Trail to the walnut street bridge when a man slashed her in the forehead just like that. No warning, no conscience. It is thursday night and the big story on action news tonight is the search for an attacker. After an assault that once again brings into question the safety of the Schuylkill River trail. Action News ReporterChristie Ileto is live at the scene of the attack. And christie, youve got the full story. Thats right, jim. Police say that she and another person were walking up these steps when they realized that they were being followed. Moments later, the 24yearold woman had a 3inch gash on her face. At 3 00 this afternoon there was a it is all people are talking about on the Schuylkill River trail. Detectives say a 24yearold woman attacked in broad daylight today. Today . Yeah, at 3 00. Oh, my gosh. The victim and her friend were climbing these steps that led to walnut street when the suspect wearing a dark hoodie began to follow. And he reportedly shouted you dont know anything and slashed her forehead with an object. And a day like this you have runners and bikers and passerbyes up top. And you wouldnt think that anybody would be harmed. A lot of people out here. Wow thats correct is scary. A rash of attacked early w earliyer this year put a spotlight on it. And they say this is a painful reminder to step up efforts to make the trail safe. And volunteers as part of a new trail watch, they will be patrolling a lot sooner. We just think we should use the resources that we have and go out on the trail and have another layer. The trail has newlyplaced markers and lighting and later cameras. And for now, extra eyes on the trail to make sure this attack isnt repeated. The victim was taken to the hospital and is stable. Now the suspect is described as being in his 20s with a beard and having a dark hoodie. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives. Reporting live, Christie Ileto for channel 6 action news. Thank you. A septa bus struck two women in Chestnut Hill this afternoon. The accident happened at 4 30 at the intersection of germantown and gravers lane. And a woman suffered head injuries and at einstein medical center. And a 50 woman treated for hand and knee injuries. Police in south florida say a philadelphia woman admitted to killing her two small children yesterday. Sophia hines allegedly suffocated her 7monthold son, st. Leo and 3yearold daughter ariel yesterday at a relatives home. And we spoke to hines husband in the frankford seconds of philadelphia, and Anthony Singleton is the father of the boy. Really good with the kids. This was the last person i would think would do something to our son. To our daughter. Police say hines called a relative to come home after the incident. That relative saw the childrens lifeless bodies and called police. Investigators had not said why hines allegedly killed the children. Police charged Anthony Gilbert of upper chichester in connections with a shooting on i95 on tuesday. Police say a 38yearold victim was traveling north near the girard point bridge in philadelphia when gilbert came up fast behind him. After an exchange, gilbert fired a hand gun, allegedly hitting the rear wheel of the victims car. Arrested in south philadelphia this morning, he has been charged with aggravated assault and criminal mischief. On the campaign front, things are moving quickly on the democratic side. President barack obama endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. I know how hard this job can be. Thats why i know hillary will be so good at it. In fact, i dont think there hats ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. The endorsement launches president obamas effort to bring the Democratic Party together after a tough primary campaign. He hosted senator Bernie Sanders at the white house today where the two men talked for an hour and a half. E emerging from the white house, sanders will compete in the washington, d. C. Primary and pursue issues at the Democratic Convention in philadelphia. And he also pledged to meet with the presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton and work with her to prevent donald trump from becoming president. In new york, trump met with potential donors today. And the fundraising off to a start, but they wont have to raise as much money as some people think. Some people think it will have to be 1 billion. Trump says he will raise enough money to win. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie among the members of the trump inner circumstance many to attend the session in manhattan today. Download the 6abc news app to stay on top of the preponderanceal election news. You get breaking news alerts from the campaign trail, as well as live reports on election night. The 6abc news app is available for your devise. Copa america, one of the biggest soccer tournaments. To celebrate the anniversary they brought it to the United States and the venue includes philadelphia. But do philadelphians know its here . Do they know what it is . Action News Reporter squa squasquare dann cuellar does. And copa america for american cup. And very few people in philadelphia even know what copa america is. Watch. Do you know what copa america is . Copa america . Wow, you really got me. Have you heard of copa america . [crickets chirping] it is spanish for world cup it is soccer. Soccer. Oh, have you . Yeah, i follow international soccer. You knew. You are our grand prize winner today. [laughter] yes, thousands of International Fans are here in philadelphia for copa america. Tonights game