hello, again, this is what is happening on "action news" tonight. becoming more focused on veteransveterans's needs. scientists get to the bottom of the skeletal remains found while a construction crew was digging in a south jersey backyard. veterans receiving help is about to change today. robert mcdonald announced a major re-organization of the troubled department. the goal is to steam line

services as loans, job training, all into one entity. karen travers has more from washington tonight, karen. >>reporter:good evening, rick. this is the v. a's response. the secretary robert mcdonald went on a listening tour in order to meet with veterans and health care workers to get a sense what the problems were and how they can fix them. [bagpipes playing] in some parts of u.s. events are underway to honour our nation's veterans. and here in washington, the veterans affairs department announced it's highly anticipated game plan to improve service and care for the 22 million veterans. here is the secretary on cnn.

>>reporter:they will establish a chief officers that reports to the secretary. there is a single regional structure that brings together health care and loan centers and other benefits. the goal is to streamline what is called a clunky and confusing systems that required multiple user names and passwords. it's a result of an embarrassing scandal that rocked the v.a. for years. veterans were waiting months for treatment and records were manipulated to hide the problems. some veterans may have died while awaiting care. mcdonald was previously the c.e.o. of procter and gable and was at west pointe. >> i served with a lot of folks.

i want to take care of them the best way i can. >>reporter:the v.a. says the goal is to have the re-organization complete within a year. reporting live from washington, karen travers, channel 6 "action news." the department much veterann affairs are not doing enough. those that are submitting disability claims are still struggling because of the agency's lack of organization. >> whether you are here on the east coast or the western states for the veterans to wait 250 or higher number of days before their claims are processed. >> and senator casey says that he has support for both sides of the aisle to ease that backlog. turning on the latest of confronting isis.

they cannot confirm report that is a senior isis leader was seriously wounded in an airstrike despite comments from an iraqi intelligence official to the associated press. not specifically al-baghdadi. his whereabouts are unknown. they conducted 18 airstrikes inside of iraq. a suicide bomber dressed in a school uniform detonated explosives in northeast nigeria. 48 students died in the blast. 79 were injured. no one claimed responsibility for this attack. it believed to be carried out by boko haram.

and meanwhile, president obama is in china. its his first trip in five years. the president stamped out speculation that the release of two americans held in north korea may pave the way for nuclear talks. it needs "more than small gestures to open high level types of discussion." and david muir will have more. you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. over to rick. >> thank you, sharrie. a new year-wielding thief hit a pharmacy before closing. this is at the rite aid. he walked in at 8:51 last tuesday night armed with a knife. he demanded money from the

clerk. he took all the money and then ran. no one was hurt. the detectives hope that this surveillance video identify as gunman in the north philadelphia street. it happened at west clearfield streets last thursday. for some unknown reason the gunman started to shoot at three other people. he ran off. no one was hit by you the gunfire. and several cars were damaged by the flying bullets. from the delaware newsroom the detectives made an arrest in the shooting of a 19-year-old man in wilmington. he is identify as jaquez robinson. they believe that he shot the victim on pleasant street and ran from the police. they caught up with him and recovered a gun believed to be used in the crime. he is held on $33,000 bail. we have an update to a story that "action news" first brought

you late last month a set of skeletal remains were found by a couple that were building a pool in riverton. >>reporter:danna fontana andy reid throughropology specialistd human remains. >> i have cranium and ribs and vertebrae. i have quite a number of bones. it's just piecing them together. >> she has a jawbone with the teeth intact. it raised concerns initially. they do not believe that foul play was involved. >> the investigators are telling us the bones are fairly old. we don't believe it to be a

criminal investigation. >> very important to determine whether i have more than one person. >>reporter:the work is slow and tedious. the bones may have been underground for 50 or 100 years or more. they are so fragile you see from the white break points they were damaged durin during the dig. >>reporter:i am nora muchanic "channel~6 action news." time for the update on the commute home. matt pelman has more. rick and monica we are trying to get home on this monday afternoon. its taking forever. like 42. since then we had a vehicle broke down in the northbound

lanes at creek road taking out the right center lane. it heavier than it was before. up to 295. on 295 the crash by 42 is on the shoulder. you are looking at miserable speeds. 11 miles-an-hour to redbank. if are you heading to the eagles game you are going to have company. up to the bridge, a solid line at wood haven to the vine. this is the blue route, 476 stop-and-go for 18 miles right now. on down to i-95. the better bet is to take the broad street line every 10 minutes starting at 6:45. one south jersey community says it's ready to combat ebola should it show up in our area. plus, an unimagine able sum.

what the leader of led zeppelin had to say be a renewed deal. and nice and mild. as we get into later this week we are tracking a drastic drop in temperatures. some locations 20 degrees cooler. and it's monday night football. eagles are fired up against carolina when "action news" continues in just a moment. hey! it's mister monopoly.

