Morning. It is friday night, and the big story on action news tonight is tentative agreement between new jersey transit, and its rail workers. There will be no strike. The workers have threatened to walk off the job at 12 01 sunday morning after a dispute that has been going on for five years. The agreement averts agencys first strike in 30 years, on the Atlantic City and river link lines. Governor Chris Christie said tonight that he was confident that they would a avoid a strike. I never felt, as if we were in danger of a strike or a lock out because i really felt like everyone was, showing good faith, and you can tell i have been in enough negotiationness my life you can tell when people are spoiling for a fight. Neither side was spoiling for a fight. Christie said there will be no cuts in service a and no fare hike until at least summer of 2017. What was supposed to be a donald trump rally erupted in chaos and violence tonight in the city of chicago. This was the scene at the univer
And that man we understand was 80 years old. Fox5s Melanie Alnwick iswick there. She has an update on this onhi Death Investigation. Estigation. Mel, good morning. Me reporter hey, goodor morning, steve and allison. A lot of this infveormation not confirmed by meals, much of iteo coming to us from neighbors in n the area. Are we can tell that you fairfax frf county police have been heren h since just a little after 1 oclock this morning. And then all of the news crews arrived here probably a little a bit about 4 oclock. They are pretty much wrappingtt up the investigation here fortia what they can do on riverniv drive. Dr this is an enclave of home inf e the mason neck area about 200ut homes here, very big very b properties, many of them the this house in particular wherele the incident happened ispene bordering the Potomac River overlooking the Potomac Riveracv and police do tell us that the man was found in the backyardacr suffering in their wordsir words trauma to the upper they als
Spoke tonight. I want to thank all the people of new Jersey Transit and our negotiator and the Union Representation for maintaining good faith negotiations throughout, all the talks and for averting what could have been a very difficult troublesome work stoppage. The agreement will now be voted on by the more than 4,000 members of the rail union. Two lanes i name were shut down tonight due to smoke drifting over on to the highway. Chopper he three over the brush fire this was the scene just south of levick street near the taconypalmyra bridge in the northeast earlier. That fire is now out. The cause is under clear. Tonight police are searching for a man wanted for a sex assault in northeast philadelphia. Take look at this sketch of the suspect. Police say a 22yearold woman was walking on rhawn at winchester wednesday night when the man approached her from behind, taped her mouth shut, cuffed her wrists to her ankles and forced her into the woods. If you recognize this man, call police.
And, couple spotty showers, the mist and rest of this morning, creeks up toward northern bucks county and Lehigh Valley we have heavy rainfall coming down in a short period of time. Throughout the morning steady rain end, a few left over showers this afternoon overall rain from a half inch to an inch and a half, depend where you are, and watch out for ponding on the roads, area of dense fog,. 3 of a mile visibility in wilmington, it is okay in philadelphia so keep that in mind when traveling. It is mile. Sixty in philadelphia. Sixtyone in dover. We are on our way up to 60 degrees. Now we will bring back a arctic air mass for a week. Nicole back to you. Justin, thank you. Power ball fever continues this morning, in one matched, and, nearly 950 milliondollar jackpot, there were several match five numbers soso we will get to those in a second. Jackpot for wednesdays drawing the week. Reporter im sure all of the pennsylvania and new jersey are, and the eyes are big and so are the the dream
Today 62. And this is what dawn is talking about. A downward spiral for sunday and monday as far as the temperatu temperatures concerned. Right now its 58. So far in philadelphia nothing measurable in the way of precipitation just light showers in the wind is calm. Elsewhere temperatures falling fast in the pocono mountains 39. No doubt theyll be making snow tonight. Wilmington 58. Millville stepping out a few showers tonight and 59 degrees. As you plan possibly a trip to the airport tonight, a few passing showers. The temperature around 56 degrees. By 9 00 p. M. , clouds and mild. 54 degrees. By the 11 00 oclock hour a few scattered showers temperature 52. This rain will linger into tomorrow and two more days of rain coming this week. It will ab different start to the month of december. More on that witness seven day forecast later in the broadcast. Dawn . All right, sounds like we need to keep our umbrellas handy. Kathy. The warm weather is certainly bringing a lot of people out to e