brian taff and sharrie williams will be there bringing you live updates. >>> philadelphia's embattled district attorney is facing a challenge, a former co-worker announced today he will run in the democratic primary against seth williams, "action news" reporter vernon odom joins us live from city hall with more. >> reporter: good evening monica, joe kahn is his name and he has been around for a while now, he is taking a bold step forward getting ahead of what could be a crowded field. >> i am joe kahn and i'm a democrat and running for the district attorney of philadelphia. >> joseph kahn with 15 years under his belt as an assistant d.a., and announced a challenge to seth williams in the may primary. he says he has made a mess of the office and has got to go.

sharrie williams and brian taff are live outside the debate law -- hall tonight. sharrie let's begin with you. >> reporter: good evening, jim. hofstra has become in many ways like a small city with the additional thousands of people who have converged here additional people here to protest, people here trying to get their message out and we know that safety is paramount. >> perhaps you can hear the helicopters overhead right now. they're taking extraordinary steps to ensure that safety. in fact one of the people that jim mentioned in introducing us tonight jill stein the green party presidential candidate was on campus tonight and actually was escorted off by police when her rally here was determined to be a dangerous distraction. >> of course hofstra has hosted two presidential debates in the past but those who were here for those both say that the security level for this presidential debate is exponentially greater. here's what we are talking about, a view of what we have seen all day long here as the security here has ramped up. there is a secure zone an perime

multiple polls show clinton and trump in a statistical tie. >> "action news" anchors brian taff and sharriehofstra for us tonight with the anticipation growing by the minute. brian, sharrie. >> anticipation and excitement, monica. good evening, guys. welcome to hofstra university. you talk about the size of the television audience in a word enormous. and a part of the reason why this such a hugely significant event. it is very unlike that donald trump and hillary clinton will command an audience this big at any other point during the rest of the election season. kind of want to break down the third wall so to speak and ask you to take a look just to your right. just some of the media that has gathered from around the world to beam home this special event here tonight. reporters and broadcasters,

on this saturday morning, i'm brian taff.begin with breaking news in wilmington, delaware, this morning. the action cam live near the ruins of a burned out home in wilmington. we now know that one firefighter is dead saturday of this, two other firefighters are in critical condition this morning. this is a heartbreaking video coming in moments ago to "action news," firefighter carrying the body of one of their own, flag-draped body emerging from the rubble of the fire on the 1900 block of lake view road in wilmington. a very grim scene there. and more new video coming in seconds ago. this to share with you, it shows the ambulance leaving the scene getting a police escort. we do not know if that is the body of confirmed dead firefighter or one said to be in critical condition this morning. we'll get much more in the way of detail as the

. >> "action news" anchors brian taff and sharrie williams are live at hofstra for us tonight with the anticipation growing by the minute. brian, sharrie. >> anticipation and excitement, monica. good evening, guys. welcome to hofstra university. you talk about the size of the television audience in a word enormous. and a part of the reason why this such a hugely significant event. it is very unlike that donald trump and hillary clinton will command an audience this big at any other point during the rest of the election season. kind of want to break down the third wall so to speak and ask you to take a look just to your right. just some of the media that has gathered from around the world to beam home this special event here tonight. reporters and broadcasters, literally from every corner of the world and that's just the scene outside. take a look at the scene inside. this is the media filing center a cavern building where thousands of reporters have come. they have been here 24 hours a day for the last couple of days blogging, broadcasting, writing, reporting the events of this incredi

i'm brian taff. the big story on "action news" is that police involved shooting in the port richmond section. let's get to bob brooks live at ann and richmond street where the crash came to a grinding conclusion, bob. >> reporter: brian, good evening. this was the end of the road. look behind me. you will see the violent ending. the big-time impact between the jeep. it was reported stolen in the police van. before all this happened, we were told there was another scene with the suspect of that jeep, a woman tried to ram other police cruisers and run over officers before she led them to this point here. this is ann street and richmond street. this is where it started. this is where it ended, excuse me, but it started at e street in clearfield. again, that jeep was reported stolen. it was spotted there. officers tried to pull it over, but the woman inside tried to run officers over. it prompted the cops on scene to open fire. she got away from that scene, led police on a brief high-speed chase here to

