with sprinkles in the region. it is hit or miss at this point. as we pop out we notice there is a void in the rain from where we're seeing the showers. getting the break in the evening and first part of the overnight hours, and this batch pushing in from the midwest into the ohio valley will arrive after midnight. and that is when the steadiest rain will be pushing in. in fact, futuretracker will show by about 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning that's when mainly the steady showers take over the entire region. and that continues during the early-morning hours of saturday. so what to expect here between now and midnight, just some on and-off showers. a little cool and a little damp. late tonight, early saturday morning is when we get steady rain, a quarter to 3/4 of an inch. and tomorrow afternoon cool and cluedy and drying north to south as the afternoon progresses. talking about a better second

half of the weekend and a brighter sky coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> good news there, thank you. a night of terror for employees at a restaurant. a group of armed benefit robbed them in bensalem this morning forcing the workers into a freezer while they took everything they can. and john rawlins with more on the search for the men who did this. >> hi, brian. this was primarily an armed robbery. the seven workers who were closing up the bar at the time were terrified at the time. they lost all of their personal belongings, their wallets, i.d.s, phone, house keys and then corralled and put in a house freezer. they are hoping the public can help find the guys that did it. the bar louis opened up for business following the overnight heist after the first of seven workers were threatened by armed

men as they exited the backdoor of the bar. >> approached by three to five hispanic or black males wearing ski marks. they had a hand gun, stun gun and large butcher-style knife. >> one of the workers not want be to be identified talked how they were confronted. >> the employee says that staffers were roughed up, threatened with death. one shocked with a stun gun. bar safe. the police will not say how much was taken we are told it is in excess of $10,000 and the company had no comment. the leaves he says -- the thieves escaped taking a worker's mustang. and the car was ditched and they hope that they saw someone get out of the distinctive wheels.

>> their actions were suspicious, we hope that someone will call us. >> hopefully the bright yellow car will help the people identify who was responsible for all of this. one other element the police said. during the highest one of the bad guys slipped and called over in one taz, t-a-z. it may be a nickname. they are hoping it may ring a bell for people. if it does, please call the bensalem police. >> thank you, john. a former philadelphia mob boss is waiting to hear if he will go back to prison. joey merlino went to federal court in center city today to face accusations that could revoke his patrol. he was given supervised release three years ago after serving a 14-year sentence on racketeering charges. the prosecutors say that he violated parole by associating with other convicted felons here his home in florida. the judge did not issue an

immediate ruling today. merlino will be free pending a decision. the jury convict iing raghu yandamuri in his trial. the jurors will decide whether he should be sentenced to death for killing 10-month-old saanvi venna and her grandmother. and giving a tearful statement, and david henry with the detaillights -- details on the emotional plea. the ebola outbreak claimed more than 4,000 lives. one of the deaths in dallas. today the doctors there are trying to find out how they could have handled that case better. saying thomas duncan was originally sent home from the emergency room despite having a 103-degree fever. meanwhile the man making a joke of having ebola on an airplane is back in the united states today. that comment set off a hazmat response on a flight from

philadelphia to the dominican republic. of course, we continue to follow all of the developments in the ongoing ebola outbreak at 6abc.com. we follow the story there bringing you any and all updates. you can find resources and more information about the ebola virus. it's been more than a year since the plant in south jersey burned to the ground. today the company took another big step forward in their long journey back. "action news" reporter vernon odom in tacony as they broke ground on a brand new facility. >> three, two, one -- >> the groundbreaking in tacony, philadelphia. ready to build their major distribution center he next tholt exi-- to the existing processing plant. bringing jobs to the city and retaining 691 jobs here. philadelphia battled new jersey to get the food manufacturer to come here after a devastating fire at their new jersey plant a

year ago. the company started up here in philadelphia 75 years ago at third and vine. >> the fire, as devastating as it was, it provided us an unexpected opportunity. where we're standing right now, well close to where we're standing is where we build our distribution center. 10 years ago we had our eye on this property. >> the company remains family owned and operated. the daughter of the company's founder was here today to bare witness to a milestone in the company's remarkable history. >> i don't think my father ever thought this would happen. i didn't think it would happen either. that it would become a national company starting with a little hole in the wall practically whether we began. >> the up in distribution center set to late open late next year setting the environment that they all wanted for the dietz and watson brand. in tacony, vernon odom channel 6

