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Interviewed by police. Sharrie, so far the Philadelphia Housing Authority is refusing to release the name of the officer involved in this. City police know this whole thing was indeed an accident. Whether any charges will be filed is unknown and up in the air at this point. Im vernon odom channel6 action news in spring garden. All right, vernon, thank you. Also breaking right now, a shooting investigation is under way in limerick Montgomery County. Chopper6 was overhead as police converged on the unit block of longmeadow road there. Crime scene tape is surrounding a home in the middle of that neighborhood. The shooting happened around 1 oclock this afternoon but we are still waiting on more details. Action News Reporter john rawlins is working to gather that information and well have a live report coming up at 5 oclock. Philadelphia police say the man responsible for a recent rash of child lurings also committed the same crime months ago. 35yearold marwan deeb turned himself in tuesday for trying get three children into his car last friday. Police say he tried offering some of the children cash but they all were able to run away and get help. Weve got some breaking news out of washington this afternoon where the latest and possibly the last republican led effort to repeal obamacare was just dealt major setback. Senator john mccain announced today that he would vote no on the Graham Cassidy bill. That makes him the second republican top publically oppose that controversial plan. Now, if one more follows suit, the bill will die and maine senator Susan Collins today said she is leaning against it. If the bill fails any future healthcare Reform Efforts would require a bipartisan approach. Now to the Ongoing Nuclear threat from north korea. Leader kim jong un is warning he may test another Hydrogen Bomb as his country faces increased economic sanctions. The north is also facing pressure from the United Nations and World Leaders to stop Nuclear Weapons testing. Janai norman live in washington this afternoon and youve got the latest developments on this. Reporter right, well, brian as you know tensions are continuing to escalate between the u. S. And north korea. And this comes following President Trumps fiery un speech and a back and forth of insults between the two countrys leaders. North koreas latest threat garnering widespread condemnation. The un calling for the Rogue Nuclear power to stop testing Nuclear Weapons. Urges north korea to take concrete steps towards deescalation and not to take provocative actions. Maximum pressure by the entire International Community should be applied. Reporter kim jong un calling President Trump mentally deranged and snag a statement now that trump has insulted me and my country in front of the eyes of the world and made the most ferocious of a in history we will consider a corresponding highest level of hard line Counter Measure in history. The north Korean Foreign minister announcing that highest level could include testing a Hydrogen Bomb over the pacific ocean. We will continue our efforts in the diplomatic arena but all of our military options as the president has said are on the table and once we can assess the nature of this threat the president will make a decision regarding the appropriate actions. Reporter President Trump tweeting kim jong un of north korea who is obviously a mad man who doesnt mind starving or killing his people will be tested like never before. If it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. Reporter and this week President Trump announced new economic sanctions against north korea and the norths biggest trading partner china has agreed to new measures intended to isolate kim jong un including the biggest banks ending business with pyongyang. Reporting live from washington, janai norman channel6 action news. Brian and sharrie, back to you. Thank you. Now to accuweather today and this forecast is especially notable because its officially the very first forecast of fall which began just about three minutes ago at 4 02 today. Yup, to be exact. Meteorologist Melissa Magee is in for adam today and melissa youre standing outside but it still feels like summer. Yeah, i think Mother Nature is a bit confused today because as you mentioned, the autumnal equinox started at 4 02 today and its still pretty warm outside right now. In philadelphia were coming in at 82, 84 for allentown and reading, 77 in the poconos, cape may at 76 degrees but its pretty warm. Not just here in philadelphia but all across the eastern half of the u. S. Look at these numbers. In chicago, its 94. 95 in omaha and 92 degrees in dallas, texas and a piece of that hot air will be headed our way as we head into our weekend. So, for the next four days summer hangs on tough. Weve got High Pressure in control but something to keep in mind because were dealing with the remnants of jose sitting off the southeast coast. Theres still a big concern with rip currents at the shore. So, were going to have temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above average. We are unseasonably warm. But if youre kicking off your weekend, its going to be looking good. Tonight the evening planner weve got you covered. Partly cloudy and warm, 7 00 p. M. That temperature at 78 degrees. Weve got sunshine and clouds sharing the sky but 8 oclock tonight, mostly clear, its quiet and at 75 and keep in mind a 76 is typically where we should be for a daytime high this time of year so a very warm night and then temperatures nine, 10 t11 oclock tonight will drop down into the lower 70s. Weve got more details on this