Transcripts For WPHL Action News At Ten On PHL17 20140911 :

Transcripts For WPHL Action News At Ten On PHL17 20140911

It he said that the United States will wage a military Campaign Begins i isis and major reversal, deepen the military presence in the middle east. That means taking the fight against isis also known as isil into syria launching air strikes on key isis targets. I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorist who threaten our country where ever they are. And that means i will not hesitate to take action against isis in serial as well as iraq. Thinks a core principal of my presidency. If you threaten america, you will find, no safe haven. The president was quick to say that this new effort will not be a ground battle. In fact, he says that the campaign wont involve u. S. Combat troops on the ground, at all, but the four part strategy involving air strikes, intelligence, and foreign fighters will send an additional 475 u. S. Service members to iraq. And the president said he will draw on an international coalition, to bring what he called, quote relentless source toes end the isis threat. Back here at home we are following breaking news from vineland tonight, at least one person was hit by a car in the 1,000 block of west landis avenue. It happened 8 30 and chopper six was over a scene a short time ago. We now know that two medical helicopters were called to the scene which is near walmart but at this point we only know of one injury. Developing right now, in Atlantic City a deal could be breathing new life into the now defunct revel casino hotel. Someone wants to buy it and, it is ready to go sold. Now comes the wait to see if, and when, the site will be back in business. Action News Reporter Kenneth Moton is live in ac with the very latest. Kenneth . Reporter well, yes, shirleen there is no telling when these barricades will come down but mayor of Atlantic City told us days ago there was interested in parties, when it comes to buying this building, but they wanted to remain anonymous. That ended when documents were filed notifying federal court this building has a serious potential buyer. A two and a half billion dollar building for the low, low price of 90 million. That is a steel. Yeah, really. I think any business is good at this point, anybody willing to come in. Reporter news spread on the Atlantic City boardwalk that the building formerly known as revel has a bidder. Last week twice bankrupt casino and hotel closed leaving so many to wonder what will become of the 47 story luxury state of the art glass tower. The the city said it could be months even spring before new buyer came along but wednesday, a south philadelphia mega developer by the name of glenn straub made a offer revel could not refuse, cash. That would be excellent, because the city is really suffering, you know, three casinos closing, you know, with the Atlantic Club and, you know, we need the money here. We need jobs. Reporter sixtyseven yearold straub, who deposited ten milliondollar in an escrow account set up the company Polo North Country Club incorporate todd purchase the property. The name is similar to his sprawling 2200acre resort palm beach polo and country club in welling ton, florida. It is unclear if he plans to turn this into condos or operate it as a casino. That could be a even more costly move considering the state of the gambling industry in Atlantic City. Crazy investment, if it just goes under five years from now. I wouldnt want to see that happening. Reporter revel will go up for auction two weeks from today which means that someone can come along and out bid straub and his company, a bankruptcy judge will have to have approve any sale. Reporting live from Atlantic City tonight, Kenneth Moton for action news at ten on phl17. Kenneth, thank you. An attack recorded in an elevator at that very hotel casino helped end career of an nfl star. Question now is who could get the ax next, now that a bomb shell allegation has emerged suggesting that the nfl might have known more then it let on about the ray rice Domestic Violence video. Action newss Sharrie Williams takes it from their life at the big board tonight, sharrie. Reporter brian and shirleen this story is picking up more steam today, well respect News Agency Says it has proof that the nfl has had a copy of the video from inside the elevator for five months now, and people are weighing in on social media. They are talking about this, using the the hash tag fire goodell, people are actually tweeting this tonight, and in response to this. They are calling for commissioner Roger Goodell to step down, and they are not the only ones talking. The National Organization of women, one of the countrys largest feminist groups, is also calling for his resignation. The nfl is still scrambling to get back on offence three days after ray rices brutal attack on his then wife, surfaced for the world to see. Commissioner Roger Goodell, tuesday, in an interview with cbs news. Reporter did anyone in the nfl see this second videotape, before monday. No. Reporter no one in the nfl. No one in the nfl, to my knowledge. Reporter but now is there a cloud hanging over the goodells statement. Today the Associated Press released a report saying a Law Enforcement source sent the Surveillance Video to the nfl back in april, and the ap source says that it has a voice mail to confirm it. Critic question why they needed to see at salt before taking action. Document obtained by abc news show that the severity was clear almost immediately after rice knocked his wife out in an Atlantic City elevator seven months ago. Police said that rice punched his wife, quote, rendering her unconscious. The the league was never strong enough, quick enough, decisive enough in the whole situation and now it is trying to play a game of catch up that it cant win. Reporter members of the congress