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bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and in the news a serial robber on the run, the 14 separate crimes connect to one gunman. and a convicted murderer is back in court to learn his sentence. but the big story is the cool and cloudy change taking over for the weekend. taking a look at sky 6 hd from penn's landing. the skies are gray all morning long, not a lot of sunshine on this friday, we could see light showers with steadier rain arriving later tonight. lets head to the big board and meteorologist, melissa magee. >> you can see the clouds are building in through much of the delaware and lehigh valley, lets show you through satellite 6

along with action radar, we have light precipitation south and west of philadelphia. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you that we have moisture just to the south and west of the city, extending back to the ohio valley all the into kansas city, missouri. this is an elongated area of precipitation working its way from a west to east direction. ahead of the moisture on the move with the mostly cloudy sky and a northeasterly wind, the temperatures are cool, philadelphia 59 and the poconos 53 degrees and the lehigh valley 57 and dover 61 and sea isle city 62. and lower 60s in beach haven. what we can expect this afternoon, a cool northeasterly wind, with the win we have the temperatures below average, with the northeasterly wind through much of the afternoon we are calling for light rain and drizzle and the steadiest of

that will arrive late this evening and into tonight. we are calling for a half inch to inch of he precipitation. coming up we'll look at future tracker 6 and time out moisture on the way and let you know how long it will last into the weekend. >> thank you melissa. stay on top of the changing weather situation this weekend with the new 6abc.com. visit 6abc.com/weather, for storm tracker 6 radar, both the hourly and seven-day forecast and the latest video from our "action news" meteorologist. new this noon police are searching for a serial robber targeting restaurants and businesses around philadelphia. they believe the man could be responsible for 14 different holdups from august to october including five different 7-eleven stores in the city, it shows the suspect wearing different disguises each time. we have all the photos at

6abc.com. if you recognize the suspect you are asked to call philadelphia police. former philadelphia mob boss, joey molina walked in court this morning, he is convicted of violating his probation, he was released after serving a 14 year sentence on racketeering charges. "action news" is monitoring the hearing and we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. well, dozens of travelers from philadelphia are finally enjoying their trip to the dominican republic, after their plane was held for an ebola prank. a passenger sneezed and then said he had ebola, his joke was taken seriously, as four people in hazmat suits boarded the plane and the flight attendant

gave her honest opinion of the situation over the loud speaker. i did this for 36 years and i think the man that said this is an idiot. the crew tracked down the man who said this and he would be heard saying he was just kidding and he was escorted off the plane, the man has been sent back to the united states and u.s. airways have apologized for the inconvenience. meantime screenings for the ebola virus are beginning at airports this weekend. they will be checking for fevers using no touch thermometers when they come into the country, it starts in new york and then new work, new jersey, chicago, washington, d.c. and atlanta back here the montgomery county man convicted of murdering a grandmother and a baby is back in court to learn

his fate today. raghunandan yandamuri is facing the death sentence. >> reporter: that penalty phase of the trial is underway right now rick. raghunandan yandamuri stand by attorney says he sealed his own fate by representing himself and now they are trying to save his life. the trial enters the penalty phase and the jury will hear arguments for and against the death penalty from both sides. raghunandan yandamuri told the judge he wants the death penalty and doesn't want to sit through the penalty phase but his lawyer says there are mitigating circumstances that should spare him the death penalty. >> he went through a lot and given everything he went through, he is not an evil

person and not the worst of the worst. and accordingly he should not be put to death. >> the prosecutors will present aggravating circumstances including the brutality of the murders. he slashed the grandmother's throat and gagged and tied little saanvi venna and stuffed her in a suitcase. >> there is a case we said from the beginning we have a mountain of evidence and it's clear that he is responsible. >> reporter: now the jury is expected to hear a full day of testimony in this penalty phase then it's back to the jury room for another round of deliberations, this time the question is, will it be life or death. live in norristown, david henry,

channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. police in bensalem are working to track down 3 to 5 suspects that held up a bar's employees. it happened at bar louie at closing time. the masked man with a knife and stun gun forced the employees into the freezer, during the holdup one employee was tasers and they took off in one worker's yellow mustang, it was recovered in northeast philadelphia and police are on the scene and want to hear from anyone with information on the crime. police say a man with a gun got away from a big haul from a northeast wawa overnight. police responded it to this store on cotman avenue just after 3:00 a.m., a man robbed a cashier and took off with $1,000. police say he had one sort of black sheet covering his face. nobody was injured . union workers in atlantic

