with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, we begin with the transit shut down impacting nearly a half million septa riders. 4700 union workers walked of the job and are on strike. i'm sara bloomquist and the big story on "action news" is the contact impasse that brought is the city's subways and trolleys and buss to a halt. >> we have team coverage this afternoon. bob brooks has more on the commuters but first wendy saltzman is live outside of the hotel where septa and the union are trying to work out a deal. >> reporter: we are told that both sides said they were willing to negotiate throughout the night but at midnight the talks broke down and that is when the strike became official. sources are telling us they are interested in going back to the table but there is no official proposal or when the talks will resume. septa employees have now stepped off the job and on to the picket line, this is impacting all city buses and drains and the sticking point sources say are pensions, that could cause septa tens of millions of dollars to meet t

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

sara bloomquist is there with special guests from the "action news" team. brian, sharrie and adam are on the other side working the phones and there is everybody else. they are getting a lot of phone calls now. the phones are lighting up and we thank you very much. and alicia vitarelli working hard in the green there and commissioner richard ross sitting next to alicia too. we thank him for joining us. >> speech therapy is vital to a student's success and that help is not always successful though. one program is using webcams to try to change that. ali gorman explains >> reporter: 7-year-old milla was always a quick learner but had the beginning of a lisp. she started speech therapy in school but her mom thought she needed more. >> it's once a week in school or once every two week, i didn't think it was progress enough. >> she now gets extra therapy sessions right in her play room. abington speechageology can do it with their new platform remote speech. milla and her therapist see each other through webcams working together on improving her s, z and r sound

. >>> and sara bloomquist is live as our 6 abc holiday food drive kicks off. >> reporter: we are live in our 6 abc studios taking your donations to benefit philabundance and other area food banks, the number to call is 1-877-940-6222. to donate and help your neighbors in need. the "action news" news team is waiting to take your call now. lets get the phones ringing. more when "action news" comes right back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for this amazing price. cable can't offer speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. i'm afraid you're suffering from fobo? fobo. fobo... fear of better options. cure fobo with black friday savings now. up to 40% off, 24-months special financing,

sara bloomquist is live along the 1400 block. sara what happens there overnight. police and victims thought this started out as a burglary and then the suspects came upon the temple students in a bedroom still inside of the house and they described the moment of terror when he and his girlfriend came face-to-face with a gun. >> he had a gun in his face saying he would blow my brains out. john described what happened this morning at 1:00 a.m. he and his girlfriend about to go to sleep wearing a face mask and hoody and put the gun to their head. >> i said i don't have any money, i have $40 and is a lot of money to me. he saw our electron ics and laptops and told us to delete the icloud off of it. it's not something i know how to do, they had to walk us through it. >> the pair fled with laptops and xbox and money wallets and keys, another student away from the house rushed home when she got a text about what happened. >> we try to respect the community and we don't expect this in return, and it's disturbing this would happen when we were trying to get an education. t

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. in the news authorities are responding to a large train derailment causing evacuations in minnesota. and take you live to a big holiday attraction opening today in center city. and the big story on "action news" is a chilly change coming for the start of our weekend. accuweather tracking a light breeze and lots of sunshine and conditions turn increasing windy tonight. and for more on that. meteorologist, melissa magee is in for david murphy. >> reporter: happy friday to you. we have changes on the way tonight and tomorrow as well. philadelphia 52 and 61 in lancaster and look at the wind particles we are tapping into a westerly wind and it's milder now the same time yesterday. the winds are a factor as we go through the rest of the afternoon and into tonight. sustained wind speeds up to 17 miles per hour in trenton and 18 miles per hour sustained wind in philadelphia and both allentown and lancaster and i expect these to increase through the rest of the day. and here is why. sa

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon. is he stepping away from his billion dollar business. details on donald trump transition from businessman to president. >>> and theestss efforts to figt hunger in the city. looking live at sky 6 hd, behind us. the conditions are so murky you can hardly see the terminal. here is i-95 near penn's landing that is what are you looking at. conditions here by the river, you can't make out much of anything. karen rogers is in for david murphy. she has the details on the rain. >> reporter: the one thing you notice from the shots, the rain you saw on your camera lens and the visibility issues we have because of the fog. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that most of the region right now blanketed in rain and some heavier pockets as we look in new jersey near cherry hill on the new jersey turnpike and areas of yellow as well as lakehurst along route 70 and near medford lakes pockets of really heavy rain and a bit of a break for the moment in norristown and malvern and coatesvil

