campus are involved with greek life, the university says they are doing this out of concern. we see where the administration is coming from, it's not fair to the greek organizations that do a lot for the community fair or not, cutrutgers university is banning all fraternity parties for the rest of the semester including the death of kaitlyn kovachs from monmouth junction. >> they run into trouble at these fraternity parties. >> it won't change much at the university for the next month but maybe make us remember what we are here for. growing as a sisterhood. >> we only have a month left,

it's not the end of the world for us. >> the university says that rutgers takes seriously to maintaining a healthy safe campus environment. they can still hold spring formals off campus with a third party vendor may serve alcohol but inside sororities and frats it's a no go. >> the more people will rebel and throw parties at different locations. >> one frat member says you may not see drinking parties at houses with frat letters on them but you'll see them elsewhere and those that defy the rules

will face consequences. >> nora thank you. meantime philadelphia police released new surveillance photos today of a van at the center of an abduction investigation, three masks men pulled a jewelry employee into a van into a parking lot over the weekend. she was tortured for a half hour while the suspects demanded keys for the store she worked in and codes to the safe and she was dropped off at a cemetery in darby, they are looking for a dark maroon econo line van. meantime a murder investigation is underway in montgomery county after a man who was shot drove himself to the gas station and then died at the hospital. it happened at a lukoil station at ridge pike at 9:00 last night. the actual shooting was on locust street in norristown a few miles away.

the name of the victim is not released until his family is notified. it's another warm day but we are rain showers off and on and a good idea to keep the umbrella close by. looking live from sky 6 hd clouds over philadelphia airport and the rain is expected to stick around for the next few days. meteorologist, cecily tynan is at the big board with the latest from accuweather. >> hi sharrie, the big change is the temperatures. we are taking a walk on the mild side the last few day. 64 for easter sunday yesterday it shot up to 75 degrees and despite a lot of clouds and showers, still mild 69 degrees, the normal high is 61. things are changing. wider view of temperatures show a back door cold front it's not coming in from the west like most weather systems it moves down from the north and while we

are in the 60s north of that front, temperatures are just in the 40s, and we'll get the winds shifting out of the northeast through the night tonight and that will pull down the colder air. future tracker showing the winds from the northeast dropping temperatures in the 40s through most of our viewing area than is where they will stay for the next couple of days, it will feel more like winter and temperatures in the 40s in february, now, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing with this front there is a wave of low pressure and showers associated with it. the next two days keep the umbrellas on hand we'll see occasional light rain here and there and it's damp, winter like temperatures the next few days, say good-bye to temperatures in the 60s and 70s, and it will feel cooler when you factor in the wind occasional drizzle and showers things change dramatically for the weekend we'll talk about that in the

full accuweather forecast. >> can you stay ahead of today's on and off showers by checking in with storm tracker 6 live at 6abc.com/weather you can find the accuweather seven day and the latest video reports from our team of meteorologists is also there. a newark delaware, man was take and to the hospital after being not after an argument. officers were called to kim berton drive he had what seemed like a gunshot wound he has since been released from the hospital no word of any arrests. seven people were killed when a private plane crash nood central illinois it was returning from indianapolis following the ncaa basketball championship. the plane lost radio contract shortly before landing. so far the officials have not

ruled weather as the cause of the crash. nearly two years after the cause of boston marathon bombings jurors are deliberating charges against dzhokhar tsarnaev they say it was the older brother that was killed masterminded the whole thing, we'll have a live report at 5:30. positive business news for atlantic city casinos, in the same year that four of them shut down others grew profits of 44%, this comes the same day as the sale of the closed revel casino was made official. john rawlins tells us what the new owner has planned. >> reporter: what was the refer elis now dubbed polo north glen straub butte it through his company. straub has issued tantalizing

teases, like a high speed ferry from new york and the manager of this pizzeria from this shuttered resort hopes it will bring foot traffic. >> it makes atlantic city feel alive. >> sylvester once worked at revel, says the right management is key they have all the resources it just needs to be managed. >> they hope that straub is a breath of fresh air, he doesn't know the floridian but expects his pitch is part of an effort to create bus and bring investors to his resort. >> this is show business and he is in show business if anybody thinks this is about another chemical plant or mine, no this is business. >> it's a good bet the city by the sea can return to its former glory and this building will play a key role.

