why arit's because sweeney'sing been exposed as aeeney? double dipping pension padder. caught spending campaign money on lavish dinners and fine cigars for his pals. investigated for being a lobbyist and a senator at the same time. sweeney voted to raise taxes 145 times while our economy continues to struggle. south jersey is a mess, and it's time to take out the trash. on november 7th, make a change. dump sweeney. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon in the news

police have captured the man accused of shooting three people at a colorado wal-mart store. and 3 million fire extinguishers are recalled today because they may not work during an emergency. but the big story is the camden police officer lucky to be alive after being shot in the line of duty last night. that officer is recovering after cooper university hospital. he was shot near 9th and chelan street. jeanette is live with the latest. >> reporter: well, a press conference is set to get underway in the matter of minute. but we managed to get details. the officer is recovering and in good spirits. the suspect on the other hand is in custody processed and charged and sitting at the camden county jail. to give you some background this

happened at 10:00 and the first year officer approached three men on the 900 block of cheltenham avenue. and one of them made a run for it. and short chase ensued and the officer caught up and reached for the gun and a struggle began and shot the officer at point-blank range in the thigh barely missing major arteries. the officers responded and applied a tourniquet to the officer's wound. we are told that the authorities these officers responded put a turnket on the fellow officer and took him to the hospital all of that happening in the matter of 12 minutes. and the police chief says it may have very well saved his life. >> taking him off the street on the gun. it would have been a lot worse events taking place tonight. i'm extremely proud of the

officer and the fellow officers that responded. and not even injury to the suspect in that matter. >> a couple of details. we expect to learn during the press conference that could get started in the matter of minutes. more about the suspect. we know he lives in the area than is about it. he is yet to be publically identified and also to learn more about the first year officer. as soon as this happens we'll be soon to report on that. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. now, to the latest on the new york city attack. today the nypd says that authorities believe that the suspect acted alone and they do not see evidence that anyone else was involved in tuesday's rampage. 29-year-old, sayfullo saipov, was accused of driving a truck on a bike path and mowing down 20 people and eight of them were killed and police say that he

was inspired by isis videos he watched online and rented the home depot truck ahead of time to learn how to turn it. and now police agencies are investigating along the delaware river after a person was found dead near the water. the gruesome discovery came along chestnut street in newcastle city. it's not clear how the person died and delaware state police are on the scene as long with local police as the investigation continues. a 75-year-old man was killed when a car slammed into a building in huntington park. it shows the car speeding down the hill and plowing into the roofing company. along rising sun avenue and the man that died was a passenger in the car. the driver, a 29-year-old woman was rushed into surgery. katherine scott has more details in our next half hour. >> a new proposal could bring a

major change to the philadelphia school district. the mayor wants to get rid of the school reform commission and replace it with a local school board than was just announced at city hall. vernon odom is live with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon, the mayor says it's time again for the city to control the school board. local control they say. to get rid of the src that had its own share of criticism over the years from abuse to conflict of interest. now the mayor says give the district with 200,000 districts back to the people of philadelphia. >> i'm officially calling on the members of the school reform commission to dissolve at their next meeting. >> with that mayor kenney calls for abolition of the 16-year-old school reform commission. when philadelphia school says tim was a fiscal basket case.

they pushed for years to have the city regain control with the school board independent of harrisburg and the mayor wants the power to appoint the school board and he would be held accountable. we'll select them with one goal in mind assuring every child has access to quality schools no matter what they look like or where they live. >> now the district claiming to be financially stable but facing a billion dollar deficit over the next decade. but the mayor assures everyone that there are measures in place to cover ta but still need state money, hundreds of millions to avert another crippling crisis. >> reporter: rick, there are bumpy political roads ahead with this desire to make this move but the mayor hopes to have the new school board ready to go

this spring for the next school year. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> turning to accuweather and the things are warming back up today. as we look live outside sigh-showing you part of the ben franklin bridge at lunch time. it's looking nice for your thursday. blue skies and back to mild conditions. meteorologist, demeanor dpm has the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> we have cloud cover and fog melting away as you see on sky 6 hd there is sunshine out there and clouds mixing in. starting out foggy and not all that cool. it started in the 50s and the numbers are improving. 71 in philadelphia. 67 in allentown and 70 in trenton and 73 in both millville and dover and 69 in cape may. not much of a breeze today too. so really comfortable for you fido and everybody else that

