parade, going down broad street before we started our very first season nobody came. and then seven years later there were 2 million people, so this is a hockey town. >> reporter: snide was born the son a grocery store own interwashington, d.c. in 1933. he and his new flowers staff had to teach a region and that had little exposure to hockey to understand the game. they did that and more. the flyers have one of the most passionate fan bases in the nhl. mr. snider has his employees and players always called him was a shrewd businessman whose stare to pierce through lead. he famously fired coaches almost at the drop of a hat but he also expected excellence with his team and passion during every shift. snider had also been a part owner of the eagles and served as chairman of the sixers and what would become the flyers parents company comcast-spectacor. he was elected to the nhl hall of fame in 1988. snider is survived by his wife, three daughters, three

sons and several grandchildren. he also leaves behind a legacy of philanthropy. the ed snider youth hockey foundation, the snider foundation and the flyers wives fight for lives organizations will endure long past his death. edward malcolm snide ar snider 3 years old. matt o'donnell channel6 "action news." >> his death comes two days after the flyers secured a spot in there stanley cup playoffs. the players took snider's illness as a source of inyou expiration. >> that this group has that in the forefront of that minds. >> it's a big loss. i have only good memories of mr. snider. >> today the flyers flag was lowered in honor of mr. snider. our coverage of ed snider continues. we have much more coming up in our next half hour, team coverage. >> and on 6abc.com as well we have a photo gallery of images

sell grating his life as well as historic videos from his legendary career. >> we're also learning more tonight about the death of a man found inside of a west conshohocken home over the weekend. police say the man, is a 22-year-old cabrini college student. walter perez is live with the latest. >> reporter: rick, investigators also tell us the victim was a member of a lacrosse team at cabrini college and grief counselors have been made available on campus. campusmanies. the victim's name has not been released. people who knew him describe a good young man with a bright future. neighbors along the 200 block of moore head avenue are still in shock. >> it's devastating to hear anything like that and i think it's just devastating to hear a young life cut short especially when it was obvious that he had a lot of potential. >> reporter: investigators say the cabrini college

students who rent this home were having a small private party on saturday night. on sunday morning a couple of the victims' roommates found him on one of the couches inside. >> thought he was asleep on the couch. realized he was not breathing. they contacted the police department and lafayette ambulance showed up. the police officers conducted cpr. >> reporter: still, the 22-year-old cabrini college lacrosse player was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy is being performed at this hour. investigators tell us even though an anti-opioid was administered at the scene and drug paraphernalia was found inside the house the cause of death has not yet been determine. in the end though both neighbors and local officials say these kinds of cases are nothing short of tragic. >> it's a real shame somebody so young with their whole life ahead of them. >> it's sad for the family, 22-year-old male cabrini college, from my understand played on the lacrosse team so it's sad to deal with young people. >> reporter: now, chief sinclair also tells us they

found no signs of foul play inside the home and as of tonight no charges have been filed in this case. reporting live from west conshohocken, walter perez channel6 "action news." >> thank you walter. philadelphia police released new surveillance pictures showing a woman's abduction in hunting park then need help finding the suspect. officers say it happened friday morning in the 900 block of west luzerne street much witnesses say they saw a man force the woman who a green car possibly a toyota camry way partial pennsylvania tag kbl137. a witness told police she also heard a woman screaming at the man and then the suspect followed the woman in the car and forced her inside before driving off. new details tonight about a crash that injured a delaware state trooper. investigators say the trooper was responding to a domestic altercation and his cruiser's lights and sirens were activated when a car pulled in front of him. the crash happened yesterday evening on route seven in stanton, new castle county. the other driver involved was taken to christiana

hospital. the trooper was treated at the hospital and released. >> two former philadelphia police officers have been found not guilty of wrongly beating a man. today a jury acquitted sean mcnight and kevin robinson in the beating of 23-year-old natch gee rivera during a traffic stop in 2013. the officers said rivera fled after running a stop sign and they believed he was a drug courier. surveillance video contradicted their version of the events. >> reporter: police continue to search for the driver who crashed an suv into a bucks county home. this is what the damage looked like yesterday along the 2200 block of monroe avenue in bensalem. that driver apparently lost control of the vehicle hit an embankment then ricocheted off a shed and flew into the house. the driver ran off. the homeowners were not seriously injured. >> it felt more like spring out there today but accuweather is tracking more rain moving into our area. looking live outside right now sky6 hd showing you atlantic city with gray skies up above.

