plane, stuck in the mud in delaware, that is next on "action news". honda vehicles park all over philadelphia a, seem to be under a assault. thieves are shattering windows and break nothing to vehicles for the express purpose of stealing their air bags. it has been going on for more than a month, including 20

just this past weekend. monday night the big story on "action news" tonight is the search for the the air bag bandits that are costing a lot of motorist a a lot of money. live from wind field heights in philadelphia, "action news" reporter sharrie williams sharrie? >> reporter: and, jim, repair shops tell us that these air bags in these hondas are inter changeable. thinks an honda sur but once inside they say it only takes a matter of seconds to re move a set of screws and get to the air bag. air bags, they are the latest hot item being sought after by thieves. >> the part that they are targeting is a relatively high ticket item that can be access varied quickly. >> reporter: so quickly a professional crook can lift the air bag in less than a minute. >> would i imagine just like anything supply and demand you know for every legitimate business there is somebody out there taking advantage of things. >> reporter: michael gibbons

with gibbons automotive showed me how it works. >> that is that. that quickly disconnecting one wire and you are off. >> reporter: just this weekend, 20 vehicles were broken into in south philadelphia and five were hit in rhawn hearst. all targeted for their air bags. jean keyhoe heard a commotion outside and woke her husband. >> she said somebody is trying to steel our car. i ran down the steps. got the key and hit the panic button. >> reporter: once in hand thieves sell the air bags to the black market to shady repair shops for 50 to $200. the shops collect more than a you this dollars from insurance companies for installing them as replacements. all of the vehicles targeted this weekend were either honda or acuras and that has car owners like harry keeping a watchful eye. >> it is a concern. you pull in the parking garage. you leave it there you don't think twice. you think everything is under camera surveillance in the

city. >> reporter: a massive recall is underway right now for a number of car makers for air bags. honda is included, as one of those car makers investigators have not said if this recall could be driving the up tic, jim, in the stolen air bags. we are live from wynfield heights, carry williams channel six "action news". >> thanks, sharrie. it is finally free tonight, the frontier airlines plane that was literally stuck in the mud since last night, it is now back on solid ground in new castle county airport. here's how it looked this afternoon from chopper 6hd. the jet rolled off the the taxiway into the the. its nose gear and right main wheel sank in under all that weight. none of the 105 passengers on board were hurt but their flight was delayed, they were finally able to get out today. the airport did remain opened. word has come that one of the two victims in the collision between suv and dirt bike has died.

"action news" reporter kenneth moton is live from the 7200 block of hawthorn street in the the mayfair section of philadelphia kenneth, what have you learned from police and the driver of the suv. >> reporter: that it was a tragic preventable set of circumstances, jim. that 19 year-old male dirt bike driver died after the the collision in this intersection. the 19 year-old woman riding on the back of the bike suffered bad injuries but tonight she's still alive. it was left in pieces the remnants of the mini dirt bike after the male driver and woman riding on the back, slammed head on into kevin keithing's chevy tahoe. >> difficult not the see them until the last minute. i don't know if i closed my eyes when the impact happened and slammed my brakes. i just know he was not looking at me. it looked like he was looking back toward cottman avenue. >> reporter: he says he was on the 2700 block of hawthorn street a block from cottman avenue around 1:30 in mayfair. the the dirt bike was speeding down the roadway and even on

the sidewalk before it collided with the tahoe. keithing, a former army met i can, jumped out to help. >> i was kind of trained for these traumas, so that kicks in the beginning. >> reporter: would the man was seriously injured but investigators say the illegal street ride had deadly consequences for the male driver who was pronounced at aria torresdale monday evening. >> it is not worth the the acknowledgevation kids having a joy ride on something that is illegal. if you want to have something to drive around with, go get your license and buy a car. >> reporter: the deadly accident comes days after a sat take crackdown of dirt bikes and atv's. major crimes confiscated 70 vehicles some stolen. all to prevent dangerous scenes like these on city street residents wishing there was an outlet, maybe a dirt bike park for these illegal riders who appear to have no fear that would be a awesome, keep them off the street probably would never have happened. >> reporter: this crash happened right next to saint matthew parish. after he spoke with investigators we watch the

driver of that tahoe walk right into the church, to pray for the injured. their names have not been released but we understand tonight that yes, they have been identified. reporting live from mayfair, kenneth moton channel six "action news". >> kenneth, thank you. police are still trying to track down the man who held up this gas station in upper chichester. as the bandit drove away a customer in the store tried to chase him down but the driver of the car backed up and ran over the good samaritan and then the car moved forward and then ran over the man again. he is in the hospital. the suspect is still at large. we are in for more unseasonably cold weather, and there could even be more flurries in the morning, in parts of the tri-state area lets check with meteorologist cecily tynan and accu weather, cecily. >> reporter: jim, we're three days into spring but we cannot seem to shake that winter chill. you step outside you need winter code, scarves gloves. 37 degrees in philadelphia right now. in millville it is 32.

