i'm jim gardner. >> thank you jim. because of that debate tonight's episodes of jeopardy and wheel of fortune airs at different times. at 1:05 a.m. >>> former vice president, joe biden, was in bucks county. the beau biden foundation for the protection of children is teaming up with doylestown health. providing health staff with proper training to prevent and recognize and act responsibly to child sex abuse, and he announced details about that in warminster. coming up a 23-year-old woman was found dead in berks county. an autopsy reveals she was murdered. an investigation into her death and the big contract extension by sixers joel embiid. >> the taste of summer continues, temperatures in the 80s and showers on the way and a brief cool down and 80s return we'll have it all in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. and "action news" continues after this. bones about it. >> david brings the a game when we get him to taste scombhily's fine ( floor creaks) i can't believe we're doing this! (thunder cracks) ahh! gus,

rick williams what is the story from here. >> jim gardner thank you. we'll see you later this evening. back here communities at home here at home paid tribute to victims of the shooting today. [ bells ringing ] >> the action cam was at trinity episcopal church in morristown when church bells remembered the victims of the deadly shooting in las vegas. the bells here in norristown rang 59 times once for each person killed. the bells at the episcopal churches across the nation also rang at the same time it was organized by the episcopal bishops united again gun violence. >> people are still returning home to philadelphia tonight and our coverage continues with john rawlins, live at philadelphia international airport. >> reporter: hey rick, if you include the the overnight red eye that arrives here early in the morning, by our count four non-stop flights go from las vegas to philadelphia. one got in at 2:30 this afternoon. no one said they had been at the targeted concert but saw those that escaped the shooter boarding other flights. >> before we notice th

. >> jim gardner moderated a debate between murphey and gi dan know. >> still ahead at 11:00 tonight, the sound of philadelphia is softer tonight. the men being remembered for their work shaping american music. >> plus the delaware county official hanging up his badge after 35 years of service. cecily? >> 12-degrees above normal. tomorrow warmer. i'm tracking wet weather under way. >> and jamie apody with the preseason match up >> president trump will be coming to pennsylvania to make his pitch for tax reform traveling to the harrisburg area wednesday as he and the republicans are trying to overhaul the tax code. this is his third trip to pennsylvania since taking office in philadelphia. >>> the sound of philadelphia has lost two numbers. bunny sigler helped produce the sound. jerry ross is credited with mentoring him during his career. sigler was one of the greatest music produces i ever worked for. as for ross, gamble says he was key to the legacy. >>> owner of a small business has been diagnosed with cancer. he collapsed while attending a a lacrosse tournament out of state. the onc

. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪. >> parents came to pineland regional high school to find out two things, the air in the school is fine but there is a screw loose, literally. that's enough to send their kids to other schools for now. >> friday night. the big story is indefinite shutdown of pinelands regional high school. parents flocked to a meeting to find out what is happening. jeff chirico is live in tuckerton, ocean county. jeff? >> the single screw that fell from the ceiling is causing a disruption in the district. beginning monday the 800 students that attend the high school will take classes across the street at the junior high school. >> i'm happy with that. >> parents were upbeat when they left an emergency meeting where they learned that the pineland high school will be closed until further notice. the decision was made after a screw in a roof fell on the students thursday. >> at that point we needed to check the screw in the roofing. the number of screws in the roof thousands. >> i feel better tonight. >> this comes as a rel

. ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> it's friday night. jim's off. the search for an armed robber is off after a woman was shot in the philadelphia mantua section. dann cuellar has more on the investigation now under way. dan? >>> brian, the 48-year-old victim according to police is in extremely critical condition under going surgery at penn presbyterian hospital in a botched robbery in which no money was taken. >> a customer went into the freddy grocery as she often does but quickly realized something was wrong. she didn't see the operator where she always sits. she's bent over, can't talk and blood. >> she called 911. the gunman was a black male in a hood di that went in to rob the place. >> police were sorting through the surveillance video to get a better description. police don't understand why she was shot since she seemed to be complying with his demands. iteit doesn't appear any money s taken. it doesn't make sense where he goes in with a 48-year-old working by herself. he has a gun and no need to put this person in the condition.

