closed doors meeting with officials and coaches. and they are dealing with the shock and trauma of the star running back's arrests on murder charges. this is quadir gibson for father judge high school and under arrest tonight charged with murder. the police say he was involved in last week's murder of 15 year old aisha abdur-rahman and the critical wounding of a 19 year old outside of einstein hospital. rahman an innocent bystanding. and gibson has been charged as an adult with murder charges and conspiracy. his teammates and school officials have made no comment. his teammates are expected to be taking the practice field at this hour. as i said that has been postponed. they have a big game scheduled for tomorrow afternoon and the

star running back will not be there. no news on when they will practice tonight if at all. vernon odom channel 6 news." >> thank you. testing underway to determine what virus killed a 4-year-old pre-schooler in new jersey. eli waller, a student in the afternoon session died yesterday of a respiratory illness. crews spent the day sanitizing his classroom. the centers for disease control is fast-tracking his test results to see if it was a virus or some form of the flu. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman with more at 5:00. a roofer electrocuted and a second man shocked today while working on a home in havertown. it happened around 9:00 this morning in the 2100 block of winston avenue. the police say the men were on an aluminum ladder when it fell

and hit power lines. one died at the scene and the other flown to the hospital with burns on his hands and feet. police have no told us the name of either man. eric frein planning the deadly attack for years according to new information uncovered by police. finding searchs on survival skills and how to avoid policem policeman -- police manhunt. he avoided the officials after killing a trooper in the poconos. another direct message for him. >> eric as i told you last week, you are a coward. your actions have caused tremendous disruption for an innocent community, all while you try to hide from us. we are not intimidated. we will not leave. >> today police spent hours combing the buck hill inn, abandoned hotel that frein was

known to visit before it shutdown. more on that search at 5:00. a driver in jail after slamming into a house in delaware. police say he was drunk when he drove right into a child's bedroom. and the close call left that child's mother in stunned disbelief. eva pilgrim live in claymont now with more on thes close call and that woman's emotional reaction. eva? >> shirleen, this house is being held up by beams after a driver ran over a sign down the street, through this neighbor's yard, plowed over flipping twice in the air before landing in the yard next door. the family that lives here is thankful they weren't home when it all happened. the front of this claymont home just gone after a minivan sliced through it. >> a call from my neighborhood and she said a minivan hit your house. >> i wasn't thinking that, i was

thinking maybe a car swerved and hit it. >> but it was much worse than that. the minivan took out the family room, garage and dead room for their 9-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter. the driver was under the influence when he lost control of his 2006 kia minivan and crashed into the home on the 700 block of old darley road around 5:20 p.m. thursday. authorities say that he tried to run but was arrested a short time after. she couldn't believe what she saw when she got home last night. >> seeing the inside of my house from the outside was just a complete and utter shock. >> normally they would have been home around that time of the evening. last night it was empty because she was a middle school teacher and had training at school. >> and my son saw it this morning and said i would have been in my room. i would have been in my room, mommy, playing with my nerf gun

on my bed. >> and staring at the damage trying to figure out what to do next the family is still in shock. >> all of the rest of the stuff, at the end of the day nobody got hurt and it is things. praise god for nobody being hurt. >> back out live, you see the crews are trying to board up the house. they spent most of the day today just making sure that the house was supported. the house has been deemed unsafe for living for now. the family is staying with friends until they can come up with a more permanent, temporary solution. we're live here in claymont, channel 6 "action news." >> all right, thank you. the cape may lewis ferry partially out of service because of an early-morning fire. it started in a small exhaust stack before 2:30 this morning on the ship called the delaware. the fire crews think an ember near the engine sparked the

flames. the ferry company credits one of the veteran engineers for noticing the fire and immediately calling for help. no one was hurt but the ferry needs to be clean and repaired. and now what check of the accuweather forecast on a stunning fall friday. >> it is. meteorologist cecily tynan in for adam joseph live outside under brilliant blue skies today. >> what a difference a day makes. yesterday with all the rain, cool temperatures, you didn't want to go outside. today, i don't want to come in because it's beautiful. right now in philadelphia it's comfortably warm, 78 degrees. the average high this time of year is 74. temperatures running already 4 degrees above normal. compared to yesterday at this time, 14 degrees warmer. and yesterday we still had the clouds, still had the showers. now we have bright blue skies and sunshine. and guess what? it only gets better from here as we head through the weekend. satellite 6 along with action radar showing you see some of the clouds out in the atlantic

