i'm the parent of a victim of sex trafficking. people need to know that even good kids from good neighborhoods are still vulnerable to this tricked environment where they're being taken off the street and put into bondage. >> good morning, it is 5:30, saturday april 11, here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." brazen brutal attack, philadelphia police need your help tracking do you know a group that attacked a homeless man at a gas station. here at home we're enjoying

what will be a beautiful weekend. meteorologist chris sowers joins us with a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i wasn't sure this nice weather was going to roll in yesterday. >> reporter: i wasn't sure we would see the sun again. let's get you outside, what a miserable week. we had four straight days of complete cloud cover and drizzle and scattered showers throughout the day and now we're looking at skies starting to clear a little bit, the cool breeze will rush in during the late morning hours, it will provide us with a nice looking day. 50 degrees in philadelphia. trenton showing 50. beach haven on the boardwalk in atlantic city, 50 degrees, reading, 49. lancaster, 50. dover the warm spot at 53. in the poconos 43 degrees, winds speeds generally light out of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. that will be the only issue out there today. once we get past this cloud cover we should get out of here over the next couple of hours wall-to-wall sunshine from that point on, it will be a chilly

breeze out of the northwest temperatures climb into the 60s, it feels cooler than that thanks to the wind. lots of sunshine, 59 degrees, 3:00 p.m., 60 degrees, the sun will set at 7:30. again we're expecting a high of 62. there's more rain unfortunately in the seven-day forecast, when i see you in ten minutes i'll go over the timing with future tracker 6. eva. >> developing right now a pedestrian was seriously hurt by a car that careened out of control following an accident in east oak lane. the two cars collided on north broad at 4:45 a.m. the force of the collision sent a car into a man in his 60s he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. the man who was driving the striking car was taken to the hospital with chest pains following the accident. the woman driving the other car is okay.

broad street is closed right now while police investigate. philadelphia need your help tracking down the people involved in a brutal attack at a gas station. police have surveillance video that shows seven people viciously attacking a homeless man, two women are in custody. the search continues for the others involved. dann cuellar has the details. >> reporter: police say this began earlier when a 10-year-old boy went home and told his mom that a homeless man hit him over who was going to pump customer's gas for spare change. although surveillance video shows no evidence that the man ever hit the kid. the group went back to the station and pummeled the guy. the homeless man is at 5300 block of north 5th. the group puzzle up and brutally attack the man.

the boy's mother struck the man on the head with a rocking chair leg until it broke. as he lay on the ground others struck him with hammer it is and other objects. one of the woman took the boy over to see the victim to see what they did to him. >> we're not sure he is going to make it or not. it's tragic. >> reporter: always it turns out, one of the assailants maced one of her cohorts and decided to drive to the medical center to have their eyes flushed. the individuals were involved in the assault on the male. arrested were two women. we took the video back to the gas station to see if people could identify the others. >> that's messed up. seven people. look at that he has a hammer.

>> that's unimaginable. it's crazy. >> they don't have no respect for nobody. >> unfortunately that's how we doing now in the gety, though respect for people. >> police have recovered the car in question they are questioning the others hoping to learn the identity of five others involved. if you have information on their identities you're asked to call police. at northwest detectives, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> three people all minors have been arrested in the brutal beating of two new jersey sisters that was caught on tape. we showed this video of the attack at greg grant park. police say three people, two teenage girls and 12-year-old boy have been arrested and charged in the attack. officials have identified others in the video and expect to make more arrests. philadelphia police are

investigating an incident involving one of their own. a police cruiser hit a boy in the mayfair connection on the 6300 block of leonard street. the boy is being treated at saint christopher's hospital for children. residents in fairdale, ill ill -- i illinois will return home. the tornado was a half mile wide and stayed on the ground for 20 miles per hour. >> our neighbor across the way his house was hardly damaged and we're looking at more and you look over there there's nothing. it's leveled. >> as i opened the door to the back of the house, it was as if somebody had a giant vacuum cleaner and trying to as you can the air out took my breath away i slammed the door and took off into the basement. >> the massive tornado that hit

the town spun off into two tornados they traveled across at least 50 miles. delaware fire officials are looking at what sparked a deadly blaze in newark. it happened on the 600 block of old capital trail. one woman was dead after becoming trapped inside. one woman broke both anchorles anchorles -- ankles jumping from the building. revel is being find because it has no electricity. the fire sprigs systems are not working. this stems from a contract fight between glen straub and the power plant that cut off juice. straub's company is working to get portable generators to the site and power back online. until then they will be fined

