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WPVI Action News 5PM April 29, 2015

He was covered with human waste and died from neglect. Obrien also stole about 30,000 from his father. The ends of the day what we often see is the parent is just not dying fast enough so someone starts taking money and not career for their parent. Joseph p. Green the attorney representing mr. Obrien, released this statement. He said spare him death by nursing home and moved his dad into his home in exton and devoted the next two and a half years to his care. He was not looking for options, this is someone that put their father in a back bedroom to rot. The d. A. Is telling us today that because obriens father was a worlds war 2 vet that both the va and a local facility would have provided care for him regardless of his ability to pay. Thank you eva. Dozens of people were sickened today by a foul odor in hammonton, new jersey chopper 6 hd was over the home solution therapy on grand street at 1 00 this afternoon. Officials think that the odor may have come through the buildings air conditioner that was turned on for the first time today. Eight people went to the hospital and two of the sickest were flown to hospitals for treatment. The family of a man shot and killed by Police Claims officers planted evidence to make it appear he was reaching for a gun. Brandon tates mother filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. David henry is live with more. Reporter rick, Brandon Tate Brown was shot and killed by Philadelphia Police during a traffic stop last december in march the d. A. Determined that the officers properly and they would not be charged with any wrongdoing, now tate browns mother is suing the city and the Police Department. I want the pain to stop but i cant stop fighting i have to fight not just for brandon but for my neighbors 26yearold son. When officers pulled over this car, one of them noticed a gun tucked in beside the passenger seat and they said that he struggled with the officers than was caught on grainy Surveillance Video. Tate brandons family was shown vehicle that was not shown to media. He was moving left to right and when he reached the right side of his brake light is where he went down and appears to have been shot, not reaching into the car. D. A. Seth williams reviewed the case and says the facts support the police account. The first action is a Class Action Lawsuit asking for reform in the Police Department, and forms suggested by a recent federal review and the second part is damages suffered by the family. Do believe my son died unnecessarily and while driving while black. The family was surrounded by clergy and Community Activists today. They hope that the lawsuit will bring a change. Most know if you kill africanamerican you will get away with it. The city sued for damages that could reach into the millions of dollars and the city and police have no comment saying only that the allegations will be answered in court. Live in city Hall David Henry channel 6 action news. Okay david thank you. Meantime, 300 members of the Pennsylvania State police are headed to baltimore to help with Peace Keeping efforts meanwhile Officials Say the city of baltimore has turned a corner Tourist Spots reopened today and the number of arrests dropped dramatically after the city wide curfew took affect but this led to a baseball first, a game with no fans allowed inside. Orioles fans lined up outside to get a peek of the action the team was to play against tampa bay at the ballpark this weekend but they have been moved to florida. And 13 mayors from across the United States and mayor Michael Nutter the meeting was about stopping the violence that kills africanamerican men. We represent people on the ground. Reporter mayor Michael Nutter is cofounder of cities united. Mayors of nearly 60 cities trying to reduce the violence flyinging africanamerican men across the country. Mayor nutter kicked off the conference with the big White Elephant in the room, we should be talking about a comprehensive jobs and Training Program to cut down on even the prospect of what we saw in the last few days in baltimore taking place. One topic was why race matters featuring experts from around the country. We are still a separate and uneven nation. Before anyone knew of escalating violence between police and black males. The mayor of kansas city, missouri, with whom i spoke today there was nothing new for what touched off the conflibted from baltimore to ferguson missouri. Its a matter of distrust and a matter of in a lot of instances Police Officers that are not well trained or Police Officers that are not representative of the whole. Most Police Officers work their tails off to do a very good job. Much time and research and good thought goes into trying to stop black on black violence and action with police in the africanamerican community. People are still trying to find the way to salvation. In center city, vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Diners at one restaurant in philadelphia are raising money for the children of Slain Police Officer Robert Wilson the fundraiser is happening at johnnys fine italian cuisine, they are offering proceeds to his two young sons. Meals are served until 9 00 tonight, several Police Officers and those that work with the trif rin Police Department were honor today for Community Service and merit and heroism rewards were handed out. A woman lost consciousness at a wilmington ymca, it happened just after 10 00 this morning, Officials Say the woman suffered a medical emergency after swimming in the pool there, wilmington fire chief was first on the scene and gave the woman cpr until help arrived. Time now for a check of the action news traffic