reince priebus seems to be the top choice right now. earlier today trump tweeted he has a busy day planned making important decision on the people who will be running our government. >> post election protests are continuing for a third straight day in philadelphia. this afternoon dozens of students gathered at temple university and marched through the streets chanting love trumps hate. they say they are unhappy with donald trump's victory and a number of hateful and violent actions reported after the election. other groups are planning another rally tonight at philadelphia city hall. >> get the latest on the trump transition any time on 6abc.com. we'll have updates on the change of leadership coming to the white house and more on the unique issues facing the president-elect as he prepares to take office. well, the other story that we're following today a local school is having to teach a lesson in respect. that's because the school has been battling name calling harassment and racial slurs since start of the school year. >> "action news" reporter bob brooks live today outside

southern lehigh high school in center valley. bob you've got the story here. >> reporter: brian and sharrie we have gone all around town and just about everyone we spoke with knew about what has happened here at the school and i'll tell you there are a lot of people who are very hurt over what some of the students have said here. shouting racist slurs down hallways, in the gym and at lunch calling black students cotton pickers, swastikas are carved into bathroom stalls. some students are accused of giving hail hitler signs. the reported racist incidents happening at the southern lehigh high school. a conversation with twenty eight quiet a few neighbors today. this woman michelle is in quite a disbelief. >> i don't believe it. incred will you say. >> reporter: she's lived in the area for 30 years and she's never heard of racism here and it's breaking her

heart. >> i'm very disappoint. >> reporter: others stunned as well like donna who is well aware of the situation. >> i think it's horrifying. >> reporter: she like many are pointing some of the blame on the recent election. >> i think it rallies up maybe students' emotions, young emotions. >> reporter: students tell us the school held an assembly last week to address the the issues. >> just terrible. >> awful. >> how can you say something like that to somebody? why even saint in the first place. >> they should be punished somehow. >> reporter: definitely some horrible things that have been said. the students we spoke with also want to reassure the people in the area that they think it's a small number of students who are saying and doing these things and as you can imagine everyone here is pretty disgusted. for now reporting live in center valley bob brooks channel6 "action news." >> all right, bob, thank you. police are searching for a gunman today after a man was that found shot at a sunoco gas station in northeast philadelphia. investigators say the 32-year-old man drove himself to the gas station just a few

blocks from he was shot. nearby residents were actually following the victim because he smashed into two parked cars while trying to get help. >> i heard a loud crash and then my telephone started ringing and neighbors started knocking on my door and i came out and saw that my vehicle was hit. >> now, police are still investigating a motive but think the gunman opened fire from outside the open passenger window early this morning along salt street in ellicott. the victim was rushed to the hospital but no word at this hour on his condition. >> fire crews worked to battle a stubborn house fire in chester delaware county. chopper6 was over the 2600 block of nolan street as firefighters worked to get to the flames through the roof. the fire started in one house around 10:45 and quickly spread to multiple nearby homes. no word on how it all started. if you saw or smelled smoke near the atlantic city airport today, this is why.

a brush fire broke out in hamilton township in the area of wrangle borough and tilton roads. the flames burned through about 30 acres of land but emergency crews from multiple departments were able to quickly extinguish the flames. >> all right, let's turn our attention now to the accuweather forecast because we have finally arrived at the weekend. >> it is the weekend. >> yeah. >> let's head outside to meteorologist adam joseph. are you as happy as we are about weekend. >> especially when you look upstairs because we have a lot of blue skies. it was a little on the windy side today. in fact peak wind gusts across the area did stop 37 miles an hour for reading as well as wrightstown. 35 miles an hour in trenton, philadelphia 32 and clocking in at 31 in dover this afternoon but those winds they're still up but they're much less than they were earlier today. temperature-wise we are running above normal today despite that chilly wind out of the northwest. 61.

