for now, shirleen, back to you. >> see you soon. you, jeff. >> you probably still stop and don't want to hear this we hear how many calories the average person consumed today and plus emotional reunion. couple who >> you ate turkey and trimming it adds up to a lot of calories, 4500 to be exact. that's how much the average person consumes during a traditional thanks giving dinner. 3,000 for the meal and another 1500 for snacking and nibbling and combine the calorie control council says we eat enough fat at holiday meal to squall three sticks of butter. >> death of 22-year-old minnesota student was devr stating for his family. this week his family got to hear his heartbeat once again. he was an organ toner sean his heart went to tom meeks. five different hospitals refused to consider him for a heart transplant. mayo clinic gave tom a lifeline putting him on waiting list for a new heart and last march he got the call. it's been 8 months and this week he got to meet matt's tam limit he invited them to listen to matt's heart which fwheet

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jeff skversky live now at the big board. >> shirleen.t step days flyers have been chewed out by gm. coach and even players chew themselves out endplayers only meeting and fans are yelling. flyers booed over the ice after yet another loss. ron helpal and craig they're not happy what they're watching now. flyers look terrible today against the rangers. second period. steve mason. flyers fall behind 2-0. turnover. here come rangers. other way three open one mason doesn't stand a chance. wow, flyers lose 3-0 shut out three times in last 6 games. they lost 7 of 8 and flyers booed all arm. >> we're not playing well we're playing like crap we deserve to get booed. it's deserved. can't say more than that it's embarassing. >> i'm not happy with our record or overall performance. >> everything going right for first place eagles. eagles won nine of twelve games and undefeated against the division. big win down in big d last night chip kelly refuses to call it statement game against cowboys kelly believes they're playing best football with four game

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

shirleen alicott joins us. in the news the search for a missing college student enters its fourth day. >> and hundreds of thousands of pennsylvania red dents now have a new chance to get health coverage. >> the big story on "action news" is nil millions of people heading home. >> today is one of the biggest travel days of the year. unlike this holiday weekend this has been a sunday of relatively smooth sailing. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live in philadelphia international airport with more. hey, kenneth. >> hey, shirleen. yes, it is the busiest day for air travel. but i just checked and the boards are looking pretty good here at phl. line for the taxi not so much as you take a live look here. there has been a steady flow here at the airport on the roads and on the rails. >> one of the busiest travel days of the year and the theme appears to be busy but organized and smooth. >> it's perfect. nothing wrong. it's good. we thought it would be very, very busy. this is great. i think we'll be right on ti

hey, melissa. >> hi, shirleen and brian.ork through the delaware and lehigh valleys. we are giving you a gorgeous shot of the center city skyline. you see it's bouncing a bit. the winds are picking up 8 miles-an-hour to 15 miles-an-hour in philadelphia. those continue later tonight. we'll show you the temperatures as well. responding to the northwesterly winds. up in tannersville 35. 40 in new holland. and coatesville, 44. browns mill at 42. the lower 40s in ewing and sea sails city coming in at 48 degrees. the numbers are cooling down the beginning of arctic air moving in. the cold front is starting to press offshore where in philadelphia we picked up an inch of rainfall. when you look off to the west, there is dominate ridge of high pressure. it's departing. the winding are picking up on the back side. check out the temperatures. in philadelphia the upper 40s. the teens in chicago, 13 degrees. same in omaha, nebraska. bismarck in south dakota -- dropping down to 27 in philadelphia. cape may falls down to 31 degrees. a set-

shirleen. >>> thank you, david. switching to stewar sarah bloomt live in center city. it will give the city an economic boost. >> it means millions of dollars coming into the city with them. that is great news for area hotels restaurants and the overall local economy. >> we didn't expect the news for a couple of months. >>reporter:the announcement from the vatican came as a surprise. now we know he is coming and so will they. the pope's visit pumps hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. >> the first thing that was close to it was the national congestion. >>reporter:the hotel at 18 and market is getting calls for room reservation. it is expected to fill up fast. >> our phone has been ringing off of the hook. our reservation department were calling how do i get rooms and so forth. it's a special event. >>reporter:along with the money generated. there is an after effect. people will see philadelphia in a new way a positive way for the palal visit is expected to pay off long after the pope is gone. >> it's a wonderful exposure. hoping that the people that