city are offering a contract to the taj mahal. this two days after a big demonstration that blocked traffic and led to dozens of arevelants. trump entertainment is threatening to close the taj next month without concessions from the union and tax breaks from the government. the philadelphia federation for teachers held a turn out for truth rally here in german town. president jerry jordan wants the people to know the truth about the sacrifices the teachers already made. teachers are now asked to contribute to their health benefits, the district says that move will save $50 million this year. there is a major boost for children's rights around the world this year. the nobel peace prize was

awarded to the pakistani girl that spoke her mind. abc news correspondent is in washington, d.c. now with the full story. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, just moments ago molalla called the award precious and is proud to be the first pakistani to win it. >> this is not the end of this campaign which i have started, i think this is really the beginning. >> the 17-year-old pakistani child education activist is in the international spotlight again this morning becoming the youngest person ever to win the nobel peace prize, sharing it with a man from india. >> it's an important point for hindu and muslim and indian and pakistani to join in a common struggle for education and against extremism. >> it was only two years ago

that a taliban gunman shot molalla in the head for trying to get an education and was out spoken about girls having a right to go to school. since then she turned her tragedy into a campaign for girls whose lives are threatened around the world. >> i truly believe that the only way we can create global peace and to our peace prosperity is only reading, knowledge and education. >> she has remained humble in the face of extraordinary accomplishment. >> this award is not just a piece of metal, that you put on the wall or keep in your room, this is encouragement for me to go forward. >> she has said that going to school is like walking through a magic door to your dreams and today sure enough she was in class when her good news was

announced. >> all right thank you for that report. >> as we mentioned malala will be in philadelphia to accept the liberty medal awart later this month. october 21st, can you see special coverage of the event on sunday november 5th right here on 6 abc. much more to come on "action news" at noon. an executive apology, the ceo of microsoft backtracks over a backlash over controversial comments about women's pay. and adrian peterson may go back to jail, why prosecutors want to revoke his bond. and a closer look at the accuweather forecast, including a chilly weekend ahead.

demonstrators turned to burning american flags in st. louis, missouri last night. they are angered by another black teen being shot by a police officer. they planned a weekend of demonstrations to show racial profiling. rumors are swirling about

north korean leader, kim jong un, there is speculation since he missed a major event this morning. the last time he was seen was may 23rd. though are down playing the rumors saying it appears to be remaining in charge of key affairs. vikings running back, adrian peterson, could be going back to jail. prosecutors want to revoke his bond and have him rearrested. he allegedly admitted to smoking pot. he told someone that was ministering a drug test said he smoked a little weed. now, to the latest on jessie matthew, the plan charged in the

disappearance of a university of virginia student, hannah graham, authorities have seized an old taxi cab driven by matthew, that could hold clues to the disappearance of another college student, her body was found a short time later, investigators have not charged matthew in harrington's murder meantime the search for hannah graham is ongoing. and the couple that took their 4-month-old baby on a hike ended up having to be rescued. they set out on a jeep trail when their car got stuck earlier this week, luckily they found a campground and a place to stay for the night but were unable to call for help, they had to hike eight hours to find a cell signal. >> no matter what we were going to get out, we'd find a way out. >> the family did get in touch with a 911 operator that

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the ceo of microsoft is apologizing for telling an audience full of women that they shouldn't ask for a raise. >> it's not about asking for the raise but knowing and having faith that the system will actually the give you the right raises as you go along. >> he made the candid comment

yesterday in front of 8,000 women in front of a women's technology conference. he was asked for advice on how females could ask for a pay boost. and his comments sparked immediate backlash on social media, he later responded later to microsoft savers saying he answered that question wrong, saying men and women should get equal pay for equal work. giant amazon is making a move, they are opening their first brick and mortar store in manhattan across from the statue of liberty. customers can pick up online orders and exchange merchandise. health check this noon, that

grapefruit juice could help with weight loss. they found that mice that drank the juice lost more weight than those that just drank water. the study was funded by the california grapefruit growers cooperative. the scientists say their study was not influenced by other outside interests. new stories tonight at 4:00, is chimpanzee a person? now it's at the center of a courthouse with huge implications, we'll explain what is behind the bizarre lawsuit. and bradley cooper goes to his roots to get people pumped up for sunday's game and has fighting words for the new york giants. we'll have that coming up tonight at 4:00. in the meantime accuweather is coming up after the break, meteorologist, melissa magee, is tracking a chill in the exclusive accuweather forecast as we take a live look at