plus a very warm start to the first weekend of fall. Details coming up with the accuweather forecast guys. If this is what fall is going to look like hello fall. Hey. Thank you my friend. Keep up with the summerlike forecast this weekend right on your phone or tablet wherever you might be. That includes realtime views from storm tracker6. The 6abc app is a Free Download for your mobile device. Students in the Methacton School district are now back in class following a threeday teachers strike. The seventh through 12th graders went back to class this morning. The younger students were already off for a scheduled in service day and they return on monday. This past monday teachers walked off the job but have since agreed to enter into nonbinding arbitration. The district indicated it had offered a wage hike package that averaged more than 10,000 over three years. More divisive though it also wanted teachers to shoulder a higher cost for their healthcare. Diana kernip is a Union President and says both sides will put their bottom line cards on the table for everyone to see. Before tuesday both sides will give their last best offer to each other i would assume and then it goes public and there will be a 20 day period where the public can come and comment on both proposals and then it will go to an arbitrator and its not really one person, its a three person panel. The publics feedback will also go to that panel and the panel will hear directly from both sides so this whole ordeal far from over. Once everything is heard, the arbitrators will then have 20 days to make a decision. But for now the classes are back in session. Sharrie. All right, alicia, thank you. And police just released this new video showing a suspect wanted for breaking into cars in west philadelphia. Surveillance cameras caught the crime in action here. He used an object to break a window and then steal belongings from a car on the 600 block of north 68th street. Investigators believe hes responsible for thefts in early august and also on september 11th. Theres always a camera watching. Uhhuh. Time for a first check on the action news traffic report today. Our camera now on matt pelman in the action news traffic center. Hey, matt. And my cameras are always watching while youre driving around catching the crashes. Weve got one this afternoon that just popped up, brian and sharrie, southbound lanes of 95 here in bucks county, just south of 332, the newtown exit where usually in the afternoons we have construction on the northbound side. This afternoon were focused on this crash on the southbound side. Somebody out of their car. The suv in involved in the accident is taking out the left lane. So, coming south of 332, headed down toward route one and eventually bristol township, its a slow go here on 95 in bucks county. Elsewhere this is the vine street expressway. Things in the eastbound volume coming away from the schuylkill expressway headed out towards 95, westbound is heavy from 95 to broad street. Once you get to the schuylkill it doesnt look too bad at the moment. Live look at 42. It is a nice nice afternoon and sounds like its going to be a nice nice weekend. Some people are heading down the shore. That means delays start approaching the walt whitman bridge on both the schuylkill and 95. Go across the bridge onto 42 southbound where you see some thick volume headed down towards 55. Not unbearable but a slow pace as you come off the walt whitman bridge. Closer to the shore points getting reports of a disabled vehicle its along route nine northbound in somers point just off the garden state parkway and for a time we did see some slowing that was actually spilling back onto the parkway itself. What you say we grab the ipad do the commuter report, check your ways home with the waze app. Big delays on 100 as you come away from 22. Might want to stay on 222 as an alternate. Well check it again brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. All right, matt, thank you. Still ahead on action news at 4 00 frantic rescue efforts continue in mexico. We have the latest as the mission becomes even more dire with every passing hour. Plus, governor Chris Christie pardons a woman who he says earned a clean slate. Hear about her road to recovery and how shes helping others who have also fallen on hard times. In mexico today, it is a race against time. Earthquake survivors are still being pulled from rubble in mexico city as rescue operations stretch into a fourth day. With every passing minute, the desperate search for survivors becomes more urgent. The 7. 1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 286 people and the death toll is still expected to climb. Every time a body is that found crews take a moment to honor the dead by singing the Mexican National anthem. But frantic yet resolute volunteers are not giving up the hope of finding people alive. People have been forming human chains to pass along supplies and help remove concrete from the rubble. Some children were in school when the ground began to shake. Many of the casualties are some of the youngest victims. [speaking foreign language] there are no words for a parent who falls in front of you screaming why didnt i die instead . Simply heartbreaking there. Rain also slowed down some of the rescue efforts in areas overnight but today they are back to work refusing to give up hope and there are rescuers from countries including the united states, israel japan and panama in mexico at this very moment joining in those efforts and hoping for a miracle or a few. Sharrie. We can only hope more people will be found alive. All right alicia. The Trump Administration