along with action radar at 10:30 this morning, this is when we saw the cluster of thunderstorms near baltimore forming a triple point low, and as it blew through we got severe storms in chester and northampton county and can you see a lot of breaks of sunshine and that one sell heading towards cape may county. they had thunderstorm damage in parts of chester county. and the scoreboard was blown over near acland. queen city reporting a 49 miles per hour wind gust. so we do have a few pockets of severe weather. now that that batch as moved on temperatures feel like spring. it's 60 degrees in philadelphia, but before you get used to it, i am tracking a real taste of winter over the weekend. you can see temperatures across canada in the 20s and that is

moving our way as well as wet snow on saturday. we'll have more details on that and take a look at the villanova victory parade forecast coming up later on. >> thank you. as rainy weather coming through go to 6abc.com/weather. the democratic candidates for president continue to focus on philadelphia today. senator bernie sanders made his pitch to pennsylvania's labor leaders and president bill clinton was here to campaign on behalf of his wife. vernon odom is live on west oak lane with details from both camps. >> reporter: good afternoon shory, the primary is coming up later this month and makes us indeed ready for bare knuckle activity ahead. former president clinton was here stumping for hillary

clinton. and most receptions were warm and cordial and enthusiastic but there were clinton critics here in west oak lane this afternoon. a pair of black lives matters demonstrators continuously disrupted bill clinton this afternoon he was there stumping for his wife hillary, and continued to wave signs. >> it was -- hillary clinton does not deserve the black vote simply because at one point in time she called the black young predators. the clintons continue to court black voters here and elsewhere, because bernie sanders remains within striking distance of the democratic nomination. bernie sanders had his turn as the pennsylvania afcio

convention. he took jabs at secretary clinton who got a strong reception here yesterday. >> i will not leave here this morning and go to a wall street fundraiser -- [ applause ] -- i will not be -- i will not be hustling money from the wealthy and the powerful. >> sharrie hillary clinton was here yesterday including stops at the aflcio and was back in new york today campaigning for the primary. live in west oak lane, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. me time the gop candidates are turning their attention to new york. ted cruz had a rally in new york and donald trump was also in the area last night with a rally on long island. polls show that trump has a huge

lead over the 50% mark in fact in that state. police in northeast philadelphia are looking for the vandals that damaged almost 200 cars, all of them were inside a local repair shop. chad pradelli is live with the latest on this investigation. >> reporter: brian, this mako shop repairs vehicles that are already damaged but when the two owner asss arrived they found windshields smashed. these two dozen vehicles on the 100 block of bustleton. >> we go to the cameras and see when it went down and the way the cameras were set up it didn't catch these guys on how they were walking along all the cars you see the footprints on the hood. it's set up for a motion like

detecters, it was set to where it just didn't pick it up. >> they say it's not the first case of vandalism, but never to this extent. >> if i was to put a number on it $5,000 to $10,000 in windshields, easily. >> believe it's youngsters in the area running back and forth on these railroad tracks, i think we need police back here a little more. >> the demarcos had to call customers letting them know their cars had additional damage. >> listen there is additional delay because we had mischief here last night and someone has broken your windshield. >> these brothers have had enough and they are beefing up security. >> hopefully this gets out and whoever did this is watching to let them know we'll have tight surveillance here and we'll keep

a lookout. >> reporter: and the northeast detective division is handling the case and so far the police have to suspects. >> i'm chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. today we learn the global headquarters for aermark almost stay in our area. executives were considering a potential move but decided that philadelphia remains the ideal choice based on the pool of talented workers and quality of life. the company stay at their current building on market street or possibly move to another location in the city. the decision to remain here is good news for the workforce and the overall economy. well, they celebrated. as we all did after their big national championship win in houston and now the city of philadelphia is getting ready to salute the villanova wildcats, a huge victory parade is set for

