victim lived with her sister. it spread quickly and destroyed six apartments sending a firefighter and another resident to the hospital. >> crews arrived found fire coming from the front of the first floor apartment. >> reporter: firefighters had difficulty getting to the victim because of the intensity of the flames. a woman who lives on the third floor jumped to a second floor balcony and then to the ground. she was taken away on a stretcher with two broken ankles and a back injury. a firefighter was also taken to the hospital for treatment of minor burns to his ears. the 60-year-old victim lived with her sister who made it out with her dog. a friend says she was alerted to the fire by her sister. >> she said cheryl yell for me and said the couch is on fire. she said and i got up and rhawn out to the kitchen to get the fire extinguisher and then she said it was so smoky in there you couldn't see nothing or anything. >> reporter: richard says his friend has been in poor health breathing with the help of an oxygen tank. investigators don't know if

the oxygen fueled the flames but the fire intensified quickly. >> usually people are able to report in a timely manner but there was a good fire that got advanced quickly. >> reporter: richard has been friends with the victim for more than 30 years. they had made plans to go a favorite shop in lancaster. >> she loved to stop there and get two or three shirts or blazers or whatever and we were just planning on going you know but it don't look like she's going now. >> reporter: firefighters have left the scene but we're seeing fresh smoke coming from a couple of windows of the apartment building, possibly another minor flareup right now. the fire investigator says it will be days before they know how this fire started. in the meantime the red cross is taking care of two families that have been displaced. live in newark, david henry channel6 "action news." brian. >> all right, david, thank you. in just the past hour "action news" has learned that three minors have been charged in that brutal mob beating of two

new jersey teenagers. we first showed you the video from that attack at trenton's greg grant park earlier this week. one of the victims had to get a dozen stitches. police now say three people, two teenaged girls an 12-year-old boy were arrested and charged last night. officials say they've identified several other people of interest and they do expect even more arrests. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast and it look like we might be spared that severe weather. >> yeah, but the warmer temperatures also staying away for a little bit longer. let's find out why with meteorologist adam joseph live at the big board. >> that cold air was so stubborn, did not wants to break today. the bad news is the warm front only made it as far north as around georgetown delaware where in sussex county it's 74 degrees right now while the rest of the region it is mighty chilly. that cold air won out. the good news is because of that stable chilly air the clouds and the winds continuing off of the atlantic, you can see not much here on double scan live radar

so there won't be any severe storms and lightning right now zero on this radar of double scan live. as we look at satellite, we can see the area continues to be draped in that thick cloud cover but in the far southern parts of sussex county you see a little hole there with some sunshine that will try to clip southern parts of cape may in the next half an hour and as you take a look at the temperatures, we are only in the 50's. we're warmer than the last couple of days but still stuck in the 50's and there's that warm front down to the south richmond and roanoke 76 to 81 degrees. this front was supposed to lift to the north. didn't happen today. but you know what, at least we're a little bit warmer than yesterday. so what to expect here through 9 o'clock tonight. just a few showers for most of us as the cold front still progresses through. temperatures briefly go into the 60's before that front arrives. there could still be a stray thunderstorm. those far southern areas of delaware and they could possibly have some gusty winds with them. when i come back we'll talk about a beautiful weekend

finally we're going get rid of the clouds i promise you. wait until you see that forecast for your saturday and sunday brian coming up. >> you promised. can can't take that back. of course when you see severe weather e-mail pictures and videos to join the action at 6abc.com or use #6ab action on social media. >> the same storm system moving through our area caused a devastating tornado in the midwest. in northern illinois search and rescue teams are still going through the rubble looking for survivors. abc's lana vak is joining us from new york with the very latest. lana. >> reporter: that's right sharon you know 28 million americans are still under a severe weather threat at this very moment and several communities in illinois are now dealing with all the destruction. >> obviously suffered severe tragedy here. two people lost their lives in fairdale. >> reporter: the governor announcing the solemn news in fairdale illinois, a small

