> announcer: "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. president barack obama was born in the united states, period. >> one sentence, presidential hopeful donald trump tried to put to rest a controversy he

enflamed five years ago. he did an about face saying president obama is a u.s. citizen so he can legally be president. he blamed hillary clinton for starting the controversy. jim is off, i'm monica malpass. is donald trump trying to end one controversy, but then started a new one. hours after he admitted he was wrong about the president's birthplace, he started a new fight. he said if hillary clinton is going to push gun control, her own secret service agents should not be armed. >> i think her body guards should drop all weapons, they should disarm. i think they should disarm, immediately. what do you think? yes? >> yes. yeah. >> take their guns away. she doesn't want guns. let's see what happens to her. take their guns away. okay? it would be very dangerous.

>> the remark was similar to one at a north carolina rally where trump warned if clipton gets to pick her own judges, second amendment supporters may retaliate. >> she says it changes nothing. >> his campaign was founded on this outrageous lie. there is no erasing it in history. he is feeding into the worst impulses, the bigotry and bias that lurks in our country. >> first lady michelle obama hits the campaign trail for hillary clinton saying it is not about insulting tweets or firy speeches. she said being president isn't anything like reality tv. someone who perpetuates lies gets worse under the harshest

light there is. gary johnson and jill stein will not take part in fact debate in a week. the commission says neither the libertarian nor the green party nominee met the criteria of 15% support in the polls. download our abc6 news app with breaking news on the trail with less than two months to go on election day. breaking news, chopper is in bucks county. this is a two-alarm fire in the 100 block of aspen lane. it broke out about 10:30 last night, 32 minutes ago. you can see a bit of it remaining here. fire crews try to attack it from numerous angles. good news so far, no reports of injuries. again, a house fire is burning out of control here. jurors in the bill cosby sex

assault trial will be allowed to hear the phone call cosby made to the mother of his accuser. a judge ruled the call is admissible as evidence. cosby's attorney went to court to block the call, arguing her mother recorded the 2005 phone conversation without bill cosby's permission. since she was at her home in canada, the judge ruled canadian law dies. sounds like a dirty old man with the sex acts he performed on their daughter. a 33 foot long humpback whale that is dead will stay on the beach overnight until officials can deal with it tomorrow morning. the marine mammal center says there are no obvious injuries to the 2-year-old male humpback. it weighs an estimated 20 tons, it appears e mansuated.

they did not say it intentionally beached itself. a pastor's wife in northeast philadelphia is getting attention tonight for taking down an armed attacker with her own weapon. the 66-year-old suspect allegedly confronted pastor robert cook, his wife and their 12-year-old son about this time last night. >> i was definitely in fear for our lives. i didn't want to kill the guy, i wanted him to drop the gun and get away. that is why i fired the first shot i aimed toward his lower body. >> the wounded suspect fled. the pastor chased after him. he was eventually caught by police. the weapon he used turned out to be a nail gun. as police try to track down the killer of an 8-year-old camden

girl, a woman got in the way of their investigation. she is now charged with providing a false alibi for a person of interest in that case. authorities believe multiple shooters opened fire on south 8th street at 8:30 on wednesday, august 24th. in the cross fire, a bullet struck gabby in the head on her front porch. she moved out of the home saying it is too painful to live there. a $76,000 reward is being offered. a second child died from a car crash. she died at lehigh valley hospital. 5-year-old rayvon robinson was killed the other day and four others injured. the driver of the nissan lost control, hit a guardrail and was hit by two oncoming cars. police say they found open containers of alcohol in the nissan.

pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a new way to put the brakes on -- debate installing speed cameras. speeders would be fined $150. they have red light cameras, but the road is still one of the most dangerous roads in the country. it accounts for 1 in 10 traffic deaths in philadelphia every year. call it friday night fright. tonight, a terrifying holiday tradition opens its doors. it may still be summer, but hundreds of folks are thinking halloween. jeff chirico joins us live from the first night from terror behind the walls. hi, jeff. >> reporter: as if this 200-year-old prison isn't creepy enough, my new friends are upping the fright factor once again.