encompass two doughnuts. >> i'm allowed to each one. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 for brian taffdam joseph i'm sharrie williams. join me along with brian adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at at 10:on phl17. >> now here's monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5:00 monica see you in a bit. >> all right coming up next rick an arrest has been made nearly a month after an eight-year-old girl was killed in the cross five a gun battle in camden. >>> plus the search is still on for a killer after police cleared their initial person of interest in another crime. we're live with the latest on that investigation. >>> and new video of a deadly police-involved shooting in north carolina. the video has sparked days of protests now in charlotte. we'll have those stories and more coming up next at 5:00. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> it is 5 o'clock and we're following developing news out of camden, new jersey tonight.

. >> "action news" will have live coverage from hofstra university, with brian taff and sharrie williams before and after the debate. you can watch the debate at 9:00 p.m. followed by "action news" at 11:00 p.m. join us tonight after "action news" at 11 for a special edition of inside story, our panel will breakdown the debate and talk about the impact on the election. monica malpass hosts tonight after "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >>> eagles undefeated and in first place in their division heading into the week off, the bye week after steam rolling the steelers. doug peter just talked about the -- peterson talked about the win that has the fans all a buzz carson wentz looked poised. the eagles have not turned the ball over in 3 weeks. coach peterson is the first new eagles coach to start 3-o. >> he loves watching tape. like i mentioned, he and the quarterbacks they are in here at 5:30 watching film. they are exhausting the tape. it's pate ton manningish. you don't want to put labels on guys, that's how peyton perhaps that's how they prepare each week. you know he has that now. >> eagles n

action news tonight is tonight's historic confrontation of hofstra university on long island and brian taffe at hofster and jeannette reyes is live in center city philadelphia and brian taff covered a substantial amount of ground and yes there was some less than pleasant interaction. >> yes, that is absolutely true jim. you know if there was ever any drought as to what kind of tone this debate would take those questions were very quickly answered, it was combative and contentious but given the size of the television audience it was possibly also very consequential. [applause] and with that brief pleasantries out of the way politeness fell by the way side debate to find where the candids stand brought them to blows time and time again. >> it's disgraceful. >> he has really started his political activity based on this racist lie. >> typical politician, all talk, no action, sounds good. >> well donald i know you live in your own reality. >> questioning first focused on the economy creating and keeping jobs and cutting taxes and secretary clinton slamming his plan to cut taxes for top earners.

saturday morning, i'm brian taff. we begin with breaking news in wilmington, delaware, this morning. the action cam live near the ruins of a burned out home in wilmington. we now know that one firefighter is dead saturday of this, two other firefighters are in critical condition this morning. this is a heartbreaking video coming in moments ago to "action news," firefighter carrying the body of one of their own, flag-draped body emerging from the rubble of the fire on the 1900 block of lake view road in wilmington. a very grim scene there. and more new video coming in seconds ago. this to share with you, it shows the ambulance leaving the scene getting a police escort. we do not know if that is the body of confirmed dead firefighter or one said to be in critical condition this morning. we'll get much more in the way of detail as the morning unfolds today. now a look at the fire itself, as the flames shot through the roof of the home, a row home here, four children and one adult were initially trapped inside, they did g

"action news" anchors brian taff and sharrie williams report there hofstra with the preview. >> reporter: good evening, walter. on any given sunday hofstra's campus might be quiet with students inside, maybe studying more likely watching some football games but this, of course not any given sunday. >> we are more than 24 hours away from the first presidential debate, it could be the most most watched debate in american political history. we have been walking around campus today and excitement about this event is obvious, every step we took to take. >> signs are absolutely every where literally. we found them plastered in dorm room windows, in cars as they drove by or in the parking lot, and, of course, more official sign is the one on the walkways and many buildings here on hofstra long island campus. but that is the view outside. take a look inside right behind us here. what will happen inside that building, that is the main event tomorrow night. >> that stage, it is set, we've got an advanced look. take a look what has been happening inside, construction crews, and engineers have been

monday night, rick is off, brian taff joins us and the big story on "action news" is carson wentz bigh, it comes after a touch and go summer for the rookie and a sudden trade deal for the eagles veteran quarterback. "action news" reporter bob brooks live in south philadelphia today with more from wentz and of course from eagles fans. bob. >> reporter: well, brian and monica, hey, why not? sam bradford's gone. you put in carson wentz you give him a shot. and the theme during his news conference at a was that he was confident, he hammered that point home saying that he is ready to play and fans say why not, stick him in, give him a shot. he saw limited preseason action fractured his rib but rookie carson wentz is your new eagle starting qb. today he addressed the media as the starter for the first time. >> the whole time all along it was just getting ready for whenever this time would come. and, you know, i knew i was ready. >> reporter: though he might be trying to hide some emotions, wentz is at least acting like he's not overwhelmed by the pressure. >> i really just block it out. jus

