>> developing right now disaster in nepal the death toll continues to rise as rescuers try to reach the most remote devastated area. >> cell phone captures tornados form lg -- forming over texas. >> a kensington mother is under arrest after police find four children trapped in a basement for hours. >> good morning everyone, karen is off, we have matt pellman and david murphy. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we are off to a partly cloudy start the farther south you go, the more sunshine you'll have early on. temperatures in the 40s, 48 in philadelphia. 46 in allentown. 43 degrees in wilmington. as you survey these numbers not a lot of wind out there but obviously enough for a jacket. cool enough for that. catching the bus between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. we'll

be in the 40s although up closer to 50 by 8:00 a.m. partly cloudy cool and winds picking up after sunrise. welcome back kids on your storm tracker 6 live app. noon, 58. 3:00 p.m., 63 degrees, i will point out to you there's a chance of a spotty shower here or there through the afternoon hours, but that is mostly spotty and mostly fairly light. the pollen count is on the high side today and may ease back to the medium range over the next several days. matt pellman what are the roads looking like early on? >> reporter: so far nothing to complain about on this monday morning except the fact it's monday morning. on the vine street expressway no overnight construction, the road is dry and, of course, the penn relays wrapped up. no delays on the schuylkill expressway or i-95 or the boulevard, either. we are getting world of a minor

apartment building fire in mount airy along upsal street. stay on washington lane to get around the fire activity. meanwhile, we have a crash westbound side approach willow grove, a tractor-trailer clipped a car. the accident in trevose along street road is out of the way. the crash along 40 that caused a power out annual has cleared so things are looking better there. >> we're starting with the latest from nepal after a massive earthquake the race is on to rescue people trapped under the rubble. the death toll is 3700 and rising. nearly 100 aftershocks have hinder rescue efforts. many are sleeping in tent cities afraid to be inside buildings.

teams of climbers are marooned on mount everest. marisa eve girawong and a google executivetive are two of the three americans reported dead so far. >> it's tough to see the devastation. >> four stud abroad students from allentown muhlenberg college survived the quake. you'll hear from a montgomery county resident who has relatives in nepal. that's coming up. >> storms bring high winds hail and tornados in texas. this is cell phone video from storm chasers there. baseball size hail was reported west of fort worth. there are in concerns this morning of rain and flooding.

authorities say a local mother went to have punishing her -- too far punishing her children locking them in a basement for hours. katherine scott has the story. >> reporter: police say the woman locked the four children in the basement with no food or access to a bathroom for over 12 hours. she was taken to the special victims unit for questioning. the four children were taken to st. christopher's hospital for valuation. the detectives from the special victims unit were investigating. one of the trapped children was able to call 911 around 1:30. firefighters climbed through a second floor bedroom and opened the door for police who got into the basement. a friend of the victim said she saw the mother and daughter arguing saturday afternoon. neighbors were surprised to hear

about this. >> it's a shame, you know, i love kids i have two of my own i can never imagine the kids being in the situation regardless. it breaks my heart. >> reporter: we're told the children didn't have any visible injuries, but they seemed hungry and frightened when they were taken from the home. this remains under investigation. the woman's name has not been released. live in hunting park, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that, katherine. a drexel university law professor released her first public statement about an e-mail mishap. washington post-traumatic stress disordered her opt ed on friday. she sent students to a porn site rather than legal brief.

