children who say they picked the numbers from a dream and they say of course this $284 million jackpot that's what it is after taxes will change their lives forever. >> it was a big shock when we first learned that we were powerball winners. it was a bigger shock when we learned that we were the only ticket holder. and it was like -- it was like an affirmation from god because we each have dreams that we want to fulfill in this life and do for our community and do for each other and our families and it was like, well, we have been funded to do that. >> reporter: family spokeswoman says they only played lotteries when it gets big. their mother bought the winning ticket at a 7-eleven in trenton. they say the brothers and sisters have got 10 together every day since then and haven't slept much. they have retained legal counsel to help them figure this all out. interestingly everyone went to work after learning they'd won

and their boughs and coworkers may just be finding out as they watch this news conference tonight. the smith family is very, very lucky tonight. they're claiming the sixth biggest prize in powerball jackpot history. we'll have more for you later on. for now we're live in lawrenceville, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." lucky day here. >> yeah, so great to see one family enjoy that. >> that's great. >> that huge jackpot. nora thank you. the view out your window hasn't given way the way nora's umbrella did. >> let's head to adam joseph. >> far from a winning forecast out there today especially after the beautiful day we had yesterday. storm tracker6 live double scan will show the steadiest of the rain is now moving east of philadelphia and south of philadelphia and beginning to fall apart break apart west of the city. but as we close into double scan live radar no lightning strikes. we really haven't had any thunderstorms today, just been some heavy downpours. surf city to cape may but it's just about to slip off the coast there and just a few

spitting showers left over dover as well as salem but one thing that will return before sunset especially in the western suburbs is a little sun. you can see the clearing line now approaching baltimore and lancaster and that will continue its journey off to the east and we still have a good four hours or so before that sun sets. your evening planner, some of that sun returning seven to 8 o'clock with temperatures in the mid and upper 60's and overall a clear sky developing overnight with low temperatures by 11 o'clock dropping to 61. but storm tracker6 live double scan will show another system on its heels. this comes in for tomorrow afternoon with some downpours and some thunderstorms this go round. severe thunderstorm watch for parts of kansas as well as northern missouri, western parts of illinois. not looking at severe weather for us but there could be some gusty thunderstorms on saturday and then on sunday, behind that system the windsy winds will funnel out of the northwest very cold air for this time of year. these are highs for sunday.

we'll chat about that part of the forecast and the timing nor rain tomorrow coming up in accuweather, brian. >> adam thank you very much. and stick with 6abc.com/weather right through the weekend. storm tracker6 live radar will keep you updated on those thunderstorms and be sure to follow the accuweather team on facebook, twitter and other social media. >> a philadelphia family and their neighbors are still shaken by an early morning home invasion in somerton and police say the intruders are still on the loose. it all started at 1:00 a.m. on fairview street on a block normally considered safe because so many police officers live there. the quiet was shattered when three masked men broke through a back door and tied up a couple in their 60's and their adult son. now, the homeowners did not want to show their faces but they told us the suspects ransacked every floor of their home before realizing they had the wrong house. >> i was scared to death. i thought this guy had a gun pointed at me. i said, you know, what's going

on? i ain't got nothing to give you. >> i really thought they were going to kill us because it was just at that point it was just the two of us and then they brought him in i just thought it was just the end of it. >> again, if you can imagine it was the wrong house the intruders left without hurting anyone but see that picture there, the family's cat princess has been missing since that break in. they believe she ran out as the thieves broke in and they are hoping that someone will return her safely. in the meantime, detectives are reviewing security cameras from the area to see if they captured anything that can help them piece this together and locate those intruders. what on ordeal for this family sharrie. >> let's hope police get some leads on this. "action news" has confirmed there's a tentative agreement to help save atlantic city from financial collapse. the deal between new jersey senate and assembly leaders would give the city 150 days to come up with a plan to cut spending in half before the state steps in to take over.

a formal bill has not been introduced as of yet. atlantic city is more than $550 million in debt. a list of coconspirators who were never indicted in the new jersey bridgegate scandal will remain private at least for now. a federal judge had ordered the names to be released by noon today but she delayed the deadline until next tuesday because someone whose name is on that lit is fighting to keep it private. the judge will use the extra time to consider the person's request. the only people charged in the schemes that closed the lanes on the george washington bridge are two of governor chris christie's form are allies and they pled not guilty. governor christie denies having any role. >> the eagles opened up rookie camp today. that means new quarterback carson wentz took the field with his brand new teammates. before practice he talked to the media about his first couple weeks with the birds. jeff skversky live now in south philadelphia with more on the team's top draft pick.

