"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.

good afternoon we are following breaking news on the pennsylvania turnpike, all westbound lanes are block between the valley forge right now but traffic is getting by on the shoulder as you can see on the left of your screen. >> this accident involves several vehicles including the tractor trailer "action news" learned of two minor injuries and a possible fuel leak. traffic is backed up for several miles, we'll continue to follow the efforts to clear the scene you can check for updates at 6abc.com. we are also following breaking news in philadelphia police are announcing charges in two serious accidents including a hit and run that critically injured a temple university student. chad pradelli is live with new information. >> reporter: sara investigators here quickly zeroed in on two

defendants, one was captured at the scene and the other young man turned himself in shortly after the accidents and both were charged for related offenses. >> eric was arrested and charged for mowing down a man on march 30th she then slammed into a pole before her suv came to a stop. vansic was arrested last night and rachel hall was hit riding her mountain bike near campus. roberts who only had a learners permit told investigators that he panicked and fled but he came forward with his parents and confessed. she suffered head and leg

injuries and had to be hospitalized. she was a goal keeper for the temple lacrosse team and majored in criminal justice. >> hall will graduate tomorrow temple university tells "action news" that it's its understand that hall's mother will accept the diploma on her behave. >> chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." police are looking for one person that fled a dramatic crash, a honda accord smashed into a parked car and a passenger got out and took something from the vehicle before he fled the scene the 22-year-old driver was taken to the hospital with head and neck injuries, investigators are trying to figure out what caused him to lose control. testimony is underway in the murder trial a bucks county exterminator jason smith confessed to killing melissa

because she criticized his work in center city. she was found strangled and burned in her rowhouse in 2013. yesterday the judge rejected a defense request to have smith's confession thrown out. testimony began with a crime scene investigator taking the stantd. a torn outbreak left a trail of destruction across the western plains there are 51 reports of twisters in several states. the area of oklahoma city appears to have the most damage and now a report on the latest. >> reporter: as far as the eye can see damaged ruined homes a storm shelter designed to save lines ripped from the ground, and farmland and submerged cars, hardest hit was oklahoma. >> this is a confirmed large destructive tornado on the ground wrapped in rain.

>> at least a dozen people were injured when the tornadoes ripped through the sooner state. first responders rushed to help residents and people trapped. >> we had a male trapped underneath this rv here, it brought with them a duluth and oklahoma city issuing their first flash flood emergency ever, a daily rainfall record of just over 7 inches and tornadoes ripping apart homes in roseland nebraska. >> we heard the sound of a train and our ears started popping because of the air pressure. >> sirens warning heartland residents to seek refuge. >> the kids were scared and they heard sirens and wind and they don't know what is going on. >> in kansas -- >> oh my god. >> a roof just through through the air here. >> the national weather service says that 51 tornadoes ripped

across the great plains and there are more severe storms on their way this week. >> meteorologist, david murphy is tracking the threat of more storms across the plains he joins us now live at the big board with the latest. >> unfortunately it's a case of here we go again. we have severe thunderstorms forming just to the west of kansas city, and there are some thunderstorm watches already posted associated with this cluster and another area of probable severe weather in the texas panhandle and that is headed toward oklahoma city and central oklahoma where some of the worst twister action occurred yesterday and dallas texas, has a shot at this and the coast from san antonio, texas, to iowa and parts of minnesota all have a potential of receiving some severe weather so what sorts of things are we looking for today. any storm that forms in that line through omaha and wichita and into the heart of oklahoma

and texas could produce 60 miles per hour gusts beyond what we consider severe category for wind gusts any storms in this area west of the dallas and pushing in towards dallas fort worth, but the most important aspect is the tornadoes you can see where the tornado activity or potential is in a fairly large area and most of the state of texas if you are traveling out to the midwest, or check online farther to the east in chicago, and down to the west in atlantic no major delays on flights coming or going to philadelphia international airport, if you are traveling in the east coast are you probably okay. 75 in philadelphia and 73 in allentown and millville. no frontal boundaries around to trigger severe weather, we are going to go for a slightly warmer high of 80 when i come back i'll let you know how the

