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> and a family is in search of an heirloom after the death of a loved one, next. from a distance it looks like something out of the fantasy movie but this is 52nd and locust a and authorities say that the potential for a very bad thing happening here, is all too well real. it is tuesday night and
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the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on the threat of collapse in west philadelphia. a building that caught fire yesterday, is now the scene of tons of ice putting stress on an already damaged structure. a "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at the scene. dann, are authorities any less fearful earlier tonight and earlier today. >> reporter: no, they are not jim. roads remain closed to are three blocks around the scene because of the collapse fears. now they are hoping that warmer temperatures will help melt the ice but that does ant appear to be likely anytime soon. already, l and i has declared the building imminently dangerous after it was left covered in ice after monday morning's fire. officials worry that the weight of the ice may collapse the already fragile charged structure. pennsylvania patrick hanna owns the build ago attached to the wall of ice. >> fit falls it will fall on this building. if i tear it down it will fall on this building. >> reporter: l and i tells "action news" that the
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building will have to be demolish and owner had has said that the perimeter fence will be installed to protect pedestrians from falling ice and debris. frank greens own a barber shop across the the street. he says the the scene has basically wiped out a day of business. >> my business is right in front of the 52 bus stop. we get a lot of walk in clientele, a the lot of walk ins going from and to the the el. >> reporter: icy structure has attracted a steady flow have people coming by to snap a picture amused at the erie beauty of it all. >> it looks like an ice house. classical ice house. it is a amazing. >> reporter: fascination was hard to pass even for business owners, whose businesses are at risk. >> it was on the local news in new york last night. >> it is something else, um. >> yes. >> reporter: now the the investigation into the the fire is ongoing. and for the time being, the roads, and the immediate area will be closed until officials feel relatively certain that the danger has passed. we're live from west philadelphia i'm dann cuellar
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for channel six "action news". >> thanks, dann. rescuers braved the icy waters of sandy hook bay in monmouth county, new jersey this afternoon to save three people. one of them has fallen through. responders used a sled to slowly pull the 14 year-old girl across the the frozen slush, and back to have safety on dry land. she was taken to the hospital to be check out for hypotheria. another teenage girl, and an adult woman were about 60 feet from shore on a icy jetty. responders gave them life jackets and walk them back to safety. it is still in the clear what the three were doing out there in the first place. temperatures will plunge again tonight, and they should stay below freezing tomorrow, meteorologist adam joseph is live from the "action news" big board adam, it is cold but we have been, and will be, even colder. >> yeah, it had has been one brutal month in philadelphia. temperatures right now 20 degrees. in the upper teens along i-95 corridor but we are protect from some of the wind and with
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snow on the ground like millville, allentown, temperatures have dropped already into the single digits right new with the poconos at 0 degrees. by tomorrow morning when we wake up, kids head back to school, we will be over 15 degrees we low normal. three in allentown. four in reading. seven millville. eleven in millville. trenton starting off tomorrow at 8 degrees. we are tracking another yet powerful arctic front. right now it is situated to the east of chicago. the associated low in the central part of the great lakes. this will plumet temperatures by the end of the week. we will catch a break here tomorrow, a at 32 degrees but then thursday, 19 for a high. friday, 18 for a high. the normals should be 45 degrees, this time of the year. jim, that is just a daytime high. that does not the include wind chill or record lows possible both mornings. we will talk about that part of the story and few snow showers in the accu weather forecast. >> we will remember february. >> um-hmm. >> thanks, adam. crewness boston brought in big equipment to clear away
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mountains of snow. february has been the cities most snowy month in 100 years. close to 5 feet have fallen. a few inches fell in washington today which was enough to shut down the federal government. also enough for hundreds of people to take part in a snowball fight in mal conn x park. through the the snow, ice and brutal cold, the the season be sure to stay on top of it all with six abc.com/weather. the the hurley forecast and live storm tracker six radar will keep you prepared, in matter what winter send our way. the fans are blowing tonight at philadelphia's city hall trying to dry out the water logged carpet, city council chambers. a pipe burst this afternoon leaking water in it or nate room and prompting a change of venue for tomorrow morning's law and government committee meeting. council officials hope to be back in the main chamber by thursday. it happened today in harrisburg. former pennsylvania state treasurer rob mccord pleaded