"action news." holy family university installing the newest president this weekend. spending the last year as the university's provost, elevated to the top job this sunday. the former avon lady turned nun excited to start the next part of her career. >> so honors for what has been placed on me. i am humbled looking at the last 60 years and the accomplishments of my predecessors, the foundations they laid and i just hope i can fill those shoes. >> the sister is not only the university's next president but also a graduate earning her bachelor's degree in biology from holy family university. ahead, another restaurant chain dealing with a day at that breach. this affects locations all throughout our area. and an inspiring speech from an incredible young girl. what was said today after

becoming the youngest person in history to accomplish an amazing feat.

here at the big board. besides serving as the voice of hope and inspiration, also now the youngest nobel peace prize winner in history. malala yousafzai one of two awarded this distinction today. malala shared the honor with kailash satyarthi of india, also being awarded for work on children's rights. it was only two years ago that a taliban gunman shot malala in the head for trying to get an education. since then the brave, young girl has become an international voice of change, turning her own tragedy into a chance to campaign for education and equality for young girls, especially in the face of extremism.

>> moving forward in her life. not only a mother, not only a sister, not only a wife, but she should have an identity. she should be recognized and has equal rights as a boy. >> what a remarkable girl, just 17 years old. this by the way is malala's second time being nominated for a nobel peace prize and she will be in philadelphia later this month to accept another distinction, the liberty medal. "action news" will be at the ceremony october 21. you can see special coverage of the event sunday november 5 at 5:00 p.m. right here on 6abc. she is just incredible, brian. >> incredibly deserving of those honors, thank you. today north korea celebrated the anniversary of the founding of the leading party, but the leader kim jong il nowhere to be found. there is speculation something is wrong with kim. not seeing publicly since the beginning of september. the fact he missed the country's

biggest holiday is fueling the talk that something is not right. police in virginia continue to search for missing college student, hannah graham. now they may have new evidence linking the man suspected much abducting her to a second missing students. jesse matthews already behind bars, but the police say they have forensic evidence linking him to another murder. and they seized the taxi that he was driving back in 2009. no sign of graham who has been missing since september 13. to business on a friday and the best thing we can tell but this week on wall street is that it is other. the dow taking another big hit dropping 115 points. the nasdaq down and the s&p lost

22 on the day. the worst day for those since 2012. and dairy queen the latest to come under attack. a data breach. and it exposed credit card information at 395 locations across the country, that includes locations through pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. amazon set to open the first brick and mortar store. opening a shop in new york city just in time for the holiday shopping season. and the amazon store on 34th street across from the empire state building. inventory for same-day delivery in new york city. and customers can pick up online orders there and exchange or return industry they bought online. it is time for the "action news" traffic report. >> on a friday, let's go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. how we looking, matt? >> you know the best anything

you could say about the stock market is that the week was over, i may say that nor the roads. it is almost over. making the way home on this friday, happy friday but it will take you some time this afternoon. wet conditions in spots and a whole lot of volume on the schuylkill expressway westbound side. we also had a crash right here by city avenue that just cleared from the shoulder. the westbound remains extra heavy from montgomery drive through this point on out towards conshohocken. eastbound also heavy but not as bad as the westbound travel time. 95 also the typical slow self with speeds just in the teens on the northbound side by the betsy ross bridge. and a crash by girard college along ridge avenue at college avenue. and big problems this average on 422. a vehicle fire blocking the eastbound lanes between sanitoga and limerick. and a gaper delay on the westbound side. and a crash on pottsville road.