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> it is tuesday night. the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from south philadelphia where two 16-year-olds have been shot to death. a gunman is still on the loose. witnesses tell police investigators they heard some sort of argument leading up to the shooting at 12th and the writner just before 8:30. the teens were left to die on the street. police officers picked up the teens before ambulances arrived and rushed them to the hospital. >> more breaking news frs the hunting park section of philadelphia where the manhunt for the handcuffed shooting suspect who escaped police custody led police to a warehouse filled with drugs and weapons. dann cuellar is live at 10th and russel. the story is evolving. what is the story there is >> a shooting investigation led police to a heroin distribution center, large cas cache of weaps and money. witnesses say the 19-year-old man had been tranc transported o st. christophers for a gunshot wound in the chest. the gunman reported to be driven na whi

is that jim gardner? probably not. they do a great work. they raised more than a half million dollars for breast cancer victims. a lot of the survivors were fellow models. and i didn't trip. we would have shown it. >> maybe next year. let's talk about the weather, live on sky six, a great looking shot of the center city scien line lit up in pink for breast cancer awareness month. we have a good amount of cloud cover. alexus took the photos. clouds thin out in the overnight hours. tomorrow, the sunshine returns. it's a warm day. highlights show showers ending. sunshine returns tomorrow. as we head later in the week, a lot of clouds moving in. we have a summer-like weekend on the way. even tonight, it feels like summer. the temperature, 77-degrees. the normal high 69. exceptionally warm, allentown, 75. cape may, 74-degrees. dewpoints tropical, 74-degrees. that's oh pressive, but if you look to the north and west, dewpoint in the 60s. tomorrow, dewpoints are gradually dropping. it feels more comfortable humiditywise. if you look across western

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. have a very good night tonight. ♪ ♪

. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. >> it has been the beating heart of its south philadelphia community for a century. it's the vare recreation center. that community is devastated by the news that the rec center is closed for business and when it reopens is anyone's guess. it's tuesday night and the big story is the indefinite shutdown of one of the busiest rec centers. it's on the 100th block of mar street. said one member, we have nowhere else to go. dann cuellar has more. the closure is due to danger. >> that's right. the decision has left many programs in limbo as they try to relocate them to other rec centers. >> some 200 kids members of the teams that make up the south philly sharks were practicing on the ball field this as the building closed down. >> we showed up for practice and the kids needed to go to the bathroom and they weren't allowed to go inside. >> the shutdown has caused chaos by the shutdown of the rec center used by young and old. >> the kids in the neighborhood depend on the afternoon program. that's closed now. i guess th

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ hey! you're going to pay for this! okay. >> stop calling me farris. >> stop calling me farris. >> i'm trying to enjoy my day off! ♪ >> dicky: from brooklyn, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, david letterman, and music from fifth harmony, brought to you by google home mini, with cleto and the cletones featuring paul shaffer, and now, what's your problem, here's jimmy kimmel!

"action news" anchor jim gardner brings you live reports at 4:00 p.m. you can see the liberty medal presentation on 6abc this sunday at 1:00 p.m. >> still to come on "action news" at noon, brand new video an alleged burglary crashes into through the ceiling of a philadelphia business. >>> funny man jimmy kimmel talks to alicia vitarelli about taking his show home to brooklyn this week. >>> david murphy will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. >> you're looking at video of a man's bold break-in, he lord himself into the business through a hole in the ceiling. he dropped on to the first floor. this happened at the hookah lounge on germantown avenue. the man ended up leaving empty handed. >>> radnor board of commissioners canceled a meeting that was supposed to to elect a new president. the current president was arranged on -- areigned on pornography charges. by law he cannot be kicked off the board unless he is convicted. >>> one person is comissing and others badly hurt following an oil rig explosion on

. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ >> they came out tonight, at least a couple of hundred strong, friends and family members mourning the death of caleer miller, gunned down yesterday -- gunned down and killed tuesday night along with sal dinubile. tonight it was about grief and sorrow, comfort and support. it's thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the prayer vigil where the plea was for peace not guns. christie ileto was live at the scene of the event. emotions running high in the aftermath of more gun violence. >> that's right. one reason is because the killer is still out there. police say they are seeking a person of interest but no arrests at this time. caleer's mother tells us this is her worst nightmare come true. >> i called the cops and made a report letting them know he was missing. >> she paced waiting for her son caleer miller to come home tuesday night. instead homicide detectives arrived at her doorstep. i asked him, are you sure it was my boy. that's when he reached into his pocket and showed me the phone. it was

♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> the death toll has climbed to 15 while flames continue to burn in 17 different wildfires. that's the situation? california as newly homeless residents take stock of their shattered lives. >> the big story tonight, california on fire with firefighters calling for help from other part of his the country. news reporter dann cuellar is in the satellite center with the story. >> jim, the state of california has been declared a major disaster, communities on the brink and firefighters trying to get the upper hand. at least a dozen unstoppable wildfires destroying homes and businesses. families are left with little time to escape. >> we got our dog and supplies and took off. >> they returned to fire their home and neighborhood gone. the only thing left standing were the chimneys. >> there were a lot of tear. what do we do next? >> the devastation spreading through california with firefighters racing to get the upper hand. >> the fires, out of control, now twice the size of washington d.c. and still growing. in

for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- kenneth branagh -- from "thank you for your service," haley bennett -- and comedian neel nanda. and now by all means, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice. thank that's very kind. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. for those who are visiting us, welcome to los angeles. home of the dodgers who are in the world series tonight. [ cheers and applause ] the dodgers and t

. ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> monday night. the big story on "action news" tonight, bad weather moving in, heavy rain, even thunderstorms. let's get to the forecast and meteorologist cecily tynan. >> a big turn around after a week of dry weather. a powerful system. you can see it almost looks leak a big comma. we have pressure moving north. then a trailing cold front containing heavy rain and ahead of it, we have gusting winds tapping to the low level jet. overnight, a wind advisory posted 1:00 in the morning to 8:00 in the morning for the far north and west counties, lancaster, burke and the poconos. winds could be gusting 45 to 50 miles per hour causing damage, pulling down halloween decorations. take the rain gear, windy and rain in the suburbs in the morning. 69 there. philadelphia, 70. this system will be tracking to the east as we head through the day tomorrow with the potential for thunderstorms, perhaps severe. we talk about that in the full forecast. jim? >> thank you, cecily. join the morning team for the latest weath

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"action news" anchor, jim gardner, is in las vegas, you saw him last night on "action news" at 11:00, he will continue his live reports later today starting at 4:00. if you were having difficulty coming to grips with the events in las vegas you are not alone. "action news" will host a facebook chat with a local psychologist to help you cope. join us from 4:00 until 5:00 for information and answers to your questions. >>> lets get you to breaking news from bucks county. all southbound lanes in middletown are closed because of a crash. four vehicles are involved here and just before the neshaminy exit. there were people hurt in the crash but not told the extent of their injuries. look for updates online at 6abc.com. >>> and lets take you to more breaking news. the eastbound lanes of the schuylkill expressway are shut down in west conshohocken you see there a jackknifed tractor trailer has the highway closed between gulph mills and 476, a live look, this happened before noon and no injuries are reported. crews are working to clear the trailer and no word on how long that will take. and th

. ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> you have seen the images and heard the sounds of panic, then perseverance among concert goers. a lone gunman opened fire from a hotel room 32 floors up, armed like nothing we have seen in history tonight it seems just as mysterious to answer the question everyone wants to know, why? monday night, jim is live in las vegas. i'm rick williams. 59 people are confirmed killed, and a staggers 527 were injured. hundreds of rounds of ammunition were fired. those not struck were likely run over in the stampede to escape. country singer jason aldean was headlining the country musikfesc festival. stephen paddock is 67 years old, never had a problem with the law and has no known criminal organizations connections. his brother said paddock was a multimillionaire from gambling and real estate. inside his home investigators found an arsenal of 19 guns, am know and welcome trong devices d ammunition. >> the distance, 1100 feet, three football fields away. authorities say paddock busted out the windows so he could fire

>> ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. >> law enforcement officials began investigating phillip ahr in august. today they lowered the boom. he was busted on charges of child pornography and sexual abuse of children. >> wednesday night, the big story is word for the d.a. phillip arrest distributed images of toddlers and babies being sexually abused by adults. these are brutal allegations. >> yes, they are, jim. the people of radnor are shocked and appalled that another township commissioner is embroiled in sex charges and the latest involves the president of the commissioners himself. >> what do you say to the victims? >> president ahr had nothing to say. >> he was trading under daddy x, double x in chat rooms. >> vet gat investigators say hed into over a thousand chat rooms and different codes. >> you have nothing to say? >> his constituents and colleagues in rad nor were stunned beyond belief that a 66-year-old man married with two grown children could be involved in something so heinous. >> it's gut wrenching. >> as a township manager, i am shocked,

cecily tynan, ducis rogers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. have a good night. ♪ ♪ . >>> from hollywood, chris >> jimmy: thank you, everybody! thank you very much. thank you for visiting us. i don't know if you thought about this but we're now three weeks away from halloween which is a tricky thing for parents of young kids. halloween is one

