i'm tamala edwards. welcome to "inside story."nd i don't know about the rest of you, but politically i'm exhausted. [ laughter ] we haven't even started talking. let's introduce you to the panel. attorney jim eisenhower. good morning. >> good morning, tam. >> radio talk-how host dom giordano. see? i can't even get my mouth to work. sharmain matlock-turner. >> hi, tamala. >> and sam katz. welcome to all of you. so, john mccain is here to get this award. we thought it was going to be a lovefest with him and joe biden. he shows up, and he makes some remarks, and then the president responds. we'll let you hear some of what they said, and then there was more to come in the week. let's get started with this. >> to refuse the obligations of international leadership and our duty to remain the last, best hope of earth for the sake of some half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems... >> and, indeed, speaking of "not pretty," shortly thereafter there was a back-and-forth between

and anchor tamala edwards is using a real farm to table approach. >> it's so great. >> it's a bountiful summer for the farm inspired by michelle obama's white house garden is aimed at giving patients fresh produce. >> many have diabetes or cardiovascular disease. >> and better nutrition should improve the conditions but how do you get it to the fields to the tables. >> we thought we would bring it right into the doctor's office. >> coming into the internal medicine practice gets the latest harvest but they give them more than just vegetables. >> using the waiting room to teach how to prepare fresh fruits and vegetables. we'll show you to make something healthy and easy. >> patients see and taste healthy foods. >> summer squash -- >> they are excited to try it again because they like it and the next time they go food shopping maybe they will purchase these healthy vegetables. >> this is important for seniors with mobility or transportation issues that condition get to markets and it shows how improving nutrition improves health. >> we hope to see a reduction in diabetes and a reduction i

i know how lucky i am because i see other people around that have no one. ♪ ♪ >> tamala edwards, channelaction news." >> that is so cute. the "action news" team is out working on news stories tonight beginning at 4:00. the gang is all here. alicia vitarelli in the newsroom with a preview. >> reporter: coming up today in what's the deal. you are not going to want to miss this. 80% off really superb high end items that came from los angeles and were apparently were worn by who's who in tinsel town. and in today' show. competition controversy a teenager is speaking out after being barred from taking part in a dancetion with had he's team because of his gender an reality of pregnancy why so many are celebrating the actress for getting candid about her c-section. >> thanks alicia. >>> david is back with a check of the accuweather forecast. >> it was wet earlier, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you we are pretty much dry at this point. i want to go in closer and every now and then a sprin the windshield and we had a light shower dancing around quakertown and now falling apart in montgo

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday october 17th. tam is off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> breaking overnight, people rush out of their apartments as flames break out at a south jersey apartment complex. >> president trump touches a nerve with former white house officials when he says other presidents did not contact the families of fallen american troops. >> and senator john mccain speaks out while accepting the liberty medal in philadelphia. >> david and karen. >> yes. >> chilly, hm. >> yeah. >> i packed the uggs with me for today. >> really? i took my fleas home so i would make sure i bring it back out on the terrace. we'll need it this morning. we have that cloud cover from yesterday off the coast and we're expecting plenty of sunshine, clear skies winds dropping a little bit today but the temperatures have also dipped. we're now down to 38 degrees in reading, holding 40 in allentown, 44 in philadelphia and these are the coolest numbers we've had so far this season so real good mo

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it is 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday october 25th. >> and we're following several breaking stories. crews fighting a fire at a south street restaurant have to call for extra help. >> a shooting kills two teenaged boys in south philadelphia. police are looking for the killer. >> a mission off the field for three eagles players who visited harrisburg to fight for criminal justice reform. >> david and karen join us. what can we say but fall is just not really here again today, right. >> starts off mild, that's for sure. >> starts off mild. we're going to wind up a little cooler than yesterday that's for sure. as we take a look at satellite right now, we have cloud cover basically off the coast. there's another little band of it coming from the west and you can see those showers from yesterday also pushing away from us at this point. we'll get some early sunshine. as we take a look at temperatures this morning, still a bit on the mild side. we're at 59 degrees in philadelphia. 55 in wi

and several of us from action news was there i was there and sharrie williams and nydia hand and tamalads and many others 12 cancers are related to obese aton new government finds the obesity epidemic may drive up the cancer right 12 cancers linked to being overweight and obese were on the rise from 2005-2014. they account for four in ten of all cancers diagnosed in the year 2014. that includes kidney, pain atic, liver stomach gallbladder thyroid and post menopausal breast cancer and colocectal cancer decreased a quarter and cancers not related to weight also fell by 13%. graduate philadelphia honored two people this evening with the distinguished come back award went one to eye lien bear for public safety at drexel university gott the job after graduating from la sale university with her doctor and kevin jackson honored a former paramedic injured on the job and had to learn how to walk again and jackson went back to school and is now a respiratory therapist, congratulations to both of them. let's check the temperature with cecily we will have a lot of swings again. >> cool nights and w

delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologistdavid murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone. it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday september -- >> october. >> it is october 3rd. they fooled me again. sorry. >> here is what we're following for you. still looking for answers. authorities are trying to figure out why a gunman opened fire in las vegas killing dozens of people. >> as more victims are identified, a pennsylvania man who went missing during the gunfire is still unaccounted for. >> the music world is remembering tom petty this morning after his publicist confirmed the rocker's death. really sad about that. >> indeed we are. sharing some memories of some of his songs here but first up weather and traffic with david and karen. good morning. >> good morning. rough day today. but a beautiful morning. >> yeah, no kidding. it is going to be really, really nice. storm tracker6 has been showing us that we're dry for the last couple days and satellite still backing that up. you can see lots of sunshine in play. as we get past the sunrise ho

delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologistdavid murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 4:30 now on this wednesday october 18th. >> good morning. we are following breaking news. medics find a stabbing victim with the knife still in his back lying in front of a home in philadelphia. >> today a judge plans to announce whether he'll grant jerry sandusky a new trial. >> a federal lawmaker says president trump made insensitive comments to the widow of fallen soldier during a phone call that was supposed to be for him to express his condolences. >> but first up let's talk about your accuweather. dave murphy has the has the latest and karen rogers has her eyes on your traffic. good morning. >> it's chilly out there again. hopefully people were watching yesterday and not surprised. >> i want to see your eyes on the traffic. see that? it's on me, and the traffic and that looked like a truck but anyway. so we got lots of sunshine on the way again. cloud cover off the coast. this is going to be a repeat of yesterday except that we are going t

delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologistdavid murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning, everyone, it is 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday october 11th. >> breaking overnight an innocent bystander and two other people are injured when gunfire breaks out a superintendent addresses a disturbing incident where a doll was found hanging from a noose school locker room. >> crews are battling wildfires in california. >> we're looking out for rain maybe later. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> good morning. david is back from his hurricane hunting as we look at the wildfires. >> yeah, how about that? i was down in new orleans and ended up not hitting new orleans. i was pretty happy about that. in any event we have satellite right now and that is showing you some cloud cover out to the west of us and there's also a click of shower activity that's beginning to dance around areas to our south and west. as we get especially later into the afternoon and evening we are expecting to see some of that start to move in

delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologistdavid murphy. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 4:30 now on this tuesday october 24th. >> and here's what we're following for you on "action news." a victory over washington gives the eagles their fifth straight win. >> new from overnight a teen runs home for help after being shot. >> storm tracker6 is tracking rain this morning and it will not only be wet, it will be windy. that and what it will do toto dy and karen rogers. good morning. >> the winds woke me up this morning, man. >> and they're going to continue to be a problem up until at least 9 o'clock,eyond . light radar right now shows you the cloud cerace and that band of rain and thunderstorms coming up from the south and slowly migrating toward the east. storm track6 live double scn you a closer view of this and you can s the heavy rain associated with this is now beginning to punch up into the mouth of the delaware bay and it looks like dover and parts of cape may will get the heavy stuff first, although some heavy cells could

delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologistdavid murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 5 o'clock on this tuesday october 3rd. here's what we're following for you on "action news." >> a lot of shock and a lot of sadness as we try wrap our mind around 59 dead in the mass shooting in las vegas. we're learning more about these people and incredible heroism in the face of terror including that of a philadelphia man. >> president trump heads to puerto rico today facing criticism of the u.s. government's response to hurricane maria. >> and music legend tom petty dies. his family confirms the death overnight. >> first up weather and traffic. meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> i think everyone could use a little good news. it's nice that we've been talking about sunshine. >> we are. it's going to be nice and it gets warmer, too, as we go through the rest of the week. in fact, the whole month of october is looking probably above average for the most part. as we take a look at satellite very similar to wh