is reversing landmark obama era guidelines on how to investigate Campus Sexual Assault cases. Education secretary betsy devos issued new temporary rules for how k through 12 schools plus colleges and universities should now investigate sex crimes on campuses. Devos argues the previous standards did not provide basic elements of due process. The new requirements under title ix federal law allows schools to establish their own procedures. It also raises the standard of proof for School Disciplinary proceedings. Critics say the new rules weaken title ix protections. Well, new jersey governor Chris Christie has cleared the record of a woman who he says exemplifies what it means to have a Second Chance. Today in trenton, he granted gail maples a pardon for her past crimes. Maples started using drugs when she was only a teenager. She then committed nonviolent crimes to pay for her addiction which left her homeless and in trouble. Today shes married, employed, owns a home and paid for her Daughters College education. Shes also celebrating 33 years of sobriety. I wouldnt be here if it wasnt through recovery. I wouldnt be standing here if i wasnt on this path. I have a life beyond my wildest dreams its a miracle. It is just a miracle. Thank you all. What a story. Maples was never sentenced to prison. Instead she did time in a Treatment Center and now helps other women going through similar struggles. Incredible journey. A western pennsylvania man is accused of getting drunk and then having an eightyearold girl drive his car for him. Police in darlington township say two bystanders noticed the car moving recklessly and called 911. Well, the child reportedly told police, the man, who was a family friend was trying to get her to drive to ohio. Authorities say kevin cook was too drunk to perform a sobriety test. The 24yearold is charged with endangering the welfare of a child driving under the influence and driving without a license. State and local leaders ready to invest in wilmingtons infrastructure. Governor john carney and mayor Mike Purzycki announced 259 million in projects planned for the next six years. In all, they are focusing on 20 different areas of that city. A few of the big projects include a new transportation hub, pedestrian improvements downtown and sprucing up the business district. They expect all of this work to create a lot of Job Opportunities as well. All right, heres a look today from wall street as we close out this week friday a mixed bag. The dow jones down over nine and a half points nasdaq closing up just over four and a quarter points, the s p 500 up barely two points today. If youve got plans to travel to london any time soon dont bank on getting an uber while there. The city has decided not to renew the companys license to operate in that british capitol city. Transportation Officials Say uber lacks Corporate Responsibility and the implications could impact Public Safety and security. The mayor says Car Sharing Service needs to play by the rules like any other taxi operator does. All uber drivers are being ordered off the streets by next saturday. Mercedes putting big money into jump starting its line of electric vehicles. The companys ready to spend 1 billion to upgrade its production capabilities in alabama. Mercedes will make new suv models and build a battery plant. The investment is expected to create hundreds of new jobs in tuscaloosa. They plan to roll out at least one electric version of all their vehicles by the year 2022. Time for a check of the accuweather forecast. Melissa is in for adam and yes its fall but you dont need a jacket. I mean, im not complaining, right . Feels really good. Its not going to feel like fall as we head into the weekend. Well show you whats going on as we walk over to the weather center. Sky6 live in hd looking at Philadelphia International airport on this get away friday. Shouldnt have any weather related travel delays because temperatures are pretty comfortable and skies are nice and clear for the most part as well. As we look at the weather headlines, weve got that julylike weekend. Its pretty warm and above average but it gets hot and humid as we get into sunday and the eagles home opener, season home opener taking on the giants. Going to be a sizzler at the linc by sunday and dangerous rip currents is also a big concern. Right now in philadelphia were coming in at 82 degrees, 84 in allentown, the lehigh valley, 83 in lancaster. Typically philadelphia should find a daytime high of 76. We are well above that at this hour. As we look at what is going on, satellite6 along with action radar showing you were still tracking the remnants of what was once jose. You can see all of that moisture right now still affecting the southeastern coast of new england but its partly cloudy and it is dry across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. So for the rest of tonight, weve got a partly cloudy sky, its warm, its pretty comfortable. We drop down to 56 in allentown, 66 in philadelphia, trenton falling down to 63. Over in cape may 66. Dover in at 64 degrees and the overnight low in Lancaster Falls down to 58 degrees. So, fall is officially here. Its certainly not going to feel like that as we head into the weekend. It started at 4 02 this afternoon when the suns direct rays were right over the equator so were going to look forward to nights that will be a little longer and those sun the sun setting a little sooner as well. So, sunny skies and warm on our saturday, a High Temperature in at 88 degrees. 