tam. >> thank you, matt. it's black friday. super bowl of holiday shopping. >> shopping. because there's so many good deals for christmas presents. >> the exton square mall chester county was busy throughout the night and early morning. the mall actually opened 6:00 last night night and many bargain hunters targeting door buster deals and others enjoying a little shopping on days off. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at the cherry hill mall in new jersey and katherine has more on what it is like there good morning. >> def in thely busy here. we've seen a steady stream of shoppers come in. it's annual tradition for a lot of shoppers. they'll sacrifice sleep if it means getting deals today on black friday. if you look at cherry hill mall you can see folks have shopping bags in hand. we've seen people are reindeer auntlers and some have christmas pajamas on. some are coming from holiday spirit. some got rest first. presidential stores started opening around 6:00 last night and still open now. national retail federation said 1 40 million consumers are likely to

tam. >> good advice. thank you david. >>> going on to health check more proof you may be better off changing your habits than picking a diet. researchers at mcgill university found good news and not so great news for the 70 percent of americans who are overweight. dieters on atkins south beach zone and weight watchers generally lost between four and nd pounds. but within two years most dieters gained some of that weight back. the study also found no proof that diets improved heart health things such as blood pressure cholesterol or blood sugar levels. >> scientists at the european space agency hope to make history by landing a spacecraft on a comet and as you know they're moving very fast. released finally an unmanned comet landing probe. it had been fixed to the side of its mother craft rosetta flying across the solar s it can cannot be steered as it makes its way to the comet. confirmation of a landing if successful should reach earth by about 11:03 a.m. today. hope they do it. aim. >>> it is 6:23. up n

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. federal safety regulators are looking into whether honda failed to report incidents with takata's air bags. the regulators say they've received information that honda failed to recorder some incidents that resulted in death or injury. and the percentage of houses sold to first time home buyers dropped to the lowest level in almost 30 years. just 33 percent of houses sold this year had been to first time buyers. usually it's about 40 percent according to the national association of realtors. high levels of student loan debt and slow income growth get the blame. a mixed day on wall street as another drop in oil prices sent energy stocks sliding. right now futures point to looks like a lower open. that's the latest in business news from the nasdaq market site. back to you matt and tam. >> thanks maribel. >> thanks maribel. >> i love stocks on election day. >> how about that. >> they either go up or down. >> right. >> people win, people lose. storm tracker 6 live double scan right now sho

just like tam and i do every day. not to work. to shop. >> and we hope they are getting really good deals out there. an a lot of people will head to malls over over the place matt pellman and they want to know are there tears avoid. >> possibly yes there are. i'm still in thanksgiving mode, matt, tam, i'm thinking about food. what else is new for me. in that vein we have a lot on plates and not a lot of traffic at this point but lots of people headed to malls. slick spots because of temperatures. vehicles breaking down also possibly because of cold temperatures. as we head to the burbs disabled vehicles 202 frazier area southbound lanes right in the work zone taking out the right lane as you head to 401.everythd to exton square mall or south towards west chest they are morning. few other broken down vehicles there's one upper providence not far from that complex where the movie tavern is along 29 and arcola road. if you head to the outlets limerick right now lasting until 10:00 tonight. no problems 42 to get you out there to limer

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. that's right, last night mark sanchez celebrated and like many here in our fair city, he celebrated with cheesesteaks from pat's and geno's. all this cheesesteak eating all hinged on an eagles victory. here is the promise that he made to jon gruden leading up to last night's game. >> if we win this game on monday, i'm going. >> which one. >> i don't know yet. dorenbos. >> politically correct stuff. >> i got geno's, i got pat's. >> whichever one is opened i'm going and if they are both opened i'll go to both. i don't care. i need to go get one as soon as possible. >> reporter: that was the promise made to jon gruden eagles nation was listening. the birds beat the panthers last night and fans flocked to pat's and geno toss wait for mark sanchez to make good on his postgame plan. >> you said on national tv you're coming. come on down. >> he said on the. v he was going to come down. >> national television, don't lie to us. >> we want to see him. >> reporter: sanchez didn't disappoint on t

the tams say their sentimental value that really matters. >> the tams took the time to secure what's left of their outdoor decorations. they say they will be keeping an eye out for the missi ining san snowman and scar that took off with both items. live in hand show say, kimberly tere. bay area news. >> head outside. beautiful thanksgiving night across the bay area. things are changing in a big way. two storms that could impact home day travelers. headed back home. bring in meteorologist, rob. happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. nice start to the holiday weekend so far. we have clear skies. hazy skies out there though. but, unfortunately, a spare there. we have light wind. high pressure on top. acting like a lid over the bay area. patchy fog. thick already at this hour. santa rosa, napa. santa rosa. less than half mile visibility. could impact your friday morning. patchy dense fog is possible. no rain for the moment. again things changing here within the next 24 hours. outside right now. chilly outstitd. in fact for the north bay. upper 30s tomorrow morning. mid 40s around san

