approved $260 million tax break package. some question whether the benefits outweigh the costs in the long run and annie mccormick has more on the announcement. >>reporter:they are excited. governor chris christie is calling camden the new gold coast. the critics are saying it's too much of a tax break. citizens deserve more. >> i am proud to say we are bare and witness to camden's transformation. it's camden's time. dana redd announced that hold tech international will build a 6,000 square foot facility along the delaware river in camden. >> we are sending a clear message not only to the city of camden and new jersey to the nation that camden is ready and willing to work with businesses and developers.

>> the proposed plant manufacturers nuclear power equipment. they got a $260 million tax break. hold tech is required to invest 260 million in the project. they have to fulfill their obligation. the critics say that the return is not enough. the reporters say that there are risiresidual effects. >> it's recouped because of the taxes from income tax and property taxes. >>reporter:82 million promises to bring 152 jobs on the camden waterfront. the credit is paid back over 10 years. >> i understand and the folks understand, that new jersey will

only be as great as it can be if all of our cities are doing better. >>reporter:law enforcement >>reporter:lawmakers need to stay competitive with other states. thank you, annie. the mayor is lashing out at the wife of the man that murdered the sister of santiago. campbell said that her husband "should have killed more officers if they were planning to kill them." the comments are disgusting and ig no rant. ignorant. he killed the officer because he wanted to be famous. they got a shock when the police told them they were living next to a suspected drug lab. one by one they removed dangerous chemicals at grant

avenue in torresdale. there was a manual how to make several drugs. walter perez has more on that. >>reporter:the whole thing started when at landlord received a tip from suspicious activity inned of th inside the. >> we don't need to be around this stuff. >>reporter:the stuff resulted on an ongoing investigation on grant avenue that started earlier this morning. they are removing comments for a makeshift synthetic drug lab. they are removing ammonia and accesacetone. the tenant is behind bars in delaware on drug charges not

linked to this investigation. meantime, this neighbourhood was evacuated for a short time this morning as a precaution. the area was deemed safe once the volatile items were discarded. they can't believe that their sons and daughters are playing near what is now a disturbing crime scene. >> i don't want her outside until i know that everything is good. it crazy. >> i lived here for 15 years. we never had anything here. hopefully it doesn't happen around here again. >>reporter:just to be clear several unknown substances were found inside of the apartment along the way. they are now being tested. still, this investigation is just getting underway. reporting live in southeast philadelphia, walter perez. thank you, walter. new information and in you video a robbery at th at a wawa.

he walked into a wawa at 12:30. he picked up a candy bar and handed the clerk he with a dollar bill. please call police if you have a tip. the philadelphia police are looking for a gun-tauting criminal. he went through a neighborhood randomly firing hi gun. it happened a -- his gun. a car and house were damaged by bullets. if you have in i information on the shooting call philadelphia police. president obama will use the enteinterstate 495 bridge development to push for more initiatives to increase private sector investments. highway trust fund is expected to dry up next month. the president says without the funds projects will stall and

thousands may lose their jobs. now to the growing tensions in the middle east. there may be seens of a cease-fire between israel and hamas. both are continuing their aeriel assaults as the death toll in gaza continues to rise. the sharrie williams has more. >>reporter:there are new developments to this story. in the last hour they propose a temporary ceasefire. they would be open to such a plan to end the violence. meanwhile, earlier today the israeli president says there is no purpose of the exchange ever gunfire that continues to happen there. 17 0 people have been killed in gaza as israel keeps up its air assault. they launch 150 rockets a day. egypt's foreign ministry starts with a 12 hour cease-fire that

takes effect on tuesday morning. an islamic militant group says it's one of its drones and used a patriot missile to shoot it down. no israelis were killed thank it is to the iron dome. a larger ground attack a would be inevitable. the white house does not support that type of escalation. >> no body wants to see a ground invasion. it puts more civilians at risk. >> they are engaging the situation to try i to stop the e fighting.

malala yousafzai said that the 200 schoolgirls will be home soon. she is campaigning for the girl's rights and pleading for the release of the schoolgirls. you remember back in 2012 she was shot in the head for condemning the taliban's treatment for girls in her country. she lives in britain for protection. we'll have more on that on "world news" with diane sawyer. she is the recipient of the the 2014 liberty medal. and we'll have full coverage of the event. there were 80,000 in the path of the severe weather. in ohio toppled a tractor trailer there. the driver had to rescue his trapped dog. >> i had to put my superman

stuff i can can youd in. -- had. an inch of rain came down in 8 minutes there. melissa magee has an update on our local storms later in this half-hour. lots of folks are heading down. how are they doing, matt? this is a shot of promises fulfilled. i told you we were getting pavement. we are entering the final phases of the 202 widening project. by the fall you should have three lanes available in both directions. we should be finished in the malvern area. and watching a crash at 100 and

chip road. approaching downingtown causing delays. and watch out father a delay at calp pike. the on-ramp remains blocked. 206 at cryan road. a bunch of accidents out there. be careful heading home. still ahead tonight an ohio woman was not happy being arrested. her mug shot shows it. why she ended up in handcuffs. we tracking strong storms. melissa magee is in for adam joseph. yeah, rick. a severe thunderstorm watches stays up until 8:00. the details in the accuweather

forecast. and ducis rodgers with sports. an all-star break for our phillies when "action news" comes righ

residents of central claresholoklahoma. many wonder if fracturing to retrieve natural gas would be the reason. an ohio woman's run-in with the law. it's her mug shot. she made that silly face after she and a male friend refused to leave a cleveland hotel. she refused to identify herself. now with this picture everybody knows who she is. yes, they did. the phillies are hoping to regroup during the all-star break. hey ducis rodgers.

