the present moment which is full of joy. >> a grateful amanda knox speaking out after italy's highest court overturns her murder conviction once and for all. those stories but first the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, old man winter still hadn't gotten the hint. >> reporter: he hadn't gotten the memo. march 28 looks and feels like january 28. as we look at the center city skyline lots of clouds and windchills in the 20s. 27 is what it feels like in philadelphia. 20 for allentown and reading. 13 in the poconos. we have flakes flying to the southwest. coastal salem county. oxford toward the 234e689. you get into -- toward the northwest, you get into chester and lancaster county seeing flurries this morning. at least we're not picking up

the heavier snow. boston has been ground zero all yearlong they will pick up two inches of snow as it stretches southwest and into long island, connecticut and rhode island. we're missing out on another snowstorm. not feeling like the end of march. 43 degrees we'll go mainly cloudy and breezy, flurries and sprinkles possible this afternoon. when i come back in ten minutes we'll talk about how long the cold shot lasts and the milder conditions that move in next week. thanks chris. we have the latest on our developing story the philadelphia fire marshal is on the scene of a four-alarm warehouse blaze trying to figure out what caused the building to go up in flames. a passer by in the city's hunting park section called in the fire.

crews arrived ascertain called for more help. fire officials say keeping firefighters safe was the priority. >> you have that amount of fire it's going to cause collapse at some point. we tried to get as much water on the fire. >> the fire was placed under control. firefighters remain at the warehouse battling any hot spots. the block long warehouse is vacant. there are no injuries. septa said service on the manayunk norristown rail is suspended. bus routes 33, 48 and 60 are detouring around the area. we'll have more details on the developing story coming up in the next half-hour. two men rushed to the hospital after a shooting in southwest philadelphia. the gunfire rang out after 11:00 p.m. on the 5500 block of elmwood avenue. two men were hit both taken to

penn presbyterian hospital where they were listed in stable condition. no arrests have been mailed. a show of support for one of boston's finest who is fighting for his life after being shot in the line of duty. john monahan was shot below the right eye. it happened after officers pulled over the car and the suspects opened fire. the 34-year-old is a former army ranger and served in iraq and honored at the white house as a top cop award winner. he is in critical condition. more than two dozen fellow officers came to the hospital to pray for him. police say the suspect was killed by other officers. an apparent bystander was shot, but not seriously hurt. a pennsylvania state police trooper remains hospitalized after being hit by his own car. it happened on interstate 8 # butler township, schuylkill county. officials say the trooper was helping a driver put out a car

fire when a woman lost control of the suv. the suv hit the troopers car and then hit the trooper and the driver he was helping. the trooper is in critical condition. the other driver was treated for minor injuries. no charges have been filed. there's another scandal involving students posting nude and semi nude pictures of female classmates on the internet. police are investigating. dann cuellar has the details. >> i mean this thing has spread all over. it's pretty crazy. >> reporter: students commenting on the scandal that rocked the north penn high school. the school district made the revelation that the matter was being investigated. several high school boys were involved. it originated as a group chat. they were posting pictures of their high school girl classmates and doing this on

multiple drop box accounts. drop box is an app that allows you to take all the items on your computer with you on mobile devices. >> it's all everybody ask talking about people are upset about it. >> reporter: other girls are upset for the sake of the victims. some started a web page calling for a walk out did you work 5th period on monday to show that they are outraged that the boys would do this and to insure that the school does not sweep it under the rug. how do you feel about that? >> i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: for its part, school district officials did not speak on camera, but issued a statement, it says in part -- now, a friend of the victim also tells -- victims tells us off

camera the girls are being exploited and dehumanized and she wanted us to say it like that. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." two people are missing in an explosion blast in new york city. they are looking for a 23-year-old and 26-year-old. 22 people were hurt in the blast, four critically, investigators think it may have been caused when someone improperly tapped the gas line which had been locked after it failed an inspection. new information this morning about the co-pilot who deliberately crashed a germanwings plane into the french alps. a german hospital is denying reports it treated andreas lubitz for depression. but it confirms he was a patient

