a multi layered scam targeting people who want a new puppy next. the system we expect to bring us a winter storm on sunday night, it is still far to the west in arizona and new mexico, but 48 hours from now, it will be here, and we believe it will cause a significant storm.

transportation agencies are thinking ahead, brining road getting ready. it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest information from accu weather. we have tracking snow and rain, for super bowl sunday night, and we've got a little will taste late today with squalls around the tri-state area double scan radar is on the the case as is meteorologist cecily tynan. cecily, what can you determine two days out. >> at 6:00 i would say the storm system is 2,000 miles away. a lot can happen. the it depend on track and track is trending to the north. that will change the precipitation type, for a good portion of our viewing area. storm tracker six live double scan showing that low pressure is moving into new mexico. it is beginning to the georgia's lieutenant of moisture. this will be a big storm system. as it moves through plane states it will get energized by up are level energy and it will track toward our viewing area however, i want to point out that this track is beginning to move up to north.

when that happens you get wind out of the southwest. that will pull up the warmer air. that means that although likely will begin as snow, in philadelphia, i really think that we will be seeing a change over to sleet and probably even to rain by monday morning. if this tracks hole. so hardest hit area, still looks like it will be north of the pennsylvania turnpike. this is where i expect that snow will be hanging on the longest and where we will get the the highest accumulations. i will talk more about the the timing of the system about how much snow to expect where you live and when to expect that change over to rain. i will august about this too current wind chills in the single digits. they will drop more by tomorrow morning. i'll have details in the full accu weather seven day forecast, jim. >> thanks, cecily. when snow is in the the forecast you can use the storm tracker app to follow it on radar. the app alerts you of any watches and warnings have been issued. you can check the current temperature and for the the day ahead. this is how a police chase

in wilmington came to a violent end tonight. mercedes suv that was suspect to have been stolen crash in the parked car. after a brief pursuit, rolling on to its side at 34th near monroe. the the driver was trapped for a time. about 8:00 o'clock before being rushed to christiana a hospital. it had been a stunning political crash and burn. former pennsylvania treasurer rob mccord acknowledge today that he broke the the law while trying to raise, campaign money for his gubernatorial campaign and issued a video apology. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live in the the satellite center. dann, you talked to mccord last night. did he give you any indication that he would say this today. >> reporter: no, jim he was very cordal, apologetic and could not say anything bit. but less than 24 hours later in the videotaped statement he admits that he made veil threats to potential donors who did not contribute to his democratic campaign for governor. >> the the mistake in fault here is mine and mine alone.

i owe an apology to the people of pennsylvania. >> reporter: it all began to unravel for state treasurer rob mccord when federal got wind of him making threats while soliciting campaign donations. when we caught up with mccord outside his home last night he said he could not talk about it but would be doing so soon. the less than 24 hours later the the montgomery county democrat admitted to breaking the the law that he crossed the line when he tried to strong arm two contributors hoping to do business with the commonwealth by making a veiled threat. >> to remain them i could make things difficult for them. i essentially said potential contributors should not risk making a enemy of the state treasurer. clearly, that was wrong of me. >> reporter: mccord who served as treasurer since 2008 add made an unsuccessful bid to win the democratic nomination for governor last year. his lawyers say during that failed campaign, he over stepped the line of legitimate political fund raising. >> i know my improper efforts to raise campaign contributions will forever be a stain on my record.

again, i deeply regret my actions and i apologize for any harm or any embarrassment i have caused for any ron. >> reporter: mccord had intended to resign on february 12th thinking it would be a while before the public learned about the investigation, but now that word got out. >> i'm now deeply concerned that my continuation in office, even for a day might interfere with the the operation of the office of the treasurer. so i'm he new resigning effective immediately. >> reporter: late today in a statement governor tom wolf says in part this is a sad day for the the commonwealth, and for rob mccord's family this type of a behavior leads to erosion of the public's trust it is simply unacceptable. he says that he will move quickly to present a many in behind knee to the senate the to replace rob mccord. we are live from the sat center i'm dan cuellar for channel six "action news". >> thanks, dan. there has been a twist tonight in the case that appeared to be an allege carjacker, trying to pick a wrong man to mess with at a

wilmington parking garage today. the alleged victim turnout to be an armed federal agent with home land security. he pulled his service weapon and fired a single shot at the the suspect who was not hit but was quickly arrested by wilmington police. however, tonight that three two-year old suspect has been releasedded, without charges. investigators say that his actions did not rise to an attempted carjacking and now they want to figure out why the agent fired his gun. for the second day in a row a local doctor and his receptionist has been charged with illegally selling prescriptions for painkillers. this time the suspects are 74 year-old steven friedman and 78 year old receptionist margaret mcgowan. she work out of an office in havertown, on the 800 block of west chester pike. surprising investigators, however, the delaware county district attorney says that the pair were not profiting just knowingly writing illegal scripts to satisfy peoples

