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were up bright and early this morning for easter sunday services. >> thousand brave the rain as the pope prides over the annual easter mass. a man is hurt after his motorcycle plunges 30 feet down a ravine while fleeing police. those stories but first chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. nice today. >> reporter: yes, but then it goes downhill. we have lots of sunshine and the breezes have let up. yesterday we had winds up to 40, 45 miles per hour whipping angered. there's the live shot in atlantic city. bright blue skies a delightful morning around the delaware valley. millville, 51. 50 degrees in philadelphia. alare town 45. trenton, 48. dover 45 degrees. satellite and radar we're watching this little system right here, it's racing along
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the east/southeast at 20 to 30 miles per hour. it will brush the poconos with a shower. a 20, 25% chance the a best. most of us are dry. it's a very isolated chance here. day planner we're seeing sunny conditions chilly, temperatures around 50 degrees, lunchtime turning milder, 59. by 4:00 p.m. combination of sun an clouds. philadelphia 63 degrees. south and east, a degree or two milder. north and west a degree or two cooler. the slightest chance of a pop-up shower. when i come back we'll talk about the changing weather pattern. most of the coming week looks miserable. i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. christians across the world are celebrating easter this sunday morning. that includes tens of thousands in vatican city who braved the rain to listen to pope francis and to remember the day follower
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also believe jesus was resurrected pope francis the leader of the 1.2 billion catholics used his mass to call for palace particularly in iraq and syria. pope francis prayed for the end of the prosecution of christians and prayed for the students massacred by islamist militants in kenya. >> back home, songs of celebration and praise. ♪ mount olive baptist church was celebrating early sunrise service. the message is jesus is alive and with us everyday. whether it was a light jacket for mom and dad or heavy blanket for baby, dozens dressed for a cool morning rittenhouse square. it's part of an annual sunrise
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service put on by the 10th presbyterian church. police are looking for a clues in a shooting that critically wounded a man in west philadelphia. it happened on the 4900 block of hoop street around 1:30 a.m. the 47-year-old victim was shot in the head and chest. he is currently undergoing emergency surgery. police are looking for a motive and suspects. new overnight, "action news" was there as a motor cycle was hoisted from a deep ravine in montgomery county. police say he was trying to getaway from officers after a traffic stop on the boulevard. officers say he led them on to the schuylkill expressway and the blue route. the crash happened near the intersection of west germantown pike and chemical road. ment biker barreled through a parking lot before crashing. it was a heartbreaking sight, a family could do nothing but sit back and watch as their house collapsed in pennsauken.
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it was a raging house fire that had smoke taking over this pennsauken neighborhood. >> we came outside and looked down the street it was clouds of black smoke. >> reporter: flames shot out of the two story home at union avenue and stowe road as dozens of firefighters battled the inferno. >> i smelled it was so strong it was in my own home. i looked out my window and opened up the front door all i saw was black. >> reporter: investigators say the fire sparked in the yarmd around # -- yard around 3:30. the fire station was a block away, but the strong winds spread to the house. >> it compromises our hose stream you saw early on some of the exterior hose lines were fighting the winds along with the fire i felt. >> reporter: the scene brought out a large crowd of neighbors. the family was away and
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uninjured, but made it back for a moment they will never forget. "action news" has learned unlike this time this house survived atom fire in 2006. the home belongs to the mother of a volunteer firefighters who happens to be live across the street. he's battling stage four stomach cancer and lost his father to cancer two years ago. we were there as the community held a benefit for the son in november. neighbors say they are sure people will step up for the family again. >> i know for sure everybody will come together put efforts forth helping them. >> reporter: the cause is under investigation. a go fund me page has been set up to help with donations for the family. we have the link on the front page of the website 6abc.com. hundreds of dollars poured into the family in the hours following the blaze but certainly the family needs all the help they can get. police in massachusetts said they have made an arrest
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human remains were found in a duffle bag. the bag was discovered in cambridge one block from a police station. additional remains were found later in the day inside an apartment buildings across the street. the district attorney said the remains are believed to belong to one victim. the authorities have not named the victim or the suspect. we're learning details built deadly university attack in kenya. officials now say one of the attackers was the son of a kenyan government official. that official reported his son missing last year and feared he had gone to somalia. the son graduated with a law degree in 2013 and viewed as a brilliant upcoming lawyer. the details come one day after the president vowed to take action against the islamic militants who killed 148 people. family, friends and colleagues bid a final farewell
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to darby borough mark hudson who died at the hands of his girlfriend. >> reporter: it was a send off to a man who dedicated his life to hemming other people. at saint joseph's church in collingdale, family, friends and community came to honor a police officer and firefighter. hudson was fatally wounded inside his home while off duty. authorities say he it was trying to break up with his girl friend who allegedly shot and killed him. finch faces charges including first and third degree murder. officer mark hudson was the ultimate public serve vacant. he died as a police officer, but began his career as a firefighter when he was 16. >> spent 26 years, more than more than most do in the
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lifetime. legacy of community. legacy of giving back. the chief of the fire department and darby borough police took to the pulpit to share their memories. >> else confident courageous continue at and tough and brave. the family requested amazing grace. hudson donated his eyes and the lyrics of the song i once was blind, but now i see mean more than ever who even in death helped others. >> his story will be told for a lifetime, many lifetimes to come. mark hudson our hero. >> reporter: in collingdale annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> officer hudson rest in
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peace. more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news." they say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine to go down, but when it comes to a spoonful of medicine can be confusing and dangerous. plus an upset for the ages. kentucky's bid for the championship of the season comes to an end. now a live look at penns landing, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back.
