tracking for about the past hour moving north and see how it's really losing its intensity, only one lightning strike though this particular cell is really dying out but there are more that will be moving in during the evening. so there's a big difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. a tornado watch which we are under until 10 o'clock, means that conditions are favorable for severe weather swift cells that have the potential to spawn an isolated tornado. a tornado warning means that conditions are occurring or they're imminent, that we are getting severe weather and if you have a tornado warning i would cut into programming and that's when you have to seek shelter in a basement or an interior room. fortunately no warnings have been issued yet. so, this is what to expect this evening. some downpours the scattered thunderstorms, wind gusts large hail, perhaps isolated tornadoes. most of the activity before 8 o'clock will be west of the i-95 corridor.

after 8 o'clock is when it will move east. i'll talk more about the timing and a big chill later this week coming up in the full accuweather forecast. jim. >> thank you cecily. now this morning's rain caused problems for drivers across the tri-state area. here's one example. a woman had to be rescued when her car became trapped by high water. this was the intersection of union and bartram avenues in yeadon. fortunately she escaped injury. when weather events or breaking news happens in your neighborhood please join the action become part of the "action news" team by e-mailing your photographs and videos to join the action at 6abc.com or use the #6abc action on social media. word has come that police have arrested a former student at william allen high school in the wake of successive days of fights and the threat of an after school shooting. lehigh valley correspondent walter perez is lie in allentown tonight.

walter what's the latest on this? >> reporter: jim, as you can see, things are quiet now outside allen high school but security was very tight today. school officers and allentown police were a very visible presence and it all was the result of a week that ended with an 18-year-old arrested after an online threat and allegedly coming to the school with a gun. several allen high school students we spoke with say it was pretty eventful here this past friday. >> during the day i went to my classes and there was cops inside searching for someone and outside the perimeter too. >> reporter: earlier in the week a fight involving several students broke out last wednesday near the corner of west and linden streets. that was followed by several smaller fights the next day. everything came to ahead though when 18-year-old marcus crespo allegedly wrote a facebook post indicating he was planning to come to the school on friday with a gun to settle the score.

the threat was enough for authorities to place allen high on lockdown at the end of the day as a precaution. it was just past 2 o'clock this afternoon when allentown police found crespo walking toward the school. investigators moved in, patted him down and found a loaded 9-millimeter handgun in his waist band. >> students from allen high tell us there's no reason for things to be this way. >> school should be a place where you should feel safe instead of having to worry about guns being brought to school. >> like your friends are saying it's going to be a shootout and it's always been that like that that i remember ever since my brothers have been in school. we also spoke with anwar johnson who says despite the arrest will he no longer allow his son to walk home from school. >> at 16 he should be able to be safe walking down the street from school. not worrying about if he comes out or in the school he gets shot. >> reporter: back out live, to be clear none of this occurred on school grounds and authorities are hopeful that

things will calm down now after this arrest. the suspect meanwhile has been charged with firearm violations making terroristic threats. he remains behind bars tonight on $25,000 bail. reporting live from allentown walter perez, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you walter. police say a university of delaware soccer player has been charged in the rape of another student. 21-year-old paul d i-70 o was arrested yesterday. a female student told police she met him at a restaurant. investigators say he later sexually assaulted the woman at her off campus home on east cleveland avenue. defeo was a goal keeper for the blue hens soccer team. he's being held on $250,000 bail tonight. grief counselors were available to students at saint joseph's prep school tonight in the death of a football player. 15-year-old freshman ryan gillyard collapsed during practice at saint joe's prep on saturday. it was an off campus football practice facility.

officials are waiting for autopsy results. his family told "action news" that he had no preexisting medical problems and that he had been playing football since third grade. the officer in charge of the millville police department is no stranger to controversies within the force. but he has another kind of problem tonight. ly lieutenanted zadroga was arrested last night on charges of drunk driving. "action news" reporter david henry is live at sharp and main where he was arrested. david. >> reporter: yeah, jim it happened right here outside this sports bar shortly after 10 o'clock last night. police say it was just a minor fender-bender but now a law enforcement career hangs in the balance. >> he was pulling out of the driveway and it was a sideswipe. he ran into another car. >> reporter: there were no injuries. the officers responding to the accident were surprised to find their commanding officer lieutenant ed zadroga at the wheel. he appeared to be intoxicated.