$5,000 a day. colwyn manager took a dramatic stand by locking herself inside the office hours after the council took a vote to fire her. kenneth moten has more on the political firestorm. >> reporter: there's a tough workweek and there's the one that manager brown had. brown locked herself up in the office after a political gamesmanship that led to a council to fire her which led one employee left in the building. the mayor said he is considering declaring a state of emergency. >> people elected us to do a job. not to see this borough get sinked again. >> reporter: the embattled borough manager used tactics

used before. this time brown won't exit because she is protecting financial records. she has alleged past and present council members have misused taxpayer dollars. she accused the leader of the council for extortion. >> things in colwyn got to change. the state said two things cut spending and stop the nonsense at the meeting. that's what we're trying to told. >> reporter: delaware county detectives seized boxes of records. the district attorney said he is aware of many issues with colwyn. they are still under investigation. brown has a message for the da. >> please hurry up and do what needs to be done. >> reporter: monday they expect to have a closed session to discuss the manager position, brown shid said she'll be there

and working here this weekend taking care of business. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> some of the candidates of the mayor of philadelphia met with parents in center city. the candidates was held at fox chase school. the issues discussed school funding and policing strategies and balancing diverse demands. we have saving with 6abc coming up. crews are working to clear giant rocks blocking a road in ohio. >> reporter: that's a huge problem. coming up in weather after a miserably chilly week, the sunshine returns with milder temperatures, i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

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>> crews in ohio have a giant task on there hands this weekend, they are working to move this massive bolder. it is the size of a house, it is estimated to weigh a whopping 1500 tons. the bolder came crashing down on to the highway in lawrence county. it's blocking the westbound lanes. the state department i should an emergency declaration to get it

moved. they have to have it moved by the end of the weekend. >> reporter: too bad it's not in boulder, colorado. that was the only thing i could think of. >> [laughter]. >> reporter: that's the view in atlantic city. we have gray skies. once the sun comes up we'll see the cloud cover work out to sea. the sun returns and it promises to be better than the weather we're dealing with. double scan live crystal clear patchy mist down the jersey shore, that pushes away quickly. the 55 degrees, winds out of the west 8 miles per hour. out of west is clearing everything out. temperatures close to 50 degrees up and down the i-95 corridor, cooler north and west, and south and east when you get into the suburbs, dover 53. sea isle, atlantic city,

50 degrees, 24 hour temperature change shows it's 5 to 10 degrees milder than this time yesterday. satellite and radar what we've been dealing with all week is called a back door cold front set up down in the shannondoah valley. it's out of the west so we're not picking up the ocean flow. whatever cloud cover you pick up this morning it will bring all sunshine. gusts out of the northwest at 20 to 25 miles per hour it will make it feel like the 50s all in all a lot better. sunday, high pressure in control. temperatures get milder we are in the mid to upper 60s we'll lose the wind. it will feel fantastic overall after a miserable week a picture-perfect weekend is in store for us. the model has us at 59. the model will go 62.

there's no cloud cover out there, just puffy cumulus clouds that's about it. winds out of the west/northwest same thing for sunday. winds light and variable, meaning every direction. you can see the arrows going in every direction. that will get temperatures close to 70 degrees, for the lehigh valley today mostly sunny chilly breeze, 58 degrees is the forecasted high with the winds it will feel like the low to mid 50s, same thing for the jersey shore. atlantic city on the beach, lots of sun and breezy, 57 degrees is the forecasted high there. you go inland the atlantic city and i want, highs top out in the low 60s cooler on the waller. philadelphia, 62 mostly sunny breezy winds out of the northwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour. the day planner looks like, temperatures close in on 60 degrees by lunchtime. that's where we are camping out later this afternoon. the high 62. that will occur somewhere between 3 and 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast nice and quiet steady as she