87 in lancaster. Down in cape may, 78 degrees. And 78 degrees at the boardwalk. There is a concern for rip currents as we head into the weekend. Part of the reason, because of jose and also Hurricane Maria its still a category three storm, winds sustained right now at 125 Miles Per Hour. Its pulling away from the turks and caicos but this is something that we will be tracking as we get into next week getting close to the bahamas as we get into sunday. The four day at 4 00 is showing you tomorrow no complaints back here at home, sunny and very warm, a High Temperature at 88 degrees. On sunday, unusually hot, a High Temperature in at 91. Record heat likely on monday with a High Temperature up to 92 and partly sunny and humid still on tuesday with a temperature coming in at 86 degrees. Weve got more details. Well let you know when fall will officially arrive as far as those temperatures are concerned. Thats coming up at 4 30. Guys back over to you. See you then melissa. Still ahead, a pregnant woman is given the gift of life not once but twice. Shes helping a couple grow their family and then donating her compensation to a patient in dire need of a medical procedure. Her inspirational story is coming up. So, its officially fall and even though it feels like summer, coming up in freebie friday well tell you where you can get maybe it wont be your first but a Pumpkin Spice latte today. Thats coming up. Day 13. If only this were as easy as saving 600 when you switch to progressive. Winds stirring. Too treacherous for a selfie. [ camera shutter clicks ] sure, ive taken discounts to new heights with safe driver and paperless billing. But the prize at the top is worth every last breath. Here we go. [ grunts ] got em. Ahh. Wait a minute. Whole wheat waffles . [ crying ] why Philadelphia Fire Department just got a little bit bigger. You are looking at cadet class 193. They received their diplomas this morning during a ceremony at the university of pennsylvania. Philadelphia mayor jim kenney was on hand to congratulate this group of men and women for their decision to accept the challenge to protect philadelphias residents. A Delaware County business is getting ready to send supplies to Hurricane Irma victims. Pro action restoration in holmes pa says four unions have donated supplies that are now headed down to the marathon keys. They spent the day loading up everything. Now, if you would like to help out, donations will also be collected during tonights Football Game between cardinal ohare and bonner plenty prendi high school. Robs automotive collision and together held an event to benefit two charities. Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors and hire our heroes. They played their rounds at makefield Highlands Gold course in yardley today. Still ahead in our next half hour of action news we got a lot of freebies to kick off the fall season. Plus, two seals are on the mend after being rescued. One encountered a great white shark, the other hit by a boat. Hear how theyre doing now and much more coming up next at 4 00. Action news continues with meteorologist adam joseph, Alicia Vitarelli, Sharrie Williams and brian taff. Hello again. 4 30 and action news continues with a bracelet that can store your booze and thats not all. Theres other alcohol holding accessories as well. Plus, its a test kit that collects your genes to find a perfect diet to put you on a path to healthy living. And a School Bus Driver acts quickly to get all the students off the bus before it burst into flames. But first we have a very real warning for everyone headed to the shore down this weekend for some summer like weather. The rip currents in the ocean are very strong right now because of storms off the coast. Its a danger that cant always be seen but it is as mentioned real and can put lives at risk. Action News Reporter bob brooks live this afternoon in Atlantic City. You got an update from members of the beach patrol there. Reporter yes, brian, i did. First i want to start by saying it is absolutely amazing out. I can see why so many people would want to come down to the shore this weekend but again, if you do, please, please be careful. Take a look behind me there. You can see the water is much calmer than it was this weekend excuse me this past week and it is beautiful out here but beach patrol says what you cant see are again those dangerous currents underneath. Down at the shore the effects of jose are still being felt. Its not churning up the kind of wastes that destroyed the dunes in wildwood its creating currents thats pumping beach patrols to make statements like. The water is very dangerous right now. You have to know what youre doing. You shouldnt go past your knees in this kind of water. Reporter thats why you need to be careful this week. Whats left of jose is swirling around so dont let the slightly smaller waves fool you. In Atlantic City beach patrol says theyve been making rescues all week. Last weekend we had a little under 30 for the weekend. This week yesterday we had six. Reporter you have to remember if you go out in rough conditions and wind up needing to be rescued youre not only putting your life in jeopardy but the lives of lives of the men and women to come to safe you. Last week a lifeguard was injured when they had to go out on the rocks and make a rescue. They took one dive and got sucked right out. The son ended up on the rock pile in bad shape. One of our guys got him. The father floated out to sea. Reporter for a grown man we spoke with today its a lot of fun getting tossed around. You dont have to body surf. You can lay in it and let it throw i was good 20, 30 yards. Reporter for those who are younger or a little older it gets dangerous. If were on duty swim in front of