1:00 tomorrow afternoon. the team and coach, jay wright, will roll past cheering fans along market street and take part in a big rally at dillworth park. the streets of center city will be filled with fans congratulaticongratulat congratulating the team on their victory. they expect 50,000 fans to be on hand to cheer them on. >> it's a major event and we are staffing it with the appropriate public safety assets. so fire, police, ems -- >> keep in mind with the parade comes street closures, market from 15th to 23rd are blocked off starting at 11:00 a.m. and 15th to chestnut and cross traffic on market will depend on whether the parade hads moved past the intersection yet. that sets off at 20th and market

and heads east to city hall ending with the big celebration at dillworth park. we invite you to join us for the coverage of tomorrow's victory parade for villanova. we'll have the celebration covered from every angle here on 6 abc starting at 1:00 and you with stream our coverage at 6abc.com and the 6 abc news app. and be sure to follow us for updates on facebook and twitter. i will be there and i cannot be more excited. >> as you said all week, v is up and up tomorrow. now it's time for the "action news" traffic report. now an update. >> we are not feeling victorious, where speeds have gone through the floor and once again like yesterday afternoon it's because of construction but today it was emergency construction on the northbound side of cotman avenue. the crews have cleared out and they are open now in the on going zone and now a slow space north of center city up to the

work zone at cotman, there was a crash that bent the median barrier. head for crooked lane instead of henderson road, everything is shut down at shoemaker road. and king of prussia 202 just 30 miles per hour. on 422 it's extra slow because of this, a crash that got pushed to the shoulder just past the oaks on ramp from egypt road and problems over in maple shade this afternoon. actually most of the day they are cleaning up the fuel spill on the southbound lanes of 73 at 537 and a couple of lanes are blocked and coming away from the tacony palmyra bridge. in newark some downed wires from an earlier crash closing 322 chapel street head to 3 96 to

get around that. 422 westbound near oaks, the accident we talked about, if you want to head out to ridge park no problems there through the eagleton area. >> thank you matt. still ahead at 4:00, investigators make a new push to help catch one of the suspects behind the terror attacks in brussels and he accused of ambushing pennsylvania state troopers killing one and injuring another and now what prosecutors trying to stop him from doing when he goes on trial. and the fbi is getting more detailed how they hacked into a terrorist iphone.

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they are looking for the man in the light colored jacket. authorities say he was there with to suicide bombers on the morning of march 22nd. 16 people were killed in the blast and another 16 died in a subsequent explosion at a subway station. we are learning about the mysterious way the government broke into a san bernardino terrorist suspect's iphone without help from apple. it was during an encryption conference in ohio. he said that syed farook destroyed two cheaper cell phones but left behind an iphone 5 c after their deadly attack in december. the fbi was able to get around the pass code but purchasing a tool from an unnamed third party. comey promises the work around is only for the 5 c using version 9 and trusts that the

people they got it from will not put the security of other phones at risk. >> the fbi is very good at keeping secrets. and the people we bought this from, i know a fair amount about them and i have a high degree of confidence that they are good at protecting it and their motivation is in line with ours. >> the fbi is deciding whether to help state and local agencies who need access to the locked phones get it. certainly not something that apple wants to hear this afternoon. >> thank you. prosecutors are trying to stop the man that ambushed pennsylvania state troopers at their barracks to use insanity as a defense. he is accused of killing one and injuring another in 2015. he was caught after a weeks long manhunt, they are still consulting with psychiatric

experts but they should have already declared if they plans to use an insanity defense. donald trump's daughter, iv ivanka is recalling 20,000 scarves, they are made in china and they don't meet federal flammability standards. consumers should immediately stop using the rayon scarves that come in two different styles and return them for a full refund. now here is a look at the closing numbers. the arrows are down in red. the dow closing down 174 points and the nasdaq down 72 and the s&p down 24.75. and some honda owners were double charged this month. they had their monthly payments

deducted twice from their bank accounts. honda blamed a billing error. honda promised to cover any bank overdraft fees and everyone should start receiving refunds today. some kids that could use an emotional lift got one today, courtesy of america's past time. the philly fanatic paid tribute to the kids here at dupont hospital in wilmington. the kids that are undergoing treatment at the hospital got to eat phillies themed food. the phillies home openering is on monday. baseball is back. >> no question. it's time for a check of the accuweather forecast. not a lot to smile about in this department that is not all bad. cecily tynan is standing by the with accuweather word. tomorrow is dry and on the cool side. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are give nightly in a lull in the action however that

being said there is one gusty thunderstorm that is moving into cape may county, it's just north of wildwood right now and could have 40 miles per hour wind gusts and pea size hail. this system is racing up to the north at 50 miles per hour. once that moves out we'll see a few more scattered showers as we head into the evening hours. we are live on sky 6 hd, we see breaks of sunshine and with that sunshine it's seasonably warm out there for a change. made it up to 60 degrees and dover 60 and reading 67 and cape may 57 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the most concentrated rain with this system moved through at mid-day, that is now lifting up north over new england and did have gusty thunderstorms, you can see if you look out to the west. there is more rain however it's not as organized. it's scattered showers and they will be moving through as we