meteorologist cecily tynan at the big board for us with a first look at the forecast. hi, cecily. >> hi, monica. we have some peeks of sunshine out there, winds out of the south, feels pretty nice, 67 degrees in philadelphia currently. just to the south temperatures are in the 70's. compare this to this time yesterday. it's 17 degrees warmer than yesterday and as we head toward the second half of the week and the weekend, it's going to be warming up a lot more than that. now, double scan live showing that there is a fly in the ointment to this forecast. i'm tracking this cold front and this is all sliding to the east and this system will bring us another round of wet weather, really the first half of the day. as we zoom in you can see that rain is already advancing north of pittsburgh right now so this whole system will swing through so tomorrow similar to today where we have the rain from the morning rush but the sunshine by the afternoon and get ready for several days of sunshine. i'm tracking a nice sunny stretch and then 70's will

make a comeback. i'll let you know when coming up in the full accuweather forecast. are rick. >> something to look forward to. thank you, cecily. lawmakers in trenton are searching for solutions to an age old problem that has jeopardized the health of thousands of children. lead poisoning. and there could be new legislation that would make city water supplies saver especially in trenton schools. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live with an upday. hi, nora. >> reporter: hi, rick. new jersey doesn't require schools to test water for lead but some school districts are doing it on their own amid concerns about lead poisoning. now, lead is toxic to young children who can suffer irreversible brain damage when exposed. when rj james was a baby he lived in an apartment in trenton his mother later learned was covered in lead paint. he was poisoned and now the two-year-old is living proof that exposure to lead can cause devastating health effects in children. >> right now we going through

like procedures and he have like a behavior problem. he's not not talking. he has a speech problem. >> reporter: whether it's lead paint chips in the home or lead in the water at schools as we see lately the push is on in new jersey to battle lead poisoning. highlighted by a forum in trenton this morning where advocates are pushing for a law to mandate water testing in all schools. >> there's some state of the art schools but there's more older schools and that where i think the problems are. >> reporter: hamilton township is the most recent school district to report high levels of lead in the water. a fountain at greenwood elementary built in 1917 was shut down and morgan school built in 1957 has brought in water coolers and stopped cooking on location as a precaution. >> it's always concern when did you go there's lead in any kind of water. >> reporter: but you think -- >> but i think they're handling it well. >> reporter: hamilton just began testing recently. the trenton school district has been doing it for years. >> through the course of the program they've taken things offline, they've capped them, they've gone through and removed equipment at the source.

>> reporter: identifying water with high lead levels is just a first step. senate president steve sweeney says onto the state is going have to figure out a way to replace aging infrastructure contaminated with lead. >> it's going to be very expensive but it's something we can't ignore. we're poisoning children and that's not acceptable. >> reporter: just ask little rj's mom. >> but i feel really bad because like now he got to live with this for the rest of his life. >> reporter: last year in new jersey there were more than 3,000 new cases reported of kids under six with elevated lead levels. live in new jersey in trenton, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, nor ranch now to our presidential election coverage for you. donald trump back on the campaign trail after taking a few days off and while he was gone ted cruz was able to get all the delegates in colorado. they hold a convention there by the way instead of a primary. now trump is accusing cruz's camp of "crooked shenanigans in the fight for delegates. "democrats in new york trying

to get support before the primary there april 19. bernie sanders hoping his recent string of victories will bring him momentum over hillary clinton. by the way, trump's children will not be voting for their own dad. in fact, they won't be voting for anyone because they didn't register as republicans in time for new york's primary. ivanka and eric have spent time of course the last couple months end carriaging other voters to make sure they're registered but this morning trump said they feel "very, very guilty" and his children were unaware of the rules. oops. rick. >> that's politics. thank you, monica. time for a check of our traffic report tonight. matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with the very latest on the commute home. hey, matt. >> rick, the problem that has trumped all others this afternoon, so far you're going hear that a lot over the next few months by the way, has been a broken down truck on the schuylkill expressway eastbound approaching girard avenue. the good news is that truck is now cleared out of the way. if you're electing to use the schuylkill eastbound you'll

