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good afternoon sara is off and in the news tens of thousands of local runners get ready to hit the biggest course of the year. the philadelphia kicks off on sunday morning. and president-elect donald trump extends job offers to fill his cabinet. but the big story is developing news. it's decision day for thousands of septa workers and members of twu are voting on the deal that put an end to the six day transit strike. john rawlins live with all the details. >> reporter: hi rick, well traditionally votes like this. they a matter of course and they expect a thumbs up but the union president put out a sharply worded statement, saying people trying to sabotage the deal by urging no votes.

>> the ballot box at callahan depot a busy place. one ballot box in use today. the agreement after a six day strike delivers. a 15% hike in pensions and maintains best health care coverage and includes cost sharing and the average worker salary goes from 68,000 there a recorded 75,0$75,000 within fiv years and willy brown talked about opportunists urging a no vote and using bullying tactics. members think the deal will pass. >> i think it will pass, people are talking but it's really a good contract. i voted yes. >> i have been here 20 something years and it's better than what we had. and i believe it's going to pass.

>> it's the best we are going to get. it doesn't make any sense in my opinion, for us to go back out. >> now, president brown declined to go on camera to talk about the statement about the opportunist urging a no vote here. locations opened as early as 5:00 a.m. and close around 5:00 p.m. they hope to have a yea or nay result at 9:00 this evening. >> thank you. investigators now say that a shooting death last night in hamilton township was a tragic case of mistaken identity. they say a woman thought she was shooting at an intruder and instead shot her friend. it happened at the interests section of jensy street and park avenue. the woman called 911 saying she shot an intruder. but it was a friend that tried

to surprise her. he told her she was still away. while still on the way she saw the shadow of a person on her stairs and fired her gun. he was pronounced dead at the scene. we'll have more on the storey coming up in our next half hour. philadelphia police are reviewing surveillance video showing three people dragging a man's body from the scene and into the street. they found the body lying on the sidewalk, he had suffered head injuries, someone had thrown a rag over the surveillance camera in the lobby of the building but were able to get enough footage to see two men and a woman dragging the body. late last night they questioned two people but no arrests have been made. nobody was hurt after a fire in north philadelphia. the gunman took aim at this house on the 2700 block of

sylvan street, it was hit four times including one window. there were three women inside at the time and they escaped uninjured. police found 11 shell casings at the scene. president-elect donald trump cabinet is taking shape. this morning we learned that trump extended offers for three top jobs including attorney general. maggie joins us live from washington with more on that. >> reporter: rick, it certainly has been a busy day for trump's transition team. three major announcements including the pick for the first cabinet member. as the president-elect's team starts to shape up. the backlash over who he is choosing continues. they announced the first member, jeff sessions, the alabama senator is offered the position of attorney general, a loyal supporter, he was the first gop senator to endorse trump during

the primary. >> would be honored to be considered. >> trump says he is unbelievably impressed with him and his record. >> but sessions could face a challenging confirmation, he was blocked over becoming a district judge because of racially charged comments. >> people are concerned about diversity and the appeals made in the campaign and senator sessions could have trouble in the senate. and lieutenant general, michael flynn, just made security adviser. at the republican national campaign he started the lock her up chant. >> he wrote i don't think that all cultures are morally equivalent. they are deeply concerned with his infamfriday remarks and mike pompeo of kansas as districter

of the cia. >> trump also plans to meet with former rival the mitt romney of the weekend, they have had heated words in the past and this is about mending fences. >> thank you for that report. meanwhile, president obama wrapped up his visit season headed to peru, he will talk trade in the asian pacific cooperation leaders meeting, experts believe that obama will field questions about the pledges to overall u.s. trade policy. in europe the president focused on the resolution in syria and ukraine. now the philadelphia marathon weekend is here and 30,000 runners are expected to enter the three races this weekend. the rothman 8 k and half marathon will take place tomorrow. and then sunday the runners take

to the city streets for the marathon and now is the time to plan for street closures and the outer lanes of the ben franklin are closed now but reopen for the evening commute and the off ramps the 22nd and 23rd streets will close each more morning at 3:00 a.m. find a complete list of closures at 6abc.com. the runners better bundle up on sunday because of cold conditions on the way. you would never know to by looking outside today. melissa magee is in for david murphy with the first check of the accuweather forecast. change is coming -- >> they are coming and it's hard to believe, it's so mild here on this friday. right now in philadelphia 61 and same thing in allentown and 66 in the poconos and at the coast in cape may 55 and 58 degrees in beach haven. here is satellite 6 along with

