are struggling. but steve sweeney's looking out for himself, not for us. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.

we are beginning this noon with breaking news in the case of two young children found dead in a wilmington apartment. the mother of one of the boys, 30-year-old is now charged with to counts of first degree murder. that she drowned the boys yesterday. it happened on west 9th street. >> she told investigators she turned on the tub and left her infant alone as it filled up with water and left the bathroom and physically assaulted the 5-year-old the son a- >> and more on the deadly uprising at a delaware prison. authorities announced indictments against 18 people in connection with the incident at the vaughn correctional center.

they took over the prison back in february resulting in the death of lieutenant steven floyd. and they unveiled the dimes handed up by a grand jury in newcastle county. all of the defendants are current inmates. six of them face first degree murder charges and others face kidnapping. and can you read more about the indictments online at 6abc.com. in south jersey investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that forced dozens of residents out of their homes. chopper 6 hd was over the scene this morning here in cherry hill. giving us a fresh look at the damage to the colonials apartment building following last night's destructive blaze. katherine scott is live at the scene at cooper landing road with the latest. >> reporter: sara the building was evacuated last night, since then most of the residents were allowed back in overnight but restoration crews are on the scene you see them doing work this noon here. there is fire damage to three

apartments. the fire department says that residents from 16 apartments are being placed in other iunities for the time being. >> and you can see the char from the fire the night before. the cleanup is underway and restoration crews are working and repairs are made as the investigation continues. it video shows the intense flames that broke out on the fifth floor of this sixth floor building. >> filled two bags and fire was coming out of the balcony. >> the cherry hill fire department and mutual said companies responded. crews began knocking on doors telling residents they had to get out. >> i heard a knock then were like get out. i was like okay this is real. >> the office banged on my door and said you have to get out and

i grabbed my children and left. i looked and it was a huge fire. really big. >> neighbors saw thick smoke and flames and grabbed their children and pets and left. >> we got outside but our apartment did have a lot of smoke in it. >> several were damaged by the fire that was placed under control at 12:30 this morning and one person was taken to the hop with smoke inhalation. >> i feel bad for the folks living in that apartment. they said they were okay. >> reporter: so far investigators did not determine the cause of the fire. that investigation continues. live in cherry hill, katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. one person was air-lifted to the hospital following a crash on the pennsylvania turnpike. the collision involved a tractor trailer and another vehicle going eastbound here in bensalem. only one lane of traffic was getting by as police responded to the scene at 6:30 this morning.

all lanes were back open two hours later. >> turning to accuweather. people now across the region woke up to chilly temperatures, looking live outside. still cool and sunny and there is a warm-up on the horizon. david murphy is in the weather sentwer a first check of your forecast. >> mid to upper 30s as you head out this morning in outlying suburbs. and we now have plenty of sunshine in store and you see how the closest cloud cover is on the other side of the great lakes. and we are expecting plenty of sunshine the rest of the way. it's still chilly. 54 in philadelphia and 52 in allentown un53 in trenton and 55 in wilmington and 52 in cape may. as we roll through the rest of the way we expected to stay on the chilly side. 53 under the sun and 4:00, 60 dropping down from a high of 61. and very quickly into the 50s. by 8:00, 52 and 10:00. 49 degrees, with that cool air in place. we are looking at another frost

advisory, this time not the northern and western suburbs. and especially in the pine barrens, if you have potted plants, you will want to take them in tonight. we are looking at the forward forecast and start to chill down tonight. it doesn't get quite as cool. 49 degrees at 7:00 and we get a little milder tomorrow by noon, and we are look agent a milder setup for the afternoon as well. i'll have more on that change in temperature profiles coming up. new information today as another penn state fraternity is facing charges related to unage drinking. they are accused of serving liquor to minors that were then hospitalized with alcohol poisoning, the women were not asked for i.d.'s when they were allowed into the parties. they were already suspended in july for an allege the hazing

incident and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for next month. philadelphia's controversial beverage tax was the subject of a hearing in harrisburg, and a group of business owners were about to testify for the pain they suffered because of the tax. and this comes from a city comptroller saying that the tax affected the bottom line for 60% of the businesses he surveyed. >> nfl team owners are gathered today and the national anthem protests are expected to top the agenda and league owners are sitting down with players to discuss the controversy. elizabeth herr is live now in new york city. >> reporter: it's not easy the league owners invite the players to the annual fall meeting but analysts say that desperate times call for desperate measures. the nfl owners inviting players and union reps to the owner's

