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german tv that they had information for explosive material in the stadium. chancellor angela merkel was suppose to attend and in britain, they played france's anthem. and one fan says this is more about solidity than football, in paris where citizens continue to stand vigil to the victims of friday's carnage, they are seeking a second fugitive directly involved in the attacks. there is a massive search for the eighth attackers abdelhamid abaauoud and now apparently a ninth. secretary of state, john kerry, was in paris talking to president hollande.
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he was asked what the u.s. was doing. >> an enormous amount with the fbi and homeland security to prevent that from happening. >> french fighter jets continue to pound the isis capital in syria and france has seven planes at the ready. more than 100 students at the university of pennsylvania gathered this afternoon to show they stand with paris, these students held a moment of silence and held signs in the courtyard at penn law. organizers wanted to show solidarity for the paris victims and those impacted by the recent terror attacks but also in beirut and baghdad and also refugees. almost two dozen governors said
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yes, but governors wolf and market -- says their states will stay open to refugees. john rawlins is live now with more. what is the attitude there? >> reporter: i heard angst, there are various ideas out there, but the activists i spoke with today has grave concerns. the resetling of refugees, the hot button issue, how well do we know their background, can a terrorist slip by. >> we have to make sure that those that could bring us harm be vetted and prevented from coming into the country. and republicans point to a recent remark from the fbi director that there are gaps in the vetting process. >> we want to be careful and
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delay it until we can assure we are not importing a terrorist. >> aziz wehby, in the car trade worries about an influx of poorly vetted new comers, he believes it's the best bet to protect religious and ethnic minorities in syria, if it falls it's an isis directed blood bath, those that back the overthrow of assad could bring it to our shores. >> you fear there do be conflict? >> big time. >> in the united states, we saw what has happened in europe, he points to reports that one attacker in passenger, likely arrived with refugee. >> a large group among them were actually fighters in syria, and they warned about them and the russian tv warned about them and social media warned about them
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and we saw what happens in france. >> reporter: as you jed said jim angst, 13,000 to 14,000 people can trace their families back to syria, a lot of them came in the 1990s and 40 have been relocated here since last march. live in allentown, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> soft targets like sporting events continue to be a concern for law enforcement. today mayor michael nutter reassured the public that the city will be as safe as possible as it gears up for the marathon this weekend. the area around the start and finish lines will be a secure zone with extra tight screenings at check points. >> we strongly recommend it, strongly recommend it, that spk taters and runners limit what they take into the race area,
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limit your bags and backpacks and satchels. they are ready to respond to the attacks like those carried out in paris. the world news tonight with david muir will have the latest on the attacks from paris and other places in europe. that is next at 6:30 right here on channel 6. and our coverage of the investigation and aftermathst paris attacks continues at 6abc.com. we have posted photographs from the scenes and tributes from around the world. chopper 6 hd is live over developing story tonight, a fire in morristown, new jersey, this is the morristown community house on east main street, firefighters have been battling this blaze since just after 5:00 tonight, they appear to have gotten it under control think the community house is a gathering place for civic organizations, built on the site of a former mansion, it's a
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popular spot for weddings and social events, the damage it expected to be extensive. there was much discussion about a confrontation between students and police this past friday in allentown. walter perez is live in the city tonight. walter, once again we hear the charge of excessive force by police. >> reporter: and jim one again it was a scene captured on video showing the young people involved saying it was a case of excessive force, but officials say not only was it not the case, those officers should be commended for showing restraint in the hostile crowd of teenagers. >> don't know what has gotten into these kids quite frankly. >> he is talking about these teenagers that turned in this melee on the corner of may street. as you can hear from the video,
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responding officers ordered the group of local high schoolers to disperse. >> individuals on scene advanced on the officers and physically interfered while trying to make arrests, while others taken into custody resisted arrest creating a volatile situation. >> seven students were arrested. and this comes after a string of violent incidences with teens in allentown. four police officers were injured after responding to a call. and one student stands accused of punching a teacher. >> i grew up in an age, if i got in trouble at school i would be in more trouble at home and that doesn't seem to be the case any longer. the studentses will be charged as juveniles. on resisting arrest.
