an early morning crash near the prince william parkway has been cleared.volume delays for you into springfield and 395. >>> it's more than a slap on the wrist you'll find out in this morning's segment of your money. >> that's right. big fines for big banks. nick giovanni joins us now from the newsroom with more. >> reporter: we're talking about five global banks that have been fined a grand total of more than $3 billion for attempted manipulation of foreign exchange markets. the banks in question or citibank, jpmorgan bank, royal bank of scotland and ubs. the record fine comes after regulators found between 2008 and 2013, traders at these banks formed groups that shared information about client activity. mean while from a record fine to what has to be a record divorce settlement, pretty confident no research to back it up. we'll say that with an oklahoma judge ordering oil mogul and don't nnl resources ceo harold hamm to pay his wife sue ann hamm nearly a billion dollars. the rest in monthly installments of seven million bucks. the ruling is subject to app

it happened on prince william parkway in woodbridge. she was waiting for a bus when a man asked if she needed a ride. she got in the car and she said the man exposed himself and sexually assaulted her. he dropped her off farther north on i-95. >>> two u.s. senators say they are optimistic a maryland man jailed in cuba will be released. they met with alan gross and cuban leaders yesterday. his family said he threatened to take his own life if he is not released by his birthday next may. cuba gave no indication any development was imminent. he is serving 15-year sentence, .ccused of spying for the u.s. he says he was there to set up internet service in jewish communities. cuba will release gross in exchange for agents jailed in the u.s. >> a reaction to a controversial change in the montgomery county school calendar. they voted to remove names of all the religious holidays, including christmas and yom kippur. it did not change any of the school's off days, just the name. ♪ >> this morning there is a big effort to clean up from the concert

check out the northbound corridor, 95, inbound delays towards quantico, heading west past williams parkway, springfield, just the volume northbound i-95, travelers there. northeast washington, you still got the closure of mount olivet road, it's shut down between nine a and corcocan streets northeast, basically new york and west virginia avenue with a structure fire. lanes remain open on new york. your outer loop slowdowns forming west of 95 in new hampshire avenue and taking you west most of the way to georgia avenue in silver spring. we'll be right back with more election results. more news, weather and traffic right after this. good wednesday morning. we gdid he help pick it out?er. no, he's a cat. how did i get so big? where am i? you're in mom's belly. how did i get there? wizards. can you make it go faster? no i already tried. is this mine? that one's for alice. but she doesn't know it yet. why not? mom says she's still cooking. capture your memories with hallmark keepsakes ornaments. be a weekender and book weekeyour stay at hampton. >>> 6:25, we've got mostly cloudy skies out there

a live picture here of 95 at prince william parkway flowing nicely.nd the top of the beltway at colesville road is moving along quite well. we'll have some travel times for you coming up at 5 41. >>> melissa, thank you. back to the breaking story now in ferguson, missouri. take a look at the live pictures we're getting in from the area. we can tell you there are still some fires burning there in missouri. smoldering this morning as well. dozens of buildings and businesses have been impacted. riots erupted after the grand jury decided not to indict darren wilson for shooting michael brown. more than two dozen arrests were made overnight and we'll continue to have updates on the situation of ferguson throughout the morning for you. right now demonstrations are being held in cities across america protesting the grand jury's decision not to indict officer wilson. news4's angie goff is live with new video for us to see here. >> reporter: hi, aaron. as you mentioned, the protests continue to flare up across the nation. we want to begin in new york city. thi

prince william parkway looking good. i am back at 4:51. 95 at maryland coming up. guys? >>> shaking things up on capitol hill. the mood of voters following this historic election and the issues bothering them the most >> a major battle. what we are learning about is construction along one of our busiest commuter works and when you can expect work to be complete. ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat icken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself some people think vegetables are boring. but with green giant's delicious seasonings and blends, we just may change their minds. ho ho ho green giant! >>> we learned this morning congressional leaders. they are sitting down with the president to lay out their agenda for the next two years. >>> for the first time in eight years, the balance of power in congress has shifted. >> republicans have seized control of the senate. richard jordan breaks down for us at the live desk. >>> aaron and eun, goo

looking just north of the prince william parkway, all lanes are open. >>> thank you. there's a push to hike the fines and we'll show you why you won't be paying more if you get caught passing a school bus in montgomery county. >>> plus, restoring the iconic dome at the u.s. capitol. the update expected in the next few hours and the look at t [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we know in the cyber world, threats are always evolving. at first, we were protecting networks. then, we were protecting the transfer of data. and today it's evolved to infrastructure... ♪ ...finance... and military missions. we're constantly innovating to advance the front line in the cyber battle, wherever it takes us. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> 15 before the hour. today the president and congress are taking a closer look at the fight against ebola. the president will be briefed by the national security and public health teams. and on capitol hill they will look at the efforts in africa on how to prevent ebola ill from spreading here at home. defense secretary c

