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in the news we have new information about the sightseeing helicopter that crashed in hawaii sparking a dramatic rescue and voters head to the polls in two states tomorrow. we are tracking the presidential push by the candidates. but the big story on "action news" is still developing. police just released a video of a $400,000 jewelry heist in center city philadelphia. it happened saturday, february 13th, the day before valentine's day. two men broke into barski's diamonds. they broke the glass display cases and took a half million dollars worth of merchandise. anything that recognizes the suspects should contact philadelphia police. and a brutal beating after intruders broke into a man's house and attacked him about a baseball bat and a gun. it took place in the port

richmond section of the city and police are still looking for the people behind the attack. katherine scott has the latest. >> reporter: police believe it was a setup and the 41-year-old was able to walk out of his home and he was bleeding and had swelling and bruising and was taken to the hospital for treatment. and detectives here at the east division are investigating this home invasion robbery. police were called out to the 1800 block of east cambria in port richmond and were met by the victim. his apartment showed signs of a violent struggle. police say that a woman knocked on the door and asked to use his phone and the victim let her in. then the men pushed their way in and they asked for money and pushed him in and hit him with a bat and then pulled a han gunned and hit him in the head. >> a female that he was with started scratching him in the face and that is when he

realized that the female obviously had something to do with this. >> the suspects took two video game consoles and 1,000 there's in cash. philadelphia police are looking for a keller after a man was shot to death on a street corner this morning. chopper 6 hd was over the scene as the man's body was discovered on 19th street in philadelphia at 7:00 a.m., homicide detectives arrived a short time later and determined the man was shot in the head and they don't know what motivated the gun fire but the search continues for a suspect. from our delaware newsroom, an industrial inferno kept fire crews busy. look at the flames and billowing smoke, this was a commercial business on the 300 block of west bay boulevard. before 8:00 this morning the building went up in flames and the fire quickly spread. this was the scene from chopper 6 hd and one firefighter was injured and rushed to christiana

hospital in serious condition and the delaware fire marshal's office is investigating a cause. rush hour headache as long i-95 following a tractor trailer accident happened about 6:30 in the northbound lanes of 95 near the walt whitman bridge, for some reason is the driver of the big rig lost control and crashed into one vehicle and struck a concrete barrier. the accident caused big delays on i-95 as traffic was forced to slowly snake by on the shoulder. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. checking temperatures, it's a chilly friday afternoon and accuweather is tracking a big warm-up of the weekend. lets look live at sky 6 hd looking at the center city skyline, the gray skies tell the story. not much sunshine to end the work week and the clouds will clear and the mercury will rise when we wake up tomorrow morning. with more on that meteorologist, melissa magee, is on the terrace and has more on the forecast.

happy friday. >> happy friday to you rick. temperatures are slowly rising from where they were earlier this morning. currently in philadelphia 34, and 33 in allentown and lancaster, only at the freezing mark and same in reading. the upper 30s from beach haven all the way down to wildwood. if you step out later this afternoon we have the evening and afternoon forecast covered. 2:00, 43, mostly cloudy and fair amount of cloud cover at 4:00 p.m. 45 is where the temperature will stay and upper 30s on the way at 8:00 and 10:00 tonight. here is satellite 6 along with action radar, you can see how the clouds are beginning to thicken across the region and we are tracking a warm front to the north, you notice precipitation and light snow, that snow is not working its way to the surface because the atmosphere is way to dry to support precipitation but the clouds build and thicken and

in the wake of the warm front you'll get warmer in time for our saturday and sunday. so mostly cloudy this afternoon and we are tracking a spotty shower that stays mainly north of the city, and if you like the 40s, how about the 50s and 60s we'll have that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. the literary world is mourning the passing of a legend. to kill a mocking bird author, harper lee has died. officials confirmed the news within the last hour. harper lee won a pulitzer prize for her first novel. the sequel go set a watch man went number one last year. she was 89 years old. thousands of paying their respects to antonin scalia, he is lying in repose in

washington, d.c. today. stephanie ramos is live now with more. >> reporter: flags will fly at half staff here for a month here at the supreme court and mourners and u.s. officials are gathering here at the court to remember justice antonin scalia. almost a week after his passing, supreme court justice, antonin scalia is mourned at our nation's capital. former law clerks serving as pall bearers. he is lying in repose in the great court. one of the great rooms of washington somber but filled with light. inside the justices standing in order in which they sit on the supreme court bench. scalia's son who is a priest.

