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for chicken that hasn't crossed an ocean, look for perdue. we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., sunday october 5. nydia is off, here's what's happening on "action news," a pennsylvania state trooper killed in an accidental shooting will be remembered at a viewing tonight. entrovirus 68 take a preschooler's life in new jersey, kenneth moten has that story. sky6 live hd looking over wilmington this morning, a chilly start, eagles fans put on the layers, several of them,
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meteorologist chris sowers with his gloves in check. >> reporter: do you know where your gloves are. >> i have no idea where my gloves are. not the first clue. >> reporter: some of the locations are 3 to 4 degrees above freezing, that's chilly stuff. let's go live on sky 6. it's a chilly morning, temperatures have fallen back into the 30s and 40s now across a large portion of the delaware valley. even the city, take a look at the number in center city. we're down to 43 degrees. it's the coldest air that we've seen in 6 months in philadelphia. wilmington, 41. lancaster is now down to 38. they are at the freezing mark of 32 in the poconos. 37 in reading, 42 in trenton. millville, a nice, comfortable 39 degrees. wow, it's a chilly start to your sunday. it's thanks to that unusually cold air mass that we were tracking across the great lake states. here's the cold front over my shoulder that's produced
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yesterday's moisture. temperatures will be chilly this morning. but the numbers will rebound. 8:00 a.m., 47 degrees, mostly sunny skies, 9:00 a.m., 50. 10:00 a.m., 52 degrees, at that point you'll see puffy cumulus clouds bubbling up. the afternoon is quiet, combination of and and clouds, 60 degrees, and then we do warm up in the seven-day forecast. i'll have the details when we come back in just a bit. >> developing overnight. five people are shot in two separate club shootings three victims were gunned down outside an exotic club in west philadelphia. police say there was an argument between several men outside of cousin danny's on the 300 block of 52 street. there was a dispute and someone pulled out a gun and shot three menl are in the hospital.
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two more were shot outside a motorcycle club in kensington, it's on the 1800 block of east sedgely. a man was hit several times in the stomach and legs. one man was shot twice in the legs. no word what set off that gunfire. tonight a final salute to a pennsylvania state trooper shot accidentally by a colleague. friends, family and colleagues will celebrate the life and service of david kedra with a viewing in northeast philadelphia at givnish funeral home. he was a 2012 graduate of the police academy and served at the skippack barracks in montgomery county. the roman catholic high and temple graduate died when another trooper's gun discharged during a training in conshohocken.
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he'll be laid to rest tomorrow during a private burial. mixed recreations as convicted cop killer jamal gives sen a commencement address. he shot police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. 15 years later, the jailed journalist and founder of the black panther party earned his degree from the college. now during the taped address, supporters of officer faulkner will gather at his memorial plaque at 13th and locust where faulkner stopped jamal and got into the confrontation. critics say the address by jamal is a slap in the face to the
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family. calls to the cancel the speech have been rejected. an upper merion man is behind bars accused of holding a woman against her will inside his home. police were called to win gate road where a woman said she was attacked and held by a man shane gallagher. neighbors said they heard gunshots, they found bullet hellos and broken windows in the home. gallagher has been arrested. it is now official, a young boy from this mercer county school did die from entrovirus 68. officials in new jersey, want to make it clear who is most at risk, this is as several other children are being tested, one from this very same school. kenneth moten has more from children's hospital. >> reporter: here at the children's hospital doctors were waiting on results for three
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children. meanwhile, hamilton township said there's no need for panic after the death of the 4-year-old boy, but there's need to remain vigilant when it comes to hygiene. at yardville elementary school, blue and gold ribbons hang for the young boy. >> what am i supposed to look for. >> reporter: concerned mothers attended this meeting where they talked about the death. >> entrovirus 68 is a verelent strain of entrovirus 68 that will attack young children and
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toddlers who have compromised immune symptoms. there's another boy at raisk who came down -- boy at risk would came down with sudden muscle weakness. at the children's hospital of philadelphia, doctors have reported three cases. children with weakness in one or more limbs with changes in the spine. the boys who both went home sick shared the same classroom, but not at the same time. the health department is optimistic the results from the second boy will not show the "d" 68 strain. >> coughing sneesing in tissue -- sneezing in tissues, throw them out. if someone is i will refrain from hugging and kissing. >> we have been cleaning in all our schools across the district. extra staff, additional hours. >> reporter: chop said the conditions of the three children have not changed and there are no new cases. while hamilton township