hopping down to 66 now, if you're hopping on prince william parkway in the centreville area headed into town, you're fine past oakton and vienna all the way in. virginia 95 at mine road is moving as well. and then we do have this situation, this water main break in silver spring, dale drive between pershing drive and kingsbury. i' back in ten minutes with a live picture in prince george's county. >> uncovering a deadly plot. how police learn of a maryland teen's plan to carry out an attack at a school. >>> but first, trying to bring change. how opponents of the redskins name hope to force the team to change it. >>> plus, getting an early jump on your holiday shopping. how early some stores will be opening on thanksgiving for those black friday sales. those black friday sales. your time now she did as a legislator, doors, hoping yobarbara comstocke. pushed bills benefiting her special interest client, then failed to disclose she was paid thousands by that same client, failed to disclose 85,000 in extra compensation. the washington post called comstock's behavior "an apparent breach of co

take a look at virginia, 95 at prince william parkway, no problems there.ere's a little bit of construction we have in the way. it should be out of the way after 5:00 this morning. we are talking about the toll road eastbound between sully road and centreville road. we have construction taking up the right lane. stay to the left, but that should be out of the way in the next 20 minutes. 66 headed into town, no problems there. and taking a look now in prince george's county, the beltway at st. barnabas road. headed into town or out of up to, you're completely fine as well. crain highway between branch and westwood, we have one lane blocked in each direction. one northbound lane, one southbound lane blocked at this point this morning. that's construction that should be clearing. the wider look at the inner loop and outer loop, looking quite good with a situation we'll have later on this morning. downtown is the concert for valor, but we are getting you prepared for that. >>> thank you. leaving ourselves open to a cyber attack. the simple mistake most of us ma

al 66, hopping on near prince william parkway into town, you're about 40 miles per hour. it opens up just a little. very slow in virginia here. 95 northbound througquantico, quite slow at 16 miles per hour. that is just volume there. prince george's, slow. indian head, pennsylvania 5 mil town. top of beltway, slowest spot is as you approach colesville road on the outer loop. just a couple miles outside the beltway is a little slow as well. eun. all right. thank you, melissa. >>> 6:53 right now. bill cosby is blasting the latest sex assault allegation against him. model janice dickinson says she wrote about being sexualitily assaulted by the comedian in her biography but cosby's lawyers pressured her to remove the details. netflix says it was postponing the premier of his ne he said "there is documentary proof that janice dick in sob is fabricating d lying about bill cosby." he has been accused by several women over the years but has never been charged. >>> joseph clancy will testify in front of the house judiciary ommittee. concerns abo policies. >>> vacuum packed smoked

if you hop on to prince william parkway, centreville, heading into town, pretty slow.ooking quite good. >> melissa, thank you. >> the cost of sending your kids to college is going up again. you may want to brace yourself for these numbers. the average price tag for a four-year public university is almost $19,000 a year. if your student goes out of state, $32,000. the college board calculated that rise in tuition. . >>> a new warning that you should know about before you brave the crowds for holiday shopping. watch out for men in the parking lot. >> the new survey says that male drivers are more likely to hit something. car insurance.com asked 2,000 drivers what strategy they used to score a parking spot and what type of parking accidents they have experienced. men are more likely to hit a car, cart, pole, perhaps a pedest whatever is in the way, right? men apparently are more likely to use a specific hand gesture. we'll leave it at that. and more likely to say something to another party in a parking lot confrontation. i bet you there's choice words there as well. >> it

northbound 95 from prince william parkway to the best way, 13 minutes. building volume around the malls near 270. >> left in the dark on the holidays. after some winter weather. >>> buying a new car is a black friday trend. >>> shoppers around the region are out and about trying to score some holiday bargains on this black friday. a live look at activity around the springfield town center. more details later in the show >> meanwhile, security breaches at popular retailers may have you feeling a little skittish when using your credit card. >>> an inside look at how criminals crack the system and how you can protect yourself. . >>> audrey shops target three times a week. we met her at the height of last year's target breach. she found $1,000 in fraudulent charges. >> i have one pair of men's pants and five gift cards at $200 each. >> there were 691 breach investigations. we got the number from the trustwave global security report. >> it's fraud. criminals are trying to get your or my financial information. >> according to the report the retail industry has