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's four i'm 30 on wednesday october 4th. >> fbi agents speak to the girlfriend of the las vegas gunman they try to figure out why he opened fire on a concert crowd. >> a father is charged with murder after a crash in bucks county that killed his two-year-old son. >> a school district in new jersey is closed today for air quality testing. >> all right. dave murphy is off this morning. let's head on over to karen rogers to take a look at your accuweather and matt pelman has your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. and the moon is striking out there this morning. >> beautiful out there this morning. if you want to get up now and head out and why not. we'll see lots of sunshine today. we're looking live right now on sky6's satellite and radar and we can see that we've got clear conditions, kind of a bubble of high pressure protecting us. we have a front that's out there to the west that's near chicago right now. not impacting us today so ahead of it we're going to really start on the m

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningeryone, it is 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday october 10th. >> and here's what we're following for you. >> a south jersey school board gets an earful from residents upset over mold problems that are keeping their kids out of class. >> a rash of wildfires in california has claimed 10 lives and winds are whipping the flames into neighborhoods. >> the leading candidates in new jersey's governor's race square off in a debate tonight that will be live right here on 6abc. >> plus, we're going to try and sort out this fall and summer thing with karen rogers in for david and matt pelman. good morning. >> the weather whiplash will continue. >> that's right. i'm going to try to dress so you know what to do so today is summer, no sleeves. we'll be ready for fall yesterday that's right, you're all mixed up. satellite and radar showing us we had that rain from yesterday moved out of here, couple sprinkles tried to happen overnight and just really didn't. we have a few clouds stuck with us currently throu

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's tuesday, october 3rd.here is this. the day after the mass shootings in las vegas, a day out we're hearing stories of survival and of heroism. you'll hear from local people who witnessed the horror and the triumph of the human spirit firsthand. >>> today president trump will go seat devastation in puerto rico for himself. he'll get a look at what's on his agenda as he visits the island which is still struggling to recovering. >>> equifax is apologizing to even more customers this morning just as the company's former ceo is set for a tough day on capitol hill. all that, weather and traffic next on "action news." >> ♪ of snow expected for the northern rockies. >>> return to our top story and the mass shooting in las vegas continuing a deadly trend here in the united states. >> some of the worst in the country's history have taken place in the last ten years. abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: in las vegas, a grisly new record. >> 527 we're standing at for individuals injured and individuals that have d

. ♪ >> ♪ >> good morning -- i'm tamala edwards. it's wednesday october 18th.night, police discover a stabbing victim with a kitchen knife still in his back on a front stoop. they're looking for his assailant in this deadly violence. >> jerry sandusky's fate goes before a judge again as the convicted child predator tries to get a new trial. >>> today we'll learn the scope of job cuts targeting a wells fargo location in the leaf. >>> accuweather says if you like the cool weather, get ready. we're in for a warmup. that's all next on "action news." >> ♪ sunny and warm across most of the country. rain in the northwest. some areas there could see more than a foot of rain over the next few days. >>> finally this half hour, an inspiring story about not letting anything get in your way. >> a professor at texas a&m is battling leukemia but has not stopped him if working and teaching his students. we have more from our houston station. >> reporter: diagnosed with cancer. >> i've been getting blood transfusions almost every day. >> reporter: but didn't stop texas a&m prof

tamala edwards will be there this morning..com if you can't get there 'cause it's sold out because tam is going to be there. >> a few other people, that's why it's sold out but i'm excited about it. i can't wait. >>> the tragedy in is under scoring the importance for preparation for emergency medical providers. according to the pennsylvania trauma systems foundation there are seven level one hospitals for adults and children here in philadelphia and all of those hospitals along with first responders train for the possibility of a mass casualty situation. >> we essentially just bring in as many trauma surgeons and other specialists as we need to manage the critically injured patients. >> the 2015 amtrak train derailment really put everybody to the test. eight people died and 200 patients were flooded into area hospitals. >> new here on "action news," a police officer who was caught on camera tackling a former tennis star is now suing the athlete. officer james frascatore mistakenly tackled james blake and handcuffed him outside

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delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologistdavid murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone. it is 6 o'clock on this tuesday october 3rd and here's what we're following for you on "action news." >> shock and sadness as we try to wrap our minds around 59 dead in that mass shooting in las vegas. we're now learning more about these people as well as stories of incredible heroism in the face of terror including that of a philadelphia man who risked his own life. >> president trump heads to puerto rico today facing criticism over the u.s. government's response to hurricane maria. >> and remembering music legend tom petty. his family confirming his death overnight. >> pleasant morning weather-wise. few issues on the roads. let's turn to david and karen. >> at least the roads are dry and clear right now. >> they are staying that way today and for the next couple of days in all likelihood. satellite right now shows you cloud cover well on the other side of ottawa and toronto and pittsburgh and we are looking at sunshine coming up over the h

