and a weed-field railline can be philadelphia's newest green space. ♪♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program. with jim gardner. monday night. the big story on "action news" tonight, an unspeakable crime in the lehigh valley. a woman found stabbed to death, and the police say the vick

vick -- victim's daughter helped the killer after the murder. and walter perez is live at upper macungie police. what are the details? >> jim, it is a shocking story. investigators say 20-year-old caleb barnes came here to visit his 14-year-old girlfriend. after the girl's mother confront the barnes saying she disapproved the relationship barnes allegedly stabbed her to death and then allegedly, with the help of the victim's 14-year-old daughter tried to hide the body and destroy the evidence. this photo taken by a resident of upper macungie shows the victim's victim partially submerged in a pond. when the police arrived it didn't take long to realize it was linked to a crime. >> there was a large quantity of blood in the front passenger's and driver's compartment. and on the rear-view mirror. >> and investigators searched an

area a few miles away where hours earlier a neighbor reported the suspicious vehicle matching the one in the pond. it was there they found the body of 54-year-old cheryl silvonek near the jordan creek. she was stabbed repeatedly in the neck and buried in a shallow grave. investigators went to silvonek's home and they found 20-year-old caleb barnes along with the victim's daughter. not only did barnes confess, he followed them his under-age girlfriend tried to help him after the murder by buying a few items at a local store. >> including alcohol, bleach bleach wipes, apparently in an effort to eliminate evidence of the crime. >> we spoke with neighbors and friends who say they are absolutely horrified. >> you hear about stuff like this happening, but you never like know anybody personally that it happens to. and to hear it and to be so close to home it's just heart-wrenching. i held sick all day. >> jean used to work with the

victim anticipates husband at a local supermarket and says that he was quick to help her when she went through a family crisis. >> he went out of his way to help me with my hours and anything that i needed. so if you need anything, just call me. >> barnes is held without bail on a slew of charges, including homicide and statutory sexual assault on a minor. the 14-year-old is being charged as a minor at this time with evidence tampering, abuse of a corpse and hindering an investigation. reporting live from upper macungie, walter perez for channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. two members of temple university's football team facing assault charges tonight. dion dawkins and haason reddick both juniors surrendered to police this afternoon. they have been charged with beating another student at an off-campus party in northern liberties back in january. temple says it is cooperating with the investigation and both players have been suspended from the team.

police tonight are trying to track down the person who stabbed an ice cream vendor in a bathroom today on the campus of la salle university. the victim just finished making a delivery to the blue and gold dining hall and was in the bathroom when he was stabbed in the shoulder with an unknown object. the attacker fled. and he was taken to einstein medical center with non-life-threatening injuries. two philadelphia firefighters shocked by 76,000 volts of electricity on the job today in north philadelphia. it happened as the pair broke down equipment after putting out a small bedroom fire on the 2400 block of west norris. they say they pulled an aluminum ladder away from the home and is it stagged a powerline. >> it came in contact, fortunately the ladder bounced back to the building. imagine if it stayed in contact with the wire we would have a waiver situation.

>> and eugene coulter was checked out at the hospital and released. and the other one in stable condition with third-degree burns. and knocking down a blaze in the hunting park section of philadelphia. it took them a half-hour until just after 8:00. wore which had at first about people trapped inside fortunately nobody was there. next the story of robert durst, the real estate heir who may have murdered three people. and tonight he is behind bars but the tale begins 33 years ago. and sharrie williams the extraordinary development is that durst may have accidentally said something into the hbo microphone that could be his undoing. >> all of this time he manageled to escape charges, but not anymore. follow along it truly read like a hollywood script. investigators believe that robert durst killed his friend susan berman because she had

information about durst's wife who had mysteriously disappeared. durst has said all along he is innocent, but a microphone picked up audio that may go against that. >> we came here to waive jurisdiction and go back to california and to get if on. >> but for now, robert durst is jail for the arrest and measured are of his friend susan berman. >> robert durst did not kill susan berman. he is ready to end the speculation and have a trial. >> the 71-year-old taken into custody at this new orleans hotel saturday with a long trail of questions following him. his wife kathleen vanished in 1982. his friend and confident, susan berman, was shot execution-style in 2000. then durst killed his texas neighbor claiming self-defense and the jury agreed. but now filmmakers of an hbo

