debit card in maryland. if you recognize the man in these surveillance pictures please can't police we have team coverage of this investigation coming up on "action news" at 6:00. now after months of campaigning by the candidates, today it's up to voters in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware to head to the polls for the midterm election. there are big seats in delaware and new jersey and nationwide control of the u.s. senate appears to be up for grabs. they were up early in chester county, voters were able to cast their ballots for pennsylvania governor and pennsylvania residents also should fill out the 18 seats in the house of representatives. meantime, there are several big races in new jersey tonight especially in new jersey, we are live now with nora muchanic in

our trenton newsroom. >> reporter: hi there, 35-year-old rookie senator, cory booker spent last year avoiding the media spotlight and learned the ropes in washington, he is facing off tonight against republican jeff bell, who ran for this setback in 1978 and lost, no republican has been elected to the u.s. senate in new jersey in over 30 years, democratic u.s. senator, cory booker voted in newark where you used to be mayor. he won a special election last year to replace senator frank loutenberg who died in office. >> we need people in washington that will bring people together and stop the partisan gridlock. >> booker's republican challenger is jeff bell, a former reagan speech writer, he decided to run for office after living in virginia for years.

>> i ran a great campaign and i thoroughly enjoyed it and i love to run statewide in new jersey and i'm just waiting for the outcome. the third district is the hottest and nasty of the. amy bellguard, a lawyer is facing off against willthy businessman, tom mcarthur, he moved into the district as soon as he learned that congressman john runyon would not seek re-election. >> i will bring my years of experience as a businessman and a local mayor and try to break through the impasse that is gripping washington. >> we see the struggling middle class the people really feeling squeezed and they want a voice in congress and that is exactly what i intend to be. >> you may recognize them because they are in countless ads that seem to be running not stop. we have big races in the third and second districts.

i'm nora muchanic live in the new jersey newsroom. >> and from the delaware newsroom, democratic u.s. senator chris couns voted at highland elementary school in wilmington, he has held a seat since 2010, that was held by beau biden. he voted at united methodist church. the action cam was in chester as election volunteers opened up a polling place more than three hours late and voters in other locations in the county were turned away at first as well. others lined up outside of the door refusing to give up their right to vote. >> to be ready before 7:00, people in line at 7:00. >> somebody needs to file a

grievance whoever has the authority to do so. >> folks that could not weight for the polling places to open, were given the option to fill out provisional ballots. we want to remind you that polls are still open in new jersey, pennsylvania and delaware and they will stay open until 8:00 p.m., if you happen to be in line waiting to vote right at 8:00 p.m., you'll still be allowed to cast a ballot. we want to remind you that the league of women volunteer voters are in our studio to answer questions you may have about the polls and procedures and you can report possible voting problems as well. they are taking your calls until 8:00 tonight. the number is on your screen, 1-877-940-6222. >> of course real have election results posted as soon as they come in at 6abc.com. can you get up to the minute updates as soon as they are

available. and we'll alert you when the major races are called throughout the evening. a former professor convicted of murder took the stand at her father's trial. he is serving maximum sentence tore the death of ellen raub. they believe that rafael raub has invested. if they rule against raub the money will go to his 20-year-old daughter olivia, she was 12 at the time of the killing. speed could be to blame for the wreck here on 61st street, it sent one of the vehicles into the path of a parked car, a passenger inside of one of the vehicles when to the hospital complaining of leg pain. thanksgiving is just around the corner, a time to give thanks for what we have been to remember those not as fortunate, abc partner's every year.

now a report on families struggling to make ends meet. >> hunger is a problem for families nationwide and the delaware valley has one in four living beneath the poverty line. >> are you having fun volunteering? >> as a teenager kia dropped out of high school and helped her parents make ends meet, as an adult with two children of here own life has been a struggle. >> when you watch your child starve and there is nothing you can do about it. >> in the meantime she turned to a nonprofit. >> hi to ask someone to feed my family it's very embarrassing. >> how do you get over it? >> closed mouths don't get fed if you don't go out there and

