Makes a 180 degree turn throwing its support behind Embattled Senate candidate, roy moore. And a decision comes later today if russia will be at the winter olympics. The the big story on action news at noon, is breaking news. Michigan congressman, john conyers who is facing claims he sexually harassed employees, announced he is retiring immediately. At least six members of his staff has accused conyers of Sexual Harassment and improper behavior over the past weeks. He wants his son to have his seat. Well have more on this breaking news story tonight. And an explosive deadly wild fire in california. Growing to 40 square miles in just hours. Money crews went doortodoor at night to get residents out even as the blaze continued to spread. Here is the latest. Reporter rick, good afternoon. What you see behind me is just a glimpse of the damage crews are still working here but this fire is burning out of control. And due to the intensity of the fire and winds crews are having a hard time mak
More fires burning out of control in the los angeles area. Causing evacuations as fire crews face an uphill battle. Really, Mother Nature will decide whether to put it out. Its pushing hard with the wind. And fire Officials Say that they expect for the fire fight and the threat throughout the week with red flag warnings here until thursday. Channel 6 action news. Back to you. Thank you. Back here at home today two men are charged with stealing a disabled girls walker in delaware. This is Surveillance Video of the crime that aired last night here on action news. After that report Newcastle County police followed an anonymous tip that led them to these men 51yearold watson and 49yearold donald kale. Police say that the pair stole the walker out of Kirsten Edwards front yard. The child that has Cerebral Palsy depends on the walker. I cant walk now and i cant even go to school. Police say that watson was found in possession of heroin when they tracked him down and kirstens mother says the
Good. Yeah. Reporter officer quickly catches one of the brawlers and taser in hand halls him back to the scene. 18yearold david thinking penn charged with simple assault and reckless endanger many. No word on what became of the second person pounding the homeless man. We track down the beating victim tuesday. He did not wish to talk to us but the incident comes just nine days after the fatal beatin beag another homeless person kevin cullen allegedly at the hands of a group of teens. This certainly has been up tick just in the last fewer weeks of violence. You know, we always worry because people who are on the street are so vulnerable. Reporter liz hirsh directs philadelphias homeless servic services. Theres lot of violence in the culture here. Right. Theres a lot of bullying conversation and i think that translates down the. Reporter hirsh says drug addition who find themselves out to the street get less sympathy from the public she estimates that 80 of the nearly 1,000 chronically ho
Was taken to a scrap metal yard and since recycled and the alleged thieves gave her an older beat up version of the walker and even made a request. One gentlemen said to me they want to reach out to the news stations and police to let them know they came by to give her another walker. Meantime the public outpouring of support has left this family speechless. There is so much we have a hard time keeping up. The out pour of love we received we are grateful for it. It makes me feel good to foe that people actually care about me. And so once again the family is in contact with several organizes working on a way to donate a brand new walker and they face theft and conspiracy and watson faces an added charge of the possession of heroin. Walter perez action news. We are following a developing story out of Port Richmond where a child was hit by a car and the child was struck by aramingo avenue. Authorities are not commenting yet on the age or condition or saying if the car that hit the child s
Able to find the walker . We found out that the walker was already sold for scrap and destroyed. And a strange twist. That the suspect allegedly returned to the scene of the crime the night before they were arrested. 51 leeland watson and 49yearold donald kale are the s ps in this case. They are accused of stealing the walker of 10yearold Kirsten Alexander who has cerebral palsy. I wish i could walk now. But i cant. So that is how i feel deep inside. Britney murray kirstens mother says she is sure that the police have the right men because they actually came back to her house last night. They wanted to apologize for taking the walker and didnt know it was a Childs Walker and didnt know it wasnt scrap basically. Investigators say it was not scrap before but it is now. We found out that the walker was taken to a scrap metal yard and since recycled. Britney says that the thieves tried to give her an older beat up version of the walker to make up for what they did. And even made a request.