sunny side avenue. and a wreck on the new jersey turnpike in burlington county northbound side. exit 7 from route 206, speeds in the 20s in that neck of the woods. and the computer report on this friday afternoon. and our friend nancy says watch out. some animals near the roads in bucks county along doylestown pike. we don't want you to hit our handle friends. checking it again in the next half-hour. >> thank you. a sea of black, white and gold filling the historical battleship new jersey today. the camden water front gun turret was a backdrop to the command ceremony. the navy command officer relieved today. comrades and loved ones there for the special military tradition. >> impressive. a new jersey family coping with the tragic loss of their

son to the entrvirus. and monica malpass with more. >> and losing their son to the respiratory virus, they want to make sure their legacy lives on. the dad's boy cracked as he announced the establishment of the first day of school fund. the family's way of remembering eli waller, the 4-year-old who succumbed to the virus. you will hear more from the family as they complain why this money will help special-needs students. that story and a lot more on "action news at 5:00." >> see you then, thank you. up next, adam back with a look at the weekend call from accuweather. and bradley cooper going back to his philadelphia roots to get the eagles' fans pumped up for sunday's big game. you know what? he has some fightin' words for the giants

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>> jazz celebrating a milestone. the group holding a steady gig there since 1984, this party marking a special birthday not complete without some cake. guests dined on a sweet treat baked just for the occasion enough to make you dance. >> and that little girl nailed it. and the weather may have you singing the blues. >> and adam joseph live at the big board. >> nothing better than a jumping or dancing baby and cake. and it is a sour forecast going through the weekend. as we look at stormtracker live double scan most of the area cloudy. it is chilly right now and some

scattered light showers around the regular. a few sprinkles that are falling along the garden state parkway. and also a little back near dover and smyrna. heading west, honey brook, p pottstown and reading seeing some drops. it is chilly. 59 in trenton, 59 in allentown. 59 in reading. 60 degrees in philadelphia. so everyone within 1 or 2 degrees of each other this even. and that's the way it's going to remain through the overnight hours, pretty uniform temp. the clouds stream in, a frontal boundary draped back to st. louis. you see this perfect west-to-east flow. we are kind of stuck with the clouds, stuck with the showers. as you head to some of the high school football games this evening, some of them a

watch-out or too sloppy. it is raw and chilly with a couple of on and off showers. generally it is fairly draw for most of the game. 59 at 7:00, 10:00, 57 degrees. it is after midnight the bulk of the steady rain comes in. 11:00, a couple of showers in the far southern areas. by 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, and right through 7:00 tomorrow morning you see how futuretracker lights up with the steady heavier downpours around the region. that pushes often the coast by late morning, but still lagging showers or drizzle at least through noon tomorrow. and by 3:00 still cloudy across much of the area. starting to see some brightening to the sky over the poconos midafternoon. and then the sun will return from north-to-south but really it don't clear the entire area, especially the southern zones until about 8:00 tomorrow night. how much rain to expect between now and saturday morning for around the noontime hour? general in a half inch to 3/4 of

an inch and a couple of pockets where some areas try to approach an inch, but that will be very scattered. the forecast tonight cloudy and chilly, on and off showers. steady rain after midnight. 53 in philadelphia. 52 in millville. and the 4day at four, kind of a damp start to the weekend. a lot of clouds saturday. any brightening to the sky from the north to the south late in the day, 60 degrees. sunday, windier, sun and clouds and decent at 63 degrees. the eagles at night, temperatures in the 50s. monday, clouds back and a shower at 70 and very warm and breezy. tuesday 76 degrees. more rain coming our way in the seven-day in the next half-hour. >> thank you. today's wet weather welcome news for a new landscaping project in camden. 130 thirsty trees are in the park.ct in camden. and many helped to plant the

trees today for that ambitious project. alicia vitarelli with what is buzzing next. >> and where george clooney spent some of his hon honor -- honeymoon.

