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>> good morning nydia han is off, individual individual joins us -- alicia vitarelli joins us, president obama campaigns for pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate tom wolf. new jersey governor chris christie will stump for tom corbett in bucks county. >> flames shoot out of disney world we have details on that. >> the eagles land in houston for a tussal with the texans. it is 7:00. the clocks went back an hour overnight. don't forget to change the batteries in your smoke alarms. let's head outside to chris sowers, jumping around. >> he told us earlier he likes
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the cold. >> reporter: i almost forgot how much i miss this stuff. this morning we have the winds whipping around at 25 to 30 miles per hour with temperatures down into the upper 30s, low 40s it's putting feels like numbers down into the 20s and 30s. if your son has a soccor game this morning, a light wind breaker will not cut it. you'll need gloves an hat. storm tracker 6 live double scan, the winds is whipping up. the system continues to intensify off the coast of new england, heavy rain is battering boston and heavy snow is south of ban gore and caribou. not as much as as they saw in the coral lines -- carolinas, but they will see an accumulation out of that. ful we're expecting a windy
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afternoon and temperature-wise we'll be well below average. here's what it feels like right now, 33 in philadelphia. 33 in allentown. 33 is the number for trenton. the freeze mark is 32. we're one degree above freezing. 37 degrees in jacksonville. orlando's high yesterday was 63. 29 in cincinnati, 29 in chicago, 36 in saint louis, 32 in memphis. the smoke mountains picked up two feet of snow with the very same system. here's the pattern today we'll continue to see the chilly air. it will continue to pull to the north. the jet stream moves into canada later this week. that means the milder temperatures move back into the area. it will feel goodbye tuesday and wednesday. for today, gusty breeze, chilly, becoming sunny. 50 degrees is the forecasted high as my teeth are getting
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ready to chatter. the windchills are in the upper 30s, low 40s all afternoon. when i come inside i'll talk about when the temperatures return to the 60s. >> come back in. 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. in two days voters will be casting their ballots in pennsylvania for governor. >> high profile supports will join them before voters have the final say. president obama travels to philadelphia to lead a tom wolf rally. it's it's happening later this afternoon at temple university
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liacouras center. tom wolf held campaign events in the philadelphia area including a stop in cheltenham. >> tom corbett has been very, very consistent over the last four years. you know exactly what the next four years are going to look like if he is re-elected. it's not just tom corbett. he is a very good steward of a very bad ideology. >> wolf is the former revenue secretary of pennsylvania. >> chris chris is leading a rally for tom corbett in ivy lands bucks county. governor corbett told inside tom wolf will not hold the line on state income taxes. >> he won't tell you how much he is going to tax. he tells you he's going to spend more money. his plan we've counted up is
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over $6 billion of additional spending. >> governor corbett said this ll fal campaign. he previously served as foreign. governor corbett is gaining ground on tom would feel who is holding a sizable lead. 53% say they will vote for wolf. 40% for corbett. education and taxes are the issues that voters say are the most important in the governor's race. voters in new jersey can cast their ballots at 6:00 a.m. on tuesday morning. poll also open at 7:00 a.m. in pennsylvania anne delaware. polls close at 8:00 p.m. in all three states. of course you can rely on "action news" and 6abc.com to track the results as we get them in live. 6abc.com/election has profiles of outline the candidates as well. >> new this morning, an 18-year-old man is fighting for his life. he was shot while sitting in a car on a north philadelphia
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street. the action cam was at temple university hospital where the victim arrived in a bmw after 2:30. the two windows on the drivers side of the car were shattered by bullets. the young man was sitting in the car on the 1000 block of west tioga street when someone opened fire and hot -- shot him in the head and handles. the car raced to temple university hospital and the victim is now in surgery. >> the run the bridge 10k and 2-mile walk against at 8:30. the bridge will be off limits for drivers 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. proceeds benefit the lark school and it's mission to help young people with various disabilities. >> the eagles coming off a stunning loss in arizona have to stop a one-two punch in houston.
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the texans defense led by pro bowler. >> he is a hard guy to get a bead on what's going to do. he has a lot of different moves and ways to set the run and different ways to you know attack an offensive line. we don't care who we're playing we're playing our offense. >> you don't have a bead when you can and when you can't in terms of pushing things to him and not push, things to him. we have to have be able to back him in situations. >> the eagles have only given up two sacks in the past 6 games. the eagles defense will stair down the other half of that one-two pinch.