drive what's possible. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards.ber 24th. it's raining out there, karen. what does that mean on 95. >> it is wet, it is slow and we've got this poor guy just stuck out here and you can see penndot's got the raincoat on and they're trying to help him and they've got the arrow board as well. this is all in bucks county, i-95 northbound approaching 14, a disabled vehicle out there and traffic is slowing from woodhaven to approaching 413. also an accident on 309 southbound just past susquehanna road. so some really slow speeds in that area because it blocks the left lane so southbound jams from past bethlehem pike to past susquehanna owed. an accident turnpike past fort washington jammed in this area as well as fairmount park downed tree kelly drive outbound at sedgley drive. that's blocking the right lane. here's an accident in new jersey on 42 southbound. it also had a fuel spill and that's why it's been out there extra long. you can see the conditions out there, tam, pretty nasty in new jersey on 42. >> all right, tha

tamala edwards introduce us to a man who is still pumping iron at a certain age. >> reporter: sports performance coach tim has been lifting weights since he was 11 years old. in his late 50s he has written the book on the value of weight training. >> it helps your metabolism. it buildings muscle mass and bone density. >> reporter: at the philadelphia sports club he walked us through a workout that he said should start with a five to ten minute cardio warmup. get the screwses flowing, stretch out. >> reporter: tim said the full-body workout program is for all programs. he is geared toward older lifters. >> it will build your body and legs, having strong legs is number one. >> reporter: he recommends back squats to strengthen your lower body an back and protect shoulders hang from a bar. >> bench press will build your body, pull down works your arms and shoulder and back. compound exercises that work more than one muscle group are the key. >> if you do these compound exercises, you won't have to do any little stuff because you're buildings your body in a comprehensive manner. >>> it's

. >> reporter: tamala with the inside tip or theory. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry, you guys discuss we'll do the weather. as we look outside, clear skies over the ben franklin bridge, planet stars out this morning. a good looking morning. we're starting out chilly. 37 degrees in allentown reading and lancaster. trenton and wilmington, 39. 36 in millville. philadelphia, 45. it's a chilly start. not real windy, so that's good. once the sun gets up over the horizon we'll see plenty of it. highways and byways if you're traversing the region cruel need sunglasses. high pressure in control giving us pretty bright conditions. lots of sun in the lehigh valley. cool, 66 degrees. down the shore we'll go for a high of 64. same thing as the ocean water. no different if you step from the beach -- well a little different because you get wet. cool and abundant sunshine down the shore. philadelphia, 65 degrees is the high, that's seven better than yesterday. the winds are down today, just a little bit of a light breeze. if you're he

tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." our story begins more than 60 years ago inside an abandoned chicken coop. where our founder discovered a retired teacher living. no home. no healthcare. so she said "no" to this injustice, and "yes" to transforming lives. it's this drive, this compassion, that inspired aarp. today, we empower people to choose how they live as they age. we advocate for health and financial security. we strengthen communities everywhere. we are aarp. creating real possibilities. here's a look at what's happening around the delaware and lehigh valleys. go down the shore at sea isle city, the columbus day parade at the italian american club next to the sea isle bridge. the fun continues with the italian festival where there will be plenty of food and live music and canoli eating contest and whole lot more. annual midtown village fall festival features hours of tasty food and drinks and live entertainment and shopping and more, that happens at 13th and center city and across several surrounding blocks from

tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." it all started when sophia stopped into marshalls and found a mug for surprisingly little green. she paired that with some succulents. and suddenly something clicked. that surprise led to a stylish wood mirror, soothing lavender oils, a party llama... or is that an alpaca? super soft towels, and an enchanting vase that magically tied it all together. she arranged it all into the greatest guest bathroom ever. did sophia expect to get so much bang for so few bucks? no. but great things happen when you choose surprise. marshalls. your surprise is waiting. >> here's a look at what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this week. treat for ghost or goblin to the health halloween celebration in fairmont park. families are invited to join in the fun in their halloween costumes and join the live music healthy treats and much more, the event is free for members and 10-dollar per child for nonmembers. love it. >>> get into the spooky spirit of the bordentown halloween parade

