Substantially longer prison term. He faces a maximum of no less than 80 to no more than 160 years in a state correctional institution. Reporter now right now akhmedov remains in prison and is expected to be sentenced on october 1st. Were live here in center city im dann cuellar channel6 action news. Monica. All right, thank you, dan. Meantime from our delaware news room, police in New Castle County are on the scene of a deadly crash involving a motorcycle. This one happened at the intersection of moores lane and mid field road in new castle. Police say the motorcycle hit the right back of a small sedan turning into the castle hills park land area. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital but died there. Two people in the car were not injured. New Jersey State Police investigating two tractortrailer accidents in gloucester county, one truck went over a guardrail near route 295 and route 628 in westville. Another tractortrailer was involved in a minor accident about a mile away. No reported injuries in either case. But traffic was tied up in the area as new Jersey State Police investigated both. A 500 Million Development is taking shape now in center city philadelphia. East market will rise on an entire city block between market and chestnut from 11th to 12th. The project combines retail and residential space. Action News Reporter john rawlins live with the details and john, Developers Hope this will boost tourism and give folks a reason to stay in the area doesnt it . Reporter and so much more monica. Hi they want they hope it attracts millennials, they hope it attracts empty nesters they want people to shop here. They want people to play here. They want people to work here. They want people to live here the first tons of concrete that will become the half billion dollars east market complex put in place today across from the Convention Center the four plus acre project promises attractive retail and restaurants lining both small streets like ludlow and pedestrian walkways. Above it all, something unique for this part of town, 17 stories of new apartments. Great restaurants. Great retailers. Above that are going to be 320 apartment units. People renting apartments, enjoying a great roof deck, having a barbecue outside fire pits. Reporter for decades market east has suffered from concerns about Public Safety and its Homeless Population slowing development but now with multiple projects gearing up among them the revamping of the gallery the area is changing says paul levy of the center city district. People living here can be a big difference. Just the apartments upstairs which means at 10 oclock at night on a tuesday, there will be people walking out onto Market Street so a much more lively, much more 24 7 block. Reporter but to get there will take some sacrifice for those already here. Construction brings dust and noise and sidewalk closings. This merchant says closed sidewalks can cut foot traffic. Its a 24 hour business because people are are problems walking just to find it. Reporter neighboring businesss are upbeat. They like the idea of new potential customers moving next door. Its a good thing. More people in the area, definitely helping business and its definitely better than whats there now. Reporter well, this is east market. Pretty much a hole in the ground right now however with fresh concrete much it is a big undertaking. Its expected to take four to six years. The pour for today was for phase one. That will include the all important apartment tower. They hope to have the first renders in that tower in 2016. Month cha. Thank you john. The fbi is offering a reward tonight for information leading to the arrest of this woman. Look carefully. They say this suspect dressed in a full burka is behind four Bank Robberies the latest happened at a Citizens Bank on bustleton avenue in the somerton section of the city. The woman hit three other Bank Branches in north philadelphia on june 9th. In each of the robbery the woman spented a threatening note saying she had a bomb. She may be driving a dark colored suv possible al nissan rogue or murano. Philadelphia police are searching for the gunman who left a 25yearold man in critical condition. A shooting happened about noon in the 1700 block of tasker street in point breeze. The victim was shot in the leg and arm. Police say that suspect was driving a white ford mustang or impala with a partial license plate of jmr. An impressive lineup for the Naacp National meeting at the pennsylvania Convention Center in philadelphia today. Senator bob casey, the national naacp president both spoke to the group. Annie mccormick was there for the words of encouragement. She joins us live with the latest. Annie. Reporter monica, words of encouragement also a vision for the future. All of that came from the naacps president who spoke today. Hes one of several key note speakers expected to be heard from this week. That also includes president obama who is expected to be here tomorrow afternoon. Its time for americas journey for justice. Reporter naacp president Cornell William brooks got a standing ovation this afternoon during his key note speech outlining whats ahead following Race Relations across the country and highlighting some achievements of the organization. Organize around the country under the ban are i lives, our votes, our jobs and our schools matter. His speech was so key and so on point and it was awesome. He was he set us on fire because he spoke truth to power so much. Reporter attendees from all over say brooks words set a tone. You can say youre a civil rights activist manages as much as you want but when the rub are hit the road it all depends on how strong are you or how strong is your belief. Reporter today also focused on reform to the criminal Justice System. A Panel Discussed ridding minor offenses and how prosecutors can fairly handle cases. Prosecutors owe it, owe us all and what they and what theyre supposed to do is fight for justice to do justice, to pursue justice. That doesnt just mean locking people up. It means doing justice and i think not just in individual cases but in terms of the systemic issues that we face. Reporter senator bob casey pushed a senate bill aimed to steer people from incarceration