friday night, i'm monica malpass along with rick williams. the big story on "action news" is two major projects that will impact motorists. >> one will take several years to complete the other funded by the turnpike commission starts in a few hours. >> john rawlins live with more. >> reporter: hi there. long term story here is a study of the blue route. if it works, we may all be driving on the shoulder there in a few years. the turnpike story far more immediate. if you're heading north on the northeast extension and plan to go past allentown, you better get going or otherwise you're going to have to pack your patience tonight. >> actually just asking drivers and the traveling public to avoid this region if at all possible because the turnpike will be closed starting tonight at 9 o'clock through monday october 16th at 4:00 a.m. >> reporter: the region involves the northeast extension above allentown, the toll road from exit 74 mahoning valley to 56 lehigh valley will be shut down for 55 hours. the official detour marked in

blue uses u.s. 22, routes 33 and i80. expect congestion and delays. >> it is going to be slow, yes. >> reporter: this time lapse video from the turnpike of a western pennsylvania project shows what's expected to happen. for months, crews built a pair of replacement bridges parallel to the existing worn out bridges. overnight crews will demolish the old bridges and the new units will slowly slide into place. >> the slide of the two bridges will happen tomorrow morning at some point. >> reporter: the plan, the new bridges to be ready for traffic early monday. meanwhile congestion on two lane portions of the blue route and adjoining i-95 south on the mind of penndot secretary leslie richards today. >> penndot is now planning to implement dynamic part time shoulder use. $8 million earmarked to study something called hard shoulder running. if green lighted this blue route shoulder would be set up as a part time third traffic lane. penndot points to i-66 outside

washington, d.c. where overhead signs now signal when drivers can use the shoulder as a traffic lane. >> what we are hoping to come up with is a plan that will allow us to add a lane in each direction on the blue route when it is needed. >> reporter: now, officially that's a multi year study of the blue route but penndot seems to like this idea. it's already considering it for the schuylkill expressway. all of this, though, would be years off we're told. the more immediate issue for drivers tonight if you're heading north on the northeast extension and you plan to go past allentown, as we say, after 9 o'clock, that stretch of highway after allentown north will be shut down and you will have to detour. live in plymouth meeting, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> all right, john, thank you. in other news tonight this is 56-year-old warren southard of lower providence township. officers were conducting an online investigation into alleged child porn sharing.

they say they stumbled upon an anonymous account which they is he led them to his home and his computer. he was taken into custody yesterday and is now being held on $100,000 bail. >> an overturned tractor-trailer caused major traffic tieups along i-95 in south philadelphia today. chopper6 overhead where 95 leads to the walt whitman bridge. take a look. it's not clear what caused this big rig to flip on its side but it did block all lanes as you see the driver was not seriously injured. it took crews several hours to clear that scene and open all lanes back up to traffic. from our new jersey news room, a fire caused part of a vacant house to collapse in trenton. firefighters first got on the scene about 1:30 this morning and found a three story building engulfed. the fire in fact was so intense the back of the house collapsed. crews called in a second alarm to get the necessary backup equipment support to fully knock out that blaze. residents living in homes on either side were safely

evacuated. >> well, day two of the greater leadership exchange is under way inly if. mayor jim kenney was there this morning to address the attendees. the economy league is meeting at the national museum of american jewish history on independent mall. the initiative is aimed at developing leaders of business, civic and government organizations into visionaries. the group connects industries to help shape the future for the greater philadelphia region. >> ♪ >> all right, now a developing story involving the u.s. current agreement with iran over its nuclear ambitions. today president trump announced that he's not happy with iran and he wants congress to come up with solutions to make the nuclear deal better. he says if lawmakers can't do that in quotes, in a short period of time he's prepared to "terminate the deal." trump added iran has to behave much differently. the president's worlds is drawing reaction from iran as well as other world leaders. more announcement on the announcement and the response from tehran coming up in our

