"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon, we begin with developing news arks the

2-year-old boy has died alicia vitarelli a right and run the reward is $10,000 for the driver. police are looking for a white infinity that struck the bone his mother josephine rivera they were walking on masher street on monday "action news" reporter, david henry will have the latest in a live report at 12:30. in other news, the man that land aid helicopter in the capital is in court this morning. >> his stunt raised questions over air space security in washington. karen travers has more from the nation's capital. >> a day after doug hughes made

this dramatic landing he will appear in court to hear the charges against him. the wild ride into washington is raising major concerns about security. >> how does an individual in air space get that close. >> hughes drove his gyro copter right threw washington by passing the anti-aircraft weapons and radar. he flew 450 miles but the gyro copter was too small and too low and too slow to be picked up by radar. and there was no noise and he wasn't screaming or shouting. >> hughes told friends and family he wanted to deliver letters to lawmakers demanding changes in campaign finance laws. >>ly land on the capital mall in front of the capitol building. >> what he wanted to do was brave and all of that even if a

little bit stupid. >> hughes revealed his plans to a reporter from the tampa bay times. >> he called me in my office and said i will commit an act of civil disobedience. a top lawmaker said if he got any closer to the capitol building he would have been taken out by police. back here a man who is working on the king of prussia mall expansion project has died after he was injured on the job. he succumbed to his injuries at paoli hospital yesterday. a coroner determined he was shocked while installing cables under the mall yesterday. a second worker was hurt but he survived . more fallout in the corruption involving penndot. christopher zof turned himself in and he is accused of gaining

millions in consulting contracts with penndot and his attorney says the charges do not have any merit. kathleen kane charged a dozen others with the scheme last year. and several people are recovering after a collision with several cars in newcastle. it happened at 8:00 this morning and some victims had to be rescued and all seven were taken to christiana hospital. we are working to find out this conditions and what may have caused the crash, police in delaware say that a wrong way driver caused a deadly accident that shut down i-95 for hours the unidentified man was traveling northbound and was killed when his car hit head-on with a tractor trailer in the easy pass lane. police also expect the truck driver to survive. two northbound lanes of 95 reopened around 6:00 a.m.

well, the power is still out at atlantic city's former revel casino and new owner glen straub's fix may not be the best solution straub wants to hook up generators but the state department says that the units would probably violate the clean air act standards. turning to accuweather now we are enjoying another sunny mild spring day, sky 6 hd looking live at the jersey shore, a pretty day at the beach in atlantic city. for the latest conditions, karen rogers is in for david murphy with the latest from accuweather. >> i'm not ready for bathing suit season either but i'm enjoying the sunshine right now, it's beautiful and we have the early morning clouds to break and it's affecting temperatures too. we have new numbers just in and lets take a look at numbers right now around the region, 61

in quakertown, 63 in pottstown and 64 in coatesville and 65 in chester and center city 66. philadelphia international airport 67 in levittown. how about the suburbs in new jersey, 67 in ewing and 66 in ham mom ton. look at the coast like, we are stuck in the lower 50s, still a nice day but with the marine influence off the ocean with the southeasterly flow with you getting that. and 61 in dover delaware. how about satellite 6 along with action radar, we were stuck with clouds early this morning but they kind of dissipated and the sunshine is breaking flew nicely but in the meantime the rain is building out to the west. we are watching that now currently in pittsburgh and that is the rain that will affect us late tonight and into tomorrow. today is the dry day to get out there and enjoy it and why not hit the playground if you can.

