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and in the news a temple university professor is under arrest the secret he is accused of selling to china and the secret behind a popular wrinkle wrinklele reliever. millions of americans are hitting the roads and skies for the unofficial start of summer and sky 6 hd is looking live at ac and plenty of sunshine on the beach for anyone lucky to be there already like nora muchanic who joins us from the shore but first meteorologist, melissa magee, is here with the first check of the accuweather forecast. happy friday melissa. >> happy friday to you rick. what a difference a day makes yesterday we were stuck in the 50s with plenty of cloud cover and today we are basking in the sunshine 72 in philadelphia and 72 in trenton and 60 at the

poconos. along the coast in atlantic city 64 and 63 down in dover. the wind speed is breezy, 20 miles per hour in wilmington but look at the wind particles with the wind and the direction is coming in from the west and that lets you know that things are warming up at the surface, and already 11 degrees in the city than the same time yesterday. looking ahead we have you covered with your friday day planner, partly sunny at 3:00 and temperature at 76 and 5:0073 underneath a partly sunny skies and 70 at 7:00 and 63 at 9:00. we have you covered with your friday get away, in the city high of 76 and mostly sunny down the shore as well. with a high of 72 degree but the breeze from the north-northwest today and the

poconos a spotty afternoon shower is likely with a frontal boundary dipping to the south but other wise the high maxing out at 64 we'll have the latest on what to expect for the rest of your holiday weekend we take a dip tomorrow and then a nice warming trepd for the holiday. >> thank you melissa. lets switch live to ocean city and nora muchanic is already on the boardwalk there. hi nora. >> reporter: hi there rick, it's a beautiful day to start the summer season at the shore lots going on here, festivities are going on and a big crowd is here to watch the unlocking of the ocean. the ocean city high school band is here and characters and people are eager to start the summer. >> i am really excited about summer i can't wait to get out of school. >> how about the beach? >> i love the beach.

>> that is the owens family of depford out on the boardwalk for an early morning ride in a surry a great way to kick off the weekend we are down here for a family wedding, my sister is getting married. >> you are doing the ceremony? >> i'm officiating my first time ever. should be fun. >> we got here it was rainy yesterday and we are glad to see the sun out and beautiful temperature. >> nice way to start? >> yes beautiful. >> they were not alone plepy of people were out on the boardwalk walking and biking and more than ready for the summer season to start. >> i work at ritas and we are excited to get going and have a busy weekend, it's exciting the start of the summer. >> we are waiting for this all year, finally getting nice out you and going to the beach and doing some fishing. >> it was a long cold winter and the signs and smells of the

boardwalk makes everyone eager to put the sweater as way and put on the shorts and get your first barrel of caramel popcorn. >> we have three locations on the boardwalk and each has a line. >> getting ready for summer and now it's gorgeous down here. >> back live now you are looking at the procession to the water right now marching husbands and lots of characters in ocean city, walking towards the water to ocly unlock it for the summer season of 2015, this is what it's all about. pop and circum stance is playing by the ocean city high school band. we'll be back with more at 12:30 as we open the summer season with you at the shore. nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> looked like a fun day down there nora. don't forget 6abc.com/weather

has you covered with hourly radar and forecast this weekend and visit 6abc.com/traffic. and traffic came to a stop in mercer county as a cow ran loose on the highway, some viewers send us video of the wayward cow at 8:30 in hamilton township. officials cornered it on an off ramp to route 29 and they were able to surround it and tie it to a guardrail and then officials loaded it on to a truck and we are working to find out how the cow got here and on to the highway but motorists were utterly surprised. sorry. email your photos to 6abc.com at

jointheaction@6abc.com, or #6abcaction. a man is accused of selling sensitive information to china "action news" reporter wendy saltzman is live on the temple campus with the details. >> reporter: rick, professor chi was the professor here taking the technology and giving it to chinese leaders and asking for pay back in return. the professor a native of china and u.s. citizen worked at temple since 2009 and before that penn state she is charged with wire fraud and selling technology to the chinese government. it would allow people with this technology to build the fastest electronic devices in the world and he recuted his students from

