they came down late today like a ton of bricks,

actually, in this case like a ton of steel and glass. the revel casino has lost its buyer. it was october 7th when officials from brookfield asset management learned that they had the winning bid but tonight they have walked a away from the deal, another crushing blow for casino workers in ac. wednesday night, the big story on "action news" tonight is latest casino crisis at the the jersey shore. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live at shuttered revel tonight, kenneth, this one was one that few people, if any, saw coming. >> reporter: yes, jim, people around here thought it was a done deal but sources say it fell apart because of an annual and fixed contract this power plant had with revel. it is one and only customer. both sides were negotiating over the price and just could not come to terms. >> what do we want. >> contract. >> what do we want now. >> reporter: hundreds of unionized casino workers are rally withing a begins looming

december 12th closure of trump taj mahal when the news broke, the revel deal was in more. >> i didn't hear that. i'm very upset. that was the hope for atlantic city, supposedly. >> reporter: brookfield asset management out of toronto abandoned its plan to buy revel for $110 million because of disagreements with the bondholders of the building's 160 million power plant. it is south jersey parent company ac r energy llc is owed millions, and it is still providing minimum power to the building. revel drop the ball from the get go. i mean, all we want to do is come up and show up to work and make it ideas president wage. >> reporter: unite local 54 president bob mcdevitt would not comment on the failed revel deal. he said he was focused on this rally tonight. they marched from the taj mahal and down the boardwalk to tropicana which is owned by billion air karl ican, the investor is considering buying the taj if he receives 175

million-dollar in government tax breaks. that is not likely. >> this place could still be a viable money maker for atlantic city. we need a owner that takes an interest and wants to capitalized on its beauty. >> reporter: trump entertainment stop paying health and benefits for 3,000 taj mahal workers. ceo a accused their union of operating its health fund as a profit center. >> it is a none in for profit health fund but we run it well as opposed the to the way he runs taj mahal which is into the ground. >> reporter: as for this dark building remember there was a florida develop her lost the bid when it went up for auction? well, apparently he is still interested but he does not think he would reopen it up as a casino, jim. reporting live, kenneth moton for channel six "action news". >> thanks, kenneth. well, tonight tractor trailer driver that police are blaming for deadly pile up in berks county is behind bars on a half million-dollar, make that half million-dollar bail.

he is facing two counts of homicide by vehicle among other charges. investigators say 50 year-old steven bernier of reading was asleep at the wheel. his big rig plowed into nine cars stopped at a red light on southbound route 222 this morning right outside of a dunkin' donuts in made inn-creek. tonight the coroner's office identified two victims killed three two-year old jane har i coal of compton and jeremy augusteen. he has served in the army and on his way to work as an armored car driver. >> he had a big heart. sometimes he kind of buried it but he had a great personality. when you got to know him he was down to earth, sweet, tried to make you smile and tried to make you laugh. >> nine other people were hurt

but officials say they are expect to survive. it was an utterly dramatic rescue today after a car plunge in the retention basin near the christiana mall. six people, including a child were trapped. live at christiana hospital tonight "action news" reporter sharrie williams. sharrie, what is the latest on the victims tonight. >> reporter: jim, this was a very severe crash, all six are listed in either critical or serious condition tonight here at the christiana hospital. this was a life and death situation for them, trapped under water, and despite their frigid temperatures of the pond these strangers passing by, didn't think twice to help out. >> he was driving along route one near christiana mall when something caught his eye. >> i saw a man stop here in the middle of the median, got out of the car and started running. i followed suit. i ran after him. >> reporter: man running was dallas black, he just witnessed a car korean off the road and was rushing into

help. >> car ran off the embankment and went down in the upon, flipped upside down and people were trapped inside there. >> reporter: trapped inside, five adult and a young child. good samaritans wasted in time. >> he jumped in the water, he wound up pulling one of the victims out and he was conscious. >> reporter: determined to save one of the trap members a complete strangers waited through treacherous upon water. >> there was a couple spots where rocks were down on the bottom and you could feel different depth. >> reporter: frantic scene was captured in the cell phone video taken by a six abc viewer with one person rescued there were five others still in danger. >> the driver was the guy that i pulled out of the vehicle. he was unconscious upside down, his vehicle was upside down. seat belt was still buckled, reached in, hit the seat belt, pulled him out by belt loops, drug him out. >> reporter: by that time more by stoppedders joined effort to help get everyone to safety. tonight they are called

