Block of theodore street in southwest philadelphia at 1 00 p. M. Live at Police Headquarters tonight is action News Reporter christie ileto. Christie, what do you know about reporter well, right now detectives say theres no clear motive. All the more reason why many people who live on that block are struggling to make sense of why this man was attacked, not once but twice and left to die in his own home. And i heard boom. And thats it. Reporter at the time, James Jackson jr. Didnt know what hed just heard was his 77yearold neighbor being beaten to death. Its clearly two acts of violence against him, one on friday night after he dropped his son off at the airport and again sunday morning. Reporter police say it was during that Second Attack that the suspect broke into the home through a back window. But it wasnt until a tuesday welfare check that the victims son and police discovered him dead on the living room floor. Obviously were not sure what the motivation was. Reporter witnesses say as many as three people were seen fleeing the home. A neighbor called police. Yeah, i seen, what, 12 00, 1 00 in the morning, they came, just banging on door. Nobody answered the door. Nobody deserves that to get beat up. Reporter friends describe the 77yearold as a Good Neighbor always willing to lend a hand. This woman fears she may have missed signs something wasnt right following his Second Attack. His van wasnt there. We just said he was at a picnic or something for the holiday. He could have been laying dead when we thought he was at a party. Thats what makes you feel bad. Reporter now, police say the victims van and also his keys are missing following that attack. Anyone with information about the suspect are asked to call detectives. Reporting live, christie ileto, channel 6 action news. Jim . Thank you, christie. A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene tonight after colliding with another vehicle. It happened at 6 30 on the 200 block of washington crossingpennington road. This was hopewell township, mercer county. Police have not yet said what led to the crash. This is the way it looked this morning on route 141 in new castle, delaware. Two vehicles crashed head on sending seven people to the hospital. Six of the injured were students heading to William Penn High School in Wallace Wallin school. The driver was a 16yearold and police say he was driving without a license and without registration and insurance. Police say he moved into the haver to the United States and has asked for privacy. Lawmen in east Coventry Township are still trying to identify the body of a woman found in a pond yesterday and tied to a sinder block. The discovery was made in the pond off zieber road. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is live at east coventry. Police. Reporter jim, they are receiving tip calls on the womans identity after jewelry, tattoos and clothes were circulated through the news media. Well, i wouldnt let my daughter stay home alone right now. Lock the door. Lock the doors for sure. Reporter neighbors on edge after the gruesome discovery in a pond popular with swimmers and fisherman in the 300 block of zieber, a womans body submerged in four feet of water, tied to a cinder block. No gunshot wounds. No blunt force trauma. There was also no water in her lungs which means she was dead before she was placed into the water. Reporter authorities suspect the body was dumped in a pond sometime sunday night into monday by someone at least familiar with the area. Our suspicion given the fact the fact that everybody in the area knows each other is that somebody came from out of the area. This woman came from someplace else and was dumped into this area. Reporter this evening, a resident placed a bouquet of flowers a few feet from where the body was found. I just cant believe that somebody would be that heartless to do that to another human being. Reporter the woman is described as an africanamerican, about 25 to 35 years old. Authorities released pictures of the clothing she was wearing, along with rings, one which has a horse on it, another with an anchor. There was also a tattoo on her shoulder. Someone threw her away like she was trash. Nobody deserved to die like that. Reporter now, the coroner is awaiting results of the toxicology tests which could determine how the woman died. Meanwhile, authorities are asking viewers to continue taking a look at the pictures of the clothing, jewelry, and tattoo hoping someone can identify the victim. Were live in east Coventry Township. Im dann cuellar, channel 6 action news. Thank you, dann. Police are telling action news that it happened on the 1900 block of pratt street last night in the frank furd section of philadelphia. A man meet a 38yearold woman beat a deleteyearold woman and 38yearold woman and sexually assaulted her daughter. Lawmen are looking for 39yearold malik bailey who, according to police, was not a stranger to the two victims. The 16yearold girl accused of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a Wilmington High School student arrived in court today. We are blowing her face blurring her face because she is currently charged as a juvenile. But a judge granted a hearing whether to try her as an an adult. Authorities say the teen struck amy joynerfrancis at Howard High School last month with deadly consequences due to the victims underlying heart condition. Two other girls face less serious charges had the case. A tire slasher remains at large tonight after leaving the philadelphia neighborhood fuming. The vandal deflate plated tires on a dozen vehicles along tyson avenue in mayfair. 