bob brooks. >> no for them. >> i thought it was for me.amily together and devouring your food. it's quiet and it smells delicious. how does it make you feel? >> wonderful a blessing ever year we are missing a few but we have a few more. >> is this typically how you do thanksgiving. >> every year. >> are you always this nice or are you putting on an act for me. >> stick around. >> the last question i have is when we are done with this live shot? can i eat? >> absolutely. >> cool. >> well walter i'm going to get something to eat finally now. >> bob for the record i am thankful for you. okay. thank you bob. >> all day the viewers are sharing pictures of us for their thanksgiving traditions whether you are at home with family and friends we want to see your photos and videos, send them in on social media, #6abcaction. >>> dozens of people paused this holiday morning for prayer. these parishioners started their day at penns presbyterian church in philadelphia and they gave thanks for the people if their lives and spending the holidays with thei

bob brooks has more on the commuters but first wendy saltzman is live outside of the hotel where septa and the union are trying to work out a deal. >> reporter: we are told that both sides said they were willing to negotiate throughout the night but at midnight the talks broke down and that is when the strike became official. sources are telling us they are interested in going back to the table but there is no official proposal or when the talks will resume. septa employees have now stepped off the job and on to the picket line, this is impacting all city buses and drains and the sticking point sources say are pensions, that could cause septa tens of millions of dollars to meet the union's demands. management gets a pension in full play but workers only get pension on partial pay. >> we are working on this for two years and the thing that gets me the most. we are not being greedy, i think septa slapped the public in the face and the taxpayers in the face when they said they would do pension reform but what they did was line their pockets. >> and other issues are health care and driver

bob brooks live at a polling place in center city philadelphia. how has it been at this location? >> reporter: busy here and busy at just about every polling place i stopped out in center city this evening. i am told that the turnout could be record setting, we'll wait for the votes to come in. they set up a coffee stand and donut stand for voters, it's a long day for everyone working hard and right next to us the polling place at the department of public health through the doors you can cast your ballot and have you until 8:00 tonight to get here. after an election that polarized our country for many months we are down to two hours to vote. we heard from those that want hillary. >> that could be extra special yes. >> and those that want trump? >> i want him to ease legal immigration that is important. >> and those that had such sustain didn't pick any. >> that is what my heart tells me to do. >> to not vote for any presidential candidate. >> regardless the numbers from center city are big. >> we can tell from the trajectory there are more votes than certainly the last presidentia

melissa magee is tracking spotty showers for thanksgiving night and bob brooks has an inside look aty's holiday meal.

for now reporting live in olney, bob brooks channel6 "action news. >> bob, thank you for that. >>> wenow how the septa strike is impacting you. share your commuter stories with us. use the #6abcaction on social media or e-mail us at join the action at 6abc.com. >> ♪ >> new on "action news," a philadelphia woman is trying to figure out how a school bus ended up in her front yard. the action cam was along the 1400 block of east barringer street in the city's west oak lane section last night. deidre myers believes the bus belongs to a corner on the day care of her block. somehow it rolled down the street and came to a rest on her front lawn. >> the only thing i can tell you is i want it off. i'm tired of the whole situation. >> amazingly the bus is not believed to have struck anything or anyone on its mystery route. >> into her yard. >>> it's 4:20. we'll get another live look at how the septa strike will impact the morning commuter. that's coming up. >> and a new study suggests your race or gender may determine how long you will have to wait for a ride sharing service. >> ♪ he is not a p

. >> "action news" reporter bob brooks live with a family in philadelphia. they were sitting down for their holiday meal. >> it's busy. a delicious meal. i did eat, marion she lives here and cooked it and fantastic and now we are serving dessert. can we start that off. can we dig in? what do we have here? >> pumpkin pie, pumpkin crisps, molasses cookies and all different kinds of fudge, apple pie and cream pie. everything. >> we were talking about everything it's all about family at thanksgiving, you have a wonderful family you should be so proud. what would you like to say to them now on tv? >> i love each and everyone of them. i have a wonderful husband. wonderful husband we are blessed. couldn't do it without him. he did a lot of this work. >> he say gracious host as well. thank you so much. the question i have, am i part of your family now? >> yes! >> marion yes? >> yes! >> who is this? >> my boy jack. >> happy thanksgiving buddy. >> say hi. >> hi! lets send off the "action news" here with a good-bye and happy thanksgiving everyone! one, two, three! >> g