father paul scalia offering a prayer. >> as your servant you have called antonin out of this world. >> the first italian american on the high court and the longest serving justice. his sudden death marked by republicans and democrats alike. >> influenced a generation of lawyers, and students and profoundly shaped the legal landscape. >> justice scalia was an american hero, a lion of the law. >> justice scalia including his fine children and 36 grandchildren and friends as well as president obama and the first lady pay their respects today inside of the building where he built a legacy. after the private ceremony, the public viewing began and his casket can be viewed until 8:00 tonight be the funeral is scheduled for tomorrow here in washington, d.c. at the basilica

of the shine of the immaculate conception and vice president biden will attend the funeral. we have coverage of the final farewell for justice scalia at 6abc.com, we have live video now from the supreme court as scalia lies in repose and we'll stream the mass live tomorrow morning beginning at 11:00. still to come on "action news" at noon, it is decision day for the so-called affluenza teenager. what the judge ordered in the case of ethan couch. and the helicopter crash caught on video in hawaii. we stop arthritis pain,

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memorial. witnesses went to the scene and jumped into the water and were able to cut victims from their seatbelts and bring them to shore. >> is it started to get lower and coming at me essentially. and it seems out of place and not normal, so i switched to video real quick and shot the video clip and the rest you can see. >> everyone survived, a teenage passenger is currently in critical condition. it's still not clear what caused the crash. massive brush fires spread across acres of land in oklahoma, intense gusty winds are fueling the flames after record heat. one burned 700 acres in the matter of hours. firefighters say no one is hurt or killed but a number of homes were destroyed and temperatures are expected to cool down today but conditions remain warmer than normal. the u.s. is targeting isis

militants in libya american war planes struck targets including a training camp and an extremist leader is expected to have been killed. the strike comes after president obama directed his national security team to bolster counter terrorismests in libya. agents served a search warrant at a home yesterday and left with thick manilla envelopes. farook's brother was not arrested and has not been named a suspect. the fbi is not providing details and will only say the search is part of an ongoing investigation. it was decision day for either an couch, a judge rule that his case will be moved to adult court after he turns 19 in april. couch was sentenced to probation for a drunk driving crash that

killed four people back in 2013. he has been in custody since he was brought back from mexico after fleeing from last year. educators are trying to determine why a teenager posed as a lawmaker at a high school in ohio. official his invited a state senator to speak there in january. but 18-year-old isiah atkins arrives with a personal driver claiming to be a colleague sent in the senators place, officials believed him because he looked the part, he toured the school and spoke to the students about advocacy, it was not discovered a fraud until the real senator showed up. the school will be more careful in the future with guest speakers. and coming up at noon, a new discovery in advances for people missing limbs. and a close call for a school bus packed with children,

the bus was nearly hit by a train. find out what happened when "action news" continues.

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run philanthropy effort in the world kicks off this weekendality penn state. the 46 hour dance marathon starts tonight. last year it raised $13 million for children battling cancer. 6 abc is a proud supporter of this event. we'll have a live stream of thon on 6abc.com. doctors at john hopkins are reporting a break through in technology. they were able to create individual finger movements using a mind controlled artificial arm for finger movement. they wired the patient through electrodes that moves the fingers. all fingers move as a single unilt. doctors believe this could be a big step in restoring full function in fingers for people that lost limbs. people put their culinary schools to the test today.