report midweek. Matt pellman in the traffic center. Did you enjoy this nice weather. It almost makes me want to go out and sit in a traffic jam. Yes almost. Good afternoon we are live along the roosevelt boulevard extension in east falls the northbound side we are seeing a jam from the ridge avenue on ramp to broad street in the normal spot and its breaking up a bit coming off the schuylkill because on 76 westbound approaching the boulevard we have a broken down bus taking out one lane and traffic is stacked up behind that westbound on the schuylkill, westbound on 422 and trying to exit at 724 in the pottstown area, watch for a crash on the ramp this afternoon and a motorcycle accident in east brandywine at creek road 282, and Newcastle County a vehicle fire to avoid at centerville road by the Artisans Bank and the tacoma palmyra bridge opening right now. And portions of 322 eastbound and 40 eastbound remain closed and use the a. C. Ex press way or the white horse pike as some alternates. See you in the next half hour. Still ahead on action news at 5 00, scientists found a way to use breast milk to help children in under developed countries. 77 degrees in philadelphia but i am tracking a cloudy cool down and ill have details on when in the accuweather forecast. And why folks with tattoos are having a difficult time with the new apple watch. Well have those stories and more when action news comes right back. There is no royal blood in this country. Nothing is reserved for anyone. Its all just out there. Waiting. For someone to reach out. And take it. And the ones who do. These are the kings and queens of america. Lawmakers are investigating the response of Security Officials on the capitol lawn by the gyro copter and the failures allowed doug hughs to land, they say that the gyro copter is distinctguishable to other aircrafts. And taking stock of the air and whether its hurting or helping our health. Ali gorman is at the big board with more now. It may seem odd to talk about pollution on such a Beautiful Day but it can be there when we dont see it. The American Lung association is out with its later report card on air quality, 18 cities have their cleanest year yet and increase on unhealthy days and particle brugs from diesel exhaust and ozone is still a big problem and locally most areas in our area was graded f and montgomery got d, and you can follow the link with this story on 6abc. Com. Also, today there is a call to include men in screening for osteoporosis or brittle bone disease doctors at a denver hospital tested current and former smokers off the age of 45 and they got a big surprise. We found that men were slightly more likely to have low bone density and slightly more likely to have fractures. Those are fractures of the spine, right now government screening guidelines only cover women but the doctors say its time to change that. In the meantime men can improve their bone density by taking vitamin d supplements and you can take it every day and soak up sunshine and do Strength Training it will help to strengthen your bones. This is interesting we know that mothers breast milk has big Health Benefits and now University Health lab is trying to apply them to medical use. Food scientists have made a pro biotic supplement made with breast milk, it has healthy bacteria that helps newborns from diseases and it could boost weakened immune systems for premature babies and Cancer Patients and the powder team is working on a pill form of this, they hope to have it at hospitals within the year. Interesting news thank you. Team patience at one Camden County hospital have a place to hang out and call their own the new teen lounge opened at the hospital at cooper it features a flat screen tv and two computers and video games and also board games and books and gives patients a much needed chance to escape fres of being in the hospital. Coming up at 11 00 a action news troubleshooters case that will have people talking and buzzing about what is fair when it comes to company policies. This tragic accident kept a woman from jetting off to florida for a family vacation. This mom says she almost lost her life, just 12 hours before she was scheduled for takeoff but the airline will not let her use her tickets for a later date. Find out why. An action news troubleshooters case with an ending you may not expect. Jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldnt say no to that face. Then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says. Oh yeah, thats betty. Youre going to want to do this alligator thing. And betty didnt lead us wrong. A little later we passed some dancing. And who doesnt like dancing . Especially when its followed by fireworks everyones nola is different. Follow yours. The apple watch may have a problem with your ink that a tattoo on your wrist can prevent your heart rate sensor from working properly. It can actually block the light can you turn off the risk detention feature but that shuts down other key functions and apps. Apple has not commented on the customer complaints. Fashion merchandising students sold accessories that they designed today including clutches and sandals and card cardigans all under 20. Shana peebles was made teacher of the year by president obama today she teaches in amarillo amarillo, texas, she was presented by a crystal apple and said the world is hungry for more educators like her. Very nice. Up next at 5 00, youll get the full forecast from is the is the. And we want to remind you to go to facebook and like the action News Facebook page. Youll get the updates for the stories we are following and communicate with members of Action News Team as well. Yeah, im married. Does it matter . Youd do that for me . Really . Yeah, id like