phone recording video inside of villanova where kane was a part-time student. and took up skirt video of girls and women at cvs and cardinal o'hare ahigh school. they were discovered at kane's broomall home and the hard drive also have child pornography. a live report is coming up at 6:00 tonight. we are also following developing news as leaders for septa are working out the details of its contingency plan in case the looming strike becomes reality. and this depends on the system also bracing while the negotiations continue. the strike set for monday night would bring public transportation to a screeching stop. john rawlins live now with the very latest. >> reporter: the two sides are together here at the sheridan

downtown hotel behind me here and talks resumed yesterday and they talked for six hours, seven hours yesterday. said to have exchanged proposals and seems to be slow going with big issues including pensions remain to be resolved and at this point people are talking about strike contingency plans. no one wants this -- a transit strike. with the deadline days away. septa advising septa riders to make contingency plans. >> people have to think of ways to get to work. >> if there say walkout november 1st. city buses trolley the subway and the l will not run. patco will continue to come into center city. but in past strikes the rails were jammed and it's still not at normal capacity due to the grounding of silver lining cars.

>> it's going to be overcrowded on our train service. >> this is where the creative part comes in alternate means and at nate times. >> people have to think about alternating requested sewells and carpool rides with people at work. they are going to have to get creative as to how they will get around. >> if there is a strike. one the city's biggest employers, the university of pennsylvania plans to expand their campus shuttle system to connect with suburban lines at 69th street and patco stations in center city all in an effort to get workers to work and back home. >> other big employers here in the city including the city itself are said to be work on plans if there is a strike. at this point the best advice for folks that use city transit is start making plans. live in center city, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. it's one of those days where

sunglasses and sweaters are required a beautiful and chilly day. a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> melissa magee is in for adam joseph. >> it's chilly and chilly this mourning. check out the morning lows across the region. it's the coldest it has been since april. pottstown 26 this morning and 27 in allentown and millville 28 and philadelphia a chilly start to the day with a temperature coming in at 38. we have the northwesterly wind and numbers for the most part are only in the lower 50s at this hour. 50 in allentown and 50 for reading and lancaster and 52 in philadelphia and a chilly 39 in the poconos. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan we are tracking dry conditions but notice some leading edge of that precipitation, this is warm air invection that will move our way into the rest of tonight and into the day on thursday. we are tracking that moisture

that moves in from the west-east direction. morning showers to the north and freezing rain to start in the poconos, and the steadiest of that precipitation between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. rainfall a .25 to .75 inch. we'll look at the forecast and take a closer look as we head into the weekend. the details are coming up with the accuweather forecast. >> see you shortly thank you. with rain in the forecast, rely on 6abc.com/weather for the latest. stormtracker 6 live double scan gives you advanced warning where and when the heaviest rain is coming. and remember that facebook and twitter are excellent ways to stay in touch with our team of meteorologists. it's a gut-wrenching scene after a tragic overnight fire. a 65-year-old woman is dead after flames tore through her home in birmingham township. gray hall has the story from south birmingham road. >> reporter: tragedy overnight at this home. a little after 11:00 p.m.

tuesday night along the 1300 block of birmingham road the house went up in flames and the homeowner never made it out alive. >> the firefighters arrived and the fire was in the rear portion of the house and the first fireman did a search of the residence and found a victim on the first floor bedroom. >> chopper 6 hd flew over the scene and captured he's images of the boarded up home. the victim is 65-year-old bonnie lynn hall. >> the victim did win alone and there were working smoke detecters in the residence. someone passing by noticed the fire and called pour help. firefighters are not shore what accused it but it appears to have started in the back of the home. >> it was 20 minutes to extinguish the fire after the first or second truck there the crews found the victim. >> the fire does not appear to be suspicious and sadly we have

to report that the homeowner lost her two patets, a dog and cat. gray hall, channel 6 "action news." news of another fire this one at a residential home for seniors in pennsauken, it sent six people to the hospital at 7:00 a.m. inside of a two bedroom unit at the bentley senior living facility. about 150 people had to be evacuated while to residents and two employees were treated for smoke inhalation and crews spent the morning ventilating the building. >> as you can imagine there is extinguisher residue and thicks like that that have to be cleaned up and taken care of. the fire marshall is working to determine the cause of blaze. now to the race for the white house. hillary clinton is once again focusing her efforts on florida.