bob brooks spoke to a man who knew the victims. >> one man is dead. another shot and wounded. they were brothers. the location? the hamilton mall parking lot on one of the busiest days of the year. >> there is no need for that. this is a family place. there are always kids here. it shouldn't happen. >> officials say the victim is a young man from atlantic city, 20-year-old deman cotman. he was shot multiple times near the entrance to maceys. the second victim his brother 26 years old. we spoke to a man that she is he knew deman. >> he was a good guy. i don't know what happened. >> you can see 30 evidence markers placed. lots of shots were fired. >> it's sad. people come out to celebrate thanksgiving and that happened. >> mall officials say by the time of the shooting they had closed for the night. at this point there is no word on who pulled trigger or why. >> the 20-year-old brother was shot in the leg but is expected to be okay. bob brooks, "action news." >> police have arrested the parents of a two-year-old boy shot by his four-year-old cousin in philadelphia. both 34 face

bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you bob. authorities have identified the woman hit and killed by a septa bus in center city philadelphia. 64-year-old lydia of cherry hill was struck after 5:00 last night at 23rd and chestnut. police say she was in a crosswalk pushing her -month-old grandson in a stroller and the infant was not hurt and police have not been able to interview the 32-year-old driver. >>> it was built in 1792 so the state house in new jersey is the second oldest continually used state house in the country and parts of it are in danger of collapse. that is why governor chris christie announced a 300 million there's facelift for the historic building and that will begin immediately and talked about his plans for next year. new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic, has the story. >> governor christie called conditions at the 224-year-old state house in trenton shameful and embarrassing and work will start immediately on a four year project to modernize and fix the building that is subject to catastrophic failure in

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"action news" reporter, bob brooks is live with details on the busy day for the candidates and the surrogate's on the campaign trail. hi, bob. >> reporter: hey, gray all you have to do is look at candidates activities to see this is important. no state is getting more attention than pennsylvania. if you need any indication that you think the candidates think pennsylvania is a battleground look at their schedule. hillary clinton has a rally set with president obama at the independence mall,on bon jovi is expected to perform for it. last night it was katie perry at the mann center. >> i want you to say i voted for a better stronger america. >> reporter: chelsea clfnlt is making a stop -- clinton is making stops in montgomery county. trump's daughter is making stops bethlehem. despite the secret service rushing him off the stage last night, he was back on the mic in minutes. today he will continue his rigorous rally schedule. five stops today, four stops tomorrow, pennsylvania the only state trump visitors twice. >>> after the scare in reno. it is reported that someone screamed out the word "gun,

reporting live in center valley bob brooks channel6 "action news. jim. >> thank you bob. >>> temple university students were on the march this afternoon protesting the election of donald trump. they traveled from their north philadelphia campus to city hall and there is another protest scheduled for 7 o'clock tonight there. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at city hall where protestors are supposed to gather tonight. dann a third straight night of demonstrations in philadelphia >> reporter: it looks that way jim. this latest event is sponsored by a group calling itself the dump trump coalition. >>> it's also supposed to include members of the pap chapter of black lives matter. it's supposed to take place right here next to the skating rink at dillworth park which at the present time is filled with families and couples. it reopened today for the season. now, earlier today it was temple university students that took to the streets upset and disappointed about the country's recent election outcome. marchers say this is their way of voicing th

. >> let's go to bob brooks on independence mall for the clinton and obamas and two legendary musics will rally tonight. bob. >> sarah, rick, hillary clinton is pulling auto outline the stops -- out all the symptoms. tops. clinton will speak with the american flag draped behind her, there are media from all over the world, there are reportsers speaking french off to the side you'll see the stage where bon jovi and the boss bruce springsteen are ready to play. many will argue there is no grander stage for a presidential rally than independence mall. hillary clinton looks to tap into the knows nostalgia for the history here. by the choice of venue and size of the stage and company shell keep she is -- she will keep she is all in. she'll tap star power, her husband and daughter will attend. president obama and first lady, as well. hillary clinton supportsers are coming in from all over to see. >> we got her last night at 9:00 p.m., because we were determined to stand in line for 14 hours and be in the front line. >> reporter: dozens have lined up ten hours plus from the corner of chestnu

the big topic was probably the windy, cold weather bob brooks is live along the trail. bob, the cold was not that bad because one couple said they got engaged today right? >> reporter: they did. it was amazing to see we'll visit that in just a second, but first i want to show everyone the finish line. the marathon started at 7:00 a.m. this morning. we are 5 1/2 hours in, the kind of of people that are finishing right now they are not your pros or avid runners who are outthere doing marathons all the time. these are people, like this gentleman right here. who knows what age he is, he is so happy because he earned this one. again, 5 1/2 hours. it is blustery and windy cold, i've been out here all morning covering this thing. once you cross the finish line, more celebration get your jacket you're going with your loved ones it's an awesome time down here right now. more awesome because gray like you said there was a young couple as soon as she crossed the finish line her fiance came out and proposed. let's take a listen. >> do you have any idea he was going to do that? >> no

