"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon, sara is off and we begin with breaking news in baltimore several members of the baltimore police department are facing charges in the death of freddie gray, the states attorney announced the charges and said the arrest was illegal and called the death a homicide. they could face several years in

prison if convicted. gray died in custody. susan is live in baltimore. >> reporter: good afternoon officials have announced explosive new details including charges for all the officers involved. baltimore states attorney's office is investigating the death of freddie gray from the beginning and today they released their blockbuster findings his death is rule aid homicide. gray was arrested on april 12th after he made eye contact with police and ran. >> the arrest was deemed illegal. he was placed in the police van and his legs were shackled but not restrained. >> he received a neck injury as a result of being handcuffed and

shacked by his feet and being restrained in the wagon. >> they stopped to pick up other prisoners even while he was in distress. >> at no point did he seek or render any assistance for mr. gray all six officers face charges including murder and manslaughter in the police custody death. when mosley completed her findings cheers erupted from the crowd. >> a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the officers charges include second murder and assault and manslaughter. >> susan thank you, back here in philadelphia hundreds took to the streets of center city last night in salolidarity with the people in baltimore. police horses were spooked as

demonstrators walked by them and some demonstrators threw bottles and other objects at police and some tried to block traffic on major roadway, it got dicey at broad and vine, and some wanted to get on the highway and quite frankly that is not safe for them or the motorists. >> some attendees said they hoped all would remain hopeful, the fallout from freddie gray's death continues on 6abc.com. we'll have videos from rallies both in baltimore and here at home. you'll see more on the unrest and the community response it's all right there right now at 6abc.com. we are also following breaking news in new jersey a former ally to new jersey governor chris christie has fled guilty to orchestrating the bridge scandal that rocked

christie's administration, nora muchanic is live with more. >> david wildstein one of the key figures and the man that orchestrated the shut down was in front of the courthouse in newark pleading guilty to conspiracy charges, he indicated he was willing to cooperate with authorities and now he has done that. david wildstein on the right one of christie's top appointees walked into court and plead guilty he orchestrated the shut down of the george washington bridge paralyzing traffic in ft. lee, it all started with that now infamous email from christie's then chief of staff bridget kelly, time for some traffic problems in ft. lee believed to be a political pay

back to that mayor who refused endorse governor christie for re-election and he has denied any knowledge of that plot. there will be a news conference and charges could include bridge bridget kelly and david sampson. >> back here at the federal courthouse wildstein admitted the closures were political retribution and meant to cause the most disruption on the first dave school. they named bridget kelly and bill baroen as coconspirators governor christie was in virginia doing a political speech and made no mention at

all of the bridge gate scandal. >> thank you. now, to the latest in nepal where the death toll continues to rise in the wake of last week's deady earthquake. >> this is new video from a group of hikers caught in the avalanche avalanche, they were stuck at mount everest base camp for several days, the death toll surpassed 62 hundred and is expected to rise and nepal is pleading for money and supplies to help the people that lost everything. new from the delaware newsroom two are arrested from a deadly shooting in dover police say they found 19-year-old desean friend shot multiple times, he was pronounced dead at the scene and robertson and white were arrested in connection with the shooting, they face multiple

charges including first degree murder. in claymont delaware state police are investigating how a man was struck and killed by an amtrak train it happened at 4:30 p.m., the man was hit by an express train in newcastle county, he was pronounced dead at the scene. a woman was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in the city's kingsessing section on the 2100 block firefighters say flames were coming out of house when they arrived and it took less than 20 minutes to get the fire under control. the woman is being taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. and now the accuweather forecast on the first day of may, cooler temperatures to end our work week, a live look outside from our temple university cam. temperatures in the 50s, on the chilly side today but we'll

rebound for the weekend hopefully, meteorologist, melissa magee is live at the big board with the latest. hi melissa. >> hi. happy friday can you feel the difference in the air and it's cloudy and cool and 59 in philadelphia and 54 in the poconos, along the coast though in sea isle city 49 degrees and same thing at the boardwalk in atlantic city. here is what going on when we look at the wind speeds a bit of a breeze but the wind direction coming in from a northeasterly direction than helps to funnel down cooler air across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you why we have the clouds overhead just to the south of our region and we are tracking the area of low pressure where we have showers mainly confined across extreme southern delaware and areas of virginia and north carolina. as we go throughout the afternoon hours this continues to push to the south and east and because it is so close to us

today there could be a spot shower from time to time. as we break down the day board looking ahead on this friday 61 degrees and mostly cloudy and 7:00 tonight we drop down to 60 and 9:00 it's partly cloudy with temperatures of 57 the overnight low 48 coming up we have changes up ahead for the start of the first weekend in may and temperatures rebound into the 70s rick with a summer like feel on the way. details coming up with the accuweather forecast. elementary school students in montgomery county paid tribute to some long time war heroes, the kids wore traditional bonnets and other tradition attire. 26 soldiers died in the surprise attack, on may 1st 177 8 and as part of the ceremony fourth andtive and grade students read their award winning essays about

the revolutionary war. they celebrated the month of may with an old tradition in fairmount park today. >> that classic english folk performance known as morris dancing is performed every may 1st and marks the start of the spring planting season. the group known as the kingsessing morris men keep it passing from generation to generation. still to come, chaos at an oklahoma zoo after an attempted animal escape. the wildcat that made it out of its enclosure. and a new eagle is headed to philadelphia, why chip kelly says he opted out making a play for his former quarterback. when "action news" comes right back.