♪ it's time for "the buzz." how did george clooney spend part of his honor -- his honeymoon? surprised fans at comic con. he came to support his film "tomorrow land" joking it is not lost on me that i am spending my honeymoon at comic con. that is a good and understanding wife. katy perry expected to light

it up at the super bowl. it is scheduled february 1 in arizona. and they are looking for performers willing to pay up to perform at the games drawing massive ratings, but katy perry said she is not the kind of girl to pay-to-play at the super bowl, so we will see how that pans out. this sunday, the big game the eagles taking on the rival new york giants. superstar bradley cooper with a pump up video. wall street versus white street. white collar versus no collar. >> there one month brotherly love lost between the big apple and the bunch of cheesesteak eating, liberty bell cracking, liberty steps running -- you know the best way to shut up a loud mouth? to shut it for them. >> this sunday called black sunday because the first time

the birds will be wearing all black uniforms. i'll tell you what, those are some fighting words, bradley cooper. >> certainly are. i love that video. >> isn't it great? fantastic. >> thank you, alicia. still ahead, did he really just say that? why the head of microsoft told a room full of women not to ask for a raise because it is not good karma. what he is saying about the remarks now. and dozens of top chefs teaming up with city gardners celebrating food while helping the city's needy population.

"action news" continues with adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, shirleen allicot and brian taff. >> hello again. it is 4:30 and "action news" continues on this "freebie friday" with deals that are 100% off. stay tuned to find out where you can get everything from skin care products to magazines for free. and can an animal legally argue that it is being ill legally imprisoned? that is the case a court is weighing and the answer has big implications insight of the fight to clear tommy the chimp. and 200 private photos and video leaked online, but said it wasn't their fault. who they are blaming for the massive breach. beginning with the remarks from the microsoft c.e.o. has

people around the world asking did he really just say that? emmitt miller is live in los angeles to explain this one. >> shirleen, satya nadella speaking to women at a tech conference, not what they want to hear. >> not good karma to come back. >> the question, how should women ask for raises? >> it is not really about asking for the raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along. >> the answer in other words, no. >> he basically said you shouldn't ask for a raise, but rather to trust in the system that in the long term she would get the pay she deserved. >> serving as a keynote speaker at one of the largest women's technology conventions in the country. and the reaction was swift. >> one of the very few things

that i disagree with you on. >> a conference aattendee. >> there was an audible intake of breath, did i hear that right? >> and one one on twitter did he say not asking for a raise is like karma and it would work out for you in the end. >> and he said i answered that question wrong. people should get equal pay for equal work, and if you feel you deserve a raise you should ask. i think i learned a lesson. >> and i think it is a blind spot to this issue. >> and tech firms have a gender gap. it is less likely to have men to trumpet achievements and ask for raises. >> and nadella will have a question and answer for

employees in november and will answer questions about that then. >> thank you. and philadelphia police looking for the man accused of robbing at least 14 businesses and restaurants over just the past two months. that i includes five separate 7-eleven stores. the crime started in august and the latest happened just this morning. surveillance shows him wearing a different bandana. and getaway with $9,000. and fortunately nobody was hurt. and coverage on 6abc.com with full details about each and every robbery in this case. and you can see more than a dozen surveillance photos. if you have information, we have contact information right there for the philadelphia police. rowan university upheld the suspicion of two fraternity members for posting a sex video online. the incident involved members of a fraternity and the video

reportedly showed one male engaged in a sex act with a female student while at an off-campus rental house. the female said the encounter was consensual but did not know it was recorded. declined to press charges. the cancellation of the philadelphia teachers' union contract with protests today. >> yes, our students deserve the best. >> the philadelphia federal ration of teachers held a turn up for truth rally outside of the j.b. kelly elementary. the union president said they want everyone to know about the sacrifices they already made. the school reform commission terminated their contract on monday. the district says the move will save $50 million this year alone. cakes, ice creams and just about in any dessert, but chocolate wasn't always a sweet that millions of people craved. chocolate lovers can explore

deeper at chocolate the exhibition. the academy of natural sciences takes people to the amazon where it was known as the food of the gods. the aztecs uses it as currency, and the spanish credited for a sweet transformation. >> and forcing everyone in the news room to eat chocolate chick cookies today. >> most you didn't have to force. >> dark chocolate over milk chocolate, right? >> yes, because they say it is healthy for you. and a look outside as we are all envious and think about chocolate. we look at the radar, a few showers at the shore right now in western parts of the viewing area. they are very scattered at this point and you see in atlantic city gray skies against showers dampening the boardway. 60 degrees. the dewpoint 49 winds out of the north. and looking at the 24-hour

