talks after the court hearing for septa's injunction request. that hearing was to have been held at 9:30 this morning. then there was one last push to have a little shuttle diplomacy and they had a deal. >> i feel like it's christmas. like it's unfortunate that getting like a right of transportation back. >> reporter: relieved riders as city transit gradually came to life. first came the subway and the market frankford line. then trolleys then early afternoon buses started rolling in. >> it's a good thing they're running. >> reporter: overnight talks almost stalled. septa was due back in court today trying to get an injunction to force the strikers back to work but sources say representative dwight evans pushed for a little more shuttle diplomacy. there were tweaks made and then a deal. >> we believe disagreement is fair to all our employees and our customers and our taxpayers. we know that the strike has caused hardship for thousands and we sincerely regret the disruption. >> reporter: over the

weekend both the governor and city hall signaled they backed the idea of an injunction to force strikers back by tomorrow's election. did that put pressure on the union. >> we were there for a week trying get the job done and we got it done. >> reporter: because it must be ratified no one is officially talking about settlement terms but sources say it does give unionized workers an enhanced pension. union members will have to pay more for health insurance. as for a fare hike one was canceled this year. it will be needed next year. >> there will be fare increases but that's in the legislation now that we have to do fare increases every two years or three years. >> reporter: riders were curious about the unused portion of their trans passes. >> we going to get refunded having the monthlies and we bought it before the month and like it's like six days we missed out of the monthly trans pass. >> reporter: well, the answer is yes to that septa announced it will issue a credit voucher for the unused portion of those passes to be used toward the purchase of a

future pass. thing that they're telling people though is that they have to hold onto their existing passes at this point. you'll need it when you turn in to get that credit voucher. live in center city john rawlins channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> john a lot of ground covered early in the morning and everything you need to know about septa getting back on track is right on our web site 6abc.com. we posted the different phases of restored service, information about the new contract and details about trans pass credits. >> well, as you heard news of a deal comes as major relief for commuters but as mentioned it's not bringing immediate relief. >> let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center keeping a close eye on the roads and the railways today. hi, matt. >> but things are definitely looking up at least from where they were when i last saw you last week, brian and sharrie. here's where things stand at the moment. all of the septa city bus routes have resumed service but it's not completely total service. limited service across-the-board on all of those septa city bus routes. full service back in business by tomorrow the broad street

subway running again. right now trains running every 10 minutes. on the broad ridge spur it's every 20 minutes. that service resumed at noon today. market frankford line is back up and running bullet not quite as frequently as normal. every six minutes is your service there right now with no stops at fifth street and independence mall. that's because of the clinton rally tonight. more on that in just a second and trolleys also resumed service but again, it's limited service. full service should be running by tomorrow. on the septa regional rails it's looking a whole lot better than it was pretty much all of last week. but already this afternoon we are seeing some 10 to 20 minute delays on some of the select trains on the regional rails. now to that clinton rally which is the other big traffic story tonight. it's right on independence mall so already portions of market street between fourth and seventh portions of fifth and sixth street are blocked off and already we've got gridlock around center city not because of the strike this time but because of the rally tonight. also keep in mind throughout the evening especially the end

of our rush we expect rolling closures on 95 and here on the vine as the motorcade to make their way to independence mall is going to be yet another very busy evening rush. brian. >> all right, matt, thanks very much. and on that note, this is of course election eve in america and as we speak both donald trump and hillary clinton are in the midst of a whirlwind final day. mr. trump will visit five states before this day is done mrs. clinton will visit three and both of them will be in pennsylvania. "action news" reporter bob brooks live on independence mall this afternoon where matt just told us the clinton campaign will have a very big rally tonight, bob. >> reporter: brian, absolutely, this is the last day to campaign, the last night to rally for these people here in philadelphia and what a massive turnout we have had. you can see there's supporters there just across the street on chestnut here that have turned out, thousands and thousands of people the gates just opened. there's a little bit of a stall to get in but there's a lot of people that are happy they've been out here a long

time. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: call them final rally cries for the final rally in philadelphia for hillary clinton. when you add in a giant donald trump replica head things get even more lively. independence mall looks like it's setting up for a rock show which the clinton rally partially is. jon bon jovi and bruce springsteen will take the stage before hillary takes the podium and some people were honest that's what they came for. >> bruce springsteen. >> tell the truth. >> reporter: but for the majority of the thousands who have lined up starting at fourth and chestnut they're here to see hillary. >> i'm confident that hillary is going to winnism some have put in a long, long wait. >> when i got here it will be about 10 hours. >> reporter: if you need any indication the keystone state is a battleground this rally might be just that. clinton picked what many regard as the best political venue even the birthplace of democracy as the location for a morale boost. >> campaign ends where america began. >> reporter: on top of jon bon jovi and the boss she's bringing in the obama husband

bill and daughter chelsea. >> we're out here supporting celebrating and giving gratitude for our outgoing president. >> reporter: for others it's again just about hillary jon bon jovi might be a little before this young man's time. >> well, everyone else except for jon bon jovi i don't really care about him. he's whatever. >> reporter: if you work or live around the mall you may have noticed some road closures and huge garbage trucks now blocking streets. okay. back out live here a look at the line. you can't see the end of it. it is as far as the eye can see and right next to it here on the corner is that giant donald trump head that we are talking about in the story. it is certainly drawn a lot of boos and jeers from the crowd lining up. the gates just opened up at 4 o'clock. reporting live live in olde city bob brooks channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> to be thank you. pennsylvania is indeed proving to be the centerpiece of this election eve.

clinton was in pittsburgh this morning ahead of her major event tonight in philadelphia. and republican donald trump will be in scranton in less than two hours, all part of his marathon day. trump will hit five states in 24 hours. he started his day at this rally in sarasota florida. recent polls show the the presidential race there is a dead heat. trump told supporters the system is rigged and the way to quote beat the rigging "is to go out and vote. from florida trump flew to this rally in raleigh north carolina. his next stop is pennsylvania at 5:30 today followed by new hampshire and then app late night 11:00 p.m. rally in michigan. while trump himself was not in our immediate area, one of his top surrogates was. rudy giuliani talked to voters at the collegeville bakery in montgomery county. "action news" reporter vernon odom will have a look at how important pennsylvania is to the race for the white house coming up in a live report at

4:30. meanwhile the two candidates vying for pennsylvania's senate seat are campaigning across the state rallying voters and taking last minute jabs at one another. first northeast philadelphia where incumbent state senator republican pat toomey visited the fraternal order of police lodge. he met with law enforcement and members of the fire and paramedics union. >> we have an election to win tomorrow night. and we're going to do it and what we're not going to do is we are not going to send another ethically challenged tax hiking liberal who doesn't take our security seriously and that's who katie mcginty is. >> reporter: toomey has five on the campaign stops in western pennsylvania on his schedule today. meanwhile, democratic candidate katie mcginty started her day as we mentioned at the university of pittsburgh at a rally with hillary clinton. mcginty says she's ready to unseat incumbent state senator. >> stop wall street toomey with his bad policies voting against renewable energy jobs,

voting against education and college affordability. he's caused good people their good jobs. and i don't know anybody here agree with me that it's time for pat toomey to lose his job. [cheers and applause] >> mcginty will end her day here in philadelphia at the big rally at independence hall with clinton and of course president barack obama. brian. >> all right, alicia and of course a quick reminder about polling hours for tomorrow. in new jersey voters can start casting ballots at 6:00 a.m. in pennsylvania and delaware voting begins at 7:00 a.m. polls close at 8:00 p.m. in all three states and this important note, any voter who is in line by 8 o'clock will still be allowed to vote. "action news" of course will have you covered on election night. monica malpass and rick williams will be with the trump and clinton campaign. we'll also have reporters fanned out across the region covering all the major local races. and we're getting you a chance to add to your election night with our special digital

coverage. join jim gardner and our panel of experts following local state and the national races right after the polls close. that starts at 8:00 p.m. only on 6abc.com. and "action news" will be on early tomorrow morning as septa becomes fully operational again and as voters head out to the polls. matt tam david and karen will be on the air at 4:00 a.m. to keep you up to date. >> a busy day ahead of us indeed. >> right. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast on this monday. >> let's see if weather will cooperate for voters out there. meteorologist adam joseph standing by. beautiful day out there today. >> yeah its been busy for most of you but for the weather department fairly quiet. really nice start to the work week. a lot of sun but a little on the cool side. present numbers right now 56 in philadelphia, 58 in allentown, 56 wilmington, 52 in cape may, so a little on the chilly side. a little south of normal here to start the week with fresh high pressure that came in yesterday and kind of parking itself along the eastern

