d 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 were

fired in all only one hit him but it was a fatal shot. he was making food deliveries when he was gunned down. >> at some point in time he's approached by an individual or an individual or individuals we don't know at this point how many are involved but at some point in time there's a robbery or attempted robbery and he's shot one time in the arm. >> reporter: police scoured the scene for evidence so far investigators have no leads nor suspects. he worked for the new china takeout restaurant around the corner on the 5800 block of rising sun. the establishment was closed today but area residents were saddened by the senseless killing. >> that's terrible. that's terrible. the neighborhood will not be the same. >> some places go with having few delivery drivers for this same reason. what's one of the things where we try and direct delivery drivers to have as much caution as possible but it is a concern. >> reporter: and like all homicides here in the city

there is a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. i'm live in crescentville chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> thank you chad. a philadelphia police officer shot by a suspect last night has been released from the hospital. officer daniel kostick a 19th district bicycle patrol officer was shot in the arm after confronting a possible drug suspect in west philadelphia. the suspect who has not yet been identified remains in the hospital and is expected to survive. kostick is an eight year veteran of the force. he is married and a father of two. >> the woman who allegedly abandoned her quadriplegic son in the woods was in a philadelphia court today. 41-year-old nyia parler was arraigned. she police say she left her 21-year-old son take kwan norman in philadelphia's cobbs creek section for days while she went to visit her boyfriend in maryland. a man walking by saw him and called police. parler remains behind bars on

two and half million dollars bail. well, everything is back to normal tonight at the statue of liberty in new york city after a bomb threat forced an evacuation of the island. officials say a caller made a threat stating that they were going to blow up the landmark. the bomb squad checked out what was believed to be a suspicious package in a visitor's locker. police later said the locker was empty. the island was closed for almost four hours. >> the vatican's secretary of state says pope francis is very calm amid revelations of an alleged plot to attack the vatican five years ago. it comes months away from the pope's first visit to the u.s. which as you know includes a stop here in philadelphia. abc news reporter marci gonzalez live in new york with the latest on this. >> reporter: mon cat men accused of this plot have reportedly been monitored by police for years though investigators aren't saying why it took until today for nine of them to be arrested. a major terror raid in italy. police taking down a network

of accused militants including two of osama bin laden's former body guards. investigators believe plotted to to attack the vatican. italian police revealing in 2010 while investigating the men's alleged involve n a bombing in pakistan that killed more than a hundred people they learned of a new plot. the target they say people visiting an unspecified crowded area in rome which antiterrorism police believe may have been the vatican. [speaking foreign language] >> the interpreter: from some wire tapped conversation it clearly comes out that the organization of a terrorist attack is under way. >> reporter: investigators say those recorded phone conversations that took place near the seat of the roman catholic church included mentions of restricted areas and the pope. italian police saying today that at least one pakistani suicide bomber arrived in rome but they explained the plot was called off once the suspects learned they were being investigated. >> the vatican probably always is a target. if you're particularly an

islamic extremist group what better target than to go after the head of the catholic church. >> reporter: vatican spokesperson down plays the threat though reportedly saying the plot was just a hypothesis and there is no reason for concern. and in addition to the nine men taken into custody today italian police say they have arrest warrants for at least nine other suspects believed to be tied to this same terrorist network. reporting live marci gonzalez channel6 "action news." sharrie back to you. >> marcy thank you. turning to the forecast now in today's cold winds are making us forget that it's spring and there's a chance for a possible freeze tonight. this has us all hoping for warmer weather this weekend. let's find out if we'll get it and of course checking in with meteorologist cecily tynan who is outside with the latest. hi cecily. >> hi sharrie. our weather will warm up slightly this weekend but don't let the sunshine fool you. it is chilly out here. currently in philadelphia the temperature 57 degrees.

