Transcripts For WPVI Action News 11pm 20160901 : vimarsana.c

Labor day weekend. Wednesday night. Jims off. Im rick williams. And the the big story on action news tonight is tropical trouble, as the latest forecast puts the storm on a forecast for the tristate area. Hermine is already bringing flooding rains to the Sunshine State and it hasnt even made landfall there yet. That wont happen until tomorrow night at the earliest. And it may be a hurricane by then. 51 counties are now under a state of emergency. Meteorologist adam joseph is monitoring hermines progress at this hour. Whats the latest . The latest just came in from the National Hurricane center and hermine continues to strengthen over the last several hours. Winds now sustained at 60 miles an hour. That is up from near 40mileanhour sustained winds early on today. The center of the storm is right about there. You can see the flareup of storms especially southeast displaced from the center of hermine but also were dealing with southerly winds bringing in tropical rains already through much of the state of florida. In fact, stormtracker 6 live double scan will show these thunderstorms through tampa, orlando, where several inches of rain has already fallen and the storm is still close to 300 miles away from the coastline of tampa. There are Tropical Storm warnings and watches for much of northern florida, but something that the National Hurricane center just added is a hurricane warning now from apalachicola to cedar key where theyre expecting that landfall to happen somewhere in between those two cities. And they upgraded it to a hurricane warning because now theyre thinking is their think something that hermine will become a weak category 1 hurricane before landfall on thursday, so expecting to strengthen a little more. And then it heads up the eastern seaboard, first pretty quick i had and then it will drift around hour our region between saturday, sunday and labor day just off of our coastline with that latest so sunday is the day we get wacked with most of the rain and wind. And then labor day, some showers in the morning, maybe some drying late in the day. Rick, this is not set in stone. This is how its looking right now. Well talk much more about this and also our drop in temperature over the next 24 hours after we end this heat wave in accuweather. All right, adam. Thank you. Well check back in later. And as we get closer to the labor day weekend, check in with 6abc. Com weather. There youll find the very latest weather updates including the accuweather sevenday forecast. Also, be sure to interact with our team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter. All right. Were following breaking news tonight. Chopper 6 is over a serious multivehicle crash on the lincoln drive. At least four people were hurt when they collided just beneath the walnut lane bridge and at least one person was trapped in the car for a time. The victims were taken to Temple University hospital and einstein medical center. No word yet on the extent of their injuries. A motorcyclist was killed in a hitandrun, and we learned this evening that he was a retired new york city firefighter who survived 9 11 but sadly could not survive the mean streets of philadelphia. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is live from the Accident Investigations Division in northeast philadelphia with the latest on the investigation. Dann. Reporter rick, the clock is ticking on the person of interest that police want to talk to, but so far hes not yet come in to talk to investigators. Meanwhile, a community is left in shock over the loss of a wellregarded friend and neighbor they say is a retired new york city firefighter who served during 9 11. Nobody deserve it. Nobody deserve to die like this. Reporter friends and neighbors shocked by the untimely death of 58yearold raul perez of the 500 block of east wyoming. I mean, it hits hard. This is a guy who always look out for the kids here for the community and he always been here for everybody. This is video taken earlier this week of perez riding his beloved 2008 kawasaki motorcycle what neighbors say was his pride and joy. Police say he was on that motorcycle last night when he was struck by a hitandrun driver behind the wheel of a silver gmc yukon in the 5800 block of whitaker. The impact knocked him out of his shoes throwing him 30 feet in the air. Luis gonzalez witnessed part of the horrific accident. I cant take it out of my head. Reporter what . The image, that image. I seen the guy flying and the impact of the street. Reporter police say the driver fled. Surveillance video obtained by action news shows the driver later dumping the vehicle a few blocks away in an alley where it was traced by an officer who followed a trail of leaking fluids. The victims girlfriend said he left about 10 30 to go home after dinner. The next morning, her daughter told her what she saw on the news. At that point, i was shocked. I didnt want to believe it to happen to him. Reporter friends say he was a retired new york city firefighter who served on the 9 11 attack on the world trade center. Yes, was one of the First Responders on the 9 11. This guy had certification. The guy who hit him and run, if hes listening, please turn yourself in. Do the right thing, be a man about it. Reporter police pretty much are saying the same thing. They know it was not the owner of the vehicle who was the driver. They just want him to come out of hiding and speak to them about what happened. They really want to hear his site of the story. Live in brewerytown, im dann cuellar, channel 6 action news. Rick . Thank you. Homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting in philadelphias mantua section tonight on the steps of a Community Center. Police say the 29yearold victims young son was with him and may have witnessed his fathers murder. Surveillance video showed the victim involved in an argument with the suspect before the gunman fired three shots. One of the bullets hit the door of the Community Center here on the 600 block of north 39th 39th street. Police are not sure what motivated the killing. Marine units recovered a body from the Delaware River tonight believed to be that of a missing swimmer. He was last seen around 5 00 around hawk island in delanco, burlington county. Thats where the river meets the rancocas creek. The body was recovered on the jersey side of the river at around 7 00. Action news has learned the fbi is on the case of an 8yearold camden girl who was slain by a stray bullet. Neither the feds nor 76,000 reward have yet to crack the stop snitching culture as helping to keep the killer on the loose. Action News Reporter bob brooks is live at the seen of the crime tonight where a new appeal for justice is being made. Bob. Reporter rick, good evening. What needs to happen is simple. Somebody needs to come forward and tell on whoever pulled this trigger. That is it. That is the only way someone is going to be caught for this. Now, behind me, you see the memorial for gabby has grown tremendously. There has been so much support for this family. But the people in this community who know what happened simply have not stepped up to the plate yet. They havent given up yet, not even close. Foot patrols, the command post in place 24 7. Chief of Police Scott Thompson says the allhandsondeck approach doesnt stop until the suspect who shot 8yearold Gabrielle Carter is found. We have leads that were working on just this afternoon, i was over meeting with the fbi. We brought them their help and assistance on this. Reporter as the memorial for gabby has grown outside her home, so has the departments need for information. People out here know what happened. And we have a moral obligation to protect children, not just our own but everyone in the community. Reporter the reality is chief Thompson Says someone in camden needs to step up now, that you need to stop hovering a child murderer. This is somebodys cousin, somebodys nephew, somebodys kid thats involved in this. And the streets know. And we know because the streets are telling us. Reporter we also spoke with this couple who own the school gabby went to. They contributed much of the 76,000 reward for the suspects capture and paid for her funeral. We need to catch the killer of this little girl. We need to keep the story alive until the killers caught. We need people to step up and be responsible and do the right thing. Just 8 years old. Its just to snuff out the life of somebody that young under a scenario like this is terrible. Reporter gabbys funeral is this saturday. Camden county police are now working with the fbi to catch the killer. But chief Thompson Says a better partner for this investigation would be a witness or that someone who knows who did this. Everybodys a danger in this community. As long as these individuals are still out here running around. Reporter back out live here. A Security Camera has been placed on that light pole here in this neighborhood. Again, ghabys funeral set for this weekend. We hope by that time, that command center here in this neighborhood is gone, but the only way that will happen is if someone comes forward with information and an arrest is made. Reporting live in camden, channel 6 action news, rick . Thank you. Investigators released Surveillance Video of a man hunt wad for a string of burglaries. Hes responsible for breakins at two churches and at least five restaurants. He often uses a rock or brick to break a window. Then he steals cash and Church Donation boxes. Police are hoping someone recognizes the suspect who has a bandaged arm and leg and contacts them. Meanwhile, its sacrilege of a different kind at a church in philadelphias Port Richmond section. Someone stole a statue of a child sitting in front of jesus from outside of the mother of Devine Grace Church at monmouth and thompsons streets. An empty hole sits there now but this is how it looked before it was swiped last night or perhaps overnight. Now to the vote 2016, and donald trump in the international spotlight today. The man who made building a wall a central theme of his campaign went south of the border today to meet with mexicos president. It led to a handshake but many are wondering if the republican nominee is somehow changing his tune. Action News Reporter Christie Ileto is live in our Satellite Center as donald trump has just finished a major immigration speech. Christie . Reporter rick, donald trump once again had a strong stance about Immigration Reform, but it was just hours earlier that his tone was much softer when he was speaking with the president of mexico, and its that wavering among other things that have many mexican americans here in philadelphia chiming in. We will build a great wall along the southern border. [ cheers and applause ] reporter hours after meeting with the president of mexico, donald trump talk Immigration Reform in 15ics. Approximately half of new Illegal Immigrants came on temporary visas and then never, ever left. Why should they . Nobodys telling them to leave. Reporter but earlier in the day, south of the border, he had a softer tone while speaking in mexico, a country hes repeatedly berated on the campaign trail. I happen to have a tremendous