>> a stalemate from the agency and the workers union for the pay and pension and working conditions. it has workers driving their own cars and putting police on busy corners to direct all the traffic. matt pellman will have more on the commuter situation but first to the picket line. "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist is live outside of the fern rock transportation center. >> reporter: rick and monica, picket lines like the one behind me is set up at transportation hubs across the city tonight. most are like this one, peaceful and none disruptive. earlier this afternoon we stopped by one picket line at the tioga-nicetown section where picketers were blocking one near the regional rail line and septa is warning more in the regional rail service through the evening rush, meantime workers on the picket lines tell us they are in

it for the long haul. >> at the roberts avenue yard in tioga nices town. they were blocking the employee entrance to the regional rails running on schedule but septa warns the pickets could disrupt service through the evening rush. at midnight the union workers hit the picket lines here and across the city. >> am here since 94, this is the first time i can remember this part of the gate being shut off. >> at the fern rock transportation center, striking workers give us a long list of issues they hope they can resolve with the transit authority. >> pay, pension and health care but however there is still work rules. >> for me the priority is the pens, for me it's do or die. >> many prepared saved money

some how knowing the strike would come and some open to get back to work soon. there is anxiety. >> are they talking making progress? how long will we be out here. but we are out here for the duration however long it takes. >> we are hopeful, we don't want to stay out any longer than anyone wants taos be out. >> they are prepared to be out here 24 hours a day for as long as it takes, they have food and fires and grills going. the last strike in 2009 went on for six days, they can remember a strike in the 90s that lasted 40 days and one in the 70s that lasted 44 days, they hope to be back at work as soon as possible and definitely before election day. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >> the septa strike is putting a crunch on families.

the action cam caught up with families outside of the high school today. the change is a big inconvenience. >> i had to drive her all the way here. an inconvenience waking up early and got her here. >> it's not easy to come to school every day without the bus, they have to fix that. >> less than two hours ago the school district officials say they are monitoring the situation license continue to assess the strike's impact. >> meantime in the middle of the first evening rush since septa went on strike. matt pellman is in the traffic center. >> reporter: we heard sara say 40 days and 44 days, we hope and pray that is not the case this time. one day is bad enough. picketers blocking access to the regional rail facilities and crews cannot get to their trains and septa has canceled a number of regional rail trains, a couple on the wilmington line

and even those running are running with severe delays and some crossed the hour mark. a 60 minute delay on the doylestown train. and the regional rails were a viable alternative well they are running way behind and much worse than normal today. so what is running? patco is running helping you get between old city and rittenhouse and lucy running and cct connect services running good news for the dialysis patients and suburban buses and 101 and 102 trolleys but when you get to 69th street the market frankford line and broad street line is not running and city buses are not running either. on the roads extra gridlock on the city streets when people drive because mass transit is not a great option across the board this afternoon. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thank you. stay with 6abc.com as the

septa strike continues we'll have constant updates for you on negotiations and any other service delays. of course "action news" will be on early tomorrow to help you navigate what could be a tough morning commute. join matt and tam starting tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. in other news tonight, we are working to get more information on an incident involving eagles wide receiver, josh huff. he was pulled over for speeding across the walt whitman bridge, and the associated press say police found marijuana and a loaded gun. bill cosby has left court after a fight over potentially damaging evidence in his sexual assault case, cosby's lawyers want a deposition ruled out of bounds for his current trial citing a promise from a then district attorney bruce caster. and wants the testimony of 13

accusers thrown out calling them tainted and unreliable memories. turning to politics, election day is just a week away now. now the race for president is in the home stretch, both hillary clinton and donald trump are focusing on pennsylvania. the newest 6 abc franklin and marshall poll shows clinton with a 11 point lead in the keystone state but a majority of the polling was done before last week's statement from the fbi on clinton's new email issue. trump and his running mate were on the ground in king of prussia gaining support and walter perez joins us there later. >> it was a more subdued donald trump speaking before a packed crowd of hundreds at the double tree hotel and wasted no time going against delicious and president obama. donald trump showing just how important pennsylvania is to his campaign with a stop today in king of prussia. and he did not come alone.