>> yeah hi, shirleen. delvin barnes entered a plea of not guilty in federal court and court documents revealed new details about the kidnapping ordeal. the hearing was short and to the point. barnes waived his right to petition for bail and pled not guilty to a single count of kidnapping. and learning more about the case and the hardships endured. >> there was a period of time during her abduction she was forced to remain in the drunk. >> and delvin barnes is the man seen snatching her off the street in germantown on the 2nd. she found a hammer on the back seed of barnes' car using it to smash out the rear passenger window before he drove off. he allegedly bound her hands with the zip ties and at times kept her hidden in the trunk. sources say she gaves barnes her debit card and pin number hoping to leave the trail. the police say he is the man in the video using a debit card in maryland nine hours after the kidnapping and that was the first clue he had taken her out of state. three days later federal agen

ducis roger is live in the action muse sports center. >> hi there shirleen and brian. even the most diehard eagles fans has to be concerned about this game. >> it helps if i had microphone on. even most diehard eagles fans has to be concerned about this game. green bay is one of the better teams in the the league with one of the better quarterbacks in the game. first lets focus on mark sanchez trying to ride wave of the performance he turn in on monday night. weather will be not kind. low 20's. who knows it might even snow. >> i have heard some talk about. that we will worry about that in the next couple days. honestly, this team can play in the snow. i saw it last year in the tv. i remember watching the game. you one of coach kelly's biggest thing control what you can control. unless is there somebody in the locker room to control the weather, then we just go play. >> eagles will be tested on defense. aaron rodgers threw six touchdowns last week. all in the first half. roger has only thrown three interceptions all year. eagles have utmost respect for him and he has re

. >> reporter: absolutely, right brian and shirleen. this investigation has taken a lot of manpower, man hours and across tate line but tonight the result they were hoping for it is the reality that this 22-year old ace live and well, and commissioner ramsey says that the man behind this is a complete thug. >> we're so thankful. i am so happy. thank you for all of the prayers, care and love. >> reporter: family relieved and counting its blessings tonight their loved one carlesha free land gaither is alive and well. >> i mean you hope and hope but you don't know until you actually are able to get her, and make hure that she's okay. >> reporter: unday the 22-year old was aggressively dragged down colter street in philadelphia's germantown section, placed in a car and then kidnaped. with the help of surveillance camera and use of carlesha's stolen atm card clues began to pour in as to who the kidnapper may be. >> we were able to identify this individual. identify his car, and track it into maryland. >> reporter: the suspect turned out to b

. >> reporter: hello shirleen and happy thanksgiving to you, it's cold for our turkey day, in fact temperatures were below average by 10 degrees, the high in philadelphia coming in at 42 degrees, below average in the wake of our coastal storm, it's 39, in the poconos 47 and along the coast in beach haven, 39. a bit a windchill to factor in as well with the winds coming in from the northwest. lets talk about what is what ahead. all the shoppers are looking for bargains, it's milder for us on sunday that moeans if you are traveling back home you shouldn't be impacted by travel issues due to weather, we'll take a closer look at the forecast on the way and how the weekend is shaping up. we'll send it back to you inside nydia. >> stay on top of the changing weather situation with the new 6abc.com, visit 6abc.com/weather, for the storm tracker 6 radar and collection of weather related photos and videos. >> it was chilly but the weather was perfect for the annual tradition on the ben franklin, the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade delighted a large crowd this morning as well as viewers watch

