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parents of a delaware county preschoolers are on alert after a student falls i will with back bacteria meningitis. people in ferguson are on edge as they wait for the grand jury's decision to indict the police officer who shot michael brown. >> let's go outside and check out the center city skyline, a pretty picture, a few clouds overhead, nice sunshine, boy is it mild, warm out there today. switching down to the jersey shore, sort of a look at atlantic city via sky6 live hd, low cloud cover out there, it may be warm enough to sit on the beerch a little bit today. >> if you can find your way to the beach. [laughter]. we have live details from david murphy on the warmup.

let's go over to david and the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: rick, absolutely gorgeous weather to be outside and enjoy the weather. satellite and radar is showing the rain that came through overnight, as expected a lot of holes opening up in the clouds. it's a warm front that drove the rain through and hind -- behind it you typically wet warmer. 70 in philadelphia. 70 in allentown and trenton. kind of cool down the shore beachgoers, i wouldn't go to the beach just yet. looks like it will stay cooler there. the 70-degree mark in allentown is of particular interest, if you look at the records, the old record was 69 we have broken that. the other numbers, philadelphia, 74. transport, 71. wilmington, 73.

ac at the airport 72 could be threatened as well. in philadelphia we're going for a high of 73. trenton already within one degree of the record. i'm calling for a 74 or 75-degree reading in wilmington. that will be a record there. of the it's warm and windy. we were expecting gusts up 30 miles per hour and right now at the noon hour we're seeing that in dover, wilmington and philadelphia and the poconos and currently 30 miles per hour in trenton. hold on to your hats. we've got a lot of precipitation in the eastern half of the united states. there's rain changing to snow on the other side of chicago. we're on the look out for an area of low pressure to form in florida. we're looking for something to come up the coat looks like rain mixing with snow. some of us will get accumulation

out of this, that's wednesday and wednesday night, we'll have that from accuweather coming up. >> last night's weather brought down trees and power lines which many in the dark. fi -- at this hour there are 1,000 people without electricity delaware county. 170 people are without power in montgomery county and in bucks, that number down to 164. let's switch live to "action news" reporter, john rawlins at a pep dot yard in norristown, he has the preparation as the possible first snow of the season as people are traveling for thanksgiving. john it's so strange considering the weather today. >> reporter: this may define the word absurd, here i am standing out in shirt sleevings on monday talk -- sleeves on monday, talking about snow preparation on wednesday. this penndot truck was doing

road repairs, it needs to clean up in case it needs to get into snow duty. penndot is ready for whatever mother nature cooks up. the roads will be busy, that's for sure, but will there will be snow on them? it's too early to know, the strategy is to be prepared and watch and wait. >> we're watching it very closely. it's a winter system that could develop in the region, it's on the busiest travel day of the year. we'll be watching it very closely. >> reporter: they will be watching it very closely. one thing they won't be doing is brining the roads in advance. storm. the consenses is this storm will bring rain and it would flush away the brine and lose it's effectiveness. here we are 36 hours out and people are watching, that's the best they can do. john rawlins channel 6 "action

news." >> stay on top of the changing weather situation at 6abc.com, visit 6abc.com/weather for the storm tracker 6 live the hourly and seven-day forecast and the collection of weather related videos and videos. >> well, several counties in western new york are preparing for flooding today. seven feet of snow from last week's storm could turn into a melting mess as temperatures climb into the 60s. the run off is feeding into creeks that are starting to swell. forecasters say the impact could be equal to 8 inches of rain. authorities are setting up emergency shelters and residents have been warned to pack their bags. >> if you live in an area that typically floods or has flooded prepare to evacuate for a flood situation. >> the national weather service is warning that trees weakened by heavy snow could come crashing down and wind gusts could knock out you power.

