tonight a church will welcome people for a vigil to mourn the boy's death allegedly at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend at their mobile home. and eva pilgrim is live at the gateway church. eva? >> jim, this story has shaken people. an adorable little 3-year-old boy tortured for days and then murdered. the outpouring has come from near and far. tonight this church, local church is opening its doors so people can come together as they mourn. the details of 3-year-old scott mcmillan's death have shocked this chester county community. police say his mother, jillian tait and her boy ffriend gary fellenbaum for -- tortured and murdered the child. and people plan to light candles in their honor. >> we believe were posting things about having a candlelighting. it was for people to do that in

their own homes. and we wanted a place where people in the community could come together to honor and remember. >> the gateway church pastor wanted to give those here a chance to feel and see a sense of community as they mourn this loss. >> there's something -- it sounds bad there is something comfortable about being able to mourn together and realizing we are not alone in the midst of our sadness and questioning about how can something like this happen. >> a question those in chester county asked a lot this week. not only mourning scottie but miller shot by her boyfriend as she arrived for work at the brandywine ymca on sunday. >> seeing our church as the living room. a chance for families to come together and sit and really just be. >> now this vigil starts at 7:00, in just under an hour it will be a time to remember both scottie and miller. eva pilgrim channel of news." >> thank you. a darby man accused of

sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl turned himself into authorities today. investigators say 18 year old kassim hill lured the teen into a home on the 200 block of ninth street on wednesday. the victim's family says the girl is traumatized and says they have no sympathy for hill. >> i saw him in there crying. i had no sympathy, ok. the tears as far as i am concerned are crocodile tears because necessary trouble. >> the police say that one of hill's friends came to the house and that's when the girl was able to escape. philadelphia police looking for three men they stay car jacked and kidnapped two others in logan. the incident started at 11:00 last night at the intersection of 18th and rockland. police say the armed suspects forced the victims to remove their clothes. they then drove to a gas station in germantown. that's where the suspects withdrew nearly $5,000 from the victim's a.t.m. accounts. the police say the suspects took off in the victim's 2004 dark

pontiac. and the man allegedly kidnapping carlesha freeland-gaither in custody font in virginia for crimes he committed there. and the local and federal lawmen here meeting to advance their case against delvin barnes. and david henry live out side of the u.s. attorney's office in center city. you have the details? >> that's right, jim. philadelphia detectives and federal investigators met at the u.s. attorney's office comparing notes, sharing evidence as they build their case against delvin barnes. the wheel of justice moving quickly. delvin barnes behind bars in virginia on a suicide watch. he was transferred from maryland after araped in court there facing rape and attempted murder charges in virginia where his alleged victim is a 16-year-old girl. he's facing a federal kidnapping charge in philadelphia. police continue retracing his

steps and multiple jurisdictions are taking a look at similar cases to see if there might be a link. barnes was released from prison last year after serving eight years for crimes he committed in philadelphia. this is exclusive "action news" video of barnes after he was arrested in 2005. convicted of raping and beating his wife and bit her father with a glass ball. >> i hope he spends the rest of his life in jail. give him the death penalty. he doesn't really deserve to be living. >> and carlesha freeland-gaither in seclusion with her family. they spent time with the federal investigators recounting the details of her horrifying ordeal. starting at this street corner and ending in maryland where the federal agents got a jump on barnes as he got out of his car. police with video surveillance of the abduction almost immediately thanks to duane

fletcher who witnessed the attack and called the police twice. the police called him a hero. he says he just did the right thing. >> i can't turn my back on someone like that. it would hurt me inside forever. i would rather deal what is going on now than a lifetime of pain. >> and late today u.s. attorney general erik holder send out a letter to agent ceilins involvee manhunt saying they earned the thanks and respect of a grateful nation. the prosecutors still trying to determine if barnes will be tried first in virginia or face the federal charges here in philadelphia first. that's still yet to be decided. live at the u.s. attorney's office, david henry channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, david. members of septa's largest union spent this day voting whether to accept the new two-year contract. and local 234 threatened to strike, but leadership struck a

deal with septa on friday. the proposed agreement includes wage increases of 5% over two careers. and according to the union, no confessions on medical benefits. vote results are expected tonight. making a major impression in delaware county. local businesses are paying attention. sunoco has decided to launch mariner east ii a pipeline project bringing natural gas to the old refinery. and oh, yes, hundreds of jobs as well. live tonight, "action news" reporter chad pradelli, good news for that part of delaware county chad. >> yes, jim. county leaders and sunoco say there will definitely be a short-term spike in jobs. the exact numbers of permanent jobs is unclear. still for those living around marcus hook here the influx in business may be good. the business owners here in the

heart of struggling. urban denim hopes that it will result in a surge of sales. >> it is hard for a lot of small businesses down here. we could definitely use the help. >> the project, marier east ii, expansion of the pipelines and movement of liquids to marcus hook. here it is processed and propane, eth an and butane are distributed in the u.s. and across the world. >> not only thousands of construction jobs here and permanent jobs, a $2.5 billion investment in pennsylvania made by sunoco. >> and saying the building trades will benefit most but once the project is completed the number of permanent jobs will fall short of the roughly 800 jobs when this was an oil refine try.