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"action news," with jim gardner. >> this was the scene we showed you as breaking news tonight at 6:00. a mail truck robbed in southwest philadelphia. tonight, three suspects are in custody. it turns out they are 12, 12 and 11 years old. thursday night, the big story on "action news" is alleged preteen larceny. it could spell serious preteen trouble. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at headquarters. what's the story there? >> jim, word that a u.s. postal truck carrier was robbed broad daylight was scary enough. it was the age of the bandits that floored everyone. >> the scene is edgewood and chester. 5:20 a woman was delivering the mail on the black when they looks back and sees three young boys rum maijin rummaging throur truck. officers arrived quickly on the scene and arrived to see three young males opening boxes on the sidewalk. when they saw the police, two ran in one direction. one in a separate direction. >> police captured all three boys and recovered the other two boxes nearby in the bushes. they were astonished to learn that the two bandits were 12 years old and t

. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> this was the scene just after 7:00 tonight as police captured radee prince in newark delaware a across the street from glasgow high school. his multistate odyssey came to an end with handcuffs around his wrists, six shot and three of them dead. >> it's wednesday night. the man police say is responsible for a shooting in maryland and delaware. chris christie is in wilmington with the full story. >> that's right, jim. it's tips from the public that helped police capture prince. his car was spotted near glasgow high school and residents notified police he was seen walking in their neighborhood. >> radee prince had nothing to say as he was escorted by cops into the wilmington police station after setting off a multistate manhunt. it was tips to police that helped them spot their killer. >> they were able to apprehend him and recover the gun where he through it. >> "action news" was there when authorities captured him near glassco high. the 37-year-old is acoul accusef killing three of his five coworkers and

for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. have a good night. ♪ ♪ > >> are you ready for friday night football? plymouth white march is pumped up under the bright lights of friday night. i'm jeff skversky. among the teams in south jersey trying to stay unbeaten. a major record is broken. huddle kicks off in 60 second. >> you are watching "high school huddle" on "6abc." >> presented by gmc. visit your local dealer. >> back on huddle, if you think the philadelphia eagles are on a winning streak, how about the eagles trying to stay perfect tonight. three straight out scoring teams 104-0. it's the game of the week. let's go. > ♪ ♪ >> game of the week, first possession, third and two. rashaad raymond fourth straight game over 100-yards, 58 coming here. flying into eagle territory, setting up the next play. prior toes upprior,pirates up 7. he takes it to the house, 14-0. fourth quarter, west effort still trying to get on the board. peter to jason callier, 24-yard touchdown. handing the eagles their first loss of their year.

. >>> and this reminder, "action news" anchor, jim gardner, will continue his reports from las vegas today. live once again starting on "action news" at 4:00. in other news bail is set at $5 million for the new jersey man accused of causing his own son's death trying to escape police. that he stole speakers from a store in bucks county while he was trying to get away he ran a red light in levitt town parkway and the 2-year-old son was thrown from the suv. the child died from his injuries and he tries to runway and they captured him nearby. >>> and now they are looking for the gunman that opened fire in broad daylight shooting and killing two men. we have since learned the identities of the victims. lehigh valley correspondent, walter perez is live at the scene along north 4th street with more. >> reporter: yesterday's murders marked the second mid-day shootings in allentown in the past two weeks and this time around the authorities are hoping that the public can help find the person or people responsible. a quiet fall afternoon in allentown turn nood a double murder scene at the corn