look for it you aren't going to get it. >> turning point helps thousands of families every year with food and financial counseling. >> their stomachs will be full when they walk out of here. >> kia gets help but also donates her time. >> kia is one of our favorite volunteers we support them and they support us. >> people that need help are still trying, they are not just sitting there taking handouts. >> it's important to show my kids that i am out there doing something instead of doing nothing. >> if you would like to help families in need this holiday season go to 6abc.com and click on it's 6 abc dunkin' donuts holiday food drive icon, see the many way you can connect and share and give. matt o'donnell, channel 6 "action news." >> time to get a check of the traffic scene out there on a tuesday. >> a busy tuesday matt? >> we are giving you a rotten

ride home. things have deteriorated over the last couple of hours, the last major accident on i-95, northbound side approaching academy road, a serious one an ambulance is on the scene and the two left lanes are block and just the two right lanes getting by, we are at a stand still through this point approaching academy. if you are coming southbound don't use the roosevelt boulevard, this is the scene of the accident we are using all afternoon by south street blocking the two right lanes. in rich land township, lights are out of whack at pumping station road, better news here in the mount laurel area, the vehicle fire passed exit four. back over to you. >> thank you.

more to come on "action news" tuesday nitd. roosevelt, eisenhower and kennedy, lisa thomas-laury has the story of a local voter that has taken part in some of the big of the elections in the 20th century. and alicia vitarelli joins us from nashville, tennessee, why the scoop on the cma awards. we had sky rocketing temperatures tonight and we'll talk about another soaking rain and then winter winds are back. >> and jaime apody has flyers and eagles news in sports when "action news" at 5:00 continues.

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it's election day across america and there is one voter that has not missed an opportunity to cast a ballot in more than 80 years. lisa thomas-laury has her story ton. >> it was not a question of whether she would vote today the question was when and at 2:00 this afternoon is when art heywood the democratic nominee

for the fourth district offered to give her a ride. >> to see someone to committed into participating year after year and recognizing the importance of voting. at 101 she remains independent. >> for as long as she can remember she is voting here at the baptist church on chu avenue. >> you never missed an election? >> i didn't. i didn't. i don't. never misan election. >> johnson, kenny, eisenhower, roosevelt. >> yes, all of them, i voted for all of them. >> what do you think of president obama? >> that is my boy. my boy. and his wife is my gal. yes. >> he is a little vulnerable right now, they are beating up on him a little bit? >> i know it and i hate that. >> in her earlier years her 80s she worked the polls and continues to send a powerful

message. >> what did you learn from her today? >> no matter how old you are, she still came here. >> even when i get tired, i will look back at this day, you remember that beautiful woman, 101 years old, got up to vote, what is your excuse? get up and vote. >> wow isn't she something. the eagles are getting a much deserved day off and the flyers are back home tonight and jaime apody is live in the sports center. >> hey there guys, the flyers faces edmonton tonight and hopefully they will get back over .500 after losing the last two. it's hard to believe that after 11 games, the number one goaltender does not have a w under his belt. he played better in florida but

steve mason's teammates know he could use some confidence these days. >> i think mason has done a lot for us, he played some good games and we have not always supported him. it's important for us to come out and play a full game. >> the home ice advantage may or may not help mason's situation, they put in a new lighting board and it makes it's difficult to track the puck, right now the arena has no plans to adjust the lighting. the eagles have an extra day off, and they will get back to prepare for monday night football against the panthers. the eagles have the most turnovers, 20 in all and then there is the big plays. as if those are not big enough.

chip kelly calls them the x plays, and some how they are still winning games. >> we ran a lot of plays last year and didn't turn the ball over at all. last year didn't give up x plays and did not turn over the ball at all. last year at this point we were 3-5 and this year 6-2, it's not what we are working towards, or expressing. >> one of the keys we have had this year is darren sproles he came out of nowhere. the sixers may not yet have a win after four games, that much we expected, what we have not expected was the kid in the middle to shine so soon. nerlins noel held his own against houston. the 20-year-old made him look silly. if that is a taste of his

athleticism he will be fun to watch. hey at least it was entertaining. when while, the excitement is building for the cma awards in nashville. "action news" is right in the thick of it, alicia vitarelli is live in nashville with a live report. what is the scoop >> reporter: hey sharrie, how are you we are leer in nashville right in the heart of the city and tomorrow night all the stars will descend upon the bridgestone arena, the cma awards and the biggest names in the business will be here. we are steps away from broadway that features famous honky tonk xg that goes on all day and night here in nashville. i am standing here in front of a stage being set up for tomorrow