. >>> i'm brian taff. orologist chris sowers standing by with the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: good morning to you, brian we've been waiting a long time for this, 50s to the northwest, cold front in the process of pushing through, the dewpoints are lowering, it feels like a breath of fresh air, glassboro, 64. cinnaminson, 63. later this afternoon, highs around 75. clouds to sun. >> all right, chris we have more on the fatal fire in wilmington on "action news" at 9:00. back to "g.m.a." >>> welcome back to "gma" on a saturday morning. happening right now, the search is on for the gunman who opened fire at a mall in washington state. five people, four women and one man, dead. the shooter still on the loose after fleeing on foot. >>> also right now, no inappropriate contact. sources tell abc news that while brad pitt did get into a shouting match on a flight with his children, there was no inappropriate physical contact. the actor is under investigation since his wife angelina jolie filed for divorce earl

brian taff and sharrie williams will have the latest for you from hofstra, university.karen, david, i'm matt. have a great week! >>> good morning, america. donald trump and hillary clinton getting set for tonight's crucial first debate. how the candidates are preparing in the final hours. >> getting ready. getting ready. >> 100 million people expected to tune in. the war over ho will be in the front row. what each candidate needs to do to close the deal tonight. it's your voice, your vote. >>> major washout. entire neighborhoods underwater in the midwest. rifs rising, forcing thousands to evacuate. residents racing to save their homes. as they brace for the worst flooding in nearly a decade. >>> police release new footage of the deadly shooting in charlotte. questions grow. tensions rise on the streets. now the victim's brother-in-law joins us live, only on "gma." >>> and

brian taff and sharrie williams bring you reports starting tonight.he debate airs on 6abc at 9:00 p.m. monday night. >>> boathouse row is shining brighter thanks to the a donation. the iconic lights on the schuylkill expressway underwent a makeover. there was a festival and light show across the river on mlk drive. >> people know when they drive through center city at night and going out the schuylkill expressway or the martin luther king drive they will see a wonderful site that has been part of the philadelphia landscape for 40 years. >>> now, the city didn't have the money for the upgrades, so a private donor stepped up to cover the cost. i drove past it in the wee early morning hours, it looks gorgeous. >> it looks beautiful, thank you to that private anonymous don't know. >> thinking outside the box, pays off. a delaware high school wins $10 million from a famous family. >> super model indicate -- kate upton sends a strong message to her haters. what she said will inspire you. >> this will inspire you, too, the beautiful sunrise over camden. chri

brian taff we continue to follow the breaking news that has dominated this saturday morning, a houseth devastating and deadly results in wilmington, delaware. this is how it looked just after 3:00 a.m. this morning, dozens of firefighters tackled this blaze in the 1900 block of lake view road in wilmington. we now know that one firefighter is dead. many other are hurt two of them we are told are in critical condition this morning when one floor of that row home you see collapsed with firefighters inside. we have new video just coming in now of what the scene looks like right now. it is light outside, you can see the results of the fire gutting that one building and doing great damage to the structures on either side of it. again, many fire departments and crews turned out this morning from wilmington, elsmere, claymont and elsewhere, the call went out at some point today when it became clear this was not just a fire, but now a devastating scene of destruction and as mentioned one firefighter is dead. there were five people inside the building at the time, four of them children and on