>>> "action news" continues at 12:30 with sara bloomquist and made gift, david murphy. hello again here are the stories we are following at 12:30. the holiday travel rush is on and millions of people have left or getting ready to head to their thanksgiving destination and we are live with an update. >>> and a growing popularity for video games with young girls and game makers are taking notice be making changes and we'll take you into new places to eat when you shop in king of prussia. >> it's thanksgiving and even the airports and roads and trains are bustling with travellers. >> almost 49 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more. we look at philadelphia international airport this year's holiday travel is expected to be the busiest every for u.s. airline and 27 million passengers expected to fly during the holiday season. we are live at 30th street station ready for the expected surge and added more trains between washington, d.c. and boston. let go live to "action news" reporter, john rawlins along 95 in newark. >> reporter: hi there. well southbound 95

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon noon in the news final rehearsals are underway for the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. we'll take you live to the parkway. >>> and south carolina governor, nikki haley is the first woman chosen for a post in donald trump's administration. >> and the big story on "action news" is the roads rails and skies, expected to be the most crowded holiday travel period in nine years. whether you are driving and flying david murphy has your holiday travel forecast. >> reporter: we are up and down the east coast. dry. dry down to florida. maybe just a couple of sprinkles there later on. the big issue is the upper great lakes where we have snow and rain from detroit to chicago and st. louis is starting to get out on the other side of that and the other side of mississippi river you are in good shape. new orleans may pick up a thunderstorm later on. so maybe a flight delay there. as we look at what is going on right now, it doesn't look too bad. temperature-wise at 4:00, in case are you packing you

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> it is tuesday november 8th and it call comes down to today. americans are lining up to vote in one of the most tumultuous campaigns in our nation's history. good afternoon i'm matt o'donnell. rick and sarah will join our coverage election day. and the big story is it's election day. hillary clinton shook hands with supporters after voting in chappaqua, new york this morning. and donald trump and his family arrived to cast their votes. both nominees are anxious to hear if the nation will hire them for the next four years. >> so many people are counting on the outcome of this election what it means for our country and i will do the best i can if i'm fortunate enough to win today. >> "action news" has crews at both headquarters in new york city. monica malpass is at the clinton camp. >> reporter: hi matt that is right, high energy at the javits certain a warm of media descends for call to wall election day coverage and chasm pains coming down to this and hillary clinton comes to the building in the evening to watc

sara bloomquist has been following the story today and is live now at northwest detectives. sara an unlikely suspect perhaps what are the details. >> reporter: jim his name is duncan lloyd and is not yet charged with any crime, expected to come here to northwest detectives with his own attorney to talk to investigators about what he knows, he has been in touch with them. we learned that he is an attorney in the city law office but we couldn't toe what he was doing with a glass of wine apparently taking part in anti-trump vandalism. and we don't know the identity of the man he was with. >> one man was wearing a blazer and scarf and carrying a wine class. not attire or behavior that police usually see for someone on their way to commit an act of vandalism. >> and the video showed another man with a hood the jacket two of them walking casually up german town avenue. >> one individual was identified in the video. the man in the wine glass is duncan lloyd seen here in a facebook profile picture. city hall confirmed he is an assistant attorney in the city law department. it was ear

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news authorities are searching for the man behind the deadly ambush of the man in western pennsylvania. >>> and new video of the man that allegedly vandalized cars and buildings with offensive symbols. >>> and the big story is president obama working to hand the presidency over to donald trump. >> the two men that spent the campaign trading insults are meeting at the white house to discuss the transition of power. president elect donald trump and the future first lady melania touched down and arrived in the white house the last hour. >> reporter: good afternoon to you and yes, president elect donald trump is here right now in town for two big meetings, one with house speaker paul ryan this afternoon. first with president obama. this morning donald trump left new york in style. with a ceremonial cannon salute to march his first trip to washington as president elect. donald trump at the white house with president obama both saying they want peaceful transition after a bitter campaign. >> he

