"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon rick and sara are off today. i'm monica malpass in the news more fallout from donald trump and his controversial comments about abortion.

and a -- charged with murder finds a new job. and the big story is in delaware county where police are investigating a murder where the chief calls it senseless and sadistic. she was found dead in her apartment yesterday and her killer is still at large. annie mccormick is live at the upper darby police department. >> reporter: detectives say they have several lead buzz they need the public's help. this was not only a violent crime but a sadistic one and they are looking into the personal life of the victim to see if they can track down the killer. >> whoever killed her based on what we have seen at the scene it was done with a hatred and vengeance and predatory sadistic violence. >> upper darby police superintendant described a

heinous crime where reports show that markia benson was strangled and beaten to death inside of her apartment. yesterday at 4:45 p.m. a concerned co-worker and friend went to the new orleans apartments after she did not show up for work. a manager left her in and they found her i side of her apartment in the bathtub with the water running. there was no sign of forced entry and they last saw her sun morning. and texted her mother yesterday. whoever did this left behind a clear message something written on the wall. >> the alleged killer did leave a message on the wall. >> superintendant, chipwood went on to say the message was full of hatred and venom but did not

go into it. they are keeping some information close to the vest. benson worked at a packaging company and they released a statement saying they are grieving and working with police. upper darby police say if you have information contact them. you can also look on our facebook page on 6 abc and also upper darby police's facebook page as well. >> thank you annie. we are working to find the name of a driver who died when his car went airborne this morning. police say a jaguar went out of control coming out of a curve on bryn mawr avenue. it vaulted over a fence and crash nood a stone wall. they are awaiting blood tests and mechanics report on the car. a rally is happening now at

philadelphia international airport after baggage handlers and wheelchair attendants walked off the job. they are sub-contractors for prime flight and say their employers are not providing enough pay or sick days and similar reports are happening at chicago, new york and washington, d.c. >> lets talk about the accuweather forecast, and it is warming up today. checking it out along the commodore barry bridge winds and puffy clouds and the temperatures are climbing. lets get the latest from david murphy. >> the clouds are getting thicker and i'll show that you on satellite and there is rain farther out to the west and we won't have to worry about that really until overnight and into tomorrow. the cloud cover thicker. the good news is that there is a cold front out to the west and that flow is coming out of the

south and despite the clouds we are up to 71 in philadelphia and 68 in wilmington and 66 in trenton all of these numbers a nice rise from this morning where we started in the 50s. there is a little bit of wind, sustained at 20 miles per hour in philadelphia and more of the same is most of offer local reporting stations. when you factor in the gusts it's windier, occasionally a gust over 30 miles per hour. and we have the snapshot taken in philadelphia and wilmington and allentown a 33 miles per hour gust. and blustery and cloudy today but pretty comfortable with the mild conditions. some spots may go higher than that. that totally wipes out the normal high of 58. and low is mild 61 degrees, well above the average low of 39 degrees. tomorrow we are tracking the possibility of showers and maybe

a couple of thunderstorms through the day tomorrow. we'll have more with future tracker 6 when i step inside and we'll give you the weekend call. >> thank you. now, to the final four countdown, the villanova wildcats have their first practice in houston today and they got a grand welcome when they arrived last night. military veterans formed a line of american flags for the team. abestimated 70,000 visitors are flocking to houston to see the games this weekend and that includes hundreds of nova students that got tickets from the ncaa and of course the winner advances to the championship. our resident villanova lum, many of us are included in that, alicia vitarelli is going to houston to join jeff skversky. and we want to see how you are cheering on nova nation, send us your pictures on social media

using #6abcaction. donald trump is facing backlash from both parties on his comments on women getting abortions. he has backtracked but it's not doing much. >> reporter: good afternoon presidential contenders pouncing on trump. john kasich calling him up prepared to be president and ted cruz making a comment on late night tv about running him over with a car hillary clinton says the the most dangerous comments she has heard in a long time. >> blasting him on gma. >> it's outrageous statements, you can't operate like this. you are going to be president of the united states, people around the world must be having a field day. >> am i suppose to get out and leave it to these guys. >> this after trump faces fury over his controversial abortion