over the last two months. he was seen there two weeks before the crash that killed 150 people. prosecutor also say he appears -- prosecutors say he's to have hidden the evidence of the i illness from the airline. they say he may have been set off by a falling out with his girlfriend. the legal drama is over for amanda knox. italy supreme court overturned the murder conviction and knox said she is grateful to have her life back. >> reporter: once convicted to nearly 30 years in prison, amanda knox said she is relieved and grateful. >> i am incredibly grateful for what has happened, for the justice i received for the support i've had from everyone from my family, my friends to strangers to people like you you saved my life.

>> reporter: italy supreme court said knox and her former boyfriend are free to go. the case is now closed. >> we thought this was the only decision possible the acquittal from day one. we knew it was coming. >> reporter: in 20075 british student studying in italy was found half naked and dead inside an apartment she shared with knox an american woman studying abroad. an italian court found knox and her boyfriend guilty of murdering meredith the legal battles continued overturning their acquittals and finding them guilty once again. the judge sentenced her to 0 years in prison, now that has been returned.

i'm andrew spencer reporting. a woman passes out in her car in the middle of a freeway. like it or not now is the time to think spring cleaning. we have tips to clear all the clutter away. >> reporter: mother nature needs to get with the program we're talking about windchills in the i single digits and teens. i'll tell you how long the cold sticks around when we come right back.

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>> you own a smart phone, what about a smart mattress, it's here. this is the mattress cover it can do everything from turning on your lights and brew coffee. creators say the mattress links up with the smart phone acting as a hub for all your technology. a california woman is under arrest after passing out you can see her there behind the wheel on a busy freeway. a news photographer spotted her car and tried to wake the woman to no avail. you can see cars zipping by her. the photographer called 911. by the time police arrived the car was moving with the woman passed out. the officer pounded on the hood of the car when that didn't work, smashed the passenger side

window. police believe she was drunk. they found a bottle of vodka inside the car. >> not a good way to end your night or end your weekend. >> reporter: no. storm tracker 6 live double scan there's the view we have a coastal system developing 150 miles east of atlantic city and a few snow showers developing on the western side of that across new castle county and delaware. it's all related and all the same system. we'll zoom into new castle county right now. coastal salem county reporting light snow. same thing with wilmington. this band stretches northwestward through southern chester and lancaster counties. this will not pose any traffic issues or anything like that. temperatures are above freezing, the roads where it is coming down mainly welt. here's -- wet. there's the view of the philadelphia international airport. officially at the airport

36 degrees, the winds out of the north northwest at 14 miles per hour. that gives us a windchill of 27 degrees. in atlantic city, a beautiful shot, you can see a combination of sun and clouds, again the camera shaking a little bit. it's cold, 37 degrees, windchill of 29. winds out of the northwest at 13 miles per hour. everybody seeing the cold air again, this is in the wake of that storm. as that storm develops and pulls to the northeast it drives the cold air into the delaware valley. 36 in philadelphia. 31 in allentown. feels like 13 in the poconos. 16 in lancaster, 27 in philadelphia. millville, 30. if you didn't know any better you would think this was january or february. there's the low pulling by the northeast. we'll see clouds pull back in and snow showers this afternoon. cold conditions, not just here in the delaware valley but the

entire mid atlantic and the great lakes. it will be breezy and blustery with highs in the upper 30s and low 40s. tomorrow it's still chilly relatively speaking. we'll have a high of 48 degrees. sunday is a better day. first thing tomorrow morning get a load of the windchills. it will be down in the mid to upper teens. poconos by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, 4 it's going to feel like 4. 19 philadelphia. 16 in reading. 17 in allentown trenton 18 degrees. next chance of moisture is monday afternoon. today is quiet tomorrow is quiet. monday afternoon a line of showers may break out around 2:00 3:00. that will pull through behind it the skies brighten up and that's about it. we have another chance of showers for tuesday that's

about it. 42 degrees clouds, gray skies flurries from time to time. allentown, 37. reading, 39. trenton, 40. cape may 40. dover, 42. 57 is where we should be. in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows it's not until monday we hit that mark. 42 today, 48 mostly sunny tomorrow. 58 degrees clouds and sunshine. milder afternoon. tuesday, some of the latest computer information coming in now is suggesting tuesday may stay in the 40s lots of clouds and evening rain. wednesday, mostly sunny 55. thursday, and friday, that looks spring like, 63 arena 64 good friday. easter we weekend we have another cold shot coming through we may have highs in the 30s and low