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >>> hello again, 4:30 and "action news" continues with new surveillance pictures of an armed bank robber in action. plus we have the details surrounding a strange attack in the made in america concert. >>> and a teenager takes her parents to court over a facebook post. it's coming up in big talkers. >>> federal agents investigate a series of gun thefts in the mayfair section of philadelphia. they are announcing a reward in getting the firearms off the street. sara bloomquist joins us live this afternoon. >> reporter: brian, the atf is now joining a group called the national shooting sports foundation and offering a $10,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects that broke into the gun store in mayfair and stole 17 handguns, they did it three times in the past two weeks and the latest one happened yesterday. this video shows one of the suspects inside of locks philadelphia gun exchange throwing barrels at a glass case trying to get in and steal handgun, here is mo

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologi meteorologist, adam joseph, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with history being made in delaware. >>> and a robbery in the port richmond section caught on camera. >> and we'll explain why a sheriff's department is forced to issue an apology because of a confrontation with a nursing mother. >>> and stay with me, the schuylkill expressway today penndot announced a multifacetted solution to reduce congestion between philadelphia and king of prussia. sara bloomquist is live on the schuylkill expressway with the details, all of us are eagerly awaiting. >> reporter: yes, look at the schuylkill expressway it's right now bumper to bumper. today penndot in conjunction with septa announced this long range plan to ease the congestion, they want to make it easier to travel to and from center city and king of prussia. any motorist knows with the schuylkill expressway i-76 can look like almost any time of the day, bumper to bumper, stop and go. >> it's too crowded we don't use it, they need more lanes. >> now penndo

brian taff and sharrie williams will bring you reports starting tonight at 6:00 p.m. the debate is at 9:00 p.m. on 6abc monday night. >> iconic boathouse row lights underwent a makeover. 89 passion department put on festival and light show across the river on mlk drive. >> people know when they drive through center city at night and going out the schuylkill expressway or the martin luther king, that they are going to see a wonderful site that's been part of the philadelphia landscape for 40 years. >> now, the city didn't have the money for the upgrades, so a private donor stepped up to cover the cost. >>> a treasured piece of a new jersey man's past is back with the family thanks to a stranger that lives 3,000 miles away. >> reporter: when linda piper opened the package from california and saw what was inside her heart just about stopped. >> touching something that belonged to him, i'm in shock. >> reporter: these are the dog tags her late husband wore when he served in the coast guard in vietnam. he died in 2008, but he hadn't been forgotten by his family or navy vet

for sharrie williams and alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. hopefully you'll join us tonight 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, cecily tynan is on an outdoor adventure live at the philadelphia zoo. >> reporter: hi guys, i'm with pandora now, pandora is a box turtle looking at the camera, they are found in the eastern u.s. from maine to florida. what is interesting about these guys, during hot periods they can submerge in the mud for days to stay cool and we have rainy cool weather and we'll be introducing you to the baby gorilla. yes, it's a girl. coming up live from the philadelphia zoo. >> thank you cecily. the big story, she is wearing a coat. >> the turtle? no that is a shell. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> wednesday night the big story on "action news" is breaking news right now from south carolina. where two students and a teacher ha

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >>> 4:30 now and "action news" continues with a rash of robberies at local pharmacies and police have clear surveillance video of the two men they say are responsible. >> plus, a dramatic theft at a storage facility and the thieves used the u-haul as their weapon of choice. >>> and this is the most watched video ever on the president's facebook page, a boy with a big heart and a lesson we can all live from. >>> a crossing guard in northeast philadelphia was seriously injured by a driver who police say intensely struck her and took off. the driver and crossing guard had an altercation afterwards and he almost hit a child in the process. sara bloomquist has the details of this bizarre story. >> reporter: this is the interests section where the crossing guard was rundown. the guard yelled at a driver that almost hit a child crossing across the street and at that point the driver stopped and put in in reverse and ran right into the crossing guard. the crossing guard was performing her jo

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff>> it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with the track of hurricane hermine. are you looking at the outer edges as it batters the beaches of florida's panhandle. it's expected to make landfall later tonight and impact our weather this weekend. we begin with adam joseph at the big board and what is the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: hermine became a hurricane and winds sustained at 75 miles per hour. the eye is starting to get into radar's range along the coast there of florida. and this will be the first hurricane to make landfall in the state of florida in 11 years. when wilma came on the west coast of florida in 1995. and this continues to wrap around hermine bringing torrential rain and high waves and strong winds as we look near the eye we have data from a beauwhy over the water there. winds south-southeast gusting to near 60 and wave heights of 20 feet they get the storm surge and inland flooding and coastal flooding for the state of florida. right now 115 miles south sou