marci and foremost can you you hear us. >> reporter: yes, brian and shirleen i can hear you. given the scene we have watched play out from ferguson area right now it looks chaotic, there is smoke and differing reports as to whether that smoke is tear gas, or smoke that police are using, can you describe the scene, that you have watched play out tonight. >> yeah brian and shirleen we are in the media staging area. we are away from the protest but st. louis county police say that was not tear gas they are using smoke to break up the crowds which, in some places has become unrulely. police say that people had thrown molotov cocktails at them. there has been one police caravaned alleyed. there have been reports of gunshots in the crowd, so, all that is serious problems, with protesters out there, and police are doing their best to keep it under control. we are told a thousand extra police officers out tonight, as you mentioned the national guard has been activated they are here ready to offer backup as the fbi. >>> now when that decision was reached, just came down, marci, we hav

. >> shirleen, state officials are still here at this late hour, they are here all day and it's a cold process, and a slow process. look behind me here, the intense blaze destroyed most of building number four and its contents. firefighters looked for the cause of the blaze that filled the sky with four alarms worth of smoke. there are reports that workers may have been inside at the time. >> that is under investigation at this point and we don't really know and we can't comment on that until the investigation is concluded. 10 inside shops destroyed of the 65. joey's shoe shop is destroyed. >> hundreds of pairs of shoes. >> all gone? >> yes, all gone. >> not just bagels, a luncheonette looks like this. the owners are trying to find out what to do? >> we never experienced anything like this. >> i want to cry, i want to go in and see it. >> management says the vast outdoor vending area and produce units untouched by the fire will open tomorrow. crews are work something clean up smoke and fire damage close to the building number four. the big day for this market is thanksgiving. >> it's t

. >> i'm shirleen allicot along with brian taff, we are more news, a woman abducted on the street. carlesha freeland-gaither was taken off the street and now a significant new clue surfaced that came from aberdeen, maryland, where her atm card was used. the reward for information has increased to $42,000. we begin with david henry live at northwest detectives. >> reporter: philadelphia police here have shifted their focus, new leads are coming in and the focus of the search is focused towards maryland and now carlesha's family is pleading for her. >> just give her back. please give her back. >> right now the chilling video of the abduction is seen around the world, it happened at 9:30, 22-year-old carlesha free land gauger was take and, and someone used her debit card in aber dean, maryland. >> i did not recognize the person in the picture but i know that he is off light come complexion. carlesha was raised in maryland and returned to philadelphia two years ago. the family says that a former boyfriend in maryland was obsessed with her and tracked her down. >> she backed off from hi

>> reporter: shirleen and brian, sources close to this revel deal say it fell a apart because of an annual and contract this power plant, had with revel. it is one and only customer. both sides were negotiating over those costs, and just could not come to terms. >> what do we want. >> contract. >> when do we want it. >> now. >> reporter: hundreds of unionized casino workers were rallying against looming december 12th closure of the taj had man hall when the news broke when revel deal was in more. >> i didn't hear that. i'm very upset. >> that was the hope for atlantic city. >> reporter: brookfield asset management out of toronto bandon its plan to buy revel for 110 million-dollar because of disagreements with the one holders of the building's 160 million-dollar power plant. it is south jersey's parent company ac r energy llc is owed millions, and it is still providing minimum power to the building. >> revel dropped the ball from the get go. all we want to does come up a and show up to work, and, make it a decent wage. >> reporter: unite local 54 president bob mcdevitt wouldn't comment on t

. >> reporter: brian and shirleen we are tracking this holiday nor'easter, an early season storm across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys, on stormtracker 6 live double scan, along the coast mixed precipitation as u.s. press to the i-95 corridor and the snow in the northwest corridors. we'll go in tighter on stormtracker 6 live double scan, from wilmington to philadelphia and areas of trenton, we have the rain and earlier today and tomorrow, some rain mixing in with wet snowfall. you have seen rain for most of the day, and that will continue tonight as well. you move across the immediate northwest suburbs, from malvern and close to route 202, some mixed precipitation and sleet mixes in with snow, pottstown, reading, eastern into allentown and close to 309, are you dealing with the snow, some of which has been heavy throughout the day. lets look at what we are in store for as we go throughout the rest of the today. and talk about what you heard at 11:30 this morning. did you hear it? i was across the street shopping and i heard a rumbling, and people thought the roof was collapsing