jeff. >> reporter: brian, all eyes on new eagles quarterback carson wentz on day one of eagles rookie mini camp. even owner jeffrey lurie was out here today watching his every move and of course how about the head coach, do you go pederson a former quarterback himself watching every move as well working very closely with wentz on his foot work on his timing and of course the understanding of the playbook. wentz all smiles today as he takes the field for the very first time and he's down playing when he will eventually take the field at the linc as a starter. remember, wentz could sit all of this upcoming season. with sam bradford still being named the starting quarterback and what about wentz and his relationship with bradford? the two have yet to speak and he is also down playing what his relationship will be with the disgruntled starting quarterback. >> i think the relationship with him and really the other

quarterbacks in the room i think it will be great. i think it will be a really competitive atmosphere. hopefully we'll all learn together and grow together and really push each other and ultimately lead to benefiting the team and winning a lot of ball games. personally i don't think there will be a lot of tension. i think people might make it out to be but i think the coaches and everybody will be on the same page and i think it will be a really good working relationship for sure. >> reporter: so, a day after signing that $26.6 million contract, what is wentz going to do with all that money? he says his first order of business is to pay back his dad who lent him money to buy a new pickup truck. before he does that, he still wants to pick up this eagles offense. he's only had the playbook for about a week and a half. live at team headquarters, jeff skversky channel6 "action news." brian. >> i think he could afford a few thousand pickup trucks jeff. thanks very much. the country's largest and best known collegiate competition is under way at the schuylkill river. the dad vail regatta kicked

off at 7 o'clock this morning. over the next two days some 3,000 student athletes from more than 100 colleges will that compete in a series of high stakes races. now for many teams this is the most important race of the rowing season. the event also draws thousands more spectators and fans and of course as those of us who live here know it us causes quite a few road closures and detours. for more on that we turn to matt pelman. >> matt is in the "action news" traffic center and matt the rain is also a factor this afternoon. >> oh, we have complication after complication after complication as we try and get home and start the weekend on this friday afternoon brian and sharrie and one of those complications is the dad vail regatta which continues to block off the kelly drive in both directions between strawberry mansion and fountain green. that of course is the case until 6 o'clock tomorrow evening so you can detour around right around the ball fields there or i would stay on the other side of the river on the mlk drive or the schuylkill but speeds there in the vicinity of 11, 16 miles per hour because, yeah, it's wet and it's a friday

afternoon and people are trying to get around that kelly drive closure. you can see it's really wet here on the roosevelt boulevard as well. traffic stopped at the moment here on the northbound side off the schuylkill up to broad street then farther north at devereaux there's a crash in the inner drive. over on 95 it's very dark this afternoon but trust me, there's heavy traffic in both directions. heading home from villanova's commencement ceremonies today watch out for a crash along route 30 lancaster avenue at county line road. and we're also watching a crash in mercer county southbound side of route one past meadow road. the left lane and right lane remain blocked just a couple of the center lanes getting by but speeds there don't look so hot, just 10 miles per hour. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this finally friday afternoon. happy friday everybody in chester county a crash near east marlboro along unionville road. looks like some volume in that neck of the woods as well. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> very good matt. see you then. still ahead here on a friday afternoon new details about a controversial auction. the latest on george

zimmerman's plan to sell the gun that killed trayvon martin. >> plus, today marks the anniversary of one of the darkest days in philadelphia's history. we look back at the bombing that changed one city neighborhood forever. >> and a local film maker gets ready to enter his film at cannes but he found an even better way to make some news today. he surprised just about everyone in our news room this afternoon. yours truly included an awesome moment. you don't want to miss it coming up next. >> ♪ ♪ ♪

