Its a raw night and some of that rain will continue right through the late evening hours. This is what to expect. Periods of rain should be shutting off at midnight in philadelphia and the possibility of even a rumble of thunder as the cold front moves closer, it will be ending again by late evening and philadelphia at midnight and south jersey around 2 00, 3 00 in the morning and then by dawn, the winds of change are blowing in well talk about pretty strong wind gusts, and a dramatic change in temperatures in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Weekend is looking nice, cecily. A last minute change at the 76ers Season Opener caused quite the stir in philadelphia. That was one of the sixers dangers singing the National Anthem before last nights game. But it was suppose to be this one singing, it was her performance canceled before game time before her choice of outfit. John rawlins is live with more on the controversy and fallout. Reporter something of a tempest with social media. Their party is sticking to a statement they put out earlier, talking about meaningful actions to drive social change and it did not address the specifics of this incident. At the center of all of this, seven streeter, she was to sing the National Anthem at the 76ers opening. We heard her during a live report from Jeff Skversky. She was to perform and she was told she could not wear a shirt that says we matter. I did a sound check and everything and they came in and told me you cannot wear that shirt while singing the nag an an they will at this game. She told the ap she was never given a dress code. The team tapped a 76ers dance toward step in and sing the anthem. She released this on snap chat. You want me to sing about the land of the free but not speak freely. They say this is not a civil liberty issue and did not involve a government or happen in a public space and the team has a right to control their message. A source tells us that streeter was hired under a contract that does not allow the performer to further a personal agenda. Private organization, have you to abide by their rules, they give you a contract and guidelines what you can and cannot do. They are not telling you exactly word for word. You know like i said its a tough situation. At practice today the teams coach says the issue was discussed by players. Do they think streeter was mistreated . People are learning what has gone on and trying to gather information, our players are concerned. Clearly. And we hear them. You get the idea here that this is all a work in progress for the sixers, they met with a staffer today and if there is to be a next step here no one is saying. Live in center city, john rawlins, channel 6 action news. Thank you john. Amtrak will pay 265 million to settle claims related to last years deadly crash in philadelphia. Eight people were killed and 200 injures in the wreck last may. Lawyers representing victims approved the settlement approved by a judge. Anyone that joined the suit will have their settlement in june. From our newsroom. The former Rutgers University student that killed himself over a case of Cyber Bullying fled guilty to invasion of privacy. He was accused of trying to use a webcam to film a sexual encounter with him and another man. They threw out his conviction and today he was sentenced to probation but will not search additional time. Lieutenant governor has split with governor Chris Christie on a key measure on the ballot in november. It asked voters to approve dedicating gas tax proceeds exclusively to transportation projects. But she looked into where the money is going and that has her speaking out against the measure. I was concerned and did my own research and thought whether people should support ballot question number two, not until they do the same thing. A christie spokesperson says that the disagreement was a misunderstanding, when asked about that possible there was no response. Now pennsylvania and delaware reached a multimilliondollar settlement with hyundai and kia for fuel eeconomy claims. Because of inflating inaccurate data into the fuel mile able ratings on stickers on cars across the country. Tricking people into thinking they would get better gas mileage when prices were high. In all they settled claims for a total of 41. 2 million. If are you in Montgomery County and you need to dial 911 you should use a cell phone right now if possible. A contractor cut communication lines while accidentally working today and as a result the countys Emergency Center is accepting fewer calls from land lines. If you do use a land line to call 911 in Montgomery County, keep calling because if you get a busy signal, some of the calls are getting through. The county says it will take hours to fully restore land line service to restore it at the Emergency Center. New at 5 00 now. One south Jersey Police department is using an unusual tool to Better Community policing efforts. They are hoping that more than a dozen stones or rocks will help strengthen bonds between the police force and the people they protect. Nora muchanic has the rockery story tonight. Reporter dont be alarmed if you see berming ton City Police Officers hiding rocks around town, there is nothing wrong they are getting ready for their new program called burlington rocks. The hope is to build a relationship between us and our young kids here in town. Well set this rocks throughout town and well provide clues. There are 16 rocks in all hand painted in great detail featuring the Police Departments logo and kids that find them should notify the Police Department and they will be given gift cards for local restaurants. Its