police say the officers handled it like any other case and ended up charging zadroga with dwi and reckless driving. >> officers went there, did what they had to do. they followed the procedure totti. we notified our prosecutors office and by chain of command and what the supervisors didn't the patrolmen out there did a great job. >> reporter: the episode has create add stir in millville. residents say lieutenant zadroga may have made a mistake like anyone else but that he should also be held to a higher standard because of his position of authority. >> he needs to go. give him a ticket, give him everything. he needs to go to jail. >> reporter: lose his job do you think. >> yeah. well not lose his job but teach him a lesson. >> reporter: the lieutenant has been in the news before. a couple of years ago he won't a $100,000 settlement after suing millville. he claimed he was harassed by fellow officers after blowing the whistle on a ticket fixing scheme. earlier this month mayor michael santiago temporarily

placed him in charge of police operations after the chief retired. he says lieutenant zadroga will be given due process and remains other job. >> at this point we have to let the criminal justice system take its role. we can't answer any questions at this point. you're still innocent until proven guilty so we'll follow that route and hopefully everything will work out. >> reporter: last october 2 other millville police officers were charged with dwi. mayor santiago says these are isolately incidents and not signs of a troubling culture within the police department. live in millville david henry, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you david. vice president joe biden will visit the peco building in center city philadelphia tomorrow. his arrival is expected at 2:30 in the afternoon. the white house says biden will deliver remarks on energy at peco's main office on market street. he will be accompanied by the

secretary of energy. the schuylkill river trail is going the distance. this afternoon they opened up a brand new 2-mile stretch in phoenixville chester county. the new segment not only extends the trail but closes a gap which means the phoenixville section now connects to more than 60 miles of existing trail and the 26 miles from phoenixville to philadelphia. seven dogs arrived in our area today from puerto rico as part of a rescue mission. and they could soon be up for adoption. "action news" was at philadelphia international airport this afternoon to welcome the dogs to the area. then they were driven to atlantic city where the humane society will take care of them in the meantime. >> they have to be evaluated down there humane society of atlantic county, but as long as everything checks out, i would think within a week or two they'll be available for people to call down there and give them a home. >> the canines were living in poor conditions in puerto rico and the nonprofit island dog

inc., teamed up with other animal welfare groups like the spca and animal aid u.s.a. to help get these dogs to a loving home. coming up on "action news" tonight, a 10-year-old receivers a medal of courage for taking a public stand against bullying. and tim tebow is officially an eagle. ducis rodgers with details of the signing today. meteorologist cecily tynan will have the seven day accuweather forecast when "action news" continues tonight.

>> the borough of haddon heights did he do kay add memorial clock today. patrolman john norcross and investigator john mcloughlin were shot while serving a search warrant on april 20, 1985. the ceremony and memorial are an effort to show the community's appreciation for their sacrifice and support for the families they left behind. you no doubt have noticed that gas prices have spiked up a bit over the past week. as much as 10 cents a gallon in some areas. let's get an explanation and a look to the future with "action news" reporter john rawlins live in bala cynwyd. is this the start of a trend or just a temporary move up? >> reporter: well, let's start with the understanding that no one has a particularly accurate crystal ball when it comes to gas prices but the consensus of the experts is what we're seeing is a seasonal adjustment not a reversal of fortune. drivers are noticing.

