"action news" reporter vernon odom is live at west chester university tonight one of the schools affected by the strike and he'll have much more coming up on "action news" at 6:00. >> meantime new at 5:00 vandals target a south jersey nonprofit that helps children with special needs. the organization and a nearby business have both been hit. now police are trying to figure out if the cases are connected. right now officials are looking for a person of interest or maybe people who are responsible for that series of tire slashings. >> the victim a group that helps kids with disabilities enjoy sports. "action news" reporter gray hall is live in harrison township new jersey with the full story tonight. gray. >> reporter: well, rick and monica, the executive director of that program also owns a pizza shop behind me. he says he's puzzled as to why this would happen and he's hoping police will be able to make an arrest. >> you can tell they're ice picks. you have one, two, three, three, four, five in this tire. >> reporter: troy memis owner of holy tomato two in

mullica hill new jersey says he's disappointed some some unwould puncture tires on trailers sitting in the back of his restaurant. >> i don't know how you describe that. that's just -- that's anger. that's hate. >> reporter: he says it's not just about the trailers but what they are used for. >> we don't leave any kids out. and that's the name of the game. >> reporter: he's not just the owner of a pizza shop but also the executive director of top sports. it's an outreach program for children with special needs. the trailers are loaded with equipment that allows athletes with disabilities to enjoy sports. >> it's disheartening. our program is a nonprofit and thoroughly funded through donations and this is basically with mounting and balancing this is $800 worth of tiressism he showed us this surveillance video what he believes captures the suspect responsible. he says a car drove into his parking lot tuesday night stayed there for less than four minutes and left. just last week he says he captured a similar car in the parking lot after sever tires

were slashed on his employees cars. >> this one is scary. >> reporter: harrison township police are investigating reason not sure if the cases are connected. he's convinced it's the same person. >> if they were targeting me i would expect windows broken on my restaurant. that didn't happen. i would expect my car to be damaged. that didn't happen. i would expected my house to have vandalism. that didn't happen. they targeted the trailers of our special needs program. >> reporter: he says if he has to he'll keep he replacing the tires. the bigger picture is about those kids in his program. >> we painted our fence over on the side of our restaurant and it says worry is a misuse of imagination. so i will not worry about that. >> reporter: and back out live police are still investigating this case. there is some good news to share with you tonight. when the community heard about this story on facebook, they stepped up and donated some tires and so this weekend those kids will be able to have their sporting event. live from mullica hill new jersey gray hall channel6 "action news."

rick. >> gray, thank you. turning now to accuweather and the big change in store for our region as we look live outside right now at the commodore barry bridge. we had a taste of summer all week long but tonight rain could move in and by tomorrow we will be 15 to 20 degrees cooler outside. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the big board with the forecast. the winds of change, cecily. >> rick, it will feel more than 30 degrees cooler tomorrow when you factor in the temperatures and the wind. right now it still feels like summer holding at 79 degrees in philadelphia. we've been there for the past four hours but if you look to the west, temperatures in the 40's and 50's. that air mass is moving our way. it's a cold front and the leading edge of that cold front right now is moving through lancaster county approaching chester county. no lightning with this but were he do have some heavy downpours right now and it's moving very slowly. so, it's moved through lancaster, reading right now you're on the edge of getting some of those showers and as it pushes through tonight, we

will be getting some showers and we'll also get the winds and the cooler temperatures. so, if you're out on the town tonight we will have some of those showers breaking out in philadelphia after sunset. temperatures dropping down through the 60's. some scattered showers overnight low down to 50 degrees tomorrow and then temperatures going nowhere fast during the day. they drop by about 30 degrees by dawn. some scattered showers and downpours overnight into tomorrow morning. winds will be howling 40 plus miles an hour gusts and then finally some breaks of sun late in the day. i'll talk more about this real fall chill on the way in the accuweather forecast. rick. >> cecily we'll check back in later. thank you. with all the changes headed our way we're putting accuweather right at your fingertips. check the forecast around the clock online at 6abc.com or on the 6abc news app. >> philadelphia police are trying to solve a gruesome crime in the city's kensington section. a body was found behind a laundromat this morning wrapped in a blanket and set on fire. that body was found at 8:00 a.m. in the 2100 block of east