>> reporter: shirleen this night of protest, through the city has covered a lot of miles. about an hour ago demonstrators took off from the ninth district here, and the police have been speaking out against tonight has been with them every step of the way. >> protesters marched from city hall pounding the pavement, hoping someone would hear their cry is a begins what they believe is an unfair, unjust system that led to a no indictment in the death of ferguson, missouri teen michael brown. >> we refuse to pretend that was due process. >> reporter: clergy, the young, people from different backgrounds, stood at broad and the street named for civil rights activist sees he will b more demanding justice. >> i think everybody has had enough. >> it takes something like this to inspire people for people to see it, you know, this little stuff like this, black, white, spanish, asian. >> reporter: throughout the evening rush this group swelled to 500 people, dozens of philadelphia police officers, right there with them. overnight protests led to the arrest of two demonstrators police

. >> shirleen, brian, typically we see first snowfall of the season early december. we're running a few weeks ahead of schedule. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing white, snow, you can see how the shade of gray across the northwest suburbs is the area showing snow falling 4:00 this afternoon. it's lighter now with drier air working in. the heaviest bands of snow are across south jersey. especially burlington county now. you can see the shade of purple. that's steadier snow between route 7 0rbgs i 195 and new jersey turnpike. georgetown, wrightstown, brownsmill, dealing with steady snow moving through philadelphia. south of philadelphia a little mix. good news, the snow, most of it is melting on the roads and it's not much in most areas. mount holly trace of snow. outside 6abc studio in the grassy surfaces .1". exton .4. early season snow elevation has a huge impact on how much accumulates. west call intownship 1.5". temperatures will be dropping below freezing in a lot of suburbs as this precipitation tapers off. all of this should be clearing the coast 3:00 in

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shirleen. >> all right. thank you, cecily. tonight we know who will be dancing at the dancing for our future stars event benefiting independence mission schools. and we are happy to tell you that our very own meteorologist melissa magee will be among those cutting the rug. the actual event is in march with local personalities and professional paters in have quite a bit of preparing to do. but, not so bad so far. >> and you know she will own the dance floor. >> humble display from two heroes tonight honored from

matt pellman with an update. >> a lot of bad timing going on this week brian and shirleen.eople are getting an early start on their holiday trips, and now they can't get on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike, a route that people use because of a vehicle fire right behind this tractor trailer, one is on fire at this point. an suv is behind it. the flames have really been jumping up, a small explosion, a moment ago, this is 476, just north of the mid county toll plaza, if you are heading towards quakertown you are going this bay and eastbound from the pennsylvania turnpike, that entrance is just up ahead. at this point, no traffic on the blue route northbound is able to get on the northeast extension or the turnpike, i would do so via 309 or valley forge and 202. we keep watching the flames from the suv fire jumping up behind the tractor trailer here in plymouth meeting this afternoon. the crash on the turnpike eastbound, it's a stop and go right in both directions and chopper 6 hd remains high in the sky of philadelphia, the protest continues on north broad

. >> shirleen and brian, things are looking okay. if you are at the link doing some tailgating we have got pretty comfortable conditions on this monday afternoon. temperatures for the most part are pretty pleasant. taking a look at numbers across delaware and lehigh valleys we are in the upper 50's and lower 60's. fill 62 above average. poconos 53. beach have tone sea isle city temperatures holding at 57. here's satellite six with action radar high pressure for the most parties taking over today. we've got a mostly clear skies with plenty of sunshine and just a few high thin clouds in the sky. big question will look like that game forecast looking like. we've got you covered. eagles will be at home at link later tonight. kick off at 8:30 mostly clear, cool and calm that kick off temperature around 51 degrees taking on the panthers. once again to the fourth quarter temperatures will drop down into the upper 40's. it looks like we have a pretty good looking forecast for the eagles and hopefully they can pick up the win tonight. we will

