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meteorologist cecily tynan. >> we have not one, but two weather systems i am tracking. the first area of the rain that will be sliding to our south tomorrow, generally light rain. however, there is a second storm and this is a much more powerful storm. and that will be cutting up to our west on wednesday. and that could bring us heavy rain, even some thunderstorms and gusty winds. futuretracker showing the timing of the first wave of rain, it will begin to creep up from the south around 8:00 tomorrow morning of the morning rush depends on where you are. south of philadelphia there will be some rain, so allow a little extra time. it will be light. dry to the north. temperatures in the mid to upper 30's, it's not going to be snow here. there could be a touch of snow in the lehigh valley. this is the appetizer to the main course. tomorrow light rain, rainfall looking at about a quarter to half inch. the main course wednesday afternoon, wednesday night. this could be a soaker, up to an inch and a half of rain and gusty thunderstorms. talking more about that in the

full accuweather forecast. and the morning team will be starting at 4:30 with live updates on the accuweather forecast and the rain's impact on the morning commute. a woman jumped from the third floor of a home in the mayfair section of philadelphia late tonight to escape a fire. rushed to the hospital, and a second woman in her mid 50's suffered smoke inhalation. the blaze broke out at 9:40 and they have not determined how the fire started. camden county a murder mystery on their hand. a man shot along russell avenue, and he was pronounced dead and no motive or suspects. >> on the political front, a shake up in the ted cruz campaign today. and a short piece of video taken from the student newspaper at the university of

pennsylvania is right in the middle of the controversy. live in the satellite center is "action news" reporter walter perez. and you have got the details? >> jim, it stems from a misquote in the story posted in the student-run paper the "daily pennsylvanian" and tweeted by a member of the cruz campaign. that official resigned his post. it started with staffers from the "daily pennsylvanian" shot this video in south carolina this past weekend. you see marco rubio walking past ted cruz's father and the cruz campaign worker who is reportedly holding a bible. the controversy stems from the comment rubio makes after seeing that bible. >> the "daily pennsylvanian" at first reported that rubio referencing the bible said, "not many answers in there" and ted cruz's communication director rick tyler spread the story on social media but it was a misquote. >> i know exactly what i said. i said the answer to every

question is in that book. >> and tyler apologized but it cost him his job. >> and this morning i asked for rick tyler's resignation. i made clear in this campaign that we will conduct this campaign with the highest standards of integrity. >> the officials from the "daily pennsylvanian" declined our offer to speak with us on camera about the situation of the website since removed the captions saying that rubio bad-mouthed the good book. the video is online along with a correction of the previous report. and rubio says he accepted the apology from the cruz camp but said it is par for the course. >> every single day something comes out of the cruz campaign that is not true. >> and after others have questioned his campaign tactics since he won the iowa caucuses. reporting live walter perez for channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. senator rubio collects

report from the republican establishment. rubio in nevada ahead of the caucuses tomorrow. former senate leader bob dole today announced his support for marco rubio. and friday rubio acquired 12 endorsements from congresspeople and governors. the democratic side, bernie sanders vowed he will continue to fight for the nomination all the way to the convention in philadelphia. and sanders told it is about an slog, state by state by state. hillary clinton with no campaign appearances today but picked up another delegate from nevada and leads sanders by a single designated delegate. the suspect in the kalamazoo shooting rampage admitted that he did it, but the question is why. 45-year-old jason dalton denied bond in his appearance before a judge today. he has no previous criminal record. dalton stands accused of murdering six people and trying

to kill two others. >> is there anything you wish to tell the court at this time? >> i would prefer just to remain silent. >> dalton started driving for uber just a month ago and cleared a background check. he reportedly picked up fares between the shootings. uber says it received several complaints about him saturday, the night of the shootings. tonight the city of kalamazoo came together for another remembrance service and candlelight vigil. a 19-year-old man busted for this bank robbery at 4:00 p.m. today. the police got the stolen cash back. the hold up happened on the 1400 block of bruce road in montgomery county. the police say that the suspect lives behind the bank. investigators alleged that the knife-wielding bandit also threatened to blow the bank up, but no explosives were ever found. the atlantic city mayor

