>> new jersey has more than 800,000 acres of state land. this is the state forest near hammington. it is chris-crossed with miles of isolating roads like this one, which unfortunately makes it just about perfect for those who illegally dump. today the clean-up of one of those dumps. piles of fill -- filthy clothing and other things. and bob martin formally recognized a tough policy dubbed don't waste our open space. the 20 dumpers arrested in the last six months. the head of a preservation group thinks that fines that go along with it will send a message to offenders. >> that you are wrong it will pay the fine and it will change habits. >> the weapon in finding those, tiny hidden motion-sensor cameras like this. >> we set up a camera

surveillance system in many places, not telling people where they are. >> this 30-year-old charged after allegedly caught on camera in this series of pictures. the detective investigating the cases contacted him and says -- >> look, i have you on the camera at this day and this time. and he admitted it saying yeah, it was him. and actually he was apologetic and wanted to clean it up. >> if found guilty could face up to $15,000 fine. they hope that the cost of dumping will make others think twice before they do. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." the hunt on for an armed thief targeting two philadelphia businesses in the past two weeks. new surveillance of the suspect wearing his signature disguise, a visor and brown bandana covering his face hitting the b.p. gas station last week. he pointed a gun at the cashier who handed over $100.

investigators say he is the same robbing a 7-eleven in fishtown on wednesday. they are trying to determine what sparked a house fire killing an elderly woman this morning. heavy smoke and flames poured from the home. they rescued the woman but she did not survive. her son was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. >> they stay a fire in a row home suspicious. this is where it was outside of a home on villanova court at 3:00 a.m. not commenting on what they found at the scene. and fortunately no one hurt. the latest on the fight against isis. fighting against the collision forces and rebel fighters intense by along the border.

>> as they vote to see if they will join the collision. >> and karen travers live with the latest. karen? >> good evening, rick and monica. no letting up on the isis targets this week. every day the u.s. military and the arab partners conducted air strikes inside of syria. the u.s. military kept up the assaults inside of iraq. and today the brits say they are onboard and will join in the air strikes in iraq. more than 40 air strikes this week against isis targets in syria. over the past month more than 200 in iraq. the pentagon says so far the campaign looks to be working. >> our targeted actions are disrupting isis control, capabilities and infrastructure in syria. and iraq, we are empowering them to be on the offensive. >> and terrifying residents are fleeing into turkey.

>> the u.n. says there are around 160,000 syrian kurds who cross today in turkey, the single biggest exodus since the war began more than 4 -- three and a half years ago. >> and making a campaign to join the air strikes in iraq. >> it is about psychopathic terrorists trying to kill us. we have to realize whether they like it or not, they have already declares war on us. >> the parliament overwhelming approved the requests. aye 524, and the no's, 43. >> no such vote in the congress. and today they blasted president obama. >> the constitution said that only congress may declare war, yet this president has in libya, and this week in syria committed our sons and daughters to a war not authorized by congress.

>> but the white house says it doesn't need congressional authorization for this stage of the military campaign against isis. and meanwhile, congress is on recess until after november's eelection. reporting live from washington, karen travers, channel 6 "action news." >> ok, thank you. at the "action news" big board on a friday, more on a controversial shooting captured on dash camera. former south carolina state trooper, sean groubert facing felony charges following the traffic stop. we warn you, you may find the video you are about to see difficult to watch. >> [screaming] -- get out of the car! [gunfire] >> four shots from trooper groubert gun's fired, one hit levar jones in the hip. it started september 4 when the trooper pulls jones over for a

seatbelt violation. when the trooper asked jones to get his license, but when he went into his car to get it, the trooper ordered him to the ground and started shooting. investigators say that jones did not have a gun in his car and groubert had no cause for shooting him. jones is recovering from his wound. and groubert has been fired facing assault and battery. and the man charged in the disappearance of the university student graham is on the way back to virginia. arrested on a beach in galveston, texas wednesday. the virginia authorities say he is the last person to be seen with graham more than two weeks ago, charged within -- charged. and there is more on this with "world news with david muir" and we have the very latest on the search for the missing uva student, hannah graham and the ongoing fight against isis.