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. lets go live to the 1800 block of pine street. and "action news" reporter, chad pradelli, what is the reaction on the block? >> reporter: jim, as you can imagine there are a number of emotions, a number of disbelieve and worry that more than anything neighbors want more than anything whoever it responsible to be caught. >> the authority left the victim's home with bags and boxes of potential evidence looking for clues in the early morning bombing at 1808 pine street. this rittenhouse neighborhood is stunned by the attack. >> it's scary and shocking. you know i hope he recovered well and i hope they find out who did this. >> molly didn't hear the blast but some neighbors did. police say it sent shrapnel flying damaging appliances in the kitchen and badly injuring the victim's left hand. >> it was so loud i came a half meter up out of the bed. >> investigators spent the day searching for surveillance video and answers. they want to know why a 60-year-old local caterer would be targeted

and sara bloomquist is hefting our 6 abc dunkin' donuts food drive. >> we are taking calls from viewers their chance to donate to philabundance and food banks around the season. call 1-877-940-6222. we'll be here until with 30 or log on to 6abc.com and fine the link to donate. >> sara we are been on the mild side all week and temperatures in the low 60s they are getting even warmer before a real taste of winter arrives over the weekend i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. what do doctors from leading cancer centers in the country have in common? many of them now call cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia home. expert medicine works here. find out why at cancercenter.com/eastern cancer treatment centers of america. >>> this afternoon marks the official start of the 6 abc dunkin' donuts holiday food drive and as she does every year sara bloomquist is presiding over our kickoff event. how is it going? >> reporter: we have gone two hours now and already exceeded the donations

sara bloomquist is live with all the details. >> reporter: rick and monica, it's atf and fbi and postal specter and philadelphia police and bomb squad and homeland security all working in concert now to figure out who the person or persons is behind this explosive device, they say they have not seen a device quite like this one in this area before. they are confident that it was intended for the man that opened the envelope detonating the device and sending shrapnel flying causing serious injuries. philadelphia police sponed to 1808 pine street at 4:00 this morning. they found the 60-year-old victim suffering from wounds to his face torso and left hand. there was an explosion when the victim opened an envelope that he thought was medication he receives through the mail. >> it was a substantial detonation. >> about ten neighbors were evacuated as were guests at a nearby bed and breakfast. >> obviously i had the concerns to clarify what the situation really was. >> a lot of bright lights that is pretty weird for 5:00 in the morning. >> investigators say that the envelope was addressed to

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a train crash creates a massive fuel spill in florida and new concerns over president-elect trump's transition team. >>> and the big story is a robbery at a pizza shop in bucks coins. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at the scene with all the details. >> reporter: rick, police say that one of robbers died and the other is in critical but stable condition after a customer shot them in the middle of a robbery. the police say that the customer is a local business owner and stopped here on his way home from work to pick up food when two robbers burst in. >> two robbers entered the store in a rapid, aggressive violence manner. >> it was near 10:00 p.m. near closing in levittown. >> they had dark clothing and backpacks and face masks and gloves and brandishing guns. >> a cook and customer was up front. >> i don't know if they expected the customer to be there. one robber went toward the clerk and the other went left to a customer. police say they were yelling demands at the cu

we have a report from chad pradelli but first sara bloomquist is at the fern rock transportation center. septa says that picketers are causing disruptions on regional rails. >> reporter: most picket lines are peaceful. but earlier today we saw picketers blocking rail yards. and we learn that a judge granted an injunction that employees can again access regal rail yards and septa expects fewer cancellations but there resit you'll delays and strikers telling "action news" they will stay out here until they get a contract they find acceptable. here at the roberts avenue rail yard in tioga-nicetown, septa workers were blocking the enance to the septa parking lot. they warn that this action will cause problems with regional rail service into the evening hours and in fact that is the case tonight. >> i think we are doing the right thing, i think we are doing the right thing, you know -- close mouth don't get fed. >> most places picket lines were quieter and it's clear that the striking workers are prepared to stay off the job for days. >> we are out here for however long it takes. >> you thin

sara bloomquist is live now in philadelphia. lost education, lost time and lost money a lot to consider here. >> jim, this was totally unexpect the and life changing and not in a good way. 225 faculty members lost their jobs, more than 1,000 students will be starting back at square one after months of job training and tuition paid. they got the news in a text message this morning letting them know their school was ceasing operations for good. >> i was devastated. >> devastated to get that text message telling them that star career academy is closing all of its campuses in new york, philadelphia and new jersey. not knowing what to do many students drove to the buildings where they attended classes hoping for injuries. >> security insized the building they will not let us in at all. and they said that all the instructions were this morning. >> they lose their benefits november 30th and all staffs and students got no refuns no nothing. >> most were training to become medical assist ans and some were just days away from completing t