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police in quebec says the woman a well known activists used a press pass to get into the room and stormed the podium. some say it could affect access to health services, she was

pulled out of the room. many police departments nationwide received body cameraed paid for by the federal government. the u.s. government will provide the money to the departments and teach officers how to use them. new attorney general, loretta lynch says it helps with accountability after allegations of police brutality. a tiger chews her way out of her enclosure she escaped and attacked another large cat. they announced a code red tiger and needed to evacuate immediately. >> a mother and her daughter were running saying a cat was trying to escape. they found lola crouched in a small space and they eventually tranquilized her and carried her

out. a number of earth lings are willing to make history while at the same time willing to give up everything even their lives, you'll meet two women willing to give up their lives to go to another planet tonight. >> it's the next frontier, the next thing we don't know about it. >> i have wanted to go since i was 14 this whole other planet untouched by human hands. >> would you leave earth for this program and what is the draw for people. the new report that could truly blast these women out of this world. on "action news" at 11:00. a new bird in the eagles next this noon and his name is nelson nelson aghalor.

>> he is a great fit we tried to recruit him while he was in college, we knew him back when he was in high school in tampa. >> as for former oregon duck, he went to the tennessee titans as pick number two kelly says the price was too high to trade up and grab his former quarterback. a new study shows a little bit of exercise can go a long way. we'll talk about what exercise they are talking about and a new way to call the force.

>> tesla has unveiled technology that they say could power a whole home. it's an ion lithium battery that could turn on your home, it starts at $3,000 and deliveries begin later this summer. ugg boots are launching a new line of limited edition of foot wear called the star wars collection modeled after the imperial fleet darth vader himself. health check this noon, a new report says that just minutes of exercise per day can

go a long way to getting and staying healthy. recent studies link sedentary lifestyles to diabetes or an early death where two minutes of exercise each day can affect the reverse of sitting adults that perform light activity, have a lower chance of dying in the next two to three years. the action news team is working on news stories beginning tonight at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is here with a preview. >> happy friday happy freebie friday to you the first day of the month but also a friday so we have tons of freebies for you from ice-cream to comic books, you won't want to miss it today at 4:00, and a school bus scare why a driver trapped students on his vehicle and refused to let them out as he raced down the road with parents in hot

pursuit. >> some say a woman went too far what made her trick her son into thinking he was under arrest. that is coming up in big talkers at 4:00. rick in the next half hour i will be joining you to talk about a food truck throw down. two cities battling it out for the big prize. >> any samples? >> i'll let you know. >> as we head out to commercial a live look from sky 6 hd at the jersey shore.

meteorologist, melissa magee is here, first day of may not as warm as what we have become accustomed to. as we get into the weekend temperatures are on their way up, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you it's dry for the most part and look to the west and spotty showers now creeping into lancaster county up through berks and lehigh county, and these are light in nature and we'll tell you the source the reason why the showers are popping up at the moment. the new term we'll show you the picture outside, sky 6 hd down the shore in atlantic city a thick cloud cover overhead and

expect a mostly cloudy day and a few pockets of sunshine from time to time through the afternoon hours currently in philadelphia 59 degrees and the dew point 41 and the winds are out of the east at 9 miles per hour and the easterly wind is making all the difference and making for a cloudy and cool feel to the day the barometer 29.97 on the rise, outside it's 57 in millville at this hour same thing in allentown and the lehigh valley along the coast in sea isle city, and a chilly 52 in beach haven, here is what is going on we have the clouds and moisture overhead it's mostly cloudy and we are tracking the area of low pressure we are talking about all week to the south earlier today and this morning, spotty showers down around south jersey and in extreme southern delaware a lot of activity pushes down to the south and virginia and north carolina

this will sag to the northeast and east and then it's all about the temperatures as we head into the weekend 9:00 in the morning, on saturday numbers along the 95 corridor climbing into the upper 50s and i'll advance this to 12:30 tomorrow afternoon, 70 in philadelphia and upper 60s north and west of town and as this summer like pattern takes over sunday and beyond, the jet stream migrates to the north and an early season bermuda high setting up and 80s are coming soon and in fact it's not out of the question to hit 80s as early as the start of next work week, the call from accuweather, mainly cloudy and a spotty shower and the temperature coming in at 63 and partly cloudy and chilly and 48 here is the exclusive accuweather forecast showing you today sun and clouds and a cool day, yesterday's high was 72 and definitely a difference out there, a high of 63 milder

tomorrow and pretty nice the union are at home and a high temperature of 70 and the broad street run on sunday and here we go with the summer like pattern, sunny and warm on monday and a high of 82 86 on tuesday, there is a possibility on tuesday a stray shower and clouds and sun on wednesday and 78 and upper 70s on thursday the first day of may giving us a bit of a trick but after that a nice week ahead. >> smell a cookout next week, thanks melissa. more ahead in our next half hour of "action news" at noon. breaking news six baltimore police officers facing charges in the death of freddie gray, our coverage continues coming up. and more information on the south jersey mom accused of leaving her baby in a hot car.

hello again here are the stories we are following for on "action news" at 12:30 now, one man is killed and another seriously hurt when a car slams into a tree in atlantic county and police release information on the accident that claimed a life of a south jersey woman. and we have a preview of the

match-up between pacquiao and mayweather coming up. gray's death has been ruled a homicide and charges are filed against six officers involved. states attorney marilyn mosley announced the charges this morning, the most serious charges are filed against caesar goodson is he facing manslaughter and murder and other offenses. >> despite gray's needs officer goodson, responded to a call with him in the wagon without