she is sorry that are it was exploited. >> james holmes opened fire in colorado, but claims he was in the midst of a sigh coltic he -- psychotic episode. the trial could last four months. the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments tomorrow that could determine the future of same-sex marriage. the justices will consider many questions, the main one being whether gay couples have a constitutional right to marry. the nfl draft begin on thursday, the eagles have the 20th overall pick. watch the draft special thursday and friday after "action news" at is 1:00. >> time to turn to david murphy another moderate day here in april. >> reporter: not bad the seven day has several nice days ahead

with one fly in the ointment toward the end of the week. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, as we take a look outside, we have sky 6 and there's a little bit of cloud cover overhead. i think we'll get sun in beneath the clouds and get holes in the clouds quickly today and thicken up a little bit as the day goes on. 48 degrees is the current temperature. the winds out of the northwest at 7. not all that strong just yet. once the sun comes up over the horizon. we'll get breezy. there's a chance of early sunshine once we get past around, you know, 8:00, 9:00 a.m., by noon the clouds are getting thicker. there's a chance of a spotty shower most of it holds off until the afternoon hours. by 3:00 p.m. the model has us in the northern and western suburbs, it's light and spotty and staying that way straight through the evening commute and later evening we start to dry out by 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. it's a nuisance pop-up shower in

most cases. we're looking at somewhat cool conditions, 49 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 56 by 11:00 a.m. looks like we'll spend the afternoon in the low 60s around 63. that's about five degrees below average. spotty showers around and breezy overall not too bad. overall this week looking good, we'll have some days above average. today, cool, 60 in allentown, 61 in reading and trenton. 63 in philadelphia. looks like we won't break out of the 50s in lang and same thing down the shore and spotty showers here and there in the afternoon. tomorrow, the area of low pressure bringing us cloud cover and light precipitation moves out of here. high pressure is closer, it will be breezy and sunny and a good looking day and bringing the number up tomorrow. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 63 cool, a spotty shower around today not a washout. tomorrow sunnier high of 69.

wednesday, how about 74 for the high mix of clouds and sun. a gorgeous day both of these are fine. thursday and friday, cloudy and cooler and damp because of a coastal system across delaware and new jersey. we think it will be over the coast enough to provide us with drizzle and light showers. either way that storm is gone for the weekend. we bounce back up to the 70s on saturday and sunday, nice day for union soccer in the afternoon saturday, you going? >> i can't i have a conflict this week and i can't. >> we'll let them no. >> we have more news you didn't see last night. a tanker overturns out west and becomes a raging inferno. >> apple watch is out and hear what consumer reports has to say about the gadget, matt. >> reporter: we're looking at the pennsylvania turnpike there's a problem on the turnpike, we'll give you an

update on the crash after the break. >> there's an effort to get grace anatomy to say it was all a dream. >> jr. >> we'll have that when "action news" comes right back.

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it's a little chilly out there getting up to 6 #. look out for a -- 62, look out for a storm later today. >> let's go over to matt pellman look at the roads. >> reporter: you guys have a great weekend? >> i had a fantastic weekend! >> reporter: time for the suburban traffic report as we kick things off on this monday morning. this is the scene in west conshohocken along the schuylkill expressway seeing a few headlights coming eastbound toward the curve. if you're heading westbound tonight around 10:00 p.m. going to be construction on the schuylkill expressway between gulph mills and 202, they will block a lane. late tonight if you're out and about on 76 expect delays. here's the update on the crash on pennsylvania turnpike, westbound approaching willow grove involved a tractor-trailer clipped a car, it's off to the side. no big deal all the lanes are open. the crash in trevose involving

the tractor-trailer that was leaking fuel along street road that's cleared out of the way. check that one off the list. we can cross this off the list in hamilton township the crash that caused the power outage along 40 at holy cross cemetary is gone. a new construction zone starts innson delaware. center ton road bridge remains closed in burlington county. we're recommending 295. you can use the waze app to watch the situation on 295 thorning there aren't any. >> a tanker truck burst into flames shutting down a california freeway for hours. about 3500 gallons of fuel spilled across the -- 500 gallons of fuel spilled

across the road. firefighters pulled the driver out of the tanker he will not be hurt. >> freddie gray will be laid to rest who died from a spinal cord issue while in the handles of police. gray's death is under investigation the 6 police officers involved in his arrest on april 12 have been suspended. >> they are extremely upset they are frustrated and want answers from at the police department, but right now their primary concern is burying freddie gray. >> gray's family is calling for calm after saturday's protest erupted into violence, a small pocket of rioters smashed windows and burned cars. police arrested 34 people. >> the defense presents its case in the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing trial.

lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev will try to spare his live by arguing his brother was the mastermind of the attack. prosecutors have tried to show that dzhokhar tsarnaev is cold hearted and without remorse. >> people who prerd ordered an apple watch has started to get their delivers, consumer reports got 6 of the 8 it purchased and started testing. here's nydia han with their initial results. >> reporter: apple announced the release date of the watch in march now delveries have begun and consumer reports has the apple watch in the test labs. the sports made of light weight aluminum and hardened glass. the stainless steel version has a crystal. they face the same consumer report test all watches face. >> smart watch is on the wrist

where it's exposed to the elements and get banged up. ment most smart watches are scratched. the sport watch was tougher. >> you want to know it can handle abuse. >> reporter: both versions were dunked in a pressurized tank for 30 minutes. the watches survived the initial test and worked fine, the consumer reports will continue monitoring them for any abnormalities. one of the apple watch's key function is a fitness device. it's measures your heart rate while moving. how easy is it to do various functions. the final ratings are expected in a week or so, we'll have an update for you, nydia han channel 6 "action news." >> while you can try the watches on at the apple store

you can only buy them online. >> 5:47, generous strangers help a family dog get back on its feet after being nearly killed in a hit-and-run. we have the kids dressed in sweatshirts this morning because we're looking at temperatures in the 40s, this afternoon we'll get to the 60s. a spotty shower around light rain gear might be appropriate. we come back we'll give you the vast arrays of temperatures around the area and we'll get you through the day with the day planner that's right around the corner.

>> 400 chilean sorltdz have

arrived -- soldiers have arrived to help the victims of the a volcano. the ash saturated rivers and clogged currents. the forecast of rain could trigger mud flows and harden the ash in place. >> i was lucky to go to chile last month i got to know the people down there such wonderful, warm people, i feel for them. i hope they get it cleared up soon. >> reporter: the platt bridge traffic moving fine in each direction. ben franklin bridge looking good, the right lane is blocked because of that construction. didn't cause huge abnormal delays last week. we'll see what it does this week. njt river line running every 30 minutes because of communications and signal

issues david. >> reporter: all right matt, we have cool temperatures this morning, winds are light so far. you'll need the jacket. 40 in saint davids and mid 40s in chester and center city. as we take a stroll through south jersey and delaware. hammonton showing up at 38 degrees. as we run errands probably a good idea to wait until midday. 51 degrees cool by 9:00 a.m. 58 dry noon, that will be better. during the afternoon there's a chance of spotty pop-up shower. these are scattered but nonetheless we'll see some during the afternoon. maybe you can get stuff done midday. today's high, 63 degrees, we'll have winds later on today 10 to 20 miles per hour. tam a little breezy. >> thank you david. there's a grassroots effort to get dr. sheppard on grace anatomy. it has more than 12,000

supporters. show creates killed off the leading man on last week's show. the petition suggests it could make the episode a dream or had patrick dempsey wanted to it. that's coming up on "action news." "dancing with the stars" will include a modern charleston and tango. the highest scoring couple of the night will earn immunity from elimination, a little survivor on "dancing with the stars." a details on the deadly earthquake in nepal. >> a high school football star from south jersey takes a bullet for a friend, we're updating that investigation ahead at 6:00 a.m.

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now. many hope they will name her diana if she is a girl and james is the pop name if it is boy. two-year-old sammy suffered devastating injuries when a car ran him over several days ago. the family took him to the philadelphia shelter, they were worried they would have to put him down because they couldn't afford his medical care. a group called tiny paws rescue helped save sammy's life. that was great news to the little boy who is always at his side. >> they are always together. >> sammy is expected to walk again and will make a full recovery. a quick-thinking neighbor helped a family get out of a house fire overnight. >> we continue to cover the

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