seaboard while large area of low pressure is spinning the the wheels way out into the middle part of the atlantic and that is pushing away. so the high pressure remains in control for our tuesday. so, for your poll opening times and temperatures in pennsylvania, sunshine, 34 degrees the average temperature still dark, though, when it opens at 6:00 a.m. in new jersey at 35. delaware 37 degrees with sunshine, so need a jacket if you're heading early to the polls but if you wait until the afternoon it's a great excuse to get out of work hit the polls, maybe grab a little bit of lunch, temps making a run at 70 degrees for some areas with that sunshine tomorrow. we'll chat about those, some rain moving in, guys, and i'll let you know the timing of that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> all right, see you shortly adam. thanks very much. still ahead on "action news" today governor chris christie reacts to the guilty verdict against two of his former aides. hear his take on the bridgegate trial. >> plus, a philadelphia man faces charges for trying to kill family members in a weekend fire.

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donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of them." vo: just one. >> ♪ >> we are following some breaking news out of philadelphia this afternoon. a young child has died after a fire in olney last thursday night. the victim was just 11 months old. firefighters found the baby and a six-year-old inside the burning home on the 300 block of east sheldon street. both children were rushed to the hospital but the 11 month old has now died as a result of injuries sustained in this fire. the six-year-old we're told is in extremely critical condition while the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> two people were injured in in an officer involved crash in berlin camden county. a police vehicle collided with another car at the

intersection of route 73 and berlin cross keys road. right now we do not know the extent of the injuries or what caused the crash as we continues to gather information on that. well, today new jersey governor chris christie spoke publically for the first time about friday's guilty verdicts in the so-called bridgegate trial. during an interview governor christie insisted that he has no recollection of any of his aides telling him about lane closures on the george washington bridge. >> if they would have told me that, hey, we're creating traffic at the george washington bridge in order to punish the mayor for not endorsing you, i would have remembered that. and they never said that. >> governor christie's former allies bridget kelly and bill baroni were both convicted of orchestrating the lane closures for political retaliation. governor christie has never been charged. >> all right, you will want to take a look at this. the dow roaring today rising 371 and change, that's more

than a 2 percent gain for the dow. it's biggest gain the in more than nine months and keep in mind that's the day before an historic election. market despises uncertainty so perhaps the traders don't sense as much uncertainty as the rest of us. the nasdaq up 120 points, the s & p 500 rising 46 and change on the day. >> well, if you like bargains you'll wants to mark your calendar for delaware's largest garage sale. shoppers will find new and gently used clothing toys electronics and furniture along with a selection of new wedding gowns and prom dresses all for $15. it's happening at the 34th whale of a sale to support the junior league of wilmington. organizers are setting up shop at the former pathmark store on route 13 in new castle. the sale is this saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. well, what a day for perkasie's own richard curtis. the souderton high school tv teacher beat out 20 other

finalists for the chance to co-host with kelly ripa last month. well, here he is back in that seat again today. he did that such a great job the first time around "live with kelly" brought him back. here is what you didn't see during this morning's show. >> how are you? >> i could not be happier. >> special thanks to our friends at "live with kelly" for this behind the scenes look at richard's second go around. there you see richard and kelly walking down that hallway to the stage holding hands and spreading good vibes before the broadcast. of course richard getting prepped before the big show and getting a little makeup refresh during the break. got to do it. all the guys do. like he's been doing it forever he greets fans in the crowd which, how cool is this, included six of his students from his class at souderton high school. they are producers of his morning broadcast and what a field trip for them.

>> i kept looking at my students and i don't know while but just seeing their smiling faces and laughing and really enjoying themselves made this whole journey completely worth it. >> and how is this for a moment right here? his wife, lindsey got a chance to chat with actress sarah jessica parker. she was a guest on the show this morning. it is lindsey and richard's six year wedding anniversary end called this the best gift he could give his wife. she's a huge fan of sjp. he says it earned him the best husband award 2016. he's going to coast on this moment for awhile. >> i would imagine he will. >> and he did awesome once again. >> he keeps on impressing. >> what a journey for him. this is just great. >> we're all big fans of mr. curtis. >> yeah. >> thanks alicia. time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> all right, let's check back in with adam who is standing by with the details. >> i'm going to be a big fan of the weather the next 24 hours. temperatures will that stick

