suspect in this case lived. he lived across the street on the second floor we are told by neighbors, atlantic city police the sense is they moved swiftly here and on october 5th they got information that someone wanted to sell a mix of munitions and focused on that and reached out to the fbi task force and that same day they made an undercover buy for five pipe bombs and rifle and ammunition. >> during the course of the investigation a savage rifle with a scope and more than 300 rounds and materials needed to make five pipe bombs was recovered through the investigation. it was learned that they provided instructions on how to assemble the pipe bomb and note they had should be filled with nails to act as shrapnel. >> 37-year-old daniel defers of

atlanta city. they wanted to sell the material for five bombs and high powered savage armed rifle for cash. >> we don't believe there was plans by these two individuals to either set the bombs off or use the rifle. but the investigation is still ongoing. >> nothing led us to believe there is a nexus to terrorism. our investigation revealed they were actively trying to sell theses things. >> some recognizes the photo of smith live on the block. >> i have been at the barbershop for a year and never noticed anything strange about them. but strange from the outside. i don't know what type of person it was. >> both suspects charged with

unlawful possess of a destructive device and this was apparently see something say something situation and someone learned. the offer for the guns and for the makings of the bomb and said something to authorities and that kicked off the investigation. >> live in atlantic city, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a septa worker is recovering tonight after he was shot during the holdup in the city's strawberry mansion section. robert was walking to catch his bus this morning and confronted by a gunman. according to police the suspect tried to rob the man and fired twice hitting him once in the leg and he flagged down someone in a passing car to take him to the hospital. >> was laying in the middle of the street and he was driving past and i said can you drive me to the hospital i was just shot. he took me to the hospital. >> the suspect ran off and police are looking to see if surveillance cameras captured

any part of the crime. >> we are following developing news from northern california where officials say that a group of wild fires killed at least 15 people and more than 2,000 homes and businesses burnted to the ground. and it's unclear how much of that famous wine country is destroyed by the names. it remains uncontained tonight. in washington president trump is doing damage control as he takes aim at one of his closest aids. it appears that this time the president is sparring with rex tillerson who was invited to the white house for a private lunch. karen travers is live with more. >> it seems like he is juggling multiple feuds with a cabinet secretary and a senior lawmakers. and he says everything is fine. oh to be a fly on the wall at

the white house. president trump sitting down to lunch no reporter as lowed with rex tillerson and secretary of defense james mattis, less than a week after tillerson when given a chance did not publically deny a report that he called the president a moron. >> he has full confidence in the secretary of state and they had a great visit earlier today and how about the interview with "forbes" magazine as fake news but if he did that i guess we have to compare iq tests and i'll tell you who will win. nothing to see here at the white house. >> he did not imply that the secretary of state is not incredibly intelligent he made a joke. >> sara sanders facing a barrage of questions about the public feud with bob corker in a stunning rebuke corker told "the new york times" that the

president's threats to other nations could set the u.s. on a path to world war iii and he says he is entitled to his opinions but not his own facts and called the president an incredible leader on foreign policy. gun violence was the topic of debate in old city. the action cam was outside of pat toomey's center city philadelphia office where the the group cease fire pa called for gun control legislation and wants the senator to take more agency to reduce gun violence in the u.s. and now a delaware man is under arrest for a pizza driver, directing the driver to a home on west holly oak in claymont. the suspect one fronted him with a knife and ordered him to empty his pockets. new jersey governor, chris

christie, unveiled the findings of a state drug abuse task force today. and spoke in trenton on the 40 recommendations to fighting the opioid crisis and one is allowing emt's to use more of the overdose drug naloxone. >> and advicing all guidelines to let our first responders to carry four doses of narcan to save more lives and the first step toward treatment and recovery. >> a regulation change requiring health care facilities to report substance abuse incidents. and the stage is set at the performances arts center and the candidates for governors square off for the debate and a pivotal point in the campaign for phil murphy and kim guadagno. it shows murphy with a double

digit lead but the lute governor is closing the gap. >> hi there monica, we expect this to be a lively debate tonight as they kick off in their first televised debate, important to both candidates, polls show they don't know them or have an opinion about them and they hope to change that tonight. >> as the stage is prepared for the debate inside of the new jersey performing arts center in newark, they are getting ready for their first face-to-face showdown. we'll protect the middle class and fully fund public education and that is real relief. >> that is former goldman sachs investment banker, phil murphy. he served as ambassador during the obama administration and he faces kim guadagno a former federal prosecutor and is ready