morning's big concert on "good morning america." you can see that they are covering every here with tarps and that is because it's expected to rain tomorrow, meteorologist, ginger zee was here getting the lay of the land and she will be here for two of the biggest country music stars, she is hosting the big show tomorrow morning along with tim tebow. >> to be in nashville and be at at cma says. >> you picked a couple of big names to join. >> you miranda lambert and keith urban, you couldn't get bigger jugger knots. we have them to kick off the party tomorrow. keith urban and miranda lambert are performing on this stage come rain or shine and we are expecting rain.

we are here for the big show kicking off on "good morning america." sure to be an amazing event and of course tomorrow night we are live on the red car bet with all the celebrities as they make their way down, the city is buzzing and it's packed full of people waiting to see the stars and we'll be here for all the action and can you follow us using it's #~ 6 abc cma. we'll see you for the big show tomorrow. back to you guys. >> thank you. looking good. meanwhile, alicia's live reports continue tonight on "action news" and tomorrow she'll be live on the red carpet to catch all the country's biggest stars and post behind the scene photos and more on twitter and facebook, you can gets in on it's action just tag all of your facebook, you can gets in on it's action just tag all of your responses with the #~ 6 abc

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what a warm election day and double scan live radar pains a dry picture and it remains that way for the next 24 hours and wet weather moves in on thursday. if you look at the highs today, 71 degrees, just to or three days ago, we were in the 40s for

highs and trenton 70 and matching the number in allentown, and the atlantic city airport we hit 71 degrees and in atlantic city, notice how quickly the temperatures dropped in the upper 50s and a light southerly wind pushing off the ocean at 60 degrees and it's influencing the air temperatures to the south and east and wilmington off the bay coming in at 59 and farther to the north and west, warmer in chester, 56 degrees and we have some showers way to the west, that is the rain that will hit nashville during the day tomorrow as the cold front approaches tomorrow and along the boundary, low pressure is developing tomorrow, come thursday, the low and energy to the north, the two will merge and give us a 1 to 2 inch soaking rain, they will merge after it passes by, it

will still get wet on thursday, with just some high clouds, a half inch to inch of rain, it's a wet start for your commute, and tune in to meteorologist, david murphy who will have double scan live, and the heavy of the rain passes through in the afternoon and then moves away in time for the evening rush at 6:00 as we try to clear the sky west of philadelphia. tonight patchy clouds and lows 46 to 52, and your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, shows another nice day on tap for wednesday and 68 degrees, sunshine it will be kind of a peekaboo so to speak tomorrow as it's clouds try to take over and rainy and cooler on thursday of 60 degrees and behind that the winds howl from the north at 35 to 45 miles per hour. 54 cool degrees and it's weekend starts on the cold side, 50 for

the high on saturday, despite sun and a shower and monday and tuesday with highs in the lower 50s, after tomorrow it's a chilly seven-day forecast.

some homeless men got training and back on their feet, they put their tal ens to use to give the man a freshened up look. the man received a five course lunch as well and five families are put up either at the sheridan hotel or the dupont hotel for the weekend as a gesture of love. now the "action news" team is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. now new pictures of the woman abduct the in philadelphia. >> and live reports for the campaigns for the pennsylvania

governor coming up. that and much more coming up for meteorologist, adam joseph, cecily tynan, monica malpass, and the entire "action news"

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> here he is, lawmen say this is the man that used the atm card from a woman on a philadelphia street, the pictures were released a short time ago by the fbi, law enforcement wants to hear from you.

now the new leads of the abduction of a woman in philadelphia, this is the way it looks sunday night as carlesha freeland-gaither was abducted and forced into a car and now the woman's car we know was used here in aberdeen, maryland. john rawlins live in aberdeen tonight. but first lets go to david henry who has the latest on the police investigation from northwest detective headquarters in logan. >> reporter: jim, philadelphia police are getting help from the fbi and law enforcement up and down the east coast and as the search now turns toward maryland carlesha's family is getting increasingly desperate for good news. >> all her family members are here to support her and we love her and just want her home, carlesha we love you