that. Who are you talking to . Uh, its jake from state farm. Sounds like a really good deal. Jake from state farm at three in the morning. Who is this . Its jake from state farm. What are you wearing jake from state farm . [ jake ] uh. Khakis. She sounds hideous. Well shes a guy, so. [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. Get to a better state. Time or accuweather at the action news big board. Cecily tynan is standing by with a look at the wonderful temperatures. Its beautiful all over the place lots of sunshine now everywhere here, sky 6 hd looking at atlantic city, sky 6 is shaking a bit because the sea breeze kicked up. An hour ago temperatures were in the 70s and now the temperatures are dropping to the 60s, philadelphia though 78 degrees and allentown 75 and millville 75 degrees irk the normal high is 68 degrees. A day like today reminds you that summer is just around the corner, 26 days until memorial day and summer officially begins in 53 days and the 4th of july in 56 days. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing the storm we are tracking all week, it will be a coastal storm moving to the north and east and we will not get a direct impact on this, that will pull in a lot more clouds and cooler weather and until then though looking nice. Tonight just a few patchy clouds and seasonable, 54 in philadelphia and allentown 48 and wilmington 52 and trenton 50 degrees, future tracker showing tomorrow a little bit unsettled and more clouds in the afternoon and the possibility of an isolated shower and most areas are dry and temperatures are generally in the upper 60s to low 70s, still a nice spring day. The ocean fetch showing that at 3 00 friday afternoon lots of clouds and a few scattered showers and its not a wet day but a lot cooler and temperatures will struggling to hit the low 60s and for the weekend the system is out of here and the weekend is looking gorgeous. A mixture of clouds and sunshine and isolated shower is possible and a high of 70 degrees, friday quite a bit cooler more clouds and sunshine and a few showers are possible and saturday High Pressure are Building Back in and mostly sunny and milder and great weather for the union game and sunday for the dolphin run, at mile 7 looking really nice, race time in the upper 50s to start and by the afternoon 76 degrees and monday we should have the day off. Ill write a note for you. 83 degrees and believe it or not it gets warmer on tuesday adam will talk about that in the accuweather forecast. Pool party at my house. Monica and i got suspended last time. More to come in our next half hour of action news at 5 00, new developments in a trial involving a maple shade man accused of killing a little 6yearold boy what the jury told the today. Tomorrow is draft day for the eagles and jaime apody is here to talk about the moves they may make. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody Rick Williams and monica malpass. Hello again. Incredible stories of survival from the quake ravaged nepal tonight as rescuers workday and night trying to find victims and a patron at a Center City Bar falls prey to thieves that go on a shopping spree with her money. Now, the details. We continue to follow the devastating quake in nepal. Now there are 5,000 dead and thousands more missing, they are digging through the rubble and time is running out. And the exact moment when the quake struck. And a camera shows them running as the powerful shaking started and then a building tumbles to the grounds and traps a man with a cart and then the man stood up with minor injuries. And look at this frightening cloud of white that happens to decent on trekkers at Mount Everest, the camera person only had seconds to jump into a tent before snow slammed into him. Reporter a race against time four days after the massive quake the clock is running out in the search for survivors, we were there when a young man was pulled out trapped for 82 hours today in the hospital, he said he had been banging loudly on the rubble until rescuers finally responded. Almost four days with nothing to eat or drink the rural areas are the hardest hit and rescue helicopters are flying nonstop evacuating the wounds to hospitals. Today we visit aid small town where 100 people died. Block after block of beautiful old homes destroyed and families salvageing what they can from the debris. You can appreciate the full extent of the damage there are pockets of devastation but here its block after block entire houses leveled on the left and the right and go down the streets like this one and all you can see is ruin. The death toll is over 5,000 but the governor is warning it could double. Among the dead are four americans and hundreds more are unaccounted for. One emotional San Diego County family heard from their son on tuesday night. Live on Mount Everest after that massive avalanche, and at the capitol clashes with police over the lack of food and water and others try to flee afraid of aftershocks and disease. Foreign aid is coming but not fast enough. World news tonight with david muir will have more on the rescue and recovery. Watch that after action news at 6 00. And the jury is deliberating in the eton patz trial are deadlocked. Pedro hernandez is accused of killing the boy back in 1979, hernandez has confessed to police but his attorneys claim that is he mentally ill and his confession is coerced. Now to the latest on two Temple University Football Players accused of assault, today a judge dropped felony charges against Hasan Reddick and dion dawkins all charges were dropped against reddick, but dawkins will go to trial on misdemeanor charges and both were involved in a fight in an of

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