. >>> let's switch life to cecily -- live to cecily. what about there game time accuweather forecast. >> the forecast is looking greats for tonight. timing is everything. double scan live slowing a pretty big system out to the west. it's actually bringing some severe weather with tornado watches and warnings across the deep south. that's the system that will bring us some rain but tonight it's just bringing us clouds. >>> so, with the cloud cover tonight, temperatures really not dropping much at all. so, relatively mild for november. mostly cloudy, winds light out of the south-z kickoff temperature 49 degrees by the fourth quarter, 48 degrees so weather looking great for monday night football. next two days, though, our umbrellas are going get a real workout. we're looking at one to 2 inches of much needed rain. temps though will be in the 60's so no frozen precipitation. i'll talk more about the timing coming up in the full accuweather forecast. jim. >> all right, cecily, thank you. >>> because of the eagles game, we will be airing thi

cecily tynan is standing by with the important forecast. and john rawlins is live at the delaware welcome center on 95 in newark. 89% of holiday travellers will do so by vehicle, what is the current traffic situation on 95. >> reporter: that depends on which way you are looking. the southbound lanes is moving quickly. northbound lanes behind me here, take a look lots of taillights, bogged down going northbound for some hours now this is not an accident this is the traditional choke point for holiday travellers a number of people divert at 295 and the delaware memorial bridge about 6 miles up the road. >> here at the welcome center jammed. cars and people and pets taking a break after hours on the road this man started in center city and went south and now headed north. >> i came down to baltimore. >> to get me and now back up north to new jersey where her family is. >> 90% of those traveling this holiday will travel by car. it's not the busiest day for drivers. >> yesterday tuesday night was the busiest time in terms of road travel, a lot o

rain will be better and i should be able to get rid of my umbrella. >> thank you cecily. cecily and rick hosted philadelphia celebrates the holidays live from city all at 7:30 here on 6 abc. >>> and the north american aerospace command norad says they are ready to track santa. it featured north pole village and countdown and all kinds of games and then famously track santa's every move starting at 6:00 a.m. and tracking his journey all around the world for 61 years. and great service. over seventy-five years. wait. seventy-five years? that is great. speaking of great, check out these hot riffs. you like smash mouth? uh, yeah i have an early day tomorrow so... wait. almost there. goodnight, bruce. gotta tune the "a." (humming) take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. >>> neiman marcus held a fashion show called my closet that holds clothing drives for people in need. they have pop-ups where people can get clothing free of charge. nydia han emceed the event today. >>> and in new jersey officials dedicated the samaritan center in voorhees by dutch to

cecily. >> after two days of almost feeling like summer a rude awakening. temperatures only in the 40's and feeling a lot colder with the winds. i'll let you know when more seasonable air returns and have a look at thanksgiving in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories on more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> we are coming up fast on thanksgiving n philadelphia that means the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. this is when the work turns feverish to get everything and everyone ready for the big day on thursday. let's go live to walter perez. walter how are things checking out? >> reporter: well, jim, despite the wind, things are going quite well today. some of the finishing touches being put into place as we have only three days to go before we have a whole lot of fun here on the parkway. it is a philadelphia event like none other, the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade is now a 97 year tradition. earlier today we caught up with some of the professional dancers you'll see on thursday morning. they were perfecting

cecily tynan is standing by live outside. if only it was today. >> today was just beautiful. loads of sunshine and a bit of a chill in the air after a cold morning. currently philadelphia sitting at 50 degrees, 53 is the normal high for this time of year. so slightly below normal. dry conditions, but stormtracker 6 live double scan show that there is a storm across the midwest that, will be lifting to the northern and east and what that will do is drag moisture our way tomorrow. it's not a washout but it won't be nearly as bright and sunny as today. the good news is if you are traveling, no major delays across the northeast. knew yard, new jersey is 33 minutes thanks to high winds there. if you are heading across the midwest, rain is causing delays in chicago of 22 minutes and minneapolis low clouds causing delays of 23 minutes and elsewhere it's looking to be smooth traveling today. looking good and for the parade forecast not that bad but it will be cloudy and we'll have a couple of showers around not widespread rain, winds will be on the light side and no problems for ball