and that's what is left over from the system that brought us the rain yesterday, generally an inch to two inches. high pressure is building in, bringing us loads of sunshine and that high pressure will dominate our weather this weekend. if your heading to citizens bank park this friday night as the phillies start their last series of the year, it's going to be beautiful. mainly clear. a nice inning. first-pitch 71 degrees. by the ninth inning 65 degrees. tracking even warmer air other than the way for the weekend and the great news coming up in the full accuweather forecast when i eventually come back inside. i will hang out here for awhile. >> come on in, thank you very much. a major car recall affecting hundreds of thousands of vehicles. a traffic stop gets out of control. [gunfire] >> why a trooper opened fire on a man after pulling him over for not wearing a seatbelt.

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could have gotten me one. i did. grab a spicy smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. it's the smoked sausage you crave, now spicy. >> air traffic resumed at both of chicago's major airports this afternoon after a fire that was deliberately set. all flights in and out of o'hare and midway were halted for five hours. a contract employee of the f.a.a. they say set the fire at an air traffic control tower in what might have been a suicide attempt. found with self-inflicted knife

wounds and burns. the ripple effect across the country today, including right here in philadelphia. a south carolina state trooper facing a possible prison sentence after a traffic stop got completely out of hand. it was all caught on camera. the trooper had pulled over jones for a seatbelt violation, but he says that he thought jones was going for a gun. so he opened fire. jones was unarmed. he was shot in the hip but is expected to be ok. the highway patrol fired saying he had no justification for the shooting and is now charged with assault. and business on a friday afternoon. stocks bouncing back to close the week on a high note. the dow up 167 points today. moving back above that 17,000 mark. the nasdaq gained 45 points, the s&p up about 17 on the day.

apple has released yet another version of its new operating system to fix bugs in the new iphone 6. the updated ios two days after the last update and apple had to pull it because it caused more issues and made it so some could not use the phones at all. and it deals with issues with network connection and the fingerprint reader, one of the key security features of the phone. chrysler announced the second recall this week. pulling 360,000 vehicles off the road because of a possible ignition problem. the cars from 2008. the impacted models are the jeep grand cherokee, dodge charger, the magnum and commander. only one minor incident connected with this issue and earlier this week chrysler with an unrelated recall with a fuel pump problem. and time for the traffic

report on this friday. >> and matt pellman standing by live in the traffic center with a smile. >> well, because it is friday, not because of how this is looking. good afternoon to you and happy friday, brian and shirleen. unhappy drivers on the schuylkill expressway. eastbound several accidents already this afternoon one near gulph mills on the shoulder. and eastbound of montgomery drive police on the scene. the travel time definitely affected. 43 minutes now to get from the blue route into the vine. ideally that should be a 14-minute ride. going on three times what it ideally should be on the eastbound of the schuylkill this afternoon with single-digit speeds by girard avenue. 95 a little better. maybe 15 miles per hour heading northbound by the betsy ross bridge. camden, a pedestrian accident to avoid this friday afternoon. decatur street the scene. a crash the northeast extension

southbound side near lance -- lansdale. and slow as people head to the lehigh valley and the poconos. speeds by the 30 near the quakertown interchange. and a downed tree at conestoga road at fairview. and a beautiful afternoon, and perhaps a good time to head down to the shore, not a whole lot happening. just a vehicle on the shoulder along the garden street parkway southbound in egg harbor township. checking it again in the next half-hour. >> thank you. we have been calling it tgit, thank got it's thursday and you agreed. joining us last night for a three-hour twitter party including the brand new show "how to get away with murder"

