and criminalize women's right to choose. pat toomey and donald trump both would defund planned parenthood, "there has to be some form of punishment." "for the woman?" "yeah." "i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors... who perform them." and when donald trump insulted women and bragged about... sexual assault, pat toomey refused to reject him. pat toomey: won't stand up to trump. won't stand up for women. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.

good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. we begin with breaking news out of new jersey. a federal jury announced the verdict in the bridge gate trial. both defendants are guilty on all counts. two allies of chris christie, were both convicted in a politically motivated plot to cause traffic around the george washington bridge. trying to punish a democratic mayor for not endorsing governor christie. the defendants will learn their sentences in february. governor christie denied all wrong doing. we are following the investigation into a house fire that left two small children in critical condition in the olney section of philadelphia. gray hall is live at the scene with updates on the young victims.

>> reporter: rick, the last information from the fire commissioner where the kids were in critical condition but improving. so the extent of their injuries at this point is not clear, we tell that you people in this neighborhood are hoping for a speedy recovery. an overnight nightmare for the family living in this olney home, initial reports say two children a 7-month-old and 11-year-old were rushed to the hospital. >> it's always a tragedy when something happens to anybody but especially to children. >> i saw them bringing out the two kids and i started screaming, i was hysterical. right here in front of the house they were giving cpr to the baby in pampers. >> when firefighter as arrive there was heavy flames coming from the upper floors of the home. they eventually located the

small children inside. >> it's all difficult to loebt people inside of a burning building, despite what you see on television, there is a lot of smoke in there and the smoke is down to the floor and you literally can see nothing. it's a challenge to locate people in these buildings. >> the investigation is in early stages and there is unanswered questions about the fire. medics informed cpr on the young victims, they were rushed to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. >> it was a horrible scene. i don't know what happened with the kids, we have heard nothing about the kids. hopefully, praying to god they will be fine. >> reporter: back out live, everyone hoping for the best. the cause of this fire is still under investigation, not clear in this home had any working smoke detectors, what is also not clear who was inside of this house if anybody at the time of the fire with these young kids, we are working to get you more

information. gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. the septa strike is now in its fourth day. and talks are continuing between the transit agency and the union workers. and concern over the labor dispute is getting more concerning as we get closer to election day next week. john rawlins, joins us live from center city. >> reporter: at the risk of sounding like a broken record, the two of sides continue to negotiate and back and forth and give and take, given that there is no sign of a break through. despite yesterday's barbed rhetoric the talks will progressing, slowly but progressing. they say all the meaningful communications are from third parties and much of the day a state mediator is joined by state representative dwight evans. they made the montgomery that

there is no outside money coming from city hall to help enhance a settlement. and there were reports that they would go to common pleas court to get an unjunction to get the employees back to work by election day. commuters that depend on city transport muddle through on day four we wait to see what mediators can do to get this strike settled. >> thank you john. meanwhile, septa customers continue to battle gridlock and delays. this morning we caught up with commuters at the overbrook station and it is taking them quite as long as normal to get to work. >> i walk here 20 to 25 minutes to the train here. when i get off i walk four blocks to work. my feet hurt and i soak them

every night. >> i had to call off the first couple of days, because i had no idea how i would get to work. i depend on the l to get to work, there was no way i was driving in. >> along with long walks and missed days at work, commuters say that the regional rail trains are so crowded it's tough to find a seat. this reminder, you can keep tabs on the strike throughout the weekend by checking in with 6abc.com/septa strike. we'll have updates as soon as any developments happen and you can find a full list of plans released by the city government, schools and businesses. turning to the friday forecast now accuweather is tracking sunshine and pleasant conditions for the weekend. as we look live outside, the winds are kicking up a bit this afternoon and it will be a chilly night ahead with temperatures dipping into this evening. for more on that melissa magee is in for david murphy. >> reporter: hi rick, happy friday.