in philadelphia right now. same for millville. 62 in wilmington. it's already now down to 53 in the lehigh valley, 56 reading, 43 in the poconos and these numbers will cut back pretty quickly this evening now that a cold front has passed through. and it went through dry just a couple of clouds here and there but overall that sky tonight will remain on the clear side so it is friday night. we've got football games for those high school students and also it's a friday night so you may be hitting the town so for the evening planner 5 o'clock dropping to 56. 52 by 6 o'clock and already in the 40's by 8 o'clock. settling at 45 at 9 o'clock with that clear sky and the low overnight in the city will drop to 35 degrees. brian, we'll talk about a chilly start to the weekend but a pretty nice recovery. just in time for the second half of the weekend with the eagles in town we'll have all of that in the seven-day forecast for you. >> sounds good my friend. see you in a bit. thank you. check in this weekend as 6abc/weather for any updates to the forecast. storm tracker6 live double scan radar will give you early o warning of any changes. stay connected with our team

of meteorologists by following them on facebook and twitter. >> this veterans day we honor all service members who risked their lives to protect america's freedom. one of the most iconic local remembrances at the parade down main street in media. that's in delaware county. "action news" reporter john rawlins was right and there joins us now live with more on the sights and sounds of the day. john. >> reporter: hi, shar regional rail welling media is hope to the pennsylvania veterans museum it's right behind me here situated in the town's old armory here on state street. and for the last well more than 50 years media has also hosted a well regarded and well attended parade. >> ♪ >> reporter: the sidewalks along the parade route packed as people applauded and saluted those who served and defended the country. veteran anthony cooper says this community thank is you good for everyone here. >> some people don't even know how to say thank you to them,

you know so a parade will actually bring people out and people learn something about as the parade goes along. >> reporter: in the crowd 91-year-old howard turner saluting fellow veterans. as a 13-year-old he had been assigned to drive a sherman tank. trouble was he'd never been in such a tank. >> so, i went out to drive a tanker under a camouflage net. i put in it first gear drove it up a little bit and backed it up. he said okay you're the driver. >> reporter: the grand marshal and featured speaker retired marine. the good news there is belief there are techniques that can be taught to soldiers to manage stress in some cases a kind of light at the end of the tunnel. >> teach you how to be self aware teach you how to cope with problems teach you thousand cope with stressful situations and we teach teams how to support each other so that's a light that we didn't concentrate on that when we

drafted folks for vietnam. we do that today. >> reporter: so, today certainly a celebration for the veterans and from all walks of life and from all of the wars in the last well almost 70 years but also an emphasis on the challenges faced by returning veterans from some of america's more recent conflicts. live in media, john rawlins channel6 "action news." brian. >> good stuff john. thank you. some kids got a chance to say thank you to our veterans today. the national constitution center hosted a series of celebrations including giving children the opportunity to send cards of appreciation. many visitors take part in skype conversation with soldiers overseas or just signed shirts like these to let soldiers know that the military is on their minds. battleship new jersey also hosted a ceremony honoring vets this morning. a bugler played the national anthem. as many who served on that ship recalled their missions aboard it. veterans were also able to tore that ship for free today.

harrison city high school marching band led a short parade in sea isle city. also a wreath ceremony and gun salute in veterans park to thank active military and retired members. down in newark delaware a patriotic display took hours o to create nearly 7,000 flags decorate the north lawn at the university of delaware. the display was set up by rotc members and other student volunteers. each represents the life a service member who lost their life after the september 11th attacks. >> great to see all of those ceremonies passing across the delaware valley. it is time for a check of what's happening on the roads on a friday. >> all right. matt pelman is standing by in the "action news" traffic center getting us home ready for the weekend. hey, matt. >> we sure are and because of the veterans day holiday things were a little bit quieter than normal on the roads this morning brian and sharrie but by now everybody is up and about and out and about and that means we do have some issues like a broken down vehicle here on the roosevelt boulevard extension. this is northbound between

wissahickon avenue and broad street. you can see the broken down van there sitting in the left lane. police are out here helping out. but for now just the right lane is getting by. so, we are extra jammed coming northbound on the boulevard extension off the schuylkill on up to that point. and we started the rush hour with a big problem on the tacony palmyra bridge. some police activity had it blocked off entirely. they just cleared that police activity so the bridge just reopened. it's still jammed on both sides but go ahead, if you're willing to sit through the jam you can use the bridge once again. 95 at broad street is looking a little dark actually thins the vine street expressway. let's try 95 the at broad street. that's working. southbound side. had a crash here approaching broad street. police are on the scene. they just got it pushed off to the side but still extra slow going on the southbound side of 95 coming away from the walt whitman bridge headed toward the girard point bridge and in christiana watching a crash this afternoon along 273 at old baltimore pike. let's grab the ipad do the the commuter report on this finally friday afternoon. reports of a minor crash along

the turnpike westbound side in fort washington. some congestion t it. we'll check it again brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> all right, see you in a little bit matt. thank you. still ahead here on a friday afternoon hard to believe but this used to be a phone charger before it exploded sending a new jersey student to the hospital. details about what happened here coming up. plus -- >> it's like a happy place. nothing in the world can touch you. you're just happy you're doing your thing. >> from the battlefield to the boxing ring, we step into a training session with a local nonprofit helping veterans cope with stress and emotions. >> ♪ d differently.

