frankie avalon joins us in our studios. were telling me something about this studio. >> this is wcau and i had my first appearance on television right here in 1951. >> that's the year the building opened! >> that's amazing to me because there was a television show call requested president children's hour" with stanley brosa and all little kids every sunday -- >> you had to have been 10, 11 years old. >> i was about 11 and i wond a prize and had the plaque in my house there from the children's hour. >> it started here, let's hope it doesn't end here. let's talk about the book. tell me why the cook book. >> i love to cook. i am of italian descent, i'm from south philadelphia and everybody's mom is one of the best cooks and i figured my mom was the better of the best so i learned from my mother and -- because i have a large family, vai, i have eight children and ten grand kids and i deep tradition of sunday dinners there and through the years my mom -- i would say mom, how do you do this? how do you do that? i got her to write

frankie avalon's italian family cookbook from mom's kitchen to mine and yours. welcome to "good day new york". >> thank you for having me. greg: i didn't know about you and cooking the. >> i have a large family, grandkids, tweet children, someone has to cook and my wife is busy with all the kids. rosanna: when did you find time to learn a family recipes, you were out on the beach at your life. >> i go to your restaurant all the time and it is wonderful. as a kid growing up you just crave these foods and i am on the road making a film or whatever, my mother would debbie's things and she would give me a swat here and there but i've learned her recipes and these are home foods and they are simple to make and enjoyable to eat. greg: where do you live? >> it los angeles. i have been there a long time. i am from philadelphia. rosanna: i love your story how you got killed tab that cameo role in the movie casino. >> was friday night, but phone rings, my wife dances, she says it is bobby deniro. she has no idea it is robert deniro. so i said ok, marty, would love to have

we will cook with frankie avalon in the 9:00 o'clock hour. greg: frankie l on have like 95 children, i think. he has a very big family. good for him. there he is. rosanna: okay. i like that. i want to see some of those recipes. greg: it is your book. chicken soup with cheese custard. interesting. i tell you in wedding soup. it had little meatballs and it. greg: how about that. mike woods, do you cook anything? anyone this? mike: i cook quite a few things. it involves a microwave. rosanna: you actually admitted to somebody that you use chef boyardee. greg: i love that stuff. sometimes i eat it right out of it smelled like alcohol. chef boyardee is romanian. he is not i tell you in. would you guys like to see it? rosanna: mike. you do know what it is like to keep him out for three hours. he has a mission. how many copies did he have? all right. what's going on? mike: it actually looks pretty good. another beautiful one coming up for us here. we had enough of the raid last week. what to expect. another fall date. it will be a little warmer than

frankie avalon will be this year's grand marshal, and the parade will wrap up where an italian festival will offer food and lots of fun. >>> still this morning, new information about a deadly plane crash from march. what the families from the 150 who died are now asking for. >>> a leg-breaking slide. playoff baseball gets dirty with the play from former philly, chase utley. still ahead what major league execs are saying about this slide. vince mazzeo- fighting to save atlantic county. chris brown's attacks? the press calls them "embarrassing" political "posturing." the truth? chris brown and will pauls opposed the atlantic city rescue plan, even though it would save thousands of our jobs. we already know they're propped up by north jersey casino interests. and pauls even wanted the vote to allow north jersey casinos "this year." now they brag about helping atlantic county. but there's a word for politicians like that. hypocrite. >>> welcome back on this sunday morning. lots of sunshine, a little chilly right now but warmer than what we started off with. bright sunshine in the pocono mou

actor singer and former teen idol frankie avalon served adds grand marshal and the 75-year-old jokedt he is the same age as christopher columbus. the parade ends at march coney plaza where a huge italian festival takes place. >>> and it definitely was a beautiful day for a parade, plus i'm tracking even warmer weather as we head back to work tomorrow. let you know what to expect in my full forecast. vaccinatnot protect everyone. so, if you hopped around the clock, ask your doctor or pharmacist about fluzone high-dose. fluzone high-dose vaccine. since 1961, pearle vision has proviwith expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. >>> today more than 1600 make-a-wish families marched through the zoo today supporting children with life threatening medical conditions. the fichbl annual walk for wishes event raises money and awareness for make-a-w

