aken to einstein hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. students who witnessed what happened told us the victim was able to walk on his own to an ambulance. >> when it first happened the philly police were definitely pretty hairy when it first happened driving fast. appeared to be something pretty bad. >> reporter: you saw the guy, he seemed to be okay. >> he seemed to be okay. they took him into the ambulance. >> reporter: tech safety alert went out toot campus community informing them of what happened. that alert described the suspect as a white male in his 20's wearing a blue lasalle sweatshirt and a red hat. a second alert went out asking the campus community to shelter-in-place. that was lifted after about 45 minutes when the area was deemed to be safe. still sorting out the details for you here. we'll bring them to you as soon as we know anything more. live in olney i'm sarah bloomquist, channel6 "action news." >> all right, sarah thank you

for. we are also following a close call for philadelphia firefighters today. two of them went to the hospital after a ladder made contact with power lines. >> now, this afternoon we know more about both men and the extent of their injuries. david henry live at temple hospital where one of those firefighters is still being treated right now david. >> reporter: yeah, brian one of the firefighters has checked out okay. the other firefighter will have to spend the night here at the hospital for treatment of third degree burns to his foot. two lucky men who survived a very close call today. >> this could have been a much worse minute when you -- incident when you think about the. it happened on the 2400 block of west norris street around 10 o'clock this morning. the firefighter helped extinguish a small bedroom fire in minutes but disaster struck as they were breaking down their gear. the department says two firefighters were taking down this ladder when it hit a 7600-volt power line. a witness saw one of them go down.

>> the firemen was getting ready to pull the ladder away from the house and the ladder hit the very first hot wire above and the firemen and one fireman that was still holding onto the ladder he went from a holding the ladder position to his body straightened up and stiffened up and he fell right back onto the ground. >> reporter: other firefighters rushed to pull the men away from the ladder. they were alert and talking by the time they got to the hospital. one is a nine year veteran of the department and the other has been on the job for 14 years. he's the one who suffered the burns to his foot. his parents and his fiancé have been at his side at the hospital. the department says the two men were following proper procedure when the ladder apparently got weigh from them. >> when it came in contact fortunately the ladder bounced back to the building so just imagine if the ladder stayed in contact with the wires we could have had a much graver situation. >> reporter: now the commissioner says this is a clear example of the dangers

firefighters face every day even on routine calls but as it is these guys are very lucky and they'll be going home to their families live in north philadelphia, david henry, channel6 "action news." >> david thank you. a high school teach intergloucester county accused of taking indecent videos of female students right in the classroom. adam mayer is a teacher at gloucester county institute of technology. police say he secretly took videos up the skirts of students who stayed after class. they say there are at least nine victims right now. he's in jail on $300,000 bail right now. john rawlins has been following this story. he'll have more details including how police say mayer was caught. that's coming up in a live report tonight at 5:00. three people are in the hospital after a shooting this afternoon in brewerytown. it happened on the 2600 block of ingersoll street. police say all three men are in their 20's. they're all expected to survive. police say they found a gun near stillman and master

streets but so far they have not arrested anyone. >> it is time now for a check of the accuweather forecast. a little chill in the air but. >> a little chill but some sun peaking through. cecily ties in for adam joseph. >> we have a lost clouds and temperatures, they're seasonable. right now it's 53 degrees in philadelphia. look to the south and the west though. there's some very warm air washington, d.c. it's 64, richmond virginia it's 71 degrees. there's a warm front that's trying to move into our region but it's really having a tough time doing so and as it's moving in, you see all that cloud cover that's spilling over our region, a lot of high thin clouds especially but tonight that warm front will be pressing through. what this means, lots of clouds and temperatures will be very slow to drop. 51 degrees by 7 o'clock. by 8 o'clock 50 degrees. by 9 o'clock 49. holding at 49 degrees at 10 o'clock. the temperatures dropping into the mid 40's for philadelphia