next half hour. early today president trump tried to strike a different tone on storm ravaged puerto rico which is still reeling from hurricane maria. trump tweeted this. "the wonderful people of puerto rico with their unmatched spirit, know how bad things were before the h's. i will always be with them. the message has a positive tone but it also allude toss recent comments by trump that were not so positive. he tweeted yesterday that the federal aid can't be there forever suggesting that puerto rico will have to shoulder more responsibility for its recovery efforts. >> firefighter its battling the wildfires in northern virginia -- california are starting to contain some of the bigger fires. there are new concerns with winds set to pick up again. tonight 17 fires are still burning and they have scorched more than 200,000 acres. at least 31 people are dead. abc's elizabeth hur reports tonight. >> reporter: the current california wildfires now the deadliest fire disaster in

state history. so far killing at least 31 people, burning an area as large as new york city and destroying thousands of homes and businesses. firefighters now racing against time with winds expected to get stronger overnight and through the weekend this as new questions emerge with some families claiming the staff at a senior center in santa rosa left dozens of elderly residents to fend for themselves. >> why did nobody stay behind to ensure that everybody was evacuated? >> reporter: while homeowners in communities still threatened continue to watch the forecast nervously. >> here we are and this looks like world what are war two. >> reporter: gene welch and mike hib barred already overwhelmed by the destruction surrounding them. >> i've been here 39 years and to find it still standing, i don't know what i did but it must have done -- i must have done something right somewhere along the lines. >> this is probably the only three homes from here for

three-quarters that way and 1 mile that way. >> reporter: more than 2800 homes were destroyed in their city. mike and gene's home among a handful in the neighborhood still standing leaving them with what they call survivor's guilt. >> it's like why us? 700 other homes burned and ours remains. >> i couldn't believe it. and the police cars and policemen and the firemen and everybody that's come by has been so nice. i wish we could all stay that way forever. >> reporter: it really is incredible because as you can see, this entire block is surrounded by devastation but these homeowners, these lucky homeowners, they say aside from some smoke damage, their homes are just fine. reporting live from santa rosa, california, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news." >> thank you, elizabeth. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the continuing fire fight in california, the iran

nuclear deal and other top stories from today. and you can watch all that following "action news" at 6:00. >> turning to other news now, an event in south jersey celebrated heroes who risked their lives to keep communities safe. this afternoon luncheon benefits the atlantic city police foundation and specifically acknowledged two officers for their bravery. officer josh biddle was shot in the head when responding to a robbery back in september of 2016. his partner, tom mccabe returned fire hitting the suspect. they along with teams of law enforcement who responded that night and the doctors who saved biddle's life were all recognized for their efforts. wilmington's first production brewery since 1955 is now under construction. wilmington brew works is set to open in the spring of next year. it's being built on the site of the old hartford electroplating company vacant since 2000. the owner of the new brew works says they will offer their ipa's and craft lagers. the specialty will be their

wood fermented wood aged sour beers. >> the contrast to a brew pub we focus on food. the sole focus is the quality and production of our beer. >> they hope to add a restaurant or food hall on the other end of the building and they're looking for a tenant. >> see what matt pelman has on tap on a friday night. how are things tasting. >> traffic always hops on a friday evening, it's always really busy rick and monica and this evening we've had two separate accidents along 95 here in fishtown. northbound side by girard avenue, this is the second of the two. you can see a fire truck in here now, a couple penndot vehicles as well. they do have the right lane blocked as you come northbound. we were already jammed because of the first accident. now it's even more jammed, 4 miles per hour as you come northbound from the walt whitman bridge its a parking lot. stay local through the city, if you can. maybe even broad street as an alternate. westbound schuylkill is a little better but 8 miles per hour over there.

had a crash farther west by city avenue, luckily that's now on the shoulder and we've been watching one on the blue route, 476, southbound side by the route one media bypass but all that's left there is one suv on the shoulder so at this point the southbound delay on the blue route is pretty much normal, 28 miles per hour coming down from villanova. have a new crash in upper moreland by the turnpike overpass along davisville road. some westbound slowing on the turnpike as well as you head toward fort washington. but at least in chester county our crash along 202 that gives us big delays coming north of west chester is now gone. 100 remains jammed toward the 30 bypass. in delaware 95 is busy because of that new work zone by county road. we'll check it again, rick and monica, coming up in the next half hour. >> thanks matt. >> flu season is here. that means of course it's time for a flu shot. >> still to come on "action news" tonight, health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman will disspell some of those rumors that come along with rolling up your sleeve.