was between uruguay and venezuela. [speaking in foreign language] and the authorities raised the security efforts for the three games played here. More than 50,000 fans expected and they will be on hand. The mounted police and those from Homeland Security and others. This just six months after a french soccer stadium was rocked by several explosions during the deadly terrorist attacks in paris, and less than two weeks after a soccer stadium in england whats evacuated after the discovery after suspicious device. Organizers not allowed any bags through the metal a detectors and clear, plastic bags handed out for effects and they didnt seem to mind. More interested in who would win the match. Getting better. Venezuela. Uruguay. Now uruguay in recent memory never lost to venezuela, but guess what . Venezuela won tonight 10. The next game saturday between United States and paraguay and then chile versus panama. The Ridley Township Police on the lookout for a thief who stole from three vehicles early this morning. Lisa parks says her car got hit. She is a professional deejay and says all of her equipment was taken. I would legally like my stuff back. I dont want to press charges. If you are out there have have my stuff. And she said the thief also stole money she was collecting for a 5yearold burn victim. And the cars targeted were unlocked and hers because because the lock was broken. And because of enrollment, the direct wants to redraw the bou pound boundaries. And they say philadelphia gas works placed leans on the property for gas they never used. And a report from Wendy Saltzman and change ahead for the checks process. And jefferson, Thomas JeffersonUniversity Hospital celebrates a transplant milestone with a reunion of participants. A windy relative cool day. 77 the high. But real heat thats developing across the plains. Well talk into this over the weekend and another round of strong storms are possible. Awful all of the details in the forecast. The phillies with the first overall pick in the Major League Draft and Ducis Rodgers with the story of the young man when action news continues tonight. Vicepresident joe biden has written an open letter to the woman sexually assaulted by the former stanford swimmer, brock turner. He said i dont know your name but your words are forever seared on my soul. This is in response to her open letter describing the attack. Contrary to turners claim he had never used drugs or alcohol before college, a sentencing report obtained by abc news contains texts and photos from his phone showing that he indeed had. 23yearold Devonte Sanford from detroit getting his first taste of freedom. Nine years in prison nor crimes he didnt commit. Just 14 when he confessed to killing four people in detroit it turns out that confession was forced after another man admitted to pulling the trigger. Sanford said he is not resentful. Thats all i really wanted is my freedom. So i am trying to move forward and put it behind me. Sanford looking forward to learning how to drive and spending time with his family. A Muslim Prayer Service today in louisville, kentucky the start of two days of memorials to honor the life of muhammad ali. Ali insisted that he wanted the traditional ceremony to the open to all. And about 4,000 maybe it 14,000 people attended today. A funeral profession will wind through louisville tomorrow before a 2 00 p. M. Memorial service. He died last friday night at the age of 74. Tonight on healthcheck, a researcher at the university of pittsburgh has contracted the zi zika virus, not from a mosquito but from an accident in the library. She accidentally stuck herself with a needle during an experiment last month. And she developed symptoms but has recovered and is back to work. And the researcher was advised to wear long sleeves and insect repellent for weeks to make sure the mosquitos dont bite her and get the virus. And the reso soounion of recipients. The first area hospital to perform a liver transplant and today arising number of operations done with living dontors. A collections process by the philadelphia gas works declared unconstitutional by a federal judge after one customer got fed up and sued. And the landlords and the Public Utilities in 2013, the latest on her investigation. The philadelphia landlord introduce d interviewed thre years ago, says they placed leans on his property. And the judge ruled in his favor stopping the collection process in his tracks. I am outraged. Who and leans placed on his properties by the philadelphia gas works. The utilities fails to collect, and one case from a tenant who left his property eight years before. I wanted to do something that would not only help myself, but help lots of other people. So wolf sued. These piles of records are lists of other landlords also facing leans for bills their tenants allegedly owe like marvin black. Some of the gas bills in the neighborhood of 16 years old. Like wolf, he says he never used the gas or signed a contract and says he doesnt owe pgw a penny. Who do you think they should be going after . Of course the tenant and should have done it in a timely planner. And he argues they should be turning off the tenants gas when they become delinquent and let the landlords instead of leading them build some cases in the tens of thousands of dollars overdue. I told them i believed this was unconstitutional and now i know that i am right because the court said so. The representative has been fighting pgws collection process calling it flawed and a federal judge agreed. And they say it