by the morning hours. your saint patrick's day, it will be mild very early 62 degrees the high but we hit that right around lunch time and then a cold front will really kick up the winds. so by 6 o'clock 52 degrees and would you believe by wednesday i'm talking wind chills in the 30's and by the end of the week a possibility of a little bit of wet snow. i'll talk more about that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. don't put away the winter coats quite yet, shirleen. >> whoa. okay. >> you've been warned. >> welcome back to march madness the time of year when college basketball takes over the sports landscape. the villanova wildcats were all smiles last night as they found out they are a number one seed but they'll start out against another one of our local teams. chad pradelli is live on villanova's campus with more on the excitement. hey, chad. >> reporter: hey, shirleen. when your team only loses two games the entire season you're going feel pretty confident

and talking with students and alumni here on the villanova campus they are purged up for this tournament to start and they think this team may be able to bring a second national championship in basketball back to the school. students and alumni have been hitting the villanova student bookstore getting their nova nation gear. they're wild for the wildcats. >> we're really excited. we're so excited. we have a great basketball team. we have been really supportive the entire time. we're really happy they deserve this. >> especially after last night when selection sunday was announced. we've been crazy. nobody can can focus. everybody is so excited about the games. >> the best villanova team ever and they play as a team, which is very unique in college ball today. >> reporter: you like the chances to go deep. >> absolute ill. jay wright and his squad will head to pittsburgh for the east regional. the university is awaiting its allotment for tickets but a bus trip is planned.

it seems though students are waiting for the sweet 16 in syracuse. yes, fans are can confident. >> if we make it to the sweet 16 i want to go to syracuse. my best friend goes there. she said i could stay with her its been two decades since villanova last won the big east tournament. eric was a key member on that team he runs mcgill in wayne. >> 20 years since we lost won the big east. those guys digit we're in for hopeful al long run. >> reporter: and the team will head to pittsburgh tomorrow. there will be a sendoff here at the school going to start around 10:30 tomorrow morning. school administration though is working out the details and getting those exact times but it should be somewhere between 10:30 and 11 o'clock in the morning. live on the villanova campus, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> thank you chad. for villanova to advance they'll have to get by another local team in lafayette.

today the leopards held practice. no 16 seed has ever been -- beaten a number one seed in history. nora muchanic will have more on the lafayette side this matchup. >> here at the big board now and five abandoned or under used public spaces in philadelphia are about to undergo a major transformation thanks to a pretty hefty donation. the william penn and knight foundations partnered to make an $11 million investment to breathe new life into five public safe projects across the city including the elevated train tracks at the reading have iial duct in spring garden. the big plans were announced today. soon it will rise from the ground level onto bridges that cross over three city streets. reading via duct rail park will also become a newly spruced up green space. >> all the projects selected while different in size and scope share one thing in

common, they're going to revitalize and transform unused and under used spaces which have great potential. >> incredible social hubs in their respective communities. >> this includes the discovery center at the east fairmount park reservoir in strawberry mansion, bartram mile trail project will turn the industrial brown field land there into a park that's part of the circuit which is a 750-mile trail network. that's lovett memorial library and park that will expand the existing library at the free library of philadelphia and mount airy usa this initiative is led by the fairmount park conservancy. it's called reimagining the civic commons and it will bring beautiful new green spaces to the city in five spots. brian and shirleen. >> lots to look forward to alicia. thank you very much. time for the "action news" traffic report today. >> let's go live to autumn marreese is a in for matt pelman in the traffic center. hi autumn. >> hi, shirleen and brian. we have an exciting monday

afternoon. we had brush fire on 95. this is right at street road. you can see here this big black patch, that's where the firefighters put out the fire. we have police and firefighters on the scene. these are northbound lanes still taking out the left lane. our southbound lane had a fire truck in it but that is clear now. you can see our commute right now northbound from vine to woodhaven is taking you about 30 minutes not having to do with this fire but just a lot of volume for a monday afternoon. taking a look at the big picture speeds on the schuylkill expressway very slow going from the turnpike to the blue route in eastbound lanes. talking you about 30 minutes to do that commute right now when it should only take six to eight minutes. we had a construction crew taking out right lane. three lanes mergeing into one lane which has caused that big line of traffic. the construction crew is gone now so we're hoping that delay will start to diminish and we have a water main break in doylestown at swamp road between maple avenue and creek road. your alternate is going to be east street to get around that. taking a look at the area bridges everything is looks

nice and clear out there right now. we'll show you a live look at the ben franklin bridge. traffic moving in both direction. mass transit has all services on time with no reported delays. back you to brian and shirleen. >> thank you autumn. stim ahead the gunman accused of shooting police officers in ferguson faces a judge. >> plus before the tournament tipples off they went from rivals to teammates. head coaches of big basketball schools come together for some march madness of their own all to raise money for a trial wonderful cause. >> the new season of "dancing with the stars" particulars off tonight. well dancing with the statute one of our own is lacing up her dancing shoes and getting in on the fun.