head through the evening. so tonight temperatures a little bit on the cool side. 45 in philadelphia and trenton 3g9 and wilmington 39 degrees. take an umbrella if you head out but you won't need it the entire time. future tracker 6 showing at 6:00 breaks of sunshine in south jersey and thunderstorms rolling around chester county. 8:00 still scattered showers and by 11:00 most of the activity really dies off and then tomorrow morning, it will be cool at 9:00, 43 degrees and we'll see sunshine. great news if you head to the villanova victory parade. you will want to dress for cool weather, it's partly sunny and temperature around 50 degrees when the parade kicks off at 1:00 however the winds are at 20 miles per hour. they can funnel through the buildings in center city and it's on the chilly side. at least it's dry and we'll see sunshine. the four day at 4:00 as we head into the weekend here we go, we

have big changes, 54 degrees tomorrow. partly sunny skies and breezy conditions, and on saturday, there say clipper moving through. that brings us a burst of cold air, the high only 45 degrees, it will also come with some rain and wet snow showers, not out of the question that some areas north of philadelphia get a grassy coating, and a couple of inches of snow in the poconos. on sunday it's dry and a chilly breeze, 48 degrees and on monday as the phillies home opener starts at 3:00 in the afternoon, it will be warmer, 61 degrees and we'll see more clouds with the possibility of a spotty shower, i do have a dry warm day in the seven-day forecast. i promise. i will let you know. coming up. >> it's either cold or windy or warm and wet or we get some snow. april so far. >> we are glad about the sun at

least. >> mother nature is a wild card. >> coming up at 4:30, have you seen it yet. a movie trailer dropped today that set the world on fire. an employee ambushed on his way to work and they attacked him and robbed the store where he worked. and big talkers. cheaters beware. there is a new website helping people know if their significant others are using tinders. vo: president obama endorses katie mcginty for u.s. senate, calling her "a champion for working families."

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police are looking for a pair of suspects that robbed a dunkin' donuts in olney this morning. the action cam was there were the crime happened. the suspects waited for the manager to show up and open that store and snuck up on him and forced him to let him inside. they took everything from the safe and hit the manager in the face and ran off. some students in delaware

left the classroom for a real life lesson. alfred g. walters middle school held an intruder drill. they practiced the evacuation process, troopers led the way while students walked in a single file line and they took part in assemblies and answers questions from the young students. leaders in camden are urging young people to think now about summer jobs. they announced youth and seasonal jobs today. the temporary jobs can pay between $8.50 and $15 an hour. they are open to kids 14 and 17 years of age. can you apply through the department of human services. more than 1500 employers packed drexel university center today. companies like blue cross, and

others were there to interview students and alumni. they organization this event year in and year out. a well known community activist is being remembered in delaware, the metropolitan urban league donated the portrait of its founder to newcastle today. james gillan senior was a veteran and gold star recipient. he passed away last november at the able of 95. it will hang at the administration office that was named in gillan's honor. we have new details about the case live if westchester university. and cheaters beware. a new website prox ises to track down straying partners who turn to dating apps. it's getting buzz online and we'll explain how it works ahead in big talkers.

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with new details with plans for permanent and faster cell phone and internet service in philadelphia. and this man accused of running a rental scam not only are multiple victims missing

money they showed up to move into one property on the same day. >> he almost took me to jail right then and there. and i told him i breast feed. a new mom is causing controversy for the way she avoided jail time. others support her and others find it unbelievable. hear it coming up in big talkers. a college student is under arrest for one of two recent sexual assaults in westchester university. the crimes are not related but has students rethinking their routines. john rawlins live with the latest on this investigation. >> reporter: hi brian, well, a member of d.a.'s office today praised the office of a good samaritan in this case and she is another westchester student that heard the victim scream and saw her being held down on the hood of a car and she confronted the rapist and the rapist fled. what is believed to have been a

