treating that crash as an accident. elizabeth herr is live in new york. >> reporter: with night fall the search operation was called off for the day. they recovered one of the plane's two black boxes which they will start analyzing immediately and first responders could start bringing down bodies and debris from the crash site perhaps as early as tomorrow. >> horror and sadness, that is how one local french lawmaker is describing this crash in the french alps, now called ground zero. >> this is a tragic moments and a dark day in our history. >> the german giant owns the german wings airbus passenger jet that crash nood this area near a popular ski resort. the company confirms that 134 passenger and crew were on board

and all are feared dead including teachers and students from an exchange trip. >> we are in a deep state of shock, the worst thing imaginable. heart sick family and friends are gathering at airports in spain and germany for any news. >> they know about 45 minutes into the flight, the plane lost altitude for eight minutes, why? they don't know. >> for now we say it's an accident there is nothing more we can say. >> the airbus a-320 aircraft captured in this video passed its routine inspection yesterday and the pilot was experienced so they don't know why there was no distress call from the cockpit. >> and u.s. officials say they are still in the process of trying to determine if any americans were on board of that flight, while they continue to monitor the situation closely,

for now they don't suspect terrorism. >> that is the latest here in new york, elizabeth live in new york channel 6 "action news." >> thank you the latest on this story later on world news after "action news" at 6:00. one man is in custody after allegedly being caught in the act of burying a woman's body in this backyard. he had to be tased and subdued trying to run. a witness saw him digging a shallow grave behind the property and called police. no word on the victim's identity or how she died. well, the owner of a montgomery county pizza shop detained a suspected thief until police arrived. the 23-year-old suspect took cash from a collection jar and moments later the owner took the guy down. david henry is live outside of

tony's pizza in plymouth meeting. >> reporter: yes rick you know graduation season is almost upon us, this is a pretty good lesson for a young grad on how not to apply for a job. >> 23-year-old peter fay shows up at tony's pizza and st. patrick's day, and he asks to apply for a job and the cashier goes to get an application and he looks around and unscrews a jar for donations for a little league team and takes the cash and stuffs it in his pocket and the owner tony is watching it from his office. >> i got upset, it's money for the kids. >> so tony marches to the front of store and shows him what could happen, he puts him in a

head lock and throws him down and the cashier calls the cops and peter apologize. >> he said he was going to put the money back and apologize and i was like you know it's too late. >> it's a special day for peter, it's st. patrick's day and i tells tony it was also his birthday. >> and a special day for you? >> my birthday too. >> so the birthday boys were wrestling on the ground. >> i'll never forget that one. >> the police come and put peter in handcuffs and recover the $10 taken from the collection jar but the story does not have a happy ending for peter. >> he asked for a job? >> yes. >> did he get the job? >> no. no. >> so now you know how not to apply for a job.

peter wassished issued a summons and will have to pay a fine. david henry channel 6 "action news." >> quite the story david thank you. no one was hurt after a school bus square veered off the road in montgomery county. nine students were on board the bus and the family that lives here was inside the home at the time of the crash the crash is still under investigation but people first on the scene tell "action news" that something was clearly wrong with the 58-year-old driver he told witnesses he blacked out before the crash and is being questioned by police. a montgomery county counselor is accused of touching one of his teenage clients, police say that 73-year-old bernard rivas was arrested last month when a 14-year-old client claimed he touched herself

times, the girl was able to secretly photograph the suspect twice. the suspect was charged and released on bail. turning to the forecast now, the march chill continues outside, winter could its are still a must during this first week of spring looking live from sky 6 hd it's still cold out there there is one day of warmth in the near future and comes with precipitation, meteorologist, cecily tynan, is at the big board with the good news and bad news. >> we can trade our winter coats for our rain slicker, it's going to be warm but also wet. today march madness, so far in philadelphia 39 degrees, that is a whopping 17 degrees below normal, this is the temperature more typical of mid-january than the end of march, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we started the day with lots of clouds and flurries and now the clouds are clearing out from the