>> along with steve susie and creeper. we're about to end the world of minecraft later on "action news." >> matt gets all the great assignments, doesn't he? lots of clouds today, it's cool and it's damp. double scan live showing some showers moving in along the coast. i'll time out the showers and track a big temperature change for your weekend in the accuweather forecast when "action news" returns. >> ♪

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>> there are explosive new accusations by actress rose mcgowan against harvey weinstein in a series of her latest tweets she stated she was raped by the movie making mogul. the new york times previously reported mcgowan settled with weinstein for $100,000 after an incident in a hotel room in 1997. in the meantime, the nypd is reviewing weinstein's background to see if they can identify, locate and interview any other potential victims. weinstein has denied any nonconsensual sexual conduct with any woman. he's currently undergoing treatment in arizona. >> all right, health check tonight, it's that time of year, time to roll up your sleeves and get a flu shot. health officials recommend most adults and kids over six months old should get a flu shot. >> and this year they say doing it early is best to

protect yourself and your family. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman joins us at the big board with more. >> hi, ali. >> yeah, it's flu shot time and it's also the time of year that we start to hear a lot of myths about the flu shot. the more people that get vaccinated the better off everyone in the community is going to be. like many viruses the flu is unpredictable but based on what we've seen in australia it's possible we could see a severe season that hits early. that's why health officials want to get people vaccinated before the end of october and also not to underestimate how dangerous the flu virus can be. >> i think we tend to forget that the flu is a very serious illness. and every year hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized in the united states and unfortunately there may be somewhere between 4,000 and 40,000 people who die of influenza every year. >> hi friends, ali gorman there. >> early this week i hosted a

facebook live chat with philadelphia health commissioner dr. tom farley. we broke down a few common misconceptions. >> people say i don't want to get it because i got it last year and it gave me the flu. >> the flu shot protects you against the flu. at worst, you had a sore arm. >> another misconception is that you don't need a flu shot every year. >> you need to get vaccinated against flu every year because the flu viruses can change from year to year and our immunity to flu viruses goes down in between each injection. >> the flu shot is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family. it's especially important for young kids to get vaccinated because they're more likely to spread the flu. monica and rick, back over to you. it does leave your arm kind of sore but it's worth it. >> got mine yesterday. >> unless you're very muscular. >> oh, yeah. >> who worries about that.

>> no ad libbing ali, all right. thank you. delaware county students got an important lesson today from an interactive traveling show. the anti-bullying program called box out bullying visits first through eighth graders the the norwood school. each group of students participated in an age appropriate performance using positivity to address the serious issue. the award winning program also works with schools to train staff and create anti-bullying policies. today, we're out here

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>> you're looking for a new job you may want to head to your local target store. the retailer is hiring 100,000 seasonal workers to get them through the holidays. 3,000 of the jobs will be in pennsylvania. more than 1800 target stores nationwide are holding hiring fares today. >> plenty of video game fans young and old will be descending on the greater philadelphia expo this weekend. mine fare is in town. it's being billed as the ultimate experience for fans of minecraft. that would include our own matt o'donnell who got a preview of the fun and festivities today. >> ♪ >> reporter: the expansive walls surrounding the philadelphia expo center are about to host what may be the biggest thing in gaming right now. the game is called minecraft. the celebration is called mine