bad situation could have been much worse. the victim was attacked and raped inside of this campus parking garage. surveillance video led them to arrest brian edie, both are westchester students but did not know each other, and an alert about the assault was quickly sent out to students. >> i always had my pepper spray but never really kept it with me until this weekend. >> the victim told police she was walking to her dorm from an off campus party where she consumed alcohol and was unsure of the party's address and uncertain how she got to the second level of the garage where she was attacked. the female students say the take away, to be situationally aware at all times and never walk alone at night. >> i think we stick with the buddy system here, it's drilled in our heads. >> you should never walk alone

on campus. find a buddy and be aware of my surroundings. >> and that is what you are telling your parents? >> yes, i am telling my parents. >> will you really do that? >> yes, because i'm really scared now. >> no charge in the second assault that occurred inside of a dorm room. the victim who is a student knows her attacker and he is not a westchester student. >> westchester has been proactive in dealing with sexual misconduct, the president says our heart goes out to the victims and offered support systems, every student should know that causing physical harm to others will cause serious punitive consequences. >> thank you john. meantime there is hope that newly released surveillance video will help philadelphia police arrest a killer. the man was caught on camera running away from the scene down indiana avenue, investigator

says he shot and killed 25-year-old james williams on the 2800 block of north fair hills street back in october. if you know anything about this man, of course you are asked to call police. >> philadelphia investigators also need help i.d.'ing this man, he is accused of running a rental scam he had multiple victims sign fake leases in south philadelphia. on move-in day, all the victims showed up thinking they had the keys to a new home, not only do they have no place to go, each person had paid the man a deposit. now to meteorologist, cecily tynan, a lousy day out there and the radar is active with green stuff. >> we have more showers on the way but we have a break in the acts. look at that, the center city skyline, seeing breaks of sunshine, the temperature 60 degrees, where we should be for this time of the year.

winds out of the west at 15 miles per hour. that is pulling up the warmer air and winds shift tomorrow and pull in the cooler air. the beach in cape may blue skies back, 54 degrees and double scan live radar showing that that cell i have been tracking is moving essentially up the garden state parkway at 50 miles per hour. and it's just past through sea isle city and 10 minutes ago we had 9 lightning strikes and now 2, that is weakening. and great news for the weekend if you like winter -- it's coming back. >> there are people that like winter and they complain when i talk about it's going to be cold and snowy, they are excited about it. >> it's not suppose to come back now. >> i packed the sweaters away. >> thank you cecily. just within the last hour governor tom wolf signed two

orders on discrimination, they make illegal for discriminating against lgbt when it comes to housing. wolf is calling on lawmakers to expand the reach by passing a none discrimination law for the entire state. and philadelphia's internet and cell phone service will reportedly be faster and more reliable when the democratic convention begins in july. that is what at&t is promising when they were named the official technology provider by the dnc today. this way media outlets can share the experience with the rest of the world. at&t plans to do that by permanently upgrading the wireless network at the wells fargo center and the entire city. >> at&t is not just investing in a week in july, they are putting in permanent upgrades to increase capacity for the phones

and tablets and other devices that philadelphians rely on to get through the day. >> at&t is also upgrading philadelphia's network when pope francis was here but this time it will be permanent. you can call it the prius or the tesla of the skies, there are plans in the works by a major aviation company to cut down on jet fuel pollution. monica malpass is live with the details on this one. >> we are talking about plans for a hybrid plane, coming up tonight at 5:00 we'll have more details and describe how airbus plans to integrate electric engines with commercial aviation and how far one of them can fly. plus medical devices have just been approved by the fda, we'll show you the new pacemaker that is smaller and easier for doctors to implant. we'll see you at 5:00. >> sounds good. meantime pennsylvania state

lease are cracking down on drivers who text behind the wheel. troopers statewide are taking part in the texting enforcement crack down. it begins tomorrow and runs through next wednesday, anyone caught texting and driving faces a $50 fine. parents in delaware have a new way to keep up with their kids grades, the state public school have a free mobile app and you can access the information from your fingertips, after logging in you can see report cards and assignments and much more, they are available for apple and google play devices. now people can get their finances in shape thanks to a donation from the bank marking the beginning of national financial literacy month. several nonprofits will use the money to teach people how to budget, save and invest. up next as "action news"

continues, a minor crash kills a teen driver and it turns out that faulty airbags are to blame. >> i would like for anyone watching this to pray for my sister and family. >> that family is hoping others can learn from their tragedy. and a new mom uses her babies to get out of her jail sentence, why and how she did it coming up in big talkers. and meteorologist, cecily tynan, standing by with the full accuweather forecast.