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surpassing $65 million. the web site that is hosting the auction says it may end up canceling it. >> today marks 31 years since the bombing that ended the standoff between philadelphia police and the liberation group move. 11 people died when police dropped a bomb on the group's fortified west philadelphia compound on osage avenue. but even after that, the situation was so dangerous that firefighters made the decision to allow that fire to burn. the flames ended up burning through 61 homes destroying about three blocks of the neighborhood. >> target's ceo is responding to calls today for a boycott over the company's bathroom policy. the retailer released a statement saying transgender customers can use whatever bathroom they want in all target stores. well, that's led to some backlash including an online petition that now has more than a million signatures but target's ceo brian cornell compared the issue to segregated lunch counters back in the 1960's. he says the company will not

change its mind. all right, a look at the closing numbers today. apologies in advance for this, the dow falling 185 points to close at 17,535. the nasdaq off 16 and a half on the week. the s & p 500 also down 17 and a half points. apple is making a huge investment in the future of china. ceo tim cook says the company is spending a billion dollars on that country's version of uber. cook will visit beijing later this month but apple hasn't confirmed that trip. app spell coming off one of its worst quarters in recent history mostly due to declining iphone sales. >> tonight at 11:00 "action news" troubleshooter nydia han is helping you save money on your medical bills. here's a preview of her special report. >> asking one question could save you hundreds even thousands of dollars on your healthcare. bob the barber learned that so did david shafer isn't it was fantastic to have that weight lifted off your shoulders. >> the "action news" troubleshooters got a lop to

reduce this couple's bill by $3,600. we also got a big refund from this local barber's insurance company. now we're helping you before you overpay. preventing pricey procedures tonight on be channel6 "action news" at 11:00. >> here at the big board now and philadelphia film talent is on fire right now at the cannes film festival. today i had a chance to catch up with a new crop of up and comers who are being featured at the prestigious festival in the south of france. palmer from southwest philadelphia met racquel bailey and jamaal haul at a different film festival in los angeles. the new friends hopped in a car that night to take on the town and found themselves on van ness avenue in hollywood at midnight. inspired by their surroundings they started brainstorming with a camera in the car they started improving the script then started rolling and that is how their short drama van ness avenue was born.

the trio taking their film fate into their own hands. >> let's create our own. instead of waiting for the big production companies to come knocking at our doors, you know, we're talented and, you know, we're writers creators actors, producers, directors and sometimes all you need are the people that's within your circle. >> how about that? stars on the rise. now they couldn't afford to travel to cannes to see their film at the festival but still if this week weren't exciting fluff for them, how about this? surprising us all with a real hollywood moment. >> 'cause i couldn't do in it cannes i want to do it in my hometown philadelphia. >> oh, my god. >> are you serious? are you serious. >> so. >> i want to know will you marry me. >> oh, my goodness. >> totally serious. i was right there. it's an "action news" proposal. they were both writers and actors in the film. i can't get enough of this. she said yes. talk about a moment on film

and a real happily ever after. amazing. the news room was just elate dad. >> the news room burst into applause immediately. every day at 10:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 9 p.m. we do these live updates on 6abc.com. adam joseph and i were doing the 3 o'clock live update when this happened and it was just an incredible moment. they obviously highjacked the whole thing. >> yeah, i was trying figure out what was going on. >> maid of honor. >> you want to be maid of honor. >> best man right there. >> lover it in the news room. >> congrats guys. >> let's get a check of accuweather. >> adam is standing by with the wet forecast. >> they say rain is good luck on your wedding day. i don't know about your engagement day but it was raining when it happened. some of that rain pushing away from philadelphia on storm tracker6 live double scan. we're drying things out to the west but still hugging the coast as some of these downpours and showers. we start near trenton mercer county some heavy downpours rolling through but it's just about to end in the next 15 or so minutes as it passes

through trenton and parts of burlington county, a wet right along the new jersey turnpike as you head north of burlington county and as you could see some downpours no, lightning strikes, no thunderstorms from surf city all the way down to towards sea isle city and cape may and the heaviest between oceanville atlantic city will be sliding to the north and east over the next 45 minutes while it's starting to dry out or at least the rain is starting to sees in hammonton. as we look at the numbers, 66 in allentown, 68 in reading, 66 philadelphia, 72 in dover where the nascar race a all weekend long. we have the truck race today and also it's feeling very humid out there with that rain. dewpoints are into the low and some areas mid 60's so helping to fuel some of those downpours passing through but the dewpoints will drop off tonight and tomorrow and a bit more drier air comes in overnight the beginning of the weekend. so, there it is, one front passing through wiping that rain away so if you have plans this friday evening, the sun is going to be returning before sunset west of

