alicia rogers is determined to dell ceep her daughter school, the same school no matter where what it takes. i can draw the line wherever i want. i will move or do whatever i have to do. >> a boundry committee with students passed with drawing the liendz. they currently have five po proposed maps to look at which they will narrow down to one the super continue den ent. the next at 8:30. reporting live. hayley hiefnltz fox 13 news. and a cold flood killing. that's what police are calling the death of johnny taz brown. one month later ce detectives and his loved ones are still looking for answers. police say the father of 12 was knot shot and killed white eight in his car the at housing complex. e. was there at time to see his girlfriend and three day old baby. brown was a small his flame says he didn't have any hatred in his heart and they have no idea who would want him dead. they are asking any one with information to come forward. >>> >> he had a big hamplet he didn't mind helping and i know one thing for hiewmplet he definitely loved his children. his children was his world. you ne

cesily tynan rick williams, adam joseph and alicia vitarelli and karen rogers host. catch it right here on 6abc at 9:00 a.m. >> this could make for a merry holiday season. the powerball jackpot has soared to $359 million. there were no winners in the 333 million-dollar drawing and one match five winner in michigan. that means the jack pot will roll over. 16 24, 28, the powerball was 21. >> several families in delaware will have extra plates at the table. the action cam in dover where parents took part. the ceremony finalized the adoption of the children we want to say congratulations to all the families. >> it's beautiful thing. >> it is one of the hottest tv shows of the new season. we'll look at the government program on which the designated survivor is based. >> a story that has gone viral of an accidental text that led to an invitation to thanksgiving. >> one game that was played in the snow this weekend. we'll tell you where. let's take you live back here at home. no snow in center city. it's cold out there no 70s today. meteorologist karen rogers has the exclus

cecily tynan, rick williams, karen rogers, adam joseph and alicia vitarelli will have full coverage of the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. and it begins 8:30 thursday morning right here on channel 6. >>> it is beginning to look a lot like christmas at the philadelphia museum of art. tomorrow night this christmas tree will light up the museums iconic steps, the tree stands almost 50 feet tall and runs on light ta uses solar energy and adam joseph will have live reports tomorrow beginning at 4:00. coming up on "action news" tonight, a new jersey turkey farm is working in overdrove and we'll talk about why there is no place else they will get their bird for their thanksgiving table. and everything is under the microscope. and the eagles look to return to their winning ways. >> get ready for the coldest night of the season so far this storm system has an impact on our thanksgiving, we'll let you know how in the accuweather forecast. >> those story and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> new at 6:00 tonight. maybe you get your thanksgiving turkey at the supermarket b

cesily tynan, rick williams will host our parade coverage along with adam joseph and alicia vitarelli and karen rogers. that is thanksgiving day at 9:00 a.m. catch it right here on 6abc. >> new at 7:00 a.m., a firefighter in georgia died rescuing people who were in a river after a ramp collapsed. 30 people were injured in the collapse. 1 had to be hospitalized. 50 managed to cling to the broken ramp. >>> several thousand mourners including first lady michelle obama paid their respects to a ground breaking journalist, glen eiffel was a report for washington post an worked as a political correspondent for nbc news. she was 61 years old. >> in "healthcheck" an innovative device may make reconstruction breast surgery less painful. testing is underway for skin expanders. it's uses a pocket of air in tiny daily doses to make room for the breast. it finished the tissue you expansion in half the time and patients loved having control. >>> students starting the day with a self affirmation exercise. >> what is it is too hard? what if it is too rough. >> i want to push through. >> reporter: this is the third gra

rogers. i'm erin o'hearn. and i'm alicia vitarelli, tonight on fyi philly. who doesn't love a food truck?ys want one? to savory sandwiches. this is more of an experience. to healthy choices. i like brie, avocado, i like bread. take a ride with us for the best mobile meals in the city. yo, i got some food. that's perfect. yesss. wow. chicken's really good. yeah! >> hello and welcome to our annual food truck special. we are about to run down some of the city's best street vendors. we've got charlie from chewy's here catering our special. and it's his birthday. happy birthday charlie. we'll take a look inside charlie's truck in just a bit. you're going to see more than 20 trucks featured on our show. many providing award winning cuisine. but we had to search to find our favorites for this show.