addictions. police in bucks and montgomery counties are trying to track down a serial home burglar who likes to do his work in the daytime. "action news" reporter kenneth moton has that story. >> reporter: in this bucks county community of large properties and houses set far off the roadway, hilltown township police say they have had a busy burglar taking advantage of this rural area. >> not a very good person, they need to change their ways. >> reporter: investigators say from late last year until now they believe the same thief or thieves has hit at least ten homes on road like welcome house, broad and fair hill. the crook broke in through back doors and used a bed spread pillowcase or dresser drawer to steel valuables mostly jewelry. just thursday police say a possible suspect a 40 to 50 year-old man in the beige honda passenger van back in the driveway, when the owner answered the door he claimed he was lost. two hours later and a mile away another burglary was reported. >> he does go up under a fake,

he knocks, determines if anybody is home. if in one respond he goes to the front or back door using a pry bar. >> reporter: police chief christopher engelhardt believes this burglar struck homes in nearby buckingham plumstead, solebury, and even communities in montgomery county. he is possibly responsible for more than 20 burglaries in the past six months. and there could be more. hilltown township police say they have link several burglaries together weeks ago but they decided not to alert the public until now. we asked why? >> now it seems like they are noting ago way. we're getting more and more of these things. for some reason hilltown seems to be the epicenter right new. we seem to have the bulk of them. >> reporter: investigators say that means the serial burglar could live here. resident like bill warner are on the look out. >> lock your doors like you should do watch out for yourself and keep an eye on the neighborhood. >> reporter: reporting from hilltown township kenneth moton for channel six "action news". the philadelphia auto show opens up to the public

tomorrow which means they staged the benefit tonight that they called, black tie tailgate. live at the convention center right now "action news" reporter annie mccormack, annie, you had car gazing and people watching all under one roof tonight. >> reporter: yeah, jim, take a look at this car. this is definitely one to look at. this is a $300,000 lamborghini, owned by fckerbeck but i can tell thaw tonight is in the just all about the the glitz and glamour but it is all about the kid at chop. dressed to the nine's people filed in the pennsylvania convention center for 2015 philadelphia auto show, black tie tailgate. tonight, it is all about the kid, proceed benefit the the neonatology division at the children's hospital of philadelphia. >> this is mostly research money, we're hiring research people we're doing pulmonary research and airway research and neurology research. >> reporter: glamour, glitz,

fast cars, food and dancing kicked off the nine day event for people to rome 700,000 square feet filled with automobiles from 40 manufacturers, all here in philadelphia. channel six "action news" is a proud sponsor of the event. >> the economic impact of this show on the region's over 40 in million-dollar. every year it grows. >> reporter: whatever your pleasure from the exotic to conventional. >> all new models. >> reporter: you can touch and sit inside. >> this is awesome. >> reporter: and even take a ride. >> i love it. >> it is cool you are up on one side and thing doesn't roll and it is fun. >> they use this as a springboard to go out and buy a car. it is a great way to come down, see cars, no hassle will in salesman, sort of sitting on top have of you. >> reporter: consumers look for new trend expect this years chest toes reflect railroaded low gas prices. >> it is about six or $700 less a year for a consumer when prices are at 2.50 a gallon verse four. there is 50, 60 bucks a in.

they can maybe buy something different or better options. >> reporter: i'm standing around such beautiful cars this is the the new rolls royce. this is it. i can tell thaw lamborghini i just showed you i saved that for matt, our producer, he asked me to put a hold on that one. i can tell you tonight that they have raised more than 400 you this dollars for chop. for now reporting live from the convention center annie mccormack for channel six "action news". join us tomorrow night at 7:00 for our auto show special. the members of the "action news" team will give you a look at the the hundreds of cars on display. still to come on "action news" tonight the measles out break is getting worse school children, even the super bowl could be threaten. doctor richard bestler explains what you can do to protect yourself and your family. mitt romney explains yes is in the running for president, cecily. we have wind of change. wind gusts more than 30 miles

per hour and in addition to that sunday night's storm system the track is changing and that will have a big impact on what to expect when you wake up monday morning. i'll bring it to you in the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast. people across the the country think they are getting new puppies but wait until you hear what they are getting instead. consumer reporter nydia han exposes an elaborate scheme targeting families looking for a pet. plus jamie apody with the youngsters giving an i am prompt you interview of lesean mccoy live on television when "action news" continues tonight.

