good morning, it is 5:30 saturday, april 18. three people are hurt including a firefighter after a northeast philadelphia apartment building goes up in flames. a a horrific car crash claims a woman's leg police believe a romantic rival was behind the incident. a warmup, bring out the

shorts as we hit 80 degrees, david murphy is in for chris he has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. dancingund. >> reporter: what a great great day, there's the shore, you don't see the camera bouncing much at all, because we don't have much wind out there. satellite shows you how there's a little bit of cloud cover over there, now it's beginning to thin out in southern delaware. we're off to a sunny start and staying that way temperatures not too bad 56 degrees in philadelphia. 45 in reading almost 60 at this early hour in sea isle city and atlantic city. as we roll through the day, 6 # # -- 62 degrees by 9:00 a.m. looks like a late day high of 79 degrees some urban centers

hitting 80 or so. 77 by 6:00 p.m. a couple of issues there's a red-flag warning this is in the northern suburbs until 8:00 a.m. because of a slight breeze but mainly the low humidity and the dry forest floor, if a brushfire were to get started it could spread easily. for those of you who suffer from early tree pollen relate allergies, look out the pollen count is extremely high and whether stay that way tomorrow, as well. i'm sorry that says thursday, that's sunday's call. when i come back we'll have a little bit of rain we could use that in the seven that's in a little bit. >> three people had to be taken to the hospital after an apartment fire in northeast philadelphia. the blaze broke out in the 2200 block of tree month -- tremont

street. a firefighter had to be taken to the hospital for minor burns to his legs. the search continues this morning for a driver who allegedly ran down her romantic rival leaving her severely injured. neighbors watched in horror as the woman was run down from the home in nicetown, things only worsened when her mother tried to help. >> reporter: family and friends of beatrice suspense affectionally known as deedee. friends and family know who did it. they also a woman known as precious was embroiled in a

bitter dispute over the man they both dated. the suspect pulled up the treat waiting for the woman to come out of her house on no matter 17th street. the neighbors say they could hear the whole thing unfold. >> i heard a bunch of people screaming. >> reporter: the suspect drove up on sidewalk and ran her over leaving her unconscious and badly injured. this surveillance video shows the durango leave the scene come back and drive away. always deedee's mother stayed by her daughter in the manslaughter, they forget she left food cooking and the house burned to the ground. >> the whole house burned down because of that. so now she has nothing. now she has nothing. this is a catastrophe. >> the victim did undergo urge

surgery and lost her leg and there are no arrests in the case. anyone with information is asked to call philadelphia police. reporting from einstein medical center. walter perez channel 6 "action news." a vigil was held for a little boy who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in west kensington. they prayed for justice for little david ali i can't. his mother is out of the mom and attended the vigil to mourn. investigators think they know who is responsible for the deadly crash. they recovered the vehicle yesterday, but they say the owner was not behind the wheel. a relative of the girlfriend bawrpd the car and took -- borrowed the car and took off after the crash. >> justice is being served. at the end of the day we'll get our justice for the baby. and police have not publicly identified who they are looking

for. a mother and her boyfriend from norwood delaware county have been discharged with murder in the death of mason hunt her son who died february 3. the boyfriend said the boy died in the bathtub the million examiner found the child was badly beaten to death. his mother was charged with the murder. a former high school band director has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a student. jasonig assaulted a 16-year-old student twice since 2016. he must register as a sex offender. tea party favorite christine o'donnell is firing back at allegation from the federal elections, it is alleged

she illegally used $20,000 of donations to pay rent for her townhouse, authorities say she lived there for ten months something she denies. a court in los angeles has released this surveillance video suge knight plowing into two men in his pick up truck you can his truck back up before hitting one of the victims. knight has been ordered to stand trial on murder and attempted murder and other charges. his attorney said he was fleeing a an ambush when he was leaving the scene in january. the chief at the center of a pants dropping scandal will receive his 13,000-dollar a month retirement pension. dennis brooks was put on leave following the incident.

he retired april 1 after serving 8 years as chief. a private school in princeton is singing a sour note, they are make beautiful music but is desperately trying to survive. the problem is money and not enough of it. >> reporter: the voices of students at the american choir in princeton may sound sweet but the finances are hitting a sour. ♪. the private boarding school will be forced to end the school year a month early. >> we don't have a large endocument waiting to help us, we depend on our supporters and the people who love music. >> reporter: school officials have appealed to parents and benefactors to contribute and some students have asked taylor

swift for help. >> i would like her to help us, why because our school needs their help to survive. >> reporter: other students suggested after billionaire bill gate. >> he is a rich man, i know he donates to education and he wants to see students follow their dreams. >> reporter: the concert choir travels nationally and internationally, but income from the performances doesn't cover costs. american boy choir has raised $140,000, but that's not enough to keep the school from closing this year. >> most of us are sad if the school closes down. we love to sing and i know people around the world love to hearous sing. >> reporter: the choir hopes their voices won't be silenced because of money problems. nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> much more to come on "action

news" saturday morning. spending a bundle on your prescription medication, we'll have you saving cash in our saving with 6abc. stalled on the tarmac for hours passengers grow frustrated after they were left stuck on a plane when it was diverted due to bad weather. >> reporter: we're going past today's average high, the average high, 69 degrees, and we have potentially heavy rain i'll talk about when we come right back.

