minutes ago along mohawk trail. chopper six was over the scene as the smoke and flames shot out of that house there and this is a live look right now at the scene where firefighters are being treated even as we speak. their condition is unknown at this time. of course as always we'll pass along any updates as we get them and online any time at 6abc.com. >> a philadelphia police officer shot and wounded in the line of duty is now out of the hospital. this afternoon the suspect who allegedly shot him is still recovering after the officer returned fire. it is friday afternoon i'm shirleen allicott. >> and i'm brian taff. the big story on "action news" today is the investigation into that late night confrontation. it happened around 10:15 last night near the corner of 52nd and master streets in west philadelphia. "action news" reporter david henry live at police headquarters and david you've got the latest on this today. >> reporter: yeah, brian police very much relieved that officer daniel costa was able

to go home from the hospital today. it was a very close call and he was clearly happy to be going home to his family. >> feeling good. >> reporter: the eight year veteran of the force was shot in the up are right arm last night by a suspected drug dealer. the officer was given a police escort as he left the hospital and returned home to his wife and two young sons. his commanding officer was clearly relieved and proud of the officer he calls one of his best. >> he's a hard charger, one of my bikes officers engaging in the community and addressing crime issues every night. he works at one of the toughest shifts we have 8:00 to 4:00 and hasn't taken a day off in over two years. >> reporter: the officer was on bike patrol last night when he and his partners approached a suspicious van in west philadelphia. >> when they go to stop them question the male he puts it in reverse and makes a u-turn and just drives away. >> reporter: the officer later found the van on the 5100 block of kershaw street and saw the suspect walking

down the street. he confronted the man. >> male turns to him says something to the effect of, you know, i don't want to have to do this and then he fires multiple times at the officer. >> reporter: the officer was shot but managed to get off shots of his only he hit the suspect who was found sitting on the ground a short distance away with his gun at his feet. sources say the gun had jammed or he would have gotten off more shots at the officer. the suspect has a lengthy arrest record, 13 priors in philadelphia and bucks and montgomery counties. we're withholding his name until he is formally charged. police say this guy should have been behind bars instead of out on the streets armed with a gun. >> i'm all about second chances but as commissioner ramsey says when you're talking about multiple chances then you got to question what you can really do with an individual. >> reporter: the officer is now home with his family. the suspect is in the hospital in stable condition and of course a very much relieved

police force an grateful city here tonight. live at police headquarters, david henry, channel6 "action news" shirleen. >> all right, thank you david. philadelphia police officer -- police are searching for a suspect after a chinese restaurant worker was shot while making a a delivery. the 49-year-old o was shot in the shoulder in the city's crescentville section. police say he tried to drive away but crashed and rolled down an embankment a short time later. chad pradelli has been following this story all day long. he'll have more on "action news" at 5:00. >> a mother who allegedly abandoned her quadriplegic son in the woods is now back in philadelphia and was officially charged today with attempted murder. this is the latest mug shot of nyia parler after she was extradited to philadelphia. she was arrested in maryland. police say she was there visiting her boyfriend. after she left her son who is unable to talk or walk to fend for himself in a wooded area of cobbs creek park.

she is now jailed on $2.5 million bail. >> police want your help tracking down a television thief who targeted a philadelphia wal-mart. it happened wednesday morning in port richmond. surveillance video released today shows a man taking two 32-inch tv's right from the shelf. the man then escaped through the fire exit doors in the back of the store and into a waiting car. anyone with information is asked to call police. it is time now for a first check of the very chilly accuweather forecast. >> yeah, live look outside right now, the action cam at franklin field in university city where the penn relays are under way today. cold day to be outside but always a good day for a good old run. meteorologist adam joseph life on city avenue with the latest numbers for those runners and everyone else, adam. >> reporter: good temperatures for the runners. keeps their bodies a little cooler and also we have a strong wind so hopefully it's a tail wind foreign them helping them push right along that track. as we look at the nuns it's 55

in philadelphia, that's a good 12 degrees or so below normal. 54 in the lehigh valley, 43 in the poconos. and at the shore only 52 degrees. those winds still very gusty out of the west-northwest 30 miles an hour in philadelphia, clocking in at 32 in wilmington, 32 as well in the poconos and at the shore around 28 miles an hour wind gusts. high pressure is coming in from the west so those winds will ease overnight and that high bringing a crystal clear sky but that high is going to do its damage as it passes by overnight. it will somewhat relax the winds and with the clear sky we have freeze warnings in effect for basically the entire viewing area. all the areas in the light blue and a frost advisory for philadelphia county, delaware county, the entire state of delaware and also cape may county in new jersey. you want to protect the plants because this freeze that will happen between 2 o'clock in the morning and 8 o'clock in the morning could really do a lot of damage to those early season plants. brian when i come back we'll talk about a slow warmup and what the weekend has in store

