victim kim jones of north philadelphia. she became philadelphia's 14th homicide victim of the year this morning. jones a social worker was gunned down just after 9:00 as she waited for a septa bus at 12th and jefferson to go to her job at a nonprofit center city agency part of her normal routine. police say a gunman appeared out of nowhere and shot her once in the back of the head. >> we do not believe it was a robbery attempt at all. she had headphones on, she had her purse her cell phone, she had jewelry on none of which was taken, none of which was disturbed so we don't believe -- we knew she was targeted for whatever reason. we don't believe it was a robbery. >> reporter: she was the mother of two adult children. she lived about a half block from the bus stop for most of her life. her long time neighbors are in shock. >> who was her enemy? because this is a quiet neighborhood and i can't figure that out and then when i found out that up on the corner on that bus i didn't know who it was until i talked with one of the police. >> reporter: the manhunt continues tonight. police are interviewing her family members trying to get a

lead on who the killer is and a possible motive. tonight police say they're gathering surveillance video from around this neighborhood adjacent to temple university. it is incidentally the standard $20,000 reward from the city is posted for key information in solving this murder case. live in north philadelphia, vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> vernon thank you very much. mount laurel man is now charged in the death of his wife who disappeared two weeks ago. 28-year-old kyle crosby is being held today on $1.2 million bail. police say evidence links him to erica crippen crosby's murder even though her body is still missing. she was last seen with her husband at a cherry hill restaurant around new year's. "action news" is in court for crosby's first appearance this afternoon. prosecutors just revealed he was captured on surveillance in maryland and delaware over the last five days. david henry is in the courtroom. he'll have much more in a live

report tonight at 5:00. >> reporter: brand new after 4 o'clock a chester county teacher is accused of having sex with one of her students. sara o'neill teaches at the church farm school in exton. police say she started the relationship with one of her students a year ago when he was just 16. police say they know at least four separate incidents with the same student. o'neill is due in court now next month. >> new jersey governor chris christie gave his annual state of the state address today and this time the audience for his address was a lot bigger than just the garden state. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live at the statehouse in trenton and nora, there's a lot of speculation about a white house run but today christie touted his work here at home. >> reporter: absolutely, shirleen, he did that in a speech that had no surprises and didn't really cover any new ground. but he also broadened his speech out about new jersey to some national themes for an audience of politicos fundraisers and voters across the country who are eyeing him as a potential gop

presidential candidate. governor christie offered his outlook on new jersey before a joint session legislature touting his achievements by holding the line on taxes and reducing government. >> we did it by cutting spending, we did it by shrinking government and by fundamentally reforming the way government operates. >> reporter: christie spent time touting advancements in policing and education in camden that he says are turning the city around. >> a city that has suffered is now seeing a new tomorrow. $600 million of private investment in camden in the last year alone. >> reporter: the governor called for renewed commitment and made a veiled joke about his possible run for president. >> when we stand here in one year, by the way i'll be standing here in one year -- [laughter] (applause). >> for some reason i see less applause on this side of the room. i don't understand. >> reporter: the governor was putting a good face on what's been a bad year for him at home.

new jersey has a troubled economy and high unemployment, a fun fund to build roads and bridges is about to go home and his poll numbers are plummeted. protesters picketed before the speech calling attention to the real state of the state. >> you can't spend your way out of the fact that new jersey is 49th in terms of job development, we're leading the way in terms of four closure and poverty. >> for all intents and purposes the governor has left new jersey. he's looking to run for higher office and we in new jersey we're suffering as a result of it. >> reporter: back live now by the way if there's any doubt about who the governor is trying to appeal to he held a private briefing before the speech before national reporters. much new jersey press was not invited. democratic president steve sweeney called this a state of the state about nothing. more reaction from the statehouse coming up at 6:00 for now we're live in trenton nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> interesting local reporters were left out of the room.