allegheny avenue. officials say it was burned beyond recognition. police are trying to determine the cause of death but it may take some time. folks in that area told "action news" the neighborhood has steadily been getting worse and they're not surprised by the discovery. >> another former aide for new jersey governor chris christie has taken the stand in the bridgegate trial and today she testified that christie did know about those lane closures on the george washington bridge a month before they happened. anthony johnson from our sister station wabc was in court today and he has more on today's developments from newark, new jersey. >> reporter: bridget kelly testified that she he told governor chris christie about the planned traffic study at the george washington bridge on august 12th, 2013. kelly says she was told by the government's key witness david wildstein to make sure she informed the governor so she did exactly that and relayed the message to the governor that as a result of the study there would be traffic problems in fort he lee.

bridget kelly sales the governor was "okay with the study and asked about fort lee mayor mark sokolich." soon after she informed david wildstein the governor was informed about the study by sending infamous e-mail time for traffic problems in for the lee. kelly says she was echoing the same words that wildstein told her that traffic would result in fort lee from the study. kelly said showing emotion in court i'm sure if i hadn't used those words, we wouldn't know each other referring to the fact that she is on trial in there bridgegate matter. she also says the governor spoke to her about the study when he he returned from the 9/11 ceremony in 2013. the governor stopped by her office and told kelly any complaints about traffic would be handled by david wildstein and the port authority. bridget kelly got very emotional when talking about a meeting with officials following the fire in seaside heights.

kelly said she asked the governor to introduce the participants and he answered, what do you think i am, an expletive game slow host. kelly says governor christie then threw a water bottle at her and she moved out of the way but it hit her on the arm. there has been no comment from the governor's office about today's testimony. in newark, new jersey, anthony johnson channel6 "action news. >> ♪ >> turning to the race for the white house now. polls open in less than 18 days and the push for pennsylvania is heating up going live to newtown bucks county the action cam inside the newtown athletic club sports training center. that's where republican presidential nominee donald trump is set to hold a rally at 7:30 tonight. earlier today trump was in johnstown. tomorrow he'll make an appearance in gettysburg. democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton is in ohio today. she and running made senator tim kaine will hold a rally on the university of pennsylvania campus tomorrow night after an

afternoon event tomorrow in pittsburgh. we'll have much more on the rails for the president coming up for you tonight at 5:30. >> meantime the race for pennsylvania senate seat continues to be one of the closest contest in there country. less than two hours ago republican senator pat toomey campaigned in northeast philadelphia. toomey held an event with philadelphia's fraternal order of police lodge number five and other supporters. several police organizations have endorsed his run for senate. >> toomey's democratic challenger katie mcginty spent the afternoon in northeast pennsylvania and she had some major help. vice president joe biden was also on hand to rally supporters in wilkes-barre. the latest poll puts mcginty behind toomey by four points just outside the poll's margin of error. on monday our own jim gardner moderates the second and final he show down between toomey and mcginty. they'll face off live right here on 6abc monday at 7:00 p.m. and we want to hear your questions for the candidates. submit them on social media using the #6abcaction.

or e-mail them to join the action at 6abc.com. >> ♪ new at 5:00 there is a new push to save convicted cop killer mumia abu jamal. advocates gathered today in center city calling for better medical care including treatment for hepatitis c. last year he filed a lawsuit over the quality of care. a lawyer for the state department of correction says he did not go through the proper appeals process. his family and friends who visited him this month say his health is getting worse. abu jamaal spent nearly 30 years on death row for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. he is now serving a life sentence. the fight to preserve philadelphia's jewelers' row he is gaining momentum. today an historical commission panel voted to put three of the properties on the register of historic places. that could possibly save them from being demolished. developer toll brothers wants