north to the south and we have thick cloud cover south of philadelphia, filtered sunshine from philadelphia and areas to the north are seeing sunshine and that has an impact on temperatures allentown a typically cool spot is warmer than philadelphia because they saw the sunshine first reading is in the 40s and philadelphia 49 and millville 38 degrees, dover and wilmington still stuck in the clouds with a current temperature of 37 degrees. the evening planner will show you that temperatures will be very slow to cool off toebt 7:00, 38 degrees and 9:00 down to 37 degrees, you still need that winter coat. there is warm air though to the southwest and dallas it's 82 and little rock 79 and shreveport 80 degrees, we'll tap into the warmth for one day and it comes with showers and maybe even thunderstorms, and heading

into the weekend it's back to the winter chill. i'll have the details in the full accuweather forecast. >> i packed up my winter sweaters this weekend, that was a huge mistake. >> the good, the bad and the soggy. >> time for our "action news" traffic report. matt pellman is in the traffic center tuesday night. >> we are blaming the cold weather on cecily packing away her winter sweaters a bad crash on the blue route northbound side by baltimore pike, it happened just a little bit ago and you see a lot of emergency crews on the scene and they are blocking the northbound left lane what are you dealing with is a parking lot away from 95 this afternoon, use the local alternates we suggest like 320 or 452 also watch a new crash in bucks county at bustleton

pike and heavy delays on the vine street expressway, because of heavy delays on the schuylkill that are loosening up. and in newcastle county a crash along mill creek road close to red clay creek presbyterian church and a crash along dupont parkway we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. don't blame me. >> would we do a thing like that? we might. on a friday we might still ahead, angelina jolie speaks out about her choice to have more surgery that could save her life. ali gorman talks to a local doctor about the procedures. >> and a car crash is caught on dash-cam video after the oklahoma officer flipped his car.

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afghanistan president visited washington d.c. today for the first time since he was remembered. he began today's visit with vice president joe biden at arlington national cemetery and then joins president obama at the white house where they

discussed the future of afghanistan he pressed the slow down and withdrawal of u.s. troops. >> the president has requested some flexibility and our withdrawal. we will maintain our current posture this year. >> he pledged to have all troops out of afghanistan by 2016. and news from angelina jolie. >> ali gorman has the story from the "action news" big board. >> reporter: it's behavior for angelina jolie to share her personal story but keep in mind that is what is best for her may not be best for everyone. in an op-ed piece hollywood

a-listers angelina jolie had surge surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes. she has the gene that carries a risk of cancer for breast and ovarian. she wrote in another on said she had a double mastectomy. >> her case is unique the choice to have surgery is not only based on the brca mutation but history. jolie's mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 49. >> if you are someone that has ovarian cancer in your family if are you still brca negative you have a higher risk, much higher, than the general population of developing ovarian cancer. >> the surgery will greatly

reduce the likelihood of cancer but will not eliminate it and it comes with side effects. >> when you remove someone's ovaries, you immediately put them in menopause. >> that could spark hot flashes and other side effects. she will use hormone replacement and said it's not easy to make the decisions can you seek advise and make choices that are right for you. >> as for the brca mutation, it's not common and not everyone should be tested for it but here is a look at who 140 be tested. if you had evasive breast cancer before age 50 or a male in your family with breast can or someone has both breast and ovarian cancer in their family or if you have three first degree relatives with breast

can, those are all signs talk to your doctor about getting tested. if you have the risk factors, then testing is covered by most insurance plans. >> thank you. and new york city's board of health just implements new rules for licensed daycare centers for fighting childhood obesity, it's no juice for children under the age of 2 and children over that able can only have 4 ounces of juice a day and cutting the sedentary time to 30 minutes a day. a police car crash was caught on dash-cam video in oklahoma, corporal brad roberts was trying to catch a speeding car when his car veered off a ramp on i-40, it went across the grass and then rolled over, a good samaritan pulled the corporal out of wreckage and police say that slick roads played a role in the wreck but