running mate mike pence also spoke with several high-profile supporters including dr. ben carson. trump touched on subjects but his desire to repeal the affordable care act commonly referred to as obama care. >> here in pennsylvania premiums increase up to 40% and that is nothing compare to the future. in the future if i'm president this won't be obama care. polls have clinton holding a sizable lead. some have it tighter, including the abc news "washington post" poll showing trump with a slight edge over clinton leading 46% to 45% that in the wake of the new information regarding the fbi email investigation involving the democratic nominee. we spoke with reporters here at the double tree hotel in king of prussia. >> i hope that everybody comes

out in pennsylvania to vote. i think that trump is just so great, the speech today was wonderful. >> i think we need a change, everybody has had it with the same old government people in there for years and don't really live in our real world. >> and just to show you how important pennsylvania and florida are in this race, trump is now on his way to the sunshine state for three campaign stops tomorrow before running to pennsylvania on thursday. reporting live from king of prussia, walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. local supporters of hillary clinton worked to get out the vote in pennsylvania today. they stressed the importance of going to the polls next tuesday as clinton worked to garner support in florida, we'll have more on the race for the white house coming up tonight at 5:30. well, it's a new day for drivers in the garden state. at midnight new jersey's first gas tax hike since 1988 took

effect. and drivers are paying up big time. the average price per gallon yesterday was $2.04 and now it sits at $2.24 per gallon above the national average. nora muchanic spoke to drivers about the hike. she is live in ewing, mercer county. >> driver was like to turn back the clock yesterday's prices were so much better but this is the new reality. higher prices at the pump to pay for transportation projects nobody we talked to today is happy about paying more. >> i think it's outrageous, i can't believe they would raise the prices up like that. >> drivers filling up suffered from sticker shock after the 23 cent gallon hike went into effect overnight. >> it's crazy i was here two days ago and it was $2.08 and

today $2.35 it's mind blowing. >> roberto stopped by this lukoil in ewing and was none to happy to see the jump in gas prices. >> that is yearsy for you, i came from delaware, i had everything tax free and now i'm here paying taxes. >> we were spoiled here in new jersey, for years we had the lowest prices anywhere in the country. that is until today. >> most operators pay for their own fuel, that hurts when they go from one state to a different state. >> it's used to finance 16 billion there's in road and bridges in the state over the next eight years. >> if that is where the money goes i'm happy with it. but the family what owns the mini mart connected spot station worried that the rise in gas surprises will drive business down and customers away. >> they come inside and get merchandise or lottery i feel like now it will affect the

business a lot more. >> take a look at that $3.15 for premium. and speaking of affecting businesses, uber is raising rates 2 cents a mile to help drivers pay for the more expensive gas. not everyone pulling up to the pumps knows about the hike in the gas tax and they are getting unwelcome surprises. live in ewing, i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> okay thank you. all right much more ahead on "action news" tonight for you new details from maryland officials after a deadly school bus crash in baltimore. what they are saying about the person behind the wheel at the time. and one company is bringing magic to life with a feature on their smart phone. clouds are rolling in and i'm tracking record warmth on the way followed by storms i'm have details when "action news" returns.

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that the brakes were not applied that could mean that the driver may have suffered a medical emergency, the ntsb is now investigating. >> health check tonight, the u.s. is losing is ground in preventing a serious threat to infants, premature birth. ali gorman has the latest for us at the big board. >> reporter: the march of dimes set a goal for 2020 that just 8% of babies will be born early but that goal seems harder to reach now. for the first time in a decade premature births when up in this country to just under 10%. rates are higher among african-american and native americans, prematurity being born before 37 weeks is the leading cause of infant death and leads to dozens of clickations, some doctors believe a rising rate of smoking during pregnancy could be a factor. montgomery county earned a b grade the best in our region

while philadelphia got a d, that is the worst in the region. and halloween is over, and you have managed to limit the amount of candy your kids eat but now you and your co-workers have way too much at the office that includes here at the station. so how do you limit your candy consumption? first, try to keep it out of sight. experts say your first defense is to start the day with a solid breakfast high in protein and healthy fats like eggs or avocado or nut butter and to fight the afternoon craving cinnamon tea can help. but if you have to have the goodies eat one or two and do it mindfully. >> sit down and eat with your nom dominant hand. it helps to slow down and giving that piece of candy all of your attention so you can savor it. >> another strategy is to get up and walk around and that should