the question is will it be a casino hotel? a water park? or equestrian center? maybe all of the above neighbor none of the the above? >> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report tuesday night. >> lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center they are showing action here on the schuylkill expressway eastbound side it's a car fire that just popped up in the last few minutes by 676 by the vine street expressway. flames and smoke comes away from it, the smoke is getting dense and these are trying quickly to pass not the best idea, we see a few explosions and the flames leap over toward the left lane and people at this point are trying to get by including the school bus in the left lane pretty soon as soon as the fire crews get here, they will likely close the eastbound side of the schuylkill at the vine. if you are coming in toward the

city are you seeing a parking lot through montgomery drive through this point at the vine street expressway, police just pulled up at the scene and stick with the river drives and the mlk and the kelly. and of course we'll start to continue to watch this car fire unfold. the eastbound side of the schuylkill left lane barely squeezing by for now and already you are looking at a jam and take the river drives a crash in west conshohocken at madison ford and 76 and balligomingo road is closed for construction and look for a wreck along master industry. and one at stowe at turkey hill. and the one at the schuylkill, we'll check that again in the next half hour. there is more to come on "action news" at 5:00, an outbreak of dog flu has pet owners on high alert in chicago. what are the signs of symptoms and why dogs in philadelphia should not be affected.

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maya angelou was honored with her own stamp michelle obama and oprah winfrey and others were on hand for the big unveiling. the portrait of angelou and the stamp as a quote printed on it and now questions are swirling if the thought provoking quote belongs to angelou or another writer. she died last year at her home she was 86 years old. there is a new clue on the role of stress and obesity. ali gorman is at the "action news" big board to explain the connection. >> we know this affects many adults when they are under stress, it's easier to pack on the pounds but when we look at programs to help kids or teens that are overweight most focus on diet and exercise, but those

miss this important factor stress in the family looking at 5,000 teenagers financial stress or disruptions such as divorce drives up weight problems among girls. a mother in poor health seems to be a key stress factor for boys. addressing the factors could prevent more obesity. a folic acid supplement could help those from not having a stroke it reduces the number of first time strokes by more than 20% it's a major risk factor for those with high blood pressure. also today smart phone apps that focus on health are hugely popular, some track your calories and fitness and some

monitor your chronic diseases. the apps will set up care plans with members with asthma or members with diabetes to help them manage their condition for example the diabetes app reminds people to take medication. and they can invite family members or their health care provider to follow their progress and become part of their support team. >> this way everyone wins, i will get better and my out of pocket will be reduced and i will not go to the doctor as much and not end up in the er. the new apps are free to ibc members and other apps for other chronic conditions will be launched in the future. other companies and hospitals offer similar programs this technology is a sign of the times, the hope is that it will help people live healthier and that will lead to lower health care costs overall.

back over to you. >> ali, thank you. >> meantime the chicago area has been hit by a rare epidemic of the canine flu there are 1,000 cases in dogs and five of them deadly. three pet smart stores have closed their hotels to prevent spreading the virus the symptoms are a lot like the human flu and lots of hand washing. >> we get any of the dogs from the nasal discharge and the cough and air particles on our hands, when we are touching them and we go another dog and touch them without washing our hands. >> canine flew has been around philadelphia so they may have immunities. the company is working with

an organization which helped to create and find jobs for autistic workers, microsoft says the jobs will likely be at its headquarters in redmond, washington, it brings an amazing ability to retain information math and code work. "action news" at 5:00 continues remember when you see breaking news or severe weather, we want you to join the action. email us your photos and videos to jointheaction@6abc.com, or use #6abcaction on social media.