meeting to try to find a compromise. the goal come up with a solution allowing players to continue protesting racial inequality without dividing and alienating fans. following this comment from president trump. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when someone disrespects our flag to get that [ bleep ] off the field right now. out. he is fired. >> but not on the owners guest list is former 49ers quarterback, colin kaepernick challenging the league and all 32 team owners colluding to keep him off the field. according to court documents, the unsigned free agent quarterback are claiming that the managers say they wanted to sign mr. kaepernick to mysteriously go silent with no

explanation or contract offer made and he believes his refusal to stand during the national anthem last season was the reason for his unemployment. >> you'll have the backlash for trying to fight for people. >> well arc cording to the current nfl manual. players must be on the field for the national anthem and should stand that is a policy up for debate here. channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. back here more than a dozen homes without water service after a 12 inch main broke overnight in northeast philadelphia. crews are still making repairs to the main near austin meehan middle school. and the school is not affected but 15 homes in the area have no water because of the break. and other residents have have water pressure. coming up, actress reece witherspoon as the latest to

reveal she was sexually abused in hollywood. when she was only 17. details of a new study coming up next and david murphy has the seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back.

tens of thousands of fire evacuees are slowly heading back to see what is left of their homes in california. wine country neighborhoods are still off limits. police are letting the majority of people return. and they say their communities will never be the same as they try to cope with their new reality and the fires killed 41 people and destroyed 6,000 homes. oscar winning actress reece width spoon was the first to share her experience in hollywood. she says she was abused at just 16 years old by a hollywood director. after alyssa melano motivated people on twitter. saying me, too, to indicate they were a victim. a troubling new study is

warning parents how dangerously hard the hits could be in football. and they tar getted 45 players 9 through 20 years old and attached sensors to the helmets to measure the force. and they struck with a high magnitude measured 40 times the force of gravity or more. and players in positions like quarterback, and running back and linebacker were most likely to experience the most dangerous incidents. >> understanding head impact exposure is what is needed to treat concussion. and make recommendations that that shouldn't be part of youth football. they hope that the study will help prevent injury by eliminating drills and plays that increase the risk to young players. and ford is recalling millions of their explorer suvs, because of possible carbon

monoxide leaks in the vehicle after drivers complained of nausea and headaches. now the offer is extended to 1.4 million owners across north america. any dealer from november 1st through december 31st. the automaker is not calling this a recall because the explorers are safe and the repairs are only for peace of mind. a woman that almost became the victim a carjacking is thank another that stepped in to help. haley was filling up with gas in michigan when a stranger jumped behind the wheel of her chevy, she went into passenger side and her body went into fight mode and began scratching the man's face and that is when truck driver quintin grub sprung into action. >> i am trying to grab a hold of him and he is slipping out of hi shirt.

>> i am glad you were there. >> she was the hero for fighting for her property. why let someone take what you work so hard for. >> grub grabbed the thief and restled him away. and police arrest aid suspect a few days later. still to come on "action news" at noon. the state of california is now the first to ban puppy mills. how the new law could improve the treatment of animals. and tesla is firing hundreds of workers.

tesla has reportedly fired 700 workers and the job cuts were due to sub par performances and a wide range of positions from engineers to factory worker, this is signs that the automaker is off to a slow start in producing the new electric car, they predicted making 5,000 model 3's per week by the ent of the year and that appears unlikely. turning to health check pennsylvania resident s enrol in obama care could see increase in premiums by 30%. the rate hike would have been less than 8% otherwise and not all the pennsylvanians on the health exchange will see such a large increase? >> the open enrollment begins december 1st. and eating and sleeping habits, your doctor may soon talk to you

about guns. the editors are calling on colleagues to discuss firearm safety with patients at risk for gun related injuries, including pants with substance abuse problems including violence like suicide or poorly controlled mental ill ands. if the congress or white house will not act to reduce gun violence. the nation's doctors will. as part of breast cancer awareness month "action news" wants to help you beat the disease. "action news" will host a live video chat. doctors from area jefferson and abington jefferson to answer your questions. submit your questions at 6abc.com. and now the "action news" is working on new storieser beginning at 4:00. let start with alicia vitarelli. >> today in big talkers the big question is it okay to ask a parent to quiet their child on a

plane? we'll tell you what the experts have to say and you'll get to weigh if too. coming up today at 4:00. also, in today's show we are talking about a streamlined more organized life. at 4:00 we have tips and tricks to help you shop your own closet and eliminate what professional organizers expert calls a house of regret. and we have two words for you guys, donut salad. what is it all about. >> that sounds delicious without the salad. i would try that. hold the lettuce. thank you. we'll check accuweather.