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foster is one of the premiere runners, ducis rogers will have a live report from houston before "action news" at noon. the powerball jackpot jumped overnight. $178 million will be on the line wednesday. no one matched the numbers on 6abc. the numbers were 1, 3, 13, 25, 38, the powerball was 17 and the power play was 2. tuesday's mega millions jackpot stands at 321 million. you can see that drawing on "action news" at 11:00. >> there's much more to come organ "action news" sunday morning. >> a startling discovery in halloween sparks a warning in montgomery county. >> a father and daughter turn themselves after a brutal attack.
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the father is a mummerrer. >> we'll have a taste of december. windchills are hovering in the 20s and 30s. we warm up this week and there's another rainstorm in the seven-day forecast. i'll have the details when "action news" continues right after this.
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>> good morning to you, sky6 live hd taking a live look, the sun is bright and shiny. blue skies, clouds out over center city right now. 7:11, 45 degrees, the camera is jumping a little bit. the winds, chris felt it earlier. >> reporter: i was jumping a little bit. could you guys see my hands. >> get in gloves. >> apparently my little one did not get the memo she could sleep an extra hour this morning.
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>> reporter: at least your here. let's go live on sky6 live hd. we'll show you what's going on this morning. it's blustery and chilly out there. we have windchills down to the 30s and air temperatures are dropping into the low 40s. we'll continue to feel the icy grips from old man winter. we'll see sunshine and it will be cold, dress appropriately. dress in layers. 43 degrees, dewpoint, 29. winds out of the north northwest at 4 miles per hour. elsewhere we go, trenton, 41, millville, 42. you factor in the winds it feels like december out there this morning, feels like 33 in allentown, 26 in the poconos. 40 in millville. 30 in dover. this afternoon, windchills this will be one of the colder days we've seen this season. 1:30 feeling like the upper 30s. below freezing in the poconos.
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42 in philadelphia. as we start to lose the heating from the sun, temperatures drop so, too, do the windchills. 31 in allentown by 7:00. 24 in the poconos. 36 in philadelphia. and 34 in trenton. here's the satellite and radar, locally we have cloud cover hanging on. the system is pulling away quickly now, so a lot of this cloud cover for the next couple of hours will kind of fizzle out and pull away. we'll see sunshine later this afternoon. this is the same system. , this is the remnants of hurricane ana, it may a u-turn around hawaii and dropped through the northwest and across the spine of the appalachians and hit here and up into the canadian maritimes. temperatures on the backside dropped off. 29 degrees in chicago. 37 in jacksonville.
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36 in saint louis. cincinnati, 23. this chunk of air will pull away and by tuesday and wednesday we're back into the 60s. we're well above average again. surface maps, there's the low, there's the high, it's a gusty breezy day today. feels-like temperatures are hanging out in the 30s all day long. we get into monday, the low continues to pull away, the high pressure sets over top of us, that means it's a nice day, mild with temperatures climbing back into the upper 50s winds shifting out of the southwest. improving as the week wears on. lehigh valley, 49 degrees, feeling like the upper 30s. jersey shore your wind whipped this afternoon. it will feel chilly, even though it's a warmer location in the viewing area. feels like the upper 30s to low 40s. increasing sunshine as the day wears on. for philadelphia, 50 degrees, clouds to sun, windy winds out of the northwest at 25 to
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35 miles per hour. gusts could exceed 40 at times. 50 degrees by 3:00. you'll see that increase in sunshine by 6:00. the sun is setting early tonight. it won't even be half times during the 4:00 p.m. football games. the sun will have set. we're not going to have too much sun not what you're used to seeing. overnights tonight, far western suburbs, 35 for center city. still breezy. the winds are beginning to diminish a little bit. monday is a more comfortable day, even though it's below average, the winds are not impressive. tomorrow, 58 degrees, tuesday, 67. 68 for wednesday. thursday, terms on the mild side, no winter-like conditions with this. forecast models are suggesting an inch to an inch and a half 6 rain so that's a soaking. friday we clear and we turn
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chilly again. joy joy. >> 960 crews ship passengers have returned to palm beach florida on a different ship than they started on, because the one they were on the bahama celebration give them a frighten halloween night. the ship struck something shortly afterring leave the grand bahama island. passengers were told to put on life vests as a tugboat brought them back to port. officials thought the boat might sink. but it is
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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 7:22 sunday morning, time forel travel forecast. most of the country it's nice and quiet. yesterday it was a mess up and down the eastern seaboard. now the storm that brought the heavy snows to the deep south is off the coast of new england and is pulling away. we'll pick up a breeze on the backside, but all the way out toward the continental divide there's not much going on. east of the mississippi river it's a chilly start. we have 20 states under freeze warnings for tonight. the cold air drops to the gulf
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coast. 48 degrees in new orleans this is a popular vacation destination this time of year. jacksonville, florida is in the 30s. i'm looking at order land doe, by -- orlando, it's chilly right there, but tuesday back in the mid 80s. it's short-lived. boston reporting no rain, everything is on time. orlando 45,. all new york city airports are on time temperatures in the 30s and 40s. nydia han is up early this morning to take part in an event that's very close to her heart. she'll be speaking at the free to breathe 5k run and walk. it's a lung cancer fundraiser that starts at memorial hall in fairmont park. nydia is doing this in honor of her mother.