tamala edwards with the story. >> reporter: they are a close-knit cousins club that grew up together and stay together. they rage from 70 to 93 years of age. once a month it's like they are at the kids table. >> we always got along, even as children. we always have fun when we got together and still do. >> it's good therapy through the years, my family is always for me. >> they they can on each other, one goes to the farm stand and bring the other food. someone can't sew, the other sews for them. it's their own form of networking. >> reporter: the cousins never fought and still don't, but they do love to dish. >> we talk about many things at club, first it was boyfriends and husband's and children and let's see, medicine, now, and doctors. >> it's a great feeling to know you have family that you can have a good time with and laugh and cry sometimes. >> reporter: not every family can have this closeness, but for the cousins the payoff is well worth the effort. >> i know how lucky i am because i see people around who have no one. >> hail hail hail the gang is all here what the heck do

i'm tamala edwards. 8:27 on this thursday october 5th.at the schuykill this morning. >> no good news. still blocked at gray's ferry avenue and university avenue. because of the overnight motorcycle accident that happened here at 3:00 but they are still investigating, still shutting down the eastbound lanes. no traffic is getting through and the backlog is huge. it starts at the roosevelt boulevard goes the whole way into university avenue, the vine street expressway and 95 southbound going to be busy but that will be better than the eastbound side of the schuykill. crash on 95 southbound but it's still heavy with some speeds from cottman into gerard. there's one into the northeast extension along ryan street and some low-hanging wires to watch out for. 42 also busy as always in the northbound direction from coals road up to this point at 295. >> now we'll head out to karen rogers. it is going to feel more like august than october. >> it's already starting to feel sticky. i can feel those dew points they've been inching up all morning. fee

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. 7:56 on this wednesday, october 18th. keeping an eye on a very busy 95 this morning. >> yeah, breaking news on i-95. chopper is live over bristol township. we can see this accident involving about five vehicles. this car was kind of wedged underneath of here. we see a lot of emergency workers here and chopper as you kind of pan out you can get a sense of the problem here. i-95 northbound has been shut down for an hour in bristol township. stuck traffic going nowhere. that truck and about three other vehicles out there. this traffic is backed up extensively because of this accident involving a tractor-trailer. you'll have to use route one northbound instead. they're just sitting there. they have been sitting there for over an hour in bristol township bucks county, a terrible accident on i-95 northbound there, one of five accidents on i-95. within this backlog we can switch to our camera with the traffic, there was another accident on i-95 at street road. this northbound accident just cleared but you can see how jammed you

established by metlife. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards.er 10. let's head to matt pelman starting on 95. good morning. >> mornings we don't feel like running, i know that's true of me at least tam, some mornings cars don't feel like running. that's the case here this morning along 95 in the great northeast. southbound approaching cottman in a spot that would normally be busy anyway. there's a broken down vehicle here taking out the left center lane. penndot just pulled up on the scene. extra delays south academy road because of this broken down vehicle blocking a lane. also had a dv on the schuylkill eastbound right under 30th street station put this one just cleared out. however, by the west goshen police department still watching a crash along paoli pike close to five points road. and in new castle county watch out for a wreck along 40 pulaski highway. tam. >> taking a live look across the commodore barry. so beautiful and serene. how does it feel to be out there, karen. >> feels great. does not feel like october. fall is outta' here. it'

it kicks off with emcee "action news" anchor, tamala edwards and monica malpass will speak this afternoon. 12,000 women were registered for the conference today. >> i'm in the farming industry and i get to know about their career thoughts and how they are where they are right now. >> and we are in software, and it's mostly men and being around women is really nice. >> executive producer and tv writer shonda reims is also there. you can see that on 6abc.com and pa conference for women.org. it's scheduled to begin at 1:30 this afternoon. >>> the annual film festival kicks off in a few weeks and 6 abc is giving you access to the stars and films. on october 29th, the prince theater will show i tanya, the athlete turned hard copy sensation tanya harding and it closed with the showing of three billboards showing evian, missouri. it's a tale of anger and anguish that ripped through a small town. and you can find out much more about the film festival by logging on to 6abc.com/film fest. they always bring the best and brightest of hollywood here to philly. >>> his singing career spanned 50 years a

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. 7:23 on this wednesday october 4th.ok at your traffic. matt is starting on 95. good morning. >> yeah, we had a crash on 95 southbound by allegheny avenue. now cleared out. but it's still extra heavy as you come southbound from approaching cottman through this point and for the northbound drivers plenty of sun glare this morning as you can see. a wreck over on the schuylkill eastbound by belmont all off to the side now but still jammed there in both directions and on the boulevard northbound at ryan avenue, there's an overturned vehicle. they're still cleaning up there that the outer drive. also a five car crash this morning in delaware. it's the northbound side of highway one past route 72, a lane is blocked. speeds in the teens coming north of odessa. maybe stay on 301 speeds there in the 40's. that looks a whole lot better. on the a.c. expressway westbound lanes blocked coming out of atlantic city. a dump truck coming eastbound flipped over into the westbound lanes caught fire. fire is out but the westbound lanes are