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there is new information today about another airbag tragedy. honda confirm that a takata airbag that was recalled exploded and killed a teen driver in texas. she was dead within seconds after having had a crash she

should have saved. the shrapnel hit arteries in her next. now they have an important message for the public. >> if you have a carer that has a defective airbag get it fixed before you lose a loved one. that is all i wanted to say. i wish we had received a notice from honda. >> honda says they sent the family notices but the family says they never got anything. officials are urging everyone to proactively check their cars and trucks for recalls and get them fixed as soon as possible. the search continues in washington state for one of two psychiatric patients that escaped a hospital. authorities captured adams outside of seattle after being spotted on a public bus but

gover pictured here was found incompetent to stabbed trial. a big story in las vegas, a woman charged with a crime avoided jail time because she was breast feeding, she was sentenced to two weeks in jail after a fight with her husband, she started an online campaign to avoid going behind bars because she is nursing her 6-month-old twins. flemming started the petition to reverse the judge's decision. >> my concern was the stress they would have went through because they don't drink from bottles. i was surprised by the success, i had people commenting from new zealand and the united kingdom and ireland and canada. >> and her petition worked the judge reversed her decision, some applauded the judge's change of heart and others call

it a double standard. cheaters you have been warned. there is a new website helping people bust their unfaithful partners, it's called swipe busters, it can reveal if your partner is using the dating app tinder. can find if your loved one is swiping on tinder, all you need is an age and gender and you can find out when they last logged on to tinder and see a collection of photographs they have used on the app. apparently people that used swipe buster say it works. tinder says that swipe buster is nearly tapping into public information already available and none of this goes against privacy agreements with users. so just saying, cheaters beware. finally star wars fans are about to explode with excitement today excited to get a look at the next film in the franchise

and this story is 40 years in the making much the trailer for rogue one was released today and it's set before the first star wars movie, episode 4, it tells how the rebels stole the plans for the death star, without them luke would not have been able to blow it up. disney says it's a stand alone movie and the latest in the force hits theaters on december 16th, disney is the parent company of 6 abc but i'll tell you you cannot stop the star wars fans going crazy. watching this trailer frame by frame trying to get any information out of it. >> it takes place before -- >> the prefilm. the prepre. thanks. lets get a check of the roads right now. >> matt pellman is standing by the update. >> forceful delays on 422 this

afternoon. an accident precipitated the heavy delays. westbound side it's off to the side at the enof the oaks, the egypt road on ramp to 422 and penndot is out there as well as police and extra heavy away from route 23 to this point at egypt road. expect the heavy traffic on 422 westbound, a crash involving a pedestrian by the west pike car wash on main avenue, watch for the emergency crews responding there. they are still on the scene of a crash in upper marion that has henderson road shut down, crooked lane an option around that. meanwhile we had a crooked median barrier by cotman and that meant emergency repairs, that has cleared out but it has been a little extra slow but not as bad as yesterday. and slow on 95 northbound out of the city. in tacony a water main break by

magee as in melissa avenue. stick with torresdale to get around it. a crash where you get on to 322 and newark downed wires from and ea earlier crash and maple shade a mess of an afternoon on 73 southbound because of a fuel spill taking out two lanes by alibaba mediterranean cuisine. >> we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> nice shout-out to melissa. we have tips to help you and your family waste less food and stepping outside with sky 6 hd, looking at the commodore barry bridge blue sky. cecily tynan has the exclusive accuweather forecast. that will change next. for years, i was a laboratory chemist,

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all right meteorologist, cecily tynan tracking the return of winter like weather here. >> the return of winter. it's one of those weekends we wish we could return to when it was warm back in december. it's a crazy year. stormtracker 6 live double scan show that right now most of our area is rain free, we do have one line of showers moving across chester county and this one cell i tracked coming out of cape may county is now over ocean city heading towards atlantic city. and the garden state parkway it is pouring and one lightning strike, this is weakening as it pushes to the northeast at 50 miles per hour. temperatures where they should be for this time of year. 50 in philadelphia and 60 in

dover, and trenton 57 and allentown 55 and reading 57 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are getting a break in the action, the rain is coming through in waves. the first wave moved through earlier today. it had rain earlier today and the next one not as organized. scattered showers that will just pinwheel through here in the early morning hours. then a cooler breeze takes over and a breeze after midnight. 42 degrees for center city and tomorrow will be a dry day and it will be cool and breezy, partly sunny and 54 degrees, feeling cooler than that. thanks to the winds up to 20 miles per hour, bundle up for the villanova victory parade and then the weekend comes, we have a clipper moving through and this will make things interesting on saturday. first of all it will pull down much cooler air and the high only 45 degrees and rain and wet

