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crime that could be a random attack. it occurred at the 500 glock o500 blockof coulter street. and sarah bloomquist is live at logan with the latest from northwest detectives. sarah? >> rick and monica the investigators tell "action news" that this appears to be a random abduction. they have called the fbi to assist in the investigation. the surveillance video includes audio. the police are not releasing it at this point. still an investigator tells me the audio makes it clear, the victim a 22-year-old woman did not know the man that kidnapped her last night. at 9:30 last night the suspect car drove down west coulter in
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germantown. a man walked out and walked over to carlesha freeland-gaither. she tried to run. the man grabbed her and dragged her all the way down the block. she was scream forgot help. they struggled and fell to the ground. the man forced her into the car. she has not been seen since. >> i don't care what everybody does. i want her to come home. that is all i am asking. [crying] >>reporter:they returned to the scene of abduction this morning. freeland-gaither dropped her glasses and cellphone in the struggle. they kicked out the rear windows before the car drove away. the surveillance tape indicates that she did not know her attacker. >> i don't understand why someone would do this to her. >> she is a humble child. our hearts are really heavy. >>reporter:she worked as nurse. she spent the evening visiting
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her godson before she drove home. they are begging for the young woman's return. >> if anyone saw her please get in alaska with me. please, i'll do anything that you want me to do. just bring my daughter back. that is all i ask. >>reporter:it's a 2000 or 2002 four-door ford taurus with pennsylvania plates. the victim kicked out the rear windows they believe. they are going the routes throughout the area hoping that the car passed by and they can get the actual plate number. if you have any information call the northwest detectives or nin1 right away you can see the entire abduction on 6abc.com.
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take a look at the suspect or the suspect's vehicle. we have posted contact information for the philadelphia police. the eagles are awaiting serious injuries on two important players. they lost nick foles because of a broken clavicle and demeco ryans after he tore his achilles tendon and more on the severity of each injury. ali. >> we don't know the results of m.r.i.s yet for both players. i spoke to a few sports medicine experts. they are not treating the players. they are offering their take on the injuries and how long it will take to heal. >> dr. arthur bortlozzi
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watched the replays of the nick foles and demeco ryans's injuries. foles suffered appear cracked collar bone. if the the clavicle is completely broken it's 9 weeks of recovery. >> it's a little crack it's about four weeks. >> for ryans he has as right achilles injury. the m.r.i. gives more details. morse achilles injuries are a complete tear. >> it's usually a snap. >> that requires surgery. >> often times it looks like fibers we se we sew them and clt up and keep it relaxed.
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in the past he tore his right achilles tendon and ryans has a history of tearing his other achilles tendon. >> you know what happened. you don't want to admit it. you just know what a long recovery and rehab you are in for. >> it's unlikely that he will be back this year. if the achilles is completely torn after surgery it takes six to eight weeks before you can put full weight on the leg. then it takes longer before they are able to run or jump on it. m.r.i.s were done on both players. no word when they will release the results. we'll be following the key injuries online at 6abc.com. we'll alert you as we find out more information about the health of nick foles and demeco ryans. on the political front the push is on for candidates vying to be the pennsylvania governor
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for the next four years tom wolf and tom corbett are running as the voters head to the polls to make their votes heard. and republican incumbent was joined by the jim colley and pat toomey. tom wolf is coming off of a weekend rally that featured president obama. he campaigned in lancaster before hitting to pittsburgh to speak to a group of steel workers. make time tomorrow to cast your vote. in new jersey the polls open at 6:00 a.m. in pennsylvania and delaware the doors open at 7:00 a.m. the polls close at 8:00 p.m. in all three states. the voter from the league of women voters will be here at 6abc from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to answer questions about the polls and any voting procedures. they will take information about any possible voting
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irregularities. the hotline number is 877-940-6222. the atf is involved in the investigation of a fire that destroyed several trucks at bristol township business. and david henry is live at the scene tonight is. >>reporter:monica the trucks artotal loss. are at the total loss. it looks like three hunk was coal. those are three trucks burned down and melted down almost beyond recognition. all of it, police say, the work of a arsonist. >> it has been ruled an arson fire. we have three tractors that were on fire. >>reporter:when the firefighters got here they found the seven
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trucks burning intensely. they had to cut a lock t to geto them. the damage was done. the trucks are recent models between 2010 and 2005. they lease the trucks to various other companies. the wife says that they have not been threatened. the investigators collected evidence from the scene. they have a lot of ground to cover. >> we are looking at every angle. it will take several days to conduct the interviews. >>reporter:they called in tobacco and firearms to help with the investigation. the lot is surrounded by a barbed wire fence. the gate was locked last night. the lot had no video surveillance. the investigators are hoping to learn something from cameras on nearby buildings. >> we are checking surveillance
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video from nearby businesses we are waiting for them to help with us the investigation. we are not sure what they show us if anything yet. >> showing a vehicle or something? >> that would be ideal. >> they cannot understand why they are targeted like this. the investigators are hoping to find out as they collect more evidence and track down new leadsal live in bristol temperature david henry, "channel~6 action news." rick. thank you, david. in trenton, new jersey they are monitoring a number of travels to fight the ebola crisis. there was raising concern among the responders. >> hi, rick. they are not saying how many are undergoing the 21-day
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monitoring. there is a list of those being monitored. they did not know that 100 people in new jersey that traveled to west africa are currently monitored for ebola symptoms. it leaves roughly a dozen living in trenton. >> it's a low risk but not at 0 risk. the designation means that they traveled to africa where there is ebola disease. they have not been near one that was a suspected case or a diagnosed case. >>reporter:after a second 911 call after a possible ebola-related case, they continued to responded to emergencies. the firefighters that responded to that's calls suspended separations for two and a half hours after learning from
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dispatchers that they have not got the information before. >> when the chief was aware of that he was concerned. it was information that he had not previously known. he wanted to make sure it would not affect our protocols. >> i wanted to know if you checked your temperature this morning? >>reporter:those that are in the midst of a monitoring system are phoned by a health practitioner twice daily. >> people do not need to freakout at all. freakout at all. >> there are no suspected or confirmed cases of ebola in new jersey right now. they will stay on top of those monitored in trenton. i am nora muchanic, "channel~6 action news." thank you, nora. a time to check on the traffic on monday night.