prevent you from eating candy all day long. unless of course you are rick williams, he walks around while eating the candy. >> he just ate them while you were talking about not eating them. he didn't share either. fyi. >> these are vitamins. >> thank you ali. thanks for nothing. coming up tonight at 11:00, the "action news" troubleshooters tackle customer complaints about a certain cable company. here is our nydia han with a preview. >> you'll meet two different men with two very different problems from the same cable company. >> you think you know your cable bill it may not. >> i didn't question why that may not be on there. >> as soon as he tested the system and smoked from the circuit boards. >> one of these stories may inspire you to check and see if are you owed money back. tonight only on channel 6. katie: my mom was a restaurant hostess

at a neighborhood favorite - a place for a good, family meal. she juggled customers, cooks, waitresses - and never complained. my dad was a police officer walking his beat. i learned from both what it means to be honest, to work hard, and love family. big banks, wall street, special interests - that's who pat toomey's with. in the senate, i'll work for you and your family. i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message.

in pennsylvania, a packet of heroin can be cheaper than a six-pack of beer and prescription painkillers are too easy to get. as the head of the pennsylvania commission on crime, i've helped local communities fund drug treatment programs to save our kids. i'm josh shapiro, and as attorney general, i'll crack down on the drug dealers and stop the overprescribing of opioid painkillers. i'm proud to be endorsed by law enforcement organizations representing 14,000 police officers. this is a fight we can't afford to lose. wall street starts off in november on a sour note. maran analysts say that a meeting sent markets plummeting.

the nasdaq was down 35.5 and the s&p 500 finished down 14 and change. here is a sign that the holidays are coming up fast. amazon is getting a jump start on black friday deals believe it or not. they launched their sales today and amazon is following a shift in holiday shopping, roughly 41% of shoppers begin their crossing october or earlier. amazon deals rotate until december 22nd. a touch of harry potter is included in google android phones saying okay you can turn the flashlight on and off and ringer and notifications off all of those terms are fixtured in har harry potter's world. having some fun. the ymca of delaware is getting a new home here on the 400 block

of north cast street. a youth program and free baby sitting, the new y opens next year. sounds nice. >> still to come on "action news" a check of the forecast for you. taking you live outside the ben franklin bridge at sunset. a pretty sight. cecily tynan as the accuweather forecast.

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time for accuweather at the big board. cecily tynan has the first forecast for november. not a bad way to start off the month. >> we had clear skies earlier and now sky 6 hd looking at a veil of clouds over philadelphia international airport cloudy skies are pretty typical of november. in november we get into the lower sun angle and even a thin veil of clouds can make things pretty dark and temperatures really drop by the end of the november the average high is down to 50 and today's average high is 61. and on sunday when we begin eastern standard time the sun will be setting at 4:54 by the end of november it's 4:37 p.m. we touched 60 earlier today. this is seasonable.

allentown 56 and trenton 58 and cape may 58 and wilmington 57. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the sun was out this morning and the clouds building in now again with the winds out of the southeast. but the good news is when you get clouds at night. the cloud cover acts like at atmospheric blanket and that means tonight not nearly as cold as last night. last night in philadelphia all the way down to 39 and relatively mild 51 and allentown dropping to 54 and cape may 53. future tracker 6 showing after clouds in the morning by a noon the sunshine is back, and look at that, 71 degrees by 4:30. and wall-to-wall sunshine in the afternoon and then as we head into thursday, we get increasing clouds in the afternoon ahead of a cold front. by 2:30 showers breaking out in the northern lehigh valley and the poconos. and look at this surge of warmth ahead of that front. 76 degrees, we have a chance to

touch 80 in philadelphia on thursday that, would tie the record high and then the showers perhaps a rumble of thunder moving through i-95 at 5:00 and moving off the coast at 8:30, and behind that system much cooler air will move in on friday. the five-day at 5:00 showing tomorrow much milder than today with a high of 73 degrees good amount of sunshine and thursday record time warmth with a high of 80 and afternoon showers and thunderstorms and behind that system we cool off to 57 degrees, on friday with chilly winds out of the northwest. the weekend looking really nice for the unity cup at citizens bank park and tuesday 62 as we fall back one hour sunday night. the weekend will be an hour longer than usual. we'll have an early look at election day coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> nice to get that extra hour sleep. >> we can use that. quick break and more news when we come right back. i approve this message.

donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!"