bob brooks is at eakens oval this morning with the runners bob how is it going? >> reporter: well, nydia quite the change compared to yesterday when it if he would like summertime. runners they have to run it, they say once it they get going it starts to feel good. we have a runner finishing up. we had a few across the finish line. we have the champion of the marathon running out of chapel hill, 31 years old. he set a course record. we'll bring up the video. we saw our first wheelchair competitor cross an excellent moment there so many people cheering for them. runners say once they get moving not that bad but no doubt it's cold. before the race it was dark out really really cold. some of the runners at eakens oval getting ready they were guessing their second choice to race. one team who wasn't a dad and his son who is bound to a wheelchair. they started running marathons 13 months ago and they never stopped. >> this is his 4th marathon and my 13th marathon. we run for a nonprofit called ansley's angels. >> reporter: all right man appreciate it. good luck! back

bob brooks. >> 7:34. new this morning, a man is in critical condition after getting shot in the back on 200 block of west cornwall street. the man was shot during an attempted robbery. we know he is being treated at temple hospital. police have not said if they have any suspects. >>> happening right now philadelphia police are looking for the person who shot a man on a street corner overnight. the 33-year-old victim was hit three times in the stomach at bridge and hawthorne and frankford. police rushed him to hanheman university hospital. he is in critical condition. they are trying to sort out why this individual was shot. >>> new this morning, police are looking for the suspect who beat up a man in the parx casino parking lot. the action cam at the scene in bensalem, bucks county. officers got a call at 3:45 a.m. that a man was lying in the parking lot. when they got to the scene they found the victim with several injuries. he is in stable condition at the hospital. police looking at the surveillance vi

reporting live in wilmington, bob brooks channel6 "action news. jim. >> thank you, bob. >>> officials have identified the man who went on an attack on the campus of ohio state university this morning. the university says abdul razak ali artan was a student at the school in columbus, ohio. the 18-year-old was shot to death by campus police officer allen horujko. police say artan struck pedestrians with his car and then got out and stabbed people with a butcher knife. 11 people were injured during the rampage. one remains in critical condition. artan was born in somalia and lived in the united states as a legal permanent residents. >>> worlds news tonight with david muir will have the latest on the incident at ohio state. that is next at 6:30 tonight. >>> other news at this hour, eagles fans are getting ready for monday night football. we are less than two and a half hours away from kickoff here on channel6. jeff skversky is live at lincoln financial field and jeff, eagles are undefeated at home looking to extend that streak against the green bay pac

bob brooks is enjoying the holiday in northeast philadelphia. ce to meet the family earlier what is cooking now? >> reporter: well, i'll tell you what is cooking is two lovely turkeys here. who are you? >> i'm anna. what are you doing here? >> i'm getting the stuffing out of this turkey i cooked. >> it looks delicious. looks like an amazing job. >> we'll see. i'm sure it's fabulous. we have corn and peas and green bean casserole. everything in the oven here and then a wonderful family honestly, i just met them and they have been very kind and receptive and we have some of their children. >> happy thanksgiving! standing by live. and this little guy here what your name? >> jason. >> i heard you are going to say a prayer. >> what are you going to pray for? >> i have a prayer. >> you want to say it? go ahead. >> dear god we thank you for all you give for food, for love and a place to live, we thank you for our family too and we want you to know that we love you amen. >> round of applause! bravo. on live tv he say natural. so good. i'm going to throw

the message is if you can, do it, reporting in old city, bob brooks, channel 6, action news. >>> muchore to come on action news, the mummers' big day, new year's day. it's been some time today stepping up for veterans. >>> a field ofdreams, how the eagles help make this chip football game a reality. the birds are getting ready to take on the seahawks. jamie apody has sports when action news comes right back. >>> volunteers in chester spent the morning delivering hundreds of thanksgiving food boxes to struggling families and the elderly. tons of turkeys partnered to deliver food and more than 900 families who preregistered got to take part. the organizers say these food boxes will provide each family with enough food to prepare several meals. >>> dozens of organizations came together in south philadelphia to provide meals for families in need. the new jack thanksgiving community feeding took place on the 2100 block of dickinson. unit in the community teams up with 30 other organizations to serve up turkey mac and cheese and other thanksgiving favorite, the goal was to feed more than 1,

bob brooks has more from the scene. >> it was a situation that could have ended up worst than it did.he guns found inside a home in roxborough where a man barricaded himself today. it started at 5:30 a.m. his neighbor heard gunfire. >> we called police because we heard gunshots. >> when officers responded, more gunfire would erupt. >> we saw a flash. that's when a perimeter a mild wide was set up, 25 homes evacuated and a standoff would begin. >> cops and cars. you couldn't get through. it was like something out of a t.v. show, something you have never seen. my mom and i were told to shelter in place. >> neighbors say the suspect's name -- >> paul. >> police sent in a robot and saw that it was over. >> at that point we made entry to the property and confirmed the male was dead of what appears to be a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. >> i'm glad it's over. >> the police did a marvelous job. that's all i can say. >> you can see how many guns were removed. law enforcement, everyone here happy there were no injuries. bob brooks, action you news. >> philadelphia police officers sh

