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WPVI Action News 5PM October 18, 2017

Pennsylvania and delaware. And this is radee prince. Police say that at 9 00 this morning prince went to his workplace advanced solutions in maryland and opened fire killing three coworkers and seriously wounding two others. And police say after that he drove to wilmington, delaware on the 2800 block of northeast boulevard and here at 20th auto dealership and service he shot a man in the head. And a witness described hearing the gun fire and seeing a man and woman running and calling for help. All i heard was a pop. I heard one pop and seen the young lady come running out and ran into the garage. Her and the other guy shut the door and i heard a second pop. They saw the shooter fleeing the scene and the victim was able to give information. We came upon the individual conscious and alert and actually shot two times and our officers were speaking with him and our officers were advised by the victim they gave us the name. The officer briefly escorted the woman back to the auto body shop. Prince is believed to be driving a black 2008 arcadia, pc 64273. And is considering armed and dangerous. And abc news confirms that prince was involved in another violence encounter in wilmington, delaware in january of 2016. A Man Told Police that he thought prince was going to shoot him and plowed his car into prince in order to get away. This all out east coast manhunt continues at this hour. Sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Stay with 6abc. Com throughout the evening for the latest updates on this story right now you can find out the details yourself and the suspect being hunted along with videos and photos. The photo has caused a firestorm online. Walter perez is live with all the details. Reporter this is the second racially charged online photo involving Coatesville Area High School over the past week and officials are implementing measures to make sure this doesnt happen again and at this point parents and students are not concerned that not enough is being done. A group of parents marched in protest as they were joined by hundreds of students who left classes early to make their voices heard. We are trying to make a point we are not out here causing chaos or a ruckus, its something we care about. This is all in responsible for a disturbing photo recently posted on social media now at the center of a police investigation. It shows four Coatesville High School students standing by carved pumpkins one reveals a swastika and another reads kkk. After this photo surfaced last week this shows an ethnic doll hanging from the ceiling of a locker room inside of coatesville high. This will not define us. Dr. Castner the superintendant of the Coatesville School says she is disgusted by the photos but they will be used to make this a teachable moment. We will not tolerate in owe our schools and work to educate children and work to continue to educate staff and we are doing a lot of that. Both the School District and local police and the photo of the hanging doll resulted in the end of the rest of the schedule. She understands the protesters but important to deal with the situation with level heads. You cant act out and make it worse than it is already. Its pretty hard. And its a lot happening now. Reporter now at this point there is no indication that any possible charges may be pending but the students involved in both cases will be subject to sensitivity training and council egg in the wake of this. Reporting live walter perez, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Now surveillance cameras are popping up at the Schuylkill River trail in an effort to increase safety. 21 cameras will cover eight entrances from arch street to north of the south street bridge, installation of the 150,000 initiative began today. Its part of a multilevel security effort. We want to have call boxes if you are out here running and dont have a cell phone we dont want a person to be stranded when it comes to calling the Philadelphia Police department. Right now the camera footage is used to fight crime and the city does not plan to monitor the cameras in real time. In new Jersey Police are investigating a mixup over a sick dog. A family was told their beloved pet had to be put down but little do they know the dog ended up living for several other months under someone elses care. Nora muchanic is live in the new jersey newsroom with the story. Reporter rick, this is one of those stories, you cant make up. A family from Monmouth County had their dog for almost 15 years and thought he was finally at peace and now dealing with his death all over again. This is caesar whose family grieved five months ago when the chronically ill dog had to be euthanize the in howell, Monmouth County and imagine their surprise when they got a tip call that caesar was still alive. I album founded and dont know how to feel. He paid 192 for the dogs remation and got a condolence letter from the familys longterm vet but instead he euthanizing caesar he let a tech take the dog home without the levys knowledge or per mis. You charged me to put him down and sneak him out the back door. Its horrifying. When the police got involved the tech was ordered to return caesar and then he was so ill. We dont know if there was care being rendered. Theft charges again the doctor for basically taking the victims money and not performing the service. We were unable to cant the doctor for comment and they no longer work at briar wood and the veterinarian