a main stay on the philadelphia council says this will be her last term in o the 77-year-old made headlines this year as the chair woman of the philadelphia gas commission. it was her decision not to hold hearings on the proposed sale of pgw. that sale now off the table as a result. meanwhile there will be a special election to fill a seat in pennsylvania's house of representatives. brendan boyle retired from the legislature because he won a seat in the u.s. house. now voters in his old district will head to the polls on march 24th to pick a replacement. boyle's district included abington township and rockledge as well as a part of philadelphia. >> the french satirical newspaper charlie hebdo set to publish its first issue since the terrorist attack. here's a look at the cover will that will come out tomorrow on a more than record 3 million issues. it features a caricature of

the prophet muhammad weeping and holding a sign which translated says i am charlie with the words all is for given in top in french n israel four jewish victims were laid to rest. thousands attended the emotional funeral including the president. the president paid tribute to the three police officers killed in the attacks. meanwhile authorities in bulgar ya' say they have arrested a french man believed to have links to one of the suspects. this as authorities in france hunter for other members of the terrorist cell involved. they believe that the threat is imminent because as many as six members could still be at large and that includes the woman you see right there. hayat boumeddiene. the widow of one of the suspects who was gunned down by police. turkish officials say she is now in isis territory in syria. the country has deployed 10000 troops to protect

sensitive sites including jewish schools and neighborhoods. meanwhile back here in the united states, airport screeners have been ordered to increase random searches of passengers and carry on luggage. the warning comes over concerns that the terrorist group behind the attacks in paris may be plotting to take down planes here at home. shirleen. >> all right alicia. police are looking for the man behind a violent robbery in mayfair. this is the guy they're after. you can see he approaches another man then punches him and takes off with a mac book laptop. it happened back on christmas eve at the 7-eleven in the 2900 block of cottman avenue. police say the victim went to the store to sell the laptop after placing an ad on craigslist. they say the laptop was worth $2,500. >> well, accuweather said it would be cold out there today and they nailed it. >> yes, because it's cold out there. let's go outside to meteorologist melissa magee in for adom joseph and she's all bundled up. >> yes, i was firsthand witness to the cold air we've been dealing with.

it is brisk and chill eight and winds out of the north side today. we were waking up this morning on the chilly side. temperatures were in the single digits and the teens. morning wind chill in reading down to 5 degrees. 13 for both trenton and philadelphia. up to 16 in wilmington. atlantic city morning wind chill coming in at 20 degrees and not much of a recovery this afternoon. wind chills along the 95 corridor in the teens and the 20's. 20 in philadelphia. feels like 19 in trenton nine however, in the poconos and in lancaster off to the west it feels like 16. storm tracker 6 live double scan radar shows you there's an area of low pressure off the coast of the carolinas and this will skirt off to our north and east. as it works its way north and eastward there could be a few more snow showers for part of our region tomorrow. lows tonight will be in the teens. we're tracking those snow showers mainly south of the city for wednesday. but the good news, temperatures are near 50 as we get into sunday. we'll talk about all of those details coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> looking forward to that. thank you melissa. from our delaware news

room the state's only all girls charter school is another step closer to closing. a federal judge is refusing to issue an injunction to keep the reach academy for girls in new castle opened. the judge ruled that attorneys for the charter school have not shown they would likely win legal claims against the state department of education. the judge issued an injunction last year keeping reach opened. supporters of the predominantly black school say the students are victims of gender and racial discrimination. >> still ahead here today, atlantic city tried to expand beyond gambling. the plan city leaders announced today with the hopes of bringing in new business. >> new details on a brutal terror attack. the horrifying accounts about the group that reportedly killed thousands of people. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> terror attack in nigeria are telling their stories today describing violence that went on for days. the group took over a military

base. they began system mickly killing people in all the nearby villages. there are reports they used three children as human bombs. amnesty international says there are reports there are as many as 2,000 people dead. witnesses say the real number could be in the hundreds instead. >> divers have recovered the second black box of the air asia plane that crashed into the java sea. crews found the cockpit voice recorder last night but were able to retrieve it from the some 100 feet of water this morning. that find comes one day after divers found the other black box, the flight data recorder. all of that information could give investigators the clues they need to figure out what brought that plane down. there are 162 people on board. >> the children of martin luther king jr. spent the day in court fighting over two of the civil rights' leaders prized possessions. a judge deciding who should take ownership of king's bible and 1964 nobel peace prize.