wants to go to the park or do anything outside. 72 by 4:00. and i expect a high of 74 at 3:00 today and 68 at 6:00. so temperatures will fall once the sun goes down but really a nice afternoon and not a bad evening, 10:00, comfortable degrees. nice night for the temple game tonight. temperatures across our region but the eastern united states are mild down into cincinnati 71 and st. louis 68 and memphis 73. not too bad and the area of warm air has a couple of days to course through. it won't get through here until sometime tomorrow night. so warm today, warm tomorrow and we'll have a change coming up in the full accuweather forecast. breaking news from the the nation's capital where house republicans unveiled their plan

to overhaul the tax code they want to slash the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% and double the standard deduction for middle class families. we'll have a full report at 12:30. former trump campaign manager, paul manafort and rick gates are expected to face a judge today. the pair is due to appear in washington, d.c. at 2:00 p.m. for a status hearing both men were indicted by a grand jury as part of robert mueller's russia investigation. and at noon a kidnapping victim escaped from her attacker and new video shows the moment she climbed out of the truck of a car. >> and new addition to the dining scene at the king of prussia mall. and meteorologist, david murphy, will be back with a closer look at your seven-day forecast from accuweather when "action news" continues in just a moment.

there is a major recall of fire extinguishers that may not work during an emergency. it involves kita fire extinguishers made from 1973 to this year.

they may become clogged or require excessive force to activate. at least one is blamed on the faulty extinguisher. if you are affected by the recall head to our website at 6abc.com for more information including how to get a free replacement. police have captured the man wanted for killing three people at a wal-mart. colorado arrested 47-year-old scott oft rom. and a woman later died at the hospital. investigators believe that the shooting was random. new video showing a woman escaped from her kidnapper, it happened at an alabama gas station. the kidnapper gets out of the car and goes into the store. the woman then gets out of the trunk. the suspect was arrested the

next day after a traffic stop. the jury trial is now hearing closing argument in the robert mendez case, he is acharged with taking gifts in exchange to give political influence. one juror has a vacation scheduled for mid-november. if the verdict could not be reached by then the alternate would come and they would have to start all over. and a year long safety partnership. this morning septa safety officers gave presentations to students from kindergarten to eighth grade. the theme was be aware of your surroundings. and the kids write essays and make posters. if you are in the market for a new car watch our special report on "action news" at 11:00. the troubleshooters go

undercover shopping for used cars and made startling discoveries. nydia han as a preview. >> get ready for a rocky ride of excuses and explanations weapon we ask people about the car they are selling online. >> works fine and drives perfectly fine. >> if you had kids would you drive your kids in this car. >> there are no recalls on it? >> the "action news" troubleshooters go undercover answering ads. >> you forget there were two accidents listed? >> yes, honestly.

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health check this noon. a new study says that pesticide residue may affect a woman's chance to get pregnant. researchers looked at women undergoing fertilitytreme. and those with food with high -- according to the government data, peaches, strawberries and peppers are more likely to have traced of the harmful chemicals. and in the art of aging there is no such thing as a simple fall. it could lead to serious health problems. tamala edwards has tips on

preventing tumbles. >> i have been on insulin dependant diabetic for 50 years. >> that caused nerve damage to david smith's legs. and eyes going from light to dark. >> it takes me longer to adjust to the change. >> smith takes extra care getting around because of the risk of falls. >> they see what falls could do every day. broken bones to bruised lungs and broken ribs but mostly head injuries and bleeds around the brain most can be avoided with common sense moves, check your medications and check your vision and make sure they don't cause dizziness and make sure your home is as safe as possible. and identify the hazards. >> some of our throw rugs were

not secure. if you hit is wrong it could go out from under you. >> there are strong grip matts and hand holds and matts in the shower. and dogs are kept way as much as possible. and the smith put in extra railings and more lighting over the basement steps. >> the bottom stair is not well lit. if you can't see it well you might miss it. they made another big move. my wife threw away all the ladders. >> we have had a half dozen friends that have fallen off of ladders. >> smith says the safety measures take time and money but worried less about falling. tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." the "action news" team is out working on news stories for today at 4:00. alicia vitarelli sheer with the previews. >> it's thursday and time for another fall adventure. great day for it. today meteorologist, adam joseph, is taking us to the

