mike pence's campaign plane slid off runway 13 and ended up in the mud. nobody is saying it was a close call but it sure wasn't your typical landing. thursday night, the big story is breaking news from new york. pence's plane tried to land in stormy and slippery conditions at laguardia. people on the plane said the aircraft spun into a skid as soon as it hit the ground. no one was hurt. that includes mike pence, his wife and his daughter. also on the plane, pence's staff, the secret service and members of the media. first responders raced to the plane not knowing the situation on board. the republican vice presidential nominee was seen speaking with staffers in the pouring rain shortly afterwards. the plane went through several areas.

laguardia shut down all operations for nearly an hour. meanwhile, governor pence is scheduled to campaign in bucks county tomorrow afternoon. tonight, philadelphia police say the smash and grab at the macy's today at the roosevelt mall was done by the same bandits that hit boyd's tuesday morning. authorities say this is a major ring that is responsible for a large number of jobs in the area. "action news" reporter, dann cuellar is live at the macy's, dann, what are police saying there? >> reporter: one source is telling me these guys are good, remarkably good. the license plate tag is not registered to anyone. the question is, how and where did they get it. this is video obtained by "action news" of a smashed display case that contained high end watches. they used a hammer to smash the case as clerks and customers

watched. >> when i heard about it, forget about shopping. i got scared. >> i was shaking and stuff. >> reporter: police say the men got away with 14 watches with a value of $16,000. >> when they were in the parking lot, they dropped and empty bag. all three males entered a mercedes, a mercedes-benz. >> reporter: they got away in the mercedes s350. at boyed, they used a toyota suv to smash the window before seven of them rushed in. they made off with $45,000 in mens suits. the pennsylvania license tag in the boyd case was hva-3721. the tag today was off by one number, hva-3741. >> we believe it's just a mistake. one of the witnesses got the number wrong.

>> reporter: the tag involved is sought by police outside the city for a number of felonies. mysteriously, it is not registered to anyone. even so -- >> we are confident these individuals are committing more than one crime here in the city and may be related to other crimes just outside the city. >> reporter: now, a press released earlier listed the car as being stolen. tonight, police say that is not the case. police have secured surveillance video and checking the bag that was dropped by one of the men for fingerprints and dna. dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, dann. a new york city apartment building wept up in flames. another story is emerging from the blaze. a firefighter rescued a tenant snatching him from the third floor window. christie ileto is live at the

willow grove fire company. christie, tell us the story of jim lee. >> somebody called and said there was a man hanging out the window. >> reporter: the daring rope rescue caught on cell phone shows new york city firefighter jim lee repelling off the building clinching a badly burned resident in his 80s. >> i told him to stay calm. when we got down, i said, i hope you enjoyed the ride. >> what did you think when you saw him scaling the wall. >> hope it don't break. >> reporter: he tells "action news" before his son, jimmy, became part of the rescue he got his start here at 16 as a junior

firefighter. after 15 years, he worked his way to assistant chief. >> take this truck together. i got the front and he got the back. >> reporter: did you heech him that? >> i was probably involved. he was the one that just caught it naturally, i guess. >> reporter: a natural, of sorts. jimmy admits the dramatic rescue was no easy task. >> we train all the time for that. from the day you go to school up to your last day on the job, you train for this, probably one of the most dangerous evolutions we do. >> reporter: thursday night members of the fire company watched as one of their own got recognition on abc world news knowing jimmy's dream of helping others started here. now, as former colleagues here who didn't want to go on camera said in this line of work, this is just another day on the job.

this is part of the job, actually. jimmy, from there, from that rescue, went to his daughter's school to pass out cupcakes. for him, this was just another thursday. live in willow grove, christie ileto, channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. a jury awarded former penn state assistant football coach mike mcqueary $7 million. they defamed him after it was public his testimony helped prosecutors charge jerry sandusky with molesting children. they have to decide whether the university treated him unfairy. mcqueary was asking for $4 million and got $7.3 million. a deal worked out in court. amtrak will pay $265 million stemming from the crash in the port richmond section of

philadelphia. eight people killed and 200 injured when the speeding train derailed at the frankford curve. the victims familiar vis and survivors will have their awards in hand by june instead of waiting for years of litigation. 911 calls in montgomery county may not go through tonight if made on a lan line phone. a contractor cut a communication line and it's impacting emergency calls. it's been several hours. they don't have a time line of when it will be restored. they are urged to use cell phone or text if they need to call 911. 11 days left until the election and donald trump is racing against the calendar trying to come from behind, if the polls are to be believed. trump was in toledo, ohio denouncing hillary and bill clinton.

