely targeted at creating jobs in this country, creating growth in this country and offering relief to our middle income families. >> reporter: the proposal among other things would slash income and corporate tax rates with the expectation of stimulating the economy and broadening the tax base with the creation of new jobs and businesses. but economists project that the plan would also add $7 trillion of d

live in red hill, walter perez, we are talking about hundreds of letters do police have any idea where this mail came from? >> over the past year there are similar cases like this across the delaware valley. and hundreds of offensive flyers like this one are mailed to homes in red hill and east greenville and surrounding towns as well. they are disgusting and cruel and they include to specific threats they are protected by the first amendment. >> honestly it's sick. >> he is disturbing flyers including racist and anti-semitic cartoons and nazi propaganda, it's hard to believe that anyone would spend that much time and pour resources into something like this. >> it's all hand written and stamped someone spent a lot of money to get whatever they want to get out to the community and i think we are all just shocked. >> some of the envelopes are personalized. for example david house loves the chiefs and proudly flies this flag outside of his home. when his arrived it was addressed to the kansas city fan. >> and they came around and scoped out our neighborhood and that freaks me out. >> and

no nfl team has picked him up since he severed his contract with the 49ers in walter perez was at the news conference from the naacp and civic leaders. he'll have report at 12:30. a driver is dead, his passengers anded in tie owing nicetown section overni the search is on for the gunman. katherine scott has been on top of the story since it broke and latest. >> reporter: the victim brian graz he was engaged a father of two. as his friends and family grieve today many continueuggle with motive. jessica stunned her fiance lost his life in tioga >> i him to walk in the door and tell me i'm home everything is okay. >> reporter: shortly 11:30 p.m. offic to and erie, police say a gunman opened up and opened fire to the suv and shot him in the head. he was pronounced by medics. >> we found numerous shell casings on the highway right next to the suv. so we know the shooter wasstanding very close to the suv when firing shots. >> reporter: while officers investigated the scene a second victim 26 years old was found inside the home a few blocks away. he was sitting in the passenger seat of the s

perez. ♪ ♪ >> food water and a bit of hope are coming to puerto rico. as troops and providers scramble to provide the necessities, most of the island is without power and it could be six months before electricity is restored to everyone. sunday night and the big story is the crisis in the caribbean. >> fema said they have made progress distributing food and water across puerto rico. the devastation is vast, the damage is being assessed but the usns comfort is expected to arrive this week bringing medical supplies and personnel. > >> in the coming day a billion barrels of gasoline andes will are expected to arrive. president trump is expected to touchdown tuesday to survey the damage. suffrage is everywhere you look on the island. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is experiencing the damage first hand. >> it wouldn't be an understatement to say a lot of people in puerto rico live with dwindldwindling food supplies, d without medications. there are long lines to get any vital necessity. it should come as no surprise to hear that those that can get out a

reporting live from bethlehem, walter perez channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> all right, walter, thank you. >>> we are learning more about a murder that shut down a delaware county school last week. darby borough police identified the victim as 57-year-old brad hayes a retired postal worker from clifton heights. hayes described as a loving husband and father was found dead in his car in front of penn wood middle early last tuesday morning leading to a shutdown there at the school. though police have not revealed exactly how hayes died, they say his death was violent. investigators are now looking for two people seen running away from that scene. if you know anything about hayes' death, give darby borough police a call. >>> well, we are now getting our first look at the mug shot of brandon olivieri, the even ager accused of gunning down two 16-year-old boys in south philadelphia last tuesday night. olivieri also 16 is facing a number of charges andy including two counts of murder. he's accused of shooting sal dinubile and caleer miller following an a

coming up on the second half hour of "action news" at noon, walter perez will have the latest on the restgation. >>> and road closures and power outages in center city. chopper 6 hd was over the scene of 9th and walnut streets. smoke was seen from the underground across from the walnut street theater and 73 customers were impacted by the situation and walnut street was shut down at 9th street while they investigated the course of the fire. >>> the philadelphia music alliance is honoring the newest inductees including jill scott, sister sledge and soul survivors to name a few. their names will be added along the avenue of the arts. and a gala for the walk of fame inductees will be tonight. congratulations. >>> and the philadelphia recreation center is offering a new way for people to workout. a new boxing gym was unveiled. mayor kenney was on hand to celebrate the addition. stories like these that make us here at "action news" proud to be part of the philadelphia community, you can see more on what makes us philly proud online, visit 6abc.com/proud. still to come on "action news" at n

and from walter perez, melissa magee jeff skversky i'm sarah bloomquist have a great week ahead. >> good night. ♪ any time obviously you win a game in this league it's a special thing. >> in fact, he goes to jeffrey who has it. touchdown. >> if you think i'm covered i'm not covered. >> that is why he brought him here brought him here to make the big plays. >> having a bunch of funs. >> four sacks in what six and seven three outs today. they got him and it was brandon. >> never feel bad for a quarterback? >> that is a good one. >> b line plays off the line backers linebackers plays off the db. >> mills cuts back and running across the field, he comes back and he is in for the touchdown magnificent. >> everyday i imagine with the skills and he grabbed me so i knew i was over him and ran to schwartz and gave me a big hug and said congratulations. >> got tomorrow to celebrate the big three then you have to move on. ♪ this is action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. ♪ we've got some winners in the house, welcome into sports sunday formers brian westbrook is back with us i'm ducis ro

