"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon in the news,

punishment for the little league baseball team that beat the taney dragons, allegations of cheating. and yesterday's water main break, how the repairs are still impacting drivers today. we begin this noon with breaking news from the nation's capital, today president obama asked congress to authorize war against isis. >> they say if their violent power grab goes unchecked. they could attack the u.s. he says it would be three years to where u.s. forces could attack the threat. he mentioned kayla mueller and five other hostages that died in isis's custody. we are following developing news from philadelphia where police arrested a suspect that

is suspected of attacking a woman in center city. vernon odom joins us live. >> reporter: police say they have their man in a battery and assault case at a septa station. he remains in custody and police say he has a long, long rap sheet. >> this reginald green from southeast philadelphia police say he is the man that pummeled and attacked a woman at the jefferson station in center city after he walked her to the station. >> he pummeled her and she suffered injuries to her face including including suturing. swelling and bruising. >> the man was arrested at the same station, they spotted him

on the septa surveillance system. the woman said she had been talking to green for a half hour on the street before walking into the station with him. >> he has 11 prior arrests, including at least one indecent assault. >> police are continuing to check out green's dna to see if they can link him to any unsolved sex crimes the victim has now been released from the hospital. live in hunting park, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. right now there are more closures in affect on the roosevelt boulevard as the work continues to fix a broken water main, two northbound inner lanes and one southbound inner lane were shut down at 9:30 this morning, they expect to remain closed through much of the day. >> $500 million is up for grabs in tonight's power ball drawing

and the jackpot went up today as more people rush out to buy tickets. >> we have not seen a power ball prize this big since last year. this is the fifth large of the in u.s. history. eva pilgram is talking to people buying in on the dream this noon as she joins us in center city. >> the dreams are growing as are the lines people are hiding behind this corner here as this power ball jackpot climbs the drawing stands at $500 million and a whole lot of people are getting in line hoping they can cash in. >> i think today is going to be my lucky day, i think i'm going to hit this jackpot. >> have you to play to win this is the winner this will make the bowman family rich. we struggle no more. >> anniethony bowman has nine kids.

>> money like this could set me and my kids for life. >> people are lining up to pick up their tickets everybody with the same dream. >> i'm not a fur girl, what would i do with it? >> you get it you could retire and do whatever. >> for me it's waking up hoping that i win it and no worries. >> and everyone has a plan on how to spend the cash if they win. >> all i wanted was a mazda miata, that is all i want, it's cheap, i don't think it's expensive. not more than $30,000. >> i spread the love to everybody. >> hopefully god can bless me and look out for me and i could be able to win it and take care of those that took care of me. >> so we have tips for you if you are planning to play the power ball today. first off, most of the previous

power ball jackpot winners used the quick pick and the number that has appeared in the lineup of most of these jackpot drawing is the number 20. so 20 must be a lucky number. if you want to play, you have until just before 10:00 to get your tickets, the whole rest of the day you need time to think about it. eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> 20, i'm going to play that 20 times. thank you eva, find out if are you a winner by tuning in to 6 abc, right after "action news" at 11:00 for the live drawing. good luck. little league baseball has stripped the u.s. title from the team that eliminated the taney dragons from the world series last summer. they found that jackie robinson west changed the boundary map to

stack its roster. and their victories have been revoked and the team manager has been suspended. we'll have more on the findings of the investigation and the consequences coming up in a full report at 12:30. on the weather front you may feel a slight warm-up when you head out today. but don't get used to it. looking at the sky 6 hd at the center city skyline, this temperature could change tomorrow so enjoy today. david murphy is at the "action news" big board with a closer look at the forecast. >> we are off to a sunny start today, and continuing that into the afternoon, clouds out to the west over to state college, they have trouble really overtaking us late in the day or evening i expect several hours more of decent sunshine you'll need it because it's still chilly. 30 in allentown and 37 in wilmington and 31 in trenton and

