family who said the attack was not the first. a protest in light of a scandal of a fraternity involving pictures of nude women. warming up the first full day of spring will bring brighter skies and warmer temperatures that will help melt the snow. meteorologist chris sowers joins us with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. clearly not happy about the snow we got yesterday. >> reporter: everybody else feels the same way. the good news, eva later this afternoon there may not be snow on the ground. temperatures are climbing into the mid 350 os later -- 50s later on. we'll see a decent amount of sunshine that will help to melt the snow. the roads in the back ground are wet. some of the secondary roads are slick. we're seeing black ice reported with freezing drizzle across south jersey, that combined with the frozen slush making the secondary roads slick.

take it easy out there. >> reporter: here's a look at the snow totals. claymont 3 inches. mcguire, 6.7. mount laurel. 5. warminster, 7. royersford 6.5 and media. above 6 inches of snow. very impressive system that raced on through here. imagine if that were february you would double the numbers that would have been a ten inch snow had it been colder. double scan live, crystal clear we're seeing patchy freezing drizzle acontrols south south -- acontrols south -- across south jersey use caution when you're out there. we'll talk about the warmup in the seven-day forecast. >> black ice is blamed for two separate crashes on i-95 last night. the action cam was on the

northbound side of the road, the other crash happened in the southbound lanes penndot was called to salt the road. there were no reported injuries in either accident. earlier this week we told you about a pitbull that a6abc.commed three members of -- three members of the adopted family. the animal control team was warned about the dog. >> reporter: we started to hear from another family only days earlier the same dog whom they were fostering viciously attacked and injured the family dog and they had warned the agency not to put the dog up for adoption. >> the lady said he was great with kids and great with other dogs. >> reporter: they picked up the 2 1/2-year-old pitbull and provide him foster care until they could find a permanent home.

they took her dog to meet him. the next day a terrible thing happened. >> he tried to get on top of my dog, my dog growled he gripped on chole's face and wouldn't let go. her dog had to have a number of stitches for the tears to chole's face. she called the representative who said they would come back and pick up the dog. she was startled when she heard that the agency would move forward to put the dog up for adoption. i said he attacked my dog. what if he attacks the kids. she saw a caption that dom was adopted. two days later the dog attacked the family, they had to be

hospitalized. >> i couldn't believe the poor family, the kids, it could have my kids. how can someone sleep at night knowing they dogged this dog out -- adopted this dog out knowing it viciously attacked my dog. >> reporter: after a number of attempts to get the agency to explain, the executive director called us to say while i don't know all the facts, we are looking into it. we have policy in place to protect families from dangerous animals. the dog has been placed in quarantine and will be put down. in hunting park, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> breaking news, seven children were killed overnight at a house fire in brooklyn, all of them are believed to be from the same family. two survivors were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. witnesses say i jumped from the time window of the three story home and yelled for someone to help her children trapped inside. more than 100 firefighters

battled the flames and smoke. firefighters are looking for clues is to what sparked the blaze. police are looking into the discovery of a body of a boarding house. officers found the body in the living room on spruce street. police think she had been dead for days or weeks from a gun shot wound. residents of the home have criminal records including sex and firearms charges. philadelphia police say the teenager who pulled the trigger in the murder of james stuhlman has surrendered. he is now in custody. he and two other teens allegedly tried to rob stuhlman as he was walking his dog on wood crest avenue. hamilton and brandon smith are being charged as adults. a 14-year-old was adler. former state senator vince fumo wants out of jail.

he filed a petition requesting an early release from his three years supervised probation. he spent five years in prison for defrauding state senate and two charities out of millions. an assistant u.s. attorney will review the pet petition and file a response next week. penn state students call for stronger penalties against the fraternity who put nude pictures on an invitation only facebook page. protester also want the school to expel the students. >> this is not representative of our entire university. >> this is unacceptable we are? support of our sisters who are crowd -- outraged by the

response of the university or lack of response. >> the university is aiding an investigation by police, the university official said even after the sandusky scandal more must be done to address sexual misconduct at penn state. suggest -- suge sniet collapsed after -- knight collapsed after being held on $2 million bail. else cooed of running over two people in the parking lot one died. bobbi kristina brown has been moved to a rehab facility she has been in a millionly induced comma since she was found face down in the bathtub. police are treating the case as a criminal investigation.

