the possible motive for the deadly shooting inside of that small texas church in sutherland springs. as it stands tonight, more than 20 people remain hospitalized. >> we are learning now that the gunman identified as 26-year-old devin patrick kelley did send threatening text messages to his mother-in-law before the attack. authorities say she sometimes attended services at first baptist but was not there that day when kelley showed up yesterday. >> annie mccormick is live in the sat center with the latest on the investigation. >> annie, good evening. >> reporter: and rick and monica, we're learning new details about the suspected gunman, what his motive may have been and why that church in particular was targeted. authorities returned to the scene of sunday morning's massacre inside the first baptist church of sutherland springs texas. today investigators removed moved all of the bodies. 26 people were killed, 20 wounded. many injured remain in area hospitals. the victims range in age from

18 months to 77 years old. this morning the church's pastor frank pomeroy and his wife sherri speaking out about losing their youngest daughter, 14-year-old annabelle pomeroy. the couple were out of town during the shooting. >> we lost more than belle yesterday. and one thing that gives me a quiver of encouragement is the fact that belle was surrounded yesterday by her church family that she loved fiercely. >> reporter: new details are emerging about the suspected shooter, 26-year-old devin kelley. it was around 11:30 sun morning during service he walked in wearing tactical gear dressed in black armed with a gun. >> investigation. >> domestic situation going on within this family. the suspect's mother-in-law attended this church. we know he had made threatening -- she received a threatening text from him. >> reporter: kelley lived about 30 miles away in new bronfeld texas. he received a bad conduct

discharge. he was court-martialed in 2012 on charges of assault and aggravated assault on his spouse and a child. he briefly worked as a security guard at a texas water park. >> there was three firearms that have been recovered. one was the ruger 556 that was recovered scene of the church. two additional handguns were recovered from the vehicle. >> reporter: we have an update about those people who are currently hospitalized. according to the department of public safety there are six victims in stable condition and have been released from the hospital. four are in serious condition and 10 are currently critical. for now reporting live from the satellite center annie mccormick channel6 "action news." rick and monica, back to you. >> thank you, annie. president donald trump took time today to respond to the mass shooting in texas while he was in asia. he said mental health is the problem, no not guns. he dodged a question about what policies he would support to prevent another tragedy. >> this isn't a guns

situation. i mean, we could go into it but it's a little bit soon to go into it. >> earlier in the day the president issued a call for unity urging americans to pull together. >> and you can find extended coverage of the texas church shooting online at 6abc.com including the very latest on the investigation as well as a slideshow honoring the memory of the victims. several people were hurt in this serious crash along the boulevard in northeast philadelphia this afternoon. chopper6 was over the northbound lanes at pratt street just before 3:00 p.m. still not clear how the crash happened but we know that at least three cars were involved. traffic was diverted from the area so crews could clear the scene. a crash along a busy stretch of the admiral wilson boulevard in camden claimed the life of a teenager overnight. two other teens who were there as well are shedding light on exactly what happened. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist live from the scene with the very latest. sarah. >> reporter: rick, a group has gathered along the admiral

wilson boulevard where that young woman lost her life last night. the medical examiner will be performing toxicology tests to determine if drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash. investigators are already certain that speed was factor. the two teenagers who were passengers in the car have already told them that the young lady who was driving was going at least a hundred miles per hour. >> i just heard a big bang and seen a flash. >> reporter: this is what surveillance cameras captured, that bright flash as the car careen owed out of control on the admiral wilson boulevard in camden, new jersey, last night. carlos hernandez was working at the gas station right there. surveillance cameras captured him and a co-worker as they heard the grinding crash and looked out to see what was going on. >> i just seen a car, it was smashed up and i said somebody got seriously hurt. >> reporter: the fire ball streaking across the screen was this 2009 white honda accord driven by a teenaged girl. she had two male teens in the car with her. they have told investigators the young woman behind the

wheel was traveling at least a hundred miles per hour. >> it looks like the car was traveling at a high rate of speed. they hit the median. and from there, the car ended up in a vacant lot on admiral wilson boulevard. >> reporter: the car first made impact with the median at 17th street and didn't come to a stop until 19th street. the driver was not wearing a seat belt. she was ejected from the car and pronounced dead a short time later. the passengers suffered only minor injuries. >> they were with the driver for most of the night. so, detectives have -- are working with them now to try to piece together some of the -- maybe some of the things that had happened prior to the accident. >> reporter: of note, the two passengers who did survive this fatal crash were in fact wearing their seat belts. police do not expect to be filing any charges. live in camden, new jersey, tonight, i'm sarah bloomquist channel6 "action news."