to confront him on his proposal to raise taxes. >> i am more than prepared to point out to the people listening that it's not just a billion dollar tax increase on the most taxed people in the world. >> taxes is one of the many subjects that the candidates are asked about. guadagno is promising a $3,000 to homeowners that pay more than 5% of their salary in school taxes and raise $1.3 billion in taxes from wealthy residents and closing corporate loopholes and plans to invest it in public transportation and infrastructure. >> it's a $75 billion additional spending that doesn't come close to being paid for with a tax increase. who will pay for that? all of us. >> i will say all do respect that is downgraded 11 straight time, down from the christie

guadagno years and leads the states in foreclosed homes many they have a plan, where was it? >> they have one more debate after this october 18th and electric day is four weeks from today. nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. "action news" anchor jim gardner is helping to moderate tonight's debate. that is at 7:00 p.m. here on 6 abc. >> because of tonight's debate. jeopardy and "wheel of fortune" move to a different time, both air starting at 1:05 a.m. right after night line. and this reminder if are you not yet registered to vote in the state of new jersey, the deadline to do so and vote in the election is one week from today october 17th, if you live in pennsylvania that deadline is today. >> time now for the check of the "action news" traffic report.

matt pellman is in the traffic center tuesday night. >> whether or not you like your ride home on 95 is debatable this evening. i'll go with probably not. issues on the southbound side at allegheny avenue, a crash and a broken down vehicle both now gone and extra heavy from cotman into girard and heading into the bruno mars concert in philadelphia this evening. if we go the other way through delco, locked up from the state line to 320 in chester and a crash thereof to the side but causing extra slowing on 95 northbound. just north of that, 452 at 352 at granite run a bad crash and the state of delaware on 95 single digit speeds on the northbound side thanks to that new work zone, the work on the bridge over tally road over the rush hours for the next month. 495 with speeds in the mid-60s is the way to go instead. the crash in depford on cooper street has cleared and one as

well in gloucester township near the lamp post diner. that also may be in the process of clearing out. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thank you. more ahead on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. new information on the temple university student that was shot and killed by police while on vacation in florida. how her loved ones are grappling with the shocking loss. >> and health check sun safety from experts when doctors say you should be talking to your children about the dangers of the sun and how to protect themselves. >> we have plenty of sunshine today and summer-like day in object. temperatures in the 80s again and showers are on the way and then seasonably cool weather and it doesn't last long i'll explain in the accuweather forecast.

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24 and now they want to start talking to parents when kids are just 6 months old and teaching kids to wear sunscreen and seek shade and avoid indoor tanning could prevent skin cancer later in life. but they are targeting high risk kids with fair skin that burn easily. >> thursday an fda panel will unveil a new gene therapy treatment. it's called lux turna used to treat a hereditary eye disease. if approved it will be the first gene therapy in the u.s. for a hereditary condition. and also today there is more controversy for artificial sweeteners and some say it helps prevent weight gain and could have the opposite effect.

dr. mark highman says that it could trigger feelings of hunger and cause you to eat more calories and changes the bacteria in the gut that leads to inflammation and precursor to diabetes. if you are sweetening food, stick to real sugar. >> when you know what you are adding to your food it's fine. it's not the sugar that you add to your food or coffee that is the problem it's the sugar added by the food industry, one can of soda has 15 tea spoons of sugar and you would not put that in your coffee. >> eating more natural foods that are not processed. that is the easiest way to go. >> thank you ali. meantime, philadelphia firefighters set a delaware county house on fire on purpose this afternoon part of the national safety campaign called close before you doze. according to officials closing

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dozens of the nation's top business executives came to philadelphia to help run for the homeless. the runners were warming up and the event raised money for the nonprofit back on my feet. the organization fights homelessness through the power of running and community support and offers education and housing resources and those looking to make a fresh start. jim kenney helped with diversity today. mayor kenney's remarks were part of the black and brown founders project a two day workshop that gives african-american and latino entrepreneurs resources for building companies without venture capital. still to come on "action news" at 5:00, a check of the forecast. >> looking live outside a picture of the ben franklin bridge on a tuesday night. cecily tynan has the up day when