debuting last night and filmed scenes in philadelphia. and it was the most watched show in delaware valley. >> how to get away with murder. >> there you went on social media, with millions of tweets, facebook posts lieding up the social networks. and watch parties held all over the country, including many at home and this hosted in sicklerville, new jersey. they rolled out the red carpet last night in collegeville, p.a. using the hash tag it's famous on the chalkboard made famous by the lead actress, two-time oscar nominee, viola davis. and this classroom was the setting and the set for the first scene. >> seeing stars walking around our campus casually eating, drinking, talking to students, it was awesome. >> the exteriors shot and the

executive producer also for the show scandal. and making a star row, 6abc. check out our mic flag as the leading news station for the show. >> police are confirming a women's body found inside of the house. >> i imagine it was the big story. when you watch with us every thursday, follow the conversation and join us on our twitter party using the hash tag of 6abctgit and we had hundreds talking to us last night. >> and good to see their reaction seeing the channel 6 locatio on the screen. we hope you were lucky enough to get outside. a beautiful day to pay golf. for one group the beauty surp s surpassed only by the beauty of their bond. and monica malpass with more on that. >> a group of american heros, veterans from iraq and afghanistan met on a golf course today in south jersey and did

more than just play some golf. as you said it was very special. they took part in this tournament, and brought their bond together on a different kind of field. in addition to golf they are learning skills to reintegrate them into society including jobs. the tournament raises money to help other disabled veterans. customers of several local restaurants keeping a close eye on financial information after a bucks county company was the victim of a mass data breach. telling you who might be involved, how many folks may be affected coming up tonight at 5:00. back to you. >> see you soon, thank you. up next, cecily back with a look at the weekend call from accuweather. plus, a freak accident sparked a fire at a local gas station leaving a child trapped in a car near the flame. how it happened and what witnesses did next.

>> passing along this information, a beautiful couple

of days ahead for anyone looking to get outside on this first full weekend of fall. >> cecily tynan at the big board with more. >> those people who are really missing summer, it is going to feel like summer this weekend. live on sky 6 looking at atlantic city. sky 6 shaking a little bit with the breeze. plenty of sunshine. i don't know if you can see the specks on the beach, on the boardwalk, those are people enjoying this friday afternoon with all of the sunshine and mild temperatures. it is a nice day to be outside. currently the boardwalk in atlantic city, 71 degrees. a little bit cooler than inland. philadelphia 78 degrees. and reading 76. wilmington 78. allentown 78. and millville checking in at 74 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing nothing going on here. the clouds, the rain from yesterday now history. high pressure is building in and this high pressure will keep us on the sunny side through the weekend. and also it will be warming up temperatures for tomorrow and

sunday. tonight, friday night, high school football. you really don't have to bundle up much at all. under clear sky not too cool at 7:00. 70 degrees. and maybe a light sweatshirt or jacket. and going up to northern new england it is starting to change now, the colors strong and vibrant. the cool nights like here, warm days, and occasional rain. not a lot of heavy rainstorms and the peak time running a week late. it is about the time for the foliage for new england, early october. going to be more like mid october now. and the poconos typically mid october, it will be late october. and we are looking at peaking early november and the weather has been fantastic. and futuretracker showing the summer-like warmth returns for the weekend. really the eastern half of the

country tomorrow. philadelphia, 81 degrees. wichita 83 and bismarck, north dakota 81 degrees. heading into sunday it will cool off in north dakota. and not here. temperatures in low 80s. sunday afternoon a few more high thin clouds but both days beautiful. friday night mainly clear. a little patchy fog developing late. shouldn't be widespread. 58 in philadelphia. 50 in allentown and 50 in lancaster. the 4day at four shows tomorrow wall-to-wall sunshine. you look today, you'll like tomorrow. a little warmer, 82 degrees. sunday again some high, thin cirrus clouds in the afternoon, 83 degrees. monday it clouds up a little more, dropping it down 79 degrees. and tuesday the luck finally runsous, mostly cloudy, a few showers and seasonably cool with a high of 74 degrees. i'll talk more about later next week in the accuweather seven-day forecast. it weekend will be beautiful. >> great weekend, thank you. piles of clothing and school supplies on the way to children

throughout the regular right now. volunteers accepted and sorted donations today for the seventh all big give in chesterbrook. and collecting books for local students. and a local nonprofit