to he replace several buildings on sansom street with a condo tower. today's decision is not final. the full historical commission will need to approve it when they meet next month. >> time for a check of or "action news" traffic report friday night. look who is back. >> yes, live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. >> i like short work weeks let me tell. [laughter] >> good evening rick and monica. it won't abshort ride home. that's for sure. especially if you're traveling on the schuylkill expressway i-76, 52 minutes to come westbound. that's because it's pretty much a solid line the whole way from montgomery through this point at curve on out to conshohocken. disabled vehicle there just cleared out of the way so both lanes opened but wow is it ever a slow he go especially westbound but eastbound that's not so great, either. heading northbound on the northeast extension broken down truck beyond mid-county is gone. the crash on the turnpike east-west is not. it's westbound approaching virginia drive so you got big delays coming west of bensalem. bells mill road shut down this afternoon popular cut through between ridge and germantown is blocked.

germantown would be a better bet. east oak lane overturned vehicle way downed pole blocking cheltenham avenue. on 95 southbound by the betsy ross bridge another broken down vehicle blocks the center lane so jammed there as well. we'll check this not so quick ride home rick and monica in the next half hour. >> thanks matt. >> much more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. new trouble for wells fargo. the current ongoing investigation in light of that banging -- banking scandal. >> big honor for a local high school teacher after two weeks of trying to earn that coveted co-host spot with kelly ripa. that and much more when "action news" continues tonight. katie: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message. vo: donald trump and pat toomey have plenty in common --

they're both putting pennsylvania women at risk. even after trump bragged about sexually assaulting women, toomey stood by him. on women's health - both trump and toomey would defund planned parenthood. on abortion: trump: "there has to be some form of punishment" toomey: "i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors who perform them." pat toomey and donald trump: too dangerous for pennsylvania women.

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>> a chicago pallet yard was destroyed in an early morning fire. a five alarm fire actually. the blaze quickly spread to at least three nearby businesses. at one point more than 200 firefighters were on the scene. two firefighters were hurt battling the fire but both are expected to be okay. the cause of the blaze is under investigation. more trouble today for wells fargo. the company is now being criminally investigate the over claims it scammed customers. the bank is accused of pressuring employees to sign up nearly 2 million customers

for programs without their consent. torn general loretta lynch is investigating in they stole identities. the bank may have to close branches to help pay customers back and pay millions of dollars in fines. >> at&t could be taking steps to become a major media power house. there's buzz the company is in talks to take over time warner one of the world's largest entertainment companies and owns hbocnn and warner brothers. a deal could happen as early as this weekend. last year at&t purchased direct tv for nearly $50 billion making it the biggest player in pay tv. and while word of that merger sent time warner stock soaring stocks ended the day mostly flat. the dow jones lost 16 points on the day the nasdaq gained 16. the s & p 500 lost less than a point. >> philadelphia international airport celebrated the completion of the renovation of terminal f today. this morning marked the grand

opening of the terminal's baggage claim. it was the final step of the terminal's renovation and expansion. philadelphia mayor jim kenney and other officials were on hand to celebrate. >> a local high school teacher got the job of a lifetime this morning. the chance to co-host with kelly ripa. >> richard curtis. [cheers and applause] how about that? souderton area high school teacher richard curtis walked out this morning moments after he was announced as the winner of the "live with kelly" and you competition. he got the good news earlier this morning and said he was just floored. >> i'm like there's no way at 6:00 in the morning i'm going to be able to go bananas but as soon as i got that text, i want to say i jumped up but a different emotion which is coming over right now took over and i was shocked. >> how about that? the action cam at souderton high school this morning where the students went wild for their teacher.

they told "action news" they were excited for the entire country he to meet their favorite mr. curtis. >> he did a great job this morning. >> yes, he did. >> much more still to come on "action news" tonight. health check. >> a local family whose child lost her battle with cancer is now looking to turn their grief into hope for other children in the same situation. that story when "action news" returns. >> ♪ nearly three thousand miles - that's how far away

republican party bosses looked to find brian fitzpatrick. they "hand-picked" him to run for his brother's seat. but all mike and brian fitzpatrick share is a name. brian fitzpatrick supports a radical republican agenda, including defunding planned parenthood, just like donald trump. a hundred and sixty miles down the road in dc, brian fitzpatrick will put his party first, not pennsylvania families. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising.