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. >>> jim gardner is flying to las vegas right now to bring you live reports of the massacre and the investigation. jim's reports begin tonight right here on "action news." >>> switching gears now, as we turn to the accuweather forecast on this first monday of october and our run of stunning autumnal temperatures continues as we look live from sky6 at the ben franklin bridge. the weekend was absolutely perfect and it's another great day to get outside and enjoy lunch alfresco perhaps. meteorologist, david murphy already outside on the terrace with more on the work week forecast. so far so good, david. >> yeah, so far so good, rick. we started out rather chilly this morning and over the weekend it was nice although in a lot of spots we stayed in the 60's. today we're going to give you a few more degrees on your thermometer. let's start you with satellite. obviously there's very little pronounced cloud cover around both on this imagery and overhead on the terrace. barely a cloud in sight. all the stuff on the other side of toronto. we dropped to 51 this morning. in allentown you got do

gardner cecily tynan ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a good evening. hope to see you right here at 11:00. >> ♪ paulsboro's a very proud community. it's been on the decline with the closing of the refineries and there's no jobs in the community. if there's no jobs, there's no education, there's no food on the table. what's important is the children. steve sweeney... he fought for 'em. this is where he's from. steve sweeney's been here since the beginning. steve spearheaded the whole project and really brought it to fruition. it would've never been done without steve. it was a pride in building this port and then knowing that we're coming back. >>> tonight, reporters rush to the rose garden. the unexpected moment at the white house. president trump, after saying, i'm not going to take the blame, is asked whether some republicans should go. about his response to puerto rico. will he fire robert mueller? and touching a nerve, saying president obama did not call the families of the fallen. >>> also tonight, the massive rig explosion,

with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. tuesday night and the homicide investigation close the the school if delaware county and the father and son escape a fire that destroyed a home in south jersey but the big story on "action news" is the fate of former da, seth williams. williams was escort the to federal court and promptsly sentenced to five years in prison. williams pleaded guilty on june 29th to accepting bribes and other crimes of corruption and five years is the maximum he can get cents off to jail. vernon odom is live outside of federal court tonight. you have the full story. >> reporter: jim, it was a dramatic day in court even though seth williams had his lawyer read his statement in court. and i quote here i made mistakes of character and judgment failing those that trusted in me and the city of philadelphia and the once promising career has completely crashed. philadelphia's exdistrict attorney seth williams in jail since june looked gaunt occasionally wiping away tears as the prosecution asked judge diamond t

delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> wednesday night and a mysterious rumbling is heard and felt from the jersey shore to philadelphia. and a newark teacher is the first from delaware to receive a prestigious award. but the big story on "action news" tonight is new information about the shooting last night that killed two philadelphia teenagers. police have now identified the two 16-year-olds who took fatal shots to the chest. salvador dee knuble and caleer miller. today their friends and their families gathered in grief at the spot of the shooting on south 12th near ritner in south philadelphia. "action news" reporter walter perez is live at police headquarters. was there, any word on the search for the gunman? >> reporter: well, investigators tell us at at at s point that this heartbreaking story started yesterday about 8:20 with two groups of people gathered, someone pulled out a gun and now two promising young lives ended way too early. the gunfire erupted just before 8:30 last night. the surveillance vide

. >>> it is now 5:36 and anchor jim gardner is in las vegas. he spoke with katie and bob fuhrmeister of horsham. the montgomery county couple was at the concert. katie injured her ankle as she ran for her life. >> it's was coming from every angle and all you think about is where, i'm going to get hit, you're ducking, you're trying to go behind buildings. just whatever you can do just to not get stuck in a crossfire. >> the fuhrmeisters have two children back home and feel fortunate to have survived. jim gardner's reports from las vegas will continue later today on "action news." >> president trump and the first lady will travel to puerto rico this morning to survey the damage from hurricane maria. there are slow signs of popping on the devastated island. the governor says water service has been restored to about 50 percent of customers. nearly 40 percent of cell phone users have some service as well. and the wait time at gas stations is down from seven hours to just one hour in recent days. >> turning now to accuweather, another comfortable fal

. >>> jim gardner just landed in las vegas. he will have live coverage for us on the ongoing investigation and more personal stories of this worse mass shooting in american history. of course look for his live reports tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >>> be sure to watch a special hour long edition of world news tonight with david muirly he'll be live in las vegas as well with the very latest. that's at 6:30 right after "action news" at 6:00. >>> coming up on "action news" right now the images from the las vegas mass shooting of course can be troubling especially for children. health reporter ali gorman with more on how to discuss what unfolded with your kids. >>> and the eagles lead the nfc east with a three and were unrecord. ducis rodgers with more on the team's keys to victory. cecily. >> after temperatures were stuck in the 60's this weekend, today made it up to 75 degrees. that's 3 degrees above normal. but i'm tracking much warmer air on the way. we'll have all the details in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> all righ

