in north philadelphia. wolf is making to help corbett the first governor in pennsylvania's modern political history to lose a re-election bit. >>> meanwhile, tom corbett will get campaign help from new jersey governor chris christie. christie stumped for the fell -- fellow republican governor in montgomery county. corbett win will send him back to harrisburg for another four years. >> in the last days before election day, tom corbett is closing in on his opponent tom wolf that's according to the franklin and marshall poll. the poll released friday shows wolf with 53% of the vote. corbett has gained ground with 40%. 5% are undecided. education and taxes are the issues that voters say are the most important to them in the race. election day is november 4. voters in new jersey cast their ballots at 6:00 a.m. polls open at 7:00 a.m. in pennsylvania and delaware. polls close at 8:00 p.m. across the tri-state area. you can rely on "action news" and 6abc.com to track the results as we get them. go to 6abc.com/election for profiles of the candidates. >>> an 18-year-old boy is fighting for

. 56 degrees in allentown and reading. same thing in philadelphia. even numbers north an south, atlantic city the leading the pack at 57 degrees, there's not much difference if you go outside to the north on south. i have a facebook follower cynthia in middletown, delaware, who reports quite a bit of cloud cover. you can see it on satellite. philadelphia to the north lots of sun. more clouds off to the north. we'll have sun and clouds, it depends on where you are at any given moment how much sun you see. allentown, 57 degrees, cool, but average for this time of year. we'll go for 58 in atlantic city, as well. more clouds further down along the coast toward the south than up north. in philadelphia a high of 59 degrees. again, a mix of sun and clouds, breezy conditions, breezes running 10 to 20 miles per hour throughout the afternoon. jacket weather not as bad as yesterday partly cloudy and chilly, 43 is the overnight low. you'll see the winds die down. we'll see them in single digits later this afternoon and tonight. 555 degrees by 4:00. sun setting around 4:30. 59 degrees, kind

, walter. reporting live in north philadelphia tonight kenneth moton "channel 6 action news." >> all right. thank you, kenneth. don't forget to make time tuesday to cast your ballot. in new jersey polls open 6 a.m. and in pennsylvania and delaware doors open at 7 atale. polls open 8 p.m. in all three states. tuesday, volunteers from the league of women voters will be here at 6abc from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and to answer questions about the polls and voting procedures and taking information from possible voting irregularities. the hot line number to call is 877-940-6222. >> stay with "action news" election night for complete coverage of all the big races and we will have live digital updates throughout the knight on 6abc.com. >> and a 9 year was hospitalized this afternoon after falling out of a second story window in west philadelphia. police and medics rushed to the scene on 54 and norfolk street 2 p.m.. the child was rushed to children's hospital. no word yet on the child's condition. >>> a new castle county man is now charged with manslaughter after the pregnant woman he's accused of a

a north philadelphia street. the action cam was at temple university hospital where the victim arrived in a bmw after 2:30. the two windows were shattered by at least four bullets. police say the teen was sitting in the back seat of the car on the ten hund block of west -- ten hundred block of west tioga street. the wounded teen was able to tell the driver he was shot in the head. the car was rushedz -- rushed to temple where he was taken into surgery. >>> a parent alerted authorities after their 13-year-old found a two inch long razor blade in the wrapper of a miniature candy bar. >> a box culture knife fell out of it. >> i think it's crazy to go and ruin an innocent holiday and kids dress up, and you have to worry about razor blade. >> the child got the candy from a neighbor that's what startling to everyone. >> police said it is not clear if the candy wrapper was open and resealed and what house it came from. >>> residents in tioga noticed a problem at 9:00. the building is at broad an eerie. officials from licenses and snmtions are on the scene. they say they don't think th