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the d.a. will push for new location, for juveniles that assault law enforcement. >> these kids i have seen involved in these incidents purely have no respect for authority, and that is of great concern to me, not only as a member of law enforcement, but as a member of society. >> and allentown's police chief added that is one reason that allentown police officers will be quipped with body cameras next year. >> thank you. four high ranking lawyers in the pennsylvania attorney general's office will testify before the state senate committee considering whether to remove kathleen kane from office, the attorneys will appear tomorrow before the panel, meanwhile today legal ethics experts talked about the kind of work that suspended lawyers are allowed to do.
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an anonymous donor pledged more than $3 million to help the please touch museum emerge from bankruptcy, the museum in fairmount park raised $4.8 million toward its goal of $10 million, the please touch museum claimed bankruptcy in september, ceo lynn mcmaster announced she will step down next year once the fundraising goals have been met. philadelphia's newest attraction is set to open next week, word came today that the one liberty observation deck will open to the public on saturday, november 28th at 10:00 a.m. the deck is located at the peak of 1 liberty place, "action news" got a sneak peek earlier this year when it was under construction. the observatory gives panoramic views from seven stories high. coming up on "action news," paying for parking there is an
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is making it easier to leave your car at a parking space in center city. thanks to a new app called meter up. vernon odom has the story. >> reporter: starting thursday in the heart of town, motorists parking at kiosks and meters will be able to add more time total their parked car. >> i work as a traveling sales rep so to be able to keep a hold of that via my phone would be absolutely wonderful. they unveiled the phone app today. >> to start enter your number. >> they are bound by 4th and 20th street and arch and locust and spring garden and the parking authority's 8th and chestnut parking lot. it go statewide to 6,000 kiosks
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and meters. >> it's designed for philadelphia, the philadelphia business distribute and neighborhoods. >> you can extend within seven minutes but it will be double the initial rate, so it's 3 there's an hour to start. and then second and third hours will be $6 an hour. the center city kioskers loved it. >> i can check and see what time i have left. >> we are always trying to watch the timers and do our shopping in the city and contribute in that way, i love the idea. >> for those that cherish the tradition, cash and coins are still viable to rent parking space on the highway, byways and thoroughfares in philadelphia. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" in center city. a charity in chester is in desperate need of turkeys
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tonight. so it can serve thanksgiving meals to hundreds of families. volunteers at city team ministries were busy packing boxes of food that more than 900 family will pick up this weekend, but as this weekend they have only 18 turkeys, they are urging anybody that can help to drop it off or donate money. >> we are here at 6 abc to team up again to help feed our neighbors in need and we ask you to join us tom for a live donation drive to benefit philabundance, volunteers and special guests are on the phone taking your donations from 4:00 until 6:30 p.m., you can log on to our woeb at 6abc.com. for a link to the philabundance donation page. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going.
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helm, sam bradford dealing with a concussion and the eagles dealing with a mediocre 4-5 record. jaime apody has more. >> because the eagles did not provide an actual update, we can only go by what we see, bradford in sweats but no sling, we believe he has passed phase one. >> i don't know who will play, sam felt pretty good today. sanchez took all the first team reps. it will be a transition even with their differences. >> they definitely have different permits, mark is a little more joking around and sam is a little more serious guy. the eagles put themselves in a serious situation, today all business after sunday's disaster against the dolphins, where
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would you say you guys are mentally, letting the game get away from us, we are 4-5, and in the wake of a bad loss, that left them under .500 halfway through the season, the birds are in no way out of it, with the giants on a by they could move back into a tie for first place. >> the the luck of the draw, last year we were 10-6 and today 4-5 and have a realistic shot of going to the playoffs. >> teams that make the push become the teams doing great. >> in south philadelphia, jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." to the ice, flyers goalie will not dress tonight against the l.a. kings, he has an upper body injury, that means steve mason will start tonight, he is 3-5-2 on the year and flyers have begun the season slowly and only one team has fewer wins than the flyers and they need
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victories a lot of them, now. >> you can't look at the big picture you have to focus on the little details and what you have to do to get better and that is when you start getting in trouble when you want to win a couple in a row. finally tonight, seeing a monkey ride a dog that is on your bucket list right? grab a pen and cross it off. this is the halftime entertainment during the bengals texans game in cincinnati, yes, he even has a selfie stick to post it on instagram later. don't try this at home with your monkey or your dog. >> ha, ha, ha. >> what did the monkey say? that's rough.