matt and tam. >> all right. thank you david. >> it is now 5:53. we have more news coming up you didn't see last night including an overnight update for a search for a missing mother in the lehigh valley. latest. that's at 6:00. >> ♪ use chase freedom at amazon.com and get 5% cash back this quarter. so you can find the perfect gift for everyone. including you. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom chase. so you can. >> the leader of philadelphia area catholics says a visit by pope francis could mark a turning point for the archdiocese. archbishop charles chaput spoke yesterday about next year's world meeting of families which the pope will attend. he admits the archdiocese has struggled because of financial problems and sex abuse scandals but believes the pope could mean a rebirth for area members of the roman catholic church. chaput admits he was hesitant about hosting the event at first. >> 'cause i just arrived and i knew we were in that pretty difficult situation in terms of our morale and also in terms of finances so i wasn't super

right now, tam, we're looking at cold numbers. 34. remember how i said after the sun got up over the horizon we would see the winds kicking up. we were talking about that in the morning broadcast. it's happening, wind chill is worse now than an hour ago. 25 it feels like. feels like teens in the lehigh valley. today's high 39. feeling like we're in the 20s. tam. >> thank you, david. that's it for us right now. emril only gma will help you figure out what to do with your leftovers and we'll see you back figure out what to do with your leftovers and we'll see you back here in 30 ♪ i want to see you smile >>> there is r5. one of the hottest young bands on the planet right now. and their fans here to see them perform. some of them waiting in the cold, the freezing cold since midnight. and now they're all warming up in our studio. and i know they all can't wait to hear their now single, "smile," coming up. >> the fans, super dedicated, waiting outside for many hours. >>> and we have the two-time grammy award inning t-pain, and spinning t

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. the hope is of course with a lot of people who got here earl today that they can sneak out before this all starts. and so far things are looking pretty good here at phl. again, it's still early. you can see people lining up starting to check in at self check in here at u.s. airways it's already such a busy dane the weather we're expecting certainly isn't helping matters. but before this day even began you can see problems at airports on the east coast. before midnight last night airlines had already canceled more than 200 flights for today. nearly half of those cancellations were at newark and la guardia and because this is already such a busy day, flights were already packed so there's just less wiggle room to accommodate passengers whose flights get canceled. passengers we've been speaking to are hoping that they can get out before this storm hits, before the rain and the wind and the snow comes here and they can just get home for their thanksgiving. >> i caught a bus at cornell at

tam, back to you. >> absolutely. thank you, erin. >>> along with flames, firefighters battled freezing temperatures while confronting a house fire in north wildwood. the action cam was at the scene a little after 9:00 last night in the 200 block of west 17th avenue. crews quickly brought that blaze under control at the two story single home. there's no word yet on injuries. the fire marshal is looking for the cause. >>> and a devastating fire ripped through the historic columbus farmer's market in burlington county late yesterday afternoon. the four alarm blaze left behind a charred shell where the main building once stood here along route 206. the farmers market was not opened at the time. merchants are wondering what the future holds for them now. >> from what the fire companies have told us, that the building we're located in is just entirely gone. you know, so, everything we have is gone. >> the fire marshal in the springfield township police department are investigating the cause of the fire. merchants are hopin

bundle up, tam. >> i will do my best. thank you, karen. >>> a bucks county father now faces charges for his toddler's fatal drug overdose. faces charges for his innocence as he was led off to jail. >> why would i kill my own son? it don't make no sense. >> police in middletown township say two-year-old sebastian consumed six oxycodone pills at wallace's apartment in bristol last month. wallace took him to the er where the little boy died. authorities allege there was no accident and charge wallace with criminal homicide. >> new at 6:00 a dog in berks county took a bite out of crime while protecting its owner's house. a burglar broke into the home on railroad road and came across the homeowner's dog and the pet was not looking for a tummy rub. police say the owner came home to find things knocked all over the place and blood throughout the house. they think the burglar could be connected to other break-ins throughout berks county. >> give that dog a bone. it is 6:18. getting even bigger, the king of prussia mall is expandi