>> health check tonight. one local family is turning their grief into hope for other children battling brain cancer. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board with their story. >> the goal is also the name of their foundation no more kids with cancer. local parents are continuing their daughter's mission to find a cure for pediatric cancer. their latest effort is funding what could be groundbreaking research. >> she was always super positive laughing. >> amy and hank say their little girl niah had a personality larger than life. she was bright and loved animals. and even through a nearly two year battle with cancer, niah kept a smile. she was diagnosed with a type of brain cancer in 2013 when she was nine. >> you're just thrown into this world that you don't know. >> niah had surgery and months

of chemotherapy and radiation. she became an ambassador for the children's hospital parkway run raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for research. while treatment worked at first, her cancer came back. and sadly, there were no more options. niah died when she was 11. to fulfill a promise aim he mee started the no more kids with cancer foundation. recently it gave $155,000 grant to the university of california san francisco medical center. for a phase one clinical trial testing a modified version of the measles virus to treat the cancer. i spoke with the researcher via skype who says the money will help expand the trials to more hospitals. >> obviously significantly speeds up enrollment into the trial and then we will have the results much sooner. >> the theory is the modified measles virus is injected it attaches to and kills cancer cells without hurting normal

cells. it's been shown to work in mice. niah's father says they're putting every dollar donated directly towards research like this. >> if we put money behind it, we'll figure out and we'll find cures. >> i'll feel good and i think niah will feel good when we save a kid. you know, when some child lives because of the research that we've helped to support. >> and eventually the trial will also be at the children's hospital of philadelphia. we have more information about that and about the foundation at 6abc.com. we'll be right back after a quick break.

>> time now for accuweather at the action news big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan here with the forecast. it's chilling out. >> big changes on the way. saying goodbye to summer yet again. felt like summer this week but storm tracker6 live double scan showing these showers are ahead of a cold front that will bring us a blast of some windy cool weather and zooming in on double scan live showing that we do have some pretty good downpours right now just west of honey brook. it's approaching the pennsylvania turnpike really working up to the north so reading you have some light rain and you'll notice how this whole system is having a tough time pushing to the east. this cold front is dragging its heels. it's a slow mover and it really will take much of the

night to move through our region. so ahead of it, still feels like summer. philadelphia 79 degrees. allentown also 79. millville 76. wilmington 74 reading and lancaster though temperatures are in the 60's with the showers with that cold front. but it certainly has been a warm october. september 1 of our top 10 warmest septembers on record. october unseasonably warm as well. temperatures running an even 4 degrees above normal and rainfall more than an inch below normal. so, we really could use a steady soaking. this rain really just a drop in the bucket. satellite6 along with action radar slowing again those showers ahead of that cold front. they'll be moving through overnight. we'll have some scattered showers. future tracker showing around 10 o'clock some showers around philadelphia heavier up across the lehigh valley. as we head through the overnight hours, even some lingering showers early tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock temperatures pretty chilly in the 40's and low 50's and as we head through the day,

temperatures not moving much. only climbing into the mid-50's but we will be clearing the clouds out very slowly from the southwest to the northeast so we will see some sunshine late in the day but the winds will be howling. future tracker showing tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock we're looking at wind gusts anywhere from about 35 to more than 40 miles per hour. so, if you're heading up to the poconos where the leaves are peaking, it's not one of the best forecasts. tomorrow it will be wand with showers 48 degrees. a better day on sunday. however, a lot of fall foliage will be on the ground by then. the winds just kind of ripping it off the trees. sunny and breezy with a high of 56. so, the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow very unsettled. showers in the morning. some brightening late in the afternoon, 56, wind chills in the 40's. on sunday, not quite as windy but still wind gusts more than 30 miles an hour. brighter, 64. monday 63. tuesday and wednesday temperatures back in the 50's. adam will let you know if that

fall chill lasts through end of next week coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. find the jacket guys. >> he oh, yeah. >> thank you cecily. much more "action news" coming your way. we'll take a break and be right back. >> okay. i spent many years as a nuclear missile launch officer.

