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WPVI Action News 5PM June 22, 2024

Woman that operates a day care. Terrible, you know unbelievable. Its the time we live in. The increase in wilmington gun violence, the motivation for the stop the violence prayer foundation, the group runs an Outreach Program that includes a Boy Scout Troop and tutoring center. We are praying for everybody in the community, pray that this gun violence stops and we are out here constantly. Well, back live right now, we told you about five ten minutes ago a number of Armed Police Officers entered a house near the house four down from the house where today this mornings incident took place. This is video of that, its not clear how this relates to that story, hopefully well get clarity here when the police speak in a short period of time, we know that a 24yearold man jahlil goldsboro is taken into custody and charged with the possession of a firearm that injured the child this morning. The prayer vigil is expected to go on this evening at 7 00. Monica . Thank you john. An ocean county man has pleaded guilty to murdering his mother more than two years ago p. That Brian Cassidy killed his mom gail conway in 2014, her body was found in lakewood and that she died of head trauma. Congressman, chaka fattah, made his first appearance in federal court and officials photographed and fingerprinted him before he faced a judge, prosecutors say he paid off an illegal 1 Million Campaign loan with Charity Donations and nonprofit. David henry was at the courthouse for the hearing and will have more in a live report coming up at 6 00. Family and friends of slain police officer, moses walker jr. Honored him with a ceremony, those gathered prayed together and released balloons for officer walker, he was shot and killed in a robbery attempt while walking to a bus stop after his shift on this very day back on 2012. He loved the commune and loved the church and loved the family. Returning to the forecast, the heat continues in our region as we deal with another day in the 9 00. Cecily tynan is back with a look at the accuweather forecast. Today was the fourth day of the fourth heat way of the year, it peaked with a high of 94 and so far today the high in philadelphia, 94 degrees, 6 degrees above normal. We have more cloud cover moving in and that dropped the temperature in philadelphia, down to 88 degrees, its hotter in allentown and reading 87 and wilmington 86, and winds off the ocean in the southeast, its cooler and millville 83, and cape may 82, and dew points feel almost as hot as philadelphia on the beach in cape may right now. The heat index in philadelphia 91 degrees and the humidity is increasing over the next three days. Stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are storm free, if you look across centsral pennsylvania, you can see showers and thunderstorms bubbling up from the south and this is ahead of a cold front moving at a snails pace and not moving through until friday, ahead of that its unsettled and tonight if you head to Citizens Bank park for the phillies game, its looking nice, likely dry and humid, and at the first pitch 85 degrees and ninth inning, 81 degrees. What is ahead . Temperatures drop down to the 80s and the heat way will likely be ending tomorrow however the humidity will be oppressive. We are talking about tropical humidity and with the cold front moving closer, several days of drenching scattered thunderstorms ill let you know the best chance of getting wet weather where you live coming up in the accuweather forecast. Thank you. You can rely on 6abc. Com weather, live Storm Tracker weather shows you the minutes changes as they happen authorities in middletown township, buck county are looking for a thief that swiped dozens of practices from a high end retailer, they released this surveillance vernon odom inside of the oxford mall, she some how stole 86 braz, the estimated worth of the goods 4600, if you recognize the woman are you asked to call police. When pope francis comes to our region he will rest his head at the st. Charles seminary, some people excited about the pontiffs stay, who just moved into the dorms today. Matt odonnell was there. Reporter orientation somewhat resembles what Secular College students experience, but this quite clearly is a different calling and enrolling this year, here is like hitting a religious jackpot, pope francis will reside in this building for two days next month. When i applied for seminary, i was not thinking about it, and that they had something planned here, but i thought it was an awesome experience to be able to see him. The 52 new seminarians a 20 increase from last year have two years of theological side study, one from the holy father himself. The pope is from latin america and you can, relate to him more he speaks the language. One against action news requested to see the living quarters for pope francis and once again we were told no way. Because of security measures, they would not even tell us which wing of the build that pope francis is staying in but we know that his room will have air conditioning and his presence will enrich the studies of these future priests forever. Im sure they will never forget the experience to be able to welcome pope francis to the seminary. Enrollment increases three fold this year, and the archdiocese believes that is directly related to the new pope. Matt odonnell, channel 6 action news. Anticipation is building and action news is in arm teen aall week visiting pope francis home town, jim gardner is in buenos aires learning more about the neighborhoods and the people that helped to shape pope francis and his views, watch the live reports coming up at 6 00 and 11 00. You can always get updated on the popes upcoming visit by following at 6 abc pope on twitter. We are posting the latest news, tips and pictures as we prepare for the arrival of pope francis. Time now for the check of the action news traffic report, now to matt pellman in the