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" reporter, kenneth moten has new information only the investigation, he joins us live at philadelphia police headquarters. kenneth. >> reporter: sarah, homicide detectives say they are questioning the person of interest. the mother of the three-year-old victim went down to the street to get her hair done and didn't come back. >> if you know any information say something. this was the scene of anger and sadness in grays ferry. community leaders speaking out, upset residents expressing their frustration. philadelphia police say shots were fired on this morocco on south etting street friday night. the result, 3-year-old tynirah borum was struck in the chest and killed. >> i heard gunshots, i was asking everybody where my baby was at, and nobody say nothing, and somebody came over and say she got hit. saturday, the mother was back in the neighborhood where two men got into an argument one pulled out a gun and opened fire on his target a 22-year-old man shot in the in the head. with bullets flying, three others were hit including tynirah borum who was sitting on the porch getting her hair

the company will take full responsibility. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that report. >>> abc's "world news" with david muir will, of course, have much more on tracy morgan's conditions as well as accident. we alerted to the updates of the incident as it unfolded on the 6abc news app you can find continuing coverage. story, you can find photos and pictures from his star-studded career. the news app is free for your apple and android devices. >>> a port richmond man said he owes his life to his neighbors after being attacked by his dogs. >> reporter: the port richmond neighborhood watched in horror as the other than was attacked by the pitbull bit seven times. else crediting his neighbors with saving his life. >> reporter: 37-year-old louis rodriguez hugged his named. he showed up after his pregnant attacked her and the 10-year-old followed her lead. leech picked up a steel rod. i whopped him. >> across the street, she told him to join in. >> she said they are killing. you got to do something. >> reporter: he grabbed another rod and the two kept hitting the

police in southwest philadelphia are trying to to find out how and why it happened. kenneth moten has the latest on the victim's condition. >> reporter: it was a little boy's two story fall from the home and into an alley that had the police on the scene searching for answer. >> i can't imagine like my baby falling out the window. >> reporter: the call came in saturday morning when the 4-year-old boy somehow managed to fall out of a wood on the second floor of the house on the 5400 block of malcom street. >> you couldn't tell if he was like alive. >> reporter: but he was. paramedics rushed the boy to the children appear -- children's hospital in critical condition. neighbors say other children live in the home and they believe they are well-taken care of. investigators have not released details on the parents' whereabouts or who was inside the house. >> i'm so hurt because the family is so quiet, they take care of children, she always walking them. >> reporter: the special victims unit was on the scene typical when it's a case involving a child. they spoke with family members and took

up in flames in a three-alarm blaze overnight. kenneth moten joins us live from the scene with the details, kenneth. >> reporter: well, eva, we just got an update from the fire commissioner moments ago let me step aside and show you the scene on the the 6500 block of gestner street. you can see the damaged row homes. i want to give you that address, 6500 block gestner street. the fire commissioner confirmed four small children are dead. the fire broke out at 3:00 a.m. here. the fire spread to 8 homes. once again, the tragedy is the lives lost. 24-year-old girls we have learned are twins, a 4-year-old boy and 1-month-old boy were killed. two 11-year-old girls treated for smoke at the scene. and one woman treated by 1th district for smoke inhalation. the fire broke out at the 3:00 a.m. hour in southwest philadelphia. we understand it was fast-moving on this block. we understand that the children were trapped inside. people tried to get them out. the witnesses told us they were working as fast as possible to get the children out, but they could not reach them. firefighters rushed to t

, kenneth moten joins us live from the scene with all the details. kenneth. >> reporter: eva we got an update moments ago, there are 40 people who were displayed by -- displaced by the fire that killed four children. this is an active scene on gestner street. you can see the charred row homes, 8 houses were destroyed, but every home on that side of the block has been evacuated. the fires broke auto at 3:00 a.m. two four-year-old girls and a 4-year-old boy and 1-month-old boy was killed. a mother was able to jump out a window, but firefighters were not able to to get to the children. >> within minutes, like pretty quickly, that's why the house, i don't know which one was the main one on fire, i know it started spreading out left to right, basically the firemen came and got them real quick. i want to come back here live to the scene where i have the american red cross and director right now, rene hughes, give us an update of those who have been displaced? >> there are 40 families displaced. we have a shelter open at bartram. 62nd street. we have spiritual care and mental health care. sun

homes went up in flames in a three-alarm blaze overnight. kenneth moten joins us live from the scene with all the details, kenneth? >> reporter: and eva, the details are still coming in at this hour. early this morning we were able to confirm the death of the four small children. take a look at the devastating and active scene on the 6500 block of gestner street in southwest philadelphia. the fire ripped through 8 row homes and displaced 40 people. firefighters got the call around 3:00 a.m. they were able to get here quickly, because their fire station is literally around the corner. several people were able to get out, the four children, the age also are heartbreaking, 4-year-old twin girls and 4-year-old boy and 1-month-old boy died in the fire. the mother of the twins was watching after her girls and the other children was able to jump out the building, and was treated for smoke. the woman and the children were from liberia, africa. >> it's shocking everybody. we will pray for them, it's so bad, everybody -- [crying]. >> reporter: obviously a lot of emotional people out here at th

