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figure accused of sexual assault. and a pedestrian is killed in cherry hill and the crash that caused police to close a busy highway for the entire morning rush. and a major mistake. american airlines is scrambled to fix a scheduling glitch leaving no pilots for the busy holiday season. john rawlins is there with more. >> reporter: hi rick, the american passengers that we talked to today. those that are scheduled to fly during the holidays, at this point they heard the news and are interested and for the most part taking a wait and see idea. nancy wilkerson is planning to fly into philadelphia from the midwest shortly before christmas. >> the plan is i'm flying here

around the 21st. >> are you on american from indianapolis? >> yes. >> the question is will she have a scheduled cockpit crew to fly the plane. the crew says that more than 15,000 flights last crews. and that could lead to flight cancellations. american won't confirm the number of potential impacted flights but they said quote, re are working diligently to correct the issue and expect to avoid cancellations this holiday season and we have reserve pilots to fly in december and we are paying pilots up 150% of their rate. >> i think the union and american will come to an agreement prior to that happening and a good talking point between the two of them. and i think with what is at

stake, i think they'll get it resolved. >> reporter: so with about 18 days to go here the thinking from that passenger is it will be resolved and the thinking is that american airlines will be able to avoid cancellations. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >> the former radnor township board of commissioners president went back to court. phill phillip orr went to court on charges related to child pornography. he resigned from the board following his arrest in object. we are following breaking news regarding congressman john conyers the 88-year-old is hospitalized amid sexual harassment charges against him and they expect to have an announcement outside of his home. after another woman came forward

saying he propositioned her for sex. >> nancy pelosi became the latest leader calling for him to resign. and conyers denies all the alligation and has refused to step down. matt lauer has now broken his silence a day after his abrupt firing from the "today" show on nbc. this morning he released a statement regarding his sorrow and regret about the sexual misconduct against him. he said some things untrue but enough truth to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. is he looking at his own troubling flaws and proclaims that repairing the damage is his full-time job. russel simmons is stepping away from his various companies following allegations of sexual misconduct. simmons founded deaf jam records is accuse the of sexually

assaulting a woman back in 1991 in los angeles. she recently wrote of the alleged assault in a guest column. and simmons denied the allegations but agreed to step away from his various companies in film and music and fashion to adistractions. a pedestrian has died after being hit by at least one car in cherry hill. katherine scott is alive the scene of the crash along route 38 that is finally back open. sara that is right the the road is back over after this morning's fatal crash and the name of the victim is not yet released because police have not yet notified family. the crash on route 38 claimed the life of a pedestrian, it happened after 6:00 a.m. on

longwood avenue and cherry hill. a man was crossing on the crosswalk but the light was green on 38 and he was struck and his body thrown to the eastbound side and hit by two additional vehicles. the windchills are bearing the sign of impact. as investigators gathered evidence and took measurements one lane got by on the eastbound side and the westbound lanes were blocked. the road was opened shortly before 11:30. >> reporter: and again all the drivers remained on the scene and all of them are cooperating with police. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> time now for a check of the accuweather forecast. and on this final day of november looking live outside sky 6 hd showing a pretty picture from cape may and not as mild as yesterday but shaping up to be a nice afternoon even at the jersey shore. meteorologist, karen rogers, is

in for david murphy tracking the latest conditions. as we say so long to november. >> we are ready to kick it out and welcome december. and looking at the satellite and radar work are socked in with the clouds through much of the morning and they are pushing to the east and high clouds are out there and we are able to see sunshine through it. it feels better out there. we look at the numbers, 50 degrees already that is our average high for this date. we have hit it and we'll surpass it by several degrees, 46 in allentown and 47 in reading and comfortable and 54 in millville and 55 in dover. and 56 degrees where we were looking in cape may. not bad for the end of november. 2:00 more sunshine breaking through. and 4:00 partly sunny and holding at 54 after a brief high of 56. 6:00, 52 and at 10:00 at night we anticipate showers temperatures are holding at or

