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WPVI Action News At 4PM November 20, 2017

Since the fire the west Chester Community has rallied around the displaced seniors and staff a many residents lost everything they had. Yesterday at the Goodwill Fire Company so many donations of clothes walkers toiletries you name it all came in. Within a few hours they had to turn donors away. Today we spoke to some of the families of seniors. How is he holding up. Hes in the hospital, hes got smoke inhalation but his breathing is getting better. Reporter he came in donations for his father in law. He says the worker from barclay friends had a bag already sorted out for him. Have a walker which is almost of exactly like the one he had so that will help him a lot. Reporter he like so many today want to thank this community for all of the help. We have the clothes, his nightclothes he calls them, he crawled out and he had nothing left. Reporter great to see how this community has rallied. And the next steps are to try and go in and account for those four missing. We also know they will be starting that process, that process is already under way but again four seniors at this point still unaccounted for. Reporting live in west chester, bob brooks channel6 action news. Brian. Bob, thank you. Of course our coverage of this fire and its aftermath continues on 6abc. Com. We posted the latest on the investigation, social media updates and details on how you can help the victims. There will be no charges for the Upper Merion Police officers who killed a man at a king of prussia mall. Police shot 23yearold Armed Robbery suspect Kalin Jackson in a mall parking lot last month and he died a week later. After reviewing the case Montgomery County District Attorney kevin steele determined the officers were justified in using deadly force. Steel says jackson was putting other lives at risk by ramming his car into police cruisers. Police in north philadelphia are investigating a homicide this afternoon. Chopper6 hd was overhead as officers put crime tape up along germantown avenue near venango street. The victim was shot on the sidewalk near a church right around 2 oclock this afternoon. Still no word on an arrest or a motive for that crime. A cool day but a lot of sunshine as we get a check of the accuweather forecast. Yes, meteorologist adam Joseph Standing by outdoors this afternoon as we kick off the thanksgiving week, adam. Not a bad way to kick it off. Lots of sunshine. Again a little chill in the air today but its dry at least. As we take a look at those wind chills far better than yesterday. 41 degrees right now in philadelphia. Thankfully those winds have come way down from those gusts that will exceeded 40 yearn miles an hour. 42 in new york city, 26 in syracuse so that cold air is now lifting back up into Northern New England and as we take a look at the eastern half of the country, this is really nice to see this time of year with lots of 50s and 60s from the Northern Plains as well as wichita, kansas. Saint louis 61 degrees raleigh at 56. Were sitting at 48 degrees and some of that warmth will be moving in here during the day tomorrow. Also, in addition to that warmth, theres very little happening weatherwise. Another great thing for the holiday week. You see just some cloud cover here and there, maybe a couple of snow showers in the Northern Plains but that is about it. As we look at the midatlantic region as we think about our travel as we move forward tuesday, wednesday and thanksgiving itself, at least in the midatlantic region it is dry every single one of those days. However, one of those days, there will be a little band of showers for just a couple of hours. Well let you know what day that will be in case youre traveling on that day and at that hour coming up in that full accuweather forecast sharrie which will also include the parade forecast, also. Sounds good, adam. Thank you. Uhhuh. An armed robber is that wanted for targeting a bank in roxborough. The man robbed the Td Bank Branch on the 5500 block of ridge avenue friday morning. When he walked inside police say he put a small revolver on the counter and demanded money from the teller. Once he got the cash, he ran away from the scene. The suspect was wearing a neon vest, a construction helmet, gloves and had his face covered. He concealed his identity but if you know anything about this crime youre asked to call the fbi or philadelphia police. The Us Government officially sentenced terminix for spraying a toxic pesticide. It illegally used methyl bromide at 13 residences and one resort in the u. S. Virgin islands that includes the complex in saint john where a family of four from delaware got seriously ill in 2015 after the unit below them was fumigated. Dr. Theresa divine her husband steve and their two teen boys were poisoned by methyl bromide. It has been banned for indoor use for years. Officials say the chemical left the father and the two teenaged sons either paralyzed or partially paralyzed. The epa calls their actions illegal and the consequences unacceptable. Now, as part of this plea recommendation out today terminix will pay 10 million in criminal fines. Theyll Serve Community service and also issue restitution payments the Extermination Company has since agreed to stop using that pesticide in the u. S. And its territories. Some of that money by the way will also go to the epa to continue the cleanup of that toxic lifethreatening chemical. Brian and sharrie. All right, alicia, thank you. Turning now to the eagles and the birds big game in dallas last night. Keeping