a second suspect daric andrews is under arrest in a road-rage murder in las vegas. police say andrews drove the getaway car after he shot tammy miles per hour. nouse was captured after allegedly shooting at myers and her son. myers' son is okay. more than 140 people are reported dead in yemen five attackers took aim at three mosque also. one attacker died when the bomb detonated prema -- prematurely. yemen is a known haven tore al qaeda, not isis. john kerry will meet with the from him of britain france and germany.

the u.s. wants a framework in place by april to reduce the number of machines iran can use to make an atomic bomb. in exchange iran would get relief from economic sanctions. a camden native who had a chance to meet president obama she was invited to the white house to discuss the strategies of making city streets safer. she talked about the sit down and the streets she grew up in. >> you'll be able to play anyone -- nintendo names on your smart phone. we're not the only ones ushering spring with snowfall. folks in boston are adding to their already record-breaking

snowfall. >> reporter: the poor folks in boston they have seen 100-inches of snow this winter and they are not done. that cold air that's pushing into the mid atlantic, we'll feel that next week, i'll have the details in the seven-day forecast.

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what's more important is: can you answer a-b-c-d? gina: what am i going to learn for my child from this test that my teacher can't tell me right now? >> 6 inches of snow fell in parts of maryland it caused school closings and accidents

warmer air today is expected to melt the snow. people in boston, there's plenty of snow around from the brutal beating that left the area with a record 108.6 inches of snow. the boston area saw an inch of snow from yesterday's storm. that's like a drop in the bucket. >> reporter: you can google this, you could say record breaking snow for boston, there are signs everywhere that says we did it. you guys have problems up there. that's the view of the ben franklin bridge. we have a lot of cloud cover upstairs, we have freezing drizzle reported across south jersey but our snowstorm is long gone it's working out to sea. double scan live showing a crystal clean slate. that looks better than yesterday, right? but, again some areas across south jersey, you can see it right there, there are patchy aerials of freezing drizzle. slow it down on the roads.

once we get past 7:30, 8:00 a.m. that's when we get above freezing. spring storms are not uncommon. woe technically see about an inch to two inches of snow every spring. ohio had 19.4 inches. this happened in april. this happened april 3 and 4th. it is spring, we're not out of the woods just yet. we have cold air in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. 32 degrees, winds out of the north northwest. everybody below freezing, dover 33 wildwood, 34. take it easy. if it appears to be wet more than likely it's glazed. if you're walkerring on the sidewalk, the black ice is setting in across south jersey and the lehigh valley. allentown, 30. 25 in philadelphia. wilmington, 26. millville, 27.

feels like 29 degrees in wildwood. satellite and radar there's what's left of yesterday's storm, continues to work out to sea. today we'll see some clearing, lots of clouds and breaks during the afternoon. the winds shift out of the southwest. temperatures get into the 50s and then this cold front right here that slams the door shut on it, we go back into the mid 40s for high. this is prefrontal. that's what we call it ahead of the cold front. today is a nice day. we get into monday, we get the cold front winds shift out of the northwest. chilly day highs in the mid 40s, when you factor in the winds it will feel like the mid to upper 30s. 40 degrees by lunchtime today clouds and sunshine. later this afternoon 51. reading and lancaster, sun 58, 57. and throughout the evening hours, the numbers drop off as the cold front slides through.

look at tomorrow morning. 20s and 30s throughout the area. once again be on the look out for patchy black ice developing on the secondary roads sidewalks, parking lots, things like that. the next couple of mornings could be dicey. of main roads wet. clouds and sun milder, 55 degrees, that he himself the forecasted high. winds picking up a little bit out of the west southwest. 15 miles per hour. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, shows the numbers dropping off. this is average for this time of year of the 55. we'll do ten lower tomorrow. windchills, 35 36. sunny and chilly for monday, 44. mostly sunny for tuesday, 48 and then we start to warm up again as the warm front pulls through wednesday, 55 degrees, thursday looks nice, 60. unfortunately there will be rain pushing through. friday, sun and clouds, 52 and

another cold front slides through saturday and sound. there were 60s in there we like that. >> 300 students performed at the union league this concert celebrates 75 years of music education by the philadelphia youth orchestra. the special event brought out all five pyo ensembles.

