>> reporter: sharrie the stop snitching culture is alive and well here in camden but police say not only are people not talking because the they're also lying. the family of gabrielle carter is still trying to grasp the loss of eight-year-old gaby. >> doesn't even feel like she's gone. i feel like she's on vacation somewhere and she's going to come home soon and that's not the casism camden county police have charged shakira land with hindering an investigation but the shooter remains at large have she provided false information to us regarding an alibi during the i don't know going homicide investigation u investigators say they know what happened the night drug gangs opened fire and little gaby got caught in a hail of bullets but they need to build their case. they need people to come forward. >> we're going to get every person that's responsible for this not just those that pulled the trigger but everything that led up to that event and every individual that is obstructing our investigation.

>> i wish they would open up and say something. >> think about your kids our nieces, your nephew, your daughters, aunts cousins everybody though. you would wander somebody to speak up for them um it's been bitter few weeks for gaby's mother and stepfather. they lost a daughter but gained son a few days later. new memories will be made. old ones never forgotten. >> i remember her always telling me she wanted family time. i remember her coming and rubbing my belly and talking to the baby and asking me how. i doing today. >> reporter: and for those people who have information about this case, police want you to know this. there is a $76,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. live in camden, chad mad drail. >> a church pastor's wife pulled out her own gun and shot a robber in northeast

philadelphia. pastor robert cook and his family were coming back from a concert when a 66-year-old man approached and demanded money. it happened last night on pratt street outside saint james lutheran church. pastor cook was hit over the headway nail gun played to look like a fire a.m. that's when his wife turned the tables on the suspect. >> i heard my wife saying drop the gun, drop the gun. i'm like she's got her gun and he turned towards her and i said shoot him, shoot him and she shot him. >> now police say the woman was licensed to carry a gun. the suspect ran bleeding from the scene but was arrested outside a nearby hospital. >> it is one of the most well known hospitals in our area for taking care of people's eyes. but today the future of wills eye hospital is in jeopardy because of a dispute with medicare. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman live now at the "action news" big board to explain what's going on and what local leaders are doing about it.

ali. >> reporter: senator bob casey is now involved. he says years ago wills eye helped save his daughter julia's vision in her left eye. that's her there in her cap and gown. now the senator is fighting for wills eye so doctors there can continue to offer all of their services to help other families. senator bob casey visited wills eye hospital this morning. the facility known for its world class ophthalmology services is now in a battle with the centers for medicare and medicaid services or cms. casey says cms wants wills eye to stop providing inpatient services by november 1st to cut costs. but in pennsylvania in order to be licensed as a hospital, a facility must have inpatient beds and many complex procedures require hospital status. >> that conflict if it were to play out fully would phil

wills eye in essence having to shut down a lot of its services. >> reporter: one of those services could be treating kids like six-year-old joey. he was recently diagnosed with retinoblastoma the most common eye cancer in kids. >> you hear cancer when you least expected was devastating. >> reporter: this mother chrissy says one thing she didn't have to worry about was the care joey is receiving. wills eye treats 50 percent of all children in the u.s. diagnosed with retinoblastoma. >> this is the place to be when it comes to the eyes. >> services that we provide here are hospital level services. we treat the most complex, most complicated eye surgery ophthalmic conditions in the world. >> reporter: if wills eye loses inpatient status it will become an ambulatory surgery center reimbursements will be lower, more importantly the ceo says they won't be able to offer many of those complex

treatments. >> we cannot allow that to happen. too many families in this region, in this commonwealth and in this country depend upon wills eye. >> reporter: i did reach out to the centers for medicare and medicaid services. so far i have not received a response. now, other lawmakers in our area on both sides of the aisle are are also trying to resolve this problem. as for little joey he is halfway through treatments and is doing well. brian and sharrie, we will continue to follow this story. >> ali good news for that family at least. thank you. time now for a check of the accuweather forecast on a friday. >> yeah, comfortable, relatively cool out there today. meteorologist melissa magee in for adam joseph with the accuweather details. hey, melissa. >> hey brian and sharrie. beautiful into our work week with plenty of sunshine and comfortable conditions. it started out nice this morning. check out some of the morning low temperatures. in philadelphia we dropped down to 59 degrees making this