this is a biggy, maybe you're sporting a eagles shirt hat or jacket or green dress as modeled by tamala edwards. for more on the monday night football frenzy, katherine scott is live in northeast philadelphia, katherine. >> reporter: hey, matt, yeah, people are heading to work, monday morning, there's extra excitement this morning because of the big game tonight. it's a home game expect fans to be loud and of course, you know, people will be cheering on the eagles tonight as they take on the washington redskins. let's go to video you can see them, there they are, everybody is looking forward to seeing them tonight after extra rest against the panthers. the eagles are 5-1 leading nfc east. washington is 3-2. eagles bet the redskins oncer this -- once this season. while many picked the birds to win tonight. there could be a tough one. not only can the eagles win tonight, they are on a roll for this season. >> i think they are psyched and they have the taste in their mouth, carson wentz brought that to the team and they are ready to go. >> washington is tough, they are playing tough over t

. >>> seniors hear a lot about staying fit but not a lot about weight training, and tamala edwards introducesto a man with a plan for pumping iron at a certain age. >> reporter: sports performance coach tim is lifting weights competitively since he was 11 years old and now in his late 50s he is literally written the book on the value of weight training for seniors. >> it helps your metabolism and builds muscle mass and improves bone density. it helps yourself confidence because you feel you are young. >> at the philadelphia sports club he walked us through one of his workouts that he says should start with a 5 to 10 minute cardio warm-up. >> get the juices flowing and then stretch out. make sure your muscles are loose and ready for your workout. >> his full body workout program is for all ages but geared it specifically to older lifters and incorporates the olympic training method. build your body and strong legs and having strong legs is number one. >> he recommends squats and dead lifts for your back to protect shoulders from injuries he says hang from a bar. >> a good bench press will help

. >> reporter: tamala, you are the first to say it. don't say it. this is 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike. fort washington, you have a nice, easy ride right now. no big problems out there. this is northbound traffic heading toward 202 coming in from ambler or horsham no issues on 309. we have an issue in pine hill, camden county aerial road and east second avenue. watch for crews with that accident. the pennsylvania turnpike will close in both directions between bensalem and delaware valley from 1:00 p.m. -- 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. we have a minor accident at whitiker avenue near wyoming. we're seeing slowing in the area. watch for that accident. temperatures it's chilly out there, 37 in bethlehem and pottstown, 36 in quakertown. 38 in media. we're in the mid 40s in center city. 39 in browns mills. 38 in glassboro, heading to rowan university. 41 in dover, delaware. this afternoon, better than yesterday, 65 for the high matt. >> this driver pulled a dangerous stunt to dodge police in ohio. what is more mind boggling, the one behind the wheel was a

and our own tamala edwards was a key note speakers. >>> and from the jettisons to a smart house everyone dreams of having appliances that do all the work. we are getting closer and closer to that happening. the latest in smart home technology and tips and tricks to make your home a little bit smarter. >> alexa what is the weather today? >> alexa order us a pizza. >> smart homes are here and ready to cater to your every need. >> i don't know what life was like before we could talk to our light bulbs. homes are designed to be smart. coffee makers that turn on the second you wake up off a fridge that shows you what you got inside and doors unlock just for you and each room making sure are you at the perfect temperature. and even fido can get smart. >> what should i do first? >> get an amazon echoer google home and then they get smart light bulbs. >> alexa turn off little lamp. >> okay. >> once have you your basic setup your smart home can help make the shopping list. >> alexa i need paper towel. >> i put paper towels on your list. >> today there will be thunderstorms -- >> and even make you

i'm tamala edwards. welcome to "inside story."'t know about the rest of you, but politically i'm exhausted. [ laughter ] we haven't even started talking. let's introduce you to the panel. attorney jim eisenhower. good morning. >> good morning, tam. >> radio talk-how host dom giordano. see? i can't even get my mouth to work. sharmain matlock-turner. >> hi, tamala. >> and sam katz. welcome to all of you. so, john mccain is here to get this award. we thought it was going to be a lovefest with him and joe biden. he shows up, and he makes some remarks, and then the president responds. we'll let you hear some of what they said, and then there was more to come in the week. let's get started with this.