king's sons want to sell the items to ensure the future of the king estate. but his daughter wants to keep them. no word yet on who will ultimately get those items. >> tuesday afternoon after spending most of the day in positive territory stocks finished the day down. the dow dropping 27 points, nasdaq off just about three. the s & p also sliding five points today. atlantic city is trying to boost its profile in the world of sports. mayor don guardian of the tourism development agency meet ac announced the formation of the atlantic city sports commission today. the organization will work on bringing in more sporting events to the city throughout the year. that includes professional and amateur events as well as sports meetings and various conventions. >> it is time now for the "action news" traffic report. >> on a tuesday, let's do it, matt pelman live in the "action news" traffic center. matt how we looking. >> speaking of sports always a game trying to get home on the roads in this area and this

afternoon it's especially a game along south street is the schuylkill expressway because once again as, see our traffic lights are today. they don't like the cold weather or something. they were out yesterday afternoon got them ticketed for the morning commute but now they're out again its every driver for him or herself. take it easy as you enter the schuylkill expressway at south street. watching a crash at front and ontario this afternoon. speeds in the teens along 95 in the great northeast. crash and vehicle fire near kennett square along route 1 baltimore pike at route 52. a couple water main breaks in south jersey this afternoon. one is in moorestown burlington county blocking off main street near chester avenue. you can use central avenue to get around that and chestnut street is blocked chester avenue gives you an alternate around chestnut street. in brooklawn another water main break is taking out the left lane along 130 northbound side approaching browning road there close to the brooklawn circle. and down in delaware watch out for police activity watching

off gum bush road this afternoon. stick with eagles nest landing road as an alternate. let's do the commuter report on this tuesday afternoon. one of our friends using the waze app. one of the members of our 6abc commuter team talking about a minor crash car crashing into something along oxford avenue near elkins park. you, too, can be a member of our 6abc commuter team. go to my waze click on teams and then join us and we'll brave these rush hours together. shirleen we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> join him, please. >> please join me. it's fun. >> thank you matt. after a surge in flu cases in our area, there is a bit of good news to report. "action news" reporter or anchor rick williams is in the news room now to explain that. hi rick. >> either one shirleen is fine thank you. yes, this is promising news about the flu in pennsylvania. the state health department is reporting tonight that last week cases of the flu dropped off when compared with new year's week. coming up tonight at 5:00 reporter and registered nurse

ali gorman will have more. also tonight another sign of winter is a spike in trips to area ski resorts of course. on "action news at 5 o'clock we will have a live report with more on how businesses at some of these local popular resorts are doing in this wintry season. that and much more when we see you on "action news" at 5 o'clock. just a little bit. until then, back to the studio brian and shirleen. >> got about 45 minutes rick. >> see you soon. >> up next -- get to work. melissa is back with a complete look at the accuweather forecast. >> plus its a new feature on facebook that could end up saving someone's life. we'll explain what it's about coming up. >> you can take 6abc.com with you wherever you go. the smart design changes the layout to fit any device including tablets or your smartphone no matter the size of your screen. check it out at 6abc.com any

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. >> ♪♪ >> it may be cold outside but some seniors in delaware county are already thinking spring. residents at maris grove senior living community in glen mills were talking baseball with phillies second baseman. he gave seniors a behind the scenes look at phillies baseball. >> it is time now for your, well accuweather forecast. >> i can't get out of my head is melissa saying something about 50 degrees. i don't know how long we have to wait for that, though. >> it is coming soon enough, guys and when it gets here relish it, enjoy it because we've not seen temperatures above average in some time. once again today we were below average. we'll show you the picture outside. sky 6 live in hd down the shore in atlantic city plenty of sunshine overhedda but notice a few more clouds are starting to drift into the region and as early as tomorrow for southern locations for atlantic city

you might have been finding a few flurries or snow showers. it's all about the temperatures today. outside across the delaware and lehigh valleys we're in the lower 30's, upper 20's. 27 in allentown, 30 in philadelphia, same thing for atlantic city. wildwood dover coming in at 31, 26 in lancaster but you factor in those winds today they're coming in out of the north-northeast sustained from 9 miles an hour to 15 in philadelphia which is why we had wind chills this morning in the single digits and the teens. and this afternoon we are still in the teens north and west of town. feelings like 16 in reading and twenty degrees is the current feels-like number in philadelphia. the current wind chill in wildwood down the shore and at 21, 22 in dover. here's satellite6 along with action radar you can see a few more clouds starting to drift northward. thanks to this area of low pressure just off the coast of the carolinas. there's really not a lot of precipitation with this, just some light rain showers right now moving across areas in the carolinas. the low skirts off to our north and east. as it works its way north and

