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a real estate agent and sexually assaulted her and they were caught after a city wide man hundred. organizers say that the case may be solved by healing will take a long time. >> now that they have found the perpetrators, the next step is the healing process. >> they are arraigned on sexual assault and kidnapping and carjacking and denied bail. the crowd is gathering to support the victims and call to an ends to violence, a safer city for all children. live in tioga, sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. three people are in the hospital after this nasty crash in buck county this afternoon. a trash truck and minivan collided on route 413 and 95 in bristol township, the accident happened three hours ago. one person was trapped in the

van that ended up under the trash truck and the person was rescued and taken to the hospital with two other people. wilmington police are investigating a shooting on the 700 block of east 7th street. this happened at 1:30 this afternoon. the man suffered a gunshot wound and he was conscious and alert when medics removed him from a home. he was taken to christiana hospital for treatment. the transportation safety board released their findings on the derailment in 2012 in pauls bro. >> the ntsb says there is plenty of blame to go around. >> reporter: they found multiple problems at a number of different levels. the bridge behind me here failed 11 times in the month prior to the derailment. the advice was to lock it down to a rail only bridge.

that was ignored. and crews were not trained on how to inspect it and one board member said, after the derailment, the response was abyssmal. >> they wanted to get the cargo through instead of thinking about the safety of this communities. >> reaction to this finding. they allowed a chemical train to proceed through a red signal without the locking mechanism being fully engaged and then the response after vinyl chloride leaked from a tanker. a work he said he would not taste or smell chemicals so assumed there was no chemical release. >> it was a dangerous assumption because he exposed himself and others to long lasting health affects. >> this shows the personnel close to the tank car white house protective breathing gear.

>> our first responders were there second, conrail was not wearing breathing apparatus, that sends the message that conditions were okay to walk into. >> concerns remain says long time residents erma stevenson. >> what are the long-term health affects. at least 1,000 people here have filed suit against the railroad, many concerned about the potential health effects. her issues date back to the derailment. >> you don't feel good? >> no, i don't. >> have you contacted a lawyer? >> yes, i have. >> are you a plaintiff in the lawsuit? >> yes, i am. >> there is the bridge, it's due to be replaced and its still in operation and it has been locked down so it can't move anymore. the railroad conrail, issued a statement saying it regrets what happened here in 2012 and takes

seriously the recommendations by the ntsb. live in paulsboro, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." a has mat situation in northeast philadelphia today. firefighters were called to the allied tube and conduit corporation at 9:00. investigators say that a pot of zinc caught fire. they called for cleanup when the firefighters arrived. a pair of delaware county parents are sentenced to two to four years behind bars forcing their children to live in squalor, they were arrested in october and police say their house was filled with trash and animal waste, and two of their malnourish malnourished daughters were placed in protective custody. today is the an versz of a crime that shocked the region and paved the way for megan's law. it was this day in 1984 when

megan kanka was raped and murdered. >> you think about it and want to cry. that is how bad it is. >> flank has been delivering mail here for 24 years, he remembered in 1994, 7-year-old megan kanka was waiting for a special delivery. >> every day she came up to me waiting for a lower from her girlfriend. that saturday the letter came and she was already passed away by then. >> 20 years ago megan was raped and murdered by jessie, and nobody knew that he and his two roommates were all sex offenders. >> everybody was upset. i can't imagine being a parent myself how that must feel. they lobbied around the country for the passing of megan's law,

requiring notification when a sex offender moves into a neighborhood. the kankas are keeping a low profile on this sad anniversary. a flower deliveryman left the house when nobody opened the door. the last 20 years have been a painful journey. >> it's a painful road and an emotional road for us. >> but they say that the kankas turned their daughter's death into a movement that protects children everywhere from predators. >> it will live forever, as long as the law exists, people will know of megan kanka. the little girl that loved the color pink did not get the chance to go to college or marry or have children of her own, 20 years after her death her legacy does live on. >> on this the 20th anniversary since megan's death, we are pro

profiling megan's law fugitives from south jersey. you can see the names and faces being sought by new jersey state police and we have a link to the megan's law website for more information. >> coming up tonight, s.a.t. scores not required. temple becomes the latest university to make s.a.t. scores optional for admission. and cecily tynan is here. >> it feels more like fall than summer but i'm tracking more traditional july weather including storms in the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight.

temple university joins a growing number of colleges including bryn mawr and st. joes making the s.a.t. and the a.c.t. optional for admissions. >> these high school seniors and their families spent the afternoon touring the campus of temple university. for the next couple of months, it will be stressful as they take the tests for s.a.t.'s and a.c.t.'s. >> i'm super nervous about taking it. >> megan was happy to learn about the new temple option application process. students applying in 2015 who choose temple option will not have to smilt s.a.t.'s but have

to answer three essay questions to tell the admissions who they are. it's aimed for students that have the grades but don't test well. >> give students that do very well in high school, who have trouble testing to tell us something more about themselves than what the test scores don't measure. >> students and parents we spoke to said that taking the pressure off with temple option sounds good to them. >> you show who you are without the standardized testing and they get to see who you are and not just based on a test. >> it gives them the ability to show who they are. >> temple is the first large urban public university to join in this trend.