from both parties sent a letter to goodell demanding the highest level of transparency. While players are taking to social media, and to the microphone, calling out the commissioner. The the commissioner should be held accountable for his actions and that is the spectation, of the players. Reporter now the commissioner sent a letter to the 32 nfl owners to day. This is a cop have that very letter. In his very first point, he maintains the league did not see what happened inside that elevator until monday, and i think it is safe to say on this, shirleen, there will be more fall out to come from this story, brian. We have not heard the last of this, sharrie, thanks very much. Young brother and sister are recovering tonight after being hit by a pickup truck in northeast philadelphia a driver struck the ten yearold girl and seven yearold boy as they tried to cross the street at academy and byberry roads. Two nursing students were driving nearby and rendered aid after seeing the injured children and a panicked 20 yearold driver. She was really scared for the kids. She kept saying i didnt see where they were, i didnt see them, i didnt see them, are they okay. I just kept reassuring her were here for the kids, were helping them. Everything should be fine. Just try to relax. One of the Good Samaritans was able to use victims cell phone to call their mother, both kids are being treated tonight forehead injuries. It is now, up to a jury to decide the fate of a former day care worker accused of kidnapping and raping a fiveyear old girl. Cristina regusters attorney suggested that she might have helped someone else carry out the brutal assault of the child in the West Philadelphia home. Prosecutors reject that theory saying tips and dna evidence on the victims shirt point right the to the now 21 yearold as the only suspect. Regusters did not take the stand during the two week trial. The young victim made a brief court appearance. While summer is not out just yet accu weather says get ready for a hot one tomorrow and that could mean storms, for some of us. Meteorologist adam joseph live at the big board following all of this tonight, adam. Brian, heat will be biggest story tomorrow, not the storms. You can see it building from little rock at 92. Nashville 89 degrees. Louisiana 95. Dallas mid land texas over the century mark today and a little cooler off to the north. As that warm air pushes in tomorrow, the the dew points are also going to rise. The it will feel very humid, between 65 and 70 degrees but that is only for one day because those dew points crash back into the 40s, by friday. And in fact we will look at future tracker at 2 00 in the afternoon feeling like 29 from trenton to philadelphia 94 in wilmington. Ninety in reading and millville feeling like 90 degrees. Looking at Storm Tracker six live double scan that heat comes first, and then we have a cold front we are watching bringing severe wetter from st. Louis, senate toy cleveland but as this pushes to the east it will lose a lot of the steam. So much of the way of Severe Weather will break apart, but nonetheless we are still going to track some scattered storms that could be on the strong side tomorrow afternoon, we will time that for you brian coming up in the full forecast and also talk about a fall chill, as well in that seven day. Adam, thank you. 600 nurses at crozerchester Medical Center are walking off the job sunday morning. The striking because they have been without a contract since june and they claim their employer is violating federal labor law. Contract negotiations are at a stand still that walk out runs from 7 00 a. M. Sunday until 7 00 a. M. Following tuesday. Camden county held a informational session for local veterans tonight in gloucester township. Veterans and their families got the opportunity to ask questions they may have on services and benefit programs. Local Officials Say town hall meeting is a good way to share information and get feedback. G mail users beware there is a good reason to change your pass word tonight. Also a woman says, some video shows her being a boosted by a casino security guard, now shes joined a list of harrahs customers who are suing, dann . Reporter well, police in southWest Philadelphia are looking for a man responsible for a rash of attacks on the elderly and he seems to spare no one, his latest victim was in the wheelchair when she was stabbed and robbed, a live report coming up. Protests are not over in ferguson and neither are the the arrest of those, who are protesting. And, this reminder action news at tennis now one hour long, stick around we will not go anywhere for quite sometime, we will be right back. In an action news exclusive tonight we are learning about a violent attack against a woman in a wheelchair. It happened right here in the middle of the Shopping Center in southWest Philadelphia action News Reporter dann cuellar spoke to the victim and dann, shes not alone. Reporter that is right, shirleen it turns out, that police are looking for an evil doer responsible for a rash of attacks on Senior Citizens here in southWest Philadelphia. In this latest incident, this 61 yearold victim was in her we are chill when she was stabbed and robbed of her money. I went to play my lottery at shop rite like i do every morning. Reporter she says she was on her wheelchair at 10 20 on her way back from the shop rite at island and lindberg. She said a young man jumps off his bike and runs toward her. He said give me all your money. I said i dont have no money. Give me all your money. Everything you have. Or you will die. Reporter victim who has suffered with ms for over 34 years says she was struggling with the man for her handbag when he pulled a knife and stabbed her in the right shoulder. All there was, 80. But i had any license and my credit cards and things. Reporter for 80. For 80 it hurt, ill tell you