side. she took to social media expressing heartfelt statements. we heard what ray rice had to say, he said he was in good spirits and trying to stay strong for his wife. after being cut by the ravens and suspended indefinitely over a video showing him purging his then fiance, jena palmer. the two have since married and his wife took to instagram posting this. i won't up like i had a nightmare, like mourning the death of my closest friend, reliving the worst night in our lives is a horrible thing and criticized the ravens for terminating his contract. and stores have pulled his

jersey off the shelves and the ravens will offer the chance to exchange the rice jerseys and now he is out of the game after being a super bowl champion. nike announced that they are pulling their deal with rice and also ea sports. lets go for a look at the investigati investigation, wendy saltzman is following this story. >> reporter: we tried to speak with the atlantic county prosecutor and he declined the request, and we got our hands on these court records and now this is what we know about the criminal case. >> ray rice was originally charged with criminal assault and then reduced to simple assault. he rejected the deal, and pled not guilty and applied for a

pretrial intervention program, will he have to participate in a 12-month supervised program, if he successfully completes it without additional run-ins with the law, his record could be cleared out a criminal record. >> that pretrial program is reserved for and non-violent offenders, they will not say why they decided to not prosecute the case. the woman that is now his wife, was assaulted and she would not be a willing witness in order to help them prosecute the case. i'm wendy saltzman, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. we'll continue to follow-up dates on this story. at 6abc.com. you can see the online reports and read the full statement from ray rice's wife and see the closer look at her the woman at

the center of this controversy. meantime, a $5,000 reward is offered to catch the band of braise and burglars in radnor township. these crimes could be prevented. sara bloomquist is live outside of headquarters in radnor with more. >> reporter: the township is posting the reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, what concerns vest gatders here is that the burglars entered five homes while the residents were home. they entered the properties through unlocked doors and on windows. investigators

anything that was in plain view, they took laptops and ipads and cell phones and money. >> it's scary. >> they hit five homes between mid nitd and 5:00 a.m. on sunday, two on the 500 block of saint david's avenue and two on the 300 block of bell rose lane and one in the 400 block of glen mary. it was surprising that it was five different houses that was surprising to me. >> police believe the suspects accessed the homes by traveling on foot along the paoli thorndale train tracks that run behind the homes, they have reason to suspect they are part of a burglar ring, the method is the same, but police say this is a preventible crime. >> prevention goes a long way, locking the doors and windows and even during the day.

>> police got a report of an attempted burgly on cambria court. there was also a car that was broken into and money taken out of an unlocked car on saint david's avenue, keep the car doors locked as well. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. a graduate of the art institute of philadelphia will be remembered by former teachers, classmates and loved ones. laura's body was found in a duffle bag in jackson. the service at the art institute will feature poetry and music and a presentation to her parents. bad news for the already shell shocked casino industry in atlantic city. trump threatened to shut down the taj mahal on november 18th

unless it gets concessions from union workers. donald trump owns a 9% stake in the firm but is not involved in the operations. >> from our delaware newsroom, voters in the first state are heading to the polls on this primary day. this was the scene at brandywine high school, as voters cast their ballots and the action cam stopped at the church at har marc marcia neiman's road. a catholic school in hunting park has a new library ton thanks to a fund that honors a fall and policeman, danny boyle was killed 20 years ago in the line of duty, but his memory lives on by this stunning library and this scholarship

fund. katherine scott reports. >> reporter: when patrick boyle unveiled the picture of his son, the moment was bidder sweet. daniel boyle was only 21 when he lost his life in the line of duty in 1991, but a scholarship fund that his family launched in his memory has helped thousands of children. and saint veronica's school opened with this refurbished library named for the library. >> danny is gone for 20 some years but he is still remembered. danny didn't go to saint veronica but his father did. and is on the board of the catholic school. there are new books and furniture, a fresh coat of parent and along the way the school approached the boyles about naming this the daniel boyle media center after their son. >> they helped us convert this

into a beautiful, gorgeous library and chose blue and gold for the police. >> to memorialize him, and every child that comes into this library will see his picture on the wall and search him and see who he is and keep his memory alive. >> in edition to this refurbished library, the fund donated $10,000 to the school to help with tuition, it has raised more than $1 million in his memory and more than 100,000 has gone to this school. >> through his memory, we have been able to help. and that is probably the best tribute that you could give to danny. >> in hunting park, katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report. lets go to autumn marisa in for matt.

>> we are out on the 42 freeway as you make your way to 295 northbound, an accident on the shoulder but around the curve, it causes people to make a slow down and a line on 42 northbound as well. going over to newark, delaware, route 2, an accident to report and outside to 95, this is 95 southbound around cotman avenue where we have our construction zone, a little slow going there because of an earlier disabled vehicle but overall the travel times don't look bad from the vine to wood haven. mass transit services are on time and if you are headed to the game, three express trains leaving fern rock. back to you rick and monica. >> thank you. much more to come on "action news" this evening. apple wants to take a bite out of the watch business and we'll show you the new devices unveiled today coming up cecily. plenty of clouds and breezy

and cool, i'm tracking the return of warmer sunshine and followed by some storms. >> plus, the company that once promoted a miracle drug for weight loss is forced to pay a hefty settlement, why the government took action coming up.

