pat toomey: he was a founder of this pennsylvania bank and owned stock worth as much as a million dollars. under toomey's leadership, the bank used a controversial foreclosure practice called "confession of judgement" to take away homes from people across pennsylvania. the practice is banned in 35 states because it's considered predatory, but pat toomey didn't care. pat toomey the banker: he's really not for you. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.

good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. in the news the presidential candidates trade jokes and insults at a charity event in new york city. and a defend in the bridge gate trial is expected to take the stand in her own defense. but the big story on "action news" is still developing right now. a body is discovered by a lawnry mat in philadelphia and the police say the victim was set on fire. bob brooks filed this report. >> reporter: just off of allegheny avenue in kensington a horrific discover was made in that ally behind that barrier, someone found burned and wrapped in a blanket. not something that neighbors expected. >> the investigation is in the early stages. no word on who the victim is. a delivery driver made the discovery this morning. and neighbors we spoke with

today said it was a matter of time before something happens there. >> that street is trouble and drugs and a lot of things going on that have never happened before. >> and their kids use the alley to walk to school and now it's time to clean it out. >> they need to cut all the grass and get rid of this stuff. >> there is no doubt the grim discovery today is terrible but those around the neighborhood say they hope is serves as a wake-up call. >> drug activity is increasing. we have not had nothing in this community, for months nothing but addicts and nothing but drugs. >> it happens one time, it can happen to somebody else, me or my grandchildren. >> that was reporter bob brooks reporting from kensington he'll have an update on "action news" at 4:00. professors at state universities are on the picket line for a

third straight day. and one school affected is westchester university and faculty members were out with picket signs. the university's homecoming celebration will continue. the football game goes on as schedule. but the band will not play and westchester suspended registration for next year's classes. we'll have a live report at 12:30. turning to accuweather big changes are coming in the accuweather forecast. be ready for a taste of winter after a few days of summer. conditions are mild from sky 6 hd in penn's landing and temperatures are dropping late tonight. for more on that, melissa magee is in for david murphy has your first check of accuweather. >> we have changes up ahead. i don't know what happened here. is it friday the 13th? it's 75 in philadelphia and 76 in allentown and 73 in trenton,

and 76 in cape may at this hour. as you look at stormtracker 6 live double scan radar 3-d you see all the moisture we are tracking off to the west, this is the cold front working its way eastward as we go throughout overnight tonight and into the day on saturday. but the big story with this cold front, not a lot of precipitation but temperatures will be tumbling for the start of our weekend. 2:00 in the afternoon 76, and 6:00 this evening 72 and 8:00 p.m. 67 and 7:00 tonight temperature of 64 mostly cloudy with showers around. here is future tracker 6 you can see by 3:00 later on today. temperatures are near 80 along the i-95 corridor but watch what happens in the wake of the cold front with the northwesterly wind as you wake up at 9:00 on saturday, temperatures only in the upper 40s and the 40s as well north and west of town. the poconos in at 39, so some

big changes headed our way. one more warm day on the way today. temperatures maxing out near 80 degrees in philadelphia before the precipitation moves in tones. in the wake of that winds are increasing gusting close to 45 miles per hour overnight into saturday and with that said temperatures will be tumbling, we'll take a closer look coming up. >> all right melissa thank you. from our new jersey newsroom, a former aide to new jersey governor, chris christie, is set to testify in her own defense. bridget kelly will take the stand in newark, kelly is accused of causing traffic jams on the george washington bridge to punish a mayor that did not endorse christie. christie is in court next month to face an official misconduct complaints. turning to politics now, donald trump and hillary clinton are back on the campaign trail and heading to pennsylvania.

trump will rally at the new town club in buck county and delicious in philadelphia tomorrow with an organizing event with democrats. this comes on the heels of a charity dinner new york city as they tried their hands at stanup comedy. karen travers has more. >> reporter: good afternoon, hillary clinton and donald trump thought they saw the last of each other at wednesday night's debate. but last night they were together at a new york city charity dinner, there was jokes and laughs and then things got ugly. >> they are back again on the same stage. donald trump and hillary clinton speaking at a new york charity dinner an election year tradition. >> hillary accidentally bumped into me and said pardon me. >> donald looks at the statue of liberty and sees a four. >> maybe a five if she loses the

torch and tablet if she changes her hair. >> it's a chance for the candidates to poke fun at themselves, but in this campaign they lobbed zingers at each other. it's amazing i'm up here after donald, i didn't think he would be okay with peaceful transition of power. >> trump got some laughs but then the crowd turned on him. >> here she is tonight in public pretending not to hate catholics -- >> there was one sort of friendly moment. unlike their past two debates, trump and clinton did shake hands and here is the latest abc news race ratings, the blue states leading democrat, clinton has more than enough electorate votes to win the white house. trump's path is very difficult. his campaign's best hope is to

rev up the republican base. >> what he is trying to do is push the base as heavy as he can and hope for a low turnout election and his base shows up he has a possibility of winning. >> the clinton strategy is different, pushing in the red states to trip them to blue. >> well, the candidates for senate seats have events. pat toomey hosts events for the fraternal order of police in philadelphia and katie mcginty will appear next to joe biden in wilksbury and will prepare for their final debate on monday and watch it live here on 6 abc. jim gardner will moderate the face-off and you can send us your questions using #6abcaction or by email to jointheaction@6abc.com.

