wilmington teen. plus flyers come up big in the clutch, game six is on, next.

tonight, high school students hold a vigil and march 1 day after their friend is murdered during a school fight. but still no arrests in the case. and friday night, jim's off, i'm monica malpass. the big story an "action news" is a day of grieving after the killing of 16 year-old honors student amy joyner francis, in a school bathroom. friend of the victim are remembering her life, cut short. dann cuellar is live at wilmington police headquarters with the very latest, tonight, dann? >> reporter: well, monica police have been questioning multiple people in connection with the case but still, no one has been arrested or charged. meanwhile the case, to continues to bring grief, to the victim's friend, and

classmates. there continues to be unbelievable grief, among students here at the howard high school of technology. >> my baby is gone and it hurts me to the core because i never expected that i had to be up here, sitting rest in peace to one of my friend. >> reporter: close friend joined a hundred others outside this school for another prayer vigil for 16 year-old amy joyner francis. she died after being assaulted by two other students yesterday in the school bathroom. fatal assault, first in the delaware school in decade, shocked many here's and around the world. >> this don't wake up delaware, this don't wake up wilmington, this don't wake up howard up, i don't know what will, but we all need to come together as one. >> reporter: acting as a spokeswoman, council woman sherry walker says amy was a model student. >> this was not a young laid that i was involved in street activity. this was an honor roll student, manager of the wrestling team, whose mother and father were very engaged

in her life as well as her siblings. >> reporter: her friend say she was known for breaking up fights. >> she was a lover, not a fighter. that is how she was. >> reporter: this evening her friend released 16 blue lah lunes, her favorite color, to flow away in the warm spring air in her memory. >> amy, amy. >> reporter: now, the details on the medical examiner's findings on the cause and manner of death have not been released. police say it is an ongoing investigation. meanwhile funeral arrange also for amy joyner frat zest are still pending tonight. we are live from wilmington police headquarters i'm dann waste air for channel six, "action news". thanks, dann. on a much lighter note, flyers fans are celebrating a big win tonight. the team beat the washington, capitols again keeping playoff hopes alive. ducis rodgers is here on tonight's game.

this is huge. >> they are amazing. there is no quit in this team right now. for second straight game, flyers staire limb nation directly in the eye for second straight game flyers stand up to the challenge. taking on the capitols, in game five, second period in score, flyers power play firing. ryan white, t's up the net. it goes off a capitals player. it went n1 to nothing flyers. michael neuvirth makes sure that goal stand up. neuvirth is unbeatable, 44 saves. spectacular in net. the flyers win, two to nothing. they force a game six. that game will be at the wells fargo center, sunday at noon. our jamie apody is live in d.c. tonight. we will join her in sports with the post game reaction. >> incredible. but glad to see it. thanks, ducis. it has been a violent night across the tri-state. in gloucester county officials are investigating a shooting just before ten on 700 block of billings avenue in paulsboro. police say somebody was shot in the parking lot.

they have not released the victim's condition. wilmington police are investigating a a shooting that left a man in critical condition. it happen 9:00 in the 3100 block of madison street. police say victim was shot in the chest. no a rests were made yet. police in southwest philadelphia have a homicide investigation on their hand. they found body of 25 year-old man in the parking lot at 84 and lindberg boulevard at 9:30 tonight. police say the victim was shot self times, again, no arrests, just yet. a person was air lifted to cooper university hospital, tonight after being hit the by a car, in burlington county. chopper six was over the scene at 8:30 on marne highway near mount holly bypass in hainesport no word whether that driver faces any charges. philadelphia police have now released these surveillance photos of the sexual predator who a tempted to rape a woman earlier this week. the attack happened in the 1300 block of wharton street in south philadelphia wednesday morning. police say suspect attacked a 19 year-old woman but she was

able to getaway using pepper spray. if you recognize this suspect, please, police are asking you to contact them. fire crewness bucks county battled a three alarmer this afternoon the at a large factory. this is the scene around 2:30 in the 600 block of arlington street at kieser painter still works. heavy flames were pouring out of the building. it took crews two hours to bring it under control but smoke could be seen for miles. luckily everyone was able to make it out of the building safely. investigators in camden county of a a man in custody tonight following a suspicious fire that left six people, injured, including four children. flames broke out in the two story row house about 4:30 this morning in the 800 block of haddon avenue knew. investigators say the man they arrested was a tenant who was in the process of being evicted. everyone is expected to be okay. in just four days, voters head to the polls in pennsylvania and delaware, the candidates have been busy, campaigning in our area,