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nydia lost her five years ago, she was not a smoker. you can help out by donating to the cause posting a link at 6abc.com. you can check in later this morning with at this morning's walk. the sixers tipped off against miami and the flyers dropped the you can approximate in miami. >> reporter: the eagles are in houston where hopefully they have no problems come this afternoon at 1:00 against bill o'brien in the texans. chip kelly and the eagles have spent the week working on correcting the turnovers and of course the issues in the red zone. the eagles are the worst team in the nfl inside the 20. starting safety nate allen said his hamstring is still sore, if allen can't go earl wolf will make the start. >> earl is as ready as anybody,
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he is ready. >> inaudible. much more on the matchup with the texans on eagles game day kickoff starting at 11:30. we'll recap everything on eagles game day final after "action news" at 11:00. the sixers beat labron last year. sixers start 0-3. >> we're really working pursueses -- pieces coming together, thank you for coming out. >> >> reporter: sixers putting on a good show early on. kj mcdaniels looking sharp.
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sixers tied up at 80. rotten 21 giving the sixers a lead they can't hold on. don't look now, sixers are 0-3. they lost by 18. nolan noelle not looking good in front of the home fans. nearly a month into the season and flyers goalie steve mason still does not have his first win of the season. mason in florida starting for the first time after being out almost two weeks in favor of ray emory. flyers kicking themselves after another bad start in the first. mitchell the goal. mason and the flyers fall behind 1-0. claude giroux stopped the power play. the fans falling asleep late in the third, panthers add another,
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mason says, flyers played their best when he was on the bench. look at that, that's when he this get their first goal. flyers lose 2-1. mason still without a win. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day. imagine a health plan that gives you zero. as in zero copays. if you're on medicare and eligible for medicaid, gateway health has a medicare advantage plan for you.
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>> it is 28:00 this blustery -- it is 7:28 this blustery chilly sunday morning. >> a member of the mummers hall of fame is accused of teeming up with his daughter for a brutal attack in queen village caught on camera. >> a salute to a veteran who is back from deployment overseas. >> coming up this morning, nydia is off, alicia vitarelli is here, i'm eva pilgrim. let's go outside to chris sowers trying to stay warm now? where are the gloves? looks like we're having mic issues, let's check in in a moment. parents in montgomery are taking a close are look at trick or treat candy because one kid
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found a razor blade inside a candy bar he received. that has an entire neighborhood on edge. kenneth moten has the story. >> reporter: halloween is as festive night in the community, decoration and a lot of trick or treaters. residents can't wrap their heads around the thought that a neighbor would want to hurt a child. 13-year-old brandon was trick or treating and came home with a two inch razor blade in his candy statue. >> i opened, a box cutter knife or razor blade fell out of it. >> reporter: the boy was walking house to house around woodlawn drive where so many were out and about having a good time. the mother said the razor was in the wrapper of the nestles crunch bar. >> you have to worry about
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razor blades? >> reporter: saturday afternoon police alerted residents handing out information and the school district made reverse 9112 calls. >> that neighborhood will never think of halloween the same. the child got the candy from a neighbor. >> i called my daughter and son and i said please do not let anybody eat any candy. >> reporter: and while some parents tossed their kids camera others are checking it. >> the first thing we said this is such a great neighborhood why would they find a razor blade in the candy. >> it was a beautiful night, it's a shame it was tainted with this weird, unusual story. >> reporter: jennifer said she'll be making changes next halloween. i'll have someone go around with him, he went around by himself. to keep a better inventory who you go and knock at the door. >> investigators are warning parents to keep an eye on the
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halloween candy as the investigation continues. reporting kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> we'll take it back outside to chris sowers. we wanted you to stand out there a little longer. >> reporter: temperatures are in the 40s, windchills in time 30s, let's take a tour and show you what's going on. 41 degrees that's the present air temperature in allentown. millville, 42, dover, 43. you factor in a gusty breeze anywhere from 25 to 40 miles per hour. it feels like the upper 20s, north and west, low 30s for everybody else. winds speeds, 32 miles per hour. dover, 30 miles per hour. trenton, reporting a 30-mile an hour windy gust. yesterday, millville, 40 miles per hour. margate, 36. wilmington, 36.
