Action news, delaware valleys leading news program with jim gardner. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to ride the rails into philadelphia to see pope francis. And now we know that if you want to ride septa in from the burbs, youre going to have to win the lottery. Tuesday night, and the big story on action news tonight is septas mass transit plan to take transit to the mass. Live at the station septa finally disclosed how the new system is going to work. Thats right, jim. After the first plan proved to be a disaster septa thinks it has found a solution. It has a plan b a lottery system that will be open for a 24hour period for anyone wishing to buy the regional 10 passes. Last week septa placed 350,000 Regional Rail passes up for grabs on the website, but the agency did not anticipate the stampede it would create. A rush ever of people trying to get their hands on tickets, crashing after selling only 201. An e commerce site is not a viable solution. And causing the stampede
A live broadcast this morning. A tourism official being interviewed was shot and wounded. This is the killer, a former station employee who is also dead tonight. Wednesday night, the big story on action news tonight is the execution seen live by Television Viewers in the area of roanoke, virginia. Abc news correspondent Kenneth Moton has the full story. Jim, we are getting a better look into the disturbed mind of the suspected shooter who made accusations of Sexual Harassment and racism against his former colleagues. Tonight this community is remembering the victims. A parking lot full of Law Enforcement officers sifting through potential bags of evidence. What drove a man to gun down a reporter and her cameraman on tell vacation. Alison parker and adam ward in a live interview when Vester Flanagan known on areas Bryce Williams opened up and opened fire. Did not register as gun shots. It probably should have, but doing a feature story. When i walked or ran into they them made me smiled
Action news, delaware valleys leading news program. With jim gardner. Hey everyone im Alison Parker Alison Parker and adam ward, two journal tv journalists now the center of a tragic story that is Dominating Television sets across the country. Both with shot and killed during a live broadcast this morning. A tourism official being interviewed was shot and wounded. This is the killer, a former station employee who is also dead tonight. Wednesday night, the big story on action news tonight is the execution seen live by Television Viewers in the area of roanoke, virginia. Abc news correspondent Kenneth Moton has the full story. Jim, we are getting a better look into the disturbed mind of the suspected shooter who made accusations of Sexual Harassment and racism against his former colleagues. Tonight this community is remembering the victims. A parking lot full of Law Enforcement officers sifting through potential bags of evidence. What drove a man to gun down a reporter and her cameraman
International space station and finally this is irmas eye as seen from a nasa satellite three different views but all say the same thing, this is a potentially catastrophic storm and its headed towards the united states. It is tuesday night the big story on action news Hurricane Irma preparing for landfall as a category five storm. People in puerto rico and florida are seriously battening down the hatches with irma producing the most powerful winds ever recorded in the atlantic ocean. The storm could reach florida by the weekend shells are already emptying out in grocery and home stores. Authorities are readying evacuation orders and Florida Governor rick scott has declared a state of emergency for all 67 counties before irma gets to florida she will pumpel small caribbean islands like anguila and here is the most frightening thing we heard the governor of puerto rico is calling it more dangerous than harvey and go to cecily tynan for the latest on the storm. No doubt about in this is
Penn state moved up to fourth in the latest Ap College Football poll the school of highest ranking in nearly nine years saturday the lions will host pit. Obviously its an exciting game for the state we were the under dogs. Everything that i saw and now this year come into our place obviously i think the environment is going to be great as well. Reporter how about temple and villanova will tangle saturday at the link and the owls were at practice today despite last weeks 33 point loss rubbing at notre dame. It was embarrassing what happened on saturday but we are working on it and coming in and watching film like get more detail and we should be good. Reporter dont sleep on villanova and should be a good battle at the link on saturday. Jimmy kimmel live next followed by night line and his guest is steve harvey and bill and music from anderson east action news continues at 4 30 with Pamela Edwards and Matt Odonnell and karen rogers and dave murphy and for cecily tynan and Ducis Rodgers a