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >>> hello again, "action news" continues with a new tax being used to curb a recent spike in violence in trenton. >>> and a car slammed into a home in newcastle. hear from the homeowner who was home at the time. >>> and a worker stands up for one of her students and quits her job. the lunch shaming policy that caused controversy in big talkers. >> and first at 4:30, a philadelphia teacher is under investigation after video surfaced online showing him fighting with a student and they purged and kicked each other and at one point the student is put in a head lock. this happened at lincoln high high school. chad pradelli talked to a witness and joins us live with the story. >> reporter: yes sharrie the video is disturbing on so many levels and the key question in this case is did this teacher go too far or was he simply defending himself. the video picks up in the hallway of lincoln high school. a student and teacher squaring off and fighting as students watch. according it a law enforc

"action news" will be live at hofstra with brian taff and sharrie williams before and after the debate. you can watch the debate starting at 9:00 p.m. followed by "action news" at 11:00 p.m. join us you after "action news" for a special presidential debate edition of inside story. they will breakdown the debate and talk about how what is said tonight could impact the election. monica malpass will host after "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >>> we started the workweek with a chilly morning, but it's turning out to be a nice afternoon with pleasant temperatures. looking live from sky6 live hd at the jersey shore in atlantic city. meteorologist david murphy is tracking the latest conditions and joining us outside on the terrace. it's starting to feel fall-like. >> reporter: it is sarah. check out satellite we talked about how we would start out mostly sunny and we talked about an iran crease in clouds, it's occurred in part of the region starting at noon. morning lows, everybody could say brrr if you were in allentown and reading. 42 degrees in allentown, it got into the mid 0s in the poconos.

live reports from brian taff and sharrie williams, start sunday. >>> developing overnight a suspicious vehicle forced the vacs wakes of a terminal in new york city. officials put terminal b on lockdown for more than an hour until the nypd bomb squad figure out that the abandoned vehicle was no longer a threat. >>> the sixer he sixers will ct the ribbon on their new facility along the camden waterfront. the sixers help it will lure top free agent players in the future. the team opens at home against the kansas thunder. october 26, we'll see what happens with bensimhon monls and company -- ben simmons. >> severe weather moves into the rocky mountain states as we welcome the first day of fall. >> reporter: the first day of fall and it feels like summer. shorts and ts on the kids. we have changes for the weekend, i'll have the details coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> here's new video and new information about a strong system that blew through utah and going through the midwest affirm tornado touched down in blinding rain and some residents are without power, no

look for brian taff and sharrie williams on sunday with all the build up for the event. >> severe weather sweeps through the midwest. one person was killed when a mudslide pushed his home in victory on the state highway. the storm barreled through utah. you can see the funnel clouds forming there. tens of thousands do not have power and water and gas lines have been shut off as a precaution. >> around here it's been nice, i was sitting outside yesterday you said it was lovely. there's more of that to come? >> reporter: today will be more humid, not oppressive and this weekend looks better. storm tracker 6 live double scan currently showing we are dry. looking outside, we have a few clouds over the ben franklin bridge. there may be a few more to come as the day goes on. we're starting out comfortable. 67 degrees in philadelphia. your dewpoint has hit 06. that's what we consider humid. wind out of the north, northwest generally, but they are calm. there's a lack of significant cloud cover, there's a low line of cloud cover forming over south jersey, i think we wind up with sunshine in most

"action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taffagain sharrie. >> yes. >> rick williams. brian is off. 4:30 and "action news" continues. we're following breaking news from philadelphia. police now commission are richard ross -- commissioner richard ross -- >> here we go. "action news" is continuing. that's is search for a man who tried to rob a philadelphia bank without success. >>> local students get an expert check of their backpack so they can avoid getting hurt. >>> an eight-year-old is greatly rewarded by one university after learning about her passion for education at such a young age. >> but first there is a bed bug infestation in new jersey's capitol. the creepy crawlers have turned up in three state buildings and one of the locations is ironically at the department of health. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live now in the new jersey news room with more including reaction from workers. nora. >> reporter: hi there sharrie r the workers are horrified. this is not something you expect to be dealing with in the workplace