' there monica an hey, there monica and rick. they took two out of three for the phils. jayson werth, crushed him. he drove in four runs yesterday. seven runs for the series. the phillies hit the brakes 42 and 53. 11 games below 500. 10 games out of first place. the phillies are clinging to the word "optimism." we have it do it day in and day out each week. hopefully at the end of the month we have more wins than losses. it keeps us in contention. >> we have things to look forward to. need to continue to come up with some clutch hits with men on base. something that we have done of late for some wins. that is something that we need

to continue to do second half. >> tonight for clearwater they are trying to battle back from an elbow injury. he re-joins the phillies and pitches against the san francisco giants next monday. the all-star game is in minnesota. they have one representative that is chase utley. he makes his sixth all-star appearance. for a veteran like utley it's easier been there done that type of attitude. he still gets up for it. >> there are so many exciting parts. once you get to the clubhouse and get talking to the guys and meeting guys that you play against and recollecting with guys that you met before, those are the best parts of this. the game is pretty exciting too. >> the sixers and cavs meet in

las vegas. we'll get to see andrew wiggins. work on the jersey shore. can you call it work? they are getting paid to be beach bums. this is a break from their developmental camp. and forget what i said about it. this is a true beach bum. 50 dogged competing in a spur of competition. i can't do that either. the pet received a $50 gift card from a pet store. back to you. local golfers are hitting the links to help struggling teenagers to getting back on the right track. and matt pellman is at a government tournament. you edited it.

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and meteorologist is in for adam. it has been strong storms just

today or tomorrow? just today. things are firing up for us. there is a severe thunderstorm watch that is issued. it has been posted. it will stay up until 8:00. we are tracking heavy downpours and the possibility of gusty winds and hail. it's a bit of a concern. we have a flash-flood warning for areas in ocean county lakehurst. we have seen up to 4 inches in the past two hours. the warning stays up until 8:30. the warning is going to move on off. the showers move on off to the east i should say. the rainfall rates up to 2 inches an hour. for easton and bethlehem allentown all the way down to quakertown. we are tracking the showers and storms with that we are showing what is going on with the double

scan street level, with you saw 22 lightning strikes as we trak the showers on too. and pensberg 5:53 the showers and storms are moving to the east. expect more of this activity to continue. we are waiting for the cold front that moves through later on tonight and into tuesday recommend. you have the humidity. feel like 94 in philadelphia. feel like 95 in wilmington. you have rain and cool air and showers moving in. it's cooling down to 78 in reading. the temperatures are in the lower 70s. here is what is going on in the big picture. showers and storms firing up across the region. we are underneath a severe watch for the rest of tonight.

you look off to the west. the cold front we are tracking is still off to the west. it moving across the areas back to the ohio valley. it moves eastward for the rest of tonight and as we get into tuesday. as you time out your evening 8:30 we are tracking the showers and storms. any of the storms have a potential to produce heavy downpours. you wake up at 7:30 this morning pockets of sunshine. and we stay dry. as we get into the afternoon hours on tuesday, things refire with showers and storms across northern new jersey down to the i-95 corridor and approaching wilmington and delaware. we have a dip in the jetstream. a strong jetstream allow forgot the cooler air to clash with the instability that we have over

head. the winds are parallel to the front. meaning you tap into the southerly moisture. we are calling 1 to 3 inches tonight and into tuesday. locally higher amounts than that. the shore forecast, heavy thunderstorms ahead. 87 degrees. on wednesday a day of transition and some improvement. showers to sun mid-week. high of 83. it's nice on thursday with low humidity. a high temperature of 83. 80s as we get into friday. we are tracking the storms throughout the night. remember you can keep track of the weather itself. get audio alerts for heat watches and warnings.

it's a new start for local veterans that were once out of work and homeless. they were saluted for completing the course and entering the workforce. they were on hand at the ceremony. this is the fourth class of veterans to graduate from this special peco program. right now jim gardner and the news team at 6:00. breaking news from the kensington section of philadelphia. a body of a woman is discovered in a duffel bag. live at the scene with new details. another bad day thousand waf employees get their pink slip. i'll have that story coming up. for th

monday night the officials figure out what caused the evacuation of 150 homes in skippack township. hundreds of jobs are bound for the waterfront in camden. the big story tonight is the threat of another bout of violence weather. we show a line of storms coming through the central part of the state. that has prompted a severe thunderstorm watch for another couple of hours. meteorologist, adam joseph is

live at the "action news" big board. adam. >> that is right jim. until the eight o'clock hour. it could linger beyond that. most of the area is quiet. it's warm and muggy. no severe storms at the present time in our viewing area. we are tracking a line of downpours with embedded lightning in between. the northern part of bucks near quakertown. it extends near reading at 422. these are slow-moving downpours and thunderstorms. releasing a tremendous amount of rain with the torrential downpours near hellertown. we are seeing rate was 2 inches her hour. because the heavy rainfall that is moving through the region that particular area of the lehigh valley and northern bucks county has a flash-flood warning