"action news" reporter sara bloomquist is live at the scene of the crime. what are the details here. >> jim a very large reward $25,000 investigators said today this is the case that keeps them up at night. they are running down leads and now they need the public's house in tracking down the heartless hit and run driver and putting him behind bars. >> 8-year-old gianna powell's mother talked directly to the driver of car that hit and killed her daughter when the child walked home from school with her siblings. >> i had to lay my baby today. the hardest thing in my life. i don't get a prom, i don't get a graduation no marriage, no grandkids no nothing. so just turn yourself in. make it better for everybody. >> they have announced a new reward, the mayor's office is offering $10,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction and the fop $15,000 just for an arrest. >> you bring him in today and are you paid today and lets give this family closure. >> and they believe he was behind the wheel of this car captured on surveillance video, the driver going sou

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon a brazilian social player's plane crashed into a mountain. >> and rain is hanging around for a bit as we look live at sky 6 hd and that tells the story right there. we woke up to showers drenching us this morning and made for a wet commute the evening rush will be on the soggy side as well. david murphy is tracking it all from the big board. >> reporter: it has been raining all morning long and it looks to stay fairly steady for the next couple of hours and farther to the west an area of precipitation is pronounced and thinner and i think we'll get into a broken pattern of precipitation later in the afternoon and evening. right now we are still getting pounded. as you take a closer look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we go in tighter here the central portion of the region is covered by the darker shade of green and this yellow as well. that is steady rain. are you looking at rain under this green dark enough and full enough to make roads very wet and create ponding and p

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. we begin with breaking news out of new jersey. a federal jury announced the verdict in the bridge gate trial. both defendants are guilty on all counts. two allies of chris christie, were both convicted in a politically motivated plot to cause traffic around the george washington bridge. trying to punish a democratic mayor for not endorsing governor christie. the defendants will learn their sentences in february. governor christie denied all wrong doing. we are following the investigation into a house fire that left two small children in critical condition in the olney section of philadelphia. gray hall is live at the scene with updates on the young victims. >> reporter: rick, the last information from the fire commissioner where the kids were in critical condition but improving. so the extent of their injuries at this point is not clear, we tell that you people in this neighborhood are hoping for a speedy recovery. an overnight nightmare for the family living in this olney hom

live in center city, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. >> thank you, sara. switch now live to toomey headquarters. and action news reporter vernon odom. might he be the comeback kid here tonight? >> reporter: he could well be, jim. his crowd here is waiting nervously. they're very happy about these numbers that have him closing in on katie mcginty's lead that seemed comfortable a while ago. but those votes are coming from what's known as the t in pennsylvania, west of the susquehanna river. those conservative votes, whether they get enough votes out of eastern to confront allegheny county, we don't know. but they are very, very optimistic because of those closing numbers. pat toomey announced earlier this evening about 7:00 this he indeed had made up his mind in the last couple of days and that he did indeed vote for donald trump for president of the united states. here is senator toomey explaining his vote. >> i had a lot of problems with donald trump. i still do. i think there are serious questions about his temperament and judgment and policy positions he

sara bloomquist has the story. >> reporter: the victim feels certain this was suppose to be a burglary and turned to the robbery after they came upon one resident and his girlfriend at home. we spoke to a young man about the terrifying moments when he and his girlfriend came face-to-face with a gun. >> he had a gun in my face and said he would blow my brains out. >> john said a man with his face covered and a hoody over his head came into the bedroom where him and his girlfriend were about to go to sleep. >> he said where is the money, and i said i don't have any money i have $40 and that is a lot of money to me. he told us to delete the icloud information off our phones, i don't know how, it's not something i do frequently, he was literally coaching us through how to do it. a second suspect ordered them to a living room sofa and then made them go to the basement. >> they see college kids it's an easy hit. we have stuff and they don't have stuff. >> they believed it was suppose to be a burglary. they didn't break in the front door, they came in a window and crawled over a fire escape.