allentown 54. wilmington 55. millville 56 and trenton 54 degrees along the beaches sea isle city the boardwalk in atlantic city answers also 53. temperatures running about 10 degrees below average. feeling even colder when you factor in this, wind gusts up 228 miles per hour in philadelphia. we had peak wind gusts earlier today of 37 miles per hour. 33 miles per hour in wilmington. and 26 miles per hour in trenton. the reason why we have a wind tunnel effect. low pressure up over northern new england, high pressure over the tennessee valley. that's really funneling the winds right over us. that high pressure will ease over us tonight. so, what this means our winds will ease but with clear skies, temperatures are going to tumble. so our entire viewing area is either under a freeze warning in the aqua or frost advisory in the light blue. what this means is that if you've done any early season planting a good idea to cover up your plants tonight because that frost, that freeze could

kill them and also don't forget about the pets. make sure your pets have a warm place to stay. records for tonight are going to be challenged. philadelphia calling for an overnight low of 35 degrees. so, that's a couple degrees above the record but reading could set a new record low of 29, atlantic city airport could tie a record of 31 degrees. so, a very cold start to the weekend. i'll talk more about the temperatures this weekend and a brush of rain coming up in the full accuweather forecast. sharrie. >> okay, cecily, thanks. meantime a busy bridge in burlington county has been shut down indefinitely. chopper 6hd was over the centerton road bridge earlier today. an inspection of the bridge uncovered a possible safety risk. it spans the rancocas creek between centerton road in mount laurel and bridge street in westampton and willingboro. they say use interstate 295 between exchanges 43 and 45 as an alternate route. >> all right, time right now for a check of our "action news" traffic report friday night. >> all right finally friday

and matt pelman who has been dancing around, must have a busy weekend as the latest on the commute home. >> always dancing around all sorts of things especially on the roads. it's just appropriate rick and monica. as if we needed more problems on 202 in chester county. now there's a new crash here in the southbound lanes by the exit for business 322 which of course is high street to take you into west chester. luckily this crash off to the side a tow truck already there. but this is not where your southbound delay ends. it continues on down to near dillworthtown road where we still have that downed pole from the earlier crash late this morning that happened on the northbound side but just one lane of traffic is getting by in both directions. so big delays on 202 through chester county this afternoon. as you're detouring away from the route 23 bridge closure keep in mind in montclair there's a crash on 29. that's bridge street at gray street and we have one right by the cracker barrel in plymouth meeting along chemical road at gallagher road. busy afternoon on 95 and the schuylkill especially with the

penn relays. at this point many speeds remain around 12, 21, 11 miles per hour. we'll check it again rick and monica in the next half hour. >> all right see you then. >> thank you. >> thank you matt. speaking of the penn relays it's day two for the relays in university city t you see me coming up right there. there i go right there. now it is 121st running it's become a special tradition for athletes and spectators alike. getting there may be somewhat of a hurdle as traffic was jammed mostly due to pen relay traffic. it will be the place to be for the final days events. >> not happening. still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 time to get out and exercise for all of us. the warm months are ahead and we have some way to motivate you to work it. in health check ali gorman shows you how to have fun while getting healthy at the same time. >> flying in style and comfort doesn't come cheap.

the price take to take an around the world trip on the first ever private hotel jet. those stories and more plus cecily back with your full weekend forecast from accuweather when "action news" at 5:00 continues in just a moment.

>> cyclists are gearing up for a one of a kind ride coming this week. the 2015 face of america ride will travel more than 100 miles from the pentagon to the battlefields of gettysburg. we caught up with riders in newark delaware, this morning who are loading up. >> being a vet it's really -- it's a neat opportunity to reconnect and i think there's -- it's just going to be -- it's going to be a blast. >> the ride benefits wounded or disabled veterans, many of whom will be taking part in the event this weekend. temple university health system workers are getting hands on lessons in how to serve an ever changing community. the third annual cultural competence in healthcare symposium was held this morning in north philadelphia. physicians nurses and other health professionals took part in a series of workshops. the goal, to better serve temple's diverse patient population in more culturally sensitive ways. >> health check tonight we're

starting a month long series called fitness friday. >> each week we'll feature trainers who will share expert advice with you hopefully health spark your motivation. ali gorman with today's story on making fitness fun. hi ali. >> let's face it if you don't enjoy doing it you're probably not going to stick to a workout. so one local trainer has a great way to make fitness fun. it all comes down to bringing out the kid in you. >> it's simply furniment trainer cindy brown of core fitness says one of the best ways to make fitness more playful is to move to it a playground. >> kick your feet up and go as high as you can. >> reporter: how kyree assist when the warmup was swinging. >> looking up at the beautiful sky, you're swinging like a kid, it injures comes right back to you. >> reporter: she takes us through a few basic moves you can do anywhere but change up at the park starting with pushups. >> see if you can do two more. >> reporter: with your feet on a swing it's more difficult and works more of your body.

