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stolen car. and what is tuesday night, jim is off. i am rick williams. the big story on "action news" is breaking news from trenton a 5-year-old girl has been
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kidnapped. sharrie williams is the only reporter on the scene at trenton headquarters with the breaking details. sharrie, what do we know? >>reporter:rick, the search is on for the missing 5-year-old. it unfolded at 8:00 at the 5:000500block of brunswick aveny street. an adult was in the vehicle and got out the vehicle. went inside of a place of business in that area. leaving the 5-year-old in the vehicle while the adult was away. they believe that a woman walked up, got into the car and drove off with the 5-year-old in the vehicle. her name is janina davis. she is 5-year-old. it happened after 8:00. the keys were still in the
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vehicle. the vehicle was still running when this person hopped in and drove off. we know that the vehicle in question that the police are looking for. we'll give of that information. it's new jersey tags with the licence plate of 866ebc. and that is new jersey licence plate 866-ebc. it's a ford escape. the new jersey tags and the 5-year-old is still in the vehicle. she is unaccounted for. we spoke to the lieutenant moments ago as they continue the investigation. >> there was a 5-year-old child inside a stolen vehicle. the vehicle was parked outside with the keys inside. we believe that a female suspect jumped into the vehicle and stole the vehicle with the child
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inside. >>reporter:so this is an urgent matter at this point. we know that trenton police are involved in the search. they called in the state police to help them and child abduction services as they continue the search. the 5-year-old we have the picture. a woman walked up and stole the vehicle as it was parked with the keys still in it. the adult in the vehicle got out and left the child unattended. the police say that is not their focus at this point. their focus is to bring the girl home safely. live in trenton, sharrie williams, "action news." thank you. wwe have breaking news the murdr of a baby and her grandmother. they are showing the police how he did it. he changed his story and said he was not guilty. a jury did not buy it. they have given him the death sentence.
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kenneth moton was in the courtroom and live from the montgomery county courthouse. >>reporter:it was called methodic and attentive. >> he will receive the death penalty for the death of two. he sat quietly and took a sip of water. >> props hperhaps he was in den. anybody that was watching was not going to happen. >>reporter:andriyandamuri said t it was ransom. it was the reason that they chose death. >> we hope it will bring
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closure. it was a difficult two years. the death penalty was likely. >> they felt that if he expressed remorse that we would have had a better chance to save his life. that was not his strategy. >> the victim's family were in court since the beginning. they were not present during the sentencing. >> they will be relieved. it's not going to give them back what they lost. it's a sense of closure for them. >> the family was not in the courtroom. his mother is back in india. the judge said that the yandamuri will take place in 45 days. reporting live tonight, kenneth moton, action. thank you. down at the shore the coast
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guard is searching for a missing jet skier that has not been seen for fours. thomas grant leather of the marina in the stone harbor manor section at 2:30. anyone that saw him and the yamaha waverunner to call the police. the world health organization is warning that this could be 10,000 new cases every week in west africa by the end of the year. the united nations says that the world could face an unprecedented situation. we have no plan for a killing disease. it kills seven from every 10 that it infects. barack obama made a dire call
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for urgent action today. >>president barack obama:the world is not doing enough. unless we contain it at the source it's going to pose a threat to individual countries at a time there is no place more than a couple of air flights away. >> the facebook founder mark zuckerberg is donating $25 million to stop ebola from his own money. dann cuellar has a surprise from the cdc. >>reporter:they failed to do all it should have done. italy could have done more to prevent the spread of ebola to a man that died in texas to the nurse that was treating him. >>reporter:there is a response team that is sent out. more training will be offered to
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health care workers as the c.d.c. tries to calm fears nationwide. >> we could have sent a robust team and been more hands-on with the hospital from day one. >>reporter:nina pham has been improving. her condition is upgraded to good. despite wearing full protective gear she contracted ebola while nursing thomas duncan. >>reporter:76 other healthcare workers that treated duncan in dallas are closely monitored. they have a task force for ebola and infectious disease. >> they do thought have borders or boundaries. we have to be prepared.