temperatures behave in the weekend and early next week perhaps a thunderstorm or two in our neck of the woods some could be heavy coming up. >> thank you. there is a traffic alert for people that use kelly drive a closure is in effect because of the 2015 dad vail regatta, the nation's largest collegiate rowing race started tomorrow on the schuylkill river drivers are being detoured through fairmount park. the search continues for a teenage prisoner that managed to escape while wearing handcuffs he was being driven from florida to philadelphia, to face charges in three armed robberies, private contractors were transporting him in a rental car but the child locks were not on in the backseat singleton was able to get out at osage in southwest philadelphia and police believe he was trying to

see his mother on his birthday today. the 3900 block of wallace street anybody with information should contact philadelphia police. new information on a garage fire in mercer county we now know that if 13 firefighters were injured battling the blaze 12 were checked out for respiratory problems for container use from a backyard pool and another was treated for facial burns the cause remains under investigation, a philadelphia police officer was hurt when a car struck his patrol vehicle overnight you can see the damage to the side of the car and the blown airbag after the crash here in southwest philadelphia, the patrol car was pushed on to a sidewalk at 58th and woodland and took down a light pole and a sign the police officer was taken to the hospital with a hand injury and checked for a

possible concussion, the other driver was not injured. still to come on "action news" at noon, a dangerous stunt in rush hour traffic, why this man was hanging from a moving car being driven by his mother and a school bus driver swerves through traffic, why officials say he did nothing wrong. and david murphy is back with a closer look at accuweather forecast. i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver. i'm kevin nealon comedian. and i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer.

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police say a college student was murdered after he tried to sell his car on craigslist, 19-year-old taylor clark was found dead in missouri this week and police say that the southern illinois sophomore met up with an interested buyer for his sports car and was shot to death instead. they uncovered emails between him and the suspect, michael gordon is now being held on a million dollars bond. a school bus driver is off the hook after he swerved across two lanes of traffic with students on board the video was captured by a camera but officials determined that the driver did nothing wrong. >> he had to use defensive driving measures to avoid the guy on the inside lane, the bus driver was questioned and will

not face any punishment, nobody was hurt in the incident take a look at this, he was hanging from the moving car and got on ton of the vehicle as it weaved through traffic in mississippi the daredevil is james hughs and the driver is his 78-year-old mother and as it turns out it was an accident his mother tried to take him off from a doctors appointment and to save time, she toll him to jump in at a red light and he didn't make it and she took off with him hanging out of the car. they believe the pair learned their lesson. >> okay, a cheaper version of whole foods will be an option for shoppers and self-defense for seen yorz the senior center honoring adultses with skills to fight back when we come back.

whole foods is launching a new supermarket change with higher prices, the new stores have a simplifyied design they want to target customers in their 20s and 30s, they are

trying to pick a name for their low cost stores. in health check this noon, signists are trying to figure out why one of america's most popular dog breeds is plagued by cancer the morris foundation began the first lifetime study of 3000 golden retrieverhey will evaluate their life and environment. there is a new warning for pet owners you think that you are spoiling them but wendy saltzman looks into alligations that one popular treat is making dogs sick. >> familyies and two pets apart believe their dogs were poisoned by treats got from a national chain. >> there wasn't much time from the time i gave her the treat to

the time she died. >> and now we are investigating if these treats have toxic consequences. >> we'll tell you the fine print you need to look for and the fda warning that may save your pet's life. >> no dog should be put through that suffering. >> we find that some of these treats are on store shelves only on "action news" tonight at 11:00. some older adults are taking control and learning self-defense for protecting themselves from aging. we introduce you to seniors who are fighting back. >> i can always jab. >> at klein life, they are teaching seniors how to defend themselves they are offering self-defense classes geared to older adults. >> i thought it would be a fantastic thing it gives our folks a sense of purpose and

it's new and fun and exciting. >> it is taught by michael mccormick he has a black belt in karate. >> it gives them strength and we look at the vulnerable areas we have targeting knees eyes throat and groin and teaches them basic techniques for blocking striking and escaping and how to deliver a good swift kick and what is known as the spirit scream -- >> it makes you feel like you can do something i enjoy that, and think yelling out does help. >> the second that you feel empowered, the second you don't feel out of control your life taking on new meaning. >> those hand goes up that is it. >> hop to kick butt yeah. >> can you find more on registering and sources for

seniors on our website at 6abc.com art of aging. the "action news" team is out working on news stories beginning tonight at 4:00. here is alicia vitarelli with a look ahead. >> hi guys coming up at 4:00, details on a drug bust that involves countries from all over the world we are talking about the massive cocaine ring that led police to raids in four different countries and is centers on a pizzeria you don't want to miss that story. and buying milk used to be easy, with so many choices what is the healthy choice for you. ali gorman breaks down the options in a special report and you can take us with you on the go you can watch our newscast streaming live on your smart fon or tablet. >> thank you. the accuweather forecast is coming up the weekend is approaching. we'll be right back.