the suspect got away. sharks are on the move after migrating south for the winter, they are heading back to the north can hundreds of them were spotted lurking off the louisiana coast. they are in a feeding frenzy scouring warmer waters, bull sharks and lemon sharks are common off the louisiana coast. >> still ahead on "action news" at 5:00, check your freezer, amy's kitchen is recalling more than 70000 frozen meals amid concerns they could make people sick. the details are coming up n. when you see breaking news or severe weather we want to you join the action email your photos and videos to jointheaction@6abc.com or use #6abcaction on social immediate yarks it's how you can be a part of "action news."

business is good for bx mexico w ever being so good the luxury automaker is creating new jobs. the german auto maker plans to

increase the production to 450,000 vehicles a year by next year. bradby who makes louisville slugger bats is selling the brand to wilson sporting goods. the bat maker has faced challenges in recent years including a threat to its source to ash wood for its bats. amy's kitchen is recalling 74,000 frozen meals that could include spinach that could be contaminated contaminated. amy's kitchen may have received spinach that contained listeria. including spinach pizza and scrambles. find the list at 6abc.com.

time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. cecily tynan is standing by with the airport behind her are you thinking about booking a flight to florida. >> just came back a few weeks ago and it was tough it was 90 down there but at least we have the sunshine back, philadelphia international airport watching the planes taxiing and we have sunny skies after being stuck in the clouds most of the day. and temperatures really struggling, 39 degrees so far in philadelphia, allentown saw the sunshine earlier, and allentown

up to 45 and trenton 39 and millville 38 degrees and dover 37, satellite 6 along with action radar along with action radar, showing high pressure is nudging in from the north and the clouds are eroding from the north, and overnight the skies are mainly clear and i am tracking a system coming in tomorrow and thursday. first warm front and then a cold front, the cold front has triggered the possibility of severe thunderstorms so a severe thunderstorm watch box is posted for the plains and this is something we have not seen at all this month until now. typically march is an active season for severe weather, the first watch box issued for march and this is the latest since records were kept since 1970. and only 20 tornadoes across the nation usually more than 190

this is just 15% of average this is because we have a lack of warm air, you need a big temperature contrast to get the severe weather. >> back at home, no warm air overnight low of 30 in philadelphia, 23 in allentown and 34 in reading and 28 in wilmington with mainly clear skies. we start the day tomorrow with a good amount of sunshine 9:00 temperatures in the 30s and sunshine and it's the opposite of today we got rid of the clouds today by tomorrow afternoon clouds roll in with the possibility of showers by 4:00 especially north of philadelphia and it's going to be a cool day with temperatures only in the 40s. so the five-day at 5:00 showing tomorrow morning sun and afternoon clouds and showers, and the high is 49 degrees and not quite as cool as today. on thursday 69 degrees, feeling like spring that will come at a cost with the cold front moving through we'll have showers and evening thunderstorms behind it on friday the lingering shower

possible in the morning and drying out and becoming cooler 54 degrees and saturday you may want to unpack the winter sweaters 38 is the high with aid shower or snow shower and mostly sunny and 48 degrees, adam will talk about if that warm-up continues into next week with the accuweather forecast. >> it's not right. >> thank you. stay ahead of changes in the weather by checking 6abc.com/weather can you find live storm tracker 6 radar and the forecast and get the latest from our team of meteorologists. there is more to come on "action news" at 5:00, several homes are evacuated when this giant sinkhole opens up in the middle of a street. and an irs scam hits our area hard. we'll explain why. and a big party hosted by a man he has never met. we'll tell you how a misspelling

turned two strangers into friends. those stories and more when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back.