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. i'm sure many of the eagles players celebrated after the win and mark sanchez celebrated with cheesesteaks here at pat's and at geno's. last night's cheesesteak eating hinged on an eagles victory. here's the promise he made to jon gruden. >> if we win this game i'm going which one. >> i don't know yet. >> politically correct stuff. >> i got geno's i got pat's. >> whichever one is opened i'm going and if they're both opened i'll go to both. i don't care. i need to go get one as soon as possible. >> reporter: that was the promise made to espn's jon gruden and eagles nation was listening. the birds beat the panthers last night and fans flocked to pat's and geno's to wait for mark sanchez to make good on his postgame plan. >> you said on national tv you're coming. come on down. >> he said on tv he was going to come down. >> national television. don't lie to us. >> we want to see him. sanchez didn't disappoint on the field and he didn't disappoint off it as well. after his first start sinc

. >> good morning, tam. westbound traffic on the schuylkill still jammed as you can see from passyunk to south street where that accident on the shoulder with police and penndot up ahead. we had an accident involving a tractor-trailer on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound past bensalem. it has since cleared but we're still seeing slowing near bensalem and again at this point from past willow grove to approaching mid-county so watch for slower speeds there. and a few new accidents. one in horsham on dresher road near business center drive. another accident in willow grove on witnesses watertown road at moreland road. so a couple accidents there. outside we go, live in chester county this is the 30 bypass near 3222. that's eastbound traffic as you try to head towards exton. pretty slow from 322 to 113. no major accidents or anything just a slow go, tam. >> thank you karen. let's go over to sky 6 hd and take a live look across the ben franklin bridge. beautiful temperate morning out there david. hard to believ

matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> the town of ferguson missouri erupt need violence. at least 150 shots have been heard in the streets while protesters have torched buildings, police cars smashed windows and looted stores. >> it's been a roof night. violence broke out last night shortly after saint louis grand jury decided not to charge officer darren wilson. in august wilson shot michael brown an unarmed black teenager. police say no officers or civilians have been killed or seriously injured. the looters have broken into several businesses about a dozen of which have been badly damaged or destroyed and a number of cars we've see in this picture over and over have been set on fire. police have arrested at least 29 people and the violence comes after president obama urged those who are upset this ways verdict to protest peacefully. >> we are a nation built on the rule of law and so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury's to make. there are americans who agree with it and there

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. this happened on sunday night and since then detectives here at the homicide division have been working to find whoever is behind this. the basketball star tells "action news" that he heard the news about his father from his fiancÉ right after his game on sunday. it still hasn't set in. >> for a son to lose his father, it's very tough. >> reporter: right after l.a. lakers guard wayne ellington played in his team's first win of the season sunday night. he heard the news. his father wayne ellington, sr., had been shot and killed back in philadelphia. like always, he had just heard from his father right before the game. >> he text me like he always does before the game. just said ball hard. get this first win tonight. philadelphia police say ellington sr. was found inside his car on the 5200 block of marion street in germantown just after 8:00 p.m. he had been shot in the head. >> he was smart. he was funny. and he loved his family a lot. >> reporter: ellington jr. explains his father p

. >> good morning, tam. you can see the are you of this closure route 1 southbound jammed s you're not moving here from past 213 to old lincoln highway and it's moving here from past 213 to accident involving a pedestrian. the action cam was on the scene there in bensalem bucks county. you see the crews that are blocking off route 1 southbound at old lincoln highway. this is right by the wawa and across from lincoln motel if you're familiar with that area. use bull ton pike or hulmeville as your alternate. action cam in northeast philadelphia, cottman avenue blocked between algon avenue and summerdale avenue by northeast i who. an accident there. algon also blocked. stick to rhawn or levick and whitaker or castor avenue instead lots of a problems around the region. a.c. expressway. slow commute an foggy one. >> let's talk about that fog. pens landing usually you can see the roads and the buildings. this what you see because of the fog. let's go over dave murphy. he has details. >> tam let's get you to the vi

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. >> reporter: they were, tam, the levels dangerously high. the family of three are at the hospital. we are not told about their condition at this time. emergency crews have cleared out of the block after stabilizing the home. the 911 call came in before 4:00 a.m. for the report of an unconscious woman in the home in a stone hall development in winslow township. when ems units arrived, a child answered the door and collapse the. the fire department was called in, and the child and the two adults were taken to the hospital. the readings were highest in the basement. this neighbor heard the commotion this morning and told not to come near the home and has plans to get his own system checked. >> it is scary, and we always check system here to his what's going on, now we'll have skin someone coming in and double check behind us, it's a dangerous situation. >> and back here live after officials have stabilized the home they vented for quite sometime to bring the levels down, the battalion chief chief said they have not been able to determine at the