hadley museum and library in wilmington for tons of fall fon at 4:00. and in today's show tired of tagging your kids about screen time don't give up or give in. just join in. how to use video games to power up your parenting style. and police in ohio say they stopped this woman from strapping her child to the top of the minivan and she asked him to get up there we'll tell you her excuse coming up when we see you at 4:00. >> an interesting one. thanks alicia. we'll check the accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. a dvt in my leg. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself. my doctor and i choose xarelto® xarelto®... to help keep me protected.

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warm fall day. >> lets get stormtracker 6 live double scan out of the way. there is no rain don't have to worry about that. here we go with the great outdoors and looks nice out there and a few clouds and sun over penn's landing and probably staying with the mix of sun and clouds and pretty sky cover the rest of the way today. and the number is up to 71 degrees we started out good in the 50s in most neighborhoods. and the wind is not that strong but coming from the south. you see the mild air deposited into the region today. taking more time to get into reading, 62 degrees there and allentown 67 and 64 in lancaster, in the i-95 corridor low 70s and 69 next to the cool ocean water in cape may. we had clouds and fog earlier this morning with the cloud cover thicker and now the clouds are thinning out and you have

the cumulous sky cover, that is what you'll see the rest of the afternoon with the mixture of sun and clouds and it's warmer today of course with the high of 73. down along the water holding closer to 69 degrees a mix of sun clouds and mild. and in philadelphia a mix of sun and clouds and warmer than yesterday. and the winds continue light but out of the south 6 to 12 miles per hour. for the temple football game at financial field it looks like good football weather for november. it's usually cooler for the night games. 66 degrees in the first quarter be 63 and even that would be above today's average high. 59 is your overnight low and very mild under partly cloudy skies and a few more clouds developing toward morning and winds southwest at 4 miles per hour and i would not be surprised to see a matchy round of fog in the region for the morning commute tomorrow.

and we have that in spots today. tomorrow afternoon again a nice high around 75 degrees and the front is coming close to us and quicking clouds up today and could be an evening or isolated shower. the feel of the day the real headline there is how mild it will be once again. and in terms of showers, 3:00 tomorrow we are not expecting much and still sunshine and watch this stuff come down between 3:00 and 7:30, probably 4:00 until 7:30 is the period you see a light passing shower not a big deal. when grew to bed on saturday. the daylight saving time is coming to an end and fall back an hour on the clocks and check the batteries in the smoke desks and the carbon monoxide protect protectors. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 74 is today's high and a lot milder and 75 tomorrow and another warm afternoon and changes for the weekend and breezy and cooler

and high of 60 and a couple of sunny breaks and showers and light drizzle here and there and looks drier for the eagles this sunday rather than last week. we go up to 67 that is nice. and 74 monday and back to 60 for election day. >> did you watch game seven last night? >> i wanted to but in my dreams and houston won in my dreams. >> okay david. the houston astros are now the world series winners for the first time in franchise history. an easy toss to first after corey seger lobbed one to the left field in the ninth and big celebration in the locker room afterwards and on the streets in houston as you can imagine. the parade is scheduled for tomorrow. carlos correa proposed to his

girlfriend danielle rodriguez who said yes. look at that ring? holy moly. >> wow. quick brecht and "action news" when we come right back. costs are up and down, our economy is crawling. we are better than this. i'm phil murphy together we'll build a stronger, fairer economy that works for every new jersey family. christie and guadagno left new jersey stuck. i'm serious about moving new jersey forward.

the chief of police announced the name of the man arrested for shooting a police officer last night. the delron mayhan. the officer was shot at point-blank range and is expected to recover. this all began when the first year officer approached three men he considered suspicious and officials say after a chase there was a struggle and then a suspect reached for the officer's gun and the alleged shooter was arrested who responded quickly and taken to cooper hospital where he is undergoing treatment for his injuries that are considered not life-threatening. meanwhile on capitol hill republicans in the house released their tax bill today after several delays, debate and