"action news" reporter, sara bloomquist is live outside of the fern rock transportation center. >> reporter: rick and monica, picket lines like the one behind me is set up at transportation hubs across the city tonight. most are like this one, peaceful and none disruptive. earlier this afternoon we stopped by one picket line at the tioga-nicetown section where picketers were blocking one near the regional rail line and septa is warning more in the regional rail service through the evening rush, meantime workers on the picket lines tell us they are in it for the long haul. >> at the roberts avenue yard in tioga nices town. they were blocking the employee entrance to the regional rails running on schedule but septa warns the pickets could disrupt service through the evening rush. at midnight the union workers hit the picket lines here and across the city. >> am here since 94, this is the first time i can remember this part of the gate being shut off. >> at the fern rock transportation center, striking workers give us a long list of issues they hope they can resolve with the transit authority.

sara bloomquist is live now in philadelphia. lost education, lost time and lost money a lot to consider here. >> jim, this was totally unexpect the and life changing and not in a good way. 225 faculty members lost their jobs, more than 1,000 students will be starting back at square one after months of job training and tuition paid. they got the news in a text message this morning letting them know their school was ceasing operations for good. >> i was devastated. >> devastated to get that text message telling them that star career academy is closing all of its campuses in new york, philadelphia and new jersey. not knowing what to do many students drove to the buildings where they attended classes hoping for injuries. >> security insized the building they will not let us in at all. and they said that all the instructions were this morning.

sara bloomquist is live at eakins oval where workers are putting the final touches telling. >> reporter: hi rick and sharrie. the stage is set now, you see the broadcast booth is ready to go, they have been letting traffic go through on eakins oval during much of the evening rush and then shut it back down again and rehearsals are resu resuming for the evening and all day today. this is a chance to make sure all the pieces are falling into place for the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. hundreds of young people from all across the area and beyond converged on eakins oval for one last rehearsal today before the show tomorrow. the annual 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. and everyone involved is exuberant. >> everyone is excited and good weather it looks like and that makes everyone happier to be here. and yes, everybody is excited. >> really excited! >> this group of dancers from morristown, new jersey will perform with drew lachey and they were glad to meet him. >> this is historically one of the buggest holiday parades throughout the year and the longest running a

that is where we find sara bloomquist. we are less than 24 hours away from the parade kicking off -- >> reporter: that is right sharrie. here we go, they are taking a break in the action at the moment. eakins oval as you see behind me is open to traffic right now, it has been a full day of rehearsals on the street and up on the steps. this is a cast of thousands gets ready for the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. strike up the band, get the dancers going. the countdown is on to the annual 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. a holiday tradition here in philadelphia. rehearsals have been underway all day on eakins oval. >> today is the most hectic day of all. all the last minute pieces come in everything from the fencing and pouertort ajohns getting sa. and they combine as one to make up the youth choir and do a final run through for tomorrow's show. >> it take a lots to do this and these are memories these kids have for the rest of their lives. >> it's a holiday spectacular and today's weather could not

"action news" reporter sara bloomquist is live at the scene of the crime.> jim a very large reward $25,000 investigators said today this is the case that keeps them up at night. they are running down leads and now they need the public's house in tracking down the heartless hit and run driver and putting him behind bars. >> 8-year-old gianna powell's mother talked directly to the driver of car that hit and killed her daughter when the child walked home from school with her siblings. >> i had to lay my baby today. the hardest thing in my life. i don't get a prom, i don't get a graduation no marriage, no grandkids no nothing. so just turn yourself in. make it better for everybody. >> they have announced a new

sara bloomquist will host the live food bank with special guests, including monica and myself will ben the phones taking your donations from 5:00 until 6:30 p.m. log on to our 6abc.com at 6abc.com. >>> in north philadelphia, men and women that helped to serve their communities were honored today. state senator, shirley kitchen hosted a special luncheon handing out awards and hugs for those that work tireliless toism prove their neighborhoods. she is retiring and expected to step down this month but not before recognizes some hard working residents in her district. >>> the 250th year of rutgers camden. they joined at the multipurpose room on penn street and spoke about the school's founding in 1776 and a special birthday card and a cake, and tonight there will be fireworks. happy birthday to our friends at rutgers camden. >>> dasha lamkin is going to college. she won the melrose games and competed in cuba, she holds state titles in 55 events and became the first delawarean to win the race. >>> still to come on "action news" at tonight. a check of your forecast for you. taking a look li

sara bloomquist is live at northwest detectives with more on this investigation. >> reporter: brian, sources tell us that duncan lloyd is expected to show up here at northwest detectives at some point. at this point tomorrow with his attorney to talk about the anti-trump graffiti sprayed on a chestnut hill grocery store. city hall confirms that lloyd is an assistant attorney with the city and so far he is not charged with any crime. his boss in the city law department says that lloyd is cooperating with the investigation. >> he was wearing a blazer and scarf and carrying a glass of wine. not attire or behavior police typically see when someone sets out to vandalize a property. this man on surveillance video is this man, duncan lloyd seen in a facebook profile picture, city confirms he is an assistant attorney in the city law department. it was early friday morning when police allege that lloyd and another man wearing a hooded jacket walked up german town market along the 8200 block, the man in the jacket can be seen spraying graffiti by the front door and lloyd appeared to take video