change, a good 8 to almost 13 degrees below where we were yesterday at this time. cooler and the northeasterly winds really dropped the numbers. mainly only in the upper 50s now around the region. we are on the cool side for the beginning of the weekend. also the damp side. talking about the big turn-around come sunday in the accuweather seven-day. >> sounds good, thank you. for many of you this will be a 3-day weekend marking columbus damy on monday. and this coming week as italian american heritage week. the centerpiece of that is the columbus day parade which will be broadcast live here on 6abc sunday at 1:00. there she is, our own alicia vitarelli co-hosting the parade onhand today to accept the honor. >> very excited about that event. and this, too. dozens of philadelphia's top chefs and mixologists are

preparing with gardners to prepare a farm-fresh feast to feed hundreds for a good cause. >> he is preparing a meal and serving it up with winter green farm-fresh eggs. >> they look for vibrant. >> and the flavor even better. >> and a garden-to-table celebration held at the navy yard. >> do you need a helper at feast? >> always. we have about 400 people we will do the exact dish for. >> it is always a sell-out as diners sample dish from top chefs from gardens all over the city. the growers are from the city harvest program helping to field families in need. >> it is a wonderful feeling when people aren't getting vegetables.

>> and profits back into the urban gardening program. >> going to the event you are also helping to fund getting 1200 people fresh produce during the growing season. >> and it will feature more than a dozen mix oologists making drinks. >> serving up a cocktail with a kick of fall. >> yeah. >> and he has a combo called autumn leaves. >> i can't same i had butternut squash in a drink before. >> a first time for everything. >> and with fresh juices and finishing with a sprig of rosemary. >> this smells like fall. and the really cool thing, you can meet and mingle with the people who are growing and making your food and drinks. and even a people's choice award to vote for the favorite. october 17, next friday 7:00 to 10:00 at the navy yard, all for a great cause. and i love the fact food grown

in the city. >> it is a great event. we both vote for the butternut squash. >> i want to dry it. >> delicious. and start the weekend off right with free stuff. alicia back with what you can get for nothing on "freebie friday." plus, is a chimp a person? the answer may seem obvious, but not stopping one group from taking that to the state supreme court. and patience a virtue. how one burglar's best-laid plans went to waste. and adam joseph back with the full accuweather forecast when "action news at 4:00" continues on a friday afternoon.

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a woman caught on camera plotting her fiancee's murder calling it a misunderstanding. jessica spoke about the video she offered someone $1,000 in exchange for killing him. john said his relationship turned toxic and claimed she was the victim of abuse, and she

told abc news she never meant to go through with this sinister plot. >> you are saying it is a big misunderstanding. >> yes. >> even though you offered money to someone, gave them your fiancee schedule, drew a map of his house. >> yeah, he knew it wasn't serious. >> it looked like a real plan. >> never. i loved that man. i would not have killed him. >> and accepting a plea deal in exchange for at least 3 1/2 years in prison. the rest of her story and surprising comments from her fiancee tonight airing before "action news." hackers reportedly stealing hundreds of thousands of photos and videos posted on snapchat the message service. they confirmed the breach last night saying the leak was not its fault. the company claimed hackers compromised an illegal third-party app that some use to

store the snapchat material that is otherwise automatically deleted after recipients use it. the breach may impact as many as 200,000 users, many of whom are under age. now to texas where the old saying can good things come to those who wait did not apply to one especially patient criminal. this is surveillance video of two men pretending to shop at a family dollar in houston. instead, one of the suspects kneels down in an aisle, clears out a shelf and climbs inside. the other guy soon reappears and starts to restock the shelf to hide the partner. the first partner stayed there two hours coming out when the store closed. the only problem they didn't know there was a motion sensor alarm. the suspect ran to the door the second he triggered it, escaping without a single stolen item. here at the big board with the big talkers and the big question out of what is heard by