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jim gardner sits down one-on-one with him. those stories and more coming your way next at 6:00 for adam joseph, cecily tynan, rick williams, i'm monica malpass. when you're a double-dipping pension-padder like steve sweeney, it's important to maintain a certain... lifestyle. that's why sweeney spent over a hundred grand of his campaign funds on high-priced meals and other gifts. we're talking fine cigars, fancy watches, pricey restaurants, and expensive wines - all to charm the type of folks who helped him raise your taxes 145 times. too many in south jersey are struggling. but steve sweeney's looking out for himself, not for us. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, jim will join us in a moment. i'm monica malpass. in the news the liberty medal is set to be awarded to senator john mccain. and mold forces the closure of a philadelphia elementary school for yet another day. >>> but big story on "action news" tonight

. >> "action news" anchor jim gardner is in to bring you live coverage of the ongoing investigation. look for his life reports beginning tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> and be sure to watch a special edition of world news tonight with david muir. he'll be live in las vegas as well with the very latest. that is at 6:30 right after "action news" at 6:00. >> all right, time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. matt. >> monday night for sure, good evening, rick and monica. around here we're watching a new crash along 95 northbound side right by the blue route 476 and it's blocking most of the lanes of northbound traffic trying to get up toward the airport. traffic only barely squeezing by on the right shoulder so very quickly we're starting to stack from 322 up to this point at the blue route. you may want to stay local through chester on 13 or 291 instead. elsewhere in tell company coming off the blue route i would not get onto route one, state road. there's a crash by meadow green pa

i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the nfl commissioner speaking just moments ago. what he revealed about kneeling during the national anthem. the high stakes meeting, the protests, and what some players said when they emerged. >>> the health care whiplash. first, the president slashing more than $7 billion in subsidies meant to help working class americans afford their health care. tonight, the new effort to keep those subsidies, and thousand the president says he supports it. what's going on? >>> also tonight, president trump stands firm after saying previous presidents did not call families of the fallen. a reality check, right here tonight. >>> the national outrage after this traffic stop, after the officer is seen repeatedly baegt a driver. there is news coming in tonight about the officer. >>> and major developments on harvey weinstein. what he did today. and the new allegation against

i'm jim gardner. have a good night and a great weekend. ♪ ♪ video show, "right this minute." >>> it's one jerk move over one >>> rescuers can hardly see him in that giant pile of trash. >> hi. >> the dog isn't trash. this dog, he's kismet. >> the story of saving a sweet stray? st. louis. you got to wonder if this is mechanical trouble or complete obliviousness. >> what happens after a seriously close call? >>> a man proposes at the met in front of a picture of him proposing at the met. >> she can't believe it. >> how he hid the plan from his girlfriend is a true work of art. >>

our own jim gardner helped to host a debate earlier this month. and you can hear their answers to questions posed by jim, our media partners and the voters right now at 6abc.com. >>> well, whether you like it or not. winter is coming and when the snow and ice comes penndot says they are ready. "action news" spoke to the penndot yard and the workers they already have, they are looking to hire temporary employees to help out additionally during the winter months and a website and map to see when a road is plowed. 511 pa.com. >> we are ready to deploy 4800 on the road workers and we have more than 652 thousand tons of salt stockpile add cross the state of pennsylvania. >> and penndot reminded people to get an emergency kit ready with food and water and supplies and a blanket and shovel. >> i guess they had to talk about that sooner or later. >>> time for the traffic report thursday night. lets go live to matt pellman. >> we need a little snow because things are going so well on the beautiful thursday afternoon. no, they are not. i'm sarcastic, we hav

now for cecily tynan, ducis rogers, jim gardner and the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. see you tomorrow. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." >> an ominous sight as a man stands on the train tracks. >> people start to notice him and now they come to help. >> see the shocker as an angry girlfriend tries to derail the rescue. >> uh-oh! >>> an old dude makes a bold statement at a sporting event. >> it took a while but security did catch up with him. >> find out the real reason gramps got his streak on. >> love this guy. i absolutely love you. >> a kid winds up in the hospital. see if you can guess why. >>> and a mack dreidel kind of monday. >> keep it real or -- >> get the fake out. >> time to judge for yourself. >> train stations, subway stations around the world, this one in taiwan is no different. >> standing in the wrong spot in the platform, brother. >> he's down there near the tracks. >> casual. acting like he doesn't care. no problem. >> but do we have a problem with someone who actually put him the