in north philadelphia. they managed to get the fire out in about 15 minutes. the injured firefighter is being checked out at temple university hospital there's no word on what caused the fire. >> campaign 2014 is in the final stretch. both candidates for pennsylvania governor brought out the big guns for a last-mineraly to help get out -- last minute mineraly to get out the vote. >> he's not a professional politician, else somebody who knows how to create jobs, knows how to start a business and serve the public. else in it for the right reasons. >> reporter: the president brought presidential power to the liacouras i can't center to energize the democratic stronghold. >> pennsylvania is open for business for everybody. [applause] >> not just a favored few crohn's everybody. >> reporter: in bucks county, the loud and tell like it is stumped for his neighbor, the first in the adequate trying to not to lose re-election. >> democrats are not coming out and not excited, they are not excited about their own candidates. they are not excited about tom wolf in pennsylvania. let me

north philadelphia a woman was struck by two cars while crossing broad at tioga this happened 4 a.m.. the first car stopped. but the second fled the scene. the victim remains in extremely critical condition at temple university hospital. >> and it's the kind of thing that always lingers in the back of parents' mind this time of year. today police in montgomery county are trying to find out how a raise or blade got inside a piece of wrapped candy for a young trick are treater last night. live in you to amen son with the story, kenneth. >> walter, halloween is big deal for the community. they get into the spirit as they can see behind me. hearing a raise or blade was found in candy can rattle parents. >> with a possible trick and treat not only illegal it could seriously have armed harmed a child in the you to men sing community. >> i opened it up and like a box cutter knife or raise or blade fell out of it. >> what did you think. >> i was scared why would someone do this. >> the razor was in wrapper of miniture necessarily crunch bar after trick or treating woodlawn and walnut lane.

north philadelphia overnight. the 18-year-old was sitting in a car on the 100 block, make that the ten hundred block of west tioga with another teen when someone drove up and opened fire. the 18-year-old was struck in the head and being treated at temple university hospital. >>> the wells fargo center is a multipurpose center and today it become a medical center. these young athletes were screened from head to toe and over the past three years this event has gotten credit for detecting a number of conditions including concussion and heart murmurs. >>> more than a thousand people braved the wind and cold for lung cancer. nydia han emceed the free to breathe. proceeds from the events go to research and education programs. >> new englanders were hunkered down always nor'easter pounded the region. heavy snows and high winds put 14,000 homes in the dark in central maine. along coastal massachusetts driving wind and ocean spray made it difficult to see, let alone to drive. inland they needed snow removal teams to clear the field for the potatoes bronco also game. >> jeff skeverski return

philadelphia. crews say the flames were inside the walls of this home on the 2200 block of north camack street before midnight. firefighters had the fire under control in 15 minutes, but one of them had to go to temple university hospital to get checked out. no word on his condition this this morning. >> i'm at the big board with full election day coverage. one of the biggest battles in the area is the race for governor of pennsylvania. both men saw a big boost over the weekend from political heavyweights. president obama stumped for wolf inside the liacouras center in philadelphia. corbett got help from chris christie in ivy land. christie said corbett can come from behind and win if republicans get out to vote. >> he is a sin -- sincere person, he is not a profession politician, he knows how to create jobs and serve the public. >> democrat also are not coming out -- democrats are not coming out, they are not excited, they are not excited about their own candidates, and they should not be. they were not excited about tom wolf in pennsylvania. let me tell you what's going to ham on tuesday nig

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bizarre story about an attempted eviction from north philadelphia. from the air an ground you can see crime scene tape. looking at the video if we have it? -- we do not have that video. there was crime scene tape on west sedgley. the reason that the sheriff's deputy found the couple that they were looking for and a number of booby-traps. john laurijohn is live at the s. >>reporter:this is an odd one. there was the making of five booby-traps. they involved shotgun shells. it's unlikely that they would explode if they were triggered. the bomb squad arrived at 2:30. they reported finding an additional explosive device. they searched and found the makes for four booby-traps. two were rigged. >> they were two shotgun shells booby-traps and they were disarmed and were not functioned as designed but the intent was there. >>reporter:it began with a court-authorized victim of a couple identified as roland and sharlene mcvicker. the police were called and animal control agents to pick up the couples' dogs. his devices were set up to keep out thieves. >> we have no reason to believe they were pl

