rie. >> rick and monica, this collision happened in the noon hour in halifax, north carolina. the train was set to make a stop in philadelphia around 7:07 tonight so if you have a loved one or friend who was on board that train we want to tell you right away that amtrak says none of the injuries are life-threatening. that's the latest report on the injuries. so, let's get to the video of what we've seen happen today. we want to start with the aerials of the aftermath of this crash and walk you through what you're seeing. the portion lying on its side there is the train's engine. the luggage car is off at an angle to the tracks and behind the luggage car, you can see a passenger car that was also derailed but remained upright. again this is a collision between amtrak train number 80, the carolinian an low boy trailer truck. the cab of the truck is still intact but the trailer carrying a large load covered in a blue tarp was shredded by the force of the impact. we actually have video of the

moment of impact. you can see the blue tarp on the tractor and the trailer sitting on the tracks when this passenger train comes plowing into it. whoever taking the cell phone video reacting to it. amtrak says there were 212 passengers on board and eight crew members so 220 people total. we now know at this time that 55 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries. meanwhile passengers who were okay are wie loaded i don't ton buses that were waiting for them and moved away from the scene. now, we're told the trailer was oversized and was carrying a large electrical unit. it was also apparently trying to make a turn over the tracks when it apparently got stuck. we're also hearing that the truck was being escorted and accompanied by highway patrol vehicles because of its size but it's not clear whether police notified amtrak that the truck was actually stuck at that time. now, as i mentioned, the train was due to stop in philadelphia this evening. if you are looking for information about a passenger on board amtrak has a number

that you can call. we'll put that up for you. it's one-800-523-9101. in the sat center, sharrie williams back to you guys in the studio. >> sharrie thank you very much. of course 6abc.com will continue to update the story. you can read the latest on the collision and see the photos. also "action news" reporter kenneth moton will have reaction from passengers at 30th street station. that's coming up on "action news" tonight at 6 o'clock. >> a police officer is hospitalized after his patrol car hit a house in camden county this afternoon. the winslow township cruiser crashed in the 500 block of paris avenue about 1 o'clock. the officer whose names is not released was responding to a crash further south on berlin cross keys road when he lost control. he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. a 20-year-old montgomery county woman is missing tonight. she was last seen leaving her upper providence home three days ago and the car she was driving was found abandoned along route 4 22 in upper

merion township. that is where "action news" reporter david henry is joining us live. david you spoke to the woman's family. >> reporter: yeah, monica and you can imagine how desperately they are seeking any little bit of information. this is where the car was found right here on this stretch of u.s. 422 on friday night around 7:20, it was abandoned in an eastbound lane and 20-year-old deidre magalon was gone, hasn't been seen since. >> not like her to not leave for days on end with no word at all. >> reporter: deidre took her sister jamie's car and left home between 6:40 and 7 o'clock. at 7:20 the car was found abandoned on route 4 22 between the turnpike and route 202. jamie says it has a loose battery cable which apparently came off when deidre was driving. >> i think she hit a pothole and i think it came undone and only i know how to fix that. she would have had no idea. >> reporter: deidre doesn't

have a cell phone to call for help, which also makes it harder to trace her. what happened to her after she left the car is anyones are guess. >> we have had a lot of leads come in and there's been some witness that is believe they may have seen her hitchhiking at or about that time period on 76 and we're following up on those leads. >> reporter: deidre took off in the car without jamie's permission. jamie's wallet was still on the seat when she left it and nothing inside appeared to have been disturbed. earlier today upper merion police searched the area where the car broke down but still no sign of what might have happened. it's possible deidre may have gotten a lift and joined up with friends. but her family is convinced she would have found a way to contact them by now. >> we're just trying stick together through all this and it's hard on all of us. we just want her to come home. >> reporter: deidre's mom says she's impulsive but has never disappeared like this before. >> we love her so much and we would love for her to come home. we all love you and deidre you don't know how many people are out there missing you and