us. Reporter one father from new york said it best of why you have to be extra vigilant during dangerous currents. Kids dont know how dangerous the water s you know kids they go farther and farther every time. You cannot take your eyes off them. Reporter well said, soming to keep in mind. Another look out there, some forty eight waves for surfing, you can see some surfers out there but over the weekend the water is expected to get rougher, the waves bigger so please swim in front of those lifeguards. Reporting live in Atlantic City bob brooks channel6 action news. Sharrie. All right, bob, thank you. Lets go now to meteorologist Melissa Magee at the action news big board with more on the danger in the ocean and the very hot start to this fall season. Melissa. Yes, sharrie and brian, part of the reason why were dealing with those rip currents is because of whats left of what was once jose. You can see this is just a post tropical system. Those rain bands still affecting the southeastern coast of new england but as we look at storm tracker6 live double scan radar 3d were still churning up the seas here so right along the immediate coast. Weve got wave heights anywhere from 5 feet high. This is south of Atlantic City to the north as high as 6 feet so that is why weve got a concern with rip currents. In fact, there is a high risk for rip currents from Seaside Heights down to cape may into Rehoboth Beach as we go not just through saturday but even into sunday as well. Aside from that, its going to get really hot this weekend. Turning hotter. By sunday were calling for a High Temperature of 91. The record is 95 but as we get into early next week, we could have record tying heat on the way as we are, yeah, in our fall season. Weve got more details coming up. Melissa thank you. Keep up with all the changes to the forecast this weekend right on your phone or tablet not that theres going to be much change. That includes realtime views from storm tracker6, the 6abc app is a Free Download for your mobile device. To puerto rico where more help is on the way as residents deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Fema is sending generators water and portable shelters to that u. S. Territory. All of puerto rico remains without power and the damage there is catastrophic. People fear the electricity could be out for weeks, even months. The death toll in puerto rico was at six but that is expected to rise. To mexico city now where survivors were still being pulled from the rubble today following tuesdays massive earthquake. In some cases, rescuers removed or broke through concrete slabs until they found cracks that allowed workers to wiggle through to reach the victims and then lift them to safety. Quite the efforts under way. The City Government said 60 people in all have been rescued since the quake hit. More than 200 lives, however, were lost. Firefighters remain on the scene of a house fire in Delaware County right now but the good news here is that no one was hurt. Chopper6 was over the scene just after 3 oclock this afternoon along the 700 block of cornell avenue. The flames were out when firefighters arrived but they were busy looking for hot spots. No word just yet on what caused that fire there in upper darby. Images of a suspected bank robber in Montgomery County were just released today. Take a look. Police say the man in the photos robbed the Beneficial Bank on Skippack Pike in blue bell back on september 6th. He handed the teller a note demanding cash but never showed any kind of weapon. If you recognize the man in these surveillance images youre asked to call whitpain township police. Golfers teed off today in an effort to raise money for the families of Fallen Police officers from across our region. This was the fifth annual protect the badge fundraiser. The event has collected more than 30,000 for families of fallen officers in the region. It was held at jeffersons golf club in norristown. Action news sports director Ducis Rodgers and reporter chad pradelli along with other members of our 6abc family took part. In fact, this event was founded by action news photojournalist mike mccloskey. Mike a great photographer and also a generous person putting this together. Pretty cool. Well, together they represent more than 9,000 years of employment and today their employer sent them off in style. Septa hosted its annual luncheon for retired employees in center city philadelphia. This one honoring 315 now former workers. The Authority Held this event holds this event each year to recognize the contributions that these men and women have made to enhance the quality of service around the region. Well, we got a look at two seals that are both recovering in new jersey after suffering severe injuries out at sea. The Marine Mammal stranding center has been caring for this gray seal since august. She was attacked by a great white shark and she is still recovering but recovery is going nicely. But she still needs to gain more weight before shes released into the wild and this guy is getting a Second Chance at life after being hit by a boat and having one of its flippers amputated. The oneyearold harbor seal is actually heading to its new home today at niagara aquarium in new york. Well, Grocery Delivery Services have been growing in popularity but what if you could have your food go from store to fridge with one clickly . Action news anchor Monica Malpass live in our news room with more on this story today. Hi, monica. Hi, sharrie. Thats right, this is beyond whats already on the market. Services would bring the food literally into your home and put them away in the cabinet for you. How