the coolest night in about three months. mount pocono this morning 39 was your overnight low. 47 in allentown, 52 in trenton and 56 degrees in wilmington. a nice recovery this afternoon with an easterly wind most locations are in the 70 it's 79 in philadelphia, 78 in al town little cooler in the poconos coming in at 69 but 70 at the coast in cape may. here is satellite6 along with action radar. you can see we do just have a few clouds around at this hour. but mostly sunny skies and it stays that way as we go throughout the rest of the early evening. if you're out and about on the town we got you covered. mostly clear it's cool. 7:00 p.m. we drop down to 61. 69:88 o'clock. the upper 60's at 9 p.m. mostly clear sky at 10 o'clock and 11 o'clock a temperature of 66 degrees. there's a lot going on this weekend. if you look up you might see the harvest moon. we'll take a close look at that and let you know how the

weekend fares. >> that motorcyclist had some nerve. you were talk. >> i'm saying that's why i paused. >> tell him to pipe down. with updated hourly forecast the latest from accuweather and the power of storm tracker6 live double scan radar 6abc.com/weather is your go to authority for what lies ahead. don't forget to check each and every day with our meteorologists by following them on twitter and facebook. >> for years donald trump has led an effort questioning whether president obama was born in the united states but today trump completely change ed his stance. >> president barack obama was born in the united states period. now we all want to get back to making america strong and great again. thank you. >> well the republican nominee made that statement today at his new washington d.c. hotel. and less than a mile away

hillary clinton spoke at the black women's agenda conference. she said trump's crusade about the president's birth certificate cannot be erased from history. >> for five years he has led the birther movement to delegitimize our first black president. his campaign was founded on this outrageous lie. >> democratic nominee is due to be in philadelphia on monday. the location of her event has not yet been announced. >> meanwhile u.s. senate candidate katie mcginty campaigned in center city philadelphia this morning seizing on a recently exposed banking scandal. the democratic nominee spoke in front of a wells fargo branch calling for stronger accountability for banking executives. wells fargo has been ordered to pay a nearly $200 million fine for fraudulently opening accounts in customers' names and then charging those customers fees for the phantom accounts. mcginty says her opponent

senator pat toomey is part of the problem. >> has pat toomey come to the defense of the victims here of consumers of his own constituents? no. he's slamming the consumer watchdog and vowing once again to defund it and disband it. >> senator toomey's campaign released a statement this afternoon saying his is a record of working to hold wall street accountable. >> all right, time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> let's do it. matt pelman standing by on a friday afternoon trying to get us home and we've got some issues to deal with matt. >> yes, we all look forward to friday afternoons, right. >> of course. >> friday afternoons in the summertime always pose a unique challenge in the traffic center and the roadways with huge delays the likes of which we don't see most of the rest of the week. this is our last summer friday afternoon of this year and it is holding true to form with a whole bunch of issues like this crash on the vine street expressway westbound side now off to the side but what a

mess it has caused. the westbound vine is jammed solid delays have spilled back here onto the ben franklin bridge which continues to be very slow from the mid span on into eighth and vine. and a lot of people know our secret by now it's a really nice time of year to be down the shore. so, people are heading down the shore on this friday afternoon southbound side of 42 is jamming from the mid span of the walt whitman bridge through this point on down toward route 55. closer to the shore in galloway township, there's a downed pole and wires from an earlier crash so moss mill road is shut down. great creek road an alternate around that and it's been a mess of an afternoon on the westbound pennsylvania turnpike with several accidents. bottom line is still a really slow go from bensalem westbound out toward mid-county. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this friday afternoon. if you're headed to the delaware beaches we also la crash for you southbound sized highway one near saint georges. it's gone now but speeds are still slow there in the southbound lanes. we'll check it again brian and

sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> generous with the delays. >> more than we can handle. >> thank you. still ahead an accused serial killer makes his first appearance in court after a 911 call helped police track him down. >> plus it's been almost a month since that deadly earthquake devastated central italy. now one local restaurant is stepping up to help the victims. what they're doing and how you can be a part of it. >> and people around our region and across america line up overnight to get their hands on the new iphone. hear them explain why they did this when "action news" continues today. >> ♪ shack

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>> ♪ >> a suspected serial killer's bond has been set at $1 million.