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brian taff and sharrie williams will be there bringing you live updates. >>> philadelphia's embattled district attorney is facing a challenge, a former co-worker announced today he will run in the democratic primary against seth williams, "action news" reporter vernon odom joins us live from city hall with more. >> reporter: good evening monica, joe kahn is his name and he has been around for a while now, he is taking a bold step forward getting ahead of what could be a crowded field. >> i am joe kahn and i'm a democrat and running for the district attorney of philadelphia. >> joseph kahn with 15 years under his belt as an assistant d.a., and announced a challenge to seth williams in the may primary. he says he has made a mess of the office and has got to go. >> i know seth williams. he has lost his way. he has miss managed a great office. i am ready to restore integrity, jumts and fairness to the district attorney's office. >> seth williams integrity has been called into question. while he is probed but not charged with any crimes. williams campaign chairman released a responsing say

brian taff joins us. here's what's happening on "action news" for you tonight.on and donald trump focus all their efforts this labor day on the battleground state of ohio. someone posing as a police officer attacked a driver in fairmount park and still has not been caught. >>> and carson wentz will be your eagles starting quarterback this sunday. ducis rodgers has details coming up in sports. >> ♪ >> presidential candidates are spending this labor day with american workers in a major battleground state. >> hillary clinton and donald trump are connecting with union leaders and small business owners to hear their concerns as we move into a critical phase in the campaign season. >> the democratic nominee debuted her new campaign plane on her way to several events in ohio. this is the republican nominee and his running mate talked business with retired workers. both campaigns crisscrossing one state in the same day just under scores its importance in this upcoming election. >> kenneth moton is following all the developments for us on the campaign trail tonight. >> h

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brian taff and sharrie williams are at hofstra university we'll have live coverage before and after the debate. you can watch it at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >>> new information on a story we told you about last night at 11:00 p.m. a motorcyclist injured on the boulevard has died. the crash happened yesterday afternoon. officials say a car traveling southbound struck the motorcycle launching the driver into the air, police say he was not wearing a helmet. nobody was injured in the accident. >>> firefighters in wilmington will honor two comrads killed in the line of duty. they will escort the bodies of christopher leach and jerry fickes to the funeral home this morning. they are killed when the floor collapsed in a fire on lake view road on saturday. the tragic sequence of events was captured on radio transmission. >> you make contact with the two firefighters. >> negative. >> location is the basement. >> 8 residents made it out of there home safely. atf has joined the investigation into the cause of the fire. funeral arrangements have not been made public. >>> all right, the eagles didn't fly

for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. >> now here are rick williams and look at what's ahead at 5 o'clock. hi, guys. >> hi there. >> coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 new details from the clinton campaign after her pneumonia diagnosis and public stumble over the week. what her aides are now saying and how that's affecting the race for the white house coming up. >>> also in bucks county are investigating after a toddler was shot and killed inside of a home this morning. >> and another setback for septa and its regional rail line. the new problem that is forcing that agency to pull cars out of service that they thought had already been fixed. those stories and more coming up on "action news" at 5:00 next. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is taking a break from the campaign trail tonight after that stumble right there caught on camera yesterday. and while she's resting her running mate is hard at work

for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli adam joseph melissa magee, i'm brian taff.n me along with sharrie adam and ducis rodgers tonight and of course every night for "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5 o'clock. hi guys. >> hi guys. thank you very much. coming up next on "action news" at 5 o'clock a pastor's wife fights back after a man armed with a fake gun tries to attack her family. coming up what she is saying tonight after she used her real gun to shoot the suspect. >>> also an historical eye care facility's hospital status is in limbo because of a fight with the feds. >> new at 5:00 the multi-million dollars grant that could be bringing hundreds of jobs to berks county. we'll have those stories and much more coming up next at 5:00. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> my wife saying drop the gun. i'm like she's got her gun and he turned towards her and i said shoot

for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. along with sharrie adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5 o'clock. hi guys. >> hi. thank you. coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 for the first time in year the second congressional seat is opened and we have a look at the candidates tonight. >> why a group of young women are hitting the jersey shore to encourage their peers to take fewer selfies. those stories and more coming up on "action news" at 5:00 next. >> with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> chopper six is over the scene of breaking news in west philadelphia here. this is south miller -- 200 block of south millick street. 30 minutes ago there were reports of shots fired. a suspect is now barricaded inside this home and a woman was wounded. southwest detectives are on the scene and according to police it all started about a half hour