hi cecily. >> hi, guys. it will be warming up a little bit but it's beginning to look a lot like christmas in the poconos. beth posted this on my facebook page. this is from panther pennsylvania, northern poconos. she's at the top of a mountain and they've got 6-inches of snow up there from the system that pulled through here over the weekend that brought us this cold air. right now philadelphia it's only 41 degrees. the dewpoint 16 degrees so it's a very dry air mass. winds right now at 30 miles they're still howling society wind chill makes it feel like 30 degrees and those winds really will be with us through the day tomorrow, although they will be diminishing a little bit. right now it feels like 26 in reading, 25 in lancaster feels like 30 in millville and it feels like 30 in allentown. satellite6 along with action radar slowing this is why. we've got this low pressure, this very strong storm right over quebec and it's going nowhere fast and this is what's pulling down the cold gusty winds. >>> it's als

meteorologist cecily tynan is at the big board with those details. had to happen sooner or later cecily. >> it did, it d considering it's november and temperatures typically are not this warm. look at the highs today. philadelphia 15 degrees above normal, 70 degrees, the record high 75 so now record warmth but still unusually warm. wilmington 72. allentown 70's. trenton the atlantic city airport topping off at 69 degrees. but double scan live showing this is the system that will bring us big changes. >>> the center of that low pressure creating the blizzard conditions, that will be moving up to the north but what will happen, it will drag this powerful cold front through our region saturday night and that's what will really take us from almost feeling like summer tomorrow to feeling like winter. temperatures behind the front in the 30's and 40's and that's the air mass heading our way. so, it's a big weekend in philadelphia, the philadelphia marathon saturday for the half marathon, the start 49 degrees, it will be sunny, it will be mild. sunday, thou

cecily. >>> here it will be a wild weekend weather-wise, talking about near record warmth tomorrow and then, temperatures will crash. i will tell you weather whiplash including some snow nearby in the accu weather seven day forecast. >>> we are joined by "action news" investigative reporter chad pradelli. >> drivers are going too fast outside of school and our investigation found, little to be curb the problem here in philadelphia, we have a gun outside of schools and found drivers flying far faster then the 5 miles an hour speed limit, some municipalities are cracking down but it turns out, in philadelphia, it is not. >>> plus one of the the last high school huddles of the season, that and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> well, fire prevention system in san jose international airport is spewing white foam on the surrounding streets, submerging cars under a blob of chemicals. it is so thick it reaches as high as a stop sign, well, almost. fire fighters asked people to stay away, but one bicyclist, just could not resist. >>> school zones, they are meant to keep students sa

thank you cecily. more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. the red cross is stepping in to help a delaware county family whose home was damaged by fire. and dakota pipeline protesters are -- after a clash involving tear gas. >>> a look at the white house now that all the christmas decorations are up and it looks beautiful. and temple is getting ready to face navy this weekend. when "action news" continues in a moment. candidates and no ous -- outstanding candidates. >>> "action news" continues with immediate gift, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. mandatory evacuations continue at this hour in tennessee where firefighters are working to get the upper hand on a fast moving blaze plus we are following latest on a deadly airplane crash in south america, authorities say a brazilian soccer team was on board. >>> now the details, a raging wild fire in tennessee is threatening thousands of people at this hour. and forcing evacuations of residents and tourists. three pe

cecily tynan is standing by with the important forecast. and john rawlins is live at the delaware welcome center on 95 in newark. 89% of holiday travellers will do so by vehicle, what is the current traffic situation on 95. >> reporter: that depends on which way you are looking. the southbound lanes is moving quickly. northbound lanes behind me here, take a look lots of taillights, bogged down going northbound for some hours now this is not an accident this is the traditional choke point for holiday travellers a number of people divert at 295 and the delaware memorial bridge about 6 miles up the road. >> here at the welcome center jammed. cars and people and