. >>> cesily tynan and rick williams will host the parade along adam joseph and alicia vitarelli and karen rogers. joins us at 9:00 a.m. on 6abc. it is one of my favorite days of the year. fun times. >> there's much more to come on "action news" sunday after. a georgia firefighter is dead after saving others from an accident on the water. >>> it's the overlooked factor in diabetes. stress. in "healthcheck" we'll explain why it's such a danger. >>> meteorologist chris sowers will be back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. a veteran firefighter died in savannah georgia while trying to rescue victims from the collapse of a dock. the dock connects passengers to a river ferry suddenly gave way. cell phone video shows victims scrambling to safety. the firefighter had an undisclosed medical condition. 1 passengers needed hospital treatment and another 30 had minor injuries. >>> it it is not thanks just yet and it looks like winter in parts of the u.s. lake-effect snow fell north of grand randol, michigan. we -- rapids, michigan. snow showers could put another

you can catch autopsy the parade action right here, cecily tynan, rick williams, karen rogers and adam joseph and aliciaarelli will bring you every angle our coverage of the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade begins tomorrow morning at 8:30. >>> philadelphia eagles get back to work for the green bay packers. doug peterson is giving them a holiday and getting something in order. one of their receivers need to do the same and no word on if nelson agholor will play against the green bay packers. coach peterson wants to see how he spons in practice. the second year receiver is coming off another sub par game after he admitted his head was not in the right place. he declined to speak to the media but his teammates have his back. >> i say hey bro, i like him regardless. he is my friend whether he catches one pass or a 100, it's not based on performance but who you are and he is a great person and i want him to come out and help us play better. >> i have a lot of confidence in him still. mistakes happen, he is the last guy that is trying to make mistakes, he wants to be perfect and wants to be great a

join me cecily, karen rogers, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli for the full coverage of the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. it all starts at 8:30 here on 6 abc. >> all right, the city of philadelphia is reducing parking rates to give holiday shoppered a break this evening. starting on saturday meter parking is free city wide after 11:00 a.m. all the way until the new year. also six garages in center city will charge a flat $8 fee during the select hours on the weekends. >> well, "action news" helps you kick off the holiday shopping season with deep discounts and give-aways. here is nydia han with a preview of her report at 11:00. our annual black friday discounts are back and awesome freebies, and local retailers are giving away deals and discounts and one merchant is offering a free ipad mini with purchase and you'll fine something everywhere, kids and grown ups and they are exclusive to our 6 abc viewers. find them by using #6abcaction. . >>> health check tonight tis the season for giving and the season for eating. >> so a new spinning studio teams up with a local charity.

parkway and if you can't make it down to the parade route, join me, cecily tynan, karen rogers, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli and me for the parade here on 6 abc. will be fun. >>> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman in the traffic center, how do we look with the parade of traffic going there. >> things that won't be fun. the parade on the blue route, a long slow crawl headed southbound from the schuylkill on down to this point at baltimore pike, doesn't look like much now but a major southbound accident one vehicle left and a police officer on the shoulder. the good news is, both lanes are open on the southbound route. bad news is it's a parking lot coming south of norristown to the scene at media. and delays from that are spilling on to the schuylkill expressway, the westbound side is a solid line from south philadelphia to conshohocken and 476, and a broken down bus blocking the ramp from the westbound to 30th street and a crash on the roosevelt boulevard northbound at f street. and one getting into new jersey on 42 southbound at 130, and buck county, watch for a cr