flip over for fullups. >> keep that body as straight as you can. >> reporter: then onto a bridge or squats to work your backside. this time one leg at a time. >> instead of getting both at the same time you're putting it all on one side so it's a nice slow burn and isolation. >> reporter: next are full sit-ups using the slide for support. for cardio, cindy suggests pop over and pike jumps. >> three two and time. >> reporter: with all these moves she says focus on form first then measure progress. >> say you start with five push-ups one day. two weeks later you're doing 10 and you're feeley good and strong throughout your body. >> reporter: plus the more the merrier. working out with others will keep you accountable. the best part is while playground workouts will get in you shape, they won't feel like work. >> they get you out of the house, they get you out of the gym, get you outside breathing fresh air getting you to be a kid again. >> reporter: and cindy also suggested if you're looking

for more motivation join a challenge or group fitness class. we have some ideas on 6abc.com. also coming up tonight at 11:00 from smartphones tablets video games and computer, our eyes are spending more time on digital screens. the question is will this damage our vision in the future? we've got the research and i talked to an expert. tonight i'll have what you need to know to protect your eyes. it's a special report on "action news" at 11:00 rick and monica, back over to you. >> thanks ali. >> thank you. a new pediatric treatment center is being built in deptford new jersey tonight t nemours children's system of delaware is breaking ground on a new location in the garden state. these are harder activity rendering's. the $45,000,000.65000 square foot facility is scheduled to open in 2016. >> and right now we want to update you on a traffic situation here in birmingham

township chester county. where chopper six is over the scene here where peco crews still on the scene after a truck knocked down three peco poles and some wires around 11 o'clock this morning. they're still trying to fix the problem and because of that the northbound lanes of 202 remain closed at this hour. again, they're still working on the problem but it's been all day and it will probably be for the rest of the evening so be prepared. birmingham township chester county route 202 northbound still closed because of this problem. we'll be right back.

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>> ♪♪ >> the world's first private jet hotel is booking trips around the world for next year. outfitted by the luxury brand four seasons the boeing 757 features 52 flatbed seats in hand crafted leather. there's an executive chef guest services manager. first trip is 24 days long taking passengers to nine different destinations and those include stops in hawaii, bora bora, sidney and bali and include stays at the four seasons hotels. the cost, $132,000 a person. chipotle getting into the delivery business. the the popular mexican chain

is offering delivery for online and mobile orders in more than 60 cities. the restaurants is working with app based therefore service post mates to make food delivery a reality. starbucks plans to test a similar delivery service in the seattle area later this year. >> two prominent philadelphians honored during a special lunch chan at the union league. james mcguire and mary scully recognized by the pennsylvania society for their contributions to those in need. for more than 25 years sister mary has been helping the homeless and others who live in poverty through project home. the mcguire foundation founded in 2000 funds more than a thousand scholarships a year to promising students using financial aid. hundreds of employees of virtua health along with folks from the philadelphia 76ers teamed up to spruce up a local mental health facility. volunteers spent today landscaping painting and cleaning the children's home campus of legacy treatment services in mount holly. even the 76ers mascot franklin was on hand to cheer on the

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>> time for accuweather with the "action news" big board, meteorologist cecily tynan here and just as you said it's deceiving when you look out the window. sunny looking but freezing. >> look at this, look at our live sky six shot looking over reading from the pagoda and you see all that sunshine and you think a beautiful day i'm

going to step outside in my short leaves and you step outside and you get this. 57 degrees in philadelphia. that's about 10 degrees below the average high for this time of the year. 54 in allentown. 55 in wilmington. 56 in millville. 54 in trenton. it feels even colder with winds gusting up near 30 miles per hour. satellite6 along with action radar showing the reason why. there's low pressure up over northern new england. this is what has all the cloud cover associate the with it and then there's high pressure that's building in from the southwest so the forces between the two pulling down those winds out of the northwest but that high pressure settles right over us tonight. so that will diminish the winds, keep our skies clear and allow temperatures to drop very quickly. so, it's a friday night out in the town. definitely wear a jacket tonight. 7 o'clock 52, by 8 o'clock 50. by 9 o'clock 48 degrees and by 10 o'clock, down to 46 degrees in philadelphia and temperatures will continue dropping. it's going to be a lot colder tonight than last night.