the entire way because of that, trying to get chopper over this for you. 66 hopping on prince william parkway, centreville, you're about 40 miles per hour because of the two crashes. 95 in virginia, dale city, very close. 15 miles per hour. that's just normal volume for you. nothing happening there. wider look at things. looking typical top of the beltway. slow as you approach colesville road. nothing happening. just volume there. beltway at st. barnabas looking quite good. up here, 95 in maryland, bw parkway, no problems. travel times in 10 minutes. >> thank you, melissa. we'll see you then. 6:02. the big story, republican larry logan the second republican governor in the state in half a century. in d.c., democrat muriel bowser will be the next mayor. and the senate race is too close to call. it is separated by 12,000 votes. >>> take a look here. incumbent mark warner leading by less than a point this morning. now the process begins to make sure every vote is counted and the results are accurate. >> that process starts this morning at the fairfax county government center. news 4 megan mcgrat

on 66 headed into town, prince william parkway, very, very slow headed all the way in. and you open up finally in virginia. taking a look here at 95 in maryland, you're slow all the way northbound. pretty much 14 miles per hour as you approach the woodbridge area here this morning. prince george's county, overall looking quite good. i want to show you something very fun tom, an where and i did this weekend. a special weekend of course. we teamed up with the "today" show. so much fun. al, savannah, peter alexander for the second annual cranksgiving food drive. we biked 12 miles through the city picking up canned goods for miriam's kitchen along the way. 1,500 pounds of food collected this weekend. very cool. >> riding up capitol hill was a bit of a challenge. >> walking. >> put it into low gear. melissa had to dismount. >> that's the way to do it. >> i said, sorry, guys, i'll be there in a minute. >> a worthy cause here in washington. miriam's kitchen. >> i love miriam's kitchen. thank you, tom and melissa. >>> 6:22. you still have plenty of time to help a needy family.

the big picture is good. 66 at prince william parkway, no major problems at this point this morning. taking a look at 95, a little bit slow as you pass quantico. no major incident at this point this morning. branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue, 301, everything rolling along. back at 6:01. >>> 5:54. a new option to get from gaithersburg to laurel. a final stretch of the inter county connector is open. crews opened the road over the weekend. we drove through and found a lot of drivers taking their first trip to. tens of thousands of commuters have been looking forward to this. you should use your e-zpass. the entire 19-mile stretch of the icc cost $4.40. >>> today virginia state police will release new information on a plane crash in virginia where one person died. this happened in rockingham county. somehow the plane went way off course while traveling from frederick, maryland t martinsburg, west virginia. the the ntsb is work to go find out what went wrong. a student pilot survived the crash. >>> a young veteran from california survived a war zone only to be killed when he returned ho

prince william parkway, you can see the volume. 32 miles per hour through oakton. then it opens up. that of course is the good news. braddock at fairfax, we have one eastbound lane getting by. alternate is lee highway. this is a a crash. maryland, frederick, 95 -- or 75, excuse me, north before liberty road, all lanes blocked. our alternate is jones road. no real problems at the beltway. a little bit slow bw as you head inside the beltway, into town. 95 northbound, you're 34 miles per hour. same thing in dale city. i'm back in 10 minutes. >> melissa, thank you. 5:54. >>> public school teachers are being called in effective. more teachers were ranked effective than in effective. 86% in the county are considered to be effective inside the classroom. they will be included in the next evaluation next year. today we will find out how much students were forced to stay home because they weren't up to date on immunizations. students are not allowed back to school. those who were not allowed back to school will be given five excused absence. after that, truancy officers will be called. . >>>

you can see a five mile slowdown. 66 headed into town, hopping on prince william parkway, very slow throughentreville through oakton. it opens up after. and then the fog persists.lissa >>> a judge will sentence a d.c. man convicted of killing his mother's boyfriend in clinton, maryland. 33-year-old dejuan hunter faces 50 years in prison. he and the victim's family are expected to make impact statements at the sentencing. hunter shot and killed the man while he was sleeping jab 1st. >>> what would you do if you saw somebody break into your home and you were 1,000 miles away? well, that's exactly what happened to one woman. she was in philadelphia got an alert from her phone over the weekend. that's when she looked at a security camera app and saw a woman break into her florida con toe. >> i'm sitting here in philadelphia with my husband screaming that there's a woman and man come walking into our beautiful apartment in florida. i have a clean view of this woman's face. i'm not letting this go. this is not a minor i. . >>> joan is getting the last laugh. they got away with the camera and an e

