i'm live in tabernacle, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> just to recap what we now know about this developing story, two children were killed in a shooting at a home here in tabernacle new jersey, a young woman believed to be the children's mother are at cooper medical hospital in camden and very critical. police believe there is no get to the community and police tell "action news" it may be a murder-suicide attempt. >> our coverage of this tragic event in tabernacle continues at 6abc.com, can you get the most up to date information and see reports of our coverage today on "action news" and view our election of photos from the scene, it's all right there right now at 6abc.com. >> at the "action news" big board, today another round of heavy snow pounding the northeast, the storm is so bad it's being dubbed winter storm knife. here you see two tow trucks going in to rescue two cars and getting stuck themselves and cars abandoned on snow clogged highways and officials say it could take days to clear the roads and roads to the hospital blocked and this baby girl was born in the l

i'm chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. lets switch live now to sky 6 hd, looking at philadelphia international airport, the weather has triggered a two hour delay here tonight. call ahead before you head to the airline, we'll have more on what the travel has been like at the airport all day long. coming up at 5:30. >>> the weather did not stop people from picking up items for tomorrow's thanksgiving dinner. the action cam was at the shop-rite, picking up food for tomorrow. >> time to get a check of the "action news" traffic report and see how dicey it is for folks. >> matt pellman is here, you did some shopping as well? >> no, i have people that cook for me. if they weren't i would be going to monica's house for sure. we are watching backups, for this hour for this day of the your, volume is not our maimer problem. our problem is accidents around the region, it's causing a backup in east falls and the lincoln drive is parked from the bridge to the 92nd precinct and ridge avenue and walnut lane good alternates to lincoln dr

dann cuellar is in pittsburgh tonight covering tom corbett and chad pradelli is live in york staking out the headquarters of tom wolf. >> lets start with dan in pittsburgh. >> reporter: jim, with tom wolf leading independent polls, tom corbett's campaign is pointing to a narrow gap in this election. the governor voted in his home town of shaler with his wife susan dropping by polling places to shake hands with voters. he said that the final hours of this campaign came down to one word. taxes. he claims that wox wants to spend more tax dollars and he wants to keep them the same. there has been a declining unemployment rate. overall the race for pennsylvania governor has smashed the state spending record with more than $70 million spent, despite that, pollsters are projecting that fewer than 50% of registered voters will cast their ballots tonight. either corbett will make history for pulling off a stunning upset or going down as the first pennsylvania governor to lose a bid for re-election. we are live with the corbett campaign in pittsburgh, i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news."

i'm live from york pennsylvania, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >> all right, chad, thank you. >>> let's switch live to the scene, in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and that is governor tom corbett, that is who you just saw talking behind our chad pradelli, a decisive lost tonight. he thank his wife, his supporters, and now lets go live for you for the last ten years of their support in his public life. as he said the associated press calling this a significant looks for the governor. he is first in modern time to have lost his bid for reelection. we do anticipate hearing from tom wolf, coming up at some point in the next half an hour or so, of course, as soon as that does happen we will bring it to you live. >>> and we've got some more results for you tonight, from pennsylvania pennsylvania's sixth congressional district, it looks like, trivedi, manon tr iv edi has lost to costello tonight, 57 percent won him the results. more results in pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, boyle has taken the top spot with 68 percent, adcock loses with 32 percent tonight. >> all right,

live in germantown chad pradelli, jim. >>> thank you, chad. you can see the entire abduction on 6abc.com. we urge you to take another look at suspect and the suspect's vehicle. if you have any information we have posted contact information for philadelphia police. >>> police dismantled booby-traps found in a north philadelphia warehouse today. the incident started a the 11:15 during a court-ordered eviction of a couple in the 1800 block of west sedgley avenue. roland and sharlene mcvicker talked about the traps. the workers boarding up the building for its new owners discovered another explosive device. [♪] >>> it is election day tomorrow. nationally the big story is which party will end up controlling the senate? the big race is the contest for governor of pennsylvania. vernon the race that is gardening the most attention? >>reporter:indeed it is the main event. both contenders are traveling the state today. this past weekend talking two things, taxes and turnout. as you take a look at the polling place in a charter school. the level of turno