eastward you could find a little precipitation brushing back against our region. future tracker 6 has you covered. 6 o'clock in the morning it's mostly cloudy but notice south of the city in wildwood and right through areas in delaware some flurries could be around or some very light snow showers. as we go throughout time tomorrow by the afternoon it's mostly cloudy especially as that storm system moves on off shore north and east. so as far as snow showers and the likelihood of finding that activity tomorrow a possible coating is likely from surf city down to wildwood on westward into smyrna and milford you might find anywhere from a few flurries to a possible coating so take your time in the morning. the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight cold, less wind turning cloudy. 20 for the overnight low in philadelphia. 11 in allentown and 18 the overnight low in millville. your four day at 4:00 showing you tomorrow wednesday 34 degrees in the city a brush of snow mainly south. on thursday sunshine and includes and at 37 degrees. up to 40, that's not bad on friday. breezy and bright. and then chilly again on

saturday, mostly sunny a high temperature of 38 so shirleen is hoping for that near 50 number. it is coming and we'll share with you when that occurs with the accuweather 7-day. >> got to wait a little bit longer. >> okay. >> it's worth it. >> all right. >> thanks, melissa. neshaminy high school students were thrown into the shark tank today. the school hosted a junior version of the hit abc show. students were asked to turn classroom lessons into a marketable product or brand. proposals were judged by sharks from the entrepreneurship class. they got feedback from two local business owners. a real life lessson at neshaminy school today. >> good for them. alicia here with what's buzzing next. >> an oscar winning film director stepping into the tv realm for the first time and also why we won't be seeing derek hough on "dancing with the stars" for this next season. >> taking a break.

>> ♪♪ >> time now for the buzz and award winning film director woody allen is making his

debut on the small screen. the oscar winner is writing and directing his first ever tv series for amazon prime's instand video service. the show doesn't have a name yet but it's expected to come out next year. this comes on the heels of amazon's big win if the golden globes. the company won its first ever hollywood award for his series transparent which took home two golden globes. now woody allen jumping on that exciting time for amazon. derek hough won't be on the dance floor dancing for the 20th anniversary. he will be sitting this season out to focus on a new role. he's playing the male read in spring spectacular at radio music star. his costar is from a. before. c's nashville and star's the view's whoopi goldberg. big buzz and excitement over marvel studio trailer for avengers age of ultron which debuted last night. fans are going crazy over this one analyzing every frame of

the trailer. the cast of the first avengers movie is back including robert downey jr. as iron man chris evans as captain america and they'll also all be taking on james spader as the villian ultron. it hits theaters may first but i'll tell you everyone in this news room talking about this. looking at every split second to see what they can get out of this trailer. >> a lot of fans. >> lots of fans. >> marvel as a whole. >> going to be a big hit. >> alicia thanks. >> still ahead a bucks county guidance counties will soon learn in a facebook threat caused her a a career. >> charging your phone on the go preparing one even if your warranty is up. 6abc has solutions to two common cell phone problems. >> it's a fairy tale ending to a love story decades in the making. how a flower girl and ring bearer ended up walking down the aisle for year 20 years after they walked down the aisle as kids. >> ♪♪

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children. >> plus, she may have won the battle but she's yet to win the war. months after successful cancer surgery cincinnati player devon still shares a heartbreaking update about his little girl's fight for her life. >> what could be the end of a bucks county guidance counselor's career. mary kate blank ken burg was put on leave for this facebook post. in it cb west high school counselor threatened to shoot protesters staging a die in outside the linc. tonight she'll learn if that post ultimately cost her her job. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live in doylestown with more on the school's decision. sarah. >> reporter: shirleen the central bucks school administration is already recommended that mary kate blank ken burg lose her job as a guidance counselor at cb west. tonight the school board will vote on that recommendation many people we have been talk to go in doylestown this