sean great just appeared via video before an ohio judge. he was arraigned on murder and kidnapping charges. police arrested him tuesday when a woman dialed 911 to report she was being held captive at his ashland home. officers rescued her but found the remains of two other women there on the property. great also led them to a third unidentified body. >> aid convoys to syria were delayed for the fourth day as fighting erupted despite a ceasefire. syrian troops withdrew from a main road leading to the rebel held part of that city for hours before returning to their position. the russian military said rebels violated the ceasefire claw brokered by the u.s. and russia. russian television yesterday showed syrian army officers complaining about truce violations by the militants. >> it's been almost a month since a deadly earthquake devastated part of central italy and with an enormous cleanup effort still ongoing a local restaurant is stepping

in to raise money to help out. "action news" anchor alicia vitarelli explains what they're doing and how you can get involved. >> only two ingredients in the sauce. >> the signature sauce of amatrice a medieval village italy devastated by last month's deadly earth wok. so when the executive chef was creating a five course menu for their upcoming earthquake relief dinner choosing the star of the simple. >> absolutely there would be tomato frugo by brazing a cured pork. >> it takes good ingredients and time. >> then we add the tomato a little bit of water and cook it on low for hours. >> they specialize in the cuisine of the abruzzi region. the restaurant raised 14

thousand dollars in two nights. >> we are experiencing almost the same response now because of the italian american community in south philadelphia. >> the first one on september 22nd sold out so quickly they added a second dinner on october 20th with the money raised going to the italian red cross. and if you can't make it you can still support the relief efforts any time. >> three dollars of every plate sold will go towards relief. >> joe's wife angela the pastry chef is auctions off 20's of her original painterrings images of architecture lost in the earthquake and she's using authentic ingredients. >> i'm doing a little bit of creation but i'm using espresso wine saffron and things that are popular in italy. >> we have more information on relief dinner on 6abc.com. alicia vitarelli channel6 "action news." >> looking good. customers waited in long lines early this morning to get their hands on the new iphone7. the action cam was in center

city before the sun rose as people patiently waited for the apple store to open. walk in customers will not find the seven plus at any stores today because it was snatched up by preorders so the regular iphone7 is also sold out in black. now despite that people still formed long lines like this one at the ardmore location hoping to be the first inside. >> i actually i sat out for the iphone 6, too, so really excited for the iphone7 here. i'm number 10 in line and i actually got here at closing -- number nine in line but i think we're all very excited for the new iphone itself. been waiting weeks for it so i'm happy to be here. >> i don't know that i've ever been that that excited about anything. but hey, good for you. apple stack rallied this week on strong presale numbers. check out that dedication. all right. a look at the closing numbers on wall street today. wrapping up the week with red arrows. the dow falling 89 points today, the nasdaq off just about five points.

the s & p 500 also down eight points on the day. >> the countdown is on for tv's biggest night. we're just three days away from the emmy awards. viola davis is nominated once again for best actress in a drama for how to get away with murder. she won the trophy last year for that category. and blackish star tracy ellis ross is also up for an award. she's the first black woman in 30 years to be nominated for best actress in a comedy. there's only one place to watch all the winners live, the 68th annual emmy awards. it airs this sunday at 8:00 p.m. right here on 6abc. and of course get ready for the emmy's with 6abc.com. we'll get you updated and find out more about who is presenting. you'll find puck commerce from all the events leading up to the big night. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. speaking of the weekend i think there is the threat of some rain somewhere.

>> we'll get the details. meteorologist melissa magee in for adam today. a beautiful picture behind. >> it's really nice. outside sky6 live in hd looking at the ben franklin bridge on this friday afternoon. a bright blue sky just a few scattered clouds out and about and a lot of people enjoying the last day of our work week here. temperatures pretty comfortable at this hour. low dewpoint numbers meaning no humidity to deal with. 79 in philadelphia, 78 in allentown, the upper 70's for reading and lancaster. at the coast in cape may it is cooler, 71. beach haven coming in at 72. here is satellite6 along with action radar. we've got a mostly sunny sky thanks to a dominating ridge of high pressure a few scattered clouds off to our south and west but we'll stay mostly sunny and clear for the rest of the tonight. over the next 12 hours it's mostly clear comfortable dropping down to 51 in allentown, 55 in lancaster for the overnight low, 60 here in philadelphia. we'll drop down to 62 in cape may. 52 degrees out to the east there in toms river. looking up at the moon, you