we have breaking news in bucks county, plumstead township. chopper 6 is over the scene where fire department crews are on the scene of a haz/mat situation in plumstead township, bucks county. a call came in at 10:40 this is the air lequid facility. officials have no reports of injuries at this time. they are trying to figure out exactly what chemicals they are dealing with in the haz/mat situation, you can see some people standing outside that's because the plant has been evacuated, at this point in time no surrounding homes or other buildings have been evacuated, only the plant here on the 5100 block of easton road. again, fire department crews on the scene here trying to figure out what chemicals they are dealing with, we're going to continue to monitor the situation here in bucks county. we'll bring you the latest

updates on air and online at 6abc.com. a delaware county preschool is closed today after a student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. "action news" reporter katherine scott has the details. >> reporter: the nursery school will be closed after a child was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. an e-mail did go out to parents, but some parents learned about it today. some parents and children arrived at the preschool in havertown and learned that the school would be closed for the rest of the week. a child who attends two days a week has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. >> the school is very clean, i can tell you that, they areconsn the handrails. the school is very clean.

my concern is naturally for the child who is in the hospital. >> reporter: the little boy was last in class this last tuesday. his brother attends, as well. he is not infected and the family is taking antibiotics. doctors feel all the children and the teachers at school should take medication. meanwhile, the thoughts are with the child and his family. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> the thanksgiving table is set and we're ready for all the turkey with a side entree of the eagles and cowboys. josh molk set the eagles off and running, they set up on the titans 43-24. mccoy was asked about the criticism that the running back

was having an off year. >> obviously, you guys are going to write what you want, i'm fine with that. all the guys in the locker room they know what's up, we're a team. >> running game got going that was big for us. >> reporter: meanwhile, the cowboys rallied late to beat the giants 31-28 on the road. philadelphia dallas are 8-3 going into the thanksgiving showdown in the big d. >> free thanksgiving meals are on the way to families across philadelphia. local charities accepted 1100 holiday baskets at the shop rite on oregon avenue. the store's parent company partnered with the urban affairs coalition. this year's efforts will feed 6,000 people. our 96th annual 6abc 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade will march down the

parkway this thursday. you can watch it live with host rick williams, yes that's you and cesily tynan on 6abc at 8:30, don't forget to bring canned goods to the parade to help out the needy in the area. >> could we see you on the float perhaps? >> perhaps. [laughter]. continuing on "action news" at noon, a major announcement from the defense secretary, chuck hagel and remarks from president obama himself. >> twitter can help you find deals before thanksgiving and david murphy returns with the november warmup plus a lock at the possibility of snow in the seven day, when "action news" apt noon comes right back. our call for action volunteers are standing by to help with any issues you might have. we'll be right back.

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panetta in his second term. the president spoke of the secretary's impact. >> chuck hagel has been no ordinary secretary of defense. the first enlisted combat veteran to serve in that position. he inside our men and women like few others, because he stood where they stood. he's been in the dirt and he has been in the mud. >> hagel has agreed to stay in office until a successor is confirmed by the senate. >> tensions are rising in ferguson, missouri as police and residents wait for a grand jury decision that could come at any time. violent confrontations continue in the streets. the grand jury reconconvened today before -- classes were canceled today and tomorrow in one school district and

residents are being told to prepare. all lanes are back open on i-95 northbound in delaware county after a fatal crash this morning. the collision happened at # -- 3:00 a.m. near exit 6 in chester. a bread truck collided with with an suv. troopers closed all the lanes between 320 and i476. traffic backed up for miles to the delaware state line, that roadway reopened at 8:00 a.m. in delaware, two resident and a firefighter were hurt in a fast-moving house fire this morning. "action news" was there as one of those injured was put on to a gurney here. it happened in mill creek at 7:00 a.m. two people in the home were taken to the hospital for smoke. one firefighter was taken to the hospital for assessment. took firefighters 20 minutes to douse the flames. the state fire marshal is