hoping to drum up last minute support. today republican front runner donald trump held a rally at delaware state fare ground in harrington, thousands of people waited for hours to hear him talk. trump focused on jobs, the economy, and the military. >> we're going to take our military, we will make it so strong, so good, and hopefully we will never have to use it the but none is going to play with us. lou at the what russia is doing... >> according to a new poll out this week trump does have a strong lead among delaware republicans with 55 percent, saying they plan to vote for him. delaware is a winner take all primary state so all 16 delegates will go to the winner. ted cruz campaigned across pennsylvania today. he held a rally in scranton, this morning. he stopped by a restaurant tonight in a allentown to talk to supporters. john kasich was in connecticut tonight hosting a town hall meeting there kasich made two stops in the delaware valley yesterday. democratic presidential

hopeful bernie sanders was in west philadelphia stumping for votes today. it was one of the three stops for him in the keystone state. matt o'donnell talk one on one with the candidate about the race. >> bernie, bernie, bernie. >> reporter: bernie sanders waited into philadelphia politics during and after discussion in west philadelphia today. he called mayor kenney's proposed soda tax regress i have and unfair to the poor and lauded mayor for trying to expand prekindergarten. so who should pay. >> tax man for people wealthier in philadelphia a. >> absolutely. i'm not going to get into philadelphia politics but as president of the united states, yes, we are going to raise taxes on the 1 percent. >> reporter: winning pennsylvania would be a tall task for bernie sanders, hillary clinton won it in 2008 when she first ran for president and her husband won it twice on his way to the white house. >> we're going to create an economy that works all of us. >> reporter: why is bernie sanders bothering campaigning in pennsylvania. >> well, bernie sanders has

now won 17 states in this election so far for democratic nomination. we started off 60 points behind. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: mostly everyone predict hillary clinton would steam roll her way to the democratic national convention in philadelphia this summer. sanders has stood in her way, time and time again. >> let pennsylvania go forward. >> reporter: clinton compared his candidacy to hers in 2008 when she eventually stepped aside and supported barack obama. >> well, that is not going to happen. i am in this race until the end. i believe it is good for the democratic party that we have a vigorous debate that we bring more people in the process. >> i look around me and i see a political revolution, taking place. >> reporter: beating the former secretary of state in the place she has done so well would shock political observers across the country just like they have been shocked so many times before in this 2016 white house race. with the sanders campaign in west philadelphia, matt

o'donnell for channel six a "action news". >> hillary clinton brought her campaign back to pennsylvania today. she held a round table discussion with the group of women at jenkintown, this morning. she vowed to address equal pay and paid family leave, if elect president. she also addressed gun control. >> we can have common sense gun safety measures, consistent with the second amendment. in fact, everything i have said about comprehensive background checks a big majority of americans support and big majority of the responsible gun owners support. >> clinton held this campaign rally in scranton this evening, about 8:00 o'clock. with the democratic national convention just a few months away the ceo of the convention made a visit to the church in the grays ferry section tonight. lee doubtry took part in the question and answer question at williams tell. cm thee. faith leaders in the city were on hand to learn more about the convention and the upcoming elections. the democratic candidates for senate in pennsylvania

debated for the last time today before tuesday's primary. six abc hosted this debate among all four candidates hoping to challenge republican pat toomey in the fall. you can watch this senate debate in its entirety this sunday, tune in at 11:00 o'clock right here on six abc. stay with "action news" for complete primary election coverage both tuesday beal have representatives from the league of women voters here to answer any questions you may have, you can call the number on the screen from 7:00 in the morning when polls opened until they close at 8:00 p.m. still to come on "action news" tonight, more than a million cars are being recalled tonight, plus we are following the latest on prince's death, what investigators released today about how he was found. and eight people were found murdered today in ohio. tonight search is on for the suspects. cecily? we have a few light showers around tonight, i'm tracking steadier rain rolling through we hours in the morning, i'll let you know how long showers last into your weekend with your full accu

weather seven day forecast. plus a new study is out on the quality of air in the delaware valley and a live report from jamie apody on tonight's flyers win when "action news" continues in a moment.