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continues it's effort to keep schools clean and warn parents that community plans to honor the four-year-old who died, ely was a triplet who liked to play baseball. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> we'll continue to follow the virus outbreak at 6abc.com and alert you to any updates. we have details about the signs and symptoms of the disease as well as our feature on 6 things you need to know about entrovirus 68. concern is growing for the man hospitalizedded with the ebola virus in texas. thomas duncan's condition worsened to critical according to officials at the hospital treating him. 50 other people who had contact with duncan are being watched for signs of the deadly disease. that includes 9 people believed to be at a higher risk. >> all of the 9 who had definite contact we were able to reach, so we are confident that none of those with definite
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contact had any symptoms related to ebola, none of them had fever. >> duncan traveled from liberia to dallas before he started showing symptoms. else in isolation. "good morning america" weekend will have more on the ebola case in.com -- in texas and the entrovirus 68 death in new jersey. "g.m.a." starts after this newscast. the fight over how penn state pays its massive fine for handling the jerry sandusky scandal conditions. two state officials filed a lawsuit enforcing the state law. the ncaa initially intended national distribution of the funds, but agreed to allow pennsylvania to control the fine. they asked the commonwealth court to dismiss the suit, bub the judge refused, the judge ruled that the ncaa and penn state were trying to usurp the
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court's authority, the ruling could be pave the way for a trial. turning to sports, we're counting down to kickoff, the eagles and rams get going at ate linc at 1:00. send me your fan photos and comment on the tough loss to the 49ers. the "action news" team will be tuning in during the game. jamie apody brings you chip kelly's comments later in sports. ducis rogers hosts eagles game day kickoff live from the link and we'll bring you a live report at noon. wrap up the game day final county 11:35 after "action news." the eagles cheerleaders painted seats pink, they will be used today as the birds tackle
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breast cancer against the rams. much more to come on "action news" sunday morning, the text message from accused cop killer eric frein on the run for a month. >> a tire slasher strikes in a philadelphia neighborhood, police are taking a look at a similar vandalism. it's a milestone night in the baseball playoffs, a game for the ages, chris. >> reporter: eva take a look at this, last week we had temperatures in the 80s and this morning temperatures are in the 30s, and if you're not in the 30s, you're windchill is in
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>> can you say brrr? seriously, i left without a coat this morning, i needed a jacket. you need your gloves, i'm going to be out there in an hour i'll be holding that stick, i'll need gloves. this is chicago, people are bundled up in coats and scarves. chicago saw snow, it was their third earliest snow in recorded history. the earliest was back in september 25, 1915. it was cold enough to support flakes in shy town. that has pulled east into delaware valley.
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let's go live on sky 6. it's nice and quiet, it's cold, you'll need something to bundle up, especially if you're the early burdened this morning. the numbers have dropped into the 30s and 40s now. look at the western suburbs, 37 degrees in reading that's the present air temperature. the windchill is a degree or two cooler than that. poconos you have dropped down to the freezing mark 32 degrees. lancaster, 38. center city, 43 degrees. we're 25 degrees cooler than yesterday. millville, 30 degrees cooler. dover, wildwood, llings at -- atlantic city at the airport, 25, 25 degrees. bingham, 34. the satellite and radar composite, the good news with this unusually cool blast of air it's going to get out of here
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quickly. the cold front that brought the morning rain is past new england. the cold air is in the process of pushing through now. tomorrow we'll be back up in the 70s, decent amount of sunshine, just have a chilly one on the way today. it will be breezy if you're heading to lincoln field for the eagles game taking on the rams. temperature will be bolderrer line, you won't need anything heavy, but something with a light sleeve in order to competent for that wind. we'll see a combination of sun and clouds, we get into monday there's an area of low pressure that will be pulling through the great lake states. we'll start out with sun and increase high clouds later in the afternoon. with the system pulling up in the lakes, the winds will shift out of the southwest. that will modify things a bit we're back up in the 0s. lehigh valley, 58 degrees, that's well below average. the jersey shore, 62 degrees, mostly sunny skies and breezy. that breeze will make that 62 feel like the 50s.