comments. a forum supporting a ban on abortion and taking this hard line position if it were to be banned. >> the answer is that there has to be some sort of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yes some form. >> ten years? >> that i don't know. >> he faces a backlash from his gop rivals to democratic rivals to activists for and against abortion rights and then hours later the front runner reversing course, saying the doctor or any person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be legally responsible not the woman. >> this has all the hallmarks of a candidate winging it. most people study the issues and know what your positions are. >> bernie sanders and hillary clinton campaigning in new york with the contest around the corner there. a new quinnipiac poll shows

clinton with a lead in that race. >> thank you. the presidential campaign will come to philadelphia tonight, republican governor, john kasich has an event at the union league in center city. and first responders are going door-to-door after tornadoes ripped through oklahoma. plus, new protests and anger in chicago after a police officer charged with murder gets a new job at the police union.

two people will dead after crashing into a park said fighter jet of all things after crashing in california. highway patrol picked up the chase and ended when the car crashed a gate and hit an a f-18 super hornet. they are picking up the pieces in oklahoma where tornadoes touched down including one caught on camera by passengers at the tulsa airport. >> oh look at that -- it's going to hit the zoo -- >> at least seven people were

hospitalized because of the storm and police are going door-to-door searching for anyone that needs help and the storm is not over, storms and damaging wind is possible across the mississippi river valley today. a highway overpass came down crashing down on top of cars in india today and tons of concrete and steel crashed on to mid-day traffic killing at least 21 people. they are searching the wreckage for possible survivors underneath and the overpass was under construction when it collapsed . a nurse trusted to care for elderly patient is now accused of killing them. it happened at a state run hospital in tuscany, italy. they say she murdered them by giving them deadly doses of a blood thinning drug. investigators are looking for a possible motive. a suspended chicago police officer charged with first

degree murder has another job and it's making people angry. he was hired address a janitor. this sparked widespread protests and a federal investigation. the police union says he is struggling to find work and they hired him three weeks ago. more protests are planned now that the public got word of this new job. the pentagon has a new way to honor fighters taking on isis. it's a new medal. service members are eligible if they participated in the operation in 30 days for iraq, syria or neighboring areas after june 15th of 2014. about 11,000 people already qualify and president obama created the medal by executive order. coming up on "action news" at noon, why local customers are shelling out big bucks for a car they haven't seen yet. and caring for an older loved

one would take a village and a local company that could help.

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much less than the other models. >> people like the tesla and the price is kind of high. this is their mass market car that everybody can afford. some customers are so quited they camped out at the dealership in chester county. they gave $1,000 deposit for a car they have never seen. it won't ship until next year. another reason for pregnant women to get a flu shot. a large new study found that the vaccine cut the risk of having a still birth by half. researchers believe that is because the fluid itself could put unborn and new babies in jeopardy. the number of americans living past the age of 65 has increased ten times in the last century and the senior population is expected to double by the year 2030 and tamala edwarded explores the most challenging

issues for aging adults and those that love them as well. >> reporter: when loretta started to fail her sisters knew what they would do. >> we didn't want her in a nursing home and we wanted our mom an home and make her feel as best we could. >> three quarters of care givers try to go it alone. >> i didn't see myself doing it on my own. >> the sisters learned it take aville able and tapped family members and neighbors for help. and a company that gives family members a break. >> they are so backlogs and overwhelmed with all the things they are doing, that they will crack. >> the employer has been very understanding, and that is a growing trend as more and more

worker workers have parents at home. >> you didn't have this so much in the past. >> still it's critical that care givers take time to care for themselves. they have to have someone they can talk to, someone they can unload to, this is what we are dealing with. and looking for a physical or create he outlet. >> even if it's just a short walk around the block. it helps to recharge your batteries and helps you reaffirm what are you doing. >> and the sisters agree that despite the challenges, what they are doing is extremely rewarding. >> we are spending great, quality time with my mother. >> it makes you re-evaluate what is important in your life. >> every city has an office of aging. you can find a link on our website at 6abc.com/art of aging. >> "action news" is out working on news stories for today at 4:00, mixing reality with