hopping on prince william parkway, a little bit slow through centreville. slow as you head into oak ton. you're going 40 miles per hour. 95 in virginia, northbound through dale city, you can see 19 miles per hour. a wide look at things. slowdowns, including 395 headed into town. guys? >> thank you, melissa. it is 6:54. a a former principal is due in court. dwight jefferson is in jail accused of punching a student a number of times. he was the principal at dwight d. eisenhower in laurel. he punched a 13-year-old student twice in the stomach and once in the face during a september altercation. a teacher notified authorities when he returned to class with a swollen eye. >>> a victim was attacked at 20th and q streets. they went to the hospital and are expected to be okay. >>> an apartment building caught fire on round street in northeast d.c. when news cameras arrived, windows were busted out and the the roof was damaged. a witness told the people inside were asleep when they realized their homes were on fire. neighbors banged on the doors to help get everyone

brand-new crash prince william parkway, seeing slowdowns as well. in virginia, overall traffic looking quite good. 395 northbound all looking good s. 270 southbound, jermantown to the beltway, no problem there. i'm back in 10 minutes. >> thank you, melissa. gas prices are lower than we have seen in a while. this morning we're learning how much more they can drop in the next few weeks. >>> feeling mentally sharp. a good reason you're not at our peak mental >>> breaking news out of nigeria. workers trying to save students after a suicide bomber blew himself up in the school. the attacker was dressed in a school uniform. no word on the group behind the attack. eun? >> angie, thank you. 6:15. developing this morning, investigators in the bahamas preparing to examine the wreckage from a plane crash. nine people were killed when the the small plane went down last night. it crashed during a landing attempt at an airport in free port in the grand bahamas island. >>> two months since two montgomery county children disappeared. a hair salon is helping to keep

utoun it should be out of the way in the next half hour. 66, hopping on in centreville, prince william parkway, 19 miles per hour. it opens up into falls church area. 95 in virginia, slow here. mostly through dale city. it opens back up again. you're running 16 miles per hour this morning. a wider look at things, looking typical. slow. of course top of th beltway. d.c., 1295 as you approach 50. slow as well. 270 here, a little bit slow as you head south. right now 270 at montrose over the potomac plaza, traffic heading into town. not terrible just a little bit slow. >> richard jordan at the live desk with more breaking news. a house fire in silver spring on mills avenue and stoner drive. firefighters just september out a picture of the flames coming from the home. this is a home for adults. it's a group home. some of those adults with special needs. but we have learned that everyone was able to get out. doesn't appear there are any injuries. you can see how intense the flames were when firefighters first arrived they finished up with the exterior. they say they have got it under control. firef

now north on 95 the volume getting into woodbridge past the prince william parkway and across the occoquans newington to springfield and 395 to get up past landmark. lanes have been open no to the 14th street bridge. heading west outer loop of the capital beltway. college park into silver spring. early morning crash between colesville and georgia has been out of the way but the slow go westbound on the intercounty connector coming out of laurel and headed to route 29, they're checking for a vehicle on fire between exit 429 on the westbound intercounty connector. nick back to you. >>> all right thank you. time now for the full-time your money report. -- final your money report. a deal brokered between president obama and china's president. which would reign in greenhouse gas emications with the goal of slowing down climate change across the world. under the agreement the u.s. cut carbon emissions by 26% to 28% by 2025. the chinese will begin reducing their carbon footprint by 2030. they are crossing its fingers. if the two superpowers lead the way other countries will hopefully follow suit.

blocking the right side of the roadway with a lineup, focal point coming up from at least the prince william parkwayaround the crash in the main lines northbound on 95. 66 broken down car we had east of fair oaks out of the way. you still have delays building into manassas. then again leaving fair lakes to get to route 50 and make your way in toward 123 and the metro. southbound lanes of 270 earlier accident in the local lanes after falls road ought of the way. -- out of the way. now they're checking southbound near montrose road for something in the center of the roadway. 50 slower than norm arl heading from 4 -- normal heading for 402. earlier a broken down vehicle. police waiting for the tow truck. how about our forecast for the day? >>> an hour ago when i was out there we had clear skies. now clouds have moved in. generally a cloudy day. a break or two in the overcast. later this afternoon we have to worry about some rain showers, even a few wet flakes mixing in, especially the higher elevations. that's why the yellow alert. some of that could be here before the commute is over. we're talking 20