sunshine and clouds and mild at 2:00 p.m. and 68 degrees, 4:00 p.m. 70 that is our high for today. and the pollen count is high for today and the next several days if you are going to be outside today, be prepared for that. as the pollen count looks on the high side and remaining so. we have changes coming up in the forecast including we are tracking rain on the way so details on that in the exclusive accuweather forecast in just a minute. >> thank you karen. meanwhile it is free coffee day at wawa stores across the region and the country, you can get a cup of joe on the house as the chain celebrates 51 years in business eva pilgram as more from center city. >> reporter: there is a party at the wawa at 17th and arch and all wawas across the country. >> it's more crowded than usual. >> it's not as bad as i thought it would be. >> the line was out the door,

wawa turns 51 today and to celebrate everyone at all of their stores gets free coffee, they estimate they will pour more than 1.5 million free cups. >> happy wawa day in philadelphia and throughout the land. >> a way for our associated to say thank you to their best customers that come in every day. they are giving a million dollars to their favorite charities to say thank you. and people say it's a normal stop in their day. >> i wandered down from community college between breaks to get coffee every day. >> i love the wawa coffee. >> everybody is getting free coffee they must like it. >> eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> still to come why women thinking of having more children should wait longer than they might think and the crash that killed three high school students from bucks county. and the woman survived after

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ware lost control of the suv when prosecutors say she took the vehicle with her dad's permission. three students were killed and ware plead guilty to three countses of homicide by vehicle, her father is also charged with involuntarily manslaughter for allegedly allowing his daughter to drive. thousands of violent offenders are off the streets after captured by u.s. marshals including in new jersey. >> here is video of the raids being carried out in camden a sex offender and an escaped prisoner were among those apprehended. chad pradelli was the only local reporter there as the raids happened. he joins us in camden with more. >> the initiative was called operation violence reduction, it targeted seven of the most violent cities across the country including camden, only

"action news" was there for the ride along with u.s. marshals. >> present yourself now! >> only "action news" was there as u.s. marshals raided a camden home looking for kaline jackson. and after startled away he was arrested. >> well before dawn these u.s. marshal s noted their moves and safety is par mown their first arrest last wednesday morning was carlos garcia a sex offend found in a home with children hiding in a closet. >> we are talking about going after the worst of the worst the baddest of the bad and causing havoc in these communities. >> more than 100 criminals were taken off the street, 84 in

camden and more than 200 in knowledge. >> we do know that removing that small percentage of people that are committing the majority of the violent crime you can start to change the dynamic of neighborhoods. >> the approach for us then became, our mantra quality versus quantity. >> these u.s. marshals tell you that the one month operation was a huge success but it's nothing new, they have been capturing criminals for 225 years. >> they are the unsung heroes of law enforcement. like the military slogan says they do more by 9:00 a.m. than most do all day. >> we should mention that one u.s. marshal was killed as a part of this, josie wells was killed in mississippi. chad pradelli channel 6 "action

news." all right chad thank you. police believe a shooting victim was hit by a stray bullet in wilmington, the 38-year-old man was wounded on kirkwood street and has a gunshot wound to his right leg they do not believe he was the intended target. a long island new york cardiologist is accused of ordering a hit on other doctor. he first had the other doctor's office set on fire and later hired someone to either hurt the man for $5000 or kill him for $20,000, that man turned out to be an undercover officer he also offered guns drugs and blank prescriptions. he want the the other doctor out of business to steal his patients. cases in midwest are confirmed in illinois wisconsin

ohio and indiana. doctors believe the infection came from india they are telling pet owners to prevent their dogs from touching noses with other pets. it's not contagious for people but could sicken cats. a local retirement community is putting alzheimer's patients in touch with their memories.

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ford's new pickup truck picked up the highest possible safety rating in a crash test. the f-150 was given five stars, this is an important achievement when they gambled on using an aluminum body, the steel one only received four stars. overhead bins for overhead luggage are making their debut they can fit six bags instead of four and they are only made for 737 planes, but delta already ordered them, passengers will have less head space because the bins take up more room. in american mothers will be putting themselves at risk by putting their children too close

together. nearly a third of women that had a baby became pregnant again within 18 months experts say they should wait longer than that to give their body time to recover and increase chances that their next child is full-term and healthy. alzheimer's is hard for patients and families to understand but tamala edward as more on how they are reestablishing their identities. >> residents with als heimers are put in touch with their memories with painting and clay molding. >> so much we are about is finding the life in these residents, there is so much potential there. >> reporter: at art instructor works with the residents with their projects. >> they lose memories but imagination is there and it can be sparked and triggers. >> their work is proudly displayed on the walls. >> that sense of accomplishment

is significant. very significant. it brings them back to who they were. >> we like to build on what the residents still have today and making sure they are and being celebrated in those successes. >> i love seeing they think they can't do tonight in the end they have a piece and they are always rewarded. >> you can find more resources on our website 6abc.com/art of aging. tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." the "action news" team is out working on news stories tonight at 4:00. like this one, it includes sophia vergara's fitd over the creation of a potential family. and he may have been down at the shore to help open a store about bath, but he ended up focusing on birds. how chris christie had to appease eagles fans who reminded