hit traffic from the boulevard eastbound into girard but at least the truck is gone. all three lanes back in business now. on the big picture, we're going to see some heavy traffic coming out of south philadelphia when the ball game ends in just a bit. we're in the seventh right now so a couple innings to go and then 95 will be clogged as will the westbound side of the schuylkill. also watching a crash in north philadelphia along north broad at clearfield by the taco bell. we have that one in cheltenham township along glenside aviatrices mill by vinnie's pizza. watch out for a wreck along norristown road and mckee road and there's still a downed pole in wilmington blocking off haines avenue by edgemoor gardens. stay on lore avenue to get around that. also a vehicle on fire in newport. lek you will they got that fire extinguished. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> matt thank you. public got a lesson in learning about there warning signs of child sexual abuse. widener university's delaware law school and the beau biden foundation sponsored the training called stewards of

children. the two and a half hour session was held inside of the main law building on concorde pike. three more sessions will be held later this week. this initiative coincides with april being national child abuse prevention month. >> still to come on "action news," growing concern tonight over the zika virus. officials warn it could be linked to other brain diseases. >> find out what caused this massive cloud of steam to swallow on an entire new york city block. frustrated with your overactive bladder medicine not working?

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>> scary scene in midtown manhattan after huge plumes of smoke billowed from the street. the cloud of steam started coming after 10:00 this morning after a water main break. fortunately no reported injuries but scary to walk past. >> that's for sure. in health check, health officials say the zika virus may be scarier than initially thought. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman has details from her briefing the the white house today. e experts from the cdc and national institutes of health say the more we learn about the zika virus, the gator concern grows. there are a few key points how they believe the mosquito

borne virus may cause more complications in pregnancy including microcephaly but also prematurity and blindness. women may be at risk the entire pregnancy not just the first trimester. the type of mosquito is believed to be more widespread in the u.s. instead of being in 12 states, it could be in 30 states. they can't predict how bad it could be in the u.s. during the mosquito season so they are hoping for the best but want to prepare for the worst. >> there's a lot to do to increase laboratory diagnostic testing, to increase mosquito surveillance, to increase human surveillance and birth defect surveillance and to improve our communications so people have the best information to protect themselves and their families. >> and changing gears going back to the passing of flyers owner ed snider he's being remembered today for his impact in sports. but he also left a legacy in this area's health and fitness for kids and for adults. over the past decade thousands of kids improved their fitness

and learned life skills through the ed snider youth hockey foundation. for keiser archie it led to a national spot as a youth advisor for the alliance for a healthier generation which works to improve kids' health. >> health is a lot more important than was think it is. >> reporter: in 2004, snider talked of his own health, first publically revealing his long struggle with celiac disease. it's the inability to digest wheat and anything with gluten. >> i've had it since i'm a young man but i didn't know it. >> reporter: alice bast of the beyond celiac advocacy group had encouraged snider to speak out. he became a board member, donor and mentor for bast as she fought for awareness and better access for gluten free foods. she says it's paid off. >> we are the number one gluten free friendly city in the united states. and that's thanks to the work of ed snider and beyond

philly. >> reporter: in fact you can buy gluten free food at the flyers sixers and eagles games. you can learn more about mr. snider's health legacy on 6abc.com. >> local law enforcement wants to make sure you put your cell phone down while you're driving. find out where they're stepping up patrols. >> the backlash continues after a state passed new laws limiting lgbt discrimination protections. you'll hear if both sides next. >> ♪

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extraordinary support to victims or advocates. >> and still to come on "action news" at 5:00 tonight a check of that forecast for you. >> take it live outside and sky6 hd showing you penn's landing the sun is shining, it looks beautiful and we've warmed up a bit. meteorologist cecily tynan with that five day forecast when "action news" comes right back. this change in attitude brought to you by escape to margaritaville, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. featuring a second chance trip to the fabulous margaritaville beach resort