virginia 95 it's been the volume delay trying to make your way into dumfries and past the prince william parkwayopen into woodbridge and heading up into springfield on to 395. mike, annual dray ya, back to -- mike, andrea, back to you. >>> thousands of people around the world gathered in germany to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. >> there were fireworks to celebrate the anniversary of the fall of the wall. about 8,000, you see them there, lighted balloons we are sent into the sky. german chancellor angela merkel commemorated the occasion with some words of hope. >> the fall of the wall shows us that dreams can come true. nothing has to stay how it is. >> the fall of the berlin wall marked the end of the cold war of course. >>> crews are preparing for tomorrow's concert for valor on the national mall. >> event features performances from bruce springsteen, mattel came, rehan -- mattel came, rihanna, the list goes in attend dance. nikki burdine is live on the mall with what you need to know and what you need not bring. good morning, nikki. >> reporter: good morning. y

and d.c. 295 is typically slow as you pass 50 headed into town. 66 hopping on in prince william parkway, that's probably the slowest spot. then you open back up just a little bit heading into oakton and things get slow once again on 66. taking a look at 95 in virginia, slowest spot is dale city again expected for this time of the day. still with a crash outbound south dakota with your alternate to avoid the whole thing near eastern avenue. a live picture of 66 is coming up. >>> new this morning, north korea's kim jong un visiting a state museum. the state tv show showed the massacre of troops during the korean war. >>> in the day ahead, a bill will be introduced in montgomery county to ban you from smoking e-cigarettes in public places. that bill would regulate e-cigarettes like traditional cigarettes and ban minors from using them as well. the bill would also require child-resistant packaging for electronic cigarettes. voice your opinion at the public hearing on january 22nd. >>> 6:23 now. in news4 your health this morning, scientists are working on a mammogram machine to solve the pro

into vienna northbound 95 the volume up to quantico getting past dale city and toward the prince william parkwayange. north of the occoquan still heavy traffic into newington, spring field, 395 loading past edsall road. downtown anacostia river routes the volume building but we don't have any incidents to report in your way there. a good start into northeast and routes into northwest. that's a look at timesaver traffic. thanks for joining us this friday eve morning. wusa9 news continues next. here's an idea. start shopping a new way. start maximizing. at the place where you always get more than you pay for. t.j.maxx. brands you love, prices that work for you. maxx style. maxx savings. keep you standards high and your spending low. fashion, family, home. maxx what matters most to you. maxx life at t.j.maxx. >>> 6:24. a murky looking sky. we have rain around slowing things down. fupt cast shows this -- futurecast shows this stuff will be moving quickly, maybe faster. i'm thinking about 8:00, 7:30 8:00 it gets toward i-95 and starts to pull east. lingering showers down across the northern neck, low

looking at 66 here, if you're hopping on the prince william parkway here in centerville and headed into you're fine. headed out of town, you're fine. no problems with earlier construction now out of the way. taking a look down south here at 95 virginia at the weigh station moving right along. prince george's county, branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue, 301, indian head highway, everything is moving along nicely. lots of green, lots of movement on the scream, which is great. maryland now, 295 at cherry hill road. a little blurry, but folks are moving along well there. a wider look at things, no problems in or out of town with a little bit of a mess later downtown with the concert for valor. but right now all the main routes into the beltway are looking good. i'm back at 5:41. >>> 5:32 now. the concert for valor stages a major tribute for veterans today on the national mall. the roads will close in a half hour from now. more than 800,000 expected to see performers from rihanna to bruce springsteen starting at 7:00 tonight. your safety is one of the biggest things organizers are keeping tra

gainesville, near the prince williams parkway, accident activities been cleared from the right side ofoadway, but they are cautiously still closing the right lane. have got some big changes coming in the next six hours the foggy conditions that they will continue to keep an eye on. west,lity to the improving inside the beltway, we are expecting temperatures to fall this afternoon with temperatures in the upper 60's the lower 50's this morning, falling into the low 50's by tonight. only upper 40's by thursday. we will stay in the chill through the rest of the week. see you back here for more local news 7:56 . >>> want me to get it started ? >> yeah. >> i'll get it started. snoelts ♪ ♪ >> now, i am not one to make fun of anyone's dancing. who can forget elaine on "seinfeld," setting all kinds of record for awkward. turns out it may not have been her fault. scientists now say that bad dancing is just something you might be born with. and you might not even know it. clearly she didn't know it at that time. we're going to get into it in a little bit. >> that's just living in bliss. >> and t

