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the fbi is combing through several crime scenes through the state of nevada. including the scene of the attack across the street of the mandalay bay resort and casino and the death toll stands at 59. officials have identified all but three of the victims. in all over 500 others were hurt and dozens still in the hospital tonight. and we are hearing about the victims and those that tried to save them. one is jordan nickeldune of canada. his girlfriend made it to a nearby hotel and he did not. the bartender comforted him while he took his final breaths. >> there was another guy by husband his wife was shot and killed. the mother of his three kids and never left her side. and i didn't want jordan to not have somebody with him.
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>> we are also learning more about a central pennsylvania man killed in sunday night's shooting, jim gardner is live with that in las vegas and the latest on the investigation. good evening jim. >> reporter: hey monica, one other thing we learned from the briefing here just a short time ago. that is the mandalay bay and officials say that on the 32nd room he installed closed circuit cameras outside and inside of the room in the hallway, one might presume that the cameras would tell him when police were approaching and one might imagine that that enabled him to determine when he should kill himself. apparently paddock had this thing planned until the very, very end. we are anticipated president trump's visit here tomorrow. and we don't know his specific
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itinerary when he gets here and won't find out about it until the end of his puerto rican trip. we have shad news from ship -- burg. >> the little league postd this today. bill wolf is a big part of the little league commune and he and his family need our support at this time. >> and speaking of support, las vegas residents are coming out in huge numbers to give blood after the mass shootings. >> this is really an extraordinary sight far from the glitz of the casinos and it's fantasy of the las vegas strip. these local las vegasans are here to contribute blood to support their come patriots many who were mowed down on sunday night. there are many branches of blood
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services in the las vegas area. typically 200 pints a day and now 600. >> it's desperately needed with all the people in the hospitals getting surgery there is not enough. i heard july was the lowest amount in vegas and desperately in need of of blood. >> i just want to do my part. there is no big reason for it. >> you sound like a lot of people. i just want to do my part. >> absolutely yes. >> out on the line, it's almost a festive atmosphere with food vendors making sure everyone is hydrated. but this is serious business. >> the atmosphere is somber going in the grocery store picking up the kids everybody seems a little bit nicer and kinder and not taking things for granted we are here to help with anything we can.
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obviously, we just feel so much for the families and everybody involved and so we just wanted to do our little part. >> reporter: you know in the philadelphia area. we often talk about our compassion and our generosity when bad things happen. well, if you can see behind the sin city stuff here in las vegas. i can tell you that they have compassion and generosity too when bad things happen. rick williams what is the story from here. >> jim gardner thank you. we'll see you later this evening. back here communities at home here at home paid tribute to victims of the shooting today. [ bells ringing ] >> the action cam was at trinity episcopal church in morristown when church bells remembered the victims of the deadly shooting in las vegas. the bells here in norristown rang 59 times once for each
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person killed. the bells at the episcopal churches across the nation also rang at the same time it was organized by the episcopal bishops united again gun violence. >> people are still returning home to philadelphia tonight and our coverage continues with john rawlins, live at philadelphia international airport. >> reporter: hey rick, if you include the the overnight red eye that arrives here early in the morning, by our count four non-stop flights go from las vegas to philadelphia. one got in at 2:30 this afternoon. no one said they had been at the targeted concert but saw those that escaped the shooter boarding other flights. >> before we notice the wrist bands we notice their face, the visible pain and grief and shock they were in. >> this husband and wife were on the strip sunday night locked
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down close enough to hear the carnage but no specifics for hours. >> no information and being locked in not knowing if the shooter was outside. they couldn't tell you where or what was going on we were stuck unarmed and unable to defend ourselves. we just started taking off back through the kitchen and they told us to go out to the parking garage, we felt like sitting ducks. because there is nowhere to go. >> for hours conflicting information and panic. for those not at the concert it was confusion. >> i had people running through my restaurant running and screaming and crying. >> i was glad i am not injured i feel so bad for the families. >> we asked her what was her take away at this point as far as what happened here? >> we as a society need to embrace the idea of more love
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and less hate and more understanding and love. live at the airport, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. of course we continue to follow the latest from las vegas on air and online. 6abc.com is your complete resource for up to the minute coverage. we have also posted ways to help the victims of the shooting. >> president trump will head to las vegas after visitsing storm ravaged puerto rico. he toured the area to see the damage left behind. nearly two weeks after maria hit many in remote areas are without power and water and food. and president trump applauded the federal response so far this afternoon. we'll have more on his reception by the puerto rican people. >> turning to other news, police are looking for anyone involved in a pair of thefts that targeted a church. the vandals stole metal piping from a small church in lyndonwald and leaving tens of
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thousands in damage and beyond the financial cost the church is forced to find alternatives for most operations. nora muchanic is live in our new jersey newsroom tonight. with the full story. >> rick, police have made one arrest and they think that more people are involved. and the burglars pulled down ceilings in church buildings to expose the copper piping and systematically cut it out. >> garden bible church sits on a quiet street in lyndonwald. in the last week or so, the side buildings were hit by thieves stealing copper pipes. >> a crowbar and yanking it to get access and the sheetrock is covered with water and that is the white paste, because it was wet down here. >> the damage to the boilers and water heaters and copper is estimated at thousands of dollars.