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back at the big board with meteorologist cecily tynan warm temperatures but a dip overnight. >> exactly temperatures in the 40s arriving tonight and we won't climb out of that until friday, and also more of this, more showers double scan live

showing scattered showers and pockets of steadier rain in montgomery county south of sodderton crossing the blue route and phoenixville. and south jersey with the bulk of activity. hammonton and millville and tuckahoe showers from the north and we'll see more showers on and off through the next couple of days. when you get rain it helps with allergies and i have had a sore throat for days now the reason why, pollen from the trees is high and mold is high and weeds and grass have not really pollinated yet, but if you have allergies you have likely been suffering when we get the rain it clears out the air. the cold air is coming down from the north and allentown 56 degrees and trenton 53 and philadelphia is relatively warm and 67 degrees and millville 61

and the winds coming out of the northeast are in the 40s tonight than is where we'll stay for the next few days, occasional showers and drizzle and it turns chillier and allentown 40 and millville 42 and cape may 45 and wilmington 43 degrees, future tracker showing 48 degrees in philadelphia 11:00 with scattered showers and then for your morning commute we see lots of clouds and occasional showers, not an all day steady rain at 7:30, 44 degrees, the wind is coming from the northeast and that allows temperatures that will drop a bit from the evening commute, 43 degree and you can see all the clouds with occasional showers we won't see the sunshine at all tomorrow. the five-day at 5:00 shows a gloomy damp weather tomorrow and 47 degrees and the high with periods of drizzle, essentially the same on thursday 46 degrees and on friday the front lifts to the north with a warm front

we have a surge of very mild air and 75 degrees until a cold front moves in and that will fire afternoon showers and thunderstorms and gusty winds and behind that for the weekend looking good, high pressure is building in and on the breezy side and dry for the union game and 63 degrees, sunday is the better of the two days. can we keep the trend going meteorologist, adam joseph will have the answer in the accuweather forecast. getting choked up with my allergies. >> more to come in our next half our of "action news." it's more like winter like folks are embracing the snowy blast, and millions tried, and succeeded in picking a near perfect ncaa tournament bracket and is he not old enough to drive.

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out on washington, d.c., dozens of government buildings including the white house and the state department lose power we'll tell you what caused it. plus, philadelphia investigators are looking for a thief that struck at a south street store and got away with thousands in merchandise and it's one of the loveliest reminders that string is here. we have a preview of the annual cherry blossom festival. widespread outages impacted the white house and museums and the metro system and many other places, some time of an explosion at a maryland power plant tipped it off but the cause is unknown. the power was only off at the white house for only a few seconds before it came back on. the capital and other areas were impacted for much longer the u.s. state department was in the middle of a briefing when the

building lost power and they continued by flashlight and at the warner theater oprah winfrey was speaking about the newly released maya angelou stamp when the building lost power. there is no indication that this was the result of a malicious activity. a panel of seven women and five men finished the first day of deliberation in the case of boston marathon bombing suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev it's not known why did he help plan the attacks or was he following his older brother's order marcy gonzales is here with more. >> reporter: good evening monica, the jurors just went home a little while ago and they deliberated for seven hours today and they will pick up where they left off tomorrow morning. >> the jury spent today going line by line through the 32 page

verdict form. the seven women and five men decided dzhokhar tsarnaev's fate going over each charge and going over the evidence including the videos leading up to the boston marathon bombings, showing him putting a bomb next to families and the gruesome heart-wrenching aftermath. >> i know the trial is emotional and i imagine the deliberations will be hard for these jurors. >> during yesterday's closing arguments, prosecutors told the jury the attack was part of dzhokhar tsarnaev's plan to punish america, and the defense says he was a follower influenced by his deceased brother, tamerlan. and thank planning bombs was a senseless act but if not for tamerlan it would not have happened. >> of the 30 charges that he faces, 17 carry the possibility

of the death penalty. marcy gonzales channel 6 "action news." >> thank you marcy. house speaker john boehner is not masking his disapproval of the iran nuclear deal calling it a direct threat to peace in the middle east and around the world, this in response to president obama's acknowledge that iran could have the capabilities to build a nuclear bomb after the first 13 years of the deal but if iran went to make the weapon it would take them at least one year. the united childrens agency says that dozens of children have been killed since the fighting in yemen intensified. 17 childrens in the last two weeks alone and many families have left they are hom. jordan drafted a u.n. resolution aimed at halting the fighting in