>> there might be a lot of product returning through here, but there wouldn't be as many people working here. and the tax base suffers, the school district suffers and county suffers. >> a sunoco and county leaders don't yet know the economic impact but are hopeful that it will spur more development in the future. >> really is the rebirth of the energy industry in delaware county. >> and the project set to begin at the end of this year and be completed in two years. chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, chad. coming up on "action news" tonight, the remains of a shipwreck possibly dating back to 1850 has been discovered on an ocean county beach. and ducis rodgers with the eagles' final preparations for the monday night match-up with the panthers. a windy and cold day. the high only 53 with 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts. tracking a gradual warm up over the weekend and a taste of

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of normandy beach, ocean county. new jersey nora muchanic was there today. >> it's estimated there are over 7,000 shipwrecks off the coast of new jersey. this may be one of them. it was discovered recently in normandy beach by crews installing a 3.5 mile steel wall to protect the shore from another devastating storm. when they dug down 20 feet so see what was breaking their machinery they found the wooden remains of a sunken ship. perhaps the ireshire. >> if it is that it would be a significant wreck. >> that is the first time that life cars were used to rescue passengers. the metal capsules sent back and forth from ship to shore. 201 people were rescued from the wrecked ship. >> we have one of the highest concentrations of shipwrecks in

the world. >> this newly discovered wreck has rubbed off and somewhat of a tourist attracts. >> it has been here for centuries. >> a spindle-shaped object about 18 feet long looks virtually to what is in the illustration. >> many of the ships that sank off the coast of new jersey were never seen or heard from again. for some the discovery of the 19th century wreckage is like finding a treasure. >> it is a treasure ever knowledge and of history. >> i am usually just happy finding sea glass. >> this is a lot more than that. >> that's right. >> if aiscovery is made, they will care for the pieces. nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." college students helping in the effort to keep high school students from dropping out. food at city hall officials heard four of the top ideas from the public policy case

participation. undergraduates and graduate students tasked with finding a way to keep kids in school. the finalists had a chance to present the proposals to philadelphia mayor michael nutter. some local veteran his honorered today in cherry hill. bancroft present medals. and they serve children and adults with developmental disabilities.

>> mark sanchez getting first-team reps really the first time in two years with any first team. >> with anybody. but they stay he looked good throughout the preseason, in training camp and they are can have department that he can get the job done. if you get through the entire season using one quarterback consider yourselves lucky. the eagles are not in that regard but are fortunate though have mark sanchez. the back up quarterback continues to be the story leading to the game with

carolina. jamie apody reports. >> mark sanchez hopes it is like riding a bike, the first start since the first 62 starts a string that ended and says the system will help themselves be successful. >> and what makes the quarterback better you want good players and scheme and we have that here. >> and chip kelly knows mark sanchez. did he have a crystal ball back then? >> i had it all mapped out actually. seriously, i sat down and said when i was the head coach of the eagles i am going to make sure i have that guy on the team. and the next guy said the offensive coordinate your and he said minor details, it will work. >> and sanchez knows the first thing is turnovers. >> that will be the name of the game going forward. especially getting into november and december football you have to take care of it. be real smart. >> aside from the fact they want

to win the football, the entire world is watching. monday night football, nothing like it. >> everyone in the stadium, it is a different energy. >> you seem pumped up. >> i am excited. monday night, prime time, doing our thing. >> jamie apody channel 6 "action news." we are teaming up with phl 17 to bring you the eagles-panthers game. the 6abc sports team with a pregame special, countdown to kickoff followed by the game itself. the action starts monday at 8:00 on phl 17. rare friday night action for temple. the owls should be playing with a lot of confidence, stunning then-ranked east carolina last week. a new opponent but the challenge should be as tough. >> and i don't follow these things, that we are underdogs and i see why. they're really a talented team on both sides of the ball. but we will go out and compete like we did on saturday and put

our best foot forward. so the sixers, so far no victories. the winless sixers hope to win tonight. and noel sits with a sprained ankle. and never so happen to lose something. removing the interim tag now the official manager. and he took over mid-season. the union missed the playoffs but showed improvement with him at the helm. >> the title changes with me but the message is the same. i am here to win and that will continue. it is something that i started out with my first press conference saying i needed to win here and something that i now believe in and have to push the team forward. >> that's sports. we invite you to become part of the "action news" breaking news team. if you are there when news happens, we ask you to email your videos, photos, or tips to breakingnews@6abc.com. and contact us through our