could could set a new record low of 29 degrees in reading atlantic city airport poised to tie a record low of 31 degrees. philadelphia not quite a record but definitely on the chilly side. 35 degrees, wilmington dropping down to 32. and allentown down to 28 degrees and with temperatures this low a freeze warning has been posted for most of our viewing area and areas not under the freeze warning philadelphia, delaware county the state of delaware, cape may county under frost advisories. so if you have started the early season planting a good idea to cover up your plants or if they're potted plants bring them inside. so the penn relays tomorrow for the early events, it will be chilly for the runners and definitely a lot colder for the spectators. 8 o'clock lots of sunshine, 40 degrees but wind chills in the low 30's. by noon 55 degrees and by 5 o'clock, 59 degrees with some high clouds building in. so the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow temperatures in the 20's and 30's to start the day. afternoon high up to about 60

with some high thin clouds. saturday night into sunday morning, lope will dive to the south. that could bring some scattered showers south of philadelphia. otherwise, more clouds and sunshine on sunday pi weigh high matching tomorrow of 60. monday it clouds up, some scattered showers 60 degrees. tuesday partly sunny 63. and wednesday finally temperatures up where they should be for this time of the year 69 degrees. will we see 70 next week? adam joseph will have that answer in the accuweather 7-day forecast. that would be nice. >> that would be lovely. >> not promising. >> much more still to come in our next half hour of "action news" at 5:00 the young man accused of shooting his father while they were driving on the schuylkill expressway appears before a judge and is now facing more serious charges. >> four legged members of the new castle county police department will now be better protected themselves while on duty thanks to the jen ross is there of strangers. those stories and more when "action news" comes right back.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. do you recognize the man in this surveillance video? he's believed to have attacked a woman along a busy south

philadelphia street. also radnor police have cracked the case of the brazen burglar who got away on public transit. plus a rock and roll icon is making a stop in philadelphia this summer. >> now the details. the search is on for a violent thief who attacked a woman in south philadelphia. it happened near the 900 block of south eighth street nine days ago. now authorities say the victim was walking down the street when all of a sudden she was targeted by a man behind her. "action news" reporter dann cuellar has more on what happened next. >> reporter: police say this was a vicious attack on a woman. 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 the 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: wednesday night april 15 about 8:40 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 at tracked by a loud noise outside. >> reporter: the punch was so loud it caught the attention of a witness who looked out the window and saw the aftermath. >> it seemed that after the incident he were through her pockets from he left the scene. >> she was clearly unconscious. >> she was unconscious. >> reporter: police say the victim suffered a fractured jaw and a broken tooth and remembers little about the assault. >> it seems like she didn't even know he was therism witnesses describe the assailant as a black male in his 30's about 5-foot eight with a goatee wearing a white t-shirt and a black zip up sweatshirt. >> we need the public to take a look at this video take a look at those unique features and see if they can provide

information. >> reporter: the surveillance footage will be posted on our web site 6abc.com. anyone with information is being asked to call south detectives at (215)686-3013. in south philadelphia, i'm dann cuellar channel6 "action news." >> the young man accused of shooting his own father in the back of the head while they were driving on the schuylkill expressway is now charged with attempted murder. today a judge ordered 22-year-old keim mere corbin to trial. authorities say corbin's dad was driving him to a drug end mental health treatment center earlier this month when it happened. corbin a charged with aggravated assault. his father remains hospitalized tonight. >> camden county authorities released new details about the fetus found at a recycling business yesterday. they say the fetus died of extreme immaturity because it was unable to breathe on its own. they also determined the female fetus was about 19 weeks old. a worker spotted it on a conveyor belt at the re community recycling plant around 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

investigators are working to figure out how the fetus got there. if you have any information you're asked to call camden county police. from salem county, new jersey ezra evans and jarrod mcclurg rode bicycles around pennsville to scout out vacant homes. they went back when it was dark and stripped copper plumbing and air conditioning units. officials believe they then sold those items for cash. philadelphia police are still searching for four people who robbed a fishtown grocery store around 9 o'clock last night at the fishtown market in the 2300 block of west norris street and they made off with an undetermined amount of money. no one was injured. >> radnor township police identified the burglary suspect who allegedly used public transportation to get away after the crime. they issued an arrest warrant