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seems like a check of the accuweather forecast tonight. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan -- >> i have showers on the way tomorrow. and we need the rain even after yesterday. a good amount of sunshine and i got photos like this. zachary sent this to me on the facebook page from the brides

brook section of philadelphia. the rainbow in the clouds, and this is phone as the horizontal arc when the cirrus clouds act like tiny prisms and refracture and reflect the light and the sun angle was perfect for that. and temperatures again feeling like summer. 83 degrees currently in philadelphia. 80 in trenton and allentown 80 and cape may cooler 75 and dover 79 degrees, so tonight if you are out and about. you really don't need a jacket. we drop into the upper 70s by about 7:00 but then we stay in the low 70s right until after midnight. so it's another very warm night and the clouds will be rolling in as we head through the evening. satellite 6 along with action radar showing right now we are clear but if you look out to the west you see low pressure developing and moving through the southern ohio valley and

that brings us more clouds overnight and also some showers especially late in the day. one area that desperately needs the rain california, the santa ana winds are beginning to ease but if you look at future tracker 6 the next self days, rainfall to the north and mother nature will not be providing any rain to help the wild fire situation out there unfortunately. back at home, the clouds thicken and warm night 64 in philadelphia and allentown 57 and cape may 65 and wilmington 63. through the day tomorrow. temperatures again on the mild side not as warm as today but as we head into early afternoon about 75 degrees by 2:00, and then some of the showers roll in and that will drop temperatures back down into the 60s by 8:00. future tracker 6 timing it out. tomorrow morning lots of clouds and could have a few sprinkles generally south of philadelphia. the main event is waiting until

later in the day until 3:30, even the potential for heavy downpours, looks like generally a .25 to .50 inch of rain. lots of clouds and rain mainly in the afternoon and on thursday, behind this, the easterly flow, northeasterly, bringing us seasonally cool air and lots of clouds and a shower possible. bumping up it to 71 on friday and here we go back to summertime and saturday 82 on sunday and let you know if things cool off next week in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you so much. much more to come in the next half hour off "action news" at 5:00.

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"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday night. some monroe township parents tried to drop their kids off at school own to find out the classes are canceled for the rest of the week. >> and a day after an elderly woman was hit crossing the street police have filed charged. now, the septa worker is in the hospital his attacker demanded his belonging on his way to work and then opened fire. "action news" reporter vernon odom joins us live from temple university hospital. that is where the patient is being treated. >> reporter: good evening. monica and to you rick. hospitalize the here at temple university hospital his pain is great after his near death

experience this morning. >> it was -- i decided to walk to work. >> that is the voice of gunshot victim, a long time septa employee that is happy to be alive. shot during a robbery attempt as he made his work to 4:00 this morning. it was ridge in strawberry mansion and he told police he was walking along ridge avenue when a man in his late 20s or early 30s approached with a gun. >> he demanded me to give what i had on him at the time. and as i was backing away from him i saw an on coming car going northbound and i ran towards the car and he proceeded to shoot me. >> the wounded septa bus driver collapsed on the highway and a good samaritan stopped to offer help. >> he was driving past and i

asked for a ride to the hospital and he was a good samaritan and helped me in the car and took me to the hospital. >> as the police investigation continues at this hour. robert deeply appreciates the man that helped him he does not know his name but will seek him out. >> it was a horrible experience. sad you can't walk around and someone is going to do something to you. >> rick and monica police are withholding the name of the good samaritan and they are searching for the gunman believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s. vernon odom, at temple university hospital on north broad. >> philadelphia police have charge aid 24-year-old in a fox chase crash that critically injured an elderly woman and joseph bradley's charge with assault and driving under the influence. and the 84-year-old victim was crossing pine road and was hit

by a car. bradley told officers he thought he hit a dear. >> we are learning more about the final moments before police shot and killed a temple university student on miami beach. we hear from carrie ann's father and those that new here. bob brooks joins us live tonight with the latest. >> reporter: rick, there is no doubt about it. this some tragedy for all the parties involved. the young woman that passed away and her family and the police officers involved in this. the question now was the shooting justified? >> it's been two days now since temple student, carrie ann heighten was killed by a miami beach police officer. the ending to a chaotic situation that left everyone stunned and confused. >> i can't tell you what was going on inside of her head, mind or heart. >> the sister station met with him outside of his home in

bowie, maryland. and he is having a hard time processing events. >> how can things progress with a 5'2" young lady that couldn't hurt a fly. how does it escalate to this? >> she turned her bmw into a near deadly weapon and after briefly stopping hitting the gas again hitting a miami beach police officer knocking him unconscio unconscious, an officer fired. heighten was hit at least once. he says his daughter was a transfer student to temple studied science. today fellow classmates are sending their thoughts and prayers to all involved that includes the police officers. >> the whole temple student body we are all giving thursday deepest condolences.

