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good afternoon in the news. a national senate race takes place in alabama today. a little more than a month since one of the candidates was accused of molestic teenage girls in his 30s. and first, hundreds of people were evacuated from a septa train in montgomery county this morning. after the train hit an unoccupied car on the tracks. no injuries were reported and the crash caused major delays for septa riders during the morning commute. bob brooks is joining us from glen side with more. >> reporter: the big question mark is how did this car come to be on the tracks and what is what investigators are trying to get to the bottom of right now. from chopper 6 hd you knew the

impact was bad but an up close look how fortunate it was no one was inside of the car. at 7:15 a.m. the septa train collided with the car between the stations. >> it was about 7:15 something around there i heard something and i didn't think much of it. this time of day with the commuter traffic it's busy. >> that is mike he works at bio technologies next to the tracks. >> i'm surprised it doesn't happen more often, i watch on a daily basis those cars going around the gates. and you can hear the horns in the distance. >> 500 passengers were on board and luckily nobody was injured but some disabled passengers had to be helped off. while crews worked to clean up the wreckage. septa says it caused 30 minute delays or more for some morning

commuters. >> you can see behind me cars crossing the tracks and things reopened at 10:00 and no word from police on how they think this car wound up on the tracks. bob backs, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. on the weather front a cloudy afternoon and some areas could see showers throughout the day. as we look live outside a view of the ben franklin bridge and i-95 right now. mild temperatures during the lunch time hour but a rush of colder air is on the way. david murphy has the first check of the chilly accuweather forecast. >> more than chilly? >> it's getting down right cold and then tomorrow. right now a lot of clouds in play and a light sprinkle and notice the snow off to the north, stormtracker 6 live double scan in that wide view the closest snow we have is well into the poconos and that is the way it is all morning as we maintain temperatures well above

average, temperatures are creepling up from the south and west is on the light side and pushing east of trenton a brief but steadier downpour, downpour is not the word but a steadier brief hit of rain along the new jersey turnpike and south of bristol. and some tucks into the eastern part of bucks county. and the darker shade of green is steadier but not all that high of an impact rainfall. we'll see a little bit of this as we go through the afternoon, light rain here and there and that is it. 45 in philadelphia right now, 45 in trenton and 41 in allentown. and 48 in millville and cape may and i expect the numbers to add a degree or two. and that is it for the next couple of hours, before we see the numbers slide. a high of 43 degrees and by

4:00, 42 and then the numbers tumble a possibility that we get as low as 35 as soon as 6:00 and down to the 20s at 10:00 and down into the teens in suburbs for overnight lows, here are the numbers, 41 in philadelphia. but look at how we dip to 25 by 10:00 when adam joseph will be on the air on channel 17 and cecily tynan has similar numbers at 11:00. and tomorrow morning 21 degrees. the temperature is not the only story and strong gusty winds build overnight and they are with us as well. bone chilling wind for wednesday and temperatures started in the 20s and 30s in the afternoon and low 30s at best. wind gusts 40 and 50 miles per hour. and the morning windchills as you step out the door tomorrow. and it make its feel like 3 and 8 degrees, and afternoon no better than the teens. and thursday morning a snow shower that makes it slick for the morning commute.

a lot it talk about in the accuweather forecast. >> is this chicago or philadelphia? all right we have been warned. >> stay ahead of the weather by visiting 6abc.com, you see an hour by hour forecast and the seven day as well as storm tracker 6 live radar. happening today voters in alabama will decide a contentious race for the open senate seat. just 33 days after allegations of sexual assault and misconduct surfaced against candidate roy moore and his democratic opponent made a last minute surge. >> reporter: both candidates are out voting today. >> this is an important time in alabama's history and we feel confident about where we are and how this is going to turn out. >> roy moore and doug jones using every last minute to reach out to voters.

at his drain the swamp rally, once again roy moore denied allegations of sexual misconduct and assault. >> is alabama going to stand with our daughters and granddaughters and we'll believe them and respect them. >> polling all over the place, voter turnout could make or break the election. jones is depending on african-american voters but may get a boost from lifelong republicans in this deep red state. >> i am saying i hold my party to higher standards than roy moore. >> and others say they cannot cross party lines and don't believe the accusers. >> these are allegations, and in america i believe that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. >> alabama is historically slow.