1 uone homeowner thinks that he may have captured the suspect on this surveillance video. Philadelphia police are asking anybody with information to report a tip. Ownership of atlantic citys top casino is changing hands. Board of gaming says it is selling its 50 stake to mgm resorts to international. The price tag 900 million. Mgm already owned the other half. The companys ceo says that, despite atlantic citys financial struggles, he has faith in the casino and its future. Donald trump called a News Conference at trump tower today in manhattan, and then took aim at the reporters covering the event. Trump disclosed the recipients of the money that he raised at that veterans event the night he skipped the fox news Republican Debate in january. But a lot of the money began pouring in only after a Washington Post story appeared this past friday questioning how much money had actually been raised. This led to testy reactions between the candidate and the media. Keep calling us the dishonest press. It seems as though yourery assistant to drutgy, the kind of scrutiny that comes with running for president of the United States. You know what . Excuse me. Ive watched you on television. Youre a real beauty. Bla dont want is when i raise million of dollars have people say, like this sleazy guy right over here from abc. Hes a sleaze in my book. Is this what when asked if this it is what it would be like covering him as president , trump responded, yes, yes, it is. On the democratic side, Hillary Clinton is boosting her Campaign Schedule in california before the june 7th primary and today she got a boost of her own. The very popular governor jerry brown endorsed clinton. Brown said clinton has convincingly made the case that she knows thousand get things done. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders continues to hold big rallies in california. This one in santa cruz. Coming up on action news tonight, the effort to stop hate and harassment that has twitter teaming up with facebook. Also, new scrutny for the parents of the boy who fell into the gorilla closure in cincinnati while the philadelphia zoo tells us about its security measures. Plus, hard to swallow. A new Study Reveals just how prevalent drinking and drugs are on college campuses. Cecily . Our afternoon high today shot up to 88 degrees. Thats ten degrees above normal, but im tracking a cooling trend as we head through the workweek as well as some storms. Ill have all the details on what to expect in the accuweather sevenday forecast. And we are at the white house as president obama welcomes the National Champions villanova wildcats. That and more when action news continues tonight. Outrage continues over the shoting death of a gorilla at the cincinnati zoo and tonight police have opened a criminal investigation and charges are now possible. But theyre only looking into the actions of the parents of the 3yearold boy. In the moments before the child fell 15 feet down into the gorilla closure. Police say they are not going to investigate the operation of the zoo or the decision to shoot the animal. That probe will come from the usda. Zoo officials have said the 400pound male gorilla, harambe was agitated and hurting the child while dragging him around the exhibits mote and their only choice was to use lethal force, not a tranquilizer. A newly repoliced report said the boy played in the mote at first before harambe climbed down to get him and the child was conscious with only minor scrapes to his head and knee. The philadelphia zoo has a wellregarded primate reserve with five western lowland gorillas. The chief operating officer says safety always has been and always will be a priority for both the animals and visitors but their analysis involves more than just someone getting into an closure. Weve developed safety protocols and procedures from everything from Severe Weather to a Chemical Spill on the Railroad Tracks to something involving animals so weve got de tailed protocol around each of those how we would respond and weve got trained trained Response Teams both on the Public Safety side as well as the animal side and we practice those skills and drills throughout the course of the year. Dr. Baker says his heart goes out to colleagues at the cincinnati zoo who had to make an extraordinarily difficult decision under pressure but from what he knows of the situation, he thinks that he made the they made the right call. Authorities are drying to find out tonight why a school bus ran down an embankment and hit a house in charlotte, north carolina. 14 students of the 22 on board were hurt as was the driver. And the driver was trapped for a short time. But somehow they escaped serious injury. The bus was headed to a middle school at the time. Nobody inside the home was hurt. Residents of some houston suburbs have been ordered out of their homes tonight as floodwaters continue to rise. The river reached 54 feet today in some areas where it ran dry just two years ago and rivers could swell even further with an additional 1 to 3 inches of ran expected this later this week. And near austin, teams search for a driver whose truck was washed away. A number of bignamed social media giants are joining together to crack down on online hate speech. Facebook, twitter, youtube, and microshot are all part of the new dream with the european union. They signed a new code of conduct designed to stop racist, violent or illegal content from going viral. The companys agreed to review a majority of flagged content within 24 hours and remove it if necessary. This was an exciting night for some talented young people at Abington Jefferson health. The hospital hosted the premiere of a video made by children in the safe harbor program. It helps kids cope with the loss of a loved one. The young moviemakers and volunteers create the video to show that, even in dark times, there is hope. And tonight they got mini oscars for their work. On healthcheck at 11 00 tonight, a new National Survey of 25,000 College Students examined their drinking and drug use. It found the majority of fulltime students, 60 , have had alcohol in the past month. Students drank an average of six or seven times a month. One in five students used an illicit drug, marijuana, hallucinatory drug and prescription and pain pills being the most popular. But its not all partying on college campuses. The survey revealed the majority of time is spent on classwork and studying. Steadily rising home prices are not stopping buyers. The index today shows the average price of a home increased nearly 5. 