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan standing by with a return to normalcy. >> i'm not tracking snow for a change. finally i am tracking a few showers on stor storm tracker6 double scan. philadelphia and nearby areas, areas to the south, it is rain free but we do have this batch of showers moving through quakertown right now, easton right now you're on the northern edge of it, goon lane and thergreenlane and heavier sr pottstown crossing route 100, crossing pew town and 422. no thunder with this. this is a batch of just heavier showers, a renegade batch ahead of the main cold front that will be moving through overnight tonight. temperatures right now show that we have warmed up dramatically since yesterday. yesterday only 50. philadelphia right now 67 degrees. dover 68. trenton 66. but the northwest suburbs again with the clouds and some of those showers really making

a big difference, temperatures only in the upper 50's. satellite6 along with action radar showing what i'm tracking for really the first half of the day tomorrow is a cold front that stretches through the ohio valley. that will be sliding through so tomorrow is one of those days when you'll need your umbrella the first half of the day, you'll need the sunglasses the second half of the day. tonight with the clouds rolling in and the winds out of the south it's not going to be cooling off much at all. 55 in philadelphia, dover 55, cape may 52. the clouds thickening the then rain will be arriving by day break tomorrow. future tracker really timing it out showing around 5 o'clock this is when we have the showers mainly west of philadelphia. philadelphia and areas to the east. at 5 o'clock just a lot of clouds but the morning commute will be wet so definitely allow extra time. pack your patience. 8:30 in the morning the steadiest rain from i-95 really areas south and east already beginning to clear out in the northwest suburbs.

and then this system moves through pretty quickly. by lunchtime it's all across south jersey and delaware and then in the afternoon the sunshine is back. we're looking at a pretty quick hit of rain, jenly about .10 to .5 of rain. the good news about the rain tomorrow is it will help with the pollen because now trees and grass are blooming and moderate pollen in the air and the rest of the week is going to be tough for the allergy sufferers. the five day forecast showing tomorrow the morning rain and the afternoon sunshine, 60. we drop to 58 degrees on wednesday. back up to 62 on thursday. friday 64. saturday 68. do you want it even warmer? i've got it in the accuweather 7-day forecast coming up. >> yes. >> this is a pretty nice looking forecast, guys. >> thank you, cecily. >> about time. >> quick break. more news when we come right back. stay with us. for years, i was a laboratory chemist,

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>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. the showdown continues in north carolina following the passage of a controversial law with both sides and

celebrities saying. four people sent to a hospital following a violent night. sports world mourning the loss of ed snider. much more on the storied legacy he leaves behind. >> now the details. support and anger over north carolina's new anti-lgbt legislation continues to grow tonight. residents on both sides of the law which does limit protections for those in the lgbt community protested in raleigh today this as more celebrities consider joining bruce springsteen in canceling performance in that state until the law is repealed. abc's elizabeth hur lie in new york with more. good evening, elizabeth. >> reporter: yeah, monica, hundreds came out for the dueling demonstrations today. this as that list of big businesses taking a stand against the new law keeps growing. >> do what's right to protect our families and our children. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: another week,

another rally. >> it was plain common sense. no men in women's restrooms, right? everybody agree with me. >> reporter: this time supporters of north carolina's new law drawing protests from opponents. >> my risk of being attacked, accost evidential henchd even killed in a restroom has increased. >> reporter: the new law spells out which public restrooms transgender individuals must use. the gender that's on their birth certificate. >> ♪ >> reporter: calling the law discriminatory bruce springsteen canceled his concerts in greensboro saying some things are more important than a rock show and charles barkley is also taking sides telling cnn he thinks the nba should move next year's all-star game. >> i'm supposed to stand up for the people who can't stand up for themselves so i think the nba should move the all-star game from charlotte.

>> reporter: the backlash, doesn't end there. pay pal dropped plans to expand in north carolina. costing the state 400 jobs. another company he, braeburn pharmaceuticals is also reconsidering a major expansion there. just last week mississippi enactd a similar religious freedom law. despite opposition from big business. and singer brian adams just canceled a concert in mississippi. the aclu is suing north carolina and experts say this is a case that had likely reach the supreme court. we are live in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you elizabeth. world news tonight with david muir will have much more. and you can watch that that following "action news" at 6:00. a second guilty verdict for a father accused of setting a house fire that killed his two young sons.

