and connecticut. it happens when an aircraft breaks it's sound barrier and this was a test flight of a fighter plane based in maryland. it was apparently based in hammonton. >> reporter: that is all they are talking about and the navy said it could have come from one of their aircrafts from an exercise that was testing all the way down in maryland. >> let the sergeant know there are tremors from seismic blasts. >> it came around 2:30 when residents reported feeling tremors. >> i was getting out of school in mays landing and i thought i was going crazy, and i felt it a sec time and i knew something was going on. >> it was like a rumble like a heater backing up. just a rumble.

>> it was not an earthquake but a a sonic boom. they were conducting routine test flights including activities that may have resulted in sonic booms felt from brigantine to toms river. >> the whole house started shaking and the dog started barking. >> it was a big boom, we were eating and we didn't think anything of it, i thought it was a fighter jet coming by. >> reporter: now join base mcguire, dix had no flights schedule and no art illry missions today. >> thank you christie. a camden county police officer will undergo surgery after an accident today and "action news" viewer sent us a

video after the car struck a florist shop at 11:30 this morning. the officer's wife told "action news" he crashed while trying to avoid another driver. a 25-year-old woman is dead following a fire in cherry hill this morning. firefighters were call to the home on the 100 block of sheffield road at 10:00. crews rescued the woman but she died later at the hospital. three firefighters suffered minor burns, investigators say the cause of the fire was an accident that began in the kitchen. a 23-year-old man from media is charged with harassment and making terroristicic threats, posting on facebook that seemed to threaten the police of chester. gray hall is live with the full story. >> reporter: well jim, that press conference just wrapped up two hours ago at the police

department, and police say that the threats made by the suspect put officers on high alert and acting quickly and aggressively to make an arrest. >> jason millborn faces charges of terroristic threats one count of harassment saying he used social media to threaten chester police and their families. in one rant, he wrote, tell the stupid chester cops they better worry about their families getting murdered. >> we have the ability to act in a quick fashion when someone make a threat over the internet. they believe he made the threats in response to a 7-year-old chest ever high school's social media post. they say she is dealing with family issues and just made a bad decision. >> she didn't understand the

magnitude of what she did at the time and when everything was explained to her she understood and felt bad. >> the officers said it was great police work and community involvement that led to the capture of both suspects. >> we can't express the importance of the community staying involved. say something. you don't have to do anything. >> the two they say didn't know each other but may have communicated. >> we have to respond that this threat is real and show up at one of these schools and kill students. >> reporter: again back out live across police taking the threats seriously. they believe the 17-year-old student posted her threats as part a prank and they say the man is dealing with mental

health issues. >> gray thank you. officials are looking into a fight at a school in northeast philadelphia that was caught on camera, the cell phone video was taken inside of wilson middle school earlier this month. the parents and students we talked to today said scenes like this are not uncommon, the victim and his mother were uncooperative and so no charges have been filed. >> we are now just six months away from the democratic national convention in philadelphia, and mayor jim kenney and the dnc ceo held a news conference to keep everybody up to date on preparations. john rawlins is live at the center city sheraton hotel. >> they are hitting their bench markets and about to launch campaigns to reach out to local

businesses to get them involved in the convention supply chain. >> i can't tell you how excited we are we believe the region and city will shine. >> the dnc 2016, 15,000 hotel rooms have been booked and they would not share fundraising figures they say everything is rolling along. >> as ceo of the convenience i am pleased to share we are on time, on task and on budget. >> local hospitality operations like the garsis group is gearing up for a wave of delegates. >> we like to inspire hospitality. >> on twitter an out reach to smaller eateries to let them know how to get the slice of the money connected to the convention. >> i promise you this, democrats love to eat. >> and hopefully play tourist

and should a wandering delegate notifiedance a local should step in and be nice. >> it make a difference when people come from iowa and california and alaska, and they go out and mingle with the people at the bars and restaurants and have a great time. >> so philadelphia is an ambassador of goodwill and good times. organizations say they need about 3,000 volunteers. they really need 10,000 total and have 7,000 signed up so they need 3,000 more. they would be involved in hospitality and media. there is a link on our website for that. >> it does sound interesting. thank you john. anchor rick williams is in des moines, iowa for the caucuses, his live reports for the first event of the 2016 presidential race begins tonight on "action news" at 11:00.