cecily. >>> here it will be a wild weekend weather-wise, talking about near record warmth tomorrow and then, temperatures will crash. i will tell you weather whiplash including some snow nearby in the accu weather seven day forecast. >>> we are joined by "action news" investigative reporter chad pradelli. >> drivers are going too fast outside of school and our investigation found, little to be curb the problem here in philadelphia, we have a gun outside of schools and found drivers flying far faster then the 5 miles an hour speed limit, some municipalities are cracking down but it turns out, in philadelphia, it is not. >>> plus one of the the last high school huddles of the season, that and more when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ (laughs..) here it is. ♪ ♪ hey dad! ♪ wishes do come true. the lincoln wish list sales event is on. get exceptional offers on the lincoln family of luxury vehicles. sign and drive off in a new 2017 lincoln mkc with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. >>> well, fire prevention system in san jose international airport is spewing whi

hi, cecily. >> hi, monica. all in all it should be a beautiful weekend. we just have to get through tonight with gusty winds and very cold temperatures. right now sustained winds out of the northwest 18 miles an hour in philadelphia and allentown, reading 15 miles an hour, atlantic city airport 14. we've had wind gusts earlier today more than 35 miles per hour and with those winds out of the northwest that will pull down some cool air. right now it's not that bad yet. 57 degrees in philadelphia. in cape may 59 but the poconos already dropping down to 38 degrees and temperatures will really be tumbling tonight. satellite6 along with action radar showing a cold front swept through with very little fanfare, just a few clouds but really kicking up the winds and behind that front, temperatures really falling quickly. so bundle up if you're heading to any friday night football games. it will be windy and cool. kickoff temperature 47 in the fourth quarter about 41 degrees but wind chills will be in the 30's and where the growing season has not yet end the we hav

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cecily. >> windchill tomorrow morning across the viewing area in the 20s. warmer air will make a comeback. we'll let you know when in the accuweather seven day forecast. >> it's friday night, which means high school huddle when "action news" continues. >> time to turn to the "action news" troubleshooters. a local consumer paid hundreds of dollars for work that never got started. nydia han has a worning and tries to track down answers. >> reporter: this is taking unexpected turns and the consumer we interviewed is not the only one complaining. >> remove all of this and haul it away and replace it with a new walkway. >> reporter: he is ray and owns a philadelphia based business called cement doctor. the business isn't doing any healing, instead, causing her nothing but pain. >> everything is just on hold. >> reporter: she says she and her husband gave them a 50% deposit of $700 for work to begin in a few days. >> he never showed up. this repeated itself five or more times. >> reporter: he failed to show up five or more times? >> yes. >> reporter: in a text, t

cecily tynan has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. >>>nist misties of the ocean are and veiled today -- gifts and tal ened students from the dr. joanne miller school in egg harbor township. time to check the accuweather forecast at the "action news" big board. >> cecily tynan has a look at the forecast. interesting now until friday. >> it's cold tonight and then a little bit unsettled for the end of the week. we are live right now sky 6 hd snapshot overlooking reading at the pagoda, a quiet scene here that was not the case late last night. 50 acres at mount penn and it was contained at 3:00 this morning. and the winds were beginning it diminish. winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. feeling like 39 in philadelphia and 33 in trenton and feels like 28 degrees in allentown and satellite 6 along with action radar showing the strong high pressure will be building right over us tonight. what this means the winds finally diminish. after three gusty days, we have clear skies and low humidity and so temperatures are going to nose dive, this will be t

cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast for the next seven days when we continue in just a moment. >>> cecily tynan says this is a particularly busy accuweather forecast. >> we are warming things up and cooling things down dramatically. rain mixed in and snow flurries and a lot going on in the next week. if you don't like the weather wait a couple of days it will change dramatically. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we have dry conditions this evening. loads of sunshine today and the ac cam in fairmont park at courtesy stables under the sunny mild weather and the horses even seem to be enjoying the weather and we'll warm up more towards the weekend. the accuweather highlight shows the temperatures hovering in the low 60s and tomorrow 66 and saturday ahead of a strong cold front, 70 degrees for afternoon high, that is is a degrees above normal. but then temperatures crash. this shows you what it will feel like sunday morning at 9:00. philadelphia marathon, begins at 7:00, so well underway by then and we are looking at windchills across the board in the 20s. windchills in

