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Not long after authorities arrived and that the suspect was a woman and they retrieved a weapon from the scene. Well cover this story and bring you information on air on and line from center city. And a Murder Investigation in the quiet Chester County town of phoenixville. A man suspected of firing on another man after an argument remains on the loose at this hour. Action News Reporter Katherine Scott has the details now from bridge street. Reporter there are some surveillance cameras nearby and police were out looking for footage this morning to help in the investigation as they continue to look for the suspect that is considered armed and dangerous. I heard two loud sounds. Boom boom. Gunshots in phoenixville at 9 45 p. M. A busy street lined with bars and restaurants and even where the blob was fillped. Nothing happened like this except for six years ago. Its scary. This morning investigators walked the area looking for voice video and other evidence. This happened shortly after 9 45 at the childrens plaza. And 41yearold carpenter and the victim mitchell, had been arguing when carpenter pulled out a handgun. They picked up the gun and bullets and had lights on. And they say that carpenter fired one shot at mitchell and after a short chase he shot him in the upper body and fled. Didnt know josh but i knew his dad. This is the second son that got killed the first one got kills in pottstown. Everybody knew who did it. He did it right here. The gun was recovered by a nearby church and that the weapon was previously reported stolen and an attempt to remove the serial number. The investigation is ongoing by the county and phoenixville police, at this point there is no word what the two were arguing about. Katherine scott, channel 6 action news. The frustration is growing in puerto rico as thousands of shipping containers full of important supplies remain sitting on the islands docks be President Trump is defending his administrations response. Reporter ten days after Hurricane Maria devastated puerto rico food and water is growing dangerously scarce. And some areas are reduced to mere triage tents and food and supplies like medicine are left stranded at ports in san juan. The total distribution is stalled. The fact that puerto rico is destroyed by hurricanes Big Decisions will have to be made as to the costs of its rebuilding and fema says all of their goods were destroyed and they called the response a good news story. A phrase that the mayor of san juan barbs this morning on cnn. This is not a good news story, this is a people are dying story. And a life or death story. Other lawmakers question the speed of the federal response. Inexexcusably slow and ineffective. And wonder what the rebuilding tweets refer to . And they insaid that the president is fully commitmented to building. The president acknowledges that privately and publically. Points to President Trump waiving shipping restrictions on thursday. And sending a three star general to puerto rico. And President Trump plans to go there on tuesday and elaine duke is visiting the island to survey relief efforts. This note action News Reporter dann cuellar is in puerto rico getting a firsthand look at the Recovery Process after Hurricane Maria. Look for his live reports coming up later today on action news beginning at 4 00. Turning to the forecast for your friday and the weekend ahead. Its a chilly morning some folks had out the heavy sweaters and jackets as we look live at sky 6 hd at the ben franklin bridge and warmer now with the sun shining bright and cooler conditions this weekend as we say hello to october. Meteorologist, david murphy, outside on the terrace with the details from accuweather. A little bit a breeze out here not strong of a wind but we have much cooler conditions than we have had in a long time. We are starting out with a fair amount of sunshine. I suppose that is helping a bit. Lets start you with satellite. Despite fair weather cumulous clouds and most areas in and around the city the farther north you go a stretch of clouds and those are thin enough where sun is getting through. We started out in the upper 40s in some neighborhoods, philadelphia got down into the mid50s now starting to rebound and 66 degrees currently. And 68 in wilmington and 66 in trenton, and 63 in allentown and reading and 69 in millville and 65 in cape may. A lot of you probably feel this is a refreshing change after that lingering warmth that we had into the beginning of autumn. The 3monthold wind in philadelphia not too bad and here on the terrace not too bad. Todays high is 72 around average for a change. In fact, 1 degree below the average high of 73 and again sort of anomaly the way this autumn has gone but we are back down to the normal range and staying cool into the weekend, a high of 71 ill go 72. And then overnight we get down to 55 by 7 00 and tomorrow, you are really going to bounce back to the mid60s by noon and tomorrow will be cooler than today. Sunday on the cool side and those of you that are missing the warmth already it comes back to the end of next week. A nice day to go outside and get yardwork done