Retaliatory sanctions. That same day president elect trump tweeted. There appears to be a lot of evidence that people around the president have had interactions with the russians. Reporter in a statement the white house said the false statements involved near mirror the false statements to the white house which resulted in his resignation in february of this year and they added nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. Flynn. Flynn faces up to five years in prison leaving the court. Lock him up. Reporter facing the same chants he once led against Hillary Clinton during the rnc convention. A close confidante of Michael Flynn tells abc news he grew concerned about legal fees and felt abandoned by the president in recent weeks. Only told people in the past 24 hours that he planned to take the plea deal. Serena marshall ab president ial news in washington. Action news has continuing coverage of this major story. Vernon odom talks to National Security analysts from our area about the impact of this charge and flynns plea deal. Our coverage of the beltway plea continues on 6abc. Com. There we posted more details about the charges against flynn and related stories concern, the mueller federal investigation. Another big story were following for you stretches from philadelphia to Northampton County and all the way to hawaii. Investigators are calling this man a serial predator. They say seth mall met women online, allegedly lured them to hotel rooms, then sexually assaulted them. But the allegations dont stop there. John rawlins live in bethlehem now to explain. John. Reporter hi, monica. This is where the police first came across the defendant along with a 24yearold woman who was savagely treated who says she was being held continue tiff in captive in a Fourth Floor Hotel room. There are other victims in that possibly as many as three other states. The fbi is said to be assisting. The focus of the criminal charges and investigations is 30yearold seth mull, mull who prides himself on his physique has multiple Facebook Accounts projecting a comforting persona Authorities Say he uses his Online Connections to reach out to women. Authorities say once he meets them he turns vicious controlling. He refers to his victims as his property and ultimately forces the victims to take part in sex orgies and other acts which he films and or forces his victims into prostitution. Reporter in october, Bethlehem Police were called to the Holiday Inn Express where a 24yearold texted she was being held against her will. The female had visible injuries to her neck area and a burn mark from a torch on her back. She reported that mull had choked her to the point of passing out and raped her. Mull also threatened her family and her friends. Reporter in philadelphia, police say mull invited a 25yearold woman to this years made in america concert. And then kept her captive in a room at the marriott on Market Street for four days while attacking her. Authorities in Northampton County say additional women have come forward but believe there are still others out there so traumatized they need professional counseling. If we have young females out there who have experienced this, who know this individual, who have not come forward, you know, we can help them. Reporter well, mull is in custody, has been for about a month now. He is charged with two separate incidents here in Northampton County that one case in philadelphia, apparently investigators in chicago, california several cities in california and hawaii are also looking into his behavior in those cities. Part of the message here from the District Attorney is if you know mull and you were victimized by him to reach out, reach out to the d. A. s office or Bethlehem Police particularly the Detectives Department of the Bethlehem Police department. Live in bethlehem john rawlins channel6 action news. Two people died in this crash in wilmington delaware. We first told you about it as breaking news at noon. A total of four vehicles collided on 495 northbound just north of 12th street. The road just reopened at 3 45 this afternoon. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the crash. Three people are recovering from injuries after a car and a school bus collided in the juniata section of philadelphia. Chopper6 overhead as Police Responded at 6 30 this morning. A 15yearold student the bus driver and a bus attendant were all taken to the hospital. The driver of the car was not injured. Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the vehicles to collide here on east wyoming street near tacony creek park. That bus wall headed to the campus of hancock middle school. The fbi says a serial bank robber has struck again. 43yearold Kenneth Reyes allegedly robbed the Philadelphia Federal Credit Union yesterday on the 2100 block east dauphin street. The same man is also wanted for three previous holdups three in philadelphia one at a Republic Bank in wynnewood montgomery county. The fbi is asking for the publics help in locating the suspect. There is a reward for any information that leads to his capture. Some neighborhoods in delaware monitoring aftershocks monitoring for aftershocks following yesterdays earthquake. It was just after 4 30 when the 4. 