documentary about durst's life have caught him in an unguarded moment that sounds like an admission. >> -- killed them all. >> durst appears to be talking to himself when he seems to say he killed them all. the off-camera audio when durst was in the bathroom apparently unaware his microphone was still on. but in interviews he repeatedly insisted he is not a killer. the audio reports a different angle. filmmakers say they were unaware of the audio until an editor discovered it and turned it over to police last year. >> it was killing to hear it. >> the audio and documentary had nothing to do with the arrest they vow they have other evidence. but again, durst agreed to do the documentary to further proclaim his innocence. now this is all being called into question. >> and speculation is as you

know, he is such a character that he might have been saying that just to be provocative. >> and that is what his attorney is claiming, calling him a great actor. >> all right, thank you. the fact is that durst has ties to our area. he graduated from lehigh in 1965. in 2001 he fled texas after murdering his neighbor. and a man hunt after shoplifting in a grocery store in hanover hospital. and he spent time in prison before extradited back to texas where he was then acquitted of murder. a mother of a south jersey murder suspect now facing charges of helping him. police arrested 67-year-old jo crosby at her sicklerville home today. crosby's 28-year-old son, kyle accused of murdering his wife. the prosecutors say that she

helped to hide her daughter in law's remains. her body has never been found. this is adam mayr a former teacher at the gloucester county institute of technology. tonight he is also behind bars for allegedly taking photographs up the skirts of female students. police same there were at least nine victims at the school and lawmen are saying any student who has mayr has a teacher in the past two to three years and believes she was victimized should contact police. we could be on the brink of a new era for open space in the city of philadelphia. you could call it parks and renovations. "action news" reporter kenneth moton live in fairmount park tonight. kenneth? >> jim, anyone who drives past the please fouch -- touch museum and area around it there is open area. and for time they have been trying to make this place and others more vibrant. multi-million there are projects

proposed years ago. they just needed cash and a lot of it to jump start. now that's happened. >> with the boardwalk, what they have done already for the schuylkill trail, for this area in particular. and the more that happens, the more people are out in the revitalized neighborhood in the day and evening. >> and the knight and william penn foundations investing $11 million to get five park projects across the city off the ground. the discovery center in east fairmount park near strawberry mansion providing leadership programs for teens and young adults. and the trail project creating a recreational path and lighted area along the schuylkill river in southwest philadelphia. love et memorial library and park expanded. >> a revitalized and connected set of selfic assets can ensure the long-term prosperity. >> taking $7 million to transform this large open space around the please touch museum and the parkside community.

centennial commons with a creative new place for children in west fairmount mark. and the fifth project, the transformation of the railroad the eye sore in spring garden. septa owns the land but it will eventually be sold to the city at a negotiated price after nearly $10 million renovation. >> park areas tend to attract sometimes problems at night. as long as there is police patrol and that type of thing i think it is a great thing. >> those foundations are kick-starting these projects but they will be paying for and using funds from state, city and private resources. the parks are expected to be completed over the next two years, jim. reporting live in parkside tonight for channel 6 news." >> thank you. and also in philadelphia the plan to reopen the patco station could cost more than $18 million according to a new study that will be presented to the drpa

wednesday. the station in old city is closed off and locked for decades. about 1300 passengers would use it every day, but in addition to the $18.5 million to reopen patco needs another $8 million to install escalators and entrances. still to come on "action news" tonight, a cold leader mysteriously missing more than a week reemerged. and a barrel of oil hits the lowest level since march of 2009. we'll tell you exactly what that means for your gas prices. and bullet proof, new jersey a new law for police requests for military gear to be used in local communities. and stormtracker live showing showers moving enthusiastic tonight. behind this get ready for a dramatic change in temperatures. i explain the weather whiplash in the accuweather forecast. cliff lee won't be starting for awhile with the phillies and pete rose with a new appeal

to be re-admitted to major league baseball. and ducis rodgers with those stories when "action news" continues tonight. you've probably picked "five things" a million times without breaking a sweat. no problem. so the pennsylvania lottery changed the name of "quinto" to "pick 5".