in that full accuweather forecast. >> a lot of deceiving day. lots of sunshine but chilly. thanks very much. get the latest on the ever changing weather situation this weekend at 6abc.com/weather. you'll find constantly updated radar scans from storm tracker six an live look outside on our number of sky 6hd cameras. >> developing news in new york city. officials now say a bomb threat prompted an evacuation of the statue of liberty t original reports said a suspicious package was found in the past 45 minutes officials said that's not the case. people at the statue were forced out onto liberty island. ferries approaching the island were forced to stall creating large crowds and backups around the popular tourist attraction. we are monitoring the situation. updates on "action news" and 6abc.com. here at the big board with the latest from italy where police arrest educed

terrorists who may have plotted an attack on the vatican. italian officials say back in 2010 they uncovered their plot to kill not necessarily the pope but people visiting an unspecified crowded area in rome which they believe may have been the vatican. they say the plot was called off once the militants learned they were being investigated. officials have not explained why it took five years to come forward with this but vatican officials today saying that there is no reason for concern. along with the nine people who have already been arrested officials say that warrants are out for at least nine other men. coming up tonight on "action news" at 6:00 vernon odom talks to local officials about security plans ahead of pope's visit to philadelphia in september. brian. >> all right, alicia thank you. a camden county couple was arrested after they were caught having sex just feet from a little league baseball field. now their public romp has a

community up in arms. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live at oaklyn with the full story today. hi nora. >> reporter: hi brian. oaklyn is a quiet town under a mile square and people here are having a hard time believing this actually happened but it did. and the suspects were arrested after two eagle eyed cops who were coaching here at this park threw a curve ball to the couple engaged in public lewdness. >> in broad daylight at a baseball gamism victoria can't leave what happened. that's when two off duty cops coaching tee ball had a hard time focusing on balls and strikes because they noticed a football field away from more than 100 little kids was a couple that appeared to be engaging in sexual activity. >> nobody should be seeing that. behind closed today, it's not legal and it's not a good thing but behind closed doors would be a better place perhaps to do something like that in general. >> reporter: while one of the off duty cops confronted

the another called for an on duty officer to respond. charles reynolds of mantua took off leaving 24-year-old dana silverman of oaklyn behind. she was arrested and he later turned himself in. both have been charged with prostitution lewdness disorderly conduct and trespassing. >> it shouldn't be. i mean, i'm frightened for the kids. >> reporter: caroline morgan that was' backyard is near where the couple was arrested. >> no, i don't need this. nobody needs this to go on in their backyard. >> reporter: this couple's deck overlooks the park and ball fields. >> i don't like it at all. thank god my kids are grown you know. i have grand kids. i would be horrified if that happened. >> doesn't belong here. doesn't belong in the town. doesn't belong anywhere. >> not right behind a school. you know not during tee ball. you know, if you have to do it at all. >> reporter: go someplace else. >> absolutely. >> reporter: now, police did not want to talk about this on camera today. they say an incident like this is very unusual here in town. they did tell me, though, that

the tee ballers did not see and don't know what was going on over in the woods there and for that they're thankful. live in oaklyn, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> all right, thank you nora. the atlantic city police department introduced a list of new initiatives to improve the quality of policing in the city. in a press conference city officials and officers shared statistics that claim the department has had fewer cases of cops using force. their goal is to better serve the people of the city. >> one of the things that we're doing, we're moving internal affairs into city hall. as the mayor said the people's house. we want to make it more convenient and accessible for anyone that may have a complaint against our officers ton make it as convenient as possible for them to report their complaints. >> reporter: officers also demonstrated how body cameras worked. they say the cameras give them a better look at an incident. >> federal officials say they've given nearly $7 billion to the state of new jersey since superstorm sandy

struck. according to fema more than half of that money went to flood insurance claims for damage or destroyed houses. hundreds of millions have been paid out to sandy survivors. the money has also gone to towns for clearing debris, restoring works and rebuilding critical facilities. >> a busy south jersey bridge has been shut down indefinitely. chopper 6hd was over the centerton road bridge in burlington county today. officials closed the bridge after an inspection uncovered a possible safety risk. the bridge spans the rancocas creek between centerton road in mount laurel and bridge street in westampton and willingboro. they say use i-295 between exchanges 43 and 45 as an alternate route. from our delaware news room a road in hockessin delaware just reopened hours after a chain of events caused a small fire to shut it down. police say a box truck veered off the road and hit a utility pole. the action cam was on the scene along mill creek road.

