we are following the latest. it was messy, but a win is a win. the eagles get a victory next on "action news." 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. delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. a frightening evening for residents of a south philadelphia neighborhood. they were forced to evacuate after a contractor hit a gas line on a water heater. it was the contractors quick thinking that kept everyone safe. the big story is a gas leak. >> dozens of people were asked to flee their homes. jeanette reyes is live at the scene with details. jeanette? >> reporter: walter and sarah, the gas leaked here about three hours and what proved to be a

difficult job for crews. in fact, they are out here six hours later working on all of this. a contractor came out to work on a water heater and accidentally hit a gas line. >> they told us to get out, it was going to be bad. >> reporter: residents lined the streets after authorities told them they have to evacuate because of a gas leak. one man left so quickly, he didn't have time to grab a pair of shoes. another was worried sick while he waited for permission to get his dog. >> they said don't worry about it, basically, is what they said. >> reporter: the fire department said around 4:00, a contractor was working on a water heater when he accidentally hit the gas line. he held it together while crews arrived. 45 firefighters responded along with 11 apparatus. >> standing by on either side of the street. they had to hook to the hydrants. >> reporter: pico responded to

shut the power off. >> i came here to have dinner with my daughter because it's her birthday. i bought her a gorgeous cake. she made dinner and guess what? no power. >> no cake, no dinner. >> they had the house ventilated. the gas was venting out into the air and dissipated. >> reporter: and neighbors were allowed to go back in a couple hours ago. that part, the leak is already handled. crews are out here replacing the main. they could be here throughout the night. reporting live in south philadelphia, jeanette reyes, chnl 6 "action news." marijuana candy rv caught fire. it happened about 6:00. the flame and smokes could be seen for miles.

this was a promotional rv for the weed world candy company. all the candy was destroyed. this firy scene in west philadelphia was the end result after two cars collided this morning. the driver of one of the vehicles is alive thanks to the bravery of a bystander. the woman was struck by a speeding suv at the intersection of 53 and chestnut street. the vehicle burst into flames. an unidentified man was able to pull the woman from the car and drag her to safety. the flames reached the awning of a grocery store, setting it on fire and forced police to evacuate nearby apartments. the injured woman and the driver of the suv per taken to penn pres tier ya. a philadelphia police officer was knocked off his bicycle by a driver in a stolen vehicle. you are looking at a picture of the scene right now. it happened about an hour ago on

the 1800 block of east russell street. the officer fell off his bike. he continued on to port richmond. a woman is in critical condition after a fire broke out inside her home in port richmond. the dog saved her life and the lives of so many others on the block. "action news" reporter, dann cuellar has the story. >> reporter: you know the saying, a dog is a person's best friend. it proved true overnight for a woman in her 60s. neighbors are calling the dog a hero for waking them up to let them know there was a fire. the scene was in port richmond. her dog started barking. >> her dog is really protective of her. if you go past the house, it barks and that kind of stuff. >> reporter: it's unusual for her to bark that early in the morning. >> when i looked out the bedroom window, flames. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived, they found the dog on top of her. >> the dog stayed on top of her

to provent her from being burned totally. >> reporter: that's how the firefighters found her? >> yes, with the dog on top of her. >> reporter: she was taken to the hospital listed in critical with burns on 50% of your body. they used oxygen to resuscitate the dog. neighbors say he is a hero. >> it's a beautiful thing. i always heard stories of where animals would help save their owners. i never livered one. now i have lived one. i seen it with my own eyes. >> because of the dog being there, that really saved her. if the dog wasn't there, she probably would be dead. >> if it wasn't for the dog barking -- tell me about it. >> reporter: a spokesperson says shay, who is at least 10 years old is an 80 pound mixed chow and golden retriever. it's unserve if he will survive because of the smoke inhilation and his age.

i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." former pennsylvania attorney general will learn her fate tomorrow when she's sentenced in the courtroom in montgomery county. she could get 12-24 years behind bars after being convicted of perjury and obstruction charges. she leaked material to a newspaper and lied about it under oath. lawyers are pushing for probation or house arrest. prosecutors want her to serve at least two years in prison. the campaign came to philadelphia as democrats worked to solidify support for hillary clinton among women. joe biden's wife, jill, teamed up with anne holton, the wife of tim kaine. they spoke at the community college of philadelphia focusing on pay equality for women. >> minimum wage workers are women with children many trying to get by paycheck tor paycheck.