"action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. budget woes have struck another major school district in our area now hundreds of jobs are on the line and we'll have the details. >> train track tragedies and how to prevent them is happening in washington, d.c. today and sharrie williams has the details. and the philadelphia archdiocese is asking folks to help welcome pope francis to our

city late this year. and the trenton school district is facing a big budget deficit and that means cuts across the board. the board approved a $1.8 billion operating budget and to close that they will cut 226 positions than is only the beginning. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic, is live with all the details. >> 226 jobs, some jobs are going to be privatized and one school is going to be closed. the district is in a financial crisis and the school district is the only way they see to close a gaping budget hole. >> there is no money to pay for things. and we have cutts and cut and cut. and there is nothing left to cut. trenton school board has unanimously approved a $297 million budget but with a $17 million gap to close cuts are required. pennington elementary school

will close next year and district wide 226 positions are being eliminated including teachers and para professionals and custodians. >> we don't have any money and when you don't have money it hurts everybody. nobody wants to lose their job but it is what it is. >> as she looks over the numbers, the head of the teachers union says that the state has to increase funding for schools that has remained flat for years and the charter school expansion has to be stopped because it's diverting desperately needed money they will pay $38 million to operate charter schools, we are taking dollars a way from the traditional public schools that serve most of our children. >> but the board is trying to retain as many resources as possible. >> you are able to keep

counselors and a nurse for every school. >> but cutting back on staff and closing a school means for student. >> that means more kids will fall behind and then the cycle repeats and it's not good for those kids as they get older. >> the superintendant says that the district is losing 466 students next year, students that go to charter schools insteds of public schools and dropping enrollment means fewer dollars to work with, they are asking the state to freeze the opening of any new charter schools in trenton, it's creating such a financial hardship here. i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. in philadelphia northwest detectives are asking the public to take a look at this man in this surveillance video they say he used a gun to rob the j and b market in logan this month, you can see the s&p's pants falling down as he enters

and leaves the store, he left a red bicycle at the scene. this is 46-year-old herbert cisco, authorities say is he responsible for three duringries since valentine's day, "action news" showed you surveillance of a man believed to be cisco walk ago way with a snow blower from jefferson street and he took electronics and other items from two other apartments earlier this month he tried to sell them at a pawnshop and was later arrested . and now the shooting of an unarmed man at a traffic stop. lisa merkel is accused of killing david cassic on february 2nd merkel tried to pull him over for expired inspection stickers, he drove off and parked at his sister's home and ran.

she shot him twice in the back after he appeared to be reaching for something that appeared to be something but he had no weapon. a man was killed when he drove his suv in the path of a car on hockessin last night. the man was making a left turn when he slammed head-on into another car and that man died at the hospital his 73-year-old passenger sustained serious injuries the drive of the other car and two passengers are expected to recover. at the "action news" big board now a forum is underway in washington, d.c., aimed at ending tragic incidents between trains and pedestrians its hosted by the national transportation safety board real people with life changing experiences near railroad tracks are sharing their stories. the ntsb is reminding the public that it's against the law to

walk along the railroad tracks or take short cuts or even sit near the railroads irk the railroads are in fact private property. 236 people were killed in trespassing track incidents including incidents here in the delaware valley. a man talked about losing his leg after being hit and a train conductor talked about how heart breaking it was when hitting someone that was on the tracks. >> the after effects were horrible, tried to go back to work and pretty soon, three days and it was hard to run the train afterwards. >> i was just trying to save five minutes but not backtracking and going under a rail bridge and now every morning i have to spend ten minutes putting my legs on every

morning. >> trespassing is a big issue facts though that every 3 hours a person or car is struck by a train. >> thank you sharrie. pennsylvania lawmakers are considering legalizing medical marijuana statewide the health and judiciary committees had a hearing in center city, they lift anded to a medical marijuana patient along with a pharmacist. they are against legalizing it saying there is little scientific proof it works medically, new jersey and delaware have already approved of the use of medical marijuana. speaking of delaware the state house is voting on a bill for their medical marijuana bill there, they have an oversight committee making recommendations regarding implementation and for care givers and employees for