the crash caused wires to fall onto the roadway and that caused a small fire. the driver was not injured. >> you said that roadway is now back opened again which is good news. >> yeah. >> let's hope that continues in the "action news" traffic report. >> let's check it out. matt pelman with an update for us. >> i have sort of a copycat situation unfortunately where a vehicle ran into a pole with downed wires here in chester county brian and shirleen. that pole is leaning maybe you'll be able to see it over there. the accident right there. it's all unfolding on the northbound side of 202 between dillworthtown road and greentree drive. crews are out here trying to make repairs but they've got a lane blocked in both directions. so, just one direction of travel getting by either way here on 202 south of west chester which means especially if you're coming northbound from painter's crossing you're going to hit a solid parking lot headed up toward west chester this afternoon. several suburban accidents otherwise. one in montgomery township at dekalb pike.

cheltenham along west church road at washington lane. on the big picture a vehicle broke down on the southbound side of 95 at the work zone at girard. that's gone but still looking at speeds in the teens as you travel towards that scene and center city. not much better. even a little worse over on the schuylkill expressway. just 9 miles per hour westbound. here's the jam eastbound that we're sitting in by montgomery drive traveling towards s both ways you're looking at about 20 minute delays this afternoon on the schuylkill expressway. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this friday afternoon. happy friday. we're so happy and then we look at these speeds and maybe we're not so happy. 6 miles per hour, 3 miles per hour, six on the vine street expressway, five on north broad street. it's very slow across the city this afternoon but we'll be checking it again alicia coming up in the next half hour. >> matt thank you. well, this was the absolutely terrifying moment an indiana high school collapse was caught on camera. a stage filled with students

buckling during the grand finale of a musical performance. the stage just giving way completely beneath their feet sending all of them into the orchestra pit below. well, the good news is school officials say no one was seriously hurt. >> ♪♪ it happened during the final moments of this american pie performance. more than a dozen cast members joint the lead singer on stage and that stage completely gave out. >> i actually didn't speak or move until i was forcibly moved. like the microphone wasn't out of my hand until half an hour later because i just was in shock. >> reporter: incredibly shocking moments. 12 of the 13 students being treated at local hospitals have already been released and today authorities are investigating whether a design flaw or just too much weight is what caused that stage to collapse. and again, the moment that of

course sent many people to the hospital and sent seven ambulance to that school to help those people out. brian. >> all right alicia thanks very much. over here at the big board former olympic champion and athletic icon bruce jenner has been the subject of tabloid headlines for years and tonight he's going to break his silence. diane sawyer sitting down with jenner for an interview you will only see right here on 6abc tonight and for more on this, so many people wondering about it, we turn to abc's brandy hip live in los angeles. brandy what are we looking for tonight? >> reporter: hi brian a lot of people are anticipating this. they've been waiting for this interview as you said for a long time and diane sawyer spent several days with bruce jenner who did reveal that he's excited about his future but that's it really. they aren't revealing much more about this exclusive sawyer saying to the public out there you have to watch tonight for jenner's big announcement. >> it's going to be an emotional rollercoaster but somehow i'm going to get through at this time. >> reporter: it's the moment millions have been waiting for

bruce jenner's revelation in an exclusive interview with abc's diane sawyer. >> i hope i'm going to be okay. i feel like i'm going to be okay. 2015 is going to be quite a ride. quite a ride. >> please welcome diane sawyer. >> reporter: but as sawyer hit the morning talk shows she wouldn't divulge exactly what the olympic hero is going to announce in tonight's two hour special. >> he knows this is a big interview, he knows this is a big day for him. i want him to speak directly to all of you for the first time but i will say it's an incredible moment in his life. >> reporter: jenner earned the title of world's greatest athlete nearly 40 years ago with his olympic gold medal in the decathlon. after decades of fame his large family is is also now in the spotlight on e's keeping up with the kardashians. >> i should probably be on the golf course. >> reporter: the father of six and stepfather of four says it's his family he