goes over the next several days, 62 degrees this afternoon. 68 sunday, 72 monday, lots of sunshine, very comfortable conditions next three days, tuesday a quick-moving frontal system pulls through it could trigger a shower or two in the morning hours 68 degrees, clouds and sun. wednesday and thursday, mixed skies, temperatures in the mid 60s, friday, clouds, maybe a few showers 68 degrees. a lot better. >> spring for many people means golf season is upon us. if you're looking for an easier way to hit the links. foot golf may be your speed. melissa magee shows us in fyi philly. >> reporter: instead of using a golf club -- >> you kick it. >> reporter: cobbs creek is the first foot golf course in

pennsylvania. we brought an expert in to navigate the course from the philadelphia union. >> look at that. >> try to hit it as hard as possible. all geared up, it's time to grip and rip it? wow! that's a good ball. a football hole is 21 inches big enough for a regulation soccer ball, but tough to sink a putt. unbelievable. >> there it is. >> fyi philly airs tonight at # p.m.

>> in "healthcheck" this morning, radnor township school district is reporting 8 cases of

whopping cough. officials said they stepped up daily clean and disinfecting to stopment spread of the disease. your height could be connected to heart disease. genes that governor height affect cholesterol especially in men. the risk of clogged arteries rose for 13% for every 2 1/2 inch decrease in height from an average of 5'8". it might take people more to make healthy choices. people cutting back on salt will reach for boxes that have the sodium labeled on the front

side. to qualify for the low sodium label the food must have less than 140 milligrams per serving. a new study finds cigarettes labels may be more effective with the consequences of smoking. 18 to 25 age also understood it better through the warning labels and graphic images, helping them learn about the consequence of smoking including cancer and heart disease. cardinal strong was the motto yesterday students and staff dedicated the day to prayer to their classmate can only harvey. the boy was recently diagnosed with leukemia. he is referring from complications of strep infection.

his brother said the prayers and support are lifting his spirits. >> he is doing a lot better, we saw him the other day, he is laughing a lot. at a mass the class mats donned can only strong t-shirts. # #

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>> good saturday morning to you, sky6 live hd taking a live look over philadelphia international airport right now. it is 53 degrees outside meteorologist chris sowers says it's going to be shaping up to be a beautiful day for us, 5:55 right now. the new apple watch is a hit it sold out in 30 minutes. the first batch will be shipped april 24. many others will have to wait until june. the watches start at 349 and go up to 17 grand. you can make an appointment to

try on the apple watch and get fitted. time to save with 6abc, today we're talking about a local organizing company that's cleaning out its own house. if you like estate sales or garage sales this is one you don't want to miss. >> reporter: this is the granddaddy of all garage sales. a local company is emptying it's 30,000 square foot warehouse. you can find vintage to cool. >> reporter: richard started a home organization company called organization boot camp. >> we take trash out of their homes and donations, a lot of cases we take is stuff he were he designate for resale. >> reporter: they have done such a great job of cleaning out homes it's amassed more items

than it can sell. >> we're going to have our first warehouse sale starting tomorrow afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00. >> reporter: organizational boot camp is doing spring cleaning of its own. at the first warehouse sale you'll find cool music stuff lawn and garden supplies and regular tools and power tools furniture, china and look at all the kids stuff everything from clothes to stuffed animals and cars. >> a lot of it requires us to do leg work to figure out what stuff is worth. >> reporter: the company sells things for 15% of what it believes to be. a thousand dollar couch would be $150. >> reporter: here's the info. it's happening from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 955 river road new castle, delaware. nydia han channel 6 "action news." >> we have much more coming up on "action news" saturday morning, taco bell delivered.

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>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., saturday, april 11 here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." new overnight a man is arrested following an accident on the schuylkill expressway. historic meeting president obama comes face-to-face with cuba's raul castro. plus join other volunteers and mayor nutter to give the city of philadelphia a little spring cleaning today. it feels like spring today. meteorologist chris sowers joins us with a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. perfect timing for a clean up. >> reporter: that's right it's going to look like spring today too, swelgt rid of the clouds -- as we get rid of the clouds, go live on sky6. it's been cloudy all week long. there's the view it's a quiet morning around the delaware valley. the temperatures have cooled down in the wake of a cold front that passed through while you were sound