. >>> saturday night, i'm shirleen allicot in for walter perez. comedian bill cosby offers a surprising response, on allegations of rape. >>> and a helping the hungry, one bag at a time, how hundreds of boy scouts made this sat take, a day of service. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a december chill, on a november day, the action cam, was along kelly drive today where the cold, didn't stop folks from getting their daily run but layers and hats, were essential and gloves, those were a good idea as well. melissa a magee is live at the keen to let us know if she needs to get used to this. >> shirleen, you may need to keep those gloves, hats, and coats on stand by because unfortunately that chillies sticking around. off to a chilly start this morning. morning low temperature in philadelphia 32. twenty-two in the poconos this morning. twenty-four and, around 34 degrees. not much recovery, this afternoon and even this evening. wind chills right now in the 30's and lower 30's, it feels like however, 39 degrees in philadelphia current temperatur

. >> 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 victims at town hall at 7:00 tonight.

>> 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 go tonight. >> however far we have to go. it had has to be clean tomorrow morning. >> reporter: for hom

shirleen as we get to the upcoming weekend. we'll let you know if it stays dry in the accuweather forecast if a bit. >> thank you, adam. birth of any child is a miracle. the story behind these twins is truly divide. rider craig and race michael were born corzer-chester. it was not easy for candice and ryan to get them here. candice was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 facing chemo the couple decided to freeze embryos. she went into remission and no pregnancy. then in 2013 cancer came back. that is when candice's cousin erin mc kin any nurse at crozer stepped in and agreed to be a surrogate. >> it was more sad like in my soul that to not be a mom than to have cancer again. because i know how to have cancer. we're pretty good at it you know what i mean dealing with it. >> the minute i see her she says to me they tell me i can't have a baby. and it broke my heart. >> tomorrow, mom, dad, erin, grandparents, and the boys are expected to leave the hospital an start their new lives together. >> love that. >> needed that story tonight for

. >> not the most ideal weather conditions for the drive home brian and shirleen. i suppose it could be worse, here is the situation at delco at the blue route, a disabled vehicle on the shoulder, and it's moving slowly at times but it looks wet, and we see bad accidents, one in london grove, near avondale road involving an overturned vehicle and high water blocking ogle town road at augusta drive, stick with 273 around that. in jersey, gloucester county, a crash brought down pole and wires, so little gloucester road a possible alternate. and in millville, north crash with a downed pole is closing 47 and main street and ware avenue. fourth street can get you around that closure at luigi's pizzeria. >> we will check the traffic again and see what is cooking once again brian and shirleen coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you matt. there is still much more to come in the next half hour of "action news" at 4:00. >>> plus -- whether you are looking for something special for gift buying, i have a sale >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, alicia vitarelli

we'll check it again brian and shirleen in the next half hour. >> prison farm road.a magee, has your accuweather forecast coming up next. >>> meteorologist, melissa magee is joining us one more day of nice? >> yes, and then we go in the other direction. on this veterans day i'll show you the action cam in roxborough, pennsylvania at gordon's park. we have mostly sunny skies overhead and mild conditions, conditions however are changing for the rest of tonight as the clouds are starting to move in this afternoon. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar showing you that it is dry across much of the delaware and lehigh valley, there is a cold front to the west and making its way eastward into wednesday, and before then it's nice and comfortable and 68 in philadelphia, the highs climbed up to 70 and the record is 74, so a few degrees show of the record cht trn ton 67 and sea isle city 61 and lancaster in the lower 60s. here is satellite 6 along with action radar it's showing the clouds moving on in but off to the west this is the cold front poised to bring the change. the a