trenton dropped down to 31. wilmington 37. reading 34. allentown 31. wildwood currently at 34 degrees. storm tracker six live double scan showing that there is a weak disturbance that is pulling down to the south and you can see that is bringing in some flurries across central pennsylvania and it is not out of the question that some of them will sneak into our region. it is not a big deal. it will not coat the ground. you could see a few flakes falling for your morning commute. it will be cold. you step outside drive to work, there is school tomorrow plenty of cloud temperatures in the 20's. it will stay cold tomorrow but i'm tracking a mid week warm up as well as some showers and perhaps the first spring thunderstorms in the a accu weather seven day forecast, jim. all right, cecily. with the chilly spring temperatures you can plan your day ahead about the free six abc storm tracker app. it has the hourly and seven day forecast is right now showing a warm up on the way. the. the u.s. department of

justice had has reviewed almost 400 police involve shootings in philadelphia since 2007. the review was ordered by commissioner charles ramsey after four straight day of of police involved shooting in may of 2013. three of the shooting where is fatal. at a news conference today a justice department official says that poor training has left philadelphia's police with a mistaken belief that fearing for their lives alone justified the use of deadly force. the report also says that police officers mistakenly per received blacks at a threat as more than twice the rate of whites. the report makes 91 recommendations. >> it is a good report with a lot of ol i had recommendations that as the man mayor mentioned that we're already in the process of implementing some of them but we certainly are looking at each and everyone iron i'm coming up with a strategy for implementation. >> the the norristown police department held a public

meeting tonight to talk about how to reduce crime. police chief mark talbot discussed the department's efforts to boost community policing as well as ways to berth interact with residents. today for the first time we have seen the video of the mob attack begins a 15 user old on a septa subway platform. this happened last thursday at the broad and locust station in center city philadelphia. live at the entrance to that subway stop is "action news" reporter dann cuellar. dann, what is the latest on this. >> reporter: well, jim it all began a couple blocks away on south broad and victim ran down to broad and locust a and in the subway station. the disturbing video is being distributed to administrators to nearby schools hoping they can identify the half dozen or so young a assailants. the attack happened on the septa subway northbound platform at broad and locust. mob of teens who appeared to be laughing swarmed around the 15 year-old victim and then jumped him. leaping, punching and kicking as he tries to get away.

>> from the video it looks like six or seven maybe punching and kicking him. as he fled away he slipped. that is when he started to get kick. >> reporter: the assault took place last thursday just before 4:30 and began in the 400 block of south broad. victim was walking with his friend and two girls when they attracted the mob's a attention. >> apparently something was said toward the females i believe, that sparked something between the complaintant and the offenders. >> reporter: police say 49 ran in different directions. victim ran down to the subway and tried to blend in with the rest of the crowd but it didn't work. the the commuters were disturbed when i showed them the video. die and patton says she's constantly looking offer her shoulder. >> i wanting to home. i don't want to look over my shoulder constant lynn a give a prayer of thanks what is going on, okay. i can't believe what you just showed us. >> it is very disturbing with what is going on with these children today. it israel willly disturbing.

>> reporter: now, the the 15 year-old victim was treated and released for a number of bumps and bruises. police are asking if you recognize any young assailant to please call them. live from center city, dann cuellar for channel six "action news". archbishop charles chaput and sister marry skull beyond of project home launched a new initiative to help the homeless. oscar romero day of commitment took place today n advance of the world meeting of families in september, the archdiocese team up with sieve is i can and business leaders to visit homeless shelters food pant tries and health clinics to raise awareness have of poverty. still to come on "action news" tonight, a threat to the relative of president obama prompts a security scare at ncaa basketball game tonight. plus pen tait's president order a deeper probe into the entire fraternity and sorority is tell, in state college. and under the gun, tonight

american state authorizing firing squads for executions again, cecily. get ready for another cold day tomorrow. i'm tracking this warmth to move in our way later in the week but don't get used to it. i'll explain and track our next chance of rain in the accu weather forecast. plus driving up costs has pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware ranked for car insurance bills when "action news" continues tonight.