the blaze happened back in 1985 in oxford circle. jurors today deliberated for six days before finding daniel dougherty guilty of second degree murder and arson. he was sentenced to life without parole. originally dougherty was given the death penalty for killing his three-year-old and four-year-old sons but that sentence was thrown out on a technicality. >> ahsir reece of violent attacks in philadelphia that sent several people to the hospital. happened in north philadelphia port richmond and spring garden. in two of those incidents the suspects are still on the run tonight. philadelphia detectives say a man was shot while pulling his car out of a drive way near 12th and wallace streets in spring garden. the victim continued to drive but then lost control of his car and slammed into the front doors of a church. detectives say he then walked away from the wreckage, was picked up by another driver and taken to hahnemann hospital for treatment. not clear who shot him or why. some sort of fight throwed a stabbing in north

philadelphia. happened near ridge and cecil b. moore avenues. detectives say a man with a cut to his hand flagged down a police cruiser in the area. those officers took him to the hospital for treatment. a short time later a second person called 911 saying he had been stabbed in the arm near lidge and cecil b. moore, that same area. he was also taken to the hospital for treatment. authorities say the first man will be charged in the incident. and a man is fighting for his life tonight after being shot twice in the head. this was the scene outside of a chinese takeout restaurant along the 2000 block of castor avenue in port richmond. detectives say the shooter snuck up behind the victim, shot him and ran off. the victim whose name has not been released was rushed to temple university hospital where he's in extremely critical condition. and detectives add that several other people also shot at the victim and police are looking at surveillance video in the area to try to hopefully identify them tonight. if you have any information about this shooting along castor avenue or at 12th and

wallace, you're asked to contact philadelphia police. monica. >> all right. philadelphia detectives are also hoping surveillance video leads them to the thieves who made off with a large haul of cigarettes. this happened friday morning at a warehouse in the 100 block of east hunting park avenue. three men pride opened the rear door and carted in a big ladder. once inside they took 24 cases of cigarettes worth about $64,000. from our delaware news room new castle police are looking for the man in these surveillance pictures. they say he robbed a wssf bank in the airport shopping center. investigators say the man walked in at 12:30 p.m. and handed the teller a note demanding cash. when he got it he ran out of the bank and went into a white box truck. no one was hurt but if you recognize the man in the surveillance video please contact new castle police. new jersey governor chris christie made another nomination to the state supreme court today. it is very likely that nomination will be confirmed. christie and senate president steve sweeney announced this

both support former federal prosecutor walter trombone for the seat. >> we're going have disagreements over times as we have about this nomination but i amly pleased that we've been able to reach an agreement and i look forward to there being a fully constitutionally constituted court. >> governor christie put forth another candidate earlier this year but senate president sweeney vowed the appointment would not go through because it would favor republicans too heavily. >> pennsylvania congressman pat meehan and brendan boyle are pressing the epa for more information about locally contaminated water. boyle and meehan spoke by the horsham air guard station today. boyle says high levels of the unregulated chemicals pfoa and pfos were found in drinking water near the base. the former naval warfare center in warminster. boyle says residents have

health concerns because of the discoveries and the epa could do more. >> it should immediately finalize the updated stricter advisory levels that take into account lifetime exposure. >> boyle and meehan are asking the epa to clarify when and how the navy determined the nature of the well contamination. those wells are are now offline according to the navy. philadelphia mayor jim kenney and council president darrell clarke put on their student hats today in west philadelphia. they listened to ninth graders at the workshop school who shared their ideas to increase energy efficiency. philadelphia's considered one of the green estes in the country a trend lawmakers want to continue. >> a judge ruled eminent domain can be used to seize man for a protected dune project in margate second ruling in favor of the state environmental department as it tries to assemble strips along

the coast to build dunes. margate says its wooden bulkhead is sufficient to protect it from storms. officials in the beach town actually sued the state to block the project. margate officials have not yet commented on today's ruling. >> all right. time now for an update on the commute home on a monday night. >> over to matt pelman to see what's out there tonight. >> no day at the beach as we try and get home. we know it's only going get world when the phils game ends. we're in the eighth inning right now. 95 is going to be exat a busy in just a little bit but already we've got problems here on 95 in south philadelphia. camera is shaking a little bit but it's an accident involving this truck here in the southbound right lane approaching broad street causing slowing as you come down from tasker and head toward the girard point bridge. our slowing that we had on the schuylkill eastbound because of that disabled truck has cleared out. so, we're returning to normal in that neck of the woods but we still have a wash crash along huntington pike near moreland road. one in cheltenham along glenside avenue at rice's mill

had mill road. a trash along kenas road at county line road. new schedules took effect on the septa regional rails and the patco high speedline. rick and monica, back over to you. >> thank you sir. >> thanks matt. >> still ahead on "action news" a scary scene for spectators and riders when a bicyclist goes down dark road race and it didn't stop there. we will show you. >> and the sport world has lost a giant as we've been reporting ed snider passed away this morning. ducis rodgers and jaime apody have more from flyers players coming up. and cecily is in for adam tonight. >> hi, rick. double scan live showing that we have a few showers in our northern suburbs but the main batch of rain will be arriving right in time for our morning commute tomorrow. i'll let you know when it moves outer in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> all right. those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ vo: president obama endorses

