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Reporter jim, it was a pretty intense situation at girard near 27th with people warned to get back because they were in the line of fire where a man with the rifle was believed to be hiding out. Chopper 6hd over scene at 27th and girard as heavily armed swat Team Officers moved into where the suspected killer was held up. Others could be soon on rooftops looking for the guy last seen running with the rifle, number of work are and area businesses quickly fled to safety. Next thing you you know, cops were coming from every where. The basically to get in the basement, hide, whatever there might be a big shootout. You guys came over here got out of harms way. Reporter it began just before 5 30 with Police Responding to reports of the shooting in a garage in the 2700 block of west cannon. Upon Police Arrival they found a 48 yearold male victim inside of a garage laying on his back, suffering from at least one gunshot wound to his chest that peers to be a shotgun. Reporter police discovered a path have of footprints leading from the garage two blocks away to an apartment. They found blood on the door. Swat team members some in arm or vehicles moved in. They did take one person in custody believed to be suspects roommate but they did not fine the man they were looking for. Right now we have a name of the possible suspect and police are holding various last known address is, from where this suspect has known to reside. Reporter police right now dont know what the shooting was all about. They are questioning a number of witnesses. They are also keeping an eye out on those last known addresses that the suspect is men to have frequented but so far he remains at large. We are live at Police Headquarters, im dann cuellar for channel six action news. A little fiveyear old girl who escaped a hit and run with her life yesterday, is out of the hospital, tonight. Action news was there, as carli green returned to her north philadelphia home tonight, and greeted by bouquet of balloons and welcoming party from the neighborhood motorcycle club. Carlis family is thankful. You know, just break through that we have, community, support, you know what i mean and we are happy, we are excited, you know, now all we have to do is find out who it is, turn yourself in and we will move forward. Carli suffered a mild concussion and other injuries when someone struck her yesterday in the 2200 block of lambert street while she was playing outside, Police Believe the suspect was driving a light colored jeep or suv with the pennsylvania license plate, jsg6673. Police are also searching for the driver, in another hit and run, who left a 22year old woman lying injured on a southwest philadelphia street this morning. Dominic parkersimms has been upgraded to good condition. She was hit while waiting for a bus at eightyfourth and lindberg. Witnesses say driver of the small green pick up, stopped, got out, and then drove off. The House Ethics Committee announced today will launch an investigation into philadelphia congressman chaka fattah. The committee will try to determine if fattah broke house rules, while allegedly committing crimes for which he was indicted last week. Fattah says not only is he knows event of any and all allegations but that he will run for his 12th term in Congress Next year. Fattah says he has never been involved in miss appropriation as fund as an elect official as the indictment charges. This was the scene at headquarters of the philadelphia archdiocese today. Fired catholic schoolteacher marge i winters handed in a petition with 20,000 signatures of support. Winters was fired from waldron mercy a academy at Merion Station last month when parents complained about her marriage to another woman. Winters today called for a moratorium on the firing of any lgbt employees. A cash reward is being offered tonight, to catch, this crook. He has been tampering with cash machines, and in center city philadelphia, olde city and possibly montgomery county. Philadelphia police say he has installed skimming devices on atms which steel peoples credit and debit card information. He allegedly hit seven11th atm twi last night and another site in the 200 block of market street. The problems that hit septas first attempts to sell special transit passes for the papal visit had has seemingly evaporated. Action muse got behind the scenes of the ticketleap. Com today, that is center city firm handling the ticket sales. As of 11 00 oclock they say only 34,000 passes have been reserved in the lottery. 350,000 are up for grabs. It has gone really well. We started midnight the last night and it goes until midnight tonight. So far, really smooth, no issues whatsoever. With the demand much lower then first time sales opened last month septa say chances are good that everyone who wants a ticket will be able to get one. They are only 10, and only apply to september 26th, and 27th, the days that the pope is here. Of course, music will be an important part of the popes visit to philadelphia and tonight they held their first rehearsal of the papal choir. They are making extraordinary music. Action News Reporter Sharrie Williams has the story. Reporter the sound of music, filled cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul these are the the voices of the newly formed philadelphia papal choir, they will sing at the sunday mass, during pope francis visit