he called them creatures of a political system. hillary clinton made her first joint appearance today with first lady, michelle obama. the crowd went wild in winston salem, north carolina. she said yes, hillary clinton is my friend and the most prepared candidate ever to run for president. clinton asked the crowd, is there anyone more inspiring than michelle obama? the crowd responded with cheers. meanwhile, wikileaks released a potentially damaging memo from 2011. it was written by doug band who was in charge of fund raising for the clinton foundation. as it turns out, he was involved in securing more than $50 million in personal fees for bill clinton. this happened while hillary clinton was secretary of state and opponents will say this proves there was a connection between the foundation and the clinton's personal income.

pennsylvania lawmakers want to shield police officers involved in deadly shootings from being identified right away. governor tom wolf isn't saying whether he will sign a bill. it will pass a house and senate. the legislation requires the officers name be released only if they are charged with a crime. philadelphia, durantly, has a policy to identify officers within 72 hours. governor wolf said he will sign a law to loosen up restrictions to beer sales in the state. it will allow them to sell six packs as well as single bottles. right now, they are only allowed to selby the case, by keg or 12 pack. that will provide more -- i will tell you this, still to come on "action news," a popular social media app is shutting down. plus, a tense stand off at an environmental standpoint.

more than 100 arrested. a drastic option and a kidney infected with hepatitis b. a cold front that brought much needed rain is moving through right now. i amtraking showers for the weekend as well as big changes in the temperature. i'll explain in the seven day forecast. allegations of voter fraud in the ski stone state. wendy saltzman has been looking into the truth of the matter. >> we are asking, can the dead vote? we dug through tracking records of people who died decades ago. now, demanding answers and getting action. plus, the viers take on the worst team in hockey or the team with the worst record when "action news" continues. you out.

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like me, she has pennsylvania working class roots, biden: this is what i know about katie mcginty - and she's never abandoned them. hard work. family. playing it straight. that's katie. and the ads attacking her? 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.

as protesters sung native american songs, police officers moved in and arrested more than 100 people who have been blocking the path of an oil pipeline in north dakota. protesters set a fire along the road to keep officers at bay. proponents say it would disturb native american sites. the candidates are battling it out in their last minute bid for voters. if you have been paying attention, you know how important the state of pennsylvania is. the election could be won or lost right here. now, we are investigating concerns about the potential for fraud at the polls. wendy saltzman joins us with the results of this exclusive

"action news" investigation, which uncovers evidence of people voting from the grave. >> well, jim, as you know, trump said the election is rigged. there are allegations of illegal voters and questions about the legitimacy of the election process. we dug deep into voting records to see if there's truth to the claim and found ballots cast for voters who were dead for a decade. >> i hear too many stories about pennsylvania. we can't lose an election because of you know what i'm talking about. >> reporter: the key to one of the most pretentious elections in history. >> he is talking down our democracy. >> reporter: "action news" took on the task of digging through decades of election and death records. some of what we found was stunning. rita, a grandmother from south

philly, never lived to see her grandson born. >> been dead about ten years now. >> yeah. >> reporter: she passed in 2006. she is still an active voter who cast a vote in 2008, 2012, 2014 and the 2016 primary election. >> anyway she could have voted in 2016? >> not if she was dead. >> reporter: we found joseph haggerty resting peacefully in this cemetery. he died in 2010. the voting records show he voted from the grave five years later. any chance he voted? >> not personally. he's gone. >> reporter: another man died and he voted ten years later. >> coming back from the dead. >> passed away years ago. >> reporter: this woman died in 2009. records show she voted in 2013. >> funny. a dead person came out of their

grave. >> reporter: we took our findings to the election watchdog, the committee of 70. >> there's going to be petty fraud. we should have no tolerance for that. >> reporter: and the city commissioners in charge of the election. >> an irregularity, no question about that. >> reporter: al schmidt found nothing. most were human errors like a poll member scanning a wrong name. asked about voters like timothy turner who was dead for a decade. >> how is he still on the voter role? >> he would be removed if the department of health knew about it at the state level and the state notified us. >> reporter: dead voters remain on the role when the county

isn't told they are dead. they were able to do it for people who are deceased. his son wasn't happy. >> they aren't doing their job for them to have my father's name and he had been deceased ten years. >> reporter: the committee of 70 cautions intentional fraud is a fraction of the 1 million votes cast in philadelphia. >> clearly, dead people shouldn't be casting ballots. >> reporter: the number of inaccuracies couldn't sway the election, it makes critics question about the legitimacy of philadelphia's voting process. >> doesn't that open up the system to the possibility of fraud? >> it makes it so there's an opportunity for it. >> reporter: our investigation is getting action. the city commissioners say the dead voters we uncovered will be removed from the roles and the state department is working with us to identify other questionable cases. from here, i will go live on my