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>> ♪♪ >> the man suspected of shooting two police officers in ferguson, missouri was in court today. jeffrey williams made a brief appearance and his case was scheduled for a later date. police say he admited to firing his beguny gun last week as a crowd protested the ferguson police department.

williams claims he was aiming at someone else and not targeting police. the two wounded officers were released from the hospital hours later. >> the iraqi army continues to fight on the front lines in the battle against isis. iraqi air force has been bombing isis targets in the city of karma. it's just one of three front where the fierce fighting is under way right now. the heaviest fighting continues to center around the city of tikrit where isis is reportedlily struggling to keep control but in the rumadi. putin's unexplained absence sparked all kinds of rumors ranging from health problems to even assassination. putin spokesman has repeated said the president is in good health. >> to business now and stocks rallied to start the week. the dow spiked 226 points. the nasdaq was up almost 58

and the s & p rose 27 and some change. investors are keeping an eye on the federal reserve this week as the central bank mohammed its two day meeting. the fed has been patient so far when it comes to interest rates but a stronger economy and a surging stock market have led to speculation that the fed could raise rates. if it does, that will be the first time since 2006. the fed wraps up its meeting wednesday and it will issue a statement that could pave the way for a rate hike in june or september. >> the spirit of saint joseph university is living in frozen form on campus today. this is the school's mascot, chiseled from 1 ton of ice. the hawk is a symbol of saint joe's dynamic community. it was carved this afternoon in honor of the first annual mission week, a celebration of the university's new mission statement. award winning sculptor don lowing left-handed his talent to get that job done.

>> speaking of ice sculptures did you hear what cecily said. >> going to melt tomorrow. maybe later in the week we can establish that. cecily tynan standing by with the warm accuweather forecast. >> never mention the word snow. maybe by friday some rain mixing in with a little bit of wet snow. i wouldn't crank up the snowblower quite yet. let's go live on sky 6 taking a look over reading pennsylvania. the view from the pagoda a nice shot. this is a low level inversion there's warm air high up in the atmosphere but it's trapped the cold air and the clouds at the surface. that's why we didn't have bright sunshine and temperatures really struggling to climb into the 50's today in the northwest suburbs actually still stuck in the 40's in parts of berks county. slatington 47 degrees, in quakertown right now 48 degrees pottstown 53, in center city 53 degrees and south jersey temperatures generally in the 50's in most areas but bridgeton did tap

into some of that warmer air it's 60 there but hammonton it's 56, cinnaminson 53 and in delaware hockessin 53 degrees but smyrna made it up into the low 60's. temperatures across the country, though, you can see there's very warm air to the south. atlanta it's 81. jacksonville florida it's 82 degrees. the problem policemen, though, is our winds tomorrow by the afternoon they won't be out of the southwest, they'll be out of the northwest and you can see there's some cold air up across bismarck north dakota. it's 37 degrees so we'll be pulling down cooler air as we head for the afternoon and the evening. satellite6 along with action radar showing all this cloud cover spilling over that warm front as it struggles to make it through and future tracker showing tomorrow morning you will feel that warm air. at 9 o'clock already 55 degrees in philadelphia. reading 57. millville 56 degrees. and then we'll hit temperatures in the low 60's right around mid day. at 130 62 degrees in

philadelphia. millville 65. wilmington 64. but look what happens as we head into the afternoon. behind the cold front lots of sunshine but temperatures dropping down into the 50's and 40's and it's going to feel a lot cooler when you factor in the winds. it will be a blustery afternoon. future tracker showing at 6 o'clock wind gusts anywhere from about 32 miles an hour in millville, up to 41 miles per hour in the poconos and that will pull down very cold air in time for wednesday. so the call from accuweather for tonight with the cloud cover and that warm front moving through, it's going to be mild for march. 45 degrees in philadelphia, the low trenton 43, wilmington 43 and allentown 38 degrees. and the four day at 4:00 showing tomorrow it will get very windy by the afternoon 62 degrees. we hit midday for your saint patrick's day and then temperatures falling down through the 50's. on wednesday, loads of sunshine but very cold, 41 degrees. you factor in the winds, wind chills will be in the 30's on thursday sun with some high clouds 46 degrees and friday