yemen. >> and hundreds of students in kenya took to the streets to remember those in the university attack. the students marched through downtown nairobi saying we will never forget you and condemned al-shabab, and called for better security on college campuses. authorities are looking for clues in north philadelphia this morning, detectives put up crime scene tape on north 12th street just before 11:00 a.m., witnesses reported a man driving from the scene in a silver car and authorities are not releasing details about the victim or a possible motive for the shooting at this time. philadelphia detectives want the public to take a good look at the man in this surveillance video, they say he stole a laptop and several tablets from inside of a business on the 700 block last monday it appears that the suspect made a few

passes at the store before going inside and grabbing the goods if you recognize him call police. >> it's a beautiful sign that warmer weather is approaching cherry blossoms in bloom "action news" reporter, annie mccormick has more from the kickoff celebration. >> singing in their kimonas, they celebrated the 15 and annual cherry blossom festival. the queen of sushi gave lessons on how to make her signature role with a twist. >> today we create the new breakfast sushi american tradition, eggs bacon and rice. >> in fairmount park, the segara

family came to the cherry blossom festival and will stay for the week. >> it's important to know what it is. important to know japanese cultures and it's important to see it physically. >> the first cherry trees were planted here in philadelphia in the 1926. >> they made a pledge in 1998 to plant 1,000 more cherry trees and that was completed in 2007, all the trees you see on the schuylkill or martin luther king boulevard or kelly drive those were planted in the last 15 years, the warm is not great for cherry blossoms but we found some here at the japanese house and they hope by the end of week they'll have plenty more trees full here in fairmount park, they hope to bring a better understand of cultural customs here to the u.s. from japan. every year there are events leading up to the festival

events that last all day at fairmount park for a list of events head to our website at 6abc.com. >> very beautiful. time to check the traffic scene and see how pretty it is. matt pellman has the latest. >> we want drivers to take a scenic drive along the river drive or the kelly we do not want them to use the schuylkill expressway 76 eastbound this afternoon because it's a parking lot as you come away from the roosevelt boulevard through this point at the vine street expressways, but positive, the vehicle fire is extinguished and the car is still on the shoulder all lanes are open but the eastbound traffic is a mess, the river drive is a better bet. another rush hour another crash along 422 in the work zone westbound side approaching arm and hammer boulevard, there is a wreck just 10 miles per hour there and stick with high street

instead and a crash in pottstown and one in cherry hill at the stein mart at kings highway and overturned vehicle wreck in pleasantville at absecon boulevard. and the regional rail line running with 20 minute delays because of signal problems. still to come on "action news" tonight, millions tried and failed to predict the outcome of the ncaa tournament but one person got closer to anyone else and he is not even old enough to drive. we'll have his story. big news for star wars fans, can you have the force with you everywhere you go. >> showers are spreading across the region right now and the temperatures are plummeting over the next few hours. we'll talk about the winter chill returning. >> okay thanks and jaime apody has more on the phillies disappointing start to the regular season when "action news" comes right back.

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children he fell behind on his electric bills and bought a generator to keep them warm and instead it poisoned everyone in the home. now officials want to know when the power was cut off in maryland it is illegal to terminate service for nonpayment between november and march. an 11-year-old autistic child saw his rescuers after being alone for in our nights in the wilderness, once rescuers found him they cut a path for ambulances and wrapped him in foil for restore his body temperature and reunited him with his mom and dad, they don't know how he survived the dark nights with no food and water the murder trial of patriots star aaron hernandez.

the first time they admitted he was there but laid blame on his friends, he faces a life sentence in prison. >> kentucky senator ran paul is the latest republican to announce his candidacy for president. paul kick of his campaign to quote, stop the washington machine and vowed to expand the republican party to include minorities and only one person declared candidacy and that is senator ted cruz, the phillies home opener did not go as well as we hoped. jaime apody is live with more. >> that is an understatement. ben revere told me yesterday if the phillies win it all nobody will remember how it started.