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eagles taking on the rams this is a 1:00 p.m. start time. temperatures in the upper 50s, sun and clouds, a cool breeze by the 4th quarter, we'll see a high of only 60 degrees. it will be quite chilly out there. the normal this time of year is 70. 72 degrees for tomorrow. you can see a nice improvement here, clouds and sun, tuesday increasing clouds. there's a threat of a few showers during the afternoon partly sunny, comfortable, wednesday, 75. thursday, 70 degrees, it turns cooler by the weekend's ends, friday, maybe rain, 68. saturday, clouds and lingering showers and 66 degrees, you need to bundle up this morning. eva. >> a 70 million-dollar investment aimed at keeping camden kids off the street is officially open. the action cam was at the ribbon cutting at the ray and joan cruk
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he wrote a text message saying quote all is good before the hours of his alleged murderous mission. the time tribune said frein texted a friend saying he was heading to delaware. later that night, investigators say frein instead headed to state police barracks in blooming grove where he killed one trooper and injured another. overnight police say they talked to a teen who claims she was abducted and assault the in south philadelphia. she said she was forced into a van at broad and snyder driven around and assaulted. she said the man dropped her off at 11:00 p.m. an hour after he attacked her, police are looking for surveillance video to back up her story. a couple from indiana is pleading with isis to release their son from captivity. they released their video
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message one day after the terror group threatened to when behead peter kasig. >> we are employing those who are holding you to show mercy and let you go. >> reporter: he was captured last year while helping refugees while fleeing the war in syria.
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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 6:24 sunday morning, if you're looking at the current
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temperatures outside, if you haven't opened up the door or window, keep it closed. allentown, 38, reading, 37. we have 15 states under frost advisories there's a large portion of the country feeling this unusually cool weather this morning. windchills across the high plains, yesterday they were down in the 20s, now we're seeing 40s and 50s. this cool air is zipping along. yesterday was oriented like this north to south, now, today, it's life like this, northwest to southeast. it's moving along. by tomorrow it's long out of here, the winds shift out of the southwest and we're back up into the 60s and 70s. it's chilly today, but the good news is it's not sticking around until tomorrow we're back in the 90s. the san francisco giants and washington nationals made baseball history they played an
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18 inning playoff game tied for the longest major league post season game. the giants won it, 2-1. they hold a commanding two game to nonlead in the nlds. jamie apody has sunday sports. >> reporter: happy game day, the easily getting set for a date with the rams, a team they should be able to handle. they are starting austin davis he was recruited out of college, in fact he wasn't recruited out of high school. lesean mccoy hopes to have a break out game. else getting lane johnson back on the line. the rams have allowed 100 rusher in each of their three games this morning. chip kelly said they need a bounce back performance.
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>> mike tyson says everybody has a plan until they get hit in the face. we got hit in the face and have to respond it. >> we have to get the run game going so we don't have to rely on nick so much. >> reporter: the flyers bonding trip in cape cod, check out these pictures, the guys went on a paint ball adventure. look at them. the coach was in there. i asked claude giroux about the excursion yesterday. >> it's been four days with your teammates, breakfast lunch and dinner. just whatever time you spend with your team you get to know them better you care more for them i'm a strong believer for that. >> reporter: not only can katie perry sing, but she can pick on college football yesterday. she picked old miss.
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the dark horse rebels were led back to the roar. the celebration on the field, a teenage dream for many students, only thing missing fireworks. those were all katie perry song reverences, i clearly have a lot of the time on my hands, go out and have a great sunday. >> we have more "action news" just ahead. we'll be right back. ah! come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea. shhhh. be quiet. i'm being quiet. you're breathing on me! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. head for the cemetery!
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>> a dramatic drop testers plunge, you better -- temperatures plunge, you better bundle up. an extra blanket was right for that night of shut eye, the chilly air is here, but it's not hanging around. let me tell you as you head out today, the sleeves are not an option. you may need a coat. you said the feel of fall, more like winter. >> it's like early winter. >> reporter: if you haven't felt it this morning, you're sitting on the couch and putting on that cup of coffee. wait until you see the numbers i'm about to show you. there's the view, there's the ben franklin bridge, the twilight the sun is getting read to rise, it rises at 7:02 this morning. we're down in the 30s now, north and west of center city. it's the coldest day that we've
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seen in 6 months as we flip it over to the numbers. allentown, 38 degrees, they are freezing in the mountains, poconos, 32, 37 in reading, lancaster, 38. millville, of course the pine barrens in the 30s right now. trenton, 42. him sea isle city, 48. dover, about 48 degrees. future tracker 6 later this afternoon, the model actually keeps us in the 50s all day. 57 degrees in allentown and reading, philadelphia, 59. poconos 54 according to this model. trenton, 59. millville, 59 degrees. accuweather will go a degree higher than that. sun and clouds, 60 degrees is the forecasted high. as eva mentioned you'll need something with sleeves, at least a light sleeve as you head to lincoln financial field for the eagles game. just for anything you'll need a light sleeve. brr this morning. it's warmer tomorrow.