when spring officially arrives in the evening it's going to be a pretty gloomy day. rain with perhaps some wet snow mixing in primarily in the northwest suburbs, the high 41 degrees. so, a gloomy start to spring but how about the first weekend? i'll have details on that coming up in the full accuweather 7-day forecast. when i think of spring -- >> yeah. >> i always say it's like tipping over a bridge. you have to go back and forth a few times before you get that spring weather. >> try not to get crushed. >> let's put that it way. >> thank you. >> well, we may on the verge of march madness but some of philadelphia's best known basketball fans set some time aside for a more personal priority today. this was the 17th annual coaches versus cancer tournament kickoff breakfast. division one basketball coaches on hand here at the palestra for a morning of food and fun. philadelphia's coaches versus cancer program has earned more than 11 yell -- $11 million

for cancer research. and todaying with the stars is celebrating 10 years and 20 seasons. develop brand new celebrities hit the ballroom floor and tonight's season premiere. from philadelphia's own patti labelle to iraqi war veteran and double amputee noah galloway to football player michael sams, there's also 3's company susan somers. tonight all 12 -- yes a pie in her face, funny right. they'll make their debut. rumor willis will be there. the hunger games willow shields is the youngest contestant ever. the two hour season premiere of "dancing with the stars" steps off tonight at 8:00 right here on 6abc and check this out. those stars aren't the only ones showing off their dancing skills. so is a member of the 6abc family. this saturday night our very own meteorologist melissa magee is one of 12 local celebrities dancing for charity and our very own

mirrorball trophy. it's called dancing for our future stars and melissa and her pro partner roger lee are busy rehearsing big time hoping for a big win. they're going to be performing two dances for the children at independence mission schools and melissa has her eye on the prize. >> i'm so competitive so, yes i want to help out the kids but i kind of want to take home a trophy and represent 6abc, you know what i'm saying. [laughter] >> yeah and we're going to be there cheering you on. they're competing saturday night against other local stars like district attorney seth williams. details on how you can can be there to be in the cheers section for melissa is on 6abc.com. she's amazing, the dips, the turns. >> i know look at those moves. >> look at this. >> wow. >> they don't miss a beat. >> seth williams probably great prosecutor, probably not as good aidance as melissa -- good a dancer as melissa magee.

>> stale head it started when a pickup truck slid out on some ice. it ended way chain reaction crash that sent a tractor-trailer into a local home.

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> ♪♪ >> police are blaming an icy road for causing a chain reaction crash this morning that sent a tractor-trailer into a berks county home around 6:00 a.m. on west philadelphia. police say a pickup swerved and hit the tractor-trailer. that caused the rig to jackknife, then hit that house. it was heavy damage to the vehicles and a utility pole. both drivers were taken to the hospital. there was a family inside the home at the time including young children but the good news here is that none of them were hurt. >> one of america's most iconic buildings has a new owner. blackstone group is buying the willis tower for $1.3 billion. that is the highest price ever paid for an office building outside new york city. the 110 story tower which used to be called the sears tower

is the country's second tallest building. >> and still ahead here today from a baby deer bottle, some of the most questionable toys you can buy for your little one. >> wow. plus, fashion few. a pop star takes on two top designers, what dolce and gabbana said about ivf that has elton john calling for a boycott of their clothes. >> and even the hula dance is illegal in some nightclubs in hawaii. why maui officials have banned people from shaking their hips unless they're in a designated area. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph alicia vitarelli shirleen allicott and brian taff. >> hello again. 4:30 and "action news" continues with the shocking revelation of an eccentric new york real estate heir >> hours after the world heard robert durst possibly confess to three murders the multimillionaire stands before a judge to face charges for one of those alleged crimes. we are live with the latest on that captivating saga. >> plus, the mother of a south jersey man accused of killing his wife is now facing charges of her own. why police believe she helped her son hide the body and the crime. >> but we're going to begin now with the latest on a