bought the practice last week is upset. Its hard enough to decide a pet should pass, and to have to deal with that twice for the same pet is just unthinkable. The animal think the dog was suffering. Its so inhumane, how could you sleep at night. Police and the spca will meet with the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office tomorrow to see what if any charges will be filed. Im nora muchanic, channel 6 action news. All right thank you nora. Time now for a check of of the action news traffic report. Wednesday night and matt pellman is in the Traffic Center with a check of the commute home tonight. Getting over the hump heading home on this wednesday evening rick and monica. There is not much left of that crash along the schuylkill expressway eastbound past the blue route that is good news and one Police Officer off to the side. Lanes are open and still a plenty slow go, from 202 through this point into the conshohocken curve and dont forget overnight tonight, starting at 11 00 they are closing down this ramp from the schuylkill westbound to conshohocken route 23 closing for a few nights this week for overnight construction, and issues in new jersey, a crash in cherry hill along 70 westbound, just behind 295, blocking the acceleration lane and 20 Miles Per Hour past the scene. And the neighborhood in evesham township a vehicle flipped over at hanover road and avoid that as well. In glassboro, reports of a vehicle into a building on main street and newcastle delaware the ramp to go northbound on 13 is blocked and emergency repairs following a crash there. Get to 13 via 495 instead. Well check it again in the next half hour. Thank you. Still ahead. New developments in the health care fight in washington. And the stance from Roger Goodell after weeks of players protesting the National Anthem. And the sixers open their sport against washington and Jeff Skversky is there live from d. C. Hey jeff. Hey guys the much anticipated sixers opener is finally here tonight and ben simmons and the sixers are warming up behind me. And joel embiid is getting ready for the wizards and the much anticipated season. Can you wait . Well hear about it coming up in sports. Im live at the philadelphia zoo and i have gc here and that is a guam rail. These spcays are extinct in the wild. Back before the 80s there were 70,000 of them on the island of guam and then the brown tree snake came and killed off all of them so the philadelphia zoo with went in and rescued them along with the national zoo and the bronx zoo and now an active program and get the species back in the wild someplace they are safe. We have details in the live chat now. Well have a lot more when action news returns. The head of the nfl says there will be no change in the League Policy when it comes to the National Anthem but the league believes that players should stand during the ceremony and commissioner goodell outlined the dilemma of the two days owner meeting in new york. They are not doing it to be respectful to the flag and know how its being interpreted. Goodell says that todays discussion is showing how to support players and fans rather than policy changes or punishments. This sannish through that pretty is vocal about online and to the media. He tweeted out this response. It said quote, too much talk and not enough action. Stand for the National Anthem. A bipartisan deal on Health Care May be dead. President trump tweets he cannot support it. Ali gorman has the details from the action news billing board tonight. Ali reporter the tweet applauds working together but i could never support bailing out Insurance Companies that made a fortune with obama care. It aimed to extend payments to help cover lower income americans and in Exchange States would have more flexibility to design coverage plans. Initially it was thought that presense would support the bill as a shortterm measure and today we learn that is not the case. Also today americans are taking more pills than ever before. And sometimes when things are added or combined. It can create problems. This saturday Consumer Reports and federal Health Officials are urging everyone to get a medication checkup and enlisted some fun friends to help. Do you take a lot of medicine . They enlisted the mup pets to get the word out for the National Check your mets day and the idea is to have americans take prescription and overthecounter drugs to their doctor or pharmacist for a review. And check for harmful interactions and eliminate unnecessarily limitations. You are like a super hero. Some pharmacies will have extra staff on hand and you can check with yours to see if they are participating. And its a good idea if you take a lot of medications to check with your Health Care Provider any time a change is made or take something over the counter. Including supplements. Meantime acting u. S. Attorney announced that 12 philadelphia restaurants agreed to remove barriers for the disability act compliance review and correct any other violations that may exist at their other restaurants. She never let anything slow her down. Even now. And aetna is moving medicare forward right along with her, starting with the medicare rx select Prescription Drug plan. Featuring 18 dollar average plan premiums. And zero dollar tier 1 generic drug copays at preferred pharmacies like cvs pharmacy and shoprite. Aetnas Medicare Part d drug Coverage Options are helping her enjoy life her way. Call aetna and enroll today. Because getting older clearly isnt what it used to be. Did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. 