. >>> and i am shirleen allicot. a beautiful shot of the ben franklin bridge. the sun has been shining most of the day. a winter storm watch has just been issued. melissa magee joins us outside with a look the forecast. melissa? >> we are in for a weather roller coaster this week. everyone is basking in the sunshine. we had rain earlier this morning. the showers moved down. the sun came out. record warmth in philadelphia. today so far in the city we hit 72 degrees. breaking the old record high of 71 setback in 1979. it's a day to be out and about and boying the outdoors and going for a bike ride. beach haven 72. trenton, allentown and reading coming in at 71. 63. in the poconos. it's hard to believe we have changes up ahead. we are tracking some energy that came out of the pacific northwest. it's diving southward out of the four corners. it gathers moisture up the gulf of mexico and work it up in the form of a storm. disruptive travel regardless of the precipitation that we see. the you heaviest is 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. it's the day before thanksgiving a busi

rick and monica are off and i'm here with shirleen allicot.nd here for thanksgiving. >> from the parade to shopping people are and joying the holiday in a lot of different ways this year. >> a look at sky 6 hd overlooking center city. no matter how you spend thanksgiving day. wendy saltzman is following the thanksgiving shopping and eva pilgram is with a family gearing up to eat a thanksgiving dinner. lets start with you melissa outside with accuweather. >> reporter: hello shirleen and happy thanksgiving to you, it's cold for our turkey day, in fact temperatures were below average by 10 degrees, the high in philadelphia coming in at 42 degrees, below average in the wake of our coastal storm, it's 39, in the poconos 47 and along the coast in beach haven, 39. a bit a windchill to factor in as well with the winds coming in from the northwest. lets talk about what is what ahead. all the shoppers are looking for bargains, it's milder for us on sunday that moeans if you are traveling back home you shouldn't be impacted by travel issues due to weathe

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>> and shirleen and brian i am at shady brook farm in yardley, bucks county, and they are gearing up for their holiday light show, but before that we have to talk about thank giving and the pumpkin pies, if you look at these three pumpkins here, which one do you make pumpkin pies with. >> and more fun at shady brook farm. when "action news" returns after this. 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. >>> we are over at the big board with the big talkers. this one is certainly that. this is an australian marketing executive and that right there is the no longer anonymous sperm donor who hart sought out and then fell in love with. hart asked for information on the dad and got just enough to track him down, they agreed to meet just once a month and then a whole lot more often than that. and now the coup

shirleen. >> all right. thank you, cecily. tonight we know who will be dancing at the dancing for our future stars event benefiting independence mission schools. and we are happy to tell you that our very own meteorologist melissa magee will be among those cutting the rug. the actual event is in march with local personalities and professional paters in have quite a bit of preparing to do. but, not so bad so far. >> and you know she will own the dance floor. >> humble display from two heroes tonight honored from saving life of little boy who shot himself in the face. saturday night, darby township, and the 10-year-old boy found a gun under the seat of dad's truck. officers responded and found the boy lifeless. sharon hill officer performed cpr on the child in the backseat of patrol car as k-9 officer jean mackey drove to the hospital. >> i have four kids of my own that when we first got there the first thing that came to my mind when i realize today was a kid. i thought about my kids. >> just doing my job. >> any officer in del

i'm shirleen allicot.nd adam and ducis rodgers will be back tonight for a full hours on "action news" 10:00 on phl 17. ♪ >>> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the man accused of abducting a 22-year-old philadelphia women now on suicide watch in a virginia jail. authorities say he confessed to the kidnapping. because of his current behavior they are concerned he could hurt himself. the big story is developing details of the rescue of carlesha freeland-gaither and the suspect in jail. >> and learning about the next steps in this case. and david henry in center city tonight where philadelphia police met with the u.s. attorney handling the investigation. david? >> that's right, rick. philadelphia police detectives and the federal investigators got together today at the u.s. attorney's office to share all the evidence they gathered as they build the case against delvin barnes. >> somebody else could be the ne