dispute between neighbors in upper darby that ended with one man shot and the other in jail. "action news" annie mccormick has more on the shooting the standoff and the incident that sparked it. >> james park is resting comfortably at his mom's home. he lives right down within the same block. last night he says he went to check on his next door neighbor who had been burglarized earlier that day. his next door neighbor accused him of the burglary and then opened fire. >> so he pulled a gun out shot four times and i just stood still. >> reporter: james park was in shock watching what he thought was a .22 caliber gun firing away at him. >> i was like put the gun away. you know, like don't even have to be like that and he shot one more time and just as he pulled the gun up i turned to the left and he shot me in the arm so if i didn't turn he would have shot me in the chest. >> reporter: the man he says before him, the alleged shooter spark's next door neighbor william defect it was around 11:00 p.m. sunday when upper darby police called in

swat helicopters and dogs one they realized dean barricaded himself inside. neighbors were evacuated speak company shut off power since police believe dean had surveillance cameras around his home. >> helicopters and it was guns and all kinds of stuff. it was kind of scary. >> swat team then was able to access the -- make a forced entry, use some flash banks and in the second floor bedroom they found the shooter. he's in custody. >> reporter: by early morning the neighborhood was safe. dean in custody and two pellet guns, one resembling a .22 caliber found inside. spark was treated at penn presbyterian hospital and released. >> glad i turned, you know. god was definitely there certain it was and just happy to be alive. >> reporter: and upper darby police tell that you say william dean faces a slew of charges including aggravated assault and this isn't his first run in with the law.

in upper darby annie mccormick channel6 "action news." >> the mother of a south jersey murder suspect has been charged with helping her son conceal his wife's body. 67-year-old joe crosby was arrested at her sicklerville home this morning. she has been charged with hindering apprehension and tampering with physical evidence by destroying records. crosby's 28-year-old son kyle remains in jail on charges he murdered his wife erica crippen though burlington county prosecutors wouldn't elaborate, they maintain crosby helped her son hide his wife's remains. crippen's body has never been found. philadelphia police are thanking both the media and the public for helping them arrest a serial robbery suspect. officers captured rule iguera on saturday one day after he we aired this surveillance video. a tip led them to the resident and they say he's responsible for robbing at least eight businesses and restaurants throughout northeast philadelphia from

february 23rd to march 10. >> for more than 30 years now, law enforcement officials in three states have been trying to pin three murders on real estate heir robert durst. yesterday they got a break in one and the world got a possible couldn't fabc's marci gonzalez live in new york with more on the arrest of this eccentric multi-million fair. marcy. >> reporter: brian investigators aren't saying exactly what evidence led to this arrest but durst 's attorney is questioning the timing as he now faces a capitol murder charge: robert durst in a new orleans courtroom today, his attorney insisting the real estate hear heir is not guilty in the shooting death of his friends susan berman in 2000. >> rob durst didn't kill susan berman. >> reporter: a contrast to durst's chilling apparent confession. >> reporter: which aired for the first time just last night on the finale of hbo's documentary series of jinx.

the six part series profiles berman's death as well as the unsolved disappearance of durst's first wife kathy in 1982 and the murder of durst's neighbor in 2001. in that case durst was acquitted after claiming self-defense. in interviews for the documentary he repeatedly insisted he was not a killer. off camera, though, while in a bathroom apparently unaware his microphone was still on the bombshell audio was recorded. it wasn't until two laters that an editor discovered it and handed it over togolese it was so chilling to hear it. >> reporter: the 71-year-old was taken into custody saturday at this new orleans hotel where he was registered under a fake name and according to the police report he had a gun. the lapd which issued the warrant says the hbo series had nothing to do with it will arrest. but the fbi believes when he was arrested he may have been trying flee to cuba. his attorney denies that and durst is expected to be brought back to los angeles to stand trial.