and take a good walk. Thank you. See you back in 5. This reminder kip up with the changes in the forecast on your smart phone or tablet. That includes the 6 abc app a Free Download for your mobile device. In other news police made several arrests during an Armed Robbery overnight in southeast philadelphia. It happened after midnight at the 6400 block of bustleton avenue and the two victims were flagged down at gun point and they stopped a vehicle matching the trips by the robbery victims. All three people were taken into custody and two were identified as the robbers and charges are pending against those robbery suspects. Two vehicles collided on roosevelt boulevard overnight. And from the look of the wreckage its amazing nobody was hurt. The car involved had the entire front end snashed in in the northbound outer lanes near third street and it happened at 4 00 this morning and the cash crashed into the pickup truck and the truck was towed before we could take the pictures there. No word yet on the cause of the collision. Officials in Camden County are trying to figure out what start aid house fire this morning. The flames broke out at 3 30 near the corner of jarvis road and cottage gate road in sicklerville. And part of the house collapsed and fortunately nobody was hurt. A group of boys on bikes were spotted on a surveillance camera in center city and the cameras captured one of the boys stealing an unattended bike. The group hovers around and the male you see here jumps on to a bike and quickly rides off. If you recognize the suspect you are asked to call police. Still ahead on action news at 12 30, a couples divorce abruptly changed the vaccination for her son and the mom is told give the child the shots or go to jail. And athletes head to the top of the space needle in seattle and timeout a dangerous ledge. Eligible for medicare . Thats a good thing, but it doesnt cover everything. Only about 80 of your part b medical expenses. The rest is up to you. So consider an aarp Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan, insured by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company. Like any of these types of plans, they could save you in outofpocket medical costs. Call Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company today to request a free decision guide. 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Steven mnunchin under a federal investigation after requesting a government plane for his honeymoon and taking a plane to kentucky where they viewed the eclipse. And scott pruit looking at 58,000 worth of flights on government planes and interior secretary, ryan zincy he chartered three flights since his confirmation, and now opening a bipartisan investigation asking for travel records for all agencies since the inauguration. A mother in michigan could go to jail for not vaccinated her son. Rebecca says she and her now exhusband made a decision to space out and delay the vaccines for their son when he was born nine years ago and now they are divorced the childs father wants their son vaccinated and the judge ordered her to vaccinate the child or face time in jail. I am so angry and feel backed into a corner and my rights as a parent have been taken away. The state of mischa lows religious and personal reasons to delay or skip a vaccine supply is the safest in history. And a little boy in ohio received a special Police Escort to school and they shared this photo of their School Resource officers doing a ride along. She picked up the boy because the mom was receiving medical care and could not get the child there in time. Football players took on a high flying dare in seattle. Jj wright and Kevin Pierre Lewis walked along the edge of the iconic space needle. They were horn harnessed to the Observation Deck for safety. He was showing off doing a yoga pose and wright was a little more timid. I enjoyed it but ill probably never do it again. The daring feat is now open to the general public. It typically only offers the opportunity to the highest fundraisers for a yearly event. Meteorologist, david murphy, here now. As we say so long to september. It feels more like october too. Taking a look outside patches of blue and patches of cloud cover out there. A pretty day and above all it is chillier than it has been over the last several days. The temperature here at channel 6, 66 degrees and 66 is what we have at the airport as well. Dew points are low indicating that the air is dry, winds are calm currently and when they are kicking around in the Single Digits most of the time and not terribly breezy over the last couple of days and welling up of cloud cover and a break in between them that in the worst cloudiest areas are you getting sun this afternoon. The numbers dont rary much. Trenton 70 and 72 in reading and 73 in millville and along the shore the boardwalk in Atlantic City and cape may, on or about 70. Rip current risks are returning high. Maria is still churning things up enough to give you the rough surf. If you head out on the town, not phillies game or a dinner and movie. Its mainly clear early on with a few scattered clouds but chilly and at the ballpark and elsewhere 56 for the first pitch and 59 degrees its around 10 00 getting cool in the way it has not been cool that early in the evening in quite a while. Fair amount of sunshine with patchy clouds and 70 degrees by 2 00 and 71 by 4 00 and coming down from the high of 72 and then things really do get cooler, 68 by 8 00 and 59 by 10 00 and mid50s in spots after that. Later in the overnight hours we start to cloud up a bit and as we go into saturday a mix of clouds and sunny breaks. And breezy and cooler behind this front. 