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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 6:24 saturday morning, the day planner looks like, throughout the morning hours lots of clouds and patchy freezing drizzle this morning across south jersey. there's a winter weather advisory up for south jersey until 7:00 a.m. watch out for slick spots. the numbers climb quickly.

8. spring has sprung are we done with the cold weather? the answer is no. the if you look toward the top of the screen there's a hefty shot of cold air lurking in the wings toward the hudson bay region that will come down toward the mid atlantic and the northeast sunday. this will drop temperatures back down into the low to mid 40s for highs. overall pattern will look like this. nice and mild, winds out of the southwest gets us into the low to mid 50s. once we get past tuesday this is what we call a ridge that will push east that will force the chilly weather out to sea. sunday through tuesday that's when the cooler air moves in. it gets better by wednesday. eva. >> turning to sports, nova plays in the round of 32 in the

ncaa tournament tonight. they have a good shot at the sweet 6. jamie apody has that, plus all the saturday morning sports. >> reporter: not since 2009 have the wildcats made it past the opening weekend in the tournament, standing in the way tonight, nc state, they are no slouch. here's jeff skeverski in pittsburgh. >> reporter: the last time villanova was in the sweet 16, ryan acano was a student at neshaminy high school watching the game on tv. now he can help, this group has their eyes set on a much bigger prize. >> i want to take the team to the final four. >> reporter: villanova is not just happy to be here. they want to take the next step to be a final four run. they do not expect to walk all

over nc state like they did against lafayette. a shot at the sweet 16 is at stake. >> it would mean a lot to us, if we can bet nc state. that would be great. >> we'll try to enjoy that, if we get there. all we can right now is concentrate an what we have to do to beat nc state. >> reporter: they have never played nc state but they compare them to providence a team they have beaten three times this season. the cats are not ready for time to run out on this season. with villanova in pittsburgh, jeff skeverski channel 6 "action news." the. >> tip off 7:10 p.m. tonight. sixers hosted the knicks last night. sixers are the favorites regardless of how you feel about the sixers, watching nerlens noel will be fun.

the rookie many of the highlights above the rim. a career high game for nerlens noel. the sixers won it, 97-81. >> and don't forget today the union play at 4:00 p.m. because the game was postponed yesterday because of snow and it's much better soccer where today. have a great one. # >> we have much more coming up on "action news" saturday morning, stay with us, we'll be right back.

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>> a man is found dead in the street overnight. >> a machete-wielding man terrorizes a new orleanss airport. the suspect is hospitalized after being gunned down by police. police in new jersey hospitalized after a deadly wrong-way crash. it's not feeling like it's supposed to, the first full day of spring. >> reporter: yesterday it didn't t but today we'll see mixed skies, clouds and sun and temperatures get in the 50s the snow you have on the front lawn now, by 4:00, 5:00 p.m., it will be all gone.

national weather service issues a winter weather advisory up in south jersey, we're seeing black ice develop on secondary roads and sidewalks and things like that. it's for freezing drizzle. temperatures are hovering close to freezing if not a little bit below. watch out for that over the next couple of hours. north and west we have the frozen slush on secondaries. millville, # 2 trenton 29. wildwood the lone location above freezing, 34. event at freezing or slightly -- everybodyeverybody else at freezing. 89:00 a.m., 33 degrees, 6:00 p.m., hovering in the low to mid 50s hooting for a high of 55. tomorrow we slam the door shut on the mild weather always the

cold shot moves in. i'll have the details on how cold this shot will be and how long it last in the seven-day forecast. eva. >> thanks, chris. new this morning, a man was shot and killed on the streets in pottstown. police are searching for the gunman right there at the intersection of washington and beach streets. police are looking for the shooter shooters they are trying to figure out a motive for the shooting. there were frightening moments understand the new new orleans international airport when a machete-wielding man ran through security. we have details on how it unfolded inside the busy terminal. >> reporter: police cars swarmed the terminal at louie armstrong international airport in new orleans. a man identified as 63-year-old richard white confronted a tsa officer. >> he pulled out a can of wasp spray and sprayed the officer in the face. >> reporter: white attack two

