abc's marci gonzales is watching the latest development and she joins us live from new york. marci? >> reporter: rick, protest and organizers designated this as a day of civil disobedience. extra officers are on patrol concerned about a potential repeat of last nights violence. today pro protests planned after a chaotic night. a black teenager shot by police after they, say he opened fire, on officers. the violence and looting, following a week of peaceful protests and marches. >> my family. >> reporter: commemorating first anniversary of the shooting death of 18 year-old michael brown by police officer darren wilson. >> there is a a small group of people out there that are intent on making sure that we don't have peace that prevails. >> reporter: police say the 18 year-old shot last night tyler harris was not part of the protest but was in this crowd when gunshots rang out at 11:15 between two rival groups. investigators claim harris ran and started shooting at a police suv were four detectives inside. authorities say as the detectives got out of the vehicle, harris continued to sh

reporting live, marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." rick back to you. >> back here now turning to the accuweather forecast. it's a gloomy end to the work week on this first friday of june. looking live outside, there are cloudy conditions looking at the center city skyline, and more wet weather in store this weekend as well. meteorologist, melissa magee is in for david murphy tracking the latest. >> reporter: hi there rick. we had showers earlier this morning and things start to thin out a bit as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan still some light showers for ocean, burlington, atlanticic and cumberland counties in south jersey. as we go into the 95 corridor, the moisture in the region starting to dissipate a bit. on street level of stormtracker 6 live double scan east of the manayunk, and south of that, in philadelphia light showers peppering the radar and same for haddonfield and north and east of woodbury as well. temperatures are cooler than this time yesterday. 6 degrees cooler in philadelphia coming in at 69 and 71 for la

reporting live, marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> the search continues for whoever brought an end to hitch did the bot -- hitchbot. it's life was cut short after being left on a bench. it was found a pile of leaves, headless with all it's electronic also stolen. the tongue-in-cheek statement said they have no interest in filing charges against the vandal and they vow to continue the social experiment they started. >>> the first of two job fairs for veterans is being held in wilmington. delaware senators along with the representative are hosting the event. it is going on at the middletown memorial fire hall in west green streets until 2:00 p.m. more than 30 employers are there looking for new employees. a second job fair will be held september 2 at wilmington university dover campus. >> still to come on "action news" at noon, a manhunt continues for a suspect who shot and killed a police officer in tennessee. investigators believe they know who they are looking for. >>> who is behind the series of explosions at new mex

marcy gonzales channel 6 "action news." >>> the federal railroad administration wants more speed warning signs installed along train tracks. and think want a crew to advise the engineer about areas of reduced speed and railroads should adjust their automatic rail systems to prevent trains from going around sharp curves these recommendations are one month after the deadly amtrak crash. >>> governor christie is balancing the budget and said the state could not support it but they argue that christie was bound by law to make the extra payments and a lower court signed with the unions and a state supreme court reversed course. he may not put money into it because there is no contract to do so. an important victory for taxpayers and the union is expected to make a statement this afternoon. >> a berks county passenger was killed and the husband badly hurt when they crashed their car over the weekend. police say the motorcycle collided with an suv on monday and the husband and wife team -- for nearly 30 years brian's injuries were so severe doctor his to amputate one of his legs a special servi

. >> reporting live marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> marcy thank you. >> back here philadelphia congressman, chaka fattah is vowing to stay in office and fightle racketeering charges against him. the 29 count indictment accuses the long time democrat of using campaign and charitable funds illegally. he says he has never done anything illegal but has stepped down from his role on a house appropriations committee. >>> it appears that cole hamels time in philadelphia will come to an end, they have agreed to trade him to the texas ranger, the first pitcher in major league history immediately after throwing a no-hitter, the phils will get a group of minor league prospects. >>> a woman that saved lives during a movie theater shooting, is telling her story, how she escaped during that attack is coming up. >> and a lead in the malaysia airlines mystery, an update on the debris that washed ashore. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm,

marcy gonzales is following the developments from new york. >> reporter: that video reportedly matches up with what is on the cockpit voice recorder, the final seconds of terror after 150 people on board were killed. today new chilling details about a video reportedly recorded on germanwings flight 9525, the final moments before it crashed. two european publications describe a shaky video with screaming passengers, the wing scraping a mountain before the 15 second clip ends, one call it a fake and another saying if it does exist it needs to be handed over so investigators are analyze the sounds and images. a scene now where crews are still at work and lufthansa ceo laid flowers today. >> it will take a long, long time for everybody all of us to understand how this could happen. >> adding to the questions a stunning admission from the airline, lufthansa revealing that they first learned of the copilot suffered from severe depression while he was still in their pilot training school. andreas lubitz shared his medical records but still was allowed to become a pilot. >> it's egregious. the