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Giving 10 game checks to the new initiative called pledge ten for tomorrow. It earn courages equal opportunities in philadelphia, st. Louis and boston the three cities he has played in. The city what raises the most money before the end of the season gets an additional 50,000 donation. Terrific wow. Coming up a check of the forecast. Looking live sky 6 hd with a pretty picture of penns landing. Cecily tynan has the exclusive accuweather forecast. Time for the accuweather forecast that means we go to the zoo. Cecily tynan has a furry friend or actually a feathered friend tonight. Winging it a big feathered friend this is george, george is a fan tailed pigeon and this is one really big pigeon these guys are strictly show birds and they cannot fly. Look at the size of them. Its a fat pigeon and they are very, very big. Whoa. Let me show you the fan tail. If you look at the tail there are about 30 to 40 feathers and the typical pigeon has about 15 feathers, these guys were bread for show and they think they originated in pakistan and they are not found in the wild. If you look at the feet they also have all of these really, really ornate feathers on the feet. Lets get george on his perch. There you go whoa. He will just walk around. He will do whatever he wants to do. Ill try to feed him pellets. Come on georgie. No . Here. Forget it. Well try to get him back on the per. And lets talk about the weather a gorgeous day to head to the philadelphia zoo not nearly as cool as yesterday. Yesterday we were stuck in the low 60s and right now in physical. 71 degrees and allentown and reading and trenton 70 and cape may cooler and closer to the ocean 66 and wilmington 69 degrees compare this to 24 hours ago. We are warmer, 10 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. It feels nice out there and loads of sunshine and october so far has been on the warm side. 13 of the 18 days have been above arrange and look at the bottom number temperatures this month running 7 degrees above average and well keep the trend for the next several days. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing High Pressure in control and if you look at the eastern half of the country the only place east of the rockies is florida. The High Pressure slicing out nice. And tonight temperatures are not as cool as the past few nights. Philadelphia 51 degrees and this morning we dropped down to 48 degrees the average low for this time of the year and a chill in the air. Allentown 43 and wilmington 44 and cape may 50 degrees, the day planner showing tomorrow a day with bright sunshine and walltowall sunshine not a cloud in the sky. 7 to 14 Miles Per Hour. A repeat performance of today. Starts out warmer 8 00 and 53. And 11 00, 63 and 5 00, 71 and 8 00, 63 degrees with clear skies, its fiveday at 5 00 more of this gorgeous weather on the way and temperatures trend up gradually, by thursday loads of sunshine tomorrow and 72 degrees and friday we bump it up to 74 and warms up more on saturday and winds from the southwest. And picks up moisture and high, thin clouds streaming in and 76 degrees and sunday the same and 76 degrees and monday increasing clouds ahead of our next cold front. 77 degrees and could be a sprinkle or shower monday night for monday night football and the steady rain appears to be holding off until tuesday well talk about that and cooler weather in the sevenday forecast. Look at this, george is back in his perch being a good guy. And we have incredibly smart rats coming up here in a few minutes. Live from the philadelphia zoo. He is eating the food im providing the first time all year. He likes my cooking. Thanks cecily. Much more action news. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, Rick Williams and monica malpass. Hello again here is what is happening on action news wednesday night. The search is on for a woman that stole a wawa in delaware and attorney general Jeff Sessions is grilled again on capitol hill about his knowledge of the Russian Investigation and the wait is over the Season Opener for the sixers live in washington, d. C. With a preview coming up. First update on the breaking news story we are monitoring or continuing to monitor the all out manhunt for a gunman that shot five people in his job in edge wood, maryland. And now connected to delaware as well. He is radee prince. This is the car they believe he is still zrifing there a black arcadia, with a license plate pc 46273. And detectives say that prince walked into an edgewood, maryland business and started shooting. Three people died and reportedly prince drove up to a car dealership in wilmington and shot a man and took off. There was a brief chase and officers were not able to catch him but police say he targeted people he knew and were not random attacks, if you see prince you are urged to call 911 and call the fbi tip line at 1800callfbi. And in delaware a woman that stopped in a wawa never imagined she would almost lose her child to a car thief. It happened in claymont this morning, the womans 6yearold sonu what to do when he sensed danger. Action News Reporter vernon odom is live outside of the police barracks. With how it unfolded. Reporter good evening monica, clearly he is a bright young man. Schooled already how to handle situations he faces out here in the cruel world. His Quick Reaction today averted a crisis. She left the keys in the ignition. That was the key mistake this moth

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