more tsa agents, one with a ma ma -- machete. >> the officer fired three times hight the perpetrator. >> witnesses say it was pandemonium. >> outside i hear pow! i heard people screaming and all of a sudden so many cops started coming by. >> reporter: several people including a tsa officer suffered minor injuries, abc new york. police say the off-duty police officer involved in a deadly wrong-way crash posted a photo on instagram hours earlier, three shot glasses filled with alcohol. this is the picture posted by 27-year-old linden police

officer. he drove the wrong way staten island crashing into a tractor-trailer. two other off duty officers and 4th person were at the strip club. the driver and another were critically injured and a third officer and another person were killed. new jersey state police have identified two people killed in the fiery crash on the atlantic city expressway. sean mcbride and gabrielle lynnes were driving in the westbound lanes in hamilton township when their car lost control and hit boot vehicle and caught fire. the -- another vehicle and caught fire. the driver of the other car was also hurt. the calls of the crash has not been -- the cause of the crash has not been determined. the children of the

comedian who was killed in a crash by a walmart truck will received $10 million. a south philadelphia business is turning to internet in hopes of finding those responsible for causing $2,000 to jim's steak. look at this video taken outside jim's steaks at 4th and south. you can see the two men talking to one another one starts banging on the window of the restaurant. he continues on and off for a minute his friend backs up and charges at the window shattering. they both took off. >> i would like to deal with it personally between he and i, if i find out his name and he doesn't come forward then we'll

go to the police. >> the pictures have been viewed 50,000 times. penn state students will be paying more next year for room and board and a senior aid to governor tom wolf isn't happened about it. penn state voted to increase average cost 4% or $200. they blame high food cost and payroll demands and other expenses. wolf's policy secretary said the governor does not support increases above the rate of inflation. pennsylvania officials say more people are working in the state. payroll hit a record high. 13,000 jobs were added last month for a history-making total of below 50.83 million. the tally means all the jobs have been recovered since the recession. a young girl was reunited with

her family last night thanks to the help of a good samaritan. 8-year-old jade dotson's mom michelle is a philadelphia police officer. jade was supposed to be dropped off at her grandmother's house but instead the bus driver left her off several blocks away. disoriented, she went into a warning where she was for an hour until a good samaritan helped her. the bulls company said the -- the bus company said the bus was being driven by a new driver and didn't know the usual drop off stop. governor tom wolf made a stop in philadelphia where he stressed his commitment to early

childhood education. the organization is trying to insure every 3 and 4-year-old gets access to pre-k. wolf said an investment in the state's children is an investment in the state's future. >> the insight i want to bring to harrisburg is the insight i got in the private sector. it's not just right you're right to wanted to it's a noble calling, but investing in early childhood education is smart. >> the budget includes a 120 million-dollar increase in early childhood education with the goal of enrolling 14,000 additional children. there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. give your home a new look with a fresh coat of paint. we have the details that will dave you big on your home improvement project.

chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, "action news" saturday morning continues saturday morning in just a moment. you

. >> winter went out with a bang yesterday and not too many people were impressed. many had to break out the coats shovels and doggy sweaters after several inches of snow fell. >> i woke up, it's snowing? >> i'm not happy about this weather it's not a good first day of spring. rnghts what's your name -- what's your name? >> spring. >> reporter: she said she was

sad when she looked out the window to see all the snow. the lehigh valley got the worst of it, shovel and snow blowers had to be brought out of the garage in allentown. a woman went to four stores for rock salt, but no luck. this sign echoed the request of many residents. police say this car was going too fast in the snow, the woman driving paid with her life. her car was crushed by a tractor-trailer after slamming into a guide rail on i-80. that's an interesting response from people yesterday when we were talking about the snow. do you care to share? >> i don't think we can say those things on tv. >> reporter: someone has explaining to do. they say march comings in like a lie yorn and out like -- lion and out like a lamb. march has felt like february.

we'll have cold shots coming through through easter. that's a look at atlantic city. double scan live for the most part is clear, if you look toward the right hand part of the screen. you'll notice blue here. we have freezing drizzle in burlington, monmouth and ocean county. spring is officially here. the average high is 54 degrees, one month from now, 30 days the average high jumps up to 66. there is light at the end of the tunnel. it's been a long harsh winter. 32 in philadelphia. dewpoint 28. winds out of the north/northwest at of miles per hour. pressure reading falling off. north and west we're dealing with frozen slush on secondary roads and sidewalks and parking lots things like that. fleetwood 29. slatington 29. quakertown 30. center city and chester 31.