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something >> well it wasn't the ending that the kentucky fans were hoping for. they lost 7 to wisconsin. fans lit small fires police took to the streets. in wisconsin, fans cheered and waved flags they face duke in the championship game tomorrow night. >> time for accuweather the winds dieing down. >> reporter: yeah and it feels better out there. let's go live on sky 6 show you the philadelphia airport. yesterday we had gusts as high as 45 miles per hour. today a quieter scene.
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crystal clear double scan. 50 degrees at this hour in philadelphia. dewpoint, 24. winds out of thest -- out of the west southwest 15 miles per hour. we're at 50 in philadelphia. dover, millville sea isle city 51. allentown, 45. in the poconos 37. 24 hour temperature change not too much of a difference here, generally one to three degrees from this time yesterday. the big story is this right here, this is a fast moving small disturbance that will run along the new york/pennsylvania state line coming far enough south to brush the poconos and the lehigh valley. 95% of the viewing area as future tracker is showing we'll stay dry. it's this small area mainly the lehigh valley and the poconos that could see a pop-up shower
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later on. it's very mild, lots of sunshine, pennsylvania turnpike points south wilmington, 61. dover, 60 degrees by 3:00 p.m. later this evening isolated shower north and west, everybody else enjoying sunshine out there and temperatures in the 50s and 60s he. we get into monday, this is the phillies home opener. monday looks fantastic. this is the best day of the seven-day forecast. lots of sunshine, 70 degrees, nice breeze out of the southwest that blows out toward center field. we'll see an increase in high clouds as the day wears on. that's the first signs of a significant pattern change for us. this right here as we look at satellite and radar, this is a frontal boundary that stalled out accuracy across the great lakes and the mid atlantic. we have an area of low pressure pulling out of the dallas and the lonestar state of texas. the two will converge and sit
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over top of us the next couple of days. tomorrow, the frontal boundary is out to the north that means warm conditions and lots of sun. tuesday, wednesday thursday, friday saturday, again both come together and that means showers and lots of clouds, patchy drizzle. its not going to be raining every hour of everyday, but we have to allow the chance of showers everyday once we get past tomorrow. the remaining of the morning sunny skies 9:00 a.m. 50 degrees 10:00 a.m., 54. 11:00 p.m. of a.m., 57 degrees, forecast for this afternoon, sun and clouds, breezy, 64 degrees that's the forecasted high with the winds out of the west/southwest at 15 to 20 miles per hour. overnight 38 degrees for outlying suburbs, 43 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast does not look pretty. the neck couple of days look already, but look at this. tuesday through saturday, turningy rainy 69 degrees,
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wednesday, occasional rain, 354. thursday, drizzle and 50 degrees and cloudy and showers on 63. april showers bring may flowers we better have more flowers in may. >> no one can question one woman's dedication to water cons cons -- conservation, the water that comes through the faucet is routed into the own pipes. that water is recycled into the toilet saving ten gallons of water or more a day. california is in the midst of one of the most severe droughts on record.
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sunday, happy easter, happy passover to our jewish friends. 9:19 53 degrees, going up to 64 gorgeous tomorrow. "healthcheck" wow know a tea -- would you know a tea spoon of medicine if you saw it? thousands of parents don't. many children ends up in the emergency room because of unintentional overdose. doctors are urging parents to use the metric system it will cut down on parents in kitchens and table spoons to dose their kids. the advice for night owls go to bed. night owls are prone to developing diabetes an earlier risers. the study said it could be due to bad eating habits that leads to a change in metabolism and
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>> reporter: determined it's not enough of a challenge and two years ago decided to take up triathlons. >> i like watching the iron man and i have seen stories about people overcoming adversity, i was like i can do that. he competed in 18 of them. it's expensive to travel to the elite races he funds the cost himself. that's become more difficult, he started a nonprofit team inspire. >> forget the nay sayers, you never know what you can do until you try. jamie apody channel 6 "action news." >> you can help him reach his goal go to 6abc.com for more information on how you can help!