. >> reporter: i am standing where you will be sitting tomorrow alongside of cecily. this is injure desk in the booth, behind me they take a break with rehearsals but tomorrow you can expect balloons and floats and a number of musical acts like due drew lachey. and we got a look behind the scenes. performers started bright and early for the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade many taking part are visiting musical acts like the middle school cheerleaders from schools from the midwest. >> we came in yesterday and sent them out choreography for dance, stuff they need to learn and they are practicing morning noon and night. the parents say i am up all night practicing with them and making sure they know it. >> not only for performers making sure every dance and note is perfect. parade organizers feel it too. >> today is hectic all the last pieces come in from the fences getting set up and the puerto johns setting up. and we are opening and closing the streets. >> the stage is set. the anchor booth constructed and eakins oval is a control studio with lights and cam

cecily tynan. >> it's going to be a gorgeous week. storm tracker6 live double scan slowing no rain out there. actually very few clouds in the sky at all and i got this great picture, this is from bowman hill wildlife preserve in bucks county and donna posted this on my facebook page. you can see the fall foliage at its peak. blue skies and sunshine and if you didn't get outside today to enjoy the weather don't worry about it we have more of it on the way right through the weekend and much of next week. right now temperatures dropping into the 50's. 57 degrees in philadelphia, down from a high of 62 which is 2 degrees above normal but 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. allentown 52. millville 55. wilmington 55. and trenton currently 56. satellite6 along with action radar showing a whole lot of nothing going on from the east coast through the midwest and the plains. that's thanks to a broad area of high pressure. that high pressure will slowly be inching its way to the east. so, what this means a cool night tonight under clear skies and

when is cecily going to do her winter forecast? >> tomorrow night at 11:00. >> no. >> what a coincidence. >> i'll let you know how cold it will be how much snow. i was going to give it all away. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing not snow but we do have some light showers out there. there is a weak cold front moving through and this is squeezing out some moisture and the steadiest is heading towards fortescue, right towards the mouth of the delaware bay and all circumstancing to the southeast and skies are clearing out and we could use the rain, a lot more rain than that. the accuweather highlights after morning clouds and light showers, sunshine returns tomorrow and temperatures again will be on the mild side. we start at 44 at 7:00. and temperatures back up into the low 6:by early in the afternoon and skies should be clear tomorrow night. weekend whiplash though. we have a tale of two seasons this weekend. saturday it's going to feel almost lightning late spring. 69 degrees and very warm, ahead of a cold front, that front wi

thank you cecily. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. how are you on a thursday. >> believe me it is almost friday. i'm fine but we had a guy on the roosevelt boulevard not doing well. he a flat tire and was occupying the right lane. they got him patched up and he moved along and all lanes are reopen on the boulevard extension but delays back to the schuylkill expressway. single digit speeds there. getting ready for an opening at the tacoma palmyra bridge. tomorrow the adams avenue bridge will finally reopen after six months of being closed and this is about to reopen it just did. lawwood avenue in lynnwood overturned vehicle is gone. and on the buses between norristown. and on the regional rails normal delays from 10 to 15 minutes. >> thank you. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. new details from western pennsylvania after two police officers were ambushed outside of a home earlier this morning. >> on health check it's ipad

