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nurse, ali gorman, live at the child's school in hamilton township with more. >> it will take several days to find out the results of those tests. meanwhile, parents i spoke with are shocked and sad to learned that a child from the school here passed away. and today the school and the health department are taking action. workers were removing toys and sanitizing a classroom inside of yardville elementary school today after a 4-year-old pre-schooler died. health officials say an unidentified respiratory virus is likely to blame. hamilton health officer says that tests have been sent to the c.d.c. and will be expedited to determine if the child had virus d68, the one that sent hundreds to hospitals in many states. many were in intensive care
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units but none died. urging parents not to be alarmed but aware. >> be aware of what they need to do as the season becomes heavier and heavier in the flu season. >> as always, stress prevention. >> handle it as a form flu-type situation. wash your hands. have the children cough into their elbow. throw the tissues away. >> if your child is sick, watch for symptoms out of the ordinary. any wheezing or difficulty breathing they need to see a doctor right away. we'll stay on this story and let you know when the results come back from the c.d.c. live in hamilton, ali gorman handle 6 "action news." >> thank you. philadelphia police investigating the shooting of a teenager this morning in north philadelphia. it happened around 11:00 in the 1800 block of north van pelt street. chopper 6 over the scene as they of the police tried to piece together what happened. a 16-year-old male hurt, no one in custody.
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accused cop killer eric frein search still underway. he has alluded them but today they were searching an abandon hotel. and joining us with the latest. nora? >> hi monica. no sightings of eric frein today but the search goes on. the police and tracking dogs have not found this fugitive yet they are uncovering more evidence that the shootings were very carefully planned. the manhunt continues for eric frien. >> and the search of the computer hard drive indicates extensive internet research on topics such as how to avoid policeman hun -- police manhunt
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and survival. >> and looking at buck him inn where the search teams covered the ground and 900,000 square feet of buildings with no luck. >> i would really like them to catch him. the area will never be safe until they do. >> the rugged terrain is making it difficult for the search teams to cover the miles of territory where frein may be held up. and they found materials to lead them to believe that frein experimented with pipe bombs. >> conducting searches and even as people are traversing woods there is a possibility of a booby-trap. >> the kid just has to come out. end it, come out safely and you will be safe, they will be safe. i don't want to see him kill anybody else. >> back live now. officials say they want to put an end to the rumors that frein's sister-in-law might have
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had a relationship with the trooper who survived the shooting. there is no evidence of that at all they say. trooper douglass in stable but serious condition. and it is disrupting life leaving everyone on edge. i'm nora muchanic for channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. from our delaware news room tonight a woman accused of breaking into the home of a 76-year-old man, stealing his money. yesterday morning they say she went to his hope, shoved him to the ground and forced her way inside. she was arrested last night. a massive drug sweep in delaware county today happening in chester. the authorities say they took down dozens of dealers. david henry with the latest. >> it started about two years ago with a rash of drug-related murders in and around the rec
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center. it ended two years later with sweeping drug arrests that police hope consult off the dead of a vicious snake. >> this is a good day for the city of chester. >> 37 dangerous drug-dealing criminals are off the street after early-morning raids today. three more remain at large, including one of the alleged ringleaders, donald womack. and the other do are dennis and payne. and it was carried out by federal agents and the mayor and police commissioner say that the open drug markets have been shutdown all over the city, liberating residents from a pervasive atmosphere of fear and intimidation. >> people were afraid to walk outdoors, sit near windows, to have their kids outside. they didn't know if they would come out and have the car with windows shot out. >> the reign of terror is over but not the end of the war.
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many have been dealing drugs since the 70s and this time it is different. the feds made the arrests and prosecuting under as i have e r -- heavier the penalties. some facing life penalties. >> they are close to being captured. if you are watching you might as well turn yourself until the jig is up, we are not playing anymore. >> many drug dealers are off the street but 37 low-level dealers have just been promoted. and the new crop faces much different penalties now that the feds are partnering with the local police. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, david. time now for an "action news" travel report. check on friday night. >> a lot of folks trying to get home to start the weekend. it might be a slow process, huh? >> the ride home going about as quickly as this week went, not
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very quickly rick and monica. several accidents in the way trying to get home this friday afternoon. one on the southbound of route 1, the roosevelt boulevard extension by the ridge avenue off-ramp. a lot of police officers on the scene taking out the right lane with the accident clean-up. coming down from broad street it is quite slow. of course the northbound backed up off the schuylkill up to broad, normal afternoon volume there. on the schuylkill, plenty of congestion by montgomery drive. travel time a little better, now a half-hour from the blue route to the vine. 45 minutes before. we are dropping but heavier than it should be. at the ben franklin bridge another very busy friday afternoon. the construction on the westbound span not helping us out. in mount laurel still doing construction to repair damage from an overnight crash and closing church street in the process. we are hearing that will be the case most of the evening. stick with mount laurel rolled or fellowship road as alternate. and salem county a crash at
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commissioner peace pike. we will make it home eventually. >> somewhere around sunday night. more ahead on "action news" friday night. >> the veterans behind me thought they would never play golf again. thanks to a new program hitting the greens in south jersey. i have that story coming up. beautiful weather on this friday. plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 70s. i'm tracking a summer-like first weekend of fall coming up in the accuweather forecast. an emotional good-bye through the tears and thanks. derek jeter gives baseball fans a fairwell they will never forget. >> and a massive data breach involves those in our area. what you need to know when "action news" comes right back.