40s. once that pulls through old man winter is done. >> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. crews control we'll show you a car that automatically obeys the speed limit. it's something you won't soon forget. it was all made possible by the new york jets. #

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>> if you have the need to speed this will slow you down, we'll show you soon here, ford's newest x max car can keep you within the speed limit. it features technology that scans traffic signs and adjusts the it may not feel like spring but it's time to do spring cleaning. there's expert ways to clear out clutter. experts say the first step is to

limit yourself. prioritize what you need to keep and put in a small box. don't hold on to things that reminds you of a certain event or person. pick one thing to hold on to. u.s. capitol police force wants to cut down the growing parties during the memorial day and 4th of july concerts. the board wants lawmakers to limit access to members of congress staffers and their guests. sources say a decision is expected in the next coming weeks. the secret has new guidelines on drinking and using government i should vehicles. the rules come in the wake of afternoon alleged drunk driving incident by two secret service

agents. two senior agents allegedly drove drunk through a secured area at the white house nudging a security barrier. still ahead on "action news" this morning, in sports, the sixers fall to the clippers. ducis rogers has highlights. plus a look at the new phillie pitcher, even a-rod said the team should be excited about it.

>> the delaware county community foundation presented an award that is near and dear to our hearts a "action news." gary papa leadership reward, car was an early supporter of the organization. the award was given to the ceo of bryn mawr trust. turning to sports, one half of the final four in the ncaa tournament. kentucky will be fighting to keep their undefeated status, they take on notre dame and wisconsin will battle arizona for a spot. ducis rogers has the rest of the of saturday morning sports. >> reporter: the sixers are at the bottom of the standings but the reason to watch is so big

7 feet big, nerlens noel is making a case for rookie of the year award. nerlens noel is growing up before our eyes, a double double in three of the last four games coming in. the offense working. he scores 30 points along with 14 rebounds for the clipper jordon has 17 points and 20 board. the sixers fall 119-98. snrmpleghts there's always -- there's always a light at the end of the tunnel, it could be aaron nolla. he gets a taste of the big leagues. his defense has his back. double up out rodriguez at the plate. he settles down.

afterwards a-rod said the phillies should be excited about him. >> it's definitely cool to run out there from the bullpen to the mound and see that first inning, there were nerves and butterflies, but it was a great experience. flyers are a skating conundrum. they have played to poorly, but beaten the best teams in the nhl like the blackhawks earlier in the week. >> it tells you we're capable of it. we have a lot of good pieces here, we have to keep things rolling forward and find ways to get better on daily basis and whatever we can do in the summer we'll do. the flyers and sharks will drop the puck at 1:00. that's a look at sports this morning, i'm ducis rogers you have yourself a wonderful weekend. a prom proposal in long

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>> happening now on "action news" saturday at 9:00. we continue to follow the massive warehouse fire in hunting park. it's under control, but crews are searching for a cause. a man is gunned down in frankford overnight and police are searching for the shooter. one weekend of spring and we're dealing with winter-like temperatures. some spots will see flurries. when can we expect a warmup?

