lets get an update on the latest fire from "action news" reporter, vernon odom. >> more than a week after the inferno were put out embers up to 30 feet below ground are still smoldering. and the fire department continues to monitor the area that are too dangerous to reach and concerns continue for possible hazardous materials that may have spewed into the air after a civic meeting firsting folks from surrounding neighborhoods and fire officials everyone seems to feel reassured that the state department of natural resources were regularly monitoring the air quality in this part of town. >> feel that the neighborhood was calmed down after five people from den rack appeared and gave us an indication that they are checking the air quality. >> the area has been monitored by the state of delaware department of natural resources and they have not reported back to us of any danger in the area. >> but late tonight an official of the delaware official from the delaware natural resources told me they have not been out here for more than a week after the fire was put out. and will not be coming back.

vernon odom is live with an update. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, bill cosby's trial on sexual abuse and sexual assault charges is set to go in june but the pretrial wrangling remains fierce and playing out this week in norristown. day two by bill cosby's lawyers to have the sex assault charges against him dismisses or have the judge gut key elements of prosecution evident. cosby now 79 and legally blond is accused of assaulting andrea constand in '04 and she claims he drugged her first. and cosby testified in the civil case and he got a verbal agreement he would not charge him with a crime. but now unsealed deposition is a major piece of his evidence. the legal wrangling is convoluted. >> we are confident that the court will continue to carefully analyze these legal issues, they are important issues not only in this case but throughout pennsylvania and the united states. >> cosby's defense team argued this morning that the entire case should be scuttled in the decade long wait to arrest him. and now dozens of other accusers have gone public and the defense wants them barred from tes

vernon odom has the full story from montgomery county court in norristown. >> reporter: two full days of hearings on bill cosby's efforts to suppress key evidence wrapped up today. his defense team wants to block the use of a 10-year-old deposition that the 78-year-old gave in a civil case sought by andrea constand. and the d.a. promised not to use it in a criminal can trial. judge steven o'neil did not rule today and may not for equipment sometime. >> we have maintained that mr. cosby's rights are violated in a number of ways, we believe this was fair and just and to the point. >> montgomery county d.a. kevin steele is under the collar blasting the defense team who in open court revealed the names of the 13 women who agreed to testify of bad pattern of behavior by cosby. >> i hope they respect those people we have real victims out there and they are going through a lot with this and i hope that everybody understands that the difficulties that they are all having. >> it's cosby hearings stand in recess until mid-december. at the close of today's hearing, judge o'neil said he may in fa

vernon odom has more from the hearing at the courthouse in norristown. >> reporter: good afternoon, they just took a lunch break until early this afternoon. this is a classic suppression hearing cosby's defense team trying to get key evidence against him thrown out by the time this case goes to trial in june. >> bill cosby back in court today in what seems to be an endless chain of pretrial m maneuvers against the entertainer who is now 79 and legally blind. they are suppose to have known sexual accusers testify to a pattern of bad acts when he goes on trial for molesting andrea constand in '04. they claim the witnesses are not reliable because of time and media coverage and friendships with each other and should not be allowed to testify. the celebrated womens advocate lawyer, gloria allred represent a lot of cosby's alleged victims. >> i said the court will allow some or all of those witnesses to testify, because i do think that the prosecution is correct when it states that their testimony would tend to show a common theme or plan by mr. cosby. and therefore it is relevant. >> the pro

live in upland borough delaware county, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news. jim. >> thank you vernon. >>> the man accused of sexually assaulting six sisters waived his preliminary hearing today and will head to trial. lee kaplan made a brief appearance this morning in bucks county court to face charges related to five of his alleged victims. his attorney says kaplan denies any wrongdoing but waived his hearing because he doesn't want to make the alleged victims testify during the holidays. prosecutors say he fathered two children with a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulted five of her siblings who were gifted to him by their parents. >>> new jersey spent years getting rid of them but penndot now says they may be the intersection of the future in pennsylvania. they are the small traffic circles or the round abouts. "action news" reporter john rawlins has that story. >> reporter: the yellow sign with its circling arrows a warning a round about a small traffic circle is ahead. >> the initial inclination is for someone to say why are you building a traffic circ

