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bristol bucks county. a motorist fired two shots from a semiautomatic pistol at another driver. it is a case of road rage. it happened as the drivers were exiting i-95 on to 214. chris christie has more. >> the driver pulled up next to the victim and told them to roll down their window. he did and that's when the suspect fired. a second bullet on the top of the passenger side door where the metal stopped the round from hitting the person in the seat. >> if the door didn't stop the round, he would have taken one in the chest. >> kept flashing his high beams,
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came up on the bumper of the vehicle, followed them at the light off of i-95, stayed with them, keeping pace with the other car trying to get away. the suspect is said to be driving a rendezvous that looks like this. it has those that use the road unnerved. i come through here several times a week. i'm scared because i'm on the roadway all the time. >> the suspect was last seen on rock view drive. anyone that recognizes the vehicle is asked to contact detectives. jim? >> thank you, christie. free meek mills. that is the chant for the celeb. hundreds gathered outside of the
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criminal justice center calling for his release. it's been one week since a judge sentenced mills two to four years for a probation violation stemming from drug violations in 2009. celebrities nolan jenkins and colin cap nick have rallied to his defense. some saying it's the justice system targeting a blackman. >> firefighters are fighting a fire in new jersey. it grew to two alarms, destroying a building at the side of a roofing company called abc supply. chopper 6 is over the scene of route 179 as the remains smolders. nobody was hurt. >> prosecutors in the penn state hazing death say there is now proof of a cover up.
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that after the fbi restored deleted camera footage from the fraternity house. two are from philadelphia, another from the lehigh valley. the district attorney says the footage shows fraternity brothers handing timothy piazza at least 18 drinks in an hour and a half back in february. upper darby police are trying to find out who is hitting homes. it's been happening at drexel park. that's where "action news" dann cuellar is live. what are the details on this? >> jim, with the burglaries increasing, police believe this to be the work of one or two individuals looking for items to sell to get quick cash to feed
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their open "junk food to joy food" addictions. >> joe gormley and his wife joan were away from home last week only to find that their place had been ransacked. >> this was scattered like that. they emptied it. took all of my earrings, all of my bracelets, momentos -- things that meant a lot to me from my children and grandchildren. >> all of them were not at home when their homes were broken into. so far police have tracked three burglaries that seem connected. >> it seems to be escalating. having the experience i have, these individuals are desperate.
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god for bit someone is in there, they'll get hurt. they are not going to stop until they are caught. >> police are putting residents on alert. >> there are a lot of people that work from home. hopefully they are out there looking out for people oosm police are reminding people if they see anything suspicious at all, to call them and let them check it out. live here in upper darby, dan, "action news." >> cecily tynan is here with weather. >> since friday, afternoon highs stuck in the hoes the 40s. ten degrees below normal, today stuck in the 40s with plenty of
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clouds and drizzle all day long. satellite and radar showing we are clearing out the skies higher in the atmosphere. if problem is, we have a lot of low-level moisture trapped producing areas of dense fog. visibility six miles. pottstown down to quarter a mile. this fog could shift east overnight. i have details in the full forecast. jim? >> thank you, cecily. a federal jury in the bob menendez corruption case is deadlocked. the judge ordered them home to clear their heads and try again tomorrow morning. menendez had this to say. >> i would hope at the end of the day after they finish tomorrow, those that believe in my innocence will stand strong
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and no juror will be coerced into a decision. >> last week a dismissed juror predicted a hung jury. >> philadelphia police say a woman intentionally drove into a 7-eleven employee and took off. investigators are releasing this video of the october 18th attack in hopes of catching the suspect. she's seen inside the store minutes earlier. after she leaves the first time she drives back on to the parking lot where she strikes the worker and hits the side of the building. >> an update on the suspected serial robber in philadelphia that the fbi has been seeking. authorities have captured 29-year-old patrick aif rum under arrest for the hold up of the freedom credit union on
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princeton avenue. investigators believe he may be tied to three other bank robberies and a wawa robbery in the past month. donald trump junior was corresponding with wikileaks for ten months via twitter. the explainings began two months before the election and continue through the first half of this year. he told officials about this. wikileaks disseminated e-mails from the dnc and clinton campaigned allegedly hacked by the russians. >> another candidate came forward to accuse roy moore. she was a waitress where he was a regular. he offered to drive her home and
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took her to a dark spot behind the restaurant. >> i asked him what he was doing. he reached over and began groping me and putting his hands on my blouse. >> nelson said she thought moore was going to rape her. tonight moore with his wife denied the accounts. i never did what she said i did. i don't know her. i don't know where the restaurant is or was. >> beverly nelson showed her high school book moore signed, to a sweeter girl i could not say merry christmas. >> more than half of adults have high blood pressure.
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are you one of them? we hear from actor freddy hiemer how he prepares for a role with autism. >> i'm tracking warmer temperatures with gusty winds. >> investigative reporter chad pradelli with us. >> a warning for easy pass holders. why you should look at your bills and where we found driver over dri driver being overcharg. >> i thought it was supposed to be easy. >> i thought it was supposed to be easy. we'll fiewn find out. ♪ >> i thought it was supposed to what do you get the person we'lthat loves to tailgate? ♪ how about a new tailgate. ♪ i can almost smell the brats from here... ♪
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earthquake rocked the border of iran and iraq. video shows people fleeing a mall as the ground shook. 7,000 injured. temperatures are freezing at night. people desperate for blankets and tents. while aid is getting through, it's not nearly enough. easy pass is supposed to mimic its name, easy to use, easy to pay and easy to get discounts. reporter chat pradelli finds that's not the case. >> not so easy. you need to check your easy pass bills carefully. we uncovered thousands of misclassified vehicles and there is a border war when it comes to discounts. >> rachel kelly and her husband got an eye opener on the new jersey easy pass bill in august.