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this is a one-shot deal. we're tracking rain in the seven day. i'll have the details in just a bit. >> don't forget you can take 6abc.com with you. the new smart design fits any device you have, whether it's your tablet or smart phone, no matter how large or small that screen. check it out by visiting 6abc.com anytime anywhere. haz/mat crews have rounded up anything and everything related to the texas man with the ebola virus with anything he came in contact with this morning. else listed in critical condition. abc elizabeth hurr has more. >> reporter: thomas eric duncan in intensive care in critical condition at texas health presbyterian. he may have come in contact with as many as 115 people while sick and contagious. numbers may shift from one day to the next.
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>> reporter: the cdc said 350 people could be at risk. >> the people at risk would coe the people who traveled in the ambulance. therefore those individuals will be monitored for the 21-day period. >> reporter: topping the watch list, duncan's family seen here on friday, leaving their dallas apartment, so far officials say these four are healthy and to approve it, county leaders drove the family to their new home at an undisclosed location. >> i'm wearing the same shirt i was when i was in the car with that family. >> reporter: on saturday, a sense of normalcy back at the apartment. gone are the convoy of haz/mat trucks barrels and cleaning crews from the day before. but questions remain why was duncan sent home the first time only to be admitted days later. hospital officials called it a glitch in the procedures, but
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claim there was no flaw. meanwhile, duncan's girlfriend told abc news on the phone, she and the kids are doing well at their new home. but she is upset because she said no one has told her how duncan is doing in days. elizabeth hur, abc news dallas. >> an american doctor who was treated for ebola is back in the hospital at the university of massachusetts medical center with possible pneumonia and pink eye. doctors don't think he had a recurrence of ebola, but ran tests any how. it is more likely he caught an infection because his immune system is depressed due to ebola. entrovirus 68 is confirmed by the cdc a preschoolers in hamilton new jersey, ely waller died on thursday.
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the boy did not have any preexisting conditions that would have made him vulnerable. most people who catch the virus have a runny nose and low-grade fever. the virus has made 500 people in 43 states seriously i will, almost all of them children. there's no official confirmation that three patients at children's hospital has entrovirus 68. chop alerted the cdc that the children are suffering from muscle weakness. further testing is expected. new this morning, the search is on for a mass gunman who robbed a bar in the somerdale section of philadelphia. around 1:00, the gunman walked into ely's bar and grill on the boulevard pointed a gun at the bartender and demanded money. after the bartender handed over
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an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect ran out the door. nobody was hurt. neighbors in philadelphia woke up torched the handiwork of a -- to find the handiwork of a tire slasher. it happened in the 3200 block of frankford avenue. at least 8 vehicles including a city-owned van were targeted. noise was enough to wake up some neighbors. >> you heard [hissing sound]. >> i woke up and i heard it. >> police are searching for surveillance footage, a mile away cameras in juniata park captured two young women and a man slashing tires. no word if the two incidents are connected. a 15-year-old girl who was killed by a stray bullet was honored by her classmates.