watch all of that following "action news at 6:00." the septa station getting improvement to prevent weather-related service problems. and working on the pass near the trolley line where it floods kawasa causing headaches for house. and those using the atlantic city expressways not paying the toll on tuesday. and no word whether the toll-free tuesday campaign will stretch into november. and a check on the traffic rush. >> and taking the toll on those headed on the schuylkill. >> we like something free, i may go back and forth on that on tuesdays. and the crash taking the toll on

the roosevelt boulevard extension southbound by the ridge avenue off-ramp. in east falls police on the scene blocking off the right lane. coming down from broad street it is quite a slow-go the southbound side of south 1 and the northbound congested from the schuylkill to broad street. the scene in chester county, southbound slowing like every single afternoon. popping the cork on 202 this weekend opening a third lane in each direction after overnight construction in each direction. waiting years for this. and hopefully next week we won't see this congestion along the 202. williamstown, gloucester county watching an awful accident along the black horse pike eastbound at whitehall road. and stick with 73 or the a.c. expressway. and salem down fee a crash at commissioners pike. that's a wrap and have a great weekend. >> you, too. and still ahead on "action news," the eagles are gearing up

for stunned's match-up against the niners. ducis rodgers with the latest. the new host of "who wants to be a millionaire" stopped by our "action news" studenties and introducing you to terry cruz. and cecily cruising towards the weekend. >> what a forecast. nicer than yesterday getting rid of the rid. temperatures 14 degrees warmer than this time yesterday, and tracking warmer air for the weekend in the accuweather forecast. all right i'll have the story of a local little boy battling a life-threatening illness. he and his family embarking on a trip (postal worker) hey! millers!

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>> sports, the eagles going for the ninth straight win against the niners. >> bad news, michael kendrick missed practice, he has been ruled out of sunday's game at san francisco. the eagles 3-0. the last time they were 3-0 is 2004 and that year they made it all the way to the super bowl. each game this season the eagles have been down by double digits but able to come back. and liking what it says about

their team. >> guys sticking together who can fight through adversity. who can get punched in the mouth and keep fighting. that's a good caught to have giving us confidence going up against the top-tier teams. the nfl reviewed the fight between the birds and redskins last week. and jason peters popped with a $10,000 fine. the redskins defensive lineman baker find $8,268 for his role in that melee. as a quarterback you sometimes ind -- end up taking a beating and ron jaworski knows about that. an analyst with espn. and appreciative of the fact that nick foles always gets back up ♪ >> i haven't thrown a meaningful pass in 25 years. i will threw close to 30,000 yards, close to 200 touchdown passes, won a lot of football games. people don't remember any of that stuff. they really don't. you know what they say?

you were tough. you embodied what our city was about. nick foles on full display last sunday how tough he is. he took a beating, got knocked down, got back up and that now is his foundation. that he has now shown the people of this tough question that he can be a tough quarterback. >> a reminder, we are on the air life from the stadium in santa clara for eagles' day and wrapping it up that night on eagles' gameday final. baseball, three games left before the phillies go their separate win for the winter. some players back next season, some will not be. the bottom line, this team needs change. hosting the braves, the phills lost 87 games this year. the goal of the last three games, to end with a good feeling. >> to win games, that's why the guys come to the ballpark, especially this group. so that would be a note to go

out on and to finish out this season. and then look forward to next year. you may or may not like the yankees, but you have to respect derek jeter. not just an accomplishment, but his flare for the dramatic. jeter came up with the walk-off hit last night in baltimore. his last game at yankee stadium. still three games remaining in boston and jeter will likely play, but you will not see him on the field. >> i played my last game at short. today the last game playing shortstop. i want to take something special from yankee stadium and the view from shortstop here tonight is what i want to take from it. >> future hall of famer. qualifying complete, harvin on the pole. and rooting on the united states, the americans off to a great start.

this is bradley with an eagle helping them win the morning watch. europe comes back strong dominating the afternoon. mcelroy dropping the putt and they lead after day one 5-3. that is sports and back to you. >> all right. >> thank you.s and back to you. a young boy battling a life-threatening condition on his way to a magical vacation with his family thanks to the generosity of strangers. >> and joining us with the details. >> a vacation sounds good any time, right? i would agree. he and his new jersey family could use a break. they are florida-bound on what many call the miracle flight. especially for sick children. and jack knows exactly where he's heading. >> do you know where you're going, jack? >> disney! >> where is that again? >> disney. >> that is 4-year-old jack and you heard him. he is heading to dis-a-knee, 4-year-old speak for disney

world. and he has cystic fibrosis and the charity group partners with american airlines, something magic foundation to fly jack, his sister, ashley, parent and grandmother on an all-expense-paid trip to orlando. and we caught up with them at the airport before they took off. it is to help give this entire family something to smile about and allow them to take their minds off jack's illness a few days and simply have fun. >> it's amazing, unbelievable. almost feel a little guilty like i am not worthy, but i am definitely super appreciative. and there is a mickey mouse clubhouse show, and he is excited about that. >> and this is the volunteer work our employees do. pretty proud for a guy like me who comes in seeing what they do for the community and things like that. it is a great moment. >> and it nenes so much -- means so much to the family.

american flying 36 children from all over the globe to take part in this vacation down at disney. of course disney is our parent company at "action news," so we wish them a great time down in florida. >> that will be unforgettable. >> magical for sure. well we will be back with well we will be back with to prove a point about internet speeds, we slowed down an up escalator. this is crazy i don't get it, this one is working ladies, shouldn't up be as fast as down? yeah. shouldn't internet speeds match as well? yes. do your socks match? my socks match. do your eyeballs match? yes. cable does not match the speeds. makes you want to go mad. erggggh. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - upload speeds as fast as your download speeds join now at fiosspeedmatch.com verizon.