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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 9:24 sunday morning, you're looking at satellite and radar, we'll start out there with a lot of the sunshine today, the clouds increase during the afternoon as this small, little area of low pressure here continues to race on by to the northwest to east along the pennsylvania/new york state line. let's go in tighter. i like where the cloud line is setting up here. this is as far south always the low pressure gets. everybody north of the line they there's the slightest chance of a pop-up shower. everybody south the skies stay bright and sunny. we'll see temperatures near of # or 64 and a gentle breeze. it's the lehigh valley and the
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poconos that has the slightest chance of pop-up shower. well north and west, temperatures in the low 60s increasing clouds, the slightest chance of pop-up shower. reading and pottstown, 62. philadelphia glassboro berlin, all coming in at 64. for the jersey shore cooler thanks to the ocean breeze, atlantic city, 54. millville will top out at 64. guys? >> all right thanks, chris,. consumer reports has released the top supermarkets. for the second year in a row wegmans has been named the favorite. public's which is based down south came in second. trader joe's rounded out the top three. when you go on vacation you want your luggage and hotel room to be there. did you ever try to check into your hotel only to learn you don't have a rest vacation even
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though you made one online. >> reporter: it's the 74th annual bike week at daytona beach florida and for hotel other than at the flamingo inn it's the highlight of the year. >> very busy. >> reporter: which is why she was spry surprised when a couple walked in for two nights at a rate of $79. >> the rates are around $200. >> reporter: the room was not booked with the hotel but through a third party. reservation counter.com. seven couples in all including one who thought they had booked directly with flamingo inn only to find out there was no ocean front room with a private indoor hot tub. >> this is the pool overlooking the beach and the ocean no hot tub. >> reporter: reservation.com
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said it experienced an error. 14 million hotel rooms are booked online. many websites pop up and they look like the hotel site, but they are not. >> reporter: they are asking the ftc to open an investigation into the third party sites in the hopes of stricterguidelines. rebecca jarvis rhode island. a teenager is fighting for his life after a deadly atv crash in cobbs creek. those stories and more, plus meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast
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when "action news" continues.
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>> coming up video you'll only see on "action news," bystanders rush to save a teenager after an atv crash in cobbs creek. the boston marathon bombing trial is wrapping up with closing arguments expected tomorrow we'll have a preview. tragedy in kentucky
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rescuers find the body of a woman whose car was swept away in raging flood waters. >> those stories but first chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: happy easters to you and kenneth. we have sunshine and temperatures climbing into the 50s. north and west we go it's cooler across the lehigh valley and the far western suburbs but even there the temperatures are starting to respond. fleetwood, 44. slatington, 44. pilots, 51. chester, 50 degrees, center city coming in at 50 degrees. south and east we go, glassboro 51. buena same number. avalon 52. a nice, comfortable easter sunday morning. satellite and radar showing the next system we're watching is toward the top of the screen near buffalo. a small area of low pressure riding along the stalled out frontal boundary that will increase the clouds for
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everybody north of the pennsylvania turnpike. it's good thing that the boundary is to the north. it's 50 degrees in philadelphia and 200 miles to the north it's 29 right now in binghamton and 31 in buffalo. if we were on the other side of that front it would be much much colder today. mother nature is working things out just the way we like. sun and clouds, temperatures in the 60s 58 degrees by lunchtime and 4:00 p.m. 63. tomorrow it's warmer, highs close to 70 and the weather pattern changes and he could several consecutive days cloudy and dreary conditions. i'll have the details in ten minutes. >> from jerusalem to the jersey shore, christians across the globe are marking easter with joyous celebration. the faithful galleried along the boardwalk -- gathered along the boardwalk in ocean city as part of the a non-denominational
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service on the music pier. prish -- parishners prayed and honored the day jesus rose from the dead. "action news" was cam was at the 84th annual sunrise service held at lake view memorial park. worshipers listened to live music from the still water gospel band. archbishop chaput will hold mass at the about a basilica of st. peter and paul. archbishop led this vigil at the basilica yesterday. he is deeply involved in the planningful pope pope francis' visit during the world meeting of families. archbishop will be discussing
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the world meeting on this week with george stephanopoulos. boston marathon closings end tomorrow. >> reporter: this week the people of boston are one step closer to a court decision in the boston marathon bombings with closing arguments scheduled to begin tomorrow. the prosecution spent 15 days detailing the attack to jurors using the never seen before video like this soggy the brothers launching -- showing the brothers launching the plans. he walks away moments before it detonates. this surveillance video shows how it came apart by the terrorists. he was hijacked and watched to