>> thank you, sarah. two people were rescued from a house fire in new castle delaware today. 12 agencies responded when flames broke out in the unit block of jean avenue. a 66-year-old woman is being treated for smoke inhalation. a 55-year-old man is also at the hospital. he did not have any specific injuries. no word yet about what may have sparked that fire. >> hopefully you enjoyed the pleasant temperatures outside because of the cooler more seasonable weather is heading our way. a little rain as well. let's take -- we'll take a look with meteorologist cecily tynan at the conditions outside. she's at the big board tonight. hey, cecily. >> hi, rick. we have a taste of winter by the end of the week but temps stepping down until then. right now still pretty mild, 68 in philadelphia. we hit 70 degrees today. that's 10 degrees above normal. but there's a cold front moving through. the leading edge of cooler air and that will bring us a big drop in temperatures tomorrow. so future tracker showing 7:30 tomorrow morning philadelphia 42. reading 35 degrees.

allentown 36. trenton 40. definitely you want a jacket tomorrow morning and then there's some rain that moves in in the afternoon. now, storm tracker6 live double scan showing right now this cold front is producing a few light showers across south jersey. it's basically coming through dry. but there is a wave of low pressure out in the tennessee valley and what that will do, it will ride along that front tomorrow and that will bring us some rain by the afternoon. so, tomorrow's election day. heading out to the polls, if you want to miss the rain, go out in the morning. at 7 o'clock, 43 degrees with partly sunny skies. it clouds up by lunchtime 48 degrees. by the afternoon and evening hours, rain arriving but how much rain really depends on your location. i'll talk more about that and track that real cold air on the way in the five day forecast. back to you, rick. >> all right, cecily, we'll check back in later. thank you. keep up with the changes to the forecast throughout the week right on your phone or tablet and that include realtime views from storm tracker6, the 6abc app a free

download for your mobile device. >> city of philadelphia wants to get out the word about assistance for folks displaced by hurricane maria. and they've opened disaster assistance center here in north philadelphia. the facility is at the rivera recreation center on north fifth street and allegheny. people are available to help those who need to register with fema and connect with local social services. the city is already helped more than 700 evacuees from puerto rico. >> residents in one lower moreland neighborhood will feel the ground shake for the next week or so but it's not an earthquake. "action news" was at the red lion road and pine road today. that's where workers are blasting and clearing rock for at least the next few days. this is so a storm water retention basin can be built and used for a new subdivision that's in the works. we're told crews drilled 200 holes 10 feet deep and will plan to fill each with liquid explosive in order to get this project completed. >> wow. big operation. time for a check of that "action news" traffic report

monday night. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. how we looking matt. >> time to shake rattle and roll on home on a monday evening. the first one post time change rick and monica. we're looking darker than we're used to out there. keep those headlights on. 95 southbound backing up from 420 through ridley park down to the blue route 476. luckily our crash there is now gone. also had one on the northbound side of 95 by the blue route. that's long gone as well but northbound remains backed up also as you come away from the state line through this point at highland avenue up to 476. and then farther north on 95 in bucks county, on the off ramp top street road there's a crash. that ramp is partially blocked. and you can expect slowing there coming north of woodhaven road. also still working on that crash on the roosevelt boulevard northbound side at pratt street. low speeds, just 4 miles per hour coming north of broad street. i want to think about frankford avenue as a local alternate. new closure begins tonight 8 o'clock in university city. the southbound side of

schuylkill avenue, that's the one that runs right by 30th street station is closing for 15 months. it's going to be hard to get to the schuylkill eastbound from market street. you have to access from walnut street. we'll have more on this new closure coming up in the 5:30 half hour. rick and monica. >> we'll see you then. much more still ahead on "action news" monday night. don't tackle cold with cabinets full of medicine but when it comes to treating kids with colds, what's the best remedy and how much is too much? health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman has the answer coming up in health check. >> entrepreneurs in the first state get the help they need to get their businesses on track thanks to a brand new program aimed at helping them succeed. details tonight.