>> escalate here very quickly in the last couple of months. >> reporter: after dropping to $2.23 in february, the average gallon in the five county area on the pennsylvania side has jumped 40 cents. why? crude prices are up because of concerns about instability in the middle evident. additionally gas prices always spike this time of year when cleaner burning summer blend fuel is mandated. >> more expensive than what we used in the winter months because it prevents high emissions and depletion of the ozone layer. >> reporter: a gallon of gasoline still a dollar cheaper than a year ago. it's nasty itd drivers are saving four to $800 a year because of that. do they feel richer? >> richer, no. you know, i've been able to spend a couple exat a dollars maybe on myself for my daughter. >> reporter: experts think prices will continue to trend up on the short term and then level off. >> aaa forecasts the gas prices the national gas price average will remain below

three dollars a gallon which is significant savings over what consumers were spending last time. >> reporter: sells chocolates to fundraising groups. last season drop in gasoline prices good for his bottom line. he watches those numbers closely. >> as we continue to make a living on the road and so it's vital concern to me. >> reporter: a lot of people are concerned about gas prices and how consumers are going to react. the thinking is that if the gas prices stay about where they are below three dollars folks who are reluctant to go on a vacation in the past just may make trips or plans to take a road trip this summer. that would be good for the economy as it would help the revenues of people who run hotels and restaurants and resorts. live in bala cynwyd, john rawlins channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, john. a 10-year-old from montgomery county received a medal your courage today for his poignant response to bullying. cancer survivor dominic zaffino was picked on for being short. in a viral instagram post, he

informed that his name callers or he informed his name callers chemotherapy had stunted his growth. he wrote i could be tall but god slowed my growth down to become the best person i could become. that message earned him an ward from teach anti-bullying today along with some autographed flyers gear which he accepted at his home in haddonfield.

>> quite a stir from the eagles today because of two words. >> tim tebow. worked him out a few weeks ago and he is now here. eagles off season has been nothing short of crazy. now let's add tim tebow and make it a five quarterback circus. the eagles end initially signed tebow to a one year contract. we'll wear number 11. he's not appeared in a regular season game since 2012 when he was mark sanchez's teammate with the jets. did he lead the broncos to the playoffs in 2011. brian dawkins played with tebow in denver. knows his character butter he

still has questions about his football ability. >> it's the football side of things that's that he's struggled at and a lot of it has been -- he's get something good coaching in the locker room, he's getting some good quarterback coaching, i know this off season he's doing things with i think tom brady's quarterback coach. his problem is not being able to take that to the playing field. when he gets on the playing fielder he reverse back to the old so i think chip has said maybe he's changed some of that. we'll see. once again it's not a big deal. >> source has confirmed to "action news" that guard evan mathis did not take part in the eagles first day of off season workouts. they are volunteer. phillies road trip of the year awful. one victory, six losses. they lost to stephen strasburg and the nationals yesterday four-one. phils are off today. they will host the marlins tomorrow. the phillies are just four and nine through two weeks on the season. >> you don't let it fester.

it's just -- just try to take it one day at a time, break it down. >> the nfl makes the draft about the first rounders. hundreds of stories from athletes at small schools trying to live out a dream. jeff skversky found a local one. >> he's one of the best collegiate receivers in the country you've probably never heard of philadelphia native rasheed bailey had the most touchdowns and most receiving yards in all of division three football last season for delaware valley college in doylestown. and now bailey is trying to score a job in the nfl. he's projected as a late round pick. >> people may say, you know, he goes to a small school, he didn't face anybody but i'm confident. i adapt to competition. i mean i-have the heart and the desire. >> the eagles answer to receiver could be in their backyard. not only did they scout him

when he scored 19 touchdowns but chip kelly invited the roxborough high school grad in for a workout just last week. >> to work out with a team that you grew up watching, walking in that hallway and you're like i'm here, but you still got do more. i mean, i feel like i still have a lot to prove. >> over the last three years there have been 763 draft picks, yet only one has come out of the division three school. bailey's motto so what? he's doing everything he can out here to catch on with an nfl team. >> i just want the opportunity to showcase my talent and compete with the big guys. >> do you think you can play in the envelope many? >> i do, i do. >> bailey who was featured in sports illustrated last fall faces an uphill battle. whether he's drafted or signed as an undrafted free agent he just wants to shine. jeff skversky channel6 "action news." >> 6-foot two a little more than 200 pounds, he's got the size. >> all right ducis. normally the producer of this newscast jamie shore would be

working in the control room right now but not today. jamie ran the boston marathon today. she finished in an impressive three hours 26 minutes and 27 seconds. that in spite of cold and rain. in fact, the picture you see rider here shows jamie changing into some dry sneakers after the race. jamie congratulations.