violates due process and pgw is appealing it. And telling action news they currently suspended placing leans on the property of the landlords upon resolution of the case. Allowing the gas works to lean the landlord without notice, and they hope to change that. Justice requires the right thing be done. If the law is repealed, they get nothing. Of course thats what i want. What hearing will reserve any issues with the Summary Judgment and determine if leans on other properties will be thrown out. And pgw has not said what they owed but if they cannot collect it, it will be passed on to other customers. We want to join the Camden School district in paying tribute tonight to 20 outstanding students in the class of 2016. They overcame poverty, violent neighborhoods and family issues to excel as students, earn High School Diplomas and set sights on continuing their education. And the students families were on hand tonight as well to share in their big moment. Going to be a beautiful friday tomorrow. Here is cecily tynan and accuweather. I think tomorrow will be the nicest day of the week of the kind of like today but without the wind. It will be very nice. And stormtracker 6 double scan showing we are without any rain tonight. Its a clear night and very comfortable night. And i want to show this photo with you because i think it looks like a postcard of one of our staff members, bruce neuman working in Creative Services a fantastic photographer. And look at the waxing crescent move rising over the center city skyline, just gorgeous. We have clear skies. And get shots like that on a night like tonight. A little on the cool side, philadelphia 67 down from the high of 77. The second day in a row with temperatures only in the 70s. 81 the normal high this time of year. Allentown 61. Millville the same. Trenton 62. Cape may 69 and wilmington currently 62 degrees. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing we have a few things going on. Low pressure that is spinning over quebec that is moving away. But there is High Pressure building in from the tennessee valley. So the difference in the pressure gradient, thats what created the wind tunnel effect with the winds out of the westnorthwest today. High pressure moving over us tonight. Thats allowing the winds to relax. And no trap in the eat of the earth, so the overnight low for philadelphia, 56 degrees. The northwest suburbs dropping down into the 40s. A taste of fall overnight. And then temperatures recover to about 78 degrees tomorrow with the Double BarrelHigh Pressure over us. Pictureperfect friday. Loads of sunshine, a little breezy but were talking about winds up to about 14 Miles Per Hour. Not more than 30 Miles Per Hour like today. Now heading into saturday, theres a warm front moving through. The latest futuretracker model shows that this could squeeze out a few showers or a thunderstorm, mainly north and west of philadelphia in the morning hours. Then we get that warm, humid air. And a piece of energy, kind of like the system that came through yesterday, will be rolling through around 5 00. And this could bring us a broken line of some thunderstorms. And the Severe Storm Prediction Center but most of the viewing area, except the counties along the coast, under the slight risk of severe weather. Any has potential for damaging wind, hail, and even a tornado. And we will have to see if they live up to the potential and more information on action news tomorrow. And down the shore tomorrow, beautiful and sunshine, 74. And saturday mixture of clouds and sunshine, 76. And night tight storms nighttime storms are possible. And if you are heading to the mountains sunshine and 70. Saturday, 75 and strong storms. Early to midafternoon in the poconos. And sundayy windy and bright sunshine and high of 73. With the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, beautiful tomorrow. Sunny and pleasant not much better than this in june. And saturday the summertime warmth and 84 degrees. And chance for lateday storms that can be strong to severe. And then warmer and 89 degrees and a cold front drops the temperatures into the upper 70s on monday with a little bit of a wind. Tuesday mixture of clouds and sunshine and high of 80. Could get a nighttime shower tuesday. Wednesday seasonably warm and 82. And thursday, possibly of a thunderstorm with high of 84 and an update on the thunderstorms through the weekend coming up tomorrow on action news. A familiar face on the runway tonight. Ok. All right, for a very good cause. All right. Lets take a look. Rick williams hey. Took part in the walk held by premier wardrobe, a Nonprofit Organization helping those reentering the work force doing it in style. And the event at the crystal tea room in center city, it is the first time men have been included in the fashion parade. Future computer programmers and engineers celebrated achievements tonight. The Police AthleticLeague Education program had a program. 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And he had a. 921 slugging percentage and the california baseball player of the year. He says hes not surprised the phillies snagged him. I think they sent everybody they could to come see me. I met a lot of their guys. Had good conversations with them, but they have been showing a lot of interest and its been exciting to have them out there. This has been an unbelievable experience, you know, to be drafted first overall by the phillies. The city, they are obviously some of the best in the world and i am excited to start my journey. The second round they