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and brands will post promo codes on twitter for shoppers to use when making purchases online. >> tonight on "action news" at 11:00, the delaware valley is going to the dogs. the day of leaving fido at home are ending. more and more doors are open to our four legged friends. >> hey, boo boo. >> yes we put a camera on a dog and hit the streets of philadelphia for this experiment. what we found surprised even us, but we'll tell you how to get your dog in shape for an ought, sit, stay and watch as we sniff out the pet friendliest places tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> okay, "healthcheck" this noon prepare to pay for more for premiums under the most affordable care act. they are going to rise. many insurer you -- insurers are

offering plans for 2016. you have december 15 to decide, otherwise you'll be reenrolled in your old planned. the "action news" team is working on news stories for tonight beginning at 4:00 p.m. >> coming up today, how to spell and what they rhyme with, they are breaking down the most hated baby names at 4:00,. plus we showed you this video an adult male teacher dragging and kicking a screaming teenager into the pool. that 14-year-old student is sharing her story for the first time. we'll tell you what happened at 4:00. why so many are calling this 3 finger backwards flying catch made by a giants player one of the greatest moments in

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>> go ahead. >> meteorologist david murphy here with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, and there's a lot to talk about. >> reporter: there sure is. let's get to storm tracker 6 live double scan. it shows we're dry after the morning rain. as we look outside we have sky 6 in cape may. there's the shore. we have the camera locked down well, but every now and then you see it shaking a little bit. part of the package with the

mild air is gusty winds. the temperature, 07. the winds out of the south/southwest sustained at 24 miles per hour. you're seeing gusts up to 30, 35. a lot of 70s on the board. 69 in millville. 64 at the airport in atlantic city, we've broken a record for allentown for today, the old record was 69 degrees, a couple of other areas could see potentially record setting high temperatures this afternoon. they are the sustained windy, 10 miles per hour in millville. a lot of teens and 20s and the gust getting a lot stronger. sat satellite and radar showing the rain that came through most of it before dawn that's a warm front pushing it away. we have warm air flooding into the region. we'll see sun and clouds mix the rest of the way. allentown, 71 the forecasted

high. down the shore, 66 degrees, clouds and sun, and windy at the shore. in philadelphia, 73 shy of the record in philadelphia, but we have the near record warmth across region with the strong winds. overnight tonight, 352, cloudy and cooler. i'm going to skip tomorrow that's a nothing day, it will be cooler, but nice. we are, however, concentrating on wednesday, one of the busiest travel days of the year. we have an area of low pressure coming up the coast. looks like it will affect us with one and two kinds of precipitation. first possible track from the storm takes it along the coast. we've got a couple of scenarios for you, this looks like 70% chance of this happening. if were to be the case, we would start out with rain south and east and changing over to snow north and we also. there's -- north ran west. the second father would take it out to sea.

the first scenario would start out as morning rain and changing over to snow, we'll see more snow in new jersey and delaware, probably less snow overall. when we come back in the next half-hour we'll talk about how much we get out of the system. philadelphia, 73 degrees, near record warmth. wednesday is the day we're watching, rain arriving in the morning and snow in the northern and western suburbs and maybe philadelphia, as well. it's all over in time for thanksgiving. it will be chilly temperatures in the 30s for the parade. high of 42. high of 37 on friday before a bounce back after that. wednesday, and later in the day and night, particularly the northern suburbs a time period to watch. it could change over to snow

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leader was over before it started this morning. we have a live report from the missouri as the grand jury decides whether to indict a police officer in the unarmed shooting -- in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager. we begin this half-hour with breaking news, chopper 6hd is over the felton section of philadelphia. this is third and wyoming. fire crews are pouring water on a unattached row home in feltonville. it's tobs heavy sunoco and flames. the interior is gutted, as well. we're gathering the in fact as the becomes available. firefighters on the roof of the home, they are working to pour water and extinguish the flames at third and wyoming. we are not sure if there were any occupants in the house at the time, but, again, we're keeping an eye on the situation