Traffic Center. If are you preparing for someone to arrive home. If you drive on 472 westbound you are stuck in this huge jam on the westbound side, because of an accidents approaching royersford, a vehicle overturned into the grassy median and the westbound traffic is barely moving along. As you can see the jam starts the whole way back at 23, speaking of which, 23 is closed and a short chunk of it, by king of prussia because of downed wires in the overnight hours, 202 is an alternate around that. And the crash near fayette street is cleared out and the crash at the main line in wynnewood and a crash in the southbound lanes of roosevelt boulevard by the oxford circle, over on 295, the crash is cleared from the southbound lanes by the black horse pike and speeds are in the 20s, and by the library, look for a rake at blackwood avenue, well check it again coming up in the next half hour. Still to come, on action news at 5 00, the flavors of Electronic Cigarettes are attracting unintended users, ali gorman has the result of a new survey that experts call alarming. That and much more cecily is back with a closer look at the forecast and some relief from the heat. When action news at 5 00 continues. Oh my gosh, its the guy from last night. What . can i jump on your wifi . Yeah, you can try it. Hey i had a really good time last night. Yeah, me too. The only thing is that. The only thing is what . Whats the only thing . Oh my gosh hes married. Hes a kleptomaniac. Hes a pyromaniac. Hes a total maniac. Hey hey go back to your wife you sociopath leave slow internet behind. The 100 Fiber Optics Network is here. Get out of the past. Get fios. Tea . Now 79. 99 a month. Go online or call now. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v authoritied battling these massive wild fires out west have activated the military and asked for foreign help, its the first time the military is mobilized for Fire Suppression since 2006. And the National Guard has joined efforts in the state. And Surveillance Video saw a man in a yellow shirt carrying a backpack, is the bomber in bangkok, you can see him taking off the backpack and walking away, the bombing killed 20 people and injured hundreds of others, the bomb went off at the ferry pier in bangkok today and fortunately nobody was hurt. And jimmy carter plans to talk about his recent cancer diagnose on thursday, he revealed a surgery to remove a small mass from his liver revealed that the cancer spread to other parts of his body he plans to undergo treatment at emery health care. We have more about e cigarettes and their impact on teenagers, ali gorman is at the big board with Important Information for parents. Ali . Reporter Electronic Cigarettes were sold as an alternative for adults that want to quit smoking, they are popular because in part some have flavors like cotton candy and bubble gum and a new serve an at 10 los angeles high schools revealed that those that use them are ten times more likely to switch to regular cigarettes. The uptick in adolescent ecigarette use could down the road lead to a new generation of tobacco smokers. The study doesnt prove that its a gateway to tobacco use but it bolsters the argument that it should be strictly regulated by the fda. And we know that sunscreen is vital to prevent sun damage down the road, but caitlyn got damage in one day. She always covered up because of her fair skin but one year two years ago she forgot to apply it to her face and she got sun burn, the redness went away but she got dark patches, her doctor says that the Birth Control pill adds to the problem. The estrogen she was on adds to the pigmentation that makes it worse after a sun burn. Caitlyn has tried several treatments but her skin is still discolored. Its a lesson to why people need sunscreen every day, one bad afternoon is all it takes and its again important to protect your skin. Thank you ali, meantime kids in princeton are learning about fruit and where it comes from, its all part of the read and pick program at terhune orchards, these youngsters and their parents read two books and then got to pick their own pairs. Organizers got to introduce young people to the farm and to the fruit. plays throughout sometimes, at last doesnt happen at first. Your dad just kissed my mom. Turning two worlds into one takes love. Helping protect that world takes state farm. The irs breach found in may effected twice as many as first thought. The irs said that thieves stole information from a system called get transcripts, as parts of a scheme to get fraudulent tax refunds. Sprint is the latest wireless company, in an it is ending two year contracts for customers, they will phase out the agreements during the year. Verizon stopped a few days ago and tmobile stopped a few years ago and that means they will get fewer subsidies and could mean for more competitive pricing for monthly bills. Starbuck is changing the recipe for their popular Pumpkin Spice latte and is adding real pumpkin, up until now it was flavored with spices, and now when the latte returns this fall it will contain real pumpkin puree and no caramel coloring. The philadelphia orchestra will be dazzling this fall, they will present fantasia as part of their season as well as tchaikovskys the nut cracker and have snowflakes flying through the audience, the gala is september 30th at the kimmel center. By the way disney is the Parent Company of abc. Now sky 6 hd over the ben franklin bridge, some clouds up above. And cecily tynan has accuweather. Narrator first pat toomey voted to defund planned parenthood risking health care for millions of women. Now republicans want to shut down the government to block funding for planned parenthood. What would a shutdown mean for pennsylvania . Veteran will anyone be there to process my Veterans Benefits . Senior what will that do to Social Security and medicare . Mom will i be able to get my daughter into head start . Small business woman what about Small Business loans . Narrator tell