loving you and worrying about you. >> reporter: deidre's family has taken to social media for help in gathering information about her possible whereabouts. we've got pictures of her poster on 6abc that you can look at any time and if you think you may have seen her the police want to hear from you at 911 right away. live in upper merion, david henry, channel6 "action news." rick. >> david thank you for that report. a 21-year-old has been charged we had drunk driving after police say he struck and killed a recent university of delaware graduate over the weekend. a makeshift memorial has formed at the newark intersection where amanda haggle stein was hit on sunday. police say she was crossing the street with a friend while oncoming traffic had a green light. her friends saw a car coming and stopped but she continued. she was hit and later died at the hospital. today she's being remembered as a passionate person full of life. >> bubbly, intelligent, a good looking girl.

she had a future ahead of her. i'm just so devastated of what happened to her. it really hit me pretty hard. >> police say 21-year-old kyle lloyd was behind the wheel at the time. he left the scene but was found by police a short time later. he has since been released on bail. >> in less than an hour a candlelight vigil will honor murdered philadelphia police officer robert wilson. mourners will gather at the north philadelphia shopping center where he was killed last week. that's where "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live for us with more on tonight's tribute. sarah. >> reporter: monica, that's right, the vigil is set for 6:00 p.m. here in front of the game stop store where officer robert wilson, iii was shot and killed on thursday afternoon. we've been told that a group of organizers will start marching down lehigh avenue beginning at 5:30 ending up at this spot. meantime you can see behind me this memorial is growing here in front of the store as the community looks for ways to remember, mourn and honor officer wilson while helping

his two young sons. it's tax season here at the h and r block at the hope plaza on 21st and lehigh. their thoughts are on officer robert wilson and his family. as a memorial grows larger by the minute outside the game stop where he was shot and killed. they closed early because of the snow. only later did they find a bullet had gone right through the front window. surely one of them would have been hit had they been there. >> could have been people signing in or anything, just scary to think that something like that could actually happen where you work at. >> i hate that it happened you know, but -- and it's so close to home. it's just overwhelming. >> reporter: around 4:45 officer wilson was inside the game stop buying a birthday present for his eldest son who turns 10 today. police say 29-year-old carleton hipps and 24-year-old ramon williams came in with guns drawn and engaged in a fierce gun battle with the officer who was shot in the head and died. the suspects, brothers were

taken into the custody and charged with murder. at the 22nd district flowers and condolences are pouring in from around the country as black bunting hangs outside. the game stop store will be closed indefinitely with the company issuing a statement. everyone in the game stop family will always remember officer wilson as a hero and for his sacrifice while defending our staff and customers in the north philadelphia game stop store. now, as you know the wilson family has gathered for a birthday party for his son this afternoon. we expect some of those family members to make their way to the vigil at 6 o'clock. there are now a number of ways you can donate to help his two young sons. you can send a check. there's now a go fund me site. we have all the information on how to donate on 6abc.com. you can also give a donation at any game stop location. live in north philadelphia, i'm sarah bloomquist, channel6 "action news." >> all right, sarah thank you. we have some breaking news to pass along tonight from

north philadelphia. chopper 6 is over the scene of a shooting that happened just about 20 minutes ago here at the intersection of 12th street and somerset street. again, this is north philadelphia. details are sketchy right now but we do know a person was shot. do not know the condition of the victim but police are searching for a gunman at this hour. you can see a number of cruisers there at the scene as they investigate exactly what happened. the victim apparently was found a block away from the shooting -- a block away on rush street and that's where we're looking right now where the victim was found and apparently has been transported to the hospital, but again, the search continues for a gunman. this also happened in front of a nearby school, the clymer george school on west rush street. so again a shooting under investigation by philadelphia police right now. we're still trying to determine the condition of the victim and the search for a gunman. we'll continue to update this breaking news story as more information becomes available to us from north philadelphia. well, after a long winter crews in new jersey are turning their focus from clearing the roads to fixing