it's the 26th year for terror behind the walls. it is as scary as ever. it starts with panic in the closet. guards versus flesh eating monsters. a frightening attraction makes it run cold. opening night lines up by the prison are building, so is anticipation. do you like to be frightened? >> no. >> i do. i'm just coming along. i love her. >> terror behind the walls takes a 300 person team. 200 are in costume every night. we have professional make up artists, an amazing hair stylist, costume shoppers. >> reporter: plenty of regulars are here for their sixth season. >> i'm an environmental

inspector by day. >> reporter: by night? >> a zombie. i love it. >> reporter: six cell blocks. the nation's largest haunted house bringing fun -- >> this is awesome, awesome, this is so cool. >> reporter: and fright for another year. >> i came with my son and daughter. my daughter is nowhere around. she left. >> reporter: what do you think of that? >> not scared. >> reporter: why are you gripping your dad's arm? >> because he's scared. >> he's a little scared. proceeds go to help the preservation efforts at the prison which is a national historic landmark. terror behind the walls continue through november 5th. come checkette out, if you dare. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> are you going to be all right there?

still to come an "action news," two police officers shot if ft. worth, texas. controversy over what to do with joe paterno. >> tracking more humid air along with a chance of rain. details on the timing in the action weather seven day forecast. high school huddle is coming up. jamie apody with the eagles getting ready for monday night football when "action news" continues tonight.

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comcast business. worth, texas. two police officers shot in the line of duty. a manhunt is under way for what's described as multiple suspects. one officer is in critical condition, the other in serious. it is not known what led to the shooting. reports say the officers were responding to reports of gunfire. we'll keep you updated online and on air as we learn more.

an ohio man sus specked of being a serial killer. sean grate was captured after a woman he abducted called 1911. they found gray and the bodies of two other women in the home. he led police to another body. in a controversial move, penn state is set to honor joe pater paterno. the events celebrate the 50th anniversary of his first win. the school is under fire for honoring the late coach. paterno was fired from the job after his former assistant, jerry sandusky was arrested for child sex abuse. paterno was told as far as at 1 1976 he was abusing a child. we'll breng you complete

coverage throughout the day. pennsylvania's unemployment rate picked up again to 5.7% in august. that's the widest gap versus the national number since 1981. pennsylvania's jobless rate is higher than the average. the weekend is shaping up nicely. showers late in the weekend, getting more humid as well. all in all, not a bad weekend. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing it is starting out nicely, dry conditions there. the skies cleared out. chopper 6, the harvest moon is shining on. just gorgeous. a lot of photos from viewers on facebook, my twitter account. keep sending them in. certainly great conditions to look at the moon tonight. if you step outside, you may want a sweatshirt. the temperatures on the cool

side. 66 degrees down from a high. it's 2 degrees above normal. temperatures in the 90s earlier this week. allentown, 54. wilmington 64. redding, 65 degrees. action radar showing we are dry with high pressure. this is system, though, i'm tracking. it's a cold front. most of the summer, cold fronts have moisture starved. this could bring us a pretty good bit of moisture late sunday and into monday, especially if we can tap into tropical moisture. we have had less than a half inch of rain this month. tomorrow, partly sunny, more humid than the past few days. not oppressive. a high of 84. sunday, more clouds, more muggy. the rain should be holding off most of the day will be rain free. we have the philadelphia rock

