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tv   Action News  ABC  October 27, 2014 5:00am-5:31am EDT

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>> good morning everyone, it is 5:00 a.m., monday, october 27. here's what's happening. >> a group of fishermen spring into action when a woman and child plunge into the water along the jersey shore. >> septa's union authorizes a strike.he jersey shore. >> disappointment in the desert, the eagles lost to the cardinals. >> let's go to david and karen for weather and traffic. good morning. >> reporter: all right, guys, well we have kids dressed this morning with a little bit of a jacket on because we're off to a bit of a cool start out there. we have cloud cover north and
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east and some popping up out if the west. generally speaking we have clear skies and stars out. 44 in wilmington, 47 in allentown, 49 in sea isle city. we have winds that are calm. 9 miles per hour in philadelphia. not too bad. as we head out the door, to start that car maybe camp the bus, looks like between 6:00 and 8:00 we're still in the mid 40s, chilly, winds not that strong, but obviously cool enough for jackets. we take a look at the afternoon call, we're seasonable. sunshine, 49 degrees by 9:00. 58 by noon. 64 by 3:00 high of 65 that he is going to slide in around 3:30 or 4:00 this afternoon before we dip to 62 by 6:00. karen, it's going to be a lot warmer tomorrow and another cool down it's ahead in the seven day. >> reporter: chilly, you might want to warm up that car. we have an accident 422 past
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oaks, no major delays, police not only the scene with this one. this accident is off to the side 422 westbound. i-95 southbound traffic heading toward center city the overnight construction here is clear, roads are dry looking pretty good. very light volume to start you off on this monday. we have emergency construction causing you a problem in new jersey mount laurel burlington county. the ramp northbound to exit 4 is closed. that's the exit to get off for 73. you want to watch for that. it's closed until further notice, you have to use exit 3 or 5 instead. we have an accident 1 on 295 northbound approaching 561. >> we have details of the rescue off atlantic city,
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including from the fishermen. >> reporter: several people pitched in to get the mother and baby out of the water, but now the mother is being held on $100 bail. >> reporter: louis ortiz and his friends were on the jetty at specific avenue in atlantic city he spotted a woman in the water. >> i said i'm going to go in for you, but you can't panic and don't try to grab me, that's it, and i want in after her. >> reporter: but louis was in danger, and seth per kins jumped in to help get the woman back on the rocks. >> i want in and jumped in, the rocks are far apart, there's nothing to stand on, it was hard to get her out of the water. the press of atlantic city reported that 23-year-old of atlantic city will be charged with second degree aggravated
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assault for throwing her baby into the bay and jumping in herself. fisherman tom bell a retired firefighter went in after the baby. >> the lady handed me the baby, i did two mouth breathes and turned her over ascertain patted her on the back. she spit up a lot of water. >> the jetty is treacherous and the water can be rough. mother and baby were treated at the hospital, no injuries reported to her or the rescuers. septa union leaders will hold a news conference about the news to authors a strike.
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transport workers 234, the largest of septa's union, 47 employees have been working without a contract for 7 months. they can not accept septa's current offer. >> we've been patient, it's about our future. >> i have 32 years in this country. i put my heart and soul in work here and now they are going to take it away from us, i can't do that. >> septa says it dins to negotiate to try to reach a contract agreement. >> a community meeting is planned tomorrow over hazing allegations involving the football team at central bucks west high school. the school canceled the remaining two games back on friday. all varsity and junior varsity coaches were suspended while the investigation continues. the new century 21
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department store opens tomorrow. it used to be strawbridges. it is the new anchor for the gallery mall. yesterday marked two years since super-storm sandy devastated the jersey shoreline. a news conference will update efforts to help homeowners and the still depleted beach. >> we're further into the fall, but looks like well have a little swing back to the summer. >> reporter: brief, yeah. storm tracker 6 live showing we're off to a cool start, but not a lot of winds around the region. most of the winds are in the single digits. they have calmed down. but we are chilly, 48 degrees in the city. 47 in allentown. 44 in wilmington.