heroes. >> what did you think when you saw all this down here. >> you don't, really. we knew there were people in there. you go down and help them out as best you can. >> reporter: heroic acts by that group of strangers. we do know that the victims in this case were all adults in their 30's. the youngest is a five-year old boy, again all six are recovering and listed in serious or critical condition, jim. we are live in stanton, delaware, sharrie williams channel will six a "action news". police in upper darby are trying to figure out who sent 90-pound of marijuana to a clothing store on 69th street. the owner thinking it was mens clothing opened it up and immediately called police. that owner, who does not want his face shown on camera says he didn't recognize the name on the package. >> the person it is addressed to never worked for this company. we do not know who it is. >> police say it is not uncommon for drugs to be shipped through the mail this time of the year.

they say because there are so many packages delivered, drug dealers hope that their merchant won't be closely inspected. marijuana a received by the clothing store has a street value of $300,000. baggage hand letters working a at philadelphia international airport planned to strike tomorrow morning. employees of the subcontractor prime flight, say they will walk off the job at 7:00 o'clock. workers allege unfair labor practices, as they tried to organized for a wage hike in the case that is currently before the national labor relations board. camden county authorities say they have caught a fugitive wanted for two separate murders on the same day in camden. thirty-one year-old elliott knock was arrested in long branch new jersey today. police say he shot and killed two men, two hours apart back on november 10th, police are not talking about motive in either murder. law men say package thief caught on surveillance camera shaved his head to avoid being recognized.

it didn't work. upper darby office's rested suspect evan brown today. they were also able to recover some of the stolen toys. authorities say that brown committed his allege crime one handed holding his one year-old daughter in his other arm. president barack obama will announce tomorrow night that he is taking executive a action, to protect millions of illegal immigrants from deportation. obama went on facebook today to let everybody know he will outline his plan tomorrow night saying he can in longer wait for congress, obama will order his own federal a action that would spare 5 million people in this country illegally from being deported and make them eligible for work permits. obama's decision to use executive powers has already set the stage for a furious partisan battle with republicans on capitol hill. two more democrats have thrown their hats in the ring for race for mayor of philadelphia, state senator anthony williams launched his campaign early tonight saying

that his campaign will be aimed at city's neighborhoods. former district attorney lynn abraham announced her candidacy today, she said quote we have a city in peril of failure. she said she's willing to break some china to get things done. former city solicitor kenneth trujill o and terry gillon have announced their candidacies. still to come tonight, fresh fall out for growing allegations against bill cosby. and snowed in, we will show you how they are digging out in upstate new york from under 5 feet of snow. cecily? no snow here but plenty of cold air wind chills in the 20's right now i'm tracking a warm up and rain and we will let you know when in the action you weather forecast. a alycia vitarelli joins with us a special report. >> jim, as a new parent i'm learning what many of you already know, if the kid aren't sleeping neither are you. tonight a certified sleep coach is helping all of us, catch some peaceful and

restful z's. and it is 11th time a charm, ducis rodgers with the sixers seeking their first win when "action news" continues tonight.

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in and around buffalo, new york it is taking a lot more than just shoveled to move mountains of snow. roads are hut down, businesses are closedded, and, many people, simply jsst cannot get out of their homes. more than 5 feet of snow, has fallen in some places, but this storm is more than inconvenient but it is deadly. at least seven people have been killed. latest an 81 year-old man died of a heart attack because he could not get to the hospital. new york's governor andrew cuomo says it will take five days to clear the roads. there is tore fall out tonight from the latest sexual assault accusation as begins bill cosby. nbc has canceled a new bill

cosby comedy that i was under development, and tv land will stop airing reruns of the cosby show. netflix has postponed a cosby comedy special indefinitely. this comes a day after actress janice dickerson became third woman in recent weeks and fifth overall to claim that she had been assaulted by bill cosby. gay, lesbian couples in montana can now get married. a federal judge overturned state's ban on same sex marriage, even though it had been passed asiana moment to the state's constitution the court ruled it violates the u.s. constitution, the ban does. meanwhile, this is the first gay couple to mar any south carolina after its ban was overturn last week. however, tait attorney general was asking the the u.s. supreme court to step in and block anymore ceremonies, while he appeals. it is a question, parents of children of all ages are trying to answer: how do you get the little ones to fall sleep and stay asleep?