live along the ben franklin parkway, sharee williams, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, sharee yet another woman came forward to claim she was drugged and raped by bill cosby. teresa is a nurse that lives in florida. she said today she was 19 when cosby approached her at the las vegas hilton hotel and invited her to a show. she says cosby later gave her pills and said take these. she said her next mem we as dpeeling drugs drugged without her klonls and cosby having sex to her. this is cosby performing at the atlantis. he is silent by the allegations of four women. >> raging flames attacked a house in wilmington tonight. firefighters vowed to distinguish the two alarm blaze. firefighters worried that squaters may have been inside the vacant building and nobody was found. they have yet to identify what caused the blaze. >> two police officers were honored tonight in sharon hill for saving live of little boy who incidentally shot himself. the 10-year-old fond a gun under seat of father's car saturday night it went off striking him in the face. patrolman 346789 umo and k-9 officer jean

marks the start of the christmas season, the live team coverage of the parade on the parkway and rick williamsecily tynan has a wrap up and meteorologist, david murphy tells us what to expect when you try to walk off your thanksgiving dinner. lets begin with rick and cecily from the parkway. i give you six drum sticks for your performance today. >> i'll take it, i'm kind of hungry, i looked away and i look back and cecily is holding a baby. >> this is my niece by the way. what a great morning, i think the performances this year were better than ever. >> it turned out to be a mild morning, a chill in the air but it was very clear and a perfect day for a parade. >> we had amazing performances and singers and dancers and we used the most confetti we ever used. >> we were xroin joined by such wonderful guests, mayor nutter and his wife, wonderful performances from motown. >> that was great. >> the dancers and singers, making us proud to see so many philadelphians participate in this show every year. >> and the balloon handlers did a fantastic job guiding the balloons down the parkway, we had a lot

parkway. this will bill the largest event in philadelphia's history, rick. sharrie williams, "channel~6 action news." >>> thank you, sharrie. switching to kenneth moton live in fairmount. the neighbors that live near the parkway are reacting and anticipating a huge impact. >> no section of the city is off-limits when it comes to accommodations. any neighborhood will be a hotspot. we know a lot of people are looking for papal hospitality. >>reporter:the visit will have millions of people to look for that important hotel confirmation in the coming weeks. her catholic friends and family have started to call. >> a lot of people, on the east coast that can drive her quickly will love to come in and really enjoy this event. you know, we hope that a lot of philadelphians can open up their doors. >>reporter:hotels are booking up more than 50 miles outside of the philadelphia. we are inviting the world to visit. can you help us. that is why they posted this informational video. there the host families can sign up. the people can find a place to stay for a small fee. >> no i will cook

parkway. >>> swot williams is stopping by with his winter outlook. and he is talking about snow. >>> a recent interview left so many people downright >>> last night on one person tide, four others were taken to the hospital. no word on the cause of that crash. >>> sports betting is off in new jersey. a federal judge late last night lawmakers cannot lift the ban on sports betting. the ncaa sued the garden state over its plan to allow betting in casinos. new jersey is expected to appeal. >> we are so lucky to have a stuff of wonderful junior reporters. a huge announcement after pope francis says he's going to be coming to our city for the world meeting of families, lauren sat down with the archbishop. >> reporter: it's finally official, pope francis confirmed he will be visiting philadelphia. so i spoke with the archbishop about how a papal presence has tightened the scale of events. >> reporter: on monday pope francis confirmed he will travel to the city of brotherly love for the 2015 world meeting of families. mayor nutter called it the largest event

parkway. good afternoon, everyone, rick williams will be along later, matt o'donnell joins us this noon. the big story on "action news" is the pope coming to philadelphia. >> the catholic faithful from all over were planning on attending the world meeting of families in september of next year. the announcement that pope francis will be there, could attracted 1 million people to the city. >> we have live team coverage of the up coming papal visit to philadelphia. let's go to david henry at the philadelphia museum of art where city officials held a news conference. >> reporter: yeah, sarah they are walking on air with the announcement. they held the press conference at the museum because this will be the backdrop for the event. here's what mayor nutter had to say. >> what an historic day and unparalleled day for the is citf philadelphia. this will be the largest event in the city's modern history. >> this moment is a historic and skill -- exil rating one one for all of us to share. >> reporter: that was the president of the world meeting of families reading a letter from archbishop chaput

join us on the parkway or on your television for the 95th annual 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. cecily tynan and rick williamsost the live broadcast tomorrow morning it kicks off at 8:30 here on channel 6. >>> the pulse is beginning to quickenin the tri-state area. the eagles and the cowboys with first place on the line. >> the eagles arrived at the dalles fort worth airport about an hour ago, they though that tomorrow's game is the biggest of the season and not because they are their biggest rivals. >> it's a division game, a tough one, in different years, it depends on how good we are and they are, now it's big because we are both good teams and on top of the division, it's a big game. >> not to take anything away from any other week, the main thick is, we are both ahead in the division and both teams are playing very well and that makes it a play for the division lead, that makes it an incredibly huge game. they will be in sole possession of first place. and they meet again in two weeks at the linc. ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news." >> all right ducis it looks warmer down there. linebacker acho is que