when we increase the min pulmowage, we are helping to lift women and children out of poverty. >> reporter: women have been a crucial demographic for the democratic team. clinton has a 55%-35% lead over women. the poll was conducted after wednesday's debate. meanwhile, hillary clinton and her surrogates are pivoting toward encouraging people to vote early, hoping to solidify her lead over donald trump. she's hoping to run up a lead in advance of the november election, which would make it that much more difficult for trump to make a comeback. early voting started in florida as well. the republican nominee insists he will win despite his campaign manager admitting today he is

behind. 6abc is hosting the final live debate for the pennsylvania senate race. join jim gardner for the debate here on 6abc. turning to the weather, it was a mild day compared to yesterday. cooler temperatures later this week. melissa magee has the check of the accuweather forecast. >> we had a nice recovery for the second half of the weekend. yesterday was chilly and windy. today, 66 in the city. right now, 57 with a wind. 45 in the poconos. here is storm tracker 6 live double scan radar. we have this weak disturbance out of the great lakes. this will dip to the south. some precipitation is likely north of the lehigh valley throughout the overnight hours. partly cloudy for most locations. a shower to the north, mainly up to the poconos. 44 in allentown for the overnight low and 52 in philadelphia. behind that front that moves on

through, cooler air moves on in. 46 in sault ste. marie and 55 in detroit. we'll tap into a piece of that cooler air later this week. breezy on monday as we look at the headlines and turning cooler this week in areas of frost and freeze on the way. we'll let you know when it will occur. back to you guys. >> thank you. the eagles pulled off a big win against sam bradford and the vikings. >> he was sacked repeatedly. their first loss of the season. jeff skversky is here with the highlights. wasn't pretty, but a win is a win. >> ugly, sloppy, every adjective in the book. if you are wondering who won the trade, how do you feel tonight? how do you feel tonight about the trade with the vikings. >> bradford was the winningest and most accurate in football until today when the eagles got their hands on to him.

he was turned back into the quarterback you saw here. seven weeks since the trade, booed, beat up and beat down. turns over twice in the red zone. rodney mcleod, there you go. first three turnovers against the former defense. wentz not looking very sharp. wentz regroups. eagles score the first offensive dutchtown in weeks. eagles win 21-10. sam bradford back to minnesota with his first loss. >> they really took it upon themselves this week to make the corrections, number one, from last week, made adjustments, practiced great. the leadership stood up today, took command of the game. that's what you like to see from the group. >> the vikings are a great team. they came in here and played well. for us to come out with a win,

we found a way. that's what good teams do, they find a way to win. we struggled the last two weeks. for us to come out and get this win today is huge for us. >> you heard bradford booed today. find out what he said about getting booed and eagles fans coming up later in sports. >> thank you, jeff. much more to come. a horrific crash on a highway in california when a bus collides with a tractor trailer. more than a dozen people killed. a terrifying situation for a civilian on a ride along with a police officer. the suspect opens fire and the shooting is caught on camera. more on the win for the birds. jeff skversky is back with sports when "action news" comes right back.

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local fighters reclaim the city of mosul. u.s. secretary of defense, ash carter arrived in iraq as well. he says the operation is a year in the making and says everything is going according to plan. they have been using waves of suicide bombers, ieds and drones. dozens of iraqi soldiers died in the fighting along with one american. a flight from philadelphia to boston was delayed after a couple gained unauthorized access to the plane. the flight was set to take off at 8:00 a.m. two hours before take off, a man and woman walked through the jetway and grabbed two seats. airline officials figured out what was going on during boarding. they had tickets for the flight but became confused and boarded through the wrong entry way. another plane was used out of an abundance of caution.

13 people died when a tour bus rear ended a semitruck on a california freeway this morning. 31 others were injured. officials say the usa holiday tour bus was traveling much faster than the semi. the impact was so strong, the bus went 15 feet into the trailer. it hasn't been determined if alcohol, drugs, fatigue or something else played a role in the fatal collision. [ gunfire ] scary moments when a man started shooting at a police cruiser earlier this morning near fresno, california. the officer had a civilian in the car for a ride along. the suspect weaved through the neighborhood and a passenger shot at the police cruiser. it narrowly missed hitting the officer and the civilian. police are looking for the shooter. >> my goodness. a look at the accuweather forecast is next. >> melissa magee will have all

the details when "action news" comes back.

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especially for the tailgaters. >> very mild today. another good day tomorrow. breezy, then it gets cooler later this week. here is storm tracker 6 live double scan radar. dry for the most part. north and west of the poconos, light rainshowers because of a disturbance moving through. we'll talk more about that. most spots are staying dry. outside we go with the action cam earlier tonight. they are in center city. you can see the trail. you can also see the beautiful buildings all lit up on this sunday night. partly cloudy sky. comfortable conditions. a high today in philadelphia of 66. we are above average today after windy and chilly yesterday. right now, we are coming in at