fair. and steve, susie and creeper will help play host. why the rollerskates. >> we have 150,000 square feet here ready to rock for all the attendees this weekend. >> are you excited. >> extremely excited. >> reporter: a swedish programmer released the first version of minecraft eight years ago. let's just say he's a billionaire now. users instantly loved how they could play architect building new structures new landscapes, new worlds, break them up and build them again. >> initially the game was created for adults and it wasn't after many years after the game came out that it started to have this cult following not only amongst adults but around children too. >> reporter: the two day mine fair show this weekend will feature acres upon acres of minecraft attractions from an inspiration station that incorporates legos. it's an elephant. does it look like one? a to a learning lab where fans can

delve into the coding aspect. >> minecraft has grown to be more technical more social and more real. i'm about to put on this virtual reality headset to experience minecraft in vr. here we go. it takes so little time to destroy what it takes so long to create. >> yes, it does. with minecraft, you're kind of enhancing any kind of -- a lot of social interactions that kids are having online and, you know, they're look collaborating. >> reporter: the first mine hair was held at this same place last year and set a guinness record for the largest convention for a single video game. head to the 6abc facebook and instagram pages for information on tickets and free giveaways. in oaks, matt o'donnell channel6 "action news". >> ♪ eligible for medicare?

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>> ♪ >> time for a check of that weekend accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist cecily tynan is here now with a closer look at the week and we will see sunshine on sunday. >> we will, sunday. somebody is paying attention. and it's also going to be very warm and windy on sunday as well. >> okay. >> today not seeing much sunshine at all. let's head over to the "action news" weather center and sky6 taking a look at the center city skyline and definitely looking pretty gloomy out

there. shades of gray. not only do we have the clouds, it's also a bit on the damp side and temperatures about where they should be for this time of the year but definitely cooler than we have been earlier this week. so, the accuweather highlights will show you that we have a cloudy damp start to the weekend. one more summer like day. that comes on sunday. but if you don't like summer, don't worry about it. temperatures cool off dramatically early next week. actually the coolest night so far this season will be on monday night. temperatures right now in the mid 60's. philadelphia 65. allentown 63. trenton 64. atlantic city airport 66. and cape may 64 degrees which may feel cool but it's pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year. the average high for this date is 68 degrees. but look how temperatures really fall as we head towards winter. one month our average high drops down to 57, two months 45 and in three months our average high is a measly

40 degrees. embrace the warmth this weekend. satellite and radar showing the setup that's bringing us the damp cool conditions. high pressure to the northeast. this low pressure to the south and this is pulling in those winds out of the east-northeast. a lot of moisture in the form of clouds primarily but we do have a few light showers right along the coast, oceanville absecon atlantic city dealing with some showers and a few of these sprinkles could manage to make it in a little bit farther inland as we head through the evening hours. if you're heading tout a friday night football game, definitely take a jacket. it will be cool and damp. kickoff temperatures 60 degrees by the fourth quarter, also 60 so temperatures really not falling much at all overnight. part of the reason why the cloud cover. so, future tracker showing tomorrow morning, 8:30 in the morning plenty of clouds with a few pockets of drizzle. i don't expect any steady heavy rain. as we head through the afternoon, some peeks of sunshine but there is a possibility of a shower or two along the coast. i think this is a bit overdone. sunday morning, you wake up,

lots of moisture in the form of fog. i think we could have some pretty dense fog in the morning but by the afternoon, the winds pick up, the sunshine is back and temperatures soar into the mid 80's. the five day at 5:00 showing temperatures real jump through the weekend. 74 degrees tomorrow, mostly cloudy. sunday up to 84 degrees but then a cold front moves through, could bring us some rain overnight. the high on monday 65. overnight low 46. tuesday 64. on wednesday, we bump it up to 71. let you know if warmer air returns later next week in the seven-day forecast, guys. >> all right. >> sounds good. thank you cecily. >> thank you cecily. >> much more "action news" when we come right back. >> all right. >> ♪ she never let anything slow her down.