feeling for mexicanamericans, not only in terms of friendships but in terms of the tremendous numbers that i employ in the united states. Reporter and when asked about who foots the bill for the wall who pays for wall, we didnt discuss. Reporter president pena nieto tweeted this, i made it clear mexico would not pay for the wall. The first time he spoke to us or spoke about us, you know, it gave a bad image, and hes still poor traying himself with a bad image. Reporter its all people are talking about at ninth and washington. When he comes out, its not a good conversation. Reporter even this woman who speaks very Little English understands the cornerstone of trumps campaign. What do you think of donald trump . Liar. I feel like hes just trying to get votes and trying to turn things around, but its not going to work, i think. Weve already seen his the bad side of him and i dont think theres a way back. Reporter now, Hillary Clinton also received an invitation to go down to mexico and speak with the president. She has yet to accept her last meeting, ghuz 2014. Reporting live here in the south center, Christie Ileto, channel 6 action news. Rick . Thank you. And speaking of Hillary Clinton, she was back on the campaign trail today speaking to the American Legion National Conference in cincinnati. She bearbed donald trump for dropping in on mexico saying building relationships takes more than a photo op. The democratic nominee said that she, not her opponent, would best uphold american values, care for the military, and protect National Security interests. Clinton continues to aggressively Court Republicans and independents and she received a polite, if not completely enthusiastic, reception from this American Legion audience. Trump is expected to speak here tomorrow. Meanwhile, democratic Vice President ial candidate tim kaine came to the Lehigh Valley today stumping in bethlehem. His first stop was serving up meals and taking questions at an hispanic center. He then held a rally at the Hanover Township Community Center defending Hillary Clintons health and blasting donald trump for not releasing his taxes. This was his third event in pennsylvania this week. Indicating just how important the keystone state is to the national race. Another big event is coming to philadelphia. The 2017 nfl draft. Sources confirmed to action news that the annual event will be hel in the city of brotherly love next year. The official word comes tomorrow when the nfl and mayor jim kenney hold a news conference. Unfortunately, though, the eagles wont have a firstround pick next year. They traded it away to get quarterback carson wentz. The soul is the champions there was confetti flying in the Philadelphia City hall courtyard today at a celebration for the areas newest champs, the soul. Hundreds of fans were there to see the 2016 arena football world champions and their shiny new trophy. Mayor jim kenney saluted the team. The team said they hope their success rubs off on philadelphias other sports teams. Still to come on action news tonight, a jersey shore beachgoer is run over on the sand. Also how the eagles are helping local Autism Research with a staggering donation. And well meet the newest addition at the philadelphia zoo. Adam . As we wipe out the heat and humidity, 91 today, but 70s lurking to the north. Well talk about the cooler air moving in and the latest on hermine in accuweather. All right, adam. Sports, Ducis Rodgers with the phillies stunned by jayson werth again when action news comes right back. Stay with us. Lets feed him to the sharks squuuuack, lets feed him to the sharks yay and take all of his gold and take all of his gold ya and hide it from the crew ya. . Squuuuack, theyre all morons anyway i never said that. They all smell bad too. No you all smell wonderful i smell bad if youre a parrot, you repeat things. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Squuuuack, its what you do. A woman lying on the sand at the jersey shore was run over by a trash truck fay. It happened at the third avenue beach in ship bottom, ocean county. The public works vehicle was making morning trash pickups when police say the front wheel struck 38yearold megan of toronto, canada. She was reading by herself on the beach at the time. Tonight shes in stable condition being treated for an arm and leg injury. Loved ones who lost their struggles with addiction were remembered at a candlelight vigil tonight in south jersey. Hundreds gathered at the Atkinson Park insule on overdose awareness day. They remembered more than a hundred family and friends who died from drugs projecting their pictures and reading their names. The vigil was aimed at giving those left behind a sense of community. Healthcheck at 11 00 tonight, eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has announced a 1 million donation to support Autism Research locally. The Eagles Charitable foundation will be giving money to the autism support programs at Childrens Hospital of philadelphia, and its center for Autism Research. On top of that, another 300,000 raised at last nights taking night for autism fundraiser the linc will also be donated. The Adventure Aquarium in camden hosted a special night for families who have children with autism. Rodney pete and his actress wife Holly Robinson were there for my brother charlie event. Its named after the book holly wrote about her son who has autism. About 500 people were invited. All right. Adam is back now with a closer look at the Holiday Weekend and its going downhill pretty quickly here over the last 24 hours, a major shift in many of the models and the track. Well hav