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walking into the family dollar in the 6400 block of rising sun avenue in lawndale. he showed a gun to one of the workers behind the counter who quickly handed over the whole cash register. robber grabbed that money and ran off. >> a rowan university student is occurring after his cell phone charger caught fire in his pants pocket. this is what is left of the charger. the students was in the chamberlain students center on the campus in glassboro new jersey when it happened last night around 8 o'clock. the student was taken to kennedy university hospital in washington township for a minor burn on his leg. no word yet on the make or model of that phone. all right. now here's a look at today's closing numbers and the dow still in the green as it is posting its best week since 2011. the dow jones closing up nearly 40 points today, the nasdaq is up more than 28

points on the day. >> veterans day and as we honor our service members, there's a brand new nonprofit providing a special service to help them heal. it's called fat back boxing a local charity in philadelphia for military members swinging back into civilian life. >> i'm a disabled vet and this helped my mind. this like therapy for me and i come here to believe -- to relieve all the stress and stuff and it eases the tension. >> that's wendell shave 50's affectionately called coach rick a army veteran training others. >> do you push them hard. >> this is like boot camp when you start here like basic training all over again. >> the discipline is familiar but there's something else about boxing that's channel healing. >> it's like a happy place when you're boxing. >> sam served in the marine corps for five and half years and recently returned home

from afghanistan. >> it gets the emotions out. a lot of veterans have trouble expressing their emotions. >> fat back boxing sat brain child. his char rat starts in the kitchen. >> get a organic local pig we cook it up i get my farmers to donate fruits and vegetables. it's a big party. >> all of the money goes straight back into the ring. >> all the money goes to the the training of veterans in boxing. >> his partner, kc o'donnell is also the ceo at impact services which houses homeless veterans in kensington. >> tonight we'll have 175 veterans are at different points in their transition in recovery. >> three veterans currently train with fat back boxing a champion for food competitive fighting and finding that happy place. >> i think it has to do with community and it's almost like that tribe factor. i think it's that tight knit

communities aspect. >> and this year is professional boxer samuel tia a local up and comer fighting under the fat back boxing name and he's doing tonight at harrah's for veterans on veterans day. chef brad spence tells me the next step is to open their very own gym complete with of course a gourmet kitchen, chef got to do it, right. >> what's a gym without a kitchen. >> great idea combining this. pretty cool alicia. thanks. >> thank you. >> it is time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> all right, let's send it over to meteorologist adam joseph keeping an eye on our friday evening. >> it's pretty quiet despite it's been a little bit on the windy side on this friday but as we look at the ben fbridge ha little shaking going on here a little fluttering on our cam ran that is that gusty wind out of the northwest. one cell heading up the -- sailboat heading up the delaware and above not much in the way of cloud cover. as we take a look at some of the numbers 53 in allentown right now 56 in reading, 61 philadelphia, millville and dover and you can see the direction of the wind out of

the northwest and that is going to bring in some very cold air overnight tonight as a cold front has passed through. present winds these are sustained winds, not gusts, 25 in the last hour in philadelphia, 21 in allentown, sustained at 15 in wmington millville 12 in reading and right along the shore winds equally as gusty there in the mid teens. as we look at satellite and radar not only locally but across the united states really nothing going on. kind of eerie to see this in the month of november where there's no big storms brewing. this is some good news for most of us heading into the upcoming weekend some high clouds to the south and some of those clouds from the north but overall they will break apart here tonight. so, for those high school football games looking pretty good here. windy and cold so definitely need to bundle up. wind chills will be in the 30's despite those numbers are in the 40's from your kickoff to the fourth quarter with a temperature right around 41 degrees. then the rest of the overnight as we go into saturday morning it will be 29 in allentown and lancaster, 31 in wilmington,