afternoon seem to think she should face consequences especially given the nature of her job. 37-year-old mary kate is likely to be out of the job as a guidance counselor at central bucks west high school. it's all because of a threat authorities now say she's admited to posting on her private facebook page and she posted the message december 7th threatening to shoot protesters staging a so-called die in if they stopped her son from getting to the eagles game. the message read if my child cannot get to the eagles game due to protesters, i will personally shoot every one of them. you've been warned idiots. she first told a newspaper she hadn't posted the message but a child may have done it on her ipad while she was teaching sunday school. but later she admitted to detectives she created the post. the montgomery county district attorney called the post ill advised but decided the threat doesn'ty didn't rise to the level of a crime. tonight she faces different consequences when the central

bucks school board votes on her termination. in doylestown this afternoon people said they think firing her is the only option for the district. >> i just think if you're going put it out there, you have to think before you put it onto social media no matter what it is. >> >> when you take on a job like that you have responsibilities. you can't say stuff like that. >> yarr counseling children you should be even more cautious of what you're postingline definitely, yeah. >> reporter: now we reached out to the superintendent and assistant told us he will will not be talking publicly on this matter until after the school board's vote tonight. live in doylestown, i'm sarah bloomquist, channel6 "action news." >> sarah thank you very much. a terrible accident in fairmount park sent two young men to the hospital this morning. this was the scene along kelly drive near brewery hill drive just before 9:00 a.m. witnesses tell "action news" the driver of a toyota corolla veered into the path of a silver mitsubishi. those cars collided head on.

they were then hit by a red toyota matrix. the 24-year-old man in the corolla had to be cut from the car. he was rushed to the hospital with head and hip injuries. the 25-year-old man in the mitsubishi was less seriously injured. he's being treated for a leg injury. the driver estimate tricks -- of the matrix was not hurt. two children were among those trapped in delaware. a jeep and a sedan collided near maryland avenue. two adults two kids in the sedan were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the driver of the jeep was not hurt. the cause is still under investigation. >> philadelphia police have released surveillance video of a violent robbery in university city last month. cameras caught the hooded suspect forsing the radio shack employee into the back of a south 40th street store on december 11. once in the storage room the men took turns assaulting him f there the suspects put on radio shack shirts and hauled

several boxes outside. police say they got away with at least $8,000 in merchandise. police are also looking for help identifying two men who held up a cell phone store in south philadelphia. this is video from inside the cellular express and repairs on the 1800 block of washington avenue back on january 6th. you can see the suspects raid the register, then force a worker into the back to open that safe. the gunman left the store after stealing several iphones from the display case. if you have any information on either robbery call philadelphia police. >> the four-year-old daughter of cincinnati bengals player devon still is still battling stage four cancer and that's not the news the family had hoped for. after extensive treatment at children's hospital of philadelphia doctors say leah still's cancer has not been eradicated. her dad took to instagram over the weekend writing quote i couldn't even bring myself to tell my family the results without breaking down but i understand that blessings

don't happen when i want them to they happen when they'reed to spue. we'll keep faith and keep fighting no matter what. lea was allowed to leave the hospital on sunday. >> we're pulling for lea and the entire still family. >> as many are, of course. >> yeah, absolutely. >> all right melissa. >> accuweather forecast. >> yeah, guys, we've got that chill overhead. it is so cold that you can probably make some man-made snow. we'll show you some pictures. outside sky licks live in hd in spring mountain you can see we're making snow on the slopes there. that temperature 26 degrees, the dewpoint four so the air is really drive winds out of the north-northeast at 9 miles per hour making it feel like a wind chill of 17. now we take you to berks county in bear creek temperature 26 degrees on the slopes there. dewpoint at three north-northeast wind at 10 miles per hour and wind chill coming in at 16. so the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight it will be turning cloudy. cold with less wind. it will drop down to 20 in philadelphia, 12 in reading 11 in allentown and 24 degrees at the boardwalk 25 degrees for the overnight low in cape may.

so we talked about man-made snow that you have on the slopes there. well, some areas south of the city might find some snow from mother nature tomorrow. a couple flurries. we'll talk about all of those details with the accuweather forecast. >> melissa thanks very much. >> thank you. >> well, if you like many made new year's resolutions to get healthy this year we've got three easy things you can do that will greatly increase your chances for success. >> yup and health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board with this. >> a lot of people have resolved to eat healthy. as nurse i know that resolving to make big changes rarely works so it's about making small changes. >> too many cookies. >> juliet and gavin heard it all as people flocked to unite fitness hoping to get healthier in the new year. they recommend three small changes can that can make a big difference. number one add protein to your breakfast. it will decrease cravings and keep you filling fuller