senator toomey stand up for planned Parenthood Health care not a government shutdown. Time for accuweather at the action news big board, we are still broiling now and we may be nearing the end of it. The heat wave will be ending and it could get more humid and unsettled. Right now stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are rain free and there are thunderstorms north of harrisburg and another cell in southern baltimore and things get more active as we head through the week. Today we hit 91 degrees, so far this year, our 26th day of temperatures in the 90s and it is a relatively hot summer and the average number of 90 degree days 23 and typically we get 27 for the entire year, we are only one day away from that. Temperatures have adopted to the 80s except for allentown at 90 but philadelphia 88 and wilmington 6and millville 83 and with the wind off the ocean, cape may is the current temperature is 81 degrees, today say warm and humid night, really stuffy and 79 is the low in philadelphia and 69 in allentown and 79 in wilmington and the boardwalk in atlantic city, 74 degrees and people are cranking their air conditioners, and could have a spotty thunderstorm and could be widespread, there is a lot of unsettled weather on the way, the main weather maker is across the plain states and there is the cold front making it toward chicago and that is moving at a snails pace, all of this activity is bubbling up to the south and west and that is moving our way as we head through the week, ranking our days as a percentage of rain, looking at a high probable as the cold front moves through, we are increasing until then, holding out at a 30 chance of a shower depending how far to the east that front will move, if it stays close to the shore we have a better chance of showers, i talked about tropical depression number four likely to become Tropical Storm danny, well it did. Its moving west at 12 miles per hour, its 1600 miles east of the Windward Islands and it looks like danny is moving into favorable conditions for development, warm water and not a lot of wind shear, by thursday danny could become a hurricane and by the weekend it could become a category 2 hurricane but well to the east of the Windward Islands by then, but ill continue to track it. The fiveday at 5 00, the heat wave is over tomorrow but not a nice day, warm and very sticky with scattered thunderstorms and 87 degrees and thursday a chance of scattered thunderstorms and heavy thunderstorms and 84 degrees, with the cold front moving over us, 82 degrees and heavy downpours and thunderstorms, heading into the weekend the possibility of a popup shower and otherwise a mixture of clouds and sunshine and temperatures in the mid80s, and ill let you know what to expect next week. The heat wave will be ending tomorrow. Good riddance to it. Still to come, donald trump takes command of the white house and its double digit lead that trump now has and comedian, Rosie Odonnell working with police. The missing Family Member she is desperately trying to track down. Those stories and more coming up next at 5 30. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, Rick Williams and monica malpass. Hello again, here is what is happening on action news tonight. Believe it or not hotel rooms are Still Available, how hotels will resort to marketing campaigns. And a scuffle and shooting in west philadelphia, two men that police are looking for after this fights broke out at a corner store. And a warning for easy pass users, the fake emails that could cost pass holders big bucks. Now the details, we are less than six week as way from the popes visit to philadelphia, if you thought that every hotel room was booked think again. Some hotels are saying that is far from the case in fact. Sara bloomquist is live with more tonight. Reporter hi there rick, i am here outside of the senesta hotel, at 18th and market, this is one of the hotels with rooms Still Available, hotels are expected to sellout and some did, but with the papal visit fast approaching, some hotels are making a push to let people know there are still places to stay at reduced rates. Center city still has vailability. Hotel managers tell action news that hotel rooms are stillable in center city in the wake of the papal visit and the world meeting of families. They expected to sell out fast. I think people thought it would be a nightmare, the whole week of the meeting of families as well as the pope visit. Some have a minimum night stay, for the papal weekend we have 70 to 85 rooms available per night, it fluctuates on different nights friday through sunday but there is quite a bit of available. The senesta is putting out word that they have availability. And should not let tight security keep them away. I hear that a lot of security has scared people away, and that is understandable, but we want to tell people we are open for business and we still have rooms available. And Hotel Managers say that hotel prices are reduced to the price of any convention, not 1,000 a night. I think those types of rates were out there sara but youll see that the hotels have reduced the rates, they are looking anywhere from 250 to 480 depend on the day of the week and things like that. And that is probably a standard rate during the city for any convention. Reporter now the world meeting of family organizers could not give us exact numbers, as to how many hotel rooms city wide are Still Available but there are rooms available for under 100 using a discount website, and watch for the hotels to start promotional campaigns, to let people know there are places to stay and at the reduced rates. Im sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Police want your help finding two men they think were behind a shooting in west philadelphia, this is video of the incident, it happened at 56th and arch. You can see two men begin a fight with the victim, one man pulls a handgun and never fires it and

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