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most have been tied to a woman who visited disney land. doctors fear that she may have exposed 195 children at a clinic in phoenix. they are being monitored along with a thousand adults. this raises concerns with fans flock to go arizona for the super bowl. but people who have been vaccinated have little to worry about. >> if you have been vaccinated against measles and you are exposed to it your chance of getting the disease is 1 percent. if you have not been vaccinated 90 percent. >> pretty clear. >> it is call the worst measles out break in two decade. cases have been reported in 14 states including pennsylvania. vice-president joe biden told democrats in philadelphia today to keep reminding americans that they presided over the economic recovery. biden was in town to address the democratic house caucus retreat, biden explain that the democrats were right and they have to explain what they did. in biden's word, we cannot let the republican party rewrite

history. there was a big political announcement, big political news on the front for republicans. mitt romney ended autopsy speculation today by announcing that he will in the run for president. so three week flirtation with the third campaign is over. with romney saying that he could have won the nomination but, with him proclaiming at the same time that the next generation of republican leaders, may emerge as better able to defeat the democratic nominee. now to an important consumer alert. growing number of people are finding their family pets the from breeders, who advertised on line. but before you pay for your next puppy you need to watch this next special report. consumer reporter nydia han has the details from the "action news" big board. >> reporter: our investigation started when a local grandmother sent me this message on facebook. the marci daniels wanted to buy a dog as a gift for her grandchildren. after this little cutie, a dog name olivia was run over and

kill just one week before christmas. who could resist, a adorable puppies. reasonable prices. and free shipping. >> what is this one. >> marci daniels decided by vina as a gift for her grandchildren. she found and purchased four other dogs on line successfully. >> never any issues with anything. >> reporter: when daniels typed in french bull dog puppies, star bully.com popped up. she corresponded with someone claiming to be justin the breeder. daniels then wired $550 via western union something that she had done before with no problem. then on christmas eve the day vina's itinerary showed she was supposed to arrive daniels received this from pet the co shipping.com. >> i said wait a minute now i was really sweating because i knew something was wrong. >> reporter: e-mail said daniels needed to wire $1,700 for puppy insurance. when she reached out to petco

thing and justin at star bullies she said ultimately no response. >> i'm devastated, i'm angry hurt. >> reporter: something similar to happened to rob inert new york. he sent star bullies $550 for ela but when he called to confirm her arrival, he said, no puppy. >> money doesn't bother me. it is what they did. >> reporter: he said he's especially hurt because ela was a special gift for his wife. >> we have been married for 45 years. i give her anything that she wants. >> reporter: by the time daniels reached out to me star bullies web site had been shut down. but look who is on, golden bullies.com. vina, and ela and justin. so we offered to buy both vina and ela and we were told we could. in fact we got this invoice for her. >> the doggies fiction. >> this web site must be on the up and up right. it includes a scam alert about

fraud length breeders. the it also has photos of the puppies home and a physical address in maryland. "action news" went there and apparently so had a number of perspective puppy owners. >> she said they were here to look at the english bulldogs. i said excuse me. >> reporter: this is the the house on the web site. this is the the house at the address provided. it belongs to carol knor. >> i'm shocked because i don't have dogs. >> reporter: kare in says she has nothing to to with the business and has no idea how her home address got on the web site. and the address for petco shipping, it is leasing office for an apartment complex. we took our findings back to marci daniels. >> there is in business. there are no puppies. anywhere. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. >> reporter: you have to see them, look at what we discover just today golden bullies has shut down: sorry and good bye. and at least they spelled my name ride.

beware this bogus business will pop up again under a different url. we have tips to avoid bogus businesses like this right on the consumer page on six abc.com. i'm nydia han channel six "action news". nydia can be tough. >> that is why you go to the spca, there are lots of dogs waiting for families. >> lets get that weekend forecast from accu weather. >> i have news that may difficulties a appoint snow lovers in philadelphia. this track is trending north and that means warmer air. it means north of the pennsylvania turnpike. this may be a big snow event. south it may be a big sloppy mess. storm tracker six live double scan showing that right now snow squals we had earlier this evening have left the region and we have some cold air that is filtering down with wind out of the northwest at the 23 degrees in philadelphia right now. it is 17 in allentown n wilmington it is 22. millville 24. in reading the the current temperature is 16 degrees. but then you factor in the wind. wind gusts close to 40 miles