69 is your forecast high tomorrow and a chance of an isolated popup shower. Future tracker 6 showing that to you most of date is dry, and during the afternoon the possible that some of you get hit with a brief shower. And in the evening tomorrow night it should be done. For racing in dover, delaware nascar this weekend 71 today and along the racetrack tomorrow 69 and the sprinkle or shower hindering thing a bit and back to the sun and nice weekend overall for racing and a nice autumnal weekend in philadelphia as well. 72 is todays high and sunshine and clouds and cooler certainly, yom kippur arriving at sun down and breezy and cool and 69 and mainly dry and we cant rule out an isolated shower and good football at Temple University and for High School Football tonight. And october sign on sunday and nice for the union and the phillies final game. 3 00 because of fan Appreciation Day and monday pleasant and 74 and but tuesday, wednesday and thursday, those of you that love the autumnal change wont be as happy with the return of the warmth. In any event 76 on tuesday. 79 on wednesday and thursday back into the low 80s. I can see a friday high in the low 80s as well. You checking out the phillies this weekend . Im going tonight and this weekend and next year. The goldbergs are back for their fifth season here on 6 abc. And one star is known for his standup comedy routine and bringing it here to philadelphia. Alicia vitarelli met with him and she joining us now with more on his story. Reporter hey rick, the show is based here in our area and created by Adam Goldberg that centers the series on his childhood in jenkin town in the 1980s. A smash hit. Brian kalan who plays the gym teacher on the show is here in philadelphia doing standup helium comedy club, he says you can expect a full hour of full blown laughing that may or may not count as an abworkout. You be the judge and if you come to one of his shows look around and you may see someone you recognize in the crowd. Because when i come to philly and do standup. Coach miller, the real coach miller comes to my show. That is awesome. That is amazing. And by the way taller and better looking and more athletic even though is he older and i recent that. That is so funny. And the fac that he comes to his shows when he comes to town. Kalan has two shows tonight at helium and two more tomorrow night and you can watch the goldbergs wednesday ate here on 6 abc. And by the way you mentioned rick this is the fifth season, five seasons a rare gift in l. A. They just signed on for another two years, they are pinching themselves. And prime time on 6 abc it kick ofz with a brand new scifi series called marvel in humans and brings a new kind of family drama to the small screen. Watch 20 20 followed by action news at 11 00. Fran grenier. 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. My challenge is to be in sync with my body, myself, my life. It all starts with a healthy routine. Begin the activia two week probiotic challenge by enjoying activia yogurt with billions of probiotics everyday. Take the activia probiotic challenge coming up this weekend, we are celebrating hispanic month and they are bringing the groups together through soccer. Its an International Soccer tournament bringing together the groups in philadelphia. Mayor jim kenney started the tournament last year as a way to bring them together. A cup tournament with a group stake and knockout round and championship match. You can get behind them and route for these teams, its amazing. Have 19 years in the usa before the unity cup i know a lot of people from guatemala and mexico but now i know people from everywhere. The fact that philly comes together to celebrate people of all different backgrounds from all over the world is a great thing. In mexico soccer had the National Past time. The chance to play for the National Flag is a way to celebrate their culture in the eyes of other nations. A nice way to see other countries live watch our vision special celebrating hispanic vision month. That is tomorrow night at 7 30. Here on 6 abc. All right one final check of the accuweather forecast with david murphy. A cool one out there, cooler than a while. It will take two and a half hours or so. 71 in kutztown and pottstown and the i95 corridor 72 in philadelphia and down the shore an even 70 and rip currents still at the shore, rick. Thank you. That will do it for action news at noon. Join us for action news at k, 5 00 and 6 00. Well see you later on. Announcer ready, set, go. Because were getting you to supper sooner as we show you how to make it in minutes. Shes fabulous and shes here. 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