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the provider together. >> well, the new team will respond to patients on the 21 damo21day monitoring list. the birds are taking on the panthers a at at the linc. >> bill davis spent time at practice and meetings stressing the importance of containing cam. cam newtown is a multi-dimensional beast. and cam beat up the birds two years ago on monday night football accounting for four touchdowns. >> the argument can be made that they are different than in 2012. the overriding team is the birds. and the mark sanchez starts with

the eagles. a major change on defense. >> the lost of demeco ryans. which is a bigger loss? they said the loss of demeco is greater than that of nick foles. demeco lollipo lost for the sean because of a ruptured achilles. this is why it's a big deal. he was a leader in the locker room. he called the defensive plays. hendrick is healthy. a big part falls to matthews. they will split time and they are the guys that are called upon to fill the void. >> it's our job to now pick under the burden. you know what i mean? we have to increase our workload in the film room and workout room. we have to execute for demeco.

he is one of the best in the league. >> he is coincidentallhe definir of the team. it's an opportunity to show what they can do. >> i am not going to freak out and everything has changed. the world is about to end. we are about to go out and play good ball. that is what we are trained to do. >> we are teaming up with phl17 to bring you the game. we will have a pre-game special. mike quick will have a one-on-one interview with mark sanchez. >> we are waiting to see what mark does out here tonight. monday night football. the world is watching. we will be here. jeff, back to you. all right, guys. they won eight at home. hopefully it's nine in a row

tonight. they are only the team in the league without a win that could change on thursday night when they get their two stars back. michael carter williams and noel will suit up together. thursday night in dallas, both are finally healthy. the childhood friends have dreamed about playing together. they finally get that shot. >> ever since we were drafted on draft day, we were talking about it. it took a while. it came. we are going to make the best of it. >> we never played together for a while. i am looking forward to that i am looking forward to getting back playing with these guys. >>reporter:one of the next five games are against san antonio. now back to the studio.ext five >> see you later, jeff.

it's not meant to be. a reported mega deal for a three-show reunion tour for the surviving members of led zeppelin is off of the table. richard branson offered the band $800 million for three shows one in london, one in berlin, one in new jersey. robert plant turned it all down after jimmy page and john paul jones agreed. they are calling the report "rubbish." america is taking over the ballroomeballroom tonight with g with the stars." we are kicking off primetime tonight and at 10:00 an all new "castle." i am not imagining that. >> i am sorry mr. castle

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aircraft. breaking news out of the houston, texas. they were trying to burn up all their fuel before attempting to land at hooks airport. it's in the houston area. it would have far fewer aircraft on the runways and areas of landing. not clear what caused the landing gear trouble. it is lifting and circling again. maybe a case of winds or emergency equipment to have it called ready. we'll have updates so this they can land safely. if you like today you will like tomorrow. that is right, rick williams, and temperatures are well above average on tuesday. and showing you what is going on the stormtracker 6 double scan radar.

no issues with precipitation. we are dry tonight. we are dry on tuesday. dry for most of mid-week on wednesday before the colder air arrives and plunges souths and eastward later this week. coming in at 61. the poconos 50. lehigh valley, 58. beach haven 54. the upper 50s as well. north and west in reading. the high pressure for the most part is in it control. we have a clear sky across most locations of our viewing area. we are dry and quiet for the rest of tonight. if you are heading over to the south philadelphia at the linc as eagles are at home against the panthers. it's kickoff at 8:30. as we get foot the fourth-quarter in the upper 40s. keep in mind the saturday's high temperature 50 degrees. as we go into tuesday, clouds

and sunshine, 9 degrees above normal. the high pressure is offshore. we have an owe have low clouds e coast. clouds and sunshine throughout most of the day on tuesday. mid-week we are tracking changes with the cold front. behind the cold front the arrival the arctic air. the temperatures in the northern plains in the teens. it looks like we will track the cold this week. the temperatures with the arrival of polar plunge, 50 degrees below average. it plunges to the south. it moderates eastward. and temperatures 10 to 15 below average. yes, it's cold. the core of that cold air stays off to our north and west. the call from accuweather, clouds and patchy fog.

37 in the suburbs. here is the exclusive seven-day forecast, midnight with sunshine on tuesday for veteran's day up to 67. the cold front moves through throughout the day on wednesday. wednesday night we drop to 38 for the overnight low. the polar plunge on thursday. high of 39. friday it's brisk high of 45. late thursday into friday the possibility of wet snowflakes depending on the short wave in moves through. we stay chilly by the weekend. at the end of the weekend we have to watch it closely. thank you, melissa. much more "action news" coming your way. stick around. how can i avoid maintenance fees?

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cruiser this weekend is out of the hospital and talking to "action news." that story is coming your way next. for sharrie williams, rick williams, i am monica malpass. have a goo a good night.

it is monday night and the big story on "action news" is breaking news in southwest philadelphia. philadelphia fire crews are on the scene of an accident involving a car and a trolley.

it happened just 10 minutes ago. the vehicles did collide. the medical personnel have responded. no one was transported to the hospital yet. there is word that there are a number of injuries. as you see chopper 6 is hovering above this trolley at 47 and woodland in southwest philadelphia where a trolley has collided with a car. if there is information that warrants us going back to this story we will let you know. now, the story of a very lucky philadelphia police officer released from the hospital today and talking to "action news." this was the scene saturday night when the officer's cruiser burst into flames at 28 and passcard. thanks to a 17-year-old that rerescued marc kimsey. he was able to t