reporting live, marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> marcy thank you, back here local veterans powered past their disabilities to complete the first leg of the wounded warrior soldier ride, veterans will bike 40 miles over the weekend as part of a three day retreat, wounded warriors organizers say it's to help veterans dealing with lost limbs and chronic pain. >>> coming up the investigation into an apparent isis hit list containing threats against hundreds of americans and more on a deadly roller coaster accident. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm, at three in the morning? who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing jake from state farm? uh, khakis. she sounds hideous. well, she's a guy so... another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. >>> a new york city firefighter is recovering after being shot in the leg while responding to a scene in staten island, police say a man barric

marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> we are all about eliminating the stress. marcy thank you. >>> today we are learning more about the possible error affecting hundreds of dui cases in philadelphia. private defense attorney joseph kelly found that the breathalizer machines were using an expired solution. kelly estimates between 500 and 1,000 could be affected by improperly calculated machines. but they say the results should be barred from court and the d.a. asked them to review cases involving breath tests from january 17th to june 29th and in the meantime the breathalyzers are fixed and returned total service. >>> an urgent situation off the coast of new jersey, why a medical helicopter responded to a cruise ship. >> and rescued in las vegas, the desert storm that took people by surprise. >>> we are tracking storms off to our north and west and they make their way eastward through the afternoon and evening hours, big risk of finding severe weather later on today. details coming up. >>> we'll have those stories and much more when "action news" comes right bac

marcy gonzales is following the developments and is live from new york. >> reporter: rick the fbi has not confirmed the terror groups involvement but isis called the two men soldiers and said worse attacks are yet to come. >> isis claiming responsibility for the failed attack in texas. the terror group saying they were behind the plan to ambush the controversial event of cartoonist drawings of muhammad. they call it a anti-muslim hate groom of group. >> we are here for freedom everything else is smear. >> one of the two suspects after shooting and injuring an unarmed security guard was on the fbi's radar, he wrote soon you won't be able to live in america as a muslim. a twitter message obtained by the fbi he tweetded time is short and wrote of the upcoming event in dallas saying when will they ever learn. the mother of the other suspect believes he was influenced by simpson who was his roommate in phoenix. >> they were looking at sites on the internet that were promoting use. >> simpson is charged in the 2010 terror investigate and he was on the no fly list but he planned to travel to

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reporting live, marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> detectives are investigating a shooting in chester, one person was shot around 6:00 this morning at west fifth and lloyd streets, police recovered numerous shell casings scattered around the scene, we are looking for more information -- >>> a woman and her young daughters remain hospitalized after being hit by a car in lakewood new jersey, the driver did stop after they tried to cross route 9, the 27-year-old mom suffered facial injuries and two daughters were flown to the hospital in critical condition. lakewood police are investigating the crash. >>> a new law may change the way your child rides in the car in the state of new jersey, all kids up to 2 years old or up to 30 pounds must be in a rear facing car seat, when they reach 40 pounds or 4 years old can face front. we posted more details about these new requirements on 6abc.com. >>> still to come here on "action news" at noon, a celebrity on campus, coming up at 12:30, find out when harry stiles from one direction visited villanova university. and a brave 1

north korea made false claims in the past and is being condemned by their ally china. >> marcy thank you. >>> back here one person was hurt when a fire ripped through a montgomery county home this morning, the flames broke out at 5:00 a.m. on rittenhouse boulevard in west norton, the man was treated at the scene and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> newly minted police commissioner ross has sworn in his right hand man, myron patterson, he is a 30-year veteran and highly respected among his fellow officers, patterson has there is accountability from his office. >> all right you now have 500 million reasons to get a power ball ticket this afternoon, ticket sales end in less than 10 hours from now, the jackpot just went up to $500 million, half a billion dollars and could grow larger by tonight's drawing, the sixth largest jackpot in u.s. history and the fourth biggest in power ball. and it's a $275 million payday for the cash payout. can you see the winning numbers on "action news" at 11:00 right before accuweather. we'll have more on today's ticket frenzy coming up at