from heart throb on the big screen to musical hits frankie avalon's latest project takes him in a differenty cookbook frankie retraced the comforts of home sharing recipes straight from his mother's kitchen. >> frankie avalon cooking school dropout. >> it's great. i love the cookbook, because these are your mom's recipes. >> yeah, yeah. >> we had her do and finally put them down, you know. and these are in my book here. >> incredible. and you're making for a big crowd is it -- >> i have eight children. and we have ten grandchildren. and some day, you know from the italian background. >> sure. >> sunday is sunday. you know -- >> we eat. >> and we do that. and we have a lot of fun and i've been doing it trying to keep the tradition all through the years. >> what are you making today? >> i'm going to make this craft sauce. i'll tell you what, that's very special. my family loves this, because it's simple to make. and i'll show you how -- >> my dad is frankie avalon, i like everything you've done. >> do you sing when you cook? >> no. i'm busy when i'm cooking. but it's very simple to do. all yo

to celebrate this special grand marshall you see him right there, frankie avalon. crooner and young heart throb was born francis thomas avalon in south philadelphia born at ninth and heart to. he's famous for his hits such as why and venus and his beach party films alongside annette funicello. avalon says coming home for this historic event is a gift. >> how does it feel to come back and be the grand marshal? >> what, are you kidding? i mean, i would stand on broad and porter over vick's drugstore and kind of watch the parade go basement now to be the grand marshal, it is an honor and thanks to this guy right here. >> and frankie will join me for this weekend's columbus day parade live at 1 o'clock this sunday afternoon right here on 6abc and brian, always an honor for me to address city council as well on behalf of 6abc and our involvement in this parade on sunday so we're looking forward to it. doesn't frankie avalon looks great. >> looks incredible. >> ageless. >> i was going say the same thing. geeter with the heater looking pretty good. >>> a parade made its w

south philadelphia native frankie avalon was on hand.and marshal for sunday's parade and alicia vitarelli was also there and will help emcee the parade which you can see live at 1 o'clock this sunday right here on 6abc. >>> frankie avalon looks pretty good. >> yes. would be a great day for a parade. >> jim gardner standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00 philadelphia police looking for the suspect lined at least three armed robberies in olde city. >> and a south jersey police chief takes turns to facebook to express the danger one of his office was in after being confronted by a group on dirt bikes. that story and much more coming up next at sick clocks for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody jeff skversky monica malpass the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice weekend. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night the chester county mother accused of giving her daughter heroin goes before a

actor singer and former teen idol frankie avalon served as grand marshall.joked that he is the same age as christopher columbus. the parade ended with a huge italian festival. for today philadelphia public schools are closed, so are many city and state offices. >> that means a lot of you won't have to deal with the morning rush hour. for those who are headed out this morning let's give you a check of the highways. >> 42, jessica boyington is watching that for you. >> yes. maybe you're off and driving around. you got to get to philadelphia. in new jersey we'll have you covered. 42 freeway around the new jersey turnpike, so everybody is flying down here. we have a 5 minute drive time. 57 miles per hour. so people are moving there. in new jersey watch for construction on 295, north and southbound between 42 and the black horse pike. watch for lane restrictions there. maybe you're in delaware, you have to head into new jersey, this might affect you. the delaware memorial bridge, between route 9 and new castle avenue and the mid span the left lane is closed headi

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frankie avalon was grand marsha marshall.he parade ended at marconi plaza with a huge festival. >>> 10 minutes after 4:00. a nice day ahead. our skies are nice and clear right now. which means we're going to see plenty of sunshine during the day. things are cooling off nicely this morning. might run into spots of fog this morning. and tomorrow morning, the tracking some showers, light showers moving through later in the morning tomorrow. and then following the showers, turning cooler for much of the rest of the week. typical fall weather. we're starting off cool. not as chilly as yesterday. 46 in reading, 53 philadelphia, and cape may is 46. clear view looking across the delaware from the adventure aquarium. plenty of sunshine and like yesterday it's going to be a quick warm-up. back in the 70s today. temperatures right now, 51 at kennett square, chester springs 43, 41 in quakertown. could cool into the 30s this morning. the air is dry enough for that. we're watching for some areas of fog. north and west. not so much in newar