bryn mawr is another in the area that doesn't require the tests. a gloucester county farm is spared from development. it was planned for 23 acres in russel township, it will remain farmland thanks to a $100 million investment from the farm preservation program and the township. sweeney says this allows for open space funding. they have until august 4th to vote on long-term funding and a bill and address a question to the november ballot. a project is underway to bright and the hallways of the courthouse in wilmington. children in the foster care system are helping artist, john

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we are going to review the offense and defense. >> the defense had problems last season, chip kelly's offense grabs the headlines but the defense does not. but a new year brings a new attitude. >> two flights in two days in a camp where they barely put the pads on. some say that the defense is trying to set the tone and make a statement. >> we want them to know we aren't having that. we'll be the most physical defense we can. >> that wasn't the case last year when they ranked 29th overall in d. they came in dead last in total yards. >> we had an awesome offseason, our attendance and the meeting

time and everything else. i think our guys have a much better understanding of their assignment and they feel the whole package now. >> now they bring in free agent malcolm jenkins and he is trying to learn from him as much as the other way around. really, really good football knowledge, and i think it has done a good job with our staff. maybe we can fit it this way as opposed to the way we are fitting it. we have a fighting chance of being a much better defense. that brings us back to mr. williams. >> it's crazy to think none of these fights involve him yet. >> jaime pointed out malcolm is a big addition to the defense.

>> and it has not been long for jackson to turn on eagles fans, he said to reporters things in -- you don't really get that, they are supporting you. wait until he drops a pass or two. the franchise is not for sale but many of the players are. the mlb trade deadline is just days away and the phillies visit the mets again and a.j. burnett turned into a stinker. he calls his performance a brutal effort, they lost 7-1 and cole hamels pitches tonight. and finally tonight clayton curshaw was on jimmy kimmel live last night. he showed off the pitching skills at jimmy's expense. >> you have a baseball and it's

not a regulation baseball but it's going to hurt my head if you hit me in the face with it. >> no promises. >> does that look like a good spot. >> yeah sure. >> oh sorry. oops sorry. what an off day. >> whoa! >> real baseball or not that could not have felt good. >> thank you ducis. >> students that have overcome adversity. got their rewards tonight. glasgow smith klein -- four college bound men and women got their money for tuition and books, they were trium

today 76 for the high. some people like it like this. it's a nice break for the heat and humidity, but we'll get the humidity back. the action cam is taking a look in gladwyne overlooking the schuylkill, the clouds were bubbling up in the afternoon, that happens when you have cooler air higher in the atmosphere. we saw this earlier today but the weather highlights showing we have a fall preview underway tonight and tonight will feel like fall.

overall the summer is relatively cool, our high today, 76 degrees, yes, that is 11 degrees below normal and this is the average high, in the middle of september. certainly not the average high for late july, and if you look at how many 90 degree days we have had this summer, philadelphia 14 and that is not much. allentown and trenton and atlantic city less than 10, we get a bit of a break with the electric bills with the air conditioning and you certainly don't need the air conditioning tonight. 74 degrees now and allentown 72 and millville 71 and trenton 73 and the poconos currently only 63 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we started the day with sunshine and what happens when you have the cool air aloft higher up and the sun heats the earth and you get the rising air parcel and that causes the clouds to bubble up. and once the sunsets, the clouds

are dissipating and they don't have much moisture to start showers, we have low pressure over canada and a big dip in the jet stream and not alone in the cool air, the low pressure is not going anywhere, but it will weaken and what this will do is allow the jet stream to move farther to the north and bring cooler temperatures for july and august and that creates instability. and that looks like better chance fz showers and thunderstorms as we head to the weekend. down the shore looking good tom, a mixture of sun and clouds and comfortably cool and 76 by 3:00, a temperature of 81, the call from accuweather, the clouds are just falling apart and a fall chill overnight low, 53 in the lehigh valley, and 62 degrees for center city, and you may want to consider a light jacket or sweater early tomorrow morning. as we time out the day, we'll see more sunshine throughout the

day and again increasing clouds in the afternoon and 66 by 11:00 and by 2:00, 80, and 85 and low humidity, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, still refreshing tomorrow and not as cool as today, 82 on thursday and the humidity stays low and friday here comes the typical august weather i should say. 87 degrees and more humid and we'll see more thunderstorms developing and future tracker showing a line of storms and over the weekend it stays unsettled. clouds and occasional downpours on saturday, and on sunday a few pop-up showers. and not quite as activity as saturday. and 84 degrees, and monday humid and thunderstorms and 86 and tuesday you like it warm and muggy, it returns with a high of 89 degrees, until then temperatures are definitely on the cool side.

some suburbs down to the 50s tonight. feeling nice. >> thank you. finally, a centennial celebration came with accessories in manayunk, katherine mcdowell was crowned the birthday girl and she has called philadelphia home since 1944, where she raised her children, now she has one great, great, great grandchild that calls her nana. she is an active member to the jones baptist church. world news with diane sawyer is next on channel 6. "action news" continues tonight at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rogers and then join us for a special report at 11:00. here is wendy saltzman with a preview. >> imagine waiting years and years for justice, we investigate, systemic delays

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welcome to "world news." tonight, saving yosemite. firefighters unleash torrents of water to protect an american treasure. ancient sequoia trees in danger, as families are turned away. a major health alert. a big change tonight about skin cancer. why it's getting worse and what america's top doctor says you need to do right now. taken. the young victim who mysteriously vanished for nine months faces her accused kidnapper in court. and seconds to spare. the stunning video of two women on a bridge with a train bearing down. how they escaped.

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