Continue to follow the story on air and online at 6abc. Com. In other news students at Coatesville Area High School staged a protest today following racially charged incidents involving the school in response to a picture of four students from the school posing behind carved pumpkins with offensive images. Vernon odom is live outside of the high school with the very latest. Reporter good afternoon rick, we have been prohibited from coming on to the High School Campus but a lot of tension and strive here that continues this afternoon and black students say they are victims of ongoing racism here at the school and are not going to take it anymore. Hundreds of students at Coatesville High School are boycotting classes protesting repeated incidents of racism from inside of the school like symbols like kkk and swastikas carved in pumpkins and a black doll hanging in the locker room. A recent doll hanging and a carved pumpkin. School officials sanctioned a protest at 10 00. And some went inside and owners chose to remain outside. The School Superintendant is threatening them with discipline if they defy the order. The School Superintendant has sent word to the media that she will talk to us this afternoon and update us on the situation here as the student protest continues outside of Coatesville Area High School. Im vernon odom, channel 6 action news live in coatesville. Thank you. There was extra Police Presence there morning at Washington High School in Gloucester County where racist messages surfaced this week causing a confrontations with students. A racist message said to be written by the football team. And now the local naacp is working with the district to provide training for students and staff. Six people were taken to temple hospital after a crash of a septa bus, the bus and car crashed at north 6 and street and west berks at 7 00 this morning. Police tell action news that the car left the scene. Five passengers on the bus are treated for minor injuries, what caused the collision is still under investigation. Philadelphia police are looking for a suspect that they say was involved in a theft and two robberies. That all happened last saturday in west philadelphia. Captured in the market laundry mat where apparently the suspect took a wallet and then spotted on surveillance again 30 minutes later inside of the discounts plus electronics where he used a gun to rob the clerk of cash and then at best choice wireless where he showed up again with a gun and took cash. If you have any information about the man seen in all the videos you are urged to call police. In florida, a sheriffs deputy is conducting a raid on a home found with guns and explosive and a note promising bloody revenge. They were locked in a closet in dunedin, florida. And they found aerial images of two schools and a Water Treatment plant in nearby tampa. They believe that drake was working alone and his parents told authorities they didnt know what he kept in his closet. Reaction is pouring in over chief of staff john kellys defense of President Trump during the White House Press briefing kelly a gold star father himself remembered his deng on the battlefield and was looking to put an end to the controversy. Reporter the chief of staff using his own experience as a gold star father to set the record straight. General john kelly offered a defense of President Trump over the converse after a call to the family of a fallen soldier. 12 days after four special on soldiers were killed and President Trump spoke with Myesha Johnson the wife of Ladavid Johnson seen sobbing over her husbands casket. She was with myesha on the way to the airport to receive his remains and heard part of the conversation on speaker phone when President Trump told the grieving window he knows what he signed up for and it hurts any way. That is not a good message to say to anyone that lost a child at war, you dont sign up because you think are you going to die. You sign up to serve your country. It stuns me that a member of congress would have listened in on that conversation. The chief of staff who also listened in never denied wilsons account only that he counciled trump on what to say base ond what he was told when his son robert was killed in afghanistan in 2010. My best friend told me, he knew what he was getting into when he joined that 1 . That is what the president tried to say to four families the other day. President trump has gone on record saying that congresswoman wilson fabricated the story and never said that but even sergeant johnsons family is corroborating the account of the call. General john kelly offered a defense of the wake of the converse in the calls to the family lets take a look at the accuweather forecast. Well have more on that in a moment. Outside to melissa magee, right in our sky 6 hd showing you the center city skyline, a nice way for your friday and to end the work week. Melissa magee is outside with a closer look at the forecast. The weekend is looking great as well. Temperatures are nice and comfortable and a bright blue sky overhead and not a cloud in the sky, and check out the numbers in the delaware and lehigh valleys and 70 in philadelphia and 69 in lancaster and reading and 61. And coast in cape may 68 and beach haven 69. And dover lower 70s. Look at satellite 6 along with action radar a mostly clear sky and dry from new england. Across the mid atlanticic region the northnorthwesterly wind is drying out the atmosphere and because of that its suppressing the cloud cover today. We have a high fire danger breezy and low humidity and dry forest