for upper darby resident matthew heck man. he's the man seen in the video a week ago. he's accused of breaking into an elderly woman's home stuffing one of her suitcases with goods and cash and then walking out. if you have seen him please contact police immediately. from our delaware news room newark police are looking for a chainsaw thief who allegedly got weigh in a stolen car a witness snapped this picture of the suspect tuesday afternoon. the assemblyman suspected of taking a chainsaw from the home depot store on suburban drive. detectives say the car he was riding in was also stolen. the car's registered in pennsylvania with tag number jmd 5349. if you seen the car or recognize the suspect please contact police at (302)366-7100. the montgomery county sheriff's office getting a helping hand from the family of a fallen state trooper. they received portable breathalyzers from the family

of a trooper killed by a drunk driver back in 2008 heading home if work. the ceremony was held at the public safety training campus in conshohocken. >> workers killed on the job in pennsylvania are being honored. the annual workers memorial day event was held today in penn's landing. they carried flags and signs with the names of the fallen through the streets. 144 people were killed on the job last year. among those honored danny vasquez who was stabbed to death in the parking lot of a montgomery county meat plant. his family and the family of fallen philadelphia police officer robert wilson, iii were on hand today. wilson was shot and killed last month when he came upon a robbery. they honored advocates for children at philadelphia city hall this morning. the department of human services along with mayor michael nutter presented the 16th annual children's crusader awards. employees who showed a commitment to protecting at risk children 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 sanders a former coworker has been charged with the crime. >> pennsylvania senator bob casey was in town today to push for more funding for the delaware deepening project. casey was joined by business leaders around the region here in south philadelphia calling on the obama administration to invest in the project so it can meet its 2017 deadline. the funds will allow the army corps of engineers to deepen a stretch of the delaware river. casey calls it the region's largest jobs project. the federal emergency management agency or fema says it has purged more than $6.9 billion into new jersey since hurricane sandy hit in 2012. the money reimbursed municipal for clearing debris restoring works. fema paid out more than a few billion dollars in flood insurance claims ton elevate homes. >> the red cross is getting a boost thanks to a local grocery store chain. the burns family fresh grocer

supermarkets presented the red cross with a check today at the store at progress plaza in north philadelphia. all last month customers were given the opportunity to donate that along with corporate support raised $10,000. this is the chain's third annual fundraiser for the red cross. >> time to get a look at traffic on a friday night see how things rolling. >> matt pelman back over at the traffic center with the low down on the slow down, matt. >> and it is plenty slow. they're still working to try to boost this pole in chester county rick and monica along 202 near dillworthtown road. a truck plowed it over late this morning and they've been working ever since to try and fix it. so we're down to just one lane. if you look through the trees here on 202 in both directions creating big delays northbound from painter's crossing baltimore pike up to this point. southbound from high street business 322. down to this point. 202 not your best option. plymouth meeting crash along crackle barrel. plenty of slow speeds on the eastbound turnpike, northbound northeast extension and of

course on the eastbound schuylkill just 8 miles per hour. there's a wreck to avoid in springfield township along cheltenham avenue at cromwell road. the one on church road cleared. 295 northbound in burlington county a wreck taking out the left lane past 541. unlucky 13 miles per hour approaching that scene. but nonetheless, have a good weekend rick and monica. >> you do the same. >> all right. >> much more still to come. four legged crime fighters in delaware will now be protected while on the job. we will show you. >> and some philadelphia eagles decided to join the phillies for a little batting practice. ducis rodgers with that story in sports. adam. >> monica freeze warnings from southern new england right down through the midatlantic and our region as a winter night is basically going to set in overnight. we'll let you know sharrie if it's going to warm up over the weekend in in accuweather forecast. >> former olympic champion bruce jenner will put rumors to rest tonight in an abc exclusive interview. i'll have a preview when "action news" comes right

back.

>> four legged crime fighters will be more protected than ever before thanks to the generosity of strangers. the nonprofit organization called vested interests in canines incorporated raised

$11,000 through calendar sales to purchase ballistic vests. department canines like ace diesel max figo and monty each received one the vests are built to withstand gun shots and knife wounds. vested interested in canines have provided over 1300 dogs with protective vests since 2009. if you would like to help out we've posted the information on our web site at 6abc.com. >> philadelphia will play host to musical royalty this summer. sir paul mccartney set to play at the wells fargo center. the announcement made a little while ago. it will be his first stop in philadelphia in five years. the show will be on sunday june 21st. tickets go on sale friday may first at noon. mccartney who is now 72 years old will also play the fire fly musikfest value just before at the wells fargo center and that concert is on friday june 19th in dover.