live in manyunk tonight "action news" reporter chad pradelli, chad what's the story? >> jim, police detectives just left kildare's pub and they continue to look for clues in disappearance of shane montgomery. montgomery's mother tells me her son was told this leave this bar early yesterday morning because he distantly bumped into d.j. booth. he left. phone was dead, split from friends and has not been seen since. >> tonight friends and family of shane montgomery came to manayunk area looking for missing 21-year-old. >> this is extremely heart wrenching there are no words describe how i feel. >> dozens of people have been search around the clock montgomery's parents st. john baptist church has served as staging area. >> what we're doing that point is finding places that shane hit. >> fear mounts that the outcome will not be good. exhausted search today of the canal along main turned up no leads. >> and i can't thank the detectives enough for their assistance. >> there was a helicopter and k-9 unit. >> surveillance caught him walking west on main that's odd because thei

chad pradelli is live on the 200 block of washington avenue, chad what is the latest there? >> jim, investigators wrapped up the crime scene here a half hour ago and one police vehicle sits outside of the home that caught fire where the mother and young son perished and neighbors are shocked and saddened by their deaths and there are many questions to be answered and one at the forefront is who intentionally at the time this fire? the sight was smoke and fire billowing from this home and after it cleared a mother and her young son was inside. >> like me a good mom, she cares about her kids. to have is this happen is devastating. >> i hope they catch the person that did this. >> a lone survivor is believed to have clues, he is in stable condition at the local hospital but provided information as responders wheeled him into a waiting balance. >> i done want to put words in his mouth but he was telling investigators that someone broke into the house. >> investigators brought out bags and bags of evidence and they searched through the home and it's unclear what they found that w

i'm live in tabernacle, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news.." >> our coverage of this tragic day in tabernacle continues at 6abc.com. can you get the up to date information and see the coverage from "action news" and view photographs from the scene, it's all there at 6abc.com. >>> a montgomery county judge formerly sentenced -- the judge made the sentence official today. >>> dozens of baggage handlers working at philadelphia international airport went on a one day strike today. the employees of sub-contractor prime flight protested low wages and unsafe work conditions, they want to be paid the same wage as airplane employees. >> burlington county farmers market devastated by fire on tuesday was back open for business today. ten of the columbus market's 65 inside shops were destroyed in the four alarm blaze. the market's outdoor vending area as well as produce markets reopened today and the market was closed on the day of the fire, investigators still don't know what sparked the blaze. >> from chester county comes word that a trust fund is established to help 6-year-old ryan mcmillan

now chad pradelli is live with reaction to that decision. >> reporter: hey rick, the recently awarded casino group is evidentatic. they have released documents given the reasoning behind the selection, one is the existing hotel, the holiday inn it will be renovated and the 8 million visitor that already come down here to the stadium district. the winners of the new license plan to break ground with eight months and within two years have the casino up and running. these are renderings of the casino. it's a collaboration between the parks casino. >> i have been in philadelphia for 25 years, we know w philadelphia expects. >> in filing the board says that they offered the bst site to do what is intended. raise money for the commonwealth. the joint venture will have a 50/50 split in terms of debt, but they could self finance in necessary. for some residents the license and location stung. >> come down on an eagles sunday and see what my concerns are, we already have more than we can handle. >> they say they are working with neighborhood groups to allay fears, they say it will provide jobs

many manchester, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >>> and world news ton with david muir will have complete coverage of the changing political landscape and president obama's message to the new republican leadership in the senate. that is next on channel 6. >>> it's a trying day at 28th and dickinson in philadelphia. first a water main break and then in the effort to make repairs there was a second break at the same location. lets go live to the scene and "action news" reporter, annie mccormick. >> reporter: jim, the first one was really just a traffic disruption and the second water main break later this afternoon that is causing headaches out here especially people that live on the block because more than 50 people are without water, we'll take a look at the operation going on right now, pgw is on hand and they are lowering a beam so they can support a gas line so the water department can start work on the two water main breaks. take a look at this gushing water taken by cell phone video at 28th and dickinson wednesday afternoon. this was the first break of the day. >> all t

chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, chad. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, the remains of a shipwreck possibly dating back to 1850 has been discovered on an ocean county beach. >>> and ducis rodgers with the eagles' final preparations for the monday night match-up with the panthers. >>> a windy and cold day. the high only 53 with 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts. tracking a gradual warm up over the weekend and a taste of winter next week in the accuweather forecast. >>> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. do you guys do instant hey, i losreplacement?ard. (snap!) what just happened? check your wallet. no. ...no way. your debit card should arrive in 7-10 business days. it's time to bank human again. get debit cards on the spot, and no monthly fee checking with just a $100 minimum balance at td bank. america's most convenient bank. merry christmas! thanks but this gift, it's kind of half-fast. what's wrong? we still have cable internet, so our uploads are half the speed of our do