meteorologist chris sowers is in the hot seat right now. >> reporter: not this weekend. some of us are seeing winter like snow showers, as well. we have snow showers in new castle county delaware, and salem county in south jersey. we're at 27 degrees in fleetwood and slatington. 33 in pottstown. 32 in saint davids and 35 in chester and center city. cinnaminson 36. glassboro, 36. a blustery 37 in gandys beach. winds whipping around in smyrna 35. woodbine, 39. we have a coastal storm that's rapidly intensifying about 150 miles east of atlantic city. as that continues to deepen, excuse me, the winds will pick up on the backside. that wind is out of the northwest unfortunately that will drive a cold air mass right into the heart of the delaware valley today. today's highs will top out in the upper 30s low 40s.

on a brighter note we're missing out on this. 100 miles to the northeast we would be in a moderate snow band. it's snowing in the hamptons, southern portions of connecticut reporting snow, boston, you'll pick up 2 to 4 inches. even though it's winter-like out here today we'll see snow flurries, at least we'll not be dealing with accumulating snowfall. 40 degrees by lunchtime 3:00 p.m., 42. that's the forecasted high. cold air in place this weekend. it does get better next week, a lot milder in the seven-day forecast. i'll have that for you when i see you again in ten minutes. >> thanks chris. more details on the developing story officials say 130 philadelphia firefighters battled a four-alarm blaze in the city's hunting park section this morning. a block-long vacant warehouse

went up in flames around 2:30. the fire marshal is on the scene. the fire has been placed under control. once the area is safe. official will search for the cause of the blaze. there were no injuries reported. septa said service on the manayunk norristown line has been suspended. bulls routes 33, 48, and 60 are detoured around the region. go to 6abc.com for more on the developing story. police are search e searching for the gunman who shot and killed a man on elizabeth street in frong -- frankford section. someone forced their way into his apartment and shot the man. prosecutor ruled that the death of cooper health system ceo and his wife was a murder suicide. the bodies were found inside the burned out home. medical examiner's report found

the wife was stabbed multiple times and defensive wounds on her hands. john sheridan's dna was found on the gas can. he suffered self-inflicted stab wounds and he died. the president of iran called the she -- president of yemen called on the people to rise up against the shiite rebels. dozens of bucks county high school students and their parents are scrambling to find the place to finish the academic year. delaware valley high school charter school filed for bankruptcy and closed its doors

on thursday. students and staff were given no warning. >> i just hope to graduate. i did my grad project, i had all as and bs the whole year, they hit me with this. >> he was going to school yesterday morning and he got a text message that said don't bother going to school, school closed. >> students are under to contact their local districts. efforts to reach the administrators and owners have gone unanswered. philadelphia school students will get an extra holiday thanks to the pope. it's not a religious region, rather logistics. it will make it few hard to get to class on september 25. more than one half million people are expected to converge on the city to see the pontiff. a family is grateful to

strangers after their adventure us girl annabell stepped out in the middle of the night for a treat. a man flagged down a septa bus to tell him there was a little girl trying to take the bus alone. moments later she got on the bus and took a seat. she tried to explain herself to stunned passengers. >> she had a mindset i knew what she wanted. >> reporter: what did she want. >> all i want is a slushy, that's all she said. >> police arrived and took her home, mom an dad have reconfigured the locks on their doors, saying this will be annabell's last solo advent did your for a long time -- at venture for a long time. a party crasher from seattle. joey was never invited to a

bachelor party but a typo led to this unlikely friendship. >> reporter: joey flew in town for this couple bride and groom jeff and amy. the thing is he never met them before and how they came to know each other is more intriguing. it started with a simple e-mail. jeff was planning his botch lower party when he -- bachelor party when he accidently included joey on the party chain. >> i received the e-mail and it was pretty entertaining, i thought i'll stick with it. >> i told him to come and invited him to the wedding. >> reporter: joey set up a go fund me page to travel from seattle to philadelphia. he only needed $1,200. but he exceeded that. >> i thought we'll get

something for the couple. >> reporter: it's finally time to reach the lovely couple he traveled 3,000 miles for. greeting him with a philadelphia staple >> we're looking forward to having a wonderful weekend. >> reporter: no longer a party crasher, but a fast friend. as for the thousands of dollars raised for the couple all because of a stranger. >> it's touching, it's touching. >> reporter: sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00. the new miss philadelphia using her crown to help kids. we'll show you how in "healthcheck." meet the singing zookeeper hoping to set a new world record for a day because of a great