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a lot of philly pride into a kensington neighborhood and it brought it back to life today. >> now the details. president trump is in withdrawing from the landmark iran nuclear deal at least not right now he says. the 2015 agreement was and negotiated over 18 months in participation with russia, china and european allies. today the president and congress put congress in charge of finding a solution and to find it "in a very short period of time." more on today's announcement. serena. >> reporter: good evening, rick. president trump has had tough words for iran. he called hem a rogue regime and the world's worst sponsor of terror. he stopped short of that campaign promise to totally rip up the iran nuclear deal. president trump breaking with world leaders saying iran is not living up to the spirit of the iran nuclear deal. >> we cannot and will not make

this certification. >> reporter: while he fell short of pulling the u.s. out of the deal which lifted punishing sanctions on the iranian regime put limits on and inspections of its nuclear program he did dee certify the agreement and imposed new sanctions on iran's revolutionary guard for supporting terrorism. >> iran never and i mean never acquires a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: the agreement however was meant to do just that. >> by dee certifying the iran deal the president would be undermining this important deal that is preventing iran from pursuing nuclear weapons. >> reporter: with the decision, the president goes against the advice of many in his own security team and isolates the u.s. against our closest allies who say iran abiding by the spirit of the deal. the european union's top diplomat says ending the deal that was negotiated internationally isn't the president's choice. >> we cannot afford as international community as europe for sure to dismantle a

nuclear agreement that is working and delivering. >> reporter: iran says it's america who has made clear its lack of adherence to the deal and its spirit. the move essentially punts the issue to congress but if congress can't reach an agreement that the president likes. >> then the agreement will be terminated. >> reporter: the governments of germany france and the united kingdom put out a joint statement saying that they deeply -- that they regret the president's decision and they'll make sure that they continue to maintain the principle of the agreement. russia also out with a statement tonight saying they deeply regret the president's announcement to decertify the nuclear deal. live in in washington serena marshall, channel6 "action news." monica. >> it's been nearly two weeks since the mass shooting in las vegas and today the sheriff's office and the fbi tried to clear up confusion about the officers' response time. investigators say despite earlier statements six minutes did not pass between the time the gunman shot a hotel security guard and when he opened fire onto the crowd of

concertgoers. they now say it was only a matter of seconds. >> mr. campo received his wounds in close proximity to 2205. he attempted to relay that information via his radio. >> investigators say officers arrived on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel 12 minutes after the shooting began. investigators also say they are still no closer to figuring out the gunman's motive. >> president trump is taking apart the affordable care act also known as obamacare piece by piece. the white house announced late last night that the federal government would stop making payments to insurance companies as laid out in the previous agreement. those payments help lower co-pays and deductibles for nearly 7 million low income americans. however, president trump maintains it's a good move. >> because getting congress they forgot what their pledges were. so, we're going a little different route. but you know what, in the end

it's going to be just as effective and maybe it will even be better. >> insurance companies have come forward and warned that instability in the marketplace will cause patients to pay more and limit their options. late today, attorneys general in pennsylvania and delaware said they would file suit to stop the proposed cuts. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on president trump's announcement about the iran nuclear deal including the task now facing members of congress. you can watch it all tonight at 6:30 following "action news" at 6:00. >> police released surveillance video of an armed robbery in a north philadelphia dunkin donuts wednesday. it happened about noon at this store in the 900 block of west girard avenue. the suspect was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a red bandana to cover his face. when the worker refused to open the register the man jumped over the counter and broke into the register himself. then as the suspect ran away, he threw away some of his clothes. he was seen a short time later in a different store with a group of people. anyone with information about

this robbery is asked to call police. a woman was rushed to the hospital after she was attacked by a dog today in southwest philadelphia. chopper6 over the scene as police responded to the 6100 block of upland street. no word if the woman owned the dog that bit her or if it belonged to someone else. >> a kensington community is experiencing philly pride after receiving a makeover from some dedicated volunteers. an organization called rebuilding together philadelphia sent volunteers to east somerset street today to renovate 11 homes. those volunteers include philadelphia and septa police officers. the projects range from removing old carpet to repairing dry wall improvement that is will help residents have a safer and healthier place to live. >> rebuild philadelphia together organizes about four of these rebuilds a year and when you attend one of these things, my first time volunteering, i saw all types of people from corporations,