cloud cover to the east and there's some forming in philadelphia and north and west. generally speaking it's a bright start and staying with a sun and clouds mix today. we're off to a chilly start, 39 degrees in philadelphia. allentown in the mid 30s and 30-degree readings in trenton, millville and dover. winds starting to pick up to 14 miles per hour. bundle up this morning it will feel chillier than the temperature would otherwise indicate. as we head to the school bus there's the 39 on action act app on your smart phone. the high is 59 degrees. when i step inside we've got a milder day for election day and then some rain arriving later in the workweek. details coming up. >> reporter: all right, dave, we thought we would take a camera tour since it's nice and bright out there. this is southbound traffic heading toward center city jamming from past academy to ben franklin bridge to girard. here's a look at the roosevelt boulevard at ridge avenue that's southbound trask a traffic, a little southbound building volume as you head toward the schuylkill expressway. in chester count

in north philadelphia, ken, "action news" at 10 on phl17, sarah. >> kenneth, thank you. don't forget to make time tuesday to cast your ballot. in new jersey, polls open at 6 a.m. in pennsylvania, and delaware, the doors open at 7 a.m. polls close at 8 p.m. in all three states. >>> other news tonight a drive by shooting seriously injured a teenager in north philadelphia overnight. and the 18-year-old was sitting inside a car on the 1000 block of west tioga street with another teenager when someone drove up and opened fire. the victim was struck in the head. he's being treated at temple university hospital. no arrests in this case so far. >> a 9-year-old was hospitalized this afternoon after falling out of a second story window in west philadelphia. police and medics rushed to the scene at 54 and norfolk streets around 2 p.m.ch the child was rushed to children's hospital. no word yet on the victim's condition. >>> a new castle county man is charged with manslaughter aft pregnant woman he's accused of asawlingt last month died from her injuries. 24-year-old fernando flores was arrested

-traps found in a north philadelphia warehouse today. the incident started a the 11:15 during a court-ordered eviction of a couple in the 1800 block of west sedgley avenue. roland and sharlene mcvicker talked about the traps. the workers boarding up the building for its new owners discovered another explosive device. [♪] >>> it is election day tomorrow. nationally the big story is which party will end up controlling the senate? the big race is the contest for governor of pennsylvania. vernon the race that is gardening the most attention? >>reporter:indeed it is the main event. both contenders are traveling the state today. this past weekend talking two things, taxes and turnout. as you take a look at the polling place in a charter school. the level of turnout will be key of tomorrow night's outcome. that is one of many places that it takes place. >> are we going to win tomorrow? >> yes. >> thank you. >>reporter:a gop stronghold. and republican stars came to stand with him meehan and pat toomey. with corbett still running behind he is preaching to the choir. and tom wolf is a favorit

found in a north philadelphia warehouse yesterday. it all started during a court ordered eviction of a couple in the 1800 block of west sedgley avenue. rowland and shirley mick vicar reportedly told investigators traps were set up to discourage trespassers. >> warning about an invasive bug in two berks county communities. the spotted lantern fly has turned up in pike and district townships. the bug is native to some asian countries. officials say it could threaten pennsylvania's fruit and logging industries. there's a general kwan 19 both of those townships which restricts the movement of materials that could spread the bugs. that includes firewood yard waist and construction we've tweeted out some pictures of this lantern fly so you can check it out. >> it's 6:27. a student shot at a local college campus. >> a car crashes into a local police station that also happens to serve as a polling place. happens to serve as a polling place. what voters need know steak & eggs. steak & eggs! steak & eggs. steak & eggs? steak & eggs. boom. dunkin's angus steak and egg sandwich is oven-toasted and