>> today's rain is gone but don't get used to it. >> yes, we had a warm front move through this morning or push in and that brought us steady rain. now there's a cold front advancing from the west and that will bring us scattered

storms and they have the potential to be severe. you follow me. tomorrow should be nice, though. storm tracker six live double scan showing that most of our region is very quiet right now. i've been tracking this one cell, it was in lancaster county it's moving through berks county right now. a little cell that can. no lightning with this. this is really just a heavy downpour. it's moving to the northeast at about 35 miles per hour so kutztown albany crumbsville and chem ton all in the path of this heavy downpour. no lightning strikes associate the with that right now. we are live though on sky six. great looking shot of the center city skyline and you can see a lot of sunshine out there and also those cumulus clouds bubbling up. with the sunshine heating the earth we get the rising air. the instability so the clouds are developing and there are some storms out to our north -- or south and our west i can say. they are moving to the north and the east. this morning, though, we didn't see the sunshine. we got a lot of rain. philadelphia and wilmington

both record rain for this day. wilmington more than 2-inches of rain caused a mess in the morning commute and now the clouds breaking for some sunshine with winds out of the southeast, it's warm, it's humid, 74 degrees in philadelphia millville 72, dover 75. the lehigh valley and berks county the warm front really stuck just to your south. the temperature in the 60's. the winds off the ocean means that temperatures along the coast are in the 50's so that's why along the coast we do not have that tornado watch posted. the rest of our region, though, under a tornado watch until 10 o'clock tonight. what this means is that conditions are favorable that the severe storms could spawn an isolated tornado. double scan live wide are view showing it's not a big solid line of storms i'm tracking. it's more the scattered storms that are moving up from the south and the west. roanoke, virginia right now reporting some pea sized hail with more storms south of richmond so they will gradually be moving in as we head through the evening

hours. the main threat, the heavy downpours. with that high humidity any storm can really pull the moisture out of the atmosphere but also there's a moderate threat of dangerous lightning strong winds large hail and even the possibility of an isolated tornado. so, future tracker showing about 8 o'clock is when most of the activity, until about 8 o'clock will be west of the i-95 corridor. after 8 o'clock is when the activity moves into south jersey and delaware and then gradually as we head overnight it will taper off to some scattered showers and then tomorrow beautiful weather high pressure building in. it will be a windy day but mostly sunny and mild with a high of 68 degrees. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, tomorrow the nicest day of the week sunny breezy mild, 68. on wednesday, ahead of a cold front, clouds roll in, some afternoon showers 65 degrees and behind that front a late week chill. thursday only 57, friday temperatures well below normal 56.

on saturday, still on the cool side, should be dry, though, 59 degrees. on sunday partly sunny with a high of 60 and monday mixture of sun and clouds with a high of 62 degrees and i will continue to track those storms on double scan live on facebook, on twitter and of course an update on "action news" at 11:00. >> all right cecily thank you. abc's world news tonight with david muir is next on channel six. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff, shirleen allicott and adam joseph and ducis rodgers. and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel six. foresails cecily tynan ducis rodgers the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00.

on this monday night, the police arrest the severed spine, the suspect does not survive. tonight, the new video. police just now saying force was not used. many now asking what happened in that police van? also breaking the deadly storms moving east. tornado threats up tonight. the lightning, hail and straight-line winds already carving a deadly path. the major arrests across america tonight. six suspects two different states. the one person allegedly recruiting them all. the finish. the remarkable moment in boston today that left so many of us speechless. and, let's make a deal. the giant lines at target today. tonight, the customers now selling some of that merchandise for up to six times as much on ebay.