from colleges, all races, coming together to help out folks in the community. that makes me proud. >> and "action news" continues their long history of celebrating and highlighting positive stories from around the delaware and lehigh valleys. that make us philly proud. you can find more of those stories on our web site at 6abc.com/proud. >> day was the start of a bright new future for dozens of students at cristo rey in the city's logan section. these are some of the seniors accepted to college right there on the spot. it's the school's third annual instant college acceptance day. they look excited. seniors had a chance to meet with representatives of six local schools. cristo rey opened its doors in 2012 and since then has achieved a 100 percent college acceptance rate. how about that? >> all right. a lot of happy faces there. >> time for another check of our "action news" traffic report friday night. >> let's go back live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center to see what's rolling. hey, matt. >> not a lot of happy faces here along the schuylkill expressway since last we spoke, rick and monica, just

about 15 minutes ago a vehicle flipped over here in the eastbound lanes just past conshohocken. looks like they're trying to free someone from the vehicle. we've got emergency crews kind of surrounding it here. fire crews just arrived on the scene a couple minutes ago. and as you can see, on the eastbound side traffic is only barely squeezing by on the shoulder of the roadway. as we watch live here comes another fire truck pulling up to the scene of this overturned vehicle. it's on its roof eastbound approaching the conshohocken curve. westbound got a police officer temporarily blocking the left lane so westbound we're also seeing big delays start to form. it is a major mess in fact the fire truck is having a tough time right now getting to the scene of this crash. vehicle on its roof, schuylkill eastbound just past conshohocken. we're watching as the second fire truck pulls up to the scene of the crash. so, the speeds are not good whatsoever. 11 miles per hour eastbound, 12 miles per hour westbound. at this point you definitely want to think alternates to the schuylkill expressway like ridge pike, like route 23, like route 30 lancaster

avenue. it's a mess along 76. 95 is also still extra busy northbound from the walt whitman bridge up to girard avenue. luckily that crash is on the shoulder and have to warn you about a couple thick for the weekend. kelly drive closing for the navy day regatta today. the northeast extension closing all weekend long starting at in inclock tonight shut down for bridge replacement a detour will be in effect. if you have to use 476 do it before 9 o'clock tonight. have a good weekend, rick and monica. >> see you monday. much more still ahead on "action news" friday night. a woman is nearly the victim of a violent crime all while she's pumping her own gas. what a thief tried to do at a gas station in michigan. >> the eagles pull out a huge win. jaime apody with more from coaches and players coming up in sports and meteorologist adam joseph tracking the latest in the "action news" weather center for your weekend. >> heading into the weekend, a lot of clouds, cool temps but we're going to warm things up as we get into your saturday and sunday but right now

anything but mild, temps in the 60's a bit avenue chill in the air but summer-like air coming back. i'll have the details in the seven-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues in just a moment. >> ♪

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>> a woman in michigan was filling up her car when a young man casually walks up and jumps into the driver's side of the vehicle. he tries taking off but not before the woman jumps in the passenger side right there. they where he is wrestle and before he can make it out of the parking lot a fuel truck driver gets inside and wrestles with the suspect who eventually got weigh. >> wow. dramatic. >> yup. >> speaking of dramatic a big finish last night and the way we like it. >> yeah, i liked it. almost wasn't as dramatic. we knew they were going to win that game, they were great almost the whole game. >> it was a little scary for me. >> i knew they were going to win that game. i did. >> okay. >> all right. eagles beat another top team in the nfc, they beat them on the road on three days rest on national television. they won once last year away from lincoln financial field. they're five and one having played for of their first six games on the road. eagles playing great in all

phases. the eagles picked off cam newton three times carson wentz after this interception would find his new go to guy tight end zach ertz. they hooked up for two scores last night, this one tied the game at 10 in the second quarter. moving to the fourth, eagles clinging to a five-point lead, wentz hit nelson agholor defended by nobody. that's put the birds up 28 to 16. but the drama monica was talking about, birds up only five but jalen mills picks off newton to seal the deal. eagles win 28 to 23. best record in the nfc. it's time to take these guys seriously. >> honestly it feels g i think it says a lot about the guys in this locker room. we stayed together the whole game. they did some good things defensively some different pressure looks we hadn't seen, that's tough on a short week but we found a way to win, win a close ball game and that's ultimately what we struggled with was winning on the road and winning close ball games.