town less than two hours outside of chicago. the tornado that ripped through there on thursday evening all but wiped the town off the map. >> oh, my gosh. that's gone right through. >> reporter: 15 tornadoes were reported in the midwest yesterday, almost all of them focused on illinois but also hitting missouri and iowa. watch what the force of the winds does to this semi. >> he's over, he's over. >> beep beep. >> reporter: a 50-mile path of destruction. >> the roof blue off the walls came down and the second floor fell on the first floor. i need a new house. >> reporter: residents in rochelle illinois wondering how they can put back together the pieces of their lives. since the storm hit the sheriff has been working nonstop. >> born and raised in this community and it's just a privilege to be able to serve them. for him the devastation has been personal. >> as all of you know my house

is gone. >> reporter: and as you know, that storm front is going to continue to move to the east and from texas to delaware there will continue to be new storm warnings though it shouldn't be as devastating as that has been. live in new york, lana zak channel6 "action news." back to you brian. >> lana thanks. atlantic city has started fining revel casino's new owners for safety violations after the power was shut off yesterday. city leaders just held a news conference to announce the punishment. they fined revel $10,000 yesterday and they'll fine them $5,000 each day moving forward until power is restored. the city says the blackout possess a huge fire risk for such a massive complex. john rawlins will explain why all of this is happening and what could happen next. we'll have a live report on the power struggle coming up at 4:30. >> a plan to include a railroad bridge in burlington county is giving business owners fits as new jersey

correspondent nora muchanic explains people working along marne highway in hainesport say the construction is keeping customers away. >> reporter: marne highway was closed down between arc and mount laurel hainesport road back on march 23rd. local merchants say having the road blocked off for almost three weeks now is killing business. >> huge impact huge. >> reporter: kelly has owned aziza's restaurant for 28 years but since conrail began working on a bridge over mason creek just down the block business has nose dived 40 percent. >> i didn't think it was going to be so bad because they had the little creek opened but people just aren't coming. >> reporter: and if they're not here. >> i don't have business. if it wasn't for my regulars i would lock the door. >> reporter: kelly's husband says huge trucks that hit the roadblock on marne highway have been turning around on the property knocking down posts and tearing up the parking lot. >> i actually blocked it with cones and still the trucks go through the cones and they just crushed the asphalt.

>> reporter: it's worse just up the road at the country farm convenience store and gas station where they estimate 80 percent of their business has disappeared. >> with this road closure we're just trying to do anything to drum up bills. we're $1.99, super is crazy low. we're trying to do anything we can to stay afloat. >> reporter: is it working. >> not really. >> reporter: the owner wants to know. business owners have complained to burlington county freeholder who's have told them to document any damage to their property. conrail says it's not responsible for damage created by truck drivers who choose to ignore the road closed signs. the very signs that have turned the parking lot at carol low's bar and restaurant in a ghost town. normally it and the bar inside would be packed at lunchtime. >> a lot of us used to come down here all the time for lunch. >> reporter: but now. >> it's too hard to get here. >> reporter: conrail says the road is set to reopen late in the did you on monday and will be opened for a month. it will be closed two weeks

after that so that the bridge job can be completed. in hainesport nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> traffic was a mess this morning on the ben franklin bridge after a tractor-trailer overturned on the philadelphia side of the span. it happened around 5:00 a.m. right near the base of the bridge. the tractor-trailer landed on its side, caused huge delays for the morning rush. fortunately no one was hurt here but it was several hours before crews could upright that tractor-trailer and tow it away. >> well, speaking of that time now for the "action news" traffic report. >> yeah, matt pelman was here this morning in that same spot when that mess was under way and good news is it's cleared up. how about the rest of things matt? >> well, it was looking good a minute ago. our good buddy ben looking much better this afternoon. he's having a much better afternoon thanked morning that's for sure, brian and sharrie. you can see the traffic in both directions across the span of the ben franklin bridge is moving well at this point so no complaints, no need to fear if you're head for the ben franklin bridge

this afternoon a much different story from this morning. this is 95 right by the ben franklin bridge and the vine street expressway. same as not true here. northbound side is completely locked up from north of the walt whitman bridge up to the work zone at girard avenue. we had an earlier broken down vehicle right there in the work zone that got us off to a bad start this afternoon. then there was a crash in the backlog around washington avenue. that, too, has cleared so our situation is out of the way, the lanes are opened but you can see speeds are still in the teens. we're in the single digits on the schuylkill expressway. so, not so hot over there, either. we've got some traffic light troubles over there in west philadelphia 58th and haverford. in fact they've set up a temporary stop sign because those traffic lights are out. this is the blue route in delco 476 southbound side just starting to stack here by the broomall upper darby interchange. volume just building, not a terrible situation along the blue route so far. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this friday afternoon. using the waze app and so many of our friends using the app are reporting so many different potholes. one of them over here in