it has now been 27 weeks since the malaysian airlines plane was shot down in the ukraine. a preliminary report concludes that the plane had no mechanical or technical problems before it crashed. 298 people were killed. the ebola outbreak in africa has reached dire proportions. a fourth american affected did arrive in atlanta for treatment. >> reporter: the man was flown in an especially equipped plane

to emory university hospital. he is getting out of the ambulance in this video and he did walk, that is a good sign. he is said to have caught the virus while working in sierra leone. and treated by the same staff by other workers affected with ebola. >> we have a well developed team and we are working well together, we reassessed after the patients went home and feel very comfortable with them. >> the protocols include managing symptoms and trying to boost his immune symptoms, he will not be given a experimen experiment -- applied food sciences paid $3.9 million with a settlement with the trade

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christmas came early for tech guru, apple unveiled new gadgets today. apple ceo, tim cook got applause when he took the stage where the mac was unveiled years ago. he said that iphone 6 and 6 plus, are the best cell phones ever and they showed off apple pay. >> $27.38 is your total. >> that's it! >> well, the company jumped into the smart watch business, it will be able to unlock doors in some hotel rooms and be able to tell you where you parked your car. and the labor department

says that available jobs dropped to 4.67 million in july that is attributed to a drop in government job postings. total hiring jumped in july to the highest level since december of 2007, and apple says it's a sign that they are likely to fill their open positions. an anonymous owner is pledging millions to rutgers university's program, the largest university says they will fund the treatment with rare -- they do not respond to cancer treatments. it will help increase the number of opinions that rutger's patients can actually treat. >> much more to come on "action news" tonight. outside we go looking live at sky 6 hd, we are dealing with cloudy skies all day long. meteorologist, cecily tynan is telling us what we can expect to meteorologist, cecily tynan is telling us what we can expect to see this evening a to prove a point about internet speeds,

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meteorologist, cecily tynan is here with accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> the sun will come out tomorrow. bet your bottom dollar, i won't sing, our ratings will just plummet. a cloudy day, we are live on sky

6, looking at cape may, new jersey, it's cloudy and breezy and the surf is up and with all of that wind off the ocean it's piling up the water, and we are coming off a full moon, a super moon, meaning there is coastal flooding expected wednesday afternoon, minor flooding expected for tonight's high tide, between 8:00 and 10:00. and the back bays between 10:00 and midnight. that will continue for tomorrow morning's high tide as well. with the easterly flow, plenty of clouds and a full day, 75 degrees and normal high in the low 80s, allentown 86 and millville 73 and sea isle city currently 73 degrees, a cool and cloudy day, and if are you heading to citizens bank park, you may want to bring a jacket or sweatshirt. 75 first pitch and by it's ninth inning dropping down to 68 degrees with plenty of clouds

and windses out of the northeast, just sit tlg in the stadium, it will be a chilly night. with the easterly flow, plenty of clouds and the coastal storm moving off the carolinas, look how the precipitation is missing us and with this low pressure moving away, tomorrow our weather will definitely be improving. future tracker showing 7:30 in the morning and a few lingering clouds especially along the coast and a sprinkle or two, as we head into the afternoon, just some fair weather cumulous clouds, generally a brighter afternoon, it will be warmer as well. temperatures showing it's cool here, 75 degrees, in philadelphia. look out to the south and west. temperatures in the 90s, we'll be peaking in the 80s and then there is cold air weighting in the wings, bismark, north dak a dakota, high pressure is building in from canada. the first shot of fall air, as

it moves through montana, higher elevations from now until thursday, it could get up to a foot of snow. no snow here but cool air for the weekend. the call from accuweather, lots of clouds and a cool breeze, 64 in philadelphia, and 63 in millville and 69 in allentown, tomorrow the sun is back and it will be warmer with a high of 80 degrees, on thursday ahead of the next cold front, 88 degrees and late thunderstorms and behind the system 79 degrees on friday, and saturday we'll have more in the form of clouds and 75 degrees and sunday looking better than saturday, 75 degrees and on the cool side. we'll see if we can warm things up next week in the accuweather forecast. no singing. >> that is pretty good. more to come in the next half hour of "action news" at 5:00. a delaware county doctor is convicted of trying to kill her partner learns how long she will

stay behind bars. >> those stories and more when "action news" at 5:00 tom wolf. he'd be a different kind of governor. he served in the peace corps in india. and then got a phd from mit. and as a businessman he gives between 20 and 30 percent of his profits back to his employees. when he served as pennsylvania's secretary of revenue. he turned down the perks. and donated his government salary to charity he refused take a state car, he drove his old jeep instead.

can't argue with that. tom wolf. he'd bring a fresh start to pennsylvania.

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and h monica malpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. the search is on for two kids that allegedly attacked a young delaware boy confined to a wheelchair, we'll hear from the victim. a fiery crash in south jersey sends people to the hospital and shuts down a major roadway and they are just familiar faces in the city of philadelphia and they are also grandparents, lisa thomas-laury has more on thousand these two were honored today. 12-year-old lakwan macke was exercising near his house on his wheelchair and he was attacked by two kids. macke's father says its not the first time the boys have attacked the boy. >> it sounds like the case of bullying that has turned criminal. the police are now involved, looking for to boys that

attacked the 12-year-old boy and robbed him. macke has been diagnosed with celebral palsy, and is in a wheelchair. he was outside doing his exercise routine and was jumped by two boys, they cornered him in the street, he tried to get away and the wheel of his wheelchair got stuck in the storm drain. we spoke to him and his father about the ordeal. >> i put my hand up to block the punch and they grabbed me and wrap it around my neck and started to choke me, which i tried to scream as loud as i could. >> any words i have to say can't be said on broadcast television and they are just absolute scum. >> the family, as you can imagine are very disappointed and t