actor, singer and former teen idol frankie avalon served as grand marshall and the 75-year-old jokede same age as christopher columbus. the parade ends where an italian festival took place. >>> a celebration of philly pride. the historic moments making this year's outfest more memorable than ever. >>> all aboard, the new riders you will see on amtrak. how to make a rezer is evasion for your four-legged friends. >>> if you thought today was with nice, temperatures will be warmer tomorrow. a lot of sunshine but i'm tracking changes. showers in the forecast. i will let you know when that is coming up. philadelphia celebrates 25 years today. nbc 10 sees why organizers say this year's outfest is extra special. >> reporter: permanently displayed near the stars and stripes at city hall is the will be got flag. this year for the first time the rainbow flag bears the philadelphia seem. >> what an incredible celebration. >> reporter: the symbol is one reason why so many are celebrating today as part of outfest, dubbed the largest

actor singer and former teen idol frankie avalon was grand marshall.he 75-year-old joked that he is the same age as christopher columbus. it ended with a festival. >> gas prices are at the lowest in years. >> that sounds great if you are filling up the tank. but there is also a down side to this. just ahead we'll explain why lower prices at the pump could actually be costing you a social security benefit increase. >> it was supposed to be a dramatic tend to six old high rises until it wasn't. see the implosion that went off with a hitch. >> 53 degrees. we have clear skies and getting freerd another autumn beauty. there are some changes ahead. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast coming up. >>> 19 minutes before 5:00. it's clear and cool to start with. a little bit of a chill in the air. going to be turning cooler later in the week today. we're starting out at 48 degrees in northeast philadelphia. that's a little warmer than yesterday. up by 3 degrees at this time. 40s for new jersey, wrightstown, millville in the low to mid 40s now and montgomery

. >> once john bagnoni heard frankie avalon would serve as grand marshall he has a picture of them from decades ago. >> i thought maybe he would autograft it for me. >> 1-year-old makayla white bop add long if her first columbus day parade. >> awesome. i love. it i love her. i love this. >> the fun did not stop with the parade. marconi was crowded with people packed for the festival. they'll tell you part of italian heritage is all about the food. >> pretty much just come here for the food. roost pork sandwich and now canolis. >> and the workers at amici's deli prepared for a week preparing to feed thousands of people the day is a big hit and it's about honoring families. >> it comes back to my father was fwhorn italy and grandparents were all fwhorn italy. so i just think it's -- it gets the neighborhoods together. >> even those not italian celebrate. >> just like st. patrick's day we're all irish. today we're all italian. trish hartman, "channel 6 today we're all italian. trish hartman, "channel 6 action news." america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com/eastern. have my stomach feeling

frankie avalon is cooking with friends. we have a busy three hours kicking off right here on your channel for news. fox news. many people clean their dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. >>> threatening more flash flooding in south carolina. >> whns reporter ashley minelli is live in columbia. good morning, ashley. >> reporter: good morning, heather and ainsley. flash flooding is the big concern here. but another concern, thousands without drinking water this morning. take a look behind me. this is the canal in columbia. you probably can't hear or see it from here. but crews are trying to

the parade will break its way down broad street from 11:00 to four, and frankie avalon will be this year's grand marshal. an italian festival will offer food and fun. if you are driving be ready for street closures and traffic congestion especially when you add today's eagle's games to the mix. >>> bobby hill and the keystone state boy choir back onstage. hill jumped into stardom after performing for pope francis, and the girls choir is performing as well. >>> up next a. deadly police shooting making headlines in michigan. wait until you hear what officers say the suspect used to fire at police and how they responded. >>> also ahead, being red. something strange washing up on california beach. >>> good day to walk the beach. we are looking at perfect weather. a live look outside. speaking of the beaches, we will be around 70 degrees later on this afternoon. we will talk more about that than tracking your 7-day. we'll talk more about that, too, coming up. patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conduct

and frankie avalon will be this year's grand marshal. >>> and then the children's sabbath service in center city. hill jumped into stardom after performing for pope francis during the world meeting of families. the girl choir is also performing today which focuses on the needs of children in our area. >>> up next, a firry scene in lake tahoe. >>> plus, playoff baseball gets dirty with a play from former philly, chase utley. in the next half hour, what major league is saying about this slide. >>> welcome back on this sunday morning. it's a cold, cold start. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. the sun is shining and going to start to warm us up over the next several hours. a beautiful view overlooking center city. lots of sunshine today and a beautiful start to the weekend and another picture perfect day as well. temperatures across the region, cold, cold, cold. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. 40 in reading, and philadelphia, 50 degrees, and 39 degrees in cape may. that's what we are seeing across the area. 39 in allentown, and 38 in pottstown and 37 in millville, and 39 degrees in atlan