around. a beautiful shot here. a little ripple along the delaware a little bit of breeze out of the north that brought in some of those chillier temps but above the ben franklin bridge here not really a cloud in the sky. temperature-wise a little below normal but again pretty prefreshing. 58 in allentown, 56 in reading same for wilmington. dover at 54 degrees. 53 in millville. lower 50's at the shore so again a very cool evening will set up to be cold night across much of the area but high pressure in control and as you can see, not a cloud anywhere along the i-95 corridor all the way west into the ohio valley. you have to head over the open waters of the atlantic where you get that colder air to kind of hit that relatively warmer water and that creates those cold air cumulus clouds you see developing just off of the coastline. so, for tonight, 36 in wilmington, 31 in reading, 30 in allentown so you do see some numbers at or below freezing here. millville at 32, dover 38 degrees, a lot of stars but

again, seasonably chilly and in fact, for some of the suburbs we could see a little frost tomorrow morning in new castle county as well as delaware county in pennsylvania. but here's that voter's forecast. a high tomorrow in philadelphia we're going 69 degrees. first thing in the morning a chill at 41. lunchtime 64 degrees, 3 o'clock near that 70-degree mark. 6 o'clock 63. and at 8 o'clock when the polls close across our region temperatures will quickly fall back into the 50's given that very early sunset now. future tracker six at 8 o'clock here tomorrow evening again as the polls close, just a few high clouds coming in from the north and west but as we get into the morning hours of wednesday, some rain will be arriving in time for the morning rush on wednesday. much need rain but again, getting a little bump in the road here at the early part of the week. the middle part of the week and then by wednesday afternoon you can see some drying to puncture into those northwestern suburbs but still a rainy afternoon wednesday south and east.

that four day at 4:00 forecast again a lot of sunshine here for election day. very warm as well. and then on wednesday, kind of a flip here. we're going back below normal, 58 degrees, a lot of showers and steady rain at times so perfect timing with the polling on tuesday and not wednesday and then thursday sunny and breezy. behind it cool at 57. and then another jump back up in temperature for veterans day but winds will be increasing as well of 63 and then a major change to come on saturday. i will show you those numbers coming up in the seven day. >> yeah. >> in the next half hour. >> people pay not know it but it's a actual meteorological term flip-de-do. >> that was one of those times. >> we all knew exactly what you meant. >> thanks adam. next on "action news" at four:00 a remarkable rescue from an unusual situation. it all happened after someone heard a man yelling for help from inside a garbage truck. >> plus, no 401k? no problem. ahead in what's the deal today

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i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message. >> ♪ >> a fire that started with a car in the garage ended up engulfing a home in wilmington. the action cam was on the scene as firefighters tried to knock down the flames in the stone wall development. officials say a woman who was inside at the time was injured here. no word at this point of her condition or just how this fire started. meanwhile in philadelphia man is under arrest for allegedly setting a house on fire while his mother and relatives were still inside. the fire broke out early yesterday in the grays ferry section of the city. 29-year-old keith pane is now charged with attempted murder and arson among other things much police say he doused the kitchen with lighter fluid. his mother another woman and three week old baby had to be rescued from an upstairs bedroom. all three victims were taken to the hospital and they are expected to be okay. >> chopper6 was over a dramatic rescue this morning.

rescue crews pulled a man out of a trash truck at the intersection of aramingo and caster avenues in port richmond. officials say he is homeless and had been sleeping inside a dumpster at a gas station. workers heard him calling for help and then pleadly called 911. well, "action news" is being told that the man is expected to be okay. he was taken to an area hospital to be checked out. still to come this afternoon, we continue to follow the race for the white house as both candidates focus on the battleground state of pennsylvania. >> plus, a pickup truck slams into this store in delaware causing damage both inside and outside. >> and high school students in bensalem hold a mock election. those stories and more when "action news" at 4:00 continues.