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>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. the end is in sight but the presidential nominees are revving up their campaigns as election day draws near. also the man known as the pennypack rapist learns how long he'll stay behind bars. and a major project is in delaware county is now complete and ready to use. >> 18 days away until americans head to the polls. early voting is under way in several key bat technological ground states. >> that's right. the latest data shows hillary clinton making strides in north carolina, florida arizona and colorado. donald trump is holding ground in ohio, iowa and georgia. both candidates are ramping up efforts to secure votes. >> i have now spent four and a half hours on stage with donald proving once again i have the stamina to be

president. >> hillary clinton rallying her supporters right now in cleveland ohio. she's also attacking trump's refusal to say he'll accept the results of the election. >> we have a bunch of babies running our country, folks. we have a bunch of losers. they're losers. they're babies. we have a president all he wants. >> donald trump continues his attacks on the washington establishment and hillary clinton today in north carolina and reaffirmed his own plans to clean house. all right. let's take a live look at trump supporters gathering inside the newtown athletic club in newtown, bucks county. the republican candidate will hold a rally here tonight scheduled for 7:00 p.m. >> abc's karen travers monitoring the latest from the campaign trail. he she joins us live with more. >> good evening, rick and monica. no days off from now until election day. donald trump and hillary clinton are going to hit the campaign trail hard but right now their strategies are very different.

donald trump is appealing to his fired up base while hillary clinton is trying to win in places the democrats usually don't even campaign. donald trump clearly noticing president obama and the first lady stepped up their attacks on the campaign trail. >> we have a bunch of babies running our country, folks. we have a bunch of losers. they're losers. they're babies. >> reporter: and earlier this moment of rare inhe tree tree -- introspection. >> i don't want to think because if only i did one more rally i would have won north carolina by 500 votes instead of losing it by 200 votes. if only i did. >> reporter: but with national polls trending further toward hillary clinton, trump's path to 270 electoral votes grows more challenging. his campaign's best option may be to rev up the republican base and hope for a low turnout on election day. >> he's not pursuing soft democrats who may not like

hillary clinton. >> reporter: the clinton campaign strategy is very different. they're pushing in traditionally republican states to see if they can expand their map and flip states from red to blue. and today this emotional ad now running in several key states. featuring the kahns a gold star family that famously feuded with trump this summer. >> i won't allow mr. trump >> reporter: and with the debates now in their the rear-view mirror donald trump and hillary clinton can focus just on getting their supporters out to vote. but with 18 days until election day some states are already seeing people go the the polls for early voting and also mailing in those absentee ballots. reporting live from washington karen travers channel6 "action news. rick. >> allall right, karen thank you for that report. "action news" has you covered every step of the way from now until election day. get breaking alerts from the

campaign trail by downloading our free 6abc flues app. it's available right now on the apple and google play stores. >> iraqi forces defeated islamic state fighters to take back the town of bartela west of mosul today. isis attacked targets near kirkuk. that assault killed 14 people. also today the pentagon identified the american killed in iraq yesterday as a 34-year-old navy chief petty officer from anaheim, california. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the battle for mosul as well as the presidential election. you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >> the man known aspen knee pack park rapist will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. today a judge sen 10d robert palen to 30 to 60 years. prosecutors say he beat and sexually assaulted three women. investigators found him three

years later in wisconsin when dna from a rape he committed there matched evidence here. >> from our delaware news room tonight this is 36-year-old eric mcneilly extradited from maryland yesterday after wilmington homicide detectives connected him to an unsolved murder that happened more than six years ago. they say he shot and killed able flores along the 600 block of south franklin street in may of 2010. he's charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. the motive for the incident is still unclear. a south jersey school bus driver has been arrested on child porn charges. 55-year-old robert lynch is a bus driver for the moorestown school district and moorestown friends school. police say they found child pornography on digital media devices inside his home on austin avenue in the glendora section of gloucester township. lynch is charged with third degree possession of child pornography. he was released on his own recognizance. >> suspect wanted for stealing from the toys r us chain may