. >>> "action news" reporter bob brooks is live at septa's olney station which services the fox chasenal rail line which as you know bob is still running during the strike. >> reporter: matt, good morning, yes, it is the regional rail the only trains in and out of the city during the strike. let's take a look behind me here. one person here at the stop right now but that's 100 percent going to change. we have been hearing that the regional rail lines at times experiencing overcrowdedness. now i'm to bring up some video here. this is just after the strike was announced at at the frankfod transportation center. we'll hear from some riders in just a second but again 400,000 plus riders depend on septa every day. obviously we hope things turn out well for commuters, though this is no doubt a huge inconvenience. on top of the regional rail line we have been hearing there are some other options through bus and trolley to those routes through the city. it is limited but please check into what those are. also, here's another option. the ride sharing company uber is expanding their services. i

action news reporter bob brooks has more. >> bob: for the fourth time, restoration crews are cleaning businesses and washing the parking lot of the shopping center of fox street. for the fourth time, the water main burst and millions of gallons of water poured out. once again, keshia vasquez has had it evacuate from shoprite to safety. you had to wade through the water last night? >> i had to go down that way. all of this was higher. i had to go all the way down where the water was maybe here. >> bob: you hear she was able to make her own way out, but it certainly wasn't easy. >> i fell. >> bob: it was cold? >> yeah, it was cold. i had to walk. i loaned out my car. i had to walk all the way home. i was drenched. it was so cold. >> bob: you can see the fire department had to bring in boats to it save people. 75 rescues total. sherry williams was shopping inside the ross. >> someone started screaming like the water, the water. >> bob: ross is now closed. this woman says she knows someone who was trapped in their car and may have drowned if it weren't for a quick response. >> they carrie

"action news" reporter bob brooks has more from the airport. hi there, bob. >> reporter: hugs and good bye inside philadelphia inn national airport. you you are seeing final moments, sent between family and friend as the thanksgiving holiday, comes to an end. there is some of the estimated 49 hill travelers today, according to triple a43000000 go by road, and 4 million, in the the air and rest on cruises, buses and trains. really it is a bitter sweet journey for so many. their thanksgiving was a blast. >> like everyone, and, we all had a huge thanksgiving day feast and we brought the a turkey, pumpkin pies. >> reporter: before sabina took off for college in kansas she wanted to say something to her family in royersford. >> i miss you. i'm going to miss you. wish me luck on all of my finals because difficult not the study. >> reporter: others were returning to the delaware valley. >> i miss and love them already. holidays make it worse. >> reporter: patrick rich is back in town from florida, he goes to penn, although he is not ready for school ag

of their way to get the information and that is what i'm hearing is most scary university city bob brooksn news. >> protests over donald trump's election continued for a fourth night in philadelphia dozens of people marched down market in center city and held signs and chanted some walking arm in arm protests took place across the country. this is video from earlier today in indianapolis but tonight things became unruly two police officers injured when protesters threw rocks at them and in los angeles 10,000 protesters marched in what officials say was the largest anti-trump rally so far in new york outside trump tower about 2000 protesters gathered there today and police had barricades outside of 5 avenue shops to protect from damage and michael moore entered the trump tower asking to see the president elect and he was denied and trump was up stairs in his penthouse reportedly going through possible choices for his white house team and his campaign manager smoke spoke to reporters and may go on a victory tour and was with 60 minutes to be broadcast tomorrow and during the interview he sa

"action news" bob brooks has more, good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, gray and tamala, allou need to do is look at the candidates activities and see how important the state is. as pennsylvania is getting no more attention than any other state. if you need any indication that pennsylvania is a battleground look at their schedule. hillary clinton has a rally set at independence mall,on bone -- john bon jovi will be singing there. last night it was katie perry. chelsea clinton is making five stops in time philadelphia suburbs to boost enthusiasm for her mom. trump's daughter is making stops in philadelphia and bethlehem today. despite a scare in reno where secret service rushed him off the stage, trump was back on the mic in minutes. >> nobody said it will be easy. we will never be stopped. >> reporter: today five stops today, four stops tomorrow, pennsylvania the only state trump visitors twice. as for the scare in reno, someone yelled gun, a protester was escorted out, no gun was found and the protester was released. reporting in fairmont park, bob brooks, channel 6 "action

here's "action news" reporter bob brooks. >> reporter: before any running took place, getting warm was priority number one. >> it is a cold, windy one. >> reporter: philadelphia marathon saw participants in tents, dressed in many, many layers and braving the wind. >> it should down as the sun comes up. >> reporter: so you hope. >> we're hoping, definitely. >> reporter: that hope never materialized, once the race started the wind was still whipping but runners didn't seem to care, in fact, the man who won broke the course record, at two hours, 16 minutes and 52 seconds. the young woman who won also went fast at two hour, 36 minutes, and 23 seconds. >> i'm surprised i kept my hat on the whole way, but it wasn't too bad. >> reporter: but runners, they were moving, a spectators had no remedy for the cold except for clothes, and at times, there was lots of them. >> blankets the, throw overs, pants, sweat pants, everything. >> reporter: everything you could find in your closet. >> yes. >> reporter: is it working. >> it is working. >> reporter: is there one thing wind and cold had no chance o

