Steamy day with some strong storms, going through. The meteorologist Melissa Magee has the latest from the action news big board and melissa, a lot to keep track of tonight. Key to the humidity is fueling showers and storms across our region. Heres Storm Tracker six live double scan radar. You can see activity to the south of the Lancaster County and south of lancaster press nothing northern sections of delaware but what we are focused on is areas in philadelphia and also to the south and east there in south jersey. In fact, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for camden, atlantic, burlington counties, even ocean counties. This will stay up until 7 00 p. M. This evening. We are finding wind in association with this thunderstorm in excess of the 60 miles an hour and likelihood of quarter sized hail. You can see Storm Tracker six live double scan street level heavy rain from cherry hill into philadelphia at this hour. Moving down to the south and east to the south of the route
Count two victims living in his home as sex slaves being held there as prisoners. Action News Reporter vernon odom is live in roxborough tonight with the full story. Reporter vern. Reporter bruce steele detectives say had a huge arsenal of weapons that he kept here including an ak47 Assault Rifle allegedly kept here because he always had a huge amount of cash at hand. He was forcing them to go out and perform sex for money and in return he would keep them addicted because he was buying heroin for them. Reporter prosecutors talking about this man bruce steele aged 44 in jail tonight facing nearly three dozen charges of trafficking of individuals, prostitution and involuntary servitude. Law arrested here in his apartment in this roxborough complex where detectives also found two of his alleged victims. Steele whose nickname is cash was allegedly pimping at least seven heroin addicted women who he recruitd from philadelphia jails and off the mainstream he allegedly had them working out of
In some of these hotels for engaging in illegal activity and his name seemed to keep coming up plus he was also involved in bailing bailing women out of the Montgomery County correctional facility. Reporter prosecutors say steele advertised his illicit business on the web site back page drawing thousands of dollars per week. His victims apparently accountable to him for every penny they earned. The real difficult part about this was tracking down the victims. Many of whom are in really difficult terrible life circumstances addicted to drugs, on the streets. Reporter rick, the Montgomery County d. A. s office believes there are many more women out there who have been used abused and victimized bicarb steele. He would like them to come forward. He wants to put steele away for many decades. Live in roxborough, im vernon odom, channel6 action news. Vernon, thank you. In delaware, police were investigating a Home Invasion in north wilmington which targeted elderly an elderly man and his dis
Gunman barged in just before closing at 2 00 oclock wednesday morning. The video shows the man pointer his weapon at the bartender who ducks under the counter. Remarkablely the horrified customers appear to stay calm. One even apeasing the armed man by pointing out cash hes left on the bar. The agitated thief is seen taking that cash along with the womans purse. Finally, he leaves. No shots ever fired but the terror was very real. People here are upset and angry. Come around sticking up bars, darn right he ought to be locked up. Quick an hurry. That was Sabina Kuriakose reporting. In other news tonight, Philadelphia Police have arrested one man and are on the hunt for another in connection to the shooting death of an innocent man caught in the middle of a gun fight. It happened last month in East Germantown when 25yearold ford was shot and killed. Police say he inadvertently drove between two men shooting at one another along the 5100 block of germantown avenue. Ford was shot as his th
A beauty queen accuses him of pointing a gun at her face. Hes holding a gun to me. The frantic 911 calls and the troubled stars defiant video messages. What really happened inside his home. And good morning, america. A lot to get to this wednesday morning. Those coastal waters off florida on watch for a hurricane. Take a look at these new images coming from colorado. Major flash flood, heavy thunderstorms moving through the area and ginger tracking all the latest coming up. Ginger and her baby tracking all the latest weather. The race for the white house. That surprise from donald trump announcing overnight hell meet with mexicos president today then that big speech on immigration tonight in arizona. Abcs tom llamas here with all the latest. Good morning. Good morning to you guys. Mexicos president invited both president ial candidates reaching out to them to meet with him in mexico and donald trump said, im in. The trip coming on the same day he is set to deliver a major address on im