woman: i was tired of my chronic constipation and the way it made me feel the discomfort the bloating the straining. i'd just felt this way for too long. so i finally talked to my doctor about my symptoms. i'd tried laxatives before. he prescribed amitiza (lubiprostone) for my chronic constipation. it works differently than laxatives. man: amitiza is clinically shown to help relieve common symptoms like bloating abdominal discomfort hard stools, and straining and help people with chronic constipation go more often. don't take amitiza, if you have a

bowel blockage or severe diarrhea. tell your doctor, if your nausea or diarrhea, becomes severe, or if you experience chest tightness or shortness of breath. the most common side effects are nausea diarrhea, and headache. woman: amitiza helped me find relief from my chronic constipation. ask your doctor if amitiza is right for you. i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children.

all right meteorologist, david murphy is back now and we are once again swinging to the 80s. >> back up there again stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you we are dry and spotdy showers, i had facebook followers complaining about the pollen. as we take a look outside, the action cam i believe this is the new dillworth park and the new city hall, that is the dancing fountains and very pretty picture, warm enough to be around the water a little bit. 75 degrees currently in philadelphia, the dew point is down there at 48 and it's not all that humid and the winds are calm and not expecting strong winds today and not expecting to bump the numbers up and millville 72 and 73 in

allentown and you can probably add a few degrees to these numbers for the highs for these neighborhoods. the clouds have thinned out a bit and we had a period with more clouds than sun and now we are getting the reverse and the rest of the afternoon will be partly to mostly sunny in most neighborhoods, allentown partly sunny overall and 78 degrees a nice change in the lehigh valley, down the shore a high of 71, in atlantic city, maybe cooler than that in cape may and milder than yesterday at the shore, partly sunny today and for times in the afternoon any way you'll see full sun breaking out or close to it. a high of 80 and winds are light, and overnight tonight 58 is the low and mainly clear and comfortable enough and wins again on the light and variable side overnight, a great night to

fire up the barbecue 7:00, 70 degrees and partly sunny to mostly sunny skies and a light wind and humidity on the low side warm but not a bad night. we may get milder and high pressure is floating out to the east of us a little bit and we'll wind up with a southerly flow and 75 with a high down the shore, you can't help that and there is a fetch off the water to keep you at 70 and eyes in this area of low pressure developing off the carolinas and does still have a chance of becoming a named sub tropical storm, 70% chance of becoming the first named storm which would be ana and that is of hispanic duration, and what is the right spelling ana. if it does occur it goes off the coast before it has a major

effect on us even this far south have you to keep an eye on it, there is another update at 2:00 and by 4:00 this afternoon adam joseph will have an update and we'll see if ana has been borned. as we look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny and 80 and sunny and warmer tomorrow with a high of 85 and 82 on saturday and partly sunny and humid in the afternoon on saturday and a slight chance of a pop-up shower and most of are you dry and it looks good for the aberdeen dad vail regatta. monday and tuesday a frontal boundary approaching with showers especially on tuesday and tuesday afternoon with a couple of neighborhoods picking up a thunderstorm and tuesday is the time period to watch. >> helps with the pollen. >> thank you david more to come on "action news" at noon, we continue to follow the latest on the rollover crash caught on video, we'll hear from the

neighbors that were impacted. a dozen people were injured while riding on septa buses details about the two separate incidences that sent passengers to the hospital. next.

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underway after a car crash caught on video in northeast philadelphia also, the fallout of deflate-gate continues, just hours ago new england patriot's quarterback, tom brady's agent responded. rights now police are looking for the person that left the scene of a dramatic crash in philadelphia's tacony section, the driver is still hospitalized. in this video you can see the moment that the car hit two vehicles and rolled right over, "action news" reporter katherine scott has more on the investigation. >> this was all caught on camera the honda accord flipped over in the middle of this street the driver was taken to the hospital in stable condition and we are told that there was a passenger in the vehicle and he took off before police arrived. cameras captured this honda accord slamming into a chevy impala, flipping over into a white pickup truck and it forces the pickup into the impala