marcy an incredible story of survival for two months. >> it really is incredible alicia, this guy says he did everything he could to keep the boat from sinking and have enough food and water and he wanted to make it home for his parents, they were starting to lose hope. >> rescued after 66 days, lost at sea. >> had many moments i thought i would die. lewis jordan back on shore in north carolina sharing the incredible story how he survived to months alone in the atlantic. the 37-year-old set off from south carolina to fish, he woke up one night to his boat capsizing and i was flying through the air and somer assaulting and all my gps devices were rolling around in the water. jordan managed to stay with the boat rationing out his food and collecting rain water and catching fish. after ten days of no sign of jordan or the ship the search was called off. >> thought it's over i lost my son. >> then a cargo ship spotted jordan two miles off of cape hatrous. overnight an emotional reunion with his parents, thankful after sitting on his boat fittingly called angel were answered. >> so wonderfu

lets go to marcy gonzales in new york. >> reporter: good afternoon, investigators don't know the motive it is clear though that this tragedy was not an accident. in the final moments before germanwings slammed into the french alps, the voice recording picked up the screams of passengers and the pilot locked out of the cockpit frank particularly pounding on the door silence as he hit the button to bring the plane down in a 10 minute long deadly decent. >> what activated i don't know but it could be analyzed as a willingness to destroy the aircraft. >> the new revelations gleaned from the black box voice recorder found at the scene. it started out normally and the pilot is asking the copilot to take control as he stepped out presumely to use the restroom the copilot then ignored the pilot's attempts to return and then heard breathing normally leading them to believe he did not suffer a medical emergency. >> we are forced to come to the conclusion that the flight was deliberately crashed. >> a horrifying realization of the families of the 150 people on board including three americans the r

live in burbank, california, channel 6 "action news." >> marcy, thank you. >>> firefighters rushed to the scene of a reported explosion at a southwest philadelphia car shop. smoke was pouring from the building at greenway avenue at 6:30 this morning. crews reported a partial collapse of the buildings roof. and no one was injured. a man is in critical condition after he was shot in north philadelphia. gun fire erupted on west norris street. they found the 42-year-old victim at the location and rushed him to the hospital. they are working to identify the suspect and possible motive. >>> traffic is moving again on the pa turnpike following a multivehicle crash in bensalem. after one vehicle overturned in the westbound lanes. at least five vehicles were involved in the collision. pennsylvania governor tom wolf is expected to declare the opioid crisis a statewide emergency. the move opens up more resources ..r hard hit areas. >>> much more ahead. 13,000 tourists are trapped at a ski resort. how they are trying to get them out. that story comes up. >>> and an ice chunk comes off the buildin

marcy gonzales joins us now live with the details. >> reporter: federal authorities still don't know if the suspects were directed by isis or simply inspired by the terror group, the suspects made efforts to hide that and other details crucial to the investigation. >> today the fbi is digging into whether syed farook andhfeen malik were planning an attack in 2012. they found pictures on farook's phone of the san bernardino high school. a place he visited twice as a held inspector. they are looking at other details after the couple tried to wipe clean their devices. >> the use of encryption is part of terrorism trade craft now. >> they may have been radicalized in 2012, and they were chatting online about jihad and martyrdom. before malik was granted a fiance visa to come to the u.s. >> the u.s. doesn't usually ask them to look at the emails simply because they applied for a visa. >> it was horrific, i remember cries and moans and the smell of gun powder. >> and investigators are looking into whether farook and malik were matched up online specifically to start a sleeper cell in the u

marcy gonzales reports from baltimore with the latest. >> reporter: despite the calm the national guard is still here and baltimore is under a state of emergency. >> the streets are quiet as they have been since last night when the 10:00 p.m. curfew went into affect. the protesters cleared out peacefully. >> this is organized and peaceful and possive. >> a different scene in new york. where marchers blocked traffic and several police officers were hurt and at least 100 protesters were arrested. demonstrators gathered in other cities across the country last night. all demanding answers and action following the april 19th death of freddie gray, who suffered a spinal cord injury while in police custody. >> the "washington post" reported that according to a prisoner transferred with gray during his arrest believe that he was intentionally trying to hurt himself by banging himself against the walls of the police van. the family says they have not heard of this and disagree with anything that says severed his own spinal cord. >> i have not seen the report we have to let this process play out

marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> police in upstate new york say that the 5-year-old boy whose body was found this morning was not abducted from his home. authorities say that the 19-year-old daughter of kenneth white's legal guardian told them that men with masks on broke in and took the boy, they found the boy ten miles from his home early this morning. >>> police in texas are closer to identifying the gunman that shot a meteorologist outside aif television studio, they were able to create a new sketch of the suspect using information from the victim. 35-year-old patrick crawford was shot wednesday morning as he got into his car in the station parking lot. crawford did not recognize his attacker and police are still unsure of a market. crawford remains hospitalized in fair condition and they expect him to make a full recovery. >>> a picture of santa clause packing heat is on a billboard in california. he has a large rifle on this billboard on highway 99, it has mixed feedback and some say it's all good fun and some say it's inappropriate for santa to hold a weapon. >> as a te

marcy gonzales has more. >> the executioner, identified. a former u.s. intelligence official, confirms that the masked man seen in several barbaric videos, including three americans being beheaded is muhammad emwazi. >> it's really hard to imagine the trajectory. >> the "washington post" reports he is a native of kuwait who group in west london. >> he is in his mid-20s and went to syria to join isis just three years ago and authorities have known his identify for several months but are still trying to track him down, this has police and the fbi arrest three men that live in brooklyn new york, accusing them of plotting to help isis, that they wanted to fight alongside extremists overseas or launch attacks here in the u.s. coasting on isis websites about bombing coney island and killing police officers and assassinating president obama. >> this is real, the concern about the lone wolf inspires to act without going to the middle east. >> one man arrested yesterday just as investigators say he was trying to board a plane at jfk airport heading to syria. >> m

marcy gonzales is live outside of the federal courthouse in boston with the latest. >> reporter: rick and sara after several failed attempts to have the trial move out of boston it's underway in this courthouse already today the prosecution has laid out the graphic details of the case and the defense told the jury they will not try to side step the involvement saying quote it was him. >> for the first time since two bombs blasted through the crowd near the finish line of the boston marathon two years ago survivors and victim's family members are seeing the suspect up close. opening statements began in dzhokhar tsarnaev's trial. he is pleading not guilty for the attacks that killed three people and injured more than 260 others. the defense was expected to argue that he was coerced by his older brother but the judge said that that argument could not be presented until after they reach a verdict and move into the penalty phase. the first on the stand is martin richards the father of the youngest person to die in the attacks. she is under investgation suspected of helping her husband buy

marcy gonzales reports on the cleanup. >> reporter: the snow has stopped falling and now this part is far from over. >> we have been shoveling since 2:00 in the morning. >> the city was hit with nearly two more feet of snow bringing the total to a record breaking 74 inches so far this winter that is more than d.c. baltimore pennsylvania and new york city combined. people are still trying to figure out where to put it all. >> we can handle snow but we are running out of room to push it and we keep having storms. >> three consecutive storms leaving this home buried and officials had to shut down commuter train service today. and it's another dangerous day for driving and shoveling out. with so many digging left to do one penned a breakup letter to the snow, writing maybe next winter we can be friends but for now please lose my address. >> there is more snow in the forecast for boston later this week. marcy gonzales channel 6 "action news." >>> the white house has confirmed the death of an american woman held hostage by isis. kayla mueller was taken hostage, isis claimed she was killed d

marcy gonzales joins us live from baton rouge with more. >> reporter: hi sara, this is a part of what the president will see during the visit. house after house with every piece of furniture and belonging tossed to the curb, these families have to start over and many don't have flood insurance. from the subsiding flood water to everything it destroyed -- >> it looks like a bomb went off. >> president obama is going to baton rouge for a firsthand look. >> the american people are standarding with baton rouge as they rebuild their community. >> the community reeling from a storm after a storm that hit neighborhoods not prone to flooding. killing at least 13 people and damaging an estimated 60,000 homes. >> we want to the nation to come and assist us, louisiana needs

mar marcie gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: investigators are not saying what evidence led to the arrest. there are reports it is in part linked to what was uncovered by the filmmaker also. >> a stunning apparent confession. >> killed them all, of course. >> reporter: robert durst arrested charged in the 2000 shooting death of his friend susan berman just as the audio was about to air on the documentary serials -- seriesment -- the jinx. it investigated the his neighbor in texas in 2001. on camera for the documentary he repeatedly denied killing anyone. off camera while in the bathroom unaware that his microphone was on, the bombshell audio was recorded. it wasn't until two years later that an editor discovered and handed it over to police. lapd credited the warrant to disicial evidence that has come to light in the past year. >> we don't have that kind of power. >> reporter: the 71-year-old was taken into saturday at this new new orleans hotel where he was registered under a fake name and fake documents. the fbi believe he was flying to cuba. his attorney said he was seeking priv

