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more cars are added to the list of vehicles with a dangerous defect. >> let's check the roads with david and karen, good morning. >> reporter: we're off to a mainly dry start, although some of the rain may have left the roads and leaves damp. some precipitation has cleared the coast to the south, but this stuff in new york state is pushing toward north jersey and pushing toward us later in the rush hour. we're not done with the rain. we have a counter clockwise flow with the area of low pressure off the coast continues to spill clouds and winds down from the north today. the action will be in the morning, not as damp in the afternoon. 51 in allentown, 53 in wilmington. 52 in trenton. 51 in sea isle city. there are the winds, 25 miles per hour, philadelphia not reporting a gust, but we have sustained winds well up into the teens across the region and it
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is going to stay windy and wet today as the system continues to slowly circulate away from us, as we head out the door, 54 degrees by 6:00. 53 by 8:00. staying in the 50s, breezy, mainly cloudy skies, as we roll through the day, most of the showers on and off, 57 degrees by lunchtime, 57 by 3, that's the high today. >> reporter: all right, dave we have construction in chester county. they are picking up the cones, looks like they are done on 202 southbound and no delays, looking good. in win wind we have a problem an accident that brought down pole and wire, they shut down remington road and haverford road, if you're in the area, morris road and wynnewood good options to deal with this. on the big picture, the speeds are good. on the blue route, schuylkill expressway and i-95 in the 50s, but the roads are wet.
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we've got wet leaves out there, slow it down, we have a handful of accidents one on the turnpike eastbound past willow grove. watch for this accident a vehicle struck the barrier wall. an accident investigation westbound on the turnpike approaching mid county for this fatal accident has cleared, so all lanes open, matt. >> we continue our coverage of that deadly crash on the turnpike, katherine scott is live at aning ton hospital where the injured are being treated katherine? >> reporter: that's right, the accident claimed one person's life, four people were injured. they were taken to abington memorial hospital for treatment. and we are told the injured are young adults, so we have not been given their ages and their identities have not been released by state police. state police were letting traffic get by, there were not any problems with backups in the area given the early hour. it happened at 12:30 in the westbound lanes of the pennsylvania turnpike in white
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marsh. the accident involved a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle. the fatality was in the passenger vehicle. we don't know the nature of the injuries, the identities of the victims have not been released stay with us with "action news" and we'll follow the story and bring you updates as we get them. >> canada's parliament is in session today in an effort to show that the government is not intimidated by the suspected terrorist who stormed the buildings after gunning down a soldier outside. this video was taken inside the parliament building in ottawa. investigators say the suspect michael gabo was inspired by isis. he was shot dead by the sergeant at arms in the buildings. before he entered parliament he gunned down a soldier standing
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guard at ottawa's war memorial. at the time of the shooting, the prime minister was inside the buildings discussing the terrorist threat inside canada. >> canada will never be intimidated. >> reporter: a man was killed and another injured when a man described as terrorist ran over them with a car. we have photos from the scene as video as gunfire erupted inside parliament at 6abc.com. a man jumped the fence of the white house, this time he didn't get fire, he with a restrained by two k-9s and captured. it was a month ago that a jumper got inside the white house causing the head of the secret her job. a rutgers eagles ton poll
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believe 63% believe ac's best days are behind it. only 25% said the city's best days are yet to come. the resort is only known for gambling according to 63%. and 63% said it benefited only the city's hotel/casinos. the owner of the taj mahal is dropping its threat to close on november 13, but could not say it would open longer than the month of november. they won a ruling allowing them to forego certain payments to worker he is. trump is hoping to get tens of millions in state assistance funds. >> dozens of parents of preschool children crowded into the franklin institute to see what schools had to offer. parents went table to table to talk to officials from public,
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private and parochial schools. >> i look forward to getting him into school. we are investigating charter schools and area public schools and private schools. >> many of the schools at the fair are alternatives to philadelphia's public schools such as friends central and the baldwin school in bryn mawr. >> so the system is spinning off the coast it means we could get rain at some point once again. >> reporter: we have some stuff in new york that's on its way back down here, matt. storm tracker 6 live double scan we're dry across most of the region. there's a chance of drizzle here or there. as we look outside, sky 6, we have cloudy skies, some of the rain in new york is the on its way down here this morning, i'll show you that in a moment on future tracker 6. the big story outside is how cool and uncomfortable it is with a persistent wind blowing