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valley's leading news program with jim gardner. >> thursday night. jim's off. i'm monica malpass. the big story is breaking news. chopper 6 live over the schuylkill freeway closed both directions by a fatal accident. it happened near the zoo. an eastbound motorcycle flue flw over the divider on to the incoming lane. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. the highway will replain closed for some time while police investigate. this is the second fatal accident on the schuylkill expressway today. a woman is assaulted in her own home. a neighbor is praised for fighting off the suspect in gunpoint. >> an attack happened on the 5800 block of marshall street in olney tuesday. christie ileto has the latest on the investigation. >> monica, the suspect sexual assaulted the 57-year-old woman, tried to steal her car when the next door neighbor came out, wrestled the suspect to the ground scaring him away.this mar wrestled off the would be neighbor. the suspect sexual assaulted a 67-year-old woman next door and was trying to steal her cash and car and phone. that's the stuff he tried to

jim gardner is one of the moderators tonight. and we want to know your questions what would you ask these candidates. use nj government debate and hasht#6abcactio #6abcaction. because is of tonight's debate, jeopardy and "wheel of fortune" moves to a different time and still airs. they air at 1:05 a.m. after night line. >>> as temple university continues its revival to build a football stadium a group of people are calling themselves the stadium stompers they do not want the project to move forward. the board members meeting now to discuss the stadium plan that is happening. temple tabled the idea when the school president was dismissed and those against it say that the stadium would displace low income reads in the area and accusing board members of having ties to big business and the university will consider what is best for the campus and surrounding neighborhood. >>> time for a first check of the "action news" traffic report. lets go to matt pellman. >> try to play the game that is the afternoon ride home on the back to work

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"action news" anchor, jim gardner, is in las vegas all week and live with more from president trump's visit there today. good evening. jim. >> reporter: hi monica, air force one is now wheels up and it has just left las vegas. and i think it's fair to say that president trump's presence here today and the support he expressed made a lot of people feel good. his trip here had none of the controversy that plagued his trip to puerto rico. >> the president and first lady, melania trump landed in las vegas this morning. the president's first stop was the university medical center where he met privately with victims of the shooting rampage and praised the work of doctors and nurses. >> people that would not be around today are up there and leaving the hospital in a week or two weeks or five weeks and some in a few days and some in a few hours and you never would have believed it. >> the president refused to answer questions about gun control and soon the modercayed was off to the command center where he told first responders he showed the world about what professionalism is all about. >> do

"action news" anchor, jim gardner, continues our coverage live from the area where gun fire rang out a few days ago. >> reporter: good afternoon brian, we finally have visual access. police have opened the road around the mass murder location. and needless to say it has attracted ours and a lot of other people's attention. we got our first close up look at the smashed out windows in receive paddock's mandalay bay suite. and police and the fbi still have a substantial presence just outside of the concert venue while the fbi continues to investigate inside. and then there is the memorial just a block away from the shooting scene. attracting not just americans but people of different nationalities and in different faiths. we spoke to a woman, a young woman that identified herself only as sam. she lost her cousin in the carnage. >> how is your family coping with this? >> it's hard. very hard. they don't know how to react. but we are getting through it. we are trying to be stronger and be together every chance we can. and just trying to be one. >> reporter: it turns out that sam's cousin

. >> thank you chris, what is more philly than cheese steaks and tastykakes and jim gardner. now the city of brotherly love favorite slang is getting a little love from the dictionary. they explained john can refer to a group of things or person. get ready for this, chris sowers, nydia han. john is not from philadelphia. we apparently modified the universal road joint. when you see a nice car that joint was nice. >> or amazing john. >> reporter: works for me. >> the columbus day parade is next on channel 6. >> "action news" continues tonight at 5:00 p.m. for gray hall, chris sowers and the entire texas "action news" team, i'm nydia han. have a great sunday! welcome to 6abc coverage of the 2017 philadelphia columbus day parade. now, live from marconi plaza in south philadelphia. here are the parade hosts, allisha lewis, michael dipilla and pete chiarocci. and franco riveri from pats king of steaks. >> reporter: thank you for having me. this is a wonderful day. hopefully the rain will keep up. >> the sun peeks out every year. >> it's like all the