>> starting tonight. >> thank you, cecily. >>> much more "action news" coming your way. we'll take a break and be right back. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. president-elect donald trump fills two big spots in his administration and talks for the first time about his campaign promises. will they come to fruition? >>> and georgia father accused of murdering his child by leaving the toddler in a hot car learns his fate. >>> disagreement goes too far outside a philadelphia business. bullets go flying. >> now the details. president-elect donald trump's administration is already taking shape. two key appointments that of chief of staff and senior strategist are drawing scrutiny tonight. at the same time donald trump's first television interview since winning the election is also drawing questions about his campaign promises. abc's maggie rulli is live in washington, d.c. with the very late e. good evening. >> reporter: rick, goo

cecily. >> windchill tomorrow morning across the viewing area in the 20s. warmer air will make a comeback. we'll let you know when in the accuweather seven day forecast. >> it's friday night, which means high school huddle when "action news" continues. he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, "thank you for serving our country" and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. male vo: comcast. >> time to turn to the "action news" troubleshooters. a local consumer paid hundreds of dollars for work that never got started. nydia han has a worning and tries to track down answers. >> reporter: this is taking unexpected turns and the consumer we interviewed is not the only one complaining. >> remove all of this and haul it away and replace it with a new walkway. >> reporter: he is ray and owns a philadelphia based business called cement docto

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. >>> cecily. >> well, double scan live showing a storm system that's bringing severe weather across the deep south with tornado watches. this system will bring us much needed rain. i'm tracking some rounds of rain on the way. i'll have details on the timing in the accuweather forecast when "action news" returns. >> ♪ hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. >> right now cuban is in a third day of morning after the death of fidel castro. castro's ashes were brought to this monument in half flan's main square today. thousands have been lining unsince -- ever since to say their final farewells to the man who led cuba for more than 50 years. and a public mass is schedule for tomorrow followed by a week of ceremonial services. >>> back here presi

cecily. >> well, get ready for a very cold night. cold enough in fact that we have frost advisories posted where the growing season has yet to end but i'm tracking a nice rebound in temperatures over the weekend. >>> i'll explain in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> an eagles-falcons preview when "action news" continues. >> ♪ c'mon in, pop pop! happy birthday! i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to keep from having another one. and i'm taking brilinta. for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin. no more than one hundred milligrams as it affects how well it works. brilinta helps keep my platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. brilinta reduced the chance of another heart attack. or dying from one. it worked better than plavix. >>don't stop taking brilinta without talking to your doctor since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily, or serious, some

will it be november-like cecily. >> it will and it will be beautiful. going to be a fine fall weekend. we are live on sky6 taking a look. this is just a beautiful shot the commodore barry bridge looking for clouds in all the wrong places. not a cloud in the sky. bright blue skies and you can see the sun now pretty low on the horizon reflecting off the bridge. beautiful weather today and temperatures back where they should be for this time of the year. 58 degrees in philadelphia right now. earlier today we were at 61. the normal high for this time of the year is 60. allentown and reading 57. cape may 60. wilmington 59 and trenton also 59 degrees and satellite6 along with action radar showing again not a cloud in the sky. very strong area of high pressure is building in and that will bring us loads of sunshine right through the weekend but without any clouds to insulate the earth and with the fact that the high pressure is building in, the winds will diminish it is going to be a chilly night. if you're heading to the high school football games definitely

with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> finally this campaign is in the hands of the voters. >> while the numbers won't be available for a while. it seems like voters are coming out in droves. of course the presidential race is at the top but in pennsylvania voters are also electing a u.s. senator and in delaware they are choosing a governor and mayor for wilmington and in new jersey a big story is the ballot questions. including one that could seriously hurt atlantic city. it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is election day 2016. can you believe it is finally here? lets get right to it. monica malpass and rick williams are in new york city covering the headquarters of donald trump and hillary clinton. and back in our area, sara bloomquist, jeff jericho and bob brooks are focusing on other big races and on you the voter. bob brooks live at a polling place in center city philadelphia. how has it been at this location? >> reporter: busy here and busy at just about every polling place i stopped out in center city this evening. i am told th

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. ♪ ♪ happy holiday -- ♪ ♪ >> there it is a holiday tradition like few others, take over the ben franklin parkway today and the 6 abc holiday parade was one part of the holiday here in the delaware valley. some folks opted to volunteer their time and others decided to get a jump start on the christmas shopping. happy thanksgiving i'm walter perez. >> rick and monica are off and the big story is the holiday celebrations underway in the delaware and lehigh valleys. melissa magee is tracking spotty showers for thanksgiving night and bob brooks has an inside look at a family's holiday meal.