>> jury is now deliberating the fate of new jersey senator bob menendez on possible bribery accounts. attorneys finished closing arguments this afternoon and the jury has begun to consider its verdict. prosecutors say the democratic accepted gifts illegally from a florida eye doctor in exchange for promoting the businessman's dealings. menendez and dr. salmon melgen both deny it. the trial has lasted 10 weeks so far. if menendez leaves office governor chris christie could appoint a republican to replace him. voters will be heading to

the polls for election day and the new jersey governor's race one of the biggest in our area. the two major party candidates are busy drumming up last minute support in north jersey. democrat phil murphy and republican kim guadagno are both vying to succeed governor chris christie. there are five independent and third party candidates also running. the polls will be opened in new jersey tomorrow from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and "action news" will have complete coverage of all the local races taking place tomorrow. find the results here on air and online at 6abc.com. >> health check tonight. fall is here. that means it's time for colds that can spread quickly from child to child. >> that's right. but before you led to the drugstore listen carefully. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is here with things parents should keep in mind. >> we're talking about cold and cough medications for kids. over the past few years, there have been a lot of changes about what's recommended and there are now greater concerns about kids accidentally overdosing. the health team at consumer

reports is warning about the dangers. medicine is meant to heal but new research shows some drugs intended to help kids feel better can harm them instead if too much is taken. >> generally safe when used at directed but many of the problems happen when kids get into these medications on their own. >> a recent study in the journal pediatrics identified more than 3200 cases of kids younger than 12 who suffered serious side effects including hallucinations, rapid heartbeat and even death. many as a result of accidentally ingesting too much cough or cold medicine. >> they can be tempting. some might be colorful, some might be tasty. the really important thing is that they're kept away from kids. >> while you should never give cough and cold medicine to kids under four, beyond that, the health team at consumer reports says there's not a lot of evidence they work very well anyway. and suggest trying some home remedies instead. >> you want to keep kids

hydrated with things like warm drinks, soup or decaffeinated tea. those things may loosen congestion and soothe a sore throat. >> for kids 12 months and older, try adding a bit of honey which some research has shown can be as effective at relieving a cough as some over the counter cough medicine. kids five and older can suck on a sugar free lozenge or candy which can reduce the urge to cough and soothe an irritated throat. so can mixing a half teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water for a gargling solution. and if you do have young children at home, make sure to put medication up and away out of children's reach and sight. it's also smart to put medicine away after each use and never leave it out on a kitchen counter or a child's bedside table even if you're going to use it again in a few hours. of course you want to make sure that you lock the cap on the medicine bottles as well, rick and monica. >> that's right. >> good advice. >> thanks, ali. >> meantime philadelphia will soon be even more accessible

to the handicapped. officials held a mobility summit to talk about making buildings sidewalks wheelchair friendly. the president of the greater chamber of commerce talked about the importance of full access for everyone. discuss integrating access into a structure's design and more. the luncheon was held at the crown plaza in king of prussia. he stopped christie's commuter tax, saving south jersey residents over 200 million dollars. and he led the charge to pass paid family leave. aarp applauded sweeney for freezing property taxes for seniors and cutting prices on prescription drugs. "i got to take my hat off to him. he's a man of his word." steve sweeney. because there's more work to do to get south jersey's fair share.

a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim guadagno's failures shortchanged our future. after 8 years- incomes are down, costs are up and 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.

>> we know the holidays are getting closer when various stores begin announcing extended hoursing during the shopping season. toys r us is planning to stay opened for 30 hours straight from thanksgiving day into black friday. some retail experts predicting shoppers could spend more than a trillion dollars this holiday season and while much of that could be online toys r us is hoping customers will put down the drumstick and head to the mall on turkey day. >> leaders in delaware have launched a new initiative to grow small businesses in the state. together the grow wilmington and grow delaware funds will leverage more than $11 million to assist economic development and job creation. today's event was hosted by paul campanella auto entire center. it's happening because of a loan from the grow wilmington fund. delaware governor john carney was on hand for today's kickoff. a doctor who has been

disciplined in the past has now opened a practice outside of philadelphia and his office made some astonishing claims about a test he says may save lives. wendy saltzman investigates tonight. >> reporter: how would you like to detect cancer growing in your body before you have a single symptom? heart attack, stroke, prostate or breast disease years before potential medicine. >> do you think it's false advertising. >> this doctor preaches he has the way to do it. >> sign me up. >> after listening to the hype this patient dished out nearly 10 thousand dollars but the so-called state of the art test failed to detect stage two breast cancer that was spreading in her chest. >> absolutely think it could have caused me my life. >> reporter: we reveal why he was disciplined in the past and go undercover to get answers. could it save lives? the powerful warning you need to hear tonight at 11:00.

why are south jerseyans turning against steve sweeney? it's because sweeney's been exposed as a 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.