marcy gonzales has more. >> reporter: back in the courtroom today a battle for convicted bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev the jury that found him guilty on all charges are seated again for the penalty phase of the trial. some are calling on the government to take the death penalty off the table. there are many that fear a death sentence could lead to years of appeals. >> part of us getting on with our lives is this ending and it's not going to end when it keeps getting drawn out like this. a sentiment shared by the family of 8-year-old martin richard, who was killed in the attacks. >> as long as the defendant is in the spotlight we live a story told on his terms not ours. >> the defense will use that. >> the defense says it will help their case as they try to humanize the defendant saying he was influenced by his older brother, to avoid the ultimate punishment death. >>> federal officials say that dzhokhar tsarnaev is not expected to take the stand. mary gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> tonight "action news" anchor, jim gardner, has a one-on-one interview with the philadelphia archdiocese.

marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: rick, there are no signs of these guys, there were road blocks set up around the area. we were stopped three times on our way to the prison. it is unclear if they were on foot or by car at this point they could anywhere. an intense manhunt for a pair of convicted killers who escaped this maximum security prison in upstate new york. >> be on the look out for two escapees from clinton county correctional facilities. >> reporter: investigators are looking whether 34 david sweat and 44-year-old richard matt had help. a woman who works at the prison was removed from her post and being questioned. they are interviewing hundreds of contractors working at the facility. >> it's almost impossible to think this was done without help. >> reporter: the conviction were seen in their cells the night before and the next day they were gone. they used power tools to drill through a wall and worked down four stories and shimmying through pipes and sawing into a manhole escaping on to the street about a block from the prison. federal investigates joining the search

police made arrests in new york city after the protesters blocked traffic across the brooklyn bridge marcy gonzales joins us live with that story. >> reporter: there was 35 arrests here in new york and 15 in los angeles, and at least two officers were hurt in the demonstrations which were otherwise peaceful rallies for change. protesters shutting down highways and bridges from new york -- to california. demonstrating what they say is police brutality. >> i'm tired of the system as it is, the system is broken and they don't care about black and brown lives. >> reaction to videos like this one from a police dash-cam in arizona. an officer swerving to hit the robbery suspect that police say was firing a stolen rifle into the air and ignoring orders to surrender. he says he was never ordered to stop and the officer used excessive force. the officer is back on duty and facing no charges. >> this is not the first time that a vehicle has been used in a deadly force situation. and acting to the shooting of walter scott in south carolina and a deputy shooting his gun instead of his taser in oklahom

marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >>> two major operations are underway to push isis out of key cities in iraq and syria. in iraq a long awaited effort to recaptu recaptu recapture mosul has begun. in syria government forces and russian air strikes to trying to recapture palmyra. >>> and a facebook video causing anger in new jersey and across the internet. it shows a grown man relentlessly beating a child. annie mccormick is live now with the latest from there. >> reporter: sara police are thanking the public for bringing this video to their attention and they say they are in contact with both people seen in the video. they set up videos for the alleged beater and now asking for the person who took the video to come forward. this video is very graphic. >> west depford police believe this disturbing video is a hoax. in it an adult man believed to be an mma fight err is beating a juvenile. the viral video was posted on social media after they received a barrage of phone calls out of concern. they believe the video was shot in january and they are in contact with the man and juveni

marcy gonzales is following this story from new york. >> reporter: yes the investigation into this continues as fraternity members there have to be out of their on campus fraternity house by midnight. kicked off campus they are getting the last of their belongings out of their house in the university of oklahoma. >> are you embarrassed? >> extremely. >> the chapter shut down after video was released of members singing a racist chant. >> something that has been rehearsed and well known everybody on that bus was singing this chant proudly and confidently some students say it's indicative of this frat's history. >> nobody is shocked to see it. >> no. >> the house mother says she was surprised. >> i'm in shock. >> did you ever get any indication that there was anything like this going on? >> no, no never heard the song. >> a member of the chapter says the same, that this is not representative of the other 15,000 members, it's sad because this is not what s.a. is about. now the university is considering expulsion we show zero tolerance when it comes to racism. >> some think that o.u. has take and