them. the action cam was in hamilton township mercer county today for an up close look at how crews filled potholes all across the garden state. the state rents special machines that fix potholes without having to put any crews on the street. officials say they expect to spend at least $4 million fixing 300,000 potholes in the next month. >> speaking of which, time for a check of our "action news" traffic report for you monday night. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with the latest on the commute home tonight that hopefully won't encounter many potholes but a lot of traffic i guess. >> i thought i was going to lose a wheel a couple times. >> i know. >> there are a ton of them out there and this afternoon we're not only dodging them but dodging some unpleasantness along 95. you're losing time if you're headed for 95. northbound side's locked up from the commodore barry bridge through this point just north of the blue route where there's an accident. vehicle favoring sideways taking out the left lane. very slow northbound but even slower southbound from just past the airport on down to 320. that's where the off ramp from

the southbound side to 320 is shut down because of a crash. there's a minivan facing sideways into a barrier on that ramp. so, if that's normally your ramp, i think i'd bail for the blue route northbound, run that up to macdade and from there you can get to where you're going in the neighborhood. in newark a crash blocking the westbound lanes on 322. i know that temperatures are only in the mid-50's but you may still be thinking about the shore. if you're headed down there this afternoon watch out for a crash along the southbound garden state parkway hack approaching shell bay avenue. we'll check it again rick and monica in the next half hour. >> much more to come. including the mysterious death of a prize winning dog. officials say he was poisoned just after competing in a world famous show. we'll hear from his owners next. cecily. >> a bit of a taste of spring today, loads of sunshine, the high so far 57 degrees. unfortunately i'm tracking rain on the way tomorrow. but then even milder air. i'll have all the details

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>> a prize winning belgian dog is dead after officials say poison was put in its food. today the dog owner's says they don't think a competitor is to blame. jagger died last week shortly after competing in england's biggest dog show. a veterinarian says pieces of meat laced with poison were found in the dog's stomach. the owners think the person responsible had a grudge against dogs orr the dog show but not jagger himself. >> we can't and we won't think it was an act of another exhibit tour. if we thought this we couldn't go on. >> the owners also believe their other dog which competed in best in show was the intended target. authorities in the uk and belgium say they have not been asked to investigate. >> protests continued for third straight day after an unarmed black teenager was

shot and killed by police in madison, wisconsin. today dozens gathered to rally against the deadly shooting of 19-year-old tony robinson. police say robinson matched the description of an assault suspect allegedly jumping in and out of traffic last week. robinson hid in an apartment. an officer forced himself and side. that officer says he was attacked by robinson and was forced to fire in self-defense. court documents show a previous case now showing robinson suffered from adhd and tended to be antisocial and impulsive. >> time for health check a new incentive to spend more time in a supermarket produce aisle. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board tonight to explain. hey, ali. >> hey guys. i'm always telling people to try to eat more fruits and vegetables it can lower your risk for diabetes and heart disease. it can also help you lose weight and now you can add another benefit to the list. it can significantly cut the risk for colon cancer. in a study of 77,000 people

who hook course found those eating predominantly vegetarian diets were less likely to develop colorectal cancer. >> diets high in fiber are the ones we're looking for to help clear out the colon decrease in risk of colon and rectal cancer. >> vegans and vegetarians who only eat vegetable based foods didn't have the lowest rate. that went to vegetarians who also eat a moderate amount of fish. their cancer rate was 43 percent less than nonvegetarians. people in the study were essentially eating a mediterranean diet which includes nuts and healthy oils like olive oil. also today you likely heard about the most recent measles outbreak out west and those outbreaks are becoming more common in the u.s. there were 23 last year alone. and public health experts predict even more ahead because some parents refuse to vaccinate. doctors say there are enough unvaccinated people to allow

measles to spread and some americans underestimate the severity of complications. of course it's recommend for all kids and adults to be up to date on vaccinations. if you're not sure if you or your child has been vaccinated, talk to your healthcare provider or your local health department. rick and mon dark back over to you. >> all right, ali, thank you. much more still ahead on "action news" at 5:00. the highly anticipated apple event just happened this afternoon and we have details on the smart watch announcement and what else the tech company revealed today when "action news" comes right back.