. >> reporter: well, shirleen radnor police say case involving the the two high school students here are unrelated, and only one appears to be according to them credible and truly disturbing. they appeared to be the mad woman but radnor township police say these word written by a 17 year-old female student at radnor high were detailed and violent. >> kind of like frightening because those event have happened in other places and it is like you don't want to it happen here in your hometown. but it is realistically it can happen to anybody. >> reporter: police say columbine obsessed girl was arrested at the school monday after administrators were alerted she was writing about a mass hoot nothing her two notebooks. the target, fellow students and a certain teacher. i could be first female school shooter. i want to trap them, pick them off one by one. investigators searched her locker and home but found no weapons. >> she did have a fascination with serial killers and she did a lot have reading about torture but the the most disturbing factor is that he had a fascination and a keen intere

. >> shirleen, moments ago authorities cleared the scene. harvey road state police confirmed 1-year-old william mc nawlty died from his injuries after sholt by a trooper late this afternoon. there's still a lot of questions in this ongoing investigation like if mc nawlty had a weapon and who opened fire on who and what he was being pursued for. tonight we spoke to his family. >> delaware state police on the scene friday afternoon in claymont at harvey road and garfield after where police pursuit ended with this toyota corolla and a suspect shot by a straight trooper transported to christianne hospital where he later died. >> this left-hand turn the state cop was on his bumper. they both almost -- i narrowly -- i almost got hit. >> thomas mcnawlty almost got caught up in the chase and it was his nev knew that was suspect. >> he's a great man. he's a great person has a lot of issues going on with him. he's a great person sgri talked to the straight trooper i asked he is alive. >> his relatives went to the scene and homicide investigators joine

shirleen, let you know how chilly it will get in that accuweather forecast. >> thank you, adam. the 6abc stromtracker app will keep you up to date with the weather changes headed our way available for apple and android device and free. >> we are letting you know breaking developments in saga of the septa and union workers. if they don't come to agreement a strike sim nent. that could force tens of thousands of find an alternate way to get around. annie mccormick is keeping a close ion this one tonight. she is live now in old city. any. >> and brian, that's right, everyone is hoping this saga will come to an end. at this point there's a lot of positive signs pointing to that. union and septa members are still negotiating a deal at this point. a good sign came around 8:00 tonight when members of the septa board including chairman did arrive to the table here. we're told that does signal that a deal could be closer the at this point sources are telling us major issues like city contracts have been taken care of and they're hashing out the details with suburban lines and they're hop

. >> hi shirleen, the video shows a man holding a small child and stealing packages just as soon as theeliveryman drops it off. this shows that this suspect is using the child as a cover for his crimes. we'll have more on the suspect and the neighborhood he is targeting and a car accident victim is getting a new look in life thanks to a miraculous face transplant. this took nine different doctors to complete. it really is a miracle. >> can't wait to see it monica, thank you. we have more "action news" at 4:00 coming up after this. >>> it's all anybody is talking about today, and for good reason, because it's pretty darn cold out there. lets go to meteorologist, melissa magee. >> yes, it came fast across much of the delaware and lehigh valley, these numbers are more reflective of our winter season rather than fall. outside at sky 6 hd, a gorgeous shot at the skyline, but it's bouncing just a bit because the winds are gusting out of the west northwest. we'll show you the wind gusts in the region, a gust in philadelphia of 28 miles per hour and the poconos up to 29 miles per hour. and a gu

. >> all right, shirleen, i want to show you this picture because it is rather dramatic. this is how the you had senate looked when we all woke up this morning. democratic majority holding 55 seats to the republicans, 45. but the big question tonight was how this picture might change, and with it, the the balance of power in congress, and it is very much on the way to changing tonight, at this point, republicans have pick up a net gain of three seatsthat they need, to win the majority they lost back in 2006. and they have won, highly competitive races tonight in arkansas, west virginia, and south dakota, as i said, that means they are much on the way to a historic power shift as you know. republicans already hold power in the house of representatives, where they will keep it tonight and it appears that it vice likely that they might well take it in the senate. sharrie williams watching one senate race tonight in new jersey, where they are also some other significant races, sharrie. >> reporter: that is right, brian we are keeping an eye on key races in the state of new je