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> hello again. 4:30 now and "action news" continues with details of an arrest following the theft of laptops from the hillary clinton campaign staffers in philadelphia. >> plus, "action news" has obtained new video showing that moment an explosion happened at yesterday's punkin' chunkin' event in delaware. >> and a woman could face jail time for selling a bowl of homemade food online. >> ♪ >> but first at 4:30 we begin with the race for the white house. we are less than 24 hours from election day and both donald trump and hillary clinton

pulling out all the stops in battleground state of pennsylvania. both candidates are holding evening rallies in the keystone state. donald trump will be at lackawanna college student union in scranton in about an hour and hillary clinton was in pittsburgh this morning ahead of her big rally tonight right here in philadelphia at independence mall. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at logan circle with more on why there's so much focus on pennsylvania. vern. >> reporter: good evening, sharrie. for hillary clinton, pennsylvania represents what you call a blue wall, a fire wall insurance policy here at the finish line for her campaign. for donald trump, its a matter of desperate need as he and his team search for a last minute opening in that hillary clinton blue wall. rudy giuliani the former new york city mayor a leading surrogate of donald trump's roaming southeastern pennsylvania today continuing

to trash hillary clinton who has got an average polling lead of five points here in the commonwealth. >> many more supporters of his will show up for hers. people are holding their nose knowing they're voting for a criminal. >> reporter: they're trying to nail a big win. pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes dramatically help along the narrow path that trump has to get to the white house. donald trump is in scranton this evening but here in the vote rich southeast is where the jackpot is. >> the voters did the democrats need, the four suburban counties in philadelphia consist of one third of the vote of the entire state. so, for the democrats to win, they need a big turnout. >> reporter: the philadelphia democratic ward leaders have fine tuned the old machine claiming they could once again turn out the vote for their ticket. >> i think people overall are certainly supportive of hillary clinton but i think then donald trump helps even push up the turnout even more

to vote against him and his policies. >> reporter: even here in the 11th hour we find suburban voters who claim to be undecided. >> i'm still actually undecided at this point in time. i'll make that decision. it may be a no decision. who knows. >> i'm really disgusted with both candidates. >> reporter: but you have to make a choice. >> i know i'll make it by then. >> reporter: you're still undecided. >> still. >> reporter: brian in these frenzied last minute hours and rushes around the country mayor giuliani says he'll head for new hampshire to stump for donald trump late into this night election eve. i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" in logan circle. >> all right vern, thanks so much. of course 6abc is once again partnering with the league of women voters to provide you with an election day hotline. volunteers from the league will staff the phone bank and here's the number for the 6abc election hotline. grab a pen. (877)940-6222.

the phone lines will open at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow and they'll stay opened until polls close at 8:00 p.m. and we would love to hear about your experience at the polls tomorrow so share your story with us using the #6abcaction on social media or e-mail us at join the action at 6abc.com. >> the person who allegedly stole several laptops from hillary clinton staffers over the weekend in northern liberties has been identified. philadelphia police, the secret service and homeland security worked together to track down christopher colon. investigators say colon stole the laptops from an suv parked on the 100 block of brown street saturday. he now faces several charges. investigators say the crime was not politically motivated. >> we are learning more today about one of the victims injured yesterday in an explosion at delaware's punkin' clung kin contest in bridgeville much police say a 39-year-old woman was critically injured when one of the pumpkin cannons exploded

sending the door flying. this is new video of the incident. "action news" has learned that she was a staff member for a production company called sharp. the crew was there producing a show on this events for the science channel. a man was also injured but he is expected to be okay. cleanup is under way today after a pickup truck slammed into a pharmacy this afternoon in claymont. this was the scene shortly before 2 o'clock at the darley pharmacy. the good news here is that no people were injured. >> turning now to the forecast. another sunny fall day today. but we need to enjoy this. >> yeah. >> eye i hear changes are on the way. >> actually a lot of changes this coming week, ups and downs and a chance for rain but i'm going to show you a shot that's both beautiful. >> okay. >> and depressing. >> all right. >> take a look. beautiful shot there, the center city skyline as the sun is about to set. it's about to set in like a little more than 10 minutes. 56 degrees.

i know, it's not even 5 o'clock. that's before even the -- what do they call that the bell goes off for happy hours, right. not cool. dewpoint low 27 degrees, winds out of the north-northwest at seven, pressure 33.9n atlantic city again you can see some of the lights already aglow there along the boardwalk. 52 degrees the air temperature, wind out of the north-northwest at 8 miles per hour. the ocean temp warmer than the air temperature at 58. but again, change is on the way. you look to the west and you can see mid and uner 60's. 70's for atlanta and memphis and then back to the 50's in bismarck so we'll talk about a pretty big jump in temperature here for election day, then another fall down as we get some rain on wednesday and then an even bigger change as we go into your upcoming weekend. that seven day coming up in just a little bit. >> okay. >> adam. >> we'll pace ourselves. >> we'll say thank you anyway. >> it. >> with a few showers possible later this week be sure to check back often at 6abc.com/weather. storm tracker6 live has you