about that . Walmart wants to take it a step further by actually doing that, bringing them to your doorstep and beyond. You wont have to be at home to accept delivery. How walmart wants to get its delivery drivers in and out of your house all under your own watchful eye. Well have that new at 5 00 tonight. Also in health check a forward thinking cancer trial in our area is being expanded. Its billed as a new approach to testing cancer drugs and some hope it will unlock the secret to Beating Cancer altogether. Well have those stories and more coming your way later today on action news at 5 00. Guys well see you then. Monica see you soon. Thank you. Today marks the official start of Archbishop John Carroll High School 50th anniversary celebration in radnor. Archbishop chaput marked the indication by celebrating mass. There are special events planned throughout the school year as part of this special celebration. They say theres no such thing as a selfless good deed but one woman is changing that thinking with her decision to help another woman in need. And its called the booze bangle. Yup its a bracelet that you can pour your alcohol into but would you wear this . Depends what its made out of. Well find out. Meteorologist Melissa Magee will be back with that full forecast from accuweather including the weekend when action news at 4 00 continues. Break out the bracelet. Our veterans have given us the rights and freedoms that we have and we enjoy today. Ready. Aim. Fire. And its important for us to let them know that we will never forget their service. Fire. It was steves idea to have this cemetery. This was supplied to the veterans, giving us a final resting place. We owe everything to steve for what he gave us here. I wanted to make sure that we just didnt say thank you to veterans, we had tangible things to show, and i think weve accomplished that. [ taps playing ] a missouri School Bus Driver is being hailed a hero for saving students as flames ripped through their bus. A group of Elementary School students from kansas city were on their way home thursday when they got quite a scare. A fire broke out in the bus engine and within seconds the entire vehicle was consumed. The bus driver quickly evacuated the students. He had them exiting out the back making sure that they wasnt on the street and getting them to the sidewalk. Hes considered a hero. He should be. No students were hurt and a second bus quickly picked them up. Turns out that driver is new to the job. A surrogate mother in oregon is giving back to a woman in her community who is in great need. Tess is set to give birth to a couples baby next month. After learning about a woman who needs a 50,000 life saving medical procedure she decided she wanted to help. So shes giving the woman the compensation that shes earning for carrying the baby. She said that she is doing it simply because she can. In health check we are looking at a new health trend using your genetics to determine your best diet. Habit is an at home test that promises a person lied nutrition plan where you swab your cheek measure your waist drink a premixed shake and then submit a few blood samples. The idea is that your dna metabolism and bio markers impact your bodys ability to process food. Now, based on the results youre assigned one of seven different profiles. I was a range seeker which meant that i can have up to 50 to 60 percent of my calories from carbs. Im more energized and active. My clothes are starting to fit differently on me. Wow. Sounds high tech is what i say. The habit test kit is one of the more expensive costing just over 300. But there are others that are cheaper and keep in mind since this is so new, there is little evidence that profiling your dna by itself leads to significant weight loss or healthier outcomes. We start with a story of a little model train thats part of the new set over at our sister station wnep in scranton and boy, has it had a big journey. One that started with a joke on national tv, john oliver from hbos last week tonight first kind of poked fun at it. A joke that didnt really go over so well but then he not only offered an apology he one upped it. Dont think. I was making fun of your backyard train. I bleep love that backyard train. I also love how passionate you all are about it. And if you dont believe me let me prove it to you because my only criticism of your train set is i think you deserve a better one. A bigger one. An almost inresponsibly large one. Oliver transformed their small railroad into a huge one but it took a lot of effort and many hours and miles to get to lackawanna county. The now famous irresponsibly train set is 16 feet tall 18 feet wide and well it didnt quite fit in the studio on the set there. I hope we get a shot of that. Well, there it is though at the Electric City Trolley Museum in scranton where it took its first turns around the track today for the grand unveiling. Finally, its friday. Yes, and if you havent seen this viral video circulating social media here it is. Facebook shares of the booze bangle are off the charts probably because, well, its almost 5 oclock somewhere, not sure how many glasses of wine you can fit in that thing but hey it comes in rose gold. The flask concept is certainly not new but retailers are really running with this. A quick peek on amazon and heres how you can stash a splash of something just about anywhere. Look closely, thats flask scarf. See the straw. Then theres a secret handbag flask. You can store and pour right from your purse. Take that mary poppins. And not to be outdone, there is something called the double agent wedge shoe. There you go. It