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>> maple point middle school celebrating broad stripes and bright stars in langhorne today. ♪ >> a large american flag set the background as students and veterans combined their voices to honor veterans of all eras. the class took part in the anniversary of this tribute. and remember veterans day is tuesday. let's get the accuweather

forecast from cecily tynan. >> probably the coldest night of the season. showing the showers we had earlier have cleared, even a little bit of hail mixed in here. however, i want to show you what was going on in the poconos. the poconos summit, a taste of winter. yes, some snow falling. some lake-effect snow melting on the ground. a little bit of a preview of what's to come. the accuweather height lights showing yes, it was a gusty cool day. and again tonight likely the lowest temperatures so far this season. wind gusts today peaking at 40 miles per hour in philadelphia. reading 42. and cape may a peak wind gust of 45 miles per hour it the coldest morning so far was monday morning when the temperature dropped down to 36 degrees in philadelphia. we'll likely do a couple of degrees cooler than that tonight. 34 degrees the forecast low in philadelphia. wilmington and trenton down to 30.

reading 28. and in allentown, bundle up tomorrow morning. the morning low 26 degrees. and trenton, the trenton half marathon tomorrow if you are running, you definitely want to dress in layers, it will be a chilly start to the race. right now philadelphia 49, allentown 41. millville 47. wilmington 46. sea isle city still holding in the 50s, close to the ocean so a little milder there, 51. but you factor in the winds, the wind chill in philadelphia makes it feel like 43. it feels like 34 in allentown. it feels like 28 in the poconos. the winds will be diminishing as we head through the night. and the low pressure that's been causing this windy conditions will be pulling away from us. satellite 6, along with action radar showing we still have some cloud cover. the clouds will be clearing out. and tomorrow, high pressure takes control. so we'll see a good amount of sunshine through the day. it will still be a chilly day with a high of 52 degrees. and then that front will come through with a little bit of cloud cover late in the day on saturday. and saturday night.

and behind the system will actually begin to warm things up more on sunday. sunday the pick of the weekend, lots of sunshine. temperatures up near normal. 57 degrees. and then we'll start a two-day warm up early next week before temperatures really take a plunge by the end of the week. this is the jet stream on monday. we will still have very warm air over us and that will continue on tuesday. by the end of the week the jetstream will really take a plunge and an arctic shot of cold area arriving. temperatures, 10 to 15 degrees below average for thursday and friday. and one computer model is even hinting that we could have a touch of snow on friday. i am not ready to buy into that quite yet, but it is going to be cold. the next 12 hours the winds diminish. for your friday night, wear a winter coat, you're going to need it. 26 in the cooler suburbs, 34 degrees for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast it cool but sunny tomorrow. 52 degrees. some increasing clouds late in the day.

sunday, plenty of sunshine and seasonable with a high of 57 degrees. we turn milder on monday, 62 degrees. if you're heading to the link for the eagles' game nice. and the by the fourth quarter dropping bound to 50 degrees under mostly clear skies. tuesday, veterans day we get some warm air, 67 degrees. but the cold front moving through on wednesday will bring us some clouds, perhaps a shower. 56 degrees. and then temperatures really tumble by thursday. 46 degrees. and by friday, the high only 44 degrees. so enjoy that 67 degrees on tuesday because it will not be lasting very long. >> all right, cecily. finally it is the next best thing to playing for the phillies. dozens of young women showed off their skills today in hopes of becoming a ball girl for next season. the try-outs at citizens bank park making the cut no easy task. only eight to ten women will be

selected. abc's "world news with david muir" next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rodgers. and then please join us at 11:00 here on channel 6 for an "action news" troubleshooters with a twist. here is with a preview. >> and many people look to add heat to the homes in the winter. if you are thinking of an electric fireplace something you need to know. find out why this couple contacted the troubleshooters about theirs. and that is tonight on channel 6 kz "action news at 11:00." nor cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire news team i'm jim gardner. we hope you will join us for "action news" at 11:00. ♪

welcome to "world news tonight." a massive storm. forecasters say it could be stronger than sandy. 60-foot waves, and plummeting temperatures. >> and double the troops heading to iraq. and chasing the kidnapper down. developing now, what the coronner has just revealed about robin williams. and bruce