to philadelphia in september. The the music is a wonderful challenge, the sound is amazing, i just feel like im part of something so incredibly wonderful. Reporter 250 voices blending together for one moment, for this occasion, pontiff visit so special that 2hymns were written specifically for world meeting of families and will make their premiere over those two days. Music is so essential because it really becomes the corporate voice of the congregation. It enables the peoples prayer to be heard and felt. Reporter rehearsals are every week leading up to the world meeting of families. Each choir member was hand picked from archdiocese from around the delaware valley. It was all an audition process, each church would go out to nominate four members of their church to come and audition and they had several days have of auditions which was very intense for people that were here. Reporter intense, but these singers say, it is an honor to perform for the pope and for the world. It is really, really exciting, and actually, my older brother actually, the last time in washington d. C. When the pope was here. Now it is my turn. Im really excited. In center city, Sharrie Williams for channel six action news. Updates on the popes visit the by following at six abc pope on twitter. We are posting latest news, tips, pictures as we prepare for the arrival of pope francis in september. Tonight, there is renewed hope for, hitchbot, hitchbot is a world traffic traveling robot. It was design to go through the kindness of strangers but somebody intentionally destroyed the robot outside of elfrethsal any olde city. That stirred up something of an International Uproar on social media, with the callus crime, playing right into negative stereotypes about the city. But tonight several local groups are trying to come to the rescue and revive hitchbot, a robotic repair firm in Newtown Square offered its expertise to fix hitchbot while a Kick Starter Campaign has raised more than triple its goal to rebuild the robot. Hitchbots canadian makers say they have been overwhelming overwhelmed by support and will consider all offers and they say they have no interest in pressing charges against the vandals. Still to come on action news tonight, to second powerhouse music couples call it quits. Plus a little boy and life saving lessons after someone came to his rescue. And plus is it more than just a phase . Researchers fine evidence of what picky eating habits may lead to as children grow up, cecily. We hit 93 degrees today. Seventh day of the heat wave, the end is in sight, im tracking much cooler air and showers and then are storms in the accu weather seven day forecast. Local politician is accused of embellishing his military services record. Action news Investigative Reporter Wendy Saltsman has been looking into these claims. We dug up military records and that is start of the story, coming up, were asking if the he will use his power to launch criminal investigation against the citizen who says he exposed the truth. And day two of training camp, much more to report, Ducis Rodgers with the eagles back at it when action news continues tonight. President obama today unveiled a plan that would reduce power plants missions. The plan would cut power plants missions by 32 percent by the year 2030. Obama a told the ceremony at the white house that quote we are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change, and were the last generation that can do something bit. He went on to say this. And that is why i committed the United States to leading the world on this challenge. Because i believe that there is such a thing as being too late. Obamas opponents are denouncing the proposals egregious federal over reach that would set power prices through the roof. They have vowed both court action and legislation to try to stop it. Tonight a new jersey politician is accused of lying about his military service and then retaliating against a resident who exposed the allegations. It is all happens in stafford township in ocean county where john spotfora has been mayor since 2010. Action news Investigative Reporter Wendy Saltsman has the story. Reporter chris it innings tell us that spotfora spoke about his survivor tail and his time in vietnam but his military Service Record tell a different story of a naval technician who was thousands of miles away, with no documentation that he ever served in the war zone. You dont to have put your boots on the ground to be a vietnam vet. Reporter were you no where near that area. I cannot say. Reporter stafford township mayor john spotfora has not always been so secretive about his military service. His 2011 election flyers and township bio touted him as a vietnam veteran and vietnam war medal of valor recipient. I knew the the the truth he wasnt a vietnam. Reporter it that is truth that Earl Galloway a retired master chief said ultimately made him target of the local, county, and federal criminal investigation. It is all a van debt a against me. I exposed him for what he is. Reporter these Public Record show spotfora enlisted in the nave any 1966 and served as a technician perform maintenance on machinery or ctm, cross the mediterranean and atlantic. His two medals included good conduct and National Defense Service Medal there was in record of a navy medal of valor or any medals from serving in the combat zone. In this 2012 City Council Meeting galloway asked the