Tonights special, the Great American steak dinner for 12. 99. A centercut sirloin with a side, plus a starter, or dessert. And for lunch, try one of our new burgers. Like the bbq bacon burger. Only at longhorn. Action news, delaware valleys leading news program, with jim gardner. With fire and furry like the world has never seen. President trump sending harsh words to north korea, and with that warning, the conflict between trump and kim jung un, has ratcheted up to a dangerous situation. The big story tonight might find the u. S. And north korea closer to a nuclear trip wire. First a media report that u. S. Intelligence has determined that north korea has successfully miniaturized a Nuclear Weapon to fit on the tip of an icy vo and threaten the United States. The u. S. Now puts north Koreas Nuclear arsenal at 60 bombs. President trump responded with a provocative ultimatum. North korea best not make more threats to the United States. Theyll be met with fire and furry like the world has never seen. That statement paraphrases what president truman said after the bombing of hiroshima. It took only hours for kim jung un, to execute its next threat. North korea says its planning to bomb guam. Its home to Anderson Air Force base and b1 and b52 bombers. President mccain said i take exception to the president s comments because you have to be sure you can do what you say you can do. Thats the nort north korea stoy tonight. Other news, a Homicide Investigation is under way at at Atlantic City. Live at the scene is annie mccormick. Whats the story. At this point the Atlantic City prosecutor is calling this a Death Investigation. Its early and they dont know if foul play was involved. We know the medical examiner removed a body from the tropicana about an hour ago. Late tonight the medical exam feexamner on the sceneexaminer. One person was found dead, another take p to hospital. Theyll only say its a Death Investigation and wont elaborate on how many people are involved. Its an active investigation. Our investigators have taken control of the scene. Police responded after receiving a 911 call after receiving a call from hotel staff. People involved in the matter were guests, and they had overstayed their registered time. As a result of that, when hotel staff went to check on them, at that time the police were called. Early in the investigation, the county prosecutor didnt say if he believed drugs were involved or if there were signs of trauma. He did say it appears to be isolated. Its limbed and contained to the events that happened in this particular room. Investigators have been out here several hours. Some investigators remain at the scene. We have seen several people leave. About an hour ago we saw the medical examiner leave with one body. Annie mccormick, action news, back to you. A neighbors quick call to 911 as she saw a break in across the street is being credited with a Quick Police Response that nabbed four home invaders. Chopper 6 captured the final standdown after the three hour standoff. Four men from philadelphia travel today the suburbs, broke into the home of a 70yearold man and threatened to kill him. He was able to escape when police first arrived. Two suspects tried to run but were caught. The other two stayed inside three hours but finally gave up. All four have a previous record and theyll be padded with Home Invasion and burglary. There was an apparent murder today in Goshen County on the 300 block of box elder drive. Police say Clayton Carter shot and killed 51yearold brooks jennings, his next door neighbor at 1 00 in the morning. The two argued politics but he had a grudge only he understood. We steered clear from him because hes so unpredictable. Why cant we get along . He met someone that didnt feel the same way. Carters lawyer said he shot jennings in self defense claiming he had a knife. The neighbors say the right kind of prevention can protect them from what happened happened in. Too often the incidents start out as small petty disagreements that could be deescalated before they turn violent. How are we going to resolve conflict . By going to the streets. We are talking to brothers about alternatives to picking up a gun. How you doing . Community activists, men united for a better philadelphia recruited residents for what they are calling Rapid Response teams. Volunteers you can help mediate and encourage conflict resolution before arguments turn violent. Most recently the shooting deaths of a man in west goshen township highlights how arguments can turn deadly. Just the way you talk to someone can get someone off. It can. There are a lot of triggers, harsh words, it can be over a parking spot, over treatment, over numerous things. She recommends taking a step back. Too often we are trying to get our point across versus hearing whats going on and we negate the situation for positive outcome. We think if men in the community, from the community have an engagement in the conflict, thats the best tool to prevent it. Tomorrow the Community Activists will meet with city leaders to discuss the proposal of their Rapid Response team. Christie ileto, action news wphl17. Jim . A tenyearold with special needs is in protective custody tonight after being abandoned by his mother. Deborah whistler didnt want to speak to us when we dropped by her house today. She is accused of leaving the boy 70 years away. Its believed she left him after she found he was not eligible for the base. Someone driving bacalle