the new york state supreme court. could a 26-year-old chimp, tommy, be the first animal in the country declared a person? well tommy a retired cirrus performer living alone behind a trailer park. and a lawsuit filed on behalf of the non-human rights project saying tommy is imprisoned against his will. forced to live in a cage a loan with only a television set for company. and they want them to enjoy the same protection that humans do and fighting to take him from his owner and put him in a santuary. and a decision is expected in four to six weeks. and the real truth, what cats think about dogs. a st. bernard puppy and cats going viral thanks to a video called dear kitten. >> dear kitten you may hear the

dog refused to as a pup-pet, a training way of referring to it as a puppet. and let it eat all the dry food, it gets caught and put in jail. >> they really don't like dogs, i knew it. they don't call it fightin' like cats and dogs for nothing. and all take hits at the dogs. they will come back fighting. >> you better believe it. >> we love them all both equally. >> very good. very political answer. and another check on the roads right now. >> and matt pellman in the traffic center with an update. >> can't we all just get along? fighting some big traffic delays heading home this friday afternoon, especially here on 95 thanks to this crash. in the northbound lanes close to allegeny avenue and southbound also the police officer taking out the left lane. left lane blocked both directions on 95 close to

allegeny. the northbound at a stands still from penns landing you are crawling bridge street down to this point at allegeny avenue. not the best ride home on 95 this afternoon. pretty much a normal friday on the schuylkill with typical slow speeds, just 10 miles per hour westbound by bell monmonbellmon. and an accident on edge hill road. and slowing on the p. a turnpike. not stopped by 40s by the fort washington interchange. things getting a little bit better on 422. a vehicle fire eastbound between sanitoga and limerick. and speeds in the 20s and 30s in on stretch. better on 724 as an alternate. and brandy wine, chester county 322 at corner catch road and one in wilmington lancaster pike at hercules road and a wreck in newark along route 2, capital trail at green valley circle.

plenty of accidents and delays, and checking it again in the 5:00 hour. >> all right, keeping you busy on a friday, thank you. and stepping outside and sky 6 hd looking live at atlantic city. and the clouds are here to stay. >> a little gloomy out there. adam joseph has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast

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. get delicious deals on the things you love most. jif peanut butter or hot or lean pockets are .99 cents. and green giant frozen vegetables are .79 cents. this is big, people. this is acme. you're in for something fresh. hey mom, you want glazed or chocolate? >> now the accuweather forecast on a friday afternoon. we have made it. >> we have made it. despite it being dreary, chilly, rainy. and we look now at double scan live radar, most of the area is dry, cloudy and chilly. a few sprinkles outing of

philadelphia and through chester county along 322. and also as far north as route 100 west of quakertown, the northeast extension. not really dampening the ground all that much, just barely having to hit the windshield wiper once or twice. the same from oceanville, atlantic city and sea isle city and cape may. and another from the west. hit and miss this evening. the steadiest rain arrivals after midnight tonight. despite you are seeing the rain or just clouds, it is chilly no matter where you are. 59 in trenton, same for reading. lancaster 56 degrees. millville 58 and the shore communities right around 60. the first batch of showers pushing in as expected during the evening rush. a little bit of a break and then you can see more refiring near cincinnati. that is a little more robust energy arriving between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning. and a few showers to the south, but you see things really fill

in late tonight and first thing tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. on saturday, some pockets of moderate rain even at times to start your saturday. that continues until late morning at the lunch-time however at noon. still left over drizzle and showers. by 5:00 in the afternoon we see the return of some brightening to the sky north and west and the clouds hang on too long and they will not clear until after suns sunset. a wet saturday morning about a quarter to 3/4 machi inch the r. but then on saturday, everyone seeing high pressure from the north, giving us sunshine and a few high clouds. the temperature is still below

average but with the sun it will feel much nicer than sitting in the 50s the last couple of days. looking at the forecast for sunday night the big game of the giants versus the eagles. partly cloudy. a fall chill in the air but a dry game. kickoff temperature of 58 degrees. fourth quarter 55. and definitely need your eagles' sweatshirts and also hat and anything to keep you warm. a true football-type forecast. looking at the forecast, the seven-day that is, damp and cloudy saturday. 60 degrees. most of the rain on the front-end of the day. sun and clouds sunday, 63. with the clouds rolling right back in on monday. a shower possible at 70. warm and breezy, 76 on tuesday, maybe some pops of sun. and then another round of rain, even a thunderstorm with some gusty winds wednesday at 74. and it dries out thursday and friday with temperatures in the upper 60s. and if you don't follow us on twitter, definitely do so we always have the accuweather forecast and we update you any information that kind of breaks