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where he was being held at gunpoint. he ran across street where he begged to call 911 to the dispatchers. >> the defense team took a shorter approach in 6 hours they set out to approve dzhokhar tsarnaev was a puppet controlled by his brother. >> dzhokhar tsarnaev was following his brother as posed to being a jihadist. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev pleaded not guilty the defense team looks to build sympathy for the young alleged terrorist in the hopes of sparing him the death penalty. >> a 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life after the latest atv crash in philadelphia. witnesses say the teen was driving one of two all terrain
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vehicles racing in cobbs creek. the racer tried to get around the moving truck when the atv clipped the back wheel of the other and flipped. >> all of a sudden i hear a crash and i see atv flipped over. >> exclusive smart phone video shows the chaos seconds after the crash. members of a nearby church ran out to help, two were trauma nurses. witnesses say the other atvs fled from the scene. two people were killed this week riding these bikes which are illegal in industry streets. a shooting in -- city streets. a chase in delaware ended with a crash. police say a man and woman were shot at second and monroe streets. the man had serious injuries. the woman is expected to be okay. the suspects drove on to i-95 and led police into folsom, pennsylvania. police arrested two people after the crash.
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>> well, authorities in kentucky have identified the woman who died after her car was swept into a flooded creek. 63-year-old lois mcgovern became stranded after driving into high water. witnesses say they thought she would stop, but she kept going over the flooded road. >> the vehicle flipped it was bobbing up and down in the raging water. >> rescue teams tried to save her and couldn't find her car until the water receded. fear storms pound the the state -- pounded the state on thursday and friday causing flooding. people in indiana march calling for indiana to add
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protections to the gay and lesbians for the civil rights law. it came after the lawmakers changed their religious freedom law to address concerns it would allow discrimination. >> iran said tehran would rush to its nuclear program if the west withdrawals from the deal reached earlier this week. the comments appeared aimed at reassuring hard liners opposed on thursday. that deal would curb the county as nuclear program. 9:37 trout if i fishing season started this weekend angler also hit the banks of local creeks ready to cast their lines. >> reporter: 8:00 a.m., sharp, anglers hit the water around the delaware valley saturday, trout season officially began in our area. >> the greatest feeling in the
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world. >> reporter: greatest feeling in the world at pennypack creek and in newark newark, delaware an -- along the white clay creek. looks like the best trout might be in darby creek. >> this is the biggest trout i ever caught. >> these are formal and that is colossal. you know the phrase the early bird catches the worm, for this trio, it's the early men who catch the trout. >> we made our wawa run and ate barbecue and 8:00 a.m. came around we were in there. >> reporter: in southeastern pennsylvania and upstate delaware we're lucky other parts of the state don't get to fish until later in the months. don't forget in pennsylvania you need to have your fishing license and trout permit. so make sure you have everything you need before you hit the creek.
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delaware has rules too held to 6abc.com to see the list of what you need and where you can get it. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> happy trout season. there's much more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news." final four upset wisconsin takes down undefeated kentucky. >> an incredible video coming up of an owner of a car who is not give giving up.
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something well the countdown is on for the arrival of britain's newest monarch. even though william and kate have kept their second child hidden, 82% of gambler also
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think prince george will be getting a sister. in terms of names, the money is on alice the name of the queen's aunt. as for alternate names -- >> i think we could have princess madonna. >> or princess to be, when it comes to be boys names many are picking james hard -- arthur and henry. we also like contradict -- christopher. >> and kenneth sounds good, too. >> reporter: looks like the weather will cooperate double scan live crystal clear this morning, temperatures are responding nicely. we're up to 50 degrees in philadelphia. that's the official number. winds out of the west/southwest,
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the camera is jumping around the winds are not as strong as yesterday, sustained at 15 miles per hour. we had gusts as high as 45 miles per hour. atlantic city another nice view, 53 degrees winds out of the west/southwest a11 miles per hour. we have a windchill of 51. a beautiful image of north western chester county, 63 degrees winds out of the southwest at 9 miles per hour. we have a windchill of 41, the breeze is making it feel cooler than the actual air temperatures. but, again it's a quiet ascertain mild morning around the delaware valley. wilmington, 50 dover millville, 51. poconos, 37 degrees, wind speeds ranging 5 to 15 miles per hour. that's where they will stay throughout the day. maybe you get a gust at high as 20 miles per hour that pales in comparison to yesterday.