going to confrontation today claiming a bill before the new jersey legislator would amount to a state takeover of atlantic city and strip residents of civil and constitutional rights. the bill is supported by governor christie. and it would give the state the power to cancel union contracts, sell city assets and city land, and declare bankruptcy. guardian uttered what sounded like fighting words. >> the final piece of legislation that this state presented to us was far from a partnership. it was much worse, it was absolutely a fascist dictatorship. this is an insult to democracy and to american citizens living in atlantic city. >> christie responded saying the taxpayers of all of new jersey can no longer be asked to bail out atlantic city. a former miss new jersey who held the crown in 2013 died this

morning from injuries suffered in a car crash. police say 24-year-old cara mccollum driving alone last tuesday when they are vehicle spun off route 55 and hit a tree and they say that mccollum was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of her crash. her family said she decided to donate her organs shortly before she died. the federal prosecutors have gone to court to force apple to help the f.b.i. break into the san bernardino terrorist farooq's iphone. apple c.e.o. tim cook continues to say nothing doing. we are apparently talking about that point where national security and the security of iphone users everywhere meet face-to-face. and christie is live. >> at the heart of the debate,

does privacy trump security? a lot of apple customers think it does that and that's why they are planning to do a demonstration here tomorrow evening. millions of people own them, but the f.b.i. only needs to unlock one iphone belonging to gunman farooq, one of the two responsible for the massacre of 14 people in san bernardino. >> it is obvious these two people had assistance. >> why the feds are eyeing his phone, drexel professor says only useful if unlocked. >> if they can't find some mechanism to bypass this security system they will never get into the phone because the data are going to be wiped clean. >> the giant cites privacy concerns saying it will not build a backdoor to bypass security features. the f.b.i. says they need to be able to guess the pass code without itself-destructing. >> when the suspected terrorist is deceased and given what they did, i think there is definitely less of an expectation of

privacy and like i say not one here. i hope apple does the right thing. >> a pew research things that more than half think that apple should help unlock the phone. >> where does it stop? >> some are torn. >> people are not recognizing that is personal property. it is a personal property and you have a right for that and for it to be protected. >> you always wonder in the wrong happened could that be used for other purposes much and at the same time i want everything done for the secure of our nation. >> apple supporters are out here tomorrow evening and the demonstration starts around 5:30. >> thank you. this is the last night for love in love park. at 10:00 in the morning the iconic sculpture will be uprooted from his home since 1976 and transported across the

street for temporary display. of course it will be back once love report undergoes the renovation over the coming year. still to come, bill cosby's wife questioned. and the most dangerous distraction behind the wheel, texting is not the worse. and what is more dangerous than being tired. and star struck, carrie underwood surprise as local military family before her concert tonight in philadelphia. and tracking several days ever unsettled weather on the way. once the rain moves out, it is going to be awhile before we dry out completely. the details in the accuweather forecast. and "action news" trouble shooter nydia han with a special report. and cracking codes, medical codes. how much should you pay for your service? a freeway to help reduce the cost of health care coming up. and the eagles sign another

key player. that and more when "action news" continues.