by offering more education. Thats the tragic irony is we have all the data to support prekindergarten education leading to fewer folks ending up in the prison system. Reporter and today president obama actually commuted the sentences of 46 convicts. Tomorrow in his remarks here at the Convention Center he is expected to lay out his ideas about how to make the criminal Justice System more fair. Reporting in center city Annie Mccormick channel6 action news. Monica. Thank you annie. Tonight police in new jersey are investigating a crash here that caused major traffic delays in both directions of the Atlantic City expressway. Three vehicles were involved in the crash that started about 7 30 this morning near the camden countygloucester county line and this view from chopper six you can see debris all over the road. The crash happened between exits 41 and 44 in Washington Township. Luckily no one was seriously injured. Action news viewer shot this video of a fire in new jersey. It happened early this morning in camden at a row home on newton avenue. Firefighters had to break through windows and doors to get it under control. You can see the flames and heavy spoke they were contending with. One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. Fortunately nobody was home. Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused it. Coming up on action news tonight a south jersey man is taking storm debris and turning it into works of art. And hes already run a marathon on every continent now hear the new goal that he is running towards next. That story ahead in sports. Melissa. Monica we are tracking some Severe Weather off to our south and west that stays away but some spotty showers back here at home. Things will heat up and refire as we get into tuesday. Details with the accuweather forecast. All right, well have those stories and much more when action news continues for you tonight. South jersey mason gets a much needed aid following last months severe storm damage. Governor Chris Christie announced the state is seeking a major disaster declaration. If approved that would clear the way for federal money to reimburse agencies for emergency work and cleanup. As you know on june 23rd severe thunderstorms and Straight Line winds damaged roads, businesses and thousands of homes in Atlantic Burlington camden and gloucester counties. A minimum of 12. 4 million damage in required for the state to request that federal disaster declaration. A south jersey man is making art from debris left behind by those recent storms. New jersey correspondent Nora Muchanic introduces us to the carver with a unique canvas. Reporter brian a a master at turning toppled trees and stumps into works of art using a series of different size chainsaws this former marine can carve wood like butter creating life size stamp clues that amaze his clients. Using tools that were made to do nothing but destroy and here i am harnessing the destructive power into a an artistic gain. Reporter no one ever taught brian how to do this. He learned it on his own and has turned his unusual gift into a full time business. Incorporated my two loves of tearing things up and artsy stuff. Reporter he says the phone hasnt stopped ringing since the recent storms that toppled so many trees in south jersey. He turned this do you understand maple in Washington Township into a statue of the homeowner and his father who served in the army. One way to keep the tree around far a few more decades before instead of just chopping it up for firewood. Reporter his creation can cost from 20 into the thousands t he works without plans or diagram. All concept is out of my little twisted head and i listen to the wood, too and try to morph the two into something that works together. Reporter now you might think you would need steel tipped boots for this but he works in his bare feet. I hate sawdust the in my shoes. Reporter brian knows people can become attached to trees on their property and he compares his work creating something new out of felled trees as the human spirit overcoming what Mother Nature throws at us. In bridgeton im Nora Muchanic, channel6 action news. Right now philadelphias mayor is getting ready to leave for germany. Mayor Michael Nutters officers says hes flying to frankfurt tomorrow to sign a sister city agreement and from there hell travel to tel aviv israel on friday. Mayor Michael Nutter has been campaigning to make philadelphia the first World Heritage city in the u. S. He will be back next tuesday. Today dozens of locals were able to watch president barack obama speak at the white house conference on aging. The aarp pennsylvania hosted a watch party at the center on the park here in the germantown section of the city. It was followed by a discussion and some fun activities. Dat president gives big call on the country protect Social Security and care for older americans. That conference is held every 10 years. Boy our phillies need this allstar break. Absolutely. Some teams use the allstar break as a chance to rest and recharge. The phillies view it as four days where they cannot lose a game. Its been that bad lately. Phils hit the break on a five game skid. They were swept in San Francisco over the weekend. They have dropped 15 of their last 18 games. The phillies are on pace to lose 110 games. They havent lost that many in the seasons since 1941. Phils lone representative in tomorrows allstar game is jonathan papelbon. Today the closer said management needs to do something or stop talking about it. We have all this change supposedly happening but i dont see any of it yet. Papelbon says if hes here after the allstar break he wont be happy. As for the game itself starting pitchers will be zach ranke from the al. The the first astros pitcher will start in an allstar game since Roger Clemens 11 years ago. I never expected this and just to be on the team and with some of the best players in the world is truly an honor and thats the way im going to approach it. Just have as much fun as i possibly can. If you know any runner you know they are a different breed. They will tell you their love for the sport cannot always be put into words. Jaime apody produces us to one young runner who is certainly a step ahead of the game. Reporter