vernon odom is outside of the art street united methodist church. >> 49-year-old javier flores remains inside of the church tonight where they are enthusiastically providing him with sanctuary as he deals with federal agents that want to send him back to mexico. javier flores a father of three held back tears as he explained hi situation and while he'll continue to accept sanctuariy inside of arts methodist church. he came here sunday because he was due to be deported the next day. >> grateful for the community's support. flores is an undocumented immigrant deported before and returned endured 14 months in jail and believed that ice agents are coming to get him again waiting for his ice application to be processed again. >> will stay here regardless of the times he gets deported he will come back for his family. >> some say that javier is an undocumented immigrant -- >> a host of the activists have protecting the native that came here in 1997 and started a family. >> javier is a courageously dedicated parent willing to risk everything to keep his family together. >> ice intends to adhe

vernon odom has the story. >> reporter: to the cheers from scores of first responders, brad speakman a severely injured wilmington firefighter checked out of the hospital today. been here 41 days in all recovering from the severe burns he sustained on that night on lake view road. an arson that killed two of his veteran colleagues and severely injured another. artim hope remained hospitalized here. speakman is the father of two a 7-year-old and 5-year-old. >> i want to get home and spend time with my family. and get to see my kidded after a long time. >> this definitely going to help us out tremendously with everybody's emotional recovery. >> the accused arsonist murderer remains behind bars. the wilmington fire department is in a deep state of mourning over the loss of those two veteran firefighters but at the same time praying for the recovery of the two veterans that survived the september inferno. >> hope is listed in stable but critical condition and prayers are with her today. >> don't run away from us, we need your help with arty, she is doing some good things and making some

we'll check in with "action news" reporter dann cuellar in just a moment but first, vernon odom is live in center city and vernon, you've been through a few of these but at no time has pennsylvania been more important to the outcome of the race for the president i'm sure you'll agree. >> reporter: true enough jim. pennsylvania has always been a key battleground state in the presidential sweepstakes every four years although no republican has carried pennsylvania in the last six presidential cycles. the gop however always thinks it has a chance to put it back in their column. >> we need your support. >> reporter: former big apple mayor turned donald trump surrogate rudy giuliani in the philadelphia suburbs today. attacking the clintons, hillary and bill with the kind of oratorical savagery the trump campaign will long be remembered. >> i don't think americans are going to put those kinds of people in the white house. they're straight out and out crooks. >> reporter: pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes are key to trump and clinton's path to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. clinton and her surrogat

live in middletown, delaware county, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. >>> philadelphia police are asking for your help identifying two suspects that held up a pharmacy. this is surveillance video from inside of the rite-aid on the 5400 block of rising sun avenue in olney, police say it shows two suspects monday night enter the store and demand cash from an employee at gun point. the two suspects took off on foot with nearly $400 in cash, if you recognize the men, you are urged to call police right away. >>> well, in this week's you're life segment we are talking about a difficult topic, more than half of marriages end in divorce but although the splitting of spouses is commonplace, the process of separating has not become easier but in pennsylvania a new law that intends to alleviate the stress associated with divorce. especially if there are children involved. erin o'hearn is live at the big board with the details. >> reporter: hi guys, this is not a pleasant topic but one that so many families are forced to deal with. next week a new pennsylvania law go

live in brewery town, i'm vernon odom, 6 abc. >> thank you. >> as you see some vernon's shot there it's a steady soaking rain moving across the region all day long. the action cam spotted a lot of folks in center city with the rain jack egts and umbrellas. and they got rather wet walking out there today. >> it looks like more could come to the area. >> it's a bloomy sight but beautiful sight we need the cleanse in the atmosphere. as we look live, not a pretty picture if you are one of those sitting at the airport or heading there. 59 degrees you see the low ceilings meaning low cloud cover, it's dew point is close to the air temperature creating the low clouds and fog. winds from the south at 7 miles per hour. the rain is not only affecting the mid-atlantic but new york and boston and portland, maine. this is working off the coast as low pressure is riding away and drying out near washington and richmond. as we take a look at the board here, with your travel delays, philadelphia nearly an 1:20 minute weather delay and 59 degrees and be boston 56 minutes close to an hour there. no delays

and vernon odom takes us behind the scenes to for a special look at the toys for tots charity. we'll show you where your donation goes. and adam is live at the philadelphia museum of art ready to kick off the christmas season. >> it's a great evening for that sharrie. the sun is glistening off the museum there and the tree which we are going to light live on the air once that sunsets, and the a free event come on down, they are giving out treats, we'll go test them out and give you the accuweather forecast. >>> four families in carbon county, pennsylvania, are look for a new place to live. fire tore through their homes this morning and the flames broke out and spread to two other homes on the block and the mom described the terrifying moment she had to rush her children to safety. >> i thought about getting my kids out and grabbed them no shoes and no jacket and ran out and threw them in the car. it's scary. >> but the best decision, two people were taken to the hospital but officials do not believe their injuries were related to the fire, crews worked kickly to contain the fla