below freezing for millville. just above in it philadelphia. a clear sky tonight but again that wind does stay up although it does ease at least a little bit. future tracker as we go into your saturday afternoon notice not a cloud. it's going to be brilliant sunshine here tomorrow but a very chilly afternoon. temperatures will only top in the upper 40's for most right around 50 or so for philadelphia so this is a good search, 8 degrees below normal but the second half of the weekend we look at those numbers by sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock already in the mid and upper 50's as some of us make a run near 60 for the seconds half of the weekend and again a lot of sun. the four day at 4:00 forecast will show a great weekend is on tap despite it's a little chilly tomorrow of 51 degrees. milder for the eagles in town here, sunday in the afternoon 60 and we stay there on monday with just a few high clouds and then we're going to watch a coastal storm. right now it looks like a veryam system but it could bring a little bit of rain on tuesday especially east of

philadelphia with temps right around 59 degrees. we'll have that seven day in the next half hour and also some information on a pretty spectacular moon on sunday. we'll let you know about that at 4:30. >> all right. looking forward to it. >> uh-huh. >> adam thank you. it was a patriotic scene in center city. the rothman institute ice rink officially opened today in dillworth park and the celebration kicks off with the philly pops performing several songs in honor of our country and our very own karen rogers took part in the festivities as she rode around in the rink in the zamboni. this is the third season for s say the response has been great. >> the the ice rink is definitely something that people are excited about and can't wait to get out on the ice. >> there's an indoor food area with cocktails, plus an adjoining terrace with all new fire pit. that's new this year and on

this veterans day veterans and active military can skate for free all day long. 6abc is a proud sponsors of the rothman ice rink. >> very cool place and karen rogers makes everything look fun. >> she is loving it. she should have waved, right alicia. >> still ahead on "action news" at 4 o'clock today he paid the ultimate sacrifice and finally nine family of a local recipient gets an honor nearly 70 years in the making. >> a violent traffic stop in south jersey all caught on dashcam. see the dramatic newlily released video ahead the 4:30. >> in honor of veterans we'll show you some of the freebies local businesses have for our men and women in uniform and tonight at 11:00 "action news" troubleshooter nydia han is hot on the trail of a local business owner after customers complain he took their money but never did the work. >> you're talking to us because you want to make sure this doesn't happen to other people. >> yes absolutely. >> find out what this consumer says happened to her and others and get ready this troubleshooters has a few unexpected twists. plus when we track down the

owner accused of ripping people off. my name is nydia han i'm with channel6 "action news." i want to ask you some questions about your business. the "action news" troubleshooter tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪

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>> some students in southampton bucks county spent the day listening to stories from some very important visitors. the action cam was at council rock high school south as veterans took meteorologist, david murphy their battlefield stories into the classroom. one of them was 94-year-old he willy soranski who served as a 19-year-old and survived the attack on pearl harbor. >> today a delaware family accept add high school diploma for a purple heart recipient who never had the chance to graduate. they awarded that diploma posthumoly to richard fox grace who left school to join the navy during this his junior year. he and 85 other men died trip ship sank in 1995.

today his nephews richard and kyle armstrong both alums were on hand for the sentimental ceremony. >> he may be one of the few people from archmere that lost their lives in world two and this is just a beautiful thing 'cause he left after his senior year they're going to give him his diploma want a wonderful gesture. >> grace's family took home a diploma dated june 9, 1944, the day he would have graduated. >> touching story tre. >> very powerful. >> still to come tonight on "action news," for the first time we're seeing the moment a traffic stop in camden turned violent. police have releasedhe dashcam video showing what led up to an officer shooting the suspect. >> plus, investigators in delaware need your help tracking down the suspect they say broke into a home last night. those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ thanks for the ride around

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>> sharrie williams and brian taff. >> ♪ >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with the search for the suspect who shot and killed a man in philadelphia today in broad daylight. >> plus, two days after this fire tore through ababandoned were in delaware it's stilling. today officials are finding hot spots. >> people across the delaware vaoday to honor local veterans. >> but first here at 4:30 newly released dashcam video shows the struggle between an

officer and a suspect that ended in gunfire. the traffic stop went from peaceful to violent in the blink of an eye. in haddon township officer along with him. just off route 130 in camden. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live in our new jersey news room today with the incredible key details and this incredible video. nora. >> reporter: hi there brian. it's pretty compelling video when you watch what happened. it doesn't appear that the officer intentionally fired his weapon rather it went off as he struggled with the suspect. >> shut the car off. >> reporter: it happened in a split second. instead of cutting the engine as the officer asked, the driver of this pickup truck pulls up smashing into nearby cars. the haddon township police officer repeatedly commands 38-year-old edmund brown to get out of the truck. eventually he does with his hands up but instead of getting down on the ground as the officer ordered, brown runs away.