parkway this thursday. you can watch it live with host rick williams, yes that's you and cesily tynan on 6abc at 8:30, don'torget to bring canned goods to the parade to help out the needy in the area. >> could we see you on the float perhaps? >> perhaps. [laughter]. continuing on "action news" at noon, a major announcement from the defense secretary, chuck hagel and remarks from president obama himself. >> twitter can help you find deals before thanksgiving and david murphy returns with the november warmup plus a lock at the possibility of snow in the seven day, when "action news" apt noon comes right back. our call for action volunteers are standing by to help with any issues you might have. we'll be right back. this is jim. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven

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." >> ow now, if you cannot make it out got parkway for the parade on thanksgiving relax you don't have to miss a minute. watch it live with host rick williams and cecily tynan right here on 6abc. all the floats, music and fun begins:30 thursday morning. >> lot of fun ahead. still more to come tonight on "action news." crowded skies and new forecast shows how many travelers will be flying this week and how cramped their leg room willing. >> also grand jury in furgeson will be expected to convene tomorrow and what was done it's to prepare good and welcomed win for eagles today. jeff skversky has a recap in sports when "action news" comes jeff skversky has a recap in sports when "action news" comes right - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. goose hunting yesterday was not killed by his father af

williams, he would have said speaking of hot air here's matt pellman. looking live at the vine street expressway not to have -- too far away from inflation station, we expect the benjamin franklin parkway blocked off because of the parade. the vine is wet, that's what we're seeing on the secondary roads you could see slushy conditions. no overnight construction, 202 close to 401 all lanes are open and there's no whatsoever. the action cam is heading to the scene of a crash in pottstown closing industrial highway between keim street and mosser road. ocean county watch out for a wreck along the northbound lanes of the garden state parkway near forked river. >> from too much turkey to too much spending 'tis the season to overindulge. >> retailers say if you have your heart set on a highly coveted gift, act fast, rebecca jarvis has more. >> reporter: each holiday season there's those gift crave goings. if you're one of those shoppers give the latest must have gifts do your research and go shopping. for kids, sperlts say the -- experts say the top toys are everything transformer, and teenage mutant ninjatles. frozen items are hot. >> don't wait, the prices will be good on black friday and c

williams for "action news" at ten on phl17. >>> final preparations are underway the on the ben franklin parkway for tomorrow's philadelphia marathon. final barricades and water stations were set up along the route tonight, some 30,000 runners are taking part in the half marathon and fun marathon tomorrow. the runners will make their way along the schuylkill river, through fairmount park, university city and manayunk before ending up back on the parkway. there are a whole bunch of road closures and septa detours in effect as a result. be a aware of that if you are traveling through the the city tomorrow. >>> time for another check of the accu weather forecast. meteorologist melissa magee has a nice warm up for monday. >> that is right, walter. as early a as tomorrow temperatures will be milder then they were today and get ready for record warmth on the start of the workweek. today in philadelphia not as harsh. keep in mind yesterday we had a high obvious 37 degrees. today in the city we will climb up to 46 degrees. still 8 degrees shy of average but it does give you an indication that the southeasterly wind overhead today, these te

parkway is playing host to parade practice. they rehearsed their routines. they will take part in the dunkin' donuts thanksgiving parade. it kick offs at 8:30 with your hosts rick williamst people are passionate about their pets. we noticed a trend that many businesses come around to cater to that market. here is eva pilgrim with the special report. >>reporter:leaving your dog at home while you run errands may be owner. you can just snap on a leash and head to the stores. to conduct our tests we enlisted the help of boo-boo. we strapped the camera onto his back and hit the street was city hall, south philadelphia. we let him roid through home depot and at anthropology he was the hit of the afternoon. and he checked out his look in the mirror. people that we talked with, loved the idea. >> if i had a dog, he would be my best friend. people are passionate about dogs. i am all for it. >>reporter:we tried kermit's bakery on washington avenue. the only hiccup was at lowe's. boo was not in a cart. that is store's requirement. >> they have to know how to behave in appropriate situation. don't rush into shopping unless your dog has basic training. >> so your basic etiquette you