a state most agree she must win to block donald trump's path to the presidency. she wrapped up an event in tampa and clinton is surging in national polls and happens to be her 69th birthday today. while the democratic nominee is in the sunshine state, her running made it here in pennsylvania. tim kaine is getting young adults to vote. he made a stop at bucks county community college and next up is allentown. donald trump took a brief but controversial break from the campaign trail. cutting the ribbon on his new luxury hotel in washington, d.c. mr. trump was flanked by his family, touting the building as books's construction as how well he could read the country. people call that an unsavory effort to profit from the spotlight of the presidential run s mr. trump is back on the

trail holding two rallies in north carolina. mike pence just wrapped up a rally in reno, nevada. another battleground state that shows trump leading and they will go to utah trying to reverse history. recent polls show that an independent may pull off the win. and the sixers are just hours away from their season opener, and one of the most anticipated 76erses games in recent year. they won't see the number one draft pick on the floor but other first rounders are finally suiting up. jeff skversky is live now at the wells fargo center with a preview of the thunder and the sixers. >> reporter: hey sharrie, the sixers are coming off their worst three season stretch in history. but there is hope and hospital mix. as the sixers get going in about four hours, among the reasons

for hope -- joel embiid we'll finally see the big guy after waiting two years. brett brown take a look going into his fourth season as they take on oklahoma city in the opener. and this is still a process for head coach, brett brown. >> i think we have prepared as much as we can. i think we have taken the situation that was given to us with injury and what not and made the most of it. nobody's making excuses we will take what we have been i think the preparation given that has been good. >> reporter: back here live at wells fargo center you can hear the national anthem behind me, they are rehearsing tonight for the season opener and we'll have a whiteout here at wells fargo center. every fan will get a t-shirt as you can see here. the sixers will take the court

in a few minutes for warm-ups themselves. as they finish up the anthem here. it should be electric here. even without the number one ben simmons and nerlins noel. they are out. >> i heard everything you said but are you right the singing behind you is great. we'll see you later on. watch the sixers take on the thunder at 8:00. that game will be broadcast on espn. >> she was good. and we listened to jeff as well. still ahead bonus collections suspended the pentagon is ordering no more payments returning from soldiers at least from right now. and smash and grab, new shocking video shows suspects ramming a car into boyds department store. we have the details at 4:30. and she is proving it's never too late to change careers

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y25pky yi0y time now for "action news" traffic report. special day around here. we reached the halfway point midweek. matt pellman is standing by on this wednesday afternoon. already bumps in the road on the way home. it's the schuylkill expressway you are talking about it's not too surprising but the westbound side is heavy from this point from the roosevelt to king of prussia. the accident earlier and now cleared heading out to 202 but extra heavy on the town on the schuylkill and into town a

substantial delay if you head in early for tonight's sixers game. and a crash at providence road at robert lee road. no word on the severity of the crash. and bed minister, bucks county, a crash at 113 at bucks road and a medical chopper on the way to the crash in manchester, burlington county. avoid 2056 at 68 and old york road and a crash along 38 and 541. that is causing delays. west depford gloucester county at west depford drive. 15 minutes on the paoli rail line and 10 minutes on some of the subways because of equipment issues. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report. in mercer county at 295 at klockner road.

that too is causing xloeing this afternoon. >> thank you. the pentagon is suspending all attempts to collect bonuses from members of the california national guard. that order came down this morning straight from defense secretary ash carter, veterans and their families were asked to pay back enlistment bonuses they should not have received ten years ago. carter says they are working on a solution to this problem. until that is agreed upon the pentagon will stop going after soldiers for reimbursements. >> if the state rejects the city's turn around plan according to don guardian. it calls for selling off city land and laying off more than 100 workers and paying down most of its 100 million there's debt in order to avoid a state takeover. they have until tuesday to accept or reject that plan.

the world we know is a better place. in delaware there is one woman that earned the state's highest honor in saeducation. this is wendy. a teacher in the brandywine school district and is delaware's state teacher of the year. her path to the head of the class is not a typical one. she spent the last 15 years in financing and accounting. when she became a mother she got a calling to teach. one child at a time and is so passionate about it. for anyone watching this now, if you have a thought you may want to switch years. >> go for it. it was a risk but it's been great and teaching is one of the hardest jobs out there. you can make a difference every day in real time and see your impact on the world. >> how special is that.