walter perez is live in the neighborhood and you spoke to a neighbor that jumped into action here. >> reporter: that is right. authorities say that timing and team work likely saved the victim's life he was found just minutes after he was stabbed and the most shocking part is that the investigators believe that the attacker stabbed the victim for dead just to steal the gold necklace around his neck. it was 9:30 this morning when a delivery driver was dropping off a package at the home and the front door was open and when the delivery driver looked inside he saw him on the floor bleeding profusely. the delivery manueled for help and the neighbor, julio came over and called 911 and held his hand until paramedics arrived. i asked him who did it and he said some young guy who rang my door bell asking for a cigarette and then pulled out a knife and stabbed him repeatedly in the upper torso. and he is listed in stable condition after undergoing surgery. she would not understand why someone would do this to a sweet and loving member of this community. he is a gentle soul that loves his famil

. >> saturday night, i'm walter perez. we have an investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in american history. >> a local community is coming together to help teachers contending with mold in the classroom. a touching tribute to the late tom petty. thousands of people join together to sing one of his most popular songs. >>> first, police are looking for a man that shot a woman at a grocery store robbery. >> today we talked to sandy smith and britney dunbar. consider them heros. around 8:30 last night, their close friend was viciously shot by a robber. she was hit in the neck and arm. they took us through the terrifying event. >> i heard one of the neighbors run out of the store saying call 911. mommy was hanging over the counter. >> mommy was the victim's nickname. >> mommy was barely conscious. >> we asked her, did someone shoot you? she shook her head yes. >> we plugged the holes and waited for the ambulance to come. >> it was for the love of this neighborhood she chose this location for the store. >> she didn't d

walter perez had it covered by ground and air. >> reporter: chopper 6 hd was overhead as 15 floats were pulled on trailers from a facility in the navy yard to warehouse in southwest philadelphia. >> all the floats were built by us, they are on trailers they are very stable. >> reporter: the bright colorful sculptures you see are made in new orleans and shipped here to be assembled and painted. from the feast float to the giant walrus to the pate on on - patriotic themes. it is the oldest parade in the country. each and every year the scores of parade volunteers are what make it such a wonderful event year in and year out. >> it's a beautiful parade. we've been very lucky, we have a crew of drivers local guys that volunteer to do it, and they bring the kids and everybody has a good time. >> walter perez channel 6 "action news." >> our family is on the floats every year, the 6abc float. so should you and laurie, and murphy. >> reporter: probably won't need scarves and gloves an hats this thanksgiving. some of the stuff i'm looking at rest of the october looks mild and november is mild, as

. >> i'm walter perez. the big story is the condition on puerto rico. 95% of the island remains in the dark. tonight thousands of troops are racing to get life saving supplies there. more supplies are trapped in the cargo containers that tr sitting at the port that can't be moved because the trucks that haul them have no fuel. the president unloaded a barrage of tweets saying that the mayor is being told to be nasty to him and criticized the leadership saying the people there wasn't everything to be done for them. the president tweeted a dozen times prompting san juan's mayor to say she wants help. >> officials are scheduled to hold an update on the response and military support efforts. >> it's not just troops. volunteers from across the country are heading to the island to ease the suffering. dann cuellar spent much of the week in puerto rico on the mission to help. >> there are growing concerns in puerto rico. there is difficulty to supplies for rural area or debris clogged roads. they estimate it could

reporting live from police headquarters, walter perez channel6 "action news." brian. >> walter, thank you. >>> a popular restaurant on philadelphia's south street was destroyed by an early morning fire. the flames raced through bridget foy's in queen village. the restaurant was closed and empty when it started but officials say two dogs at the nearby doggie style pet store were killed and a number of nearby residents had to evacuate. "action news"'s sarah bloomquist will have an investigation into this coming up at 4:30 today. >>> this was the scene at a chester county farm around 7:30 this morning. crews worked to put out a fire on one of the barns on that property in spring city. no injuries in this one. all of the animals at that facility are staying at nearby farms for the time being. >> almost 200 storage unit customers are being warned some of their belongings may have been stolen. police in wilmington are investigating multiple burglaries at the sentinel self storage facility there. "action news" reporter vernon odom talked to some of the victims and joi

lehigh valley correspondent, walter perez is live at the scene along north 4th street with more. >> reporter: yesterday's murders marked the second mid-day shootings in allentown in the past two weeks and this time around the authorities are hoping that the public can help find the person or people responsible. a quiet fall afternoon in allentown turn nood a double murder scene at the corner of 4th and washington streets that two men were standing near the intersection when someone opened fire a bit past noon yesterday. the two victims are identified as richard vera and keith minik both from allentown. witnesses reported seeing two men running from the area. norma cruz says she heard the gunshots and couldn't be what they saw when she went out side. >> this was the first time she saw violence in this neighborhood and seeing the victims on the sidewalk after the shooting was nothing short of horrific. >> reporter: now, the deaths of sera and minik mark the 12th and 13th homicide in allentown this year. >>> from our new jersey newsroom no word yet if classes will be held at pine lands regional