it is friday night jim is off i'm brian taff and the big story on action news is the sweltering heat wave shattering records in several local cities and more brewel temperatures to come and action news reporter bob brooks is sweating it out with springstein but we first are with cecily tynan. >> people are tired of the heat, the 7th and the 44th day this year of temperatures this the 90s, the heat wave started on 90, 91, yesterday 95 and today 95 degrees, that's a new record breaking that record of 94 that stood for 132 years and we had a lot of record highs across the region. wilmington philadelphia and trenton all record highs of 95. dover 96. that's a new record atlantic city airport new record high of 96. and even areas that didn't set record highs certainly very warm and reddening 93 and allentown 92 and two places to go to escape the heat poconos and cape may not as intense as inland 88 degrees. but tonight you step outside and you can really feel the moisture in the air, dew points in the 70s, that is suppooppressive an where they will stay and temperatures likely about a notc

brian taff joins us. wanted in connection with three bombings in new york city and new jersey is in custody. how an attentive bar owner cracked the case. >>> what hampered experts to get this fast moving for under control. >>> eagles taking on the bears for monday neither football. jaime apody with a live reporter from chicago coming up in sports. >> ♪ >> but first we have every reason to believe this was an act of terror. those the words of new york city mayor bill deblasio today following the bomb blast in his city on saturday. >> the same suspect is connected to that blast and a bombing in seaside park as well as bombs found in elizabeth, new jersey. >> once police knew who they were looking for every law enforcement agency in the fry state area was put on alert. but it was a bar own interlinden new jersey who noticed a man sleeping in his hallway and called police for help. well, that man turned out to be rahami who reportedly had a gun. [gunfire] >>> frightened residents hid behind their curtains as

scene of saturday night's bombing in manhattan. >>> monday night, rick is on special assignment, brian taff of course the big story on "action news" is the arrest of that man accused of being a home grown terrorist. >> he is accused of a trail of terror in two states starting saturday morning in seaside park new jersey. that's where a pipe bomb went off along the route of a marine corps charity race. then saturday night 29 people were hurt in a blast in manhattan's chelsea section. and last night five explosive devices were found in elizabeth new jersey at a train station there. that caused major morning rush hour delays within hours officials named rahami as their suspect and hours later he was captured in linden new jersey, two stories on this tonight. abc's elizabeth hur in linden new jersey is where we start now. >> reporter: good evening to you, the suspect is in the hospital and in surgery. this after that shootout with police that happened just lined me here. as for the two officers wounded in that shootout we are told they will be okay. the manhunt for the suspect ending in a shooto

with brian taff, sharrie williams and ducis rogers. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and jaime apody and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, the rush hour horror. the deadly train crash, and we have new images this evening, from inside the crash. the train from new york to hoboken, slamming into the terminal. >> we got multiple walking wounded. >> victims climbing through twisted metal, and new surveillance from before the crash. our reporting tonight on the engineer. >>> the deadly police shooting. this time, a 6-year-old is killed. marshalls firing at an suv. the boy with autism was in the passenger seat. >>> at this hour, the new hurricane brewing. it could effect the u.s. and the major storm system, blinding rain in the east. >>> donald trump tonight, sources inside his campaign now saying he was prepped for the first debate. but did not execute the plan. and the stunning moment here, third party candidate gary johnson, asked a simple question. you

and "action news" continues on 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and sharrie williams and ducis rogers and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 on channel 6. the troubleshooters are helping consumers that are having trouble with a certain big box retailer. here is nydia han with a preview. >> some viewers are complaining about the major appliances they purchased as well as the customer service. this woman contacted us about her heater and this gentlemen about a dishwasher that would not stay shut. but the good news is this big box retailer was good as responding. >> for cecily tynan and adam joseph and ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, breaking news. shots fired at an elementary school. hitting children and a teacher, a suspect in custody. images now coming in from the scene. >>> the deadly police shooting. the aftermath live on facebook. the man's sister saying she told police he was unarmed. authorities say he was in a, quote, shooting stance. >>> the breaking headline here in new york