[gunfire] >> reporter: you can hear the officer's weapon goes off after he chases and struggles with brown. they bounce off the car and onto the ground where brown was eventually subdued. it's then they been slot in the leg. >> i didn't realize that it happened the way that it did. >> reporter: amaya lugo and her mother watched the dashcam video for the first time today. >> i just thought the cop shot the guy just out of anger and wanted him to be i didn't know it was like all that happened so the cop had a purpose to pull his gun out. >> reporter: the shooting occurred on october 29th along alabama road off route 130 near the haddon camden border. it started as a traffic stop. brown was pulled over for having a visible handicapped placard in the truck. it's supposed to be taken down while driving. >> oh my god. >> reporter: angela yancy had her car heavily damaged in the incident. after seeing the dashcam video she says she has little sympathy for edmund brown. >> you got shot because you didn't listen. you should have stopped and did what had you to do. now we don't have a car

because he decided he wants to do some dumb stuff. >> reporter: now, brown is being held on $100,000 bail in jail. the officer has been placed on administrative leave that is procedure. and the shooting is being investigated by the camde county prosecutor's office. live in our new jersey news room, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." video jt when i would nora. thank you so much. philadelphia police are searching for the gunman involved in ahooting. chopper6 over the scene of the 3800 block of north 18th street just before 10:30 this morning. police say t a 34-year-old man was shot and killed. no suspect information has yet been released. he suspectsn newark, delaware, who broke into a home and stole several items. they released this surveillance photo of the four suspects. the burglary happened last night on the unit block of haley's trail in newark's north star neighborhood. once inside, police say the suspects stole electronics, ca cameras caught them using

those stolen cards in wilmington and media. a fire that broke out two days ago in wilmington is still smoldering today. the four alarm fire destroyed an abandoned textile complex along the brandywine river on wednesday morning. it took firefighters seven hours to get it under control and today "action news" was there as the wilmington fire department deployed their drone over the scene to help find those hot spots. still no word yet, though, of what caused the fire in the first place. >> turn nothing to the accuweather forecast. going to get pretty chilly over the next few hours but not for all that long. >> no, temperatures will tumble overnight tonight a cool saturday and a rebound as we go into sunday. as we take a look live up in the poconos lake wallenpaupack you can see quite a bit of activity with strong winds out of the north-northwest 18 gusting over 20 miles an hour

some choppy waters there 43 degrees and way past peak if you have been thinking about going up into the poconos for any foliage. as we take a look at cape may pretty serene scene here very still the water the temperature at 58 degrees winds north-northwest at 16. the ocean temperature coming in at v you do see some high clouds as you look east out over the open waters of the atlantic but the clouds will continues their journey away overnight tonight and that sets us up for a pretty nice week. lots of sun both days high clouds at times. a little chilly on saturday, the high only 51 degrees in the city but 40's in the good 7w average and then milder on sunday, 60 degrees as it stays sunny for the eagles in town and then sunday night we've got a full moon but it's a pretty special full moon. we'll chat about that coming up with some seven-day forecast in just a little bit. >> all right. >> going to be beautif sure. >> uh-huh. >> all right adam. >> thanks adam. the delaware department of elections says it will now recount absentee ballots for wilmington city council at large. that's because a candidate

lost about 11 votes. department of elections data shows that benjamin cohen lost to cyril adams by 0.01 percent of total votes cast. results show cohen got more machine votes adams got more absentee vote. the manual recount will take place tuesday morning at the department of elections office in wilmington. democrat phil murphy picked up new endorsement in his bid to become new jersey's next governor. several african-american leaders in south jersey announced their suppomurphy todg atlantic city council president maurice small and councilman frank gilliam. murphy is expected to face some opposition in the democratic primary. no republican has joined this race so far. governor chris christie's term >> philadelphia police are trying to track down two suspects in anobbery spree. they have hit four businesses in just three weeks. "action news" anchor rick williams live in the news room now with more on the crime spree. hi, rick. >> hi, sharrie thank you