live in media, chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, chad. >>> 37 year old delvin barnes pleaded not guilty to a single couldn't of kidnapping akuccuse of abducting freeland-gaither from a germantown street. and they same carlesha was tied up in the trunk of barnes car and he was accused of kidnapping and raping a 16 year old girl in virginia. >>> arresting marcus cruz for the murder of a man found dead in eden park. facing murder charges of donald smith. a cleaning crew discovered smith's body tuesday morning. they say that cruz and smith worked together but they have not identified a motive. cruz held without bail. >>> converting the former police officer kocorbetkosh -- corchr. and they say he grabbed a man off the street, hand cuffed him, through him in the cruiser and sped off. no charges filed and no arrests made. when the young man told him he was a veteran he stopped him off where he found him. >>> new the driver of a bmw charged with cause an accident involving a school bus. the accident happened tuesday on state h

starting in york, pennsylvania and chad pradelli. chad? >>reporter:jim, wolf is now the 47th governor of pennsylvania. he wraps up his victory speech about 45 minutes ago. it was understated and brief and calm. much like the man himself. it's a remarkable story. he is not at political novice. he was a revenue secretary at one time. his assent to the governorship is astounding. he had a message and money. here was wolf as he enters in newark a short time ago. [ cheering ] like he has for much of the campaign, a fresh start for pennsylvania. he was joined on stage by his wife and two daughters. hundreds of sponsors had been waiting for him to arrive. he waited for tom corbett to give his concession speech. we talked about education that was at the top of the list. he pound the incumbent on education. that stuck with voters. he would like to the tax the drillers of the marcellus shale. here is him talking to the sponsors a short timsupporters. >> this is place that deserves to have a great future. we need to expect a lot of ourselves. if we d

. >>> lets switch live to chad pradelli, live at the scene, you talked to neighbors today. >> yes, shirleen, a heavy police presence remains here. they are processing the crime scene and neighbors are stunned and saddened by this tragedy, two people have been shot fatally and two are critically injured. >> neighbors are shocked. >> it's a tragedy. nothing really can you say about t. it's children that didn't deserve it. nine people live in the home, neighbors say that the woman and children moved to the home in mid-august, neighbors didn't know the children's exact ages but they appeared to range from elementary to middle school age, they referred all comment to state police. >> i always heard them playing in the backyard. >> i already contacted my son at the school and seeing if he was okay and he is fine. >> neighbors say they didn't hear a thing this morning until the roar of police and emergency responders could be heard speeding up holly park drive. >> it doesn't happen out here, it's a quiet neighborhood, peaceful, you can hear a dime drop at night. >> there will be a vinl ill for the

i'm live in manayunk, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, chad. >>> a former federal judge has lifted the indefinite ban of ray rice as imposed by nfl commissioner roger goodell. goodell changed his suspension from two games to indefinite when this video of rice punching his then-fiancÉ went public back in september but the former judge acting as a mediator in rice's appeal today said that the sector penalty was arbitrary and what she called an abuse of goodell's discretion. this means that ray rice can play football as soon as he can find a team that wants to sign him. it is unclear at this point if any team does. >>> philadelphia police are looking for the man who swiped a laptop from a van in kensington. surveillance video captured the incident in the 900 block of north second street wednesday morning. you can see the thief break the driver's side window of the parked van. then he reaches in and takes a dell laptop computer worth $1200. >>> in south philadelphia, a thief didn't make a quick get a way but he did walk away wit

chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> 6abc.com has been constantly updating this story with the latest details, you can read more about the criminal history of this suspect as well as statements from police and the victim's family. it's all right there at 6abc.com. >>> in other news, two women are in the hospital tonight after they were stabbed in a wilmington home this morning, this is the scene at the 1600 block of north adams street. sources tell "action news" that a 20-year-old woman and a 17-year-old woman was stabbed. the older woman is in critical condition at christiana hospital and the teen is listed as stable and detectives say that the incidents stem from a domestic dispute. >> 11 people were forced out into the rain because of this fast moving fire in upper darby, delaware county, firefighter as rived at the home at 2:30 a.m., that house and the one next door suffered serious damage, everyone was able to get out okay and nobody was hurt and so far it's not clear what started the fire. >> the search is on for an armed thief that targeted two northeast philadelphia bus

chad pradelli, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, chad. adds you hit the stores on brak friday check out the black friday play book 6abc.com there you find deals at sores and many are exclusive to 6 answer viewers. black friday play book can be found on home page of 6abc.com. >> still will mother nature cooperate with your thanksgiving day plans. cecily tynan is at the big board. >> melissa magee. >> walter. >> that chill is settling in across the delaware and lehigh valleys with reinforcing the shot tonight. 21 poconos and 31 millville. as you move over to sea isle city 35. lancaster coming in at very chilly 29. well below the freezing mark. winds not much of a breeze to consider. sustained allentown to 3 miles an hour to eight in wildwood. if you look at the wind particles coming north to northwest direction. drains alcoholer air from the north. when you factor in the wind chill it feels 25 then ton 31. 26 current number in sea ail h aisle city. satellite 6 and action radar you see lots of clouds across must england down across the mid-a