a princeton basketball player leslie robinson was made at the university of maryland tonight where princeton was playing in the second round of the women's ncaa basketball tournament. robinson is president obama's niece and officials were taking the threats seriously. an increased security at the arena. no details about the nature

the specific nature of the threat, have been released. police say there is no evidence that a gang rape described in a rolling stone magazine article took place at the university of virginia frat house. the the investigation was launched five months ago after the university asked charlottesville police to look into the the allegations. the magazine came under fire after descrepancies were discovered in the story. police say that the case is not closed but it is suspended. investigation into a penn state fraternity's role in posting pictures of naked and semi naked women is now leading to a deeper examination of greek life in state college. university president eric baron said tonight that he is it ising up a task force to look into fraternity and sorority system whether a buyses are being ignored whether diversity is being promoted and fund. ly to define its purpose on campus. as for kappa delta row the

chapter has been suspended for a year while the criminal and university probes continue. former nfl star darren sharper faces nine years behind bars after admit ago this he dragged and raped two women. the it is part of the plea deal work out to resolve sex assault cases in four states. had he gone to trial sharper could have faced decade in prison. sharper retired from the nfl in 2011, after a 14 year career with three teams. death by firing squad, that will now be an option for executions in the state of utah. the only state in the country to allow that kind of action for capitol punishment. even they the governor called firing squad a little bit gruesome he signed the law today for cases when no lethal inn correction drugs are available. there have been shortages in those drugs in recent years and controversies about botched executions, from the the mix of drugs being used.

republican senator ted cruz from texas today a announced he is running for president. he is the first major candidate to declare and champion of the conservative voters. >> i believe in you. i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives, rising up to reignite the promise of america. >> reporter: cruz made his a announcement at liberty university in lynchberg, virginia. a christian school founded by reverend jerry fallwell. he said imagine the united states without irs or abortion rights. he drew a huge response said imagine a new president signing legislation in 2017 repealing every every word of obama care. three workers were killed in north carolina today when scaffolding of which they were working give way. men fell about 200 feet to the ground. witnesses say they heard cracking and popping before the platform came crashing down. the the investigation is

underway into exactly what went wrong. new jersey news room tonight, an annual insurance industry report find the garden state has the most expensive car insurance the in the country. new jersey drivers paid $1,220 in 2012, that is almost 50 percent higher than the national average. the state banking and insurance spokesmen says it has to do with new jersey being one of the most densely populated states leading to more cars on the road and therefore, more accidents. delaware had the sixth highest rate. pennsylvania pennsylvania was just a above the national average. on health check at 11:00 do you have diabetes and not know it fact is that is the case for one in three americans who have the disease. but a new study found that improvement is on the way on the diagnosis front. researchers are crediting that to the affordable health care act known as obama care. more patients are going to the doctor now that they have

health insurance. in a study of 26 state with newly expanded medicaid coverage diagnoses of type two diabetes was up nearly 25 percent. it may not seem like spring yet with the temperatures still will well below average but doctors say that allergy season is arriving. the asthma center started its pollen count testing and found tree will pollen at high levels specifically mapel and juniper. experts expect grass pollen to start circulating next sometime in april. so now is the the time to talk tour doctor to make a plan. most allergy medications are more effective to prevent symptoms before they start. it seems to me that we're kind of losing on two front it is still cold and allergy season. >> you just can't win. i do have warmer weather on the way. it won't last long. it will come with some rain. tonight storm tracker six live double scan showing that we have a few snow flurries working into our western suburbs.