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trenton, 48 degrees. 49 along the boardwalks. satellite and radar shows you if you're heading out on the turnpike or any other major highways and side streets you'll want sunglasses. we have a little bit of cloud cover popping out to the west. in i will allentown, 63. pleasant enough seasonable, lots of sun in the lehigh valley. at the shore, a nice, sunny day, not much of a breeze out there, 64 degrees is your forecast high. in philadelphia we'll go for a high of 65. lots of sun, pleasant conditions to start out the workweek. winds running west/northwest 14 to 17 miles per hour. cool enough for a jacket for most of you. as we start out the day it's chilly. 45 degrees by 8:00. but in the afternoon we spend most of the time in the low to
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mid 60s. 2:00 p.m., 63 and the high of 65 around 3:30 arch. we have a warm front out to the west that will encourage a flow out of the south. it will be nice and warm. by wednesday afternoon or evening there could spotty showers coming in ray long the face of that front, but it looks failure warm on wednesday. 65 degrees mostly sunny skies not too bad, seasonable. winds on the light side. tomorrow, warmer, 75 degrees, sun and clouds, that's going to be a nice day to plan your outdoor activities. wednesday not bad, 68 degrees a couple of degrees above average. we're looking at clouds mixing with sunny breaks and during the afternoon and evening there could be a spotty pop-up shower. behind that front it's cool. thursday's high, 59 degrees under the sun. friday big day, halloween, partly cloudy skies during the day as clouds building as we
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head later into the day. a cool high of 58. it's on some models there could showers friday evening. doesn't mean you'll need umbrellas for the trick or treaters, but we'll keep our eye on that. >> hot molten lava creeps toward dozens of homes prompting families to pack their bags. >> the eagles lose in arizona. >> reporter: that's eastbound traffic heading toward center city. today might be the worst day to purchase airline tickets, but it's a great day to fill up the gas tank, "action news" will be right back.
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>> 5:12 talk about airline tickets this morning why you should not buy them today. stay tuned we'll tell you a good day to buy them. >> the holidays are coming up and need help with the tickets. help them out with traffic right now. >> reporter: let's check the suburbs and show you what's going on. we have a live picture of 422 past oaks westbound traffic. you can see the accident off to the shoulder, very little volume no problems as you head 422 past oaks. watch for that accident off to the side. let's take you to upper merion we've got this problem with emergency roadwork here, closing dehaven street between balligomingo road and overlook
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lane. on the northeast extension between lansdale and quakertown construction blocking the right lane. let's go to the commuter traffic report which you can be partly of when you download the free waze app. dekalb street looking good, north road looking good. 48 degrees i walked outside and enjoy the beautiful stars and clear skies and that means the temperatures have dropped. 38 degrees in millville. it is 12 degrees cooler in philadelphia. 16 millville and 15 in reading. you get the idea it's a cooler start as you head out. >> in hawaii dozens of residents are on alert as the lava continues to move toward their town on on the big island. people are being told to be ready to evacuate by tomorrow.
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the volcano has remained continually active since 1983 with lava streams moving toward the town for the past two years. >> chris christie is defending his 21 day quarantine order as they return from west africa. casey hickok is the first person being held in mawnld quarantine -- mandatory quarantine. she called it i am humane. >> my basic human rights have been violated. >> i have to protect the people of new jersey, that's what i am going to do. >> new york is enforcing the same protocols to treat a doctor infected in africa, now hospitalized in new york. health experts say the quarantine is unnecessary since people infected with ebola don't become contagious until they
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show symptoms. another top doctor said it may discourage doctors from going to africa. michael davis junior was honored after being shot and killed in a rampage in northern california. a husband and wife are under arrest. the husband was deported tries to mexico and had a drug conviction. >> turnovers and penalties and defensive lapse are rarely a recipe for a win. nick foles threw 62 passes, two touchdowns to jeremy maclin. two others were picked off. the eagles added a red zone fumble and ten penalties. the cardinals hung around anticipate stole the game. carson palmer's touchdown pass in the final minutes put them
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up. a late eagles rally failed to turn into points, arizona wins it 24-20. >> it was tough i got to make that play, that's the bottom line. >> the nervous system trade deadline is 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. already, the eagles suggest that they could try to trade nate allen. the san francisco giants are on the brink of their third world series title in five years. 5-0 the final. san francisco holds a three games to 2 edge in the series. the final two games will be played in kansas. >> 5:16. coming up the most expensive time to buy airline tickets. >> a break-through test in one of the few cancers that can be
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prevented may be detected in the pirve see of your own home. >> reporter: not a wins in the 60s, .
