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good afternoon, in the news, downed wires cause amtrak to shut down service between philadelphia and d.c., and we are live with the latest on when service will return. >> and two americans are among those killed when a suicide bomber attacks in kabul. >> but the big story on "action news" is the backing news of a gunman that ambushed two pennsylvania state troopers in pike county. police know who they are looking for in the shooting that claimed the life of corporal brian dickson and the shooting of alex douglas. they found a vehicle near the barracks. and evidence was found inside of that jeep that connects the suspect to the ambush, we learned that the suspect lives and works in delaware. authorities are interviewing the suspect's family members but have not point pointed his

whereabouts. an offer is offered for his information leading to his arrest and conviction. we'll bring you the latest on "action news" an 6abc.com. and more developing news here, a bucks county band teacher has turned herself into authorities to face charges of having sex with a student. only "action news" was at the bucks county courthouse as brigitte surrendered to police. she is facing a number of charges stemming from the alleged incident. we'll have more coming up in a live report coming up at 4:00. there are big problems this noon along amtrak's northeast corridor, downed wires led to a service suspension between philadelphia and washington,

d.c. "action news" reporter john rawlins is joining us live from 30th street station. >> reporter: the good news here frankly is that the service northbound is going at this point in time. the service to the north is still going on and because they have equipment issues, and nothing coming out of washington, d.c., southbound is something of a mess, the southbound northeast regional trains are only making it here to philadelphia and the high speed is making it to wilmington and that is it, nothing going south of there. >> when i got to new york to pen station to get on the train, there was quite a bit of chaos and we learned there was wired down in wilmington and nobody was going farther than philadelphia. >> not good. >> not good, no train service south of philadelphia, the amtrak is shut down and thousands of passengers are impacted. the culprit, a large piece of

equipment fell that is near a b arab -- aberdeen, maryland. >> it was carrying a wide load and it hit a support pole that caused significant damage and our crews are out there basically since that time to get the service back. >> so maroon onned passengers here in philadelphia are requiring patience. >> they were to provide buss to take us south, when we got off, they initially told us that the buses would be here between 8:30 and 9:00 and then they told us between 10:30 and 11:00, now they are telling us between 11:30 and 12:00. >> finally the first of the buses did arrive, the hope to make it to d.c. by 3:00 this

afternoon. >> reporter: so what is the prognosis for restoring service not south, we are told most recently here, they have single track opened maybe by late this afternoon, to expect significant delays to exist because they are looking for a single track operation for some 20 miles of track there in and around aberdeen, maryland. that is the situation right now, john rawlins, live at 30th street station. >> trump plaza is no longer, the fourth atlantic city casino to go belly up this year. it opened in may, 1984, at the time donald trump called it the fine of the building in a.c., but the casino was declining and doing worse than any other casino in atlantic city. this means that thousands will be out of a job.

nora muchanic will have more in a live report at 12:30. the investigation continues into a shooting inside a northeast philadelphia apartment, a man says he shot and killed a would be intruder as he tried to get in his home. but the would be intruder may not have been an intruder at all. katherine scott joins us live with the details. >> reporter: police are trying to get to the bottom of this one, this was an intruder that broke into a second floor apartment here and police are also investigating that the man was the boyfriend of the homeowners daughter and had been invited in. police were called to the home circle apartments last night just after 11:30, the initial call indicated that an intruder, broke into a second floor apartment and was shot by the 41-year-old homeowner. police are investigating if the 32-year-old man was shot to

visit his girlfriend. >> there was no sign of any force, however the blinds inside, did have some damage that they appeared to have been disturbed. >> the homeowner told police that the 32-year-old man had come through his daughter's window and he heard noises and went to investigate. >> when the 41-year-old resident was awoken, he went into his daughter's room and found this 32-year-old male kroufrping down. >> there was a struggle and the 32-year-old man was shot once in the head and he was taken to area torresdale hospital and pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m. and many neighbors heard nothing and were surprised to hear of a gunshot close to the home in this quiet neighborhood. >> it seems to be a family type of thing and i don't feel threatened by it at all. >> the homeowner did turn over his revolver to police and he

and his daughter are cooperating, they were taken to homicide for further interviews. >> so far no charges are filed. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. in the city's port richmond section the action cam was on the scene as police investigated a woman overnight. on the 4500 block of braddock street. the woman was shot three times in the abdomen as she sat on a neighbor's front porch, she was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. police are looking for two men in gray hooded sweatshirts. two american men were killed in a suicide bombing today in kabul. they called it a targeted attack on a u.n. convoy. four were killed two were american and another was polish