people that dispense the marijuana. a just released report calls for more layoffs and spending cuts in atlantic city, the report put together by a governor christie appointee warns of a sharp cut in the workforce the stake holders must accept sacrifices and delay insurance payments despite the string of closures they did not consider a filing pat sweeney says it took no new actions and is prolonging the crisis. new jersey took a hit from scammers calling in bogusly saying they were from the irs they lost a combined $661,000 in new jersey the scheme has raked in $16.6 million nation wide. the irs will never email or call

you if you owe money they will only send you a letter. well, the recruiting drive is in the works for the world meeting of families in philadelphia, this is highlighted with pope francis's visits 10,000 volunteers are needed for the event that starts on september 22nd and registration is scheduled to start soon, all applicants are screened and we put the link with all the information for you on 6abc.com. all right time to check the traffic out there on a tuesday night and see how it's rolling, now matt pellman with a check of the highways and byways. >> big delco delays on the blue route 476 in wath smore, within the last few seconds our crash cleared out. the bad news is we still have hefty delays off of 95 through this point at baltimore pike and because people are hitting the

brakes on 95 they are running into each other speeds just in the teens in the left lane and the sizeable northbound delay coming away from the delaware state line and the 19 minute travel time is about 9. crossing into the state of delaware, look for a wreck at 202 at mount lebanon road by season's pizza and in newcastle wuch out for one more wreck at dupont parkway. no shortage of them out there this afternoon. >> still to come on "action news," she honked an a driver that cut her off and the next thing she knew she was in a texas hospital with a gunshot to the head. hear from the woman shot by another driver. and the cross country friendship of two men that never met. we'll explain coming up. and spring warmth is

building in the south and we'll get a sliver of this in the misdemeanor ill of the week and talk about the chances of rain in the accuweather forecast. and jeffrey lurie talking about the bird's big offseason moves. when "action news" comes rights back.

a texas woman shot in the head during a road rage incident is talking about the incident. kay did not want her face shown but wanted her voice heard. she honked her horn at a driver when a car cut her off on the interstate and then the suspect pulled up alongside her and fired a shot into her passenger side window. >> was he mad before and what did i do that honking at him for you cutting me off, his target was to kill me i believe. the woman says she wants the government to know she survived and that the speaking out will guilt him into surrounding. >> turning to sports jeffrey lurie is talking about the team's offseason moves. jaime apody is live with more on that.

>> we haven't heard from eagles owner jeffrey lurie since the march makeover that left the team unrecognizable. but the owner spoke today at the onners meeting in phoenix and he addressed what happened with howie roseman because he backs him as gm at the end of the season. >> changed my mind, what we do at the end of season so it's not the greatest idea to talk about the locker room at the end of the game at an away game. we sit down and have meetings and there were some teams that had double digit wins at the end of the season, that is not where our goal is. >> their goal is to go from good to great and that is why he is putting all of his final in chip kelly the coach was testing

himself in his first two seasons to see if he could succeed with the team in place. >> look at mccoy, not the style of runner that kelly preferred. >> where are we at where will we maximize chip kelly's vision and system or counter act it in the sense not try to maximize having chip and what he was bringing to the staff and organization. >> baseball jimmy rollins making noise from 3,000 miles away, in a recent interview he now feels free to be out of philadelphia free to be himself because the city is not conducive for a super star. hmm. >> and third inning phils and braves, up 1-0 and ryan howard a home run to center his third of the spring. and the very next pitch same

result. phillies beat the braves 5-3. and the flyers are back from a road trip they want to forget. eight games to go and they are tomorrow against the black hawks, while they were gone they lost all four games they now dropped nine straight on the road for the second time this season. >> we weren't the best team on the road, it's inexcusable. i don't have an excuse i can't make in you just got to be better it's nice to be home, you are more comfortable when you come home. in more familiar surroundings. >> the way they are playing, you don't see many smiles, but they managed to save some for their team photos. >> thank you jaime. a washington state man is taking an unexpected trip to