that's right. the incidents have put parts of west philadelphia on edge tonight. in each case, the two men storm into a business with handguns demanding coming up tonight at 5:00 "action news" reporter vernon odom has more surveillance video from these robberies and the investigation. also coming up tonight in health check, a fitness friday that's packed with patriotism. how an army vet is getting everyday people in military grade shape and what's inspiring her to get people moving. wow. i'm moving now. those stories and much more coming up on "action news" at 5:00 until then sharrie back to you. >> you get in shape watching others work out i hear you. take a break. i know you're tired. see you at 5:00 rick. veterans being honored in talleyville delaware where more than 200 american flags are on display. the sea of flags such along route 202 and mount l road. for each flag $50 was given to the delaware center for homeless veterans and

warriors. this year the brandywine 100 rotary club sold the flags. >> the tomb of the unknown soldier was the focal point ofe. the memorial at seventh and walnut is a burial ground for those who gave their lives fighting f o country's independence. dozens of students held the flag at philadelphia mayor jim kenney laid a wreath this morning. >> a local kindergarten there is a class has some advice for president-elect donald trump. >> a train derails in minnesota spilling dangerous chemicals. we have the latest. >> the search for a missing california mother is now in its tenth day. we'll have the latest on that investigation. >> meteorologist adam joseph standing by. "action news" at 4:00 continues next.

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minnesota spilling hazardous chemicals and prompting evacuations. a series of train cars jumped off the tracks early this morning. settling in a zigzag pattern across those tracks at least two of the cars were carrying propane and butane. officials went door to door evacuating residents. they also shut down a highway nearby and a local school district had to cancel classes. the good news here is that no one was reported hurt. >> the husband of a california mother who disappeared while out on a jog has passed a lie detector test and is not considered a suspect. sherri pettine was last seen 10 days ago. her husband says he used a app to trace her cell phone. keith is convinced she was taken against her will. >> i'm getting very angry and frustrated and i'm scared for my wife. >> investigators have stopped their search on the grounds but are now examining surveillance footage from cameras and businesses as well

as cell phone data. >> they paused at the valley forge national historic park to honor america's veterans those who have served were thanked for their service this morning and. officials also laid a wreath to honor those who died in service to the country. >> ♪ and wreaths were also placed along the vietnam veterans memorial at penn's landing today. the philadelphia pops also performed during the annual veterans day ceremony there. philadelphia vietnam veterans memorial unveiled its new campaign to build a prisoner of war and missing in action monument right there at the memorial. >> ♪ >> big talkers now coming out of the classroom right here at media providence friends school. a handwritten note from the the kindergarten class, advice from the smallest kids in that school to our president-elect head to the white house. the kids shared some of the things they've learned about being a helpful member of the community with donald trump.

heather chamberlain the teacher had the kids work together to come up with their best advice. they say none of this is some meant to criticize but to encourage community. some of the advice be a problem or ask for help. take three deep breaths if you get frustrated and include everyone. always from the mouths of kids. they are wise. now speaking of notes, this one is from michelle in ohio. the mom hero of social media right now. the champion for every parent sick of cleaning and recleaning the same room over and over especially when company is coming. so michelle closed the living room as in totally taped it off until thanksgiving. she does offer some stipulations for possible special permission to enter like you must be wearing freshly laundered clothes but no food or drinks are permitted at this time. her son, nick, tweeted the picture saying, okay, how is my mom just going to close down the living room for a month? because, nick, she's

mom and she said so and apparently even the dogs are obeying the new law. see, even they get it. finally a little something to leave you with a smile this friday. the mannequin challenge is a viral sensation. remember when our 6abc morning team gave it a go still frozen pope francis fecks. move over guys, these teenie scholars are the new stars of social media. the four-year-olds from one step ahead learning center up in east orange new jersey gave it their best go. they're adorable. not so mannequinish open mouthed cuteness spreading joy all across the globe. are 33 not the the cutest little ones. the the kids from the performing arts preschool nailing their first big gig. i see a few blinks a little movement. >> a little movement. >> come on i mean -- >> they're like right there. >> it's a high bar that they're hitting. >> moms everywhere are asking