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through the region. 53 degrees in philadelphia. cool, damp, 51 in allentown, 352 in millville. and 51 in sea isle city, bringing on that always day part planner for you, so you can keep an eye on what's coming up. winds speeds 17 in philadelphia. 21 in wilmington, you can pretty much trade out these numbers as you go through the morning, occasionally you'll have them higher, occasionally they will be lower, but it's rather blustery and cool. good morning for jackets and a couple of layers. as we take a look at future tracker, in the next several hours, the stuff in new york will try to plow down toward us. there are some indications on the model of heavier downpours, isolated, but steadier rain here or there. as this tries to push down in philadelphia and south jersey it's dieing away to nuisance showers. we can't rule out a sprinkle,
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but most of the afternoon is dry, but there might be a couple of peeks of sunshine. i can't guarantee that, i'll go for a mainly cloudy call today. allentown, cloudy and windy, 56 degrees is the forecast high. down the shore, cloudy and windy high of 57 degrees. in philadelphia, cool we're going for a high of 59 today, mainly cloudy and possible sprinkle hes and showers mainlyn the morning, winds will be a factor buildings 25 miles per hour in the afternoon. here's where the numbers go, they are not going far. starting at 53 and cloudy and chilly. getting better tomorrow, we have a wave of low pressure that's going to continue to slowly push away from us and we'll transition to a clouds and sun mix tomorrow. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today's high, 59. cloudy damp mainly in the morning, tomorrow, breezy and milder, 66 degrees, it will be on the cool side, but with sun
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coming back and the seven degree bump in the high temperature not a bad change. saturday, sunny and nice, high of 68. breezy. sunday we'll cool it down to 63. it becomes windy behind a feature coming through saturday night. as we go into next week, tuesday and wednesday, did you catch that, back up the in the 70s. >> fantastic! next, a day trip turns into a five day ordeal in the desert for an elderly woman out west. >> government warnings grow more urgent as the number of vehicles being recalled for dangerous air bags climbs. >> reporter: city avenue looking good here at conshohocken in wynnfield. no problems unlike yesterday when it was closed for so long. we have another accident in wynnfield. details next. >> scientists reconstruction a weird looking dinosaur, it had
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>> good morning, everyone, 5:13, taking a live look at philadelphia international airport. we're worried about seeing some gusty winds some of them reaching 29 miles per hour. >> we'll head over to karen rogers it's never a good sign when we see flashing lights. >> reporter: especially at this hour, the action cam is live on the scene in wynnewood, recommending road which is closed between route 30 and haverford road. this accident brought down a pole and wires. we see emergency workers on the scene. looks like we're seeing the wires there, as well. the road is closed, stick to morris road or morris road or
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city avenue as the alternate. we see crews on the scene with remington road shut down. the action cam showing us that live right now. let's take a look at the turnpike eastbound past willow grove. we have an accident where single-vehicle accident struck the median barrier there. watch for that. it's on the shoulder at this point it's not causing too much of an issue. it's an example what can happen with the wet roads. morrisville, route 1, pennsylvania avenue. southbound near 213 overnight construction has cleared and traffic is moving all right right there. let's go to the commuter traffic report, this is cherry hill looking good, no problems here, the turnpike and 295 looking good if you're taking 295 or turnpike southbound continuing through gloucester county, camden and gloucester county looking good right now. so no problems right there. the roads are wet, satellite and radar, showing that we've got a chance for more rain coming
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through later this morning, as you see this is pinwheeling around an area of low pressure it's going to be wet this morning, matt and erin. >> a 79-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after she was missing in the desert for five days. she was heading for a casino in scottsdale, arizona when she got lost a an and ended up in the desert. five days later a rancher spotted her car and notified police. her family cannot explain how she survived without food or water. >> a video shows the frightening moment a machete wielding robber, went into a 7-eleven. the robber forced the clerk to open the register, but did not hurt anyone. detectives are asking for tips. >> the sixers play their final preseason game in detroit.