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pottstown, 34 and doylestown 32-mile an hour gusts wow. it's whipping around right here right now. satellite and radar showing the system pulling away moving to the north as it continues to strengthen or bomb out the wind will roar on the backside. we'll see sunshine in the afternoon, temperatures in the upper 40s it will feel very december-like out here today. accuweather says expect a lot of sun and breezy conditions, 48 degrees by lunchtime. 3:00. 50 degrees that's pretty much where we'll top out, feeling like the upper 30s, low 40s, lots of sunshine, but winds anywhere from 30 to 40 miles per hour. it's a nice looking finish to the weekend. it's blustery and cold out here, coming up we'll talk about when the temperatures ease up, it will start to feel like it should for this time of year and we're tracking rain, i'll have the details in just a few
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minutes. >> a fire in west oak lane section left two people seeking shelter. the fire started in a home near the intersection of 77nd avenue and north 18th street. you can see the damage on the second floor there, incredible. everybody escaped unharmed. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> philadelphia police say they have captured the father-daughter duo who handed out their own brand of justice with a baseball bat and gun. the father is a member of the mummers hall of fame. >> reporter: police say this baseball bat wielding duo are father arena -- and daughter. police released this video where they alleged rita d'amato struck this kensington mantua bat. as they ran her father carmen
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fired two shots striking the man in the leg. before the attack, one of the attackers yelled you know what you did. carmen a member of the mummers hall of fame and former contaminate is well-known in the neighborhood. this is him in 2010 telling his concerns about vandals in the area. neighbors saturday expressed relief. >> i'm glad there's an arrest made, i'm glad it wasn't a random act that happened. >> reporter: police say the victim had drugs in his system and initially claimed he didn't know his attackers and was not cooperating with police. there were a rash of car break-ins in the area. some neighbors are holing their judgment. >> the guy was breaking into cars, he deserved to get hit with a baseball ballot.
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i agree with that -- baseball bat. i agree with that. >> reporter: arrest warrants were issued on halloween for father and daughter to turn themselves in by halloween evening. they tell us that the victim suffered a broken leg. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news. election day is tuesday, republicans are optimistic they can grab power on capitol hill. democratic candidates are staying clear of obama. >> reporter: they need to pick up 6 seats to take control of the senate and numbers guru nate silver puts their chances at 63%. a new poll in the washington post explains why the midterm handle escape is bleak for democrats. more than two-thirds of americans say the nation is off on the wrong track. 60% say they have little or no trust in the federal government
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to do what is right. 63% of the americans say they believe the ability of the federal government to deal with people's problems hag worsened since president obama took office. >> the vast majority of senate candidates are caring about how important it is for congress to be advancing policy that benefit middle class families. >> reporter: president obama's approval rating is 43% that's a big reason why the democrat candidates in key senate races are keeping him at a distance. instead he is appearing mostly with gubernatorial candidates. >> these are not the kind of races that will determine whether president obama's agenda goes forward or not. >> reporter: the republicans have the edge, but there are enough wild card senate races to keep things interesting and keep democrat chances alive. karen travers abc news washington. >> keep it here after
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9:00 a.m., tamala edwards hosts inside story with a closer look at governor's race. president obama stumps for tom wolf and governor christie gives governor corbett a hand. the 422 bridge in north coventry township and pottstown grove township it's a project to replace the dual bridges. crews will be working all the way through september of 2018 to replace the 6-span westbound and eastbound structures in three stages while keeping one travel lane open in each direction on 422. >> while many people suffer from sign us trouble in fact philadelphia makes the list for worse are places of allergy and sign us sufferers. new technologies is bringing a
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surgical fix once again reserved for hospitals is in the doctors offices. >> reporter: you get cranky. >> shirley workheiser has will i find with sinus problems most of her adult life. >> i have stuffiness, the headaches behind the eyes. >> reporter: and colds turn into sinus infections and pneumonia. >> last time i was on an antibiotic for 21 days. >> reporter: tighter of the misery, she went to see a doctor who told hershey needed he told her, she needed surgery.
