Wednesday at the prison in smyrna. It was given to his son during a ceremony for cadets who completed initial training. There were many here to show their support for the floyd family and that they did with a huge round of applause after the commissioner promoted floyd to lieutenant. Action news was there today as floyd was salute from the medical exams office in wilmington to the funeral home in dover. Its been a horrific three days for the department. Floyd was one of four hostages taken by inmates. There were cuts. We have less correctional officer positions now across the state than we had in 2008 when governor markel took office. Reporter he says the focus now is to figure out which inmates were responsible for the attack. Ive expressed that to their family and i know this is hard time for them but when this is all said and done and you guys all go away we will still be there 100 percent for the family. Reporter nice to hear that. Here another live look at the flags that are at ha
8inches tall speaking in as yet an unspecified accent. Well have increased police patrols. Our communications with our residents within New Castle County will also be increased. Reporter sharrie tonight police say they are analyze Surveillance Video theyve picked up from around those places and they say any tip calls they add will be greatly appreciated. Ill be back at 6 00 with more on this developing story. Live at Police Headquarters in New Castle County, im vernon odom channel6 action news. Okay vern. Thank you. Authorities searching for 22 mean beat aion him tied tup. A concerned Family Member found him last night boundl tape in his bedroom in juniata park. Police believe he had been there since friday when his attackers got in through the garage. Action News Reporter bob brooks is working this story. Hell have an update on the mans condition and the investigation coming up at 4 30. News this afternoon. Presiden new National Security adviser and its man with deep philadelphia root
Ethel berger. Reporter luckily its still up but for the first time in her life she feels unsafe because of her faith. I felt like suddenly unsafe as a jewish person. Reporter the picture from chopper6 gives us a better view. The damage is immense. Most tombstones were knocked over some many years old were split in half and cant be fixed. Today mayor jim kenney paid a visit to pay respects and help reset a stone. It was his grandfather next to his father who was a marine in world war ii. This country is in a bad spot and the stuff has to be called out right away. Its got to be investigated. Got try to find these people and lock them up. Reporter the damage sparked a interfaith meeting at the Lutheran Seminary their message unite not hate. The number of tombstones toppled over this weekend is well over a hundred and still going up. Rich levy is evidence cemetery management. Im very upset about it and were going to do everything we can to rectify the situation. Reporter another live look
Degrees, the old record 76 degrees shy in trenton by a degree and the same for wilmington and the Atlantic City airport broke the record hitting 73 this afternoon. The change come in the form a cold front from the north and west. Temperatures in the 30s and 40s in the western great lakes, and that is for tonight and the rest of this work week. Look ago head winds are gusting to near 45 tomorrow from near to below temperatures as we go into the upcoming weekend and we are talking one day where highs will not get out of the 30s. Quite a flip from todays 70s. Well look at todays numbers in the full accuweather forecast. All right adam thank you. Any time storms move through rely on stormtracker 6 live double scan live to see where the stronger cells are heading, that is one resource availableable at 6abc. Com weather and our team of meteorologists are working to keep you informed on facebook and twitter. One man was killed in Central Illinois he was hit by falling debris. The storms have
Weekend. In fact, wind chills tonight will dip from the Lehigh Valley to the poconos five above to five below. Just north of philadelphia reading lancaster, trenton and all the way in eastern new jersey, five to 10 will be the wind chills late tonight early tomorrow morning and then from philadelphia down through wilmington and dover, feeling like 10 to 15 degrees, so well below normal temperatures coming in for the weekend. Well let you know if it sunday coming up with all those numbers in accuweather in just a little bit. Sharrie. Adam thank you. And we invite you to stay with 6abc. Com weather through the weekend. Youll find the same storm tracker6 live radar scans that we use to track Severe Weather right here at action news. Facebook and twitter are valuable weather resources as well. All thanks to our team of meteorologists. Follow each of their accounts for regular updates. Three people including a child are in the hospital right now with injuries from a house fire. Their home i