postist for the community and bringing people together. Cops got the idea from a growing Facebook Page called burlington rocks. They are painting rocks and hiding them around town and now the police want to get in on the fun. They handed vouchers this summer for water ice for children. Many times you create the relationship with these Small Projects in the time of emergency those young childrens will know who our officers are and that relationship and communication is ready to go. Looking agents these rocks, i would like to find one myself. Dont be surprised to see kids and families roaming the streets like detectives following the clues and they know the case is solved if they find one of these. Its like they found gold. Speaking of gold whoever finds this shiny gold one will be the grand prize winner. It will be posted on the Facebook Page. In burlington city, im nora muchanic, channel 6 action news. All right time now for a check of our action news traffic report thursday night. Lets go to matt pellman in the Traffic Center. Its wet and dreary. We are rocking and rolling in the Traffic Center but not rolling quickly on the wet roads. This is the schuylkill expressway right at the conshohocken curve, you see the east brake lights lighting up but in the red in each direction on the travel times. Off the schuylkill at the boulevard extension a parking lot on up to broad street. These delays are worse than normal because of the wet conditions. If you are using lincoln drive a crash on rittenhouse street. And in Mount Ephraim look for a crash on the black horse pike near the black horse diner. And a crash on the northbound side of 1 at 571 is gone but jammed in both directions 206 is a better bet and crashes clearing out on 495, but still sluggishness and this point delaware southbound is the worst offender. Well check it again in the next half hour. Thank you. Well, the race for the white house continues to heat up just 12 days out from election day. Coming up the support Hillary Clinton and donald trump are counting on their surrogates to drum up across the country. And a Daring Rescue in the nick of time. The firefighter with local ties being hail aid hero with the last attempt to save a man trapped in the Apartment Fire. I served under president bush and obama. I fought the taliban. I was asked to form a Global Coalition to counter isil. When someone makes the comment that they know more about the Islamic State or isil than do the generals, it implies a complete ignorance of the reality. But i believe secretary clinton really understands the threat that the Islamic State poses to the United States and to the american people. And i believe she understands how to wield American Power to ultimately defeat this threat and to keep us safe. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. One person is dead and several others are injured during an Apartment Fire on manhattans upper east side. The flames started at 3 30 a. M. While most residents were sleeping and in the rush to escape one man was hanging from a fourth floor window and a fireman lowed himself down on a rope to save both of their lives. They lowered me down to the ground and i told him to stay calm and when we got down i said i hope you enjoyed the ride. He smiles and was thankful. There is reason to be thankful seconds after both were lowered to safety their rescue line snapped after being burnt from the flames. Tonight he is being hailed as a hero. Health check tonight, Everyone Wants to know if heart problems are in their future, now there is a new tool some doctors are using to get a clear picture of the risks. And especially helpful for women. Ali gorman joins us with the details. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women. But if you have an accurate understand of someones risk you can prevent the problems. The traditional treadmill test underestimated for some women and overestimated for some men. Now they look at whether a patient smokes or has diabetes or Kidney Disease and different factors for men and women. Depending how you fall how we manage your risk factors and aggressively treat your cholesterol or Blood Pressure may be very different. The doctor believes this tool gives doctors more information and is easier to use. Also today if you have ever had a urinary track infection you have heard drink cranberry juice but now a study says dont bother. They put it to the test at a nursing home. Followed elderly women for a year and half took two cranberry capsules a day and the other half took placebo pills and found no difference between the groups when it came to the number of infections and severity of the cases. If you think you have a uti see your Health Care Provider for diagnosis and treatment. Thank you. Tonight at 11 00 claims of election rigging and voter fraud is running rampant with accusations at philadelphia. Channel 6 action news launched an investigation. And Wendy Saltzman has results. Here is a preview. They died years ago but an action news investigation revealed votes cast long after they passed. God rest his soul. Unless a dead person came out of their grave an investigation of the philadelphia election rules are uncovering questionable voters dating back at least a decade and we take our results to the state and city of philadelphia to get action. Doesnt that open up the system to the possibility of fraud . It definitely makes it so there is an opportunity for it. Dont miss my exclusive investigation, voting from the grave only on action news at 11 00. To run for his brothers seat. But all mike and Brian Fitzpatrick share is a name. Brian fitzpatrick supports a