. >> bob brooks is live at the 5400 block of mascher street in olney with more. ot of folks will be able to get into the city there and then face a lot of frustration trying to get further into the city to go where they need to go. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. a lot of people are going to be depending on the regional rail line. take a look behind me. you'll see a few people here showing up -- well, where do they go? they sort of lost view, i'm not sure if you can see them or not but 33 came here extra early this morning because they want to beat that rush. they know a lot of people are going to be showing up hopping on the train. now i want to bring up more video here. this is from the frankford transportation center. just moments after the strike was announced. as you can imagine riders there they weren't very happy either. we'll hear from them in just a second but again 400,000 plus riders are depending on septa every day obviously we hope things turn out well for the commuters though this no doubt is going to be a huge inconvenience. now on to

"action news" reporter bob brooks has latest from both events. >> reporter: campaign schedules are any indication you have to believe that candidates believe the keystone state is up for grabs. trump/clinton campaigns are stumping here, for clinton and her daughter chelsea was in philadelphia making five stops through the suburbs. >> we have two days left. >> reporter: vice-president joe biden was in scranton using time to go after trump on wages. >> donald trump says, he says, and he believes, he says, american workers wages are too high. >> reporter: you this governor tom wolf got in on the action in brookhaven. >> hillary clinton is not elected president on wednesday, we will all wake up and we will just feel guilty. >> reporter: trump campaign is eyeing up the commonwealth too, ivanka trump made several stops including right here in philadelphia on academy road. >> thank you for, being here today. >> reporter: she hold a q and a with hundreds of her father's daughter. >> ivanka spoke to the change that the country need. it is not just little change but big change that we need. >> r

reporting live in olney bob brooks channel6 "action news. >> thanks bob.ll philadelphia public and charter schools are opened today. archdiocesan schools are closed for a religious holiday. the district says 56,000 of its students use a bus trolley or subway to get to class so they're going to allow people to have an excused absence if they normally do that. we know of at least one charter school mathematics civics and sciences charter is opening early and crossing late to accommodate drop-offs and pickups. , sure to check with your particular school for specific plans. >> we want to know how the strike is impacting you. we just heard from bob. share your commute stories with us. use #6abc action on social media or e-mail us at join the action at 6abc.com. >> ♪ z25nkz z5yz y25nky y5yy pwhen i come home and dinner'sry not ready i go through the roof. grab 'em by the p*á*á". when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. more accusers coming forward to say they were sexually assaulted by donald trump. i'll go backstage before a show... yes.. an

"action news" reporter bob brooks live on independence mall this afternoon where matt just told us the clinton campaign will have a very big rally tonight, bob. >> reporter: brian, absolutely, this is the last day to campaign, the last night to rally for these people here in philadelphia and what a massive turnout we have had. you can see there's supporters there just across the street on chestnut here that have turned out, thousands and thousands of people the gates just opened. there's a little bit of a stall to get in but there's a lot of people that are happy they've been out here a long time. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: call them final rally cries for the final rally in philadelphia for hillary clinton. when you add in a giant donald trump replica head things get even more lively. independence mall looks like it's setting up for a rock show which the clinton rally partially is. jon bon jovi and bruce springsteen will take the stage before hillary takes the podium and some people were honest that's what they came for. >> bruce springsteen. >> tell the truth. >> reporter: but

bob brooks, channel 6 "action news". >> good weather always helps. thanks, bob. >>> the eagles are gearing up to face the packers in prime time. they will host green bay tomorrow night. theywhole take the field against green bay is unclear. running back ryan matthews has a knee injury from the last week's game against the seahawks. coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. on monday night. we'll wrap up the night with the post-game show followed by "action news." >>> a powerball holder in pennsylvania is $1 million richer, but the big winner is down south. a ticket matching all numbers was sold in lafayette, tennessee winning 420 million-dollar prize. in pennsylvania, one ticket matched the five white balls, that's good for a cool million. 17, 19, 21, 37, 44 and the powerball number is 16. >> much more to come on "action news." open only when fedel castro died. we'll tell you about the symbol of hope of a florida woman who said her family was torn a part. >> meet jet, who is up for adoption in a shelter, home for the holidays. i'm new mexico i'll have those detail