attorneys deposed bill cosby's wife today inside of a hotel in massachusetts. camille cosby answered questions under oath in a defamation lawsuit filed in massachusetts by seven women who accused her husband of sexual assault. the lawyer for the women say cosby spend about 2 1/2 hours answering questions and the rest of the time back and forth on what she could or should answer. camille cosby's next deposition in the case scheduled for next month. the cost of healthcare becoming an every-bigger burden on consumers, we all know that. many socked with the expensive medical bills they never anticipated. and in tonight's special report, showing you ways to figure out pricing and how to shop around for the medical service you need. "action news" troubleshooter nydia han cracked the medical code and joins us with the important information. >> there are 10,000 medical procedure codes and that is not

even counting anesthesia or things for things like dural medical treatment. and this dictates what patients have to pay. and tonight a free service crack this is code, arming consumers with valuable information. wendy ericson needed physical therapy to relieve back pain and went to a p.t. clinic. $75 for 45 minutes of physical therapy and a hot pack. but then ericson realized her insurance company required her to do her p.t. at a local hospital. >> abington lansdale charges $185 for 15 minutes. >> and plus more than $100 for just a hot pack. >> i think that's insane. i think it's ridiculous. >> and her hospital bills were 60 sessions totaling over $1100 going against her insurance deductible. >> i was angry and not expecting a bill of that size. no one told me what the fees were. >> you can battle bills but you must be armed with information. to that end, the "action news"

troubleshooters found a powerful free tool. fair help. >> a consumer website finally allowing consumers to pull back the curtain on healthcare pricing. >> every procedure, device and service has its own code. on fair health consumer.org, a few clicks and you find the codes and get the ballpark price you should expect to pay. >> the results page will show you what is the typical charge for that procedure in your specific geographic area. >> as examples a few codes for our station zip code. medical code 73721, an m.r.i. the estimated charge for an insured patient $431. code 77056, a mammogram, $150.75. and an xray $71. fair health also shows theest

ma -- estimated reimbursement and medical costs. >> there are some in the doctor's office that went to their app and used it to negotiate a price for the service. >> you can get the medicare rates that is paid for that procedure. another helpful website is healthcare blue book. >> for eric son it would be cheaper to stick with the p.t. clinic although it was out of her network. and the troubleshooters say she may have been able to find a place that charges less than a clinic. >> it is important that consumers use this tool to check. when you get a $1200 bill and not expecting it is, it is a chunk of pain. >> and the fair health prices do not include the facility fees, the fees talked on by a hospital or surgery center. the facility centers are to be added within a couple of months. we asked ericson's hospital if this could reduce her bill and the bought -- bottom line answer

is no. it is competitive. and there are those that are important to negotiate and it is important you shop around. >> thank you so much. "healthcheck" at 11:00, researchers are quantifying what is the most dangerous distractions for drivers are. the study found distractions are responsible for two out of three crashes, and cell phones are the biggest culprit that is probably no surprise. texting while driving raised the risk of a crash three-fold. dialing a number was far worse. even 12 times more dangerous. but there were surprises. emotions have a major impact. feeling sad, angry or agitated while you drive raises the risk of a crash nearly 10 times over and that is even riskier of being tired or eating behind the wheel. and dancing to music or talking to a passenger or a child in the

rear did not cause harm. so there are some surprises there. but you know don't talk ton -- on a cell phone or text, but hands free. >> but you can dance. >> not here, not now. well you definitely want to pay attention as you drive the next several days, rain on the way. radar showing right now we have dry conditions out there. just enough cirrus clouds to make the full moon look spectacular. this shot was posted on my facebook page my francis from thorndale, pennsylvania. it is kind of an iconic winter shot. you see the trees which are bare, no leaves on the tree. and you see the cirrus clouds. and the full moon in february

known as the full snow moon. and allentown 37, millville 33, atlantic city airport 34 and wilmington 37 degrees. and satellite 6 along with action radar showing the first wave of rain is getting closer. it's moving into southern virginia. what this low pressure will do, it will really track to our south. so we'll get brushed with generally light rain. futuretracker showing around 7:30 in the morning is when we begin to see light rain breaking out in the far southern zones. it tracks to the north and you can see a little bit of snow is possible in the lehigh valley and the poconos. maybe a grassy coating before it changes over to rain there and a quick hit of rain that is out of here by tomorrow night. then getting a little bit of a breather overnight. and then wednesday morning, light rain generally west of philadelphia. but wednesday afternoon and wednesday night is when a powerful storm system will track to the west. what that does, it pulls up warm air. we are in the warm sector of the storm, but there is a lot of precipitation with this. looking at heavy rain, an inch