a alycia vitarelli who has recent experience in this area has tonight's special. >> reporter: report just a little, jim. as a new parent nothing can prepare you for this whole new level of exhaustion. i'm now also learning that once they start sleeping through the night that break through does not always last, from nightmares, to fear of the dark. tonight a sleep coach is helping us all, sleep, soundly. >> there are daisy would just hate to be with her actually because i was so exhausted. >> reporter: like many new moms allison was running on fumes, sleeping less than two hours at a time. like most new borns, little cleo was still learning to sleep. >> the andrea ellison is a certified sleep coach and says you can start training a baby to sleep through the night at six months old. >> the whole neurology goes through a change, and children start to sleep more like

adults. >> reporter: once they do, like now ten month-old cleo, warns sleeplessness for children comes in waves. >> people think that if a child is sleeping through the night, it will last forever and it doesn't. >> reporter: most parents know no one sleeps when kids become afraid of the dark but she warns that there are ways to know if that fear is real. >> e if your children are starting to say things like it is dark in there, or, i'm scared, mommy. that is a sign, that they are really getting scared of the dark. >> reporter: she suggest leaving a night-light on, door opened and rearranging the bed so it faces hallway making the child feel closer, safer, when it comes tonight mayors, always take the time to suit them on the spot, and next day, talk it out. >> bring it down to their level. never say to a child you shouldn't be scared. they are scared. >> reporter: if your three-year old a master negotiator? you get a tug from the edge of the bed halfway through your

rem cycle for a little one looking for more water, a trip to the poddy, one more story. >> you have to set limits. don't set them on the fly. we have to prepare for the fight. >> reporter: shing ises leaving a cup of water by the bed, letting them know it is okay to rely on the overnight diaper and making them choose their set bedtime stories in the morning. >> think about what is there and stick with that. >> ahead of time. >> ahead of time, in the in the middle of the war zone. >> reporter: now that cleo's sleep coaching is eclipsed, allison is get something too. >> i feel like a normal person. he's much happier, i am will's much happier. >> reporter: that is the key, parent, you have to be disciplined too. if it is once or twice a week andrea from sleepy bug says you have to make sleep your priority as well, go to bed early when kids go to bed. i posted the video on my facebook page and six abc.com of my non-expert tips on

getting my kids to bed and i have got even really good pieces of add rise from our viewers. >> thanks very much. >> thanks, jim. an 11 year-old south jersey girl is doing her part to lift spirits of the america's military men a and women. this is maddie, who will selected more than 100 pounds of halloween candy for the troops. she asked her classmates to donate even went door to door collecting left over candy. well, tonight maddie boxed up candy at west hampton martial arts where she is a red belt. viewers of the six abc, we're talking about you, helping to provide a happier thanksgiving to those in need. hundreds of you called in during our evening newscast tonight, to donate to philabundance. channel six was happy to chip in. our president and general manager bernie prazenica presented a $15,000 check on behalf of six abc and our parent company, the disney corporation. the money will help provide much needed food, to families throughout our area and

region. we are always so proud to take part in this event every year. >> great to see how generous people can be, calling in. >> absolutely. >> weather, mother nature has not been too generous with us but it will get milder tomorrow. storm tracker six live double scan showing rain free, snow free conditions, here, tonight and action cam looking at main street in manayunk which is all deck out for the holidays. it is certainly feeling like the holiday season. take a look at afternoon highs, yesterday we only hit the freezing mark, today just 1 degree higher and thinks earliest stretch of temperatures only in the 30's of november since 1996. so a cold november but things are not quite as brutal now as this time last night. 35 degrees in philadelphia a right now. actually that is our high for the day. afternoon high, but evening high. allentown 27. wilmington 22. millville 37. trenton 28 degrees. those are shifting out of the

south but they are around 10 miles an hour. this is creating wind chill that feels like 27 in philadelphia. feels like 22 in trenton. twenty-four in reading. in wilmington it feels like 24 degrees. temperatures are in the really dropping all that much tonight. in the much like last night the when we tied that railroaded low of 20. part of the reason why is you see included cover moving in. that will insulate the earth and you can see where positioning, m of the clouds, wind are out of the south. so that means it will be milder tomorrow but it is also creating, that lake effect snow machine, again, in part of the new york state, they have already received 5 feet of snow, south the of buffalo and the same area, round two between now and friday morning, an additional one to 3 feet of snow, the snowfalling at a rate of two to 4 inches a an hour. that is blizzard conditions. some areas south of buffalo could end up with 8 feet of snow, this week. back at home tomorrow, it will be a nice comparison to the