cecily tynan and i will once again host our coverage of the parade along with adam joseph alicia vitarelli and karen rogers. that's thanksgiving day at 9:00 a.m. right here on 6abc. >> going to be neat. >> yup. >> time for a check of that "action news" traffic report friday night. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. happy friday to you, matt. >> same to you. i've got a couple marathons scheduled this weekend but they're all of the dvr variety. as we look at the big picture it's a sprint to get home on a friday evening. blue route a red zone southbound it's a long one because of an earlier crash by the route one media bypass much we have that awful accident there dan and dan was telling us about in overbrook at 63rd and lansdowne. >>> you wants to stick with 61st instead of 63rd. police activity in north philadelphia. avoid the area around tenth and ogden and lots of red along 95 just 9 miles per hour due in part to this, a broken down vehicle right here in the northbound right lane by the exit for allegheny avenue. it's a parking lot coming north of washington avenue near penn's landing thr

>> cesily tynan and rick williams host the coverage along with adam joseph and alicia vitarelli and of course, karen rogers that is thanksgiving day at 9:00 a.m. right here on 6abc. >> it is the best tradition. >> our family goes every year, too. so much fun. >> much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. the music world biggest stars are coming together tonight on 6abc, a preview of the american music awards. >>> the eagles score a healthy victory for a football team targeted by heartless acts. >> powerball jackpot getting bigger once again. wind are gusting between 24 and 37 miles per hour, making it feel like 30 degrees in the city. what's the weather ahead for the rest of the week, details in the seven day when "action news" comes right back. c'mon in, pop pop! happy birthday! i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to keep from having another one. and i'm taking brilinta. for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin. no more than one hundred milligrams as it affects how well it works. brilinta helps keep my platelets from sticking together a

so join me, cecily karen rogers adam joseph alicia vitarelli for full coverage of the 6abc dunkin' donutshanksgiving day par raymond it starts at 8:30 right here on 6abc thursday morning. >> wonderful family tradition. >> yes, it. >> time for a check of that "action news" traffic report. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. how was your weekend matt. >> weekend was good. we had a parade of people this evening trying get home on the pennsylvania turnpike in chester county and they've been parked rick and monica, because of an eastbound accident east of downingtown. it's an improvement though. now the crash is off to the shoulder so both lanes are opened. you still have slowing though, in both directions. however, at this point i think i'd stick with the turnpike 'cause the alternate routes including the 30 bypass are jammed with detouring traffic sun glare and normal afternoon volume. several accidents in delco one in ridley township involves a pedestrian along holme road at macdade boulevard. also fire department activity right along route one township line road at lansdown

rogers. i'm erin o'hearn. and i'm alicia vitarelli, tonight on fyi philly. who doesn't love a food truck? it's our annual food truck special! from sweet treats. you guys want one? to savory sandwiches. this is more of an experience. to healthy choices. i like brie, avocado, i like bread. take a ride with us for the best mobile meals in the city. yo, i got some food. that's perfect. yesss. wow. chicken's really good. yeah! >> hello and welcome to our annual food truck special. we are about to run down some of the city's best street vendors. we've got charlie from chewy's here catering our special. and it's his birthday. happy birthday charlie. we'll take a look inside charlie's truck in just a bit. you're going to see more than 20 trucks featured on our show. many providing award winning cuisine. but we had to search to find our favorites for this show.

that does it for "action news" at 4:00, for brian taff and alicia vitarelli, i'm shack, join me along with brian adam and ducis rogers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. >>> now here are rick williams and monica malpass. >> coming up next at 5:00, the joint investigation now underway in center city after an envelope exploded in a man's hand, police say the man was specifically targeted. >>> and new details out of tennessee after the deadly school bus crash what led to the collision that took the lives of at least five school children. >>> and the mark hit by the dow jones today for the first time ever. good news for just about everyone. those stories are coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> i came half a meter out of the bed. >> an early morning explosion jolted away a quiet center city street. right now police are trying to figure out who hid an explosive device in a piece of mail targeting a homeowner on pine street. the big stor