might see the full harvest plan tonight. the moon rise starts at 7:15 this evening. it's the full moon closest to the start of fall. the autumnal equinox by the way begins next thursday so definitely a beautiful site to see and we've got good viewing conditions to check out the full harvest moon tonight. as we fast forward into the start of our weekend on saturday the planner looking like this 8 o'clock a temperature of 63. as we get into the noon and peak heating day hours you could see temperatures then will be in the lower 80's across the region but ample sunshine to enjoy. fast forward into sunday, brian mentioned the threat of some rain. here it is as we get into sunday afternoon future tracker6 showing you we're tracking a front moving on through with some scattered showers, even perhaps a rumble of thunder. as we go throughout sunday night into monday it looks like that moisture will linger into the start of our work week as we do is some scattered showers overhead. taking you down to the tropics keeping a close eye on tropical storm karl. this was named late last night just off the coast of africa

here. this will continue to move to the west-northwest later on this evening and something to watch even as we get into the middle half of next week as it looks like it does have its eye on bermuda. this always changes so we'll keep you up to date with the track and the progress of karl. here is the four day at 4:00. you can see it's warm tomorrow. little bit more humid, a high temperature of 84. it's muggy on saturday, a high temperature -- or sunday i should say a high of 86 with some scattered showers. much needed rain coming on monday and at 82 hot and humid on tuesday. high temperature near record max out at 89 degrees guys so a nice reprieve but it looks like the warm air and the humidity system returning into the weekend and into next week. >> all right. not done yet. >> yeah. we're never done. >> we'll just keep smiling anyway. >> thank you guys. melissa thanks. >> still ahead a special ceremony to honor american prisoners of war. the new tributes going on permanent display right here in our area. >> plus could cameras that catch you speeding be coming to a road near you? we have a

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>> ♪ >> a special ceremony this morning in montgomery county. honor the sacrifices made by prisoners of war and those still missing in action. county commissioners and members of the disabled american veterans and vietnam veterans of america held the ceremony outside the courthouse in norristown. a new claire was donated by the veterans groups. it was also dedicated today. it will be placed inside the rotunda at the courthouse. >> honors just keep coming for two olympic athletes. today philadelphia mayor jim kenney recognized nia ali and ij wilson in center city. ali won a silver medal in the 100 meters hurdle last month in rio. even though both athletes have ties to new jersey they were proud to represent the philadelphia area. >> we were proud to watch them. senior citizens in burlington county new jersey now have a new place to call

home. today was the grand opening of the union eagles senior apartments in bordentown. the former eagle shirt company was renovated and turned into 48 apartments. the nonprofit mission first housing of philadelphia is behind this development. >> and up next as "action news" continues today concern brings speed cameras to one of philadelphia's busiest roads. we're live along the roosevelt boulevard with details. >> a high school student said her grade was lowered because she refused to stand for the pledge of allegiance. find out how the school is handling the controversy coming up in big talkers. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> ♪ >> hello again. 4:30 now and "action news" continues with justice for a delaware psychologist stabbed to death inside her own home. >> and penn state gets ready to honor former football coach joe paterno but the move is laced with controversy. >> plus, he was in the right place at the right time. a postal worker is being hailed a hero today for saving his coworker's life. we'll hear from him and the woman he else queued in big talkers. >> but first at 4:30 speed cameras could one day be installed along one of philadelphia's busiest and deadliest roads. state lawmakers are considering a bill to okay the cameras along the roosevelt

boulevard. "action news" reporter gray hall is live now along the boulevard in northeast philadelphia with the full story. hi, gray. >> hi, sharrie. well, this road without doubt is extremely dangerous and the numbers really paint the picture. according to aaa between 2011 and 2015, 5,000 people were injured in crashes and 61 people died on this dangerous highway and many people say it is the perfect location for speed cameras. >> my niece, she and her three children were killed on roosevelt boulevard on july 16, 2013. >> reporter: powerful testimony from la tonya byrd. she lost four family members along roosevelt boulevard in northeast philadelphia. she is just one of many supporters pushing for speed cameras to be added along this dangerous stretch of highway. >> the speed cameras will help and just hold everyone