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>> an incredible spectacle lit up the skies in thailand. participant also released paper lancer they are launched with the belief they get rid of troubles. >> reporter: that is beautiful. it's breath taking to look at that, isn't it. let's take you out to the ben franklin bridge, a less beautiful shot. weekend construction is clear cleared, so that makes it pretty. you're moving fine on the ben. burlington bristol bridge is closed it was open overnight for maintenance.
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>> reporter: things are looking good on the big board, too, we've got no precipitation and plenty of sunshine on the way. early on it will be cool. we're in the mid 40s in most neighborhoods and 9:00, 49 degrees. by noon, 58. 64 by 3:00 your high today will be 65 degrees and that will hit right in here around 4:00 before we back down to 62 by 6:00 p.m., pretty bright and wind on the light side. on the big board at the airport, all green aircraft at all of our most commonly traveled destinations and no rain from chicago to orlando. >> going on to "healthcheck" millions will be able to told their colon cancer screenings in the privacy of their own home. experts say it's a promising development in the fight against colon cancer. but getting a colonoscopy is
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still the preferred method of screening. help may be coming to dogs with acl. doctors say using an implant along with underwater treadmill therapy a dog can get back on their feet in 8 weeks and the cost is comparable to acl surgery. gas prices have dropped a full 7 cents in the last month. >> reporter: good morning, topping america's money, a price break at the pump. the national average is 3:75. air travelers looking for rock bottom deals for the holidays should be shopping around. the best prices can be found 8 weeks in advance. tickets purchased on sunday are
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$70 cheaper. monday is most expensive game. the board game ouija took in $20 million. the thriller john wick was second, if fury was third. that's america's money. >> up next, wait until you hear how much americans spend on halloween costumes for their pets. >> we're learning details about a heroic rescue at a jersey shore. police say a mother threw her whole baby into the
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character. jack will be going as sheriff this year. we 7.3 billion on halloween. 300 million of that goes to pets costume. yesterday i judged a pet parade. i had a lot of fun. pets are getting into the act a lot more. >> my dog has a costume, elvis. >> elvis is always your costume. >> no, my dog. >> i have to see this. 5:26. more and more people are turning to juicing and smoothies in order to eat healthy. testers at consumer reports test juicers to find out which is worth buying. police are cracking down
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we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speeds of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job of posting our vacation pics. when i post my slow jams, i'm a little half-fast. totally half-fast. stop living with half-fast internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - uploads as fast as downloads. so his homework won't be so half-fast. that is up to him. >> developing now on "action news," the death toll climbs from friday's high school
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shooting in washington state. new details are emerging built woman and child who are recovering from a dramatic water rescue at the jersey shore. >> philadelphia police deliver an urgent warning to atv riders. you can kiss those bikes goodbye for good. >> we're off to a cool start this morning, you can see most of the significant cloud cover is up over albany and new york city. a little bit forming along the appalachians and west virginia and virginia. generally speaking we're looking at a bright start and bright finish. 48 in philadelphia. 47 in allentown. reading, 44 degrees, same reading in wilmington. and 48 this trenton and closer to 50 along the boardwalks along the south jersey shore. winds are running at 9 in philadelphia. every now and then we get a zero where winds settle and become
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calm. so winds is not a big deal for you. as we head out the door to catch the school bus. it's chilly, temperatures in the mid 40s clear skies and cool. back to school everybody for monday, 48 degrees on the smart phone. 64 degrees is the 3:00 p.m. temperature. it does look like we get a high of 65 degrees that should be around 4:00. tranquil conditions. karen, it's even milder tomorrow and then the temperatures dip again and we get a chance of showers later in the week, details ahead. it's cool out there, roads are dry, the accident on 422 westbound near oaks has cleared. we can seal the westbound traffic moving nicely on 422. we have an accident in montgomery township, 309 bethlehem pike at park drive. traffic can get by not causing a delay, a couple of accidents both on the shoulder.

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