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other activities have to be moved elsewhere. >> it's a problem. until we can get running water through the building and heat. the church was hit the first time september 24th. >> i thought it was the fireworks from the park and i looked through the windows but didn't see anything i just went back to bed. >> pastor ron burrows, a local pastor and retired policeman caught a bandit red handed. >> our guys found him hiding in the closet. police think that the suspect may have accompliced. >> an 89-year-old former marine that personally installed the copper piping in the 1980s says he is upset about what happened but decided to forgive the people responsible. >> he says you know, this man obviously he needs help. garden lake is a none demom national church that does work with prisoners and homeless and
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others in need and they believe in forgiveness. >> it's not good if you keep it in your pockets, you have to give it out. >> thieves of steal the copper pipes to make cash at the scrap yard. the church has insurance but they are not sure how much of the damage is covered. channel 6 "action news." >> all right nora thank you. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> matt pellman is in the traffic center. how are we looking? >> another night not too easy getting home. a northbound crash along 95 at the work zone. and an hour later has the left lane blocked you are at a dead stop from the girard point bridge to girard avenue and speeds are around 13 miles per hour and that is about as good as it gets. you need to think alternates like the westbound schuylkill and crowded and better than 95. use broad street and you don't want to head to columbus boulevard and blocked off
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because of the hazmat situation there. northbound at whitaker a bad crash in the indrive and outer drive will work. but crowded. and bristol township that is off to the side but sluggish. and tully town 13 is blocked because of the fatal crash. in williams town the black horse pike is blocked. a busy one we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thank you matt. more ahead on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. an apology on capitol hill. what the former ceo of equi fax had to say to lawmakers today after a massive security breach for the company he used to lead. and in health check any exercise is good for the body but what is good for the brain. ali gorman has more on boosting your brain power. >> and a great day to get outdoors and exercise, lots of sunshine and temperatures in the mid-70s i am tracking the return
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massive security breach during his testimony to congress. richard smith says the attack was made possible because of human error and technological error. with you was the failure for a key software patch in march and the scanners not detecting the vulnerability. the breach affected an estimated 145 million americans. health check tonight we learn more about concussions and how they affect girls and boys differently. ali gorman is joining us at the big board with the story. >> reporter: it's a study from the american osteo pathic association says that symptoms in female athletes last longer sometimes double the time. researchers say that concussions exacerbate existing problems
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like anxiety that is more common in girls. it needs to be tailored to the individual patient. >> there are plenty of reasons to stay in shape as you get older to maintain a healthy weight and strong bones and evidence that it can keep your mind sharp. consumer reports looked at the science and what type of exercise is best for your brain. >> most of the research shows that aerobic exercise has help for your brain health and studies show that other types can benefit your brain as you age. a walk five-day a week will help you meet the cdc's recommendations for older adults but the biggest boost in brain tower is longer sessions 45 mines to an hour. and if you can pick up the pace, getting your heart rate up seems to maximize the benefits but
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it's not just about aerobics. >> one study looked at older women those with stronger legs had more brain power. and that could be morrow bust cognitive health as you able. try standing up without using your hans and then do it again and reputations during commercial breaks and the martial arts of tai chi apairs to benefit the brain. and this is easy on the joins and good for people not as mobile but if you are brand new to working out check with your health care provider for what is best for you. and look into group classes to get you started. >> thank you ali. more to come on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. the big milestone hit in chester county after a challenge to his residents to get up and moving. and how this furry companion earned her spot in the history
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challenged residents to become more active and the public stepped up in a big way. officials celebrated the success of the walks works program. residents were challenged to walk 1 billion steps by the end of the year and that was achieved earlier than expected. they were on hand to celebrate the achievement. a very special concert in montgomery county. you could say it was musicians with a mission. they are musicians from the settlement music school's chamber program and they performed before mentally challenged men and women in willow grove. the idea is that mousse igcan be uplifting and therapeutic. >> a dog from south dakota is the world's newest record holder in a crazy category.