scandal. kenneth moten explains why. >> reporter: the president has been on the job since may, why does he now review the report. members on the board continue to fight about the investigation and three years later joe paterno supporters are trying to clear his name. the nittany lions are bowl eligible for the first time since 2011. the ncaa lifted the sanctions after the scathing report after the way the school handled the jerry sandusky scandal. >> it is more special the fact that we had 49 seniors that stayed around the program when the university and the community and the football program needed them most. >> it's a huge day for the program, for everything that we've been through, it's great that we can get the program back to where i think it should be. i.it's the president who is make be headlines who promised to tackle and review the freeh report along with the supporting materials produced during the course of the investigation. the content of the report led to questions about some in the penn state community. he came to penn state in may long after the 2012 commissioned re

of the suspect that may be released soon. kenneth moten already knows what it shows. >> reporter: saturday night there was a little more caution in the air in popular rittenhouse square after the beating and rape of a 26-year-old woman on spruce near 19th. >> you hear about that it's a rude awakening that you have to watch your surroundings and know who is around you. >> reporter: philadelphia police svu say after 1:30 surveillance video shows a man on a bike stalking a young woman who was alone. he scurld the bike on the sidewalk before sneaking up behind her. he didn't have a weapon, but strong armed the victim into a third floor apartment where he sexually assaulted her. >> my parents wanted me to live here because it's the safest neighborhood in philadelphia. >> reporter: the victim was a doctor at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. she was out at a bar. crime scene investigators dusted for fingerprints carried out bags of evidence and retraced the stems of the victim looking for surveillance video. those who live here say this is another reminder of the lurking

may be released soon. kenneth moten already knows what it shows. >> reporter: saturday night there was a little more caution in the air in popular rittenhouse square after the beating and rape of a 26-year-old woman on spruce street near 19th. >> you hear about that, it's a rude awakening, you have to watch your surroundings. >> reporter: philadelphia police svu say surveillance video shows a man on the bike stalking a woman who was alone. he secured his bike on the sidewalk before sneaking up behind. it appears he didn't have a weapon, but strong armed the victim into a third floor apartment where he sexually assaulted her. >> my parents wanted me to live, because it's the safest neighborhood in in philadelphia. >> reporter: the victim is a doctor at the hospital of university of pennsylvania. she was out with friends at a bar. crime scene investigators carried out bags of evidence from the apartment ascertain retraced the steps of the victim looking for surveillance video. many say this is the reminder of the lurking dangers. >> i won't walk around alone. >> reporter: the young v

jersey, kenneth moten has that story. >>> sky6 live hd looking over wilmington this morning, a chilly start, eagles fans put on the layers, several of them, meteorologist chris sowers with his gloves in check. >> reporter: do you know where your gloves are. >> i have no idea where my gloves are. not the first clue. >> reporter: some of the locations are 3 to 4 degrees above freezing, that's chilly stuff. let's go live on sky 6. it's a chilly morning, temperatures have fallen back into the 30s and 40s now across a large portion of the delaware valley. even the city, take a look at the number in center city. we're down to 43 degrees. it's the coldest air that we've seen in 6 months in philadelphia. wilmington, 41. lancaster is now down to 38. they are at the freezing mark of 32 in the poconos. 37 in reading, 42 in trenton. millville, a nice, comfortable 39 degrees. wow, it's a chilly start to your sunday. it's thanks to that unusually cold air mass that we were tracking across the great lake states. here's the cold front over my shoulder that's produced yesterday's moisture. temperature

work. kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: nearly 24 hours after septa regional rail cars stopped running, the operators were coming off the picket line. saturday evening president obama used his federal hand to push the transportation agency and unions blet and iebw back to the table. >> the sooner we can resolve problems and make compromise to finish the strike, the better. >> reporter: the president's executive order created a 3-member board to mediate the dispute. the strike shut down 13 train lines that carries tens of thousand from philadelphia to the suburbs, the airport and jersey. neither the union or septa wanted the temporary intervention calling it a tear fix. >> we'll comply with the law and be given the opportunity to present our best case to the presidential board. >> reporter: engineers haven't had pay raise in five years and electrical workers four years. >> we have 7400 unionized employees and 7,000 of them have already accepted what we're offering the blet and iebw. >> reporter: computers anticipating a travel mess monday morning are relieved. >> a long term sol

are injured in a tour bus crash. it happened at route 1 in bear. kenneth moten is live at the scene, kenneth what can you tell us? >> reporter: information is still coming in. we're a distance away from the scene. we were on top of this scene to see what paramedics and first responders were dealing with. first responders set up triage areas on the side of the highway. we could see paramedics helping passengers who were bloody and in shock after the tour bus they were on careened out of control and flipped. the single vehicle crashed happened around 4:00 p.m. the bus was carrying 50 people it was headed from maryland to new york. investigators say several people have been airlifted and transported by ground to a number of hospitals including christiana, and a. i. dupont and saint francis. emergency crews are treating what they call the walking wounded. police confirm that an adult female was killed. we don't know her identity or where she is from. the tour bus does not have any markings on it. because of this massive scene as you take a live look here, traffic is almost at a standsti