with the weather and any thunderstorms that come through. >> all of us tweeting all weekend long. >> sure are, thank

with tom corbett, things keep getting worse. september 16th. budget deficits force pennsylvania to borrow $1.5 billion dollars just to keep the lights on. three days later, pennsylvania's unemployment rate goes up for the second straight month. under tom corbett, we've fallen from 9th to 47th in job creation. and on september 25th, pennsylvania's credit is downgraded for the fifth time in two years.

why would we give tom corbett four more years? >> it is "freebie friday" and we start with great beauty products. offering a free two-week supply of antiaging power serum. enter your email address on the website and we will show you how to do it. this weekend the 10th through the 12th the free philadelphia country fair at the open value. carnival games, farm animals, face painting, movies and the oval at 26th and parkway. tomorrow the venice performing center opening its doors. a full day of festivities and

performances at the brand new space with an outdoor theater and play areas. this sunday, the columbus day parade, broadcasting it live at 1:00 here on 6abc. but also all day tomorrow the salute to columbus festival in the italian market, and the art tour free at the philadelphia museum of art october 14-19. all of those details on 6abc.com. also while you're there, a couple of extra freebies for you. free women's health screenings at sam's club. and a freeway to visit local artists in the studios this weekend. go to 6abc.com for all of freebies and bonus ones, too. >> lots of freebies, and we will tune in to see you on sunday. and earlier this week we brought you video of a tiny puppy battling even tinier bubble.

and today it was more even matched. check out maya going bananas over a pretty small pumpkin. for some reason the sight of the orange vegetable brings out the worst in the feisty pup. over the course of the two-minute video maya goes from stalking to fighting to rolling her pumpkin prey. it is not clear who won the battle, we are willing to bet it ended up with a passed out puppy. >> excited about halloween coming up. >> that does if for "action news at 4:00." i'm brian taff. shirleen and i and adam and ducis rodgers back tonight for a full hour of "action news" 10 on phl 17. and here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5:00. >> hi, guys. >> thank you. coming up next, the search for accused cop killer eric frein impacting the holidays in towns caught in the middle of the manhunt. and also kids in one northeast pennsylvania community

with a different halloween this year. and hospitals not the only places preparing for patients with concerns over ebola and enterovirus. health reporter ali gorman with a look at how emergency clinics are on alert for symptoms and how that will help to deal with the flu season soon. >> and those stories and more coming

♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> grab your umbrellas and and coats, it's going to be a wet one. a live look in sky 6 over the delaware river, the weekend getting underway with gray skies and some showers. friday night the big story is it a damp, dreary night ahead extending into early saturday. >> it looks like it will be a little while before we see sun peeking through all the clouds out there. meteorologist cecily tynan is inside at the big board with the first look at the double scan radar. >> hi, rick and monica. a dreary and cool friday, but stormtracker live double scan showing we don't have oshg -- organized or heavy rain. and a wider view on stormtracker

6 3d shows again you see the light spotty shower activity working through. if you look to the west, west in pennsylvania there is a void in the radar. we will have a period of generally dry weather this evening. however, much wider view showing a conveyer belt of moisture. low pressure across the midwest, and that's the system that will be heading through in the overnight hours. this will bring us really the bulk of the rain. futuretracker showing the heaviest rain moving in around 3:00 in the morning when most of us are asleep. mainly south of philadelphia. the rain will extend to the north, but the heaviest rain will be south. unfortunately, it will be lingering into the first half of the day on saturday. this is the timeline between now and midnight for your friday night for the football games looking at on and off light showers. nothing heavy. late tonight, after midnight into tomorrow morning this is when i do expect the steady rain. the good news is, it's not going to be an all-day rain event. saturday after