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, i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors who perform them." pat toomey and donald trump: they're not for you. majority forward is responsible for the content of this advertising. "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight.

seven more days for hillary clinton and donald trump to convince the country they are the best choice for your president of the united states. the last week on the campaign industrial. he acts like a customer but police say he has a bigger plan. they need your help finding the robber. trouble for another eagles player, jaime apody with the details of a traffic stop involving wide receiver, josh huff. now the latest on the septa strike, more than 4700 union workers walked off the job this morning bringing trolleys, subways and trolleys to a halt. obviously slow going during the evening commute and the situation has not improved. lets take a live look at the sheridan hotel where representatives with septa and the union met for talks today and are talking right now in fact. we have not heard of progress on either side.

pension seems to be the biggest sticking point in the negotiations. >> striking workers spanned across the city armed with signs, the action cam was there as several employees stood outside of north 58th street. no buses in or out today. we mention that commuters are dealing with big delays because of the strike. cathy mcdade shot the video trying to get on the west trenton line trying to leave the city. >> we want to know how the septa trike is impacting your life. use #6abcaction or email us at jointheaction@6abc.com. the septa strike is putting a strain on all modes of transportation. >> matt pellman joins us live from the "action news" traffic center with an update. >> reporter: first day almost in the books without our city buses, subways and six of our

trolley lines, and our buses, any route over the number of 90 they are running as are the 101 and 102 trolleys the problem is we see a bunch of cancellations this afternoon because crews not being able to get to their trains because of picketers blocking access to the facilities now less of that and lots of delays on the regional rail lines, a lot of them a half hour. we say stick to the streets, a tweet from michael saying total gridlock in center city and market street by city hall say parking lot right now. shannon tweeting she waited in line 50 mines to get on the strain at suburban station a horrible situation there. extra traffic and gridlock on the city streets, the highways are mostly normal but slow on the boulevard and 95 with speeds in the teens and by the old

granite run mall a crash along the baltimore pike. and a broken down vehicle here on the end of the ramp from 23 to the westbound side of 422, blocking the acceleration lane and 422 southbound is also extra congested. karen i will be here once again at 4:00 a.m. >> thank you. of course can you count on "action news" to get you through the septa strike. join us early tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m., to get to work and school and turn on "action news" at 4:00 a.m. to got you back on track while septa is striking. one more week and then time for america to decide who will lead the country for the next four years. will it be donald trump or hillary clinton? the democratic nominee is pulling out all the stops this final week of campaigning, she

and her husband are blitzing battleground florida today with six scheduled events there. president obama is campaigning for hillary in ohio. vice president joe biden in north carolina. chelsea clinton in colorado and bernie sanders holding eventses in new hampshire and maine. >> meanwhile the republican nominee and his running mate spend a good chunk of their day in our area. on his way out of town donald trump did what a lot of us like to do, stopping off at a local wawa to pick up snacks and boarded a plane for wisconsin. donald trump jr. will campaign in ohio tonight. we are live in washington, d.c. with the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: rick and monica, just in case there weren't enough october surprises for you this election season, now the calendar as gifts us with an entire week of campaigning in

november. and the candidates are taking advantage. >> late in the game surprises for hillary clinton and donald trump. we see the polls tightening with only one week to go. the daily abc news post tracking poll shows a mere .7% point separates the candidates. the trump campaign hopes it's enough to renew enthusiasm for their candidate. >> we'll pull it off the market so it starts burning up our wallets. mike pence took the lead while campaigning in pennsylvania. >> obama care has to be replaced. and we'll do it and we'll do it very, very quickly. it is a catastrophe. >> he says he will call on congress to convene a special session to repeal and replace

the affordable care act. and hillary clinton does three of get out and vote rallies, the first with alicia machado. >> he is not get ago way with it. >> he sure has spent a lot of time demeaning and degrading and insulting and assaulting women. >> reporter: with such a tight race, both campaigns are both making plays on the other team's surf. we have donald trump buying up campaign ads of the normally blue states of new mexico and michigan. and in washington channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. with just seven days until election day download the 6 abc app to keep track of all the breaking news from the campaign trail and stay informed by

logging on to our website at 6abc.com. open enrollment for universal health care began today. some commuters will see a sharp increase in premiums and some will go with different insurers and different doctors and the challenges of obama care is due to a need of increased enrollment by young healthy consumers, etna and united health care opted to leave several states. and a fellow church goers in montgomery county. mark storms accused of shooting robert brax ton in april. that braxton game disruptive and he purged storms and was shot twice. the remains of lindsay piccone. no word yet on how she died .