live in lehigh county, i'm vernon odom. a lot of noise and confusion on the other side of the room, jim. back to you. >> got that, vernon. thank you. abc news just made four calls that we need to tell you. the most important one is north carolina and it's 15 votes to donald trump. i say it's the most important one because north carolina was a swing state. it was being competed for with everything that both campaigns had to give. north carolina goes to trump. california and the 55 votes goes to clinton. but this was a fore gone conclusion. hawaii and its four electoral votes goes to clinton. another fore gone conclusion. donald trump wins idaho and the four votes. a fore gone conclusion. but the big prize here, north carolina, it goes to donald trump according to abc news. we want to point out that our election ticker is running across the bottom of your screen so you can follow the specific local races that you care about in your community. across the tristate area, specifically the lehigh valley, went to the polls in drove

"action news" reporter vernon odom live in norristown today.alking with voters in pennsylvania where donald trump beat hillary clinton by just about 1 percent. vern, what might this mean? >> reporter: it could mean a lot of things, brian. some people consider this a hail mary but sharrie and brian no clear signs how this will ends up. lots of activity in the smoldering suddenly smoldering presidential battle t late today, that lawsuit was filed in the commonwealth court in harrisburg demanding a full recount in pennsylvania of the presidential tally. now in the meantime, anti-trump forces are waging guerrilla warfare on the local front. montgomery county election officials postponed the scheduled certification of the november 8th election returns. the stated reason, the move by the campaign of green party candidate jill stein to have pennsylvania submit to a full recount in the presidential race. her campaign says they have 1500 volunteers across the commonwealth to get a recount here as they did in wisconsin. >> they are seeking a recount of a

coming up tonight at 5:00 vernon odom takes you inside delaware's gubernatorial race. >>> also at 5:00ess friday and one local ymca is giving cancer survivors the chance to get their strength back. ali gorman explains coming up in a special health check report. >>> those stories and much more when we see you in just a little bit on "action news" at 5 o'clock. until then back to the studio and sharrie, we'll see you later. >> rick see you in a bit. >>> this holiday season how about the gift of wellness? the third annual wellness fair and holiday craft sale was held today at the hockessin community recreation center in delaware. admission was free as people had a chance to support local artists and crafters. the event also offered free blood pressure and diabetes screening and flu shots for those who have insurance. >> well, some real life mermaids are swimming with the sharks at the adventure aquarium in camden. 8mer sisters dove into the ocean realm exhibit to get ready for the aquarium's mermaid experience this weekend. kids will be able to get their faces painted and take home a merm

"action news" reporter vernon odom will have a look at how important pennsylvania is to the race for the white house coming up in a live report at 4:30. >>> meanwhile the two candidates vying for pennsylvania's senate seat are campaigning across the state rallying voters and taking last minute jabs at one another. first northeast philadelphia where incumbent state senator republican pat toomey visited the fraternal order of police lodge. he met with law enforcement and members of the fire and paramedics union. >> we have an election to win tomorrow night. and we're going to do it and what we're not going to do is we are not going to send another ethically challenged tax hiking liberal who doesn't take our security seriously and that's who katie mcginty is. >> reporter: toomey has five on the campaign stops in western pennsylvania on his schedule today. meanwhile, democratic candidate katie mcginty started her day as we mentioned at the university of pittsburgh at a rally with hillary clinton. mcginty says she's ready to unseat incumbent state senator. >> stop wall street toomey with

live in bryn mawr, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. now to "action news" reporter, jeanette reyes in south philadelphia where investigators are probing vandalism tied to last night's election. >> reporter: rick, after a stunning presidential election last night. this morning many neighbors woke up here to another surprise. several of their homes and cars were vandalized many of them with anti-semitic and racial undertones. >> graffiti on my car parked over there. i came out at 6:30 and i see trump written on the side of my car. and you know i don't have any signs on my window nobody knows who i voted for yesterday. >> neighbors woke up to a string of cars and buildings vandalized with spray paint and residents took still photos before they took their cars to get cleaned up. >> the results are what they are and someone randomly having fun with the word trump and doing what he has to do and vandalizing thousands of dollars worth of property that needs to be taken care of. >> one person with surveillance says a man moved down the street t

