"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon, in the news two americans were on the flight

that went down in france yesterday. the new information about that plane crash. >> and a thief at work inside a local supermarket, the bold way he stole thousands of dollars in groceries. >> but the big story is rain heading our way as we look outside at sky 6 hd at the jersey shore in atlantic city. we are expecting afternoon showers you can tell from the sky that things are starting to gray out there a bit. david murphy joins us with the latest at the big board. >> there is rain from the western suburbs, stormtracker 6 live double scan tracking it for you. mostly light precipitation, you can see through this series of images, we get yellow popping up and it doesn't last long and this is nuisance precipitation and the western half of newcastle county delaware and those of you in south jersey and the delaware bay are close to seeing the first drops. it's colder in pottsville and

areas north of harrisburg, so perhaps a bit of wet snow popping up here and that is just a nuisance and in our neck of the woods it will be rain today. and a second batch is here to the west and tracking towards the east, most of this is heading north of delaware and lehigh valley but i'll allow a second batch for the northern and western suburbs. this is the main precipitation we'll get this afternoon and then a couple of lighter sprinkles later on. satellite is showing cloud cover coming through this morning and it still is in south jersey and places east of this rain. we'll look at cloudy skies the rest of the way with a sunny break. temperature-wise, we are improving, 41 in wilmington, allentown as the rain pushes in we'll see the numbers push up.

50 this afternoon if the rain takes its time coming through, and it robs us of sun we'll stop at 48 but better than yesterday when we topped out at 40. tomorrow night is also low, we have a milder day and we'll bust past the average high and more rain, storm tracker 6 is lined up with this story. >> we'll check in later stay ahead of the changes in the forecast, by checking 6abc.com is it weather, can you find live stormtracker 6 live double scan and get the latest from our team of meteorologists. in other news, investigators are looking for a cause of a massive blaze in bethlehem residents that live near the burning building were told to stay inside. the three alarm blaze started at 3:00 this morning on mock chunk road at one point the power

company cut service to 2700 customers so crews could fight the flames. walter perez is live at the scene what is the situation? >> reporter: well sara, you can see plenty of smoke still coming from the building, fire crews remain on the scene this is the 1100 block of mock chunk road. it started at 4:00 this morning at the fabricating company. crews got this under control two hours ago but this whole region was covered in smoke that is why a shelter in place ofrder was in place for people that nearby and that order has since been lifted. power was cut to 1500 to 2000 customers in this area and 300 remain without power at this hour, that was done as a precaution because of the power

lines nearby. and air tests are regularly being performed and so far no indication of toxins or pollutants in the air right now. and now we are waiting for a 1:00 update from the fire chief but at this point no injuries are reported and no indication of anything suspicious about this fire, it's under control and plenty of hot spots and smoke as you can see. reporting from bethlehem, walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you walter, we are following this developing story former sportscaster don tollefson is in a buck county courtroom to be sentenced today. he was found guilty of selling bogus sports package that he claimed would help charity. his attorney is arguing against jail time and "action news" reporter chad pradelli is in the courtroom for the sentencing and will have a live report at

12:30. the leaders of germany, france and spain are in the alps paying tribute to the people that were on the plane when it went down yesterday. most passengers were german and spanish and we learned two americans were also on board. it's not clear why the plane went down one black box has been found but it is damaged but officials say it can still be useful. a buck county teacher is out on bond today. michael switer was charged with having a romantic relationship with a student at william tenent high school. annie mccormick joins us now live with reaction. >> reporter: sara, authorities found out about the alleged inappropriate relationship between the student and teacher, the teacher who is also a husband and father faces serious

charges, students are upset about the arrest of 33-year-old michael switer a long time social studies teacher he was charged with unlawful contact of a minor and institutional sexual assault a charge they can face if they have indecent contact with the student. >> now everybody is upset about it and on edge. >> it's really crazy how that happened. he was a good teacher, i had him for law and justice last year and he did so much for the school. >> according to an arrest affidavit, this happened off the last couple of weeks she said that she met with her teacher several times at the school and at a local coffee shop where they kissed and talked about