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guilty to two counts of attempted extortion. mccord entered the plea in federal court. he has admitted to using his position as treasurer to strong arm state contractors into donating money to his campaign for governor last year. the judge did not set a sentencing date. each count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years behind bars. a 21 year-old man was convicted today of gunning down another man for his expensive headphones. a jury found garcia guilty of second degree murder for the november 2013 shooting death of christian massey in west philadelphia. sentencing was delayed, after garcia got in the scuffle with the deputy sheriff. he faces mandatory life in prison. authorities have busted a businessman at philadelphia international the airport on 25 counts of child pornography. delaware county district attorney, jack whalen says 50 year-old ivan zubiaga of north
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carolina was returning from the business trip from germany on saturday. during a baggage exam authorities say they discovered a cashe of child porn video on his lap top and storage drives, prosecutors claimed that he has confessed and he is being held at delaware county prison on $250,000 bail. a philadelphia family is trying to cope with two losses tonight. the loss of a loved one and the loss of jewelry that meant so very much. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live at thee piss pennsylvania pal campus of temple university hospital. kenneth, what happened here. >> reporter: jim, it was two weeks ago today when a kensington man said he brought his mother to this hospital, hours later he says he lost the matriarch of his family and wedding band that can never be replaced. this was 07 year-old juana reyes a kensington great grand moth her who loved her family and wedding band her late husband of 50 years juan, gave
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her. >> my mom not being able to see my dad but, you know, her seeing those rings always put a smile to her face. >> reporter: did she ever take them off. >> never in her life ever since my father put them on her. >> reporter: reyes's son lou essayed he rushed his mother to temple university hospital's piss pal campus with severe head pains. paramedics transferred her to the main hospital in west philadelphia where she later died from a brain aneurysm. during that ride in the ambulance from episcopal reyes says that his sister noticed their mother's wedding rings were gone. >> those rings mean a lot to us. that is something that is like a piece of her heart that we were like to have back. >> reporter: reyes says that more than $250 were also missing, cash that their mother planned to go shopping with later. but family members only care about the rings and seen in several pictures from over the decade. reyes filed a complaint with the episcopal's er. temple university health said in a statement to "action news" that the system takes very serious any complaints of missing a makes valuables and
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has a protocol in place to address those complaints. a thorough investigation was completed in this instance and our findings were communicated to the family. reyes says that he has heard nothing. >> it is just hurt, you know, because i mean we have been in the community for so many years, temple has always been our number one hospital and this is the way that they repay us. >> reyes says he will continue his search for answers, last week his family buried their mother, without those precious wedding band, jim. reporting live tonight, kenneth moton for channel six "action news". well, the the housing boom in center city philadelphia is sustain its strong momentum, that is according to a report issued today. but it comes with some warnings: the central philadelphia development corporation and center city district says that nearly 2,000 new units were added in 2014. they defined greater center city as girard to tasker
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river to river. homes sold for more money and faster then before. while rental rates also rose. influx of 15,000 people to center city in 2013 hell helped fuel this demand. millennials make up just under half of the population in the core of the city, pine to vine, and is there a big contention of empty nesters moving there. however, the report warns of a problem. a drop in both the 35 to 44 year-old demographic and school aged children. the center city groups are calling on politician toss improve the city's public schools or face a reversal of the cities population gains. still to come on "action news" tonight, the one thing you can start to eat tomorrow that researchers say will help you lose weight. plus that sinking feeling of a plow end up in a precarious spot in new jersey, and seeing red, there is fierce competition for one way
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ticket to mars. group of men from southwest philadelphia got their shovels out to dig out for seniors and disabled who cannot do the job themselves. i'm nora muchanic with that story, coming up. here we go again temperatures taking polar plunge, we will let you know how cold it will feel by the the end of the week plus a few snow showers from that accu weather forecast. ducis rodgers hears from kimmo timonen working to rejoin the flyers and eagles safety nate allen who says he was falsely accused of a crime. that and more when "action news" continues tonight.