with germany defeating argentina 1-0. "action news" reporter, kenneth moten joins us live from south street with reaction from the crowd who watched the match there. hi, kenneth. >> reporter: can you hear them behind me, because i can. the celebration on celebration, south street was a big -- the cleanup is happening. some of my friends right here. soccer fans as far as the eye could see on south street. it was world cup fever across the city as germany took on argentina in the final. >> what do you think about argentina being in the world cup final. >> they are basically at home field. >> i thought germany would come in and be stronger than they are right now. i'm surprised at how balanced the teams are playing. >> reporter: thousands cheered and cringed and were captivated by the game. the world cup comes around every four years, fans say this felt differently. >> it has to do with the internal we have soccer bars in philly, everybody is into the culture. >> pleasant of german and argentine jersey on the back of these soccer lovers. >> we have the best goalie in the world right now

throughout the philadelphia suburbs. we want to go live to kenneth moten at temple university where president obama is set to speak in a short time this evening. kenneth. >> reporter: what's a campaign event without campaign music. in one hour president obama will take the stage at temple university. the president trying to rally more support in the democratic stronghold of philadelphia while tom corbett is in the suburbs hosting republicans for the battle on tuesday. two more days for the two candidates for pennsylvania governor. tom wolf and tom corbett are getting help from two political stars, president obama and possible presidential contender, chris christie will work to energize the base for tuesday which is expected a low turnout. >> i think it's great to support tom wolf. it's an incredible students to meet the president. >> reporter: while supporters were filing into the liacouras i can't center, those trying to get corbett elected were busy in bluebell. the headliner with jersey governor will happen in ivyland bucks county. the two will push that the york county millionai

it, because a car slammed into the house last night. kenneth moten has the story. >> reporter: it is 100 year old structure, but it was no match for what came speeding down the road in hockessin, delaware last night. the family was in their home, a large barn converted into a two story house decades ago. around 6:00 p.m. they heard the driver slam into their three vehicles destroying them, before his car flipped into midair and crashed into the second story building. >> i walked into the hallway and saw that a large wall collapsed and wardrobe was knocked over and things were strewn and realized what we were looking at was a tail pipe. >> reporter: neighbors say on this 35-mile an hour road the driver lost control, once he hit the vehicles the impact cat catapulted his car into the house. >> i wish they would not come through this shortcut. >> reporter: firefighters and crews secured the structure and move in a large tow truck. meanwhile, police started their investigation into what caused this scene. . this is not a modern construction, we're fortunate, otherwise it would have been

: switching from the shore to the benjamin franklin parkway. kenneth moten is at made in america festival. , walter, the gates opened at noon, there's a steady stream of people here, big names take to the parkway. the bud wireds made in america festival is back on the benjamin franklin parkway. 3 years and mism a is becoming a tradition on this holiday weekend. >> love it, it's so much fun to have everybody together. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people in ascertain all types of music from more than 50 performers on stages. it's a major event built frat ground up from rapper, jay-z who made this festival by costal. people on the parkway can watch people take to the stage in downtown los angeles. here, the nationals, rapper jay cole and kanye west. >> i can't wait. it's exciting. >> i'm here for kanye west all day everyday. all day everyday! >> reporter: there's a lot of excitement, but this festival comes with a lot of the work fort city. complaints from neighbors about noise and trash and rowdiy behavior. it's quite a an understaking which the city said causes an economic bo

happened along the 3200 block of randolph this afternoon. kenneth moten is live at the scene with more. >> reporter: sarah this sparked around 3:00 p.m. let me get out of the way and show you part one of this active scene in north philadelphia. the father's day block party was the next street over, but at the end of randolph is where the gun battle took place involving a police officer. on fairmont street, the toys and inflatable pool is still out. it is surrounded by police after a suspected gunman ran through the block party. around the corner philadelphia police say two armed men were in the middle of a shootout when a 25th district police officer pulled up and joined the fight striking the man in the arm. the second man was shot several times, but not by the officer. that gunman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. one suspect ran behind houses. officers fanned out in the lot scouring the area. crime scene investigators brought out the markers finding shell casings in front of homes where people ran for cover during the hail of gunfire. >> a block party kids can't come

several times while the passenger is in the hospital tonight. kenneth moten is on the scene. >> reporter: walter this sparked on the stretch of the outer boulevard labels -- lanes. police blocked off the intersection at 5th and the bull -- boulevard. shots were fired striking the man and woman inside. >> people who heard the commotion didn't want to show their faces on camera because of the potential danger. investigators say a large motor cycle group was traveling on the boulevard when there was a road rage incident. the officers say they watched a motorcycle i also, possibly the gunman take off on his bike down 5th street. the couple in the car was taken to temple university hospital where the 43-year-old man died frizz injuries. >> i think the -- from his injuries. >> i think bikers deserve the same rights as cars. when they don't get those rights they become more aggressive. >> reporter: homicide has taken over the case, but no charges yet, that 31-year-old female victim is listed in stable condition at temple. reporting live in the feltonville section. kenneth moten channel 6 "actio