"action news" reporter, bob brooks was there as they enjoyed a thanksgiving meal like none other. >> families gathering for a thanksgiving turkey dinner as traditional as it gets. >> my 20-year-old son ethan was killed by a drunk driving accident in 2010. >> reporter: they lost their son ethan 6 years ago. because of his decision to be an organ donor, 72 and 6-year-old get to enjoy this meal. >> every morning i look at it. >> thank you. >> reporter: the dinner was hosted by the gift of life family house in old city. make no doubt about it, it is a family now. >> this is as close to us. she said she thinks about ethan and the lungs he gave him everyday. >> i'm eternally grateful, obviously, i'm going to get emotional, without him i wouldn't be here. >> josie's dad said they would never forget they would get part of ethan's liver. >> we knew their family gave p something, it is very special. >> reporter: elli continues our teaching job and josie is growing up. >> we're going to the gift of life 5k two years ago, the last quarter mile, she grabbed my hand and walked with me, at that mom

bob brooks live at a polling place in center city philadelphia. how has it been at this location?busy here and busy at just about every polling place i stopped out in center city this evening. i am told that the turnout could be record setting, we'll wait for the votes to come in. they set up a coffee stand and donut stand for voters, it's a long day for everyone

reporting from the link, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you bob. >>> the letter turnedrt in philly hoping to bring healing to a countries divided by this week's election. >>> an oscar winning movie is coming to philadelphia, we'll take you to behinds the scenes of the production of an american in paris. >>> looking sky6 live hd, david murphy will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. what do we want our kids to learn? how to game a test... or test themselves in a game? how to master an exam... or examine a master? how to be robots... or build robots? the njea believes students deserve a well-rounded education- including arts, music, technology, and so much more. that's why we're working with parents and communities to reduce the emphasis on high stakes testing. because when you limit the tests, they can test the limits... of their potential. thanks for tnorfolk!around and i just wanted to say, geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. coul

bob brooks is working the story. bob this has neighbors concerned. what are they saying today? >> reporter: sharrie absolutely. everyone here is stunned and hard to believe why someone would shoot anyone let alone a 14-year-old. and detectives are desperate for information that could help lead to finding his killer. ian willsy was just 14 years old gunned down in his may fair neighborhood. the teen is seen here in this 2014 facebook picture. commissioner richard ross now with how disturbing this loss of life is. >> how you could be so cavalier to shoot a 14-year-old boy so callous it's unbelievable to me, i don't know what kind of threat he could have been to anybody. he and a friend were walking to the store and a neighbor heard the gun fire. >> you don't expect to hear the gunshots you think it's fireworks and after the first shot i'm like get away from the window. >> willsy tried to run but collapsed after being shot three times. >> i came out of the house and he was gone before i got there. >> we spoke to frank myers a friend of ians at northeast high. >> he took me aside a

bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> more violent protests have taken place over donald trump's election. last night a demonstration of the indiana state house started peacefully and turned violent. when police moved in to make arrests, some protesters threw rocks injuring officers, seven protesters were arrested. police are looking for a group that showed up at the protest with a bag of rotation. police say three of the protesters were from out of town. >>> in new york, two dozen protesters formed outside of trump tower. michael more entered the lobby and asked to see trump, away was turned away. >>> hillary clinton is taking responsibility for the loss to donald trump but she is casting blame on the fbi's decision to look into her e-mail account. she said she was winning the race until the letter to congress. fbi cleared clinton of any possible charges several days later. >>> donald trump won the presidency without big bucks from any top gop donors in the primary. >> we must reclaim our county's destiny. >> reporter: the election of donald trump etched a rare place in presidential hist

bob brooks has his story. >> reporter: it was a delaware valley legend famous for his red shorts. john shultz is a philadelphia icon. competing in 60 marathons. he was doing what he loved running home from choir practice not far from his wilmington home. shultz was hit and killed by a pick up truck on the way. >> he was on the trails. >> reporter: that's elaine and ron they own pretzel city sports that organizes run. >> john had the attitude he may be slow and last, but he would get there. >> reporter: the story is he ran home from work one day and the rest is history. the couple said shultz would stay with them at their home in reading competing up there way. >> one of strongest things he did, whatever he was suffering from age he kept moving. >> reporter: they loved to watch him run and it was amazing to spend time around him. >> even people who didn't know him, they knew him by his trademark red shorts. >> i'll never forget you. >> reporter: hundreds many more plan on honoring him during the marathon this weekend, they will be running in the short little running shorts. bob bro

the big story on "action news" is that breaking story bob brooks just arrived on the scene.t do you have? >> reporter: this is terrifying for the families up here and there are a lot of them. we pulled up here to the scene there were students and kids being dropped off to their bus and kids were walking home from school. they came home to a crime scene luckily when the bullets started to fly none were hit. but two men were. those evidence markers are shell ka casing. i am toldly roughly 12 shots fired a 25-year-old shot in the back. i spoke with the chief investigators here it does not look good for the 25-year-old he is in bad shape right now at temple university hospital and a 58-year-old male was shot twice in the stomach. he is listed in critical condition. now, at this point no word on why the shots were fired here and what the motive was for why this happened we got here to the scene two people shot a 25-year-old man and 58-year-old male. we'll gather more detarls now reporting live in north philadelphia, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> we are al