>> ♪ >> time for the accuweather forecast monday night. >> meteorologist cecily tynan here with the layout of the accuweather word. >> we have the coldest air mass so far this season heading o your way by the end of the week. find the sweaters. you'll need them. let's head over to the "action news" weather center. we have some isolated showers out there. so ray posted this great drone shot on my facebook page. you see the blue skies, dark clouds and fall foliage and

rainbow and that's what you get when you have isolated showers. storm tracker6 live double scan showing the cold front that's moving through right now is really coming through with very little fanfare but we have one area of showers moving over lbi right now. near oceanville as well, beach haven surf city. very quickly moving off the coast and again light showers and there's another area of sprinkles moving through honey brook across the pennsylvania turnpike heading towards exton and downingtown. that's pretty much it with moisture with this front but what that will do is bring us much cooler air tomorrow and then the real cooldown arrives on friday and saturday. right now, though, temperatures philadelphia still pretty mild, 68 degrees. we hit 70 degrees today. 10 degrees above normal. at the atlantic city airport 67. trenton 66. but notice reading and allentown dropping into the 50's, into the 40's in the poconos. that cooler air is moving in from the northwest and satellite and radar showing clouds also breaking so once this front clears, the clouds

break pretty quickly but then there's a wave of low pressure moving into the tennessee valley and that will ride along that front bringing us a chance for showers. temperatures getting on the cool side. 42 degrees in philadelphia. cape may 46. trenton 38. allentown 37 and reading 38 degrees with skies clearing overnight. future tracker showing tomorrow morning, 7 o'clock good amount of sunshine, doesn't last, though. that wave of low pressure developing to the south. we cloud up by 2 o'clock. showers breaking across south jersey and delaware and that's really the focus of the rain tomorrow into the evening hours. future tracker showing how much rain you get really depends on location. areas north and west of philadelphia probably well less than a quarter inch but you get across extreme south jersey, central and southern delaware could receive about an inch of rain. so, the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow we wake up with some sunshine. clouds roll in. the showers moving in late in the afternoon into the evening hours. so, if you want to go to the

polls don't have to worry about the rain, go early. the high only 50 degrees, 10 degrees below normal. wednesday clouds breaking for some sunshine, 53. thursday we moderate a little bit. 56 degrees ahead of our next cold front. moves through thursday night, probably dry and look at the air mass friday and saturday. highs only in the low to hid 40's. overnight low, look at that, by saturday morning, 27 degrees. we have a hard freeze. 43 for veterans day is the normal high for december 21st. the winter solstice adam will let you know how long that cool air sticks around in the seven-day forecast, guys. >> wow. >> ready or not here we come. >> thanks cecily. >> thank you. much more to come on "action news" at 5:00 the lawyer man for the man accused of assaulting senator rand paul talks about why his client laid hands on the senator. >> montgomery county police searching for a man accused in a sex trafficking case linked to three different states. >> and what investigators say a man was doing before he shot two people in a feltonville home. >> those stories and much more

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>> ♪ >> hello again and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. just days after a 21-year-old woman's body was found in cobbs creek, how police hope to track down her killer. plus, why two of president trump's former campaign aides remain on house arrest tonight. and an alert for drivers before a section of the schuylkill avenue area closes for 15 months. >> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the investigation into how a 21-year-old student spent her final hours before she was strangled to death. her body was found in cobbs creek over the weekend. police are hoping they can figure out what she was doing in those final hours and that they can track down her killer. "action news" reporter bob brooks live in southwest philadelphia tonight with the very latest on the investigation. bob. >> reporter: rick, we're here in southwest philadelphia near where the victim, kierra johnson lived. now, police say at this point they have very limited information and with no witnesses and no word of a suspect, they say they have a lot of police work to get