worries about most. >> those are the only ones i'm concerned with. i can't let myself hurt them. >> reporter: but also adds his whole life has been getting him ready for this. >> i want the know how this story ends. you know, how does my story end? >> reporter: now as we wait for jenner's announcement diane sawyer is calling this a far reaching interview and this morning she says we do learn a lot about family love. reporting live in los angeles brandy hip channel6 "action news." brian. >> brandy thanks. we'll be watching. of course this reminder diane sawyer's two our 20/20 special airs tonight at 9 o'clock. again that's only right here on 6abc shirleen. >> really looking forward to that one. >> me, too. >> thanks brian. tonight on "action news" at 11:00 is reading on digital screens causing eye strain? will it cause vision problems in the future is another one i'm looking forward to.

ali gorman has preview. >> reporter: our eyes are spending more time on digital screens. >> it's really all day every day. >> reporter: staring at screens can cause eye strain in the short term but can it affect your vision in the future? we'll look at the research. i talked to an expert and i'll have what you need to know to protect your eyes tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪♪ >> to business this afternoon. philadelphia based comcast made it official today. it has now dropped its $45 billion bid to buy time warner cable. that deal would have combined the two biggest cable companies in the united states. both companies faced heavy regulatory pushback over concerns of a cable mon know low. consumer advocates highly criticized that deal saying would it lead to higher prices and fewer choices for cable customers. again, that deal is dead today. >> it is time now for your accuweather forecast. a chilly one out there.

>> let's turn things over to meteorologist adam joseph. i'm stumbling over my words because i believe you're celebrating an important anniversary today. >> gosh, you're really bringing this tup. i post-ed on facebook and twitter 10 years here tomorrow, isn't that crazy? >> wow. >> i looked at my audition tape that got me the job on facebook and i go my gosh i was so young. i look so old now. it's been an awesome 10 years. beautiful day with all that sunshine out there. not a ton of weather to talk about but a little chilton night live on sky six right now in center city. as we look at the numbers 55 degrees right now philadelphia, 55 in reading to the south dover 54 and equally as chilly at the shore only lower 50's when we should be around 67, 68 degrees this time of year. first pitch 7:05 mostly clear. the braves versus the phillies. 52 for the first pitch ninth inning 46. bundle up. the wind will be up until that sun sets. once the sun sets then the wind will ease a little bit. satellite and radar high

pressure is in control right now really avoiding all of the cloud cover that's off to our north but some is building to the south and west. we're going to have to watch that the second half of the weekend but with high pressure coming in overnight tonight that will relax the winds late tonight. it will give us a clear sky and then those possible records for both reading and also atlantic city. look at the numbers. upper 20's to near freezing across much of the area tonight bringing a hard freeze across all of those northwestern suburbs most of interior southern new jersey an frost advisory for philadelphia county, delaware county all entire state of delaware and even southern new jersey protect the plants bring them in, cover them up because this could be a lot of damage by tomorrow morning with those very cold temperatures. also tomorrow morning very chilly for the penn relays. 40 degrees low 30's for wind chills an slow recovery in the afternoon with some high clouds and a temperature of 59 degrees. your four day at 4:00 forecast sunshine afternoon clouds, 60 degrees for tomorrow.

and then more in the way of clouds, even a few showers on sunday morning south and west of the city. drier to the north and east at 60 degrees. and on monday that's our best chance for some of those scattered showers around. a lot of clouds, still a very cool high of 60 and then partly sunny on tuesday 63 degrees with a mixture of sunshine and clouds. >> okay. looking forward to that. >> focus on that sunshine part. >> me too. >> adam thanks very much. this one lucky person sitting on more than $900,000 thanks to a single lottery ticket. a match six lotto ticket sold at the speed way on lancaster avenue in reading. hit that jackpot. it matched all six numbers in last night's drawing. here they are two three 24, 38, 39 and 45. the winner gets $907,006.50 to be precise. of course taxes will come out of that. they've got one year to claim

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. >> children in deptford will have access to nationally renowned healthcare. today was the groundbreaking of nemours systems health systems new pediatric carey care center. the deptford facility is expected to be the cornerstone of the health system's vision for helping south jersey children grow up healthy. >> phillies third baseman cody asche revealed a more fashionable side today. he and his wife angie unveiled this t-shirt this afternoon

called together we fight. the husband and wife team designed the shirts. ashy will be signing the t-shirts tomorrow. it's part of the phillies effort to fight als for which there is no known cause nor cure. >> awesome pair. >> absolutely. still ahead this afternoon from free tote bags and bus rides to free pretzels it's the last freebie friday of the month jam packed with free stuff. >> plus philadelphia police say this man wasn't out for a stroll last week, he was walking away from a violent crime. what officers say he did to a woman right before this video was captured. >> and flex off fail. we'll tell you why a soul fan went from showing off to sitting down in a matter of seconds.