. >> coming up on "action newses," cecily tynan. we are going to do high school huddle -- high school katie: my mom was a restaurant hostess at a neighborhood favorite - a place for a good, family meal. she juggled customers, cooks, waitresses - and never complained. my dad was a police officer walking his beat. i learned from both what it means to be honest, to work hard, and love family. big banks, wall street, special interests - that's who pat toomey's with. in the senate, i'll work for you and your family. i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message. >> high school huddle is next now for cecily tynan. sure you don't want to do the weather? this is the entire "action newses" team. have a good night. >> "action newses" is sponsored in part by bob's discount furniture. z254jz zi0z y254jy yi0y >>> it's an all new show today, "right this minute." a winding road and a dash cam prove -- >> there is no remorse for something. >> especially around a blind curve. >> no! >> a trapped animal fights to free itself. >> the deer is caught in

cecily tynan has your accuweather forecast. >>> time for accuweather tonight. cecily tynan has the story. >> reporter: we have light showers around, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have got a weak front pushing through and it's producing some showers, most of them on the light side. we do have one batch of steadier showers moving towards middletown, delaware. crossing route 1 and bridgeton, new jersey, and light showers and another batch also in the northwestern suburbs, it's light but near reading and need wood and pottstown. it's moving out quickly and behind it partly cloudy skies tonight. but even with the cloud cover, temperatures running 6 degrees above normal today with a high of 62 and if you look across most of the nation, it's unseasonably warm. bismark, north dakota 60 and dallas made it up to 87 degrees. we continue a mild trend and with the mild temperatures, we got one of the slowest starts to the snow season in the nation on record. if you look across the eastern u.s., there is really no snow even eastern canada have you to go to the n

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cecily tynan as the accuweather forecast. z25pmz zi0z y25pmy yi0y >>> time for accuweather at the big board. cecily tynan has the first forecast for november. not a bad way to start off the month. >> we had clear skies earlier and now sky 6 hd looking at a veil of clouds over philadelphia international airport cloudy skies are pretty typical of november. in november we get into the lower sun angle and even a thin veil of clouds can make things pretty dark and temperatures really drop by the end of the november the average high is down to 50 and today's average high is 61. and on sunday when we begin eastern standard time the sun will be setting at 4:54 by the end of november it's 4:37 p.m. we touched 60 earlier today. this is seasonable. allentown 56 and trenton 58 and cape may 58 and wilmington 57. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the sun was out this morning and the clouds building in now again with the winds out of the southeast. but the good news is when you get clouds at night. the cloud cover acts like at atm

next five-days are looking nice. >> thank you cecily. in pennsylvania, a packet of heroin can be cheaper than a six-pack of beer and prescription painkillers are too easy to get. as the head of the pennsylvania commission on crime, i've helped local communities fund drug treatment programs to save our kids. i'm josh shapiro, and as attorney general, i'll crack down on the drug dealers and stop the overprescribing of opioid painkillers. i'm proud to be endorsed by law enforcement organizations representing 14,000 police officers. this is a fight we can't afford to lose. at a neighborhoods a restaurafavorite - a place for a good, family meal. she juggled customers, cooks, waitresses - and never complained. my dad was a police officer walking his beat. i learned from both what it means to be honest, to work hard, and love family. big banks, wall street, special interests - that's who pat toomey's with. in the senate, i'll work for you and your family. i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message. >>> "action news" continues with meteorolog

great job guys, it looks like so much fun. >> thank you, it was fun. 97th year of the parade and cecily has been here every year. the weather held up and just seeing all the families coming down to the parkway to have a wonderful time. >> it went by quickly. lets bring everyone back and do it again. we had great performancers and spectacular balloons and floats. 17 balloons we had down the parkway, tasmanian devil he looks ferocious but he was here having a good time. 18 floats and princesses. and one of the youngest performers on the float as well and he did a fantastic job as well. disney princesses and princes there as well all dressed up and the little girl as long the route they loved the princesses. >> and of course the music, i think what captivated the audience. a wonderful tribute to prince. lets listen to that -- ♪ little red corvette they partied like it was 2016 -- >> 1999. we also had another great performance and it was really touching. it was a tribute to captain noah. take a look. ♪ ♪ you know captain noah was a proud participant of the parade for many years and it