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> we have got some developing news this afternoon out of oklahoma city where there is a shooting at the city's main airport. police say that one person has been confirmed shot and the search is underway for a possible second victim. all of this unfolded inside of the will rogers world airport where a shelter in place order remains in effect. that as police scoured the complex and parking lots, there is no word on the condition of one confirmed victim or the status of the shooter. we'll have more on this story out of oklahoma city as the newscast continues. >>> investigators in utah are crediting employees for taking action during a stabbing attack inside of a high school. police say that a 16-year-old pulled a knife and stabbed five classmates in the locker room this morning. workers had him boxed into a corner when officer as rived on scene at mountain view high school that is south of salt lake city. police say that they are still searching for a mote he and the suspect is said to be a straight a student with no report of

in camden, new jersey, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >>> and in north philadelphia, hote right there at one day at a time. a program for drug and alcohol recovery as well as services for people affected by hiv aids and for people reconnecting with loved one to see that their moms and dads and loved ones are doing well in recovery. members of the police district joined for today's event. >>> we know the parade say time honored tradition on "action news," another part of thanksgiving is being invite into a local family's home. bob brooks is enjoying the holiday in northeast philadelphia. all right bob we got a chance to meet the family earlier what is cooking now? >> reporter: well, i'll tell you what is cooking is two lovely turkeys here. who are you? >> i'm anna. what are you doing here? >> i'm getting the stuffing out of this turkey i cooked. >> it looks delicious. looks like an amazing job. >> we'll see. i'm sure it's fabulous. we have corn and peas and green bean casserole. everything in the oven here and then a wonderful family honestly, i just met them and they have

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> a lot of clear pictures of that pair thank you. >>> philadelphia police and the fbi are asking for the public's help today in finding a bank robber that struck in center city yesterday. the surveillance photos were taken at the robbery at republic bank, police say that the man wearing a hooded adidas jacket showed a demand note to the teller and took cash and left. if you know who this man is, contact the fbi. >>> the man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in south jersey is behind bars this afternoon. police arrested rashawn causy last night. police say he burst into 37-year-old marshal's home saturday night and causy stabbed herself times in the head and she died yesterday. they had a child together. >>> president obama continues his final trip overseas. today he was in germany meeting with chancellor, and met with other european leaders and talked about donald trump's dealings with russia, he cautioned him on issues like ukraine and syria, moscow must be confronted head-on. >> i hope the president-elect coming in takes a

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off and in the news tens of thousands of local runners get ready to hit the biggest course of the year. the philadelphia kicks off on sunday morning. >>> and president-elect donald trump extends job offers to fill his cabinet. >>> but the big story is developing news. it's decision day for thousands of septa workers and members of twu are voting on the deal that put an end to the six day transit strike. john rawlins live with all the details. >> reporter: hi rick, well traditionally votes like this. they a matter of course and they expect a thumbs up but the union president put out a sharply worded statement, saying people trying to sabotage the deal by urging no votes. >> the ballot box at callahan depot a busy place. one ballot box in use today. the agreement after a six day strike delivers. a 15% hike in pensions and maintains best health care coverage and includes cost sharing and the average worker salary goes from 68,000 there a recorded 75,0$75,000 within fiv years and willy brown

sara bloomquist is there this afternoon. you just talked to the grieving mother. >> reporter: i did brian. just a moment ago. 17-year-old tamir germany's mother came here hoping to get answers about her son's death. he was here in chester over the weekend visiting with friends and then found shot to death in the woods saturday night. >> for this unfortunate event to happen to us in this young man's life. it's hard. >> she wants to know who killed her 17-year-old son, tamir germany, the wilmington resident is driving around chester and hounding detectives hoping for answers about the killing. late saturday someone passing through the woods near 11th and palmer came across tamir's lifeless body shot once in the torso and died alone on a path in the dark. >> he was alone in a car with some guys and led to that area. taken through the woods and assassinated. >> tamir was a senior at dupont high school in greenville, delaware, the superintendant sent a letter home saying a young life was taken too soon. echoing the superintendant