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matt pellman. there is a dark cloud hanging over i-95. this son ththis is on the work g out of the two right lanes. the left lane is getting by. it's a standstill. one hour and 20 minutes travel time that should be 14 minutes up to wood haven wood. the accident was northbound by the airport. chopper 6 hd is live at the scene. platt bridge. the vehicle is upright now that was involved. the outer drive on ramp getting by. and southbound, there was a crash by 320 taking out of the two left lanes.
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the southbound lane of 95 are at the crawl from the philadelphia international airport. we'll check the conditions in next half-hour. thank you, sir. three years after a cruise ship disaster authorities make a grim discovery. deemdetails are next. i am tracking heavy rain and a big cooldown in the accuweather forecast rick. the new world trade center opens in new york city. telling but the first employees to arrive for work coming up. those stories and more when "action news at 5:00" comes right back.
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workers at the site of the costa concordia shipwreck have found a victim three years later. there was a waiter from india. the ship capsized near that tuscan island.
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the ship's captain is tried for manslaughter. 13 years after the terror attacks the world trade center is open for business today. it sits at the sam at the same e the twin towers once today. today's opening was an emotional milestone for americans and new yorkers everywhere. condé nast started to work at 1 world trade center this morning. the employees move in today they could not overlook the significance of the new iconic building for the city and the nation. >> it's emotional. just about everybody knew somebody that was in this building. it makes you stop and you know, think. but i think it's wonderful that it is rebuilt for the city and hopefully good things to come.
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>> the new building is currently 80% leased. advertising firms are expected to move in. it costs $3.9 billion to build and 140-stories tall it's the tallest building. over to monica. thank you. theicallys in wilmington were churning out mega million slipped too. it's 21 million the eighth highest amount in the game's history. wednesday is 178 million game's history. wednesday is 178 million powerball jackpot is not shabby ryan costello went into politics. in 2001, doctor manan trivedi joined the marines. trivedi served as a battlefield surgeon in iraq. costello served himself by voting to raise his own pay. and while trivedi cared for patients in pennsylvania,
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lindenwold. time for accuweather on the big board. cecily tynan is here. it's a bit cool. >> we are live on sky6 taking a look at center city skyline. you see brightness is left now. it pretty much dark. the sun set at 4:56 eastern standard time. in one month it will set at
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4:36. we are losing a lot of daylight. compared to the weekend not many are complaining. 55 down from the high of 60. one degree below normal. it shows that trees took a beating over the weekend. wind gusts up to 50 miles-an-hour. a lot of the fall foliage was stripped off of the trees. my house was without electricity for a while. the wind speed out of the west at 13 miles-an-hour. the winds are not a problem tonight. there is high pressure down to the south. what the high pressure will do it will shift the winds out of the southwest. tomorrow we get the first of two days of warming weather. the real warmth to the south
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temperatures in the 70s. 2:00, 66. dry weather for election day. to gets warmer on wednesday. the call from accuweather, tonight, patchy clouds. cool. nothing unusual. allentown 36, reading 37. millville 37. dover 42. the five-day at 5:00 you can't use the weather for an excuse not to go out and vote. high of 66. and november warmth we surge up to 68. some areas may hit 70. low pressure riding along the front brings a soaking rain. temperatures tumbling towards the weekend. friday 55. saturday a high of 50 degrees. how about sunday? we'll look at that with adam in 20 minutes. next weekend is better than the
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hello, again. here is what is happening on "action news" monday night. a routine eviction escalates after booby-traps were found around a property. and they are facing criminal charges after authorities say what he did off duty. and jamie apody asked chip kelly about the injuries of nick foles and demeco ryans. they ended up calling out the bomb squad. it turns out this abandon warehouse in west sedgley had its own homemade security system complete with booby-traps. john rawlins is live at the scene. have you new information for us? >>reporter:right monica. these were small devices we were talking about. they used shotgun shells. one of those device w