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WPVI Action News At 4PM October 17, 2017

It was matter of fact. She said there were two homicides and a drowning. They came to the home and she met them at the front door. She told them again she had drown her children and the boys were in the tub. As for motive that is unclear but they told us about a previous incident at the home before the boys were found. That she called them because she was upset about her immigration status. An office responded at 4 00 a. M. And they talked to her and never thought the children were in danger. Through interviews, they revealed how she did it. Part of at rest report says she took the 4monthold infant and dropped him in the bathtub and then went after the 5yearold. She physically assaulted the 5yearold before walking him to the bathroom. The memorial for the two little boys. The brother alex 5 years old. Their father he is in jail he too was arrested on immigration related charges. Reporting live in wilmington. Channel 6 action news. Well continue to follow this devastating story online at 6abc. Com. All the reports from action news and raw video of police on the scene there. A deadly crash is under investigation in voorhees today involving an nj transit bus and a pedestrian. 2 00 this Afternoon Police were called to the scene and it all unfolded at the boss could haves at the town center and they roped it off with crime tape. And they are working with voorhees town police to figure out what happened here. A High School Student shot last week in northeast philadelphia has passed away from his injuries. The 16 was in Critical Condition when the shooting happened. He was shot in the head on magee avenue in a fight with other teenagers. They arrested muhammad good, he is facing a number of charges including attempted murder that investigators could likely now be upgraded. Now, to the latest of the deadly uprising at a delaware prison. They announced indictments on 18 inmates in connection with the inmates. Those inmates took over a building at the prison in february resulting in the death of lieutenant steven floyd. This morning officials revealed the indictments handed out by a grab jury in newcastle county. All the defendants are current inmates. 16 are facing counts of first degree murder and the other two are facing kidnapping and counts related to the prison riot. All 18 of them are current prison inmates. This afternoon delaware governor, john carnie, hopes this is a step for justice for steven floyd. Giving a measure of peace for his family. And the state is working on improving safety and security measures across the state. Brand new now at 4 00 we got word that one of philadelphias most active rec centers shutting down. The bear rec center on the 2600 block of morris street is closing indefinitely. Officials have concerns about the Structural Integrity of this 100yearold building everyone the outdoor spaces including the playground as the city works on a solution. In the meantime the centers youth and adult programs are being moved to other sites. Now to accuweather on this tuesday afternoon. We have gained a lot in the sunshine department. If you stepped outside its a bit a cold one. Adam joseph has the forecast. Trying to stay warm in the shade. Its cool out here and not that far below average for this time of year. But we are so spoiled with the extremely warm temperatures. Right now the coolest spot when you look at these cities, in the eastern half of the country. 60 in philadelphia and 50s in the suburbs and 66 cincinnati be upper 70s for bismark, north dako dakota, they warm west as the atmosphere works to the east. We have the brilliant blue sky and that is repeated all the way back to the rocky. S and cold front in the northern central florida. And most of the country is quiet. Future tracker 6 temperatures they tumble back tomorrow and late tonight 45 in reading and 47 in philadelphia. And 48 in millville. And by tomorrow morning. Temperatures are dropping into the 30s for some of the suburbs near 40 for trenton and wilmington and physical. Just a couple of degrees warmer than that. Well chat about a big warmup heading our way with the sunshine sticking around and youll like that combo, warmth and sunshine coming up in the fur day at 4 00 forecast. Not bad. Investigators are looking into what cause aid fire that level all of this damage in cherry hill. Katherine scott talked to people from the apartment build that evacuated overnight. From chopper 6 hd overhead you see the balconies melted and charred. Signs of the fire overnight in cherry hill apartments. And restoration crews were working and repairs were being made. This viewer video shows the intense flames that broke out on the fifth floor of the six floor build agent 11 45 p. M. The fire was coming out of the balcony. The Cherry Hill Fire Department and mutual said responded. They began to knock on doors telling residents they needed to get out. And then they were like okay this is real. The officer banged on my door and told us to get out and i grabbed my children and ran and went around to see what was going on and it was a huge fire. Really big. Neighbors saw thick smoke and heavy flames and grabbed their kids and pets and maybe a few belongings and got out. We got the dogs out. They were outside thank god but our apartment had a lot of smoke in it. Several apartments were damaged in the fire. One occupant was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation. I feel bad about what happened to the folks living in that apartment. And they said that they were okay. There is fire damage to three apartments and the Fire Department says that residents from 16 apartments are being placed in other units for the time being. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Channel 6 action news. Well, one person was injured in a crash that caused a big backup on the pennsylvania turnpike. Chopper 6 hd was overhead shortly after 6 30 this morning. Right after First Responders rescued the victim from the car. The vehicle got wedged under the back of a tractor trailer in ben salem township. And at that time only one eastbound lane was able to get by and the victim was flown to temple hospital. No word yet on that persons condition. And people have low water pressure today because of the water main break, the pipe burst overnight along the 30 hundred block of ryan avenue. About a dozen customers did not have water at all. And that will be restored once repairs are complete. Time for a check of the action news traffic report today. Lets go live to matt pellman. As you try to head home youll have some company of course on a few of these roadways, 95 heavy in the northbound direction. Right around tasker street through this point underneath the ben franklin bridge on up to the work zone at girard avenue, reports of a broken down vehicle in the work zone and at this point all the lanes are open. You are dealing with speeds like 7 miles per hour. And on the schuylkill westbound side in University City and just volume as the afternoon rush gets underway, we have volume and emergency construction in cinnaminson and big delays and speeds like 3 miles per hour. At riverton road at bears chocolate house, a couple of lanes are blocked. And river road is a good alternate. Farther north along 130 in burlington township. A crash and downed wires approaching neck road. There you are without the right lane. A couple of good reasons to stay away from 130 in Burlington County. In Haddon Heights the white horse pike is giving us problems and speeds like 9 miles per hour. A crash there along haddon street reports of accidents heading into the delaware Memorial Bridge you may be better off with the Commodore Barry bridge coming up in the next half hour. Matt, thank you. Next on action news at 4 00 wells fargo announces plans to pull jobs out of the the delaware valley. And senator john mccain reacts to the president s blistering comments made here last night in philadelphia. And a meeting with nfl owners we have the latest as they discuss the protest playing out during the national anthem. Nfl owner s are huddling today in new york topping their agenda protests during the national anthem. Before their regularly scheduled meeting the leagues owner made an unprecedented move. They sat down to discuss the players kneeling for the national anthem. The goal is to come facetoface and come up with a solution allowing players to continue pro testing racial inequality and justice and not alienate fans and sponsors that see the protests that see it as disrespecting the flag and military. The requirement is to be and the fold and that they should stand. Malcolm jenkins is among the players at the meeting today. He said it was working together to create real change. In our communities we feel like that is the most american thing to do is use your platform and influence and with the stage that we have, as nfl flares and as a league in general we feel a responsibility to our country and our communities and we are working thruways to really have long lasting real change. Not on the guest list today former quarterback, colin kaepernick, he started the controversial movement and he is suing the nfl. And in all the league and the playerses call todays meeting positive. The big question is will the players continue to take a knee . Malcolm jenkins saying it is individual. A major topic gripping the nation. We have developing news right now, the latest version of president trumps travel ban is blocked. A judge in hawaii made the ruling late this afternoon. The ban was suppose to take effect at midnight tonight. Hawaii argued that the ban is a continuation of president trumps quote, continuation to exclude muslims from the united states. And it could include iran, libya and south korea. And other states are waiving challenges to the same policy. And the president issued a subtle threat to john mccain. One day the senator issue aid rebuke of the president in philadelphia. At his remarks at the Liberty Medal ceremony. He implored america not to aband abandon u. S. Ideals. In a radio many interview the president said this about mccains speech. People have to be careful because at some point i fight back, im being very, very nice. But at some point i fight back and it wont be pretty. Asked about the president s comments this morning, senator mccain says he doesnt respond to what the president says but to what he does. And republican Lamar Alexander says if passed it could extend payments to Health Insure cancer ance companies for lower income americans. Today he signalled he may support this deal calling it a quote, shortterm solution into former Vice President joe biden went back to his College Alma Mater in delaware for a conversation about bridging its political divide. A proud blue hen, he welcomed john kasich to the campus. The two stress that they get along despite having different views on government. And that its important to focus less on our differences and more on what we have in common. The discussion is all part of a National Agenda speaker series. A look at numbers now. The dow a record high closing up 40 and an and a half points and briefly touching 23,000 points and the nasdaq down slightly and s p up 2 points on the day. Wells fargo is closing a call sent fer bethlehem putting hundreds of jobs on the line. A Bank Spokesman says its collect to close in a couple of days. And no word on how many employees would be impacted but it employees 460 people. And there is hope that the workers will be able to stay with the company in some other capacity. Papers will be filed with the state tomorrow. The residential tower that shattered every real estate record if philadelphia is now open. People moved into 500 walnut. They unveil whad they described as the most exclusive Luxury Living and the penthouse sold for almost 18 million but the other units are not bad either, each one has three bedrooms and floor to ceiling windows and the own private balcony. People coming to this building have a chance to live anywhere they want and