as well. We could have winds sustained 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour with higher gusts and a minor concern as we go throughout the rest of the afternoon but really today is looking nice and temperatures over the weekend its mild and above average, the weekend call from accuweather showing you on saturday bright and mild and up to 76 for a high and on sunday nice again and a few more clouds and enjoy today and the rest of offer weekend. Because we have tracking some changes as we get into the start of earlier next week. Coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Thank you. A one of its kind Science Technology and arts and mathematics officially opened into drexel hill. Pat meehan took part in the Ribbon Cutting at Holy Hill Academy and they gave a demonstration of the capabilities allowing to learn problem skills and problems with Software Engineering and robotics and advanced graphic scene. Still ahead new lawsuits allege that diet soda makers deceive people into thinking the soft drifts will help you lose weight. Chris brown a fighter for the working men and women of Atlantic County. Brown fought for whats right by taking on trenton special interests and standing up to Chris Christies takeover of atlantic city. He fought to protect jobs in our region and to defeat the north jersey casinos. And now brown is working to keep Atlantic County affordable for families and retirees. Lets keep chris brown fighting for us. Chris brown for state senate, hes on our side. There have been major lawsuits filed targeting three of the biggest soda brands accused of misleading marketing and that the artificial sweetener they re using may cause weight gain. Diet soda is under fire. Pepsi and coca cola the three biggest makers are facing proposed class action lawsuits alleging that the marketing of their diet sodas are faults and misleading and deceiving that the beverages will help them manage or lose weight. The products marketed as diet products should be helpful in people losing weight. They are not helpful and may in fact, do the opposite. And the suit claim that aspartame is likely to cause weight gain rather than help in weight loss or healthy weight management. There is to question this is deceptive advertising, although the studies dont conclusively show weight gain. The Calorie Control Council whose members include manufacturers of artificial say its an important tool to help them diet and lose weight. In an a statement to abc news the American Beverage Association that represents the Companies Call the lawsuit meritless, diet beverages that contain zero or barely nickany all. And he used hi military training to help people in a car crash. Travis wilson says he was a military core man that fell on hard times and is now homeless and was in people broke and heard the crash and ran to the mangled car to help the man inside. It doesnt matter if that vehicle catches on fire, i am there with him. If he with going to die we are going to die together. Wilsons held the mans neck in place until paramedics arrived to take care of him. There say brand new apple store in chicago. Apple says it reimagined the instore Shopping Experience when you walk in it starts with a giant lcd monitor to create your own music and design your own artwork and a place to experience augmented reality as well. And turning to sports, the Los Angeles Dodgers are heading to the world series for the first time in three decades after eliminating the defending champions, chicago cubs, they won game five of the series and utility player hernandez homers three times and drove in a record seven runs and kershaw got the win. The dodgers will either play the astros or the yankees. Eagles are getting ready to face the red skins monday night and birds are 51 on top of the nfc east and they will host washington and there are reasons for the teams success of course, quarterback carson wentz is one of them throwing 13 touchdown passes this season and only one quarterback has thrown more. And we are teaming up with phl 17 to bring you a full night of football monday night. The special countdown to kickoff airs at 8 00 p. M. Game is at 8 30, watch the eagles face washington monday night at the linc. Here on phl 17. Topping the people scene we get a rare look at home of Johnny Carson on the market for a steep price aloof the beach on malibu, the host lived there for 20 years and bought it in the 80s and sold when he passed away in 2005. Sydney and Caroline Kimmel own its now. Moneyball was one of his blockbuster hits. And its glass walled and has an arboretum with lush gardens and guest house and cliff sideviews and impressive tennis court and pavilion. Right across the way is johnnys famous tennis court that wimbledon gave him he played every day and went to wimbledon every year and one of the most stunning Tennis Courts and pavilions we have ever seen. Now for the price 81. 5 million. It can all be yours. Melissa you are from california. You want to buy that . I have to start saving. Put it on lay away. Exactly. We have nice conditions into the weekend. Ill show what you going on outside. Stormtracker 6 live double scan you see its dry and no issues with precipitation and a good weekend on the way, sky 6 hd we are at Spring Mountain and this time of the year it turns into scream mountain. And you can have the spooky good time as we get closer and closer to halloween. I have checked out the spook and it will get you. As we look at the forecast across the region, so far in philadelphia. This has been the warmest october to date. We have an average temperature right now of 66. 