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>> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph alicia vitarelli shirleen allicott and brian taff. >> hello again. 4:30 now and "action news" continues with new details on that fetus found in camden recycling center yesterday. officials reveal the cause of death. >> the chinese government issues an unusual mandate to mourners. stop hiring strippers to dance at your loved ones funerals. we'll explain coming up in big talkers. >> plus, he got the girl but he also got suspended. why a high school student who strapped a fake bomb around his waist to ask a classmate to prom says his punishment was based on his race.

>> but we begin with the urgent search for a violent criminal accused of attacking a woman from behind. the man seen walking down this south philadelphia street may not look suspicious but police say moments before this video was captured he sucker punched a stranger knocking her out cold. "action news" reporter dann cuellar are is lie near the scene of the attempted robbery with the details. dan. >> reporter: shirleen, police say this was a very vicious attack. she was walking home from the gym when suddenly her attacker comes up from behind and clocks her right in the face knocking her unconscious. police are hoping someone may recognize him from this surveillance footage. this is the man police are looking for captured on multiple surveillance cameras near the area of the attack. police asking our viewers to take a close look at the unique design of the hood of his jacket and the laces on his sneakers. >> bright red or orange laces in his sneakers and a unique design on the back or the hood of his jacket that appears to be camouflage. >> reporter: it was

wednesday night that the woman was walking home from the sweat fitness gym in the 700 block of east passyunk on the 700 block of montrose near the 900 block of south eighth when she was punched in the face and knocked out cold. >> one of the witnesses was attracted by a loud noise. >> reporter: a witness looked out the window and saw the aftermath. >> seemed that after the incident he went through her pockets and may have assisted her to some stairs nearby before he left the scene. >> she was clearly unconscious. >> she was unconscious. >> reporter: police say the victim suffered a fractured jaw an broken tooth remembers little about the assault. >> it seems like she didn't even know he was there. >> reporter: witnesses describe the assailant as a black male in his 30's about 5-foot eight way goatee. >> we need the public to take a look at this video take a look at these unique features and see if they can provide any information. >> reporter: now the surveillance footage will be posted on our web site at 6abc.com. anyone with information is

being asked to call south detectives at (215)686-3013. live in south philadelphia, dann cuellar channel6 "action news." shirleen. >> dann thank you. we're learning more about a second trimester fetus found abandoned at a camden business. the medical examiner says the fetus died of extreme immaturity. they determined female fetus was about 19 weeks old. workers spotted it on a conveyor belt at the re community camden recycling plant around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. investigators are still figuring out how the fetus got there. if you have any information call camden county police. >> the man once in charge of an elite delaware prep school will spend the next five decades behind bars for dealing in child pornography. christopher wheeler showed no emotion when a judge sentenced him to 50 years in prison this morning. the 55-year-old former

headmaster will serve two years for each of the 25 counts against him. wheeler's attorney says he plans to appeal calling the punishment "obscene and outrageous." philadelphia police are looking for a brazen burglar accused of stealing from wawa workers while they were just feet away. surveillance video captured the suspect walking into the store here on the 9400 block of state road in torresdale tuesday night. he immediately heads to the back and goes right into a restricted area. that's where he stole several workers' wallets and purses before walking back out of the store. if you recognize this thief, please call northeast detectives. >> the family of a slain philadelphia police officer joined others remembering the nearly 150 people who were killed on the job in the delaware valley last year. dozens marched to penn's landing in honor of workers memorial day, the name of 144 local workers were read during a short memorial service. at the same time loved ones threw a rose into the delaware

river. the family of officer robert wilson was there along with the family of the philadelphia zoo worker killed late last year. protesters rallied at the university of pennsylvania due to the school's alleged abuse of its lab animals. activists say they want the school to be fined for its blatant disregard of the animal welfare act. the animal activists claim a monkey was severely burned and five pigs sustained head injuries. in a statement released to "action news" penn says they are committed to maintaining the highest standard of care for animals. >> advocates for children got a much deserved thank you at philadelphia city hall today. the department of human services presented its 16th annual children's crusader awards. employees who showed a commitment to protecting at risk kids were recognized for their efforts. also honored kim jones the director of the families and schools together program. jones was shot and killed while on her way to work earlier this year. randolph sander as former