covered. you can get updates on facebook and twitter as well and be sure to follow each of our meteorologists. >> well, in case you hadn't heard, have you heard, election day is tomorrow. and while much of the focus is on the presidential candidates there are several health issues on the ballot across the country that could eventually impact us here at home. "action news" anchor rick williams now live in the news room with details on this. it's election day. >> it is. >> tomorrow. >> i better go out and vote. thank you brian. you know between a tax on sugary drinks and the fight over medical marijuana voter across the u.s. will make several important decisions tomorrow besides choosing a president. ali gorman breaks down the races to watch coming up tonight in health check. also coming up at 5:00 tonight many retailers have decided to scale back their black friday shopping hours in favor of letting employees enjoy the holiday but one store now says it is expanding its hours instead. and we'll tell you which store that is. that and much more coming up when we see you in just a little bit on "action news" at 5 o'clock. until then back to the studio.

brian we'll see you later. >> bensalem high school students weighed in on the presidential race during a mock election today. teachers set up these fake voting booths inside the auditorium and asked the the teens to choose between donald trump and hillary clinton. many of them said they have been paying very close attention to this contentious campaign. >> i think they have some very interesting choices for office but i voted for who i thought was the best in what we were given. >> i think it's much crazier than other years but it's nonetheless an election. it's going to be great for our country. >> the more they're involved the better off they're going to be in the future and the better off we are in the future. >> notice those students held it close to the vest about what they did but here are the results results. hillary clinton got 58 percent of the vote donald trump got 32 percent. gary johnson got 7 percent and the green party jill stein, came in with 3 percent. >> no word if a write in for brian taff on that one. >> not a chance. >> all right. hundreds of local students

learned about the importance of voting in west philadelphia today. they gathered to watch a play called "voices of voting." three actors told the stories of those who fought to achieve voting rights in the 1960's. the committee of 70 commissioned the play during the democratic national convention and brought it back today in hopes of getting more young people involved in politics. well, still to come on "action news," we'll tell you about the latest craze that you may have seen already on social media. >> plus, investigators continue to search the property of a suspected serial killer in south carolina. >> and health experts say e-cigarettes could lead teens to become regular cigarette smokers. >> and meteorologist adam joseph standing by with that full accuweather forecast. he's says lots of change coming, ups and downs. stick around for that. "action news" it's a 4:00 will be right back.

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parkinson's disease. slaw the first woman to serve as attorney general in the united states and became one of the most recognizable and polarizing figures in bill clinton's administration. she was ah the center of several political fire storms including the seizure of five-year-old elian gonzalez and the raid on the waco compound. janet reno was 78 years old. investigators continues to search for human remains on the property belonging to a south carolina planck caused of several murders todd kohlhepp confessed to killing four people at a motorcycle shop in 2003. he's charged with kidnapping a woman and holding her captive in a metal storage container on his 95-acre property. >> in health check today at 4:00 there is more evidence that electronic cigarettes may be enticing teenagers to try the tobacco ones. a nationwide survey of teens who never smoked shows that nearly 60 percent who tried

the flavored electronic ones intend to start smoking to be back cone the majority of e-cigarette users started out with sweet candy-like flavors. >> ♪ >> big talkers now and you've probably never heard ceviche referred to as scandalous but a single mom in california is now facing jail time for selling her homemade seafood dish on social media. true story. the charges against mr. race is ruelas selling an illegal substance not drugs or pills a bowl of ceviche. she put it up on for sale on a facebook page. they organize pot lux and then trade or sell what they cook. someone reached out to her to buy a bowl of her signature ceviche. that someone was an undercover investigator. she does not have a permit to sell food and there's no official inspection involved here, so she is now headed to trial and she could face up to

a year behind bars. apparently it's really good though. and it was the moment that brought the field and fans of both teams to tears at yesterday's eagles-giants game. retired trooper brian mel last popping the question at metlife stadium and new jersey state police helped him pull it off. malast was paralyzed in a car crash while on duty in 2005. as you see there his fellow troopers helped him orchestrate this surprise in front of the couple's family and friends. now, the bad news for eagles fans the birds lost but the good news is that she said yes. what a powerful and beautiful moment there. and finally have you seen the latest viral social media craze, the mannequin challenge is going wildly viral and everyone is giving it a go. this is the temple university football team showing us how it's done. the idea groups of people freeze in place while someone records the entire static scene. here's penn state's video.