57. the dew point at 47. the pressure, 29.91. 45 in tannersville. 53 in levitttown and 49 in st. davids. down in new jersey, 57. 60 for woodbine. look at the hour temperature change, it is milder tonight than the same time yesterday. seven degrees warmer in philadelphia than 24 hours ago. five degrees warmer in dover and eight degrees warmer in wildwood than 24 hours ago. you can see the area of low pressure we had across the region on saturday that triggered the windy conditions, the rain as well. the system from the great lakes is moving to the south. north of the lehigh valley, the poconos, there could be a couple showers around. this will reinforce the cold air

as we go throughout the early part of this week. tomorrow, here is the set up. mostly sunny. breezy with a high temperature coming in at 63 with gusts up to 30 miles per hour. in the wake of the front moving through as we get to monday afternoon. tuesday, it will be a cooler day with high pressure taking over. plenty of season shine nonetheless. the bus stop forecast looks like this. certainly not a bad start to the day. sunshine and clouds. seasonable. the temperature at 6:00 a.m., 52. 54 degrees at 8:00 in the morning. the exclusive accuweather seven day forecast, sunny and breezy tomorrow. high temperature 63. it reinforces the colder air by tuesday. cold and crisp, a high temperature of 57. the overnight low, 37. frost and freeze where the growing season continues. wednesday, five to ten degrees below average. a high temperature of 55. on thursday, mostly cloudy with afternoon and evening rain and at 58.

an early shower friday, otherwise milder at 63. a few showers around. next saturday 55 and 60 next sunday. get ready for the 50s as we make a dip. >> thank you, melissa. next, jeff skversky has sports. >> eagles put a stop to the vikings undefeated season. highlights and reaction when "action news" comes back.

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only from fios. sports and it's a win. we'll take it. >> how about that? guess who was assisting in this win? carson wentz. he thought about the things bradford was uncomfortable with, told the defense and they used it against him. bradford knows the eagles defense as well as anyone. he used to face them every day in practice. the vikings quarterback planned to use his knowledge against them. oh, yeah? how did that work out? bradford beaten up. bradford gets love from carson wentz. none from eagles fans.

bradford booed after he takes the field. first quarter at the two, picked off in the end zone. rodney mcleod. eagles take over, not for long. wentz fumbles the exchange. vikings recover. you are not going to believe it, next play, bradford gives it back. jenkins recovers. the second turnover in the red zone. eagles and vikings combined for five turnovers and five straight drives. more ugly football. wentz and the third possession with a give away. finally, someone knows how to hold on to the darn ball. josh huff high tails it out here. eagles up 8 at the half. third quarter, without an offensive touchdown. finally, green beckham, his

first. fourth shg math. bradford loses the first. here is jamie apody with more on the sloppy game. >> reporter: an ugly one, but one eagles will take after two straight losses. the eagles offensive line didn't give up a single sack. the vikings average four a game. bradford six times, forced four turnovers, they took this personally. >> to win this game, we have to show up defensively. they have the number one rated defense coming into the game. we want to compete. >> i tell you what, it was fun to watch our defense today. that's the defense that we expect every week. >> everybody knowses we have a tough defense. we have to play to our potential. we have all the guys we need. we just have to play sound. >> reporter: riding their "d,"

the birds stopped the bleeding, beating a team nobody had beaten yet. that gives them a ton of confidence. >> we believe we can be a great team, win a lot of ball games. for us to beat the vikings confirms what we believe. >> everything we believe in and work for and talk about during the week is there. >> reporter: nobody enjoyed it more than millville, new jersey's mike trout, the angels star taking it in in the front row. maybe he's a good luck charm. give him a plane ticket to dallas. jamie apody, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. wentz and bradford shook hands before the game. afterward, bradford was nowhere to be found. he insists, he has no hard feelings. >> i don't have bitter feelings toward philly. i wasn't harboring that and trying to prove them wrong. i was trying to help the guys in

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and so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. i'm a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart. she can work with people to solve problems. i want to be able to tell my kids that i did the right thing when it really mattered. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. we are ranked. penn state ranked the top 25 for the first time since 2011. the nittany lions knocked off

second ranked ohio state. the regular season finale against the new york red bull. union officially lock up the final playoff spot in the east. they will play the second playoff game in team history wednesday on the road in toronto. they have a lot to figure out in a few days. the union has not won since the end of august. zero wins. they better figure it out quickly. >> thank you. an event that proved what goes up must come down. the philadelphia jugglerses club. opponents could jiggle rings to bowling bins. no knives or fires. it gave folks after all ages the opportunity to learn about it. "action news" continues tomorrow at 4:30. now, for melissa magee, jeff

skversky, walter perez and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night and a good week ahead. fun to watch our defense play. >> tiring and it is in. >> they tried to win the ball. interce intercepted. >> they held! they held! >> made him uncomfortable. >> yeah. yeah. >> crawford. he had the football. the eagles have recovered it. >> you know, the defense and special teams sparked it out. >> touchdown. somersault into the end zone. >> do you think against detroit and washington, the eagles just played down? i don't know. they have gin