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poconos 52 that's tropical storm force winds. doylestown, 44. allentown came in with a 40-mile an hour wind gust. we're watching this right here, it will pass on to the north, it will bring showers to the lehigh valley and the poconos later on. with the exception of that looks like sunny skies for everyone else with a light increase in clouds. 60s for everybody, clouds north of the pennsylvania turnpike. hit or miss shower that continues into the evening hours. tomorrow is beautiful temperatures closing in on 7 on degrees, that's a popular number for everybody tomorrow afternoon. 4:00 p.m., the phillies home opener, don't forget the sunscreen. you'll see high, thin clouds increasing late in the day. 64 degrees in philadelphia. combination of sun and clouds, breezy reading allentown, 62. threat of shower for the poconos
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and the lehigh valley. atlantic city, 54 degrees thanks to the cooler ocean temperatures. the phillies home opener tomorrow against the red sox warm 68 degrees for the first pitch by the 9th inning down to 67. a nice couple of days coming up before the turns downhill. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, from tuesday on, the pattern changes we get a frontal system kind of stuck right over top of the delaware valley. each and everyday looks like it will be cloudy out there. the difficult part will be when to point point the waves of moisture moving through the delaware valley. wednesday, spotty showers 54. thursday patchy drizzle 50 degrees. friday there could showers 63, saturday looks like a rain day with high temperatures close to 70. it will be difficult to determine when these waves of moisture move in, i wouldn't
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cancel plans just yet but keep in mind each and everyday there's a chance of a couple of showers and periods of rain. >> we'll be right back. thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for the slower internet upload speeds. for taking longer to upload my files to the cloud.
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while others may keep trying nobunny knows easter better than cadbury. >> a georgia carjacker picked the wrong woman to mess with. surveillance shows the victim jumping on the hood of her stolen car. she screamed for help as the suspect started to drive away. a city worker with a right to carry a gun heard her cries and came to the rescue, shooting
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through the drivers side window. >> the guy was hit shoot the guy in the shoulder, because that lady could have been injured. police arrested the carjacker, but three accomplices are on the run. woman was shaken up but not hurt. with people driving or concerned about distracting driving you might say chef -- chevy is seizing the moment. they have what some might call a spy car at the new york auto show. >> reporter: the brand new chevy malibu comes with a hidden safety feature for teen drivers. >> it's devious if little billy wants to take the car for a spin give him the especially coded snitch key. >> reporter: it's designed to cut down on distraction. young drivers putting on makeup.
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car accidents are the number one cause of death for teenagers of driving age. nearly 1 million a year involved in crashes serious enough to be reported to the police. distraction was a factor in 6 out of ten of them. >> teens are three times more likely to perish in automobile accidents. that's an alarming statistic. >> reporter: the key triggers an monitor system that gives the parents a report card. the report card shows how many times they broke the speed limit and got into an accident. so driving like this will at least lead to a stern conversation. i guess the catch is you have to buy your teenager a brand new car. most parents would opt for the clunker. for now this feature is only available on the malibu, but chevy plans to roll it out for the rest of the fleet to start a
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conversation about safe driving. david wright abc new york. we're at the "action news" big board. an idaho man got into trouble for calling 911 for being overcharged at the bar. he was kicked out of the bar at 1:00 a.m. instead of sleeping it off he made 12 calls to 911. he wanted officers to return to his home to discuss the bar tab. police say he faces a misdemeanor for misusing 911. we'll be right back with sports.
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in sports, wisconsin will take on duke in the men's college championship game. wisconsin put down undefeated kentucky, jeff skeverski has more on that and the phillies preparing for the new season. >> reporter: phillies manager ryan sandberg wanted to see his team play better after a disaster outlines finish in -- disastrous finish in clearwater. he got it yesterday. phillies playing the final exhibition game against the pirates. chase utley batting 412 going into the opener despite missing the start of the spring with the ankle injury. boon can unanimous looks -- buchanan looks great again. he will be the third start in the rotation. jerome williams will be 4th.