and 13 your wounded in this attack. president obama is about to announce the deployment of troops to west africa today. they will bring effort to help bring the ebola virus under control. they are calling it a top national security priority. a dramatic win for the eagles for monday night football. the birds put up 450 yards of offense against the colts in indianapolis last night. they did it with several backups because of injuries. darryl sproles racked up -- two koemts turnovers were key in the final seconds, new eagles

kicker, cody parky hit a field goal, they picked him up from the colts. it was a 30-27 win. >> it was incredible, especially against a team that traded me, it was all fun. >> the action news sports team will have more on the eagles-colts game. watch more tonight after "action news" at 11:00. it's an exciting nitd fortuneon at ppl park, they are looking to win their first ever trophy at the title match. they take on the seattle sounders tonight at 7:30, it will be the first trophy in club history if they are victorious. good luck. a big rig balances precariously after an accident in texas. and a college student that has been missing for days now, the latest. showers came through for the

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to prevent injuries in kids, among kidses car crashs the leading cause for children 5 years of age and older here in the united states. "action news" is working on news stories tonight beginning at 4:00. lets check in with alicia vitarelli with a look ahead. >> reporter: you will love this story coming up. it seems as if grandmothers cannot leave hip hopper grand master flash alone. and parents take their kids out of booster seats too early so how tall should they be before switching to a seatbelt and the answer will surprise you. >> and the iphone is shaterring records for new sales, but don't toss your phone yet. you can take us with you on the go, if you haven't downloaded

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a big fire ball lit up the night sky in north jersey sunday night. and a meteor lit up the sky and they received almost 200 reports of the fire ball, they believe it was the size of a smart car when it plummeted to earth. >> on a lighter note, meteorologist, david murphy, is here now with a closer look at the forecast. it's almost sweater weather. >> when you get to the height of the afternoon and evening and start walking as i did yesterday, we are happy to get a

ceiling fan. stormtracker 6 live double scan our array of east coast radars showing you that the rain this morning, that came through during the morning rush hour is off the coast off long island new york, but that is it. down by the water north of atlantic city, can you see the clouds in the distance that have showers in them. locally we are looking at sun, and a couple of highlights to this forecast, 70s for much of the rest of the week but don't forget about summer-like conditions, we'll get up to 80, 72 is the temperature in philadelphia, on the warm side and in the shade it's cool and a bit of a breeze blowing at 10 miles per hour. so slightly breezy out there and not a strong winds. 66 in trenton and 70 in reading and low 70s much of the rest of the way south .

now we have the sunshine breaking out and even though the clouds are forming to the north and west making their way down here, it looks like it's going to be a fairly bright afternoon, some sun and clouds in allentown, humidity is low and 73 is the water in the atlantic city right now, and on the beach getting up to 74. again, a mix of sun and clouds, pretty good looking day though. on the mild side. a mix of sun and occasional clouds and winds not all that strong. overnight cleavering out and cool, and some of the suburbs, the cooler spots could get to the upper 40s overnight with the winds not that strong. ahead of that dip, an afternoon commute looking good and clouds giving way to sun and a nice afternoon, 75 degrees by 4:00

and 73 by 5:30 and 70 by 7:00. and for that union game, in case are you joining me at ppl park, and hopefully watching the union dip that first trophy, 69 at the start and 65 at the 90th minute. i'll bring the new zipper up jacket with the union on it that my wife got me for my birthday. it looks like a beauty tomorrow, at 75. 76 today and sun mixing with occasional clouds and tomorrow more sunshine and a high of 75. still nice on thursday and 76 and 71 and cooler friday, and each and every morning this week, we start in the 50s and the 40s and it's cool, and milder later. union back at mls action and good with clouds and drizzle in the morning and afternoon and mid-70s for your high. going for a high of 81 on sunday for your eagles next home game

and close to 80 on monday. it will feel more like summer later on. >> did we miss a birthday david? >> that is in a little while. >> i don't want to miss any of your birthdays. an illinois hospital janitor is putting his love of music to a good use. ♪ ♪ he loves to play the piano and is bringing the love to bring tranquillity to the patients where he works at the hospital. he plays the piano in the hospital lobby. >> nice. >> still to come on "action news" at noon. the cold and flu season is approaching and now is the time to practice good habits to rid off the germ. the number one way to protect yourself coming up.