she calls second graders some of the most amazing humans on earth and her enthusiasm for what she does is clear and contagious. wendy is now the candidate for the national teacher of the year but now she gets a $500 grant for her classroom and the same for personal grants. congratulations for a great lady with a great calling. >> alicia thank you. it's time now for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> lets check back in with melissa keeping an eye on the skies. >> as we look outside sky 6 hd looking at the center city skyline, a mixture of clouds and sunshine, it is cool and chilly and quiet right now. across the area we have a northwesterly wind. and most locations are in the 50s. 52 in philadelphia and 52 in cape may to the north and west in allentown and lehigh valley

and 52 and 51 in reading and lancaster. it's dry and quiet across our area but to the northwest there is a trailing low pressure over at the great lakes and portions of the midwest you also see snow in the northern sections of michigan. it's cold enough to produce snow across that location. we'll show you the rest of tonight increasing clouds as we await the moisture from the west making its way eastward and showers north and west of that i-95 corridor. same thing in dover, but 34 in allentown and the lehigh valley. and to the north of the lehigh valley and the poconos there could be issues with freezing rain. especially as we await the arrival of precipitation with temperatures hovering around the freezing mark. freezing rain advisory from mown poconos to john thorpe. this lasting until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. we'll time out the precipitation, future tracker 6

showing you 6:30 in the morning you'll notice light mix precipitation in the poconos and otherwise from allentown to the south and west it is all rain. as we advance this, the moisture moves off to the north and east and the freezing rain since expired at that time. so just rain for the poconos down to reading but the steadiest of that rain moves in tomorrow evening, by 5:30 we have batches of rain mainly to the west of philadelphia and they fill in through the rest of the evening hours and by 9:30 tomorrow night we are in and out of that wet weather. something to keep in mind with this type of year, with wet leaves on the road it can certainly be a hazard. studies have shown they can be as slippery as ice. there is a waxy coating on the top and bottom of the leaf and that repels the water and you lose traction on the roads. give yourself extra time and slow down as we track the wet weather tomorrow. here is the four day at 4:00,

breezy tomorrow and high of 58, the wettest and heaviest rain i should say, moves in through the afternoon and evening hours, high of 58. gusty wind on the backside and turning warmer on saturday 72. sunday not bad temperature comes in at 67 degrees. we'll get some much needed rain in spots tomorrow. >> the heavier rain feels wetter. >> we agree. >> is rain wet? you know what i mean. >> thank you. still ahead on "action news." three correction officers find themselves on the other side of the law. >> we'll tell you the allegations against them and how police tried to cover up their crime next. speaking of crimes there are a lot of people that try to cheat the hov lanes we'll show you one guy's latest plan and how he got busted coming up in big talkers.

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seven students made it to safety when the school bus caught fire in west

philadelphia. chopper 6 hd was overhead as firefighters worked to put out the flames in the engine area. it caught fire just before 8:30 at north 67th and media streets at the overbrook education center. the students all walked two blocks to class. philadelphia corrections officers are accused of brutally assaulting an inmate and covering it all up. milton gibbs and sean low turned themselves into to authorities this morning. the alleged attack happened in june at the industrial center. >> he began punching him and dragging him to the central control area and further punched and kicked. and lost consciousness twice.

>> williams says the officers lied about what happened initially reported that the inmate's injuries were self inflicked. each is suspended without pay pending the outcome of their cases. 11 people are facing charges when penn state fans celebrated the victory of their huge win over ohio state. most are current or former students and he expects more to be charged after the investgation continues. dozens of street signs and lights were ripped out saturday night when thousands of fans rallied downtown. in all $18,000 in damage was left behind. a local business has joined forces with an animal rescue group to stop bullying. the group is called rescue road trips. the students are encouraged to have compassion and respect

interacting with animals. some survived abuse. the anti-bullying campaign. with the justice animal rescue group. they made a stop at rescue elementary in palmyra. looks like a real baby in a car seat but this is a total fake, the reason the driver put a pretend baby in their backseat. and there are a lot of costumes to choose from for halloween but they can get expensive. we have quick and easy ways to get creative on the spookiest holiday of the year.