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nolan noelle will be game time decision. the crowd at the energy center in pittsburgh took part in singing the national anthem in honor of the canadian soldier who was killed by suspected terrorists. the ray erm emory was in goal and notched the flyers only two wins this season. >> shoppers at west got a surprise when they saw a bear cub scurrying down the aisle. >> my twitter follower kristian is harrisburg shows us it's 54 degrees, i'll have the
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>> new this morning, a black bear cub wandered into an oregon store and started strolling from aisle to aisle. hello. police eventually trapped the bruin in a shopping basket. they hope to release the bear into the wild in the spring. >> i like how oh, awe. >> reporter: give it about a year it will rip you apart. >> reporter: looking at the platt bridge, no problems be lieuing good. this is the ben franklin bridge from center city no lane restrictions, how about that! nice to start off a day like that now that the construction around the clock is complete. patco new schedules in effect. >> reporter: we have showers down from the north and entering berks county and allentown you're getting some of that.
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this is getting close to trenton. most of the kids on the way to school won't need an umbrella. most of the rain will be centered in the morning if you're running errands you might want to wait until later on. we start out in the low 50s mid to upper 50s by lunchtime and topping out in the upper 50s with a high of 59 degrees at 3:00 p.m. windy and cloudy and damp in the morning. all green aircraft on the big board, however. we have rain in boston. i could see delays up there with wind and rain a possibility. and newark and jfk rain falling, as well. just in case you're making a connection there. erin, call ahead. >> too much soda can create a higher risk for diabetes and heart disease and stroke. no research finds it can add 4 1/2 years to extra aging. scientists at ucfs defined a link between soda assumption and
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cells that are essential to division and natural shrink with age. too much sugar in your diet can speed up the process. americans are eating double the recommended allowance of dangerous transfats that are linked to heart disease. ever since public health officials sounded the alarm, the amount in the daily diet decreased. if you see partially hydrogenate d oil it's transfat. >> faulty air bags could be explode sending shah -- shrapnel
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at drivers. starbucks adding a third at that latte flavor for the holidays, chestnut latte. it doesn't get much for taylor swift to top the rts charts. her new iphone single shot to number one. >> three police officers come under attack overnight and they had to use a taser against the man. looking live at center
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windy where you are. space walking astronauts, doubled as trashmen. they removed and heaved overboard an old science experiment and two antennas. the space junk is expected to burn up in a about a year. >> my son will love this story because he loves dinosaurs. scientists have reconstructed a bizaar dinosaur after 50 years of wild speculation. they found two large arm bones in money goal will a. in and out rest of the skeleton has been found. the beast is weird. it's unusual horrible hand. it had long laws and duck-like
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bill. it was 16 feet tall and 36 feet long long. 37 tons. it had no teeth and ate like giant vacuum cleaner. >> i'm trying to name him on my facebook page. camelback carl. barny is already taken. we're following breaking news, a car and tractor-trailer involved in a deadly cash on the pennsylvania turnpike. we'll have a live update on what's going on with the injuries involved here coming up. >> plus, an encounter with a suspect turns violent for three philadelphia police o
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>> breaking now on "action news," one person is dead and over others are injured in a crash on the pennsylvania turnpike. >> terror in the canadian capitol we're learning more about the gunman. good morning, everyone, a hair shy of 5:30 on this
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thursday, tam is off, erin o'hern joins us, we have david and karen with weather and traffic. good morning.h weather and >> reporter: yes we do, on the big board we have storm tracker 6 live double scan. we have sprinkles and showers that are beginning to dive down out of the new york state. some of these are coming into berks county and pulling away from lehigh county. if you're lancaster county or western chester county you may pick this up quickly. trenton is on the verge of getting wet again. burlington county and ocean county start to get steadier precipitation, most of this will pin wheel around the area of low pressure that's off the coast as the low pushes slowly past new england. most of this will be done in the morning. in the afternoon i don't expect quite as much. that's what you're looking at today, even when it's not raining it will be fairly cloudy. chilly in philadelphia, 53 in

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