china to assist in the scheme. in return she sought lucrative appointments in china, he faces 80 years in prison if convicted. >> a spokesperson for temple tells me they have appointed a chair for the physics department so chi can focus on his case. live at temple i'm wendy saltzman channel 6 "action news." a two alarm fire in camden sent a firefighter to the hospital today and the flames erupted in the plumbing business on kaine avenue one suffered a leg injury inside of the building and other firefighters helped to bring him outside and he was taken to cooper hospital for treatment. katherine scott is following the investigation into the cause of this blaze and will have a full report on "action news" at 12:30. police captured the man suspected of murdering a wealthy

family and housekeeper in washington, d.c. 34-year-old darren wint is due to make his first court appearance this afternoon. karen travers is live with the details. >> reporter: hi rick, the massive manhunt ended in not a dramatic standoff but a routine arrest in washington d.c., wint is scheduled to appear sometime this afternoon and is charged with first degree felony murder. >> u.s. marshals washington d.c. and maryland police and even helicopter backup all coming together to end the massive manhunt for darren wint. >> you never know how a fugitive like this will react. wint is charged with first degree felony murder in the death of a couple their 10-year-old son and their housekeeper, when wint was arrested he was traveling in a

chevy with two women and another man. the "washington post" reported there were $10,000 in cash inside of that truck. >> we were able to stop them and arrest them without a shot fired or anybody getting hurt. >> he was traced to new york city on wednesday night and officers just missed him and they picked up his trail in maryland on thursday. police say the killing was not random. >> we believe there is a connection with the suspect in this case through the business. >> wint worked at american iron works where the victim was ceo. and they believe they were taken captive on may 18th and killed the next day and then the house set ablaze. an employee dropped off an envelope to the house containing $40,000 in cash.

>> their family said they are thankful that an arrest is made, they hope it brings calm and security to the community. reporting live from washington, channel 6 "action news." >> all right karen thank you. also in washington the senate could vote today to end the collection of phone records by the nsa the house passed a bill known as the freedom act replacing the phone tracking practice with case by case basis. the president and his top law enforcement officials are urging the senate to pass it they say if it doesn't gain approval, the government will lose valuable tools to pursue terrorists and spies. back here in buck county people are celebrating the real meaning of memorial day more than 100 students from the high school visited saint luke's cemetery in perkasie they placed flags on the graves of

veterans. and still to come on "action news" at noon, a salmonella outbreak is linked to sushi and a last second save after a woman in her wheelchair gets stuck in front of an on coming train. and why a teacher is in trouble following a messy stunt inside of one high school. those stories are coming up in our next half hour and meteorologist melissa magee is back with a closer look at the holiday forecast.

health officials are blaming sushi for a salmonella outbreak across nine different states, at least 53 people are sick and 31 of those cases are in california, but ill ands are reported elsewhere including vnl, arizona and illinois, the exact source has not been confirmed but the sources report eating sushi containing tuna. it could take months to determine the cause of an oil spill off the coast of california, officials say that first they need to excavate the pipeline and then determine what

went wrong tuesday's spill involved about 105,000 gallons of crude oil and crews managed to cleanup more than 9,000 gallons as of yesterday. a good samaritan saved a woman in a wheelchair. this shows a man pushing his wife across the tracks and one wheel got caught in the tracks and the woman fell to the ground when the train was approaching that is when andy driving by saw chapd and jumped out and pulled her to safety. >> i was pulling her off the tracks and he stopped right there and he would not have stopped in time and thankful that everything came out okay. >> the woman had a few scrapes fortunately but she is doing just fine. one of the world's most famous

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the u.s. housing market took a hit it declined 3.3% and they blamed lack of supply driving aaway potential buyers but it's still better off than this time last year. and many of the homes that are selling are going far above the asking price. turning to health check the benefits of botox may be far greater than once thought. it was seen as a temporary fix but researchers discovered it may have more lasting effects, and it made the skin more elastic over time.