>> it is time for "the buzz." and venice the buzz as george clooney and his bride touched down on the floating city for their star-studded wedding you see them pulling up in a water taxi. guests also arriving from bono to cate blanchett, damon and he and his fiancee will be wed at city hall with the reception at the a world-renown hotel. and taxi drivers with matching jackets with the couple's

intertwined logos. and they are check income the celebrities and a lot of people are very excited about that. brand new "who wants to be a millionaire" popped into the studios today with big energy. and pretty rockin shoes. in eagles' green, the author and old spice commercial star turned game show host like a rollercoaster ride. he is rooting for the contestants saying he gets to know them. >> i know why you need the money, why you want the money. i know you are building a restaurant, i know you're trying to move out of your dad's basement. you know what i mean? he won, yeah! and it is elation that they feel i feel. but when they lose i am crushed. >> he is so sweet. by the way, he is coming to philadelphia for auditions for "who wants to be a millionaire" on october 9. go to 6abc.com for details because -- did you see those

shoes? he said he wanted to dress manage -- millionaire-style. >> whatever he has for breakfast i want to know. still ahead, what happens when companies are spilling salary secrets. while they say knowing what everyone makes is good for business. a mother fighting for her life after a freak accident at a gas station and an update on her condition coming up. the first time hearing from the family of the little girl stabbed by her classmates. what they are saying about the bizarre crime inspired by the fantasy

>> hello again. 4:30 and "action news" continues on this "freebie friday" with what is designed to get you outside this weekend. >> you'll want to. surprise gifts from the eagles to how she is doing after her later cancer surgery. the little girl with a spirit as big as her nfl dad. sex video suspension. two rowan university students under investigation for allegedly -- what allegedly happened at their off-campus apartment. but we begin with the latest on an accident that nearly killed a young mother last

night. one minute 21 year old jaqulyn lopez was filling up her car at the sunoco, and the next both lopez and her vehicle were engulfed in flames and a standinger rushing to save her toddler's life. katherine scott talked to her family today with more on what happened. >> she was turning the cap in the car and the car and immediately hit her. >> relatives rushed after learning that jaqulyn lopez was hurt in a fire. she was at a pump at the sunoco at aramingo and somerset and another car crashed into it knocking the pump on its sides and a fire ignited. >> i heard the pump hit the ground hard. >> jaqulyn lopez was engulfed in fire. >> lopez's 3-year-old daughter was in the back seat and a passenger from another vehicle kicked through the window and pulled her to safety, escaping

without injuries. >> we commend him for his heroism. and lopez works in customer service. she left work and picked up her daughter when she stopped to pump gas. and the crews were making repairs and the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and accident investigators were called. telling the police she accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the break. >> i am very upset about the situation but relieved, she is alive. >> katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." fire claimed the life of an elderly chester women overnight. flames spread through her home on 10th street before midnight. when the crews arrived they were told the woman and her son were trapped inside. the firefighters couldn't save the mother but her son was rescued. he is treated for minor injuries. neither of their names have been released. the cause remains under investigation. a pair of rowen university

students pleading their case in the wake of a sex video that one posted online. two men serving pan interim suspension as the school investigates the situation. the video reportedly shows one of them engaged in a sex act with a female student while at an off-campus rental house. the female says the encounter was consental but did not know it was record. and she failed to press charges. and both men are members of a fraternity that has been temporarily suspended. prosecutors present the case of a man accused of a botched kidnapping ending in murder. accused of killing a 10-month-old and her grandmother during the kidnapping for ransom plot. saying he was trying to recover from a gamble be debt. he is backtracking on a video confession he gave to police.