women who are interested in joining the ranks of law enforcement attended a career fair. dozens showed up to meet with perspective employers it was hosted by the philadelphia police department but departments throughout pennsylvania and new jersey were there today. after being docked on the delaware river in philadelphia for more than two decades, it appears that the ss united states may be moving to new york. today the ss united states said they have an agreement with a redevelopment partner to save the ship from the scrap heap. they will not provide more detales about the historic passenger ship until a news conference at february 4th and that is being held at the manhattan cruise terminal in new york city. coming up tonight on "action news," they have a reputation

for being terrified but a new exhibit at the academy of sciences hope to shed new light on tarantulas. and on double scan live showing a front moving through tomorrow that could bring a few snow flurries and wintry wind and then a taste of spring. those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight.

the archdiocese set its

largest goal ever for the 2016 fundraising initiative. archbishop chaput announced they are seeking 15 million there's this year, he kicked off the effort at the day school in wynnewood. they fund social services for all things need. don't look now they have the creepy crawlies at the academy of signs in center city philadelphia. and katherine scott paid a visit today. >> well, i know about all spiders. >> reporter: elias learned more today from the science university. >> tarantulas don't eat a lot of birds because it makes them sick. >> reporter: he and his class got a sneak peek before the exhibit opens on saturday.

it's called tarantulas live and up close. boy are they ever. this mexican blond and the largest of spiders, the bird eating tarantula that could grow to be the size of a dinner plate. >> there are 900 types of tarantulas in the world and nine in this exhibit and they all have something to offer. >> they have permanent residents like this curly haired one named danielle. and they look at the different species and not for get about their personals. >> this is an attention hog in a way. >> visitors can see a tarantula outside of its enclosure, the monitors magnifies the features as they answer questions. >> this could be a speeder you see in the backyard, and you learn what their jobs are.

>> excellent recyclers to exterminators, they wear a lot of hats. >> it scares people but they keep bugs like flies you don't want out of your house. >> they are big and hairy and look really scary but they serve a purpose in our environment. >> in logan square, katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." tonight on channel 6 we want you to join us for the next i stallment of philadelphia the great experience. the episode tonight is called disorder and it covers the period from 1820 to 1854, and at that time the city consolidated with the county to include the neighborhoods we all know today. it also deals with life during the abolitionist movement to end slavery and i have it on good authority it's one of the most extraordinary episodes we have seen. philadelphia the great spear amount airs tonight at 7:30 here on channel 6. and set your dvr's because

"wheel of fortune" will air at 1:36 a.m.

we are getting to know more about the new head coach and what he thinks about his new eagles. >> they need a quarterback but may have one on the roster. they are multitasking at the senior bowl in mobile, alabama and have their sights on sam bradford. they have a week prior to slap the franchise tag on him and he spoke with bradford and left encouraged. >> he would love to be back and that is the thing we have to continue to look at and i think he is a kid that would definitely fit the type of offensive structure that i'll bring. >> this is the player garnering all the attention at that senior bowl. carson wentz he could go as high

as two to the browns or to the birds at 13. doug peterson is taking a look. >> good size and mobile and strong kid and good arm. it would be interesting to talk to him and see where he is at mentally. but by the eye a talented kid looks like he could play in this league. you can't blame lesean mccoy for talking about chip kelly. everything time he does an interview they ask him about his former coach. when he played here in december he said he would not shake chip's hand and kelly admits to handling the trade unfairly. and he is trying to move on. >> i was upset as anyone would be getting traded from their home, philadelphia was my home