. >> coming up on "action newses," cecily tynan. we are going to do high school huddle -- high school football. all right. goodbye. we'll be back in a minute. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ katie: my mom was a restaurant hostess at a neighborhood favorite - a place for a good, family meal. she juggled customers, cooks, waitresses - and never complained. my dad was a police officer walking his beat. i learned from both what it means to be honest, to work hard, and love family. big banks, wall street, special interests - that's who pat toomey's with. in the senate, i'll work for you and your family. i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message. i miss my daughter every day. she was shot and killed in a movie theater. jessi's murderer used an assault weapon with a high capacity gun clip. these clips allow killers to keep shooting and shooting. senator pat toomey opposes banning these clips, and he opposes an assault weapons ban. pat toomey stands with the gun lobby and not you. i hope you remember that when you vote. majority forward is responsible

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cecily tynan and rick williams are there for tonight's live special broad cast at 7:30. how about a preview? >> hi guys. >> it's beginning to look a lot like seattle. >> give rick a microphone and he is going to sing -- >> it's soggy here but that won't rain on the parade. >> it could be icing or really cold. it's not that bad and the heavy rain moved off and i think we'll have a great holiday special. >> think so. and the star rain or shine is the wonderful christmas tree behind us, 40 foot colorado fir from a farm in york county and wonderful here on the west apron of city hall. they used to have the trees in the courtyard and moved it out here and you can walk by it and drive by it. >> the base was actually designed by the set designer from hamilton, if you look closely 6 abc in someplace in there. where is it? right there. >> i see it actually. we have the rothman ice skating rink, alicia vitarelli is there lacing up her skates now. >> i'm not that coordinated it's slick on the ice and it's not stopping people. can you catch a glimpse of the guy behind me in a tank t

cecily tynan, rick williams, karen rogers, adam joseph and alicia vitarelli will have full coverage of the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. and it begins 8:30 thursday morning right here on channel 6. >>> it is beginning to look a lot like christmas at the philadelphia museum of art. tomorrow night this christmas tree will light up the museums iconic steps, the tree stands almost 50 feet tall and runs on light ta uses solar energy and adam joseph will have live reports tomorrow beginning at 4:00. coming up on "action news" tonight, a new jersey turkey farm is working in overdrove and we'll talk about why there is no place else they will get their bird for their thanksgiving table. and everything is under the microscope. and the eagles look to return to their winning ways. >> get ready for the coldest night of the season so far this storm system has an impact on our thanksgiving, we'll let you know how in the accuweather forecast. >> those story and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> new at 6:00 tonight. maybe you get your thanksgiving turkey at the supermarket b

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cecily tynan says the niceness continues for a couple more days. she'll check the accuweather forecast for you when we come right back. >>> take a look at this, a 26-year-old set a world record for the highest ever bungee dunk. how about that? simon barry of the uk dunked a biscuit in a cup of tea after jumping off a platform 230 feet up. he used his right arm to make sure the biscuit made it in the tea cup. he took an upside down picture with guinness officials. >> someone has too much time on his hands. >> he got on the news upside down that is for sure. cecily tynan you ever tried that? dunk the biscuit? >> bungee jumping no way. but it's nice out there. 59 degrees down from the high of 61. normal high this time of year is 56 and allentown 53 and millville currently 54 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we have a very large dome of high pressure sitting across the southeast u.s. and that is what is keeping us dry. keeping all the sunshine. great weather to go outside. but we really do need the rain. a drought monitor came out a