. >>> "action news" chad pradelli is gathering more information about the victims that survived, he joins us live outside of cooper university hospital in camden with the latest from there. >> reporter: not much activity outside of the emergency room here, we have limited information but here is what we know, the two victims, a woman and boy were flown here to cooper university hospital, and bother are currently in the trauma unit and in critical condition according to a hospital spokeswoman, their ages and relationships are unknown and not released at this time. they were found earlier along where another boy and girl in that home in tabernacle and all had been shot. we are following new developments, and on a side note we are told that grief counselors will be made available to firefighters and first responders, there are children involved in this shooting, it can be tough and terrible for the first responders and the grief counselors are available. two victims here at cooper university hospital, a woman and boy, both in critical condition and both in the trauma unit. we'll follow this

the prosecutors office has launched an investigation and chad pradelli is in the neighborhood and we'll bring us a live report at 12:30. >>> kidnapping suspect, delvin barnes, will be in court for charges of abducting 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither, one week after her rescue. david henry joins us live outside of the courthouse. >> it's a brief appearance here for delvin barnes, he'll be in front of a magistrate here where he will be formerly arraigned on a kidnapping charge and perhaps additional charges. 37-year-old delvin barnes arrived yesterday in this white van followed by an escort vehicle, he was picked up by fbi agents from a prison outside of richmond, virginia, barnes was held there since last thursday, he had allegedly taken carlesha freeland-gaither after kidnapping her off a street in german town, court documents say he admitted to abducting her. cameras caught the moments when she was taken into a car. and police got an idea where she was when her debit card was used in aberdeen, maryland. and they used a gps tracker by the dealership that sold the car to barnes. th

chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> 6abc.com has been constantly updating this story and there you can read more about the criminal history of the suspected abductor and watch the press conference and see photos from the search, it's all right there right no w >>> time now for accuweather for what is a dreary thursday afternoon. david murphy is tracking the latest and letting us know when it moves out. lets go right to double scan radar, we'll talk about thunderstorms that are pushing towards maryland and kent county. these were originally severe in parts of maryland and moving to the east at speeds of 35 miles per hour near smyrna and middletown, some of the lightning has faded off the radar, at this point, they are weakening and they could pose some winds as strong as 40 miles per hour as the showers push to the east, they will stay south of salem and north of fortescue and millville. fort breeze at 4:24 and odessa heights at 4:24, but as you workup the pipeline towards philadelphia, it's generic light showers for the evening rush, another concern is not only

but first lets go live to chad pradelli in allentown which took a bit of the hit from our preholiday nor'easter. chad, what is the situation there. >> reporter: well, the situation is clear, but chilly, the snow stopped several hours ago and i want to take a look right here off of mcarthur road. this is one of the untreated parking lots. quite a bit of slush, snow accumulated here. we saw four or 5 inches. we saw over here on the road it is wet and clear and that has been the case for most of the night. traffic has been running nicely. i would say the storm was more of a nuisance than a big problem. a light snow blew in the air tonight in allentown. mother nature delivered one of her strongest punches here the most people would call it a glancing blow. the plows were still working at 7:00 p.m. at lehigh valley mall, crews began manning the trucks earlier this afternoon. >> yes, it is like seven hours. >> reporter: you have been working non-stop. >> how long will you go tonight. >> how far do we have to go? we have to be clean for tomorrow. >> reporter: for homeowners and small busines

chad pradelli is live on this one. hey, chad. >>reporter:hey, how are you?well the barn is cleaned up a bit. they put a tarp and covered the gapping hole that once was there. look at the mangled metal. it's a dodge ram. these are heavy tracks. the impact split the vehicle in half. let me show you the mitsubishi was driving down the road. the driver lost control at the mailbox. it went airborne and into the vehicles and into the barn. >> he went airborne end-over-end backwards into the second-floor bedroom. >>reporter:despite this a gapping hole and two total vehicles one a pickup and despite a car that was jammed into this second-floor bedroom, no one was seriously injured after the vehicle went airborne into linda's barn. >> they pulled the glass off of the car. he crawled out and came out on his own and they transported him to hospital. >>reporter:the new castle police say he has minor injuries. it was 6:00 last night. the 27-year-old lost control of the car as he navigated this bend. >> the house did not shake. we heard noise. and then my daughter looked