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meteorologist, melissa magee, is back for the weekend hopefully not a total washout. >> we are tracking the showers later tonight and we'll have some precipitation for the first half of saturday. so sleep in tomorrow. >> good idea. >> yeah. do that any way, it should come easy to you. ha, ha, ha. >> do the weather. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you that we do have light sprinkles for the most part, south and west of philadelphia, we are dealing with the northeasterly winds, throughout the afternoon allow for spotty showers and light drizzle before the main batch of precipitation moves in late this afternoon and this evening. we'll start out with the

temperatures across the delaware and lehigh valleys, it is cooler than normal, we are coming in at 59 degrees, the dew point at 39, the atmosphere is dry and the win winds are out of the east-northeast. the temperatures are only holding in the upper 50s, the pressure is 30.14, falling as the moisture approaches. as you look at the numbers, allentown 57 and trenton 59 and along the coast from beach haven to sea isle city and temperatures are in the lower 60s, we'll check out the day planner, at 3:00 this afternoon some locations could climb up to the lower 60s, 5:00 this evening, it's cloudy and 62 and light rain developing, 7:00 and 9:00 tonight, more moisture on the way for a west-east direction, here is satellite 6 along with action radar. we are tracking this batch of moisture and we'll widen out the

picture, we have a frontal boundary that stretches to the nation's heartland. we'll time it out, future tracker 6 showing you at 2:30 this afternoon it's still pretty cloudy and i think is there will be precipitation and moisture with the constant flow from the atlanticic ahead of this frontal boundary this afternoon. at 6:00 tonight some moisture, south and west of philadelphia, it will continue during the overnight hours, so if you are stepping out on the town later on tonight, make sure you have the wet weather gear close to you. make sure you sleep in because we are still dealing with the precipitation, it will depart from a northwest to southeast direction late tomorrow afternoon. some spots in the upper 50s and lower 60s and cloudy and damp today and rain developing tonight and improving conditions into saturday afternoon with a high of 62, and cooler than

normal. the eagles are at home at the linc sunday night, sun to clouds and a high of 63. next weekend we are tracking a shot of showers monday and tuesday. overall tracking the showers early tomorrow morning. >> melissa thank you. a quick break. no one asks to have diabetes or heart disease. at gateway health, we see you , not your condition. gateway health medicare advantage plans offer complete care that fits you better, gives you more, and may cost you less. like ten-dollar copays on the medications you need, and zero copays on everything from diabetic monitoring supplies to hearing and eye exams. call 1-877-gateway today. for a better plan. and a better you. on groceries at momacme's stock up sale.d up well, if she can get whatever she wants, why can't i? hello, chocolate donuts with sprinkles. it's acme's stock up sale.

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>> hello again, here are stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30 thousand. five u.s. airports gear up to be the frontline on screening for ebola. and a food company in philadelphia returns to its roots. the global battle against ebola is rising even as fears of it mount as well. in liberia, troops are moving in to build health centers. and there was a scare on the plane from philadelphia to the caribbean after a man joked he had ebola. and five u.s. airports will become the new line of defense as they begin the ebola screenings. marcy gonzales joins us from dallas, texas, where the first american ebola patient died. >> reporter: hi rick, the hearing will start in a half our

to go over the ebola case and discuss what other cities could be doing to prepare. >> two days after the first ebola death in the u.s., local, state and federal officials meeting in dallas today to discuss how thomas eric duncan's case was handled and what could be done to keep the virus from spreading. the hearing held just a day before five other airports start additional screenings for patients from west africa. air travellers are on edge. >> a hazmat team boarding this u.s. airways jet from philadelphia moments after leaving for the dominican republic. a passenger sneezed and then said he had ebola. >> it turns out he does not have the virus or even a fever, they were simply following the cdc's

guidelines, but it highlights the concern world wine in spain more than a dozen people had quarantined including a nurse that contracted the virus treating a patient there. >> reporter: and we are told he is still in stable condition and researchers in africa have started testing an experimental ebola vaccine. marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> remember 6abc.com is your spot for the latest on the ebola outbreak, we have updates now and right away and much more information about the virus at 6abc.com. >> well, we have got some rain ahead, it shouldn't take a big bite out of our weekend, lets go to sky 6 hd, and taking a live

look at philadelphia international airport, the good news is you don't need the umbrella until late this afternoon and a few times this evening as well. melissa magee is standing by to tell us this weekend is not a washout. >> good news for anyone that has outdoor plans for this afternoon, we have moisture on the way and it's mostly cloudy across the delaware and lehigh alleys. and with the clouds and northeasterly wind, temperatures are on the cool side. poconos 53 and from sea isle city temperatures are in the lower 60s. change is on the way, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you that we have this elongated frontal boundary stretching back from areas in philadelphia to the ohio valley and into the nation's heart land. we'll track the moisture moving in from a west-east direction. future tracker 6 is showing you the precipitation is staying south and west of the city until we get into the late night tight hours, that doesn't mean it will