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>> a dangerous collision during a bike race in paris caught on camera. happened yesterday during the paris race. one rider fell causing several others to crash. and a motor bike following the racers also turned on its

side. several riders were hospitalized but fortunately no one suffered any major injuries. that were more arrests over the weekend bringing the number of people connected to the terrorist attacks in brussels and paris into the dozens. the group is now being referred to as the super cell of extremism one of the men arrest said mohammed abrini believed to be the man who walked away from the brussels international airport after his explosives failed to detonate. even with the 50 or more arrests investigators fear it may not be enough to stave off another attack. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry was in hiroshima japan today and visited the site of the 1945 atomic bombing. he laid a wreath to commemorate those who lost their lives. his visit comes a day after state department officials said kerry would not apologize for the twin bombings. president barack obama will also travel to japan later next month for the g-7 leaders

summit. >> time for sports. ducis is here with more on the passing of flyers founder ed snider. >> he was a giant across all sports. the casual fan saw ed snider as a passionate owner. he was so much more to his players, the nice organization and the delaware valley. snider died early today at the age of 83 after a battle with bladder cancer. jaime apody is live at the wells fargo center with reaction. >> reporter: ducis, it's such a dad say as we lost the most influential figure in philadelphia sports history. ed snider was flyers hockey. just the fact that everyone referred to him as mr. snider that came if bobby clarke who refused to call him ed and then everyone followed suit. of course there's the stanley cups but snider's legacy will always lie in the ed snider youth hockey foundation that changed the lives of so many

underprivileged children and in the impact he made on all his players and coaches. i spoke with a few of them and they say it's the way he treated them win or lose, the passion, the presence that will stay women them forever. >> pretty glad we were able to make the playoffs. the whole year we were playing for him and that's not going change for the playoffs. you know, best thing we can do right now is play as hard as we can. we know he'll be watching and he'll be cheering us on. >> going to give everything you possibly can to be successful in the playoffs because that's what mr. snider would want. i know there's nothing else that he wanted to see more than the flyers to win another stanley cup. >> reporter: the flyers last saw mr. snider three months ago when they had lunch at his california home on their west coast road trip. no coincidence they have gone 26, 12 and seven since.

of course the guys clinched their trip to the playoff on the second to last day of the regular season. snider was not conscious but was inside the arena via face time during god bless america. now of course the team is going to dedicate their playoff run to mr. snider and maybe something special is going to happen. live at the wells fargo center jaime apody channel6 "action news." ducis. >> jamie thank you. to baseball phillies back home today for their home opener. the phils coming in with a little momentum. they won their last two games. the tradition of walking to thwalkingthrough the stands con. right now we're in the top of the ninth inning. padres lead the phils four four-three. area rowan nola career high nine strikeouts. lost in the shuffle of jordan spieth's meltdown in the masters yesterday an unlikely hole in one. sixteenth hole luisut of the

haze sen. watch where his ball ends up in the hole for a hole in one. give him another hundred thousand cracks at that. hundred years never be able to do that again. >> of course. >> amazing. >> i've done it on a pool table though. thanks. >> thanks. pennsylvania congressman pat meehan is remembering late flyers owner ed snider. meehan worked as a referee decades ago and said snider came to washington, d.c. a year and a half ago to team kids about hockey. >> his foresight in that is another example the impact he's had on communities not just across the philadelphia region but all across the country. >> congressman meehan said snider tried harder than anyone to bring a winner to philadelphia. our coverage continues on 6abc.com. we have a photo gallery of images celebrating his remarkable life and historic videos from his legendary

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customers say he wasn't doing anything baaad. >> cecily has got sound effects. police transported goat a local animal shelter. after posting these photos on the police department's facebook page the goat was finally retrieved by his owner who probably felt a bit sheepish afterwards. >> did he get his mocha that's were i want to know. >> he should have ordered a goat milk cappuccino. >> i like goat cheese. >> we can tell sometimes. time for that forecast. >> getting better. >> not baaad at all. it's looking pretty good. we have showers on storm tracker6 live double scan showing we have the stubborn batch of showers in the northern suburbs just really holding on over green lane, quakertown heading towards milford. it's all pushing to the east and it should be moving out within about the next hour. but closer to home in philadelphia today, the action cam out and about and showing that things are in bloom.