chad pradelli is live in manayunk with the story, chad. >> shirleen, police detectives left killdare 5 or 10 minutes ago and they continue to look for clues in shane montgomery's dace appreance. his family says the bar asked him to leave after he accidentally fell into a d.j. booth. he got split up with friend and has not been seen since. >> tonight, friends and family of shane mc came to manayunk area looking for missing 21-year-old. >> this is extremely heart wrenching there are no words to describe how i feel. >> dozens of people have been searching around the clock. montgomery parents say john the baptist church in manayunk serve as a staging area. >> what we're doing is finding places shane isn't. >> as each minute passes fear is that the outcome will not be gxts an exhaustive search along the canal turned up no leads. >> i cannot thank the fifth district northwest detectives enough for their assistance and the marine unit was out today. and the k-9 unit and helicopter. >> family says surveillance may have captured the west chester university student walking west on main streetc

i am live in germantown, chad pradelli. >>> thank you. you can see the video in its entirety on our website at 6abc.com. you can read more about the attack and how to contact the police. it's there right now on 6abc.com. >>> and chopper~6 hd is live over more breaking news. all northbound lanes of i-95 is closed after a fatal crash that happened this afternoon. the backup from the road closure is growing by the minute. this was the scene earlier. one vehicle was on its roof and several others were damaged. the fatal crash happened in the northbound their bartram avenue and all northbound lanes are closed in that area. the officials have not released the name of the person killed. matt pellman will have the road closures and how to get around the scene coming up in traffic. >>> the burned out trucks in bristol county are a result of arson. they were at the magnolia business park. three tractor-trailers were destroyed. and four big-rigs were damaged. no one was hurt. david henry has the latest on the investigation coming up at 5:00. >>> the

chad pradelli joins us live from king of prussia. >> i got here when the doors opened 6 a.m. crowd was sparse. this mall is parked and now the crowds are out and shoppers are ready for bargains. >> as the doors opened at this target on city avenue shoppers began filling up their carts. electrics were the hot item. the hottest item may have been a 40" tv for 1 19 but had you to get a ticket sdmri don't know how much 40" goes for but it's $119 today. great deal. >> we're super excited to see the sales and have great deals for guests waiting in and waitsing on line for us. >> the line in king of president bush qua wrapped around the building. people began waiting at 5 a.m. this samsung galaxy phone goes for a buck. >> it's got an awesome camera and pretty and it's a dollar. i have an up graded my phone in three years. and i'm poor. >> that was not the only holiday gift for a dollar. this man came to get an item i once found my stocking. >> play doe a dollar. a dollar i came to get ten for my grandchildren. >> king of prussia was not left out of the early says. some piger storms

includes the race for pennsylvania governor, dann cuellar will be with the corbett campaign and chad pradelli will be reporting from tom wolf's head converts. if you have questions about the polls or voting procedures, find out here at 6 abc, volunteers from the league of women voters are here to take your phone calls and want to hear about voter irregularitieirregulariti. the search continues in delaware for a gunman that shot a student near delaware state university. the student is expected to recover from the shooting yesterday that happened outside of an off campus residence hall. no arrests have been made. >>> a deadly shooting outside of the coatesville ymca, police arrived when the man took his own life. we are still waiting for police to tell us it's name of the gunman and the woman he killed. >>> a school bus driver is recovering following a collision on i-95 in new jersey, the bus flipped on to its side in lawrence, township, mercer county. nobody else was hurt and the driver was treated for minor injuries at the scene and they are still trying to determine what caused the crash. >>

chad pradelli is live near the scene on washington avenue with the very latest. >> reporter: shirleen at this point investigators say they have no suspects, we have seen detectives bring out bags of evidence from the home that caught fire, not a lot of damage in thefront, the bulk of the fire was in the back but once the smoke had cleared, a young mother and her young son were found dead inside. the question is now who set the fire? investigators canvassed the burned out home in thee neighborhood after a suspicious fire sparked at 8:00 this morning. firefighter firefighters got in the home and found a young mother and her young son dead. >> the man believed to be the woman's boyfriend, and was conscious about to be transported to the hospital. >> he was telling investigators that someone broke into the house. >> neighbor says that the mother and son would often play in the front yard, they can't understand why someone would want to hurt them. >> to have this happen is very devastating. and i want them to catch the person that did this. >> she is a good mom and cares a lot about her ki