snow and then once the precipitation ends in the evening we will have intense wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour, future tracker 6 breaking it down for you. 8:30 in the morning snow showers in the western suburbs, mainly rain across south jersey but what happens in the afternoon a troth access sets up. it's a narrow band of the greatest lift in the atmosphere, we could get accumulating snow on the grassy suburb as and setting up north of philadelphia, thorry call, we are look agent philadelphia area south flakes missed in and melting as they hit the surface, north of philadelphia into the lehigh valley and the poconos, a coating to 2 inches on grassy surfaces. this is april, the sun angle is very high season any of that snow should be melting on the roads and there should be accumulation, if the trough access shifts and i'll keep you

posted. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast breezy and partly sunny and 54 tomorrow and rain and wet snow and 45 degrees and gusty winds in the evening, sunday it's dry but 48 degrees with the chilly breeze. monday the phillies home opener, warmer with 61 degrees but the possibility of a spotty shower and tuesday a cold front moves through like a day like today. rain but mild. 64 degree, behind the system 59 and thursday should be a beautiful day, 62 degrees. good things come to those that wait. i have been saying that for a while. >> we'll keep waiting thank you. the lehigh valley iron pigs open the season in front of an empty coca cola park, the team

does not have time to prepare the stadium for fans so the games will not be open to the public. the teams were suppose to play at m and t bank stadium in syracuse but the bad weather forced them to switch to allentown, the iron pigs is one week from today.

if you find yourself wasting and tossing a lot of food you are not alone, according to epa americans waste 30 million tons of food. there are ways to conserve. the epa estimated 21% of waste in incinerators comes from food.

and shop smart before going to the grocery store, check out what is in your refrigerator and cook or eat what you have before you buy more and make a shopping list and plan menus. buying in bulk can help you save money but only if you use what you buy and before milk goes bad freeds freeze it. going down the buffet line limit what you put on your plate the first time around, can you always go back for seconds. consider donating uneaten nonperishable food and start a compost pile, the scraps, peels and grounds can make rich soil that is great for your garden. >> great ways to lessen food waste and help the environment. >> alicia thank you.

finally at 4:00, it took 30 years but a florida thief decided to make up for his crime. someone stole this "say no to drugs" sign from the police department in the 80s. the sign mysteriously showed up in the mail along with this apology note. >> believe someone's life has changed for the positive and they are making amends for things they have done in the past. and there is no statute of limitations on a guilty conscious. >> the regretful thief also sent over $50 asking it be used to reinstall that sign. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00, for brian, alicia vitarelli, and cecily tynan, i'm sharrie williams, be sure to join me and brian and adam and -- ducis rogers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. stitting to our right monica malpass and rick williams. >> hi there, coming up next at

5:00 the race for the white house continues to make roots through philadelphia. and new at 5:00 thousands of dollars police in delaware are offering up in the hopes of tracking down this alleged rapist. and the villanova victory parade is less than 24 hours a way. we'll show you the plans to turn philadelphia white and navy blue tomorrow.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. the skies opened up in the tell wear valley in time for lunch today. this is center city. plenty of jackets and umbrellas guarding against a chilly afternoon. going to double scan live radar the heaviest rain moved off the coast but the wet weather does not end there, we are tracking the chance of snow come this weekend. the big story "action news" is the accuweather forecast. cecily tynan is watching it's double scan live radar all afternoon for us. >> reporter: hi monica and rick,

the heavy steady rain centered around mid-day has lifted over new england but we have scattered activity moving in right now, so keep the umbrellas on hand because it's not a completely dry england, stormtracker 6 live double scan shows the main activity began around baltimore at 11:00, this is when we had a triple point low form and what that does is create a good amount of lift, we have severe thunderstorms in chester and northampton county and there is nothing severe but one thunderstorm cell near atlantic city and scattered showers working into western chester county. earlier today some of these storms did pack a punch. acland and chester reported trees down and the high school a scoreboard was actually blown over with the wind and the queen city airport in allentown reported a wind gust of 49 miles per hour. and some storms did have small hail.