>> reporter: matt and tam, carlsha is home. her family members said they are overjoyed that she is home safe. overnight you can see her parents come out of the hospital after being reunited with their daughter. police say 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither was injured but generally doing okay after she was rescued. her family thank everyone after she was was found safe after the abduction in germantown that was caught on surveillance cameras. this investigation is on going, the recovery process is just beginning for carlesha freeland-gaither. we are live in north philadelphia. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, katherine. >> reporter: we've got bad timing with the rain, the steadiest as you've been saying is during the morning commute. let's take a live look outside this is what it looks like in new jersey, 42 northbound a 19 minute ride from the atlantic city expressway to the walt whitman bridge. the major are okay. we've seen a handful of accidents on the side roads. the boulevard is jammed past fox to

katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam. well, before the game, mark sanchez said that if the eagles won, he would come down and have a cheesesteak at pat's and geno's and guess what? last night he went to geno's, he went to pat's, the fans were here and they went wild. >> we're out here waiting for mark sanchez. >> reporter: they came from around the city, some from new jersey with the hopes of a cheesesteak and a sanchez sightingsing. >> i just want to see him down here. >> reporter: turns out he had a helping of both. after his first start since december 2012, after throwing for two scores last night in the eagles' victory mark sanchez area knifed south philadelphia in more ways than one and he was welcomed here with cheese fries. >> mark, i want to you have my cheese fries. >> all right. >> reporter: after selfies, salutations and a stake each from geno's and pat's, sanchez left with a full stomach and fans left satisfied as well. with his performance on the field, with keeping his pregame promise and with his potential

. >> reporter: good morning, tam. yeah, it's the wind, you're actually standing it's not feeling too bad and then the wind blows and you just go it really blows right through you. you do want to bundle up. yesterday it was the rain, today it's the cold. mother nature keeping us on our toes this week and keeping us digging in our closets for more gear. you can see people here at 69th street station are huddled up waiting for the bus. we've seen other people hustle inside to catch the train. again it's a cold commute. the wind is part of the issue. it's making it feel like it's in the teens. these are the types of temperatures we normally see in january so a frigid morning commute. people have been pulling out their layers, layers to try to stay as warm as they can but some say the extra clothing doesn't seem to be helping. >> it's cold. my hands were freezing. it was like just super cold for november. seriously. i'm scared for december. >> reporter: well, don't be scared, dave murphy will be here to walk you through it

>> reporter: good morning, tam. and the reward in this case has been growing. it's up to $47,000 and investigators here at the northwest detectives division want to hear from you if you have any tips. as loved ones held a candlelight vigil and prayed for the safe return of 22 year old carlesha freeland-gaither the investigation into her abduction moved full steam ahead. we now have a better picture of a person of inter. it was captured around 6 o'clock monday morning inside a convenience store in aberdeen maryland around the time police say this man used freeland-gaither's debit card at a nearby pnc bank. fbi agents were on the ground yesterday searching for this video and other evidence. we're also now seeing the first moments when freeland-gaither came into contact with her abductor on sunday night. he reached his hand out to her. you see her black away. the man lunges at her and forces her down west coweller street against her will. >> he was very brutal how he took her down the street. >> reporter: freeland-gait

tam and matt. >> i think you're going get a lot of comments, erin. >>> it is 4:49. still ahead on "action news," fear in ferguson. tensions are high as the town awaits the michael brown grand jury decision how city officials are getting ready >> ♪ baby! hey, you need 'em, you want 'em, and now there's no better time to get 'em. blinds to go. blinds for life. blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale continues! woo-hoo! as our gift to you, take 20% off the entire store. twenty percent! the entire store! hey, with savings like that, you could redo your entire house. just sayin'! blinds to go. blinds for life. >> ♪ you're taking a live look here on sky 6 across center city. it was the kind of morning i walked out, took my coat off and threw it in the back seat. very soon i'll be picking that coat back up. >> hope you folded it. >> no. he was in a hurry. >> my coat is thrown, it's not folded either in the trunk so i'm with you, tam am i always keep it. looking live in camden, admiral wilson boulevard at 676, just a little bit of fog here so we can see it as you're headed

that's a big question this morning, isn't it tam? we are certainly seeing a lot of red this morning. this major republican victory will likely complicate president obama's final two years in office. now, this is how the u.s. senate looks right now. republicans as you can see have 52 seats and democrats have 45. now, the number in gray here represents virginia and alaska which are too close to call and louisiana which is headed for a runoff. now, as expected, the gop picked up senate seats in arkansas, south dakota and west virginia but they also won hard fought races in north carolina, colorado and iowa. republicans also dominated governor's races not only winning close battles in michigan, florida and wisconsin, they knocked off the democratic governor from president obama's home state of illinois. and dug deep into blue states capturing the governor's mansions in massachusetts and maryland and of course mitch mcconnell pulled off a win after a grueling campaign is likely to be the next senate majority leader. >> this turned out to