a serial robber was on the loose and authorities want to catch him before he strikes again. luckily several businesses that the suspect targeted had surveillance cameras and detectives say the same man robbed a food store and a nail salon on german town avenue and threatening the employees inside. 10 minutes later police think the same man robbed a dunkin' donuts. and minuted later robbed another dunkin' donuts in the 500 block of lehigh avenue. the suspect threatened the employees with guns. from our delaware newsroom. this is 26-year-old taisha cherry and the pair was stopped for speeding near the dover toll plaza and the trooper smelled marijuana coming from their car and they found marijuana and cocaine and a handgun.

both ladies are held on $43,000 bail. a late morning crash closed a road in aston delaware. it snapped a pole and took down power lines. police blocked the road until the electric lines were removed. still to come on "action news" the eagles dealing with another possible legal situation involving one of its players. jaime apody has the details on huff's traffic stop. and now to battle a series of hunger problems in the region and how a south jersey mom is benefiting from locally grown produce that would go to waste. seasonable temperatures here in the mid-atlantic, just to the west warmth is lurking and records possibly again. we'll talk about the rising numbers in accuweather. >> those stories and more when "action news" comes right back.

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wide receivers, they have a hard time getting the ball and they keep getting into trouble. huff was pulled over this morning on the walt whitman bridge. after being stopped for speeding the police officers found a small amount of marijuana and a gun in huff's car he does not have a permit for. he was given a summons for the dui and marijuana but unlawful possession of a weapon. this is a prohibitive device this one for hollow point bullets. at this point we are gathering more information. moving on to the sixers, bye bye jeremy grant, they traded him to oklahoma city for a forward and conditional first round draft pick. and hosting the orlando magic at the center but jal okafor will

play tomorrow. what does brett brown learned after two games. >> we are so incredibly young and finding our way season trying to find ways to sub the group effectively, that it is an incredible challenge rotating the bigs and their minutes and the fact that we see positive lights with joel embiid and glimpses of sarge-and glimpses of all of them. they just finished a stretch where they played five games in seven nights. now they will get ready for another back to back wednesday and thursday. but at least they had today and yesterday to work on things. >> it's an opportunity over the next 10 days to have two or three quality practices like the one we had today. that helps to clear up some of the details and the excuse of

our game. >> uconn is up next for the owls. zee spite they average 205 yards per game the defense is stingy especially against the run and matt rule knows that is a challenge. >> our work is cut out for us. we have been able to run the football and getting 40 minutes time of possession that is not our mo against connecticut we'll have to work to find a way to run the ball against a tremendous run defense. >> we break down the owls defendants this saturday morning. at 9:45 a.m. right here on channel 6. >> okay. >> more on the huff situation at 6:00. every november 6 abc partners in the holiday food drive to help those in need put food on the table. tamala edwards has the first of

weekly reports on hunger in our area. >> hunger harbor launched in philadelphia they deliver fresh produce to your durat a discount and bringing a box you help your neighbors in need. >> when latisha hits glassboro new jersey market she loads up on vegetables and fruit. >> i got pineapple because the kids like to eat them. >> any help putting food on the table is welcome. >> green cauliflower. it's produce by permits donated by hungry for harvest. >> the eggplants are small or have funny noses on them, that does not diminish the taste. he started the company out of his college dorm room in maryland. >> there is so many people going hungry and so much food going to waste. >> he pitched his business on shark tank and made a deal to

expand into the philadelphia market last month. >> we made 10% for $100,000. they rescue produce that would go to waste and sell its to subscribers, 20 to 30% cheaper than grocery stores. they donate to philabundance. >> i am getting something out of it and someone in my community is getting something out tf. >> we look at hunger in our nine county area. so far they have rescued a million pounds of ugly but perfectly edible produce and every pound saved is a meal for a family in need. >> we don't throw away things that are not perfect. and people would be grateful for them. hungry harvest offers $5 off your first order find the link on our website to connect share and give this holiday season.