a local high school teacher got the job of a lifetime this morning. the chance to cohost with kelly ripa. >> richard curtis! >> souderton high school teacher richard curtuesday walked out with kelly as he was announced as the winner kelly and you competition. curtis had to read a tongue twister yesterday while eating peanut butter and dodging confetti. >> and that was the reaction from students at curtis's high school, the action cam was inside of the gym with the entire student body was gathered to watch the morning show on a projection screen. annie mccormick was there for the big reveal and will have reaction from students coming up later at 12:30. still to come on "action news" at noon, a police officer

save aid 3-year-old boy having a seizure at a restaurant. and meteorologist, melissa magee, is back with a closer look at the seven-day forecast from accuweather when "action news" continues in a moment. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now to request your free decision guide.

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islamic state militants carried out attacks in iraq today. the group stormed a power plant and killed at least 11 workers and afterwards the militants blew themselves up. it's 1100 miles from mosul. yesterday a u.s. service member died in combat and the american soldier was killed by a roadside bomb. a defective takata airbag is linked to a woman's death. the victim was driving a 2001 honda civic that contained a takata airbag, records show the car was never repaired. the 11th death connected to the

defective airbags in the u.s. new information in the death of a 34-year-old model. that katie may died from a stroke caused by an injury at a chiropractors office in march. it cut off the blood flow to her brain and she died a few days later. the chance of dying from an injury at the chiropractor is rare but could be disabling. >> we ask questions to our doctors what are the risks to all the procedures. experts recommend describing all the symptoms in detail before getting treatment from a chiropractor. dramatic video shows a police officer saving a little boy's life in texas. chase miller responded to a restaurant where brandon was outside having a seizure and his lips were bright blue after a seizure and his dad was doing

chest compressions and the officer started doing cpr. >> i was relieved and humble he started to breathe and coughing and crying. >> the boy is now doing well and hi family is hailing officer miller as their personal hero and the officer says he was just doing his job. if you don't pay your parking tickets in allentown you won't get the boot you'll get the barnacle. the giant yellow plastic shield covers the car's windshield keeping the person from driving, it can withstand 750 pounds of force and the barnacle stays in place until the driver pays the phone and gets the code to unlock the device, philadelphia is looking to use the barnacle as well. and the late and legendry ed snider still giving back to the local community months after he died. we'll explain. also, we are showcasing some of philadelphia's best sandwiches.

two big tobacco companies have a merge herb deal in the works. british tobacco offered to buyout reynolds american and that would make the biggest publically traded tobacco company in the world worth $47 billion in cash and stock and bring together multiple branded including camel and newport and lucky strike. and ed snider is still raising money even months after

his death. part of his art collection will be sold at auction in new york. the 17 paintings have an estimated value of $17 million. he was the founder the flyers company and all the money benefits his youth hockey foundation, he died in april after a long battle with cancer. they will be sold in phases beginning next week. health check at noon, if you have trouble fitting the gym into your busy schedule there is a way to stay healthy daily activity is what matters. they looked at 2,000 adults monitored by fitness traffic and movements like taking the stairs or playing with the children at the park could prevent or control diabetes even more than short bouts of heavy to moderate exercise it's not how you get the extra steps in as long as you keep moving. researchers discovered a

link between migraines and foods that have nitrates as well as certain medications, if you suffer from migraines it may be worth avoiding nitrates in your diet. all right the "action news" team is out working on news stories for tonight at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is here with a preview. >> reporter: happy friday rick, coming up today we'll have freebie friday all things 100% off and the kickoff to the philadelphia film festival happening right now, this is its 21st anniversary, the silver anniversary coming up today at 4:00 we'll break down the films you'll see in the festival and talk about the the red carpet premier that happened last night. and an 8-year-old is responsible for returning one man's most

