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Transcripts For WPVI Action News At 4PM 20171101

Written in arabic he did this in the name of isis. He seems to have followed to a tee the instructions that isis put out on their social media with instructions to their fom followers on how to carry out such an attack. The shadow of the World Trade Center is normally heavy and beefed up even more in the wake of the attack. The people of new york displaying shock and dismay after the worst terror attack since 9 11. Its shocking and horrifying and a popular area it came back since 9 11 and you hope that Something Like this wouldnt happen and to have it happen is really scary. We exercise there, it like could happen to you at any minute. It was very sad. Among those killed in the attack were two americans, nicholas klees. And five argentinians here for a School Reunion and a citizen from belgium. Back to you. Thank you. Yesterdays attack has renewed the debate over the nations immigration laws. On twitter President Trump says that the suspect came from uzbekistan through the visa program that provides u. S. Visas by lottery, its not clear if that claim is true and he calls for tougher vetting and merit based immigration citizens. Diversity lottery sounds nice but its not good. It has not been good. We are against it. During a series of tweets he went out against senator Chuck Schumer blaming the new york democrat for the lottery system and schumer says he was politicizing the tragedy. This is the man the hero officer, the Police Department says that 28yearold ryan nash put an end to the terrorist rampage, Officials Say he demanded that he drop his weapons and when he didnt officer nash shot him in the stomach as he tried to get away and this morning, the mayor says that the city will not be moved by terror and commended the nypds response. I want to commend officer ryan nash, i spoke to him earlier today. And a good, young man, five years on the force. He was very humble but what he did was extraordinary. And gave people such faith and such appreciation in our police force. Nash, is a read of long island he was responding to a call at a high school not far from the World Trade Center when someone reported an accident on the bike path outside. And the nypd is hailing him a hero for stopping the attacker moments after he got out of the truck. The police are stepping up response after the new york city marathon. One of the biggest events in manhattan and will go on as schedule. And if this effort was to make them blink they wont. Its as strong as ever. The marathon in new york city will go on. Life goes on as well. Thank you. Since the attack targeted the bike path people are thinking twice as they use popular trails in our area. And asking the public to increase their vigilance. And Annie Mccormick is along kelly drive with that aspect of the story. Reporter the attack in new york city happened in new york city similar to this part of philadelphia. Kelly drive a place where people run and bike along a busy roadway and officials are reiterating that one of the best offenses against a terrorist attack is the public and if someone sees something suspicious they need to report it. Runners and walkers and bikers thinking today what if what happened in new york happened here. Ats peaceful time for people and for that to be taken away from them our thoughts and prayers with are them and their families. Philadelphia has hundreds of miles of bike and running paths. Just today during the announcement of the Schuylkill River trail expansion, mayor jim kenney announced vulnerabilities that all cities face. You see as good as they are in new york and the Information Networks and their investigations. Things like this continue to happen. And we have to keep on doing our best to cordon it off. Tourist attractions could be considered soft targets and other locations in cities like philadelphia. Today visitors here from around the world saying about aware of a terror is the new normal. You are never safe. I think the police are doing a good job. I feel sorry for the people affected. A lot goes on and we must carry on. You have to be on high alert. You cant avoid it if it happens and that is scary. Last night philadelphia commissioner richard ross telling us we can continue to expect barriers and obvious precautions at big events but for daily life its about staying vigilant. You cant put cement barriers everywhere and blocking vehicles everywhere. In terms of peoples every day living, the not possible to safe guard people in this way every day. And the commissioner said shortly after the attack yesterday Philadelphia Police were in touch with the nypd sharing intel and says on a daily basis, Philadelphia Police get reports from the public of suspicious activity in places and suspicious packages, for those hesitant to call. Make the call and leave it up to police to vet the tip. Reporting live, Annie Mccormick, channel 6 action news. If you see something say something. Thank you. The conk of the new york attack continues online at 6abc. Com. You can read about the investigation and suspect and learn more about the victims and the officer being called a hero today it started chilly month matter where you live. Look at the morning low temperatures. 