5 in march compared to the same month last year. One of the biggest reasons is a shortage of homes on the market. There has not been this kind of tight supply since the mid1980s. Analysts say the Housing Market is being fueled by job growth, wage increases, and low mortgage rates. A mainline school is going upward and outward. Action news was in marian station tonight for groundbreaking ceremonies at marion mercy academy. The school has launched a 15month building project and the renovations will include a new art and design center, a Student Activities and athletic center, an energyefficient kitchen and dining hall and a counseling center. The project is being funded by private gifts. Exciting times at marion mercy academy. What about that accuweather forecast . Pretty exciting for the next two days at least as we start june with beautiful weather on the way. No rain out there tonight. And the action cam cn the campus of Drexel University taking a look at the drexel dragon. And our weather certainly not too scary for the next couple of days. Looking really nice. Tonight is a comfortable night. Philadelphia, 74 degrees, down from our warm high of 88. Reading and trenton, 72. Wilmington, 71. Cooler along the beach. Kay may cape may, 66 degrees. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing loads of sunshine today. We just have a few high thin clouds beginning to stream in from the west, and theyre really not causing any concerns, no moisture associated with clouds. This next system im tracking is a cold front. This is beginning to slice into the midwest. But weve got High Pressure over new england. So that will keep that cold front at bay until friday. So that means we have two dry days, very comfortable days on the way. Tonight just a few clouds. A mild night. If you dont have allergies, a great night to open up the windows, let the breeze blow in. 60, the temperature in the cooler suburbs. 66 for center city. And just enough cloud cover that shouldnt cause any problems if you want to look and look at the red planet. We have a great view of mars this week. Mars is 46. 8mm miles away, which is actually the closest its been to earth in 11 years. Its highest in the sky around midnight and the moon doesnt rise until after 2 00 in the monk. So before you go to bed, look up in the sky towards the southsoutheast and you should be able to see the red planet with a naked eye and if you have a backyard telescope, you can actually see some of the surfacn see mars. I dont know what you guys are saying over there. [ laughter ] were looking at loads shun tomorrow sunshine tomorrow. By 2 00, 80. And by 5 00, 83 degrees. A gorgeous day to kick off the first day of june. And across the region, the looking really good. Allentown, 84. Wilmington, 83. Trenton, 82. Cooler along the beach. But a pretty nice beach day. Cape may and the boardwalk and atlantic city, 70 degrees. June 1st kicks off Hurricane Season and tropical satellite showing that its relatively quiet right now. However, that is likely to change over the next several months. If you look at the hurricane forecast from really the top three forecasters, colorado state, accuweather, and noahz, all showing about the same thing. Average or slightly above average Hurricane Season, accuweather calling for 14 named storms, 8 hurricanes 4 reaching hurricane 3 status or higher. This is a big change from the past three years. And the reason why we have a la nina developing. The opposite of last year. Low temperatures in the ecuadorial pacific. And what this does is it actually decreases wind shear so that will allow storms to develop. More active in the past three years. It looks like that season likely will continue to be active right into november. So back at home, not too active the next two days. Loads of sunshine, 83 tomorrow. Thursday, partly sunny, 79. On friday, thats when that cold front across the midwest will bring us a chance of some showers and thunderstorms. Behind that system, saturdays looking great. Lenity of plenty of sunshine, 82. Sunday could be a wet day with showers and thunderstorms. 79. On monday, clouds break for some sunshine, ypt and tuesday, partly sunny with a high of 75. So a quiet start to june. Tomorrows going to be beautiful. Thank you, sanchez was in philadelphia to help wrap up the celebration of black arts. Action news caught up with sanchez at the museum where theyre showing a documentary on her life. A half century of work has inspired civil rights and womens activists as well as musicians, writers, and artists. Big honors tonight for some young delaware authors. Members of the rose hill young writers workshop received awards for that book the story of dr. Velma. The book recently won Honorable Mention in a national competition. The details of life of dr. Velma scantlebury of christiana hospital. Shes the first africanamerican female transplant surgeon. Well, many lipsynch folks along [ laughter ] they lipsink along to their favorite tunes. Tonight, they put their talent to the test at a lipsynch contest in old city but it was all in good fun to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, which