theres some 12yearolds whose passion is to stay home and play video games and then theres nick. And nick just loves to run. Always been like one for challenges and everything. Ive never gone the easy way out. Ive always loved running because my dad was always a runner and i started going outer with him and then i just decided, you know, kick it up to the next level. Reporter hes run through ice, hes run through the desert. Actually hes run around the world. My first endeavor was to run apolar thon on each of the seven continents. Last sent i finished that. Reporter you heard that right, all seven the youngest person to do so. Did you run apolar thon in antarctica. Ive done that twice. Reporter hes run in dubai good old delaware, his first marathon at age nine. Did you just take out the running if you take out the running par its so fun to be able to explore the world. Reporter back on u. S. Soil nicks embarking on a new journey to run a marathon in all 50 states. He just finished number 12 last month hawaii and hes done it all with his father by his side every step of the way. Its just really, really fun to run but when you are doing this with someone you love its just makes it so much better. Im amazed that hes doing what he loves and hes doing it for good. Reporter nicks mission to raise funds for the foundation which helps restore the gift of sight for kids who have gone blind. Thinking of kids who couldnt see i couldnt imagine not being able at a see. He he plans to play professional baseball and join the fbi after that career is philliesgiants game. Brantly Crawford Crawford fires one up. What a catch in front of his mug. Month pennsylvania owes him big timely. Today dozens of folks hit a golf course for a good cause. Benefiting camp cadet put on by Pennsylvania State police and our own Matt Odonnell there in the blue shirt. He had a putt off with local state troopers at Bala Golf Club in bala cynwyd. Camp cadet shows 80 teenagers from delaware, montgomery and philadelphia counties what it is like to be in law enforcement. Did he make it . Yes. applause . Time for accuweather going from fairly what many to really hot. Yes youll feel the humidity and especially the storms firing up. Its dry through philadelphia, most of south jersey and our western suburbs in pennsylvania but down in delaware we are tracking some light to moderate rainfall. Well go in tighter on street level of Storm Tracker six and some showers in dover and also if youre traveling south along route one into milford and these showers will more than likely drift over into southern sections of new jersey as we go throughout the rest of the evening hours. So, we are allowing for some spotty activity this evening but things look to be more numerous as we get into tuesday. Heres the picture outside the action cam was outside earlier this afternoon its a gorgeous shot in washington square. Water fountain there and folks enjoying a pretty nice start to our work week with relatively low humidity levels. All of that is coming to a change as early as tuesday. So the highlights, were set to sweat this week and an unsettled stretch on the way as well. Were checking out the dewpoints its the level of moisture in the atmosphere. Today we had dewpoints in the lower 60s so pretty comfortable for july standards but by tuesday and wednesday were at 70. Thats oppressive and the upper 60s. You will feel a difference in the humidity come tomorrow but by the end of our work week temperatures and dewpoint temperatures back into the 50s and thats a pleasant air mass overhead. Unsettled stretch on the way. The next two days, tomorrow and wednesday were tracking scattered downpours. They will be slow moving. We could find locally one to 3 inches of rainfall and ponding on the roads with localized flooding. Temperatures currently outside along the coast, 70 from surf city down to avalon and cape may. But as you head inland you have numbers still in the 80s here in philadelphia. 83, 80 in allentown, 79 out to the west in lancaster and 77 in the poconos. Satellite6 along with action radar showing you the cluster of showers and storms, the Severe Weather out across the ohio valley. This would move on off to our south and east so we are dry. For the most part for the rest of tonight skipping out on the Severe Weather with just some spotty activity back here at home. Future tracker six showing you 8 oclock in the morning its a mostly cloudy start to the day but with the building warmth and the building humidity overhead we really cannot rule out a spotty shower early in the day tomorrow. As you get the heating of the days, the moisture coming in with the southwesterly wind 4 oclock in the afternoon those showers and storms and some localized downpours look to be more numerous across the region. Down the shore tomorrow 78 degrees is the ocean temperature as you head on the beach and on the sand. 80 degrees, breaks of sunshine and then were tracking those showers and storms scattered throughout the rest of tomorrow. Accuweather forecast showing its humid aHigh Temperature of 87. Humid on wednesday with downpours. A strong stalls out across the region so a high of 87. Behind that on thursday its a gorgeous day. Bright with lower humidity ahigh up to 83. The overnight low refreshing at 66. Friday were still nice as we close out our work week here. A High Temperature of 85. On saturday, turning more humid, up to 88 degrees with a stray thunderstorm overhead. Its warm on sunday, 89, heating up next monday, up to 90 degrees. So, tracking this unsettled stretch, monica, tomorrow and wednesday. All right, thank you so much melissa. Well, it may be summer break but that didnt stop dozens of kids from learning today. More than 60 kids from k to sixth grade attended a performance based class here at the kimmel center. Classesy classes use art dancing and story telling to help prepare students for the Upcoming School year. These kids are from charlotte elementary. This is the third annual philadelphia reads that they have hosted. Abc news with david muir is next. Action news continues on phl17 with brian taff adam joseph and Ducis Rodgers then join us at at 11 00 on channel six. Im monica malpass. 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