in september. kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: the lights are on at trump plaza hotel and casino, hundreds of workers are preparing for a stone-cold reality, pink slips are on the way. >> i am an employee of the casino, i understand, as far as putting time in here, 20 years, i've seen a lot of changes. >> reporter: the doors will close on or around september 16. the atlanta club closed in january, revel is filing for bankruptcy again and it will close september 1 if there's no buyer and showboat will shut the doors for good next month. 2100 employees. add it up and the numbers are staggering in the gaming community. >> atlantic city is going to have to do something to revitalize itself and not be so reliant an gaming and gambling. >> reporter: the documents show trump's revenue decline. from january to may, trump made 2 1.9 million dollars. during that same time last year, $45.5 million. >> at the end of the day, my belief is if the city can't do it, the state has enough people that can. >> reporter: the casino workers union plan to stay until monday when the notices go ou

from andora terrace. kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: homicide detectives and drug officers were on the scene in cobbs creek. police got the call at 8:00 p.m. investigators say there was a confrontation in the doorway of the house between two men when one pulled out a gun and shot the other who lived at the home. the man in his 30s was shot in the chest and once in the armpit. he was pronounced at the scene and they found a gun under his body. the bullets hit a 24-year-old man in the head and on the right side of his body. he was discovered on the steps of the second floor and transported to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania in critical condition. during the search police say they found more than 30 marijuana plants in the house, they don't know if the shooct was drug re-- shooting was drug related. but there are witnesses give details about the deadly shooting. >> sources on the scene indicate that the shooter came to the scene to confront the male who lives at the address. the confrontation occurred in the doorway, at which point in time the suspect produced a had

corbett asked president obama to step in. we go live to the powellton yard with kenneth moten. >> reporter: president obama stepping in is neither the union or septa wanted because it's a temporary solution. come monday if these trains are not hoove moving commuters will feel the dispute. the hustle and bustle on the concourse was none exist nonexistent. one big headache for passengers. >> it's very inconvenient because i have work for manayunk. i have idea if they are on strike. >> reporter: regional rails were on the picket line after the deadline passed between septa and the unions. 13 train lines that carry commuters from the suburbs to new york and new jersey shut down. >> this is nothing new, septa should come to an agreement with their workers rather quickly. >> reporter: the engineers haven't had a contract raise in four years. the record lickal worker in -- electrical worker in five years. >> we have 7400 unionized employees and seven thousand of them have acceptedded what we're offering the blet and the iebw. >> reporter: the strike may not last for long, governor corbett asked p

pleading for the driver to come forward. kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: philadelphia police accident investigators were on the scene late into the night after they say an suv ran down a 7-year-old on 42nd street in mantua. the identification of the vehicle was made easy by a good smar ton who snapped a -- samaritan who snapped a picture of the out lander. >> when i got down here the paramedics taking her way. >> one stopped to let her cross, police say that's what the hit-and-run vehicle went around and struck the child and dragged her under the suv for several feet before briefly stopping and taking off the girl was rushed to the children's hospital of philadelphia. she has a skull fracture and broken ankle. >> as far as i know right now, i'm a little upset she also sedated in the hospital of the little children. >> reporter: because of the snapshot they have the pennsylvania tag of the outlanding. jky-7458. the registration came back to a other than -- owner and home in landsdown. turn yourself in the person who was driving that vehicle take responsibility for your actions

, kenneth moten explains. >> reporter: all three are accused of a violent attack on two gay men. but it is 24-year-old catherine dplot who is getting -- knott who is getting attention. >> she comes from a wonderful family. she has a law enforcement background in her family. >> reporter: knott's attorney is talking about carl knott. he was a lieutenant in abington township when his daughter tweeted about special treatment from her dad. abington police chief bill which he said the woman was on a legitimate ride along, but the rest was false, as for the other tweets they appear not to be true. >> there is no allegation against any member of this police department that goes unresearched, we research it, because we value the reputation of our police department. >> reporter: kelly said he spoke with other officers and chief knott an officer he has known for 30 years. >> he is an outstanding individual i respected him tremendously. >> reporter: there's more trouble for katherine knott who works as an er tech at lansdale hospital. abington health suspended knott and said it is investigating. as fo

day today. kenneth moten has more on made in america festival now by coastal coming up in the next half-hour. remember to take the new 6abc.com with you this labor day weekend. le you'll find updated radar from tracker and the latest accuweather forecast. you can check traffic conditions before you hit the road, find it all at 6abc.com. >> in other news this morning, three people were killed in a roll-over accident in wane county pennsylvania. two of the victims were teenage boys from bucks county. one was 15, the other was 16. their names have not been released. 6 juveniles were in the suv that rolled over. one died at the scene, two others died at the hospital. three others are hospitalized. state police are investigating what caused this tragedy. >>> new this morning, a delaware county restaurant is shut down after a small fire overnight. firefighters were called out to bertucci's on baltimore pike. when firefighters arrived they discovered fire in the exhaust vent in the wall between the restaurant and the store next-door. nobody was hurt. >> an experimental drug could be a gam

memorial tonight. entrovirus 68 takes a preschooler's life, kenneth moten has that story. >> and sky6 live hd looking over wilmington, delaware, it's chilly out there, eagles fans add an extra layer as you head outside. let's head outside to chris sowers who is shivering with our accuweather forecast. at least it's not raining this morning. >> reporter: i liked yesterday's weather better than this, it was warm, it is freezing in some locations literally. poconos you were down to 32 degrees about an hour ago. you're 33. same thing for allentown, 35 in lancaster, millville, 38 if you're looking on the ma'am and trying to to find the location you're not in the 30s, more than likely the windchill is. temperatures are 25 to 30 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. that's about as large of a temperature swing you'll ever see in this part of the county. cold air is slammed on in. you'll feel it out here, this morning. 26 degrees in wildwood. atlantic city, 26. 30 in allentown, it's football sunday, the eagles taking on the saint louis rams, lincoln financial field, this is a one p.m. s