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>> i know we are phillies fans around here but something happened last night in professional baseball that transcends the colors on the jersey. this is what we are talking about, a fairytale ending to a storybook career. derek jeter, more than just a
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fair -- farewell. >> and derek jeter ends his final game with a walk-off single. derek jeter, where fantasy becomes reality. >> the end of a 20-year career. his game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth in a gave that was his last in this iconic stadium. the captain could barely hold back tears. >> there are a couple of times i almost lost it. the first inning i was saying please don't hit it to me. >> wrapped in emotion from the very beginning to the very end, jeter did his best to hold it all together. and like so many times before, he didn't disappoint. jeter took in one final view from his familiar spot at shortstop and bowed his head. >> i say a little prayer before every game, and you know i basically just said thank you because this is all i've ever
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wanted to do. and not too many people get an opportunity to do it. and it was above and beyond anything that i'd ever dreamt of. >> and he will not play his normal position, he wanted his last position in shortstop to be at yankee stadium. >> how about that, thank you. another sport taking the spotlight in our area. 20 wounded warriors in an important tournament in mays landing. >> there it is, boom. >> a day on thes course for this foursome, something of a miracle. >> oh, no, absolutely not. a couple of years ago i thought i would be dead for sure, absolutely. to be out here and to be able to do this is amazing. >> this group of injured and disabled war veterans serving in iraq and afghanistan have gone from hell and back, some have lost limbs and live with
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life-altering injuries. >> we like to flock towards those with similar difficulties so we don't feel like outcasts. and surrounding ourselves with guys who have been through what we have. there is a bond. >> the bond now on mays landing golf course. it is also the new home of the south jersey chapter of disabled sports u.s.a. war fighters. >> and what we do, we actually provide warriors injured in iraq and afghanistan the opportunity to learn the game of golf. >> not only are we taking care of, our caregivers as well. a lot of people don't understand that our caregivers not only go what we go through every day but go through it with us. >> and reintegrated them into society and the funds will be used to provide adaptive equipment, individualized instruction to wounded veterans and gar -- caregivers free of
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charge. and starting it years ago, but murdered before she could see it come through, her daughter was there in support. >> the group of people she was able to affect and they are coming together to carry on her name is humbling. >> with this year's new sponsorship of disabled sports u.s.a. organizer hope next year even more will be hon the greens. in mays landing, annie mccormick channel 6, "action news." and temple university recognizing some in a special setting. this year five temple grads presented with the prestigious excellence in the media. along it is john oats of hall and oat. they met at temple. and after receiving his award he grabbed his guitar showing why he is a rock 'n roll hall of
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famer. and with them many other temperature grads. and forward issuing a recall over an air bag problem. which are affected. and simple customers hit by a day at that breach. how it happened when "action news."coms -- comes right back. and take 6abc with you. fitting your tablet and smart phone no matter how large or small your screen.
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♪ >> several restaurants are the victims of a massive data breach.ral restaurants are the a bucks county company, signature systems for transactions. they discovered malware was in a device in an restaurant giving they access to names, card numbers and customer codes, jimmy john's and other stores in the area. >> it is a big concern. not only am i a shopper there i usually go on the lunch break to get pizza, using my card there. they are a family with a small business, a restaurant in philadelphia and that could happen there, too. it is a major concern. >> the owner of several of the small restaurants say they are
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aware of the breach. if you see a suspicious charge on your card, call the bank. many credit card companies guarantee that card holders will not be held liable for fraudulent charges. ford recalling cars due to air bags, that may not deploy in crash including the 2013 and 2014 come -- compact and others. and no accidents related to the problem reported and ford will replace the computer in the cars affected. folks in chester county looking to get 3,000 books for children in need. the seventh year for their big give event. along with books, they are also accepting new or gently-used children's clothing, school supplies, toys and baby items. today's collection drive benefits cradles to crayons.