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. time for the accuweather forecast. cecily tynan is in the weather center and we warmed up nicely. >> that is the pattern we are in. the rationational cooling. this is a photo that keith a viewer posted on my facebook page. of the moon. it's full on thursday. there is not a cloud in the sky, and this is what causes radiational cooling and light wind and clear sky and any of the heat that the earth absorbs from the sun during the day. it acts like a blanket once the
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sunsets and the heat radiates once into the atmosphere and the temperatures drop close to the dew point and that means we could have patchy fog developing overnight. temperature-wise, you see how quickly we cool off. at 6:00 we are still holding at 70 degrees and temperatures drop down into the low 50s as we head through the overnight hours and some suburbs dropping down into the 40s. and it feels great out there. currently philadelphia 72 degrees and allentown 73 and wildwood cooler 66 and reading 73 and wilmington 71. the problem with the dry weather if you have allergies, it's not thanks to grass or trees moderate for weeds but if you are allergic to mold spores. the mold spores are high and we need heavy rain for that to wash it out of the air, that will happen on monday at the earliest. the reason why satellite and
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radar showing a ridge of high pressure, the clouds are riding up and over the ridge and it keeps the cloud cover away from us, tonight clear and cool and the radiational cooling and seasonably cool and allentown dropping to 45 and reading 46 and trenton 51 and cape may down to 55 degrees. tomorrow morning, this is the fog that could develop. you see most of the fog is in the far north and west suburb you where the temperatures drop lower and burns off by midmorning and loads of sunshine and temperatures warmer than today. we break out at 70 by noon time and 4:00 up to 76 degrees and should manage to make it up to 78 that is 7 degrees above normal. the five-day at 5:00 showing tomorrow it's sunny after patchy fog in the morning, warmer 78 degrees and thursday 84 degrees and friday 82 and saturday warm and muggy and 84 and sunday
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"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams, and monica malpass. >> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday night. new details about the las vegas shooter about what authorities found near his suite at the mandalay hotel and what we learned from officials. and president trump and first lady travelled to puerto rico as reads struggle to stay alive nearly two weeks after the storm and a toddler is dead and a driver is in jail. we'll tell you how it all tragically unfolded. now to the latest on the mass shooting in las vegas, authorities released new information about the investigation they say that shooter stephan paddock fired for nine minutes into the crowd from his window at the mandalay bay. we get our first look inside of that room. in the video you see the double
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doors of the suite burst wide open with one of the guns still propped up on the floor. a camera was discovered on a food service cart to possibly record him during the shooting, local and federal authorities are going through every source of media through his computer and personal records trying to figure out what triggered him to carry out the heinous act. >> this individual was premeditated. obviously. the fact that he had the type of weaponry and amount of weaponry in the room. it was preplanned extensively. and evaluated everything he did and his actions. >> in the wake of the tragedy they are overwhelmed from support from the public since it was established yesterday morning the go fund me page has raised $3.7 million. anchor, jim gardner, is live in las vegas covering stories
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including how residents are stepping up to help victims and will have a live report at 6:00. all right now to the humanitarian crisis that continues to plague parts of the caribbean including the island of puerto rico. today president trump and the first lady traveled there to see the devastation and what progress has been made by federal relief teams, however 93% of the island is without power and many more without running water. we are live in washington, d.c. tonight with those details. >> reporter: rick, president trump spent about four and a half hours in puerto rico stopping by a neighborhood and church and visiting families and commending first responders and commending the federal response. president trump is in puerto rico as consoler and chief. >> thank you mr. president. >> this as the president's trip to the territory two weeks after
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hurricane maria. as one official put it destroyed the island. power restored to just 7% of the i'll and two-thirds of residents still don't have cell service and president trump accompanied by the first lady handing out supplies and praising fema and emergency responders. >> great job. and to all of my people -- >> directly responding to critics slamming the federal response as inadequate and slow. >> this has been a category five which people have even heard of, a category five hitting land, it hit land. and boy did it hit land. >> the white house maintaining federal help is delivered and streaming in were thousands of troops and civilians on the ground delivering 5 million meals and 5 million liters of water. the president that bashed some members of the puerto rican leadership.