medford burlington county along skeet road. we will check it again see if we can skate through this afternoon without too many problems, brian and sharrie in the next half hour. >> sounds good matt. still ahead here at 4 o'clock today, two big name candidates about to jump in the race for the white house. we'll tell you who is in and when and where they'll make it official. >> plus, prosecutors in south carolina reveal the next step in the investigation into an officer charged with murder. >> and they held people prisoner in a tacony basement as part of an elaborate scheme to steal their money. why the case that shocked the region was back inside a courtroom. >> ♪♪

♪♪ there is no royal blood in this country. nothing is reserved for anyone. it's all just out there waiting for someone to reach out and take it. ♪♪ and the ones who do. these are the kings and queens of america. ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> a south carolina prosecutor says she is working on getting a grand jury to indict former police officer michael slager. slager has already been charged with murder and kicked off the force after fatally shooting walter scott in north charleston. dash cam video released

yesterday shows the traffic stop just before that shooting. slager had pulled scott over because of a broken taillight but scott as you saw took off running. slager ended up shooting him and killing him moments later. that incident was also caught on camera. slager's own mom says she cannot bring herself to watch any of it. >> i just can't watch it. i can't read the papers. i just can't. maybe to some people that's being in denial. i'm sorry, i just can't. >> a funeral for walter scott will be held tomorrow. >> jury deliberations in the aaron hernandez case will carry into next week as there is still no verdict. today was the fourth day of deliberations in the murder trial of the former nfl star accused in the 2012 murder of oden lloyd who was dating his fiancée's sister. this case has taken a few strange turns including one involving a boston tv station. a photographer was banned from the courthouse for the rest of the trial after he admited to

following jurors to a parking lot wednesday night. >> the white house announced today that the president plans to meet this weekend with his cuban counterpart raul castro. the two leaders say they anticipate a private discussion tomorrow which is the final day of the summit of the americas in panama. obama and castro did speak by phone on wednesday and once before back in december but this will be the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the u.s. and cuba in more than 50 years. >> it's probably the worst kept secret in american politics but this weekend it becomes official. hillary clinton is running for president. clinton will launch her campaign this sunday. she'll make the announcement with a post on social media. she will then make stops in key early voting states including iowa and new hampshire. this will be her second run for the white house. she lost the primary to then senator barack obama in 2008. meanwhile another big name looks poised to enter the race

but this time on the republican side. florida senator marco rubio will announce his candidacy monday with a speech in miami. rubio is first term senator and a cuban american. he joins senator rand paul and cruz. >> green arrows across-the-board today the dow up just about a hundred points to close back up over 18,000. the nasdaq up 21 points. the s & p also picking up 11 points on the day. general electric is selling off most of the real estate and other assets of its ge capitol unit. the financial arm was once the largest part of ge. the company says it expected to get $26.5 billion from various buyers including blackstone group and wells fargo. ge says it will focus on industrial businesses moving forward like building airplanes. the company says those businesses will account for 90 percent of its earnings by 2018.

the apple watch is now available for preorder and surprise it's expected to sell out. users were able to buy the watch starting at 3 o'clock this morning on the east coast. apple says the demand will far outweigh the supply. the apple watch is the company's first new consumer product in five years and you will not be able to line up to buy it. instead, you've got to go for a fitting at an apple store. customers can do that starting tomorrow. >> looks pretty cool. >> yeah. >> students in delaware had a chance to get a jump on the job market today. there was a job fair at delaware technical community college stanton campus today. it was organized by senators tom carper and chris coons as well as congressman john kearny. employers were looking for people to fill full and part-time jobs. this was the second in a series of three job fares. the final one will be may forth at the rehoboth beach convention center. >> to that exclusive accuweather forecast as we remain stuck in the damp dreary weather for one more