maybe i just tell them that they're doing the mannequin challenge and that's how we get them to sit still. >> how you get peace and quiet at home. >> try that today brian. >> alicia thank i was. let's get another check on the roads right now. >> matt standing by with the update on a friday. hey, matt. >> a little movement that's what we're seeing on the roads, too, just a little slight very slow movement on some of these highways. we've got jams because of volume and accidents out there this afternoon brian and sharrie and i'll tell you all week long we've been trying to get used to the sun glare that's now hitting us in the face at a different time of day ever since the time changed. it's been heavy on 95 southbound through south philadelphia and it's hard to see with the bright sunshine. then you run into the person in front of you who has stopped and that's what happened here this afternoon. southbound approaching broad street crash is now on the shoulder but it's still jammed solid coming south of penn's landing on down to that accident scene by broad street. also at a had a crash on the westbound schuylkill. those westerly routes also impacted by sun glare at this time of the day. that crash approaching the boulevard is off to the side.

as is our broken down vehicle on the boulevard extension northbound past wissahickon that, too, is now on the shoulder. have a crash in port richmond at al again and memphis. good news with the tacony palmyra bridge earlier police activity that had it closed for over a half hour that is a cleared so the bridge is opened once again and speaking of bridges being opened, yes, indeed, as advertised yesterday, the adams avenue bridge in kressonville reroped today. had been closed since may. first they said a four month project then they said no, going to be a six month project. today it reopened so go ahead and use it adams avenue back in business and that is probably the best news of the afternoon. on the pennsylvania turnpike news is not so g there's an eastbound accident approaching fort washington taking out the right lane. speeds in the teens coming east of valley forge with delays spilling back onto the blue route. westbound you have sun glare and a gaper delay, just 20's coming west of willow grove. still have the crash in christiana along 273 at old baltimore pike and some mass

transit issues as well of course we've got delays on the 15 trolley because of some equipment issues at 34th and girard. the 36 trolley a shuttle buses ing because of police activity. regional rails starting to pop up. we'll check it again in the 5 o'clock hour. >> see you then matt thank you. still to come we'll break down all of the veterans day deals you can take advantage of this weekend. >> a beautiful view as the sun goins seven. sky6 hd looking live at the ben franklin bridge. meteorologist adam joseph coming up with the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. >> ♪ [ roars ]

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>> right. >> yeah. >> what's going on this weekend. no matter what you're doing it's going to be beautiful indoors or outdoors. as we take a look right now at double scan live radar around the region we've had a few clouds here and there throughout the day but overall the sunshine in control along with that very strong wind out of the northwest and because of that northwesterly wind temperatures will be tumbling quickly here this evening. right now tannersville 46 martins creek 50 degrees quakertown 51. saint davids at 54. 55 kennett square in chester and as we head to the south and east it's a little bit milder in southern areas, 58 hammonton, 60 on the boardwalk in atlantic city. woodbine, dover sitting at 60 degrees as well and again once the sun sets -- actually did it -- it set already. it's already set. i keep forgetting about this time change. these numbers are going to really start to cut back pretty quickly. as we look at satellite and radar a cold front passed through. that's what brought a lot of wind today and again a few clouds here and there but overall the clouds really

beginning to fall apart so mostly clear overnight tonight. windy and colder. we're going drop to 29 degrees in the suburbs with that wind continuing between 12 and 25 miles an hour, 37 degrees for center city. high pressure really the muscle maker here over the weekend. saturday it's positioned in the ohio valley. it's going to create a cold start tomorrow morning but a bright cool finish to the day. 51 degrees for a high. that high pressure will settle down to the south and as you can z-it is bringing most of the country very quiet weather going into the second half of the weekend. so a nice rebound here, buffer normal with a temperature of 60 degrees. so, nor eagles game on sunday -- for that eagles game on sunday afternoon seasonable a west wind very light five to 10 miles an hour. your kickoff temperature 58. by the fourth quarter 59 degrees. if you know your seat and it's in the shady part of the stadium, definitely want to bring a light jacket at least. then on sunday night we have an extra supermoon. what does this mean? well,