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students at delaware county charter school released the balloons at the football game. investigator have charged gibson with murder and conspiracy. the football player from father judge is accused of instructing the shooter to open fire at that location. the action cam was in newport, delaware, when one of the last pieces of steel from the world trade center was escorted by hundreds of bikers. the steel transferred to quantity question, virginia. -- quanto, virginia. happening today, the 81st
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annual plas -- pulaski day parade. our own alicia vitarelli and the polish american cultural center will co-hurst the parade. >> burlington county library offenders can reduce their vet by feeding the needy. the library system will host foods for fines. every delinquent reader who donates food will knock money off their fine. the money will be given to the food bank of south jersey. the little ones got things moving at the fun day that included carnival games and bounce houses and bake sale to
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add a sweet twist to a fun fall day. there's much more coming up on "action news," this morning, sky6 live hd taking a live look over camden, it's a chilly one out there, meteorologist chris sowers is back with just how long this cold weather is going to last. a play coming to philadelphia focuses on a family's fight against apartheid. 6abc loves the arts tells you about the new take on the production. the meteoric rise of the inventor, david muir
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>> good sunday morning to you, philadelphia international airport, looking clear right now, but it is chilly as you head outside if you have to catch a flight on this sunday morning, 6:42, only 46 degrees. meteorologist chris sowers here with us now, i feel like 46 is kind of lucky compared to some people. >> reporter: it's balmy, some locations are down the freezing mark. >> i don't know about balmy. >> reporter: this is a good day to go on a hayride they have the haunted house or the corn mazes. >> it's a good chilly football day. >> reporter: of course that's what i will be doing, i'll be watching football. let's go liven on sky 6. let's get you started with a
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view of cape may. we have a breeze that's fairly gentle five to seven miles per hour out of the northwest. we're not seeing much in the way of winds. we have clear skies, it's chilly, temperatures in the 40s, 43 degrees, dewpoint, 34. winds out of the west/southwest at 7. pressure is slowly rising. 32 degrees in tanersville, martins creek, 35. pilots, 37. coatsville, 35 degrees, center city, 44. cinnaminson, 42. agenda beach, 38. hammonton, another 38. woodbine 40. those temperatures are close to what you would see during the first week or two of december. we're well ahead of schedule here at least as far as cold. saturday's rain is long gone. the water vapor imagery is
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showing you a counter clockwise swirl. look at the really state this things covers this is a massive upper level low that's where the cold air is sitting that's been forced down into the lower 48. chicago, 38. bismarck, 39. saint louis, 48. cincinnati, 40. philadelphia, there's our 43. some of the areas have windchills in the 20s and 30s. it's a real chilly start to your sunday. as we look ahead we have this cool pocket of air across the great lakes, the mid atlantic and the northeast. as soon as tomorrow we'll have the jet stream ride into the u.s./canadian border. what was a chilly day today will turn into a fantastic monday. high temperatures this afternoon, upper 50s north and west, low 60s south and east. breezy and cool, combination of sun and clouds, 60 degrees in
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philadelphia. allentown, 58. dover, 62, toms river and cape may, 60 degrees. overnights tonight, chilly once again, 39 degrees far western suburbs, 47 for center city. it's not going to be as chilly as what we're seeing this morning, but well below average for this time of the year. winds shift out of the of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour that gets our temperatures in the 70s for tomorrow. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 60 degrees today, 72 for tomorrow, so we rebound some 12 degrees with our temperatures. 73 degrees tuesday, there could be a shower or two especially during the afternoon. 75 degrees wednesday, wednesday is nice and warm. thursday, sun to clouds, 70 degrees and then we get into what appears to be a miserable pattern by week's ends, 3 or 4 straight days a lot of clouds and occasional shower. 68 degrees, friday, friday, clouds, showers, 66. sunday, into the following
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monday, looks like clouds and maybe a shower. >> get through today. >> reporter: get through today watch some football and tomorrow everything goes back to normal. >> hopefully we don't have to crank the heat up too much. thanks chris. our partners at consumer report has been testing the battery on the new iphone they said the battery was a weakness with the orderly model, but it has with this version. consumer reports said they did not reach the lot of they goals. iphone vi delivered ten hours and 6-plus 17 hours. >> that's better than the 8 hours we got with the i phone 5s. other phone parties did better in the test. >> apple pointed to differences in its testing methods. consumers reports list the ldg3
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>> a fire claimed the lives of several members of the same family in all -- olney. here's rick williams with the crime fighters report. >> reporter: at 3:30 a.m., november 18, 2003, a fire erupted in the home of the 100 block of widener street in philadelphia's olney section. 4 members were killed, including the oldest of five brothers, john santiago. the 4th victim was the family matriarch. a couple of weeks later, a if it
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victim died from his injuries. fire officials are investigating the case of arson after the discovery of a plastic container in the living room with remnants of a flammable liquid inside. >> there were numerous calls 911 one caller said they firebombed a house. they saw it happened. >> reporter: the citizens crime commission is administering a reward up to $100,000 for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. >> if you have seen somebody, an individual do this act, i can't understand how you can live with yourself. >> reporter: all you have to do is call 215-546-tips. rick williams channel 6 "action news." >> people who purchased
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>> good morning, it is 7:00 a.m., sunday, october 5. nydia is off, here's what else happening on "action news." a pennsylvania state trooper killed in an accidental shooting will be remembered at a memorial tonight. entrovirus 68 takes a preschooler's life, kenneth moten has that story. >> and sky6 live hd looking over wilmington, delaware, it's chilly out there, eagles fans add an extra layer as you head outside. let's head outside to chris sowers who is shivering with our accuweather forecast. at least it's not raining this morning. >> reporter: i liked yesterday's weather better than this, it was warm, it is freezing in some locations literally. poconos you were down to