reporting live, marci gonzalez channel6 "action news". >> thank you very much. if you did not watch the documentary you might not know that durst has ties to our region. he graduated from lehigh university in 1965. in one of his previous arrests happened in pennsylvania. back in 2001, durst fled texas after being charged with murdering his neighbor, a nationwide manhunt end whether he was caught shoplift tag grocery store outside allentown. he spent time in the northampton county prison in easton before being extra dieter back to texas where he was ultimately acquitted of murder. >> three delaware teenagers were sentenced today for beating a mentally challenged man. two 14-year-olds an 15-year-old were among the attackers in this infamous video from september. a judge ordered them under house arrest until the end of the school year. they will spend their summer in a facility for treatment and evaluation. and they will be released returned could school in the fall and remain on probation

until they're 18. prosecutors said all of the defendants made statements today acknowledging there actions were wrong. >> it was a show of solidarity by several local fraternities and sororities against the actions of one. this was the show us your true colors rally at love park today. members of local greek organizations wore their colors some response to the now viral racist video made by members of the university of oklahoma's sigma alpha epsilon fraternity. these groups part of the show a commitment to service and to love and to "drown out the hate." >> meteorologist cecily tynan joining us and you were telling us march an unpredictable month. >> exactly. we'll have a bit of a rollercoaster temperature-wise so hold on. let's go take a look at philadelphia international airport. we're at 53 degrees. we have lots of clouds around. winds out of the southwest at 11 miles per hour. so no wind chill at the airport. however, i want to show you in atlantic city where the temperature is 48 degrees, we

have winds out of the south-southeast at 14 miles an hour off the ocean so that's pulling in that cold air and also creating a little bit of a wind chill factor. makes it feel like 43 degrees. so, the wind chill about 5 degrees colder than the actual air temperature. we're getting a bit of the luck of the irish tomorrow, though. it will be mild, 62 degrees. we hit that early before a cold front moves through. that could touch off a few showers mainly north of our region but then behind that the winds of change in the afternoon and wednesday. i'll talk about the tumbling temperatures for your saint patrick's day. i won't do my saint patrick's day... i thought about doing my irish brogue. maybe for tomorrow. >> thank you cecily. >> thank you cecily. stay ahead changes in the weather by checking the 6abc storm tracker app along with live radar forecasts and severe weather alerts. you can report what you are seeing in your area. the 6abc storm tracker app is

a free download for your mobile device. >> the owner of a local basement finishing company is facing criminal charges, this after a story we did about an alleged renovation ripoff. "action news" monica malpass with the details. >> that's right, "action news" troubleshooter nydia han first warned us about this company back in. no it most recently went by the name of basements for less. "action news" brought customers' complaints about that company to the attention of prosecutors. coming up tonight at 5:00 nydia will update us on the charges against the owner and what you can do if you think you were a victim, to this plus we're live on the campus of the lafayette leopards as they get ready for the big dance. nora will tell us how the team feels about playing against the number one team and number one seed in the east villanova those stories and more coming up. brian. >> thank you very much. high quality healthcare

available to notice need. project home celebrated the opening of a wellness center this morning. the facility in north philadelphia offers primary care behavioral healthcare dental care a pharmacy and wellness classes. it's opened to the homeless and residents of north central philadelphia where fully half the population lives in poverty. >> they do such great work. >> they certainly do. it's a great organization. >> still ahead say yes to the bridesmaid dress without breaking the bank. we'll show you the hot new service for those in the wedding party save cash. >> plus, the pop star versus the fashion icon. why elton john is taking on designers dolce and gabbana over what they said about ivf. >> would you give your baby a little lager bottle. how about touching them with a road kill stuffed animal. they are two of the questionable stories we are covering in big talkers. >> and meteorologist cecily tynan back with that full accuweather forecast when "action news" at 4:00

continues on this monday afternoon.

