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WPVI Action News 5PM September 19, 2016

And two Police Officers. One of the officers was actually sitting in his Police Vehicle when he was shot at. Im told the round went through the windshield and actually glanced off his forehead area. Reporter the takedown following a 911 call from a new jersey bar owner who told police there was a man sleeping in the hallway of his business. When the Police Officer arrived and to wake the individual and within a matter of seconds the suspect fired on him, he had his vest on and he was hit in his vest and so that that saved him. Reporter investigators now revealing they identified rahami as their suspect using a cell phone found attached to a Pressure Cooker undetonated on 27th street in manhattan. Right now were not actively seeking anyone. I have no indication that there is a cell operating in the area or in the city. The investigation is ongoing. Reporter thats one of four bombs discovered in new york and new jersey over the weekend. The latest in elizabeth, new jersey. Not far from where rahami lived. Vigilance is called for and its very, very important if people see anything unusual particularly an unattended package that they report it immediately. Reporter and this afternoon abc news learned that suspect arrested here this morning, he is not cooperating, hes not answering any questions or even giving his name. So investigators are now in the process of using dna and other forensic evidence to try to positively link him to the explosions. Elizabeth hur, abc news, linden, new jersey. Back to you. All right, elizabeth, thank you. Lets switch live to action newss walter perez live in seaside park new jersey. Walter thats where all of this began. Reporter thats right, brian. This is the place where it happened. The very spot where an improvised explosive device went off inside a municipal garbage can this past saturday morning. As you can see people have since left behind these american flags in honor of the event that was at least seemingly targeted by the bomber. Frank costello admits he was overwhelmed by the number of people who showed up to take part in the Second Annual semper fi five can benefiting marines and sailors wounded in action. We knew we were going have a big turnout but not as big as we had. The lines were so long we could not get them all registered. Reporter as a result frank delayed the start of the race a twist of fate that lightly saved lives because the bomb detonated inside a garbage can was a few feet away from the path of the race. Had the race gone off in time the 5k would have been right there where the bomb went off. Reporter one of a few people nearby was a race official who was stationed a short distance from where the explosion occurred. He turned around to walk back and the bomb went off two and a half blocks away so he saw it go up in smoke. Reporter fortunately no injuries were reported in the wake of that blast but local officials moved quickly to ensure the runners safety. We need to shut down this run. Shut down this run. Reporter we spoke with neighbors here who say they never heard anything quite like it. Jean manfra lives half a block away from where it happened. It sounded like if you dropped a second of the building onto the street it was one loud boom and vibration. Reporter Frank Costello says that while this incident frightened him at first now he feels inspired to continue his mission to support the men and women who serve in the u. S. Military. Makes you want to come back bigger and stronger. Reporter and so semper fi will be Held Next Year and hopefully costello says another event will be held in between to make up for what happened this past saturday. Reporting live from seaside park, new jersey, walter perez channel6 action news. Monica. Thank you walter. Our coverage of the bombings in new york and new jersey continues on the 6abc news app and well alert you to any developments in the Ongoing Investigation. Also well bring you live updates just as they happen. The 6abc app is a Free Download for your mobile device. Federal courthouse in Atlanta Georgia was evacuated for several hours today when a suspicious package was found there. It all began when someone found a backpack in a trash can in the buildings entrance. U. S. Marshals ordered all workers out and called in a robot. It removed the backpack and xrayed it. Turns out that backpack an tote bag were only filled with old clothing. Trying to decide whether lane closures on the George Washington bridge were a conspiracy fueled by political revenge. Two former allies of Chris Christies trial started today. Prosecutors claim in 2014 that fort lees mary fused to endorse Chris Christies reelection. Five days of closures paralyzed traffic. Christie himself has not been accused of wrongdoing. Philadelphia police hope they can identify and arrest a man seen in this video robbing a Family Dollar store. The crime happened september 8th at that store in the 5600 block of vine street here in west philadelphia. You see the suspect there pretending to buy a couple of items but then he pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the cashier. He got away with about a hundred dollars cash. Its a prime time flight for the eagles tonight as they take on the bears in chicago. And for rookie quarterback carson wentz its his first time on the national stage. Action news sports director Ducis Rodgers live for us in chicago this evening and ducis, youve got a preview. Reporter yeah, brian, the pressure grows for this rookie quarterback. We have about three and a half hours away from kickoff between the bears and eagles here from Soldier Field in chicago. Now, carson wentz looked pretty good in his debut last week against the browns but this is a different football tomorrow, its on the road and its against the chicago bears. I had some time i got a chance to spend some time with carson wentz