their winning streak alive. Yeah, the eagles are the only team in the league now with a nine and one record. Action news sports director Ducis Rodgers joining us here. Ducis this Team Continues to impresas we get closer to the playoffs. Take it one game at a time. Thats what coach says, one game at a time. Win the week. The birds started off slowly last night. By the time the game was over it was a dominating performance. They beat the cowboys 37 to nine. It was a good old fashioned, you know what. The eagles stored 30 unanswered points in the second half Corey Clement part of the rushing attack. Carson wentz tossed two touchdown passes one to torrey smith the other to alshon jeffreys. Wentz has thrown 25td passes in the season. The eagles own a league best nine and one record. They have plenty of reason to stick their chest out but the birds refuse to do that. They dont get overwhelmed with it. They take it all in stride. They should enjoy it obviously as a team because they worked hard to get to this spot but at the same time its business as usual. They keep talking about a one week mentality getting ready for work on tuesday and wednesday and thursday. And just trying to win the week and theyve done that all season long and thats probably one of the biggest things im most proud of with this group. It wasnt all good last night. Kicker jake elliott was injured in the game. Hes in concussion protocol. Well hear from coach pederson at 5 30. The record nine and one, tops in the nfl. You got it, one game at a time. Slow your roll. Pump your brakes. Thank you ducis. Well, all of the hype has eagles fans looking ahead to the playoffs. The team might not want to talk about it but fans are. Some are calling area travel agents looking to book trips to the super bowl in minneapolis. Action newss walter perez has that part of the eagles excitement coming up at 5 oclock. I mean if you want to get a good fare an good hotel. You got to plan early. Cant blame them. Time for a check on the action news traffic report. Lets go live to matt pelman. Weve been feeling good today, at least until now. Some excitement on the roadways. We dont like this kind of excitement. Its a jackknifed tractortrailer that were starting the monday afternoon commute with here in bellmawr camden county. This is 42 southbound approaching 55 and the sign warns you crash just ahead taking out the right shoulder. So thats the good news. This jackknifed truck is all off to the side but you can see all the heavy southbound traffic here passing creek road approaching 55 because of that jackknifed truck up ahead and and of course this is not where the delay begins. It begins back on the pennsylvania side of the river on the walt whitman bridge as you head into new jersey, speeds over there on the jersey side just around 11 Miles Per Hour. Had an earlier broken down vehicle on the schuylkill eastbound near passyunk. So, just 11 Miles Per Hour there as well but at least that dv is out of the way. In Chester County just getting word of a serious crash near thorndale along 340 near meadow drive. The fire police are out there helping around that intersection. And elsewhere in Chester County near west chester bad crash here along 202. Happened in the northbound lanes here at matlack street but they have southbound lanes blocked as well so either way, if youre traveling here in west chester its going to be slow because 202 is partially blocked. Also had an earlier crash in delaware on 95 southbound. Its gone near churchmans road but the slow speeds still back to wilmington. Grab the ipad check your ways home with the waze app. Christiana road near christiana near appleby road getting reports of an accident there as well. Well check it again brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. Matt thank you. Still ahead on action news at 4 00 we look at the cost of putting a turkey and all the trimmings on the table. How you may actually end up saving money this year compared to last. Plus the big surprise. A dream come true for a local 10yearold. Action news is there as the super fan gets a chance to hang out with the flyers for the day. Hey, are you taking the tissue test . Yep, and my teeth are yellow. I mean i knew they werent perfect, but, ugh. Oh well, all hope is lost oh thanks clearly my whitening toothpaste is not cutting it. Time for whitestrips. Crest glamorous White Whitestrips are the only adaaccepted whitening strips proven to be safe and effective. They work below the enamel surface to whiten 25x better than a leading whitening toothpaste. Hey, nice smile thanks i crushed the tissue test yeah you did crest. Healthy, beautiful smiles for life. Ive got a nice long life ahead. Big plans. 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Will once again designate north korea as a state sponsors of terror. The move comes amid heightened Nuclear Tensions on the korean peninsula. The announcement was made during a Cabinet Meeting the the white house today. The president says the designation will imposes further penalties on north korea which he killed a long overdue. North korea was removed from the sponsors of terror list by president george w. Bush in 2008 in a bid to salvage a deal to halt its Nuclear Development at that time. Well, authorities are scouring west texas for those responsible for killing a u. S. Border agent. 