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deal that allows apple tv users to stream hbo programming for $14.99 a month. >> hm. >> all right. >> apple watch you can get that for me for my birthday. >> no, i don't think so. next year. >> it will be free then. up next at 5:00 we'll check the forecast for you. >> looking outside live sky 6 hd. meteorologist cecily tynan with details from accuweather with our spring thaw it feels like. details when we come back

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>> time for accuweather. at the "action news" big board meteorologist cecily tynan. boy did we catch a big break today. >> what a day. it changes your mood when you have beautiful weather like today. i saw a lot of people running with shorts today. i saw one guy running without a shirt today. it wasn't you, rick. i don't know if it's that warm. 57 degrees. that's 7 degrees above the average high for this time of the year and the warmest day in more than two months since january 4th when we hit 58 degrees. still pretty mild out there. you just need a light jacket. 56 degrees in philadelphia, millville 57. wilmington 56. allentown 50. trenton 53. and wildwood currently 55 degrees. satellite6 along with action radar showing we have clear skies now. not going the last long, though. if you look down to the south and west you see all this moisture. low pressure over texas and that moisture will be moving our way as we head through the overnight hours and tomorrow especially in the afternoon is going to be wet and tomorrow night as we will. so future tracker showing around 2 o'clock in the afternoon the moisture is

here. when it starts it will be generally light but then it begins to juice up through the late afternoon and the evening hours. still some rain around 9 o'clock. some of it will be heavy at times and then on wednesday this whole front will slide down to the south so that will take the moisture with it. still some clouds left over on wednesday but wednesday we clear things out and temperatures make a run at 60 degrees. would you believe it? the model consensus really shows probably between a about a quarter inch and three-quarters inch of rain tomorrow. wouldn't be surprised if a few areas get an inch of rain so a pretty good soaking. call from accuweather for tonight, the clouds roll in tonight. temperatures most of the region above freezing, at or above freezing. philadelphia 34 degrees, cape may 35, atlantic city 34 but allentown 28, reading 29, lancaster 29 degrees and millville 31. so bear in mind with all the melting we had today there could be a few icy spots early tomorrow morning. so, be careful if you're in the cooler suburbs. the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow that rain moving in

in the afternoon getting heavier during the evening. it's not going to be snow or sleet or freezing rain with temperatures close to 50. 49 degrees. so this is a liquid event. on wednesday the rain moves out and the warm air moves in. 60 degrees. if we hit that, that's the first 60-degree day of the year. on thursday still lots of sunshine but we cool off a little bit with a high of 51 degrees and heading towards the weekend, a bigger storm system will push in on friday. that will bring us rain by the end of the day. 46 degrees. and saturday not looking that pretty. periods of rain on and off through the day 49 degrees. will the week be a washout? adam will have that answer coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. but 60 degrees on wednesday. that's going to be nice. >> love it. >> thank you cecily. much more still to come in our next half hour of "action news" at 5:00. delaware state police release new details in the highway shooting that left one man dead an woman injured. >> a shopper thought she was getting a great deal until she opened these ipad boxes.

we'll tell was she really found. those stories and "action news" when we come right back.