an hour at times. so wind chill makes it feel like eight in philadelphia. seven in wilmington. three in allentown. 2 degrees below zero in reading and two below in the poconos. so tomorrow morning you will walk up it will be tough morning to get out of bed. south jersey and delaware wind chills dropping down to zero to five below. around philadelphia, 5 degrees below zero. ten below in the northern and western suburbs a cross lehigh valley and poconos lowest wind chills early tomorrow morning, 10 degrees below zero to 20 degrees below zero. cold air is in place. satellite six, showing clearing skies, we will see good amount of sunshine tomorrow. but then we will see the sunday night storm system brewing across the the southwest, gathering lieutenant of moisture and you think we have cold air in place this will be a snowstorm, right? not necessarily. it is all about the the track, and the track again is trending to the north. let me go over the time line first of all when it first moves in, sunday evening with that cold air in place it

will likely begin as some light snow with a mix between 4:00 in the afternoon and 8:00 o'clock in the evening during the super bowl parties. heaviest precipitation will occur overnight around 1:00 in the morning until 9:00 o'clock monday morning with that snow changing over to mix and changing over to rain and then as it pull s out between noon and 4:00 o'clock it pulls in the the cooler air and that will change over to some snow showers. so what are we talking about as far as a type of precipitation? all snow a across the lehigh valley and poconos. the immediate philadelphia area, including interior south jersey into northwestern suburbs, we're looking at a mix with a change over to rain and unfortunately if you like snow in south jersey and delaware it looks like a mainly rain event. expected snowfall northern and lehigh valley and poconos this is where we have potential for six to 12 inches of snow. philadelphia, north of philadelphia about three to 6 inches. then philadelphia a into south jersey and northern new castle county, one to 3 inches

of snow, thinks still subject to change, based on the track but at this point it looks like this will be a messy mix but not a significant snow for philadelphia. so the exclusive accu weather forecast 28 degrees tomorrow, wind chills in the lower teens on sunday, we will cloud up, from that snow arriving in the evening with that mix. monday we have a sloppy mess with a mixture of sleet and some rain and snow up to the north, 31 degrees. we will drop down to 22 degrees on tuesday. wednesday, a quick rebound, 37 degrees thursday, some snow showers, 35, and friday turning colder with a high of 27 degrees. storm system still two days out so stay tuned could be more changes as we head through the weekend. >> good news here, philadelphia will be getting more of the maestro. instead of the baton philadelphia's a orchestra music director, we willed a pen on stage today. he signed a seven year contract extension through at

least 2022. the the orchestra's fans loved that, and then, he got down to business conducting a performance of the beethoven fifth at the the kimmel center.

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super bowl is sunday and one of the eagles marquis players is out there making some noise. >> yeah, not in the game because, they are in the in the super bowl but lesean mccoy is in phoenix, wishing he were there as a player and in the a fan. the question will he get that chance with the bird? many wand fur shady will be back next year. he is a 12 million-dollar cap hit, mess of any player on the team. he has said he will in the take less money. he has this approach when asked about his contract today. >> we will figure it the out. whatever happens happens. that is stuffy cannot control. that is not the a big top continuing to me. i would be anxious to see what happens, but i think for my team and my thoughts, and my feelings, i think the eagles will work it the out. >> shady a guest on the sports center set. he was surprised by brayden and austin whose mom grew up in a bensalem and they had a couple questions for their

idol. >> how do you run so fast. >> that is a great the question. >> it is just natural. i just run. one of the things you just learn when you are a kid, you have been doing it so long. >> are you the strongest person in the world. >> are you the strongest person in the world. >> no, rock or hulk hogan is, not the me. >> so what are super bowl predictions. the ducis says he is number one picking seattle 24-21. i have seahawks 24-20. jeff skversky and his foam finger picking seattle by a final of 31-27. no love for patriots in the "action news" sports department. don't know jim gardner's prediction. we will have more sports when "action news" returns.

sixers past and present and glimpse in the future. thaddeus young back in town for force time since being traded to the t wolves. long time sixer was greeted by three framed jerseys wore through his years in philadelphia the tonight was all about sixers future, first quarter nerlens noel with the steel. look the a the big man run the floor, alley hoop to samson. make him a point guard. that is pretty good. in the the second time winding down michael carter williams all the way to the hoop. he had a fifth career triple double, ten assists, ten assists, sixers win 103-94. david montgomery routeing for his alma man matter

tonight as quakers hosted dartmouth. an tone ohio woods sent him home happy. penn with the first victory, 58-51. they will host harvard tomorrow. tiger wood missed the kit with the worst round he ever had. eighty-two. >> wasn't good. >> no. >> jimmy kimmel live, can you believe it, he shot a 82. jimmy kimmel live next, on channel six. followed by night line, "action news" continues at 5:30. for cecily tynan, jamie apody ducis rodgers the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night.

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