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>> what i am anxious for is to have the final roster and get everybody together for opening day after a long string training. i think that's really the main thing on my mind right now. you get the 25 guys nailed down. >> they have until 3:00 p.m. to set the roster. well, clark griswald and his family had less problems on their road trip than the flyers. the ten road winslowest since 199 -- road wins, lowest since 1992. flyers lose 3-2. they are back home today against the pen convincing. sixers in -- men -- penguins. sixers in north carolina,
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believe me i never talked about breaking a streak or beat a team that was unbeaten, it was all about what these guys could do to get another 40 minutes. >> wisconsin and duke. jeff skeverski channel 6 "action news." >> our coverage of easter sunday services continue we'll take you live to cedarbrook. >> officials say one of the attackers on the campus in kenya was the son of a government official. >> those stories and chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. they explored their options. and discovered a new level of empowerment. at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, that's what we do-empower
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>> welcome back and happy easter or happy passover, 10:00 a.m. sunday, april 5. in the news, plenty of people were out bright and early for easter sunday services we'll take you to a few around the area. >> thousands brave the rain as the pope delivers the annual easter mass. more on his message. >> a man's motor cycle plunges 30 feet down a ravine while
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fleeing from police. those stories but first chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. hi chris. >> reporter: hi, nydia. looks like the temperatures are camping up to the calendar, it's been so cold for so long, the temperatures are working into the milder area. we have lots of bright blue skies and sunshine. avalon, 53. buena, 53 and sunshine this afternoon. we should get up into the low to mid 60s. the only thing we're watching is this area of low pressure here. it's a quick mover but there's not much tight to -- to it. it could move far enough south to hit the lehigh valley and the poconos. there could be a brief shower this afternoon. everybody else south of that line will steer clear of the wet weather today.
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this frontal boundary will start to bend backwards and will start to pick up the breeze off the ocean. that's a moist flow for us, at the same time well get a series of low pressure from the southwest. the two join forces this entire area is under the gun for wet weather. we'll see round after round after round close in on the delaware valley. tuesday through saturday there's a chance of showers each and everyday, maybe periods of rain. for today enjoy the sunshine. breezy, 64 degrees is the forecasted high. temperatures quickly climbing into the 60s by 4:00, 63. 7:00 p.m., pulling back a little bit 59 degrees, increasing clouds to the north lots of sun to the south. when i come back in about ten minutes we'll talk more about the unsettled pattern. >> thanks chris. the joy of celebration of easter is underway for christians across the world. tens of thousands braved the rain in vatican city to
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commemorate the day thousands believe jesus rose from the dead. umbrellas stretched always far as the eye could see to celebrate mass with pope francis. he used his annual mass to call for peace in iraq and syria. during his traditional message he prayed for the end of christians and students massacred by islamic militants in kenya. >> new this morning police are looking for clues in a shooting that critically wounded a man in west philadelphia. it happened inside a home on the 4900 block of hoop street around he 12:40 a.m. the 47-year-old victim was shot twilights in the chest and once in the held. he is undergoing emergency surgery. police are looking for a motive and suspects. new overnight, "action news" was there as a motorcycle was hoisted deep from a ravine
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in plymouth county, montgomery county. police say he was trying to getaway from officers after a traffic as to which on the boulevard. officers say he led them on to the schuylkill expressway and the blue route. the crash happened near the intersection of west germantown pike and chemical road. ment biker barreled through a parking lot before crashing. a pennsauken community is coming together to help a family who has dealt with their fair share of tragedy. flames shot from the home at union avenue and stowe road yesterday afternoon. though the fire station is only a block away, strong winds made the blaze difficult to fight. ultimately the structure collapsed in front of the homeowners who witnessed the sight. the house belongs to the mother of a volunteer firefighters who is battling stage four stomach carnals. a go fund me page has be set up
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to help the family. hundreds ever dollars poured into the family in the hours following the blaze but certainly the family needs all the help they can get. >> closing arguments are set for tomorrow in the boston marathon bombing trials. attorney general for dzhokhar tsarnaev rested their case, they admit he participated in the bombing but argue his brother was the mastermind. he faces the doalt -- death penalty if convicted. police in massachusetts made an arrest after human remains were found new duffel block one block from a police station. additional remains were found later in the day inside an apartment buildings across the street. the district attorney said all the remains are believed to long long -- belong to one victim. they have not named the victim or suspect. we're learning more about the deadly university attack in kenya.
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one of the attackers was the son of a government official. that official reported his son missing last year and said he feared he had gone to somalia. the man graduated from the university of nairobi with a law degree in 2013 and viewed as a brilliant future lawyer. new details came one day after the president vowed to take harsh action against the islamic militants responsible for the attack that killed 148 people. friends and family turned out at saint joseph's church in collingswood, delaware county to say goodbye to darby police officer mark hudson who was shot in his home. at the time police say he was trying to break up with his girlfriend. she faces first and third degree murder charges. he was remembered by colleagues. >> he was the shining example of a paroleman and firefighter should be.