>> and can't understand what would cause heighten to do something like this. >> based on what allegedly happened. when choices are made like that it's an unfortunate situation all around. >> the officer that pulled the trigger is on administrative leave that is protocol down in miami beach as for heighten we are told she wanted to become an attorney. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. well, a few students in monroe township gloucester county showed up for sool only to find out it was canceled for the rest of the week ark decision was made to cancel classes at six schools in the direct because of mold concerns and a problem was discovered at holly glen elementary school last week. and danielle didn't know about the decision to close other schools as well. >> that is ridiculous you know because people have to work and other things and make arrangements for him to have a

babysitter -- >> one cult an told us off camera they are at the beginning of what could be a ledge lengthy process. new jerseyans head to the polls in less than a month to choose their next governor. 6 abc is hosting a debate tonight to see who is right for the job. in 90 minutes, phil murphy and kim guadagno will go head to head. and jim gardner is one of the moderators tonight. and because of tonight's debate. jeopardy and "wheel of fortune" moves to different times, both air starting at 1:05 a.m. right after night line. hundreds of high school students in delaware county took part in the seventh youth summit today held by congressman pat meehan, they heard from people with life experience and brian

anderson shared his story an iraq war veteran and amputee as well as an author and actor and heard from patrice banks the founder of the girls auto clinic and the drexel grad what cofounded the service go puff. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report on a tuesday. >> back to matt pellman in the traffic center with a busy tuesday. >> you'll probably feel less youthful when are you done with your ride on 95 northbound. here in del woe a slow go 452 to 320 in chester. and farther north are you locked up from 420 from this point to the airport then was a vehicle fire. you see the fire crews are out here now as are police and penndot and taking out the left lane and the fire is now out. and still heavy as you come northbound from 420 on 95. and farther along a vehicle broke down on the girard point

double decker bridge. if you try to get northbound at the bruno mars concert in south philadelphia tonight it's not the easiest ride. and a crash on 42 southbound at 130, luckily that is pushed to the shoulder. middletown township a wreck at 452 at 352 north of granite run. and on 95 in the state of delaware, now just 7 miles per hour, this is the new construction zone. we have been talking about it for the last couple of days. it's over tally road and only one of to lanes open for the next months, specially during the rush hour stay on 495 northbound. and in princeton a bad crash along nassau street by the print ton garden theater. and seeing slow speeds on 95 southbound headed to the scutter falls bridge normal afternoon volume as well as sun glare in

mercer county. and maple shade the crash along 38 as cleared out. back over to you. >> well, this week marks fire prevention week and the philadelphia fire department and septa are teamling up to get the word out. five prevention cards like these will be placed on buses trains and trolleys. students from holy we redeemers with on hand as the first card was put up. if you don't have a smoke debtor in your home can you get one for free by calling 311. more ahead on "action news." joel embiid gets ready for his preseason debut. >> and big names in hollywood are coming forward the experiences that angelina jolie and gwyneth paltrow had with harvey winestein. >> and meteorologist adam joseph tracking the latest in the

weren't sethter. more rain in the forecast tomorrow and a ripple of energy in ohio and the tennessee valley. i'll let you know when the rain drops start to fall and how much you see in the full accuweather forecast. >> that and much more when we come right back.

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their big man. five years $148 million and joel embiid is expected to make his preseason debut tomorrow night. the maximum on the rookie scale and what is crazy about committing this money for embiid he is only healthy enough to play in 31 games since drafted in 2014. and we have seen what he can do on the court and off the court he has really embraced. and fletcher cox returned to practice be they have to prepare for the run threat that cam newton brings to the table. lets talk about the eagles and flexor cox, he has not played in two weeks and i asked him about thursday night. >> think you'll make the trip? >> i don't know i don't make those decisions i'm not a doctor. i'm not the head coach, that is the head coach decision and one of those things i have one of those injuries i have to be

smart. >> you feel good enough to play? >> it felt good to be back out there today. i don't know i'm not a doctor or trainer. i wish i was out there moving around a little bit. >> the flyers opening road trip continues in nashville and wayne simmons hopes to stay hot. tied for the second most goals in the nhl and forced to battle the crowd for the third time in four games, they will be the other team's home opener. >> another home opener, and they will raise their western concerns banner and we come into it and want to spoil the party again for them. and if it has to be a greasy road game it has to be a greasy road game. >> got to love that hockey lingo. professionaling on to college football. the temple football looking better coming off a win from eastern carolina. and next up a saturday match-up against the 1-uconn husky.