day. >> we hope -- hopefully we will change that for the weekend adam joseph. what do you have for us. >> we will 100 percent by tomorrow morning wake up and say okay what is that bright hue in the sky that sunshine will be back. right now as you look at double scan live radar the clouds are out there, a couple showers in the lehigh valley but look just to the west of washington, we have a couple of downpours with a thunderstorm trying to develop. these moving due east. if they continue their journey they could clip southern parts of delaware a little later on this afternoon and this evening. as we look a little closer though to home on double scan live radar again a little batch of that light showers through the lehigh valley and as you're heading north on the northeast extension away from quakertown, and even pottstown getting clipped by a couple of sprinkles there but these will continue their journey to the north and east and really that's all we're tracking at the at the present time. temperatures, though, the winds, they were out of the east-northeast yesterday and you can see the arrows now coming in more out of the south-southwesterly direction, so that's why we moved from

the 40's to the 50's and even dover 63 degrees right now allentown at 51 but if we had georgetown delaware on this map in sussex county, it is 74 degrees there so it made it into southern delaware, the warmth with that warm front but it did not bust that cold air that really held its own today. there's that one batch of showers coming through the lehigh valley right now. a couple of sprinkles just south and east of baltimore but the clouds really, the name of the game here this evening and future tracker by 7 o'clock as the cold front is approaching and knocking on our door sterns it could -- doorstep it could touch off a couple light showers and any thunderstorm should be south of dover and wildwood and by 11 o'clock tonight the clouds quickly race off to the east. the sky will clear out and winds will switch back out of the northwesterly direction. overnight temperatures will be between about 45 in the lehigh valley to 50 degrees in cape may. any early showers are a thundershower will pass through before 9 o'clock and

then we're clearing after that. and tomorrow afternoon with sunshine, we're going to be around 57 in allentown, 60 in philadelphia, 60 in millville and those winds out of the northwest will be rather breezy at speeds between about 15 to 25 miles an hour. so if you're heading down to ppl park for our union at 4 o'clock, if you're not heading down there it will be right here on channel six. sun just a few clouds with that northwesterly wind so you're going to still want to bring a light jacket because even though temperatures will be around 60, that wind will make it feel a whole lot cooler. your four day at 4:00, sunny breezy tomorrow, 62 degrees. our phillies in town all weekend as well. and the pick of the weekend i mean saturday's not bad but sunday we will get rid of the wind full sun 68 degrees. and the sweet 70's are back. dry here on monday of 73 before a soaking rain arrives with another front on tuesday at 67 degrees. so the weekend looking really nice after four days now.

>> it has felt like a long time. >> we're on. >> we deserve it. thanks, my man. philadbundance got a boost today thanks to the generosity of viewers like you. the action cam was at the acme on city avenue at bala cynwyd today. the market presented philadbundance with the money raised during the 6abc holiday food drive. 6abc president and general manager bernie press seneca was on land to celebrate the most successful drive on the 25 years of this partnership. >> they do so much. >> really makes us proud. >> still ahead at 4:30 a literal power struggle in atlantic city. we'll have a live report on the fight to get the lights on at revel casino. >> a horrifying story that made headlines all over america. a group of people accused of holding mentally disabled people prisoner in their tacony basement. the new development that brought that case back to the courtroom today. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> philadelphia police are trying to track down a man involved in a shooting in port richmond. they gave us this surveillance video of the suspect from inside the santiago dominican supermarket on martha street. they say this was taken as he was leaving the scene of that crime on wednesday. police say he got into an argument with a man in a car and when that man drove around the block, the suspect pulled a gun and started shooting. he then ran off through the supermarket. no one was hurt here. >> a second defendant has admitted his role in holding mentally disabled people prisoner. eddie ray wright pleaded guilty to 22 counts including kidnapping and forced human labor. he faces up to life in prison and more than $5 million in fines. wright 13 others were charged after four mentally disabled people were rescued from a basement boiler room back in 2011. police say the suspects were stealing their disability benefits. still ahead from ice cream