done. philadelphia police are now up against a major task, from combing the area surrounding cobbs creek to sifting through security video that could span all over the city, detectives are trying to track down a killer, the person responsible for murdering 21-year-old kierra johnson. >> on saturday, the medical examiner ruled the cause of her death was strangulation. >> reporter: she was strangled her body left in cobbs creek park near spruce street. johnson was found face down in the water. >> the passerby reported the presence of a body at cobbs creek and spruce in the water under the bridge there. >> reporter: police say johnson was first reported missing thursday evening by her mother. her body was discovered friday morning. we spoke to a maintenance worker where johnson lived in southwest philadelphia. he couldn't believe it when he found out. >> a nice kid, going to college. >> reporter: he said the last time he saw her last week around the time just before she was reported missing. >> i think wednesday or thursday she say hi to me and

walked away. >> reporter: captain ryan says its up to good police work to piece this crime together. >> so, right now we're working on tracking down her movements and isolating who she was last with. >> reporter: that will include digging into her social media accounts. >> we does look at the social media. it gives you clues. >> reporter: determining if she was killed in the creek or somewhere else and put in there. >> we don't know that at this point. it doesn't appear the body was there long. >> reporter: the hussian college of arts where she was a student released a statement in part reading ki as she was known to all was an honor student on the dean's list and an excellent artist. now, the fact that there is limited information on this police say they do need some help so if anyone out there watching happens to know anything about this pick up the phone, call the philadelphia police. for now reporting live in southwest philadelphia, bob brooks, channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you, bob. two people in montgomery county charged with human trafficking prostitution and related offenses while investigators search for a

third suspect connected to this case. officials say 29-year-old john kashava and arianna somerville from georgia allegedly lured a 21-year-old woman from east -- from california to the east coast. now, investigators say the victim was held against her will and forced into prostitution in pennsylvania, georgia and north carolina. police say they are still trying to track down a third person charged in the case, tyler bacto. >> we're learning more about a shooting in the feltonville section of philadelphia that critically injured two people. police say a 30-year-old man an 36-year-old woman were watching tv and drinking with a 53-year-old man here in the 400 block of west wyoming avenue around 2 o'clock sunday morning. investigators say at some point the 53-year-old shoots the 30-year-old man in the leg and the woman in the stomach before driving away in a silver cadillac. both victims were taken to einstein medical center where they are listed in critical but stable condition tonight. fire and hazmat crews were

called in for a fuel leak following a tractor-trailer accident in a hunting park section of philadelphia this morning. the truck crashed on the northbound lanes of the roosevelt boulevard at ninth street around 5:30. officials believe the driver was trying to make a turn when he hit some traffic signs. no injuries or charges were reported in connection with the crash. >> delegates from israel met with local leading healthcare innovators in center city today. they discussed how technology is making historic changes in healthcare during the greater philadelphia israel big data and digital health summit. attendees explored cutting edge approaches to healthcare that may help advance patient outcomes. >> a federal judge ruled two former trump campaign officials will remain on house arrest until more details about their personal wealth are disclosed. paul manafort and rick gates surrendered last week to the fbi to face criminal charges brought by special counsel robert mueller. the men have pled not guilty to to chance including

conspiracy against the united states and conspiracy to launder money. officials believe manafort and gates are potential flight be risks. today the judge said he would be inkind that release the house arrest restraints. she would likely impose certain restrictions such as a ban on international travel. >> argentina's president joined new york city's mayor to pay tribute to the victims of last week's terrorist attack in lower manhattan. eight people were killed in the attack including five argentinians celebrating their 30th high school reunion. the president laid down a bouquet of white flowers along the wall near where those victims were last seen alive. both leaders stressed the importance of unity in the face of terrorism. world news tonight with david muir will be live from the scene of yesterday's deadly church shooting in sutherland spring texas with president trump's reaction to that shooting as he continues his trip abroad and the latest on what investigators are learn learning about the church

gunman tonight at 6:30 right after "action news." >> let's get an update on the highways and byways on your monday night. >> over to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. >> 8 miles per hour on the westbound side of the schuylkill before their by south street. of course overnights this week it's the eastbound side of 76 that will close once again just like it has the last few weeks at the vine street expressway and 30th street. that complete closure starts at 11 o'clock each night business -- this week. northbound crash at pratt street on the inner drive. speeds like 8 miles per hour coming north of broad. use frankford avenue as a possible local alternate. up here in the northeast close to philadelphia mills watching a new crash along woodhaven road. this is the eastbound side headed toward 95 right at 13 bristol pike taking out one of the lanes so causing some slowing as you come away from philadelphia mills. if you're hopping on 95 heading northbound you'll find a little slowing because there's a crash as well on the