50 degrees and not as cold this night as it was last night. now that its the end of november it's the end of hurricane season for the atlantic basin. today is the end of it, doesn't mean we couldn't see a tropical storm but unlikely. the most active season since 2005 when katrina hit. six major hurricanes that is huge. this is a record this year, three category four hurricanes that made u.s. landfall. harvey, irma and maria. we are glad to see the season go and welcoming in december. we'll talk about the forecast coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> thank you. from our delaware newsroom now, a double shooting left two siblings badly wounded in wilmington. a 25-year-old woman is in critical condition and her 26-year-old brother is stable. the pair was shot near the 1200 block of north claymont street and investigators are

interviewing possible witnesses. and a philadelphia eagles player is facing a new unusual lawsuit. fletcher cox is accused of said using another man's wife. joshua jeffers of north carolina says his wife left him and moved to pennsylvania after she met cox during a trip in april. the jilted husband found messages between his wife and cox including explicit photos and the talk of having children together. he is seeking $50,000 in damages for emotional distress. cox has yet to respond to the lawsuit. former presidential candidate, hillary clinton, is coming to town, she is traveling the country talking about her m memoir called what happened cal. and the celebration at the ben franklin parkway continues with the unveiling of the city's

winter fountains. the four domes were installed yesterday along the parkway and all four will be lit up tonight at a ceremony at 6:30. the domes will lit every night through march 18th. the first date on the battlefield the item that u.s. marines are carrying that could save their lives. and too close for comfortable what happened when miami south bathers realized they had company in the water. and meteorologist, can have can have has your seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back.

north korea is showing off new images of its most powerful ballistic missile yet. the regime claims it can reach any target in the ubat. based on the photos and videos the weapon is bigger and more advanced than anything the north has ever produced but may not have enough power to make a direct hit on the u.s. if loaded down with a real nuclear warhead. the man that terrorized a florida neighborhood fashioned a judge and was held without bond. howell donaldson is held on premeditated first degree

murder. he appeared as family members from the victims watched from the courtroom. he was arrested on tuesday after asking a co-worker to hold a bag carrying a gun. the co-worker turned him in. and now a special ops fighter brings into the war zone. it became the last of the military branchs to carry freeze dried plasma, it could help wounded troops from bleeding to death on the battlefield. it was used 22 times saving 15 many american made replacements are in the works and could some day be used in every day medicine. talk about a close call in miami, florida. look at this video showing a tiger shark cruising close to swimmers at south beach and a man shot this video way drone

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being obese by the time they turn 35. that is double the current rate. and today's art of aging report they are not grandparents h port they are not grandparents between bandy wine senior living center aimed to close the gap beporeen the generations. here is more on the grand friends from tamala edwards. >> reporter: the children from fr agnds school haverford make the hike to brandywine senior living once a month. thearnids are just b years ole and the seniors in in their 90s. >> i can't tell you who gets more enjoy ma or. the seniors or the nursery school children, they leas. empathy and respect and delf-control. >> they draw and read and shape clay together. >> it's an al agn. >> i love them. this is the perfect age. whatever it is. >> it35 just wonderf

especially holding the little one this morning. >> the boost morale is evident. >> this makes their day they do modeling with clay and things like that that helps with the dexteclayclayclayclayclay deliteri rin. >> and they look forward to and they want to know which day are the young pargple from haverfoe friends coming. >> every day are we going to see our grandsons today? ♪ tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." really igeeet. i like that. the action news team is out working on news stories for today beginning at 4:00. here is alicia vitarelli with a preview. >> reporter: if you guys are like me and trying to get your hands on the hottest holiday toy of the season this is something we are working on in wha3 >> s the deahey l you are either standing on the line or waiting online to try and find it.

and find hou may not realiort i just the man making it scarce it seered lnele a bot may be stealg christmas. and the parents in one school district are fuming over a proposal to battle against h proposal to battle against school free but the bullies can dtay. we'll break it down at workiing. we'll check your accuweather forecast when "action new-d comes right back.