>> the guys seem to really like each other enjoying their success. it's great to see with such a quick turn around. now they have 12 days in between games earning much needed rest. >> really just give them the weekend off and let them rest and really think about the first six weeks. get away from the coaches and just treat it as a mini bye a little bit. and then get back in here on monday, tuesday and get focused again on a task at hand. >> sixers finish up preseason tonight against the heat. joel embiid will play about 14 to 15 minutes. markelle fultz will sit out. tonight's game played in kansas city. there will be a lot of joel embiid fans there. he played his one year of college ball at kansas. embiid loving his return to campus. in fact he says he should be lucky he's a sixer because he almost started to stay there. >> i don't think anybody knows this story but i actually decided to stay because i love

this place so much but i was kind of pushed to leave. this is where it kind of all started for me. without me -- without coming to this place i don't think i would be with the philadelphia 76ers. >> glad he didn't stay. the temple owls looking to move back over .500 tomorrow they face one and four uconn. the challenge not overlooking their opponents. ducis with that question to coach collins. >> how do you prevent your team as looking at this is going to be is a walk over. >> we know up the couldn't is trying to go one and o. we have are for what they do. we've got to put our best performance out there and we talk about ourselves and how we're going to get better every single week and know the other team is going to bring their a game and we got to compete as long as we can. >> owls and husky play at the linc at noon.

this show is during the 9:30 half hour of "action news" and coming up at 6:00 by popular demand malcolm jenkins and his locker room dance. >> it was incredible. >> can we get a little bit right here. >> at 6:00 wait for it. it's worth the wait. >> that's true. >> thank you. well, meantime a star from abc's new hit show the good doctor stopped by a philadelphia school today. he wasn't there to talk about acting but another important job, helping parents and teachers build a solid community for children. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes with more from spring garden. >> you figure out what, what are you passionate about? what makes your heartbeat faster? as a young person, they already know what they like. >> reporter: this morning actor and philanthropist hill harper shared tough lessons and advice on the importance of family and community engagement in education. the event was organized by the school district of philadelphia. hundreds of parents and teachers filled the auditorium as the new york times best selling author encouraged community members to be advocates for their children,

to ask questions and play an active role in helping them find their passion. he says a child transforms when they feel valued. >> the biggest difference is actually the idea that they realize that people care. they care if they show up to school. they care how they perform in school, they care about what they're doing and that makes someone change. >> reporter: in addition to juggling multiple tv shows including abc's newest drama the good doctor harper travels the world as a motivational speaker. he says there are many qualities in philadelphia that have always set this city apart and he hopes to youth will draw from that. >> the future of philadelphia is incredible 'cause first of all, it's a city with so much energy and dynamism. it's a city with so much history of activism: reporting in spring garden jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." >> ♪ eet 4k tv, mr. peterson.

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fancy watches, pricey restaurants, and expensive wines - all to charm the type of folks who helped him raise your taxes 145 times. too many in south jersey are struggling. but steve sweeney's looking out for himself, not for us. >> robots took over the drexel brook event center today. a number of companies and schools took part in the manufacturing summit much students from west catholic high school debuted a cardboard chair prototype. it can hold 300 pounds but the chair itself only weighs three. today's event was sponsored by the delaware valley industrial resource center. pretty cool. >> yeah, very. half and half weekend on tap.