mercer county on route 1 northbound near carnegie road so watch for that as you're headed out matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> if you have been worried about how the eagles would get by without nick foles at quarterback, it looks like you can breathe easy this morning. maybe you should have a cheesesteak for breakfast. eagles jumped on the carolina panthers early last night and never let up. sanchez threw for more than 300 yards and two touchdowns. the defense and special teams also scored touchdowns and the eagles won it 45 to 21. >>> now before the game sanchez had promised he would go for his first philly cheesesteak after the game if the team won. and only "action news" was there when he made good on that promise. our katherine scott is live at ninth and passyunk. it was quite scene overnight there, katherine. >> reporter: it was, tam, and these were victory cheesesteaks. mark sanchez was only going to come if the eagles won. he wasn't going to drown his sorrows in cheesesteaks, so fair enough, pat's can be good for that but he was going to come if the eagles won. he went to geno'

tonight sergeant andrew tam reesy is a free man. but his battle isn't over. for more of what is next for the marine, our representatives join us. has anyone asked sergeant tam reesy how she thinks he should handle it from this point on? >> it's unconscionable that the president didn't lift a finger and this war hero spent 214 days in captivity. greta, a shoutout to you. leadership makes a difference. a person can make a difference. what you did with your thousands of viewers throughout the united states and the marine band of brothers, it's been incredible. you saved his life. heros like duncan hunter with his marine buddies, they saved his life. jill, what a strong mom, she saved her son's life. thank you to everyone who helped but most especially you, greta. you kept this issue. he's right here from south florida and i'm waiting for jill to tell me when she wants me to jump i'll say how high. we have a great v.a. system here. we're going to make sure he gets the care he needs. maybe he wants to go back to california. we're glad to help him. california. i'll

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, this is a one-day strike. organizer say not shut down the airport, but make sure the workers messages are heard. you can see at the u.s. airways, terminal c. passengers seem to be checking in with they don't i. employees with the subcontractor, plan to walk off at 7:00 a.m. workers say prime flight, the airline subcontractor, has unlawfully targeted workers who have taken part in union activity. the organizers say workingers have raised concerns over number of issues, wages, unsafe working conditions and lack of training. in may, mayor nutter signed an executive order raising minimum wage for employees, but many have not seen the increases yet. >> the goal is to send the message, workerses are going to keep raising the issue, they will use their rights to strike and send a message and stands up until our rights are protected. >> reporter: back here live, we're looking at departures from phl, so far we're not seeing any issues with flights, except the flights to buffalo and that is weather related. "action news

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, there's work being done here, the gas is still shut off in the area. crews remain on the scene here, residents more than 30 of them, had to evacuate, the red cross did set up a shelter, so they made sure people had someplace to go. the chain of events led to this, here's the picture, a back of a ppl truck getting wallowed up by -- swallowed up by a sinkhole. it didn't end there, it landed on a gas main. the truck was removed. it started with a water main break on the 1800 block of hampton. while crews were there the sinkhole open upped, the utility truck sunk, it was balanced on a 4-inch high pressure natural gas line, that caused the evacuation of a 300-foot radius in the neighborhood. the gas and water was shut off while the crews removed the truck. the gas is still shut off, and so far there's no word on when the service will be restored, of course we'll remain on scene and let you know when we hear. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that. >>> new this morning, police are trying to figure out if someone

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a little damp here, too, but no problems to set you off on friday morning, tam. >> though first snowflakes of the season gave us a taste of winter last night. katherine scott is live at dilworth park where an icy treat is about to open up, good morning catherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, today is the official opening of the ice rink, the lights are on, the ice is cold and the wind is making it feel like winter even though winter hadn't officially arrived yet. you can see the flags blowing in the wind a little bit, but it was last night's light snow making it look like old man winter was coming to town. >> not ready for it. >> reporter: not ready here it comes, weather you were in morgantown or downingtown, for some it was just a little too early. >> definitely too early. i'm trying to to go to pittsburgh tomorrow. >> reporter: while the snowflakes fell in some spots it was time to lace up the skates in center city. the new rothman ice rink at dilworth park hosted a soft opening before today's grand opening. the space in front of city hall has been under construction for more than tw

stick with 295 which is moving smoothly with speeds in the 50s and 60s matt an tam. >> got you, karen. thank you. >>> breaking right now, the woman who was kidnapped in germantown on sunday has been reunited with her family. >> the man accused of taking her is in jail. we have team coverage, walter perez is live in maryland where freeland was found. >> we begin live with katherine scott where freeland's family lives. >> reporter: that's right, carlesha freeland-gaither arrived safe and sound, family members said they were relieved and thankful that carlesha freeland-gaither is back home safe. "action news" was at the hospital last night, as you can see the parents emerge after being reunited with their daughter in maryland after she was discovered. police say 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither was general doing okay, but she did have injuries not to mention the psychologic trauma involved. her family stood with investigators last night to announce that she was found safe in jessup, maryland after the violent abduction that was caught on surveillance green streets in germantown. pol

