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WPVI Action News At 4PM March 27, 2017

In some type of industrial accident. We know that something has fallen on this man. Just at this point we dont below what that is the. You can bet well be out here trying to work for the details throughout the remainder of the evening. For now reporting live at the old Cheltenham Mall bob bruins channel6 action news. Now to developing news. Renewed threat from the white house today that could mean if the loss of hundreds had of millions of dollars for the city of philadelphia. The attorney general Jeff Sessions took aim at socalled sanctuary cities today. Those that like philadelphia refuse to enforce federal immigration laws. Now, adding urgency to and a already pointed threat, sessions now says that cities that fail to comply will not only lose out on future federal funds but will also be forced to pay back money theyve already gotten. That sets off a potential standoff between the Justice Department and philadelphia mayor jim kenney who has said the city has no plans to change course. Vernon odom is getting reaction to this as we speak today. Hell have a live report coming up this evening on actioaction news at 5 00. Police say it appears a corner store owner in north philadelphia was justified in shooting a would be robber and an innocent bystander. Police say the man pulled his own gun when a armed suspect tried to rob his laundromat on the 2800 block of north fifth street. The suspect who was armed with a knife ran off with 2,000 in cash but dropped the money as the owner chased after him. Investigators say the suspect then turned around to face the owner while apparently Still Holding the knife. The owner shot the man twice in the chest. Police say it was selfdefense so he will not be charged. A 52yearold woman was also shot in the hand. Investigators are calling that an accident. A tacony sin nothing has been vandalized again. This marks the third time in four months that someone has damaged that building on the 4300 block of tyson avenue. Action newss walter perez just got the very latest from an update from investigators and walter joins us now with more. Reporter hey, brian, as you mentioned this is the third time tell me mel menorah kenesethchi hand vandalized. Officials found vandals had thrown a rock through one of the synagogues windows. The second this past january 6, that time eight windows were shatter is there. Both incidents occurred on a friday the start of a jewish sabbath and synagogue president Malcolm Adler says he does not believe that is a coincidence. Its my opinion that were being targeted because no other church in the neighborhood has broken stained glass windows. Were the only ones. Reporter this third case occurred jester afternoon when someone or a group threw a baseball sized rock 321 of the synagogues stained glass windows. We spoke with people who live here in tacony who say crimes like these are nothing short of disgraceful. Upsetting, very upsetting. I dont like that. You shall 82ly we dont have this type of activity happen in the area and its just upsetting that its a church and people are just losing respect nowadays. Reporter meanwhile investigators from northeast detectives say theyre looking through video right now that reportedly captured very clear pictures of the people responsible for yesterdays attack. While theres nothing to indicate that all three cases are linked, synagogue officials are optimistic that this investigation is moving in the right direction. And they have a message for the vandals behind this. Were going to find you. This is 10,000 theres a 10,000 reward with crime commissions of philadelphia. When we find you were going to go the full extent of the law and prosecute. Reporter now, there was no Surveillance Footage from the first two attacks but were told the footage from yesterday which is not yet been released at this time reveals the suspects are caucasian and at least appear to be minors. Once again, there is a many 10,000 reward linked to this case. Case. Anyone with information is asked to call northeast detectives. Alicia. The smoke has finally cleared in wilmington but the damage from yesterdays big fire is still being tallied. Flames gutted a Sneaker Store that has apartments above it at fourth and market. A neighboring Gaming Business was left flooded. The owner is a father who relies on that business to help support his two kids. Everything is gone. So and this is our life so every day i come to work, no more work, so ill have to stay home i guess. I work very hard. Well, he says he hopes to rebuild. Meantime some businesses at fourth and market and on nearby tatnall street have been shut down all day because they had no power. Action news viewer sent this video of a house engulfed in flames in kensington. This fire broke out at 4 45 this morning on the 3100 block of weymouth street. First responders say the fire started in a second floor bedroom. They were able to quickly get it under control. Well, hovering around 60 degrees t we cant seem to kick these clouds as we get another check of the accuweather forecast. Meteorologist adam joseph with a look at whats ahead and this month of march yeah. Better shape up. Yeah, it is payback from that mild winter but i tell you, these clouds starting to thin out just a little bit with some sunshine trying to breabreakthroughs in spots. We had morning showers an few downpours. Those are off the coast and moving east of cape cod and boston, little bit of a break right now and more showers near charleston West Virginia so were in between right now with a warm front that is flirting through our region. In philadelphia were at 57 degrees. North of here only in the low 50s but in southern new jersey and delaware, washington, richmond, it has spiked into the lower and the middle 70s so we go from the 70s to the 50s across our area depending on location. Then attached to that warm front theres another low developing with a