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>> we have breaking news tonight. traffic tragedy in williamstown, new jersey this is gloucester county. chopper 6 live over the black horse pike near whitehall road where the driver of a car was
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killed when he left the road and hit a tree. it all happened about an hour and 20 minutes ago at 4:00 p.m. no one was taken to an area hospital, just the one person apparently involved. no word on what caused him to lose control. an accident in gloucester county tying things up and causing traffic tragedy in williamstown. time for a check of the accuweather forecast. meteorologist cecily tynan at the big board. not a bad beach day, especially if have you a jacket or sweater. >> late september a friendship evening and look at the beach in cape may. a lot of people boogie boarding or flying kites, just hanging out and enjoying the weather. one man with a medal detector there, that is adam joseph. good luck, adam! it is beautiful and philadelphia 78 degrees. 74 the normal high this time of year. temperatures on the warm side. allentown and reading also 78. millville 74. a little cooler when you get closer to the ocean of the ocean temperature about 79 degrees. temperatures on the beaches right now 71.
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satellite 6 along with action radar showing we don't have a cloud in the sky. high pressure really dominating our weather, and this high pressure will be with us all weekend long. this will bring us a gorgeous weekend. and a beautiful friday night if your heading to citizens bank park as the phillies take on the braves. first pitch 7:05. 71 degrees. by ninth inning, 65 degrees. really comfortable and mainly clear skies. maybe a light jacket, you certainly don't have to bundle up. i want to show you what is going on in northern new england. this is strong maine, sent in on facebook by heidi. the fall foliage is starting to change and it is bright. it is vibrant. the combination of facts that they have gotten enough rain, not too much, not too little. cool nights, warm afternoons and about one week behind normal. this is the normal peak for the fall foliage across new england. the poconos, central and western
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pennsylvania mild october. in our region, peaking late october or early november. and if really looks like this will be a beautiful fall season. this weekend though, forget fall, it is feeling like summer. 81 degrees tomorrow afternoon. you see the eastern half of the country warm with temperatures in the 80s. heading into sunday, again in the 80s. a little more in the form of clouds. high, thin clouds late on sunday, but really looking nice. tonight for your friday night, mainly clear, a little fog developing. patchy fog, 50 degrees in allentown, 58 in philadelphia, 58 in millville. the 5day at five showing tomorrow wall-to-wall sunshine, warmer than today, 82 degrees. sunday, thin clouds in the afternoon, 83 degrees. monday, more clouds and dropping temperatures in the 70s. tuesday and wednesday a system offshore bringing us lots of clouds. it will cool temperatures back down to seasonable levels, 74 degrees, with the possibility of
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some showers. late next week it gets quite a bit cooler than that. i talk about that in the full accuweather seven-day forecast. the weekend is going to be spectacular. >> nice. >> thank you so much. much more "action news" coming your way. st i've lived hewith my mother, forty--four who is ninety--nine.
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people who do not live in delaware county need to know that tom mcgarrigle raised our taxes five times. five times in seven years. meanwhile tom mcgarrigle gave a million dollar subsidy to an energy company. tom mcgarrigle is not looking out for regular families or seniors at all. we need john kane in the senate. he gets regular families.
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♪ "action news" continues. >> hello again. here's what is happening on "action news" tonight. piles and piles of trash are widing up in a nunl -- new jersey state park. looking to find those responsible. and the battle against isis as fighting intensifies in syria. live with the latest. a little boy who is raging a fierce battle taking the trip of a lifetime thanks to a group of strangers. we have that story. and now the details. a problem seen in cities big and small, as well as our state parks and protected lands. talking about illegal dumps. new jersey officials announced a push to clean up the forest in hammington. despite the crack down people are throwing trash where it doesn't belong.
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and john rawlins has the story. >> new jersey has more than 800,000 acres of state land. this is the state forest near hammington. it is chris-crossed with miles of isolating roads like this one, which unfortunately makes it just about perfect for those who illegally dump. today the clean-up of one of those dumps. piles of fill -- filthy clothing and other things. and bob martin formally recognized a tough policy dubbed don't waste our open space. the 20 dumpers arrested in the last six months. the head of a preservation group thinks that fines that go along with it will send a message to offenders. >> that you are wrong it will pay the fine and it will change habits. >> the weapon in finding those, tiny hidden motion-sensor cameras like this. >> we set