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when government bureaucrats refused to approve a cancer vaccine equally for both girls and boys, i stepped in to change that rule. when my own party held up recovery funds after sandy hit us, i took them on and won. and when veterans were forced to travel out of state for health care, i brought in new local clinics and expanded services. but there's much more to do. my mission is to protect south jersey's way of life. i'm frank lobiondo and i approve this message. i'm frank lobiondo she ate like a pig. trump has said and done... you can do anything. i moved on her like a [bleep] ...trump's just so disgusting and degrading.

it just seems like he's invaded our lives. and he's the republican nominee for president. and republican brian fitzpatrick supported trump. look, we just can't vote for fitzpatrick or trump. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. a volcano in the ring of fire is spewing ash again in western indonesia, it blew its top several times in the last several years. one that killed several people. the crater was dormant until it

shot back to life in 2010. adam joseph is back with the forecast. november so far to good. temperatures right where they should be maybe a degree or two cooler but we'll warm up it here. records yet again as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan the sky looking threatening at times here and ominous at times. we are not tracking anything on double scan. number one, we will feel a little more summer like over the next couple of days. but then just like monday it's a big slam down in temperature here as we end the week. sitting at 58 and 60 degrees across the area, uniform at the shore and the poconos, the temperatures dip to 48 degrees and the lehigh settingle in millville and cape may. a lot of sunshine earlier today and you see the clouds that

pushed in from the west a frontal boundary that is separating the warm air from the south and with the and seasonable air to the north and east. a lot of sun in new england now we won't see precipitation during the overnight hours just remains rather cloudy and not as chilly. we had frost and freeze early this morning tomorrow morning is not the case. 51 in center city. a nice start as we go into our wednesday. a commuter forecast again if you have to find alternate routes, the good thing here you won't have wet roadways and dry and a few clouds, on the mild side as well. between 6:00 and 7:00 and by 8:00 in the morning. the temperature just a degree above that at 50. by tomorrow afternoon sunshine breaking back out with just a few clouds, temperatures soar 12 degrees above average. 72 allentown and 73 in philadelphia and 71 in millville.

upper 60s along the shore so a nice midweek and if you want it even warmer than that. you'll get your wish granted on thursday. low pressure to the north awaiting a cold front and that will pump in winds from the southwest ahead of the frontal boundary, clouds increasing in the afternoon. 80 degrees if we hit the 80 it will tie the record from 1990 but as the front comes through from 3:00 and 8:00 from west to east, there will be a line of storms and downpours much like sunday that will come through some could be on the strong side. something we'll continue to track here to see how strong or severe they could or could not be on wednesday. the exclusive accuweather forecast 73 just a few high clouds around at times, record warmth followed by gusty storms and winds 40 miles per hour or so. but when you go from 80 to 57, something definitely will be

blasting through here. friday chilly northwesterly winds and winds on friday still 30 to 35 miles per hour through much of the day. then a recovery over the weekend, the unity cup with all the festivities sun and clouds and 62. same on sunday as we fall back remember to turn the clocks back as we turn the clocks back on saturday night and no issues on tuesday for election day. sun and clouds, temperatures in the lower 60s. >> we like it adam. we invite you to keep 6 abc open on your devices as stormy weather arrives later this week as adam mentioned. facebook and twitter are great ways to stay up to date. coming up at 10:00 an all new episode of marvel "agents of s.h.i.e.l.d." coming up tonight the origin of ghost rider is discovered as agent colson and his teams lives are put in serious danger and

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right now jim gardner is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. septa workers go on the picket lines and commuters have to make alternate plans. also an eagles wide receiver facing charged tonight after being pulled over on the walt whitman bridge. what police found in the car of josh huff. that and more coming up next. for cecily tynan, jaime apody, monica malpass i'm rick williams have a nice evening. >> good night. katie: my mom was a restaurant hostess

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valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. tuesday night the state rejects atlantic city's financial turn around plan and bill cosby returns to a norristown courtroom for a pretrial hearing but the big story on "action news" is day one of the septa strike and based on what we hear from the negotiations it looks like they will be a day two. the buses are parked in various depots across the city like here in frankford. a total of 4700 workers went out at midnight last night and that left commuters seeking alternate ways to get to and from work today. people resorted from regional rails to bikes and rides with friends and as you would expect from the first day of a strike it wasn't easy or orderly.

we have a report from chad pradelli but first sara bloomquist is at the fern rock transportation center. septa says that picketers are causing disruptions on regional rails. >> reporter: most picket lines are peaceful. but earlier today we saw picketers blocking rail yards. and we learn that a judge granted an injunction that employees can again access regal rail yards and septa expects fewer cancellations but there resit you'll delays and strikers telling "action news" they will stay out here until they get a contract they find acceptable. here at the roberts avenue rail yard in tioga-nicetown, septa workers were blockin