coworker has been charged with that crime. >> and it's time now for that accuweather forecast as those temperatures dip. >> winter levels tonight below freezing for many areas so, yeah, it's kind of a hard freeze a hard fact to deal with here to start your weekend. as we take a look right now it is beautiful out there. sunshine just a few clouds but that cold wind, 55 degrees the air temperature. that wind out of the west-northwest at 23 miles an hour. so, heading out on the town this evening bundle up. once the sun sets temperatures go to 50 at 8 o'clock, 48 by 9 o'clock and 10 o'clock tonight 46 degrees and even cooler in those suburbs. in fact, looking at those records for tonight we possibly could tie or break records for reading and atlantic city airport dropping down to possibly 31, that's the the old record and take a look at philadelphia, 33 is the old record trenton 30 wilmington 31. not looking for records there or getting that cold but we may only be off a degree or two so again many areas could even see 20's by tomorrow

morning. we'll talk more about the chill and some showers for some of us over the weekend in that seven day. >> okay, now. >> thank you. >> thanks adam. >> it was an exciting day in university city as one robotics competition took the plunge. [cheers and applause] today was the kickoff tottenth annual see perch under water robotics pet activities all weekend drexel will host 75 of the region's top middle school and high school robotics team. they'll dual out it to see who built the most advanced under water robot. the winner will advance to the nationals some may. that time of the year when many people start exercising again after a long winter and you don't have to dread it. monica malpass now live in the news room with her workout routine. hi, monica. >> reporter: i was out there running today, brian, that's right. well, if you have been dreading getting back into the gym or going outside to exercise, one local trainer says you should just make it

fun. try to have a different approach to the whole thing. cindy brown of core fitness makes the workouts all about play. coming up at 5:00 in health check ali gorman starts a month long series about fitness to help you get on the path of fitness. cyclists gearing up for a one of a kind ride. fair delaware. details on the face of america ride. it will travel more than 100 miles all throughout our area so we'll have those stories and more coming your way in just a little bit on "action news" at 5:00 brian. >> monica thanks very much. hands down my favorite story of the day here. this was meant to be seen only on the jumbotron of the wells fargo center but a moment between plays at a philadelphia soul game has now gone wildly viral online. this is the so-called flex cam where fans of the soul stand up and flex when they see themselves on the big screen. well check out this guy. he was having a fine time showing offer his guns. while the two women in the back appear to be talking

about something. well, 30 seconds later we found exactly what they were not so secretly debating and let's just say it put that guy and his gun show to shame. >> ♪♪ >> whoa, whoa, whoa, what is this. oh, my goodness. >> flex dude evidently embarrassed by having been outgunned by her quickly sat down and covered his face. that video has now been viewed millions of times on youtube. check her out. >> wow. >> good sport. >> amazing. i love that. >> are we going to flex here. >> yeah you done want to see my gun show. are you ready for this? you want to see it. >> it should be a pay per view event. >> i'll save it for you later. >> still ahead from soft pretzels and dance classes to bus rides and tote bags, you won't want to miss all of the things you can get for nothing this freebie friday. >> and dancing for the dead. why officials in china actual

had to tell its citizens to stop hiring strippers to perform at their loved ones funerals. >> if you ever looked at your dog and thought he or she needs more social media followers. we may have the answer. geometric grooming. >> adam joseph returns with that full accuweather forecast when "action news" at 4:00 continues right after this.

>> ♪♪ >> chilean officials warn the country is other verge of disaster. wednesday's blast sent ash 6 miles into the sky. that was followed by another eruption that was so strong it created its own weather with bursts of lightning crackling through the red orange sky. authorities say about 30 of the 4,000 people who live near the volcano are refusing to follow evacuation orders.