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the doctor inflates a small balloon to open pathways and improves drainage without cutting tissue or a bone. >> it does it by micro fracturing the bone and the bone gets remodeled and healed in it's open position. there's no tissue removed and there's no scarring. >> reporter: beverly felt relief after the procedure. >> my sinuses were cleared, the headaches disappeared totally. >> reporter: even bumps on her nose from swollen sign -- sign sign -- have disappeared. >> the procedure is not for patient also who have pollupps.
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the benefits is last 9 months to two years or longer. ali gorman channel 6 "action news." >> there's more to come on "action news" sunday morning. >> the annual philadelphia museum of art/craft show is about to open. 6abc loves the arts has a peek at the beautiful set up. sky 6 is looking live over camden this morning, it is blustery and brisk and it's windy out there, meteorologist chris sowers is back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day chris sowers is back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. here in york, pennsylvania we've built the largest distributor of kitchen cabinets in the nation. we've got american-made products that are beating out chinese imports. so, i know pennsylvania can be a leader in manufacturing and we can make things again. but we have to invest in education and a skilled workforce today. i'm tom wolf and i have a plan. we can do great things, but we have to think ahead. tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania.
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>> coming up 7:45 you're taking a live look at the jersey side of the ben franklin bridge. just about now, the bridge will be closing to trask until 9:30 a.m. it's a charity run and walk that starts in camden and goes over the bridge to philadelphia and back to south jersey, the bridge is scheduled to reopen around 9:30. if you have plans to take the ben franklin bridge you'll have to put them on hold until 9:30 when it opens back up. >> the runners will be facing company across the bridge this morning. >> reporter: it's a shame the eagles are not playing here, because on one side of the field you'd be able to kick a 60-yard field goal. let's go live on sky 6. that's the big story, the gusty
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breezes and december-like chill. a couple of locations will crack the 50-degree mark. that's the view in atlantic city, 42 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint, 29. winds out of the north/sunset at 20 miles per hour. pressure reading 0 inches. 39 in quakertown. these are actual air temperatures. martins creek 38. 43 in cinnaminson and 43 in gandys beach and smyrna. you factor in the winds it feels like the 30s. 26 for the poconos. 34 in reading, 33 in allentown and 41 in millville. locally we don't have too much going on, a little bit of cloudy cover pushing north to south. once this clears we'll go mostly sunny, it will be a nice looking day, it will be blustery and chilly, as that storm continues to sit and spin. you can see how this is pulling
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to the north. this is the same system that produced 20 inches of snow in the higher elevation of the carolinas. smoky mountains, actually, spring creek 20 inches of snow. we have a couple of ski resorts that are open this afternoon thanks to this system. luck, north carolina 18 irns 18 inches of snow, clinton, 2.8. you can see back end snow in the maine, vermont and new hampshire. for the most part this is a rain and wind storm for these folks up here. high pressure moving on in, everything relaxes tomorrow. with the winds shifting out of the southwest it will be a milder day with hires close to 6 -- owe highs close to 60 degrees, there will be a few areas that crack 60 degrees tomorrow. future tracker 6 showing the winds 40 to 45 miles per hour all day long. as the system pulls way and move
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into the canadian maritimes, they will relax overnight tonight. clouds to sun, winds, 50 degrees, feeling like the upper 30s, winds out of the northwest 25 to 35 miles per hour. these are sustained gusting to 40. overnight tonight mainly clear and windy. 28 degrees outlying suburbs, 35 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, only 58 degrees for tomorrow. it will feel better milder, plus we'll looks like the gusty breeze, 67 on election day, 68 for wednesday. thursday, our checking account chance of rain, 62. thursday and friday we start to clear out, 56 and 50. dress appropriately. >> put the ear muffs on. a medical problem considered an adult concern is now seen among kids. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman tells us about kidney stones.