tam. >> thank you, matt. of course you check into the mall it's black friday super bowl of holiday shopping. >> shopping because there's so many good deals for christmas. >> and the exton square mall in chester county was busy throughout the night and early morning. the mall opened 6:00 last night and bargain hunters are targeting door buster deals and others enjoying shopping on their days off. "action news" reporter katherine scott is liver at the cherry hill mall in new jersey. katherine it is now 5:03 in the morning are you in there it doesn't look like you're by yourself? >> definitely not by myself. from the looks of it people have been here a very long time. 6:00 last night in fact. it's black friday. these shoppers come here every year a lot of them and they say they don't mind sacrificing sleep in the name of good discounts. you can see that is busy right now. people coming since 6:00 last night when it's open. some got rest first. others came from thanksgiving dinners. so because of when it opened a

but slow the speeds a little bit, tam. >> the first snowflakes of the season gave us a taste of winter last night. katherine scott is live at dilworth park where an icy treat is about to open soon. she's got a smile on her face, i think that's because it's a little snow not too bad. >> reporter: exactly, too much snow is an entirely different story. last night the taste of winter and today is the grand opening of the new ice rink at dilworth park and the lights are on and the ice is cold. so is the air for that matter, it feels like the 20s. last night was proof that winter is on its way. >> i'm not ready for it. >> reporter: ready he had or not, here it comes. whether you were in morgantown or downingtown for some it was too early. >> tercht dentally too -- definitely too early. >> reporter: while the snowflakes fell in spots, it was time to lace up your skates in center city. dilworth park hosted a soft opening for invited guests before today's grand opening. the $55 million park is replacing the 1970s vintage dilworth plaza. >> it's fun to have a rink downtown to be able to come out

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even at the best of times today, tam you'll have windchills in the 20s. >> well the lights will dim on broadway in memory of one of the entertainment industry's most influential voices. mike nicoles died at the age of 83. nicole also who is married to die and sawyer >> here top stories, dozens of people are out of their homes in the lehigh valley after this accident. a ppl truck got swallowed up by a sinkhole on hampton road in bethlehem township.llowed up by the truck ended up on top of a gas line, nothing blew up. police in delaware county are looking for michael hawkins who vanished yesterday in sharon hill. he has brown hair and eyes. >>> road closures will go into effect this weekend because of the philadelphia marathon. a related 8k steps off on the parkway tomorrow morning. >> reporter: let's check the accidents on i-95. why on i-95. >> why? >> reporter: police have arrived on the scene, penndot have arrived. now it's off to the side. i-95 southbound at the betsy ross bridge, a pretty bad place for the accident. that's the spot you would be jamming anyway. you're jammed from cot

the roadway is dry with no problems out there right now but you got to warm up that car, matt and tam. >> indeed you do, karen. as you and david have been talking about, we're dealing with some near-record-low temperatures today. step outside this morning and you'll know exactly what i'm talking about. the action cam is live at the frankford transportation center where people are bud ling up out there trying to head off to work. it may not be as windy as yesterday but don't let that fool you. it is a brutal day to be outside if you have to wait for the bus. it's also a day to let your car run a minute to warm up before you head out into it. katherine scott has been talking to commuters and she'll be along shortly with a live report coming up at 6 o'clock. >> ♪ >> brands new this morning, firefighters had to battle flames and freezing temperatures near the jersey shore. this fire broke out along route 9 in middle township cape may county at 10 o'clock last night. crews tell us it state of thed in the back of a single family home. police and the fire marshal remained on the scene tryi

so no weather related problems, tam. >> okay, we'll enjoy that. thank you karen. >>> republicans have taken control of the u.s. senate. there's been a stunning route of democrats in the midterm elections. that turn about did not extends to new jersey where democratic senator cory booker repeated republican jeff bell. booker says he's going back to washington to improve life for new jersey residents by working together with republicans to get badly needed legislation passed. >> we must work to make our state thrive again from north to south, for all of our people. together we can do this and that will be my mission in the senate. >> new jersey also elected its first african-american female to congress. democrat bonnie watson coleman attracted more than 60 percent of the vote in her mercer county district. >>> delaware senator chris coons celebrated victory at the christiana hilton in newark last night. coons won a full six year term beating out republican challenger kevin wade. coons was first elected in 2010 to fill the term of vice president joe