chad pradelli is live now in manchester, your county and wolf's favorite eatery. hi there chad. >> reporter: hey brian, a couple dods people came out here to see governor elect, tom wolf and many were long time friends and neighbors, they are certainly happy, wolf said he had to pinch himself to remind himself he is the next governor of the pennsylvania. he admits to being a novice and calls himself a citizen's politician. but he is ready to get to work. >> he was outside of manchester cafe his favorite restaurant. >> it's a great thing, i'm surprised, but they are all really surprised. >> the big thing is education, which he calls a top priority, he believes that there are areas where costs can be kutd but additional revenue is needed for school, he plans to tax natural gas drillers a 5% severance tax but did not elaborate on the income tax. >> i talked about a 5% severance tax, it would generate a billion dollars, it goes a long way to taking care of the deficit. >> yesterday's win is a proud moment and they call wolf a humble man who cares about others which is

. >>> live at the scene of the crime, we have chad pradelli. what is the latest here, chad? >>reporter:jim, the police believe it was a random kidnapping that the victim did not know her attacker on the victim. the victim was approached by the suspect at green and coulter. she was knocked to the ground and dragged down this block. it was captured on the surveillance video there. the police want you to take a close look at it so the victim

chad pradelli joins us live outside of the victims home with more. >> reporter: relatives have gathered here where this homicide allegedly occurred. these relatives tell me that barley had a homeless woman moved in a year ago and over the last few months they have seen signs of abuse and now they fear that the abuse may have escalated to murder. >> now there is sorrow, it has friends and family grieving. >> i'm trying to get things set up for her funeral. >> she is a sweet lady, sat on her porch, this that happened, she didn't deserve this. >> they found barley beaten and naked in a front bedroom at 3:00 a.m. the roommate said that three masked men broke into the home and struggled with her and barley. the police have found no evidence of a break-in. the roommate had bruises as well, she was taken into police custody and is being treated at a local hospital. >> who is this woman, why was she here? >> my mom was a kind woman and would give to the homeless. >> i don't know, i done like her. >> they have seen evidence of abuse before but barley said she was fine and would not press charges

. >> lehigh valley saw most snowfall where chad pradelli is live tonight, how it looking out there, chad? >> reporter: shirleen, not too bad here on this wednesday night, precipitation has stopped, it looks like storm has moved out. the it is chilly but i want to show you, give an idea of the snowfall. thinks untreated parking lot and it is really slushy, i would say four or 5 inches accumulated here in the spot. looking at that parking lot, plow is continuing to move through there. it is wet, but clear, and for roads that has been the case for much of the day. these roads were treated. this is mcarthur boulevard. traffic has been moving fairly nicely for most of the day. i would say this storm was more of a nuisance then a problem. a light snow blew in the air tonight in allentown. mother nature delivered one of her strongest punches here, the most people, would call it a glancing blow. the plow where is still working at 7:00 p.m. at lehigh valley mall, crews began manning the trucks earlier this afternoon. >> it is like seven hours. >> working non-stop. >> reporter: how long will you g

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is live outside of the courthouse in media with more. chad? >> shirleen the allegations make you sick to your some. young children allegedly shot with bb guns and a 2-year-old boy forced to take part in a sex act. >> it is almost unbelievable. you can't even many imagine the horror these children had to live under. >> towards say in the 200 block of north 7th street in darby borough was a place of sex for children under age of 11, by watching adults in sex acts, beaten and shot with a bb gun and a toddler sexually assaulted. one thrown over a ban he isster. shakia jackson, danielle hammond, william wade and daryl carter are now charged. and the men are facing the most sex woman assault charge and all head out at the home. >> they took turns carrying bb guns and would shoot the children on the skin causing welts. >> and the authorities learned about the alleged crime after children and youth services became aware of them. investigators began arresting the defendants in recent weeks. this past wednesday the last of them surrendered. four of the

chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. we are trying to help people get out and vote, volunteers from the league of women voters are in our studios right now to tennessee questions about the polls and voting procedures and the volunteers are taking your calls until 8:00 tonight, the number is there on your screen, 877-940-6222. >> now the big story on this election day is the balance of power in the united states senate. this is how it breaks down now, the democrats hold a majority. 55-45, that means that republicans need a net gain of six seats to regain the majority of what they lost in 2006, this is the source of a lot of suspense tonight, 36 of these seats are up for grabs and 13 of them are very competitive. it's not only possible but likely that republicans could win control of congress by the end of this night. they already have control in the house tf representatives, we'll be watching closely. 6abc.com will begin live streaming the results when the polls close across the tri-state area at 8:00 tonight, we'll also

and chad pradelli was there for the plea and sentencing. he join us outside in norristown tonight. chad. >>reporter:robert kerns was sentenced to two years probation. he must registers to as sex offender for 15 years. that is key for the victim in this case. she is ready to move on after living what she calls a nightmare. >> do you have anything to say? do you want to apologize at all? you heard her. >> he never apologized to his victim. no contest of indecent assault without consent said enough. >> there is no difference between a no contest and a guilty plea. >>reporter:the 36-year-old was assaulting a then employee. it happened last october. she awoke in her home and covered in dry vomit and believed that she was drugged and raped inns car. >> to end this with a no contest plea was a recognition that he didn't want to put two good families through the ordeal of a serious trial. >>reporter:update the the plea kerns has to register as a sex offender under the megan's law. i want to encourage others to take the difficult step to come forward. i will not say it was an easy road. it's

chad pradelli and david henry are covering this story in burlington county. chad is at the crime scene and david is at the staging area. >> reporter: state police here is a they have a lot of unanswered questions as this voestgation continues, it all began with a frantic phone call from a house on holly park drive shortly after 9:00 this morning. >> when they got there, they found a really horrific scene. >> inside one of the bedrooms they found four shooting victims, two of them, a boy and girl were already dead. the other two, a boy and adult woman had signs of life and were flown to cooper trauma senner camden and they are in extremely critical condition. they believe the woman is the mother of the three children in the house. police have not

they opened up their doors at 6:00 tonight to the delight of bargain hunters across the region, chad pradelli at the best buy in king of prussia they are open for a quite a while now. >> the shopping is in full affect and not long ago you had to wait until friday, and soon it will be wednesday and it was 5:00 p.m. at best buy and people began waiting at 5:00 p.m. and the line went around the building and people were ready to shop. when the doors opened, the buying began and people had their targets. >> ipad air 2, a smart tv, the discounts are steep, $100 off an ipad and hundreds of cameras and a samsung galaxy phone is just a buck. and the lines are long but not as long as others in the area. and some bided their time looking at the brochure looking for a deal. the hottest is this 32 inch tv for $99. >> best buy handed out tickets for the tv on a first come first serve basis and they went quick. but samantha's wish list is small, the $1 phone. >> it's pretty, and i haven't upgraded my phone in three years and i'm poor. >> a $1 phone, you can't beat that. the doors close at 1:00 p.m. and reop

and chad pradelli is live at 15th and arch. what are the details here? >>reporter:jim, behind me is the gleaming new family court building. it opened on monday. that is when the juvenile strip-searches began. those subjected to them were furious. the strip-searches have been stopped. the question remains how did they happen in the first place. the sources say that the strip-searches occurred individually in small groups where people could walk by and see. they referred all questions to kevin docherty. the court released a statement today that reads "on tuesday morning this week in response to concerns over allegation was strip-search was juveniles, the leadership of family court directed the sheriff's office to crease and desist all searches. all rules governing the screening of the juveniles. how many juveniles that were strip-searched have not been determined. they are working to find those answers. a child advocacy group in philadelphia tell us that the strip-searches never should have happened protocols should have been place to make sure that it nev

chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> newcastle county police made three arrest today in a vandalism spree and dozens of car windows were shot out in newark yesterday. 107 vehicles were damaged along with home windows. three have been charged with felony criminal mischief. >> the taj mahal will shut down on december 12th if the union does not stop an appeal against a savings plan. the union is appealing a bankruptcy court orderer, that terminated its contract, its health insurance and pensions. if the appeal isn't dropped by the end of the month, the casino will close at the end of the month leaving 3,000 workers without a job. >>> attorney general, kathleen kane will work from home a while longer, her doctor told her to stay home until november 24th she received injuries in a car accident last month. she was not wearing a seatbelt and hit the window. >>> this was the scene october 26th as the philadelphia parking authority was busting uber x drivers in philadelphia's society hill. the app based ride sharing company is still barred from philadelphia but they granted ub