mayor to tell the public the truth. I was not in vietnam, and the medal of valor is a medal of valor that i explained from a nonmilitary in medal, it was, it. Reporter even after apologizing according to galloway the misrepresentations, continued. So i created a spoof Facebook Page called john spotphony. Reporter Facebook Page which has been since shut down used a mock picture of the mayor and according to galloway exposed his lies about his service. Shortly after galloway says he was notified by his government employer that the naval criminal up Investigative Service or ncis was contacted by local authorities. Galloway was being investigated both locally and now federally, for identity theft. I think some people would feel that you used your position as mayor to have somebody investigate him. I did not have a crime investigated. If somebody violates my rights i have just as much right to report to the police as anybody in this town. Reporter this Police Report obtained by action news says a detective and police chief met with john spotfora in the mayors office. Mayor claimed he was victim of wrongful impersonation, and that he named Earl Galloway as a possible suspect. You are saying that you did not ask the police chief to investigate him. I did not. Reporter with the prosecutors approval a four month long investigation ensued, joshua bo dnor represent galloway. Hundreds of hours, tens of thousands of dollars that the mayor and chief of police uused for this investigation, predicated on this. Reporter report and he says that he does not believe that it was a legitimate use of township resources. I was aware of mr. Galloways Facebook Page but at in point did i think it was anything other than a parity. As such, you know, i dont know that it rose to the level where it should have been investigated. Reporter mayors updated bio states he is a navy veteran and not a vietnam vet. Prosecutors also ultimately found there was not sufficient evidence to pursue charges of wrongful impersonation base on that Facebook Page. Galloway has now filed a lawsuit saying his rights to privacy and free speech were violated which the mayor, chief of police, and the township have all denied. All right, thanks, wendy. It has been a tough day for famous couples in the music industry. Two sets of stars, have filed for divorce. Gwenn stephani and Gavin Rossdale are citing irreconcilable differences, to end their nearly 13 year marriage, being lead singers in no doubt and bush respectively the two were among biggest names in rock music in the 90s and 2,000 as if they never collaborated. They issued a joint statement saying they remain committed to working together to raise their three sons. Meanwhile Country Music star Reba Macintyre announced her separation from her husband and manager, are inville blackstone. The couple has been together for 26 years, they declined to say if they filed for divorce. On health check at 11 00 if your child is a particularly picky either it could lead to other consequences beside not finishing his or her plate. Researchers at Duke University found that about two in ten kids, age two to six years old, scored as picky eaters. They have had trouble eating with other people, but 3 percent of children were considered severely selective eaters. They were twice as likely to show symptoms of depression and social anxiety later on. Researchers say a choose i child should not cause alarm, but maybe an early sign and is worth mentioning to a pediatrician. A young boy who has a life saving technique to thank for his life is giving back to his community. Nine yearold sam wlove is in the center of this cpr Training Course in the wynnewood section tonight. Sam ape his, family are on a mission to teach cpr to as many people as possible. Sam had his own scare when he collapsed at a pool. They got me out of the pool, and my uncle, gave cpr to me, and my uncle steven. Right there. That is the important thing, because he wouldnt be here if in the for cpr, the conversation would be a lot different. Doctors determined that sam had an undiagnosed cardiac condition, and he is now doing well, and living life, to the fullest and trying to help a whole lot of people. Very important. Very, very important. Lets get that accu weather forecast, cecily tynan. It looks like heat wave will be breaking if not tomorrow definitely by wednesday. Light is at the the even of the tunnel. Storm tracker six live double scan showing most of the region is rain free. But we have had a few showers and then are storms across Lehigh Valley and cluster working in to lancaster county, moving east, crossing 283. In lightening strikes associated with this. This is just heavy downpour and thinks all ahead of the cold front that will bring up a big change in the air mass but until then it is a warm, on what muggy night. Quakertown 71. Saint david, warrington 77. Center city 80 degrees. Same in levittown and chester. And, Sea Isle City 73. Smyrna checking in at, 79 degrees. Satellite six with action radar showing a cold front working in to western pennsylvania. We do have a broken line, some scattered showers and thunderstorms with it. The it will in the bring a lot of activity but we could get shower, thunderstorm in the overnight hours, otherwise, partly cloudy warm night 75 degrees in philadelphia 72 millville. Allentown 66. Wilmington 74 degrees. Tomorrow looks like we will have one more hot one as this