marcy gonzales reports with the latest. >> reporter: the u.s. navy is helping with the search and the cause is unclear and officials say there was no distress call. search teams scouring part of the mediterranean sea for the wreckage of egift flight a 04. they are looking into what caused the flight to suddenly disappear from radar. the flight left paris at 11:09 local time bound for cairo, with only 20 minutes left in the flight, the pilot spoke to air traffic control and said all was fine, five minutes later. the jet vanished from radar. >> airplanes do not just disappear. that is why we are looking at possibly something catastrophic like a bomb. >> they are considering terrorism as a possibility. >> if you align the situation properly. the probability of having a different action or a terror attack is higher than having a technical -- >> family of passengers and crew members are gathering at airports in paris and cairo, now waiting for answers. >> if a bomb is said to be the cause investigators will not say how it could have gotten on board.

. >> that was marcy gonzales reporting. >>> a man shot in montgomery county has now died. the victim was wounded in norristown last night police say he drove 3 miles to a gas station for help. "action news" reporter waltder perez is live at the norristown police station with more on this story. >> reporter: hi sara, investigators are trying to determine a motive behind the shooting which someone walked up to a car with at least one person inside and simply opened fire. >> it was right around 9:00 last night when neighbors along the 1200 block of locust street reported a commotion. >> i heard it and it sounded like firecrackers. >> but that sound was indeed the sound of gun fire, a vehicle pulled up three miles away at the lukoil gas station at plymouth meeting, the clerk saw someone badly injured and called 911. the victim was taken to the hop where he died a few hours later. the neighbors in the area say the senseless gun violence has to stop. >> you have a lot of outside people moving in and they have not adjusted to a way of life that you don't have to carry a gun and s

explosions in china. 12 firefighters are among the 50 people killed in the blast that happened yesterday, marcy gonzales has more from new york. >> reporter: rick and sara that blast was so big it could be seen from space, and today hospitals in that area are overwhelmed with patients and people looking for missing family members. today thousands of rescuers desperately searching for survivors near the still smoldering rubble from this massive explosion in china. hundreds of people injured. dozens killed. the death toll still rising from the disaster that started yesterday just before 11:00 p.m. local time, firefighters first responding to a fire at a warehouse storing hazardous materials, more than a half hour later as they battled the flames, a huge blast followed by another bigger explosion. people nearby left with no time left to find safety. among the dead and injured some of those firefighters and migrant workers sleeping in nearby dormitories. bob woodruff at the scene. >> it's absolutely destroyed these are people's home and this is where they live. dvds, music. this is horrible. >> dev

abc's marcy gonzalez has more. >> reporter: many by the thousand paid tribute to fedel castro filing past this memorial, a somber reflex on this island -- reflection on this island nation ruled by castro for 49 years. >> his figure will remain cuba's biggest pride. where the normally vibrant music has been silent in tribute. the flag flies at half staff. a stark contrast to the celebration by cuban americans in little havana. >> i don't sell -- celebrate death, but i celebrate the death of a tyrant. >> reporter: president-elect trump threatening to undue president obama's recently renewed diplomatic ties to the country saying its administration will do all it can to insure prosperity and liberty for the cubans. tomorrow the urn of his remains will be brought to other cities across the country. abc news, havana, cuba. >> pennsylvania's 12 day deer rifle season opens today with 500,000 taking part. 27% of the deer harvest occurred on the first day of the season. similar numbers are expected today. >>> >> tickets are on sale for the first stand alone star wars film called rogue one. if

lets get the latest from marcy gonzales from dallas. >>> chaos on the streets of downtown dallas overnight. >> shots fired -- >> at least five officers killed. nine other officers and civilians injured. when police say that at least two snipers positioned above what started as peaceful protest against police brutality took aim. specifically targeting officers. >> he said he was upset about the recent police shootings and the suspect said he wanted to kill white people especially white officers. there was no cover from the spray of bullets from above risking their lives to save others. >> this chilling video shows an ac of bravery taking on a shooter before he is killed. brent thompson, got married just two weeks ago. >> we are heart broken. there are no words to describe the atrocity that occurred to our city. all i know is this must stop. >> after a standoff police killing one of the gunman, 125-year-old micah johnson using an explosive device and at least three other suspects taken into custody. another suspect telling police he left bombs all over the area, they say they have found noth