to an inch and a half of rain. also the potential for gusty thunderstorm, win gusts up to about 60 miles per hour and could cause localized street flooding. and the cold front on thursday could bring us additional showers. basically three days of unsettled weather but not raining the entire three days. just the waves of rain. it will be chilly, yesterday and saturday in the 60's, and today 53, and tomorrow only 42 degrees. wednesday afternoon and evening heavy rain, perhaps a thunderstorms. we will likely hit that late wednesday night close to midnight. and thursday breezy and mild and possibility of showers as the cold front rolls through. 57 degrees. behind the cold front we see the run of sunshine. finally on friday. but it's chilly, 42. and it's very windy. wind gusts up to 40, 45 miles per hour. but just in time for the weekend our weather settles down. saturday looking beautiful and lots of sunshine, 43.

milder and monday costly cloudy and possibility of a shower and high of 54 degrees. and david murphy tracking the rain as it starts to move in on "action news" beginning at 4:30 tomorrow morning. carrie underwood surprised a local military family tonight before her concert at the wells fargo center. partnering with operation homefront to thank the martin family for their service. they didn't expect her to walk out and were thankful of the acknowledgment. >> it is tough and it is nice to hear the appreciation. >> it is nice to be able to say thank you for -- i mean your whole family really because they're your support unit. but what you do for us. >> and carnival cruise line surprised the family with a cruise. they say it is the perfect surprise because they never got a chance to go on the honeymoon because of the military deployments. the centers for medicare and medicaid

services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com slash eastern.

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first full-squad work out in the morning. ryan howard got on the field a day early and jeff skversky was there in clearwater. >> good. baseball is among us. >> baseball is among us, so is ryan howard. but for how much longer? the longest-tenured phillie could walk on these the last time and could walk away from the contract at the end of the season. >> let's say ryan howard is probably not in the future, whether it is a year or two or three from now. >> to play a big role on this team he needs to hit left-handed pitching. if not, sharing are ruf at first base. >> if he plays well and hits well he will play every day. >> it is up to him? >> it is up to him. he will determine whether or not that happens. >> howard is here, third baseman franco is not. it is a little unusual, most position players here at least a

full day before the first full-squad workout. the phillies say they are not upset with him and he is not late as long as he is on the field in time in the morning. with the phillies in clearwater jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." former phills found work elsewhere, francoeur signing a minor league deal with the braves, invitation to spring break. and jimmy rollins going to the american league. the deal with the white sox and the 37-year-old. ♪ ♪

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tomorrow, both teams within spitting distance of a playoff spot. the flyers are short-handed, giroux did not make the trip. he took a shot to the head in friday's loss in montreal. they are calling it an upper-body injury. they say that he is dealing with a concussion. >> and last week's trade nullified. one of the players involved failed his physical. high school basketball, boy's catholic league title on the line. doing work down there in the lane. roman catholic powering with the victory and taking the crown. the girls' title game, second half kate connolly, a pure jumper helped to lead the vikings to the title winning 40-36. go crazy. >> thank you. folks gathered at the tabernacle baptist church in

west oak lane. and the native, hill was the guest speaker and he spoke of current issues affecting african-americans. hill is the host of black educational television news, bet news, black entertainment television, and a political contributor for cnn, and he will speak at the church again tomorrow night. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6 followed by night line. his guests tonight are aaron paul, rachel bloom and mashup monday from kcee-lo & the sunshine band. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, david murphy and karen rogers with traffic. and for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night. ♪

and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood - it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight - aaron paul. from "crazy ex-girlfriend" rachel bloom. and it's mash-up monday with music from kceelo & the sunshine band. with cleto and the cletones. and now, nice and easy, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