morning, an 18-year-old man is fighting for his life he was shot while sitting in a car in north philadelphia. the action cam was at temple university hospital where the victim arrived in a bmw after 2:30. the two windows of the drivers side of the car were shattered by bullets. the man was sitting in the car on west tioga treat when someone opened fire and shot him in the head and handle. the victim is in surgery. >>> happening today, the ben franklin bridge shut down for a charity run. the cooper nor cross charity run begins at 8:30. the bridge will be off limits from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. participants will make their way across the bridge to philadelphia and back over the bridge to south jersey. mlk boulevard will be blocked for the run an walk. proceeds benefits the lark school to help young people with various disabilities. >> the eagles coming off a stunning loss in arizona. the.com texas defense is led by jj watts a pro boweller. >> he is a hard guy to get a bead on, he has different ways to set the run, and attack an offensive line. >> we don't care who we're playing we're pl

while sitting in a car on a north philadelphia street. the action cam was at temple university hospital where the victim arrived in a bmw after 2:30. the two windows on the drivers side of the car were shattered by bullets. the young man was sitting in the car on the 1000 block of west tioga street when someone opened fire and hot -- shot him in the head and handles. the car raced to temple university hospital and the victim is now in surgery. >> the run the bridge 10k and 2-mile walk against at 8:30. the bridge will be off limits for drivers 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. proceeds benefit the lark school and it's mission to help young people with various disabilities. >> the eagles coming off a stunning loss in arizona have to stop a one-two punch in houston. the texans defense led by pro bowler. >> he is a hard guy to get a bead on what's going to do. he has a lot of different moves and ways to set the run and different ways to you know attack an offensive line. we don't care who we're playing we're playing our offense. >> you don't have a bead when you can and when you can't in terms of

showing up one north and west of philadelphia. i'm going to lose this umbrella. another one just off the coast of atlantic city. so we're going to zoom into the one in the northwestern suburbs first. you can see all the yellows andd oranges doylestown and green lane as you head up the northeast extension, it will be a slow go as we see the pockets of rainfall. we get into new castle county and delaware. wilmington, same thing. lots of heavy rain. the last batch is pushing into atlantic city as i speak. we're picking up the organs and reds that's where it's pushing into sea isle city and avalon in the next half-hour. temperatures along with the rain, chilly allentown 45 degrees. philadelphia, 46. poconos 41. millville, 47 and a pair of 50s for the boardwalk in atlantic city and sea isle city, as well. accuweather says find something indoors to do. damp and windy, high of 49 degrees. you factor in the winds it will feel like the upper 30s and low 40s throughout the day. it's not a nice start to the weekend, tomorrow looks better, but we'll have windchills in the 20s in parts of the are

. a lot of chilly numbers philadelphia up to the north. wilmington holding on to 40. there are spots closer to the shore, that are milder, millville, 4 degrees. i'll bring in always on day planner for those watching in hd. we have clouds popping through. event e eventually the clouds to the northwest will ride in. it will be bright. allentown, breezy conditions and cool. 58 degrees. down the shore, similar story, sun and clouds, breezy and cool high of 58 degrees. in philadelphia, we'll go for a high of 59 this afternoon. sun and clouds, chilly conditions, wind out of the west/northwest at 20 miles per hour. probably picking up a little bit after sunrise. as we roll through the day, 42 by 8:00. 51 by 11:00. 58 by 2:00 high of 59 likely around 2:30 or 3, before we see the temperatures fall quickly before we head toward our earlier sundown, 54 degrees by 5:00 p.m. this afternoon. electric day, it will be a pretty day, sun and clouds, we'll call it partly sunny yourself. overall. temperatures not too bad, by noon we'll be in the mid 60s in philadelphia. later in the afternoon we might b

autografts and on campus event is meant to give kids in north philadelphia a safe place to trick or treat. >> and up next on this full hour of "action news" at 10, another rocket failure and this time the crash took a life. >> and tomorrow is of course, not plaque friday but retailers are hoping that you don't notice. they're offering deals early and we mean really early. >> one "action news" er er knows how to get into the halloween spirit we'll let the video speak how to get into the halloween spirit we'll let the video speak for revealed through the work of its scholars and graduates. it has inspired strength and purpose. an enduring symbol of passion and excellence that is not static, but moves among us. a feeling...a shared experience, a reminder that we are connected for life. we are penn state, making our mark on the world. investigation is underway tonight into what caused space tourism mark tote xlod during a test flight today. one pilot was killed and another injured. the virjible gal aktic rocket fell from the sky 120 miles north of los angeles. a setback for commercial s