precious item that was lost on a tubing trip and how this incredible wedding ring reunion happened. and don't forget you can take us with you on the go. download the 6 abc news app and watch us live. and rick coming up in the next half hour, best of philly sandwiches. >> no samples just a list good okay. we'll see you then. quick break and accuweather around the corner. meteorologist, melissa magee, has a check of your seven-day forecast and some chillier temperatures on the way when "action news" comes right back. by two men in a bar d who pretended to be gay. they offered him a ride home, and when he was in their car, they robbed him and beat him. they drove matt out to the prairie and tied him to a split-rail fence, then beat him some more and left him for dead. in the aftermath of matt's death,

my family saw the best of america in the love and support we were shown. so when i see the hate that donald trump has brought to his campaign for president, it terrifies me. i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell ya. ahh, i don't know what i said, uhh, i don't remember. he's a mexican. i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and i wouldn't... words have an influence. violence causes pain. hate can rip us apart. i know what can happen as the result of hate, and donald trump should never be our president. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising.

when government bureaucrats refused to approve a cancer vaccine equally for both girls and boys, i stepped in to change that rule. when my own party held up recovery funds after sandy hit us, i took them on and won. and when veterans were forced to travel out of state for health care, i brought in new local clinics and expanded services. but there's much more to do. my mission is to protect south jersey's way of life. i'm frank lobiondo and i approve this message. a musical morning in middletown, delaware as the high

school marching band is getting set to march into the history books. they are formerly invited to perform overseas in london's new years day parades. considering one of the world's greatest street spectaculars, they formerly extended the invasion and this is part of the ceremony and celebration. congratulations to them. all right melissa is back now with a closer look at the weekend. dropping temperatures and precipitation. >> a success session of events wind on the way tonight and the temperatures drop into the weekend. big changes are headed our way. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan you can see for the most part it is dry and we had showers earlier this morning across coastal sections of new jersey, some of that moisture lifting north and east of toms river in ocean county. the cold front that we are watching is off to the west, that is moving in later on tonight and for the first half of the day tomorrow, that will usher in a windy and chilly

change. we'll show you the picture outside. sky 6 hd looking at the commodore barry bridge on this friday afternoon. we did have clouds around earlier this morning and now clouds are breaking for some sunshine and enough sun to get our temperatures once again above average before they come crashing down for the start of our weekend. currently outside in philadelphia coming in at 75 degrees with the southeasterly wind and 76 in allentown and 63 in the poconos and 74 in wilmington and at the coast in cape may 71 and 69 in beach haven, here is satellite 6 along with action radar a little bit of activity move ago way from the region. this is the cold front that we are tracking, it's now right now across western sections of new york and pennsylvania. and this slowly works its way eastward into tonight and through the start of the day tomorrow and behind that we are tracking the changes. in the near term for tonight, temple is at home at 7:00 p.m. mostly cloudy and a shower is possible. kickoff 72 degrees and fourth

quarter we'll drop down to 59 that lets you know a big change is headed our way over the next several hours tonight and right through the midnight hour. winds of change on the way, here is what is going on tonight through saturday. a dip in the jet stream allowing for all of that cool irair to funnel out of canada and work its way into the mid-atlantic region and this heads up into new england for the start of saturday. and on the backside the strong northwesterly winds. a .25 inch of rain later on tonight and the bigger story is wins gusting from 35 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour and high temperatures only in the upper 50s, future tracker 6 wind gusts showing you tomorrow afternoon wind gusts across the region 34 miles per hour in allentown and 32 in the city and 41 in wildwood making it feel much colder as we throughout the

day tomorrow. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast mostly cloudy and mild today and high temperature of 80 degrees it's cooler, dramatic colder on saturday with the gusty winds and highs of 58. and sunday high of 63 and monday the sunshine returns with a high of 65. and sunny and cooler on tuesday, 57 and we'll hold in the upper 50s as we get into wednesday, and thursday mostly cloudy with a couple of showers around and high temperature of 58. >> thank you melissa. there is more ahead in our next half our of "action news" at 12:30. day three of the faculty strike at pennsylvania universities, and now students are joining the picket lines and a warning from apple the tech giant says that they are selling fake apple products.

"action news" at 12:30 continues. with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. hello again sara bloomquist is off. here are the stories we are following for you at 12:30. we are there when the students find out their teacher won a contest to host live with kelly. what lawmakers are doing today to address the issue and a

firefighter talks about surviving a gas explosion and how he risked his life to save people nearby. now the details, a third day faculty and students at state universities in pennsylvania are marching the picket line and the teachers and staff went on strike after contract talks broke down. vernon odom is live now as they prepare for their homecoming despite the strike. >> reporter: it's a big day for students, faculty and the entire university and their alums but so far no signs that they will have a contract settlement by tomorrow. the no new contract talks. now, that means there is no face-to-face negotiations, i am told there are back channel negotiations here on the campus and there are no hostilities. day three