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they deb rated flashlights today to send to kids that survived hurricane maria two weeks ago many live in homes still with no electricity and helps teach them about helping others and being part of the solution. adam is here now with a look at the forecast and feeling summer like out there. >> 84 is the high and 69 is the formal. it's running way above where we should be this time of year and rain coming in to change for wednesday. the weather center live on sky 6 hd from the temple university camera, still see a decent amount of blue and cirrus clouds that develop across the sky from early this morning into the afternoon hours and again that heat is on and the humidity at least has started to come back down from yesterday's very tropical atmosphere. rain arrives here tomorrow afternoon. most of the morning it's cloudy and quiet. and the rain arrives around lunch time thereafter. and even after this round of

rain departs here tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. and the clouds hang tough thursday into friday and not breaking apart all that much, and will in time for the upcoming weekend and on saturday and sunday and in the 80s right now, still at this hour. trenton as well as reading and allentown and land caster, all at 80 degree mark 83 in philadelphia and as you work your way to the south, it's a little bit cooler, i use that work relatively speaking in the mid-70s. not only do we typically follow record high temperatures that we have in the afternoon. we have records starting in the morning with overnight lows and our minimum temperature to start on sunday morning. the early morning low 74 degrees, the old record was 71 degrees and we broke that sunday morning and same monday morning, we started at 74 and the old record was 69 degrees,

exceptionally warm temperatures in the own in the afternoons but the overnight and early morning hours. high pressure is in control right now that is giving sunshine and clouds are entering the ohio valley, areas near chicago and sis nat and all of this is rippling through here tomorrow and that brings a little round of rain. for tonight, turning cloudy as the clouds race back in from the south and west. and another mild night but not look agent mild temperatures, 57 in the suburbs and 65 for center city and we lose ground with the high as it lifts not northern and the front is draped just to the south and afternoon rain looking like a quart toward half inch on average. and still that is close to 6 degrees above normal. and it works to the south and sending an easterly wind our way and that locks the low level moisture in and a cloudy day and cool day with the northeast

winds 8 to 16. and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 75 with the afternoon rain and the evening rush home and slower than the morning rush and cool with that northeast wind on thursday, 68 and back to the 70s on friday despite the clouds and again here we go again. 15 or so above normal saturday in sunday and highs in the low 80s and sun rushes on saturday and more in full force on sunday and we cool it back down and sunshine still around here on tuesday with a high of 69 degrees. another exceptional weekend ahead here. >> thank you adam. as always you can fine the latest forecast information including real time views from stormtracker 6 live double scan by visiting 6abc.com and downloading the 6 abc app for your mobile devices. >> a connecticut man is recovering after spending 17 hours in the long island sound. michael diaz woke up saturday and decided to go fishing in his

kayak. the wind and waves really picked up and he tried to get on dry land but the waves kept pushing him out. he spend the night in the water and carried eight miles away, and imagine think relief when he discovered a lighthouse in norwalk. >> it took 60 to 90 minutes and i eventually got there and 11:30 on the morning i put my hand on the ladder of the lighthouse and i nii was okay. >> a massing boater spotted him later and called the coast guard and he is now being treated for hyperthermia and exhaustion. >> quite a story. up next a heart warming one that proves wishes really do come true. this little girl wants one thing in life and cameras were rolling when she found out that her foster family was her permanent family.

wow. make no bones about it. >> david brings the a game when we get him to taste scombhily's fine 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.

an 11-year-old girl in utah was waiting three years for her adoption wish come true. she was seen jumping into the arms. the manager at her school the moment she was told that her foster parents were granted the legal right to adopt her. she was the perfect person to deliver the great news. >> my heart was so happy and i was screaming. >> there is a lot going on in the world and a lot we see but joy goes on every day. >> they were happy the camera record this moment, and tanner says that she hopes everyone watching the video if you wish for something long enough it may just come true. >> right now the "action news" team is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. two people are under arrest

accused of selling improvised explosives to anyone that would pay up. >> and protesters renew their rally call against a proposed stadium on the temple campus. i'm rick williams, "action news" at 6:00 is next.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. tuesday night jim will join us in a moment. attorney general josh shapiro appeals the amtrak ruling and

joe biden announced a partnership with doylestown health. and the big story is the bust of of a scheme to allegedly sell weapons and pipe bombs it was a join effort by atlantic city police and the fbi. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in atlantic city with the details of the scheme. >> reporter: hi monica, this is apatiently a see something say something situation and authorities say they were tipped by an individual that they were willing to sell pipe bombs and a rifle and ammunition. as for what they purchased -- >> they were metal pipes and caps that were constructed and you can imagine thrown into a small room the damage it can do inside. >> the atlantic city bomb squad