7 degrees and more of the month to come. But so far its coming down as one of the warmest octobers here in philadelphia. Right now in the city we are still above average in at 70 and dew point 36 and winds northwest at 8 Miles Per Hour. And the pressure 30. 21. And its on the rise and good visibility up to ten miles, neighborhood numbers, 71 in lake harmony and 70 in new holland and kirkwood 68 and warminster 69. Down across new jersey, fortescue 71 and same in tuckahoe and the coast in surf city 70 and ewing numbers in the upper 60s. Here is satellite 6 along with action radar its dry and quiet and no issues with precipitation as High Pressure stays in control we have a nice northnorthwesterly win and that is the call for accuweather for the rest of today. Warm this afternoon and High Temperature in the city coming in at 74 and if we hit that well be above the typical daytime high of 65 and clear skies and a cool one, 48 for the overnight low in the suburbs and 54 in philadelphia. Fast forward into the weekend High Pressure stays in control and moves further to the east tomorrow and more in the way of sunshine and a nice return throw from the south sound west by then. And there is that cold front to the west. It heads our way into tuesday. And that comes threat of rain. For the rest of the weekend sunday afternoon its looking good as we have the union at Talon Energy Stadium at 4 00 p. M. Mostly sunny and steady wind 5 to 10 Miles Per Hour. And 76 degrees. And for the finish 69. Here is the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast lots of sunshine today and a pleasant afternoon and High Temperature of 74. Mostly sunny and dry tomorrow. In at 76. And bright and warm on sunday with a High Temperature of up to 76 degrees and monday sunshine and clouds high of 77 monday night the all about the eagles and monday night football take ago on the red skins and staying dry for that game. And on tuesday tracking the troth and periods of rain on the way by then and High Temperature of 72 and upper 60s as we get into wednesday and thursday. Looking good over the weekend. You like haunted houses . I get scared. Okay that means you like them. Night at terror in creamy acre at mullica hill is a large experience, seven haunts that are sure to scarey. Karen rogers shows is terror at every turn. Reporter by day yeem creamy acres in mullica hill is a dairy farm and by night it transforms into your worst nightmare. With terror at every turn. There are seven different spooky attractions. They gave us the first one we have been through and already got scared. My favorite is to be scared. The ride of terror is the most popular. This is no ordinary hayride. With live wired props and special effects bringing to life all sorts of creatures. We have the best animatronics i have ever seen. We have a good crew, welders and motors and mask makers. I have never seen anything to realistic before. Owner ron is scaring people for 20 years. You hear the screams of terror and delight you think, i did my job. So frightening youll find me and my son at the haunted paint ball hayride. For the younger crowd. Where you take aim at the walking dead. Through junk yards and graveyards. High five . Im danny. Youre danny . Im steve. Joseph, im steve. How are you . Nice to meet you sir. No different from everyone else. They just want a job. They want respect and they want dignity. Steve called fairly frantic. You know, he had a premature baby and i think he had just been given the diagnosis that she had down syndrome. Lauren brought out the best in me. She made me a different person. Laurens the spark that started the fire. The goal is keep places like this open so all people, regardless of disability, have an opportunity for employment. Hundreds of seniors were in north philadelphia for the golden annual life fair. It included representatives from city and state agencies to help seniors access information to help them stay healthy productive and financially stable. And also music games and food available. A lot of good things there at temple university. Meteorologist, melissa magee, is back with the accuweather forecast. Looking good today and for tomorrow. 74 degrees in philadelphia. Lots of sunshine and warm this afternoon and above average, we should be closer to 65 for a daytime high. 72 in allentown un73 in reading and cape may 71 and millville 75 and number as we get into saturday and sunday still above average in the upper 70s. Thank you. Here is a look at stories coming up for you on action news begin agent 4 00. The philadelphia Film Festival is in full swing and we sit down with the organizers who dish about the different movies playing. And the home opener for the sixes, well be live as joel embiid and the team look for their first win of the season. Dont forget to join us today for action news at 4 00, 5 00 and 6 00. For melissa magee, david murphy, sara bloomquist, have a nice afternoon well see you right here later today. Announcer dinner is served. Thats right, its an hour of delicious dinner dos and donts guaranteed to blow your mind. Were kicking things off in a big, big way when Actress Gabrielle Union drops by. Then, carlas got a grocery game plan for a simple sweet sensation. Plus, michaels mustknow, musteat, feel good foods. Yeah the party starts right now on the chew. [ cheers and applause ] good afternoon and welcome to the chew. Thank you very much. Michael symon, get your elbows off the table. That is a definite dont. Sorry, clinton
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