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WPVI Action News At 1230 PM June 22, 2024

Morning shows producer who was leaving the station, the station is devastated. We have people Walking Around here in tears, a lot of hugs, we have a friend of our newsroom who is a pastor in here consulting people. Reporter now the name of the man, vester flannigan but went by the name Bryce Williams on air. An hour and a half ago posts on twitter and facebook, believed to belong to this man, twitter and facebook suspended the accounts among them on the Facebook Post was a video that appeared to be from the perspective of the shooter in this mornings tragic event matt. Rightfully so with the suspense of the accounts. Both Allison Parker and adam ward had connections to the philadelphia area, youll hear more about that and the events, leading up to their live, television deaths, coming up on action news at 4 00. We are constantly posting updates on 6abc. Com. A man is hospitalized right now after being shot by a Philadelphia Police officer this morning, Authorities Say they were responding to a robbery call in West Philadelphia when the man tried to ambush them and the man robbed someone at gun point, the man ran off and waited for an officer around the corner, the officers partner pulled up in his cruiser possibly just in time. His partner inside of the vehicle, he was ordered to drop the gun multiple times when he turned the corner and when hep failed to drop the gun, his partner fired one time striking the robber in the stomach. Action news has new information about a fire that broke out at a Montgomery County apartment complex overnight and officials have ruled the blaze accidentsal. It destoried several units and has people looking for a place to stay. Eva pilgram is live now in king of prussia. Reporter good afternoon matt, a huge fire destroyed this Apartment Building here in upper merion township, you can see there is not a whole lot left for those people that live here. At this hour, they are shoring this up to make sure its safe, for the families that got out they say they are thankful to be alive. Flames forced 30 people out of their beds at 1 30 this morning on the 300 block of bill smith boulevard. I looked out the window and the next door balcony was on fire. When i walked out of my building, two overs, the fire was 10 to 20 feet in the air and the first fire truck was just coming up. Michael pollack shot the video on his cell phone of the flames. A woman was lying in the bed and smelled something and she put her hand to the wall and it was hot and went out on her balcony and saw flames, she told action news she ran and began knocking on tours. I dont know if it was interior first or exterior. Transformers and wires also cut fire and peco crews were sent to cut off the gas, half of the units were destroyed along with half the roof. But everyone got out safely. The third big fire like this in the last five years. We lost everything but im glad we are all okay. Again, 30 people were forced out of their homes overnight and the red cross is helping 20 of the people that lived here at this time, the apartment complex and the red cross are working together to find places for the 20 people to stay. Eva pilgram, channel 6 action news. Thank you. More breaking news to get to right now, chopper 6 hd is live over the park side section of philadelphia where someone was shot, the exact location is 38th and poplar streets, police took the victim to the hospital and they have the area roped off looking for the person that shot the victim. No word on the condition of the victim in the hospital. Police in south jersey are investigating a deadly crash that left a car in two pieces several yards apart. Chopper 6 hd was over this scene on route 130 in burlington this morning, the car smashed into a pole and split in two, the driver died and another person was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries. A woman is accused of stealing 50,000 from an elderly patient, the Department Says that dawn farillo is said to have stolen money from a man in her care and using his credit cards for years, she voluntarily turned herself in and is facing forgery and fraud charges. Lets take a break, we have a dry period. Sky 6 hd looking live at Philadelphia International airport, it is bright and sunny, meteorologist, karen rogers joins us from the accuweather update. Its nice to take a break and walk outside and feel good out there. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are cloud free over our immediate area and clouds filling in from the west but they will not effect us, they will dissipate across the mountains, 75 degrees right now in fleetwood and 77 in kennett scare and 82 right now in center city. Warmed up a bit in the last half hour. In browns mill and 78 in glassboro and 77 in dover, delaware. Temperatures running 6 to 7 degrees less than yesterday. How about the dew points, anything below 60 and it feels good, 48 degree dew point in philadelphia right now. Sunshine and high clouds and low humidity and 4 00 p. M. 84 and 5 3082 and 7 00 p. M. 79. If you like the heat and humidity i have that too in the sevenday forecast. Philadelphia mayor, michael nutter, and organizers for the world meeting of families are getting ready to hold a News Conference this afternoon, at 1 00 p. M. Action news will carry the News Conference live on 6 abc and stream it live online at 6abc. Com. National experts are training Philadelphia Police officers on fair and unbiassed policing, 25 supervisors are attending courses. This is an issue important to charles ramsey, he said on the task force of improving relations, after the protests and riots in ferguson, missouri. Parents are sounding off on the schools money problems in upland. We ask that are you fair. The parents at last nights meeting were awaiting a ruling on funding for special education in charter schools, the cash strapped district wants to cut the funding in half and Governor Tom Wolf says the lack of reform will cause its lack of deficit in the district to deepen. As students get ready to head back to class, nurses at delaware schools will have access to drugs that reverses overdoses, a company that sells them will make a donation to the state, the drug is credited to saving the lives on people that overdose on heroin and pain killers. Much more ahead on action news, gop frontrunner, donald trump, is in yet another feud with the media. What happened in iowa that had sparks flying. His life lives on, nascar racer justin ward makes a donation after he lost his. For life. husband hon its Grover Cleveland female announcer . When you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. husband let me get this. female announcer that means you too could experience the joy of winning. wife look who went shopping female announcer every day. grover your chariot awaits announcer . For the rest of your life. wife jump on grover nothing like a new mower. wife what . grover see you tomorrow female announcer cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. Play for fun. Cash for life. If you are afraid to take a peek at your stocks on wall street we are doing it for you. The dow is up 152 points that is not much, the nasdaq and s p is up about the same. Yesterday it went up real big in the morning and then crashed in the afternoon and ended lower. Turning now to the coverage of our 2016 race for the white house, donald trump is at war with another media outlet, the latest drama unfolded in iowa. Kenneth moton has the details. Donald trump is involved in a new media feud taking on a new personality, this time jorge ramos. I have a right to ask the question. You werent called. Sit down. Trump gestured to his security and he was escorted out. In the hallway someone was confronted by a trump supporter. Get out of this country. He told abc news it is his responsibility to ask the questions. He has to explain how to deport 11 million people, how do you do that, will he put people in stadiums, will he deport children born in this country. They are born here just like his. How are you going to build a 1900 mile wall. Time and money . I dont believe that. Trump drew large crowds after that News Conference, his growing number of supporters saying they love his brash style, his opponents say he goes too far and he hopes that style will soon backfire. Kenneth moton, abc news washington. A colorado judge will formally sentence Movie Theater shooter, james holmes today. Is he facing live in prison, 11 jurors wantsed to give holmes the Death Penalty but they needed a unanimous decision and the other panelists voted for life without patrol. And 100 mig rantss that were drifting in the mediterranean sea, this is 125 people on a rubber dingy, two children and five pregnant women were among them. Italy rescued them who miles off the coast of libya, and new reports that greeces coast guard rescued another 100 mig rans over the last 24 hours. Justin wilson is giving the gift of life even after his death, he suffered a head injury during a crash at the poconos raceway the day before and was an organ donor and is helping people that are on the transplant lists. I am proud to be his brother and it exemplifies the life he led. Stephan wilson tweeted his brother keeps setting the bar higher and one organ donor can save up to eight lives. Still ahead on action news the high flying performance that will take over the shore this weekend and the best part, it wont cost you a dime. Details are coming up. Looking live at center city from sky 6 hd, where are the clouds, such a wonderful day and karen is here with the forecast. The Atlantic City air show will roar over the beach next week. The best part is free and everybody on the beach has a great seat. It is usually held in august but they moved it to show that the shore is still in its glory. Wednesday september 2nd, the high flying is thrills of the Atlantic City air show take over the skies over the a. C. Beaches for the 13th year, its the large of the midday show in the country, its of the ocean and its free and its a great way to continue the summer. The u. S. Navys demonstration squad, the blue angels return for the First Time Since 2006. Its reason to come just to see them alone and they share