street road on and off ramp, right lane blocked because of that accident. right lane is also out of commission on the northeast extension 476 as you come away from mid-county. the crash is a couple miles north of the interchange and the toll plaza there. right lane blocked so expect slowing as you come off of the east-west turnpike and the blue route. rick, back over to you. >> matt thank you. see you tomorrow. speaking of traffic a major closure for drivers in center city beginning at 8 o'clock tonight, southbound schuylkill avenue near 30th street station will be closed for about 15 months. penndot says the road between market and chestnut street will be closed so crews can repair a section of the schuylkill avenue via duct over eastbound 76. for the next 15 months drivers will have to use 23rd and walnut streets to access the ramp to i-76. also tonight, a lane restriction will go into that effect on eastbound chestnut street between 31st and schuylkill avenue beginning at 9 p.m. and lasting until 5:00 tomorrow morning. >> all right. still to come on "action news"

tonight disgraced former congressman anthony weiner is behind bars at the same prison that once housed boston marathon bomber. >> meteorologist adam joseph tracking the latest in our accuweather went said. >> -- weather center. >> pretty warm today, the high temperature in philadelphia 70 degrees. 10 degrees above our normal of 60 degrees but by the end of this week those highs will be close to 15 degrees below normal. we'll chat about 20's and 40's for highs and lows coming up in a little bit. >> oh, boy. okay. thanks adam. also in sports coming up ducis rodgers breaks down the eagles big win against the broncos yesterday. that's coming up when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ joseph, i'm steve. how are you?

nice to meet you sir. nice to meet you. how's it going man? the yankees? come on. [ laughing ] look at the smiles and the hard work that the people here are doing. it's like making mini sandwiches. they're no different than anyone else.

they just want a job. they want respect and they want dignity. this is a nice place. yeah. he plays basketball with lauren. steve called, fairly frantic. you know, he had a premature baby and i think he had just been given the diagnosis that she had down syndrome. lauren brought out the best in me. she made me a different person. deep down in his heart he feels for people who are disadvantaged. lauren's a light in everybody eye. she's the spark that has started the fire. the goal is to keep places like this open so all people, regardless of disability, have an opportunity for employment. see, i love you. i love you guys too. you know that. yeah.

>> former representative anthony weiner reported to a massachusetts prison today to begin a 21 month sentence for sexting a 15-year-old girl. he is being held at federal medical center devons which is a sex offender treatment program but it's unclear whether he's eligible for that program. weaner did not ask to be placed closer to his home in new york city for fear he

might end up at a tougher more unpleasant prison. >> rand paul recovering from five broken ribs and lung injuries he received after he was assaulted by one of his neighbors at his bowling green home. 59-year-old renee boucher tackled him from behind forcing him to the ground. while a motive for that assault is unclear boucher's lawyer says it was not politically motivated but it was a regrettable dispute that most people would consider trivial. police have charged boucher with misdemeanor assault. at this time it's unclear when senator paul will return to work. >> time for sports now and the eagles new running back seemed to fit in just fine yesterday as the birds moved to eight and one. >> sports director ducis rodgers with a look at highlights from the big game against the broncos. >> ♪ >> jaws, we knew the eagles were good. did we know they were this good? >> i don't think anyone knew they were this good. they are playing at a very high level and i doug

pederson's football team autograph your performance every week. yesterday they put a signature on that performance. i'm going to show you the offensive line and the big eaters down in the trenches we don't give them enough credit but on the 46-yard touchdown run by ajayi it was picture perfect. you'll see vaitai, kelsey come around and lead them up field. you'll see brandon brooks get down the field and clear a nice lane for jay ajayi to go to the house on this play. well done by the big eaters up front. look at that hole ducis. you could have got through the second level -- maybe not. ajayi i love the finish. he knows where the pylon is. he's focused on the pylon. can i get there, can i get there. he just crossed the goal line with the ball over the pylon. tremendous effort by jay ajayi in his first game as a member of the philadelphia eagles