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"action news" anchor tamala edwards served as the event's keynote speaker.he conference brings together women from throughout the area for a day of inspiration. today's sessions focused on boosting skills, seizing opportunity, adopting the right attitude and getting results. >> ♪ >> weekend accuweather forecast. we have one of those 50-50. >> definitely 50-50 week. starting off beautifully and ending windy and rainy but let's go live on sky6 right now. what a great looking shot. the sunset at 6:05 and you can see not a cloud in the sky now. not a cloud in the sky all day. and keith posted this drone shot from doylestown. you can see that the colors are really starting to peek here. so, if you want to go leaf peeping this weekend, saturday definitely the better of the two days. saturday warm. our high up to about 70 degrees. we'll see a good amount of sunshine early. the high thin clouds moving in in the afternoon. winds out of the southwest. it will be on the breezy side but sunday is when we get a cold front with tropical moisture, rain heavy at times espec

good morning i'm tamala edwards, 8:27 a.m., thursday, october 26.e a look at traffic, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam we had a couple of multi-vehicle accidents on i-95 at 420. it just cleared, but you can see how heavy the traffic traffic is. in cheltenham we have appear accident that's in the process of clearing out. lime kiln and greenwood avenue. church road at cedar road another new does he want we're hearing there are injuries on the scene. so ems workers here, as well. lindenwald, united states pike police on the scene an accident causing restrictions in both directions of the white horse pike. >>> let's go outside to david murphy it's a day for a jacket maybe a coat. >> reporter: i've got the fleece on for the first time in a while. 45 degrees is the temperature in philadelphia. the breeze is picking up a little bit, as well. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a chilly high of 60 degrees breezy and at times cloudy and spotty sprinkle or shower, not a big deal in terms of rain. sunny and seasonable tomorrow, we're

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningwednesday, october 4th. here's what we're following on "action news." >> the girlfriend of the man who carried out the las vegas massacre is back in the united states. while we learn more about a little league coach from pennsylvania who is among the victims. >> new this morning, scary moments for a father when someone takes off with his suv in the tioga-nicetown section. his son in the back seat. >> just when you thought you threw summer out of the house it's back banging on the back door. the temperatures return to the 80's. >> do we go t

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning o'clock on this tuesday october 17th. tam is off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> we're following breaking news for you. a fire forces people from their apartment building as firefighters rush to rescue at least one person. >> tough talk. senator john mccain uses the liberty medal spotlight in philadelphia to warn americans of what he called spurious nationalism. >> and bundle up. it's the coldest morning we've experienced so far this fall and there's even a frost advisory in some areas. >> and even though it's supposed to be like this, why don't we just complain about it. >> we may as well 'cause we're not used to it because we have been having temperatures in the 70's and we're going to do that again. >> i got a lot of people on twitter saying i'm okay with this. people are like ready for

delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 6:00 a.m. on this wednesday october 25th. we're following several breaking news stories. >> flames are still ripping through a popular restaurant on south street already damaging the eatery plus several apartment buildings. we are live as firefighters continue to battle the flames. >> and two teens are shot to death on a south philadelphia street. what neighbors say they heard before the start of the gunfire. >> we are timing out when autumn-like weather returns. >> and in fact the guy with the watch timing it out expertly is dave murphy. he's got more and karen rogers has your traffic. good morning. >> we got it down to the second over here. >> it's 6 o'clock and 10 seconds in the weather. >> and we're breaking our streak of the 70's today. >> yeah, we are actually. as we take a look at satellite in the weather center cloud cover mainly off the coast. there's another batch over to the west and some high thin clouds around. i think we're going to start out

delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist ♪ >> good morning. it's 6:00 a.m. on this wednesday october 18th. breaking overnight. >> a man is stabbed with a large kitchen knife and police find him on the porch of a home with the murder weapon still in his back. >> new this morning, a first for the first lady. melania trump is featured in a brand new psa. >> it's another chilly start to the day and we're also timing out another warmup.

particularly in europe that the word jihad is associated with violence the word jihad at its root and it's a tamala g. means the effort of working on oneself self control and work towards a form of moral spiritual and ethical completeness it has nothing to do with the concept of holy war there is no holy war in islam it is a bad translation which unfortunately prevailed in societies representation of this concept. crofts has strict rules when it comes to seeing baby date and look at what's being added to the bottom least if he's it seems that parents are happy faulting the more we come to bessie. at. act out. in france which recently booted to replace it in the new long state of emergency but introducing that type of terrible daring to be different with names they come across as twisting in the like in some very interesting. show that you didn't see on t.v. . a british government minister says all u.k. citizens who go to fight for islamic state in syria and iraq should not return home alive here's how rory stewart explained his reasoning. they believe in an extremely hateful doctrine which involves