to massages to burgers, we have a list of all the things that you can get for nothing this freebie friday. >> and light fight down at the shore. we're live in atlantic city with details on the mounting fines levied against a shuttered revel casino. >> plus one minute they were heading to a funeral the next they were fighting crime. what prompted a group of mourners to leave a procession in progress. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli shirleen allicott and brian taff. >> ♪♪ >> hello again. 4:30 and "action news" continues. details on the teenager who says digging up an urn was a crime of passion. >> plus, their intentions may have been good but many say their approach was all wrong. why one denver area high school is removing a series of posters aimed at inspiring minority students. >> and from one school controversy to another. a third grade teacher in new jersey is under fire for reportedly asking her kids to write get well cards to convicted cop killer mumia abu jamal. we'll explain in big talkers. >> but we begin in atlantic city where officials are engaged in a fierce and literal power struggle over the former revel casino. the shore city is now fining the new owner of the shuttered property for shutting off the electricity and they plan to continue doing so until the power is back on. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live down at the shore with more on the fight.

hey, john. >> reporter: hi, sharrie. it's a mess down here. the firm -- it all starts when the firm that provided power to the revel complex which is now called polo north claimed the new owner who is a florida developer glen straub wanted free electricity so they pulled the plug. now that shut down the fire suppression system the fire safety systems in this massive building and that prompted the atlantic city government to fine the building's new owners. >> as a response the city had to fine polo north $10,000 on the first day and we will continue to fine the company because they're the owner of the building $5,000 each additional day. >> reporter: with no power the 63 story building's fire systems from smoke detectors to sprinklers are dead in the water. a small fire could easily spread putting firefighters at risk. >> astronomical risk. it's real -- really almost impossible to get any water that's above the seventh

floor. >> reporter: this morning the new owner's point person getting a crash course on how to power up the huge building asap. >> we're working as fast as we can to get power. we obviously don't want to have our building burn down, either. >> reporter: so, a real mess here. a portable truck generators that's what they're hoping to have here, these big 18 wheelers with generation equipment that would plug into the building and at least get the fire suppression equipment operating. so far no generators have shown up at this point. not exactly an auspicious start for new ownership here that was supposed to be game changing as far as atlantic city was concerned. live in atlantic city, john rawlins, channel6 "action news." brian. >> and the costs rising by the day, john. thanks very much. turning now to the latest on the deadly storms that tore through the nation's heartland last night. officials now say two women were killed when a quarter mile wide twister swept across

the small community of fairdale illinois. dozens more were hurt. search and rescue crews spent the day searching through the wreckage looking for people who might still be trapped there. that same front is now headed east toward our area but fortunately it will not pack the same punch around here. meteorologist adam joseph now live at the big board with the details. hey, adam. >> yeah, the clouds and the chilly temperatures that we've had the last couple days and that has also extended into today has basically choked that system as it pushed to the east so that's good news for us but in cold air damning because that winds coming out of the northeast, that cold age gets wedged across the mountains of the appalachians so we can't move those temperatures very much. 44 on wednesday, 43 on thursday, 54 today. it has gone up a little bit but our normal is 62 degrees this time of year. that warm air made it as far north as around georgetown delaware and as you can see from roanoke to richmond 81 degrees, washington still

chilly there at 60 degrees so there just wasn't enough really oomph to get that front to bust through. locally a couple showers up towards the lehigh valley but that's it. generally it's just cloudy with some breaks of sun far southern areas but as we look to the west of washington there you can see some downpours beginning to develop along the cold front but there's no lightning even with that cluster of downpours that's developing and these are moving towards the east and if they that continue their journey and hold together, they could clip southern parts of delaware, south of dover a little later on this evening. so, what to expect here between now and about 9 o'clock as that cold front progresses through? just a few showers for most of us as temperatures briefly hit the low 60's. there could be that stray thunderstorm far southern areas with some gusty winds if they were to hold together or develop around dover towards cape may. when i come back we'll talk about a beautiful weekend an seven-day forecast that you're really not going to want to miss coming up in a little