accountable not just with tickets but also with some education. >> reporter: for many it is a no-brainer. they say the speed cameras would reduce speeding traffic accidents and ultimately fatalities along the most dangerous road in the state. >> it's been dangerous for years. i'm 54 lived here all my life up until about 10, 12 years ago and involved roosevelt boulevard has always been the worst for -- the worst highway in philadelphia. >> reporter: the statistics are alarming for the 12 lane road. 75 percent of accidents along roosevelt boulevard result in an injury and 12 percent of people who die in a crash in the city, die on the boulevard >> certainly won't hurt and if it's going to save one life then it's worth it. >> reporter: today leaders with the pennsylvania transportation committee listened to testimony from the public on legislation for a five-year pilot program that would install those speed cameras. if approved, there would be signs warning drivers about the cameras. tickets will be issued for those going at least 11 miles over the posted 45 speed limit

and violators will be slapped with a 150-dollar fine. while many think the idea will be a life changer others are not so confident about the cameras. >> it's a big problem but i really -- i'm really not convinced that the cameras -- i think in some cases they cause more problems. >> reporter: all right, so back out live this still has some work to be done before it is all approved. over 20 states already use this technology. we should also mention that if you are found in violation, you have the right to appeal the ticket and all those recorded images will be deleted after a year. that is the latest from northeast philadelphia, gray hall channel6 "action news. brian. >> all right, gray, thank you. "action news" has learned a driver was killed this morning during a head-on collision in whitemarsh township montgomery county. chopper six was over flourtown road. we're told the driver who died crossed into oncoming traffic. police have identified him as kenneth green from oreland.

the other driver was taken tots hospital and was treated and released. a delaware man will be spending the rest of his life lined bars for killing his former psychiatrist. today 22-year-old christopher frick pleaded guilty but mentally ill to first degree murder which carries a mandatory life sentence. police say he admitted to stabbing 55-year-old caroline kong to death. frick was a senior at the university of delaware at the time. police say he was obsessed with her and land the killing for three years. >> an arrest has been made in connection to a series of convenience store robberies in northeast philadelphia. philadelphia police and the fbi believe david swint is the man seen here in the video allegedly involved in at least eight crimes. we first told you about this story three weeks ago. five of the robberies happened at the same 7-eleven on the 5200 block of harbison avenue. well, each time police say he walked into the stores showed a black handgun and then

demanded cash and newport cigarettes. officials are still trying to figure out if swint will face state or federal charges. >> chopper6 live over breaking news in north philadelphia right now. police are on the scene of a shooting that we have just learned in the last couple of minutes is in fact fatal. police say a 13-year-old black plan was slot four time in the chest here. this appears to be in an alley way behind the 2000 block of north randolph street. police were called to the scene for reports of a man injured by gunfire. indeed when they arrived they transported him to temple hospital where law pronounced dead just minutes afghanistan. police on the scene investigating. no arrests just yet. and no weapons recovered here. penn state is marking the 50th anniversary of joe paterno's first win during tomorrow's game against temple commemorations during the game will focus on paterno's compliment to student athletes and highlights of the 1966 game. now hundreds of the late

coach's former players will also attained private reunion. paterno coached at penn state for 46 seasons becoming college football's winningest coach. he was fired by the school's board of trustees shortly after jerry sandusky was arrested for child sexual abuse in 2011. paterno died in 2012 of lung cancer. tomorrow's commemoration has angered many of his critics who say paterno enabled a child predator. >> turn nothing to our forecast, meteorologist melissa magee is back with us. a beautiful day today but we could see a mix of weather over the weekend. >> yeah, i mean it starts out dry over the weekend but we're tracking some showers that kind of creep in. >> creeping in. >> at closing time. i'll show you what's going on guys. for the picture outside sky6 live in hd looking at the center city skyline on this friday afternoon, it's beautiful, bright blue sky, few thin cirrus clouds. 79 in philadelphia, dewpoint 48 so nice and comfortable. we've got an easterly wind at 7 miles per hour. over to the shore we head next down the shore in ocean city a