facebook page. we are asking viewers to join in on the discussion and they can ask how we found what we got. >> you will answer those personally? >> live momentarily. >> thank you. >> thank you. we have breaking news from philadelphia. a man is being transported to temple university hospital after being shot by a philadelphia police officer. it happened here. this is a live picture on the 3800 block of elsinore street. brandished a weapon, one police officer discharged his service revolver. the man was hit. we don't know where or the extent of his injury. he is being taken to temple university hospital. health check at 11:00. the university of pennsylvania is piloting a bold experiment offering transplant patients a

kidney infected with hepatitis c. taking the drastic step could take years off the wait for organ donation. the infection can then be managed, though it is very expensive. doctors hope breakthrough drugs will cure the hepatitis and those organs won't go to waste. time is running out. twitter is shutting down the six second looping video app. the once pioneering app fell behind competition from instagram and snap chat. it's to cut costs as they lay off 9% of their work force. let's get the latest from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> live double scan showing we have a thin band of rain that essentially right over the new jersey turnpike. this is moving quickly at 40 miles per hour. it stretches from trenton through bristol, florence,

approaching georgetown and extends to the south. a solid band of brief but heavy downpours through woodbury. it's heading toward salem, new jersey. this is the line of storms ahead of the cold front. that cold front sweeping through. that will bring us cool winds tomorrow. right noi, temperatures are dropping in the northwest sub you ares. kwauker town, 6. pottstown, 46. center city, the temperature, this is actually the high for the day with a temperature of 60 degrees. south jersey in the 60s. board walk and atlantic city 63. delaware 59 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we have rain, much needed rain. we have a drought in central and northern new jersey. the last of it is moving through right now. once the cold front passes, the wind shifts out of the west. tomorrow, the winds will be fierce. the morning rush, you don't have

to worry about the wet roads. it will be brisk and cool. 45 at 6:00. 46 at :00 with winds sustained 12-20 miles per hour. we'll have the winds all day long gusting up to 35, perhaps 40 miles per hour. so the afternoon highs already on the cool side, running five degrees below normal. it will feel cooler with the wind. philadelphia 57. allentown, 45. cape may 58 degrees. big changes to the weekend. high pressure to the south. low pressure to the north brings winds out of the southwest. it turns mild. find the shorts, 70 degrees on saturday. could be in the mid-70s monday before the cold front brings a round of showers and cooler air in time for halloween. the accuweather seven day forecast, loads of sunshine tomorrow. gusty and chilly. 57 degrees. saturday, mild for the temple

ga game, 70. sunday we spike at 76. monday, halloween, no tricks, all treats. dry conditions. a chill in the air. 60 degrees for the trick or treaters should bundle up. tuesday, partly sunny, 66. wednesday, temperatures spike again in the 70s, 72 degrees. thursday, it turns cooler with a high of 64. last time this week, i was tracking a colder weekend. it's the opposite. the weekend was mild. >> we'll take it. hundreds of people attended an event at the philadelphia marriott to honor those who contributed to preserving wildlife. some members of the wild were on hand. this is the philadelphia zoo's seventh annual global conservation gala. the on hor rees were raj gupta. they work for humanitarian and environmental causes. our general manager was there.

philadelphia history museum celebrated the 75th anniversary with a close-up look at a key part of its past. guests saw the museum's original gas lanterns that had been growing there since the 1830s. westchester's american helicopter museum is marking the 20th anniversary tonight. new exhibits are taking off. the museum unveiled a realistic flight imlator, a kids

coyotes come to town to take a bite out of the home team. >> flyers are digging huge holes. outscored 8-1 this season. how many times have they had the lead after the first period? zero. they are falling behind game after game including another two-goal deficit tonight to the worst team in hockey. doomsday for the flyers. air rick is in the house.

braden schenn has two. minutes later, bad bounce, bad break, richardson crashes into mason. he goes into the net, so does the buck. mason allows five goals. 5-4 to the worst team in hockey. >> there are for the taking. it was our own doing. two points i think we should have. sixers big man joel embiid gets the day off from practice after his 20-point debut. the sixers are restricting his workload. he wants to play more

pat toomey: he was a founder of this pennsylvania bank and owned stock worth as much as a million dollars. to take away homes from people across pennsylvania. the practice is banned in 35 states because it's considered predatory, but pat toomey didn't care. pat toomey the banker: he's really not for you. majority forward is responsible for the content of this advertising.

the eagles silenced sam bradford. they are looking to do the same with a quarterback with a better record and numbers. cowboys rookie, prescott. sunday night is the first time ever two rookie qbs will play one another. they look to be stars in the making. listen to this comparison. >> tauging two guys that could be, like, you know, brady and payton. the only difference is you going to get this two times a year. like i said, it's a fun thing to

be part of. >> eagles fans, you think you have been hard on your quarterback. a houston texans fan is putting his money where his mouth is. he is so upset with the quarterback, he started a gofundme page to buy out his contract worth $72 million. how much has he raised? $215. he's a hair off. he's getting there. >> some work to do. a little bit. jimmy fallon is next. "action news" continues at 4:30. now for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.