longer. one good option is eggs. there's 6 grams of protein in one egg. >> more than one egg is really helpful for two if not three and if you're trying cut back on calories or not have as much fat then egg white center city really great. >> reporter: another idea add peanuts or almond butter to oatmeal or toast or have greek yogurt. look for one under 10 grams of sugar or. >> put your own fruit in there or a little bit of preserve like strawberry or blueberry preserve. >> reporter: number two, swap soda for seltzer. >> water from your tap or britain just some fruit. >> reporter: you'll save money the environment and save on calories and sugar. even if you typically drink diet soda you're avoiding artificial ingredients. number three make meals at home ahead of time. juliet showed this kitchen novice the benefits of using a

slow cooker. >> the deal is you come home and it's cooked and ready to eat. >> it's cooked, it's ready to eat. >> reporter: she suggests shopping, then making stus, chili or soups on sunday then save them for the week. that's going to help to you save money and the calories. now, if you have questions about these changes or other healthy habits we have a live facebook chat going on right now in our "action news" studio. nutrition expert juliet is here and jeff who lost more than 200 pounds through diet and exercise is also here answering questions and another healthy resolution is to quit smoking so if you need help with that ryan kauffman with the philadelphia health department is here. if you have a question or want to chat, just go to the 6abc facebook page. the chat goes until 5:30 tonight. shirleen. >> good stuff. we'll be tuning in to that. thank you ali. finding herself in a

precarious predicament is ready for adoption a jar full of ice stuck on top of her head. a good samaritan rushed the cat to the animal hospital where the jar thawed out and the cat was freed. she's doing great now and is staying at garden state hospital where she was treated and spayed and is now looking for a good home. she also picked up a new name. her caregivers are calling her anna after the character in frozen. >> poor thing. >> i meant anna. i finally saw "frozen." >> oh, you have. >> i meant anna. from the best portable chargers to the best plan of action if you damage your phone. we are solving common cell problems ahead in saving with 6abc. >> harnessing the power of social media for g how facebook is working to save lives by finding missing children. >> plus they walked down the aisle for the second time in their lives. how a couple who met in a wedding as children ended up back at the altar for their own wedding.

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>> investigators are blaming an electrical malfunction for that deadly incident at the washington d.c. metro station. one woman was killed when thick smoke filled l'enfant plaza yesterday afternoon. 84 others were taken to hospitals. authorities say the smoke spread when something contacted a high voltage rail. some riders were forced to breathe that contaminated air for 45 minutes while they waited for firefighters to rescue them from a stranded train inside. there is a new tool to help find missing children and it's literally right at your fingertips. beginning today facebook will publish amber alerts on the news feed across all platforms including mobile devices. each post is location specific so users will only see alerts for kids that are missing nearby. parents of abduction victims

think the notification system will make a huge difference. >> that child's face which you don't see on the highway sign that you don't see on the radio puts important information right on someone's cell phone or laptop immediately. >> amber alerts have proven very successful. they led to the safe return of more than 700 kidnapping victims since they were created in 1996. that number is expected to climb with the new ability to reach even more people. >> a cruise passenger who went overboard is back on dry land today. the 22-year-old fell off a royal caribbean vessel off the coast of mexico. he was floating in the caribbean sea and may have stayed there if not for a disney cruise that happened to be sailing by. passengers aboard that other ship spotted him and alerted their own crew. the disney magic team lowered a lifeboat into the ocean and sailed out to save him. he was taken to shore for treatment. here at the big board with the big talker and it's been more than 20 years since kurt

cobain took his own life but fans are still fascinated by him and retailers selling some pretty more rows and disturbing remembrances on etsy you can get a can department on the front it says suicide. it has since pulled these shirts but they are still for sale on ebay. they feature a screen print of cobain's suicide note. no word on whether the family was contacted or involved in the licensing of that note but sure al very disturbing trend in retail. 20 years ago they were a flower girl and ring bearer. this weekend they were at the altar together again as bride and groom. take a look at brittany husbyn and briggs fussy as tots walking down the aisle side by side. the next time they saw each other after that was in high school in government class which led to their first date.