no sweat to play. pick 5. easy to play. simple to say. well, sir. after some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well, i'm gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a cake.

red velvet. oh, thank you. i made this. take charge of your retirement. talk to a state farm agent today. you've picked out four things before, right? one, two, three, four, and you're done. simple. so the pennsylvania lottery changed the name of "big 4" to "pick 4".

it's that simple to play. pick 4. easy to play. simple to say. here's the latest in the boston marathon bombing trial. the jurors today went on a field trip of sorts to see the boat that he was hiding in when he was caught. jurors saw the 100 bullet holes and the shot-out window. later in court, three police officers described the gunfire and bombs thrown during the confrontation with the brothers days after the marathon bombing. the man arrested for shooting two ferguson, missouri police officers says they were not his intent the target. jeffery williams appeared in court today. prosecutors say the 20-year-old told investigators he was aiming at someone with whom he had had a dispute when the officers were hit.

it happened at a rally outside of ferguson's police department last wednesday night. williams has been charged with felony assault. one issue that caught flak nationwide in the fallout from ferguson was military surplus vehicles and weaponry used by the local police departments, things like armored truck. and today the new jersey governor chris christie signed a law requiring local arguments to agree when county or municipal law enforcement agencies try to acquire military hardware from the defense department. christie says over the past fiscal year 2,000 requests for 17,000 pieces of equipment. israelis going to the polls in less than two hours to elect a new parliament. on this final day of campaigning benjamin netanyahu effectively did away with any pretense of reaching a peace deal with the palestinians. ruling out the establishment of the palestinian state and

promised to keep building settlements in east jerusalem which they consider to be the capital. and it shows him trailing the other party. russian president, vladimir putin showed up for talks. and he said it would be dull without gossip. and the fact he has not been seen anywhere sparked rumors that he was not well. oil prices fell to a six-year low today. analysts say it's because rising supplies are simply out pacing demand. u.s. crude below $44 a barrel falling more than 12% over the last week. the good news for drivers, gas prices followed suit. after rising for 40 days in a row over the winter aaa says

the national average is falling and the trend is likely to continue. chicago's iconic willis tower getting a possible new name. it is the second tallest building in the united states and now blackstone is buying it for a reported $1.3 billion. they are a private equity and real estate firm. the company plans to keep the popular sky deck tourist attraction on the 103rd floor. "healthcheck" at 11:00, a major medical group worried about doctors ordering tests that patients don't need. the american college of physician it is urging them not to look for heart disease in those without significant issues. not that the e.k.g.'s and the tread mill tests cause harm but that false positives lead to more tests and anxiety and costs

buildup. heart disease kills one in three americans so obviously it has to be taken seriously. but the organization is suggesting a focus on controlling risk factors such as obesity diabetes high blood pressure and high cholesterol. so a different focus for that particular organization. what about the accuweather forecast? >> we have a mild start to st. patrick's day. it won't be ending that way, but the warmer air moving in. with it a few showers. and stormtracker 6 showing showers moving across the delaware bay into south jersey. right now pretty fast-moving showers pushing south and east. and salem county couple berlin county and cape may county dealing with showers, and this is with warmer air. plenty of clouds upstairs and temperatures not dropping off very quickly. 46 degrees in philadelphia right now. down from the high of 55. 2 degrees above normal. a little bit on the mild side. allentown 40 wilmington 43. wildwood 45. and trenton currently 48

degrees. satellite 6 along with actions radar showing all the clouds spilling up or spilling down from the north through the day. you can see the line of showers. again, that's where the warm front. and behind it we have several hours of warm air, but it won't last all day. 62 degrees the high tomorrow. 9 degrees above normal. but we'll hit that around lunchtime. lots of clouds ahead of the cold front. perhaps a few spotty showers. behind the front we clear things out. plenty of sunshine by the afternoon, but temperatures fall and the wind gusts, this is really key, up to about 40 miles per hour. so it will be a very windy afternoon and we keep the winds out of the north through the day on wednesday with high pressure building in. loads of sunshine but the temperature falls about 20 degrees. 41 degrees. and you factor in the winds, the wind chills in the afternoon generally in the 30s. so wednesday, a bit of a reminder that it is still in fact winter. tomorrow morning plenty of