temperature of 71, nice and comfortable on the boardwalk. might need a light sweater or a light jacket at this hour. it's cool, though, but nice. dewpoint 58, an easterly wind and at 9 degrees coming in 9 miles an hour out of the east. up in princeton new jersey the temperature currently is 75 degrees. the dewpoint at 48. we've got a southeasterly wind at 10 miles per hour and that pressure 30.24 it is holding steady. a couple of changes are coming our way as we get into the weekend it starts out nice but then it gets a little iffy as we get into sunday. we'll talk more about those details with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> i like how you call it closing time on sunday. >> uh-huh. >> does feel that way sometimes. >> yes, it does. >> thank you melissa. people in trenton had an extra excuse to enjoy the gorgeous weather today. the city put up its first ever pop uppark at 128 west state cafe which is a coffee shop across from the statehouse. tables chairs and live music were set up in a no parking sewn at the edge of the

street. the pliny park will be there for one week. after that it will appear in other spots around the city. >> septa is hoping to come combat cleanliness issues with a fresh coat of paint but this is not just any kind of paint. "action news" anchor rick williams now live in the news room with the details on this one and a bit strange. >> yeah hopefully it will work. it is just a test but if it is successful this type of paint could seriously help clean up septa stations all across the delaware valley. the paint is called ultra ever dry and it's been successful overseas and in san francisco. coming up tonight at 5:00 we'll explain why this special paint works, what it repels that could make septa stations a little less some smelly. also coming up tonight the delaware valley is facing a potential pumpkin problem come the fall. and it's all because of the high heat we've had all summer long. "action news" reporter john rawlins will explain why you could be paying more for your seasonal favorite. those stories and much more in just a little bit on "action news at 5:00 until

then sharrie back to you i know you like pumpkin pie sharrie. you might have to pay a little bit more for it. >> hopefully not. that's the good stuff. good tease. we're interested to hear about these story. terry matthews and lee woodill are parents raising a child with autism. they say they know all about of course the difficulties and finding resources and also the right care. so they founded jayden's voice named in honor of their son jayden. their foundation offered with the nfl players association to host an autism conference and it's called is it only me? >> you know i have enough money to fix autism, right, because there is no cure. what we can do is encourage one another collaborate and talk. >> just to know that you're not alone and that you have a voice and can be heard and there are other men that are going through the same things and to have an outlet.

>> well, terry he had a very successful career in business and lee is a super bowl champion and retired nfl player but now they're using their resources to help jayden and other families. the autism conference is tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 at the hilton hotel on city avenue. if you wander more information about ah attending the conference go to our web site 6abc.com. >> and up next here on "action news" today colleges and universities across america are promising to change their admissions process. find out why they're willing to allow applicants with a criminal past. >> plus coworkers to the rescue. in big talkers find out how pure luck combined with a level headed -- level head led to a life saving situation for a philadelphia postal employee. >> and meteorologist melissa magee standing by with that hack he weather -- accuweather forecast. what we can expect at closing time coming up next.

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>> we've got breaking news to get to here at 4 o'clock. a fire broke out at a home here on the 100 block of west chancellor street and what you're looking at now is what remains a home it looks at least one or mohr have been damaged here on this block on clam most street. heavy fire was hang when firefighters arrived but as you can see firefighters are now on the roof area and looks like most of the flames are out but of course they are checking for hot spots. this is happening in olney. again this is the 100 block of

west champlost street where a fire at this point is under control but firefighters are still on the scene there. no injuries reported with this. we'll keep an eye on this and give you more info as we get it. >> dozens of colleges and universities will now consider applicants who have a criminal past. the obama administration says 80 institutions have agreed to its fair chance for higher education pledge. those schools say they he will not immediately disqualify applicants because of their criminal records. they also committee to making internships and job training available. the white house says about one in five americans have a criminal record. >> ♪ >> big talkers now at the "action news" big board. we begin with another controversy over respect for the american flag and what one student says is unfair retribution for her personal protest. leilani thomas who is native american says she has been sitting down during the pledge of allegiance since second grade. well, the now high school

student says it was never a problem until this year when her teacher docked her grade because of it. >> she told me that i was booing being disrespectful and i was pretty mad because she was being disrespectful towards me also in saying that i am making bad choices and i don't have the choice to sit down during the pledge. >> well, the school district has now stepped in. putting thomas in a class with a different teacher. the superintendent says the girl is entitled to protest however she may choose. a postal worker in philadelphia is being called a hero today after he saved his coworker's life. >> i'm grateful i'm grateful. i know without gary, i wouldn't be here. >> during a ceremony today at the main post office in university city, the staff at the university of pennsylvania hospital recognized gary booze. in july booze performed cpr on a coworker lynette wilmer who passed out who says it was his job to go and meet the