36 in wildwood. a bit of a breeze is dropping down from the north-northeast and the windchill feels like 27 and 29 in millville if you are headed outside you need a jacket and a little bit of extra gear. today's high is going to be a cool 39 degrees, that is 4 below the average high of 43 tonight's overnight low is 23 one degree above the average high but temperatures on stom-tracking the temperatures for you can you see how up here in canada and the great lakes much colder air, 35 here and 27 in detroit, as you step through the colors you get colder and colder and 4 degrees in grand forks, minnesota right now and you can see that some of this colder air is not that far north of us. we'll tap into that thursday night and friday. i'll have details in the ac seven day, and a couple of snow showers possible as we transition into the colder air.

a school bus collided with a pickup truck, the bus was bringing children to pennsauken technical school when it crashed at bear boulevard they moved everyone on to another bus afterward one student was taken to the hospital for further evaluation police are investigating what caused the crash. from the delaware newsroom the police are searching for a killer after someone was shot in newcastle on amstel avenue this morning. they are looking into reports of a man in a ski mask fleeing the scene. >> a new poll shows pennsylvania residents want to see the joe patternerno statue restored at penn state. a quinnipiac survey of more than 1,000 people shows the majority favored bringing the statue back

to a prominent place back on campus. the future of the revel casino is being figured out in bankruptcy court today if there say chance to sell the casino to florida developer glen straub they said he missed a deadline to complete the purchase and now he is asking the judge to extend the deadline to the end of the month. coming up three students are killed near the university of north carolina and a fight over parks spots may have sparked the deadly attack. and they risks their lives on the job and they are now getting the nation's highest honor. the police and firefighters that just accepted the medal of valor. and david murphy is back with a look at the forecast.

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police say that a parking dispute may have tloed a deadly attack on three college students in norm. a man his wife and his sister were shot in a condo complex near campus yesterday two of the victims were dental students of unc and the third was a uc state student visiting chapel hill for the night and they believe it was motivated over an ongoing neighborhood fight over

parking spots. the suspect made his first court appearance this morn kyle kraska was shot in the leg outside of his home, he is expected to recovery after being rushed into surgery. mike montana surrendered to police hours later police have not given a motive for the attack. brian williams has been suspended for six months for misleading the public about his experiences covering the iraq war. nbc is suspending the nightly anchor without pay williams apologized for saying he was in a helicopter that was hit by a grenade when another helicopter was actually hit. they called his actions inexcusable and has jeopardized

the trust he built with viewers. police in georgia say that a criminal investigation is underway into what happened to bobbi kristina brown the 21-year-old is on life support after being found facedown in a bathtub at her suburban home. a neighbor reported a domestic dispute at the home it's not clear who was involved. it's three years since bobbi kristina kristina's mother whitney houston was found facedown in a bathtub. and eddie ray ralph is accused of gunning down chris kyle and another man at a shooting range in taefrm two years ago and his family says he suffers from post traumatic stress disorder. kyle's widow will be one of the first to testify during the

trial. vice president, joe biden is awarding 22 police officers and firefighters the medal of valor the nation's highest honor for public safety officers who risk their own safety to protect and save others. among those receiving the honor seven officers be firefighters from massachusetts who helped to find the suspect in the boston marathon bombing. plus, a recall impacting whole foods customers in new jersey and pennsylvania, details are coming up when "action news" comes right back.

the settlement is reached in the lawsuit accusing target of selling products for higher prices than advertised. target says that of those problems came from promoteal signs that were not removed immediately after the sales ended and target failed to make sure that price scanners at checkout were accurate. changes could be coming to nutritional guidelines in the u.s., they are expecting to down play the importance of lean meats and may limit sugar conpresumption and revises advice on salt.