be completely dry this afternoon but the bulk of that precipitation moves in tonight and into the overnight hours, and it looks like it continues as we get into saturday morning. as far as the precipitation and how much we are expecting, this is saying right into saturday morning, we could see an inch to inch and a half of rain of liquid precipitation on the way. coming up we'll take a closer inside look at future tracker 6 and let you know how long it will stick around as we head into the weekend. those details are coming up with the accuweather forecast. >> thank you melissa. don't get caught in the weather, go to 6abc.com/weather, with the hourly and seven-day forecast and the latest videos from our "action news" meteorologists. a violence three car crash injured at least one person in montgomery county overnight. the action cam was at the crash scene that was spread out three

blocks, in cheltenham avenue at 1:15 a.m., the driver of the mercedes fled on foot after the crash and one person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. a camera captured a duo standing bikes from a parking garage. police tracked them down allegedly stealing two more bikes on market street. police say they are the same men on the video, and both men are homeless. rowan university has upheld the expulsion of two students for uploading two videos online. one man was shown in a sex act with a female student while in an off campus house.

the female said it was convention -- governor tom corbett says will he sign a build to approve newborn screenings. it's nicknamed hanna's law, she was born with a disease, an inherited disorder that left her blind and unable to eat on her own, and there is no cure. but if it was picked up earlier it could have lessened the affects and the new law would require screenings for five other disorders. with the midterm elections just weeks away, president obama is not on the campaign trail but he did attend a fundraiser at the home of a movie star. actress, gwyneth paltrow hosted a dinner, tickets were $1,000 and dinner starts at $15,000.

you can see the traffic problems caused by the president's visit. actress julia roberts was said to be in attendance last night. mr. obama is said to attend three other fundraisers in southern california before returning home to washington tomorrow. las vegas, the so-called wedding capital of the world is offering same sex weddings, it began yesterday after the court denied appeals to five stays to repeal their ban on gay weddings and they struck down nevada's band and west virginia another state affected has begun issuing licenses to same sex couples. a same sex couple in north carolina was about to get married yesterday after finding out that the supreme court stopped all licenses for gay weddings. they say that many couples were devastated by the news. >> i could show you hundreds of

posts on facebook of people that bought engagement rings last night, they were so excited. >> they are hired a legal team and will fight the court order. a famous philadelphia name is taking out a bigger footprint this noon. a year after its warehouse burned down, dietz and watson is breaking ground on a new project. vernon odom has more. >> reporter: rick, i'm standing on ground that bears and has promise for the city of philadelphia in the near future, it's tacony, and by the end of next year dietz and watson will finish their facility here that will bring new jobs to the city and make a full circle home company for the company's whose roots are right here in philadelphia. a historic ground breaking in the tacony section of philadelphia, the 75-year-old

dietz and watson company is ready to build their big distribution center here next to their kitchen plant, this will bring 2,000 new jobs and retain 600 jobs. they got them to come here after their devastating fire at their new jersey plant a year ago. the company started here in philadelphia 75 years ago. >> the fire as devastating as it was, it provided us an unexpected opportunity. where we are standing right now, or close to where we are standing is where we are building our new distribution center and ten years ago we had our eyes on this property. >> mama dietz, the daughter of the founder was here to bearwity and to history. >> i don't think my father ever thought this would happen. >> i didn't think it would happen either, we have become a national company and starting

with just a little hole in the wall practically when we began. >> the company's ceo says that new jersey put a more lucrative rebuilding plan on the table but the act to consolidate production and store able here brought them back home to philadelphia. live in tacony, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. camden is a little more green thanks to some td bank volunteers, they planted 100 sap lings in green park. it will mitigate the affects of storm runoff. it's part of the banks initiative to expand urban forestry and boost development. >> there is still more ahead on "action news" at noon. for the second time in a week another typhoon takes aim at main land japan. and a hacker planned for a bank