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-- making -- with this handshake and after scolding local officials on their budget crisis. >> i hate to tell you puerto rico but you threw our budget out of whack. >> the president saying leaving puerto rico for d.c. and will be in las vegas tomorrow to pay my respects. everyone is in my thoughts and prayers. channel 6 "action news." >> all right elizabeth thank you. meanwhile aid to puerto rico continues to pour in from the u.s. the uss comfort hospital ship is in san juan tonight. a vast medical facility with doctors and nurses and supplies enough to last up to 30 days, it assisted in the 2010 haiti earthquake. back here a school in linwood, atlantic county filled a truck with supplies for those affected by hurricane harvey in houston.
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students and staff created a chain carrying box after box to the truck. the school's theme is superheroes, ordinary people doing extraordinary things. it contains dozens and dozens of school supplies like crayons and pens and markers and notebooks. >> world news with david muir will have more on puerto rico and more on the mass shooting in las vegas. watch it tonight at 6:30 following "action news" at 6:00. a 2-year-old child is dead tonight and a driver is in police custody all stemming from an alleged theft at a bucks county wal-mart. walter perez is live with the details. what happened here? >> reporter: you know monica this story redefined the term senseless crime and the worst part by far is that it ended with the death of a 2-year-old. it all started when the person allegedly responsible seen here being loaded on to an ambulance
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reportedly stole audyes equipment from the wal-mart. he allegedly blue a red light a short distance away when another suv crossing the intersection legally broadsided the suspect's vehicle. >> he says i tried to brake but couldn't and it was too late and he was moving too fast. upon impact the suv flipped and ran into another vehicle traveling north on bristol pike. >> the gold jeep the suspect was driving had rolled once and the 2-year-old child in the car with the suspect, was ejected from the vehicle. investigators say that with the child laying on the highway the suspect ran away on foot from the scene. fortunately tully town police officers arrived within moments as one officer chased the suspect others tended to the young ter. >> we assessed the small child.
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he was ejected from the vehicle and did cpr and first aid until transported. the 2-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital later and he cannot escape the mental images of what he saw. >> he said i saw it when the baby flew and i saw him run away. i just can't believe it. he ran away. >> the suspect will be arraigned sometime tonight and the bucks county d.a. will host a news conference to release the name of the suspect and find out if he was the father of the 2-year-old. meanwhile this stretch of of bit old pike is closed and expected to reopen at 6:00. reporting live from tully town, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you walter. four cars were involved in the serious crash in bucks county at lunch time today.