1 magnitude quake rattled the Delaware Valley. Action News Reporter bob brooks is live this afternoon near the epicenter with more on just what happened there yesterday. Bob. Reporter yeah, rick, i know some people further up north around philadelphia and the Delaware Valley might have just saw some rumbling things like that but down here in little creek thats not the case. They were rocked. We spoke with a lot of neighbors who describe a wild scene. They say it was very scary and they would prefer if it doesnt happen here for a very long time. Just a mile or two away, about 2 miles at the post office. Reporter today nicky of the dutch shop of little creek feels fortunate explaining about 2 miles from his home in his woodworking shop is the suspected location of the epicenter of yesterdays earthquake. The whole house moved, right, and then it kept moving and thats when i started praying like oh, no, i thought my chimneys were going to fall through the roof. Reporter next he ran outside. He describes the local wildlife in a panic. Broke up their patterns, how geese and stuff fly. Thats when i said it must be an earthquake. Reporter others in the one street town fled in fear that their homes would collapse. Everybody come running out the street. Reporter just up the road they too describe the earthquake as something pretty scary. I was in jeans office upstairs and we saw the garage blew up. Reporter today about 25 miles from little creek we caught up with dr. Helen and her partner diane. Their task were you planting says momtories to track potential aftershocks. It was only a magnitude 4. 1 so the aftershocks shouldnt be much bigger than a three. Reporter and why they think the earthquake happened in the first place. Millions of years ago, this coast was and active and so there are fault lines that can get reactivated just from the stresses that are in the earth. They still happen on the east coast theyre just not as frequent. Reporter now to the aftershocks. People are wondering how long might they last. The doctor says they could actually last for years. We certainly hope thats not the case and also despite how powerful this earthquake was no reports of any real damage and thankfully no reports of any injuries. Reporting live in little creek, bob brooks channel6 action news. Rick and monica, back to you. Thanks you bob. Thanks bob. Time for a check of that accuweather forecast first day of december and the meteorologist adam joseph is in west chester for us this afternoon. Thats right. Hes getting ready to host the big yearly Christmas Parade. Always a lot of fun there. Hi, adam. Hi, adam. Reporter i look forward to this guys, every single year. Its the 38th annual its my 11th year cohosting. There are 6,000 participants in the parade. 21 marching bands, balloons. This is an entire production here and theyre setting up as you can see behind me. Oh, youre dancing behind me. I love it. Santa hat, so cute. Theres a lot of cute things here and the courthouse they have their tree ready as well. The weather is probably perfect. Its probably one of the nicest years that ive par taken in this parade weatherwise. 52 at philadelphia right now, 39 in syracuse, 45 degrees in buffalo, 50s for richmond so some cooler air trying to come in from the north and west but as we look at satellite and radar, weve got a Crystal Clear sky overhead right now. High pressure in the ohio valley, that High Pressure will be sliding in here for the weekend so we have a really great first weekend of december on tap. If youre coming for the parade it begins at 7 15 p. M. , temperatures sliding into the mid 40s going into the low 40s by 9 oclock, 10 oclock and overnight tonight seasonably cool, low temperatures of 34 degrees. And this year weve got some big names in the parade, miss america is going to be here this year and also we have rising pop star and actress Ashley Keaton with us here. Hi. Reporter youre local from south jersey. Yes, i am. Reporter im going to toot your own here but you have opened for demi lovato keke palmer and raven simone. Yeah. Reporter and more. Are you ready for tonight yes. Reporter a performance guys coming up in just a little bit in that seven day. How lovely. Reporter lets hear you belt it. Wow,. Adam wants his own show. Time for a check of our action news traffic report tonight. Lets take it over to matt pelman in the action news traffic center. T. G. I. F. To you matt. Happy friday to you rick and monica. Unfortunately it hasnt been so happy in wilmington this afternoon. We had that awful accident along 495 northbound side and as you heard everything just reopened in the northbound direction but were still dealing with the ramifications of the earlier closure. Everybody was forced onto 95 so theres still a