"action news" reporter, sara bloomquist is live outside of the reading terminal in philadelphia. sara is talking to voters and getting their reactions today. what have you been hearing? >> reporter: jim, no surprise we heard vastly different opinions about the outcome of last night's election. trump supporters are ecstatic and clinton voters crushed. the outcome was a shocker, we asked them how did donald trump do it? >> i am so excited. what an amazing win for donald trump. >> how are you feeling today? >> i'm very depressed. >> lunch time at the terminal market the day after donald trump is elected president of the united states. we found clinton supporters suffering from serious depression. >> not feeling too good. >> why not? >> well i voted the other way. >> it's a scary situation because he is such an unknown. people are celebrating last night's surprise win. >> i am on cloud 9, the cubs won last week what is next? >> we need less government and you cannot get less government than president trump. >> donald trump defied expectations, how did he do it? >> part of it was the f

sara bloomquist has more from camden. >> this is what thanksgiving it all about. >> reporter: for theseng is about giving back to others they came from all over tole cane center. in camden, new jersey, to help those that perhaps cannot put a thanksgiving meal on the table. >> it helps to keep things in perspective and reminds me of what to be thankful for and we can get whatever we want to make for our thanksgiving dinner and not everybody can do that. >> i come out on each holiday and help the community. >> one by one they piled the plates up high with turkey and gravy and vegetables and of course cranberries. >> right in the mix of things -- >> the neighborhood center is serving the thanksgiving meals to the needy for 103 years now. luke wilson a graduate of the esteemed culinary institute of america has a history of providing healthy and fresh food to the need why in this neighborhood. >> we have after school programs and teen programs. >> and they hope to teach their daughter rose about people in need on her first thank giving. >> it was important to bring her here this morning to k

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> there he is. thanks to our friends at dunkin' donuts eight reindeers are pulling santa's sleigh aloof the parkway. they are the highlight of the parade every year. >> the holiday season is underway. santa and mrs. claus just took their seats at the top of the art museum steps. this wrapped up another 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. good afternoon and happy thanksgiving. rick will be along in a moment. the big story is the 97th annual 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. the parade just came to a conclusion right here on 6 abc and yet again it was a wonderful show. ♪ ♪ >> the parade stepped off bright and early with a big celebration and this huge opening production. the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade is the oldest in the entire nation it features massive floats and giant balloons and performances from celebrities and local choirs and dance groups and marching bands and so much more. this ends right in front of the art museum. ♪ ♪ the pennsbury high school trumpets

sara bloomquist hosts a live food bank and volunteers and special guests will answer calls p.m. find out how to 4:00 connect and share and give on our website at 6abc.com. >>> as we show you there are memories taking place around the delaware valley to honor our veterans, this is a live picture from the vietnam veterans memorial. and the philly pops were on hand to perform before the ceremony got underway and the memorial is expected to unveil its new campaign to build a new prisoner of war and missing in action monument at the memorial. in the meantime "action news" will come right back with meteorologist, melissa magee, and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> breaking news now from hamilton township, atlantic county, new jersey. where firefighters are battling a brush fire here. again hamilton township. 911 calls came in noon time for reports of a large brush fire off tilton road and ramblele road and no structures are in danger and we have calls into the airport to see if the fire were causing delays and none were reported. as we zoom in on one truck causing hot

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news, the philadelphia eagles have just released wide receiver, josh huff following his arrest on the walt whitman bridge. more on that decision coming up. >> police arrested the second teenager wanted for a shooting on rittenhouse square. but the big story on "action news" is day three of the septa strike. septa accused the union of walking out of the negotiations. annie mccormick is live. >> reporter: we can tell you that words are being exchanged. but whether they are over the table we don't know right now. we can tell that you the words are being etch changed from the statements from septa and the union. it was last night that they said that talks broke down and septa said after days of optimistic discussions and both sides were optimist optimistics. but last night they released a statement blaming local union 354 for halting progress was made. saying they offered enhanced pension increase of 8% and health care cost per week $8 to $41 a week for a cadillac health care plan. and it was a