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>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph,. >> here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. it once played host to president george washington but tonight a beloved hunterdon county landmark is nothing more than a shell of burned wood and metal. we're live with what happened here. also a school bus carrying several people overturns on a busy roadway an fraternity is out at the university of oklahoma after video of a racist chant goes viral. sharrie williams has the story coming up. >> now the details. the old sturgisville inn sat

in the middle of a small town for over 300 years. it took just hours for heavy smoke and flames to destroy the rich history kept within its walls. tonight residents are mourning the loss of their treasured landmark as investigators try to figure out what happened. nora muchanic live with that story for us. nora. >> reporter: monica, heartbroken is the word we keep hearing. residents feel like they've lost an old friend. it's hard to look into the sun but this is the place that has survived for three centuries on the corner here in the township. the stone walls are still standing but the inside has been destroyed. >> i saw the smoke pouring out of the windows and the roof and then the flames came. >> reporter: this is what elaine woke up to around 2:00 this morning huge flames leaping through the roof of the historic sergeantsville inn. >> it's a total loss in there. right now there's a lost

damage, a lot of structural day. it took two tankers ferrying water from area hydrants to control the fire along with draining 90 percent of a nearby water tank. the sergeantsville inn is an important gathering place at the crossroads of town. >> the inn is the center of the world to us, center of the universe. everything that happens in delaware township happens at the inn. >> i had my bridal shower, my baby shower, one of the first dates with my husband. >> it's really heartbreaking really is. more for the people and the patrons than the building. >> reporter: owners lisa and joe collide declined comment as they surveyed the damage. the inn was built in the early 1700's and over the years has served as a feed and grain storks a pelt trading center, an ice cream par lon. it's been a well regarded restaurant since the 1980's. president george washington is said to have visited the inn. >> when you figure there's wood in there that was cut when george washington was a little boy, you know, and it's tough to look at.

>> once it ignited you were never going to stop it 'cause it was just so dry from being built in 1700, that's a long time ago. >> reporter: chris had dinner at the inn just last night. >> i am freaked out. i'm in total shock and denial. i can't even believe it. >> reporter: looking at the burned out shell of the old stone structure, a woman whose family once owned the building says she's heartbroken it's been gutted. >> i remember the bedroom i slept in. it's sad. this is such an important part to the community. >> reporter: back live now they are boarding up the building at this point. one firefighter suffered a minor injury at the scene. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. but the prosecutor's office says at this point it does not look suspicious. now, locals have already begun a facebook page called save the inn and we are hearing that the owners are hoping to rebuild. live in delaware township, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> all right, thank you, nora. chopper 6 hd over the scene of an overturned school bus in lumberton burlington

county this afternoon. it happened about 3:00 p.m. near main street and bella road. authorities tell "action news" 10 people were on the bus. it's not clear if any of them were children. residents in philadelphia's east mount airy section were briefly evacuated after part of their apartment building collapsed this morning. chopper 6 hd over the johnson court apartments in the 6300 block of crittendon street about 9:00 a.m. now, you see that part of the facade here near the bottom of the building broke free. inspectors are trying to determine what caused that collapse. >> delaware state police are still trying get to the bottom of a double shooting on a busy highway over the weekend. investigators have determined that the van carrying the two victims was going north on 495 yesterday morning, veered onto southbound route 13 and ended up in a ditch in minquedale. soon after a driver stopped and saw the van riddled with bullets. the man in the passenger seat was dead, the female driver who also suffered gun shot wounds was still alive.

later authorities found several bullet casings inside an abandoned ford explorer on i-495. >> after that was located, that's when we backtracked from this location here on route 13 back up to 495 and determined that that was possibly a second crime scene up on 495. >> officials say the woman is recovering at a local hospital. they have not yet released her name or the name of the male victim. philadelphia detectives are looking for a thief who pulled off a pair of armed robberies. the first one happened back on february 25th at majestic sun on cottman avenue. the suspects allegedly pulled a knife on 20-year-old employee and demand money from the register. then on march 2nd investigators say the same man did the same thing inside a sally beauty supply store which is on the same block of cottman avenue. >> a bucks county father and son accused of taking money for construction work they never completed appeared in court today. 60-year-old john thayer pleaded no contest.