the football team capturing this after the big win. doesn't this look like a picture? not on eyelash is fluttering here but yes, that is real moving -- wait i think i see someone moving in the background. oh, that one guy. yeah, close to 2 million tweets have been sent out with the hashtag mannequin challenge. oh, man, that guy has got to feel bad and not to be outdone check this out, this is 6abc morning team the anchors the crew members hard at work and frozen in time. no flinching. silent still. perfection. well played guys. all right. don't got any movement in ours. >> wow look at those two. >> is that good. >> i like karen here. >> yeah, look at those two. look at brian and sharrie. >> pay us no attention. >> they nailed it. >> alicia, thank you. we'll work on ours. >> it is time now once again for a check of the "action news" traffic report.

>> matt pelman is standing by in the "action news" traffic center and you're on the move today. >> i think i know what he's going to say here. >> we're hoping -- wednesday a lot of things that were frozen last week. that's what i was going to say, the buses, the trolleys, the subways. this traffic almost frozen this afternoon but a few things are different this week. so, first off the septa strike is over. the services are resuming service and it's getting dark earlier now with the time change in case you haven't heard, it's now 4:45 instead of 5:45, so we're out here, the sun is setting, we're dealing with extra sun glare for these southbound drivers along 95 but northbound is even more substantially delayed here by allegheny avenue. had a couple of earlier accidents this afternoon on the northbound side. and 95 as well as the vine will close later in the rush hour this evening. we're thinking during the 6 o'clock and 7 o'clock hours, although politicians are a little bit unpredictable so who knows for sure but likely the 6 o'clock and 7 o'clock hours, 95 and the vine, this is the vine will shut down as the motorcades make their way

over to independence mall for the clinton rally and already this afternoon we are seeing a lot of congestion on streets like eighth street here by the roundhouse. that's because there's a box that's blocked off already around independent mall. it's basically arch down to chestnut, seventh to fourth, all those streets are shut down in preparation for the big rally tonight. if you're not headed to the rally i would stay far away from the independence mall area. again, septa city services are resuming service, not quite as frequently as normal and we are seeing delays again this afternoon on the regional rails. worst one at this point is 20 minutes. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> all right, very good. see you then my friends. thank you. still to come tonight not everyone's job provides a 401k savings plan. up next we'll tell you what to do if you're in that category.

>> ♪ >> work week got off to a great start. >> bravo on the mannequin thing. >> alicia dissed you. >> thank you my friend. >> wow. >> let's -- >> thanks a lot. >> she's very upset. you threw her under the bus. >> change is coming. >> change is coming. you'll be blown all around a couple of days this week with changes and the winds moving into town, but as we -- >> bless you. >> as we take a look at the action cam which is in gladwyne along river road here, we are past peak foliage around the region. the levers dropping pretty quickly but a brilliant blue sky out there to start our new work and school week. storm tracker6 live double scan around the area -- sorry, alicia, i didn't mean to mimic you. as we can see again not a cloud in the sky. today not tracking any precipitation. 58 in allentown, 55 trenton, 53 in millville, 54 in dover, so again, a cool start. we're going the turn those temperatures around here for tuesday but you can see that

dome of high pressure in that control voiding much of the eastern part of the country here without any cloud cover at least east of the ohio valley, tennessee valley and this is our weather maker, in the form of a cold front working area of low pressure along that front to come in here for the middle of the week. but for tonight, it's mainly clear, seasonably chilly below freezing in the suburbs, 41 for center city and those light winds will remain on the variable side. as we get into election day here tomorrow, lots of sunshine from start to finish, a little chilly in the morning, 41 degrees. at 10 o'clock, 55. jumping to 65 right around that lunch hour so if that's the only time you can escape from work, hey, it's a good thing here tomorrow 'cause that's the peak of the day with the high temperatures between 1 o'clock and 4 o'clock and then by 7 o'clock your temperature will start to dip below that 60-degree threshold. front coming from the north and west but again that holds off for tomorrow. 69 for a high with a very mild afternoon. as the low pulls through -- the cold front pulls through