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and the fbi has joined philadelphia police in this search and the mayor has now approved a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. this is the victim, 22-year-old carlesha freeland gaither. she was abduct fred a germantown street on sunday and police released surveillance video from sunday around 9:40 p.m. on the 100 block of west colder street. you can see the suspect drive down the block and park. a man in a hooded sweatshirt walked over to the victim. she tried to run but the man grabbed her and forced her down the block. she was struggling and screaming for help but the man forced her into the car and she hasn't been seen since. the audio from the surveillance hasn't been released but police say it indicates she doesn't know her attacker. her father just wants her home. >> she's a smart young lady. like i said, never caused any problems, anything like that. like i said she was going to work and coming home and just being herself, so again,

matt and tam. >> all right, thank you matt. >>> it is now 5:57. up next another check that of accuweather forecast. >> plus hear a portion of abc's interview with the of that was outrage in ferguson, missouri. a secure retirement. a new home. earning your diploma. providing for your family. real associates, using walmart's benefits to build better lives for their families. opportunity. that's the real walmart. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and with matt o'donnell, tamala >> ♪ >> good morning. 6:00 a.m. on this wednesday november 26th and this is what's happening. >> the storm is here. accuweather is tracking a storm system that will bring us a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow and there are some school closings to tell you about. >> and breaking right now, some brands new video from this scene in missouri where two fbi agents have been shot. >> let's get a preview of weather and traffic right now with david and karen. good morning. >> we were expecting this eve

tam i'm not doing errands today. i'm going to go home and bury myself inside. >> that's a good plan. thank you today evidence. >> country singer garth brooks not only has a new album he released it from its own music store. in addition to his new album brooks will offer his entire catalog and live sessions for $29.99. >>> all right, all right, all right. matthew mcconaughey has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. the celebration was a family affair for the oscar winner who was there with his wife and three children. mcconaughey said the industry has given him a chance to live he had. >> ♪ [prof. burke] it's easy to buy insurance and forget about it. but the more you learn about your coverage, the more gaps you might find. like how you thought you were covered for this. [boy] check it out,mom! [prof. burke]when you're really only covered for this. or how you figured you were covered for this. when you're actually paying for this. you might be surprised at what's hiding in your coverage. talk to farmers and get sma

tam cam. a warming trend is on the way. no rain. all the details coming up from lisa argen with your full lisa argen with your full accuweather forecast.ars )rring) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. >> this is abc7 news. >> tradition has changed, at least in the world ever retail. black friday is no longer the day after thanksgiving. it now starts the day after halloween. amazon started their so-called black friday deals yesterday, wal-mart also started month-long early sales yesterday. all in an attempt to lure holiday shoppers well before the holidays. no, lisa, i do not have my christmas tree up yet. >> something told me i thought you might. [laughter] >> good morning, everyone.

. >> reporter: there goes tam, she also changing her, too. it's kind of cool out there, but we don't have strong winds just yet. don't forget the coat because it's chilly. we'll get milder for election day. that will be nice bringing on that always on day planner on the left-hand side of the screen for those watching in hd. it's cold, the winds it's not like they are nonexistent. yesterday, the winds were roaring through the region. as we look at satellite, a little bit of cloud cover up to the north. that may filter in as the day goes on. generally speaking we're looking at a sunny start, but sun and clouds mix for the rest of the day. 8:00, 42. 55 by 11:00. 59 by 2:00. the high will be 59 degrees, we'll be sitting on that around 23:00 this afternoon. high temperatures across the region. 57 in cape may. 58 in allentown. a couple of spots a tick or two higher with the sun and clouds mix. tomorrow, we'll transition to partly sun skies for election day and we're be at another improvement. that high pressure to the south we'll get a southerly or

you're good to go at this early hour, matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> philadelphia police hope a big reward and surveillance video will help them to a kidnapper -- lead them to a kidnapper and the woman he brazenly snatched off the street. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at police headquarters with this update. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt. that's right, there's a $10,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. as family members are pleading for her safe return. this is the victim, 22-year-old carlesha freeland gaither. and this is surveillance video that police released from sunday around 9:40 on colder street in germantown. the suspect parked his car then forced her down the germantown street into his car. police say the suspect was driving a 2000 to 2004 dark gray metallic ford taurus and had an unknown pa tag and missing inspection stickers. police say she managed to kick out the car's rear windows in this struggle. you can see the glass in the street. audio from the surveillance hasn'