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we are live with reaction from worker. people are outraged when shots ring out and a dozen wild fires are burning in california. hundreds of homes have been decide and the fire is a long way from being contained. >> now the details, a fourth atlantic city casino has closed this year. trump plaza casino was forced to shut down after a downward spiral that ranked it dead last in the city. here is more from nora muchanic and gambling down the shore. >> atlantic club and showboat and revel and now the trump plaza. they call it a market correction but it's a blow to loyal customers and the 1100 people that are now out of a job. >> have been here for 20 years, it's hardship right now. >> this is what it looked like at 6:00 people when security guards posted closed signs on

trump plaza. one of the the oldest and smallest cas casinos has closed. >> you don't think it will get to this level and you think something will come. >> employees were picking up final paychecks. >> it will be devastation from egg harbor and vineland. >> i worked here for 17 years and it's going to we hard. just got to go find jobs. >> trump plaza had prime real estate, you run smack into it coming off the expressway and it sits in the middle of the boardwalk, but the owners filed for bankruptcy four times and the plaza was the poorest performer of all of atlantic city's casinos and they are

waiting for last hotel customers to pack up and leave. >> it was like a ghost town, there is nothing there. we came to see it close early this morning, to watch everybody come out. very sad. >> back live now, developer donald trump whose name adorns the building, he may buy back into atlantic city to help save the plaza and the taj mahal. does anybody notice that atlantic city lost its magic when i left. and a team of staffers are at boardwalk hall tomorrow, to meet with the workers who were affected by today's closing. that is the latest from here, i'm nora muchanic, live on the boardwalk in atlantic city. >> thank you. meantime the action cam is live in philadelphia, where a job fair for casino workers just got underway, maryland live casino is hosting the event,

they are conducting interviews and will hire people on the spot. it's at 11:00 and tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. developing this noon, officials say they know who they are looking for in the shooting of two pennsylvania state police troopers. corporal brian dixon was killed and officer alex douglas was wounded late friday outside of the barracks. they found a jeep in a swamp near the shooting scene and we learned that the suspect works and lives in delaware. we'll have the latest at 4:00 and on 6abc.com. now the latest on a pregnant mother hit by a stray bullet. an arrest warrant for this man, der derek grishard.

megan was sitting at her home and ways hit by a stray bullet. he has nine prior arrests and is wanted for the murder of her and her baby. the infant girl did not survive. students went back to class today after gun fire erupted near a north philadelphia charter school. things were quiet today as kid ass arrived into class. kidses were on the playground and students hit the ground and were brought back to class, no one at the school was hurt and parents we talked to today said the school is safe but the neighborhood is not. >> i tell my kids stay close to the school and don't come out before i come, i try to get here 10 mines before and after. >> to come around here and do this is uncalled for. >> the students were not rele e released from school until the police gave the all clear.

a 15-year-old girl found unconscious in philadelphia was not sexually assaulted. she was found in a wooded area outside of pennypack park. the victim is a student from the academy of philadelphia and she told police she got off a septa bus and starting walking and a man tried to talk to her and she was then knocked out from behind. a fire driven by north winds raced through a california town yesterday, burning a church to the ground and burning or destroyed more han 100 homes. this is one of several fires burning right now in the state. mar marcy gonzales has the latest. >> reporter: this fire is tearing through a north california community. sending residents fleeing for

safety. >> i saw smoke, it was so close to me, i could see the fire jumping. >> 1500 people forced to evacuate the town of weed. as the 400 acre blaze tore through a church and burned at least 100 homes to the ground. >> i still don't know if it's in jeopardy, i hope there is a home to go back to. >> there is one of a dozen wild fires burning in california. including this one near yosemite. >> the wind behind us is picking up and erratic. >> and in oregon more wild fires burning out of control. in estacada, 2100 acres already charged and residents packing up what they can knowing the flames are spreading. >> are you nervous,? >> i am and i i'm not i have done everything i can possibly do. >> winds and triple digit heats

are fueling these fires and they hope for the best with a half inch of rain in the forecast for northern california. back here education advocates from philadelphia are in harrisburg today urging the state legislature to pass the cigarette tax. the philadelphia school district needs to close an $81 million shortfall to prevent mass layoffs and class sizes, schools are dealing with a cut in safety officers. they will keep the heat on lawmakers until the tax is passed. >> the corruption trial for tom corbett's estranged son-in-law got underway in the city. gibson was a police narcotics officer and was caught stealing money during the sting. officers say they have the video to prove it. and his attorney says he planned to turn the money in later on

after his shift but was arrest bradenton he could do that. we have a rainy morning commute but the skies have cleared and the sun is back, lets go outside and look live from sky 6 hd, a beautiful day on penn's landing, you may need a jacket, it's on the cooler side. meteorologist, david murphy, joins us at the big board. >> it's feeling fall-like and quickly in the evening too. stormtracker 6 live double scan did a great job for us this morning. tracking rain for the rush hour but now it's all off the coast. there is the movement of the rain this morning, by about 6:00 people were really slowing down on the roads, because of accidents that karen rogers has for you and a lot of spray from the windshields and behind the rain when it was physically gone and the roads stay wet for a while. we had complaints coming in from work, and that is all over. despite the fact that you see additional clouds welling up and

down from the northwest, i would recommend sunglasses, the rest of the afternoon and evening there is enough sun poking through to require that. temperatures in the 60s in neighborhoods, fleet wood and quakertown and close to 70 in saint davids and kennett square. 74 in chester and philadelphia. and low 70s in new jersey, 72 in bridgeton and cinnaminson 69 degrees, ewing 66, and 72 at the boardwalk in avalon and atlantic city. and this afternoon we go for a high of 76, close to the average high of 78 and a few degrees milder than yesterday, overnight 57 degrees is a clear cool star lit night, and light winds and in a makes the numbers drop and some suburbs tomorrow will be in the 40s. a nice afternoon but rick and