vernon odom as the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: tonight neither the victim nor police are sure whether or not these two bandits have guns. they acted like and it came away with a major hall of cash and jewelry. >> these home invasions are not usually random acted. we are working the investigation that way. >> police are looking for the hoody wears thugs that made their way into the home yesterday. >> he had a knock on the door two males unknown to him. they were white and they forced their way into the house. >> they tied up the owner shotting where is the money and stayed for 45 minutes in all ransacking the house and finding their loot in the bedroom. $90,000 in cash and some $10,000 worth of jewelry. >> they had the hoodies on and you could only partially see they are face. but obviously he was targeted. we don't think this is a random act. citing fear the owner refused our request for an interview. he is certain there are those that knew he kept a lot of cash here at hand. >> rick, at this hour. police say they are going to be scanning it's neighborhood tonight for sur

action news vernon odom caught up with local toys for tots volunteers. working hard right here in the area. >> reporter: toys, toys, everywhere donated to bring joy to needy children. toys for tots has a warehouse. but christmas 2016 providers a lot of needs. this provides toys across montgomery county and bucks county. this year, even more requests are expected. >> we're not even at thanksgiving yet and my count is just about 8,000 kids already. >> reporter: for many of those who volunteered to sort out toys, this has become an annual labor of love >> very fulfilling. i can sit back on christmas day and i can have a smile on my face. >> reporter: for others this is a first time experience. >> they needed help sorting toys and counting toys, i'm a mom of two little kids and i couldn't think of a better way to spend my week >> making the kids happy christmas >> making sure they get everything they want >> making the kids happy >> more toy donations are needed. so are many more volunteers, as this operation head toward christmas day >> we need people to pa

live in west philadelphia, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. >>> officialsa lehigh valley high school have trying to put a stop to reported of racism name calling and harassment. southern lehigh high school has been the site of several such disturbances including swastikas carved into bathroom stalls and allegations of students giving hail hitler signs. "action news" reporter bob brooks spoke with neighbors who live near the high school and you can hear their reactions to the allegations tonight at 6:00. >> the university of pennsylvania says it is investigating an alleged racist incident on campus. according to the university a number of black freshman were add at the to a racist account. the account contained racist and violent messages and images. in a statement the university says it's taken every step possible to address source of the racist teal and the impact it has had on black students on campus. philadelphia mayor jim kenney also called on the city's commission on human relations to investigate the reports. he said in a statement "it's heartbreakin

vernon odom is live now outside of the courtroom in norristown to explain what exactly happened today. >> reporter: good afternoon sharrie and brian, that is one of key issues that is being talked about and discussed. and battled about among the lawyers in the hearing here and the principles have gone back into the courtroom. they were in recess all afternoon as the lawyers tried to work out a compromise on a left over prearrest issue. two other issues here with far more critical. >> the 79-year-old showbiz legend is trying to get key pieces of evidence ruled inadmissible. cosby says that 13 of his 50 plus accusers are tainted unreliable memories of women in their senior years, more than a dozen are lined up to testify that they were drugged and assaulted by bill cosby. the prosecution says it would show a pattern of his bad behavior. gloria allred represents many of those women on the list of potential witnesses. >> their testimony would tend to show a common scheme or plan by mr. cosby. and therefore it is relevant. >> cosby faces criminal charges in montgomery county for an alleged

vernon odom is live in schuylkill township for us with there story tonight. vernon. >> reporter: good evening to you monica and to you, rick. great news for thousands who drive through valley forge park on a regular basis. they've been suffering a major inconvenience for well over a year now. but it's all over now. >> this is the best. the best lucky enough to be living near it. >> reporter: jan sacks and other local motorists were gleeful today when they learned for the first time since early in the summer of 2015 they could crisscross the old moss covered bridge. it reopened at 9:00 new york. the road was shut down since someone remains at large slammed into the historic bridge. when penndot repaired it tredyffrin launched a $17 million project to shore up a major sewer line. >> penndot did repairs to the bridge which took several months to do. following that we did a sewer project so which also necessitated the roads being closed. >> reporter: all straight now though right. >> everything is back and opened to traffic again, yes. >> reporter: a few years ago

live in center city, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news.". >> all right, vernon, thank you very much. >>> we've got some breaking news right now out of the kensington section of philadelphia. chopper6 live over lehigh avenue and jasper streets and you can see that police and fire crews are on the scene of a -- an accident involving a school bus. this happened just before 4 o'clock this afternoon. we are told that there were students on board the bus at the time but none of those students was injured. the driver of the car presumably that that red one in between the two buses there was injured in this crash. but that injury not considered serious at this moment. obviously, a lot of concern about this given that there were children on board the bus, but again, important reminder that we are told none of the students on board were injured. obviously just a traffic headache here at lehigh avenue and jasper streets in the kensington section. of course we'll bring you the very latest as we get it this afternoon. >> the family of app six-year-old b