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>> community members admired him too saying he had done more in 26 years than most do in their entire lives. they vowed not to let his legacy be forgotten. this morning we continue our profiles of the candidates for mayor so you can hear their vision for the future. vernon odem has more on the candidate milton street. >> milton street running for mayor. are you going to help me out. >> reporter: the milton street the former state senator canvassing about 100 yards from the game stop where robert wilson iii was murdered during a botched robbery attempt. reducing crime street said would trigger reinvestment in lower declining neighborhoods. >> i'm going to higher people
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from the community to patrol the community. >> we spent five million dollars last year. >> reporter: police commissioner ramsey -- >> i would not keep ramsey we need somebody who was born and raised in philadelphia. >> reporter: as for tax reform street who went to federal prison for unpaid taxes said he'll higher experts to figure out. for needy school districts he said give up on trying to increase direct aid from the general assembly. >> you will not get the legislators to give you the tax dollars they have to answer to send to philadelphia to educate our children. >> reporter: getting the proceeds from the state lottery would be the way to generate more cash. >> they raised $900 million they get for senior citizens.
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why can't you put something on to the lottery for schools. >> reporter: for more than 40 years, t.milton street has been a high-profile figure in the town always there to stir the pot and generate controversy. when he ran four years ago he got 36,000 votes running against mayor nutter alone. that's 24%. if he can get numbers like this in this crowded field he'll be a major factor come may 19. in north philadelphia, vernon odem channel 6 "action news." >> again, we are profiling all six candidates in the race of the democratic nomination for philadelphia mayor. the primary is tuesday may 19. christians across the world and right here in our area are celebrating easter this sunday morning. a service is getting underway at the enone tabernacle church in
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cedarbrook. annie mccormick is live there. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and nydia. in our area we have so many areas celebrating. we'll go in here you can see people dancing and singing waiting for the pastor to take the pulpit there. this is one of the largest churches in the area. 150,000 people in fact at some point they had to bring their service to the liacouras i can't center because they are expecting 15,000 people here today. the action cam was also in philadelphia mantua section today for the sunrise service mount olive baptist church. another sunrise service in cinnaminson, new jersey for sunrise service. worshipers gathered at lake view memorial park along route 130
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the weather couldn't have been better for the morning praiser. "action news" arrived down the shore this morning at the non-denominational service being held on the music pier in ocean city. prayers mark the day christians believe jesus rose from the dead. we spoke to the pastor here about how this brings all denominations together. >> this is the fundamental belief. there are a lot of beliefs held by different deploma -- denominations there are a lot of things we like and don't like, the thing we all agree that keeps us together is that jesus christ who is the son of god died on the cross and raised again that's the celebration. >> reporter: now enon tabernacle seeing a large crowd. they are taking several
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collections for those groups they feel they need to give to, one that helps victims of human trafficking. reporting live in cedarbrook, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. there's much more to come on "action news" at 10:00 a.m., kentucky fans take to the streets causing chaos after the loss to wisconsin. developers are breathing new life into the pier shops in atlantic city, we'll give you a peek at what's in store. looking live in hd philadelphia international meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, lots of changes, we'll be right back.
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glrn it wasn't the ending kentucky fans were hoping for. ment wildcats season came to a close when they lost 71-64 to the wisconsin badgers. lendingsing -- lexington fans took to the streets and police came in to keep order. thousands of wisconsin fans celebrated cheering waving flags. wisconsin faces duke in the championship title game tomorrow night. >> time now for accuweather. nice day today. >> reporter: it's very nice out there this morning. it's comfortable with a lot of the sunshine as we go live on sky 6. our new temple university camera we'll show you a beautiful sight i believe. there we go, again mostly sunny
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conditions, just a few high, thin clouds creeping into the picture out of the northwest. otherwise a beautiful morning. 54 degrees dewpoint, 23. ment breezes out of the southwester at 17 miles per hour. it's going fob a breezy afternoon but not as winds as yesterday, when we had gusts as high as 45 miles per hour. the winds are shifting out of the southwest it will help to warm the temperatures up. yesterday afternoon highs hung out in the mid 50s today mid 60s, ten degrees better. 55 in millville. the numbers get colder and colder the farther north you go. poconos 39. trenton, 35. wind speeds 20 miles per hour. things will not be rattling around like yesterday afternoon. satellite and radar, this is are a frontal boundary stalled out to our north. north of the line it's cold enough to produce snow from
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buffalo to lake ear and ontario. binghamton light snow. look at the temperature contrast binghamton, 28 degrees, 150 miles to the south in philadelphia. it's 54. again, a closeup view shows the snow flying along the new york/pennsylvania state line. this is a hefty portion of snow coming in here. it will push to the north. always it gets to the south the line may drop to the south and produce rain showers in the poconos and the lehigh valley. again, it would be very hit or miss if we saw it you tell at -- saw it at all. most of the delaware valley nice and quiet. 62. trenton, 63. later this evening clouds north and west, bright sunny skies south and east. overnight tonight partly cloudy, first thing tomorrow this morning sunshine, followed