>> passengers on united airline flights were forced to sit on the tarmac for 6 hours. the flight from kansas to denver had to be diverted to colorado springs because of bad weather. passengers say they were told they were not allowed to get off the plane if they did, they would be left behind. >> there's been miscommunication between pilots and passengers. they are not allowing them to taxi to the gate. there's been a miscommunication on some end. passengers were put on a bus which took them to denver, some 6 hours later. old man winter is not going away quietly a surprise snowstorm caused near whiteout conditions on a wyoming highway

trapping scores of drivers. more than 30 semi trucks and dozen cars involved in a chain-reaction crash. rescuers went from vehicle to vehicle marking those with an x after they had seen them after a national did after. it's pay folks. >> reporter: that's why you don't live. we're high and dry your saturday morning, as we look outside, we have sky 6. skies getting brighter, not a lot of wind out there looks like glass on the delaware river. not too bad temperature-wise most of us in the 50s that's a gorgeous picture on sky6 live hd. 56 degrees winds light out of the east at # miles per hour. the winds across the region are calm in the spots you see the zeros. once the sun gets up over the

horizon it will get breezier, generally speaking it looks like a fairly tranquil day. as we look at cloud cover there's some sinking to the south over central delaware, cape may county is clearing out. most of us will look at pleasant of sunshine from start to finish. 8:00 a.m., 58 degrees, still a little on the cool side, but comfortable. 11:00 a.m. 69. you'll sweat this afternoon. 2:00 p.m., 77 degrees, today's high 79 degrees we'll hit that late in the afternoon probably around 3:30 or 4 and hold close to that by 5:00 p.m. with a temperature 678 degrees high temperatures across the region are pretty similar with the exception of the shore once again, you're next to the cooler ocean water down the shore so you hold in the 60s there, in allentown, 79 a couple of spots might hit 80. you'll see sure ban centers like center city hitting 80, as well. a bit on the breezy side at

times. if you're heading to the playground not a bad day to take the kids over there. 11:00 a.m., 69. 2:00 p.m., 77 on your way up to 79-degree high. do remember if you are going to be outside and the temperature near 80 may draw a lot of you out. we're looking at sunshine we want you to not forget the sunscreen. it's that time of year where you want to ray void getting sunburn. as we look at future tracker 6 on sunday, 9:00, sunny. at the end of the day you see clouds filtering in. that means for the union we'll see high clouds dig in as the game goes on. big match with the new england revolution, highouds

and monday we have morning rain. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today's high 79 degrees, lots of sun nice and warm. tomorrow we cool down to 64, but it's nice overall with clouds gathering and monday is the cloudy and rainy day with rain heavy at times and showers in the afternoon, high of 68. 67 on tuesday breezy and warm, 66 wednesday back down to 60 on thursday, there's a chance of a shower any afternoon in the try trifecta of days, if you would. cooler air is coming back by the end of the week. >> that's good, we don't wants to sweat too soon. melissa magee has an fyi for you on the woman designing for the stars. >> reporter: kat has been designing jewelry on the main

line for three years. her design has gone hollywood catching the eye like taylor swift and jennifer hudson and john mayer. she disienls her pes pieces for any woman and many can be warn any way. kat began designing and making her own pieces after becoming frustrated with the lack of retail options. kat hand picks the beads and stones that adorn her pieces. her double sided choker is a must have. maybe one day you wear gold you wear gold. next day you're wearing silver, the gold rests on your neck. >> they are funky and different and versatile. >> melissa meets two other local jewelers on fyi philly

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>> welcome back, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us at philadelphia international airport. a fabulous saturday shaping up for us, it's 59 degrees right now, meteorologist david murphy saying we could be dancing around 80 come later today. 5:51 right now. an "healthcheck" smoking is at an all time low. young people are turning to ecigarettes and water pipes. one in ten high schoolers used a hookah. the report found similar trends among school age children at lower levels. 2002 researchers found taking estrogen increased their

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good saturday morning to you, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us over wilmington, delaware. 5:55 right now. almost 60 degrees this morning. ben and jerry's is collaborating with a brewy in colorado to make a new ice cream concoction. salted carmel brownie beer will be on the shelves this fall. people who take a prescription spend an average of

$700 a year. consumer reports has done some digging. here's nydia han with the results. >> reporter: consumer reports had its shoppers check out prices at 200 pharmacies and the results are surprising. you would think the price of a drug to be fairly standard. prices can differ by more than $100 for the same drug. for example a months supply of lipitor ranged from $11 to $199. lisa gill editor of best buy drugs one simple way to save is to ask for a lower price. >> in one case we saved $31. costco is another good way to save. >> reporter: we priced five common generic prescription drugs at 200 pharmacies across the country. costco was substantially lower

than any other store. >> reporter: don't rule out your local independent pharmacy. sometimes they offer bargain prices or offer to meet a competitor's price. if you have insures don't automatically use it. for some medications if your drug insurance could pay is ten dollars you may be better off forgetting the insurance and pay retail price. other farm sills offer hundreds of generic drugs at deep discounts. if take medication over the long term, ask for a 90 day prescription rather than a 30 day, if your insurance company allows it, you'll save on co-pays. you can get an up to date list at 6abc.com. nydia han channel 6 "action

news." >> many reporters and anchors have been at events as emcees and ricky harris got to talk to students at the charter school in logan section. he has a lot of stories to share. last night's program was the ascend program that helps perhaps kids after high school. back on the job stopping chris. we have a preview of paul blurt mall cop ii. how to own some of oprah's possessions for yourself. we'll be right back. #

>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., saturday, april 18. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." philadelphia police make a quick arrest after two men are found, one hospitalized in critical condition. police search for women caught on cell phone video fighting in a center city store. plus