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they on storm watch again in japan, super typhoon, fongfong, continues to barrel through the pacific ocean towards that country. this shot was taken from the international space station. jap continues to recover from a typhoon that swept across the country on monday. wild fires in california destroyed five homes and is threatened hundreds more. it's burning just east of sacramento and the cause of fire is under investigation, and they reported incidents where smaller

fires started. strong winds and steep canyons are fueling the flames. nissan is recalling nearly a quarter million cars and that could be expanded. it covers 2013 altima mid size cars and they say that a hood latch is defective. and it could fly open when the car is driven. it could affect other models other than the altima. can you call the number on your screen for more information. a federal appeals court in washington is hearing arguments today for letting airline passengers for letting them use devices for takeoffs and landings, the largest union is fighting funding by the faa allowing tablets other items when they stepped around their authority and did that and it

could distract passengers from safety information and could be dangerous project aisles. fid ilt. one of the large of the mortgage brockers concerned about their breadth and their sophistication. doctors made a big break in understanding why lung cancer is so deadly. we have

china is grappling with pollution. smog has came in and caused officials to raise alerts to orange. it was impossible for people to see long distances here in

beijing, they were advised to stay indoors. british scientists have found that the first cancer cells can lie dormant in the lungs for up to 20 years, and then they mutant in several types so one drug or regiment. and smoking causes many of those early changes, it's important to find the cancer early before it spreads and meteorologist, melissa magee, is back now with cooler temperatures. >> i think temperatures are going to hold steady for the most part in the upper 50s to lower 60s, that will introduce us to wet weather that moves in later today. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you we have got some sprinkles out there. mainly south and west of philadelphia, we are expecting and allowing for some very light rain and drizzle for the

afternoon hours, the steadiest of that moisture moves in later tonight and it's a cool feel outside and we'll show the picture, here is the cam at fairmount park, the moisture moves in later today. as we look at the highlights, and what we are expecting today and beyond. it's cooler and we are talking about the friday night that will begin in a few hours. it's cooler today and we are dealing with an easterly wind, any time you have an easterly fetch off the atlantic you have cooler than average temperatures, sustained at 7 miles per hour in trenton and 6 miles per hour in dover. friday night soon upon us that means friday night football, if you have games expected later on today, it will be a raw and rainy feel, an october chill. the temperature around 60 degrees and upper 50s as we get into 10:00 tonight. neighborhood numbers north and west of town, slatington 55 and

chester 59 and center city at this hour coming in at 59 and the upper 50s in oxford, the ocean temperature and the bay temperature coming in in the upper 60s. the numbers on the immediate coastline in the upper 60s. cinnaminson 58 and glassboro 58 and hockessin 58. satellite 6 along with action radar showing clouds building in ahead of this moisture we are tracking and some sprinkly activity west of philadelphia but an elongated frontal boundary across the mid-atlantic and the ohio valley. mostly cloudy in allentown and late day drizzle with a high temperature today of 61 degrees, and over to the coast we go to atlantic city, a mostly cloudy day and eastern fetch with temperatures milder compared to

inland temperatures. because of the ocean air. some rain and drizzle developing tonight. mostly cloudy and this model not allowing for precipitation but we are already seeing moisture south and west of philadelphia, pressing into lancaster in areas south and west of that region as well. 6:00 tonight allow for wet weather to spill in and if are you stepping out on the town later tonight, make sure you have the umbrella and wet gear close to you. we'll continue into the overnight hours and you notice it's heaviest of that rain in philadelphia north and east. it will taper off after 10:00 tomorrow morning. we call for a half inch to inch of rainfall as we move into the second half of saturday, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, showing cloudy and damp, high temperature around 62 degrees and the rain develops later tonight and tomorrow high of 62 and sleep in and read a

good book and by the afternoon the clouds start to break for very late day sun and the eagles are on home on sunday with sun, high temperature then around 63. definitely cooler into this weekend rick. >> good football weather. good football watching weather. thank you. on our people scene, katy perry will reportedly be the halftime performer for super bowl lix, she is on the short list for the game in arizona, just a short time ago she said she wouldn't go along with rumors that performers would have to pay month play the super bowl half show. >> she said she quit the group for several reasons including her fear of flying but the 71-year-old singer says she missed writing and playing

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panini, have you to travel to get starbucks items because you can't get them in the u.s. go to 6abc.com/distraction. >> pumpkin panini. >> as we look at the temperature as long the coast today, high temperatures from toms river to surf city, in the low 60s, the bay temperature in the upper 60s, that is why temperatures along the coast will be slightly warmer compared to inland conditions, along the i-95 corridor temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s, if there is any change in the forecast, meteorologist, adam joseph will have the latest coming up on "action news" at 4:00. >> have a nice weekend. >> you too. >> thank you. >> finally at noon, a texas rock band is helping women take a whole new look at themselves. >> how do you feel when you look

in the mirror. the new group, the misses set up a mirror at a local mall, but they didn't like what they saw but that changes when the mirror came to life. >> you are an amazing woman and i want you to look in this mirror. >> women go around beating themselves up over every little thing. and it has to stop. >> the women walk around with a new sense of pride in themselves. nice story. don't forget to join us for "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. for adam joseph, melissa magee, and the entire "action news" news team, we'll see you back here at 4:00.

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