lot of Severe Weather from the Tennessee Valley, parts of the ohio valley but the bulk of that Severe Weather will stay to our south here tomorrow but will get clipped by that low so it will be unsettled here for your tuesday, again a lot of clouds and scattered downpours and storms in the afternoon. Then a sunny and mild midweek on tap and then more heavy rain to come at the end of the week. Brian, were kind of in the beginning of a very and active pattern. Well show you that sevenday forecast coming up in just a little bit. All right, adam see you shortly. Thank you. Yup. Prosecutors on the bill cosby case are arguing with defense lawyers over jury selection for that comedians criminal trial. Cosbys lawyers want to question 2,000 potential jurors in what the panel chosen weeks before the trial to give the jury time to get ready to be sequestered. Cosbys sex assault case is slated to start on june 5th. The it will be heard in norristown but the jury will be bussed in from western pennsylvania. Police trying to figure out who brought a bb gun to school this morning in philadelphias tioganicetown neighborhood. Investigators were called out to simon gratz mastery charter shortly before 9 30 when someone reported seeing a gun. Officers found and confiscated the bb gun. No one was injured. All right, monday afternoon well get a check of the ride home today. Yeah, theres been some rain in the forecast today, gina gannon filling in in the traffic center. Not off fox5 a good start right now brian and alicia but if youre heading out you can see we have Single Digits on the map right unfortunately. Single digits on the roosevelt boulevard, were seeing that on the schuylkill expressway. Some heavy backups as well on 95 northbound. Thats right at the vine street expressway and the vine itself heavy so unfortunately we are definitely in the heat of rush hour. And heres a live look for you at the schuylkill expressway. We had an earlier accident and you can see its still here blocking the shoulder and Police Activity out there. Now, that earlier accident really set you back and you can see we have 32 Minute Travel time right now. This is on the schuylkill westbound at belmont so not the thing we need as this area tends to get heavily crowded. 32 minutes between the vine and the blue route, 20 minutes on the eastbound side. Then as youre heading out on the roosevelt boulevard were seeing southbound delays all because the schuylkill expressway is so heavy so all of these folks trying to make their way onto 76 and theyre stopping because of that and then if youre heading out on the northbound side were heavy as well from 76 out through to broad street and the vine street expressway no exception there, very heavy the length on that eastbound side pretty much between 76 to 95. Youre tapping the brakes out there just a bit though on that westbound side. Brian and leash, ill send it right back over. Gina thank you. Still ahead on action news today, chaos in a nightclub. We have an update on that deadly weekend shooting in cincinnati ohio. Fighting through heartache. Here from the family of the american who was killed in last weeks terror attack in london. Their message to and First Responders who risked their lives to save others. Creating jobs while fixing local roads. Details about the new legislation signed by new jersey governor Chris Christie. Dear fellow citizen, i know what its like to want to relax with your family. But enjoying today doesnt mean losing sight of tomorrow. So while i invest in the now my mortgage, vacations i still invest in the future, like my childrens College Tuition and retirement. I can help you piece together your Financial Journey for today and tomorrow. If you have a question about investing, ask me. Sincerely, amanda etheridge, fellow planner and fellow citizen. We are learning new details today about the moments that led up to that shooting at an ohio nightclub this weekend. One person was killed. 16 others wounded and police dont have what would have been a key piece of evidence. At a News Conference today police said the cameo club in cincinnatis does not have surveillance cameras. Police were stationed outside the club and private security was working inside when shots rang out. We believe the incident began from a dispute amongst several individuals inside the nightclub. It the incident escalated to shots being fired. Now, the club did have metal detectors but as of right now, there are still no arrests or any indication of a motive here. It has been almost a week since a deadly terror attack shook the heart of london. Today, a grieving American Family is breaking their silence after a husband was killed while his heartbroken wife continues to recover. It was the final day of their anniversary trip, 25 years of marriage ended last week and today their family is speaking out. We did know that there was a terrorist attack. We did not know our loved ones were involved and then we got online and looked and realized that that was was our loved ones and so thats how we found it. Kurt cochran a 52yearold from utah was killed when Khalid Masood plowed down pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge before going on to stab a police officer. Masood was shot dead only after killing four people. Kurts wife 46yearold melissa is now recovering in the hospital with a broken leg and a broken rib. Shes recovering very well and were just so pleased with the progress that she has been made in this last few days. Today 12 relatives traveled to london speaking here at new Scotland Yard thanking the paramedics, medical personnel and those who have helped. So many people have been so kind and we are deeply touched by their goodness and generosity. The couple was visiting melissas parents who are serving as missionaries in londons church of jesus christ of latter day saints. They say theyll travel back to the u. S. With their daughter when shes recovered. This has been a humbling and difficult experience but we felt