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majority forward is responsible for the content of this advertising. "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. 4:30 now and "action news" continues with water testing at a local college after the discovery of led there. plus, some baby formula is changing with an added ingredient that makes it more like mom's milk. and employees are terrorized by an armed robber with a gun. plus, a high end clothing store was the victim of a smash and grab and there is video of the actual crime. >> this happened at boyds on chestnut street and the surveillance video shows several people involved. a toyota suv pulls up first

followed by a mercedes. and they smash into the window and people jump out and run into the store and grab as much merchandise as they possibly could. lets go live to reporter jeanette reyes outside of boyds with more of what we know today. >> reporter: brian and sharrie the release of this news left many of us stunned of the smash and grab. but hours ago philadelphia police releasing surveillance video of these criminals in the act. this three minute video was taken on a camera across the street from boyds clothing store. you see a toyota rav 4 then a 2012 mercedes benz that pull ofz to the side, it appear that after two attempts the window cracks just enough and as many

as seven mask said suspects get out of both cars and finish the job. they run off with a pile of clothes and dumping them in the mercedess. >> we are putting out the information and video hoping someone can recognize the individuals with the clothing trips or the clothing you see them wearing in the vehicle or from the vehicles themselves, any tip we get from the public could be something that helps us solve this crime here in finding who these individuals are who are responsible for this. >> reporter: and of course these suspects are not identified. they got away with about $45,000 in expensive high end suits and merchandise. anyone with information is encouraged to call police. jeanette reyes. channel 6 "action news." >> lets hope that the video helps. thank you. fire badly damaged the attic of a home in montgomery county. chopper 6 hd was over the scene of west county line road in

hatboro. the flames broke out at 7:30 and the fire was under control and 40 minutes later nobody was hurt. >> police are working right now to identify the man that put a gun to an employee's head grabbing the 44-year-old man and assaulting him with the gun on saturday night. at first suspect walked in on 4th street and pulled out the gun and when on the attack. and was able to get away with an unknown amount of cash and the victim was treated for minor injuries. new jersey has leased equipment that will make their trains safer. to install an automatic train braking system. the lack of that system is part of the investigation in last month's fatal crash in hoboken. the plan is to install the

system by deadline of 2018. melissa magee is in for adam today. we are coming off the coldest night you say since april? >> reporter: yes some spots were below the freezing mark. recovering now but still below where we should be. sky 6 hd looking at philadelphia international airport on this wednesday afternoon. we have got a beautiful blue sky and the temperature 52 and the dew point 26 the winds out of the north at 8 miles per hour. now we'll take you to the north of our region and lake wallenpaupack. you see the trees and leaves, the temperature 39 degrees and dew point 23 and the winds from the north-northwest at 10 miles per hour. the windchill just 32. if you are well north and west of our region, up in the poconos we have a freezing rain advisory from 2:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for the poconos down to lake harmony and jim thorpe. a light coating is possible before a quick change over to

rain by noon tomorrow afternoon. we'll talk more about the rain heading our way as we get into thursday. the details are coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> light coating meaning the s word. >> not for us. over there. >> thanks melissa. rowan university in glassboro is trying to figure out what is causing an elevated level of led at universities. they will he check the water supply at all the academic and administrative buildings. in the meantime the school is making filtered and bottled water available on campus. nutritionists will tell you breakfasts for kids is the most important meal of the day and busy mornings make it hard to make it healthy. >> in this week's your life segment we have ways to encourage your little ones and big ones on the right

nutritional foot. >> breakfast foods are tricky especially for kids, we inlisted the help of a nutritionist to help us think outside of the cereal box and making the first meal the most nutritional punch. >> why is breakfast important? >> it gives you more energy and muscles to run around and play. >> but breakfast is on the busy minds at 6:00 a.m. taking a backseat to getting out the door. >> our culture in general, just quick and easy and everybody likes the sugar. >> but the wellness center in philadelphia says there are ways to make breakfast quick, easy and tasty for the most picky eaters. >> hide your veggies in there and get the extra protein and fiber. >> frozen bananas because so many time you buy bananas and

they go bad. >> you can pack the smoothy with bananas and kale. it's made with protein butter and applesauce, my taste testers gave it a try. >> is it really good? even my picky child whose diet is limited to yogurt and pasta. made the leap. here is a way to spice it up. add quinoa for added nutrition. the trick to this recipe prep it for the week. >> the most important tip prepare ahead of time and get your kids involved. you can make a rewards chart for trying new foods and let them try a new food to try for breakfast and set an example by

eating with them. we have more recipes and tips on my facebook page and at 6abc.com. >> your kids are ridiculously cute. >> and well behaved. >> and good participants. erin thanks. on health check a major baby formula maker says they got a new ingredient to make the formula more like mother's milk. hmo is prebiotic compounds found in mothers milk and help good bacteria grow better and keeps the immune system in good shape. the berks family deception center is facing new calls to be shut down. that facility is in lee's fort, pennsylvania. today in city hall, council members argued for its closure.