and vernon odom will be there. live in center city, sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight. we'll rundown the other races that voters are deciding across the delaware valley. and the league of women voters are here manning the election hot line. we'll have more on that. more on the voting issues have been calling about today. that number is 1-877-940-6222. >>> dry and mild election day, i'm tracking wet weather on the way tomorrow. i'll have details on when you need the umbrella and what is to come after in the seven-day forecast. >>> red wings are back at the wells fargo center to take on your philadelphia flyers. ducis rogers has that story when "action news" continues tonight. says it won't let up for a while. the cadillac xt5... what should we do? ...tailored to you. wait it out. equipped with apple carplay compatibility. ♪ now during season's best, get this low mileage lease on this cadillac xt5 from around $429 per month, or purchase with 0% apr financin

action news reporter vernon odom now live at upland borough hall with the details on this. evening, brian. first a little civic lesson. in pennsylvania's boroughs mayors are generally not ultra powerful figures like they are in big cities like philadelphia harrisburg or pittsburgh. they do vote to break ties on local councils however and they use their power there. now upland's mayor mike ciach has been deliberately incommuism icado. the 50-year-old government veteran in hot water. he was arrested in the wee hours of friday morning driving through the city of chester. police say he tried to flee the 22nd street accident scene he created. they arrested him nearby. melania write told our christie ileto she talked to him briefly. >> he was moving slow. >> reporter: police say ciach's vehicle was inoperable after the smash up. police describe him as wreaking of alcohol and staggering around and arrested him. a handgun apparently legal was found inside his vehicle much he faces know weapons charges. i spoke with one of the mayor's long time brookhaven neighbors through her front

storm into a business with handguns demanding coming up tonight at 5:00 "action news" reporter vernon odomrveillance video from these robberies and the investigation. >>> also coming up tonight in health check, a fitness friday that's packed with patriotism. how an army vet is getting everyday people in military grade shape and what's inspiring her to get people moving. wow. i'm moving now. those stories and much more coming up on "action news" at 5:00 until then sharrie back to you. >> you get in shape watching others work out i hear you. >>> take a break. i know you're tired. see you at 5:00 rick. >>> veterans being honored in talleyville delaware where more than 200 american flags are on display. the sea of flags such along route 202 and mount l road. for each flag $50 was given to the delaware center for homeless veterans and warriors. this year the brandywine 100 rotary club sold the flags. >> the tomb of the unknown soldier was the focal point ofe. the memorial at seventh and walnut is a burial ground for those who gave their lives fighting f o country's independence. dozens of stude

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vernon odom is live in camden, new jersey, the only state in our area that requires seatbelts on buses vernon. >> reporter: good evening. most everyone here in the garden state is happy about that requirement here the sound of buckling up mornings and afternoons is sweet music to a lot of ears. in camden this afternoon students from coopers point elementary buckle up in the name of safety the moment they get on board the school bus for the ride home. new jersey is only one of six states that require buses to be equipped with seatbelts. pennsylvania and delaware have no such laws. >> i think it's essential for all students to have safety belts in case of any kind accident. >> elementary through high school? >> definitely so. >> ricky is a school bus stop. he sees it for the horror story it is. he has seen minor accidents during the course of his career. >> we had seatbelts and everybody was buckled in and nothing happened. >> he says that seatbelts for all school buses should be the law nationwide and no exception. >> it should be. saving lives, it should be all the states having it. >>

vernon odom will have more on flores and the church that took him in at 6:00. >>> a razor thin margin caused them to recount the at large seat, is the same as it was election night. adams defeated cohen by 11 absentee votes. 0.01% and after today's rerouco that remains the case. >> so close. now a check of the accuweather forecast. >> lets head outside to adam joseph. >> it's a nice day after the morning clouds and rain the sunshine took control and temperature as above average, looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan low pressure skirted to the east and brought a .25 inch of rain but two inches of rain in new york city and southern new england being hammered by heavy rain and coastal flooding with the coastal storm off to the north. temperature-wise in new york city with that rain, 48 degrees and the sun returning on the western side of the low, 61 in philadelphia and 62 in washington and 50s for buffalo and pittsburgh and binghamton in the upper 40s. your evening planner here, hour by hour here dropping into the 50s and 40s by 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 under partly cloudy skies and l