>> ♪♪ 30 students from philadelphia's stan donee ton elementary school invited 80 students from washington d.c. stanton elementary for a little lunchtime concert here at independence mall. the same group toured the lincoln memorial together in d.c. last november. today's reunion was made possible by the ticket to ride grant from the national park foundation. pretty cool. >> uh-huh. turning to sports tonight phillies hoping to bounce back from two straight losses way win against the braves who are in town tonight. >> ducis rodgers live in the ago "action news" sports center with that. >> hey, guys. maybe a different opponent will spark a different outcome. phillies trouble so far this season has been fielding and hitting. today some guys who know a thing or two about hitting in a different way. jeff skversky joins us live. >> reporter: phillies the worst hitting team in the league but if you think it's easy check out the eagles

trying to give eight crack today. how about mark sanchez, zach ertz and company trying to take a little batting practice today. this is not a part of their off season conditioning program. they're just having a little fun out here. new eagles linebacker kiko alonzo take something cuts in the cage. his brother is a fields minor leaguer. let's talk football. roe. as far as football is concerned a lot of changes this off season especially for sanchez in the quarterback. he says they told him tim tebow was brought in this week to make extra throws only while sam bradford recovers so mark what do you say to the fans about all of these changes this off season? >> you know i can't control a lot of those things. that's up to coach kelly. all i can do is control my attitude every day coming into the building, going in there establishing myself as a leader as a starter and just coming ready to play. knowing that these guys can trust me i've been in the system last year and like i said we have some unfinished business to take care of so at least that's the way i feel.

>> to the fans don't worry. we've got something going. have faith in coach like we all do and just know that he's doing everything to set us up for success and careful it's just april. it's going to be all right. >> reporter: well, mark canny sanchez tells eagles fans not to worry ryne sandberg the manager of the phillies worried about his team. why not. he had a team meeting before this game against the braves telling them to be smarter. nobody has made more error in baseball than the phillies. that's why they've taken extra batting practice today before facing atlanta. >> yeah just as a group, you know, making it a focus and a priority to concentrate on defense and they have to do it as a group and everyone, all the players have to stay on their tones make the routine plays and be heads up and anticipate the ball being hit to you and basically the fundamentals. >> reporter: fundamentals a big issue. ryan howard chase utley return to the lineup tonight as they

start the series with the braves. live at the ballpark jeff skversky channel6 "action news." ducis. >> jeff we'll talk to you again at 6 o'clock. the eagles have eight picks in the nfl draft this year the first being the 20th overall selection. vice president of player personnel says when selecting players versatility is an attractive trait. >> the more a player can do the more valuable they are so a guy that can play both guard and tackle is more valuable than a guy that can just play guard. a guy that can play corner and safety may are more valuable than a guy that can only play safety. that's just with 53 man value 46 man game day value the more you can do the more valuable you are. >> reporter: as always we will have the eagles covered on draft night. the "action news" sports team will present draft break down thursday and friday nights at 11:30 here on 6abc. we're just six days away from the nfl draft. sharrie over to you. >> counting down the days. ducis this morningy thank you. after year of tabloid

headlines ton tonight bruce jenner is breaking his silence. the former olympic athlete and reality tv star is sitting down with diane sawyer for a two hour 20/20 special discussing his journey and his future. it's the moment millions are talking about and waiting for. bruce jenner's revelation, it's happening tonight in a tell all interview with diane sawyer but as sawyer hit the morning talk shows she would not say exactly what the olympic hero is going to announce in tonight's two hour special. only disclosing it's a big day for him and an incredible moment. >> i hope i'm going to be okay. i feel like i'm going to be okay. 2015's going to be quite a ride quite a ride. >> well, known as one of the greatest athletes for 40 years ago for his olympic gold medal in the decathlon this large family is in the spotlight on

e's keeping up with the kardashians. 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. >> and so whatever may come jenner says he has his health and his family and that he is excited about the future. you can watch diane sawyer's exclusive interview with bruce jenner tonight right here on 6abc. the two hour event starts at 9 p.m. we'll be right back.