bit, brian. >> never want to miss your forecast, adam. >> thanks. i appreciate it. [laughter] >> make sure your weekend plans aren't ruined by any pop-up april showers with 6abc.com/weather. check our live storm tracker six radar any time, get the latest forecasts from our team of meteorologists. >> after two hung juries the sexual abuse case against a philadelphia priest has been dropped. the district attorney's office confirmed to "action news" that they will not retry reverend andrew mccormick for a third time. the roman catholic priest was accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old altar boy at bridesburg saint john cantius. it's unlikely mccormick will return to the parish. the archdiocese of philadelphia suspended him in 2011. a highrise fire on the campus of university of pennsylvania forced some students out into the chilly air early this morning. it sparked in a dumpster outside of the building on the 3900 block of walnut street

just after 3:30. though firefighters put it out quickly, smoke spread to some of the upper floors forcing the school to evacuate the building. >> connell strong. the action cam was at john foley school and saint dennis parish in havertown where students and staff dedicated this day to their four-year-old classmate connell harvey. the boy was not only recently diagnosed with leukemia, he's also recovering from septic shock caused by a strep infection. connell's brother says despite nearly dying, several times in the last few weeks the prayers and support are lifting his spirits. >> reporter: done for your brother. >> he's got a lot better actually. we just saw him the other day. he's laughing a lot and he just moved up to a better floor. >> now, after a mass in honor of connell his classmates signed a banner that will be given to that boy and of course all of us join all of

them in wishing connell well. there is new drama for one small delaware county town at the center of an ongoing investigation. "action news" anchor monica malpass live in the news room with details. >> the borough of cologne voted to fire its manager paula brown today but she's refusing to leave the building so far. "action news" was there as detectives removed boxes of financial documents from borough hall today. coming up tonight at 5:00 brown explains why she is staying on the job despite being voted out. and we are hearing from a teacher who made national headlines for an affair with a 13-year-old student of hers at the time. now the couple's marking their tenth wedding anniversary. and we have an update on mary kay and the man who became her husband and father of her two children. >> we just have been handed breaking news here. this is a scene in newark, delaware right now.

we showed this to you at the start of the newscast today. a fire that burned earlier in the day at the park apartments in newark. that fire has reignited. one person died as a result of this one firefighter was among others that were injured as a result of it. that fire as you see has resparked, reignited. crews remain on the scene to try to get this under control right now. we do not yet know if this prompting any other evacuations though we can assume that many were already evacuated as a result of that fire there this morning. we'll of course continues to watch this and bring you any new developments as we get them. >> a burlington county animal shelter got some much needed help today. the burlington county college brought the results of their annual drive to the shelter this afternoon. they collected food, cleaning supplies and medication, altogether valued at more than $1200. >> well, you know, vice president joe biden is known for occasionally putting his foot in his mouth.

but this, look closely at this photo. yeah that's the vp with a pacifier in his mouth apparently biden borrowed the binky of 15 month old jasper after a ceremony to honor his grandfather the former mayor of new york, michael bloomberg, his mother post they had photo to facebook with the caption, what's a boy to do when the vice president steals your pacifier? >> nothing off limits for our vp. >> i think that's exactly right. >> still ahead, what do ice cream massages and yoga have in common? well, they're all free. how you can cash in coming up on freebie friday. >> plus, a denver area high school may have intended to inspire minority students but that plan backfired big time. we'll show you the poster that is have so many upset. >> and why would a third grade teacher have her students sends get well cards to a convicted cop killer? details of the assignment that land add new jersey woman in hot water. >> and meteorologist adam joseph back with that full

accuweather forecast. he said you didn't want to miss it. >> that's right. >> "action news" continues on this friday afternoon.

>> dash cam video from a school bus captured the frightening moments of a crash in tulsa oklahoma. >> (screaming). the audio tells the story. you hear the students on board screaming as the bus hydroplanes in the rainy conditions, heads down a hill and then flips on its side. fortunately the bus driver and four of the students suffered only minor injuries. officials say the crash may have been caused by another driver cutting off the bus. >> in upstate new york teenager charged with digging up a grave says he didn't mean to disturb the dead. he just needed closure. 18-year-old steven pike was adopted at age three a few years ago he decided to track down his birth parents. pike says he was crushed to discover his biological father