36yearold rohelia martinez died of multiple injuries. President trump has offered condolences to martinezs family. He also revealed that martinezs agent partner was brutally beaten but he is expected to survive. Mr. President made those comments during a Cabinet Meeting also today where he used this violent attack to renew his call for a border wall. Well, after more than two decades of memories, the georgia dome in atlanta is no more. Yes, the stadium was imploded this morning leaving just the outside walls still standing. Contractors will tear down those walls in the coming days. The georgia dome was home to the Atlanta Falcons for 25 years. It was the only facility in the world to host the olympics, the super bowl and the final four. The falcons now play at the new Mercedes Benz stadium across the street. The city of philadelphia is showing off what it learned from creating a pitch for the second amazon headquarters. Mayor jim kenney says the process taught the city how to put its best foot forward. And that amazon bid will be used as a template to attract other businesses down the road. The mayor spoke today at the navy yard which is one of three sites the city proposed for an amazon headquarters. Many of us are working overtime this week getting the house ready for the arrival of thanksgiving guests. Of course that also means preparing for the main event. The meal itself. Action News Reporter john rawlins live at wegmans in paoli this afternoon and john, thats going to be one very busy spot in the coming days. Reporter oh, it will be and surprise, if you havent gone shopping i guess the headline here is that the cost of food that makes up a traditional thanksgiving dinner is actually down this year. Now, only pennies maybe but its still down. Including the star of the feast, the turkey. At least 49 cents a pound on frozen. This year 29 cents a pound. Fresh is 99 cents a pound this year. Reporter down from. 1. 29 last year. Reporter the American Farm bureau says the cost of a traditional thanksgiving meal down to a five year low. So, good news for mary cullen who is expecting a crowd thursday. Close to 16 people. Reporter how big a bird. 22 pounds but i think im going to do a ham besides. The traditional menu remains pretty much unchanged but where we are eating and who is preparing the feast is changing. It used to be almost impossible to find a restaurant opened on thanksgiving. Not anymore. At teka in Newtown Square customers kept asking are you going to be opened. After you get so many questions like that from your customers you start to think of an opportunity here for a little bit more business. And then you reporter lightbulb moment. Lightbulb home. He says almost a dozen customers will be picking up dinner for home. Wegmans will seek hundreds of meals go out the door thursday. One reason, cooking a turkey can be intimidating. They do tell you theyre afraid, afraid to cook a turkey number one, theyre afraid to make a mistake, afraid to purchase something and not do it right and they want to spend time with their families. Reporter home cooked in paoli, the small staff here focused on stuffing today from vegetables to hand cut cubes of bread. So, what are people buying. They are buying their time back. Time that would have been spent planning, shopping, chopping, time in the kitchen, time away from their kids, you know, time away from their friends. Theyre buying their time and theyre buying confidence theyll have really Delicious Food without having to do all the work. Reporter so, peace of mind, a well cooked meal and more time with your family. So, whats that going to cost . Well, it depends on where you go and who you buy it from. We saw take home meals ranging anywhere from seven dollars to maybe 12 a serving. If youre going to a restaurant you can probably figure on doubling maybe even tripling that kind of figure. Live in king of prussia, john rawlins channel6 action news. Back to you guys. All right, sounds like a lot of work to do but of course we have to enjoy our friends and family this week. All right, john, thank you. Im already hungry. Yeah. Yum. Adam joseph with a check of the forecast. Yeah, going to make sure that is just as delicious as we move into the next couple of days as we look at the Weather Center here and we talk about thanksgiving itself. Well start right there and have a few friends to help me. The balloon handlers here and some of those floats as well as we head towards thanksgiving and the Dunkin Donuts 6abc Dunkin Donuts thanksgiving day parade, of course that airs right here on channel6 and also goes down that parkway in front of the Art Museum Steps and take a look at the forecast. Fairly flawless. Hardly a cloud in the sky. Yes its going to be cold in the morning, the kickoff time 9 00 a. M. 37 degrees, 39 at 10 oclock and by lunchtime temperatures in the lower 40s, so definitely want to dress warmly but there doesnt look to be a strong wind a at all so were not talking wind chills. Thats good for the balloons. All those volunteers, it looks pretty easy on thursday morning. Wind speeds 20 miles an hour sustained up in the lehigh valley, 18 philadelphia, 15 in millville, 12 beach haven and 12 miles an hour in lancaster county. So, it is bringing wind chills in the 30s for places like allentown and lancaster but for the remainder of the area, were looking at about 40 to 42 degrees is how it feels. The big exception up in the poconos, only 28 degrees. Satellite and radar, a lot of sun. All the clouds lift to the north and have been throughout the day today with some of those lake effect snow bands heading into northern and central parts of new york state, so we are good to go with that clear sky overnight tonight. Yes, it gets cold by the morning with those southwest wind

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