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>>reporter:they are training since of the summer how to responded to an ebola case. >> knowing the symptoms, having a protocol for response, knowing who to call. these are important parts of dealing with a public health threat like ebola. >> now, the task force members will be fanning out across delaware county to educate the residents as to the dangers of ebola what the symptoms are, what it look for. they are fanning out to the liberian community in upper darby. dann cuellar, "channel~6 action news." thank you. the fight against ebola came to our 6abc studio as we hosted a special phone bank. they joined the members of liberian community to help to collect donations from the public. >> the telethon this afternoon has enabled us to get good
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information to our community and to west africa and to ensure that people are safe. >> the res cross has 4,000 volunteers on the ground in west africa how to protect themselves. the money raised will help those volunteers stay stay of. we hosted a channel on facebook with a local doctor and disease expert answering your questions about ebola. we have the entire q & a on our action facebook page. there is plenty of coverage on her website at 6abc.com. we have a list of five things that you need to know about the virus. and still to come on "action news" tonight. they are offering a fertility benefit for women. plus with the deadline at
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midnight. cecily. we are tracking a system that has a history of the violent weather including tornadoes heading our way. this brings a wet end to our taste of summer. all the details in the accuweather forecast. they are skating on thin ice in the
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we want to update you on the breaking news that we told you about at the top of the newscast. janina davis just told that sharrie williams that the
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girlfriend was inside of the car. it was a tan, 2007 ford escape. 866-ecb. we are sharing the information. we hope you will too with your friends on social media. the concussion litigation is one step closer to a final settlement in philadelphia. now "action news" is looking into concern that is the settlement may not cover the psychological illnesses from the deadly hits. there are those that can opt in or out the settlement. and wendy saltzman brings us the developments tonight. >>reporter:he is pulling no punches blaming nfl that is
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linked suicide to high-profile players. >> this is my helmet when i played for the st. louis rams. >>reporter:the ivy league running back was drafted by the oakland raiders and played for the rams and bears. >> if i knew i was suffering for 12 years like i have, i would reconsider playing at all. >>reporter:he suffers from mood swings, memory loss and difficult concentrating. >> these are things that we see in people that sustain a lot of the frontal lobe injury or injury to their head. >>reporter:they have been studying the brains of former nfl place. >> it changes the functioning of
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the brain cells. >>reporter:those that are diagnosed with alzheimer's and cte in certain cases. there is no way to diagnose cte when they are alive. >> if they have problems with mood or behavior, no matter what they are not compensated this in settlement. >>reporter:andrei waters would not receive a cent under the settlement. all three of their brains and the brains that he has studiod after death have the signs of the cte. >> you understand why they take
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their life. it's scary and dark. >>reporter:the players have to take on the nfl themselves. it's a no win situation for those that have repeat the trauma. >> i would like to see what is fair and right. i am willing to seek help for those that are suffering. >>reporter:there is a fairness hearing on november 19th. the judge waives any objuxtipose to thobjection.he thinks it's ay settlement with players with neurocognitive diseases. >> facebook and ya apple are offering first of its kind.
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$20,000 to freeze their eggs. it is a desire for tech companies to include more women. freezing eggs can address the conflict between the biolog biol clock. they were married october 14th, 1949. and 65 years later they are still going strong because they are still in love. >> we are in love because we are still here and god is love. we try to struggle together what it is that needs to be done we try to do it together. >> he is 90 years young she is 84. there were challenges in the
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marriage. after 65 years their love story is far from over. can you imagine being married for 65 years? >> i hope i am will be really old by then. the oldest women alive. the weather will be nice. it's perfect for an anniversary party. tomorrow night not so much. we have debri dry conditions to. and philadelphia and camden, feeling like a summer night. the normal high this time of year is 67 degrees. currently it's 70 degrees. down from the high of 79. 12 above normal. allentown is warmer. 72. reading 73. millville 71. sea sailsea isle city 69. you don't meet the heaters tonight. this is ahead avenue cold front.