action radar it's pretty dry and quiet and clear skies from new england across the mid-atlantic region as well. we'll stay clear and dry for the rest of afternoon into tonight. and later on this evening for the ride home, 4:00 p.m. the temperature of 64 underneath a mostly sunny skies and sunsetting before 5:00, by 5:00 p.m. 60 degrees and mostly clear and 67 by 6:00 p.m. and the number coming in at 64. we have the changes on the way and future tracker 6 showing you for the start of our weekend it's not bad. number as long the 95 corridor in the middle up toer 60s and lower 60s north and west of town. maxing out tomorrow 68-69 degrees and then a cold front moves through late saturday night into sunday. you wake up 7:00 in the morning for sunday, for all the runners, 33 is the air temperatures and windchills in the 20s by then. it's mild told and tomorrow and sharply colder by sunday and

going into next week. >> all right melissa. this reminder, check in with 6abc.c 6abc.com/weather as the temperature plunges. use facebook and twitter for weather updates as well by following each member of the "action news" weather team. here is a scene we hope is far off in our future. take a look at this, the first major snow of the season. up to a foot fell in wyoming and colorado and it came down at the worst possible time. during the height of rush hour, slick roads caused several huge pileups and delays at air pourts there. and heavy know is expected today in minneapolis. not ready for that. still to come on "action news" at noon, his greatest wish was to help another little boy a half world away and now this impressive young man is making a trip to the white house. we'll listen in on their meeting. and the dress that stunned a

room and a president hits the auction block. we'll tell you how much someone played for the dress worn by marilyn monroe during his rendition of happy birthday.

travelers could run into big problems if they plan on traveling to or through chicago this thanksgiving. workers there are threatening to strike. they are fighting for $15 an hour wages and better working conditions. they believe that striking during the holiday season could be a way to gain attention. and with millions of americans expected to fly a looming strike could cause problems at o'hare one of the busiest airports in the nation. a minneapolis police officer that shot a black man during a traffic stop is expected to appear in court today. jeronimo yanez shot philando castille. his girlfriend streamed his final moments on facebook and that he was not justified in

using deadly force. an arizona man is facing multiple charges after chasing a woman for miles in a terrible case of road rage, the victim almost immediately called 911 begging for help for several minutes while the suspect rammed her car several times. >> the guy is hitting into the back of me trying to kill me on the road. he is right behind me. >> did he hit your car? >> yes twice. >> police caught up with the suspect identified address joanne moses who eventually stopped after crashing into a police patrol car. buckingham palace is getting a $59 million makeover. queen elizabeth's home needs maker work it has not been updated since world war with 2, they will fix the plumbing and heating and it has only been

used for the official residence since 1837. the palace has 775 rooms. it was one of the raciest renditions of happy birthday ever sung in public. when marilyn monroe serenaded president kennedy wearing a slinky dress, it sent shock waves through the room. now it has a new owner shlg the ripleys believe it or not museum purchase tropical disturbance for $5 million. she wore it at madison square garden for his birthday celebration. the dress was so tight she was sewn into it before getting on stage. the boy that wrote president obama to help the syrian boy caught newspaper the conflict there. got a reply he never expected. >> nice, you look good in your

new suit? >> thank you. >> is that a new suit? >> yes. >> after seeing the viral photo of the boy back in august, he told president obama he wants the little boy to come live with his family in the united states. he told alex and his family everybody heard what you said, i was very proud of you. still to come on "action news" at noon, the new report reveals the status of marriage and divorce in the united states. and a big birthday for a disney favorite. how mickey mouse is celebrating when "action news" continues in a moment.