for brian, alicia vitarelli, and adam joseph i'm sharrie williams, join me along with brian and ducis rogersonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. >>> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next at 5:00 a massive fire in delaware is still burning more than a week after it started. the safety concerns in the neighborhood as they continue to investigate a cause. >>> and the two new jersey men facing serious charges after a party weekend in manhattan ended in tragedy down the shore. >> the note from a south jersey bus driver is gaining attention after the behavior of two of her passengers caught her eye. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> it was one of the biggest fires in delaware state history. more than a week later, it's still burning up to 40 feet underground and we are getting the first look of the scope of the damage from the air. officials are monitoring nearby neighborhoods for toxins left behind.

that will do it for "action news" at 4:00, for brian, alicia vitarelli, and adam joseph i'm sharrie williams join me along with brian and ducis rogers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. >> we'll see you tonight in the meantime rick williams and monica malpass standing by with "action news" at 5:00 next. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> i understand unions they have issues they want resoled and that is underable but it's a hassle. >> with public transit at a stand still frustration continues to grow with commuters. there is no sign of a resolution. the big story is the stalemate with septa and the union. >> a new sign of contention, the president of the union released this letter accusing the board chairman of telling the public half truths and calling on the agency to stop their games. >> we have matt pellman talking what could be another mess of an evening rush. but first christie aleto. >> both sides are upstairs negotiating trying to get back on track after a fiery war of words with the sep

alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. we hope you'll join in along with sharrie and ducis rogers for an hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phltion news" is coming up at 5:00. don't forget to call in for the holiday food drive. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> an armed robbery attempt at a pizza shop had an unexpected ending thanks to a quick thinking customer inside. one minute the robbers were holding up the business at gun point and the next moment they were shot and staring down the barrel of a gun themselves. >> we learned that that customer will not face any charges. "action news" reporter, walter perez is live in doylestown tonight with the full story. >> hey guys, that customer is being hailed a hero tonight here in buck county. moments ago the bucks county da announced he could charge the customer with a crime but decided he would not. it was around 10:00 last night around closing time when two masked gunman walked in pizza in levittown. >> everything got crazy. >> the only people inside of the shop were co-o

rogers makes everything look fun. >> she is loving it. she should have waved, right aliciatill ahead on "action news" at 4 o'clock today he paid the ultimate sacrifice and finally nine family of a local recipient gets an honor nearly 70 years in the making. >> a violent traffic stop in south jersey all caught on dashcam. see the dramatic newlily released video ahead the 4:30. >> in honor of veterans we'll show you some of the freebies local businesses have for our men and women in uniform and tonight at 11:00 "action news" troubleshooter nydia han is hot on the trail of a local business owner after customers complain he took their money but never did the work. >> you're talking to us because you want to make sure this doesn't happen to other people. >> yes absolutely. >> find out what this consumer says happened to her and others and get ready this troubleshooters has a few unexpected twists. plus when we track down the owner accused of ripping people off. my name is nydia han i'm with channel6 "action news." i want to ask you some questions about your business. the "action

rogers has that story. kate? >> hey, there, david. prepping for small business saturday this year is going to be a bit different for alicia shafer's threernia. she started selling hand made headbands a few years ago and she decided to take the plunge and open her first brick and mohr tar store. >> it's like our following that we kind of listened to them and say, you know what, we're going to take the plunge and go against the grain again and really everyone is going online. we're like, no, we're going to open up a brick-and-mortar store and deliver our customers an amazing custom shopping experience they won't find anywhere else. >> back here at tons of toys in bernardsville, new jersey, the owner, anthony, hopes his emphasis on customer service will help to set him apart from big box competitors. he doesn't even sell online. >> we absolutely pride ourselves on our service. tons of toys is all about, you know, we do the free wrap, hold free delivery for local people. so we go and beyond for the service. and i think that there's a really strong push and there's a grassroots movement for shop small, and when it's picked up by an organizat