front moves through. We will get wind out of the west. Notice humidity dropping throughout the day but we could still hit 90 degrees. If that happens, that is the the eighth day of our heat wave. But then everything changes on wednesday, the cold front, moves down to the south, we will see clouds and sunshine. It will be seasonably warm, 88 t of the northwest. Lower humidity but that cold front will stall to the south, and it will develop along. That that could bring us much needed rain on thursday and friday and much cooler air. Down the shore tomorrow morning cloud, maybe a thunderstorm, very warm, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s, and up around 90 degrees at delaware beaches. The exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, it will be breezy and hot tomorrow with a high of around 90. Few thunderstorm possible with that cold front and then wednesday, seasonably warm, lower humidity, 88 degrees. Big cool down comes on thursday, plenty of clouds with rain developing late in the day, a high of 80 degrees and friday we may not even hit 80 on friday. It will be a cool day and unsettled day with some showers and thunderstorms with the potential for some heavy downpours. Then on saturday we keep cool air but we will get rid of the rain. Mostly cloudy, 79 degrees. On sunday cloud mixing with sun with high of 82 and monday mostly sun which a high of 48 degrees. Big changes. One more hot day and then temperatures take a tumble by even of the week. End of the heat wave number three. Exactly a long one. City of philadelphia is gearing up for 32nd anniversary of the National Night out, philadelphias mayor Michael Nutter join the Police Department tonight for a kick off rally in south philadelphia. National night out, aims to get Community Together with police to create safe neighborhoods. National night out is specifically tomorrow but they were already celebrating togetherness tonight in abington montgomery county, this is the 16th annual preNational Night out event for this area, each year, thousands descend on the town to stroll with friend and neighbors and enjoy ate ÷h,z lets mobile. Same plan. New phone. Or a new plan. And a just in case. Add a new line. Or three. And unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. Take a carrier store detour at target, and upgrade to a shiny new everything. All things mobile. All in one place. Football is back, to two sessions down a lot more to go. They have to pack in a lot over next few weeks. Less than two weeks eagles will play a preseason game against indy. There is a lot to do during training camp, and as Jeff Skversky points out there are a lot of moving parts. Chip kelly completely blew up this roster. Tensix was just not good enough. Nine new starters, five on offense and one of the best running backs in all of football is a philadelphia eagle. Demarco murray, the poll running back is here to replace eagles all time leading rusher lesean mccoy. Murray led the league in rushing last year is trying to learn the new offense in a new city. First four years of his professional career were on the other side of the heated rivalry playing for the dallas cowboys, and now he is an eagle but does he feel at home here in philadelphia. I do, i definitely do. I have been here for a couple of months. And i have become part of this team. The great team. Great group of guys, great group of of coaches. Reporter murray and sam bradford head line new look offense but eagles defense looking completely different too three of the four of the secondary are different. Free agent corner Byron Maxwell will play opposite noland carol. Walter thurmon gets the shot opposite the only familiar face back there in malcolm jenkins. Were better then we were in the last two games last year. So, whether that is upgrade or just understanding the of the defense. You start hitting sundays for real, not the preseason games and guys showing how they do in the heat of the battle against main quarterbacks and receivers you dont know if you are better or worse. Eagles put on the pad for very first time on tuesday at their open practice at the link. Can you believe it, the opener is six weeks away, from tonight. With the eagles, Jeff Skversky for channel six action news. 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Jimmy rollins spent 15 seasons with the phillies, tomorrow he will come to philadelphia for the first time as an opposing player. J roll and dodgers are here to begin a three game set. This wont be his first game against his former team. They hook up last month in los angeles. This will be the first time he played here as an opponent. Ryan howard, and dom brown has an idea what he will go through. I think he will probably be cheered, and then i think they will understand the appreciation that they have for what you did while were you here. It should be a standing ovation, why wouldnt it. Jimmy was a phenomenal guy. He is a hall of famer. He has great numbers. Still doing it. Congratulations go out to the atlantic shore 14 yearold Babe Ruth Team it won to advance to the world series, plays again august 15th in pine bluff, arkansas. Congratulations to them. Jimmy kimmel live followed by night line. Action news continues at 4 30 with tamala edward, matt odonnell, meteorologist david murphy and Karen Rodgers with traffic. For cecily tynan, Ducis Rodgers and the entire action news team, im jim gardner, good night