radical republican agenda, including defunding planned parenthood, just like donald trump. A hundred and sixty miles down the road in dc, Brian Fitzpatrick will put his party first, not pennsylvania families. House majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. Z25pkz zi0z y25pky yi0y one, two, three the citys tacony section is welcoming new artists tonight the tacony lab where artists and residents are showing new works. Along with a new park created by solar expert. Frank shoeman. Children from africa getting treatment in the Delaware Valley say thank you today. The children are being treated at Shriners Hospital for land mines and war accidents. Today the children showed their gratitude here at the westchester golf and country club. Substance abuse was the topic of discussion today at delaware county. They hosted their Red Ribbon Campaign event and this program is aimed at educating students about drugs and alcohol and encouraging them not to give in to peer pressure. They wore red to show their commitment to the program. And students in drexel hill welcomed a special visitor. The mayor dropped by the second grade class today and they are interacting via mail with the Mayors Office and the mayor repaid the favor by visiting them in person. Actress raven simone is level the view to develop a show for the disney channel. To create a spinoff of her show, thats so raven. She will be a single mom raising two children and serve as executive producer. And Richard Curtis is heading back to live with kelly. He won the contest to cohost the show with kelly earlier this month and will cohost again on monday november 7th. He did a great job the first time. A check of the dreary but changing accuweather forecast. Looking live at the center city skyline lots of clouds up above and meteorologist, cecily tynan, with the exclusive accuweather fiveday forecast. Biden this is what i know about Katie Mcginty like me, she has pennsylvania working class roots, and shes never abandoned them. Hard work. Family. Playing it straight. Thats katie. And the ads attacking her . Theyre a bunch of malarkey. Katies career is about looking out for families like yours. Creating jobs, keeping our environment safe. Shes a wife, a mom, a basketball fan, a homework supervisor. Shes like you and shell fight for you in the United States senate. Im Katie Mcginty and i approve this message. Time nor accuweather at the action news big board tonight. Cecily tynan has the dreary and wet forecast. If you head out tonight dont step outside without your umbrella. We have the heaviest and steadiest rain for the commute. If you zoom in towards quakertown a batch of rain moving out there. Allentown and easton generally a lighter steady rain and norristown a light rain and south jersey we have heavier pockets of rain and glassboro its pouring there and Medford Lakes crossing 206 another batch moving out of salem and this is head of a cold front. Youll feel the difference with the winds. Right now philadelphia 56 degrees another cool day, the normal high this time of year is 63. Wilmington 58 andal ebb town tonight 46 and cape may 60 and cape may 52 degrees, at slightshowing plenty of clouds through the day and light showers earlier and the steadier rain moving in and the actual cold front im tracking is out across central pennsylvania. That sweeps through overnight and once it does the winds pick up and clears the air. Tonight the rain basically through about midnight in philadelphia and then things begin to dry from the west to the east. Overnight low 48 degree fz philadelphia and allentown 42 and wilmington 46 and cape may 51. Not all that cold thanks to the cloud cover tonight and future tracker 6 showing 8 00 tonight scattered showers around and midnight most of the rain is over and philadelphia and areas west some showers across south jersey and tomorrow morning you step outside and loads of sunshine but the winds will be howling, future tracker 6 showing tomorrow morning wind gusts up to 30 Miles Per Hour and keeping the winds throughout the day tomorrow. Tomorrow is brighter than today. It will be dry and cool and windy. 57 in philadelphia and allentown 54 and wilmington 58, if that is too cool for you though, the fiveday at 5 00 showing a big warmup this weekend on saturday, bump it up to 70 degrees for the temple game and sunday 76 ahead of a cold front that will bring us a round of showers in the afternoon and then drop temperatures right in time for halloween, no tricks though all treats. Dry and partly sunny with a temperature of 60 degrees and temperatures dropping into the 50s for the trick or treaters. And tuesday partly sunny and 66 and by wednesday temperatures may climb back into the 70s. Adam will have more details on that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. That is all treats and very few tricks. Does pat toomey speak for you . I also want to thank the nra for its, uh, strong support for my campaign. Pat toomey he opposes an assault weapons ban and got an a rating from the nra. I have had a perfect record with the nra. And on Womens Health . I would support legislation in pennsylvania that would ban abortion, and i would, i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors who perform them. Pat toomey does he really speak for you . Majority forward is responsible for the content of this advertising. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, Rick Williams and monica malpass. Hello again, here is what is happening on action news thursday night. Michelle obama hits the campaign trail with Hillary Clinton for the first time and donald trump takes ohio by storm, with elect