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the impact forced one car on to its side and crews had to peel back the roof with powerful tools to remove people from the wreckage. we don't know how much were hurt or just how badly. traffic was at a stand still while investigators processed the scene. two people were shot in allentown today. chopper 6 hd was overhead as investigators combed for clues in washington and it happened at 1:00 p.m. we don't know who shot the victims and if the victims knew each other other or just how they are doing tonight. >> university of delaware police say that a man that terrorized three students are under arrest. the girls told officers this man, david tieritz waived at them and then a few minutes later the 27-year-old made a cutting gesture across his throat and began chasing them. the students locked themselves in a bathroom and called 911. he was arrested and charged with harassment, menacing and trance
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passing. superintendent, dr. william hite had a pep rally for test results. a highlight on specific gains on assessment and keystone exams the school showed gains in psa achievement and in particular reading. >> terrific. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman is in the traffic center with the low down on the slow down. >> we are showing gains in the speeds but not by much. looking live in south philadelphia. i-95 the northbound lanes stopped for the most part as we try to travel northbound from the girard point bridge from this point to girard avenue. the reason some speeds are starting to increase is that northbound crash at girard is finally gone. all the lanes are reopen in the work zone and it is still a long slow crawl on 95 a reminder you
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don't want to head for columbus boulevard instead blocked at oregon avenue because of the hazmat situation there. we are watching this situation a crash on the westbound side of the expressway that appears to have cleared but the volume has not cleared in both directions by the vine and schuylkill 76. as walter told us in tully town the scene is not clear at the bristol pike at the home depot. elsewhere near doylestown a truck mowed down waters, 611 is blocked at edison. stay on 263 york road to get around that. and south jersey in williamstown a car mowed down a traffic signal and the black horse pike is blocked at sicklerville road at the walgreens, main straight 654 and the a.c. expressway is an alternate in that location. back over to you. >> thank you, see you again. more on tuesday night what is ahead for the phillies
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>> everybody is welcoming me in the family and happy to be here eight years strong and the next step for me it to put a ring on it and really make this city proud and obviously us proud. >> that was eagles defensive end brandon graham and why he loves to be a philadelphian. you can see examples of why we are philly proud at 6abc.com. phillies post season
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baseball starting tonight but phillies talking about their future. >> we hope to be more proud of the phillies next year right? and remember the beginning of the season when they are hopeful of their season ended on sunday with a disappointing three games under .500. will they break the bank to fix that? >> ownership has given us a simple directive. seek competitive advantages, your resources are not deployed towards payroll. you should deploy them to every advantage you can find. you exercise your strength in a different way. >> okay. well, we are set for the battle of the birds, eagles cardinals have wings and both have quarterbacks named carson. carson wentz faces off against carson palmer. he has been sacked 17 times in four games and he has a lot of
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weapons to throw to. >> they have a lot of speed. you know and a quarterback that i know coach says he is playing at a left he has not seen in play before. they have their struggles here and there and he is really playing good football and we have our work cut out for us. it's not just about larry fitzgerald it can't be about one player, if you make it that way you'll be susceptible to other things. >> and from the birds to the cards the owls need a rebound. they are look for their first conference win. temple travels to east carolina and they have one win to their name. the defense is giving up 50 points a game. and the pirates play aid few ranked opponents and that defense could be tricky. >> they change-up the coverages
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week to week and the defense they play this week. and they play the next week. we want to start fast we have to recognize what is the plan going in for us. going to be for us and try to find ways to get our players some space and create opportunities in the run game and they do a nice job take ago way what you are trying to do. >> i'll have more with coach collins on the temple player play book. during the 9:30 "action news" on saturday here on 6 abc. and 6 abc is the place to be home for fourth ranked penn state looking to go to 6-0 when they go to north western kickoff at noon on channel 6. flyers fans are you excited in tomorrow night the long awaited season opened in an jose, and wayne simmons like the depth and thinks it's the recipe for defense. >> all seven, eight defense men we have everyone is a good
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player. skill in our lineup. so, i think we should give the other teams affects for match-ups. >> a surprise final cut was veteran matt reed. he cleared waivers and is assigned to the phantoms of the ahl. this is the most rookies they have had in a long time should be fun to watch. a wonderful day to hit the golf course for a good cause. the montgomery county spca had their dinner in ambler and the outing was a success last year. including the feeding and caring of shelter animals. sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it.
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one more day tomorrow and more summer like air pitches in. speaking of summer and the shore. you may want to think about a trip down there this weekend. >> will you write a note for us? >> you have the weekend off. you don't need a note. you want friday too. and monday? >> pressing your luck. live on sky 6 hd one person there strolling along the water's edge.