karen is here with another check of the acc bueather forecast. >> another nip in the air today. >> when you woke upright? you needed the jacket. this is stormtracker 6 live

double scan showing we are dry and we are going to attract showers for later tonight and the daytime hours are dry and lets go outside we found pre ne dhots. we are looking live on skypfo h and you see sky 6 hd and the staid jim and some blue skies and we were hard pressed to find that earlier. we were socked in with the clouy w but they are breaking u a bit. 50 is the current temperature. that is our normal high for this date. a orthing over is lnele a bonus for today. the dew point is 34 degrees and the winy w easted yy at 7 and t eedessure is holding steady and visibility is no issue. r sibility is no issue. showing the thick clouds moved on out and high thin clouds and the sunshine filtering through nnt.sunshine filtering through the toronto we are tracking out to the west. you see the showers with it right now. that is not going to cause much fb a problem. we are not looking at a large area of rain just a .10 inch, the narrow band pulling through the region, i3 >> s about 56 for a

high and lower than that the lehigh valley. low 50s. 58 in millville andea 8 in the boaron thealk in a.c. temperature as above average today but not like yesterday. nnt was so warm yestee gay into thepfo0ars clouds and sunshine and at 2:00 p.m. and 54 degree. and 6:ing on,ea 2 they are glotl h d 6:ing on,ea 2 they are glotl temperatures near 50 and use opping to thet tonight. this is the latest model. 10:30 tonight and showers m dre throblemh the lehigh valley at that point and approaching the city. and midnight showers in the area and look at the temperature profile. well above freezing everl hhere. t aven in the poconos.erl hhere. it's not icy overnight and not slick and just showers m dring throblemh and the timing is goo because by the time it's 6:00 in the morning it's long gone and clear skies out there. just a late night and overnight issue, once we kick the front out of there high pressure m drs nnn and we get sunshine, a nice

and bright day with temperatures dtill above average atea 5 dis orees. here is your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast not nead yy as warm as yestee g when we hit 64, temperatures at the most hit 56 degrees and spots holding in the mid-5 ye ad cloing ss and sunshine and clou hold off until later tonight and nnn the oves.l later tonight and morning. clear skies and sunshine andea is your high. tomorropfo0say nice day. changes quickly on saturday. we are dry but have more cloing and a lot of high clouy w, sunshine is filtering through. it's much cooler and high of 49. that is the coolest day of the forecast period. sunday doesn't last long and up toea 4 dis orees and monday mos s there say front that approaches and loesn how tempera& ires s scke ahead of that. we make it up to 60 degrees with rain arrthe fring late in the d and on wedne. >> ay we have showers that linger with that front on 52.

and then when that front comes throblemh it looks like now som cooler air moves into place. and you'll start to feel it on thursday. thursday hou see more likely hie 40s than what we are seeingea andpfo0ars >> thanks r aren. souderton area high school received an honor for being a model of inc neeysion. the pep rally presented souderton for being a you unified charlion neeyshool. they compete as teammates. nnt meets standards of excellene for inclusion be advocacy and respect.ll c

"action news" continues. >> hello again here are the stor ags we are following for yu bn "action news" at 12:30.or yu the former radnor township commissioner accused of sending and receiving countless images of child pornography goes before a 3 dge. and an investigation is underway in cherry hill after a pedestrian was hit and killed during the morning coe and matt lauer offers an apology after being fired from nbc for allis oed seliual mi neeysonduct with at least on colleague. and the former radnor coe pos.

or ares was there and filed th or eport. >> the former radnor township president left the district court after a brief hearing and had nothing to say to our cameras. and phillll ar bel agves the coe against him. and is charged with pornograpli possession and distribution dating back to 2015. the grandfather is accused of sending and rechool ving dozens child seli abuse pic& ires including toddlers and infants. earlier this month ahr resigned as coe the arraignments is set for january 3rd. channelpfo neeyshaction news." a pedestrian d agd this morning after being hit by a vehicle owe on a busy