be in the toms river area. a couple has been targeting stores in new jersey and maryland. they have allegedly taken tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. investigators believe they're using this car a four door cadillac. if you recognize them or know anything about the crimes, you are asked to call police. the philadelphia police and the fbi are hoping to catch this suspected bank robber. officials say he went into the wells fargo bank on south 13th street in south philadelphia yesterday armed with a gun. the man ordered employees to putter their hands up and demanded money but a few minutes later the suspect left empty handed. anyone with information is asked to call the number there 215-418-4000. >> lawmakers in trenton held a hearing today to get more information on last month's fatal new jersey transit train crash. but the agency's top managers didn't show up. officials with new jersey transit were meeting with federal railroad regulators today. new jersey lawmakers are threatening to use subpoena power if new jersey transit officials don't he show up at

the next hearing on november 4th. lawmakers are looking into the september 29th crash of a train into the hoboken terminal which killed one woman and injured more than a hundred other people. >> septa is celebrating the completion of the crum creek via duct replacement project here in delaware county. today officials unveiled a plaque to mark the 735-foot rebuilt bridge in nether providence. during the 11 weeks of construction shuttle buses took people between the swarthmore and elwyn stations. the new bridge is designed for a 100 year life span. >> speaking of traffic and travel let's check it out right now friday night. >> our man a bridge over troubled traffic matt pelman with the very latest. hey, matt. >> we try to get you over safely and easily. it's not always easy. this afternoon some extra complications along 95 southbound. first by academy road there's an accident mostly off to the left shoulder. then you get a little bit farther south here by the betsy ross bridge and we still

about 45 minutes later have this broken down vehicle taking out the center lane but penndot is there now hopefully getting ready to tow the vehicle out of the way but it is extra heavy on 95 southbound because of that pair of problems. heading northbound through bucks county, it's been jammed all afternoon just 12 miles per hour headed toward new jersey. that's because of construction near the scudder falls bridge. those crews are just in the process of picking up their cones so it is reopening there but still jammed in both directions along 95 in bucks and mercer counties. i think route one would be a better bet but come away from route one on the westbound turnpike a slow go because of an earlier crash westbound approaching virginia drive. bells mill reopened in chestnut hill that disabled truck moved out of the way but in east oak lane we still have that overturned vehicle that brought down the pole and wires. i would avoid cheltenham avenue. sixty-sixth avenue a better bet. enjoy your weekend, rick and monica. >> thank you, sir. you as well. young adults at risk of being homeless are getting a new place to live tonight. project home was given a

multi-million dollars grant from the state. it will be used to build new affordable apartments here in the 1300 block of north eighth street in kensington. that's where governor tom wolf and senator bob casey announced a $3 million grant. the homes will be for folks identified as lgbtq in need of stability in their lives. >> we need to make sure that we're taking proactive steps affirmative steps to make sure that we end homelessness and provide critical services to our most vulnerable populations during these incredibly trying times. >> construction will get under way in the spring. >> and still to come on "action news tonight did you try to check twitter or listen to spotify this morning and couldn't get on? >> i did not. >> all right. >> later today. >> thanks for playing along monica. you weren't alone. still to come on "action news" details of a major cyber attack that impacted millions of people on the east coast. >> eagles plan to playing the spoiler against sam bradford and viking. jaime apody with details in sports. adam. >> our string of summer like days is just about to end.

we have a cold front approaching along with rain gusty winds and temperatures well below normal going into the weekend. i'll have all those changing details with accuweather. >> we'll have those stories and more when "action news" comes right back. pat toomey and donald trump: they're just wrong for the women of pennsylvania. "new fallout for donald trump..." "should a woman be punished for having an abortion?" "there has to be some form of punishment." "for the woman?" "yeah, there has to be some form." "i would support legislation in pennsylvania that would ban abortion, and i would suggest we have penalties for doctors who perform them." pat toomey and donald trump: they're not for you. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising.