buy by d police. Temperatures are running two degrees below normal. People are asking where is typical august weather . Not this week. Yesterday in the 70s, today, 80 but six degrees below normal, low humidity and satellite and radar showing a gloomy start. Aspected the clouds clearing out nicely into the afternoon hours. Tonight, clear skies allowing a great shot of the moon. Joe from hamilton tweeted to me showing the moon is 90 visible off of a full moon in the morning. Clear skies show that temperatures are dropping quickly. Its on the cool side. Philadelphia 63, six degrees below normal, many suburbs dropping to the 50s, poconos, upper 40s. Im tracking seasonal air on the way as well as shower and thunderstorms. Jim . Thank you, cecily. Its new at 11 00, pennsylvania is reporting the first human case of west nile virus in the state this year and the person affected lives in montgomery county. Health officials are not releasing details about the patient but says this should serve as a reminder to take proper precautions to avoid mosquitoes this summer. Someone has been on a burglary spree on bustleton avenue and his favorite point of entry is the roof. Reporter dann cuellar, dan you have the details. Jim, police say this guy is on a role and in a low blow evn hit a Salvation Army thrift shop. Whoever he is, police say hes carrying out houdini break ins. Hes getting on the roof and breaking in through the deduct worth. Among those broken into is tonys kitchen. He came in and trashed the restaurant, got away with some stuff. Took a laptop. He hit benny the bums on the 9900 block of bustleton avenue. He caused 15,000 in damage. The guy that tried to burglarize our place removed three air conditioning units, took them apart and removed the exhaust in the middle of the kitchen. That same night the burglar tried to break into whacky zachys kitchen. It was so crazy hot. 150degrees. We knew something was wrong. We checked the roof and found the exhaust damaged. In all, the burglar has hit nine businesses in the far northeast, bars and restaurants and even a Goodwill Thrift store on bustleton. He only gets into a few places. Its not worth the effort he puts in. Hes a small thin guy to fit into the deducts. Bensalem police are looking for this guy for burglaries there. Police are asking you to look at the surveillance videos and if you recognize him call police. Action news wphl17. Police are looking for a man that stole a donation jar from the diner this morning in gloucester county. The thief didnt see the surveillance camera pointed down at the checkout counter. The funds were earmarked for a local 2350d bank. Tonight 50 firefighters walked across the stage in uniform as they received their diplomas. Family and friends were there to cheer them on. Still to come, something thats never happened before in the Mega Millions and powerball jackpot. And taylor swift comes face to face with a man she says groped her. And the Opioid Crisis could be worse than feared in pennsylvania. Cecily . Im tracking the return of thunderstorms and humidity. Ill let you know when i know in the sevenday forecast. Ducis rogers says the the sevenday forecast. Ducis rogers says the phillies taking on the its blinds to gos anniversary summer bogo sale. Buy any blinds or shades and take half off your next item. All blinds all shades the entire store buy one get one half off. Its our biggest sale of the year Come Celebrate and save. Blinds to go. Blinds for life. Dear fellow citizen, hunting treasures with my daughter is wonderful. Because before im ready, shell be off to college. I want to help her pay her way there. Like i do for my son. Call 18669990148. As a leader in student lending, we have student loan options that others dont. If you have a question about student loans, ask me. Sincerely, michele wright, fellow mom and fellow citizen. Call 18669990148 to apply now. Fellow mom and fellow citizen. From fields and factories they came looking for opportunity. They worked hard. We helped them work harder. They are the students of strayer university. For 125 years, weve supported as theyve rewritten the future. And to all who seek their true potential, we say, lets get it, america. Its blinds to gos anniversary summer bogo sale. Buy any blinds or shades and take half off your next item. All blinds all shades the entire store buy one get one half off. Its our biggest sale of the year Come Celebrate and save. Blinds to go. Blinds for life. Like a rhinestone cowboy. One of americas iconic singersong writers has died. Glen campbell was nope for his hits in the 1960s and 70s. He had his own Television Show and received a Global Recognition for his show alongside of john wade, true grit. He was 81. Taylor swift and a d. J. She accuses of groping her came face to face in a colorado courtroom today. She says he grabbed her backside in 205. He denies the charges and is suing swift saying she got him fired. Despite widespread attention to the problem, the opioid problem continues to grow in the United States, deadly drug overdoses hitting an all time high in 2016 half due to opioids including heroin and fentanyl. The number of heroin overdoses has likely been overestimated by a quarter. The pennsylvania death rate is far worse with twice as many people dying than Government Data suggests, ranking pennsylvania fourth worse in the United States. President trump did not declare a National Emergency today as his Opioid Commission recommended. But the