and i grew up in pennsylvania, i never left the state even for college. i looked at it as my home. i was one of the first faces you think of. that was really it. now after he said it it had no effect on me i'm with the buffalo bills, that is my new home. and the flyers are on the break and time to rest and regroup. last night the flyers topped the capitals the best team in the league, voracek scored the game winner early in overtime. and there is work to do when they return. the sports world is abuzz by this ugly scene, dennis wideman cross checking the line man, he was okay and remained in the game, wideman did too and was not ejected. he is suspended by the nhl

pending a hearing next. >> i was just trying to get off the ice and i was kind of keeled over and i saw him and couldn't avoid him and i apologized to donny on the ice, i didn't know where to go or how to get out of way. >> the video doesn't really support the explanation the only thing i can come up with he was checked before that and could have been woozy or dizzy and didn't know where he was. you are probably looking at a double digit suspension for that.

five days after the blizzard dumped snow on the region many have returned to normal but there are still places digging out here in lambertville, crews are working to clear smaller roads. crews front end loaders and dump trucks to remove the snow from the streets. >> there will be some help along the way coming over the next couple of days. warmer temperatures. >> next week the snow will be gone, the snow men are getting puny. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are dry here and a few showers south of harrisburg from a system that is it pulling through in the overnight hours today and tomorrow. and i want to show you a picture on my facebook page, this is from roman in mystic island, new jersey, you can see the cirrus clouds and sunshine in the middle, you could see mini

rainbows, one there and one there. and a bird is there. they are known as sun dogs, caused by the ice crystals in the sir ris clouds. it's a battle between warm and cold days, all the days in orange. 15 day as above normal and the month is just highly above normal. we'll be adding to that on sunday as temperatures climb into the upper 40s. right now 40 in philadelphia and allentown dropped to 31 and trenton 38 and atlantic city airport 41 and wilmington 37 degrees. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we started the day with sunshine and clouds were filling in and this is ahead of a cold front moving across the great

lakes and interacting with the coastal storm and that feature slides out to sea and that front really kicks up the winds tomorrow it's a cold night and be careful any melting on untreated surfaces will we freeze, 22 in cape may and 22 in allentown unwilling ton 25 degrees. future tracker showing tomorrow morning, clouds northwest and temperatures in the 20s and as we head into the afternoon the cold front is moving through could produce a few snow showers or flurries around mid-day and maybe a sprinkle and this moves out quickly by the evening and what it does, it kicks up the wind. the high tomorrow is 40 and not feeling like that, future tracker showing the windchill tomorrow afternoon around 4:00 generally the mid to upper 20s and definitely dress for winter and temperatures rebound in a big way for the second half of weekend and next week, the

exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's windy tomorrow with a quick snow shower in the middle of the day and feeling 10 degrees cooler than that. and saturday chilly but the wins not that strong a mixture of sun and clouds, high of 39 degrees but look at sunday. much milder with a high up to 48 degrees and those temperatures keep going up as we enter february, monday most will he cloudy and perhaps a shower 52 degrees and tuesday groundhog day, mild and sunshine mixing with clouds and 54 and wednesday ahead of a cold front, we get a strong southerly flow so the high up to 60 but it's not a bright and sunny 60, we'll have clouds and rain at times and behind the system we cool off thursday mostly sunny skies and 42 degrees. and i would not be surprised to see the numbers go up a bit by wednesday. and a popular community gathering place is celebrating its 50th anniversary, the

central buck county ymca kicked off their anniversary today. beginning back to 1966, they lined the walls with pictures. the y has 14,000 members and more than 400 weekly programs. abc world news tonight is next on channel 6 and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers. then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00.

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breaking news tonight. trump versus fox. donald trump, a no-show this evening. holding his own event up against the debate. and his fiery moment with bill o'reilly. >> i told you, up front, i said, don't ask me that question. >> taking aim at megyn kelly, too. fox says, the show goes on without him. at this hour, authorities racing to the scene. that standoff with an armed militia. it comes after a deadly shootout already. the alarming new headline about the zika virus tonight. authorities say spreading explosively. dr. besser with what american families need to know right now, women in particular. how long does it stay in your system? the scare today. no smell, no warning until students and teachers began falling ill. a student unconscious. and the dramatic moments. the bank robber, the manager, trying to hold the door shut.