>> so, people who work at abercrombie and fitch are no longer required to be good looking. for years the high end teen retailer recruited beautiful young shoppers for jobs referring to them as models instead of associates. but in the wake of slumping sales the company announced it will no longer hire staff based solely on their looks. in addition abercrombie will no longer deck indicate store openings with shirtless male models. they're also adding plus sizes for the very first time there here at the big board with the big talkers and washington student whose senior prom proposal really bombed is calling his school's response racist. this is how ibrahim ahmed asked a girl to the big dance. he wore what looked like a suicide vest with red wires attached to it and a sign saying he's the bomb. >> it was a paintball vest and paper tubes i rolled up and stuck in there.

i would have been surprised if somebody said oh hey i left a bomb. didn't look like it. >> let's say the principal didn't find it to be too funny and then suspended ahmed for five days meaning he can't go to the prom this weekend. he is now calling the school racist. he's middle eastern and he says if a white student had done the same thing they wouldn't have been suspended. well, here's a warning from chinese officials. if you're about to hire strippers to entertain the mourning at your loved one's funeral don't do it. it's a thing there. the chinese ministry of culture is now urging local officials to crack down on strip teases at funerals because strip teasing is illegal in that country. if you're wondering why this kind of entertainment is booked when planning a final goodbye, funeral strippers are hired to attract a larger crowd which is believed to bode well for the deceased in their after life. those who violate the law are now facing fines and jail time as well. finally, does this haircut

make me look square? it's the question surely being pondered by pooches all over taiwan. you see shape grooming is a major thing there with dogs getting landscaping-esque cuts. it's all part of a movement to make your pup stand out on social media. now you should know if you're considering it that those geometric shapes only work for certain breeds who have, you know poofy hair. you have the square do, you have the round guy and if you really want to get fancy there's this princess leia kind of thing where it looks like your dog is actually wearing ear muffs. >> okay. >> cute. >> i don't know which one i like. they're all cute. >> i kind of like the square one its kind of cool. >> the circle. go figure you. >> like that one. i'm going to put the square one up so you can look at it another time. >> he's not foe sure. >> let's go over to matt pelman for a check of the

"action news" traffic report. no square over there. >> no but a few hairy situations out there lead fog a little bit of a rough commute. wish we could trim down these delays for sure brian and shirleen. we're stacked on 202 northbound. can you see it through the trees. it is arbor day today. just to the right you see the stacked traffic coming northbound from painter's crossing, that's route one baltimore pike, on this point at 202 northbound up to near dillworthtown road. that's where a truck ran into a pole late this morning, took down the pole and wires. they're still out there cleaning up. just one direction of traffic getting by in each direction. so you've got delays in both directions but mainly on the northbound side of 202 through chester county. first week in the books now of the closure of the route 23 bridge in schuylkill township. you have been doing a lost detouring. as you're doing that this afternoon watch out for a crash along 29 at gray street. also one in pottstown along high street at north keim street and there's a wreck in cheltenham along church road at washington lane. on the pig picture a busy day

on the schuylkill expressway due in part to the penn relays in addition to just normal friday afternoon traffic. meanwhile on 95 got a vehicle that appeared to have a flat tire here on the northbound side approaching the vine. penndot sifting and this is where your northbound jam starts on 95 right at the 59 sign continues up to the work zone at do the man avenue. we'll check it again brian and shirleen coming up in the 5 o'clock hour. have a good weekend. >> you too, my friend. thanks. see you soon. meteorologist adam joseph back with that exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast coming up next.

>> ♪♪ >> all right meteorologist adam joseph along. we have made it to the weekend. >> yes, we have. unfortunately we're getting the cold shoulder here at the end of the week from mother nature. it's the weekend we'll deal with it. we'll warm those temperatures up as we progress through the weekend. as we look at the action cam in battery park earlier down

in delaware very picturesque shot here. you can see the blue skies above. just a few clouds. you got a runner coming down the path there and the grass finally turning green after a decent amount of rain the last couple of weeks. double scan live radar not much going on precipitation-wise. a decent amount of sunshine today but we're going to see a little rain in spots here the second half of the weekend. gusty winds today. 37 miles an hour in philadelphia redsing 38, 38 in wilmington, millville also 38 and atlantic city 35 miles an hour winds and that just added to that misery of those temperatures which are running a good 12 to 13 degrees below average right now. 54 allentown, 55 philadelphia, 52 in sea isle city. only in the 40's in the poconos with wind chills in the 20's and 30's up there today. the real depth of the clouds is still way to our north and that's where they're going to remain overnight tonight. you saw a little bit of high clouds earlier today but a decent amount of sun really