he claims he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and now acting as his own attorney. and a thief victimizing the mayor of reading. outside of reading high about 9:00, when he call back in the morning it was gone. the mayor bought the sports car in 2001 and says even though it may be older, he still loves it. >> it was my baby. you just feel like, you know, your privacy has invaded when somebody takes your car. >> according to the reading police, one of 140 cars stolen in the city so far this year. police looking for a man behind two armed robberies in southwest philadelphia and fishtown. new surveillance of the suspect wearing his signature disguise a

visor and brown ban dan -- bandana. and he was the same who robbed 7-eleven in fishtown wednesday. 20 year old john grimes arrested on two charges of arson. sake he set the fires in the early-morning hours of september 20 on victoria court in newark. he was identified after captured on several surveillance cameras and behind bars now on $40,000. at the big board now it is just a picture that melts your heart. a sleeping, peaceful child. this is nfl pro and camden native's little girl, leah. the 4-year-old getting rest after nearly a six-hour life-saving surgery at children's hospital in philadelphia.

she had a cancerous tumor removed and dad but this picture up on instagram of his little girl bundled up. and she is not cancer free but on the way to recovery. that quite hand made with love by volunteers. and when the founder saw the picture on instagram she what's lated to say the least. >> the level of me screaming was unbelievable. and i felt -- the word i keep using is humble. to see a child wrapped in one of your quilts aleap knowing you comforted that child, that is our goal. >> and pictures are saying people make them feel like superheros. and a lot of people consider him to be a hero himself for the way

he is supporting his little girl, laying there by her side. and the gift sent by the eagles, thanking chip kelly and his team by surprising leah with gifts. and pray for leah, a beautiful moment and the picture that everyone is waiting for, to see this little girl out of the surgery on the road to recovery. >> a lot of people pulling for the little girl. keep us updated. thank you very much. turning to the accuweather forecast and for good reason. >> yes. >> two good days coming up. >> thes first weekend of fall will feel like summer. plots -- lots of sunshine, beautiful. and today is it beautiful. i was hanging out outside. >> you didn't want to come back in. >> i know. philadelphia international airport we have sunshine, blue skies. the temperature 78 degrees. comfortably warm. the dewpoint is 50 degrees, so we have a very dry air mass over us. winds out of the north 7 mile

per hour and pressure 30.17 inches as high pressure takes control of our weather. if you are flying out on this friday evening, looking pretty good. not many delays. chicago we had a day earlier in the delay thanks to a fire. that cleared out. there are some delays if your heading to orlando averaging about 45 minutes due to low clouds and showers. up and down the eastern seaboard except for that looking nice. and here is a shot, cape may this is why, there are people on the beach enjoying it. 71 degrees. i will talk about the summer-like weekend on the way. and a dose of reality next week. >> and trying to squeeze in every bit we can get. >> these are bonus days. >> living on borrowed time. thank you very much. today kicks off an important weekend for musical theater experts, artists and enthusiasts at the bucks county playhouse. the festival is the first-ever development program focusing on the importance of lyrics and the

creation of new musicals. in weekend attendees enjoy several events including a presentation of new works, panel discussions and a private tour. hammerstein farm. and still ahead, would you want your co-workers knowing exactly what you make? one start-up says eliminating salary secrets is the best way to build a building. >> go ahead, write it down right there. and teenager defying common sense going surfing on the top of a subway. the video may be attracting your attention, but it is also of the police. what do you get when you combine the dating app hinter, a fat suit and hidden camera? a social experiment coming up. and cecily tynan back with the full accuweather forecast when "action news at 4:00" continues on a beautiful friday afternoon.

>> the michigan state police still investigating a deadly accident knocking a pedestrian bridge onto a detroit freeway this morning. troopers say a truck deliver slammed into one of the bridge's concrete pillars after 6:00 this morning. the impact not only killed the driver, it caused the bridge to collapse. at least one car was under the structure when it fell, but the man inside wasn't seriously hurt. officials say the accident would have been much worse if it had happened one hour later during rush hour. the freeway closed indefinitely. the first time we are hearing from the family of a girl stabbed 19 times by her 12-year-old friends in wisconsin. police say morgan geyser and anissa weier attacked their friend wanting to please a fantasy character slenderman. and they spotted her after she was stumbling out of the woods and called 911. her parents are talking about