department called the tragedy a horrible act of terror that solves nothing. kenneth moten has more from the philadelphia police department and the nypd ahead in the next half-hour. we're gathering more on the shootings of the officers in new york, a report is ahead on "g.m.a." after this news cast. >> it is up, it is good, five seconds left. >> eagles announcer merely reese with the call of the kick that was a kick in the gut, the eagles playoff hopes taking a serious blow with a last-second loss. the downer in washington, d.c. a was the eagles third straight loss, a win by the hated dallas cowboys today eliminates the birds from playoff contention and gives the boys the nfc title. next week, same issue. desean jackson burned his former club with two huge catches. despite that 1 penalties -- 13 penalties. the eagles had a chance to take the lead, mark sanchez threw another interception. ducis rogers was there for it all. >> reporter: in a span of three weeks, the eagles went from great to good to dire. they knew they blew it in this one. >> we had a chance to extend the lead and ru

enforcement, it cannot be tolerated we must work together to bring peace to the community. kenneth moten has more from philadelphia pd and the nypd ahead in the next half-hour. >>> "good morning america" weekend is also gathering more on the shootings of the officers in new york, a report from them is ahead at 8:00 after this newscast. >>> it is up, it is good. with five seconds left. >> eagles announcer, merrill reese announcing the call, the kick was a kick in the gut. a win by the dallas cowboys today eliminates the birds from contention and gives the boys, the nfc east title. desean jackson bundler his former club with two catches against the eagles line secondary and despite that and 13 penalties, the eagles had a chance to take the lead in the closing minutes, but mark sanchez threw another interception. that set up the game-winning field goal. since win, 27-24. >> reporter: florida span of three weeks, the eagles -- in a span of three weeks, the eagles season went from great, to good, to dire. they knew they blew it. >> we had a chance to extend the lead and run away with the game. th

, but he would move, with with quote all deliberate speed. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> in the season of giving, 6abc is once again teeming up to raise money in delaware valley. volunteers will be manning the phones taking donations from 4 to 60:00 p.m. you can go online to 6abc.com for a link to the philabundance donation page. >> much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. >> comedian bill cosby is asked about allegations that he raped a woman. >> a driver is stabbed at an intersection, we talked to a witness and find out who broke it up. >> coming up in weather, we have big changes on the weather front, temperatures could be as warm as 60 degrees by tomorrow and look at these windchills predicted by tuesday evening. i'll have the details, plus i'll talk about the possibility of a flash freeze for this part of the viewing area when we come right back. >> welcome back on this sunday, it is 6:12, 38 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at philadelphia international airport there. i think that's phl, not atlantic city. you think it's cold now, it's going to get co

over to kenneth moten. >> reporter: walter a number of concerns at this hour. evidence being lost at the scene and the treatment of the bodies, more than 48 hours after the commercial airliner was shot out of the sky. the stench of death fills the air. the movement of the international monitors continues to be limited by russian-backed spraiflts -- separatists. >> there's a lot of security people with heavy arms, we're being watched very carefully. >> reporter: the pressure is on russian president vladimir putin who is being urged to influence the separate iists to cooperate. some remains have been place understand body bags. >> inaudible, the site being treated properly, the shock in ther lands. >> the only american on that flight quinn lucas schansman. >> big boy, very lively. and of course at the moment, the whole family is in mourning. >> reporter: meanwhile, the aids conference was started in australia. it was reported 100 scientists and reachers were on board, but that number was lord to 6, but the impact -- lowered to 6. but that impact is still felt. >> our colleagues woul

>> good afternoon, it is sunday december 28 i'm nydia han along with kenneth moten. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." it's happened again another commercial jet dropped off the radar without a trace. >> an early-morning accident in northeast philadelphia put a woman in the hospital with spinal fractures police say alcohol may be involved. >> the eagles prepare for their last game of the season. those stories but first the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers. another december day another day in the 50s. >> i like it. >> reporter: live on sky 6 another mild afternoon around the delaware valley. we have clouds in place but we've gotten rid of the showers that he with saw early this morning. it's gray and gloomy, though that's the view in cape may. lots of low-level clouds, visibility is above 6 7 miles it's been reduced a little bit. temperatures are very impressive for this time of the year. 51 in philadelphia. 52 for millville. 355 in dover. will also, 52. yesterday you shot up to 59. sea isle, 52. poconos 45 degrees

and family are praying for him to come home. kenneth moten was there last night. >> reporter: police are looking for shane. many are asking where's shane? saturday night it was supposed to be a planned christmas tree lighting in manayunk. instead. community canceled and lit candles and prayed for the safe return of shane montgomery. >> you keep praying that's what tonight is, people opened up their hearts, inyou it's unbelievable this community. family and friends stood across the street from killdare's on main street. the 21-year-old left on food possibly to walk back to his roxborough home, but he never made it. >> when you see people coming out and supporting us, even people you don't know, that's what you need at this time, is support and love. >> reporter: evening mass st. john baptist church was dedicated to shane. >> he always wore a zip-up. >> hundreds of volunteers packed the church saturday morning hitting the streets, while the marine unit searched the manayunk canal. a nonprofit has been helping focusing on this section of the industry. >> it's not expanding there's no re