frankie avalon served as grand marshall. he joked he is the same age as christopher columbus.t ended with a huge italian festival. for today philadelphia public schools are closed, so are many city and state offices, you can tap the free nbc 10 app for more information on columbus day closings. chris. >> the saints can come marching in any time they want. the eagles fans are rejoicing after a win that pretty much salvaged hope for the season. the eagles and saints needed a win, both coming in at 1-3 after yesterday's game. the birds broke the came open. fletcher cox there recovering the fumble. cox had three sacks. sam bradford after that found brent celek wide open for a touchdown. the eagles dominated the second half and beat new orleans 39-17. >>> after what we were able to do in the preseason i think everyone had been waiting for this. it's obviously a great feeling to go out there and be able to do that, to know when we're clicking we can go out and do that. i think that's going to give us confidence to do it more often. >> the offense was clicking. the eagles racked up o

actors, singer and former teen idol frankie avalon served as grand marshal, the 75-year-old joked hes the same able as christopher columbus much the parade ended at marconi plaza with a big italian festival. >>> as for today, public schools are closed and so are many city and state offices. check the free nbc 10 app for more information on columbus day closings. >>> and if you're filling up the gas tank for a columbus day road trip, you may notice you're paying less, but before you celebrate that savings, we will tell you how lower gas prices may be hurting your social security benefits. >>> i come shooting out of bed, flip on the light and see this guy standing there. >> she woke up to an intruder and she introduced him to her fist and then her sword. her advice for fighting back, if you don't have a sword. >>> [ inaudible ]. >>> 10 minutes after 11. new this morning, iran says it has convicted a reporter from the "washington post." jason rezaian is the "post" bureau chief, accused of several charges including espionage. his closed-door trial has been widely criticized by the u.s. a

south philadelphia legend and 50's cruner, franky avalon, will serve as the parade's grand marshall. cool is that? we will take a short break. we'll be r >>> "face the nation" will coming your little way a little bit later on this morning at 10:30, here on cbs-3, joining because preview, live in washington, is the moderator, political director john dickerson. good morning, john. >> today a lot to talk b new cbs news poll. that will tell us who is where, in the republican and democratic race, on the republican side, donald trump still at the top. we sat down with with him in his offers friday. that, and then conversation about ben carson, we will talk to him about his provocative comment about guns and the holocaust, and few other issues. and then, we talk to south carolina congressman nick, one. members of the conservative group causing so much excitement in the house of representatives. they don't quite know who their next speaker will be, no answer appears to be in site. two panels, what's is happening in turkey, sewer crashes political panel to sift through the weeks events and tr

that will also, south philadelphia legend, and 50's cruner franky avalon will serve as parade grand marshallhow cool is that? so, a lot of things to look forward to. all right, it is clock 27 right now. still to come this morning on "eyewitness news", president barack obama speaks at event in california, and wait until you see who showed up to cheer him on. plus the details on how it will soon be easier for women in pennsylvania to get high tech mammograms. >> and it is feeling like fall outside if you want to venture out go, ahead, grab that sweater. kyla grogan has your weather forecast after the break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >> today is sunday, october 11, good morning to you, so glad you're with us, i'm nicole brewer. it is 7:30, send it over to kyla for more on the for carriages, man, coming in a little on the chilly side. >> yes. >> reconsidering my choice of jacket, this morning, when i came in, you know, but listen, so beautiful yesterday. right? >> it was. >> kind of hard, because so warm yesterday. by the time we get out of here. >> already starting

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. >> and tomorrow former british prime minister tony blair, he's got joel osteen and frankie avalon.lse do they have to do? >> i could take them. >> you guys want hash browns? >> by the way, that's john. joel would never have done that. >> thanks for joining us today making us the show you trust for news in the morning. see you back here tomorrow. bill: breaking news. fox news alert. the death toll rising in south carolina. we know at least 11 people have died in that state's tore region flooding. even though the rain has stopped the flooding could get worse. martha: the authorities say it could take weeks before things get back to normal in south carolina. tens of thousands have no clean water. >> we don't want to have to come out and rescue and we don't want to have you added to