pretty big delay from newark with speeds of nine and 5 Miles Per Hour. Were trying to recover but still a rough go in the first state. On 95 in pennsylvania typical slowing northbound by penns landing, 15 Miles Per Hour. Over in pennsauken have a crash along 130, 30 southbound by park drive so thats jamming things up as you travel southbound on 130. And weve been watching this, a crash on the northbound side of the boulevard extension now off to the side but still extra heavy as you come off the schuylkill expressway. Theres the accident right there now on the shoulder. And theres a crash on the shoulder or there was here on 422 westbound approaching 23, luckily it just cleared out. Lets grab the ipad check your ways home with the waze app on this friday afternoon on woodhaven road each approaching 95 there was a crash now on the shoulder but theres one on the westbound side by the boulevard. Well track that, rick and monica, in the next half hour. Sounds good. Thank. Thank you, matt. Much more still ahead on action news at 4 00. 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Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says the gop does have enough votes to pass that bill. Here is a look at todays closing numbers, all three indices are down. The dow down 40 points and change nasdaq 26 the s p 500 dropping five points. The worlds first stainless steel plain is back home in the franklin institute. The crane carefully lifted the aircraft into position. Now back on display on the front lawn of the museum. The plane was being restored for the past year. It was its first makeover it got its first makeover in almost 50 years. Students and staff at Princeton University invented a new way to help folks left homeless by natural disasters. They created a light weight instant house that can quickly be set up in areas of devastation. The goal to give folks a temporary but safe place to live if their own home is wiped out. Students from John Witherspoon middle school helped with the project today. Theyll try to replicate that design during the School Project next spring. All right. Time now to head back to west chester another check of the accuweather forecast and all the festivities that are going up there tonight. Its getting exciting. Meteorologist adam joseph getting ready for tonights Big Christmas parade. Hi, adam. Hi, adam. Reporter all the acts are warming up. One thing this year that i know that a lot of performers are happy about is the weather and how warm it is because youve got a lot of performers who arent wearing a whole lot so to speak, they dont have these beautiful costumes that they do not want to cover etch and these the are on Edge Movement dancers from oaks, pennsylvania, this is their seventh year in the parade in a row. They always do a fantastic time and as you can see they got their dancing down, theyre doing a little preview for us tonight but again, theyre just one of hundreds of acts that will be in the parade tonight. Lets take a look at the forecast cause, again, temps are absolutely on par, a little bit above normal here for this time of year. 52 right now in philadelphia, 50 in allentown, 52 millville, 51 in cape may and a little cooler in the poconos at 39 degrees. As we take a look at satellite and radar, all looking good here as well. Weve got that High Pressure that is coming in from the west so locally we have just a few clouds that have developed at times early on in the day but theyre moving on and High Pressure coming in for tonight. So, tonight a moonlit sky with temperatures 27 to 34 degrees with a little chill in the air as those winds switch from the northwest to the northeast three to 6 miles an hour. Future tracker showing as we get into the day saturday, early in the morning, full sunshine, temperatures right around freezing in allentown 38, philadelphia, 40 millville 41 in dover and in the afternoon, well start to see some high clouds coming in but overall its still a really nice day, 49 philadelphia, 50 millville, 45 allentown and then on sunday, temperatures going into the 50s once again with a lot of sunshine so looking good as we get into the second half of the weekend as well. Your four day at 4 00 forecast again tomorrow and sunday, temperatures in the 50s, decent amount of sunshine. Were going into the mid50s as we get into monday, partly sunny, 55 degrees. And then as we get into tuesday, mild, showers developing with temperatures around 63 degrees. What do you think, ashley, what do you think. Amazing. I love it. Amazing. Reporter youve had a busy year here. I have. Reporter tell me you were just in l. A. Performing. I was. Reporter for thanksgiving. Yes, i had some thanksgiving dings things going on. I wrote and recorded a lot of music im starting to release this year and a lot more coming in 2018 so stay tuned. Reporter year here tonight to perform what. This Christmas Wish my brand new christmas single that i cowrote. This is my debut tv performance of it. Reporter is that right. Yes.