clouds to start the day. mild for march at 8:00 49 degrees. by 11:00, up to about 58 degrees. hitting temperatures in the low 60s early in the afternoon. but then they begin to tumble. by 5:00, 54 degrees. and that's when the winds will really be kicking up. so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, temperatures-wise early in the day, luck of the irish, 62 degrees ahead of the cold front, clouds breaking for sunshine. winds pick up and temperatures drop. wednesday, loads of sunshine but it really won't help warm us up at all. 41 degrees the afternoon high. and then you factor in the winds. future tracker showing wind chills. 36 in philadelphia 35 in millville. allentown the wind chill at 3:00, 29 degrees. you definitely still want the winter coat for wednesday. thursday, still chilly but not as harsh. 46 degrees. friday 41 degrees with periods of rain, mixes in with wet know

in the far northwest suburbs. so a pretty miserable start to spring at 6:45 in the evening. the good news is we clear things out for the weekend. saturday, mixture of clouds and sunshine, 56 degrees. sunday, we drop down to 44 degrees. monday stays on the chilly side with a high of 46 degrees. we have at least a few hours of spring-like weather tomorrow before the temperatures begin to drop. 60s eventually only one day this week. >> thank you. a delaware county woman with a little extra cash today is proof it pays to double check. pat and her husband, walt picked up a check for $50,000 tonight at the granite run acme. the shopper accumulated pieces in the store's collect and win monopoly game promotion. she was about to slow them out before deciding to take a second look. the good thing she did a

winning set worth $50,000. and jimmy kimmel live at 11:35 tonight and here is a preview of tonight's show. >> thanks jim. hello philadelphia look who's here? an example of what we have in store for tonight. >> may the force be with you. it is a different movie. >> you're right. [laughter]

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starting pitchers. >> it will be a long season for the phillies this does not make it better. the the phillies are shutting down cliff lee on the 60-day disabled list. he chance he won't even pitch this season. the elbow injury the same as last year. surgery recommended, but lee will try to rehab the injury first. >> this is the route we have chosen and yeah we have to stick to it and hope that it work out and hopefully i can get back and pitch for the phillies this season. and cole hamels throwing and may end up on the disabled list as well. and davis with the 3-run shot and phillies smoked 16-4. pete rose taking another swing at reinstatement. the new commissioner says that he has received a formal request from rose to be allowed back in baseball. and the commissioner will consider the request on its merp

its. and it could lead to the hall of fame for the all-time hits leader. the selection committee knew what he was doing lining up villanova and 16-seeded lafayette in the tourney. the two open with each other thursday night in pittsburgh. the cats are the overwhelming favorite. every team wants to be the number 1-seed but there can be a pitfall. >> the disadvantage is the pressure and you feel it around you. but you only worry about pressure if you don't feel have you what it takes to accomplish the goal you know. i feel like we have what it takes. and a great storyline in this one. lafayette head coach played for villanova in the late 60s. in fact he is in the villanova hall of fame. and he knows what he is up against but he is looking forward to it. >> it's exciting. it's scary. you know obviously i have followed villanova, i am a fan

and former player. i watched them the whole year a terrific team and they square the day lyteooityte -- daylights out of me. and a new coach, an assistant at penn for the decades. and the women an earned a seed in the women's tournament. they will face green bay saturday in the opening round. still to come the sixers road blues continue in miserable fashion. plus tim tebow in town meeting with the eagles.

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2012. he was at the training camp with the patriots in 2014 before cut prior to the start of that season. and the eagles have no plans to sign him at this time. sixers in boston sitting on a pot of gold can be uncomfortable at times. first quarter, celtics in transition. bradley drops it for bass right here. sixers down 20 points after one. second quarter, the outcome pretty much decided. bradley here one of seven celtics in double figures. that is 14 straight road encloseses, 108-89 the final. that's sports. all right, jimmy kimmel next. and "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. good night. >> "action news" is sponsored in part by --

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