>> i just like knew, like i knew i'm going to date this guy. i have to date him. >> i had a feeling i was going the marry brittany after about two months. i told her i loved her. >> how cute. after four years of dating he popped the question. and now once upon a time they were just two tiny tots walking down the aisle and today all grown up and living happily ever after. you may remember these adorable snugglely napping cuties, beau and his pup theo. every day they would grab a few afternoon z's together and mom would snap pictures. their mom jessica is a blogger and her pictures made them internet stars. well make room on the bed. the family has grown and added to the daily nap date, baby sister evangeline. theo has grown into a full size dog and beau is no longer a little guy he's a big brother and they have graciously added little eve to the green. part of the proceeds go to the

spca. they say there's nothing more beautiful than a sleeping child but two of them plus a dog and you've got some super cute going on. >> the fact they got the baby to cooperate 'cause you know they have a mind on their own. >> she's like i want in on this. >> yes she does. >> maybe i can get my kids to nap if i get a dog. i'm not getting one. not at this point. too busy. let's get another check on the roads. >> matt pelman in the traffic center with an update. >> i don't think my maps during the midday look quite that good. there's some drool going on. not a good sight. this is a normal sight for us in the afternoons brian and shirleen. 422 westbound side backing up like it always does here by the oaks interchange. farther west in that ongoing construction zone near arm and hammer boulevard they installed the new guide rain this afternoon trying to prevent some of those truck accidents that we've been seeing a lot of over the last few weeks there in the ongoing work zone. they're also going to post signs trying keep all the trucks into the left lane and reminding you of the 40 miles per hour speed limit there in the ongoing work zone in the

pottstown area. also watching a crash this afternoon in plymouth township, ridge pike at allen wood where you turn to go into the ikea. a pair of incidents in kennett square one on baltimore pike at 52, that's a crash and vehicle fire and in the heart of kennett square there's a wreck along center street at magnolia street. on the big picture watch out for a crash along montgomery avenue at bryn mawr avenue in lower merion. the one at front and ontario cleared and they fixed the traffic lights along south street at the schuylkill. few mass transit issues. route 15 shuttle busing between 41st and 63rd because of a crash. same with the route 10, the buses instead of the trolleys between 40th and lancaster in the malvern loop because of a water main break. lots we're watching brian and shirleen. i'm going to check it again in the 5 o'clock hour. >> we can't have you drooling. >> not a good look. >> thanks matt. an absolutely stunning shot. sky 6 looking live. look at that. atlantic city at sunset. >> looking heavenly. meteorologist melissa magee has exclusive accuweather

7-day forecast coming up next. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> meteorologist melissa magee joining us. cold today but some folks going see snow tomorrow. >> yes especially if you're south of philadelphia. some flurries, some light snow showers and we'll talk about the reason why. check out this shot. it pretty much sums up the story as far as those winds you could see. this flag on top of this building in center city, the flag flapping in the wind. coming in out of the north-northeast which made for some very chilly wind chill temperatures today especially this morning and even this afternoon not much in the way of recovery. storm tracker 6 live double scan radar showing you that it is dry it's quiet across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. don't be surprised if you wake up tomorrow down in south jersey and areas in delaware you have a few flurries and some snow showers.

temperatures outside this afternoon 30 in philadelphia. 28 in trenton. 19 in the poconos. 26 in reading. along the coast in wildwood 30. same thing in atlantic city. beach haven coming in only in the upper 20's. so you factor in the wind chill. the winds right now coming in out of the north-northeast so the single digits that's how cold it feels like right now in the poconos. feeling like 9 degrees. feeling like 18 in allentown the current wind chill in philadelphia 20 and feels like 18 degrees currently in beach haven. here's satellite6 along with action radar. plenty of sunshine today. it wasn't a bad day despite the cold arctic air but the clouds are starting to move in. it's all because of the system just off the coast of the carolinas so it's not a lot of precipitation but some light rain showers right now moving across the carolinas. this works towards the north and east and that makes a beeline out along the atlantic but some of that precipitation could move westward into our region especially for areas south of that 95 corridor. future tracker 6 has you covered. 6 o'clock in the morning it's mostly cloudy and some light snow showers are likely down across south jersey and delaware. a couple of flurries are