we could be waiting on a winner for hours after the polls close tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. abc news montgomery alabama. back here the search is on for a man and woman accused in the shooting of a 31-year-old man in a logan gas station parking lot. and chopper 6 hd was over the scene of the sunoco parking lot. the 5,000 lot of north broad street. police tell "action news" the man was shot twice in the head and chest following an argument. he was taken to the area hospital in critical condition and they are now reviewing surveillance video for more information on the suspects. >> federal and state prosecutors have charged the man with setting off an explosion in the new york city subway system. the 27-year-old now faces five federal offenses including the weapon of mass destruction and bombing of a place of public use. before the attack, he wrote on

facebook, trump you failed to protect your nation and that he posted a statement to convey the attack was carried out in the name of isis and that he built the pipe bomb in his brooklyn home last week. >> it's based on a pipe bomb and affixed to his person with the combination of velcro and zip tie. >> state prosecutors have tied him to possession of a weapon and acts of terrorism and terroristic threats. >> nick foles will take over as starting quarterback. he replaced an injured michael vick in 2013 and led the eagles to an nfc east title and finished with 22 touch downs and was traded to the rams after the 2014 season and after a season with the chiefs he comes back to

philadelphia as a free agent. coming up jaime apody is live in south philadelphia where we are awaiting a press conference about feels new role on the team. we expect to hear about foles later. you can read about the new quarterback at 6abc.com/sports and comments from car sob wentz as we begins his road to recovery. >> parents and students when to city hall. to demand changes to the home rule charter. members told it's law and governance committee that they want the charter to open up the school board, to the education system. that don't get a voice especially young people. it said quote people's school board will help get the education system back on its feet. today marks the beginning of

hanukkah, the jewish festival of lights begins at sun down and lasts eight nights. boathouse row will be turn nood a giant menorah. all buildings will be lit by next tuesday. the growing problems in southern california, as multiple wild fires continue to spread. >> and also what we are learning about the sudden death of san francisco's mayor who passed away overnight. and meteorologist, david murphy, will have your seven-day forecast including the big dip in the temperatures. when "action news" at noon comes right back.

massive wild fires in southern california are raging for more than a week now. the so-called thomas fire charr charr charred 230 thousand acres. there are quality warnings for tens of thousands of people and protective face masks are selling out. a preliminary hearing in oakland, california. that killed 36 people. the blaze broke out at the ghost

ship warehouse. the former lease holder and former tenent max harris are charged with 36 counts of manslaughter. one described the conditions of the building as a death trap and another that it was not up to city code. the hearing is expected to last all week. the mayor of san francisco died suddenly at the age of 65. a statement from mayor ed lee's office after he passed away at 1:00 this morning. lee was a civil rights lawyer that became the san francisco city administrator before taking over as mayor in 2011 and supported san francisco's sanctuary city policy towards immigrants. crypto currencies is sweeping south korea and the demand is so high they are paying 26% more for so-called

bit coins. at least a million people buy and sell with bit coin and accounted for one-fifth of all bit coin trades around the world. >> and they worry it's corrupting the youth with investors going all in. and why a doctor thinks you should think twice before having what one calls the man flu. >> what is that? >> we'll explain. and aaa tests the benefits of the more expensive fuel when come back.

the airlines made $1.2 billion on baggage fees in just to months. according to the department of transportation that is how much was collected from july to september. the fees are up 10% from the same period last year. this news comes just days after the department announced it was scraping an obama era proposal that would disclose fees for a carry-on bag at the time of purchase. and according to a new study by aaa. premium gas may not live up to the hype. they tested premium and regular gas and some showed some benefits like a boost or some economy. for most cars there was no