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>> ♪♪ >> at first glance this looks like a thrilled college basketball team celebrating the victory that earned them a spot in the ncaa tournament. but if you look closer, you can see the moment joy turned into pain for georgia state coach ron hunter. he tour his achilles as he jumped up and down after his team beat georgia southern. he was able to hobble off court with some help but he showed up at a postgame conference in crutches. ouch. a ban on dancing in part of hawaii is drawing comparison to foot loose. not even hula danceing is legal at some bars and nightclubs on maui. the county only allows someone to bust a move if they are on a designated dance floor . >> [laughter] in a place that serves

alcohol and has a right kind of permit. that means people can't even dance if they are waiting for a drink at the bar. it's an old rule from the liquor commission and state lawmakers are pushing for a bill to change it. >> so don't even think about hulaing. on this health check at 4:00 vitamin makers have come up with lots of colorful appealing products for kids but the truth is chances are they don't really need them. kids who generally eat a balanced diet don't need any extra vitamins with one big exception, vitamin d. children need 600 international units a day, that's what's in four cups of fortified milk or four servings of fortified dairy products like yogurt and cheese. >> since most aren't getting that amount of milk, calcium is also part of that. so we often do recommend a calcium supplement along with the vitamin d. >> now if your kids are taking vitamins, there's one word of caution, keep them out of their reach. they look and taste like candy

and every year thousands of kids do overdose on them. >> here at the big board with the big talker a musical power house and fashion royalty facing off in a pretty fierce fight over family. sir elton john promising to boycott dolce and gabbana after the designing duo took aim at children conceived via what they called alternative methods telling an italian magazine that "you are born and have a father and a mother or at least that's how it should be. what i call children of can chemistry, synthetic babies, do not convince me ." elton john has two sons born with the help of a surrogate and he lashed out on instagram writing how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and shame on you for wagging argument at a little fingers at ivf and your archaic thinking is out of step with the times just like your fashions. well gabbana came right back calling john ignorant in the sense that he ignores that there are different opinions to which his are equally

worthy of respect. this goes back and forth and on and on. it is a big fight today. whatever happened to barbie and building blocks. these baby toys are raising a few brows and in this case a few brews. this is a baby bot t outside it makes you think or at least look like the baby is shrugging a beer. it's called chill baby little lager baby bottle and the company behind it fred and friends thinks it's hilarious. funny or disturbing would you buy your little one road kill toys smudge the squirrel? he's meant to resemble a rodents recently run over by a car. smudge includes body parts a body bag an death certificate. this is the avenging narwhale that comes with a tusk that can impala penguin for kids four and up only because of the small parts. no mention of the graphic know

nature. it's not really a poker face it's more like a permanent look of anger. this is albert and he is royally ticked off or at least that's how he looks all the time. the cat named for albert einstein has not one but two instagram accounts. pom pus albert who calls himself cool and unique and albert hails from the office into work, too. he looks like he has a case of monday every day at work i. wouldn't go near that filing cabinet if i were you. by the way not even toys can turn that frown upside down. >> i'm telling you if they come out with a new pet cemetery movie. >> that's the star. i was thinking the same thing. >> cast albert, pom pus albert. >> thanks alicia. let's get another check on the roads rider now. >> autumn in for matt. >> we have a disabled vehicle taking out the right lane. we actually saw the driver leave the vehicle run to get

gas, come back and fill up his tank. that has now cleared out of the way. but you can see it's taking about 45 minutes to go from the vine to woodhaven right now. taking a look at the big picture, speeds on the blue route 26 miles per hour. very slow in the southbound lanes. if you're heading down into the city in the eastbound lanes of the schuylkill expressway, it cleared up a bit between the turnpike and -- between the turnpike and the blue route but between the blue route and vine it's take about 35 minutes to do that commute. few incidents. the first in perkiomenville. north valve pike and colonial drive we have an accident. and a couple water main breaks. the first in doylestown swamp road between maple avenue and creek drive. the alternate is east street to get around that. down in wilmington north brim street between boehner boulevard. use north van buren street. all mass transit services on time with the exception of the trolleys. route 15 trolly is delayed because of mechanical issues and nice and clear on the area

braves. back to you brian and shirleen autumn thanks so much. meteorologist cecily tynan back with that exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast coming up next.