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>> now a sweet story out of texas.com, a stray pitbull was found on the side of the road nursing a two day old kitten. a woman brought the pitbull back to her office at mercy animal clinic. pity is constantly showering the baby with affection. the clinic is caring for both of them trying to find them a new

home together. >> cats and dogs can live together. in that situation they can. >> reporter: let's go live on sky 6. we're looking towards the city here, this is our new temple university camera. you can see all the clouds upstairs. it's going to be a gray afternoon there could flurries flying later on, we're seeing them now across portions of south jersey and delaware. there's double scan live, you can see the shades of gray south of wilmington, the delaware bay region. all this is moving northwest to southeast at a good clip, 20 to 25 miles per hour. if the holds together it could be in gandys beach and fortescue in the next half-hour and 40 minutes and hour from now knocking on the doorstep sea isle and avalon. we have scattered flurries and snow showers. temperature 36 degrees, a blustery 36 degrees. winds out of the northwest at 14 miles per hour that's giving us windchills in the 20s. these are the air temperatures.

31 in reading and allentown, 29 in lancaster, 35 in trenton. millville, 38 we're showing 36. you, if a in -- factor in the winds this is something you see in january. windchill, 20 degrees. 12 in the poconos. 16 in lancaster, 30 in millville. 27 in philadelphia. you'll be dealing with that all day long. if your son has t-ball practice it will be blustery. winds out of the north northwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour. these are the gusts. as you can see we'll not lose these all day. wriewl -- you'll see a wind all day 20 to 25 miles per hour. after midnight the winds decrease as the post coastal storm pulls away and chugs to the north into new england and canadian maritimes. tomorrow morning the gusts will

be replaced with 10 to 15-mile an hour gusts. that's easier to handle. the snow will be blanketing new england, for us, we'll see clouds and winds out of the of the northwest and snow flurries. today, sun and clouds, going over to mainly clouds, a spritz or sprinkle in the evening hours. tomorrow, bright sunshine. tomorrow is a better looking day, it will be cold relative to averages but better than today. today's blustery high of 42 is comparable to january. sunday is nice looking day 48 degrees. monday afternoon we'll see a small little system pull through between the hours of 2 and 4:00 p.m. there could be a brief passing shower, that hits the

coast and pulls away. the weather pattern over the next three to five days is tranquil. it will be cold, with the winds out of the north northwest with windchills in time 30s. overnights tonight 17 degrees out lying suburbs. 25 for center city. 48 degrees sunday, monday, morning clouds giving way to afternoon sun, 58. tuesday, the new computer information shows tuesday in the 40s, that's a one-shot deal, though. we get into wednesday the temperatures moderate again 55. thursday and friday, look pretty good, 63 and 64. there will be clouds and passing showers. >> easter not looking good. >> reporter: right now looks chilly. no bonnets this year it will be

heavy coats and gloves. >> thanks, this week's "shelter me rescue of the week" winner is an animal rescue saving all sorts of animals in media pennsylvania. melissa magee has more. >> reporter: we love rescue pets transition from the pet store that sold animals to a nonprofit shelter that rescues and adoments. >> adoments -- adopts animals. now they offer the best of both worlds. >> why not give people the opportunity to come in and see the animals that are rescued and allow people the accessibility of a pet store. >> reporter: they made the transition in 2013 and saved five thousand animals in over a year. >> we rescue everything almost everyday. >> reporter: these puppies were found in a hole in the wall after their mother died. now they have been rescued and getting love on their way to adoption. of. >> this is a 3-year-oldis

is a great family pet. >> reporter: baby face is a 3 1/2-month-old kitten found on the streets of darby. >> he likes to play. >> reporter: both these pets were slated for euthanasia. they are getting a second chance. >> we're trying to get them adopted together. they have bonded closely. >> reporter: this is ruthy saved a week ago a social butterfly, great with other pets and kids, as well. she is looking for a forever home. if you're interested in ruby or any other animals you melt today go to the we love rescue pets

website or vote for your favorite shelter by going to the "shelter me rescue of the week" of the "action news" facebook page we'll feature the top vote getter next saturday morning on "action news." with ruby, i'm melissa magee channel 6 "action news." and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪

>> here's a look at what's happening in and around the delaware valley. for gun enthusiast it's the eagle gunshot. two thousand tables full of

antiques and military surplus and accessories and much more. the show is happening today 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. tomorrow 9 to 4:00 p.m. easter sunday is only a week ago, this weekend easter egg hunts will be held across the area. one will be held at white clay creek state park in newark. there will be five age groups up to age 9. the hunt starts at 10:00 a.m., a rain date will be tomorrow. in "healthcheck" at 9:00 a.m., new miss philadelphia is not your average beauty queen. she battled for years a lung disease. ali gorman shares her story. >> reporter: 22-year-old julia was the performer at sea crest studios inside the children's hospital of philadelphia. she has sung in the 6abc thanksgiving day parade and her

voice helped her become the new miss philadelphia. >> winning a title was a dream come true. >> reporter: now as part of other platform she is helping other children chase their dreams. she tells them she was once a patient there, too. she has cystic fibroses. even today julia has to do breathing treatment for two hours a day. >> they are the unsung heros of the nation's children hospitals. they bring art music and it pet therapy. >> they are still kids at the end of the day they want to play. >> it's hard to see your daughter sick, but it's a pleasure to see them smile and laugh. >> reporter: doctors said she would not see high school

graduation. >> she is looking forward to continuing her fight singing and representing philadelphia. >> itch the crown for 365 days, so i'm trying to be as busy as possible. >> reporter: on top of being miss philadelphia, julia graduates from fordham university this spring. she runs her own nonprofit singing at the top of my lungs. she will compete in the miss pennsylvania pageant, as well. ali gorman channel 6 "action news." >> we have a new warning for parents. kids are most likely to be hit by cars in the springtime. afternoon and evening hours are the most dangerous and injuries are likely when kids are unsupervised by schools and buts. the findings were at the annual meeting of the orthopedic

surgeons in los angeles,. next, chris sowers takes a final look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll be right back.

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visit your local volvo showroom for details. let's get a last check of the weather. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan i'm getting a couple of messages on my twitter feed telling me it's snowing. it's just a couple of snow showers passing through. it's coating the ground in some areas. middletown had a a snow shower 20 minutes ago. it's pushing off to the east-northeast. coastal salem county making its way down into southern portions of cumberland county, as well. as you can see temperatures are well above freezing, just a couple of snow showers that's about it. >> that's about it. >> reporter: chilly this afternoon. >> happening today, a new jersey man hopes to complete a record breaking long karaoke marathon. ♪

25-year-old mike miller has been singing his heart out since tuesday trying to set a guinness world record. he is using his effort as a fupped razor for the -- fundraise -- fundraiser for the wounded warriors organization. by day he feeds and cares for all kinds of animals even singing to them oned rounds. the -- on his rounds. the action cam was in philadelphia for the 5th annual charity 5k.

6,000 runners railed around citizens bank -- raced around citizens bank park phillies fans get ready opening day just over a week away! jack hanna's wild countdown is next on channel 6. "action news" continues later on tonight. we'll be back tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. here's some of the stories we're working on for you. playing with toys can be a million dollar venture. we'll have a preview of the philadelphia's orchestra's presentation of peter and the wolf. now, for chris sowers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm eva pilgrim. have a great saturday and watch out for the snowflakes!

which was one of the reasons we all became teachers - to see the bright look on their face when you finally got them. ros: it's those years where we had that teacher who gave us a little extra, who spent a little bit more time with us, who made us stay after school, who kept calling our parent. a standardized test is one of the weakest ways to assess student learning and student knowledge. jim: it's detrimental. standardized testing is sucking the air out of classrooms.

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