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

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

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 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

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 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.

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, 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 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

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