south and east we're dealing with the patchy black ice. the secondary roads are slick. when i came into work i was dealing with black ice out there. exercise caution allow croferl yourself extra time. agenda beach 32, and avalon, 33. wood by any 32. slush on the back roads. south and east of city, black ice. reading, 30, wilmington, 32. later this afternoon as the storm pulls way it will take the cloud cover with it. we'll see sunshine by the midday. during the late afternoon and evening hours this cold front approaches from the northwest, clouds increase, maybe a brief shower north and west, late in the day 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

that ushers in the colder air once again. here's saturday, winds out of the west, southwest 15 miles per hour this will warm us up. with the add add sunshine it will get us into the 50s. the winds out of the northwest that will drives in the cooler canadian area into the mid atlantic and the northeast. sunday it will feel like the mid to upper 30s. a cold shot to come. monday not too much better, the temperatures get better highs in the upper 30s low 40s. the today looks good, the next few days are cold especially compared to averages. combination of sun and clouds that's the flavor of the day. temperatures in the 50s depends on how much sun you see that will determine how warm the numbers get. regardless how warm the numbers get today everybody drops below freezing once again for tomorrow

morning. that means there will be slick spots out there once again the same time tomorrow. millville, 54, allen torn, the lehigh valley getting into the upper 40s, low 50s combination of sun and clouds. 45 degrees, windy and cooler sunday monday, chilly, 44 that's in the city north and west. highs in the 40s everybody seeing windchills in the 0s. tuesday, sunshine, 48 degrees, wednesday, sunshine, 55. thursday 60. and friday, 52. >> that's more like spring. >> reporter: it doesn't last though. we'll talk about it later. >> spring arrives which means prom season is right around the corner. prom dresses get a dance around the floor teens were invited to shop racks at no cause and there

was jewelry to top off each look. # # when we go on vacation, it's hard to find, like, those little activities that are kind of fun and educational. i think with williamsburg, you have all of that educational part rolled into the fun. it's already here. this is probably the most fun i've had all summer.

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remastered verse of the film. here's matt o'donnell with a look at what hollywood has to offer. >> reporter: it is the first weekend of spring and time to go to the movies. insurgent is the second film in the science fiction trilogy. >> his heart goes out to you. i know it i stand helpless while you lose the one you love. >> reporter: oscar winner okay arrive at have a -- octavia spencer and naome was watts live in a future chicago.

they unlock the truth about the past and the ultimately the future of the world. the gunman stars oscar winner sean penn based on the novel the prone gunman. [growning] >> penn is suffering from ptsd. he reconnects with his long time love, but goes on the run before he clears his name. danny collins is the story of an aging 1970 rocker danny

collins who can't give up his ways. he decides to change course and impassion on a heartfelt journey and find his family and his true love. >> head to the box office, i'm matt o'donnell. channel 6 "action news."

>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 6:54 saturday morning, time for the travel forecast. after all the snow we saw yesterday it actually looks clear across the lower 48. there's a cold front sliding across the great lake states, for the most part it's moisture standard. there's a big -- starved. there's a bigger system across

texas. it will work east. if you're traveling across the high plains or the packed northwest. conditions look good. we have a cold front shot coming in the northern teern states will be -- tier states will be cold. chicago, 38 degrees, saint louis, 47. new orleans 07. jacksonville, well up into the 80s in florida. philadelphia is on time. logan, 28 degrees reporting drizzle and freezing rain, could be delays up there. chicago's midway and o'hare clear, 38 degrees, orlando pushing 70. atlanta, partly cloudy and 57. >> wants to give a room an update look ascertain don't have a big -- and don't have a big budget to spend? live well designers show you how to transform a room.

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>> good morning, it is 7:00 a.m., saturday, march 21, here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." could a vicious attack by a dog been prevented. we talked with the local family who said the attack was not the first by the pet. calling for more action, students at penn state stage a protest in light of a scandal of a fraternity posting pictures of nude women. the first full day of spring will bring lighter skies and warmer temperatures that will help met the snow. >> reporter: let's go outside to chris sowers, looks like a picture of winter. >> reporter: it's kind of pretty right. march snowstorms we talked about this earlier in the broadcast. march storms don't last so long, temperatures get mild, whatever snow you do see, a day or two