. >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, 7:56 a.m., monday, october 30th.o many problems, so little time. chester, northbound, 322. you see the car with the hazards on. traffic is slow on i-95 northbound in delaware county near the commodore barry bridge. you see the sign up ahead. we're seeing a delay i-95 past highland we're jammed from the blue route to 322 with the accident that's causing problems. regional rail issues, lots of them. we have trains that are so late we're seeing cancellations. paoli thorndale line, canceled train there. media/elwyn canceled a train there. 86 minutes for a trin on the media -- train on the media/elwyn line. two airport trains cans himmed tam. >> with a morning. looking live on sky6 live hd, commodore barry bridge, seeing slate gray and clouds. storm tracker 6 live double scan, the rain breaking up, the heaviest cell up by long island and getting through new york. we're in the process of drying out. 49 degrees in philadelphia. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today's high only 56. we'll see sunshine bursting b

including food and costume contest and action sports is next and we continue at 4:30 with murphy and tamalads and karen rogers. >> and for jeff skversky, mel mel, walter perez i'm sarah bloomquist have a good night and a great week ahead. ♪ it's going to be a dog fight on my day. >> count down to kickoff. >> there continue be a let down it's my job not to have a let down with the team. mannight match up between the birds and skins. >> 5-1 we are 3-2 just do the math. >> we are looking at game number 7 for us and we are excited about it. we do take the cliche mindset of one day at a time and see where we are when the dust settles. >> all the day ladies and gentlemen we are seeing carson wentz looking like a seasoned all pro. >> reporter: is it too soon to talk mvp for the second year qb. >> he knows how to get the guys and rally the troops from a football standpoint. >> always having a blast. >> reporter: a white out turns into a blowout penn state had all the right answers last night except you said we played who next week the buckeyes coach and

sports sunday is next here on channel six and action news continues at 4:30 with david murderty and tamalaaren rogers and dave murphy and from walter perez and melissa magee and jeff skversky and i'm sarah bloomquist have a great night and great week ahead. ♪ ♪ look complete at the 10, the 5 and the touchdown goes and week six in the nfl finds the eagles all alone on the nfc east calling the stunning victory thursday in carolina. >> it's great 5-1 baby. >> reporter: the redskins survive a scare from the niners setting up a prime time show down next monday night at the lynx. >> rogers is hurt. >> say what? big trouble in title town. aaron rodgers is out indefinitely with a fractured collar bone are the eagles now in

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday october 17th. tam is off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> breaking overnight, people rush out of their apartments as flames break out at a south jersey apartment complex. >> president trump touches a nerve with former white house officials when he says other presidents did not contact the families of fallen american troops. >> and senator john mccain speaks out while accepting the liberty medal in philadelphia. >> david and karen. >> yes. >> chilly, hm. >> yeah. >> i packed the us

. >> good morning i'm tamala edwards, it is friday, october 20th. are showing up across the schools across the region. >>> president trump's chief of staff stands up for his boss. >>> start saving astin martin is getting into the real estate business, real tell you where the luxurious tower is rising and how much it costs to get a key next on "action news." >>> finally most of the late night comedians had the week off but they'll have plenty of material to return to. >> yes, they will. but trevor noah and our own jimmy kimmel were both on the road and had plenty to say in our "friday funnies." >> this is our third night here. third time here in brooklyn. we've been here twice before but this time, you know, i love brooklyn. but i want to be honest with you, the real reason we're here is to get as far out of north korea's missile range as possible. we don't feel safe in l.a. anymore. >> we've gone from a simple question about niger to a three-day media [ bleep ] storm about whether trump calls families and what he says when he calls these families be

delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologistdavid murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone. it's 5 o'clock on this tuesday, october 24th. here's what we're following for you on "action news." >> grab the umbrella. we are tracking the arrival of rain and perhaps even some thunderstorms. >> the eagles have the best record in the nfl thanks to their thrilling victory over washington. >> and quarterback carson wentz is gaining even more attention for his moves off the field. see how he honored a young boy's legacy after the game. >> it's a great story. >> yeah. >> first though let's count all the sleepy heads out there who watched the whole game and they're watching "action news" right now. [laughter] >> yeah, everybody is thinking green so we've got green on the radar, too. >> yeah, man, this is like the post eagles game, not so euphoric stuff. we have cloud cover in place. you can see a line of showers coming up from the south. you're going to step outside, it's going to be very windy out there and eventually a little wet. let's take