mainly offshore this pushes off north and east affecting areas of new england later tonight and into sunday. we'll go in tighter. stormtracker 6 double scan street-level showing you we have a little light precipitation for philadelphia and the bulk down across areas in sea side heights and atlantic city and cape may. this moisture will slowly pull away during the overnight hours. and as the storm pulls on out winds pick up on the backside. some peak and current wind gusts 28 miles an hour in philadelphia and gusts if wilmington 33 and gust 25 miles an hour in allentown. talking about what's head in the next 24 hours. shores move out. the cold air if you have not felt is settling in for the second half of the weekend and turning windy with wind chills tomorrow afternoon in the 30s and 40s. we'll take a closer look at that forecast with the accuweather 7-day. walter. >> tack to you then. thank you, melissa stay on top of changing weather situation with 6abc.com. visit 6abc.com/weather for stormtracker 6 radar hourly and 7-day forecasts and latest video from "action news" meteorologist

not all day heavy rain but we'll have on and off showers heaviest east of philadelphia and continuing into the afternoon 5:00 drying out in north east suburbs. it's not a washout of a week. this low pressure moves way surprised. sunshine is back. problem though is subbed we'll be dealing with extremely strong whipped gusts. future tracker showing 8:30 sunday morning run the ben franklin bridge race. i will be there and we're looking at wind gusts 38 miles an hour in philadelphia and even into the afternoon. wind gusts around 35 miles an hour. so the wind chills on sunday will be 32 to 42 degrees and definitely bundle up. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast tomorrow, raw, rainy, high of 52 don't forgot fall back one hour saturday night as daylight savings time ends. plenty of sunshine and high of 50. whipped chills in the morning 32 and in the afternoon only 42. on monday temperatures began to rebound. 57 degrees monday and tuesday much warmer 65 perhaps few showers monday night to thursday morning. 65 is high and sunshine is back and cooler of 59 degrees. good news we

young girl were inside the home on the 4500 block of north 15th street in philadelphia's logan section. fortunately nobody was hit, the shooter is on the run armed with an ar-15 assault rival. >>> children in barrett county were able to celebrate halloween after all. the town canceled halloween while cop killer eric frein was on the run. his capture put halloween back on. parents say after being worried to go outside for seven weeks, they really enjoyed the night. >> this is eric frein moments after he was charged with murder yesterday. he made his first court appearance on charges of shooting two state troopers killing one seven weeks ago. he was captured on the grounds of an abandoned resort in tanersville. people yelled to him asking him if he was sorry for his actions. frein is being held in a maximum security cell. sharrie williams has more on his capture. >> reporter: for seven weeks law enforcement agencies combed the wooded area in the poconos but on day 49 a mundane grid walk became monumental. >> i caught movement in the high grass. >> reporter: u.s. marshal scot mowkowsky wa

remember fiss the attackers vehicle should contact burlington police. >> and a house in philadelphia is riddled with bullet holes tonight after someone fired into the front windows where the family was sleeping inside. it happened along the 4500 block of north 15 street in logan section of city. the gunman fired at least four shots at the front door and windows on both floors. a 4-year-old girl and 3 adults were in second floor bedrooms at the time and nobody was injured. >> federal investigators are now in california working to determine what led to that accident that destroyed a prototype space tourism rocket. 39-year-old michael always bury died when the space craft probing uv during a test flight yesterday 30,000 feet over the desert. copilot was able to deploy as parachute. virgin gal aktic said commercial space travel is challenging product and safety remains the top prior tixt. >> this is the biggest program carried out to commercial agency and we want to ensure this never happens to the public. >> a federal investigation is underway. >> national average is employee $3 for the