a big change today in comparison to yesterday. philadelphia coming it at 59 and 45 in the poconos and cape may 59 and 60 in millville. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we had a cold front that moved through yesterday and you see the front well along the atlantic to the south and east and not a lot of precipitation with that front and it moves down to the south and east and the winds behind that come from a northwesterly direction and that cools us down on our friday. sustained winds 16 miles per hour in allentown, 20 in philadelphia, and 20 miles per hour in dover and we are finding some higher gusts across the region especially with the northwesterly wind going through the rest of our day. as we look at our evening commute. for the ride home, 4:00 p.m. 61 and 59 at 5:00 p.m. and upper 60s at 6:00 underneath a mostly sunny skies and mostly

clear with a temperature coming in at 54. we'll talk to what to expect as we look forward here. we are tracking the gusts as high as 30 miles per hour today. and we are tracking a dry stretch for it's weekend and next week. and we fall back this weekend. those details are coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. to politics now. the investigation continues into possible voter fraud at a grass roots organization. this morning a hearing took place on the matter at delaware county courthouse in media. they raided both the philadelphia offices and delaware county offices of fieldworks llc. they are looking into 7,000 registrations whether they were fabricated or submitted by the deadline. they say they are cooperating with police and have zero tolerance for fraud. now candidates are investing a lot of time in pennsylvania

until election day. donald trump has a rally at the giant center in hershey tonight and hillary clinton is in pittsburgh today and returns to philadelphia tomorrow for a concert with katy perry in fairmount park and will be back on monday night for a final rally with bill clinton along with the president and first lady, michelle obama. we'll have more coming up in a live report from the nation's capital. also, "action news" has live team coverage on election night. monica malpass and i will be at trump and clinton headquarters as the results come in and crews fanned out across our region covering the major races. and you can join jim gardner for digital election coverage starting at 6:00 p.m. at 6abc.com as the polls close here. still to come on "action news" at noon, thousands of happy cubs fans are filling the streets of chicago to celebrate the world series win. also, nearly 3 million american

households are using a samsung washing machine that has a potentially dangerous design flaw. we are word of a new recall when "action news" continues in a moment.

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two american military trainers died outside of a shooting at an air base in jordan. a third american and jordanian military officer was wounded in gun fire. a man arrested after a woman was found chained inside of a large storage container on his south carolina property goes before a judge this afternoon. kayla brown told police she was locked in the container for two months and fed regularly. her boyfriend is still missing. property owner and registered sex offender has his hearing this afternoon. he is facing charges and they are sweeping the property for other viction tims. >> as far as a know kayla is doing fine.

and obviously she is shaken and we had prayer with her before getting in the ambulance to go to the hospital. it's stuff you see in the movies no doubt about it. >> when he was 15 years old he was charged with kidnapping and assaulting a 14-year-old girl. top new jersey transit officials are testifying today following september's deadly train crash in hoboken. lawmakers plan to question them about the agency's poor safety record and high break down rate and train control technology that could have prevented the wreck. the train killed one woman and left hundred people injured. a celebration a century in the making is underway in chicago. take a look the city is celebrating the chicago cubs world series championship the first in 108 years, fans

sprinted into lake park this morning trying to get the best spot. the action just started at wrigley field where the team boarded double decker buses and those buses are headed towards chicago's iconic michigan avenue. hundreds of thousands of fans are waiting to celebrate the team's big world series win. and still to come on "action news" at noon. the government releases the final major report on the economy before the presidential election, what it reveals about hiring and unemployment. and some of america's biggest television events will be owned by a chinese company. we'll have details at 12:30. 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.

the nation's top consumer watch dog issued a recall for top loading washing machines made by samsung. for the lids flying off at high speed. >> the washing machine exploded and it sounded like a bomb. i remember leaning over my son and screaming. >> fortunately the woman was not hurt when the lid blew off in april. but nine reports of injuries in incidents. 34 different models sold since

march of 2011 are included in the recall, customers should can't samsung immediately for a rebate or get a new machine. now the labor department issued a report on the economy. u.s. employers added 161,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 4.9%. it put the federal reserve on track to raise interest rates next month. turning to health check the maker of nutella, wants permission to change the serving size. right now the serving size is 37 grams that equals 200 calories but the company believes a smaller serving size with fewer calories would make it more appealing to more customers. and they want feedback on how consumers use nutella and will use that to decide the request. coming up on "action news"

at 4:00, it's freebie friday and alicia vitarelli has free cookies on election day and free admission to a popular philadelphia museum. and you recall the kit kat thief we talked about, the college student who had his favorite chocolate stolen from his car had it replaced with get this, more than 6,000 kit kats, we'll show you coming up today at 4:00. in the meantime accuweather is coming up next at noon. but first a preview of a special report coming up on "action news" at 11:00. >> i'm nydia han, look at this house, the frame is coming off in my hand and i can literally reach my hand inside. >> knew there was damage but this is beyond. >> and this is not an isolated case. >> so all of your homes are failing. >> we talked to homeowner after homeowner, all with the same story. repairs often costing more than

$100,000. so what exactly is the problem and how are builders responding? a special tonight on "action news" at 11:00. 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.