pairs children with adult mentors to help them grow into productive lives. Jimmy kimmel live coming up at 11 35 right after action news. Here is jimmy with a preview of tonights show. Thanks, jim. Hello, philadelphia. Here is what awaits you tonight. Trust me at this point because ive made so many good calls. Im not a i know it sounds crazy, like im a lunatic. Yes. [ laughter ] but i mean no. Roll all summer with a classic dunkins savory pork roll breakfast sandwich is back. Crave it while you can. America runs on dunkin. This afternoon, refresh yourself on the outside and inside with a medium sweet tea, sweet tea lemonade, or original iced tea from dunkin. Sip one for 99 cents from 2 00 to 6 00 p. M. America runs on dunkin. Im so sorry, ms. Maroney. This personal essay is way harder than i thought, its just not in my nature to brag on myself. Not even a backdoor brag . Whats a backdoor brag . Sneaking Something Wonderful about yourself into everyday conversation, like when i tell people, i cant watch musicals cause i have perfect pitch. Some carriers promise unlimited streaming, but then automatically shrink your videos so theyre not hd quality. Its not pretty. Really . Switch to verizon now, buy a galaxy s7 and get one free. Plus up to 650 back. Only on americas best network. We would like to offer our congratulations to a member of the Action News Team video editor bob watts who is a superb photographer, is inducted to the High School Hall of fame. It took place honoring students who have reached for the heights this year we congratulate bob watts. Good for bob. Absolutely. Meanwhile yes. The slump continues. Are they in this huge slump or are they just not a very good hitting team . That too. And people are catching up to the newness the pitching. Its all that. Anyway, there was a time when you thought the phillies being a. 500 ball club would be great but then they surprised us. And now theyre back to. 500 and its not so great. Phillsz facing the nationals. Down 10 in the third. It was that kind of night. Top of the fifth. Murphy solo shot to give them a 21 lead. Then backtoback homers. Not the regular variety, the second just a tad misplaced. He had himself a pinch hit insidethepark home run. Dont see that often at all. All eyes will be on these two guys. Sam bradford had a bit of a rough day threw two interceptions and two near misses. Its to be expected i guess given everything. The biggest thing is terminology. Learning to speak this language, learning to speak the same language as our coaches so that when we talk about it on film, or when we talk about it on the field, were on the same page a first they lost ed snider and now the flyers are mourning another icon. Rick mcleish has passed away after a variety of illnesses. He spent 12 seasons in the orange and black will will forever be remembered the flyers captured their first stanley cup. Rick mcleish was just 66 years old. You scratch my back, ill scratch yours. You know what it means. So does pat toomey. Toomey got rich working on wall street. Then he got elected and kept working, for wall street. Voting to let banks continue their risky practices. And supporting huge tax breaks for millionaires, but higher taxes on working families. No wonder hes gotten millions from wall street. Pat toomey. Right for wall street. Wrong for pennsylvania. Senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. Its not everyday the president of the United States season, hey, come over to my house. Lets hang. But thats exactly how the villanova wildcats and Jeff Skversky spent their tuesday. What an honor today here at the white house. President barack obama honors the villanova wildcats, the National Champs calling them a team through the ages. He was very funny during his speech. He even joked this team busted his bracket. Welcome to the white house. And i guess it is the blue and white house today because were giving it up for the 2016 ncaa champion villanova wildcats [ cheers and applause ] mr. President , after the championship, we had a big press conference, but nothing as big as this. This is [ laughter ] this is a lot of cameras around. This is big time. Reporter as a thankyou, villanova gave the president two number 44 jerseys they wore during a game in pearl harbor. Obama is now a big villanova fan even though he cant pronounce all their names. And then there is ryan arcidiacono. [ laughter ] now, i just sped through that in case i didnt say it right. [ laughter ] Barack Obamas tough, but [ laughter ] arcidiacono, man, thats a lot of vowels in there. Its not every day the president of the United States mispronounces your name. So its something ill remember for the rest of my life. [ laughter ] reporter the president had no problem with Chris Jenkins name, but he referred to him as big shot, because he looked so cool out there hitting the buzzer beater to win it all. Jeff skversky, action news. If it came down to it, the president would probably mispronounce Jeff Skverskys name too. [ laughter ] and he wouldnt be the first. Ive done if. It was a happy 25t 25th birthday to ann idea that put philadelphia arts on the map. On columbus boulevard hosted a Birthday Party for first friday. Dozens of galleries and businesses took part in the first one in 1991 and so many more have joined since then. Jimmy kimmel live next on channel 6 followed by nightline. Jimmys guests megan fox, and music from josh abbott band. Action news continues at 4 30 for the entire Action News Team, im jim gardner. Good night. Dicky from hollywood its jimmy kimmel live. Tonight megan fox. From silicon valley, thomas middleditch. And music from josh abbott band. And now, heres jimmy kimmel. [ applause ]
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