philadelphia on friday all because of a typo in an email. joey lives 2800 miles away and ended up on an email chain for a bachelor party because of his last name, just two letters different than a groomsman p insteds of getting the boot he got an invite to the party. >> said i don't know who you guys are it would be pretty entertaining if i came and crashed the bachelor party. >> i said come, come, we would love to have you been you he is even invited to the wedding. >> and the wedding party offered to chip in to get him to philadelphia but instead he start aid fundraising program online and he is using any

time for accuweather, we love you adam but this is pushing it. enough is enough. >> get used to it it will be another few weeks before we finally stay above normal around here. >> no way. >> you pretend you like me. >> going down by the minute. >> double scan live radar we are beginning to clear up the sky as we had a lot of clouds

throughout the day and we look at atlantic city live on sky 6, the sunshine is back in full force and the last place to see the clouds depart down the shore but grab the sunshine before that sunsets. look at the temperatures, north of philadelphia where the sunshine returned first from allentown to reading, in the low to mid-40s, philadelphia on the verge of hitting 40 the same for trenton and atlantic city and the farther south you are the cooler it is lagging in dover at 37 degrees even a few floating flurries south and west of philadelphia all along the warm front draped in the warm front and southern parts of ohio valley and bringing the first round of severe weather of this month, now parts of arkansas and missouri and eastern oklahoma and this is pushing through tomorrow and unlike today, we start with clouds and end with sun and tomorrow we start with sun and end with clouds and a few showers in the afternoon on the light side with temperatures

going about 10 degreed warmer at 49 all the fronts lift to the north and west on thursday and then the wind coming in out of the south on thursday so near 70 degrees, sounds great it feels nice however low lying clouds and fog on thursday morning, some rounds of showers and thunderstorms, as low pressure develops along the front and the cold front slides through here on thursday. for tonight the sky remains clear and cold and temperatures below freezing area wide and most of the suburbs coming in in the 20s, sun to clouds tomorrow and a scattered shower in the afternoon 49 degrees, then on thursday in the morning the problem for the rush on thursday morning not so much the rain, the fog and warm air is trying to pull in and we hit 69 degrees and the afternoon is damp and

showers and a rumble of showers and behind the front we dry out after a brief morning shower on friday and afternoon sunshine and much cooler at 54 and then here we go again. block your ears rick and monica 39 on saturday and a lot of clouds and even snow flurries around for the beginning of your weekend, the sun comes back on sunday, 48 and we try to get near normal on monday and we back it off to 50 on tuesday and it could be cooler than that as we approach easter. >> la la la i don't want to know. >> quick break we'll be right back.

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mmm, galbani (sfx: kiss). italy's favorite cheese brand. a street in middlesex county collapsed into a sinkhole this morning, earth trees and even a car tumbled into the hole, the car was lifted out of the hole by a crane this afternoon and four homes were evacuated after the ground collapsed, the officials hope to have it cleared by tomorrow and crews think a water main break is to blame. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team is standing by with these stories, a school bus with students on board plows into a home in montgomery county and police arrest a man trying to bury a body in the frankford section of philadelphia this afternoon. and delays for trash pickup in philadelphia, that story and more coming up next at 6:00, for

adam joseph, cecily tynan, jaime apody, sharrie williams monica malpass and the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams have a nice evening.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. tuesday night and police identify the woman struck and killed by two vehicles in bensalem and officials believe that pesticides poisoned a delaware family on a caribbean vacation but the big story tonight is the latest on the school bus that plowed into a

house in blue bell nine students were on the bus headed to the saint helena school on the 100 block of windermere drive. walter perez is live at that location. we are all grateful the kids were okay. >> reporter: no doubt jim, and it was one of the sixth graders on board that rose up to help save the day but first take a live look at the damage done, a tremendous amount of damage workers are on the scene here, a huge tow truck removed the bus a few hours ago and the people that live here are lucky to be alive. >> jill describing what it sounds like when the bus plowed into her home and into the computer room, the same room she and one of her daughters just walked out of. >> the force was great and sounded like an explosion, i literally thought there was a gas leak and something