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it spawned tornadoes across the midwest. as it shifts to the east it's losing a lot of engineer. energy. it brings us a round of rain and temperatures back to a typical fall like levels. we are showing tomorrow in the morning, a good amount of sunshine east of philadelphia. west of philadelphia more clouds more drizzle. we will see spotty showers developing at 4:00. we get a wave of moisture around 11:00 with a potential of heavy rain. the rain keeps coming. philadelphia to the areas of the north and east sees heavy downpours in the morning commute before we gradually clear out in the afternoon. we are looking at good soaking, wednesday afternoon through thursday morning. periods of rain a half inch to an inch half and possibility of
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gusty thunderstorms. it causes localized street flooding in time for the thursday morning commute. the temperatures drop behind this system. the seven-day forecast tomorrow a warm day increasing clouds and spotty showers in the afternoon. the bulk of the rain is arriving late tomorrow night. the high today. 79 feel like summer. thursday, morning rain giving way to afternoon sunshine. the temperatures begin the process of stepping down. 72. friday a nice day. dry and dries and partly sunny a high of 70. saturday we have a beautiful start to the weekend. we will not have a wet saturday morning. partly sunny skies. we have a chilly finish to the welcome back. the high is 59. it stays cool monday and tuesday of next week.
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afternoon highs in the low 60s. if you like the summer-like warmth we have one more day before things change dramatically. and david murphy has information on the timing of rain beginning at 4:30. thank you. "jimmy kimmel live" is up after "action news." >> how do you treat all your guests. all the pictures of you and robert downey jr. are looking chummy down there. >> it's mega millions. >> hello, america. the jackpot is $166 million. tlet's see if i can make you a millionaire. 46, 37.
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leia. she is at chops. he has five goals in three games. 5:20 to play. jake has a beautiful goal tied at 3-3. and william carlson the fourth round to keep the flyers winless. after four games, two straight shootouts. they are 0, 2 and 2. the sixers pre-season is against the knicks. sidelined with a shoulder injury. deaf not play. noel is coming into his own. and they have 12 points each. noel's coming from above the rim. four steal for a double-double.
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and releasing wade smith for vanderbelt. the 2 and 0 in the american conference. what is the key to success against the cougars? >> we have a good opportunity on winning the game. and no mistakes or fumbles. coming out there and being prepared on that. >> david is fun to watch. coming up in sports the crazy ending that allows the giants to r with tom corbett, things keep getting worse. september 16th. budget deficits force pennsylvania to borrow $1.5 billion dollars just to keep the lights on. three days later, pennsylvania's unemployment rate goes up for the second straight month. under tom corbett, we've fallen from 9th to 47th in job creation. and on september 25th, pennsylvania's credit is downgraded for the fifth time in two years.
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using the new deposit service. the kansas city royals one win away thanks to the 2-1 victory with the orioles.
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they have not lost in the post seen. the series tied a game a piece. randy choked on that throw allowing the winning run on the bunt. and yes, the giants win it 5-4. a 2-1 lead in the san francisco. and brad has been fined for a postgame demo. and tony stewart was fined. and not fined denny hamlin that continued to pounce on him in a post-race brawl. you get fined fighting with her cars not with your first. fist. good news. the trenton police tell us that
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jania davis has been found. good news there. and jimmy kimmel is live next. the guests are adam corolla and music from tom seggar. for the entire "action news" team i am rick williams. see you tomorrow.
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>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- adam carolla. cristela alonzo. and music from bob seger. with cleto and the cletones. and now, all at once, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. that's very nice. thank you very much. thanks to you and you and you. hi, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming out. welcome. for those of you who have joined