>> cecily tynan is here now and the first weekend of fall, going to be fabulous. >> it will feel like summer. >> i like it. >> how ironic for that. >> to warm to run. >> no, perfect running weather. do it in the morning. always an excuse. going live to sky 6 and showing you stormtracker 6 live, we have dry conditions. rick, if you want to go for a run after the newscast you can go aled -- ahead and do that. and in fairmount park, bright blue skies, not a cloud in the sky. a little breeze and a lot of people out there enjoining the gorgeous weekend. the gorgeous weather i should say. but if you didn't have a chance to go outside the accuweather line-up will show you we have more beautiful weather heading through the weekend. temperatures will definitely be warming up. morning low 55 degrees, 1 degree below normal with the clear skies this morning. the afternoon high shot up to 78 degrees, 4 degrees above normal.

look at this -- sunrise at 6:52. sunset at 6:52. so 12 hours of sunshine, 12 hours of darkness. and our days are getting shorter. currently in philadelphia, 78. wilmington 77. a little cooler closer to the shore, boardwalk 71 and millville 71 degrees. satellite 6 along with actions radar showing the good guy. high pressure building in from the great lakes. we have the sinking air clearing out all the clouds. and this high pressure is also forcing the jet stream well up to the north. so this will bring us a winning weekend. we get the wind out of the southwest, that will warm temperatures up into the 80s both days. looking really, really nice. get rid of that. and talking about dover, it is going to be great weather for the races. tomorrow plenty of sunshine and gorgeous for the nationwide race. 79 degrees. the sprint cup sunday mostly sunny with a temperature of 80 degrees.

and don't forget the sunscreen if your heading to dover. the next 12 hours for your friday night mainly clear. a little bit of fog could develop late tonight, but patchy fog not widespread. 50 degrees in the suburbs and 58 for center city. and the dayplanner tomorrow showing if you like today as far as sky conditions you like tomorrow. wall-to-wall sunshine all day long at 7:00, 60 degrees. by 10:00, 70. by 1:00, 79. and then by 4:00, reaching a high of 82 degrees. a great day to be outdoors. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast for your saturday, loads of sunshine, 82 degrees. on sunday we are warming up a little bit to 83 degrees. again, mostly sunny skies. a few high, thin clouds late in the day. monday, still a mild day, 79 degrees. seeing a few more clouds beginning to drift in. heading into tuesday and wednesday, low pressure offshore bringing a lot of clouds in our direction. the possibility of a few showers, especially if that low

drops a little closer to the coast. it is seasonable, 74 degrees both days. on thursday much brighter, 76. and friday partly sunny and cooler, high of 68 degrees. plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the low 80s. i would invite you to my pool but we closed it monday. >> darn. >> i will give you a rain check. >> we heard that before, thank you. will give you a rain check. the new host of "who wants to be a millionaire" says he loves his new gig. terry cruz stopped by our studios greeting everybody with a warm smile. the former philadelphia erica grow appropriately wearing green. from football to acting and an author, too. he has done it all. he says he is really rooting for the contestant s on the show because he takes the time to get to know them. >> i know why you need the money, know why you want the money. i know you are building a restaurant, you are trying to move out of your dad's basement. you know what i mean? he won, yeah!

>> how about that. watch "who wants to be a millionaire" weekdays at 2:00 and coming to philadelphia for auditions an

>> a pennsylvania lawmaker wants to recognize the service of first responders the way that america celebrates veterans. visiting the bensalem rescue squad, pushing for national first responders appreciation day. recognizing the sacrifice of the police, firefighters and em svshs crews. high school football star in police custody tonight, accused of ordering the shooting that left another teen dead. and the message to the man wanted for killing a state trooper. and a local woman talks

about the quilt made to comfort a girl battling cancer. for the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams.

♪ "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> friday night. a mysterious illness claims the life of a local pre-schooler. and a delaware woman sends a message to the man who destroyed her home. the big story on "action news" is the second arrest in a

deadly shooting last week outside of einstein medical center in philadelphia. police arrested 15-year-old quadir gibson of father judge high school where he is a star running back for the football team. the actual alleged triggerman was arrested earlier this week. killed in the shooting was aisha abdur-rahman who was walking down the block from where a fight had broken out. "action news" reporter live at the scene, what about the vigil they held there tonight? >> it is a solemn gathering here of about 50 people. they heard a second guy had been arrested and came here to pray for aisha abdur-rahman and her family. a family that is in painful grief tonight. >> we need your direction, father. we can't do this without you. >> religious leaders and friend of the family of 15 year old aisha abdur-rahman prayed where she died in front of einstein hospital. they