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the we don't have the major rip concerns, high clouds down the shore and overall a nice picture and again the dew points are extremely comfortable and allowing the temperatures to swing 25 degrees from morning lows to afternoon highs, like this morning starting off in the 40s and 50s and capping off in the mid-70s for highs and dew points in the 50s and that is the comfy stone. they start to rise up but we are good tomorrow 50 degrees, but once you are above 60 you feel the humidity outside. close to it on friday and moderate humidity levels here as we go into the upcoming weekend. as we look at the numbers, 73 allentown and reading 72 degrees and lower 70s for wilmington and millville and along the shore cooler there with temperatures in the mid-60s. high pressure is anchored right now over our region. and the high is so large it
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basically is voiding the area of a lot of cloud cover from eastern parts of canada and new england and the mid-atlantic and the deep south here with all the weather rotating around this high temporarily. and eventually it will break down this week. moon lit sky overnight. and the full moon a couple of nightses for now and patchy clouds developing northwest and 45 there by morning and 55 for center city and future tracker 6 trying to show where the fog could set up here early tomorrow morning. 8:30 a.m. and spotty here northern and west and jersey and delaware should be absent of that fog early in the morning. then in the afternoon tomorrow despite the chilly start we go into the mid to upper 70s inland and mid-70s at the shore and beautiful temperatures, these are close to 6 degrees above normal with the southwesterly wind 6 to 12. the front comes down to the
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region and south of the front it's exceptionally warm 84 on thursday, more humid as well. and the temperatures running way above average. in fact, as we take a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow it is warmer than average, but again the low humidity 78 and beautiful out. as we gain the humidity and heat the temperatures again running close to 10 to as much as 13 to 14 degrees above normal. thursday, friday and saturday, sunday for the eagles again for the humidity coming up. and the overnight lows, closer to the average, high temperature for this time of year, the air conditioners could be cranking and you won't cool the house down with the humidity and columbus day a soaking rain we need and that could linger into tuesday. saturday is definitely the pick. if you want to head to the shore. >> thank you. >> sounds good. coming up on 6 abc the return of some of your favorite comedies, including the series premier of
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fresh off the boat. >> denzel washington, d.c.! >> you got its that right. >> jessica and honey play together on best friends week. she spoke about what it's like being on the iconic set. >> it's very surreal to walk on to that set. that is just something you have seen through most of your life. you watch it on tv and we got there that day and it was cool to see all of it in person and get to spin the wheel which is really heavy. >> fresh off the boat premiers at 8:30 after the middle season premier at 8:00 and blackish at 9:00 and the mayor at 9:30 and "action news" follows at 11:00. it's date night and...
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after 8 years of chris christie, is kim guadagno the change new jersey really needs? guadagno is christie's hand-picked successor. says she's "proud to be part of the christie administration." guadagno was chris christie's right hand as our schools came under attack, critical services were underfunded, and our credit rating was downgraded...11 times. from the bridge to the beach, we've seen it all, and we've had enough. kim guadagno isn't the change we need. right now the "action news" team is standing by with these
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stories next at 6:00. jim gardner is live in las vegas with the information on the mass shooting. what we learned about the shooter's plans and community is coming together in the wake of tragedy. and we learned about a pennsylvania man among the victims in las vegas. and first lady, michelle obama headlines, the womens conference in philadelphia. we'll take you there. for adam joseph and rick williams, join us next at 6:00. just keeps growing. t (laughs desperately) it never stops. which is why the online financing application at carmax.com is so convenient. get some of that finance stuff out of the way from wherever you are, at the doctor's office, karate practice or my favorite... back at the doctor's office. knowing before you go means more quality time sewing a costume for the school play
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that is not going to look anything like a frog. just a little heads-up, mrs. davis... ha ha ha, yay kids! he's a double-dipping mepension padder.y. double-dipping pension padder! he had two government jobs, two paychecks and padded his pension along the way. he's a double-dipping pension padder! now he's making over $300,000 a year as a lobbyist and a senator. double-dipping pension padder! so he's all set - thanks to you, the taxpayer. which is why steve sweeney had no problem voting to raise your taxes 145 times, including the largest gas tax hike in history. sounds about right, coming from a.... double-dipping pension padder! "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogerss meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner.
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it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is happening here in las vegas, nevada. you wouldn't know it to look at the iconic vegas strip but a major police and fbi investigation going on here right now. we got an update a short time ago. >> a briefing this afternoon revealed this information. all but three of the 59 fatalities are identified. of the 527 people injured. 45 are still in critical condition. and gunman, stephan paddock had modified one of his three guns to be an automatic weapon and the sheriff of clark county was asked about electronics. >> i'm not aware of transmission but there was cameras located outside of the room and inside of the room. along the firearms i anticipate
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