has a handy compartment for that Little Airline bottle or im going to get really practical here, im imagining a lip gloss your keys eliminating a need for a bag altogether. Just a Little Something to shake and stir your fall wardrobe. If you get it from your shoe to your mouth, thats the feat. The next part of that story, yeah. Everyone is on to you. People need their booze, right. Listen. Hiding. Cant blame em. Alicia, thanks. Lets get another check on the roads right now. Matt pelman here now with the update for us. Hey, matt. Im getting ready for some booze on a friday afternoon of the audible variety, of course because ive got bad traffic news of course for you. It is a busy friday afternoon. This is 95 northbound side backing up like it so often does here on the vine street expressway eastbound comes in and joins up. Its typical afternoon volume really kicking in as you head up towards the work zone at girard avenue. Farther north we had a vehicle fire earlier by cottman. Thats cleared out. The delay associated with that has also thinned. Weve had a couple issues this afternoon on the schuylkill expressway westbound. There was a broken down vehicle around 30th street and then a crash westbound between montgomery and the roosevelt boulevard. Both of those have cleared as well. So, at this point on 76 its typical delays but those speeds are slow. Mostly in the 20s and teens at this point. Whitpain township by blue Stone Country Club watching a crash along morris road. Its blocked at school road. Stay down on 73, Skippack Pike to get around that. In florence township Burlington County we have an overturned vehicle on the turnpike connector headed eastbound toward the new jersey turnpike. Thats blocking the right and center lanes. Might want to come into pennsylvania from over the burlington bristol or even route one the trentonmorrisville bridge. New castle county warning for you tonight at 7 oclock, theyre closing the northbound lanes of highway one between pole bridge road arent the roth bridge until 10 oclock tomorrow morning. Youre going to have to detour if you normally use that stretch. You could use 13, route nine through port penn or 301 through Mount Pleasant as alternates. Thats coming up at 7 00 but well check it again in the 5 oclock hour. Thank you. Melissa magee standing by with a look at your weekend forecast coming up next. Today, we spend a whole lot of time like this. So at Citizens Bank, weve created banking tools that fit how youre living today. From advanced atms. To online banking. To our Award Winning mobile app. And if you prefer facetoface, we have that too. Ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can help you. Is facing an epidemic ask me, terry goggans, fueled by opioid painkillers. Vanessa in honor of recovery month, we want you to know that recovery from addiction is possible. Christie the signs you spot today. Vanessa . Could save a loved one tomorrow. Christie to learn more, visit reachnj. Gov. It has been fall for 46 47 minutes. Yup. Just ticked up to 4 49. Fall is here. Its here. Summer though is hanging on. Hanging on real tough. As we head into the weekend its going to be hot and humid by sunday guys break out the shorts and the flipflops. I will. How do you know im not wearing them right now. Well show you whats going on outside. The action cam was outside earlier today. Were in center city but were looking from the art museum at the ben franklin parkway and it was a really nice afternoon. In fact, heres the picture live sky6 live in hd. We are down the shore in cape may. Soming to keep in mind is that there is a high risk for rip currents even as we head into the weekend. So, those waves certainly churning up the seas because of post Tropical Cyclone jose out on the atlantic. As we look at the early call from accuweather as we head into the weekend, well, its going to be very warm and bright tomorrow. A High Temperature in at 88 degrees. And on sunday, sunny and hot for the eagles home opener at the linc with a temperature then coming in at 91 degrees. Now, numbers all across the region are still above average. In philadelphia were coming in at 82 degrees. Thats above our typical daytime high of 76 this time of year. 84 in allentown, 76 up in the poconos. Down in dover in at 78 and at the coast in beach haven were coming in at 81. Here is satellite6 along with action radar. You could see we are tracking whats left of what was once jose and the moisture still affecting southern new england and coastal sections of new england but right now weve got a partly sunny to partly cloudy sky depending on how you look at things and were dry for the rest of tonight. For the next 12 hours its pretty warm and comfortable. We drop down to 56 in the suburbs and 66 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low. Fast forward into our weekend on saturday its going to be a warm one, mostly sunny, unseasonably warm. Weve got whats left of jose at least out along the atlantic. High pressure dominates so summer hangs on tough, at least for the next four or five days and a good dry stretch on the way as well staying hot especially as we get into sunday. As were tracking sunny skies, hotter conditions, High Temperature by then coming in at 91 degrees and you can see maria down to the south but that will start to kick up the swells and the surf as well. Speaking of maria, keeping a close eye on her maximum sustained winds at 125 Miles Per Hour. Its a category three hurricane its moving away from turks and caicos right now but this will get closer to the bahamas. The movement right now to the northnorthwest at 9 Miles Per Hour will put this