. >> thank you cecily. abc world news tonight is next on channel 6, "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams and ada adam joseph. the "action news" troubleshooters tackle customer complaints with a certain cable company. >> tonight you meet two men with two very different problems stemming from the same cable company one has a billing problem and the other is trying to be made whole after the technician allegedly destroyed his flat screen tv. they get results tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> for cecily tynan, jaime apody, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. when government bureaucrats refused to approve a cancer vaccine equally for both girls and boys, i stepped in to change that rule. when my own party held up recovery funds after sandy hit us, i took them on and won. and when veterans were forced to travel out of state for health care, i brought in new local clinics and expanded services. but there's much

with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >>> a tradition now in its 97th year. the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. the music, the dancing and the fun just a small part of the day that is also about sharing food with family and friends and giving back to those who need it most. it's thursday night and jim is off and i'm sharrie williams, and the big story on "action news" is the thanksgiving holiday, a time for families and friends to have a feast and say thank you for the blessings of the year. over on chestnut parishioners took time to give thanks in church. this is the white rock baptist church they were joined by members of monumental baptist church on locust. they have joint services avenue year alternating locations. >>> and in north philadelphia, hot meals were served with love at one day at a time. that is the program for drug and alcohol recovery, as well as services affected by hiv aids. and people reconnecting with loved ones to see they are doing well in recovery, we are told that members of the 22nd police district volunteered for

for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- garth brooks, tom hiddleston, and from "manchester by the sea" lucas hedges. and now, moving forward -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. hi, everybody. welcome, welcome. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. that's very nice. we have so much. we have a jam-packed show tonight. but i want to start with something that could affect your

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. >> adam is on an adventure but first cecily tynan with the first word. you are lucky to be outside too. >> reporter: great day to be outdoors, loads of sunshine and we continue the mild trend. philadelphia 61 degrees and many areas cooler than that. allentown and reading 67 and atlantic city airport 59 and trenton currently 61. this really tells the story of the changes on the way. there is a powerful cold front slicing through the center of the nation and ahead of it you get the surge of winds from the south with temperatures in the 70s and 80s and behind it though you get temperatures in the 30s and between the two, we have really the first winter storm of the season. some areas in the rockies and the plains under blizzard warnings, some places could get 6 to 12 inches of snow. that is blasting through over the weekend and bringing us dramatic changes. as we look ahead the next two days feeling like spring, close to 70 degrees, the powerful cold front moves through saturday night and sunday it will feel like temperatures in the 30s and the windchill co

rain not until thursday and those can be some gusty thunderstorms for that cold front. >> all right cecily halloween story and folks in delaware handing out candy found a way to stay toasty in the chilly night by sitting by a fire pit. this was a neighborhood halloween party on thomas road in fairfax and along bungaloo and the door to door trick-or-treating went past sun down for the littlist ones and houses were more trick than treat in montgomery county and front yards in auto bon were decorated with graves and sites and did not stop trick-or-treaters from getting their hands on some candy. in media delaware county this house on the 300 block on edge montstreet proved to be popular with trick-or-treaters and action news spotted dozens of kids heading up and down the steps in costume to halloween isn't a kids only holiday adults got on the fun at the franklin institute a spell binding evening like a ghostly green flame and find beasts and serpents and owls and eagles fans still trying to come to grips with last night's game giving up a ten point lead and losing the game. >> scary game las

for cecily tynan, jaime apody, monica malpass and the entire "action news" team. i'm rick williams have a nice evening. z25pmz zi0z y25pmy yi0y >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" day two of the septa strike, picket lines are out at locations today as 4700 transit workers stay off the job. ma commuters are using the regional rails they are running but the good news is that suburban station was not chaotic the way it was yesterday. the pictures tell jed yesterday's story but better today. walter perez is live at the 69 and street transportation center and john rawlins is downtown at the sheridan hotel. >> reporter: encouraging news, up beat sense all day here at the talks and that continues to this hour, that came from both camps, as well as the man that often acts as the go between, those two sides. >> on the way back. >> come back and keep on negotiating. >> it's close, close always something. it's close. >> bob brady confirming that

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