had died in 2006. even though the teen visited the grave site regularly pike said he felt he needed more than that. that's why he decided to dig up his father's ashes and take some home with him. instead, he accidentally grabbed the ashes of his aunt. when her family found out they went straight to the police. >> they might have saw this as disrespect. he's my father. he's my father. >> he just went and blatantly with no regard for the law no regard for any of the family's feelings took this upon himself and did what he did. >> now the stolen urn was returned to the family following pike's arrest. it has since been are buried. >> drivers in san diego were forced to avoid a car stopped right in the middle of the interstate way woman still inside. >> get out of the car. you're going get hit by a car. lady, your life is in danger. >> that woman's car stalled on

the interstate early yesterday morning. she didn't walk -- she then walked across two lanes of traffic to ask a local news crew for jumper cables as others stopped to help the woman decided to get back in her car. bystanders helped direct traffic until police arrived. the woman was arrested for drunk driving. a would be purse thief was tackled to the ground thanks to some eagle eyed good samaritans. >> get a job. get a job. >> well, the group was part of a funeral procession in houston, texas and they were on their way from the church to the cemetery. they saw something out of the ordinary. >> we were going really, really slow, so as we passed this bus stop, there was this elderly lady with a -- a gentleman was knocking her around and was pulling on her purse. >> more than half a dozen mourners jumped into action chasing after the man. once they tackled the suspect to the ground, they flagged

down the officer who was leading the procession. the suspect was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery. >> over at the big board now the big talkers today we're going to begin with a teacher who has been arrested -- not arrested, i should say suspended without pay after having her third grade students write get well letters to convicted cop killer mumia abu jamal. officials at north jersey's orange school district says marilyn zuniga did not get permission. she wrote about it all on twitter and facebook posting "my third graders wrote to mumia to lift his spirits as he's ill #free mumia. the 60-year-old inmate is serving a life sentence for killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner back in 1981. orange school district says zuniga may also be fired.

now to denver, colorado where they're trying to figure out how these posters ended up plastered all over a public high school. they are directed at black and latino students reason generating quite a bit of controversy. the posters are called 10 things black and latina girls should know and includes statements like these wearing too much makeup looks like a clown and twerking and grinding ain't cute. turns out administrators at the martin luther king jr. school are behind them. most of the statements are positive but not all of them and many students take issue that they were aimed at specific races at that school. the district says it respects their concerns and it will review the situation but as of right now those posters remain at the school, sharrie. >> definitely a big talker brian. thank you. time to get another check on the roads tonight. matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with the upday. hi matt. >> sharrie, we have a couple of things to a talk about.

right here the roosevelot boulevard extension northbound side just north of the ridge avenue on-ramp, can you see the broken down what appears to be a cct connect bus taking out the left lane giving us really stacked conditions coming north of the schuylkill expressway through this point by the ridge avenue on-ramp. that just popped up. no emergency crews on the scene yet with that disabled bus. now, we had a disabled truck here along 95, northbound side, second dv of the afternoon in the work zone by girard avenue. they got the trucked to away so the lanes are opened once again but still extra heavy. 38 minutes should ideally be 14 on the northbound side of 95. there's also a crash on lincoln drive by gypsy lane there by the old intond precinct. doesn't appear to be causing huge delays at the moment. traffic light troubles at 58th and haverford. they've given up on those traffic lights, just have temporary stop signs in lieu of them. in king of prussia a crash along warner road at swedesford road and one on the northeast extension now if

you're headed up towards the lehigh valley or the poconos for the weekend by the lansdale interchange taking out the right lane. some speeds like 10 miles per hour and a warning for the weekend, they're closing the nex saturday night into sunday morning between lansdale and quakertown at that point because of construction. head for 309. we'll check it again brian and sharrie coming up in the 5 o'clock hour. >> okay, matt. thank you. >> meteorologist adam joseph back with that exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. you're going to like it next.