last week. I can tell you hes a confident athlete who remains grounded through all this hoopla. What did sundays opening season weekend do for you in terms of confidence. For this whole team the Coaching Staff just opening up like that the way we did going out and getting the w i know for myself it helped my confidence tremendously especially you know early in the game going down and getting that score right away just left hand me get out there get comfortable and we were just full speed ahead from there. Reporter youre very calm and cool on the field even in practice and doing interviews. To what do you attribute that. I think a lot of it is just my faith. You know, i think im very grounded. You kind of also my upbringing. Parents raising us in kind of the north dakota roots coming out there. Reporter monday night football i imagine as a kid you watched it. What do you think it will be like monday night on the road in chicago. It will be an awesome atmosphere. Thats what were expecting. Were expecting its a prime time game. As a kid i grew up watching monday night football all the time. I was real excited to turn it on. Im going to be playing in it. Its pretty cool but at the end of the day its still just a ball game and we got to go win it. Reporter i tell you he is captain cool. Were going to bring you this game tonight over on phl17. Kickoff set for about 8 30. Well bring you a kickoff show, count down to kickoff at 8 oclock both over on phl17. Zach ertz will not play in this game due to a rib injury. Well talk more about that coming up next half hour. Were live in chicago, im Ducis Rodgers channel6 action news. Monica back to you. Thanks ducis. Back here we needed the rain of course but for many folks this mornings downpours were just a little too much all at once. Commuters huddled under umbrellas and slickers as they made their way to work and school this morning. Some tried to make a dash but ended up getting soaked. Drivers of course had challenges with roads flooding and that meant that they got a bit of a late start at the office. Yes, a rather difficult commute out there this morning hoping things have gotten a little better for the ride home. Couldnt get much worse. Lets go live to matt pelman and find out. Thats a good way to look at it yeah couldnt have gotten worse. This afternoon i guess its not quite as bad but still weve got major issues monica and brian. Here on 95 since last we spoke, a vehicle broke down from the northbound lanes approaching cottman avenue up here in the worked the right n the work zone the right lane is blocked. Its substantial from penns landing through this point at allegheny up to cottman, 48 minute ride. Thats more than a half hour delay on the northbound side. Southbound near Bridge Street there was police activity. Luckily that has cleared out so southbound is not so bad. Northbound not so good right now on i95. Still have a crash to watch out for in upper merion along upper gulph road near gulph road 320. And theres still that overturned vehicle accident near trenton just a shoulder is opened along 29 northbound past 129 canal boulevard. Little bit farther north in pennington a gas main break continues to close 31. Main street 640 gets you around that. Weve got a couple accidents in northern delaware this afternoon. One of them was closing harvey road. Sounds like theyre both in the process of clearing out now. And on the mass transit front a whole lot better than this morning but keep in mind four of the so that the septa Regional Rail lines are operating on new updated interim schedules on this monday. Well check it again brian and monica in the next half hour. Sounds good. Still to come a miami neighborhood gets the all clear from its battles with the zika virus but another is still struggling. On health check were tackling football snacking. You might be surprised by how much damage you can do to your diet. Weve got some easy tips on how to limit the text at a lbs. Well, after a soggy monday the vein moving out but now im tracking a different weather problem that could impact your Tuesday Morning commute. Ill explain in the accuweather forecast when action news returns. vo when it comes to your favorite Pennsylvania Lottery pick games, its smart to add the new wild ball to your game. Sally plays 1 2 3, just like she does every day. But today she adds wild ball. Because sally chose to get extra chances to win by playing wild ball, sally yah vo she can now replace the number 4 with tonights wild ball, number 3. Making her a winner sally thanks, wild ball vo dont change the way you play, change the way you win learn more at palottery. Com. Introducing longhorns Great American steak dinner for 12. 99. Perfectly seasoned sirloin with your choice of side. Plus an appetizer or a dessert. Only at longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. Beachgoers are being told to stick to shallow waters following three shark bites in three hours along the very same stretch. The attacks began yesterday morning. A 43yearold man bitten on the lower leg. Then 30 minutes later a second man was bitten on the hand. Two hours after there a teenager was bitten on the thigh. Two the two adults were hospitalized. On the campaign trail today, democratic nominee Hillary Clinton paid a return visit to philadelphia. Clintons visit to Temple University today was aimed at getting support among the millennial voters. Before her trip she accused republican nominee donald trump of giving aid and comfort to terrorists. She said his antimuslim rhetoric actually helps groups like isis gain new followers. And trump tweeted out his congratulations to state and federal officials for arresting that suspect in the new york and new jersey bombings and the republican nominee took credit for announcing that a bomb was responsible for saturdays blast in manhattan. Even before authorities had publicly disclosed the cause. He said he believes there is a foreign