chris brown: a fighter for the working men and women of atlantic county. brown fought for what's right by taking on trenton special interests and standing up to chris christie's takeover of atlantic city. he fought to protect jobs in our region and to defeat the north jersey casinos. and now brown is working to keep atlantic county affordable for families and retirees. let's keep chris brown fighting for us. chris brown for state senate, he's on our side. meteorologist, david murphy,

is here now. it felt like winter this morning. >> good kind. >> we got down to 35 out in lancaster and reading. >> what happened? >> it was chilly. stormtracker 6 live double scan we have got very cool conditions. out there even now. but this morning some spots in the 30s for the first time in a long while. how degrees and dew points are down there and winds are calm and visibility 10 miles, lets get you outside. and a pretty picture. only place we have cloud cover is off the coast. a difference between temperature over land and water, that is allowing the clouds to form off the coast but everybody else bright blue skies and a lot of sin. 54 in philadelphia and we started in the 30s and low 40s depending where you were. and cool side but some improvement. 53 in lancaster and 55 in millville and 52 in cape may.

satellite shows you the clouds are well off the coast and new stuff developing over the water. but overland it's all sun for the most part and clouds up around toronto having a hard time defeating the high air and pressure in place. calling for sun in the lehigh valley. and chilly conditions and a high of just about 61 in allentown. down the shore lots of sun and off the coast 62 degrees is your high. and mostly sunny and chilly there. and 65 in the water and that numbers keeps dipping of course and philadelphia plenty of sun and high of just 61 degrees in the city and winds running out of the northwest and they have eased off and now the front is off the coast just 10 miles per hour breezes today and not as blustery as yesterday. and still chilly and not quite as cold as this morning. we drop to 46 in philadelphia, and suburbs chilly and some spots in the 30s.

and the wind is not much of a factor. tomorrow after that chilly start. high pressure that will be in our vicinity for many days ahead. for the next five or six days, it will slowly shift owe the east than gradually turns the winds to the west and eventually the southwest and the result is a warmer afternoon high tomorrow of 72. and the numbers keep going up gradually from there. getting darker earlier too. it may not feel like october as he go through the seven day and feels more and more like it. sunset 6:18 and november 5th is daylight savelings, we zip down to 4:53 for sunset. and the way climate old guy works and the way the surface works we'll get colder into january and february of course. as we look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast sunny and cool and 61 today. and mostly sunny season milder in the afternoon tomorrow with a

high of 72. and then 73 under the sun on thursday. 74 friday and saturday. and we get to sunday and the second half of the weekend pleasantly warm and a few more clouds and nice high of 77 and great weather for union fans for the final match in chester. and eagles play monday night football and 72 in the afternoon. maybe a shower but it may hold off. either way the eagles falling into the 60s not bad. >> at least models dancing. >> right. >> it was a shocking elimination last night in "dancing with the stars." >> sasha and glen -- >> despite the fact it was disney night it was not a fairytale ending for sasha and for the first time this evening one of couples achieved a perfect score for the judges

gave jordan fisher a 30 out of 30. and watch the next episode on monday night at 6 abc. there is more ahead in our next half hour of "action news" at 12:30. the dramatic video shows strangers trapped under a burning tanker truck. >> plus the woodmere museum pays tribute to one of the most uninfluential female artists. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs.

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"action news" at 12:30 continues, with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. hello again. here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. investigators released new information about a woman charged with drowning two young children in wilmington and word today that a 16-year-old shooting victim in philadelphia has passed away from his injuries. and a scary midair mishap. the investigation into the first ever collision between a commercial plane and a drone. we begin with the developing story out of wilmington, delaware, a woman is charged with two counts of murder after police say she drowned two young children in the bathtub one was her infant son. bob brooks live now at the wilmington police station wi