parkway area. big draw, of course, being the pope. live from the steps of the philadelphia art museum, sharrie williams for "action news" at ten on phl17. >> all right sharrie, thank you. >>> lets go live to kenneth moton who is in fairmount, hey, kenneth. >> reporter: hi, shirleen. yeah, no area of the city will be off limit when it comes to accommodations. but any neighborhood near the art museum, or parkway will be a hot spot. there are a lot of people looking for a little papal hospitality. confirmation of the papal visit will most likely have millions of people looking for that all important hotel confirmation, in the coming weeks. fairmount resident ion kim says her catholic friend and family have already started to call. >> a a lot of people especially on the east coast that could drive here quickly, will love to come in really and enjoy the event. so, you know, we hope that a lot of things can open up their door report rorrer hospitality officials say hotels are booking up more than 50 miles outside of philadelphia. >> we are he's inviting the world to visit, can you help us. >> reporter: that is why the the world meeting of fa

parkway putting the final touches on the parkway ahead of the 6 abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. our live broadcast kicks off at 7:00 with rick williams and cecily tynan. >>> holiday travellers are heading to philadelphia international airport can you get a free ride there today, travellers are eligible for a one way uber black car ride worth up to $50 until 3:00 this afternoon. it's a result of a partnership between uber and a company called hip munk. you must download the app and use hip munk phl to get the credit. >>> many people are leaving i'm pads off their wish lists this year. the sales have dropped for three straight quarters, people believe that it it's happening as smart phone screens get bigger and they don't come with the benefits of a two-year contract. apple is the first company with a market value over $700 billion and some think it could go higher with the success of apple pay and the iphone 6. >>> health chip kelly this noon, a new type of mammogram could make screening easier for women. it's a new technique that could take the pressure out of the procedure, they were able to capture the accurate images using half th

parkway tomorrow because we're bringing the parade to you. our live broadcast of the six abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade begins at 8:30 with hosts rick williams cecily tynan. again, it is the 95th year for the parade in philadelphia. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight a toy gun, a rookie cop and deadly consequences, we will analyze the video of the confrontation that claims the life of a 12 year-old boy. >>> the tragic end of the disappearance of the missing lehigh valley mother and how police say how her stepfather played a role. they don't feel alone in the the lone star state because birds arrived to the crowd of eagles fans. ducis rodgers is right there with the eagles in texas. melissa. >>> and jim, in the wake of our storm system temperatures along the i-95 corridor are in the lower 30's, 29 in the city, big concern with patchy ice overnight. we will have details in the accu weather forecast. >>> plus photograph of a bear taken moments before it killed a new jersey hiker, when "action news" continues tonight. >>> four people were wounded one critically when someone opened fire inside of a barber shop this afternoon, in reading.

parkway for the parade on thanksgiving not to worry. incident have to miss a minute. you can watch it live with host rick williams and cecily tynan over on 6abc. the floats, music, and all the fun. it all begins 8:30 thursday morning. >> all right. coming up on "action news" at 10. a 12-year-old is shot and killed by police in ohio after the youngster was found brandishing a high powered firearm what looked like a high powered firearm. >> and details police released about a driver and it was not his first crash today. >> buffer low is bracing for another blow from mother nature. piles of snow to potentials of another blow from mother nature. piles of snow to potentials of dangerous floodi >> one person was killed and 31 injured this was a second accident. the same bus hit a denny's restaurant. fatigue may i have played a factor in both accidents. >> a 122-year-old died after shot by police cleveland hoe owe. a 12-year-old. they thought he was brandishing a real gun. >> he's sitting on the swing and pulling it out of his pants and appointmenting it at people. >> they responded to a call yesterday about a person wa

williams and monica malpass. >>> thanksgiving day 2014 is nd filled with traditions new and old. the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade attracted hundreds of people to the ben franklin parkway start this year when people line up to start shopping earlier than ever before. rick and monica are off and i'm here with shirleen allicot. we have all the things happening around 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

parkway closed as well. andrea, mike, back to you. >>> a local candidate who served jail time for embezzling thousands of dollars there's years ago is back on the ballot. >> his name, williamlton. running again, this time in a different dc neighborhood. delia goncalves has this exclusive. >> i definitely would have a problem with it and do have a problem with it i don't and we do too. william shelton, who pled guilty to stealing nearly $30,000 from the bank account, in 2011, wants to be commissioner again. this time in ward 8. when i confronted him at his northeast apartment three years ago, he shut the door in my face. according to the dc auditor, shelton used the money for dc shopping sprees and to pay his car note. so i tried tracking him down again for answers. stopping by his address list with a board of election. the lawn littered with building materials a car with no tags and an old political sign. the home owned by 84-year-old car dell shelton, not the 45- year-old candidate william shelton. then again you may not recognize his name and he is counting on it. running on the 8 c05 as w car dell shelton. new name, new address. >> with the situation in the dc governmen

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