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germs can be transferred person to person just by breathing on each other, stay at home when you feel ill, you may feel okay but you can pass germs to others at work or school if are you still contagious, when you cough cover your mouth and nose, and the best way to stop spreading germs to snead or cough into your elbow. avoid touching your nose, or mouth. germs spread when they touch something contaminated and then touch these areas of your face. and wash your hands. this is the best way to prevent germs. soap and water does the trick and a hand sanitizer can work in a pinch. ali gorman, channel 6 "action news." david murphy has another check of the accuweather

forecast. >> achoo! >> did you do that into your elbow? >> we have rain off the coast we are using our array of radars along it's east coast, including storm tracker and all the rain from early this morning. we looked at atlantic city, how about cape may, new jersey? another bright spot at the beach, sometimes this is prime time to go and enjoy less crowded beaches and still fairly warm ocean water too. 71 in philadelphia and 76 is your dew point. and the winds are running at 10 miles per hour and general 6 to 12 miles per hour today. there again go the rain again from this morning. we are looking at the development of cloud cover, there are a lot of holes being purged in that and the air is overall dry enough and sunshine through the clouds most of the way. the high temperatures this afternoon. a pleasant 73, in allentown 74 and trenton 76 in philadelphia

and wilmington and close to that all the way to the shore along the coast, 74 degrees and light winds and sunshine breaking through as we look at sky 6, 76 by 3:00 and that is your high, 74 by 5:00 and probably holding on to a fair amount of sunshine with clouds around and by 7:00, 70 and clear skies for the most part, the overnight low gets to 57 and suburbs are down in the 40s, a nice evening, down at ppl park, with that playoff game tonight. the low that gave us the rain and early morning clouds and high pressure replaces it and tomorrow is a day of abundant sun, it should be a real good looking day. better than some other spots, out in the atlantic, hurricane edox uard. >> if you are down the shore the

next couple of days, the water could get choppier around the coastline, right now there is no talk of rip currents but i would be careful if you saw the waves go up and we have tropical storm odile and this continues to drop the rain in mexico and the bands in the southwest where we have recent problems with flooding, we may have more of that over the next couple of days from odile. a mix of sun and clouds today with a nice high of 76, great weather for the union and seattle down at ppl park, tomorrow is that day where high pressure gets closer and we clear out the clouds, it will be pleasant again with a high of 75, low humidity and a lot more sun and pleasant again on thursday with partly sunny skies and a high of 76, the overnight lows are all in philadelphia getting down into the 50s, and that means the suburbs could be in the 40s with all of these afternoon highs, and friday

afternoon is cooler with 71. and 60s most of the day and feeling like fall than it will the next three days. saturday clouds and drizzle around and we'll see the sun reemerge and a high of 75 and nice weather for the union against houston and for the eagles, instead of football weather we have baseball weather with a high of 81 degrees, the humidity won't be all that bad with a mixture of sun and clouds and close to 80 with a possible thunderstorm moving in. >> thank you david. >> topping our people scene this noon is the premiere of "dancing with the stars," did you catch is it last night? >> yes. >> thank you sara. it got underway on 6 abc, pretty little liars star, janelle parrish danced a jive and betsy johnson had an underwhelming

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we invite to you head to 6abc.com, we have a number of stories going viral. a guy took a selfie of himself for eight years and to document the aging process and a new twist on an old classic ended with a toddler in tears, how a father's quick shave did not go over well with his daughter. and a man tries to sink a behind the back basket, while holding a camera, but is it too good to be true. for those and more go to 6abc.com/distraction. and david is here for one last check of the forecast before we shove off. >> it's a decent day with a fair amount of sunshine, 69 to 73, in the northern and western serbs as high as 76 and down the shore a couple of spotted may go warmer than that perhaps up to 74 but a lot of numbers in the

70s and a lot of sunshine with a few clouds mixed in. it will be a nice night for union soccer down at ppl and the next couple of days will be similar with a fair amount of sunshine and temperatures in the 80s over the weekend. >> thank you david. that will do it for "action news" at noon. >> don't forget to join us later for "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. for adam joseph, sara bloomquist, i'm rick williams, have a nice afternoon we'll see you here tonight.

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