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karen rogers is here with your accuweather forecast a nice springfield day out there. >> a beautiful day with bright sunshine what more could you want. >> let take a look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we are dry around the region right now, we are looking good and we are staying dry through the day today. later tonight and tomorrow things change and go outside and enjoy the dry weather, the action cam is out on the scene and you know what those april showers bring it's not may yet but we have spring flowers here in fairmount park, a pretty shot on the action cam, the gentle breeze is out there feeling good outside. especially after the early

clouds give way to sunshine 66 degrees is the current temperature, and we are above average for the state at 64 63 in allentown and 64 in reading and 64 in millville. we are talking about the marine influence off the coastline, and that is what we are seeing right there. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we had the morning clouds and they just broke up and we are seeing the sunshine fill in like we told you it would. we can look wider and see the rain that is starting to built in from the west and these are the showers impacting us tonight and tomorrow. you can see that on the wider view, a fair amount of moisture we are expecting a quarter inch of rain coming out of the precipitation for tomorrow. today is the day to go out and enjoy it whatever plans you have outside, a good day for it. 73 is our high for today with lots of sunshine and clouds and 5:00 p.m. 69 degrees, coming down from that at 7:00.

you stay dry and 9:00 p.m., 59 and it's in the overnight hours where you start to get the showers pull in and we could see a period of rain. 70 degrees store your high temperature, it's nice and a little bit a breeze and lots of clouds and sunshine moving in and 67 in allentown and 6 in reading and a touch cooler in the lehigh valley and stuck in the 60s across the coastline because of the cooler waters off the atlantic. here you can see that on future tracker 6, and here is the rain coming, this is 6:30 in the morning tomorrow morning when you get ready to drive out it will be a wet one at times, we are looking at a couple of periods of rain this is 1:30 tomorrow, not so bad, maybe a spotty shower and then again at the end of the evening another chance for showers and a brief period of rain before it moves on out. not a lot of precipitation tomorrow. mostly cloudy skies and showers around even a period of rain

with a high of 70 looking ahead to saturday we get the high pressure back and we have nice sunshine here is your exclusive accuweather forecast, sunshine and clouds and 70 and tomorrow is the day it's a bit wet especially in the morning hours we'll get showers and even a period of rain 70 is your high and dry for your weekend and 76 the better of the two days, sunday turning cooler for the union and 67 degrees and monday the rain could be heavy 63 is the high and the rain holding the temperatures down and 69 for the phils and wednesday bright sunshine returns and cool and 64. today dry and tomorrow a bit wet. >> thank you karen. much more ahead in our next half hour of "action news" at noon the marines make an unexpected landing in california we'll tell you why the chopper dropped in for a visit. and an apartment complex on the florida gulf coast is trying to

evict its own guest, an 8 foot shark.

"action news" at 12:30 continuing with rick williams and david murphy. >> here are stories we are following for you at 12:30 a toddler injured with his mother monday night in a hit and run accident loses his life as police search for a car

involved. security in washington is in question after a gyro copter lands on the capital lawn yesterday. and now the details, a child injured in a hit and run in west kensington on monday night has died of his injuries 2-year-old david was hit getting out of his car with his mother on masher street, meanwhile the hunt continues for a white infinity spotted near the scene david henry has the latest live from saint christophers hospital. >> reporter: 19-year-old josephine rivera remains hospitalized here, she came here from temple to be close to her son who died this morning. josephine was trying to shield her son from the on coming car when they were hit her