difference. if your car required premium fuel stick to that but others may just by wasting your money. if you prepare for the new year and hit the gym early. there are things to help yourself get into a routine. eating lean protein and veggies and healthy fats for dinner wake you up feeling refreshed and not so tired and limit your tv use and computer before bed. and men have been criticized for overreacting when they are sick but according to doctors in canada, the man flu is a real thing. men suffer more from flu than women do because their immune systems are not as strong and women are more responsive to vaccines that protect against the flu. >> i'm so sorry. >> that was a serious story --

the "action news" team is out working on news stories today at 4:00. >> alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom. look who is back -- >> boo hoo. at 4:00 a public health agency in england says they figured out how to get more women to nurse their babe whys, give them vouchers to go shopping. but is it a good idea to give innocecentives to new mom. plus, an article in the british medical journal is racing questions how children view health care. how pepa pig is making her job more difficult. >> i'm still not buying the story about the man flu. >> me either. your accuweather forecast is

coming up next at noon. we'll check in with our other man here when we get back.

david back now with a check of the accuweather forecast. >> can we all just stay under the covers. >> tomorrow is a good day to do that with a cold strong biting is wind. the kind you don't like. stormtracker 6 live double scan try slapping the win in the face i don't think it will workout. sprinkles and showers are around and they are mostly light in the lighter shade of green and over by trenton more action there. but not around much longer, here comes the movement and this is all pushing off to the north and a change over to snow if the poconos but not here.

cloudy skies and sky 6 hd at city hall and the north side with the christmas tree and the giant christmas balls decorating the tree. 45 degrees is your current temperatures. winds northwest at 11 miles per hour. and breezy and chilly and not bad compared to where we'll be in a couple of hours. 41 in allen ton un42 in lancaster and 45 in philadelphia. and 48 in millville and cape may. the winds are shifting from the west, it's on its way here later on. you kind of get a sense of this happening on radar, future tracker 6, rain melt as way and later 4:00, 5:00 and the precipitation what little there is may be changing to a snow shower in the poconos and maybe allentown as well. something to look out for late today and early this evening.

doesn't look look like a lot of moisture. up in allen tonight it gets colder soon. and 46 is the high and then we dip towards the 30s by dinner time and the shore clouds are around and may take longer and 50 is your high and plunging after that. and lots of clouds in philadelphia and a spotty shower can't be ruled out. we have some of that out there now. 47 is your high but that over the next couple of hours, after that the westerly wind continues to build and strengthen and bring the colder air in from the west. this evening down into the 30s and overnight we expect to drop to 22 degrees for a low in philadelphia and some suburbs in the upper teens and the winds increase too with the increasing cold and winds gusting at 40 miles per hour. in terms of temperatures, here is where we are at 4:00, watch what future tracker 6 does to us tomorrow and overnight into tomorrow. by 7:30 in the morning down to 31 and areas in the teens and

the windchill is the other part of the story and strong blustery winds mixing with the cold air. and the windchill 4:30 and 34 and tomorrow morning single digits even putting a 1 degree windchill and temperatures in the 30s and windchills in the teens tomorrow. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today 47 and numbers dropping quick during the late day and evening hours and all the way down to 22 for a low. tomorrow bitter cold combined with biting wind and 32 is the high. you'll want to bundle up. really overnight into early thursday morning, we could have a light snow shower here and there. and a coating to an inch is not out of the question not a big deal except it's on the ground as we get the rush hour thursday morning, something to keep in mind. 36 in the afternoon and not as brisk and 34 and mostly cloudy on friday and back into the mid-40s sunday afternoon and monday. >> all right, good christmas shopping weather.

get me to the mall. thank you david. still ahead on "action news" at 12:30. a secret santa leaves a $2,000 tip at a diner in arizona. and along with the money came a special request. from board games to chocolate and jewelry that tells your story. alicia vitarelli will be along to show us. those stories and more ahead.

"action news" at 12:30

continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. hello again here are the stories at 12:30. the man attempting to set off a pipe bomb in new york city is now charged. and an 11-year-old boy that brought national attention to bullying is speaking out about what it's like to be targeted. we begin at 12:30 with the philadelphia eagles with carson wentz out with a season ending injury nick foles is taking the lead. wentz spoke out and gave supfor foles and has confidence in him to lead the way. jaime apody is live now where foles is expected to talk to the media in the next half