it is a clipper, it is not very strong. the you can see just to the west of lancaster right now over 283, and route 30 we're seeing light snow flurries and a few more could be working in the the overnight hours but the action cam was out and about looking up this evening at the the waxing crescent moon. 19 percent visible. the last night you could see the moon and venous, i have posted a photo of that on my facebook page from one of my viewers who took the the photo. nice sky conditions. now cloud are beginning to build in. philadelphia is 37 degrees. millville 32. allentown 31. wilmington 37. wildwood 34. reading currently 34 degrees. satellite six with action radar showing this clipper. notice the radar echoes are starting to break apart. it is not a a very strong system. most of the moisture will fall apart but a few flurries here and there overnight and early tomorrow morning. then high pressure takes over. that will bring us return of sunshine after a cloudy start to the day, still chilly

three days in a row with temperatures stuck in the 40's. 45 degrees. that is 10 degrees below average for this time of the year. temperatures will be more seasonal on wednesday as high pressure moves off shore with just getting the flow out of the east and that will bring us temperatures in the low 50's. 52 degrees. with this warm front moving in the afternoon cloud will thicken and showers on the way. behind that warm front we have a surge of warm air on thursday for some showers, maybe even a thunderstorm and then a cool down by end of the week. call for accu weather for tomorrow morning lots of cloud, flurry at 8:00. 28 degrees by 11:00. thirty-four by the afternoon. load of sunshine. but still temperatures running ten to 11 degrees below average. don't pathway winter coats just yet. the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, 45 degrees, morning cloud, afternoon sunshine. on wednesday up to 52 degrees but cloud roll in with afternoon showers and then

thursday 69 degrees finally feeling like spring for one day but then a cold front will bring us some showers. perhaps a rumble of thunderstorms in the afternoon. few door tracker shows by 5:00 a good line of downpours moving in the region for the evening commute. behind that system on friday it turns cooler, breezy 567892 degrees. saturday bitter cold. 39 degrees. then on sunday little bit of recovery 46 degrees. machine cloud bracing for some sunshine, possibility of an afternoon shower and a high of 54 degrees. if we could get 69 degrees weather with bright sunshine i think most of us would be happy. that will happen eventually but just not this week. >> thank you. >> jimmy kimmel live coming up a at 11:35 right after "action news". the here's jimmy with a preview of tonight a's show. >> thanks jim, hello philadelphia just for you tonight. >> it is called a temporary name we will come up with something more exciting.

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thursday at connell funeral home in his hometown of bethlehem. would be license from noon to 4:00. the second one from 6:00 until 9:00 at night. so the next drama and intrigue for the eagles is upcoming. >> yes, they still have to find a wide receiver or two. chip kelly is at nfl owners meeting in phoenix. he is a popular figure given trades and free agent signings he a maid this month. here is chip arriving. coach kelly confirms eagles did work out tim tebow but says team was just doing its due diligence. rumors continue to swirl that some pieces that the eagles recently acquired will be used to get another mobile quarterback, oregon's marcus mariota. >> when we make maneuvers we make maneuvers because we want to acquire those players. i think sometimes people it makes for good bar room talk and things like that but we're very comfortable with where we are and we will attack the draft. that is with your our next

phase is. free agency is over in the next week or so and we are concentrating on is what the the best maneuver for us in the draft. >> nfl owners slightly changed the rule that cost bryant a catch in the last seasons playoff. a receiver must establish himself as a runner then just make a football move. bad news for cowboys fans under the revision that is still in the a catch. not a good feeling but familiar feeling for villanova an early round exit from the ncaa tournament. latest comes as number one seed despite struggles, don't expect jay wright to make wholesale changes to his approach. >> we have looked at success we have had in the nk double a tournament and we have looked at the failures that we have had and we have looked at is what the best way to do it at villanova we feel like we are doing it the best way. we feel like we have to just keep knocking on the the door. we have to keep getting back there we will bus through. >> nova will lose senior darren hillard and jayvaughn pinkston but cats have a lot

of talent returning. they expect to be a force again next season. >> i have already started to think about next year and what we can do better and just over all the team that we have. losing darren jayvaughn and pieces we will bring in next year this one would be tough to live up to but we will in the judge ourselves on the team verse that he is team because there will be two completely different teams. still to come a first in major league base wall occurred in the phillies/twins game. plus call it the curse of the president. see why princeton's women's run is over.

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on princeton too. princeton hangs for a half, minister land goes on a 17-two run. princeton loses by 15. the tigers undefeated run is over. they finished 31-one. two weeks from today phillies regular season will be underway this afternoon inner play in clearwater. phils and twins, ryne sandberg and paul molitor, first time two hall of famers managed against one another. codey asche, one rub home run, third of the spring phillies win three to nothing. the that is sports. >> thanks, ducis. jimmy kimmel leave next on channel six followed by night line. chelsea clinton and adam corolla and music from the zach brown band. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edward, matt o'donnell, david murphy and karen rodgers for traffic. for cecily tynan and ducis rodgers, i'm jim gardner, good night.

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