perez and the entire action news team, i'm sarah bloomquist. we'll see you back here at 11:00. >>> tonight, ambush fallout. growing questions about the deadly attack killing four american special ops soldiers in niger. republican lawmakers say there are conflicting stories as one of the fallen is laid to rest. >>> killer on the loose. police taking extreme measures as they search for a possible serial killer. three victims shot in the same neighborhood. why authorities are looking for this mystery person seen on surveillance video. >>> caught in the storm. devastating tornadoes ripping through the heartland, tearing the roof off of a casino. the crowd at a concert, including the governor, forced to evacuate. >>> new harassment accusations. the movie director facing allegations from dozens of women. and the new bill o'reilly bombshell, reportedly paying $32 million to settle a claim.

and for melissa magee, jeff skversky, walter perez and the entire action news team, i'm sarah bloomquist, we'll see you back here at 11:00. after 8 years of chris christie, is kim guadagno the change new jersey really needs? guadagno is christie's hand-picked successor. says she's "proud to be part of the christie administration." guadagno was chris christie's right hand as our schools came under attack, critical services were underfunded, and our credit rating was downgraded...11 times. from the bridge to the beach, we've seen it all, and we've had enough. kim guadagno isn't the change we need. >>> tonight on "world news," this just in. colin kaepernick strikes back. the quarterback taking legal action against the nfl. is he the victim of collusion after his decision to take a knee during the national anthem? >>> time to strike. a critical moment in the desperate race to contain 15 large wildfires. can crews finally gain the upper hand in the deadliest wildfire outbreak california has ever seen? >>> breaking news. armed and dangerous. the urgent manhunt after two inmates escape a missou

magee, jeff skversky, var bloomquist, and walter perez. >>> sunday night. oj simpson is now a free man. >> developing news from spain where more than 800 people have been injured in clashes with the police. >>> the big story once again on action news is the latest on the linkers crisis in puerto rico. thousands of troops and volunteers are now on the ground, trying to get those in need desperate help >> officials say things are slowly improving but entire communities still cut off. there's still no way to really know the true extent of the damage. late today, fema updated relief efforts the organization pronounced it's approved $7 million. >>> more gas stations are back up and running and so relief workers are refueling generators at several hospitals. also, the airport in san juan can now handle more than 250 flights day. at least 8,000 people remain in shelters across the island. right now, there are thousands of troops on ground once again in puerto rico. >>> a team of law enforcement personnel and emergency mel workers left from joint base maguire dix o

>> i'm walter perez. >> and i'm jeannette reyes tonight/saturday on visions 2017. >> we are latino, we love baseball! >> the philadelphia phillies have added latino flare to their lineup. >> mexico. >> the beautiful game is bringing nations together for philadelphia's unity cup. >> listen to me. >> and jose garces is making an impact with local immigrants. >> that is my flag. >> plus, learn how the latino community is standing together to help puerto rico recover. we are united. >> welcome to visions 20-17, our celebration of latino culture. >> we are at taller puertorriqueno, in the barrio on north 5th street. >> it's a beautiful new space filled with arts and cultural programming devoted to latinos. >> and everyone throughout the latino community is standing together with thoughts and prayers for puerto rico. >> the devastation is so difficult to see after two hurricanes. >> and so, the hispanic community here in philadelphia has pulled together to do everything they can to help. >> it's horrible what's happening right there, 100 percent catastrophe. >> hurricane maria has crippled t

walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> the president of radnor township board of commissioners is arrested on child pornography charges. 66-year-old phillip anywhere from infans 2 to 4 it's disturbing. >>> now to delaware drivers are having a tough go because of a fuel tanker crash. it happened on route 1 in townsend and eight hours later half of that busy road is still shut down. sara bloomquist is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: this was a complicated clean up that continues at this hour. the northbound side of route 1 was scheduled to open at 4:30 and as of yet it has not happened. it should too. the southbound lane will take longer. chopper 6 hd was over head after the tractor trailer carrying 8500 gallons of fuel overturned on route 1 delaware north of smyrna. it happened at 8:20 when a 55-year-old dover man lost control of the chevy van pulling the car trailer in the northbound lanes. >> at some point the right rear tire of the chevy van blew out causing it's driver to lose control and crossed the center median of route 1 and traveled into the southboun

walter perez channel 6 action news. >> it's a great story. no better person to tell. >>> still much more on action news. a new philadelphian who's take luxury to the next level. and what the city will soon have to offer. >>> a soldier looking to give back finds a perfect way to donate >> a live look at the commodore barry bridge. and chris sowers with the accu weather forecast which includes a lot of rain and wind. a lot of rain and wind. s enamel is the strong, white, a lot of rain and wind. outer layer of your s tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend pronamel strong and bright. it helps to strengthen and re-harden the enamel. it also has stain lifting action. it's going to give their patients the protection that they need and the whiter teeth that they want. ♪ s. >>> a beloved north