he and his son ryan ran bristol township based hammer time construction and demolition. investigators accuse the two of bilking nine customers. ryan thayer will be back in court at a later date. officials looking for two men that claimed that these boxes contained ipads. they sold them to two women outside the farm's market yesterday for 400 bucks but when one of the buyers opened the box she found ceramic tiles instead of ipads. police are asking anyone with information to call them immediately. >> well, many casinos are closing in atlantic city. the trump name isn't going anywhere. it will still be part of the taj mahal there. donald trump has reached an agreement with billionaire investor carl icahn who acquired the trump taj mahal. the donald was suing to have his name stripped from the resort on the grounds that the bankruptcy proceedings were hurting his personal brands. trump's name will remain with

the taj mahal as it fights for survival in ac. >> at the "action news" big board now fraternity members of sigma alpha epsilon at the university of oklahoma have until tomorrow night to leave their house. this after video surfaced of the frat taking part in a racist chant while on a charter bus. the university students and the national chapter of sae wasted no time in taking action. >> pack your bag, that's the message from the university of oklahoma to the members of the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity after this shocking video went viral. >> reporter: the video appears to show members of the fraternity chanting a racial slur and indicating that african-americans would never be admitted to the fraternity. >> reporter: the video was reportedly shot this saturday and posted on youtube by an organization called unheard an alliance of african-american students. it's unclear though, how it

was obtained. oklahoma's president said today the students' behavior on that bus was disgraceful and that all ties between the university and sae have been severed. >> i hope they think long and hard about what they've done. i hope they think long and hard about how words can injure and hurt some of the people. >> reporter: students and staff gathered this morning for a peaceful protest. >> we're disgusted there this happened on campus. >> learn from it, grow from it and build as a community and unify. >> reporter: the university's president said there will be an investigation to determine whether additional actions will be taken against the fraternity members but that will take time. though he was blunt about what he wants to see happen to those involved. sigma alpha epsilon's national chapter says it was disgusted

by the behavior of the oklahoma fraternity members and issued an apology on behalf of the entire organization. world news tonight with david muir will have more on this story coming up after "action news" at 6:00 over to rick and monica. >> thank you sharrie. time for a check of traffic out there for you monday night. >> matt pelman back in the "action news" traffic center with an upday. hey, matt. >> all sorts of things we're not used to this afternoon rick and monica. not only are we used to not freezing but we're also not used to bright sunshine at this hour. check it out over i-95. that's what we get for that lost hour of sleep over the weekend. still looking for sun glare as you head southbound on 95. also looking at afternoon volume. earlier crash southbound at 320 contributing to form a huge delay from the airport through this point at ridly park on down to 320 where the off ramp is now reopened much but we still have that water main break in middletown township bucks county closing big oak road. stay up top on langhorne yardly road. on the northeast extension couple miles south of lansdale there's a disabled vehicle taking out the right lane. of course the slower speeds

are on the northbound side 25 miles per hour coming out of the mid-county tolls and this is 422 westbound a parking lot because of a crash just up ahead. just past route 29. stick with 724 ridge pike to get around this mess. rick and monica, back over to you. >> all right, matt. >> thank you again. much more still ahead on "action news." a hollywood film director goes on trial after the death of one of his crew members. what he told the judge on the first day of jury selection. >> and another injury plaguing phillies pitcher cliff lee. jaime apody with details on just how serious it is. adam. >> monica we're embracing five decades in the midatlantic we've got the 30's, 40, 50's, 60 70's today. some rain moves in on tuesday. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues in just a moment. >> ♪♪

>> firefighters responding to the 200 block of kohler avenue for a fire. it began in one home just before 5:00 p.m. and has spread to a neighboring home now. firefighters sounded a second alarm as they are working to put out the blaze but still an active scene. authorities fortunately tell

us that nobody was hurt. movie director has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter one year after one of his crew members was killed during filming. last year a freight train plowed into director ran dollar miller's crew while they were shooting a movie on a georgia railroad bridge. one person was killed, six others injured. well, now miller will have to spend two years in jail. miller's wife will walk free as part of the guilty plea. >> the international cycling union is now under fire tonight for allegedly trying to protect lance armstrong from a doping scandal. according to an independent report out today, the world's top cycling officials gave armstrong special treatment. the report details how officials worked to disqualify armstrong's urine tests which tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. now u.s. anti-doping officials are calling for a full investigation. >> also in sports, phillies pitcher cliff lee is again dealing with injuries. >> jaime apody live in the