40 in the city of philadelphia and the rest of us in the 30s like allentown close to the Freezing Point and millville 36 and 38 in wilmington and trenton just 2 degrees above that freezing mark. As we take a look at the winds coming in off the east off the ocean and its warmer and philadelphia to the shore with temperatures right thousand in the 60s. Which is a tad bit above average and only in the 40s in reading and allentown and much cooler thereof to the north and west. Kind of removed from that wind coming off the atlantic. And off to the north and west showers, but most of the concentrated rain is missing our area into central and northern parts of pennsylvania and that will be the track and the track for them as we go into the overnight hours. In the accuweather forecast mild the next few days and going back into the 70s for highs and clouds roll in for part of the weekend and we are tracking a round of rain for next week well chat about all of it coming up in the full accuweather forecast. All right looking forward to that weekend. Chopper 6 hd was in Delaware County where a school bus flew off the road and crashed into the trees. State police now responding to the area on i95 and route 420 in tinicum township. The bus company also sent a safety team to investigate why the driver lost control and we are working it find out how many people were on the bus. And a man is in Critical Condition after a hit and run in bensalem ex. The driver took off leaving the victim laying in the street. Is happened on a busy road where neighbors say speeding is an issue. Reporter a lot of accident in this intersection. News of a pedestrian accident along east street road though tragic did not come as a surprise in warminster. I am not surprised. The traffic is kind of heavy and fast. I heard about an accident down the street a few months back with someone in front of a tractor trailer. The latest accident was more than just that. Police say that 7 45 yesterday evening, they found a hispanic male critically injured and lying in the street. And they quickly learned the 34yearold was hit by a car traveling eastbound. And the driver hadnt pulled over to help. A shame he left them there. I dont know how someone could do Something Like that. Police say that the striking car may be a newer model Hyundai Accent with a missing mirror or damage on the drivers side or a smashed windshield. Keep my eyes open and i run with music so i try to stay alert as best i can. And obviously im paying more attention than most drivers out there. The victim is in critical but stable condition. Warminster police are counting on Surveillance Video from businesses here but the cameras are simply not facing the road. Anyone with information is asked to contact police. All right time for a first f check of the action news traffic report. First afternoon commute of november. It feels like a fresh start. Not off to the best start in a few spots as we try to head home. Westville Gloucester County we are watching an overturned truck this afternoon. The southbound lanes of 295 approaching 47 delsy drive, the two right lanes are blocked bought of the overturned truck and speeds like 32 Miles Per Hour south from the curve and 42 and delays on 295 south, spilling back to 92 itself and 676 and the walt whitman bridge and from new jersey its extra slow because of the flipped over truck along 295. This is the platt bridge not the best choice this afternoon and because eastbound away from the airport a crash up ahead taking out the right lane. Use 95 and the girard point instead. And in center city we are watching a truck accident here on the local vine westbound near Catholic High School approaching broad street. And the turn lane is blocked off because of that crash and the school bus stent on the ramp from 420 to 95 northbound it looks like that cleared out. Lets check the ipad on this hump day afternoon. And landsdowne avenue a block from the Elementary School on lancaster avenue a crash there causing slowing. Well check it again in the next half hour. Still ahead on action news at 4 00, free wifi in philadelphia. Details about the new high tech kiosk being installed across the city and more than 100 guns used in crimes are off the streets in upper darby. What the Police Department is now doing that they are not in the hands of criminals and a big donation to protect firefighters, well explain how a local restaurant is helping the home town heroes. Feast on one of longhorns steakhouse cuts. 12 oz new york strip, centercut flos filet, for a limited time, 14 ounce delmonico. The feeling. The flavor. The place. Longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. Every day, Technology Becomes much more personalized. Like this. And this. ai device welcome home, gary, how was your day. And like this. Introducing specifi, our digital investing platform thats built around you. Just answer a few questions, and specifi will provide a tailored investment portfolio. 