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with sara bloomquist, rick williams and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again. here are the stories we are following is for you at 12:30. the union represents more than 4,000 septa workers says with no deal they had no choice but to go out on strike. >>> and donald trump and his running mate mike pence are campaigning in our area at this hour. >>> now the details, septa typically provided 900,000 rides a day but not today. the transportation authority bus, trolley and subway is on strike since midnight. they are far apart with issues like pension and health care. it's unclear if negotiations have even resumed. rider were able to use the regional rails because they were not impacted. but that only got them so far. it was congested today downtown with people being forced to drive. and they hope to have a resolution before the busy election day next week. they all agree that the strike is giving everyone a serious headache. >> reporter: it was a pretty bumpy right this morning for those that use city transit. their options to get around were limited. they could dri

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for david murphy and rick williams and the entire "action news" team i'm sara bloomquist have a greatnd safe and happy thanksgiving. >>> it's so wonderful to finally sit down to thanksgiving dinner with the people i love and respect more than anyone in the world. shall we share with each other what we're most thankful for this year? >> i'm thankful that no one seemed to notice that i hid in the closet with the baked brie and ate the whole thing by myself. [ laughter ] >> i hate to break it to you, michael. we noticed. [ laughter ] but i'm thankful that i finally stopped having nightmares of you dressed as miley cyrus. [ laughter ] >> i'm thankful that i've been blessed with over 10,000 taste buds to enjoy this glorious feast. >> and i am thankful that after 53 turkeys, 87 loaves of bread, 135 pounds of potatoes and not nearly enough cocktails, it's finally time for the best

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news police are trying to determine if they have the three men responsible for a series of dramatic smash and grab robberies in our region. >>> and a connecticut man is found dead in new jersey and investigators found clues to his murder in an up scale new york apartment. >>> "action news" learned there are felony and misdemeanor charges filed against a man suspected of filing a drone over protesters in center city. they arrested him last night, accused of operating the drone in restricted air space bringing it dangerously close to a philadelphia helicopter who were monitoring demonstrations from the air. they followed the drone south watched it land on the roof there and later took roselli into custody. >>> a big change is headed our way from accuweather. looking live at sky 6 hd over center city. a sunny day with mild conditions and the next few days are even better and then things start to feel more like november again. meteorologist, david murphy, with a check of your accuweather forec

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> girlfriend good afternoon in the news crews fight a wild fire. >>> but we begin with new developments after a dangerous attack in sent steer. a man is treated for injuries after opening up a package containing an explosive device left at his home. katherine scott is live on pine street where an entire city block remains shut down. >> reporter: sara, investigators have ruled out terrorism here, they believe it was an attack targeted at the victim but they don't know what the motive was. pine street between 18th and 19th remains closed off. the victim is 60 years old and we are told he say caterer. and in stable condition and police are able to speak with him and his partner. >> i came a half meter up out of the bed. >> kenneth visiting center city from australia heard it from a bed and breakfast on pine street. police told him to evacuate. >> i was waiting to clarify with what the situation was. >> around 4:00 a.m., a 60-year-old man opened a manilla envelope in his kitchen. instead a device was inside and opening

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> to all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. >>> the words of our next president, donald trump, his victory speech came at 2:50 a.m. good afternoon i'm rick williams the big store on "action news" is the next president, donald trump. hillary clinton conceded while you were sleeping and made her first public comment since losing the race in the last 15 minutes. rick williams. >> reporter: good afternoon when hillary clinton spoke here in new york city. she says she feels pride and gratitude for the campaign that the supporters gratitude and owe donald trump an open mind and willing to work with him. >> after her shocking loss to president elect donald trump. >> this is not the outcome we wanted or worked so hard for. and i'm sorry we did not win this election. >> trump triumphant as he spent his first full day as the man who will be the 45th president to lead the nation and will do it with a republican controlled house and senate.

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news authorities have captured the man suspected of killing two police officers during an ambush in iowa. with less than a beak to go until the election. a new poll shows the presidential candidates are in a tie. >> but the big story is the second day of frustration for local commuters fighting to get around the septa strike. thousands of people had to battle traffic jams and overcrowding on the regional rails because all buses and subways and trolleys are shut down. but they maintain they are making progress at the bargaining table. annie mccormick is live now. >> reporter: steady progress cautiously optimistic. those are the terms we are hearing, and that progress was made overnight but not revealing specifics. the union is reviewing changes from a proposal from septa. this is the scene of the transport workers walking off the job at midnight and picketing, almost two full days of the strike. initially it included pension and health care and scheduling, septa said they released at 1:00 a