they participated into a cooking competition, they had to make a delicious meal using drys vegetables. it will be served at the conference in drexel next month. the "action news" team is out working on news stories for tonight begin agent 4:00. here is alicia vitarelli with a preview. happy friday alicia. >> happy friday rick. there is a new plan to raise the minimum wage here in new jersey and who is behind it and how it would work and what governor chris christie has to say about it. and also in today's show a brand new gadget meant to keep women safe and it's designed by a person in our area. it's called war and it's a unique kind of safety jewelry, we'll show you how it works and

the woman behind it. can you take us with you on the go, you can watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. and in the next half our i'll join to you talk about a brand new armenian restaurant. >> sounds tasty. thanks alicia.

visitors are getting a special treat at yosemite national park. this is called a fire fall, ta peers that fire is flowing off the cliff but rangers say it's just an optical illusion, it's the sun glowing through the water fall. the angle of the sun has to be just right and own happens a few weeks in the month of february. >> that is beautiful. >> melissa magee is back now way

closer look at the weekend. tomorrow looks beautiful. >> if you had to pick a day over the two, tomorrow is a good looking one. temperatures are climbing. >> stay home tomorrow. >> no go outside tomorrow. stormtracker 6 live double scan you can see it's really dry, looking to the north and west we have light snow showers but the atmosphere now is very dry so a lot of that precipitation, the light snow you see off to our north and west not working its way down to the surface but we have to allow for some activity late tonight. the picture outside. sky 6 hd looking at the commodore barry bridge on this friday afternoon, it's mostly cloudy as the clouds building thicken, and produce light precipitation. in philadelphia not bad chilly 34 degrees and dew point at 9, as i was saying the atmosphere is very dry. bone dry to support precipitation at this hour. things moisten up into the

nighttime hours north of the city. winds 5 miles per hour from the north and windchill 30 and the pressure 30.55 it's holding steady. currently 37 in wildwood and 27 in the poconos and at the freezing mark for reading and lancaster and 33 in wilmington and 34 in dover. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have got a mostly cloudy sky and there is that brand we are tracking all in association with the warm front reaching north in our region throughout the day on saturday. as that occurs we tap into the mild southwesterly winds and temperatures respond nicely. the call for accuweather for the rest of today clouds and light winds, companies 41 so slightly below where we should be for this time of year. our setup today mostly cloudy and high pressure moving to the east and allowing for that warm front to move on through and we'll max out in the lower 40s and once this warm fronts lifts

northward we have mild air on the way for saturday. we'll climb up to 60 degrees tomorrow and a nice afternoon, the southwesterly wind 12 to 28 miles per hour. and it's sustained as we get into the second half of our weekend as well. lots of clouds and the accuweather forecast, the high today 41 degrees and increasing clouds and on saturday, it's breezy and milder coming in at 60. on sunday mostly cloudy and mild at 58, and as we get into late saturday and sunday night really there are rain showers that will be likely sunday night. other wise on monday partly sunny coming in with a high of 51. tuesday we are tracking a bit of a system that moves on through and the high temperature is 44 degrees. it looks like mostly rain for philadelphia and areas to the south and east. some wet snow is likely mainly north and west of philadelphia at that time. wednesday mostly rain again high

of 44 and mix north and west and 42 in thursday with sunshine returning, all in all this weekend get out and enjoy it. we have 60s on the way. a new space carrier could turn regular civilians into astronauts, virgin galactic will roll out a new version today. they are starting test flights again today after an accident killed a pilot in 2014. it's designed to fly with two crew members and up to six passengers, those lucky few will travel to the fringes of space with a view below if all goes as planned. more ahead in our next half our of "action news" at noon. harry potter fans get your taste buds ready, it's fit for any wizard lover with an appetite. and want to de-stress in how

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the primaries tomorrow. and we have new details on what caused a fire at a cracker barrel restaurant in chester county and a school bus full of students passes by railroad tracks just in time as a train barrels by. but we begin at 12:30 with a developing story out of south jersey. police and emergency crews remain on the scene of a serious crash at at co, camden county. it happened on the intersection of white horse pike, a hemedica helicopter was called to the scene. there are police in the area and we'll bring you more information from atco, new jersey, as it becomes available to us. now the forecast, we have a big change coming our way, tomorrow will feel more like spring than winter