>> ♪♪ >> all right, we made it to friday, congratulations. we earned it. we deserve it. now we deserve a really nice weekend. >> we will especially after four days of seeing the clouds, we're all ready to see that sunshine and it was back in full force here saturday and again on sunday. we'll be spoiled this weekend. as we look at double scan live radar out there right now not much going on despite some

heavy cloud cover. still that chill in the air. there was couple of showers passing by the lehigh valley and even those have basically fallen apart as they've worked to the north and east. but as we look at reading live right now you can see the visibility is rather low. we still have that low lying cloud cover, that chill in the air. atlantic city live right now the sunshine has returned a little bit down the shore but we have that warmer air trying to puncture in southern new jersey and delaware and when that warmer air is meeting that very cold ocean there's been this little ribbon of fog that has been developing as that warm air collides with that chill over the ocean. it condenses the air, forms the low lying clouds known as fog and sometimes it has been rolling inland over the boardwalk and into some of the casinos. as we look at the numbers with that wind off the water, 54 in the boardwalk, 54 in sea isle city with that ocean of just 42 degrees. so, there's that collision of the warm meets cold. 61 in millville and still chilly up in the lehigh valley

of 51 degrees. satellite and radar, all the severe storms in the midwest as they continue to progress to the east. you can see they have completely fizzled out and that's because of the wind that has been persistent off of the atlantic ocean creates a marine layer that's a very stable layer of air with that chill, so basically chokes the storm as they try to progress to the east and that warm front never lifted through to return some sun that would have destabilized the atmosphere for us. tonight an early shower for most of us in far southern areas there could be a quick thundershower. otherwise it's clearing pretty quickly after 9 o'clock around 45 to 48 degrees for that overnight low and then high pressure can comes in behind this front and that high means business. it is massive and it will spread the winds out, squash the clouds here so a lot of sun on your saturday but very windy, 12 to 25 miles an hour with a normal high of 62 degrees. and then as the high settles in right overhead, when it's

on top of you there's really no wind so it is a weekend beauty for sunday with that baby blue sky and a temperature above normal of 68 degrees. as we look at the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, again not bad over the weekend. it's still a little windy tomorrow but we'll take it with that sun of 62. upper 60's on sunday and then low 70's here on monday with some high clouds developing ahead of the next front and then by tuesday looks like this front will be a little more robust than originally thought, so there could be a soaking rain especially during the morning hours of tuesday of 67 degrees but behind that, wednesday, thursday sun and clouds, 70 degrees for a high and maybe some rain coming in late friday of 67 degrees. so we've gone from way below normal to generally temperatures above normal in that seven-day forecast. >> if it would just stay there. >> everything is goes to burst with color by the end of the weekend. >> time mow the lawn. >> adam, thanks. >> going to do mine? >> no.

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ice cream as part of the 36th annual free cone day. the event runs from noon until 8:00 p.m. >> wonder if you're allowed to go to multiple stores. if you're looking for a way to work off all those free treats free yoga classes coming back to race street pier tomorrow. the one hour sessions are offered seven days a week through november. to take part just grab your yoga mat and show up. and finally if you've got a cable or dish subscription make sure you check your guide this weekend. direct tv dish and verizon fios, just a few of the companies offering free hbo and sin max until monday. you can find details about this offer and everything we've mentioned by ling to 6abc.com. >> jam packed. >> love it. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00. for sharrie williams, shirleen allicott, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. join me along with shirleen adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 over on phl17.

now here's monica malpass with a look at what's coming up next. >> here's what we have coming up next, new cases of whooping cough in radnor township schools. what the district is doing to prevent the disease from spreading further. plus, a college basketball player losses a brave battle against brain cancer. how she helped other patients fight the same disease that claimed her life. plus, the very latest from one delaware county town where a fired leader is literally refusing to leave office. we'll have those stories and much more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00 next.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> the fallout is growing from an investigation in delaware county. detectives removed boxes of documents from colwyn borough hall today. the manager paula brown refused to leave the building even after she was voted out. friday night rick is off. sharrie williams joins us. the big story is a political standoff for the small community of colwyn. >> their fired leader locked herself inside the borough

offices even as investigators seized documents today. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in colwyn with more on the situation. vern. >> reporter: political standoffs are a blood sport here. paula brown remains locked in that municipal building behind me with no plans to leave any time soon because she claims she's a whistle-blower a-key player in a corruption probe targeting several political figures in this tiny town. this morning county detectives seized more financial records from the colwyn borough hall part an expanding investigation by the delaware county district attorney into how this tiny town's money has been spent by whatever warring political faction was in power at the time. >> crazy. >> reporter: during the chaotic borough council meeting last night a council voted to fire paula brown who locked herself in the borough hall saying she was ousted for cooperating with the corruption probe by gathering and protecting the