"action news" sports center tonight with more on that. hey, jamie. >> hey, guys. we already had low expectations for the phillies but at least the top of the rotation is solid. was solid. because once again cliff lee is having elbow issues and today he says it could be something that ends his career. lee has been shut down after experiencing the same soreness in his elbow that limited him to just 13 starts last season. he's waiting on a second opinion from dr. james andrews. if he recommends surgery that will cost lee the season, maybe even his career he says. >> obviously it's very disappointing with all the stuff i did in the off season to prevent something like this from happening. it's frustrating i mean, it's still a possibility that it's scar tissue and it's normal but there's also a possibility that it's coming back and that's very frustrateing and you know, i just know that i did everything i could to prevent it. >> phils and orioles in action today in sarasota. not much offense in this game

but hernandez did his best chase utley imitation at second. ryan howard went were for three but the lone run off the bat of andres blanco who launched a solo shot in the fifth. phillies edge the orioles one to nothing. well, at least somebody is coming back after all the crazy moves the last couple days that saw lesean mccoy and germ maclin departing the eagles nest. they have resigned brandon graham. the linebacker agreed to four year deal worth a reported $26 million, 14 million of that guaranteed. he's expected to take over the spot left vacant with trent cole's release. the former first round pick has thrived with the move to a three-four defense had five and a half sacks last year making the most of his opportunities when he got them. when the flyers season ends they'll likely look back at this past weekend as the moment they let it all slip away. it's crazy to think saturday they were just 14 seconds away from being only two points out of the final playoff spot and 24 hours after that they were seven back with just 15 games

to go. yesterday they fell to the devils. that that two on one made it look like they had given up. villanova remains at number four in the ap poll top seed in the big east tournament. they tip off thursday at madison square garden. the two time former world cruiser weight champion will take on glasgow in montreal. should he win he would get a shot for the world ibf heavy weight title. needless to say it's the biggest fight of his carer. >> this right here is the biggest fight of my career for the number one spot to fight the champion. this is what we fought for. i've been a fighter for 14 and a half years. this is, you know -- it would mean almost everything in boxing. >> and watching on tv will be the great of the fighter that he knows his nine-year-old daughter kennedy who thanks to a brand new heart also has a new lease on life. a follow-up story that will leave you feeling good here

tonight at 6:00. you won't want to miss it. monica, let's sends it back to you. >> thank you so much jamie. two american tourists are in legal hot water after carving their names in the famous coliseum in rome. the 21-year-old and 25-year-old women were picked up this weekend after they allegedly scraped their names 3-inches tall into the upper level of the historic arena. police say they did apologize for defacing the historic monument but that's not enough. they must now appear in court. look what i've got. when you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and america's most reliable network. so you won't miss a second of that movie that game they love, or those moments with family. can we sleep over? please! come on! see why fios is rated #1 in customer satisfaction

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>> meteorologist adam joseph is here now with more on the good news forecast and boy did we enjoy today. >> finally we're the heroes around here. no more doom, gloom cold, ice, snow. sunshine, warm temperatures. >> we like you again now adam. >> how about tomorrow when the rain starts falling. double scan live raid today. i'll see you down the hall, don't worry. all sunshine right now and we can confirm that on the action cam that was down along kelly drive, the schuylkill river and about a week ago we had 8-inches of snow on the ground and now you can see some grass beginning to pop here and there. even some runners in shorts going by. looking pretty good as that march sun is going to work to melt the snow and ice. as we take a look at the current temperatures around the region, 50 degrees right