some sunshine, a little bit breezy but temperatures rebounding back into the upper 60's. so, a nice change after the cold and the snow over the weekend. 67 degrees in philadelphia right now. that's our high a for the day and that's 5 degrees above normal. wilmington and trenton 66. cape may 63. the northwest suburbs, though, with the clouds and showers, quite a bit cooler, allentown and reading currently 59 degrees. but compare it to yesterday at this time, we're 17 degrees warmer in philadelphia, 18 degrees warmer in wilmington and 21 degrees warmer in dover. temperatures will take a bit of a hit the next two days. behind a cold front. but then a nice rebound as we head through the week. so, satellite6 along with action radar showing the next system i'm tracking, it's a cold front that stretches from new england through the ohio and tennessee valleys and this will be swinging that was tomorrow. so, tomorrow is one of those days you'll need the umbrella for the first half of the day. future tracker showing around 6 o'clock in the morning, the

rain has arrived, really a steady rainier philadelphia, some heavier rain in the northwest suburbs. so the morning commute will be wet. allow extra time around 9 o'clock in the morning most of the activity shifts from i-95 areas south and east and then it clears out pretty quickly. 1 o'clock showers hanging along the coast. sunshine is back in the northwest suburbs and we clear out the clouds as we head through the evening hours. tomorrow night for the phillies looking pretty nice. 7:05, first pitch, mostly clear, a little bit on the breezy side, winds out of the northwest up to 14 miles an hour. first pitch temperature of 56. by the ninth inning dropping down to 47 degrees. so, it should be dry but it will be a little bit chilly. heading into wednesday, winds out of the northeast had bring cooler air, the high only 58 degrees. but this high pressure takes controlly the rest of the week and that will bring us loads of sunshine and a gradual warming trend which is something a lot of people have been waiting for.

the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, rain tomorrow morning but the sunshine is back by the afternoon. the afternoon high a little bit cooler than today, 60. we do that down to 58 degrees on wednesday despite a lot of sunshine but thursday temperatures begin the trend upward. 62 degrees, some morning clouds and loads of sunshine by the afternoon. friday will be beautiful, 64 degrees and finally looks like we have a gorgeous spring weekend. it's about time. 68 degrees on saturday. sunday we bump it up to 70 degrees and monday even a little bit warmer, 72 degrees. that is 7 degrees above normal, so finally i'm not talking about freeze warnings or snow, i'm talking about a few showers tomorrow morning and then the rest of the week is really looking beautiful. >> okay. >> thank you so much. and as april showers come and go keep 6abc.com/weather close at hand rely on the power of storm tracker6 live double scan radar to stay ahead of mother nature. >> well, actor johnny depp is coming to lehigh valley but

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>> ♪ >> all right. dancers busting some moves at southwest leadership adam charter school. it was a hip hop pep rally to get students fired up for this week's tssa test. >> good luck for that. right now jim gardner standing by with these stories and much more next at 6 o'clock. remembering ed snider. a look at his legacy on philadelphia and the youth of the city. also a student found dead. police investigate the death of a cabrini college student. >> home opener, it is opening day in south philadelphia.

we'll take you to all the phillies festivity. those stories at 6::for adam joseph ducis rodgers wick rams the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have good night. "action news" at 6:00 is next.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, city council considers solar panels to power philadelphia schools. and tens of thousands of verizon workers prepare to walk the picket line. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the end of an era in philadelphia

with the death of ed snider. snider died early this morning after a two-year battle with bladder cancer. but snider is a philadelphia icon who has carved a special place in the history of this city and the entire region. snider single-handedly brought the flyers and the nhl to philadelphia in 1967. 50 years ago. and his cherished team became the first expansion team to win the stanley cup in 1974, the first of two successive cups but snid snider became not just the face of his team but one of the true faces of philadelphia. ed snider was 83. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live at the skate house in cobbs creek and john snider himself would say that his greater evident accomplishment might just have been his commitment to providing athletic and educational opportunities to under served youth. >> reporte