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Handguns ak47s and rifles, roughly 125 firearms rounded up in upper darby alone are shipped off to get melted down. The weapons are headed to a trash to steam plant where they will be turned into electricity. Michael chitwood from upper darbybies he says his department has burned between 400 and 500 guns and this collection is the latest to become steam. Our goal is to make sure that these guns never hit the streets again. That is why they will be destroyed. We are not auctioning them off off looking to supplement our budget by selling them to gun dealers. They will be destroyed and that is the end of it. Now, those weapons were either confiscated or collected during guilty pleas, chitwood says that the plant in chester that facilitates the gun burn turns them directly no electricity for the grid some powers up places like atlantic city. New jersey leaders are trying to make the local Drinking Water as safe as it possibly can. Today the department of Environmental Protection is talking about the break down of compound, used to make Firefighting Foam and they can build up in the body overtime and linked to a host of health problems. Its associated with Adverse Health effects including decreased birth weights and increased levels of cholesterol and decreasing responses to vaccines and two types of cancer. The department of Environmental Protection has ordered new testing guidelines and other measures designed to cut the level of the chemicals in the Drinking Water to a tougher stand of 14 parts per trillion. Youll soon see high tech kiosks popping up in philadelphia. To begin insulation of the Free Standing units including free wifi and capability to charge your mobile devices, they are called link phl or links. And allow people to navigate and permit 911 emergency calling and let someone make a call to anywhere in the u. S. They will be installed in center city and University City with no cost to taxpayers. Its really chilly this morning but philadelphia to the south a wind off the water and warm back in the 60s and warmer weather coming tomorrow. As we take a look at the Weather Center here, live on sky 6 hd although its fairly mild in spots this afternoon. We are starting to think winter and we are in the month of november and live on sky 6 hd Spring Mountain here. Still a lot of green obviously. The grass and trees starting to catch color as well. The leaves late in changing color and soon enough, and well be chatting more about skiing and snowboarding. 47 in allentown and reading. Chilly way to the north and west. And all along philadelphia and wilmington and trenton are in the 60s right now and that is mimicked all the way to the shore and the numbers a tad bit above normal for the first day of november. As we go through the evening and early overnight hours, very mild temperatures staying in the upper 50s and again its all relative because our normals are much lower than that 59 degrees at 11 00 tonight. And then again it kicks way up here as we get into the day tomorrow. So we are beginning the month of november kind of where october left off. In fact, we take a look at the top four warmest octobers this year ranked second warm et in philadelphias history. 2007 was the warmest 64. 5 the arm temperature for the month and look at the daytime highs and nighttime lows we were below that for this year and 1971 ranked three at 36. 5 degrees. Satellite and radar sprinkles north and west of philadelphia and helped to keep the temperatures lower up towards the Lehigh Valley and most showers are well to the north of allentown and a spitting drop here or there. And again the overnight lows tonight 55 in philadelphia. And 52 wilmington and 53 in millville. And 59 in cape may. Again way above the average and in fact the normal high sits and 61 or so degrees this time of year. And we are up to 74 degrees tomorrow afternoon. The clouds in the morning and breaking for sun going into the afternoon and a nice tie on tap for tomorrow and into tomorrow evening, if you head down to the linc for the temple and navy game partly cloudy and comfortable and 67 to start by the Fourth Quarter temperatures at 63 degrees, your four day at 4 00, mid70s tomorrow and again here on friday and friday 76 with sun and just a few clouds and we kick it way down over the weekend saturday partly sunny and looking brighter saturday and turn the clocks back into saturday night and then on sunday clouds and drizzle and temperatures around 67 degrees so not all that bad as we head into the beginning of the upcoming weekend guys. Adam thank you. 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