now in the lehigh valley. 56 for philadelphia, 57 in wilmington, 57 in millville 55 in wildwood and even at the shore. in atlantic city our temperature coming in at 58 degrees. it felt so great not only yesterday at 50 degrees but today's 57 in philadelphia because of the last month we were dealt with. it was brutal starting early in february. that first week of 4 degrees below average and then the last three weeks we averaged in philadelphia with temperatures between about 11 and 20 degrees below normal. so, anything is going to feel like a heat wave around here, even just the normal temperature of 50 this time of year. as we see that sunshine that we're grasping right now we will lose it fairly quickly after sunset the clouds will be increasing from the south and west. they'll thicken up overnight tonight and eventually we'll get a good shrug of rain which is now moving out of the gulf of mexico. low pressure developing down near texas will push to the north and east and slide just to our south late tuesday into

tuesday night. so, early tomorrow morning it is a dry morning rush hour with sun some filtered sun but the clouds really taking control and then rain arrives around the lunchtime hour pretty much for everybody. turns steadier and heavier in the afternoon and evening. in fact tomorrow evening's rush allow a lot of extra time with the melting snow in combination with some of that moderate rain and it turns heavy at times with the pockets of yellow even as late a as 11 o'clock on tuesday before it starts to pull out of here in time for the morning rush on wednesday. we're looking at a general quarter to three-quarters of a and inch of rain, some areas trying to pop near an inch but i think most areas will stay closer to that half inch to three-quarters of an inch especially near that i-95 corridor. overnight tonight the clouds will be moving in. seasonable temperatures, 28 in the suburbs so there will be some refreezing in those northwestern suburbs 34 degrees in center city. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast after little bump in the road tomorrow with that rain arriving into tomorrow night at 49 degrees,

the sunshine returns on wednesday and temperatures excel to 60 degrees, the first 60 of 2015 and although we lose some of the heat here on thursday it's still very nice at 51 with sunshine. and then more clouds coming in friday with late day rain and that rain will last right through the first half of the weekend. saturday very damp and dreary at 49 and maybe some pops of sun returning sunday afternoon at 52 degrees. overall temperatures stay at or above freezing with two rounds of rain tuesday and then again friday night and saturday. >> thank you. >> thanks. now that the weather has changed for the better we want to know what your plans are for this mild week ahead. join the action by sending us pictures and video on twitter using the #join the action or by e-mailing join the action at 6abc.com.

>> celebrate the movies became box office magic for the philadelphia flower show. the pennsylvania horticultural society says attendance for this year's event was up 10 percent from last year. a quarter million folks enjoyed gorgeous floral tributes to disney and pixar films over the nine day run of the show. the kid friendly theme also brought in double the number of children and students. disney is the parent company of 6abc. >> right now the "action news" team standing by with these stories and much more coming up next at 6:00 the train with scheduled snoops philadelphia derails in north carolina this afternoon. live right now mourners

are gathering to honor slain police officer robert wilson at the site of last week's crime. >> also road crews take advantage of warmer weather to patch up potholes that opened up this winter. those stories coming up. now for adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody sharrie williams rick williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. join me for "action news" at 6:00 next. >> good night. i am never getting married. never.

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>> oh, oh. >> this amtrak train bound for philadelphia derails after colliding with a tractor-trailer in north carolina. monday night jim's off i'm monica malpass. the big story on "action news" tonight is that train collision that sent dozen to the hospital this afternoon. "action news" sharrie williams is tracking the latest developments for us from the satellite center tonight. sharrie. >> monica, this collision happened in the noon hour in halifax north carolina. this particular train was running from charlotte heading north to new york with a scheduled stop in philadelphia around 7:07, so if you have a loved one or a friend who was on board this particular train, we want to stress that amtrak says none of the injuries at this point are life-threatening. these aerials show a chaotic scene in the aftermath of the crash the portion lying on its side is the train's engine, the luggage car is off to an angle on the tracks and behind the luggage car you can