. >>> "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, and meteorologist, adam joseph. and here at 11:00 on channel 6 "action news" is on the trail of a philadelphia resident accused of going to extreme measures to live rent free conning landlords out of their hard earned cash. >> reporter: stolen identity, and a decade of deception to avoid paying rent. tonight we track down the alleged mastermind whose victims say should be behind bars. we review how she landed in jail and what happens next. >>> for cecily tynan and ducis rogers, i'm rick williams have a nice evening we hope you'll join us tonight at 11:00. newspapers know the real story on pat toomey. on background checks for gun buyers... toomey has shown the courage few others have... toomey steps up on checks... toomey is on the right side... pennsylvania police organizations endorse pat toomey as best to protect our families. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to live a full life. but living for today doesn't mean forge

. >>> very own brian taff and sharrie williams will head to hofstra university for tomorrow night's debate. the debate begins at 6:00 a.m. at 9:00 p.m. on monday. >>> it was a moving ceremony, this morning, in our nation's capitol, for dedication ceremony, and official opening, of the national museum of african-american history and culture, and, philadelphia's own patty labelle was among the performers. >> ♪ >> museum contains 1,000 artifacts and helped tell story of the african-american experience, over the span of 400 years. >>> i imagine, holding hand with someone and tell them the story that are told here. we will learn about ourselves as americans. we will walk away, that much more then love with this country. only place on earth where this story could have been told. >> now to prevent long lines they have been distributing tickets through their web site, currently the next available ticket are for first week of december. does pat toomey speak for you? i also want to thank the nra for it's, uh, strong support for my campaign. pat toomey: he opposes an assault weapons ban and got an "a

you can look for live reports from brian taff and sharrie williams starting sunday with the buzz anduildup leading to the big event. >>> the seasons have changed. welcome to the first night of fall. you're not mistaken, feels like summer. temperatures in the mid 80s. we are outside. hi. >> one more day of this summer-like warmth. and didn't feel like fall at all today. the high, 87 degrees. 11 above normal. yesterday, 86. tuesday it was relatively warm. 82 degrees. and satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are dry right now. a few clouds over delaware in south jersey. look to the north and west, see the line of clouds and the broken line of showers. that's the cold front moving through tomorrow night. unfortunately we need the rain. most of the showers will miss us. but what we will get is a blast of actually colder than average temperatures. temperatures behind that front 50s, 40s, and even 30s. and by monday morning some areas will be in the 40s. so you may want so find that fall jacket you packed away for the past several months. tomorrow showing a warm day. 8:00. 66 by 2

as the superbowl and hillary clinton and donald trump face off in their first debate and anchors brian taff sharrie are here with a preview. >> students rarely go to bed before 11:00 but credible evidence suggesting the kids are not going to bed at all and the campus if you can't tell is buzzing for good reason and less than 24 hours from now he will play host to what will likely be the biggest political spectacle of all times. >> a new look invaded with all things debate and under the international spotlight and to see and hear on the camp and look what we saw today on the stage this evening the advanced team from both campaigns were on that debate stage for a big of a rehearsal and hillary clinton's team went first followed by donald trump people and we actually spotted trump supporter rudy guilanni and i was in the hall for a sneak peek and here is a look. this is the hofstra sports complex but behind me the space has been transformed to prepare for the presidential debate this is inside the debate hall and when you watch from home here is what we are learning hillary clinton will be pos

"action news" continues on phl17 with brian taff sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rodgers.n us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6 now for cecily ducis jim gardner the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. have a good night. we hope you'll join us as 11:00. >> ♪ >>> tonight, the sprint to election day starts now. donald trump and hillary clinton barnstorming the battleground states. the rivals nearly crossing paths on a crowded ohio tarmac. their planes right next to each other. clinton calls in reinforcements, and trump reveals his strategy for the big debate. >>> hermine's dangerous surf slamming into the east coast tonight. beaches shut down on this holiday weekend, costing businesses millions. now, a new hurricane on the horizon. >>> president obama and vladimir putin in a face to face staredown. the president describing their blunt talk, but did they make a deal? >>> a father's car stolen at a gas station. his twin daughters asleep in the backseat. tonight, his warning about turning your back, even for