president pledged, well fight this deadly epidemic and the United States will win. No new policies were announced, but trump says this will involve health professionals, Law Enforcement and border security. Two philadelphia hospitals can count themselves among the 20 best in the country. The hospital of the university of pennsylvania and penn presbyterian and Thomas Jefferson ranks 16th best in the United States. We have previously reported on the trend of fewer babies being born in the u. S. New numbers show another drop. The fertility rate has continued to fall in 2017, down 2 in the first three months of the year, the biggest decrease, women in their 20s. Lets get the late word from accuweather and meteorologist cecily tynan. Jim, very comfortable out there. Taking a look at penns landing. No haze and low humidity. We have cleared the clouds out. Just in time this evening for a spectacular sunset. Bruce sent this to me. The sun setting at 8 06. We had clow clouds this morningt they cleared out nicely. We have a sunny stretch ahead. Low humidity, comfortable, but just in time for the weekend, im tracking unsettled weather. No 90s in the near future. If you look at the temperatures, comfortable, philadelphia, 72 down from a high of 80. Trenton, 66. Millville, 65, reading 66, poconos down to 58degrees. Part of the reason temperatures are dropping so quickly, satellite and radar is showing there is not a cloud in the sky. The mid atlantic through the northeast is clear. High pressure building in. That brings a cool start to the day tomorrow. A bright start this morning. The sunny start with a taste of fall. 6 00, 60degrees. 8 00, 63. Temperatures will climb generally to the low 80s, gorgeous weather tomorrow, pick of the week. Low humidity, bright sunshine, wilmington 82. Cape may, a sea breeze picking up, 78degrees. Tropical storm franklin moved over the yucatan peninsula today and now its over the bay of cam peachy. There is convection flaring up, a sign the storm is strengthening. Its over warm water and could become a category one hurricane. Moving inland could cause mudslides and severe flooding. No threat to land in the u. S. Definitely something you want to monitor headed to mexico for vacation. Back home, 83degrees. Thursday nice. A few high thin clouds, late in the day, 85degrees. Friday, partly sunny, 82degrees, and the weekend is getting humid with sunshine, possibly of thunderstorms saturday. Sunday, 86degrees. Monday, stays humid and a thunderstorm, 84degrees, clearing the air tuesday with a mixture of sun and clouds and a high of 84degrees. Tomorrow, try to get outside and enjoy the day. Thursday night, the weekend unsettles, but not a wash out. Thank you, cecily. Tonight we would like to wish a happy 102nd birthday to esther cats. We stopped by her party tonight. Esther has lived in the philadelphia area her whole life and used to own a store on fabric row on fourth and bainbridge. She has quite a sense of humor. She says if anyone asks her age she will say shes 41. It sounds more believable than 21. There has never been a time when the powerball and Mega Millions were over the same amount. People play dreaming of fantastic riches. We have the results of the drawing tomorrow night on action news at 11 00 after accuweather. The winning number from Mega Millions for phillys fans that suffered during the era of chuck maddox and felix jones, these are sweeter days. We can say it this year, phillies own the braves. They won 9 of 11 meetings this season. A fan showing his love for the late darren daulton. Nick williams drives to center field. Later in the frame, the pitcher, zach eflin, driving in williams from second base giving the phillies a 21 advantage. Herrera with the two run shot, phillies win 52. Andrew knapp hand is worse than originally thought. Theres a fracture in there. The backup catcher will be out about three weeks. Eagles got in one last practice before heading to green bay tomorrow, preseason opener on thursday. Wentz in the First Team Offense looked good throughout camp. Wentz is far from satisfied. One day we were up here. Next day we were down here. Its how it is. I was similar. You want to be consistent. Its Training Camp to some extent. I thought we got better. We are not dob done yet 6789 we. We have done good things. More coverage the play of the eagle offensive line will play a huge role in the teams success. Johnson keeping eligible is just as crucial. We speak with lane. Is this a different camp for you mentally . A little bit. I feel i have to play like i always played. Last year i felt there was a shadow over me. Feel like its still t there. Why do you feel that way . Ieits on your record. There are haters so you just play well. How about carson, does he look well now . Yeah, you can see the confidence and growth. Assurance. Hes had a whole year and offseason. Its been great. Well get our first good look thursday. Former governor jim florio was honored tonight. The Water Technology center was dedicated to florio. He was on hand and presented for the sketch of the Center Housing most offices in the future. Its been declared james florio day in celebration of his 80th birthday. Jimmy kimmel live next on channel6. Hard to believe jim is 80s. Jimmys guests, jenny slate. Action news continues at 4 30 with pamela edwards, Matt Odonnell and Karen Rodgers with trafficker. For the entire action news team, im jim gardner. Goodnight
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