the moment they first saw her wounded in the hospital bed in an exclusive interview with "world news" anchor david muir. >> she was crying, couldn't breathe. >> she saw you there. >> she saw he and put her hand out. and i rushed over to her and hugged her and said you're going to be ok, you're going to be fine. and i could see that she was covered. her arms, legs and abdomen covered in stab wounds. >> you can see that interview tonight airing on 6abc. police in boston searching for a young daredevil calling the subway surfer. this is video of a teenager climbing on to the roof of a speeding train to perform a series of dangerous stunts. one point had to duck under an overpass to avoid getting crushed by it. and moments later he does a hand stand balancing while the people

cheer. if caught he faces trespassing charges at the very least. the big talkers, considered one of the most, if not the most taboo question out there, asking what someone makes for a living. well, if you knew the exact salaries of all of your co-workers, what would that do for you? the upper brass of the start-up company buffer, what they did is not only making them known, but making they public they say to keep it all out in the open. >> there is no reason to hide anything. and they keep very honest and keeps us to reflect on things we need to change sooner than maybe we could otherwise. >> and it makes us live up to a higher standard. >> they also say that those public spread sheets with salaries also are the ultimate motivator, keeping employee his honorest and determined to get to the next level. that is a big talker today. and an experiment in online dating. how important looks are. what happens when the person who shows up to the date looks

different in person than in their profile picture? different how? heavier. a social experiment conducted on the dating app involves sending a female and male actor to five dates wearing a fat suit. the profile pictures were real but weight added. and it caught all the reactions. what did the guys do? only one in five stuck around seek the woman who showed up was larger than anticipated telling the girl they were angry, feeling they were lied to. what about the women? one left when that guy showed up. one turned down a second date with him. and guess what? the other three ladies made plans to see him again. so the male versus female reaction for you. and finally speaking of that, one found a unique way to turn down dates. messages exclusively using taylor swift unions.

him, your smile is so cute. her, you don't know about me but i bet you want to. him, of course. her, i knew you were trouble when you walked in. and another exchange. wow, you are incredible. she says i knew when i saw your nays i would be counting down the ways to see you. >> days, ways, what do you mean, getting refused. >> she replies dreaming of the day when you find what you are looking for is here the whole time. >> and the lyrics from you belong to me. and the guys were perplexed and one point responds to we are never, ever getting back together. >> we were never together! >> what? >> thanks very much. and we get another check on the roads right now. >> matt pellman in the traffic center with an update. >> for the drivers separated from 202 for a little while, it might be time to get back together early next week. let me explain. they are opening three lanes in each direction here in the ongoing work zone in malvern

this weekend. by tomorrow morning you have the third northbound lane, by sunday morning a third southbound lane. we have been waiting years and years for this improvement along 202. while we are seeing a southbound delay this afternoon from approaching this point at 29 down to 401, we're hoping by the afternoon communities next week this congestion constant won't be as bad with a third lane to be motoring. and good news along 202 in chester county. elsewhere in chester county the news not as great. still watching a down tree at conestoga road at fairview road. and lights not working by the and reaching quakertown headed up towards the lehigh valley, that is improving. the schuylkill not improving.

from 202 into center city, several earlier accidents all off to the side. all lanes open, but the speeds till really nasty, 11 miles an hour by the boulevard. using the blue route instead and that is congestions southbound. a crash in delco at 252 cleared. checking it again in the 5:00 hour. >> very good. see you shortly. and cecily tynan wit ♪ ♪

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>> wedding plans this weekend or anything outdoors, you are very lucky. >> perfect. soccer games for the kids, i'll be doing that all morning tomorrow. put the sunscreen on and bring the sunglasses. it will be beautiful. and the action cam, fairmount park and kelly drive. a great day to lace up running shoes and go for a run. if you didn't get outside because it was friday and you had to work, guess what? you still have the weekend.

the accuweather line-up we will show you it is a beautiful weekend. lots of sunshine and temperatures definitely on the warm side this time of year. stormtracker live double scan after working overtime yesterday with all the rain, showing we have cleared out very nicely. and temperatures a little bit above normal. normal high this time of year is 74 degrees. right now we're 78 degrees in philadelphia. allentown just as warm. reading 76. wilmington 78. millville 73. a little cooler along the shore, the boardwalk in atlantic city now 71 degrees. satellite 6 and action radar showing this sky, the high pressure over the great lakes building in over the weekend. this high pressure will force a jet stream well up to the north. what this will do is bring us winds out of the southwest. that warms things up very nicely. so bonus beach weekend. the ocean temperature around 70 degrees for the weekend. and definite highw highway -- definitely don't forget the sunshine.