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finished an autopsy on prince, but it will be a while before we know anything. toxicology tests could take, several weeks, and minneapolis officials though held a news conference today releasing more details about the singer's death. they say prince was seen around 8:00 o'clock wednesday night, night before he was found unresponsive in an elevator on the first floor of his home. his body was found after staff members failed to reach him. >> they were trying to reach him, aid were, yesterday morning and were unable to reach prince. so they responded to paisley park to look for him. they found him unresponsive in the elevator. >> investigators say his body had no obvious signs of trum and there was nothing to indicate that his death was a suicide. police in ohio were trying to figure out who murdered

eight people, their bodies were discovered at four different crime scenes and investigators say they had all been killed execution style. "action news" reporter jeff chirico joins us from our the sat center with more tonight, jeff. >> reporter: monica, officials say it is clear that one particular family was targeted but a at the this hour investigators do not know what the motive was or how many killers are on the loose. >> at this time i can confirm that we have eight bodies in this county. >> reporter: shocking murder spree in rural southern ohio have officials searching for a killer, seven adults and 16 year-old boy shot execution style, officers found first two victims in the home after being called there before 8:00 . >> while they were responding they were flagged down on union hill road. they were given two additional address is. >> reporter: three homes are within a mile on the same road. officials say deputies found a grizzly scene. five more victims, including a woman in bed with her four day old baby. that child and two others were spared. the eighth victim was found hours later a ten minute drive from the other home.

pike county sheriff said victims are all related. >> we have identified the victims as being members of the same family. my thoughts and prayers go out to them. >> reporter: in a tweet ohio governor john kasich, campaigning in pennsylvania, called the reports tragic, beyond comprehends. >> the individual or individuals who committed this crime obviously are dangerous, and we believe that they are still the at large. >> reporter: nearby schools went on lock down but officials say they do not believe there is a threat to the general public. the attorney general says that the family being targeted is staying at a nearby church for safety. >> we are advising the family members to be very careful and to take particular caution. >> attorney general says that at least 30 people have been interviewed so far. the sheriff a's office is providing security, for the remaining, surviving family members. we are live from the satellite

center, jeff chirico for channel six "action news". >> thanks, jeff. michigan man who killed six people and injured two while working as an uber driver in kalamazoo has been deem competent to stand trial. police say after february 20th shootings, jason brian dalton told investigators that the uber app made him like a puppet. the 45 year-old underwent a psychiatric evaluation but a judge said today he is fit for trial. fiat chrysler is recalling more than 1 million cars, and suv's tonight, that is because their gear shifters could confuse drivers and cause a roll a way accident. the recall covers dodge chargers, chrysler 300 sedans and jeep grand cherokee suv from 2012 to 2014 model years. the electronic shift levers make it very difficult for drivers to tell if they are in park and that increases the risk of the vehicles rolling away once the driver gets out. the recall comes after the u.s. government opened up an investigation into these

vehicles following more than 120 reports of crashes. right now in center city a portion of broad street is closed at philadelphia international festival of the arts or pifa takes place tomorrow on broad between chestnut and south. traffic is detoured to 13th and 15th streets. break down of the event should be complete by early sunday morning. in tonight's health check a new report find more than half of the people in the united states live in areas with unhealthy levels of pollution. the american lung association in fact gave delaware, new jersey and most of pennsylvanian f for a grade. researchers found air quality across california though the worst in the country. they say ozone and particle matter are the two major contributors but researchers note that the amount of pollution linked to these two factors is going down, thanks to the clean air act. time to see what is in the weather world over the weekend. it looks like a few showers to get out of the way and rest

not bad. >> exactly, most of the showers occurring overnight tonight. we will need rain for gardens and lawns to get the pollen out of the air, it has been a tough week. storm tracker six live double scan showing that we do have some showers around, mainly a cross south jersey and delaware, mainly on the light side, is there one cluster of thunderstorms south of harrisburg, this whole system will gradually be pressing to the east as we head through the overnight hours and then this comes off a warm, dry week, we had nine days in a row of no rain at all and temperatures, this entire workweek have been well above normal. today we bumped up to 78 degrees. average high for this time of the year is 66. that is our current temperature at 11:00 o'clock with these wind out of the south ahead of the cold front. it vice mild. sixty-six also in will allentown and reading. trenton 68. the poconos even now 64 degrees, a cool spot in cape may since you are getting those wind right off of the ocean. the that ocean temperature is