the air with the Golden Knights and f22 Tactical Fighter and fans have a chance to witness history. We have a gentlemen, Andrew Wright that will attempt the world record. He will rotate 100 times in an inverted flat spin, from as high as the airplane will go down to the beach. He will attempt to break it at our air show. Right here in Atlantic City and september 2nd and join us for a special fyi philly air show special this saturday at 7 00, i know someone at the desk is spending the time doing that special. It might be karen rogers. Everyone knows its gray down the beach in august or at least september, the water is warm. The water is among its warmest but the only issue is rip currents. Its gorgeous, stormtracker 6 live double scan around the region, we are dry and in the clear out there. The pressure is rising and feeling good out there. We are in the clear for the most part here, you can see the clouds out to the west but that is because of the cold air aloft, that wont affect us, well see cumulous clouds mixing with the sunshine mostly sunny skies in the lehigh valley, 81 at best temperatures feeling just right at the shore, watch out for the rip currents and a high of 82, feeling comfortable at the shore in a. C. , if you are headed out later on why not go to the playground, if they are not in school, at 2 00 p. M. , 4 00 p. M. We have the High Pressure, its moving right in, lots of sunshine a high of 83 degrees, we keep the low humidity and breeze going, we have terrific weather coming in in the overnight hours, dipping into the 60s, it will be nice and comfortable for you. Lets look at the exclusive accuweather forecast, it is nice and bright and 84 for your high and if you are headed to the phils tonight youll be 79 degrees by the ninth inning and looking pretty good. Lots of sunshine and 83 degrees for your high temperature, a repeat of today, well keep the nice conditions and low humidity and add a breeze to it. Friday dry and sunny and 86 for your high things dont really change until the weekend but High Pressure pushes off the coast ain flow out of southwest and it allows things to heat up a bit and we hit a high of 90 degrees, its more humid and 91 for your high and a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. We really need the rain, and on monday its hot and humid and 91 degrees, looks like we are talking about another heat wave with temperatures around the 90 mark, and tuesday we continue the heat, partly sunny skies and 90 degrees and more comfortable if the year night hours too, on sunday, monday and tuesday in the low 70s, below average as well. Thanks karen. Misty copeland made history as being the first black dancer at the ballet theater and she made her broadway debut in on the town copeland is also the author of a childrens book. Victor he told them he cant dance and has no sense of rhythm whatsoever, no word on who his victim, i mean his professional partner will be. Bindy erwin is the only other contestant announced so far. Tradingin or selling your car, truck or suv . Webuyanycar. Com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. One, get your free online valuation. Two, drive to your local car buying center. And three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. Buying used cars is all we do. All makes and models. No dealership pressure. Well even settle your loan or lease. So dont wait. Get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar. Com if you are looking for a distraction this afternoon check out 6abc. Com, they love us unconditionally and now its time to show them love back. A pet expert started the holiday in 2004 to bring attention to animals living in shelters looking for a forever home. Last check of the forecast with karen. Im going to go home and pet my dog now. Taking a look at the forecast, its a good one, you can walk the dog too, 83 degrees by 3 00 p. M. And 5 00 p. M. We come down from our high of 84 and 9 00 p. M. Moonlit skies and 75 and overnight low is 65, nice and comfortable. The mcwhopper, burg king is asking mcdonalds to mash together the two big sellers, the whopper and the big mac. They hope to sell it for one day. The company is tying the idea to National Peace day designated by the united nations, its unclear how mcdonalds feels about this idea. No response just yet. Now stories coming up on action news at 4 00, well continue to follow the heart breaking story out of virginia where a tv crew was killed live on the air, expect updates on 6abc. Com and a live report from virginia coming up at 4 00. We are also waiting on a News Conference from mayor nutter, well bring it to you live on 6 abc here and 6abc. Com when it starts in the next few minutes and well have a complete recap at 4 00. Dont forget to join us for action news at 4 00, 5 00 and 6 00. For david murphy, karen rogers and rick williams, have a great wednesday everyone. Mornings. Wonderful, crazy mornings. We figure you probably dont have time to wait on hold. Thats why at xfinity were hard at work, building new apps like this one that lets you choose a time for us to call you. 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