likely as well. but the good news is that once this storm system passes on by to our north and east, it will be cloudy but it will -- it will be cloudy -- sometimes you just can't help it. 3 o'clock in the afternoon. it will be cloud deal. talk about what we can expect, some snow showers around. sometimes you just have to laugh at your self. possible coating on the way for surf city down to wildwood westward into smyrna and milford and dover so it doesn't look like a lot of snow showers and flurries will be on the way but something to watch especially early in the morning. here's the setup for us on our thursday. high clouds, it won't be as chilly with high pressure to our south. tap into those return winds out of the southwest. high temperature in philadelphia by thursday coming in at 37. the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight cold, less wind, turning cloudy though in advance of that system dropping down to 20 in the city, 11 in the suburbs. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast showing you on wednesday a high temperature of 34. a brush of snow mainly south of the city. on thursday sunshine and clouds, a high temperature up

to 37. on friday we're up to 40. 40 is normal for us this time of year. it's breezy and bright. and on saturday mostly sunny back down into the unare 30's but check this out. on sunday, that looks great despite the clouds moving in, a high temperature up to 49 degrees. that's the number, shirleen was looking for in that seven day. on monday brisk and colder for mlk day of service a high temperature then of 39 degrees. guys it will be chilly and a couple flurries tomorrow. >> didn't exactly get the five-zero. >> can't, picky this time of year. >> thank you mel salve saving with 6abc is coming up next.

>> we are talking cell phone savings today. first what do if your phone gets damaged and your warranty has run out. it can get expensive but daily finance says if you have paid for it with a credit card you could be covered for an

additional year on top of the manufacturer's warranty. if you purchased on amazon.com they say try reach tout their customer service department. sometimes they issue or offer replacements or some sort of way to get them fixed. the worst case scenario you can sell some of your damaged electronics for cash on ebay. people are buying them. speaking of cell phones getting the most out of your phone's battery life can take a lot. shop smart magazine is running numbers on some of those very popular charging devices. >> it can be stressful to be out and about away from a power source and your phone goes dead. a lost companies are tapping into that fear producing products for portable power. how about a leather purse that comes with its own charger. sure these are cute but are they necessary? this bag for $175 has a zone in battery but the pocket couldn't zip properly because of the cord sticking out. why not just buy a little portable charger that you can put in a bag that you already

own. there are a lot of portable chargers on the market so how do you pick one. >> when you shop look for million mee amps per our or mah. the average smartphone battery holds about 2200 to 3,000mah. >> reporter: this sleek device for $20 the anchor astro mini has 3200mah. more than enough to fully charge your phone. it works with both apple and android devices is that small enough to fit in any bag or pocket. for true techies there's this, the tilt energy bach. it's $200. the battery holds over 10,000mah and has three ports two for phones, one for charging a tablet. the cables run to lined compartments that keep everything protected including your laptop. >> good stuff. finally at 4:00 one cute pup is proving the life of a dog isn't all that rough. especially if it consists of a multi colored ball pit. this was a bull dog's first

ever encounter with such a thing. he didn't know what to do with himself. not one but two pits of ball heavy 15. jumping from one to another was so contagious catching the attention of his friend who you see following him. i think that's a jack russell and the entire internet. >> and then there were no balls left in the pit. >> no, there was none whatsoever. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 today. now for shirleen allicott, alicia vitarelli adam joseph and melissa magee. i'm brian taft. shirleen and i along with ducis researchers back for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> see you tonight

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jamie apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> good evening. we begin with a big story we'll have more on where is erica in just a moment but we want to begin with a big story out of france tonight and a continued search for terror suspects there. >> that's right. in the wake of what happened last week at the charlie hebdo magazine we have a new edition printed dan the arrest of another suspect. arey sharon rethe -- sharrie

you has the latest. >> these are just some of the millions of copies that were actually put out today. we'll give those to you a little bit later. of course abc's marci gonzalez has been following this for us. she's in new york with more on those published magazines that were put out as well as another arrest in connection with the attacks. marcy. >> reporter: sharrie police say that arrest likely won't be the last. today investigators are busy trying to track down even more suspects. hunting for the rest of the terror cell responsible for last week's deadly attacks in france. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: policization they think the accused terrorists who were killed had accomplices because of their extensive weaponry and logistics. investigators have tracked down this man arrested in bulgaria believed ton linked to the brother who carried out the massacre at a paris newspaper. police are still trying to find this woman the alleged girlfriend of the gunma