the love of so many people during these past several days. This is kurts first trip overseas and the family says the couple was looking forward to uploading thousands of pictures something that melissa will now do alone as she mourns the loss of her husband. Brian. All right, alicia, thank you. Seven High School Students and an instructor are confirmed to have died during an avalanche in japan. Another 40 people were hurt in this including two who are in serious condition. A witness says there was strong wind and then he saw a white wall coming toward him. An instructor told him to get down before the snow engulfed them all. Japanese media reports the group was on the last day of a Training Program for members of mountain nearing clubs. A severe storm threat posted across eight states from mississippi to ohio. The same system set off a tornado yesterday in oklahoma. Hail also pelted some towns there and in texas. No serious injuries or widespread damage has been reported. Governor Chris Christie is he relying on a new transportation bill to put people in new jersey back to work. The action cam was in trenton as the governor signed the bill into law in front of a local labor union. New jersey will now spend 400 million for transportation projects. Christie had asked for the funding during his budget speech last month. More than half of that money will be used on roads reason bridges, the rest is allocated for new jersey transit. After last weeks healthcare setback and even more unpopular President Donald Trump is moving on to other campaign priorities. One of them he says is empowering women in business. He made the comment during a discussion with female Small Business owners. The president also says hes trying to make childcare more affordable and accessible. Todays conversation was meant for women to share their firsthand experiences including the challenges that they have faced. The white house is confirming now that President Trumps soninlaw is volunteering to answer lawmakers questions about contacts he had with the russian officials. Jared kushner will potentially go before the Senate Intelligence committee. Senators will ask him about arranging meetings with the russian ambassador. Also today the president tapped kushner to lead a new office at the white house. The office of American Innovation will work to overhaul government functions from a business perspective. Speaking of business, heres how stocks faired today. The dow falling 46 points to close at 20,551. The nasdaq on the rise just about 11 and a half points the s p 500 falling just about two points and change on the day. Now to the latest on the story out of union county, new jersey that garnered national attentionly remember that house in westfield where the homeowners said they had been stalked by an anonymous creepy letter writer known as the watcher. That family is looking to have their six bedroom house in that tony town demolished. Derek and mariam broaddus are suing the town after the Planning Board rejected their plan to tear down the house and subdivide the this afternoon build two homes there. The couple claims a person who goes by the watcher is that righted sending them disturbing letters saying they had rights to the home. Well, they tried selling the house and even dropped the price but no dice. Their Attorney Says theyre caught in a situation they did not ask for. Pretty awful situation. Yeah. That will be a lifetime movie some day. It will. Mark my words. Time for another check of the accuweather forecast. Lets head to meteorologist adam joseph. Keep the umbrellas handy i take it. Yes, going through the day tomorrow. Youre not going to need it the entire day but just have it very close by with some hit or miss scattered downpours and storms for tuesday but right now looking live on sky6 from our city hall camera you can see down the ben franklin parkway the flags really not blowing all that much. We dont have a strong wind out there today. Yesterday was pretty breezy at times but depending on your location, you can say its chilly or you can say it is very warm. In fact, dover, millville, Atlantic City right around 70 degrees right now. We dropped by a good 12 degrees in philadelphia to 58 and then you drop another 5 degrees to as much as another 66 degrees reading in allentown only in the lower 50s where the warm front has not pushed back from the south to the north yet. As we look at march as a whole, we had a couple of nice days friday, saturday with above normal temperatures. Yesterday back below normal with that front that came in from the northwest and brought that cooler northeasterly wind in but overall, rounding up the month so far we still have, again, four more days of the month were running about close to 2 degrees below average after a really long stretch of above normal months. Satellite and radar, theres that morning rain that moved to the north and east, a bit of a break, maybe a couple of sprinkles in parts of bucks county. Overnight it stays dry tmaybe a little mist or drizzle with that patchy fog but otherwise stays warm. 52 philadelphia, 51 millville, 53 degrees in dover and the clouds are going to win out here during the day tomorrow. 11 oclock, tonight were going to see, again a few spitting showers to the north of philadelphia. We get into tuesday morning, you can see an hit or miss downpours already developing 10 oclock in the morning. Its one of those days were not going to see Severe Weather because with all the cloud cover we really can and destabilize the atmosphere. It stays fairly stable bullet ibut in theafternoon watch for e of those hit or miss downpours or thunderstorms even north of the city as well 8 30 tomorrow evening so again its kind of like a broken record here tomorrow with us saying hit or miss or some scattered downpours and storms. In fact thats the deal with what to expect tomorrow. Its not a washout but any thunderstorm that does fire up to

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