and sunday, pleasant and high of 77 degrees as well. if your heading to dover, it is race weekend and the weather couldn't be better than this. nationwide series tomorrow, 79 degrees. plenty of are sunshine. the sprint cup race sunday, mostly sunny and a temperature of 80 degrees. the weather doesn't get much better than this for late september. the next 12 hours, friday night mainly clear. could have a little fog developing overnight. not widespread. mainly in the valleys, around rivers. 50 degrees in the suburbs and 58 for center city. and the seven-day forecast, a winning weekend. 82 degrees tomorrow. loads of sunshine. a sky like today. on sunday we see a few high, thin cirrus clouds moving in in the afternoon, but a nice day. a little warmer, high of 83 degrees. if you want to watch the eagles take on the 49ers in san francisco, the weather out there pretty nice. kickoff temperature 71 degrees. by the end of the game, 73 under partly sunny skies. heading into monday, a little

more in the form of clouds. dropping the temperatures back. 79 degrees. and tuesday and wednesday, a storm system offshore bringing us plenty of clouds, perhaps a few showers especially closer to the coast. 74 degrees. sunshine back on thursday, 76. and friday, partly sunny and we cool things off with a high of 68 degrees for yom kippur. temperatures in the 80 this is weekend. some people tell me they are ready for sweater weather. that happens late next week. >> no need though hurry.

♪ >> time to save with 6abc. it is "freebie friday." maybe you didn't know this, but monday is national hot coffee day. wawa celebrating on 9/29 with a

free coffee you need a coupon for that. at dunkin' donuts a free medium cup of dark roast. 12-ounce cup at krispy kreme. and mcdonald's has a special and details at 6abc.com. looking for family activities get a access to delaware museums. and two for venues including the battleship missouri museum and there are about a thousand mediums participating in that. and also many are offering free admission to parks, grand -- grasslands and soaking in the sun tomorrow. and local college students welcome back. hosting collegefest a party on

the ben franklin parkway. get started tomorrow at 10:00 with free activities and free rides on the slash bus, too. bring your i.d. and you will have lots of fun, check it out at 6abc.com. >> thank you. at 4:00 it appears we will never know the answer to the age-old question, how licks does it take for a lemur to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? that's because they did not have a chance to see it at the center much animal research and education in texas. they were going to take away the lemur's treat after a few minutes, too much candy is bad for them. the sugar-rush was short-lived. and they enjoyed every sweet second. >> trying to do a short-cut biting into it. >> like we all do. that does it for "action news at 4:00" today. i'm brian taff. shirleen and i, and adam and

ducis rodgers back tonight for "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. >> and a look ahead at 5:00. >> thanks, have a great weekend. coming up, concern in a new jersey community after a 4-year-old boy dies after a respiratory illness. tonight, testing underway to find out exactly happened. and a project to help wounded warriors take the efforts to the gulf course. what the vets are learning and accomplishing on this sunny day. and a fond farewell to one of baseball's great. hearing from derek jeter about the

♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> the death of a 4-year-old boy sparks concerns. the pre-schooler likely died of a respiratory illness. now tests are done to see if it was the virus that sickened so many children across the country. >> the big story on "action news" is the search for answers in the death of the little boy. health reporter and registered

nurse, ali gorman, live at the child's school in hamilton township with more. >> it will take several days to find out the results of those tests. meanwhile, parents i spoke with are shocked and sad to learned that a child from the school here passed away. and today the school and the health department are taking action. workers were removing toys and sanitizing a classroom inside of yardville elementary school today after a 4-year-old pre-schooler died. health officials say an unidentified respiratory virus is likely to blame. hamilton health officer says that tests have been sent to the c.d.c. and will be expedited to determine if the child had virus d68, the one that sent hundreds to hospitals in many states. many were in