ambulance but something told him to go back and check on his colleague. >> i was not there more than 10 or 15 seconds and the woman on the phone said find someone who knows cpr and she knew cpr right away. i'm the only one in the station who knew it. i praise god it was just like i really feel without a doubt in my mind that god used me that day because there's no coincidences. i was supposed to be there at that time for her and i just thank god that i was. >> and he was not supposed to have been in the building. he was not supposed to have been on my floor. i'm just amazed at it. i had the right person at the right time talk to me. >> clearly a great guy and an appreciative woman there. wilmer suffered a heart attack. she was in a coma for six days. she continues to recover but says she feels better is that forever grateful to her friend and colleague. >> great story there. >> love that. >> that's great. >> let's get another check on the roads right now. >> matt is standing by with the update for us. hi matt.

>> he's a good guy to have around for sure. good afternoon brian and sharrie. you'll have a lot of people around you if you're trying to drive on these roads this afternoon. they are very crowded. this is 95 by allegheny avenue. we had a northbound accident that was taking out the left lane close to here. it's gone now but as you can see the delays certainly aren't. i've also been trying to give you early warning that the middle of next week they're going to be closing the southbound 95 ramp to aramingo avenue at the betsy ross bridge interchange. that's going to happen wednesday night long term construction the reason. we'll be keeping you posted on that throughout next week. meanwhile this is the vine street expressway eastbound plenty heavy coming off the schuylkill headed out toward 95. our westbound accident that was here on the shoulder by the ben franklin parkway on-ramp just cleared. the delay on the westbound side also certainly has not cleared. and we still haven't lost our delay on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound. still solid from bensalem out to fort washington. even though the couple of earlier accidents have cleared. there's a crash in pottstown this afternoon shutting down

route 100 northbound between 422 and shoemaker road by the red lobster. the delays from that closure are spilling back onto 422 westbound itself. i would bail before you get to 100 if you normally try to exit there. and a nasty wreck it's a mess in chadds ford this crash brought down a pole wires and caused a brush fire and now ring road is closed. hey burn road a possible alternate there. we'll check these situations again brian and sharrie in the 5 o'clock hour. >> okay. >> we might. >> i guess we have to. matt, thanks. >> coming up meteorologist melissa magee has exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast including your weekend. >> ♪

>> all right. we did it. we made it. we've arrived. the weekend is here. >> it's here and you're going to enjoy at least the start of our week but as we get into

sunday trickling into monday a couple changes headed our way. we'll enjoy it while we can. we'll show you the picture outside. the action cam was outside earlier today in bordentown new jersey in burlington county. looking up at the sky and a beautiful shot of the american flag as well. it's bright, it's comfortable. no complaints here on our friday. in fact here's storm tracker6 live double scan radar. it's dry thanks to a dominating ridge of high pressure. it stays dry as we get into the start of our weekend. after that we'll be tracking changes. 79 in philadelphia, 69 in the poconos in reading and lancaster temperatures there are in the upper 70's. at the coast in beach haven -- cape may i should say, coming in at 70. here's satellite6 along with action radar. we've got dry and quiet conditions across our region thanks to a dominating ridge of high pressure but you look off to the west and we're tracking a cold front out across the midwest. that's going to be working its way eastward as we get into the second half of our weekend and then linger even into early next week. so, over the next 12 hours

we've got a bit of a moonlit sixty five it's comfortable and cool. overnight low dropping down to 60 and 51 degrees in the suburbs and also want the look up at the sky tonight because we have the full harvest moon. the moon rises at 7:15 this evening. here's the setup for us for the start of our weekend. on saturday 84 degrees the high temperature plenty of sunshine slightly more humid. then as we get into the day on sunday we're going to be tracking this cold front, this is a slow moving cold front at that so sunday the high temperature 86 degrees afternoon thundershowers are likely and some rain moves in really sunday night and it stays with us on and off on monday. we'll give you the time line with that. down the shore however on your saturday sunshine a few clouds a high temperature coming in at 77 degrees. rather cloudy on sunday with a high up to 79 especially as that cold front moves in from a west-east direction. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. warm tomorrow, little bit more humid. high temperature in at 84 degrees but we stay drive. on sunday it's muggy and at 86 degrees with some afternoon showers and storms.