>> in northeast kansas at least 34 people are hospitalized because of a major chemical spill at a distilling planter. sulfuric acid and sodium color rides were mistakenly combine and a noxious cloud was released any other air. homes and schools near the plant were evacuated while the cloud dissipated all of the injured are expected to recover. if you couldn't get on your favorite web sites like twitter spotify ebay or others this morning, you weren't alone. a cyber attack impacted millions of people along the east coast today. someone targeted dyn that's a new hampshire based internet infrastructure provider. what happened is what's known as a denial of service attack. that's when a web service is intentionally overwhelmed by traffic from many sources. service has been restored but still not clear who is responsible for the attack. >> jaime apody is here with sports. the eagles -- >> it wasn't her fault. >> the eagles are hoping of

course to stop sam bradford's perfect streak this sunday. >> let's see if they do it. final preparations under wait for the eagles as they get set to take on minnesota. logan missed practice all week. it will be a surprise if he plays. and i guess it will be a surprise if the eagles manage to beat the vikings given nobody has done so yet this season. of course extra motivation there. the eagles lost two straight plus they're getting ready to face an old friend in sam bradford how weird given it was less than three months ago connor barwin was facing bradford every day in camp. >> under the circumstances a little weird. i've been watching him on tape. i'm excited to go up against him i'm have a lot of respect for him. i played with him for over a year and i know what kind of guy he is and were kind of talent he is. i'm happy for how he's doing so far butter it has to come to an end this week against us. >> sure the eagles are familiar with bradford but you know what makes me a little

bit nervous. how well bradford knows the birds. espn nfl analyst ron jaworski says my nerves are validateed. >> coaches absolutely use the talents mental capabilities of a player they've acquired and i will began he tea you that mike zimmer spent a lot of time with sam bradford this week trying to figure out the eagles offense and sam told him everything that he could remember about this eagles offense. so, certainly there is an advantage from a guy like sam bradford knowing what the eagles are going to do. >> game flight for the temple owls less than a week after their last second win against central florida. tonight it will be south florida here at the linc. and defeated in the aac the owls hope to pull the upset against the team that also beat them last season. >> i will having a chance to play against great competitors. these are some of the best players in college football. i really mean. that our kids will rise to the

challenge and we'll have a great football game and see who makes more plays. >> speaking of upsets penn state will try their handled at the buckeyes of ohio state tomorrow night. you can see he that game right here on channel6. kickoff at 8:00 from beaver stadium. good news for the sixers. jahlil okafor is expected to play. we haven't seen him since a knee injury ended his season last year also ben simmons is expected to return in january. two pieces of good news. philadelphia union have one regular season game left. sunday they host the new york red bulls. but jim curtin says while they're all but guaranteed a playoff spot he they want to go in with momentum. >> in the season with red bull our biggest rival. this is kind of the swing game. we want to finish the season the right way for our fans and we want to come out with some confidence after the game. >> you see the eagles winning sunday? come on. >> a close one. i can see them winning. >> i said the same thing. >> 21-17, something like that.

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>> series of strong storms inundated parts of western and central pennsylvania overnight. weren't man was killed when a tree fell onto his home. heavy rains turned roads into rivers and also forced school districts to cancel classes. many neighborhoods were overrun with water and residents had to be rescued by boat. >> we are going from hot and sunny now to cool and wet. >> it's that same system that's going to be wiping its way through here overnight. it's any other going to be severe but it's go together bring a big drop in temperatures and kick those winds up especially late tonight. as we look at double scan live radar we can see some of the rain entering the western suburbs. there was a line of thunderstorms earlier today in central parts of pennsylvania but it's really losing its punch and at this point is an area of steady rain through parts of berks county, reading, 422 there as you head west of reading, 222 between lancaster and reading and now parts of western chester county getting a couple of at

least light showers dampening the ground near coatesville all this lifting from the southwest to the north and east and eventually will make its way in broken fashion to the city of philadelphia by about 8 o'clock or 9 o'clock tonight but what a week it has been. a rare fall stretch indeed with temperatures topping at 80 or higher all week long. monday 82. we spiked to the record on wednesday of 86. a record on thursday 81. and today even hit 80 degrees. normal high is 65 degrees. if you don't have to be -- you don't have to be a meteorologist to know that we're not going to see a stretch like this for at least six more months. right now it is still in the upper 70's for the lehigh valley where we topped off in allentown at 81 degrees today. 76 right now in millville. 74 in wilmington. but you can see that colder air already moving in. lancaster down to 60 degrees and reading has dropped to 67 where just to the north and east again allentown still flirting with 80 degrees.