looking live from chopper 6hd we'll bring you more information as it becomes available in the city's feltonville section. let's look live from sky6 live hd, a pretty picture with mild temperatures for monday afternoon. the sun is shining at penns landing. we have to quickly enjoy the warmup, because cold rain and snow is on the way midweek. one of the busiest weeks of the year. david murphy is at the "action news" big board with the latest. >> reporter: one of the craziest weeks we've seen in a long time. there's the rain that got outer of here at 7:00 a.m. there are clouds that are beginning to break up across the region and we're seeing more sun. behind the warm front we're looking at warm temperatures. a close-up view shows you 70 in pilots. upper 60s in ken net square and coatsville, and 70 close to philadelphia and a lot of 70 in

south jersey as well or numbers close to it. glassboro, cinnaminson, 71. upper 60s in browns mills, hammonton, buena and gandys beach and upper 60s in dover and most of us heading into the 07-degree range. in philadelphia, we're going for a high of 73. 4:00 p.m. we're likely holding on to 07. if you have out door chores to do it's a great afternoon to get it done. 67 at 6:00 p.m. and back down to the low 60s by 10:00 p.m. there will be a strong, blustery wind all day long, but it will be mild. i'm talking about wednesday, you can see a couple of things on the wide view radar. first of all there's some precipitation down to the south, we're awaiting an area of low pressure that will come up the coast. look at the snow in chicago that's colder air pushing into the east, as the low gets here

wednesday, i think it will be mild enough for rain in the morning, but eventually it will interact with the cold air, we have the potential for changeover to snow, even in and around philadelphia, but the northern and western suburbs probably to a greater extent. we'll have an accumulation map and model projections for how much snow is coming our way in are 15 minutes. >> penndot is getting ready for drastic changes ahead in the weather. worker west cleaning and repairing salt trucks at the penndot yard in norristown. officials say they can not brine the roads ahead of time, because rain ishead of the snow. >> we're looking at monitoring closely, because it's a winter system that could potentially develop in the region it's on one of the busiest travel day of the year.

>> penndot will start the season with more than 100,000 tons of salt distributed from sheds around the five-county region. 6abc.com/weather is always there with the latest from accuweather and storm tracker 6 live. check the live radar and get the latest updates from our team of "action news" meteorologist also at 6abc.com/weather and our weather app. >> in other news, a former montgomery county gop leaders pledge to sex charges involving an employee of his law firm. the accusations stem from a 2013 incident. chad perdelli joins us live outside the courthouse in norristown with all the details. chad. >> reporter: rick, kearns will not be spending time behind bars he does have to register as a sex offender under megan's law, that was the plea deal. >> do you want to apologize at

all. >> reporter: after pleading no contest, robert kearns said nothing as he left court. he was sentenced to two years probation and must register as a sex offender for 1r50 -- 15 years. the victim is satisfied with the resolution. >> in the world that we live in today many individuals who perpetrate never are seen for what they are. >> kearns decision was to end this today was a recognition he didn't want to put two families through the ordeal of a very contentious trial. >> the victim told the judge she was living a nightmare and suffered from panic attacks and depression from the assault. >> this was someone who trusted the defendant. she felt he would never do

something like this. investigators say kearns assaulted the woman at his car and at her home. the victim thought she had been drugged, but the district had to drop the case after the office misread lab reports. the state took over ending with the plea. >> there's no difference under a law between a no no-contest pa and guilty plea. the guilty plea i did it, the no-contest plea you got me. >> reporter: in a statement, the victim said she wants to encourage other victims to come forward, although it wasn't easy, it brought the power back to her. chad which -- chad perdelli. >> a delaware county preschool is closed for the rest of the week after a student tested positive for bacterial meningitis. the boy's brother attends the