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>> reporter: for 7-year-old taylor riggens it began last january with a tummy ache. >> they said it was are a stomach virus going on. >> reporter: the comforting and vomiting didn't go away. from january to april, taylor was hospitalized twice with dehydration and kidney infection. on the second day they found the problem. >> she had two kidney stones. >> reporter: children's hospital said the nobody of adults with kidney stones has gone up 70%. among kids, especially teenagers that may be greater. they form from calcium and other compounds buildings up inside the kidney. >> those stones may break off and cause obstruction. >> reporter: sometimes the stone is sharp and sometimes it moves
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around. family history is one factor, so is a diet of too little water or too much salt. research shows climate plays a role. high heat and hot temperatures and in some cities like chicago and philadelphia, cold temperatures the risk of stones increased rather abruptly and dramatically. taylor needed surgery to clear one stone. she is drinking more water and eating a low salt diet. the whole family has joined her with this and they feel bet
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>> the town of pennsauken saluted a hometown hero. the lance corporal returned from the middle east. the big crowd came to the vfw to thank kyle for his service. this week, many far and wide will make their way to philadelphia for one of the country's premier craft shows. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: over a five-day stretch the pennsylvania convention center will play host to 200 artist from all over the country. it's the 38 annual museum of art
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craft show. with well over 1,000 craft artists competing for a few hundred spots. >> it's very, very selective. it's very tough to get into the show. >> reporter: jewlers and interior designers and the lack are tasked with selecting who makes the cut. >> you'll see glass you'll see furniture. the booths sparkle when the show opens. >> reporter: local artist and jeweler stephen ford and his partner participated in the show for 16 years. he said they make and save some of their special pieces for their showcase. >> we love it's a hometown show, people know our work. it's got the reputation of being the most difficult show in the country to get into. >> reporter: organizers take care tory items at various price points so the event cater to
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everybody. >> it runs the gambet. >> reporter: you can go to 6abc loves the
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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, costello gave millions in government contracts to his campaign contributors -even as he cut funding for child abuse prevention. in congress, only trivedi will do what's right for you. i'm manan trivedi, and i approve this message.
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>> it's now 7:56 we're just a few minutes away from saying good morning to "good morning america." >> reporter: hey eva and alicia, we're leading with a developing story, this massive crews ship
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crashing -- cruise ship crashing into an underwater object. plus a near-death experience for a surfer off the coast of hawaii. she was dragged out to sea by a shark. how a fellow surfer helped her fight back. a happy ending for a former ebola patient, nina pham reunited we are dog bentley. it's a nice reunion for you, we'll show you much are moo of it coming up on "g.m.a." we'll he you very soon. >> "good morning america" weekend next on channel 6. "action news" continues a little later this morning. now for nydia han chris sowers and alicia vitarelli the entire "action news" team, i'm eva pilgrim. have a great sunday!
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newspapers speak out. tom corbett has been something of a disaster. tom corbett cut spending on education by a billion dollars... it's time for a change. elect tom wolf, and you'll get the type of governor we haven't seen for a while... ...one who looks out for average, hard-working pennsylvanians. it's wolf who has solid ideas for bringing in new business and for boosting the economy.
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tom wolf for governor, a fresh start for pennsylvania. breaking this morning. cruise ship chaos. >> everybody's freaking out. >> a ship in the bahamas strikes something underwater. passengers sent scrambling for life jackets. >> there's currently a leak. emergency. >> describing the terrifying scene onboard. >> everybody is screaming at each other. it was just a nightmare. >> the ship in port leaning to one side. how did it happen? early winter. a record early snowfall pounding the south. some people digging out of two feet of snow. meanwhile, out west, it's high winds on the highway. strong enough to knock over tractor-trailers. rob marciano tracking the crazy weather this morning. shark attack.