they say that immigrant families seeking asylum in the u.s. will held there indefinitely and subjected to abuse. and want the united nations to conduct an investigation. "action news" reached out for a response and the agency insists that the families are provided with a range of services from medical to legal council. police in chester county are trying to track down the two masked men that held up a family at gun point in their own home. rick williams is live with more on this story. >> terrifying yes it happened in broad daylight and the suspects forced the family into their own living room and proceeded to ransack their home. walter perez spoke with one of the viction tims tonight. we'll have the story coming up on "action news" at 5:00. and health check tonight a new invention is giving amputees a new lease on life.

the changes made to this prosthetic arm that is giving patients a more human touch. those stories and more on "action news" at 5:00. we'll talk to you soon. some high school students in malvern spent the day passing down their wisdom to a new generation. the action cam was at the valley high school for the wise club. they put on the science day, the high school hosted fourth graders that got to take part in experiments at 14 different stations like this one. all of them related to science, technolo technology, engineering and math. and the young kids were excited to spend time with the older kids. >> huge bubble there. >> still on "action news" at 4:00, a deadly accident at an moussement park overseas prompts the closure of a similar ride in the united states. and a little boy gives back

to the horse unit of his local police department. and melissa magee is back with the full forecast when "action news" continues next. 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.

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a high school student is disciplined for putting a noose around a black football player's neck. he was disciplined at stone high school. they are not saying how he is being punished but the naacp is asking for a civil rights investigation. they are not taking chances with the congo river rapids ride after four people were killed on a similar ride at a busch gardens dens in australia. the ride malfunctioned. one overturned and trapped the victims on the conveyer belt.

we start with a special story out of bethlehem, pennsylvania. this is christian hackett. the little guy here. there is an extraordinary reason he loves horses. a reason so remarkable he is donating his birthday money to the beauty. he was diagnosed with learning and behavioral issues. for his 8th birthday he had one wish to donate his money to the police department's mounted patrol to build the horses a new home. >> i asked him are you sure that is what you want to do? sorry -- he pushed over half the money towards me and said they need tropical disturbance more than i do. >> proud mama there. and there he is handing of a jar of crash to the mounted patrol officers inside, $356.26, the

officers human and four-legged touched by his generosity. finally the hov lane you know is reserved for high occupancy vehicles. we would be lying if there are not people out there that try to cheat the system. washington state police released this photo showing the fake passenger the driver concocted to ride in the hov lane. a fake baby. the driver got pulled over for something and found the fraud in the back. a ball wearing a hat disguised address a baby. so the driver ended up with not one but two tickets that day and a dose of publish shaming. >> now we have heard it all. blowup dolls and things but never a fake baby. alicia thank you.

lets get a check of the roads right now. >> people get desperate but not matt pellman. he is in the traffic center. >> whoa baby there is a lot of traffic on the vine street expressway both directions by the schuylkill, just normal afternoon volume we are watching and no overnight closure. scheduled on the vine for construction and that is good news. several accidents around the region one in center city along market along 16th and 17th and one on city avenue by bryn mawr avenue, it's extra messy this afternoon and upper darby township. it sounds like the bus accident along providence road as cleared out. this is a nasty one by the wawa this is the ramp from dekalb pike to welsh road eastbound up against the light pole this ramp is blocked and not causing a big delay at this point. a crash along 113 at bucks road and fire and police helping you around that.

elsewhere in buck county we have construction again today on 95 northbound at the scutter falls bridge and delays are not too bad at this point. one lane is getting by heading into knowledge. and in new jersey a nasty crash by the station at 206 close to route 68 and lumberton a crash at 541 causing delays. and pennsauken an accident involving a pedestrian along covert there by bobby rays pennsauken tavern. we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> up next on "action news" at 4:00 today. melissa magee is standing by with the complete seven day accuweather forecast. next.

all right meteorologist, melissa magee joining us with the forecast. >> chilly side today and overnight tonight into thursday we are tracking wet weather. the wettest time period. the action cam was outside earlier at fairmount park looking at the apricot daisy, a sign we are in the fall season. you are probably looking up at the sky beautiful fall colors and foliage with the changes in the weather. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you it's dry right now across our region, but this picture will likely change as we go throughout the day on thursday. and we just have a little trivia for you. quite the change over the past week, one week ago we had a record high of 86 degrees and today in philadelphia coming in at 53. so which do you prefer, a 53