breaking out as high pressure is coming in from the west but as that high settles in overnight tonight it's zing airport you don't have much in the way of wind so we keep a clear sky and very cold winter-like temperatures near records tonight, 28 degrees in the suburbs 35 degrees for philadelphia and because many of the temperatures and thermometers in your backyard are going to drop to freezing or below a freeze warning goes into effect at 2 o'clock in the morning lasts through 8:00 a.m. for all the areas in the light blue, all of the suburbs. protect the plants, any of that early spring vegetation is very susceptible with temperatures like this to do a lot of damage if not kill them. also frost advisories for the state of delaware, philadelphia county, delaware county and also the shore communities. by tomorrow 60 degrees, morning sunshine but then in the afternoon high clouds will build as the high pulls away. low pressure skirts just to our south here. saturday night into sunday morning and it will be close enough right now that it will bring a lot of clouds on

sunday across much of the area and even showers south of philadelphia still with a high of only 60 degrees. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 60 for the next three days so still well below average. high clouds coming in tomorrow. then on sunday here's your snapshot of where we could see that rain sunday morning even into early sunday afternoon all areas down to the south drier the further you are off to the north and still lingering scatters for everybody, scattered showers here on monday of 60 and then partly sunny a little warmer come tuesday and hey, we'll try to tickle that 70 degrees here midweek on wednesday with a few showers possible thursday the end of the week, 66 degrees. so no huge warmup none big rain storms but overall little cool and some sunshine mixed in there as well guys. >> not bad. it could worse. >> thank you adam. freebie friday is coming up next.

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>> it is the final freebie friday of the month and we're spoiling you with freebies today. first you know we all love our soft pretzels around here and we know you do too. to celebrate national pretzel day on sunday it is a official holiday. philly pretzel factory offering every customer a free pretzel. a free ride around philadelphia. philly flash is offering free

rides for anyone from now through sunday. the bright purple bus stops at 22 locations around center city plus it's a lot of fun. to honor earth day the first 300 customers who bring in a bundle of plastic bags at any wegmans store tomorrow will get a free reusable tote bag which you can use to do your shopping there. lots of free fun happening around town this weekend tonight. it's the fourth friday on fabric row. boutiques and shops have free food precip and artery exceptions tonight and also happening this weekend world dance day. there's a big party at the piazza at schmidt's at northern liberties at noon on sunday and there are free performances free classes for the family and also right now on 6abc.com speaking of the kids we'll tell you about a free healthy kids day event that's happening at ymca's across the area tomorrow as well. lots to do and lots to eat. >> good stuff. thanks very much. finally a 4:00 experts say it's a good idea for families to eat together in order to strengthen their bond.

apparently that logic also applies to dogs. take a look at what happens when bonnie and clyde's owners feed them at night. little bonnie here drags her bowl over to eat with her new sibling. her -- [laughter] >> her owners recently rescued that chihuahua mix. they separated the pups at mealtime to avoid couldn't flick. i could watch this all day. once they saw bonnie's dinner ritual they realized she needed company in order to feel safe. they promised that bonnie will never have to eat alone again. probably the same weight. >> walking backwards. that. >> i'm brian taff. shirleen and i along with adam and ducis rodgers back tonight for a full hour of "action news" at 10::on phl17. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass. >> thanks guys.

coming up neck on "action news" at 5:00 tonight after years of tabloid headlines bruce jenner is breaking his silence. hear some dine sawyer's exclusive interview which airs tonight on abc. >> a brand new way to travel the world. how much it cost to fly in style and comfort on the first ever private hotel jet. we'll have those stories and much more coming up next at 6:00.

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>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> friday night and the big story on "action news" is breaking news out of burlington county, new jersey where two firefighters were hurt battling a house fire this afternoon. >> the blaze broke out around

2:30 in the 100 block of mohawk trail in medford lakes. it has since been brought under control. you can see heavy black smoke churning. the firefighter were taken to the hospital. we're told their injuries are not serious. >> officials believe the fire may have started in the kitchen but the investigation continues tonight. >> in other news philadelphia police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a delivery man in the city's crescentville section. >> police say the 49-year-old victim was shot while making a delivery at an apartment complex. "action news" reporter chad pradelli in live in crescentsville tonight where the driver crashed his vehicle chad. >> reporter: yeah, rick we're here at adams avenue and bingham street this where the driver finally came to a stop. , see he came up here on this grass, took up some of the turf went into that fence and finally came to a stop. he was found dead by police and now they are looking for his shooter. this is the vehicle where the 49-year-old was found shot and killed around 10:30 last night. police say a dozen shots