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don't wait. call now. baseball may be over at citizens bank park for the season but plenty of activity on the field here this morning for the kickoff of an annual event. philadelphia's police department joined with special olympics for a charity walk. one portion of the noncompetitive marathon through south philadelphia and center city. the run has become a popular fundraiser for special olympics. nice day to go out for a little bit a run. >> yes, it is and windy. >> i'll just bundle up. >> yeah, you'll do that -- stormtracker 6 live double scan you can see it's dry right now,

no issues with precipitation on our friday we are dry after that cold front that moved through yesterday. it wasn't a lot of precipitation but bringing in cooler winds on the backside. outside sky 6 hd looking at penn's landing on this friday afternoon, we have a bright blue sky and calm conditions outs side but make sure you layer up because it's on the cool side in comparison to yesterday, the city 59 and 56 in allentown and 59 in dover and 60 in millville and at the coast in atlantic city, numbers now are holding at 60 degrees, you look at the wind gusts across the region and they came up, gusting as high as 26 miles per hour in philadelphia and 20 miles per hour in wilmington and cape may, we are tapping into northwesterly wind on the backside of that cold front and we have sustained winds 7 to 14 miles per hour with the higher gusts that last throughout the rest of the afternoon. here is satellite 6 along with

action radar you see the cold front out along the atlantic that produced precipitation. on the backside we have high pressure that is still of the ohio valley and we are tapping into the northwesterly wind and that is cooling us down getting us close to where we should be for this time of year. here is the setup. seasonably cool. yesterday a high temperature of 72, today we max out at1 in the city and again tracking the gusts up to 30 miles per hour. as we get into the start of the weekend on saturday, still plenty of sunshine high temperature in the lower 60s but we have less wind to deal with as we get foo the day for our weekend. if you are traveling to the meadowlands where the eagles will be on sunday afternoon. kickoff 1:00 p.m., the temperature coming in at 55 degrees and mostly sunny as they take onhe giants, fourth quarter 54 and the north northwesterly wind with at 7 to 14 miles per hour. something to keep in mind as you go to bed saturday night into sunday, daylight saving time

coming to an end, good idea to turn the clocks back an hour. we'll gain an extra hour is of sleep that is something to look forward to and good idea to change the batteries in the smoke debtors. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast high temperature of 61 and blustery. and 60 on saturday and 60 and sunny on sunday, a nice dry stretch into next week. sunny and cool on monday coming in at 59 for a high. and on tuesday clouds and some sun, as folks go to the polls to vote. a high of 67 and you shouldn't have issues due to the weather to get to the polls because it will be dry and comfortable conditions by then, wednesday and thursday, temperatures will be in the lower 60s. not a bad stretch on the way close toward where we should be for this time of year. >> all right melissa thank you. >> special honors for six local letter carriers that joined the million mile club, here at this

post office in westchester, each one was honored for driving more than a million miles without being in one single accident. that is no easy feat considering the weather challenges the letter carriers face. they credited their behind the wheel training. more ahead in our next half hour of "action news" at 12:30. the coverage of the on going septa strike continues. a live report coming up. and the former penn state football coach, jerry sandusky back in court. who is suppose to testify today. don't go away. and you can tell m 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!" i was there that day congresswoman gabby giffords was shot. i'm the one that wrestled the clip from the gunman's hands as people lay dying beside me. i wish pat toomey could have seen firsthand how gun violence destroys lives. instead, toomey opposes a ban on assault weapons and opposes banning high-capacity ammo clips.

we need real leaders to stop gun violence. that's not pat toomey. majority forward is responsible for the content of this advertising. here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30 now. and penndot is looking to keep the roads clear this singer and michael buble announced his son was diagnosed with cancer and treatment here in the u.s. and some stores are offering black friday deals now. and find out what to buy now. and we start with a death

investigation in lumberton county. they found the body of justin d -- two brothers that live there are arrested. brian costello and christopher costello face murder charges. an autopsy is performed on the victim to determine the exact cause of death. we continue to follow breaking news in the so-called bridge gate trial. two stormer aides to chris christie are found guilty of causing a traffic jam around the george washington bridge. they were found guilty on all counts. bridget kelly cried. many and christie denies any lodge of the lane closings. sentencing in set for february. and now the details on