'n' roll half marathon in the morning. the half ironman should be dry conditions for that. a high of 6 degrees. by 4:30, spotty showers. not a wash out. the steadiest rain will roll in in the wee hours of the morning, south of philadelphia. the latest models, showers into the afternoon. unsettled. at this point, we can take whatever rain we can get. the exclusive seven day forecast, tomorrow, a nice day, mixture of sun and clouds, more humid, not oppressive. 84 degrees sunday will be muggy, mostly cloudy, 86. spotty showers in the afternoon. rain on and off during the daymond. 82 degrees. behind the system, we get hot and humid weather on tuesday. 89 degrees. it's going to be close to the record. wednesday 85. thursday, fall arrives. it feels like summer, 87 and friday, the first full day of

fall, 90 degrees. a fall scorcher. temperatures not done with the 90s yet. >> thank you. we are less than 48 hours away from the emmys and hollywood is getting ready for the close up. the red carpet has been rolled out. viola davis is nominated before best actress in a drama for abc's "how to get away with murder." she says i's not exactly glamorous. >> i take ibuprofen for my toes, put my crystal on and ballet slippers in and i'm ready to go. >> the first african-american woman nominated as the best comedy ak trez in 30 years. after the show is over, it's time to party. they ordered more than 7,000 pieces of chocolate. you can watch the emmys here on

6abc. visit 6abc.com to get ready for the show. up to speed on all the nominees. you can learn about the host as well, jimmy kimmel and see photos from hollywood. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i know more about isis then the generals do. john mccain, a war hero. he's not a war hero, he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured ok. donald trump compared his sacrifices to the sacrifices of two parents who lost their son in war.

how would you answer that father? what sacrifice have you made for your country? i think i've made a lot of sacrifices, built great structures. i've had tremendous success, i think... those are sacrifices?

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this golf after dark event encolluded food and drinks for $25. you can play tomorrow during a family fun round from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for $5 a person. everybody gets a winning score. >> good idea. >> le's talk about the egg althoughs and the national spotlight. >> everybody is talking to carson wentz. congrats to the quarterback. he's rookie of the week. pederson has done it already. next stop, chicago and monday night football. 278 yards and two touchdowns, the best start for an eagles rookie. doug pederson told meette will be start two. >> very calm and cool on the field, practice and doing interviews. to what do you attribute that? >> i think a lot of it, my

faith. my upbringing, my parents raising us. >> monday night football, i imagine as a kid you watched it. what do you think it will be like monday night on the road in chicago? >> it will be an awesome atmosp. we are ek president-elexpecting. epd of the day, it's a ball game. >> that was not doug pederson, i apologize for that. we are teaming up to bring you coverage. the pregame at 8:00 and the eagles and bears at 8:30. marlins do it again. howard hit his 43rd homer against miami. 3-2, dietrich tied it up.

it's still tied at three in the bottom of the 12th. tomorrow is a match. this time, it's in happy valley and temple never won at beaver stadium. they are coming off an upset. my question to quarterback phillip walker, going up there. >> my sophomore year, a great atmosphere. get the opportunity for it this week. >> we will preview the penn state match up tomorrow morning at 9:45 a.m. >> have a nice weekend. >> thank you. there was a tribute to delaware county for the men and woman who served our nation and did not return home. a chair was dedicated for p.o.w.s and those missing in action.

the chair will sit empty. in bucks county, they paused to recognize soldiers here and abroad. they paid tribute to the dogs and the canines that help our community. they talked about the bravery and skill of the animals during battle. one took a keen interest in his brand-new plaque.

newspapers know the real story on pat toomey. on background checks for gun buyers... toomey has shown the courage few others have...

toomey steps up on checks... toomey is on the right side... state leaders should follow toomey lead. no wonder leading pennsylvania police organizations endorse pat toomey as best to protect our families. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. there are reports of a shooting involving police at two locations in west philadelphia. the first at 52nd and the second at 50th. that's all we know at this point. "action news" crew is on the way. we'll get more for you on lean and on air as soon as we know it. that's it for now. high school huddle is next.

i'm monica malpass along with cecily tynan, jamie apody and jeff chirico. have a good weekend. an electric atmosphere for one of the biggest games of the season, archbishop and st. joe fired up under the lights under the big show. welcome to 6 abcs high school huddle. we have a match up between two football power houses on national tv, plus our game of the week. highlights from around the delaware valley. we kick off in 60 seconds.