sexual intercourse during that time she was still 17 they admitted to swapping emails sexual in nature and planning a sexual rendezvous at a local hotel to consummate their relationship. that never happened and instead detectives intervened. the school released a statement. though were saddened by the situation and as soon as we were made aware the employee was placed on leave our concern is first and foremost focused on our students. >> today we went to swider's home where there was no answer and the district notified parents and students yesterday. >> after school activities were canceled. they are handling it professionally. >> some think the charges are too harsh.

>> i think he is being charged too harshly. it takes two to tango. >> they have extra staff on hand today if they are upset about the situation. >> annie thank you. a local restaurant is stepping up to help the family of slain police officer, robert wilson iii, the restaurant will donate half of their proceeds today. the owners and staff of sweet lucy thought it would be the best way to give back to the officer that made the ultimate sacrifice sacrifice. inside of a house on the block of 29th street in the city's brewery town section a 37-year-old man was stabbed in the chest just before 3:00 this morning and officers found the victim laying on the dining room

floor and was in the hospital in critical condition and so far there are no suspects in the stabbing. >> police are trying to identify the man that stole thousands of dollars worth of groceries from a philadelphia whole foods this surveillance video shows the theft at the store on the 1900 block of south street, they believe the man struck three times, he walked to the meat counter and filled the bag with expensive items and then twice again on march 15th. eagles head coach chip kelly, says that the new quarterback sam bradford is rehabbing right on schedule. kelly says that bradford is working hard with the team's training staff to get his twice repaired left knee back in playing shape. >> he sounds like he is on target to be fully recovered. i don't know the exact day, i

couldn't tell you what he looks like movement wise or anything like that. >> kelly says he will get a better read during next month's organized meetings. safety organizers are calling this powerful video a wake-up call for parents. and police call it the most creative carpool scam ever the excuse from this driver when he got caught. david murphy has a closer look at the forecast when "action news" comes right back.

police are looking for a woman kidnapped from a california home denise huskins is possibly being held for ransom, her livein boyfriend did not notify police until hours later, he called 1e9d and said he witnessed the abduction he is not a person of interest or a suspect. huskins father is promising to bring her home safe. >> be strong your family is there and we'll find you. >> the fbi is helping local police with the investigation, a large search team is scouring the area around her house for evidence. >> two police officers in two

states have been killed in the line of duty the suspects in both cases are dead. a wisconsin state trooper is gunned down yesterday during an attempted bank robbery, the trooper and suspect shot at each other during a pursuit. in california, a san jose police officer was shot and killed last night while responding to a report of a suicidal man. the gunman was later found dead. a piece of history is being threatened by isis militants this is the set that was used for several star wars films it depicts the planet of tatuene. they show increased activity in that area and tourists are being told to stay away. well a new study shows teenagers are more dangerous on the road than anybody every thought distractions are the cause for more accidents for teenage drivers, aaa came up

with the new figures based on videos that captured exactly what teens were doing in the moments before 1700 crashes. >> we were hoping that our findings in the study will make parents more aware of the problem and the potential for disaster. the most common forms of distraction were talking with other passengers or texting or talking on a cell phone. some unlikely heroes saved the day for a louisiana truck driver, two elephants prevented this tractor trailer from overturning into a ditch yesterday. the animals were getting a ride from florida to texas when the driver stopped on the shoulder and his truck got stuck in the wet grass and was in danger of tipping over but the elephants used their strength to hold the 18 wheeler upright. a state troop under washington says this is by far the best carpool scam he has ever seen.

the driver created a fake passenger, the cardboard cutout of the man in the doe seccy's commercials. state lease tweeted i don't always violate the hov law but when i do i get a $124 ticket. some major deals are in the works, involving some of the major crews. >> this incredible transplant story at a california hospital when "action news" comes right back.