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back to fall today. a precipitous decline from yesterday. >> quite a bit colder and yesterday they begin to edge up again. the roller coaster rides of november. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we have rain free out there, and the action cam in bristol, pennsylvania, at silver liquid nitrogen your center showing you we had a good amount of sunshine and high, thin clouds but despite the sunshine it was cooler than yesterday. the accuweather highlights showed you it was cooler than yesterday, yesterday's high a balmy 70 degrees, a lot of people saying this doesn't feel like fall, today dropped down to 67 degrees, it felt cool but
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that is one degree above the high for this time of year. everything changes on friday, we get winded out of the south so temperatures up into the mid to upper 60s, but it will be a wet day, this shows on future tracker at lunch time heavy rain west of philadelphia and that will spread to the east as we head through the afternoon, right now 50 in philadelphia, and allentown 46 and millville 47 and trenton 45 and wilmington saw and feeling like winter in the poconos, 37 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing good amount of sunshine today and high pressure from canada really bringing us winds from the northeast, that is what brought us the cooler air, we are seeing high, thin clouds, this is all ahead of a powerful storm system, satellite 6 along with action radar you can see when you see the curve, that is the signature of a strong storm, ahead of it, you get the winds from the south pulling up the warm air, tornado watches, across the deep south,
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behind it though, you get the cooler air being wrapped around and 1 to 2 feet of snow in colorado and this whole cold front is what will swing through on thursday, future tracker 6 showing as we head through the day, low clouds, the low pressure of the storm lifts up to the great lakes and this will swing the cold front in our neck of the woods, 9:00 looks like that activity will be west of us and that swings through in the afternoon and into the rush hour on thursday, before more high pressure moves in on friday and drys us out. here is what to expect. the rain is arriving to the west and the heaviest though in the afternoon and evening and we are looking at a pretty good soaking, generally 1 to 1.5 inches of rain and it will get gusty with winds of 25 miles per hour ahead of the front, the exclusive accuweather forecast, tomorrow not a bad day, mostly cloudy skies and peeks of
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sunshine and winds from the southeast warmer than today with a high of 63 degrees, thursday we hit 67 but that comes with the heavy rain and winds, and then friday the sunshine is back and temperatures begin to step down, 58 degrees the high, and seasonably school and saturday for the temple game, a mixture of sun and clouds and 54 degrees, late in the day on saturday, a secondary cold front moves through and that comes through dry and that has teeth with it behind it, the coolest air of the season and looking dry for the philadelphia marathon and temperatures in the 40s, the eagles game, the high only 4 degrees and monday it stays chilly with a high of 49 and tuesday temperatures recover, partly sunny with a high of 52 degrees, wet on thursday and getting down right cold for the weekend. i have not used the world cold in a forecast this season. >> what do you mean bundle up
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ducis? >> okay bundle up jim. >> i'm not going. world news is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues at 10:00 with brian taff and sharrie williams and ducis rogers. and please join us for a special report at 11:00 on channel 6. the cell phone has been banned from the classroom because it's viewed as a distraction but some educators realize there is no way to stop students smart phone use in school so why not join them, tonight we go to a couple of schools that integrated the cell phone into learning, join us on facebook to let us know if you think the cell phone in class can really work. for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00.
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tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight" from paris. and this evening, the new scare. mass evacuations at another stadium. police say there was a serious and credible threat to safety. suddenly, ordering thousands of fans out of the stadium, rushing them to safety. terry moran is in germany tonight. also tonight, the breaking news in the terror manhunt. police are now searching for a second fugitive, believed to be a ninth attacker. this is they have been searched for the alleged eighth attacker, the brother who fled. and we're right there, following the trail. also breaking, russia. now revealing, they believe it was a bomb that brought down that passenger plane. russia tonight firing on isis. abc news obtaining this video of a russian cruise missile over syria. and the new concern back home in america, after isis
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