on monday much needed rain with a high temperature of 82 degrees. in fact future tracker six showing you late sunday into monday the bulk of that precipitation looks to be couldn't find along the i-95 corridor and point to the north and west where we could pick up a half inch to over an inch of rainfall. we need the precipitation across our region so we'll track the timing of the moisture as we even head into our weekend. on tuesday, hot and humid, up to 89. record heat is 90 set for that day. wednesday sunny and warm and at 85. the autumnal equinox fall arrives on thursday at 10:21 in the morning. not going to feel like that with a temperature of 87. then a fall scorcher next friday with a high temperature of 90 degrees. so, a lot of changes in that forecast. a good start tomorrow but then we're tracking that rain as we get into closing time on sunday. >> closing time. >> got to go back to work. >> it's over. >> we got it. melissa thank you. >> okay. >> freebie friday coming up

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>> grab a pad and some paper. it is freebie friday and we're going start with a free to go item from edible arrangements. to promote their new app the company is giving away snacks like smooth niece food can you please and chocolate covered strawberries. redeem the offer at your nearest location. >> if you are a fan of yoga or you're looking to give it a try now is your shot. bikram philadelphia on the 1500 block of sansom is offering its classes for free all weekend long. we have posted a link online so you can sign up. >> and the mexican independence day festival is sunday at penn's landing. there will be free music face painting and giveaways from 2:00 in the afternoon until 7:00 in the evening. check out fall fest at spruce street harbor park.

the event has free activities and live music all weekend long but you do have to pay of course for food and drink. >> and finally speaking of fall, mark your calendar for next thursday. it will mark the first official day of fall and saxby's is giving away free small pumpkin spice cold brew coffees all day long. you can stop by any of their cafes and we have more information on all of these freebies on the web site of course 6abc.com. >> and that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 on this friday afternoon. for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli adam joseph melissa magee, i'm brian taff. hope you'll join me along with sharrie adam and ducis rodgers tonight and of course every night for "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5 o'clock. hi guys. >> hi guys. thank you very much. coming up next on "action news" at 5 o'clock a pastor's wife fights back after a man armed with a fake gun tries to attack her family. coming up what she is saying tonight after she used her real gun to shoot the suspect.

also an historical eye care facility's hospital status is in limbo because of a fight with the feds. >> new at 5:00 the multi-million dollars grant that could be bringing hundreds of jobs to berks county. we'll have those stories and much more coming up next at 5:00. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> my wife saying drop the gun. i'm like she's got her gun and he turned towards her and i said shoot him, shoot him. >> a woman turned the tables on a would be robber during a late night altercation. police say the suspect used a fake gone try to rob a pastor and his family and now we're hearing for the first time from the woman who pulled a real gun in an act of self-defense. friday night the big story on "action news" is that robbery investigation in northeast philadelphia. >> "action news" reporter vernon odom spoke to the woman who shot the suspect. he's live in the northeast tonight with what she's saying about that incident. vernon. >> reporter: she's actually saying a lot rick. it was a horrifying experience for her. good evening rick and monica. it was a bizarre crime scene out here in the 1000 block of

pratt street last night. a robbery suspect got far more than he bargained for from a clergy he man and his wife. >> he put it right up in my face and all i saw was the barrel of it. >> reporter: pastor robert cook relives the nightmare shared with his wife and 12-year-old son around 11 o'clock last night outside their northeast philadelphia home. they were confronted by a man wielding what appeared to be a sawed off shotgun demanding his wallet. the pastor first wrestled with the robber and when he and his son got clear he told his wife to shoot the assailant. >> he clocked me on the head and i went like this for a second and when i looked up i heard my wife saying drop the gun, drop the gun. i'm like she's got her gun out and i said she's got a gun. and he turned right at her and i said shoot him, shoot him 'cause he was aiming right at her and she shot him. pastor and his wife are licensed to carry. we were asked to shield her face. she he eventually took the shot when the man refused to drop the gun. >> once he backed off f