"action news" reporter bob brooks is live at southern lehigh high school in center valley.od evening. i can tell you this is a school in really an area that is stunned by some of the things that have been said and done here. most importantly they are very hurt.

find out where bob brooks will be today at 4:00. and is sweet potato pie a side dish or dessert? twitter page to vote. we'll have the results today in big talkers. accuweather is next at noon. meteorologist, adam joseph, has your seven-day forecast. >> you are looking at some of the ways our viewers are spending their thanksgiving day. whether you are at the parade or home, we want to see your photos and videos, send them in on social media, use #6abcaction. got it in the parade without much rain, just a few sprinkles. >> and light showers. >> it has snowed in the past. >> we said that on the broadcast, we have worse days in the 20s but stormtracker 6 live double scan showing a little bit of precipitation trying to clear the region and it's mostly to the east of philadelphia and if we go in closer you can see that some of this is now pushed all the way into trenton. the stuff by willow grove is just ground clutter and a lot of this is lighter shades of green is just a drizzle drop on your windshie windshield. but it doesn't take long to get through. down south steadier precipitat

. >> "action news" reporter bob brooks live today outside southern lehigh high school in center valley. bob you've got the story here. >> reporter: brian and sharrie we have gone all around town and just about everyone we spoke with knew about what has happened here at the school and i'll tell you there are a lot of people who are very hurt over what some of the students have said here. shouting racist slurs down hallways, in the gym and at lunch calling black students cotton pickers, swastikas are carved into bathroom stalls. some students are accused of giving hail hitler signs. the reported racist incidents happening at the southern lehigh high school. a conversation with twenty eight quiet a few neighbors today. this woman michelle is in quite a disbelief. >> i don't believe it. incred will you say. >> reporter: she's lived in the area for 30 years and she's never heard of racism here and it's breaking her heart. >> i'm very disappoint. >> reporter: others stunned as well like donna who is well aware of the situation. >> i think it's horrifying. >> reporter: she like many are point

reporting at the linc, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> a church in newark, delaware honored veterans with a special memorial dedication. "action news" was there as the pilgrim baptist church unveiled a memorial. the stone and browns memorial honors all veterans and thanks them for their service. >>> veterans were honored in collegeville, montgomery county. the action cam was on handle at valley forge baptist church, participants dressed in uniforms dating back to the revolutionary war. >> much more to come on "action news" tonight. it's never too early for senate helpers to get started. >>> don't call this a mushroom, several truffles went up for auction in center city. we'll tell you how much they went for. we'll give you a hint it's in the thousands of dollars melissa. >> reporter: it's great conditions to watch the supermoon tonight. we're tracking rain and we have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> we'll have much more when "action news" comes right back. ♪this holiday season, my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 cash 4 li

bob brooks will have a live update from the scene at 12:30 p.m. police in millville are sorting out the details of a shooting where a victim was rushed to inspire medical center in vineland. no arrests have been made. >>> donald trump is off to a busy start after spending the weekend after cabinet concerneds. there's questions about -- contenders. there's questions about his business interests and his new rule as commander-in-chief. >> reporter: good afternoon, sarah. mr. trump is back in new york, but he is sending a team of economic advisors to be part of the landing assistance and transition here in washington, d.c., all this indicating that more cabinet announcements may be coming soon. the predecessor -- parade of possible candidates continue with former governor rick perry as contender for energy secretary. donald trump met with 20 people including mitt romeny. among the former critics that are possible contenders for a cabinet position. >> we had a far-reaching conversation. >> reporter: and more announcements may come today. a front runner

for now reporting live in wilmington, bob brooks channel6 "action news." brian. >> all right, bob, thank you so much. >>> turning briefly back to our big story this afternoon. we have just gotten word that a news conference is now under way on the campus of ohio state university. police and school officials now are updating the media and the larger student body on the attack that unfolded there this morning. we are monitoring that for any news that may emerge from this news conference and on you can watch this live right now on 6abc.com. >> a man is recovering from an overnight shooting in the overbrook section of philadelphia. police say the 21-year-old was hit twice in the hip at the intersection of 66th and malvern. they believe two people followed him out of the stop and go convenience store just a few blocks away. detectives are currently reviewing surveillance video. no arrests have been made at this time. >> well, a chilly but mostly sunny start to the work week today as we get a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> all right its back to work,

for now reporting live in aston, bob brooks channel6 "action news." rick and monica. >> all right bob thank you. >>> we're also following developing news out of north jersey tonight. that's where two former aides to governor chris christie were found guilty on all counts in the bridgegate trial. >> one of the defendants christie's former deputy chief of staff bridget kelly was visibly emotional after emerging from the courthouse. jay burkette from our sister station wa were. c was in court for that verdict. he has more from newark. >> reporter: the verdict left bridget kelly devastated. a single mother of four young children who faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. she stood beside her defense attorney and struggled to keep her composure as he promised to appeal. >> i told bridget this is the first step in the process. this is the first step in the process and this is not over. i assure you we'll have another news conference but it may take a year or two but it will be a different news conference. >> reporter: her co-defendant bill b