54. that is a big influence on the air temperature. 57 degrees. satellite six with action radar, showing us this entire system, just slowly, ever so slowly, pushing to the east and that cut off low, that is beginning to work its northern and west virginia. a lot of these showers are really losing their momentum. so that means we will see some showers in the overnight hours, maybe a rumble of thunder. i don't expect severe weather this main batch rolling through around 4:00 in the morning and then early tomorrow morning there will be a few left over showers at 7:00 o'clock. annie mccormack said she will be at the art museum for 12th annual sandy sprint 5k and 10k. if you are heading there, take a change of clothes because there will be showers but don't bundle up. 61 degrees at 7:00. and then by noon, any of the showers pushing off of the coast. cloud still lingering across south jersey and delaware but some sunshine breaking out in the northwestern suburbs and these cloud will continue to retreat to the south and east as we head through the day.

so tomorrow will be a day of transition. morning cloud a few lingering showers, sunshine by the afternoon, high of 37 degrees. brighter of the two days this weekend will be sunday with this high pressure right over us, wall to wall sunshine, a high of 69 degrees. cooler then tomorrow and then that high pressure flies to the east on monday. we will get return flow out of the southwest and that will bring temperatures back into the lower 80's for another day. so the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, not a bad day but morning cloud, lingering showers, brighter by the afternoon a high of 73 degrees. sunday, beautiful spring weather, mostly sunny, pleasant, 69 degrees and then temperatures back in the lower 80's on monday. 82 degrees, a little bit the on the humid sigh. on tuesday a cold front moves through. that will bring us another round of some showers, and 78 degrees, ahead of the cold front behind it we will dry out on wednesday, partly sunny and cooler, 70. on thursday partly sunny, could have a stray shower.

friday sun mixing with cloud and a high of 76 degrees. so every single day for the next week temperatures above normal. we have a good chance that april will end up being the 13th month in a row with average temperatures above normal. more on this is more of the new normal now. >> thanks, cecily. tonight was first night of passover celebrated by jews around the world including here in philadelphia action cam at this city's spring garden section, for friday evening services. eight day festival of the passover commemorate israelis freedom from slavery in anxious egypt.

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and the flyers are defying odds and eating the capitals. >> yes, they need to do it two more times. >> it is a hole they have created but they are close to climbing out of it. the flyers survived a game five against the caps. michael neuvirth back in net again, opening seconds of the game. mostly trying to send a message. schenn and oshe, doing a dance. second period in score, flyers power play, firing, ryan white, cleaning up the mess. take a look of the replay, puck goes off a caps player skate. one to nothing flyers. neuvirth is as good as it gets tonight. facing shots in the second period, he makes great save after great save. forty-four saves, in all. late in the third, chris vandervelde gets empty netter and flyers win two to nothing. they are only done three-two in this best of seven series. our jamie apody is live in d.c. with more on tonight's

big win, jamie. >> can you believe what we saw here, today. it was unreal. the flyers, had 11 shots. fewest ever in their playoff franchise history. and, michael neuvirth faced 44 shots, and stopped every single one of them. he was unconscious and now this series is going back to philadelphia, for a game number six. >> it is the best game of the series. they came at us pretty hard. i mean, they were tough. >> you know, we just got to keep pushing here and try to win him one, in game six. >> how does it feel to be going back to philadelphia for game number six. >> it feels good but it is a team game. we had guys that stepped up. you know, we need to be the at our best and, you know, it is a big win for us.

>> neuvirth showed no emotion after the game, whatsoever. he said we are still down in this series but boy was he dialed into this one. ren, flyers have come back from being down zero-three before. they dit six years ago to win against boston and win a seven game series and they cast doubt now because they have blown eight out of the last nine chances to close out the a series. pressure on them. game six noon sunday wells fargo center, be there. live from the verizon center, jamie apody for channel six "action news". still ahead in sports phillies are on the road and, miguel franco is in the zone, he is has a big night, up next. ♪ this afternoon at dunkin', sip and save with a freshly brewed favorite for 99 cents.

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milwaukee and they send aaron nola to the mound. they are still looking for first victory of the season, first inning, chris carter with the single, one to nothing brewers. that is only run he gives up over seven innings. now two-one phillies in the fifth, miguel frank co one of two on the night, four on the year, nola gets the win, so do phillies five-two the final. union are home a begins new york tomorrow. catch the match here on six abc the at 3:30. once again, flyers, defeat capitals to force game six on sunday. finally a nice night to remember at drexel hill the pilgrims garden senior center hosted a senior prom tonight. couples are dressed with lots of grace, style on the dance floor and, of course, one lovely couple was named prom

king and queen, they look excited. students from monsignor bonner were there to help ladies fill out their dance card. jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. "action news" continues a at 5:30 tomorrow morning with gray hall and chris sowers. for the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a good night tonight, have a good weekend. >> ♪

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