to major companies are coming together kraft is buying heinz company and they control oscar myers and other top brands it's one of the biggest businesses in the world with $28 billion in revenue every year. american farmers are in early stages of developing gluten free wheat they are spending 2 million there's on research and exploring varieties of wheat that may be tolerable for the population, the idea is to eliminate the allergen for celiac disease. twin brothers are recovering from twin heart transplants.

eric and raul were born prematurely, despite a long waiting list around the country, doctors were able to secure two donors for the boys just two weeks apart. eric had the surgery in january but raul waits longer and got it recently. >> i prayed i would get it and i did. >> for now the brothers are recovering in the same childrens hospital ward in san diego and they are eager to get back to school. >> good for them. the "action news" team is working on news stories for tonight beginning at 4:00. like this one the winner of a beauty contest in japan and why she is facing criticism in her own country for quote not being japanese enough. for playing for the home team, a flyers great comes back tonight

as an opponent. accuweather is next at noon. we get a closer look at your seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back.

meteorologist, david murphy is here now you want to keep your umbrella here, it's a light nuisance rain if are you headed out over the next couple of hours, stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you the light rain is moving in and if we take the close-up view, stormtracker 6 live double scan with the live imagery, the most details view of the heavy stuff and especially the light stuff can you see this in later shades of green and the area is dry now around philadelphia and the leading edge may not be hitting the ground and it's just

nuisance rain and if we go in tighter to the western portion of chester county, by exton and phoenixville and limerick and in towards montgomery county you see heavier stuff highlighted in yellow but not amounting to much and some of this is crossing the delaware bay into south jersey, cape may with the leading edge of it just coming ashore and salem county also seeing this. i'll leave you with the wide view, if you want to see what is coming to allentown. an hour to 90 minutes for this to pass through. as we take a look outside, cloudy skies with sun breaking through earlier this morning on chopper 6 hd over philadelphia but of course now with the rain on our doorstep the clouds are getting thicker, here is the low dew point and the leading edge of rain is not making it all the

way to the ground winds southwest, and cooler to the west where the rain band is to the west interacting with the surface, the rain comes over and pops up after the rain is through, there is the first batch coming through and additional rain to the west, and most of this misses us to the north and some of it coming through later in the afternoon, the model is wanting to place it to the north and later in the rush hour, a couple more sprinkles and showers, and by 10:00 and 11:00 when cecily and david is on the air we may have more to show you on radar. allentown looks better than yesterday in terms of temperature, we are in the 30s and mid-40s. down the shore milder this afternoon with a high of 52 increasing clouds as we speak and a spotty shower on the way later on. 50 is your high in philadelphia with increasing clouds and a spotty shower there.

winds on the light side and we dip to 44 tonight and fog in the morning and some more shower activity your evening commute looks maybe damp and 44 degrees by 7:00 and of course tomorrow we zoom temperature-wise but still have showers around, a couple of showers at times into the evening and fog overnight into the morning, and a high of 69 degrees, and perhaps a rumble of thunder at night and then on friday we cool down as the cold front gets away from us saturday looks raw 41 for a high and windchills in the 20s and 30s and there might be a flurry or snow shower around and back to 48 sunday afternoon and mid-50s to start next week's work week. >> thanks david. there is much more ahead on "action news" at noon, philadelphia police open fire on a suspect less than two days after a federal view of the department was released and now

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it's judgment day for former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson. and a tragic turn in the crash of 9525 two americans were on board and david murphy is watching for warmer weather move into our area but bring precipitation along with it. we are following breaking news now in just the past 20 minutes, "action news" has confirmed that one of the people on board the plane that crashed yesterday was emilyselke. and don tollefson faces sentencing in court today. chad pradelli is live in doylestown with the latest. >> reporter: hey sara, this sentencing is running a couple of hour