holograms, and it's making a big break through and a list of companies putting the technology to use. and an oddly social media challenge is tripping up the internet. teens are replicating a cartoon classic and landing themselves in the hospital trying to joke around. that ahead in big talkers at 4:00. sky 6 hd looking live at the jersey shore in cape may, david murphy has the seven-day forecast including the all important weekend when "action news" comes right back. for years, i was a laboratory chemist,

developing drugs to fight deadly diseases. as a scientist, i know there's more that washington can do to help families. i'm running for congress to protect planned parenthood funding so more women get cancer screenings and treatment... to pass a ban on fracking in the delaware river basin to preserve our clean water, and to always protect medicare and social security. i'm shaughnessy naughton and i approve this message. time to check the accuweather forecast weather sto story. looks to improve this afternoon. >> yes, if you like the wind. we are dry right now but speaking of the wind.

you can see the daffodils waiving around a bit this morning. and after 10:00 or so we have seen the clouds increase a little bit. you can tell this picture was taken earlier this morning with a fair amount of blue skies and the wind has picked up as well. the temperature zoomed according to schedule and feels good despite the 20 miles per hour wind. most of you probably do without a jacket over the next couple of hours. that is around the i-95 corridor and we are in the 60s wilmington and millville and 63 in allentown and the farther north and west you go in the city a jacket is required. 66 degrees in trenton and 58 cool degrees in cape may, where the wind coming in off the ocean will keep you cooler. satellite shows you how we transition from bright blue skies and clouds and sun mix as we go into the afternoon, it looks like the rain out to the west is slow to move out to the

east and we may get a sprinkle around later in the nighttime. most of this steadier rain holds off into the overnight hours. 79 is the high in the delaware valley and sun gives way to clouds and cooler at the shore with the wind coming in off the ocean and the ocean temperature 49 degrees, it's cooler with the draw in off the atlantic. 62 is the high and not bad for this time of year. clouds on the march for at noop and winds as well. philadelphia it's mild and high of 74 and a couple of therapy meters going a tic or two higher. and windy again after a bit of a break yesterday with gusts up to 30 and maybe 35 at times in the afternoon. for the evening commute it's blustery and hold on to the wheel but otherwise good. clouds gathering and 72 by 5:00 and 69 degrees by 6:00 and then

down to 67 by 7:00. windy and some sun breaking through the clouds, overnight tonight it stays blustery and with the clouds on the march, we do actually stay mild and the wind is coming up from the southwest and keeping the mild air in place and we drop from 61 degrees and more rain toward morning. now lets cover the precipitation story, this is 6:30 tonight and breaks of sunshine and clouds thicker than where we were this morning. then we get later into tonight 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00. for the most part light coming in. then we advance this into friday morning, we see how there is still precipitation overnight and a heavier cell popping through. looks like heavier stuff coming in later this morning and another round in the afternoon. there is the 4:00 view, there is not only showers and a pop-up thunderstorm and i want you to take cover from those in case they get gusty.

74 and sun to clouds today and warmer and windy and tomorrow occasional showers ain gusty thunderstorm, 77 and warm, and then on saturday, we get cooler, rain in the morning and high of 62 in the afternoon and breezy and 49 on sunday and strong blustery winds and a wind advisory on sunday and we are back to 58 and rain on monday and monica brisk and cooler on sunday and don't be surprised to see a snow shower. >> snow shower? >> a rain or snow shower possible on tuesday. >> you heard it here, thank you david. burger lovers have a new place to dine and a favorite food chain is work on a new venture, chipotle is looking to -- the better burger, it could be applied to a wide variety of foods and runs a customized pizza chain and asian food chain so stay tuned.

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are off today and i'm monica malpass. here are the stories we are following for you. a man is dead after a violent one car crash and officials are looking to figure out what caused the driver to lose control. the zika virus is close toward home than you might think, we'll show you the cdc's new map of affected parts of the u.s. and he is famous for being a great coach but also known for great suits on the court. and a man is dead because he crashed his car in delaware county. it went off the road through a fence and landed on a lawn. katherine scott has the scene from bryn mawr. >> the road opened up five hours after the early morning crash. a passing driver had seen debris all over the roadway, and called police believing there could be an accident and they found the