the same researchers are now looking if extended use of botox could have long-term permanent benefits for the face. here is alicia vitarelli live in our newsroom of a preview of 4:00. >> happy friday. >> happy freebie friday to all of you. just in time for the holiday weekend, we have things that are 100% off coming up today on freebie friday and a mom in search of a doll that is a mom having a hard time finding one this perfect message is going viral, we are introducing you to the doll that could change the standard for beauty for little girls across the country. take us with you on the go with the free 6 abc news app, watch us live on your smart phone or tablet. and rick we are talking about tomorrow land in the next half hour. the brand new disney film coming

out today. >> i'm looking for george clooney. take a quick break accuweather when we come right back.

meteorologist, melissa magee, is back with a look at the holiday weekend. >> yesterday was crazy, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you that we have no issues with precipitation right now but we are tracking a cold front that will dip to the south as the day wears on and that will cool our temperatures into the start of the holiday weekend and we'll rebound nicely. out to the shore and stormtracker 6 live double scan in cape may, a beautiful shot and people are on the beach and

on the sand enjoying the beginning of the memorial day weekend. 72 degrees and dew point of 38 the area is nice and dry and there were showers in the city in south jersey and delaware the winds out of the north-northwest today and a bit of a breeze and a cool breeze at that the pressure is 30.01 and on the rise, this afternoon if wilmington 71 and reading 71 and allentown and the lehigh valley 71 and 72 degrees here in philadelphia. here is the big difference today, the 24 hour temperature change yesterday we had temperatures and highs in philadelphia in the upper 50s, it's 15 degrees warmer in the city than the same time yesterday and 10 degrees warmer down the shore in see i'll city. this is the cold front i was talking about it's coming out of the great lakes and dipping on down to the south the

atmosphere is for the most part dry to support a lot of precipitation and maybe a spot shower north and west of the 95 corridor late this afternoon. so here is the setup for us on our get away friday high pressure is still to our north and west and sunshine makes a come back today and winds from the north-northwest at 12 to 25 miles per hour and we track the cold front throughout the day, the high in philadelphia 76 degrees and maybe a spot shower north and west of the city and the front dips to the south and high pressure moves across our region and sunshine on saturday but 6 degrees below normal with a high temperature of 71 degrees, as the weekend wears on the high pressure moves off the coast and temperatures rebound nicely, as you travel down the shore we get into the holiday weekend and a high of 69 and sunshine and clouds and looking good at 74 and partly sunny on monday with a temperature of 72 up to the poconos, if your

destination takes you there over the holiday weekend and 74 and the upper 70s, and afternoon thunderstorm is likely and high of 80. we are look going today and breezy and milder up to 76 and saturday sunny and nice and 71 and turning warmer on sunday up to 80 degrees and for the actual holiday on monday a high to 85 degrees there is a possibility of a stray thunderstorm, not a major concern and look at that 90s on tuesday wednesday and thursday. >> all right summer is arriving. >> we are getting close. >> thank you melissa. still ahead reality tv star, josh duggar is responding to a report that he allegedly molested girls as a teenager and alex douglas talks about the night he was shot outside of the police barracks in pike county and what he did the moment the suspect was captured.

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"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. hello again sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30 planning on traveling this holiday weekend we have what is happening on the beaches and the investigation after a fire breaks out in

camden camden, new jersey and we have a look at trailer for batman begins, the little boy that got his wish after the whole city helped him be batman for a day. just moments ago ocean city, new jersey opened up its beach the traditional unlocking of the ocean took place, they are expected to pack the beaches for fun in the sun. nora muchanic is live once again in ocean city for us. >> reporter: hi there rick, they know how to have fun, all the people marching into the water and they all asked for you and wanted to know why you weren't here. it's a gorgeous here day at the store, breezy and sunny i'm not sure i would want to be one of those people in the water lots of people are on their way down and they are looking forward to and some