even with the already low expectations, cole hamels allowed four home runs and pitched himself out of any trade to boston too. have you to wonder where hamels head was, he admitted he was off. >> i was not as fine as i know i'm capable of being and especially a couple of those pitches that they hit out. they may have been the right pitches but not the right locations, cole stuff was there in the spring he was inconsistent with his command, not as sharp as he normally has it. >> while cole struggled here former phillies succeeded elsewhere like kyle kendrick throwing seven shutout innings and how about jimmy rollins, he went 2 for 4 in l.a. and gave

the donor a 6-3 win and even took a curtain call, was strange to see him in blue and not red on opening day. the eagles made a couple of moves signing e.j. biggers to a one year deal, mostly plays corner and also safety that is where the eagles have the biggest need, they signed a new wideout, his name is longer than his contract. and the season is almost over for the flyers what would they like to see the final three games. >> a good effort wanting to win the hockey games and the importance of winning the game. pit came in here the other night and the game tonight mean a lot to the islanders and it will be a competitive hockey game play

hard as a team and play with some attitude. >> march madness comes to a close on this april 7th in the women's finale notre dame and uconn face each other for the second year, what a finish for the men last night. proving why the ncaa may be the best sporting event there is duke out scored wisconsin in the final 13 mines to capture the national title. 68-63 is the final. coach k is alone in second place only behind john wooden. he did it with only one senior starter and among the core, three super star freshman he will likely lose to the nba draft. >> we have eight guys and four of them are freshman for them to win 35 games and win the

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in severe drought. >> we have the start of chilly rain that is not snow. >> no but it's winter like with temperatures it will be february like for the next two days, we'll get our own winter feeling here double scan live radar the showers are moving into philadelphia through central and southern new jersey as well as the northwestern suburbs looking at jenkintown and bump over the river to medford lakes it's a wet evening, a frontal boundary is coming in to usher in the chilly air and that is igniting the showers this evening, the action cam before the showers push in in philadelphia and parking lot fairmount park. and the foreground, you see the forsythia bushes beginning to show a little bit of color.

right now that was the high temperature for today 8 degrees above normal and the 90 for 1929 is the earliest since philadelphia hit 90 degrees on the year on this particular date of april 7th and beyond this date we see many 90s for records, 50s already and allentown 55 and 53 in trenton, we were in the 60s the last hour, and 44 in beach haven the southeasterly winds keeping it milder for lancaster and wilmington and the winds continue to switch from the north to the east over the next few hours the boundary is draped over the region kind of helping to fire up the region and they are on and off through the end of the week. for the night turning chilly

with northeastly winds kickle up and lows 20 to 24 degrees and the next two days and wedging in northern new england sends this front, and it comes typically from the wrong direction air flow and with low pressure to the south and the stalled boundary, it's a forcing mechanism to bring the scattered showers and eventually downpours and thunderstorms at the end of the week. for the next few days on the exclusive accuweather forecast, it is raw and damp and dreary with patchy drizzle and showers and low 40s if you see the rain falling, the front lifts back to the north on friday and we get a warm front here of 75 degrees and a lot of clouds and pops of sun and a cold front in the afternoon we'll see downpours and thunderstorms possible late friday afternoon and evening, then it sets up for a beautiful

weekend breezy and bright for saturday and 63 above normal and absolutely beautiful on sunday full sun of 66 before clouds come in on monday and tuesday before rain comes in and temperatures in the upper 60s, so hopefully this is the last little feeling of winter. i said that last week and the week before we never know, not until mothers day. >> stay with off and on showers at 6abc.com/weather, you'll find the hour by hour forecast along with the accuweather seven day and the latest video reports from our team of meteorologists. the digital age is colliding with the galaxy far far away. star wars films will soon be able to be downloaded. >> that boy is our last hope. >> starting friday itunes and amazon and voodoo offers all six episodes and deleted scenes are

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the state the sale of revel to a florida developer is finally done. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the search for the three men who kidnapped and assaulted a woman in center city philadelphia and now police have a new clue, lawmen have released a new video of the van that is involved in the abduction in a

garage on 8th and chestnut. they hope that someone recognizes the burgundy ford econo line. >> they have pictures but can't see the license plate they need help from the public. you can imagine the terror this woman experienced she was told over and over again this is the day you are going to die. she left her job at 8th and chestnut and entered this parking garage the beginning of a horrendous nightmare. >> she has been through nothing short of torture. >> the 53-year-old victim can be seen on surveillance entering the parking garage saturday afternoon she was dragged into this van by three men who drove her to the roof, they put a hood over her face and tie wrapped her and tasered her and they wanted the co