that little wedge of sunshine today that we really enjoyed now beginning to fade with clouds working in from the west. the low pressure near buffalo and binghamton will continue to ride into northern new england and we'll see some of those light showers continue to pivot through at times overnight tonight. so it's not a washout but periods of rain about a quarter to a half an inch on average. and turning windy especially after midnight. 48 to 50 as we wake up tomorrow morning and we only stay in the mid-50's for highs tomorrow. showers at times during the morning. very late sun returning from the west to the northeast late in the afternoon but winds tomorrow between 40 and 45 miles an hour and the sun is back on sunday as that low lifts into new england. it's warmer at 64. the deep blue sky. but still very windy, about 30 to 35 miles an hour wind gusts for the seconds half of the weekends. as this woe winds up northern new england we're talking about those 70's and 80's we enjoyed. take a look at northern parts

of new england as well as the adirondacks as we go into saturday and sunday. they're expecting between one and 3-inches of snow in the white mountains, 32 he to six in the green and in the adirondacks over a half a foot of snow with this system in the higher elevations so just a sign that winter is not too far off as we look at the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 56 as a damp start begins our weekend a little brighter, very late in the day. again windy both days but much brighter and warmer sunday at 64. really nice here monday. still breezy but sunny, 63. and then another front comes through dry dropping temperatures a bit on tuesday and wednesday and then the clouds will increase thursday and friday, low to mid 60's and the next chance for rain will come on friday so indoor activities tomorrow and then you can get outdoor and enjoy the sec half of the weekend. >> thank you sir. >> thanks adam. >> with changes in store rely on 6abc/weather through the

weekend. follow each of our meteorologists on facebook and twitter as cooler temperatures return. >> a chester county charter school doesn't just teach spanish to its students. it celebrates the culture. >> ♪ this was the annual spanish festival here at the renaissance charter school. there was music and dancing. the kids also enjoyed whacking a piñata and face painting and of course the kids practiced speaking the language during the spanish celebration.

>> adventure seekers got an adrenaline rush while helping to raise money for kids. they rappeled 29 stories more than 300 feet down the side of the two commerce square building in center city. it was to provide scholarships for outward bound school. the goal to encourage students to challenge themselves while learning valuable outdoor skills. >> very good. right now jim gardner and the

"action news" team standing by with these stories and much more coming up next at 6 o'clock. a body found burned beyond recognition in kensington. we're following the latest on the investigation. >> plus, a former top aide to new jersey governor chris christie testified in the so-called bridgegate trial today. >> it's that time of year again. cranberry harvest time. i'm nora muchanic in the bogs of hog wallow burlington county with a look at operations and how things are working. the folks here are at it from sun up until sundown. that story is coming up next. >> it's that time of year. >> right. >> that and much more coming up next. now for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody monica malpass the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice weekends. >> good night. >> good night. >> ♪

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from the pennsylvania state university system. it is also great news for over 100,000 students. the strike by faculty at 14 universities is over. a tentative agreement was reached late this afternoon. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at west chester university with the details. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, jim. this settlement was a pleasant shock and surprise to most everyone here. strikers students and administration officials but governor wolf was in town. he did not come to this campus at all today even though he

was invited but he did tell student reps he thought this strike would end soon. >> i mean, my first reaction was that's awesome. i'm so glad it's over. >> reporter: the picket lines here at west chester university are suddenly gone at this hour. joy and relief has spread across the 17,000 student campus tonight after word a tentative three year labor contract with the faculty and 13 other state system universities had been reached after three days of work stoppage. most students here had not had a regular classroom session since tuesday. >> i was very angry because i transferred from a big name university like nyu and the very reasons that made me want to come here were threatened to be taken away by the higher education system. >> reporter: you were happy they settled. >> very much so. >> actually i'm happy. i want to get back to learning. yeah, the teachers fought for their rights and state for their rights and i'm glad both of them like gave concessions and so i get back to learning. >> reporter: the union