school and is not sick. the entire family is taking antibiotics. parents who showed up this morning 0 not knowing the school was close said they are worried for the little boy. >> the school is very clean. they are constantly wiping down the handrails, the school is very clean. my concern is naturally for the child that's in the hospital. >> reporter: we're told the child is being treated at a local hospital. the search continues for a missing lehigh valley woman this noon, 33-year-old jessica padgett a mother from white hall township has been missing for three days, she was last seen leaving a north hampton day care on friday afternoon. her subaru was found a mile from where she works, contact state police if you have any information. >> a digs could come at any time in ferguson, missouri where a grand jury is weighing whether to indict a white police officer for shooting an unarmed black

teen. abc's karen travers joins us outside the saint louis county justice center in clayton, missouri where they are bracing for protests. >> reporter: good afternoon, sarah, the waiting game continues in saint louis, so do the demonstration. a top law enforcement official said his message is this, go about your daily routine and have confidence that the police have plans to keep the community safe. it was a normal monday morning for students heading to class in ferguson, missouri, but one nearby school district canceled classes today and tomorrow due to concerns about unrest. around the saint louis region anxious anticipation to reach a decision about charges against darren wilson in the shooting of michael brown. jurors are meeting today and an

announcement could come at any time. brown's death sparked days of protest in august. law enforcement say they are prepared and wants residents to feel safe. >> don't be nervous, go about living your daily lives this is america and we'll make sure you're safe. >> reporter: overnight demonstrators once again took to the street. in saint louis, and outside the ferguson police department where things were largely peaceful and orderly, no arrests were made. >> we're coming to a palaceful protests. >> reporter: nine votes are needed to indict officer wilson. >> this is a question of probable cause, is there enough evidence to send the case to trial. >> reporter: security barricades are in place behind me at the saint louis county justice center where the grand jury has been meeting. their dlbses are secret -- he

deliberations are secret, so at this point, only those 12 people know where things stand. reporting from saint louis, karen travers, channel 6 "action news." >> law enforcement office across pennsylvania will carry a life saving drug, narcan resouth reverses heroin overdoses and bring bakhtiari to -- patients back to life. it was named for an upper chichester man who suffered a fatal overdose last year. his mother was there today to celebrate the life saving measure in her son's name. >> final preparations were made for a traditional thanksgiving dinner in wilmington. 4 graders baked bread for the annual feast combining lessons in math, science and history. students have taken on the responsibility that would have been performed by colonial

children. first graders took a field trip to pick apples. third graders made apples from the apples and second graders churned butter. this reminder join us on this thanksgiving day along the parkway for the 96th annual 6abc 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade or watch it in the comfort of your own home, that's the best seat in the house. cesily tynan and i will be hosting on 6abc, you can see the floats, the music and the fun starting at 8:30. >> so much more on "action news" at 1:30. including consumer news from nydia han. >> reporter: if you're planning to ship holiday 2k3weu69 -- gifts this season, listener up we have tips for pack annuals to reach their destinations. >> meteorologist chris david my

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>> defense secretary chuck hagel is stepping down, hagel and vice president biden and president obama appeared at the white house for the announcement. it comes as the president's national security team has battled by crisis including the rise of islamic state militants in iraq and syria and russia's provocations in ucontain crane. nuclear -- ukraine. nuclear negotiators have not reached a deadline on iran's nuke program. officials say agreement that were reached after 6 days of talks between the u.s. and iran call for a broad agreement by march 1. the final details will have to be worked out by july 1. the decision appears to benefit

iran it's nuke program is left frozen but in tact without any cuts sought by the united states. the university of virginia suspended all fraternities amid new allegation of sex crimes on campus. a student described being sexually assaulted by seven men. le uva president asked the police to investigate the alleged rape. meanwhile, the university board will discuss the allegations and policy and procedures concerning sex assault. a bystander allegedly crashed his suv into five cars. he crashed his suv into vehicles outside a bar. the driver tried to take off from the scene. bystanders who saw the whole thing chased down the man and detained him in a head lock until police arrived. the nobody was hurt during the incident.