vernon odom sat down with them after trump's big win he'll have the story next at 5:00. >>> on the flip side, you mentioned last night's election stirred a mixture of emotions and some feel sad and others may be relieved. experts say it's totally normal. ali gorman breaks down post election emotions ahead. sharrie we'll see you at 5:00. >> thank you. >>> some local business leaders were singled out for lending a hand to the younger generation. mayor jim kenney helped to distribute the jebs awards in center city. bob cohen president of acme was given special recognition for helping to create a college prep program for local students. >>> there is more ahead at 4:30, smoke was seen for miles after a former steel plant went up in flames. >> and donald trump may have won the election, but one cake maker is not taking sides when it comes to making sweets. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph, is standing by with the full accuweather forecast. when "action news" comes right back today. >>> more than 100 firefighters sparked by a blaze of a hot light bulb. it fell and went up in flames at a former s

. >> flames broke out last wednesday at an abandoned textile complex and vernon odom is near the sceneith new details. >> reporter: good evening to you monica and to rick as well. for the most part the fire was out over a week ago by the fire department but there is still embers smoldering below ground. and also smoldering the concerns about the hazmats that may have been released into the air. more than a week after the mammoth fire. the fabric mill built in the early 19th century. the buildings along the brandywine were due to be redesigned as condos and retail. but that has gone up in smoke. it was one of the biggest fires in state history and still smoldering 30 to 40 feet underground. >> the wilmington fire department is on the scene to monitor hot spots and smoldering fires that are still not suppressed. in a civic meeting, city and state officials assured residents that the air quality is being monitored for any possible dangerous

we'll check in with "action news" reporter dann cuellar in just a moment but first, vernon odom is liveand vernon, you've been through a few of these but at no time has pennsylvania been more important to the outcome of the race for the president i'm sure you'll agree. >> reporter: true enough jim. pennsylvania has always been a key battleground state in

new tonight vernon odom shows us what the completed project mean means for some drivers in chester countyve those stories and more coming your way on "action news" tonight at 5:00 and guys we'll see you then. >> thanks monica. >>> they are making their lists and checking them twice. yes, the holiday season is upon us and finding that right gift for your little one may be the most challenging thing to do because there are so many options. >> and they want so many things. >> they want. >> erin o'hearn is revealing a way there may help you decide which toys will be a hit and which ones not so much. >> our instinct may be to turn to online toy reviews but the people reviewing the toys are probably not the ones who will end up playing with them. >>> the goddard school didn't think that made much sense. >> do it again. >> these are busy four and five-year-olds. while it may look like a typical chaotic classroom, they're working on a project that will not only help their teachers but fourthly tens of thousands of parents across the country. >> all of our classrooms will be given selected toys an

live from the lehigh county vernon odom, jim. >> thanks, vernon.e to sarah bloomquist in center city philadelphia. sarah you are at mcginty for senator campaign headquarters. >> reporter: jim, that is right katie mcginty expected to be in the ballroom later this evening but for now we know she's in a suite here at a hotel with her husband and three daughters, watching the election returns, tonight, mcginty voted this morning in wayne, pennsylvania and at a church there in the five three-year old as you might know is a former aid to governor tom wolf and environmental advisor to bill clinton never elect to publish office. if elected tonight she becomes the first, female elect to the u.s. is that the, there the state of pennsylvania. from the start she pressed her opponent, pat tomb toy say whether he supported donald trump. you heard from vernon late tonight we have learned that toomey did vote for trump, voting at close to 7:00 o'clock tonight. there is a lot of eye rolling about that here at mcginty campaign. her communications director using the

vernon odom is in court and will bring us the latest developments on "action news" at noon.here on 6abc. scott wolf is a co-host. benedict cumberbatch a guest. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great tuesday. >> ♪ does pat toomey speak for you? i also want to thank the nra for it's, uh, strong support for my campaign. pat toomey: he opposes an assault weapons ban and got an "a" rating from the nra. "i have had a perfect record with the nra." and on women's health? "i would support legislation in pennsylvania that would ban abortion, and i would, i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors who perform them." pat toomey: does he really speak for you? majority forward is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly!" today, from "doctor strange," benedict cumberbatch. and star of "almost christmas," gabrielle union. and we will announce a lucky winner of a brand-new car worth over $35,000. plus, actor scott wolf joins kelly at the cohost desk. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheering and applauding] and now, here are kelly ripa and scott wolf! [ch