Doesnt change fast he wont stick around. I will not be here. Okay no word on exactly what was taken but again this is boyds they sell high end merchandise and we are told a lot of it was stolen. Bob brooks, channel 6 action news. Thank you for that report. Well, the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike is back open northbound tonight after a big crash shut down the lanes for nine hours, it happened at 5 30 this morning between landsdale and quakertown. Four tractor trailers and at least one other vehicle crashed causing a massive pileup. Only one person was hurt and they are expected to be okay fortunately. But the crash hurt the commute, forcing the northbound traffic off the landsdowne exit. Philadelphia police have now identified a 70yearold charged in connection with a shooting in rittenhouse square. He is charged as an adult turned himself in over the weekend, according to police he and another man were trying to commit a robbery in the park and a third man tried to st
We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. We wont be distracted no matter what our opponents throw at us. We are just getting warmed up. Right . The Clinton Campaign fires back at the director of the fbi. You slammed fbi director comey for going long on innuendo and light on facts. To throw into the campaign 11 days out with a break with a president is inappropriate. Hillary clinton is not the victim, by the way. You, the american people, are the victims of this corrupt system. Another powerful earthquake rattled central italy. This tremendouser, the strongest since 1980. The weeklong manhunt in oklahoma is now over. Michael vance has been killed by officers after a shootout. A kaw plcar plowed into a racing fans in Martinsville Speedway in virginia. The injuries were minor. I heard the wind go behind me and then heard screams. A plane did tack off in ft. Lauderdale after it was cleared. A close call at a chinese zoo after he climbed into the gia
Those are the winds that came through with the strong storms yesterday afternoon. The storms are long gone but the wind will stay with us into the early afternoon hours. It will slowly come down. Winds of 15 miles an hour in philadelphia. Theyre starting to die down in allentown, 13 mileanhour breeze in wilmington. That has delivered temperatures in the 40s this morning, down to 46 in new jersey, 47 in the suburbs and 48 for philadelphia. Youll need your sunglasses and probably ai jackeajacket. Youll find 50s in new jersey and for philadelphia and the suburbs as well. Lets take a closer look at the trick or treating forecast when i come back in a few minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has your first alert traffic. Were watching an accident scene on 95. Our cameras around broad street. On the northbound side of 95 around broad. This is traffic moving closer towards the Center City Area or maybe the vine street expressway. So northbound lanes are blocked right now. You can see slowly two
Cct connect will operate. Some 400,000 riders depend on the transit system. We caught up with the mayor and governor late this afternoon on their take on the impending strike. Were there to help. Weve been in Constant Contact with both the septa folks and the union folks urging them to stay at it. Hundreds i think hundreds of thousands of people in the city of philadelphia who depend on septa and a strike would be a disaster. Reporter Governor Wolf also expressed concerns about the approaching election now just one week from tomorrow. He said he is hopeful the two sides can reach an agreement within the few hours they have left before midnight tonight. Live in center city, im Sarah Bloomquist channel6 action news. All right, sarah, everyone watching the clock on this. Meantime commuters across the area are doing what they can to prepare for the impacts of a possible strike. Ly but as the news spreads, frustration are quickly growing. You dont want to work for septa dont work for septa.
Day. Septa says 56,000 kids in philadelphia ride septa to get to school. Roughly 30,000 to district schools, almost 21,000 to charters. The archdiocese was unable to provide us with a number today. Yellow school buses in philadelphia will continue to operate. Septa strike or no strike. But a walkout would ground he city buses, trolleys, the subway and el. It normally takes two transfers for this student to get from southwest to her school at broad and spring garden. If there is a strike my plan is to try to make it but if i dont make it ill just email my teachers. Reporter and theyll send you the information. I didnt feel the School District was unable to tell us if any of its schools had developed any carpool or other alternate plans. But mathematics civic and Science Charter School was preparing. Parents calling staffers today were told the school would open early and close late to accommodate dropoffs and pickup. With many of its kids normally using the subway to get to school, it s