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top the road buckled. the driver was able to climb out on his own but it took more than two hours to pull the truck out. we are getting our first close-up look tonight at the mangled trains that derailed yesterday, in west virginia and erupted in to massive fireballs. the tanker cars were carrying 3 million gallons of crude oil, small fires are still berk tonight more than a day after the initial blast. the governor's office released these aerial images of the 19 tanker cars that crumbled on to each other. hundreds of families were forced to flee their homes near mount carbon but only one person was hurt. the train engineer and conductor were able to walk away. ash carter took the the oath to become secretary of defense. he was sworn in by vice-president by when carter's wife holding the bible. the 60 year-old carter replaced chuck hagel who resigned under pressure. carter said he will offer candid advice to the
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president, and carefully consider decisions to send troops into harms way. president obama said today that he will abide by a federal judge's ruling that puts his immigration reform program on hold. the judge said that obama exceeded his authority when he signed an order that would have made 4 million illegal immigrant eligible for three-year deportation stays and work permits. the white house will a appeal the ruling. obama says the law is on his side. on health check tonight how about forgetting all those complicated diets. a new study shows a singal digs to your diet the might help you lose weight. research found that an advantage to eating more fiber, specifically, 30 grams a day. 240 obese women were placed either on a traditional diet or told to up their fiber in take. at the even of the year women on the fiber group dropped nearly the same amount of pound. high fiber foods tend to be healthier, and make you feel
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more full. more than 200,000 people volunteer for a one way ticket to mars. now the organization trying to send them to the red planet has narrowed down the list to the final 100 candidates. fifty women, 50 men. twenty-four will be selected by the mars one mission with dreams of starting a human colony there. the hopefuls include scientists academics and thrill seekers but their greatest hope may be for technology break throughs. a recent analysis of mit says the settlers would likely survive only 68 days, on mars. lasalle university is celebrating a historic announcement. colleen hancyz was announced the 29th president today. she will be the first lay women to hold that john in the non-interest rip basis in the 152 year history. she's currently in charge of breastia university in
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ontario, canada. lasalle described her as an accomplished attorney and devout roman catholic. she begins in july. a lot of people had to dig their cars out from under the snow today or the at least from out of the snow, but we want to focus on a group of men who spent the day digging other peoples cars out from the snow. "action news" reporter nora muchanic has their story. >> reporter: these shovelers from a group called abled bodies christian men or abc men incorporated made quick work of digging out several cars from handicapped spaces at drexel brook apartments in drexel hill. it is the seventh stop they have made, all free of charge in their ongoing effort to help people, particularly seniors, the disable and youth in need. >> our mission is to create a culture of service. we would love helping our disabled and elderly. >> reporter: using 50 volunteers in all the the request for shoveling help comes from referrals word of mouth and sign ups on their web site this high school sophomore gave up his day off from school.
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>> for me i just like helping. when they called my mom, i said of course, i would be available to help you out. >> reporter: these volunteers could be doing a million things right now, perhaps digging out their own cars, but they have made the choice to do the work for others who cannot do it themselves. sixty-seven year-old sandy livingston suffers from arthritis and other ailments and there is no way she would be able to shovel out her own car. she's grateful for jackie and his volunteers. >> it means if i had had a million-dollar, would i give it to him because i really need his services that he is offering. >> reporter: abc men pack their shovels in the trunk of the volunteers's car, they are hoping someone will donate a van they can use for their volunteer activities. the in the meantime the only payment that they get or want is a grateful hug of a happy senior, who can now get to her car. in drexel hill, i'm nora muchanic for channel six a "action news". we have got more cold weather on the way, lets go to adam joseph. >> if is there a silver lining, can i put one out
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there. >> um-hmm. >> we have been 7 degrees below normal. we only had 5.8 inches of snow. i may have just cursed us there. >> at least we're in the boston. >> we are not boston. >> as we look at double scan live radar, those poor people in southern new england 96 inches of snow so far this season for boston. we have had ten. so double scan live radar we will look around not much going on. very quiet. good news there. but those temperatures are dropping, and in certain spots where your sheltered from that light wind like oxford we're down to 8 degrees right the now. tannersville 0 degrees. the the remainder of the region right now in the mid teens. as we hit to the south and east 12 in hampton. thirteen in browns mills. bridgeton, vineland 17. dover at the 14 degrees. at the shore, we will be warmer by a degree or two at 20 or 21. high cloud streaming by from the south and west but overall a generally clear skies tonight. the cloud are building to the west. we have snow showers, to the
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north of pittsburgh. the that is an arctic front. so tomorrow we will be squeeze play here. between two systems. departing low and the approach arctic front. so we will squeeze up a pretty nice day. 32 degrees tomorrow. much warmer then it has been despite it still being below average with evening snow showers and spots that will pass through with the arctic front. but it is clear for mess of the the day, even the evening rush, looking pretty good. by 6:00 o'clock west of allentown we can see scattered snow showers. by 10:30 passing around the region not everyone will see these snow showers. if you do you could possibly see a coat hearing late tomorrow evening but they will move away quickly and by thursday morning the sunnies back for the morning rush hour. but thursday will have its own issue. the as that low develops and brings more snow to new england it will whip wind for us behind it, only 19 on thursday, wind gusting to 40 miles an hour. a that is wind comes over the great lakes it will pick moisture up.