day today. kenneth moten has more on made in america festival by coastal coming up in the next half-hour. >> remember to take the new 6abc.com with you this labor day weekend you'll find updated radar from storm tracker 6 live and the latest accuweather forecast. you can check traffic conditions before you hit the road find it all at 6abc.com. >> in other news this morning, three people were killed in a rollover accident in wane county pennsylvania. "action news" has confirmed that two of the victims were teenage boys from bucks county. one was 15, the other was 16. their names have not been released. 6 juveniles were in the suv when it rolled over. one died at the scene, two others died at the hospital. three others are hospitalized. state police are investigating what caused the tragedy. >> new this morning, a delaware county restaurant is shut down after a small fire overnight. firefighters were called to baltimore pike in springfield after a cleaning crew spotted smoke. when firefighters arrived they discovered fire in the exhaust haven't in the wall between the -- exhaust vent

the same school could be sick. kenneth moten has more from children's hospital. >> reporter: here at the children's hospital, at last check doctors were waiting on results for three children. meanwhile, hamilton township said there's no need for panic after the death of the 4-year-old boy, but there's need for parents to remain vigilant when it comes to hygiene. at yardville elementary school in hamilton township, new jersey, blue and gold ribbons for ely waller who died from a disease who has parents in the u.s. worried. >> my main concern is what i am supposed to look for. is it something mild or serious or everything. >> reporter: concerned mothers attended this news conference where they talked about the death of the preschoolers. it was confirmed that the boy decide from the virus, d68. it's a strain of entrovirus d68 that would attack young children, pre-schoolers, toddlers who have for the most part, compromised immune systems. >> reporter: now there's a second boy at the same school at risk. officials say he came down with the symptoms sudden muscle weakness seen in other chi

received. that has an entire neighborhood on edge. kenneth moten has the story. >> reporter: halloween is as festive night in the community, decoration and a lot of trick or treaters. residents can't wrap their heads around the thought that a neighbor would want to hurt a child. 13-year-old brandon was trick or treating and came home with a two inch razor blade in his candy statue. >> i opened, a box cutter knife or razor blade fell out of it. >> reporter: the boy was walking house to house around woodlawn drive where so many were out and about having a good time. the mother said the razor was in the wrapper of the nestles crunch bar. >> you have to worry about razor blades? >> reporter: saturday afternoon police alerted residents handing out information and the school district made reverse 9112 calls. >> that neighborhood will never think of halloween the same. the child got the candy from a neighbor. >> i called my daughter and son and i said please do not let anybody eat any candy. >> reporter: and while some parents tossed their kids camera others are checking it. >> the

. . >> good morning i'm nydia han along with kenneth moten. >> coming up on "action news" we have developing news overseas where a massive sea search is underway for a missing air asia plane today. >>> a hit-and-run in philadelphia, police say the victim had a ski mask and a gun. >> reporter: nydia, we have colder changes coming in the seven day forecast. >> good morning, it is 9:00 a.m., sunday, december 28 i'm in an nain -- nydia han along with kenneth moten. >> in the news, a hit-and-run has police questioning the victim. >> a man who runs a local charter school says the school is closing. >> first meteorologist chris sowers is here with the accuweather forecast. it's still pretty mild. >> reporter: i'm starting to question this winter. another day close to 60 degrees, atlantic city, 59. philadelphia, 57. several other locations in the mid to upper 50s, as well. today we're seeing clouds this morning, we're seeing showers later this afternoon it's still going to be mild. we're still talking about highs in the 50s the knucklerly mild weather continues. it's been a balmy month especially fo

. kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: nearly 24 hours after the septa regional rail cars stopped running the operators were coming off the picket line. president obama used his federal hand to push the transportation agency and unions back to the table ending the strike that has impacted commuters. >> the sooner we can resolve problems and make compromises to finish the strike, the better. >> reporter: the president's executive order created a three-member emergency board to end the dispute. 400 electrical workers a enengineers went on strike should go down 13 train lines. neither the union nor septa wanted the intervention calling it a temporary fix, but tom corbett called in the help. >> we will comply with the law and be given the opportunity to present our best case to the presidential emergency board. >> reporter: the engineers haven't had a contract raise in four years, the electrical workers five years. they want a 3% raise on top of what septa is offering. >> we have 7400 unionized employees and 7,000 have accepted what we're offering the others. >> reporter: commuters an

candy because one kid found a razor blade inside a candy bar. kenneth moten hales the story. >> reporter: halloween night is a festive one in the community, haunted houses and decorations and be trick or treaters. residents can't wrap their head around the thought that a neighbor would want to harm their neighbor. packaging mistake or malicious act. brandon was trick or treating and came home with a two inch razor blade in the candy stash. >> a razor blade fell out of it. >> reporter: the boy was walking house to house when so many were out and about having a good time. his mother said the razor was in the wrapper of a nestles crunch bar. >> i think it's crazy, kids dress up and you have to worry about razor blades. saturday afternoon the police handed out warnings, and the school district did reverse 911 call also. >> i called my daughter and son and said don't eat any candy. >> while some tossed the candy, others are checking it. >> it was a beautiful night and it's a shame that it's tainted with this weird unusual story. >> reporter: jennifer said sleeld be making -- she'