and they will rewrite the dietary guideline tlaz is due before the end of this year. we have a recall to pass along this noon whole foods says that 33000 pounds of ready to eat products may contain undeclared allergens. they are shipped to 12 states in new jersey and pennsylvania. they include powders dips and other items that may contain peanuts the items are pulled from the store shelves, we have more information posted on our website at 6abc.com. tonight "action news" is going undercover as part of a special investigation wrerk just days away from valentine's day so how can you be sure the gold jewelry are you buying is real. wendy saltzman is here with a preview. >> if you take a look at these earrings it may be impossible to tell what is real gold and what isn't. >> we received a call from this

viewer who told us she was sold fake gold. >> it looked good and shiny. fools goal. >> now the test that could show you if you are being short changed. >> isn't that defrauding the customer? >> what you need to know before you buy something that can't what you think. lets check in now with alicia vitarelli with a look ahead to 4:00. >> coming up today at 4:00, we are following up on an "action news" exclusive for you last night we showed you how a dozen court papers showing you from social security numbers to addresses were littering the streets, wendy saltzman asked how this could have happened and if anybody's identity is at rifblg. and coping with cancer in a creative way, we'll introduce to

you the local dad that provided a local escape for her daughter during treatment and led to an effort that is helping hundreds of other cancer patients. and you can watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. your accuweather forecast is coming up when we come right back. no sweat to play. pick 5. easy to play. simple to say.

you've picked out four things before, right? one, two, three, four, and you're done. simple. so the pennsylvania lottery changed the name of "big 4" to "pick 4". it's that simple to play. pick 4. easy to play. simple to say. david is here with a check of the accuweather forecast. it's chilly out there and you need a coat but it's not as chilly as it's going to be stormtracker 6 live double scan, very nice there rick. no precipitation as we take a look outside. we have plenty of sunshine pouring down across the region right now. we can take a look outside and

check it out. there is the airport at sky 6, taking a look and unfortunately the sun is helping the cold, 45 in philadelphia winds are out of the northeast at 12 miles per hour. and that is giving us windchills in the 20s, 35 in philadelphia currently 37 in wilmington and 31 in trenton and still below freezing in reading and allentown as well. lots of sunshine out there as well. thicker clouds to the west and they may try to break in late in the day and this evening up in allentown a mix of sun and clouds later in the day and 36 is your forecast high. on the cool side. down the shore better getting up over 40 and 42 in atlantic city and sun mixing with late day clouds on the breezy side and if philadelphia a high of 39 winds south and mixing with clouds later in the day and that is only 40 degrees below average, 28 degrees overnight

and there could be a flurry around, but nothing to impact your commute. and tomorrow clouds mixing with sun and the morning looks dry for the most part in the afternoon there is say chance of a pop-up snow shower. 3:00 to 6:00, and you are still looking at mainly that stuff to the north and east. if you happen to get caught underneath one of these things, it could put down something on the roadways so you may want to slow down. the gfs a trace of snow and some models want to mix in more and the gfs is most aggressive with a half inch and there is one in allentown with nothing going on. this is a nuisance event tomorrow late in the day or tomorrow evening and little or no accumulation for most of you. tomorrow snow showers are posted, 39 is the high, and these are spotty and not

everybody sees them and windy on friday and the big story becomes a crush of arctic air behind the system that is bringing us the snow showers, 23 is the high and 11 is the low snow is possible and 34 degrees for valentine's day and light at this point and probably not until late afternoon or the night and some might creep into sunday and we are looking at small accumulations and then another shot of cold air, windsy and frigid and a high of 19 and low of 4 and 22 on presidents day. this is the coldest air mass of the season. >> we have been warned. more ahead in our next half our at noon. a brazen threat for an employee at dunkin' donuts after a masked man pulls outs a gun. and a plea from a family of a pennsylvania state trooper what though are calling on montgomery prosecutors to do now that the investigation is over. those stories and more next.

"action news" continues at 12:30. >> hello again, here are stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30. little league baseball champions no more. the ruling from league officials that stripped a chicago team of their title. and a jackpot jump from power ball. the grand prize is now a half a billion dollars and reinvesting

in education the plan from pennsylvania governor tom wolf, to put money back in public schools. and now the fallout from the controversy in a rocked little league baseball this morning the jackie robinson west team that beat philadelphia's taney dragons was stripped of their title. other officials are now suspended. little league baseball says that the league violated rules saying who could and could not be on the team. >> reporter: a south suburban little league team was the first to raise the red flag months ago accusing jackie robinson west of cheating and now the feel good story of summer has a foul ending. little league baseball has stripped chicago's sweethearts of their title. jackie robinson west was