let's find out all the details. >> better half is the second half. right now a little on the dreary side especially at the shore. the action cam showing still have that wind out of the east-northeast which is really churning up the waters locking in those low level clouds and even at times some drizzle and mist along the shore especially right now in cape may county. so, far from a beach day but it will be on sunday. as we take a look at sky6 live right now back here in the weather center at the airport, there philadelphia international airport, no rain right now but again, you can see that sea of gray upstairs and if you take a look at some of the steam stacks there you can see that that wind kind of blowing it from left to right there as we still have quite a breeze between about 10 and 15 miles an hour. but as we head towards the weekend, clouds still around and stubborn here during the day tomorrow, mostly cloudy but it will be milder than the last couple of days, back to

around 74 degrees and then add 10 degrees to sunday. if you wake up early sunday, you're going to still see a lot of lolo clouds and fog but that will burn offer to sunshine in the afternoon and it turns windy and muggy as well with temperatures again in the middle 80's. as we look at the present numbers as we go towards sunday, again with that forecast high of 84 degrees, another warm weekend on tap for this fall season. in fact, four of the last five weekends we've had at least one of the two days with highs in the 80's so pretty exceptional weekend after weekend if you like the warmth. it is hanging on. 63 in allentown, 66 philadelphia 2 degrees shy of our normal high for this time of year so if you say it's chilly out there, that's the way it should be here as we head into mid october, 64 in cape may. there are the clouds. there's a few, again, scattered showers in southern delaware, southern parts of cape may county. some of that may work its way inland overnight for a spotty shower but most areas it's just cloudy, 55 in the

suburbs, 60 degrees for center city. front to the north tomorrow, the clouds still in play here but again turning warmer with a land breeze, not that wind off the water, 74. as we get into sunday low pressure races into new england and northeastern parts of canada, really ramps up and that's going to send a wind out of the southwest so that's where we go from fog to sun, muggy as well with that high in the mid 80's and then high pressure behind it brings in a blast of fall for the beginning of next week. in fact we're going to have the coldest start to our mornings that we've seen this fall season. in fact, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, a lot of clouds tomorrow, 74 degrees. again, brighter but windy, humid and warm sunday, 84. and then that front comes in on monday with clouds, maybe a quick shower and a cooler north-northwest wind of 65 and it's early tuesday morning we'll see the coolest temperatures. 46 in the city, maybe upper 30's in the suburbs to start tuesday but then tuesday through friday, it is sunny

and spectacular with highs still above average wednesday and beyond. we are going back into the low and mid 70's so after monday, a pretty nice stretch heading our way with no humidity but still warm. >> okay. >> thank you sir. >> thanks adam. >> you can keep up with the changes yourself to that forecast throughout the weekend on your phone or tablet. that includes realtime views from storm tracker6. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. paulsboro's a very proud community.

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>> these stories and much more coming up next at 6 o'clock. a philadelphia mother speaks out after her 16-year-old son is shot and now clings to life. also, we now know the plan to get monroe students back in class after mold shuttered schools for the week. >> and a woman returns from cherry hill after an emotional trip to her native puerto rico to deliver supplies in the wake of hurricane maria. those stories and more coming your way next.

for adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams, for the entire "action news" time, i'm monica malpass. have a good night. >> good night.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. camden schools receive thousands of new books and pennsylvania state police try to return stolen items to their rightful owners. but the big story on "action news" tonight, an update on the tragedy of a 16-year-old boy named messiah. he was shot two days ago in northeast philadelphia and is

now on life support. for the first time we have heard from his mother. she talked today to "action news" reporter vernon odom who is at police headquarters and vernon, what did she have to say? >> reporter: jim, she said a number of things including this. no mother should have to endure this. it's not right. it's not right, she said, my first born has been taken from me. >> (crying). >> reporter: shamika smith and her family tried desperately to console each other outside aria torresdale hospital. her son, 16-year-old messiah chiverton remains on life support, the doctors saying they cannot do anything to prevent the inevitable. he sustained a gunshot wound to the head wednesday afternoon in the 2100 block of maggie avenue in what police say was a confrontation between teens from different high schools. >> i really just want them to just stop the violence. this