its a full moon. it's full beaver moon. it will be the closest and the biggest the moon has been in this orbit closest to earth since 1948. so, it's been 69 years that the moon will appear as big as it will as bright as it's going to be in its closest approach. the next time it will have a similar orbit that close to earth is not for another 18 years so you may want to check that out sunday night. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast brisk chilly 51 to start the weekend. 9-degree jump on sunday and we stay there on monday with sun and clouds. tuesday mostly cloudy some rain is likely especially philadelphia east. we're going watch a weak coastal system develop and that could linger into parts of the area on wednesday of 58 degrees but lined that looks pretty good on thursday and friday, some moderation in temperature back to 60 to 62 as we try to dry out at the end of the week so a nice weekend on tap and something spectacular in the sky to see

and the weekend as well. >> sunday night. >> yeah, sunday night. >> all right we'll be out there. >> yup. >> thank you my end. >> still to come on "action news" at 4:00 from food to fun, there are lots of deals out there this veterans day. >> we'll break them dune for you up next in freebie friday. we'll be right back.

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>> we are getting word of breaking news this afternoon out of norristown montgomery county. chopper6 flying over the 1000 block of west airy street. firefighters here responded to a house fire initial reports were that this began in one of these row homes but you can see firefighters are now involved with battling the flames in several of them. in fact they've cut holes in the roofs of several of these houses and you can see the smoke billowing out. here to furiously working to prevent this from spreading any further. again this the scene in norristown montgomery county,

the 1000 block of west airy street. we'll keep our eyes on this and bring you any updates as we get them. >> ♪ >> and now to freebie friday today. of course it is veterans day. businesses everywhere saluting our service members and offering lots of free treats and services throughout the day. if you're looking for some dinner options right now and you are a member of the military applebee'slive garden offering free entrees for you. so many freebies just rounding up a few. outback steakhouse will give you a free blooming onion and beverage and 15 percent off your meals through the end of the year. mission barbecue they help vets all year long but today they are offering veterans and active duty members a free sandwich and a slice of cake and of course they have events all throughout the year to help our men and women in uniform. and free hair cuts at great clips also through the end of the year. details on all of these plus so many more for our veterans right now on 6abc.com. now we mentioned this before

but tonight is the grand opening of the rothman institute ice rink at dillworth park and they are saluting our veterans tonight way celebration that is patriotic with music. there's an honorary ceremony and there's free admission for all soldiers until 11 o'clock at night. just bring your i.d. with you. while are you there the dillworth winter garden and maze it is so beautiful a web of willow branch archways trees and really fun topiaries for you to enjoy. admission is free. it is now opened for the rest of the season and i had to go all the way over here high so many freebies for you today. the franklin square holiday festival featuring electrical spectacle is under way. it kicked off last night and stays that way until the end ut food and. drinks will cost you. feeling a lot like the holidays around here sharrie. >> full plate of things to do. the mannequin challenge made its way all the way to the white house. the cleveland cavaliers were honored by the first lady and

the president yesterday for being the nba champions. and while they were there, they took some time to pose for the mannequin challenge. and as you can see, there she is, first lady michelle obama joined in as they enjoyed that trip to the white house. >> did good. >> pretty good. >> music makes it -- >> even better. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 today. now for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam adam joseph i'm brian taff. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5: hi guys third day of protest in the wake of donald trump's presidential victory. more demonstrations scheduled for tonight. plus, the letter turned art installation in philadelphia that's aiming to help heel the community after this year's divisive election. >> honoring those who have

that served the signs of thank you and gratitude for men and women in uniform across the delaware valley. we'll have those stories and much more coming up next at 5:00.

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>> ♪ >> meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> new at 5:00 the search is on for two armed robbery suspects who targeted four west philadelphia businesses in the last three weeks. each time the suspects barge in with handguns demanding cash. so far they've stolen more than a thousand dollars. friday night the big story on "action news" is that armed robbery spree caught on camera multiple times. >> "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in west philadelphia tonight with the latest on the investigation. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, monica and rick. tonight police are asking for the public's help to solve these crimes. they released video of all four armed holdups even though in each case the the men are wear masks. this mini market on george's lane is the last reported location where the two gunmen hit. this was around 8:40 the night of november the eighth election night. late today i spoke with the owner who did not want his face shown.

>> they put a gun on me and i