degree difference. i know what i like. i like the 80s. but the chill is overhead. coxing in at 52 and 39 in the poconos and 51 for reading and lancaster and at the coast in cape may and millville 52 degrees. you look to the north and west we have an area is of low pressure with the trailing cold front and cold enough for snow out across areas in northern michigan, this will work its way eastward as we go throughout the day on thursday. turning cloudy for the rest of tonight, we are tracking showers north and west of philadelphia. dropping down to 34 in the suburbs and 41 degrees in the city for the overnight low. future tracker 6 showing you 7:30 in the mornings, you notice mixed precipitation for the poconos we have the freezing rain advisory and it's still dry, noon time tomorrow the mixed precip moves north of the poconos and light rain showers across that region and for areas

in allentown and by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow evening, you notice that we have wet weather moving across the i-95 corridor and areas of south jersey and we are still in and out of the moisture by 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night. and clearing out by friday especially early with the gusty northwesterly wind. what to expect tomorrow morning showers to the north and freezing rain in the poconos, and steadiest rain looks from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in our viewing area and calling for a .25 to .75 inch of rainfall. it's breezy on thursday and wettest by the afternoon and high temperature of 58 and in the wake of that, a northwesterly wind and 57 for a high. a high temperature of 72 clouds and sun in at 67 and could be a shower or two possible over the weekend. on monday a sunny treat for halloween and the trick or treaters and high temperature of

60. clouds and sun and 66 and up to 68, into next wednesday. it's much needed for jersey especially we talked about that drought in 12 of those counties, we are tracking the moisture coming in tomorrow. >> all right melissa thank you. up next in what's the deal. how to save on halloween costumes. alicia has tips coming up. they're a bunch of malarkey. katie's career is about looking out for families like yours. creating jobs, keeping our environment safe. she's a wife, a mom, a basketball fan, a homework supervisor. she's like you and she'll fight for you in the united states senate. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message.

all right halloween is less than a week away and whether you scramble for a last min costume for a weekend party or tropical storming on monday we have you covered and you don't have to spend a fortune. credit.com has handy tips. first for the crafty people, hit up pinterest and start digging through your closet. how cute are some of these

ideas, so easy and cheap. this is when life gives you lemons. you need a bag of lemons and white t-shirt. and the sunglasses there. pretty cute and how about this one? pigs in a blanket. you probably have the the things lying around the house. visit your local thrift store, sometimes they have costumes already assembled on the rack and bits and pieces around the store, you never know what you'll find you can walk away with something for $20 and some cases less than $10. halloween is on a monday this year, costumes will start to hit the sale racks this weekend. we are talking about sales up to 75% off this year's styles. not bad and finally, one more little tip for you here. that we happen to love. if you host a costume swap this is perfect if you have kids. costumes are typically only worn once and retail and recycle

amongst your friends and neighbors. >> good stuff the clock is ticking. that does it for "action news" at 4:00. for sharrie williams and alicia vitarelli and melissa magee i'm brian taff. hope you'll join me with sharrie and ducis rogers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead. >> coming up next at 5:00 cecily tynan is on an outdoor adventure live at the philadelphia zoo. >> reporter: hi rick and monica, i have with me bentley right now. bentley is one of my favorite guys at the zoo. he is a chinchilla from the mountains of south america and they are extremely soft and their hair is so dense, 70 hairs per follicle we have one. they can't get it wet because if they do get it wet, they could freeze to death. they take dust baths.

we'll be feeding the sloth live from the philadelphia zoo. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you cecily. "action news" at 5:00 is next. z25pmz zi0z

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monica malpass. a chester county family robbed at gun point in their own home. two masked men broke into the back of their house and tonight the search is on for the suspects. the big story on "action news" is the armed robbery investigation in upper ukland township. walter perez talked to one of the victims today. >> reporter: what makes this home invasion more disturbing is it happened at 9:30 in the morning in a quiet town when the homeowner was there with his wife and adult children and young grandchildren. >> he describes the scene as two masked men with guns broke into his home, he says they barged in through an unlocked back door

and one man kept an eye on family members, one forced his teenage grandson to fill a bag with cash and jewelry and then he bound the grandson's hands together. >> my grandson was very scared. they tied his hand and closed him in the closet. and outside they closed the door. >> patel says there was a third person inside of a get away car parked outside. but the gunman had one more order. before they left. >> get up and go into the bathroom. and he closed the bathroom and told us to count to 1,000. one two three, if before that you come out i shoot you. >> the thieves got away with an unspecified amounts of cash and jewelry. the police chief says it's a crime that has shaken this community. >> for our community this is something we rarely see up here. >> especially during that time of day?