chad pradelli is working the story all day long and he'll have a live report at 6:00, the murder of a philadelphia father remains a history tonight, the shooting is gaining national attention because the victim's son played for the lakers. eva pilgram is live now with the details. >> reporter: a lot of questions still tonight as detectives continue the search for the person that shot and killed a basketball star's father in german town. >> my next game my dad is not going to text me because someone decided to take his life. >> he remembers the last text, he said get this win tonight. >> ellington jr. came off the court to found out his father, his biggest fan had been killed. ellington sr. was found just after 58 on the 5200 block of marion street with a bullet to the head, he was rushed to einstein in critical condition and just before 11:00 he died. >> he was funny and smart and loved his family a lot. that is all his focus was on, his family. >> he was my breast friend, the person that gave me a basketball and put me in the league at 5 years old. ellington jr. was a standout ballpl

and chad pradelli has more on the improper searches on "action news" at 6:00. >>> a group of studentsersity of delaware could face charges after a large fight in wilmington. they were at south dupont road last night. it was disrupted by a large brawl involving 40 young men and women. three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries. all the suspects fled the scene. so far no arrests have been made here. >>> a grinch is on the loose. this is after cameras caught a woman swipe a package that was not hers on friday. she was on reed street in philadelphia. she looked around and pulled the box from behind the home's storm door. after that she walked off. if you recognize this thief the philadelphia police want to hear from you. >>> police in delaware arrested a 43-year-old man for stealing valuable jewel. erin is charged. >>> it's the talk of the town today. all for the wrong reasons. this is the 50-foot tall norway spruce that went up on monday. lots of people were complaining it's plain ugly. in fact of the city's council's president calls it embarrassing. with the sparse decorati

chad pradelli is live now with the latest on this. >> reporter: hey shirleen, homicide investigators have the roommate in custody and they are questioning her. according to the homicide captain they are poking holes in her story. >> sandra barley was found dead in her home at 3:00 a.m. and they found an extension cord and plastic bag near the body. >> i am trying to get things set up for the funeral. >> the roommate claimed that three people broke in and assaulted the two and they quickly discounted her story. >> we'll see where that goes. >> relatives say there is a history of abuse since the once homeless roommate moved into the house. they asked barley to go to the police but she refused to press charges in the past and they wonder if she would be alive today if she had done so. >> she is a nice lady. this that happened, she didn't deserve this. >> police are calling that roommate a person of interest, we are not naming her because she hasn't yet been formerly charged. i'm live outside of police headquarters. >> all right chad thank you. >> a suspect was killed by police today at

chad pradelli and eva pilgram are following how folks are getting around in the weather and cecily tynan and melissa magee has the latest on the storm's path. >> lets start with cecily. >> a storm system like this early in the season depends on elevation and locate. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you can cut our area in half. east of the i-95 you got the liquid and west of i-95 you got the snow and drier air is working in and this is an indication that this storm system is winding

more on the red corvette that had one man seeing red we go live to reporter, chad pradelli in logan.e bitter and the wife's behavior more bizarre and culminated with the corvette going into the river. >> the motive was a bitter divorce and his ex-wife says that cramer texted their daughter last night and he said when i'm finished here that is what i'm going to do. >> and he texted my daughter and said you have two minutes and then it's done lol. >> after she got a protection from abuse order, he allegedly smashed the glass out of her front door. >> police say at least one eyewitness watched as cramer allegedly plunged the corvette into the delaware last night. the guy walked away and asked what is he doing and he said don't ask, i it's a family matter. >> she says that he is bipolar, and needs help. >> do you fear for your life with him? >> yes, at this point yes. >> so i have the pfa and he violated it three times now. >> police say that at this point crime ser charged with one count of violating the order, and they are consulting on other charges. >> thank you chad. >>> camden coun

"action news" reporter, chad pradelli is live in the satellite center in the growing scandal and dates back decades. >> you talk about the fallout, you talk about the nbc canceled series, netflix has canceled a special. more than a dozen women have come forward accusing the comedian of drugging and assaulting them. so far the 77-year-old has avoided prosecution, but with the pro live case of social media, and people coming out cosby is getting some public shaming. >> there is value in all that is happening, the fact that cosby is being shamed doesn't bother me in the slightest. >> former district attorney, bruce caster had a chance to prosecute cosby in 2005. when a woman said he assaulted her in his home. >> he didn't charge him because she waited for a year before going to police. >> the theory is she was drugged and we couldn't test her blood because the time had gone by. >> any evidence from a search warrant would have been stale and the accuser didn't remember much of what happened. >> those sorts of problems faced us and we didn't get anything incriminating from him. >> i thought