>> many people mail packages to loved ones during the holiday season, but many have shipping gripes, how do you make sure your boxes reach the destination in tact. here's nydia han with the details. >> reporter: the u.s. postal service expects to deliver 470 million packages between thanksgiving and new year's eve. that's 50 million more than the same time last career. fedex forecasts a record number of delivers, here tips. high shipping fee was the most common complaint in the consumer reports shipping survey. torched the best deal, we checked out rates for the u.s. post office and federal express and ups. we compared the basic price to ship a package like this from new york headquarters to texas. we shipped it three ways.

>> reporter: u.s. postal service was the least and he knows -- expensive. another gripe valuable packages left outside the door. that happened to all those surveyed. >> if you're shipping valuable items consider insurance with ups and fedex you're covered for $100. >> reporter: the post office automatic insures most ship 789s up to $100 as well. another complaint, 55% said a package was not delivered when promised. if you want a package shipped by christmas, the salute december 23. use bubble wrap and tightly

crumbled heavy paper if you want it to arrive safely. i'm nydia han channel 6 "action news." >> it's doesn't feel like the holiday today. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry across the region, currently, we're looking at precipitation out there, it was around this morning, but no longer there this noon, isn't that nice? let's get you outside and look live at sky of. there we go we're looking at penns landing, somewhere there not too far from this shot, the river rink is opening this week. 72 degrees is the current temperature, the winds out of the southwest at 23 miles per hour. it's blustery out there and it will stay that way today. we have warm air and breaks in the air and sunshine to mix with the cloud cover. a good looking day overall. 73 is the high.

71 in allentown. we set a record high for this date up there. 60s down the shore. wednesday the busiest travel day of the year, travel might be challenging this year, thanks to the coastal low coming up the coast. there's a couple of possible tracks, the first one shows the storm next to the coast, 70% chance of this, in this scenario we would get a decent amount of rain and changeover to snow later in the day and at night, sooner than that in the northern and western suburbs. second track has it off the coast and we would get hardly any precipitation out of that at all. what are we going in terms of snowfall. this is the worst case scenario assuming it's along the coast. mainly rain is the deal for dover and south and south jersey. there's a chance for one to three accumulation at night on wednesday in the i-95 corridor. i do think that temperatures are

so mild these couple of days going into this, this is mainly wet roads. if we manage to get up to the higher amount of the 3 to 6 range in the northern and western suburbs, it could be slick in spots. from allentown to the poconos, it looks good for impactful snowfall. let me show you a couple of models. european model, mostly light precipitation down in philadelphia, and heavier up north. this is much better scenario for us, only a coating to an inch in philadelphia, one to three in the northern and western suburbs and other side of the allentown, 3 to 6 in the poconos. if this were to workout, would be better for us. if there's not enough cold air in place, in time of year it's difficult to get a deep cold column in here in november that could produce that snowfall some

of the models want to show, if either of these things pan out, we'll see less snow and lower impact. obviously a lot can happen with that, cecily will have more on "action news" at 4:00. 73, tomorrow, 58. wednesday, temperatures falling, rain arriving early in the rush hour and changing over to snow maybe not until nighttime in philadelphia and sooner than that in the northern and western suburbs. dry for thanksgiving, but chilly, temperatures in the 30s, high the in the 30s on friday. a little better on the weekend. >> quick break, more noose when we come right back. stay with us.

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>> announcer: today on "the chew" thanksgiving week is here. and we're kicking it all off with our very own "friendsgiving" celebration. that's because the marvelous kristin chenoweth is here. and she's helping me serve up a tasty alternative to the green bean casserole. then -- >> i will be taking full credit. >> i'm getting use to that. [ laughter ] >> announcer: bobby flay joins his bff for a symon thanksgiving special. >> happy thanksgiving. >> announcer: so let's get this "friendsgiving" party started. [ cheers and applause ] >> good afternoon and welcome to "the chew." thank you guys for coming today. thanksgiving is all about spending time with family. but that doesn't mean you shouldn't make time for your friends. today we're getting together and