marcy gonzales was there for the announcement, she joins us live now from the carter center in atlanta. >> he was open and even up beat as he shared details of his diagnosis and thoughts of what is ahead. former president, jimmy carter, still smiling as he detailed his melanoma diagnosis, first discovered during liver surgery. >> it's already in full in my brain so that night until the next day until i came up to emery, i just thought i had a few weeks left, i was surprisingly at ease. you know i have had a wonderful life. >> speaking this morning the 90-year-old is explaining he is fighting the disease going in for his first radiation treatment on his brain today. >> i feel good, i haven't felt any weakness or disability. the pain is slight. >> carter's father and all three siblings died of pancreatic cancer and he talked about his family and history. >> my name is jimmy carter and i'm running for president. >> and his regrets. >> i wish i had sent one more helicopter to get the hostages and i would have been reelected. that may have interfered with the foundation of the carter center

abc marcy gonzalez is in lincoln city, oregon with a look at the preparations and all the excitement. >> reporter: the sprint to see the solar eclipse. millions traveling from around the country and world. >> i've had calls from australia, england, germany. >> reporter: heading to the prime spots for the celestial show creating massive traffic jams. >> this is all heading into craneville. >> reporter: and long lines for gas. >> it's busy here. >> reporter: from coast to coast along the path of totality, a business boom. >> we were never a tourist community before, now we are overnight. >> reporter: many hotels at capacity. >> they are saying we're booked up, we're booked up. >> reporter: makeshift campgrounds filling up. >> we've been here for three days. >> reporter: the solar glasses selling out. >> we ran through 25,000-plus glasses, ahead of what's expected to be the most watched solar eclipse in history. reports of crowds in places may be scaring off travelers to other areas. this city was expected 100,000 people to come into town, but everyone we talked to said so far this is th

marcy gonzales joins us with the details. >> a new revelation from the fbi about online discussions the killer couple had about terrorism as early as two years ago. >> new insight into the couple that carried out the terror attacks in san bernardino. new video showing

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marcy gonzales joins us now. >> reporter: things got started an hour ago with both parties meeting privately with the judge and the judge came out and said he had not decided which side would prevail, today a deflate-gate face-off in federal court. new england patriots star tom brady fighting his four game suspension going head to head against nfl commission under, roger goodell. >> we'll cooperate fully with that and allow the judge to handle the process. before the hearing the judge issuing a last minute orderer, encouraging both sides to engage in good final settlement issues. >> this judge will say if you can't resolve it, neither of you will like it. brady and the union taking it to court after the appeals of the nfl were denied. they said that brady's punishment after they said that they played with underdeflated balls last year. >> it was harsh. >> harsh. >> i have all played within the rules. >> but goodell says he concealed potentially relevant evidence. under the collective bargaining agreement he had every right to issue and oversee the punishment. >> if the punishment is upheld,

marcy gonzales, abc news new york. >>> the proposed gas tax increase in knowledge is scheduled for a vote today in the state senate. it would raise the gas tax 23 cents a gallon to pay for road projects and the sales tax would be reduced to 6% and a cut in income taxes. the senate is scheduled to consider it sometime today. if it is improved, the gas tax will increase tomorrow as people hit the road for the holiday weekend. >>> turning now to accuweather, a perfect summer day out there. sky 6 hd showing us the jersey shore and luckily people sitting on the beach in cape may. meteorologist, david murphy, joins us outside on the terrace. >> reporter: fair cumulous clouds popped up on the terrace, but still a beautiful day. feeling warm but not all that humid. a bit of cloud cover welling up in washington. only the fair weather pop-up cumulous and with the high sun angle we'll wind up with a lot of sun for the day. 81 if philadelphia and 81 in wilmington and 79 in trenton and allentown and up to 80 in reading and around the shore 80 in cape may and up the coast at the airport in atlanti

marcy, gonzalez, abc news new york. >> reaction mixed. >> sure. >>> much more to come on "action news" sunday, a popular book about sisters breaking barriers, details on 6abc loves the arts. >>> a man is behind bars accused of setting a mosque on fire. the latest on the investigation. >>> let's go outside live right now, sky6 live hd looking over center city skyline, meteorologist chris sowers says prepare for the 50s. he has the full accuweather forecast, when "action news" returns. so glad you stayed with us arc rescue team in denver worked to save a dog surrounded by ice. crews say theo chased birds across the frozen lake, but got trapped. it took rescue teams a half-hour to get across the ice and rescue the dog. >> you go through the same motion whether it's a dog or human, we've been doing quite a bit lately, because dogs get you out on the ice and fall through. >> th. he o was returned to -- theo was returned to his owner because the dog escaped the fence. >> reporter: i was saying to lori, i could never go to the shelter, because island take them all -- i would take them all ho