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by increasing clouds, temperatures clierming into the low -- climbing into the low 70s for the phillies home opener. really, really nice. 64 degrees winds out of the south southwest. overnight tonight we'll call it seasonable chilly. 38 degrees outlying suburbs, 43 for center city. all right, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast i'm not trying to scare anybody here, but we are expecting a lot of clouds throughout this entire time frame. the difficult partly will be trying to figure out when the waves of moisture move in. right now the modeling suggests the best chance of seeing wet weather is wednesday and saturday during the day. it could bring the moisture in at night meaning most of the day is dry. tuesday through saturday it's cloudy and chance of drizzle through that entire time frame. today, 64. monday 70 degrees, maybe spotty
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showers during afternoon tuesday with the heavier rains arriving tuesday evil eeevening tuesday night, 69. wednesday, 54. thursday cooler, 50 degrees, same deal friday, cloudy there could be an isolated shower, 63. saturday looks like a rain day as well. 63 degrees. the pier shop in atlantic city is getting a 50 million-dollar makeover. "action news" reporter eva pilgrim has the details. >> reporter: this is the beginning of the new atlantic city. >> reporter: welcome to the playground. the no plans for the pier shop for the atlantic city boardwalk. >> the pier is a symbol of what atlantic city will become. >> reporter: the developer who
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turned northbound liberties piazza into a hot spot has ventured outside philadelphia. >> i've never failed in my career, i've never not picked an area that was going to turn around. we just need something more this is something more, this is the wow factor that we have. >> reporter: and it means jobs, about five hundred for atlantic city. the 50 million-dollar playground project will include shopping, restaurants, bar concert hall and attraction called t-street. >> this will be the capital of entertainment on the east coast. >> reporter: it was tied up in courted, but they have worked out the issue. >> kevin near and dear to my heart, cameras. >> this group is confident the estimated 30 million people they say are a short drive from ac
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will make the trip. >> this will become the number one tourist attraction in atlantic city. >> the end of atlantic city the way we know its not a gaming community, it's a resort test nation. best of atlantic city is yet to come, starts here, starts today. >> reporter: in atlantic city, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news."
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>> welcome back on this sunday, easter sunday, happy passover to our jewish friends 10:00 # 1 56 degrees. sky6 live hd taking a live look at atlantic city. sunny and 64. gorgeous tomorrow for the phillies home opener. 70 degrees. time for our odd and unusual pictures of the week. >> this morning it includes easter pictures and a pie. but first cleopatra arrived at a colorado rescue with a damaged shell. the owner came up with the idea to create a 3d prosthetic with the help of a local university. it aa.i. allows her -- it will allow her to play and mate safely. john kerry pizza is on the
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menu garnished with chicken and bacons and onions. the restaurant's owner said it's popular with the customers. the restaurant is controls the hotel where the talks are taking place. zoo animals in easter colors. this color display can be found in eagleville, tennessee. the goats and sheets had their coats colored. the easter bunny hid 15,000 egs egs -- eggs for the little ones. >> we'll have an easter egg hunt when i get home. i'll be hunting. meteorologist chris sowers takes a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in just a moment. >> we'll enbe right back.
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10:2:58 inside story is coming up later on 6abc. here's tamala edwards with a preview. >> reporter: good morning coming up on inside story this morning. first up we take a look at the federal indictment against new jersey senator bob menendez, they say there's corruption e*traded political favorites for gain with a wealthy florida doctor. we take a look at kathleen kane, charges may move forward against her. there's talk about another case that's coming out of her office what does she do next on inside story. >> sometime for a check on -- time for a check of accuweather.
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>> reporter: today is a ten, unless you live in the lehigh valley i'll lower it to an 8 because there's a chance of pop up shower. 64 is the high. tomorrow, better sun and clouds warm, 70. if you're out and about put on sunscreen. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast turns a little unsettled by tuesday through saturday cloudy skies and there's a chance of a shower each and everyday. >> this week with george stephanopoulos coming up next on 6abc. >> here's martha raddatz with a preview. >> reporter: chilly new threat from the group that attacked a college campus in kenya. plus we reached an agreement with iran, can president obama sell it. israel prime minister netanyahu is here and play ball it's opening day. commissioner tells us what
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changes you'll see in the game today. that's all coming up this week. >> nydia and kenneth back to you. >> thank you. "action news" continues at noon. philadelphia archbishop offers new details of the pope's upcoming trip to the city of brotherly love. >> we have a new robot that could revolutionize autism therapy. for kenneth moten, eva pilgrim, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. happy easter and passover, as well. >> we'll see you at noon.
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