for help today. kenneth moten says there's a new website and beefed up reward for the missing west chester university student. >> reporter: shane's parents said they will do whatever it takes. they happen -- hoping that an organized social media message will help find shane montgomery. it has stats, a flier to download and law enforcement contacts for tips in a case that now that is 50,000-dollar reward. >> it's overwhelming to me, the fact that people that don't know me or my family, have been so generous. >> reporter: karen montgomery stood in front of the cameras once again, the roxborough mother trying to spark any tips about her son's mysterious thanksgiving morning disappearance after he left kildare's irish pub on main street in manayunk. >> we're looking for any selfies, video from anywhere on main street that might have somebody in the background resembling shane. >> reporter: before sunday's eagles game at lincoln financial field, shane's mother, the pep fans will spread the word about the missing 21-year-old. many will be wearing green ribbons, shane's favorite color in

terrifying dog attack in newark, delaware, kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: this 8-year-old girl lost a lot of blood and she has a number of what's called soft tissue injuries to her arm. she was flown from a. i. dupont to chop for special i also to save the arm -- special i alsos save the arm. police say the family dog turned on the 8-year-old daughter. >> she loves animals and my heart goes out to the family. >> reporter: police paramedics and animal control pushed to the home on saturday 1:00 p.m. that's where the pitbull bit the child all over her body in the basement. it was a 15-year-old sister who had to beat the dog off the girl and put pressure on her wounds. >> it's heroic to step in and protect someone you love. >> reporter: once officers arrived the girls escaped and police opened fire killing the pitbull. there's no word if the councilman who was serving district two was at home. his wife's ex-hulls said his daughter -- ex-husband was in the -- the ex-hulls -- husband said his daughter was in the house at the time of the attack. >> she shawrld me the dog was

action cam was in manayunk as divers searched the canal. "action news" reporter, kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: police are still looking, police are asking neighbors to check their alleyways as so many ask where's shane. saturday night it was supposed to be a planned lighting in manayunk. instead the community held a vigil and lit candles and prayed for shane montgomery. >> you keep praying and people open up their hearts it's unbelievable this community. >> family and friends and concerned neighbors stood at canal view park across the street from killdares on main street. the 21-year-old left the business around 1n foot. he never made it. >> when you see people come out people you don't know, is just support that's what you need at this time. >> reporter: evening mass st. john baptist catholic church was dedicated to shane. this place of worship has turned into the command center for the intense search. hundreds of volunteers packed the church saturday morning before hitting the street while the marine unit searched the manayunk canal. a nonprofit has been helping focus o

look at surveillance video in hoping to identify the man. kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: they say are the images of a scam artist who police say conned a man out of $16,000. >> the story was they felt it was unsafe to put their money into the u.s. banking system they wanted him to show him how easy it was. >> reporter: the victim's prize for help, $20,000. he was to fork over 14,000 of his own cash. police say the victim a russian american actually drove the con artist in his car to withdraw money. first citizens bank on cottman and first niagara an bustleton avenue. but the theives wanted more where they drove to parx casino where the victim got a sizable advance on his credit card. >> my guess, it's not their first day at the rodeo. >> reporter: bensalem police believe the suspect's african accent fake, and the cane, the man was using, a prop. >> you have to respect older people, i think it's dishonorable. >> they better go find somebody else, i'm not the one. >> reporter: bensalem police said they were able to get finger prints and dna from the victim's car so they we

hopes of identifying the thieves. kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: these the images of men who conned a man out $14,000. the thieves who had an african accent approached their mark at this wawa. >> they felt it was unsafe to put their money in the u.s. banking system. >> reporter: the victim's prize for helping, $20,000, but first he would have to fork out $14,000 of his own cash. police say the victim a russian american who speaks broken english drove the con artists in his car to different banks to withdraw money. first, citizens bank and first niagara. but the theives wanted more so they drove the victim to the parx casino. investigators say the men made their way down the street to dunkin' donuts distracted the victim and left him broke in the parking lot escaping in a white minivan. >> my guess this is not their first day at the rodeo. i'm sure they have done this before. >> reporter: bensalem police believe the suspect's african accent cake and the cane they were using a prop. at the wawa where it started, customers had a lot to say about the scam. >> what i would

chester student. kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: police are looking for tips. this missing man's parents are asking residents to check their alley away and businesses in manayunk have flyers on their windows as they ask where is shane. saturday night it was supposed to be a tree lighting in manayunk, instead the community cancel and they had a candle light vigil for the missing west chester student. it's unbelievable, this community. family and friends gathered on main street. the 21-year-old left killdare's on food. probably to walk back to his parents' roxborough home. he never made it. >> you need support, that's what you need at this time, support and love. >> reporter: evening mass at st. john baptist catholic church was dedicated to shane. hundreds of volunteers packed the church saturday morning before hitting the streets while philadelphia police's marine unit searched the manayunk canal. a nonprofit has been helping focusing on this section of the city. >> it's not expanding there's no reason to believe that he went far from the area. the cell phone was pin