. >> bob brooks joins us at philadelphia international airport. b, what's the situation there. >> reporter: a bitter sweet feeling for people heading home for the mom day. happy to get out here and head back to their routine, but sad to leave family. behind me you can see a check in at delta, not too, too busy right now. but expected to pick up. this year, according to aaa 49 million americans traveled 50 miles or more for the holiday season. that's an increase in 1 million people compared to last year. the majority hit the road with 43 million travelers driving and 4 million flying and the rest going on cruises trains and buses. we spoke with people, a mom and daughter saying goodbye she was heading back to college another woman heading back to school. another family from atlanta scrambling to get to the gate. >> my wife left stuff back at the rental car place and go back out and get her jewelry whatever she dropped in the front seat. >> this was the perfect start to an awesome holiday weekend. >> it's nice knowing that christmas is in three weeks

bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> another fire overnight left nine homes in ruins in trenton. the fire fight was delayed by live electrical wires that fell down near the burning home. pse&g had to be called in to turn off the electric and the gas. the fire went to 6-alarm also. 6-alarms. the homes are gone right before the holidays. >> i lost everything. my life is good, my son, my husband is okay. >> when i looked over, i saw the fire, i've never seen anything like this. through the window there is a fire. >> investigators are sifting through the destruction to find the cause of the fire. >> philadelphia police are looking for two suspects in an overnight shooting, a 22-year-old man was shot in the thigh and the handle in strawberry mansion. the victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition. police don't why he was shot. two people fled toward oxford street. >>> no arrest in the murder of a man in west philadelphia. he was found shot in the chest on the 5500 block of chestnut street. the victim went to get help at a nearby firehouse a block from where he was shot. he w

that's where "action news" reporter bob brooks is live tonight with the very latest. vening. you got to feel bad for the people down here. the damage speaks for itself here. you can see this home is burned down to its foundation. the two homes on both sides, they're badly damaged as well. you see cars here, they caught fire as heavy winds overnight made this thing really hard to stop. with high winds overnight the fire would only get bigger and harder to control. cell phone video captures the flames at their peak. neighbors say they rose 15 feet from the home. this picture taken by app witnesses also shows its immense. it started with what she things is a explosion. >> i heard a loud boom i looked out the window and i could see all the fire, the blazes. >> reporter: that's stephanie. she captured this video. the fire spread to houses next door and to ones down the street. >> probably at least 15 to 20 feet above the house. it was huge. >> reporter: ian picking was one of the people living insi

"action news" reporter bob brooks is live this afternoon with the very latest on this most disturbingtion. bob. >> reporter: brian, so disturbing someone was essentially -- someone died and then was thrown out onthe to the street. behind me you can see some of that investigation still, the crime tape, gloves from the detectives used here when they were out here during this initial investigation now neighbors living around here essentially left to wonder have things gotten so bad that people are being thrown away onto the street. as it stands now, someone in holmesburg died and their body was thrown out onto the sidewalk like a piece of trash. the gruesome discovery was made late last night. something neighbors sadly aren't that surprised by. >> now people getting robbed over at the park over there and it's just a lot of riffraff that's here and, you know, a lot of drugs are in the area. >> reporter: we're told by the pharmacy workers next door they were the first to notice the body on frankford avenue. they were trying to close up for the night and went to put down their security cage

action news reporter bob brooks has more. >> reporter: for the fourth time, restoration crews are cleaningut the businesses and washing the parking lot to the shopping center. for the fourth time the water main burst and millions of gallons poured out, once again, she had to evacuate from shop rite to safety. >> reporter: you had to wade through the water >> i had to go down that way. that's where the lowest all of this is high. i had to go all the way down where the water was maybe here. >> reporter: he was able to make her way out but certainly wasn't easy. >> i fell >> it was cold. i had to walk. i had to walk all the way home. i was dripping and so cold. >> reporter: you can see the fire department had to bring if boats. 75 rescues total. sherry williams was shopping inside the ross. >> somebody started screaming like the water, the water. >> ross is now closed. this woman says she knows someone trapped in their car and may have drowned. if it weren't for quick response. >> they carried on. >> she was transported. she was trapped inside, yes. >> reporter: now, i want to show you this i