connection to the attack but he would not say where he got that information. On health check at 5 00 tonight one section of miami has now been declared zika free. Its been 45 days since the last infection in the wynnewood area of miami. So today Health Officials lifted their warning to pregnant women to stay out of the area. Aggressive Mosquito Control and cooperation from the neighborhood and draining standing water stopped the spread although wynnewood is zika free the transmission zone in miami beach now covers most of the 7mile island. The academy of american pediatrics says its time to stop giving kids codeine. The Doctors Group says it still found in over the counter cough and cold medications despite growing evidence that it can cause lifethreatening reactions and that can happen even at standard doses. The doctors say the rate codeine breaks down varies wildly from child to child. Many folks will be watching the eagles and bears. Chances are of course there will be food and drinks nearby. Health experts say it is possible to actually consume between 1200 and 2,000 calories during a football game. Thats almost a whole days worth. A lot of it comes from what they call mindless eating. To avoid they say sit far away from the snacks. If you have to intentionally get up and walk over to it, its going to significantly cut down on how much you eat. Also, never eat right from the container or the chip bag. Make sure that you put it on a plate so that you are aware of the portion sizes. Easier said than do. Be aware of who your eating with if they are fast eaters, slow down. Dont try to keep up with them. It all sounds so easy on paper. If the nachos are good enough ill walk a mile. Problems continues for samsungs new phones with word of fire in another country he. Gas stations high and dry about an out of commission gasoline pipeline. Well tell you all about it when we come right back. Newspapers know the real story on pat toomey. On background checks for gun buyers. Toomey has shown the courage few others have. Toomey steps up on checks. Toomey is on the right side. State leaders should follow toomey lead. No wonder leading Pennsylvania Police organizations endorse pat toomey as best to protect our families. Independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. Dear fellow citizen, i know what its like to live a full life. But living for today doesnt mean forgetting about tomorrow. Most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do for retirement. But i like to think of retirement like its a 30year vacation. So how are you going to get there . Dont worry. It just takes some planning. And i can help. So if you have a question about retirement, ask me. Sincerely, Bernard Tynes fellow vacationer and fellow citizen. Aaa says gas prices will keep inching up while repairs are being played to a ruptured pipeline in alabama. In the south even finding gas right now is a challenge. Pumps at some stations here in the Atlanta Georgia area ran dry last night and the station workers shut them off. Georgia tennessee and the carolinas have all seen the biggest impact from the spill of a quarter million gallons of gas. North carolinas attorney general in fact says hes getting an earful from consumers complaining of price gouging. China is the latest country reporting problems with samsung phones. Chinese news reports say one of the companys galaxy note7 smartphones caught fire over the weekend. Another reportedly exploded. Now samsung says it has found no battery issues with those chinese phones. The note seven sold in that country uses a different battery. In the united states, though, there have been dozens of reports of phone fires. A natural gas explosion took five lives today in eastern china leveling one building and damage, another. But it somehow left a table and chairs even the tablecloth intact at a restaurant. Rescue crews had to dig through rubble by land to find five people injured by land to find five people injured. France honored those killed or injured in terror attacks. Hundreds of families plus many injured in paris and nice were at the ceremonies today in paris. French president francois hole lands and other dignitaries were there. Hollande denounced the attacks. The memorial also honored those killed by extremists in brussells belgium and three nations in west africa. They kicked offer the annual puerto rican festival today at city hall in philadelphia. Music and a flag raising were part of the festivities led by mayor jim kenney and councilwoman Maria Quinones sanchez. The Puerto Puerto rican parade s this sunday you can watch it live right here on 6abc right after action news at noon. And still to come here on action news at 5 00 we get a check of the forecast. Lets take you live outside right now sky6 showing you Atlantic City beaches. Big oil polluters. They have a friend in pennsylvania. Millionaire pat toomey. Toomey voted to protect their special tax breaks. Saving Oil Companies twentyfour billion dollars. And Big Oil Polluters have given toomey seven hundred thousand dollars in campaign contributions. Tax breaks for them. Campaign contributions for him. Pat toomey. Hes helping Big Oil Polluters and millionaires. Not the rest of us. Lcv victory fund is responsible for the content of this advertising. Time for accuweather at the action news big board. Cecily tynan here to lay out our week ahead. How are we doing. Were drying things out after some much needed rain. Havent seen scenes like this in awhile. Sky6 taking a look at the gloomy center city skyline with shades of gray, low clouds but for philadelphia and areas northwest the rain is really over. Double scan live showing that we still have some light showers across parts of south jersey and delaware and theres some steadier rainier he dover and you can see how this is moving up to the north and the east. Cape may Sea Isle City Atla

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