moving magnificent homes moving into center city philadelphia. Want to see more of the inside. And own 35 families will live at 500 walnut amenities include row battic parting and a terrace on the roof. For 18 million you can see a lot of the inside. Doing it yourself is so freaky. The robotic parking . Yes. You leave your car and shut the door and it goes away. Any way. Total jettisons. Looking good out there. A lot of sunshine and on the cool side. You see the deep blue sky over the ben franklin bridge, a cloudless sky today. And we are going to duplicate that as we move forward in fact we can thank High Pressure that High Pressure which is straight over head right now, that high is basically sinking air. That air that continues to push toward the ground is voiding the area of clouds. You need the updraft. The rising air to create the clouds and downpours and thunderstorms, but not so. We have a lot of pressure being pushed here on ground. If you have a migraine it may be because of the that High Pressure. That continues wednesday, thursday and friday. Three days of full sunshine and lack of clouds and temperatures warming nice lie. 2tomorrow and 73 on thursday and friday 74 degrees. We gain 10 degrees tomorrow and then a degree more each day after that. As we look at sunset, that is a whole different story. This is not something you want to be wowed about. 6 18 this evening is your sunset. Just a few weeks from now. Daylight saving time will end and sunset will be at 4 53. I know just a few weeks from now. And by december 3rd to the 11th those are our shortest and earliest sunsets 4 35 in the evening and it will quickly be arriving and take advantage of the next couple of weeks. As we look at the temperatures, 60 trenton and allentown and reading and 58 in dover, and 56 in cape may, and again the lack of cloud cover this is the satellite and radar you will see day after day through the upcoming weekend. They little to talk about here. Clear skies light winds, 38 allentown and 37 in millville and frost advisories go into effect late tonight for interior sections and Burlington County and Atlantic County and cumberland county. And sunny and warmer and temperatures 40s to 50s, from 8 00 until 10 00. As we get into tomorrow afternoon. The in our day at 4 00 forecast, all the sunshine through the rest of the week as temperature goes back into the 70s that is well above average, and still pleasantly warm on saturday, just a few high clouds and temperatures of 74. It will get even warmer at the end of the weekend. Well talk about that in the next half hour. Thank you. As part of Breast Cancer awareness month, action news wants to help you beat the odds against this deadly disease. Right now we are hosting a live video chat online with doctors from jefferson and abington jefferson. They are ready to answer your questions about Breast Cancer, to participate go to our website at 6abc. Com. This chat will be going on for another 38 minutes it lasts until 5 00 today. While others just cook, at college inn we craft a deeper, richer broth because every detail matters. We carefully select our allnatural chicken and farm grown vegetables, purposefully blend the most flavorful herbs and spices, and finish with a long, slow simmer. The savory taste of College Inn Broth is the detail that helps you make any dish, and every meal delicious. College inn, delicious is in the details. A five year veteran of the force is being recognized as philadelphia firefighter of the year. Dana mullers valiant efforts dura tragedy led to these award. Despite commanders evacuate he ran into a hopefully surrounded by fire last may in north philadelphia to pull a child from the fire. Unfortunately the victim later passed away from the injuries. The Department Says that muller put his own life on the line giving the child a fighting chance and he was a navy veteran and was sounded by his family at todays ceremony. A union player gave back to the community. Ray gatis gave out meals in chefrt. He walked the streets at lunch time approaching people in need. He came to me and said make a difference in the community. And i have been here for six years, living out my dream playing for the Philadelphia Union and when god blesses you he wants to you bless other people. I am not looking for recognition i hope that do an act of kindness. It was all donated by the restaurant honey grow. At longhorn, step into wood. Stone. Steak. Dont prepare a meal for yourself. Prepare yourself for a meal. Feast on one of longhorns steakhouse cuts. 12 oz new york strip, centercut flos filet, for a limited time, 14 ounce delmonico. The feeling. The flavor. The place. Longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. Action news continues with adam joseph, Sharrie Williams and brian taff. Its 4 30 and action news continues with a question. Is it ever okay to ask someone to quiet their child on a plane . We have the research coming up. And they went from racing to boxing in the matter of seconds. And when you see the video its hard to understand why its not hard. What made one driver turn his car into a monster truck . And if you rather shut the door on your closet rather than clean it out. You want to see todays whats the deal. An expert shares ways to clear the clothing clutter. We begin in south Philadelphia Police are looking for a teenager that used his fists instead of his words when a stranger confronted him about his bad behavior. John rawlins talked to the victim and he joins us live from the scene of last months crime. Reporter well brian, this was basically an unprovoked assault a brutal assault. It happened on south broad street. The victim reached out and wants to talk and more importantly he wants people to look at the videos the Police Released of the young man that is believed behind the brutal attack. I want the juvenile or the teenager to get caught so that he doesnt do it to anyone else. This man well call him san toe, he wants this video of the teen broadcast fa

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