low pressure will develop along that front and that will help to enhance the rain a little bit on wednesday, so kind of damp and dreary for the middle of the week, about a quarter to a half an inch of rain here on wednesday before we dry out on thursday. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast a morning chill tomorrow and then really a delightful afternoon, near 70 degrees. only 58 on wednesday, some steady rain especially late morning into the afternoon but then behind it it is breezy but sunny on thursday as the temperatures stay below average or at least a degree or so below, 57 degrees and then bright on friday, the temperatures go back up to 63, winds will start to increase ahead of the next system and that will bring a brief blast of winter on saturday. it's dry but our highs are only in the 40's. wind chills could be in the upper 30's especially in the suburbs throughout your saturday but then that's gone. we go back a little bit above normal going into late sunday and monday staying dry and around 60 degrees.

so take your pick whatever day you like because we got a feeling about with everything, with rain, winter and spring. >> it's all in there. >> it's all in there. >> all right. >> adam thank you. what's the deal with your savings for your future coming up. >> ♪ z25pkz zi0z y25pky yi0y

>> ♪ >> time to you for what's the deal. financial experts will tell you that the best way to save for your retirement is your 401k but for millions of americans that's not an option. here is some help for anyone whose employer doesn't offer one. 36-year-old simone is ready to start thinking long term. >> i'm getting older and i have two small boys. i think it's necessary to start making that some plans. >> simone works full time as a teacher but her job doesn't provide a 401k savings plan and so we brought in an expert to explore her retirement planning option starting with one that surprised her.

>> if you work in the public school system and if you work for the government federal government, the state government standing option for their employees. essentially they do pretty much the same thing that a 401k plan does. >> if you qualify for government options like 457 and 403b plans, they allow the same tax deferred max contribution as a traditional 401k, $18,000 annually. another popular option, ira's with a maximum contribution of 5500 dollars a year investors have two options, a traditional ira contributions are tax deductible and withdrawals are taxed or a roth ira with no tax break for contributions but growth and withdrawals are tax free. experts also suggest if possible earmark additional retirement funds in a normal brokerage account. >> put that money to work, take a little bit of risk,

don't be conservative. and go for it. >> thank you so much. >> and experts also say when you do open that ira or roth ira just know that your bank play not be giving you the best deal so shop around. always ask about fees and any potential sign upbonuses. sharrie. >> every dollar helps. alicia thank you. finally at 4:00 a plan is on a cross country journey to raise awareness for animal shelters. mike minnick and his rescue dog rode into olde city philadelphia today. he says bigsb. y changed his life. he wanted to promote support for shelters. since then the pair has pedaled more than 17,000 miles through 42 states. >> what a good dog just sits there on the back of that bike. >> hanging out on the ride there. >> unbelievable. great view. that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 today. for sharrie williams alicia

vitarelli and adam joseph. hope you'll join me for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5 o'clock. hi guys. >> hi there. coming up next at five:00 the septa strike is over and "action news" is monitoring the evening commute for you as service gets back to normal just in time for election day. speak of election day we're just hours away from the first polls opening in our area. both hillary clinton and donald trump are in a tense fight to the finish including dueling stops in pennsylvania. >> health check tonight, the new drug reassistant infection that the government has labeled an emerging threat. those stories and much more are coming your way next at 5:00. 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. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> monday night the big story on "action news" is the race for the white house. we are less than 13 hours and counting from the first polls opening up in our area. >> and with the clock ticking both hillary clinton and donald trump are making one final push for support. clinton is holding four rallies in three states today. while trump is blitzing through five battleground states today, one rally in

each, both candidates plan to include a stop in pennsylvania. "action news" reporter bob brooks is at independence mall ahead of clinton's rally tonight with president obama. here's his report. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: call them final rally cries for the final rally in philadelphia for hillary clinton. when you add in a giant donald trump replica head, things get even more lively. independence mall looks like it's setting up for a rock show which the clinton rally partially is. jon bon jovi and bruce springsteen will take the stage before hillary takes the podium and some people were honest that's what they came for. >> bruce springsteen. [laughter] >> tell the truth. >> reporter: the majority of thousands who have lined up starting at fourth and chestnut they're here to cy see hillary. it took crews all day to finish building the stage and security as tight as it can get. no access. huge garbage trucks now block every street possible into the mall. media from all over the world are also here for coverage.