im going through pain right now. Reporter Police Believe this assailant is same one who stabbed and robbed a six threeyear old man monday at 5 00 in the afternoon. Were concern in this area. We have a strong residential population and a big commercial district, and, this individual is clearly out there, on a bike and asking for publics help in trying to identify who this individual is. Reporter the attack on morales is third attack on the disabled person across the tristate area since last week. For her part she never imagined she would ever be attack while in a wheelchair. Someone has a little bit of respect. Reporter for a person in the wheelchair. Sure. Reporter morales is a resident of a property for disable, ce of of english is outraged that someone would attack a person in the wheelchair. From my perspective it is a special place in hell for people who do these things, and we as a society have to come together and protect each other. Now the attacker is describe as a black male between age of 14 and 18, last seen, riding a dark colored mountain bike. Police are working to secure Surveillance Footage here at pen rose plaza. If you have any information, on who this attacker is you are asked to call the police. We are live from southWest Philadelphia, im dann cuellar for channel six action news at ten on phl17. All right dann, thank you very much. Now to the forecast. If you like warm weather, you will like tomorrow. You better enjoy it while it lasts. Meteorologist adam joseph is live at the big board. So, calendar says that were still in summer but, in a meteorology world, meteorological fall, it the began september 1st. So technically in the weather world, weve already hit fall and it will feel like that through much of the seven day. In fact high today 82 degrees which is a couple degrees above the normal of 8o your record high 97. Todays low 68 degrees. The numbers are right on either side of 07 degrees right now with the exception of millville and pine barons a clearer sky dropping that temperature. Last hour to 65 degrees. The satellite and radar weve got southerly winds that will be pumping in tomorrow and out of the southwest ahead of the cold front. You can see to the north and west. A few light showers and central parts of Pennsylvania Holding together. Maybe give it a couple of sprinkles late tonight but overall we will be watching the front with the threat of the few storms tomorrow afternoon. But as you wake up tomorrow morning, you head to work and school, a lot of clouds work some sunshine out there, 68 at 6 00 oclock, 70 at 7 00 oclock. By 8 00 oclock we will touch that 07degree mark. We will have a decent amount have of sun once the morning clouds burn off. By 4 00 oclock cold front arrives from the west. You can see this is not a solid line of storms, so it will be very scattered, as it pushes through, during the afternoon and into the evening hours. In fact, the storm threat begins in the afternoon, to the north and west reading 86. Downingtown 86. Quakertown tomorrow 85 degrees. The right around philadelphia, glassboro, wright the town down to middletown, warm and humid. Storms will come a little later on in the afternoon in some communities. They will be very hit or miss, and then same thing for sure, breezy, muggy but storms will hold off until latter part of the evening hours. Cape may 83. Dover 88. Speed well topping off at 86 degrees. Shirleen when we come back with the seven day forecast we will talk about a big drop in temperature, brian, as well, and you will see some real falllike temperatures by the weekend. All right. Okay. Adam, thank you very much. It is wednesday, that means you know what were already looking forward to next eagles game. Yes, we are. Ducis roger is live in the action news Sports Center with a first look at sports tonight, hi ducis. Hi there shirleen and brian. Unfortunately we are talking about injuries. For a unit that is big, and beefy eagles offensive line is suddenly very thin. Two of the five starters will be out for mondays game against the indianapolis colts. Andrew gardener and dennis kelly will be fill ins. They will fill in at right tackle and left guard due to injure to evan mathis anal even barber. Today lineman have face in their new line mates. Im very confident regardless of who is in there. We have good players waiting to get a chance. Two offensive line has played great all season and they are guys familiar with the offense. We will do what we do. We will not change nothing. They have been here the whole time. They know the offense. They know is what at stake. Eagles monday night in indy, six abc and phl, 17 have you covered. Count down to kick off, all of the action starts monday at 8 00 p. M. Here on phl17. To the phillies, is there a hit parade going on at Citizens Bank park. Only problem is it is pirates doing all of the hitting. Jerome williams gets lit up in the fifth inning. He gives up four runs and five innings. Andrew with the big blow in the fifth. This goes for an inside the park home run. The pirates bang out 13 hits and phillies lose this game, sixthree. Coming up next half an hour phillies interim president pat gillick address those rumors phillies interim president pat gillick address those rumors surrounding ruben mmm ring ring ring ring progresso you soup people have my kids loving vegetables. Well vegetables. Shh taste better in our savory broth. Vegetables . No. Soup oh soup loaded with vegetables. Packed with taste. And now try new progresso chili. Slowsimmered, homemade taste. Demonstrators in ferguson, missouri plan to block part of busy interstate to protest the killing of michael brown. They were warned to stay away, and when some didnt, they were arrested. It is latest round of protest since unarmed black teen was shot and killed by a white Police Officer las

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