happy election day, tam. this will go down as the most expensive campaign in history although voter interest is at a record low. the u.s. senate races top the ballot in new jersey and delaware and every seat in the house of representatives will be up for grabs today. the yesterday the candidates across its country were knocking on doors, you can see that video, handing out pamphlets and trying to energize their campaigns by holding rallies in states in which the election outcan comes will have major national implications. here's what's on the line. all 435 house seats, 36 governor's races including the one here in pennsylvania and of course the biggest prize, control of the u.s. senate. although anything can happen on election day polls indicate at this time republicans are in a good spot tonight. if the gop holds onto kentucky georgia and kansas and wins six of the 13 democratic held seats, it will recapture the senate. >> you look at the maps. they simply have multiple paths to getting to their goal of 51 s

when you factor in the winds feels like below freezing in most of the area, tam. >> still, karen, it's better than yesterday. thank you. >>> police in upper darby are trying to figure out who sent 90 pounds of pot to a clothing store on 69th street. the owner thought it was clothing and opened it up and called police. he didn't recognize the name on the package. >> it's addressed to someone who never worked for the company. >> reporter: police say it's not uncommon for drugs to be shipped through the mail through this time of year. there's so many packages being delivered drug traffickers hope their packages are not inspected. >> the e-mails at the center of a statewide scandal did not contain any pornography. kathleen contain suggested that they did tuesday night during an interview. a spokeswoman for her office said that's not the case. the sharing of the e-mails cost several officials their jobs. >>> a man was arrested outside the white house, he had amunition and unregistered rifle in his car. they consider his behavior suspicious, but added he did not make any threats. >>> new thi

southbound no problems, 65 miles per hour, roads are clear and dry and looking good right now, matt and tam. >> thanks so much, karen. >>> breaking right now a family was sickened by toxic fumes in their camden county home this morning. their the levels were so high, firefighters couldn't go in. katherine scott is live on the scene in winslow township with what we know so far. >> reporter: good morning, matt we did get an update from the battalion chief, the carbon monoxide leaves are in the basement. the thought it could be coming from the heater or hot water heater. the authorities remain on the scene in winslow township. the fire department is on the scene, 911 call came in shortly before 9:00 a.m. for the report of unconscious woman in the home. when the police arrived and knocked on the door, the child answered the door and collapsed. the fire department was called in. the child and two adults were taken to two different hospitals. the battalion chief said they have not been able to determine if the carbon monoxide levels were inside. it's possible that it could have saturated the dete

. >> tam. >> thank you, david. in "healthcheck" the message is getting through the best thing to do for your health is to quit smoking. the smoke rate for american adults dipped below 18% for the first time. the smoking rate stalled at 20 to 21% and it started dropping a bit a few years ago. >> now not flyers and sixers unlike the eagles are not lighting things up these days. claude giroux tied the score at 1 in the second period with detroit. then the red wings reeled off 4 more goals. the flyers lose 5-2. the sixers have tied the record for the worse start to the season in franchise history. kevin the put them away. they lost 15 straight. the nba record is in sight, 3 more games. >>> good news on ebola, why experts say there's two big reasons for hope. >> john rawlins is center city where we are counting down to the thanksgiving day parade. >> reporter: hi, matt i'm at inflation station, hundreds ever folks are preparing 17 balloons to fly. i'll have that story coming up. >> 6:26, taking a live look at philadelph

. >> reporter: good morning, tam, authorities are trying to determine the source, we are told there are very high carbon monoxide readings from the home. three people were tone to the hospital. the fire department is on the scene. a truck from south jersey gas. there's been no other evacuations in the area. 911 call came in at 3:30 when the police arrived at the home on hidden hollow lane in winslow township. the child answered the door and collapsed. the carbon monoxide readings are so high that emergency responders can't enter the home him they are venting the home and go in when they can. three people in the hospital, there's no word on their condition yet, but we are on the scene and we'll bring you updates as we get them. scott -- katherine scott. >> a 60-year-old woman was hurt in a fast-moving fire in east mount airy section around 1:00. fire crews rescued the woman from a second floor bedroom. she is in stable condition at the hospital being treated for smoke inhalation. >> we learned overnight a 50-year-old man shot in the head in a car in the city's germantown section has died

that's a problem there, tam. >> this story is breaking overnight. a woman was found naked and beaten to death in her home in west philadelphia. katherine scott is live at 53 are the and market with the latest on what we know so far. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, homicide detectives remain on the scene piecing together what happened of course it's early on in the investigation, we know a 62-year-old woman was pronounced on the scene. 57-year-old woman is in the hospital in stable condition and this is where the property where police are focusing on where the woman was found dead. when police were called to 53rd an market around 3:00 a.m. they were met by the 57-year-old woman who lives inside the property in a rear first floor apartment. the victim lived in the front first floor apartment. the units connect through a bathroom. three men in hoodies wearing masks. the struggled with the roommate and her. the roommate was pronounced on the scene she was naked and bruised. there are no signs of forced expwre and no signs -- ent