. >>> thank you, shirleen. sharrie. four police officers were hurt as they tried to fight the blaze on east chelten avenue late last night. we have details from the fire department. chad. >>reporter:rick, the police officers are going to be okay. they are doing fine. they suffered smoke inhalation. here is the building that caught fire on the 800 block of east chelten. you see the debris here. when the smoke cleared one man is dead. the fire department said that the flames and smoke spread on the second floor. four people were in separate rooms. four officers at least one using an extinguisher tried to put out the flames. >> this is a storm/rooming home. there were four rooms and three of the four people were able to self-evacuate. >>reporter:the firefighters got the blaze under control. they found a man dead in one of the bedrooms. his name is not released. >> they did have smoke alarms. the smoke alarms alerted one of the residents. he got everyone out of the building. >>reporter:the four police officers were treated

we continue on 10:00 at phl17 with brian taff and shirleen allicot and ducis rodgers.in us for a special report on how social media may be scamming you at 11:00. >>reporter:i am nydia han. hidden between the like, posts and comments could be costly scams. >> all the while you are thinking you filling out at quiz. >> how are online thieves getting to you fall for them? what is this costing you? the biggest social media scams on "action news" at 11:00. >> for cecily tynan,age ducis rodgers, i am jim gardner. we hope that you will join us on "action news" at 11:00. >>announcer:"action news" is sponsored in part by ra ray mou& flanigan. delivery in three days or less. or was it that tree? (man) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." the tornadoes touching down. cars flipped, homes destroyed. and the whiteout. three feet of snow in some places. ginger zee on the extreme cold. >>> and a state of emergency in the state of missouri. >>> and the indiana parents speak. their young son killed by isis.

the breaks details coming up in a live report for adam joseph and sharrie williams, shirleen allico >>> monday night the candidates for pennsylvania governor hours before election day. >>> police dismantle a booby-trapped warehouse. >>> the big story is a kidnapping all caught on video. surveillance cameras were rolling in germantown as 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither was west handsbury street was forced in a car. she kicked the rather driver's side window out before the car sped away. but she is still missing at this hour. >>> 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

we continue at 10:00 with brian taff, shirleen allicot and ducis rodgers. here is wendy saltzman with wita preview were we have undercover video and a warning that make us think twice. >>> twfor the entire "action ne" team i am jim gardner. we hope that you will join us at 11:00. hey! it's mister monopoly. and the new monopoly millionaires' club lottery game. where you have 3 ways to become a millionaire. first, win the top prize of up to 25 million dollars when you match all the draw numbers. or win 1 million dollars when you match all the club numbers. or you could win up to one million dollars as a contestant on the exciting new tv game show in las vegas. play the monopoly millionaires' club game today. there could be more million dollar prizes than any lottery game in us history. the pennsylvania lottery. benefits older pennsylvanians every day. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." breaking news, the grand jury decision in ferguson. what the president just said about it. as some schools close already. >>> and the storms, the new concern, the silent kill

warms up over the weekend and of course how the exclusive accuweather 7-day coming up in a bit, shirleen. >> thank you, adam. we'll see you soon. federal charge as wait the man accused of kidnapping carlesha freeland gaither from germantown sond. delvin barnes is on suicide watch while jailed in virginia after booked on charge from a different abduction. in that case he's accused of kidnapping and rate raping a 16-year-old girl from richmond. >>> that young girl's mother has been talking about her daughter's ordeal. "action news" reporter sharee williams has the story. she's live in the satellite center. sharee. >> this has been a living nightmare phone the family and disturbing truth authorities in virginia may have never tracked barnes down if he had not come to philadelphia and allegedly struck again. a vir mother expressing her out rage after she was attacked. we are not showing her name or face. and against the teen and the same man caused of kidnapping carlesha freeland gaither and holding her hostage until they tracked them down in jess up, maryland. just last month, deputys in ch

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