into motion, by early sunday morning its still a category three storm but this will start to weaken as we get into monday and even into early next week as a category one hurricane but right now it looks like it will mainly stay offshore. Well keep you posted with any changes especially over the weekend. Heres the exclusive accuweather 7day forecast, sunny and warm on saturday, very warm, a High Temperature up to 88. Unusually hot on sunday, up to 91 for a high. Record heat likely by monday, a High Temperature in at 92. Tuesday partly sunny, were staying humid, High Temperature in at 86. Wednesday sunshine and clouds, sharing the sky in at 84. Some sun around on thursday, even a shower in at 82 and 75, thats more like it for fall on a friday with a High Temperature then guys but a really nice weekend just a little toasty. Yeah. No complaints. Absolutely. Thanks melissa. Uhhuh. Freebie friday is coming up next. Its here. The first night your teenage daughter stays out way too late. But after three years of specialist cancer care, to guide her into remission, you couldnt be happier about it. Aetna. You dont join us, we join you. New jersey born and raised. Like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. Came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. As a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. Thats why hell fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. If we want to change trenton, theres only one way. Fran grenier. All right, its freebie friday and were what now, officially 45 minutes or so into fall . So, to celebrate that, all saxbys offering Pumpkin Spice cold bruce all day today. You got to love the cold brew because its still warm out there. Go out and grab it. Until 7 oclock tonight Baskin Robbins celebrating fall with Free National sampling of the cappuccino blast. Fun freebie. Get a gift box of goodies from your local loccitane boutique. It has repairing shampoo and a coupon for 20 percent off anything you purchase. We have the form you need to fill out. To celebrate its grand opening pottstown laundromat is offering Free Laundry Services for men and women in uniform from now through the close of tomorrow, saturday at 11 00 p. M. This is for anyone in uniform, military, active or retired Veterans Police officers, firefighters, nurses, emt, you name it. They are also having a big party on october 14th where everyone washes for free. Well remind you when you get closer to that. Throughout the weekend its the 26th annual irish fall festival in north wildwood. Free entertainment, irish step dance lessons, you name it. Its a really great event and Different Things happening every day. Well break it all down for you on our web site. Finally to celebrate the eagles home opener on sunday septa is leading this on the broad street line from 9 00 a. M. To 9 p. M. , free train rides right to the game at the linc. Ive done that one before. Pretty cool. All right, alicia thanks. Finally at 4 00 a run away goat is back home after quite the adventure. Police say the mischievous farm animal wanted into a massachusetts la quinta inn. The goat jumped a 5foot tall fence and escaped its home and for the next six days he was on the lamb. Police got complaints that 448 was eating their grass and bothering people and monday morning, he walked into the hotel right through an open door. A clerk grabbed an apple and trapped him until police arrived. Because they named him a number and he wanted to run away. He wanted a real name. That will do it for action news at 4 00 for shar womens Alicia Vitarelli adam joseph Melissa Magee, im brian taff. Join me along with sharrie adam and Ducis Rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of action news at 10 00 on phl17. Action news at 5 00 is coming up next. Good night. cheering a triangle solo . Surprising. Whats not surprising . How much money sam and yohanna saved by switching to geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. Action news. Delaware valleys leading news program. With jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, Rick Williams and Monica Malpass. Developing right now, a woman shot in a Montgomery County home. Tonight the search for a suspect is on as Police Continue to comb that scene for evidence. Friday night, rick is off, brian taff joins us and the big story on action news is a very active scene in limerick. This happened just before 1 oclock this afternoon. Action News Reporter john rawlins live at Limerick Police headquarters where a News Conference Citizens Bank scheduled is scheduled. Reporter were expecting a briefing from d. A. Kevin steele. A woman was shot today very seriously wounded. Word comes though that she is a expected to recover from her wounds. Its thought that she may have known her assailant but that hasnt been confirmed yet. Both Limerick Police and later county detectives called to this large home with a Swimming Pool in the walnut grove subdivision. They examined a black suv as well as the house. At one point investigators focusing on what appeared to be someones backpack. The initial report this afternoon, a woman at this house on longmeadow drive in limerick had been shot in the chest and need owed emergency transport to a hospital. It was also stated on police radio that authorities were searching for a possible assailant, a white male driving a black mazda who had until recently lived in a residence in Macungie Lehigh county. The father of the man being sought confirmed by Telephone Police were indeed searching for his son but they did not have him in custody. Which brings us to this

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