marci gonzales for abc news, venture, california. >>> and the eagles face another big game, on the west coast this afternoon, and this one, pits los angeles rams quarterback jared golf, the number one pick in the 2016 draft, against the number two pick in that draft, eagles qb, carson wentz. both teams have a lot on the line in this game, a win for the bird would clinch the nfc east and keep them at least even with the vikings for home field advantage throughout the playoffs. the rams need the win to maintain their one game lead over the seattle seahawks in the nfc west, kick off at 4:25 this afternoon. >>> and as we cheer on the eagles and their push for the playoffs we want to you share your eagles pride, with us here on "action news". just use the #six abc action on social media and we may feature your photos and videos live right here on the air. >> looking forward to seeing those pictures. >>> fortunately, eagles will not have to play in the snow but army/navy game was not as lucky. action cam was in south philadelphia as fans cleared off their cars after the big football game. the

abc's marci gonzales is live, with the very latest. good after noon. >> reporter: good afternoon eva and nydia. that is right french police have launched a international manhunt for that suspect you just mentioned, he is incredibly dangerous as mourners continue to gather here, at paying their respects to all of the rick times. a somber sunday in paris, as candles flickering in the foreground as investigators continue their painstaking work at the six scenes of the friday night's terror attacks. >> they started shooting, like, boom, boom, boom. that happened for ten minutes without stopping. >> survivor recounted horror inside this theater where gunman shot nearly 90 people to death during a sold out rock concert. here at the soccer stadium, just several bars and restaurants where over 350 people were injured, a at least 129 others were killed. a among them american student nohemi gonzales shot and killed at a restaurant while here studding a broad. >> i feel lost, sadness, and she was my only daughter. >> reporter: isis claiming respo

marcy gone gal, channel 6 "action news." >> and students here in philadelphia are putting their brand new instruments to good u use. >> young musicians at franklin learning center received new drum kits and microphones, an organization called little kids rock, earned it by giving money to charities and helped the public schools build and expand a curriculum where budget challenges often lead to the arts. >> it's time to make room for girl scout cookies, this year the girls are celebrating the tenth anniversary of the lemonade cookies and all of your traditional favorites will be there as well. they have another booth set up in the courtyard at city hall. cookie selling season wraps up mid-march. >>> there is more to come on "action news," a popular lip balm touted by celebrities is now under fire. why they want to start a class action lawsuit. >>> and alicia vitarelli breaks down the lucky oscar nominees when "action news" komisarjevskys right back. ♪ we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol® 8hr arth

. >> the storm has been linked to five deaths, now the storm is bracing itself for round two, marcy gone -- gonzalez has the latest. >> reporter: crews scramble to clean up and get prepared as another storm gets ready to strike. sacramento area inundated. interstates turning into rivers. new evacuation orders issued as rise are waters take over the town. muddy mess in malibu this weekend, the highway forced to close. the storm that hit friday dumping up to 5 inches of rain causing damaging mudslides leaving cars and tractor trailers stuck. it caused the freeway to crumble taking this fire truck with it. crews worked saturday afternoon using heavy machinery to remove the fire truck from the riverbed below. the damage from the road collapse estimated at $3 million. in los angeles county today, cleanup as more than 0,000 customers are still without power. statewide the death toll rising to 5. while in fresno crews scrambling to plug a dozen leaks in city levees. >>> this is breaking news in the shooting of the cab driver. police arrested the cabby who was shot saying he was shot in self-def

marcy gonzalez, abc noose -- news, bayone new jersey. >>> president obama will speak at the rutgers 250th commencement address. 12,000 graduates are expected to attend the ceremony that begins in 20 minutes. the action cam was at the camden campus this morning where hundreds boarded buses for the main campus. some told "action news" they were overwhelmed that the president will address them. >>> i'm excited just to to see barack obama our first black president and the last year of his presidency, i'm very excited to see him. >>> it's the result of a two year lobbing effort by the school and the congressional delegation. >>> republican donald trump and vice president biden will be in philadelphia attending the penn 's college of arts an sciences graduation. john boehner attended the notre dame university graduation, he received the 2016 medal the oldest horn given to american catholic also. >>> looking to get rid of wrinkles. researchers say they have come up with something new that can make bagsance wrinkles -- bags and wrinkles disappear. >>> president obama appears with a hip hop star w