>> adam joseph here to let us know if it will warm up this weekend. hopefully. >> few degrees. going to be warmer. temperatures will dip below freezing and you're asking how to protect the flowers. you can use a pillow case. >> what about my tulips. >> all right here you go. >> let's move on shall we as we look at double scan live radar around the region a lot of sunshine today just a few clouds popped up from time to time but we've had that cold wind the entire day. in fact, it was a gusty friday. winds clocking in at 37 miles an hour for philadelphia, 38 in reading, 37 wilmington, 38 in millville and atlantic city 35 miles an hour wind gusts and combine that with temperatures that have been

running close to 10 to 12 to 13 degrees below normal this afternoon, the 50's that you see, it feels more like the upper 40's out there and in fact air temperature right now in mount pocono is just 43 degrees with dover coming in one of the warmer spots at 56. early this morning we did have some high clouds around but notice as the afternoon progressed a lot of those clouds lifted off to the north and we have a decent amount of sunshine this afternoon and that sunshine will be replaced by a clear sky with stars overnight as high pressure comes in and with that clear sky the winds will start to calm down between five and 10 miles an hour. that's not a good thing 'cause when you relax the wind it allows those temperatures to drop even more so near records tomorrow morning, 28 in the suburbs, 35 degrees for center city. and the national weather service has issued free warnings for a good chunk of our viewing area. all points to the north and west chester montgomery about into the lehigh valley interior southern new jersey

that's where we're expecting temperatures to dip below freezing, a killing freeze for that very tender vegetation or early vegetation that develops this time of year and frost advisories for philadelphia county, delaware county, the entire state of delaware and also southern new jersey so nobody really is in the clear tonight for any frost or freeze. saturday, though, morning sun afternoon clouds, 60 degrees so still below average. we're watching a system that sneaks by just to the south late tomorrow, tomorrow night into sunday morning. a lot of clouds come with it. even a few showers. south of philadelphia and temperatures don't move up all that much on sunday at 60. very similar to saturday. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, sun some afternoon high clouds tomorrow 60 degrees. again, on sunday a lot of clouds will litter the sky and if you live south of philadelphia throughout the state of delaware and in southern new jersey that's your best chance of seeing some showers sunday morning into early sunday afternoon and then everyone gets in on the shower action here come

monday. still at 60 degrees. still below average tuesday but with that sunshine and 63, it's going to feel pretty good and then we'll bump it way up here on wednesday, 69 with just a few afternoon cumulus clouds before more showers are likely on thursday of 66 and really no big warmup a week from now but we'll take that 66 with sun and clouds and beyond tomorrow morning. we're not looking at any frost or freeze for the next several days beyond that. >> every little bit helps. >> one day at a time. >> have a nice weekend. >> from freeze warnings to the warm upkeep ahead of the changing weather situation at 6abc.com/weather. you'll find updated radar scans from storm tracker six and you can watch things unfold at our live sky six cameras.

>> more than 3,000 budding inventors faced a challenge at the greater philadelphia sea perch competition at drexel university. young engineers from 75 different schools created

robots that could perform certain tasks while under water. students spent months preparing for the event. the middle school teams competed today. the high school teams compete tomorrow. and the winners will move on to the nationals located at dartmouth in may. >> right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00 two firefighters injured battling this house fire in south jersey this afternoon. new developments ahead in a live report. plus a former delaware prep school headmaster is sentenced for a child porn conviction. >> new information on security plans to keep the pope and visitors safe during the world meeting of families coming up in september. that and much more coming up next at 6:00 for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody ducis rodgers sharrie williams monica malpass the entire "action news" team. i'm rick williams. have a great weekend. >> good night.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> this is the way it looked this afternoon as flames attacked a home on the 100 block of mohawk trail in medford lakes, new jersey. and at this hour two firefighters are in the hospital. friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is a stubborn two alarm blaze in this burlington county community. "action news" reporter walter perez is live at the scene. walter. >> reporter: well, jim giving you a live look at the picture we're about block away from the house there. the call came in about 2:30 this afternoon as a kitchen fire on the 100 block of

mohawk trail in medford lakes. one person lives inside that house. when firefighters arrived smoke was billowing from the windows as you can see from chopper six and the woman who lives there we're told was still inside trying to get the situation under control. now first responders quickly got her outside and it didn't take long for crews to ring a seconds alarm. several fire crews ended up responding and it still took them about an hour and a half to get it under control. we confirmed three firefighters ended up suffering minor injuries along the way and as you can see a lot of trees in this area and the home is an old mostly wooden structure so today's windy conditions were a factor. >> the wind will feed the fire and fan it to places you don't want it to go so it was a factor in the suppression operations yes. >> reporter: all right back out live all three injured firefighters are expected to be okay. one was already released from the hospital. fire crews is still on the scene checking for hot spots. the fire marshal is on the