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ice in the schuylkill, it's running pretty high after the rain on saturday, so signs that spring is around the corner. temperature-wise not going to feel like that for a few days. dry conditions despite all the cloud cover and temperatures a little bit on the cool side, 53 degrees in philadelphia. it's only 48 degrees in allentown, 55 in millville. wilmington 54. and reading currently 50 degrees. satellite6 along with action radar showing what's going on. you can see all these clouds spilling out from the north. there's a warm front trying to move through but it's having a tough time doing so. it will be moving through tonight so we'll feel that difference with the warmer air in the morning. however, then a cold front will be moving through so the warm air will not be lasting long. it's 53 degrees here but washington, d.c. it's 64, pittsburgh it's 66, roanoke virginia it's 76 degrees so that warm air is not too far away from us and tomorrow's high 62 degrees. we will hit that around

lunchtime. right before this cold front moves through and then behind that front wheel see the return of a lot of sunshine but it's going to be windy. wind gusts up to about 40 miles per hour and temperatures will be dropping through the 50's in the afternoon. ly on wednesday, loads of sunshine as high pressure builds in but cold. the high only 41 degrees. and again it's going to be very windy. you factor in the winds wind chills will be in the 30's, so wednesday you definitely do want that winter coat. the call from accuweather for tonight lots of clouds and very mild for march. the cooler suburbs dropping down to 38 degrees. philadelphia the overnight low down to 45 degrees. so the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, tomorrow we hit 62 degrees early for your saint patrick's day. and then the winds gust up and then wednesday the high 41 degrees, loads of sunshine. i want to show you the wind chill, though. future tracker showing you wind chills in the afternoon 36 degrees in philadelphia. reading 32.

and allentown at 3 o'clock in the afternoon it's going to feel like 29 degrees. it's officially still winter. it's going the feel like it tomorrow. thursday sun with some high clouds 46 degrees and then on friday friday looking gloomy with rain, perhaps mixing in with wet snow in the northwest suburbs the high 41 degrees. spring officially arrives on friday evening and saturday looking pretty good, a mix of sun and clouds 56 degrees but then temperatures drop back down into the 40's on sunday, brisk and chilly 44 and monday it stays chilly with a high of 46 degrees. so enjoy that 62 degrees day early tomorrow because then temperatures dropping down into the 50's and the 40's. >> could it be the luck of the irish or brian taff's birthday? >> oh, probably both. >> celebrate in the morning. >> cake for breakfast. >> thank you. >> saving with 6abc is coming up. >> i can get behind that.

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>> it time to save with 6abc. if you've ever been in a bridal party you know it can be expensive if the gifts to the bachelorette party the average bridesmaid spends about $1,700 to help the bride celebrate the big day. well, today we're helping you say yes to that bridesmaid dress without spending a fortune. the average bridal boutique dress can run up to about $300. but there's a new online service called gather and gown where brides and her maids can gather around their computer and shop together for dresses that all fall under the $200 range. you order online like you would any other dress the shipping is free and you can sends it back if it doesn't fit. a little borrowed dress in new york city is a place where you can rent a bridesmaid dress for just about $75. kind of like men can rent tuxedos. the only heck can't here is that you can't alter those because they're rented. you have to give them back.

you can find a link to both on 6abc.com. just one way to help the girls save for the big day. >> bridesmaid everywhere breathing a sigh of relief. >> does get pricey. >> alicia thanks very much. that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 today. for shirleen allicott alicia vitarelli adam joseph and cecily tynan i'm brian taff. shirleen and i along with adam and ducis rodgers back tonight for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> see you tonight.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> a south jersey teacher is charged with invading the privacy of several students in his classroom. officials say he recorded at least nine victims and they believe this has gone on for two years. monday night, the big story on "action news" is the arrest of adam mayr. >> he was an english teacher at the gloucester county institute of technology and that is where we find "action news" reporter john rawlins live with the latest. good evening john. >> reporter: hi, monica. well, the prosecutor says the alleged incidents took place in the teacher's classroom either right after class or directorially after the school

day. >> it's certainly just want to make the public aware that this individual's no longer teaching in the school. >> reporter: the school, gloucester county institute of technology, a highly regarded vocational high school, the individual adam mayr an english teacher charged with invading the privacy of nine of his students. it's alleged he was apparently using a camera in what is commonly referred to as upskirting. >> the defendant was secretly recording these individuals with a small video recording device that was being used unbeknownst to the student at the time. >> reporter: the 37-year-old mayr rents a condo at this sprawling complex. there was no answer at his door this morning. his facebook page where this photo is from says he graduated from rowan university in 2001 and has been teaching at cgit since 2002. prosecutor she wasn't dalton says the alleged crimes took place in the classroom. authorities were alerted when a students felt