business news this noon, volkswagon is cutting 30,000 jobs after they try to recover from a diesel emissions testing scandal. the cuts will save $4 billion a year starting in 2020. volkswagon agreed to pay $15 billion over a settlement for deceptive software that turned off emissions controls. the u.s. divorce rate has fallen for the third consecutive year and at its lowest level in 30 years. factors could include the aging of the u.s. population and changing gender roles and the fact that there are fewer marriages to break up in the first place and marriages are up a bit since 2009. after a plunge of several

decades, it could be stabilizing. the "action news" team is working on stories for tonight beginning at 4:00. here is alicia vitarelli live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >> reporter: happy friday. also coming up in today's show, i hope santa claus is watching because tis the season for toy tests, this is what everyone waits for this time of year. it seems every retailer has their own hot toy list. the hundreds of children across the country got to be toy testers. we'll tell you which ones were a hit and can which ones were not. >> and this is what we call a dilemma. >> this cupboard puzzle is sending everyone into a frenzy how can this woman open her cupboard without breaking the china plates. i can't figure it out. and of course it's freebie friday all things 100% off.

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>> meteorologist, melissa magee is back now with a closer look at the accuweather forecast enjoy today and tomorrow but sunday look for the coats. >> it feels like object right now not really november. but sunday will feel more like december across the region. lets show you what is going on with stormtracker 6 live double scan radar you see it's dry and it's quiet. and nice weather here on this friday. we'll show you the picture outside. sky 6 hd from our temple university camera looking at the center city skyline, folks on broad street looking at city hall. numbers are certainly responding nicely.

our high today is in the upper 60s. yesterday's high only 61, 61 in allentown and 66 in the poconos and 55 in cape may. and 60 in beach haven. here is satellite 6 along with action radar it's clear and quiet from new england to the mid-atlantic region and high pressure is dominating before the changes move in as we get into saturday night and into sunday as we take you through the day, the day planner looking like this. 2:00 this afternoon plenty of sunshine and the temperature coming in at 65. 64 at 4:00 p.m. we are down to 57 at 6:00 underneath a mostly clear sky and k p.m. 52 and 50 at 10:00 p.m. if you step out on the town. tomorrow you can see we have this warm and that is moving across most of the eastern half of the u.s. thanks to the south-southeasterly win and the jet stream is moving up to the north of our region and the cold air waiting in the wings that moves in sunday into monday.

a dip in the jet stream waiting for the colder air to move out of canada and spill into our region. you'll notice the change sunday into monday and activity going on for the runners, saturday's half marathon and sunday's full marathon. for tomorrow the half marathon 7:30 in the morning for the start. temperature 48 degrees and sunny and mild, a southerly wind 3 to 6 miles per hour and we warm up in the afternoon middle to upper 60s. sunday a different story. the full marathon taking place at 7:00 a.m. and the air temperature 39 but windchills in the upper 20s with the west-northwestly wind and winds gusting 40 miles per hour by sunday. future tracker 6 windchill showing you by 2:00 on sunday feeling like numbers are in the lower 30s on the 95 corridor and 20s north and west of town. dramatically colder on sunday. here is the exclusive

accuweather seven-day forecast sunny and milder today enjoy it, high temperature of up to 66 and 69 for the high. and the front moves through saturday into sunday and that ignites the change on sunday and sunday bluffery and colder and the chill sticks around on monday, windy and chilly and high of 46, tuesday sunny and cool and 48 and lots of clouds around on wednesday with a high of 53. we are tracking a front that moves into wednesday into thursday, could be damp for thanksgiving, we'll keep you posted on that forecast with a high coming in at 54. >> have you to work on the turkey day forecast. we have a parade. thank you melissa. he doesn't look a day older than he did in 1928 but today is mickey mouse's birthday, in honor of the big day there are celebrations around the world. and he plans to release a new music video today and he made his debut in steamboat willy.

the first cartoon with synchronized sound and featured walt disney's own voice. disney is the parent company of abc.

"action news" at 12:30 continues. >> hello again sara is off and here are the stories we are

following for you now at 12:30. a woman in south jersey says she shot and killed her friend they mistook for an intruder. >> and a man hit by an arizona in the face is speaking out about the incident. and more names circulating about additions to donald trump's white house staff. now the details, a 50-year-old man is dead and officials in mercer county says it all appears to be a tragic accident. the victim's friend may have shot him thinking he is trying to break into her home. katherine scott reports from hamilton township. >> neighbors say they did not hear anything out of the ordinary it wasn't until they looked out their windows and saw police cars lined up they knew something wrong. east north avenue was closed up. 50-year-old