adding depth to that running game. >> more from the offensive line here. >> athleticism. we saw the raw strength. the right side of the offensive line on this screenplay is well executed. doing a little fake right at von miller. get clement second level of defense and what you get is a beautifully executed screen pass. fake -- get behind the big horses down the field. look at them guys down the field. brooks down the field, kelce down the field, lane johnson down the field. look at this offensive line. right now the heartbeat -- carson wentz in the mix -- right now the heartbeat of the philadelphia eagles that offensive line playing very well. run this right at von miller. he forgot he has coverage responsibility come and gets the ball couple moves and you put it in the end zone. let's get to the heartbeat. you know. >> the quarterback we can't go on without talking about carson wentz. what did you see from him yesterday. >> tremendous mechanics. i always look for the little detail. when i got up this morning i was like a kid at christmas. i wanted to watch my guy

carson wentz have another brilliant game and here he is in the shotgun. he's got a double move down at the bottom of the screen slant first move and a go for the second move. but what carson wentz typifies here is perfect mechanics. as you run this, you're going to see the little shoulder roll, reset and look at accurate throw. not bad coverage by a linebacker but still a linebacker andre burton, burton is going to win that matchup. we've talked all season long, ducis, pinpoint accuracy from carson wentz. look where that ball was placed. away from the defender, just inbound, ooh, and burton just barely held onto that to give us another one of those, carson wentz playing at m.v.p. level right now. >> leads the league with 23 touchdowns. we enter the bye week now. what's the message if you're head coach doug pederson. >> forget about we're eight and one. the only thing that matters now the next seven games and the playoffs and maybe fourthly the super bowl. >> eagles looking good.

he's jaws, i'm ducis. back to you. >> all right. >> terrific. >> thanks, guys. well, with the holiday season right around the corner the city of philadelphia is preparing for its biggest celebration yet. "action news" reporter katherine scott has a look at what's new this year. >> reporter: the fun, the festivities philadelphia is in the throes of planning to make sure the holidays are merry and bright. >> always had a very special way of celebrating the traditional winter holidays and this year will be no exception. >> reporter: the second annual philly holiday festival begins with the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade and runs through new year's day. from the mummers to the nutcracker, there's plenty to do for everyone. >> whether they're celebrating christmas kwanzaa hanukkah whatever the holiday happens to be we want to make sure we have a feeling of togetherness and family. >> reporter: at the announcement at one liberty observation deck we could get a bird's eye view of city hall, dillworth park and other city spots where events will take place. the city's official holiday

tree will return to north broad street with a new twinkling light show. >> there's a lot of community, a lot of different characters that goes along and goes into philly being part of an old and historic city. >> reporter: also new this year, city hall will be illuminated with an animated light show synchronized to holiday music. center city district collaborated with television sponsors 6abc. you'll be able to see the show multiple times each night seven days a week. 6abc president and general manager bernie prazenica explains the excitement of the new additions mixed with the old traditions. >> over the years it's just one addition, you know, on top of another and so really, this is just a culmination of i think a number of big new events that you'll see. >> reporter: that new light show at city hall premiers on november 20th. you can catch it through new year's day. in center city, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> there's so many things that makes us proud to call the delaware valley home and to see what else makes us philly proud, log onto 6abc.com

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>> adam is here with the accuweather. mother nature switching gears this week. >> big time. 70 today, we're going to be 40's for highs by the end of the week. >> you figure this this is november. >> what do you think, right? about time we get a little

chill around here. hard freeze by the end of the week. >> there you go. >> as we take a look at the weather center here, fall colors really starting to pop in the delaware valley here. notice that today in my neighborhood as well and here tony sent this in to our social media pages from south ardmore park where you can see some of those sugar maples really kind of glistening here. but those leaves definitely going to start to fall here quickly this week as we get that chill and we get some days that the winds could kick up as wie. well. it has fallen into the 50's in the lehigh valley, allentown 56 degrees. 65 in trenton, still warm in philadelphia 68 degrees and mid 70's as you head down to the south as well like the atlantic city airport, millville, dover, between about 66 and 67 but as we go through the neck several hours, as that front passes through the winds will kick out of the north and you can see how we quickly drop here as we get towards 9, 10 o'clock, 56, 54 in the city of philadelphia and just after midnight, we're already dropping into the upper 40's. so, a good almost 20-degree

drop on average between now and midnight to around 1:00 a.m. all right. you probably noticed it yesterday as well as today, that sunset much earlier because of that time change over the weekend. sunset tonight was at 4:53 p.m. and between december 3rd and the 11th, that's the earliest period of sunset at 4:35 p.m. each of those days. then it starts to turn around and if you like that sun to stay up until at least 6 o'clock, you're going to have to wait until march eighth. as we look at satellite and radar here, cold front progressing through. it brought a couple scattered showers in some locations but generally it is a wind shift and a change in air mass with this front as opposed to any soaking rain. but there is a soaking rain for parts of the area setting up for the tomorrow, kind of knocking on the heels of the front, a little wave develops along the front here and then rides to the north and you can see the rain really starting to blossom here in the tennessee valley, parts of