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>> i was being charged by a class three vehicle. >> a class three vehicle in new jersey means three axles and neither of their hyundais have that. >> it was three times the amount. usually 50-cent toll, i was charged $1.45 at times and $1.55 at other times. >> an isolated incident, they thought. >> but it wasn't. the couple found two dozen overcharges on other bills. one time they were billed as a class six and no big rig in the driveway. we contacted the new jersey turnpike. they found equipment problems at the berkeley plaza in bayville.
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they reviewed every transaction. february to july, 19,000 mismatched transactions occurred. the amount overcharged was on average a buck depending on the time of day. >> a check of your easy pass bill may raise additional eyebrows due to easy pass discounts. a recent study by aaa called it easy pass' dirty secret. >> not many people pay attention to those things. we set them up for ease of use and don't go back to them. >> no idea. that makes me upset because i travel multiple states. traveling the new jersey turnpike from if new jersey bridge t you don't get the
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benefits. > >> >> that's just not practical, cost prohibitive and you would never see out of the wind sheeld with the trance responders. >> one state gives discounts to easy pass holders, and that's pennsylvania. as for the turnpike, those that were overcharged will get a refund. >> one might ask why pennsylvania is generous while others are saying, pay full freight. we should find that out. >> health check at 11:00, new
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guidelines are lowering the threshold for high blood pressure. more than half of american adults now have high blood pressure. old 140 over 90, the new one, 130 over 80. that adds 30,000,000 americans to the ranks of people with unhealthy levels. only 2% need medication. the rest are being urged to try healthier lifestyles. the good doctor is the break out hit of the new season. freddy high more dr. murphey a surgical resident with autism. we sat down with high more to talk about the challenges of portraying someone on the spectrum. >> i do lot of research in ters of realities to sean's autism, but there is no one in particular that it's an attempt
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to mimic. it's hard to describe. it comes out somehow. >> the good doctor airs monday 10:00, right before "action news" at 11:00. >> it's a good show. it's strange to hear him in an english accent. he's a great actor. >> you are a great meteorologist. >> well, thank you. >> you set me up for that. >> softball, knock it out of the park. >> if you are so good, what is the next -- >> from a great anchor. lot of love going on here. sky 6 looking at the center city skyline. we can see the top of the buildings, earlier tonight at 6:00, we couldn't. we have patchy dense fog. be careful tonight and tomorrow morning. the bus stop forecast, bundle up the kids. temperaturesshould climb to the
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50s. morning will be chilly. bus-stop forecast, there will be patchy fog, 36-degrees center city. temperature in the 40s. 45-degrees, 40 in philadelphia. allentown, 45. wilmington, 38. >> if you look to the west, this is where storms come this time of year. nothing organized. temperatures climb over the next three days. still on the chilly side, six degrees below normal. lancaster, 49-degrees.
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philadelphia, 51. norristown, 50. rights town, 51. sea isle city, 51 and the same cape may. >> we get the flow. that brings us near westerly, 5. future tracker showing around 6:00 in the morning, showers north of philadelphia, sunshine by the afternoon. that's when the winds pick up. the exclusive accuweather forecast, clouds mixing with sun. 51-degrees. wednesday, 53. showers possible thursday, 58. 50 on friday and saturday, temperatures bounce back to 57-degrees. rain heavy in the afternoon. behind the system, blustery and
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chilly for the philadelphia marathon, 48. monday, 45. a bit of a rollercoaster ride with temperatures this week. >> thank you, cecily. it was a star-studded night in center city philadelphia. members of the eagles strutted at the fashion touchdown. chris long, todd hairman, alshon jeffery among the models. the event was a fundraiser for big brothers and big sisters. join us wednesday for our annual food drive from 4:00 to 6:30. for information on how to share and give log on to our website, "6abc".com. >> "jimmy kimmel live" after "action news." here's jimmy with a preview of tonight's show. >> thanks, jim. hello, philadelphia.
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recruit this year man. >> we are having an exciting season with the philadelphia eagles who are getting back to work. >> they were happy to get back to work. they might be on island time. eagles say that won't be a problem on their bi. >by.>> it's always special whenu play dallas in dallas. >> sixers five game road trip makes a stop in l.a.. tonight, ben simmons with the pass from redick. simmons, 17 points per game. sixers lead right now, 53-44.
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we are in the second quarter. >> hawks down three late in the second half. taylor funk, a freshman from lancaster. 20 for him. we go to overtime. in the extra session, demry leads all with 25 points. st. joe's, 86-82. >> la salle and penn pick it up in overtime. quakers with a shot to win it. darnell foreman misses the layup. la salle takes it double ot, 75-71. drexel hosting arcadia. 51% from the field, troy harper drexel hosting arcadia. 51% from the field, troy harper drops in 17. it's blinds to go's big sale what's the big idea? only big time savings on every item in the store. and the more you buy the bigger you save. up to 30% off! that's a really big deal.
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you brake it, you bu break it, . >> let's keep happy teams away from the studio. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." jimmy's guest tonight for his 50th birthday, ben affleck, music from huey lewis and 34 mystery guests. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪
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