words of caution about the ebola virus. kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: for more than an hour saturday evening president obama received an ebola update from the white house. he heard from the heads of a number of departments an agencies. ebola wrt -- were the concern of president obama's weekly address but he urged people to stay calm. >> we have to be guided by the science. meanwhile, in north carolina, a somber memorial service for thomas eric duncan the liberia man who died in dallas. two texas nurses who were infected during his care were treated. nina pham is at the national institute of health. we are pleased with her progress, her condition is fair and she is stable. amber vincent may have had symptoms when she flew to dallas two weeks ago. now passengers and her family are being monitored just in case. >> we look at the detailed tracking of individuals who had direct blood and body flood contact. >> reporter: a lab worker who handled duncan's blood is quarantined on a crews ship. a blood sample was collected from the healthcare worker before the ship arrived in galvest

from the home. kenneth moten has more on the bloodshed inside that due -- duplex. >> reporter: philadelphia police got the call around 8:00 p.m. there is a confrontation in the doorway of a house between two men when one pulled out a gun and shot the other who lived at the home. the man in his 0s was shot once in the chest and armpit. he was pronounced on the scene and police found a gun under his body. the bullets hit a 24-year-old man in the head on the right side of his body he was discovered on the steps of the second floor and transmitted to the hospital of university of pennsylvania in extremely critical condition. during the search police found 30 marijuana plants in the house, they don't know if the shooting was drug related. there were 3 witnesses in the house who were giving investigators details about the shooting. >> sources on the scene indicate that the shooter came to the scene to confront the male who lives at the address. the confrontation curled in the doorway at which point in time the system -- occurred in the doorway there, at which point in time the suspe

thousands of dollars. kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: at least are surveillance images of the men who conned a northeast philadelphia man out of the $14,000. investigators say friday morning the theives who had african accents approached their mark at this wawa on grant avenue. they felt it was unsafe to put their money in the u.s. banking system and wanted to show how easy it was. the victim's prize for helping. 20,000, but first he would need to fork over $14,000 of his own cash. >> nobody makes $6,000 in a quick turnover. >> reporter: the russian american who speaks broken english drove the con artists to different banks to get the money. the theives wanted more, so they drove to bensalem to parx casino where the victim got a sizable cash advance on his credit card. investigators sail the man made their way down the street to dunkin' donuts distracted the victim and left him broke in the parking lot escaping in a white minute -- minivan. >> what we don't want is another victim tomorrow. >> reporter: police believe the suspect's african accents fake and the cane a prop.

hospital in philadelphia. kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: this 8-year-old girl lost a lot of blood and she has a number of soft tissue injuries to her arm. newark, delaware home of city council todd ruchle there are signs warning outsiders. >> she is a friendly girl she loves animals my heart goes out to the family. i feel awful. >> reporter: police and paramedics and animal control rushed to the home at 1:00 p.m. where the pitbull bit the child over over her body in the basement and caused a number of injuries to her arm. it was the 15-year-old sister who had to beat the dog off the girl. >> that's very heroic to step in and put universal in harm's way. the teenager called 91, but the dog was blocking the way out. the police opened fire killing the pitbull. there's no word if the councilman who has been serving district two for a few months was at home. his wife's ex-husband said his daughter was in the house at the time of the attack. >> he was an american pitbull, he was a great dog. >> your dog was over here. >> i was worried about both kids. >> reporter: the neighbor

kenneth moten has the story. >> reporter: a large group was out here remembering the victim who was well-known in the community. investigators said he had the light to walk across allegheny, but i didn't see the driver who was running from police. on the corner at 25th and allegheny avenue in north philadelphia saturday night, loved ones of 63-year-old james howard barns prayed where he was killed. philadelphia police say the man behind the wheel was speeding west blowing through redlights. officers spotted him at 23rd and chased the police driver with lights on. barns was in the crosswalk and he was struck and killed. >> i felt my uncle howard's hand on my back and i heard a large bump. >> reporter: barns was not alone his niece was in front of him when he pushed her out of the way. he is a very heroic man and i will always be grateful to him. >> reporter: the impact pushed him into the on coming traffic, where he has hit, and that driver stopped. barns was a stand up guy, a former city is sanitation worker who took care of his sons. the oldest is autistic, the youngest is a freshm

and that saved lives. kenneth moten has the emotional day. >> reporter: her entire family was taken away but not her courageous spirit or that smile. 15-year-old cassidy stay was surrounded by loved ones in houston, texas speaking out since her ex-uncle in law brutally murdered her parents and siblings. >> i'm thankful for all the people that have been praying for me and keeping my family in their thoughts. >> reporter: ron hascal tide up his ex-relatives and shot them all. only cassidy survived with a bullet graze to the head she pretended to be dead. she was able to alert police and warned them the accused killer was heading toward her grandparents. >> it's difficult to finger how we'll move on, the best thing is to concentrate on the living to cling to the hope of life that has emerged in this terrible to darkness. >> reporter: in a houston courtroom haskill collapsed twice when he heard the charges against him. this was the sight so many were focused on as they support this fighter and lone survivor. >> i know that my mom and dad, ryan, bech can -- becca and wilm an zack are in