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we could see snow showers thursday afternoon with wind chills near zero the entire day, on thursday. so, tomorrow morning, as we head back to school very cold, light wind, that is another good sign. twelve around 6:00 o'clock 14 degrees by seven or eight. the exclusive seven day forecast watch out for scattered snow showers tomorrow evening but a high of 32 during the day. very cold thursday, 19, wind chills near zero. on friday morning we're predicting a a low of 1 degrees. the record is one setback in 1979. it will be the coldest start to a february day in philadelphia in 21 years. then friday still only 18 for a high but we will warm up over the weekend. as warm air comes in with the the storm we will start with snow and sleet the saturday evening and overnight. it changes to all rain for everyone on sunday, 44. then get cold again behind that system. so right the new lets hepp warm air wins out this weekend, and did not give us a big snowstorm.
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>> to not give us a big snow storm. >> thank you adam you you are welcome. >> oscar weekend with the snow show just five days away preparations are underway for the hollywood big night. crews are working day and night to get the doby theater ready for close-up. they are putting up scaffolding and bleachers for the fans. the red carpet gets rolled out tomorrow. one of the giant oscar statues was brought down hollywood boulevard to stand guard outside the entrance. the as for the real thing a company in chicago has been the sole manufacturer for three decade molding and casting the liquid medal dipping tonight 24 carol will gold and then, polishing and getting them boxed up for oscar sunday. oh yeah, "action news" will be on the red carpet for the eighty-seventh oscars this sunday. a alycia vitarelli is heading to hollywood to capture the glit glamour humor and drama. her live reports begin friday right here on "action news".
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here's ducis rodgers. >> they have been doctor jekyl and mr. hyde. gm ron hextall says at times they have under achieved, other times they have played well. both happened in the same game tonight. flyers in columbus, ray em willry faced seven shots in the first period, two go in. johann son makes it the two to nothing. the flyers mount a serious come back. two goals in less than two minutes. then in the second period michael dell zotto ties it up at two. but columbus scores three unanswered gold. they have two goals on the night. and, flyers nine game point streak is over, they lose, five-two. >> sometimes, you know, we make a couple mistakes early in the game and it comes back and bite you in the butt and that is what happened. >> the start of the game obviously has affect on the the outcome. >> you lost the game in the first period. >> the the flyers showed teammate kimmo timonen the ultimate respect, with the stick tap. he skated with the team for
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first time since being diagnosed with career threatening blood clots. it might be a couple weeks before we see him in an actual game. >> it takes time. it is in the like it will get back in a day or two. it takes seven or ten days, good practice. good speed. i'm ready to go i think. nate allen strongly denies any wrongdoing. but the fort myers police department says it is still investigating the eagles safety. allen tells "action news" he was pick up yesterday evening and held for more than four hours. police told him a 16 year-old girl identified him a as a man performing a lewd act, while at a treat light. no charges have been filed. yesterday's events have left him shaken. >> forget foot the ball, i'm not even worried about football. football is tomorrow. it is the fact that i have an accusation as something as disgusting and repulsive as that tagged with my name. that these women, girl works man, whatever, would actually
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call and how easy it is mack a even if call and a false accusation and to have somebody's life change just like that. >> still to come alex rodriguez shows some contrition punishment is handed out for this vicious elbow.
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tomorrow finally, phillies pitchers and catchers are due to report for spring training. ryne sandberg is scheduled to meet with the media tomorrow. jeff sky verse skill will have full report from clearwater beginning on "action news" tomorrow. will the real alex rodriguez please stand up. the yankees third base man issued a handwritten statement. in it the he apologized to his team and baseball for his action that is led to season long suspension, for performance enhancing drugs. he said he regrets his action.
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and update to an ugly scene we showed you last night the from villanova's win over set on hall. they have suspended sterling gibbs for two games for will elbowing ryan archie arcidiacono in the head. gibbs did apologize after the game. archie arcidiacono, said he will be okay. >> only two. >> pretty bad. >> should have been more. jimmy kimmel will live next on channel six. jimmy's guest christian bell, chris elliott music from desean. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edward, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with more. for ducis rodgers adam joseph cecily tynan the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. good night.
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>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, kristen bell, chris elliott, britt from "the bachelor", and music from big sean with cleto and cletones. and now, here's jimmy kimmel!

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