southern -- southern parts of -- i don't know where that is -- looking at saint louis and i'm like illinois and also missouri and that's heading in our direction. so, for tonight, an early shower around brisk and chilly. 30's by the morning in those northwestern suburbs. 42 degrees for center city with winds between seven and 14 miles an hour. early in the morning, that sunshine will be here to greet us on tuesday but it doesn't last long. the clouds quickly increase throughout the day. it's still dry at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, a few showers sneaking into southern areas and during the evening rush, if you're south of philadelphia, that's where the steadiest rain will be. more scattered showers to the north and west but then it's a quick hit. it exits off the coast by 11 o'clock tomorrow night and temperatures tomorrow only topping off at 50 in philadelphia, even 40's in those northwestern suburbs so it's a chilly rain once it sets in. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast 50 for a high tomorrow. looking for a half inch to an inch of rain in southern

areas. philadelphia about a tenth of an inch of rain north of the city tomorrow. wednesday some clouds some sun 56. pick of the week thursday 56 degrees, partly sunny. brisk cold friday, a high of just 44. 43 on saturday. the lows in the 20's and 30's. and then more clouds and rain arrive late sunday into the day on monday. so, that is a let's just say late november, early december forecast friday, saturday, sunday. >> yes, it is. >> thank you sir. >> thanks adam. >> keep up with the changes to the forecast through the weekend on your phone or tablet. that includes realtime views from storm storm tracker6. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> ♪

we've paid a big price for chris christie and kim guadagno. they gave out billions in corporate tax breaks. millions to whitewash the bridgegate scandal. millions more wasted on empty office space. we got stuck with the bill. property taxes up. train and bus fares up. college tuition up. women's healthcare funding eliminated with christie and guadagno we're paying more and falling behind. four more years of kim guadagno is unaffordable. he stood up to north jersey special interests nobody delivers more for south jersey than steve sweeney. to increase funding for our schools. he stopped christie's commuter tax,

saving south jersey residents over 200 million dollars. and he led the charge to pass paid family leave. aarp applauded sweeney for freezing property taxes for seniors and cutting prices on prescription drugs. "i got to take my hat off to him. he's a man of his word." steve sweeney. because there's more work to do to get south jersey's fair share. >> luke bryan has become one of the most well known country music of our time. the country star opens up in an a bc special called living day.

he shares his heartbreaking story from the death of his brother and his sister's death and brother-in-law he says he almost let those tragedies stop him from pursuing his dream. >> he said this life will always be here. he was adamant about me chasing my dreams just based on what we had dealt with with my brother we had seen how fragile life was and you got to go try things. >> the abc special on luke bryan living every day airs tonight at 10:00 right here on 6abc. >> and right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more coming up next at 6:00. "action news" anchor sharrie williams live in texas with new details on that deadly church shooting. >> that story and more coming your way next. for adam for adam joe's joseph, jaime apody, rick williams, the entire "action news." i'm monica malpass. have a good night. >> good night.

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is new evolving information about the texas church shooting and the gunman. authorities say devon patrick kelley's grandmother in law was shot and killed inside the church. officials say kelley had been involved in a domestic dispute with his former wife. they were divorced in 2012. 26 people were killed yesterday morning in sutherland springs, texas. 20 were injured and 10 are still in critical condition.

law enforcement says a good samaritan shot kelley when kelley emerged from the church to make his get away in his car but kelley drove into a ditch and died either from that shooting or that he ended it with a self inflicted wound. sharrie williams is live in sutherland springs tonight. walter perez is standing by at a church in bucks county. sharrie let's go to you first. what's the situation as you find it in that tiny rural and devastated community? >> reporter: well, jim in the community this size, where there's only a few hundred people who live here, it didn't take us long to get a lay of the land. the church where those deadly shootings happened is only feet away on this side of me. on the other side of me is the main thorofare a highway 87 that runs through this community. as for the people here and speaking with them today, the residents this is already a quiet place, a place that was already deeply rural. the people i find today talking to them even more