past few days. 45 degrees is the high. breezy as that cold front moves through. behind that front on friday, we have got winds out of the northwest. so another shot of chilly air, 36 degrees, feeling a little bit cooler with wind out of the west northwest up to about 20 miles per hour but that high pressure will bring us warm are air for your weekend. bus stop forecast for tomorrow bundle up the kids but not as brutal as this morning. wind chills in the 20's. 6:00 o'clock temperature 33. by 8:00 o'clock 24. the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast for tomorrow warmer but still on the cool side, 45 degrees, on friday. we will drop down to 36, saturday, still chilly but leads of sunshine. forty-two. things warm up sunday. marathon weekend looking good. rothman ak. it is a chilly 28 degrees. marathon, half marathon, start of the race 38 degrees by noon. up to 53 degrees. should be dry for eagles game. some showers roll in. monday, windy, and warm,

68 degrees with some showers. we will clear out on tuesday with a a high of 60. wednesday temperatures drop back to 48 degrees. an advanced look at thanksgiving, i almost said halloween should be a dry conditions with temperatures in the upper 40's. not bad looking good right now. >> if you say so. >> jimmy kimmel live coming up at 11:35 right after "action news". here's jim which a preview of tonight's show. >> thanks, jim. hello philadelphia a here's a sampling of the nonsense we have in store for you tonight. >> i lost half of me like in four days. >> for four days. >> y'all trying to cut down before thanksgiving, let me kiss you. deciding which bread to buy can be tough.

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flyers, in new york, against the hated, new york rangers. >> they have had trouble playing in that building madison square garden, surprise, surprise, claude giroux does play against the rangers and mysterious lower body jurist not that big of an issue. just yesterday flyers told us he would miss a game. first period in score kevin kline, steve mason is beaten. mason is sharp but that makes it within to nothing new york. perfect pass, rick nash scores. and no goalie for rangers. cam talbot shuts them out. flyers lose two to nothing. sixers lose tonight by 11 to the sill tics. their seventh straight loss to

start the season. my bosses won't let me spare you the highlights. michael carter williams and nerlens noels back. tough shooting night for mcw. four of 13. he puts the sixers up by 46789 necessity he will ten points, eight rebound. sixers lead bias much as nine. there are too many defensive break downs. jared sellinger could not be anymore wide open. twenty-two for him. sixers lose, once again, they are zero and 11. >> we're young. we have each others back, no matter what our record is, you know, we're going to keep playing hard every night. >> they may not know it at the time but nfl schedule makers gave eagles just what they need home game sunday against two and eight titans. bird have have moved on from that stumping they took in green bay, despite that 33-point loss. the confidence of this team remains very high. >> i think that we're really close to being, you know, if not the best team in the nfl, one of the best teams.

it is justin consistency has killed thus year. >> every day we come out and we train like we're the the best, you know, obviously we didn't play like that this past weekend but we cannot let that get to us and, you know, let it waiver us because we are a good football team. >> eagles are seven and three despite lesean mccoy's production being down significantly from a season ago. he is constantly asked about that. today he let us know that he is tired of those questions. >> i'm not going to address if i'm the same player. i don't address that. for what? what are we talking about i'm not the same player. that is for y'all to figure out are you crazy. i'm the same player. >> still ahead in sports st. joes visits nationally ranked >> still ahead in sports st. joes visits nationally ranked team plus penn's al party on people! blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale continues celebrating with 20% off the entire store. you heard right, 20% off the entire store. we're talking employee pricing baby! hey, you need 'em, you want 'em, and now there's no better time to get 'em. blinds to go.

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years. a lot of great people along the way, great players, coaches, and administrators. so, thank you. >> nice to see fellow coaches at penn there raising a glass in his honor. thanks, ducis. jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest are jamie fox, chase i ross and music from the new basement tapes. and "action news" continues, at 4:30, with tamala edward, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, dues is rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> ♪ "action news" is sponsored in part by elkins chevrolet south jersey's premiere chevy dealership featuring 2014 silverado, visit elkins on