philadelphia and the skies clearing out as we go through the evening hours. numbers fall into the upper 40's so there will be a bit of a chill tomorrow morning. allentown reading lancaster 51 millville, 54 in wilmington with the early showers now exiting the coast and then as we go into the weekend, changes do come yet again. we start with sunshine on saturday morning. a good chunk of saturday is going to be sunny, nice and very warm. clouds start to increase early in the afternoon and by 5 o'clock, we start to see some random downpours popping up even some thunderstorms. a cold front arrives and there could be a line of some gusty downpours and thunderstorms passing by during the evening hours. then that pushes off the coast and a major chill comes in over the weekend. tomorrow's forecast high 76. the normal 73. the normal bumps up to 74 sunday but our forecast high sunday is just 59 degrees as some really rare chilly air for this part of may comes in the second half of the

weekend. dover races for nascar saturday 77. most of the day is drive. watch for some late day thunderstorms to pass through. sunday is dry the entire day for the sprint cup series bright but windy at 62. as we look at the four day at 4:00 forecast tomorrow it is sunny for the first half of the day and then watch for those gusty storms late at 76 so if you're heading down towards the dad vail regatta the morning race is fine. afternoon raises bring the rain gear. windy may chill sunday 59 degrees. monday morning cool and breezy, 63 only for a high and then clouds thicken 66 on tuesday. some of the suburbs on monday morning could drop into the 30's and that's something we definitely need to watch. >> geez. >> it's always something. >> get past this month. >> adam thank you. >> all righty. >> i didn't mean that by the way. still ahead hundreds of students get help paying for college thanks to the generosity of a local business. >> and coming up at 4:30 a bear spotted in a local park. what wildlife officials are

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>> ♪ >> we are still working to learn the name of the man who died after getting hit by a car in olney. the action cam was on roosevelt boulevard near c street where the crash happened around 11:30 last night. police say the victim was hit and thrown into the outer lane. that person died at einstein hospital overnight. the driver did stop and so far has not been charged. >> dozens of new american citizens were sworn in this afternoon in west philadelphia. the naturalization ceremony was a celebration of asian-american and pacific islander heritage month. the 60 people sworn in come from 33 different nations including cambodia egypt and jamaica. hundreds of students just got help paying for their

college education. the pacific company foundation landed out scholarships today in southwest philadelphia. recipients were selected because of their academic performance financial need and career ambition. superintendent dr. william hite was on hand for that gift, $137,000 in scholarships courtesy of that auto giant. >> well, you can help starch out hunger this weekend. letter carriers will be picking up food donations tomorrow. all you have to do is leave canned goods or nonperishable foods by your mailbox and carriers will pick them up on their usual routes. today carriers got a jump start gathering donations in pennsauken new jersey. the starc stamp out hunger campn is the country's largest single day food drive. >> up next on a friday afternoon this guy a bear made a rare appearance today in a philadelphia park. hear from the shocked fisherman who snapped some of these pictures next. >> plus, a local teacher got a

huge surprise today. find out why the phanatic helped celebrate her hard work when "action news" comes right back.

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achieve something that used to be unthinkable. they're becoming mothers while battling their illness at the same time. we'll share one family's success story coming up next. >> plus. >> this job is -- is so much more than just chasing the bad guys. >> for that georgia officer his job also includes comforting a crying toddler. the details of his viral act of kindness coming up in big tacklers but first here at 4:30 an unusual sight caught people by surprise today. take a look at this. this bear was spotted hanging out in philadelphia. >> yeah, he took a walk and even a swim in the wissahickon valley park today. "action news" reporter gray hall is live there with more on the wild encounter, gray. any bear spottings yourself? >> reporter: thankfully no, brian, a wild and surprising morning for many folks who spotd that black bear including one fisherman who left this park this morning without not only a big catch but also a big story to tell.

josh carson has quite the story to tell. friday morning while out fishing he spotted a black bear in the wissahickon valley park. >> just threw my line in got a couple fish heard some noise turned around thought it might be a coyote or ground hog at to hundred pound black bearism he says this is no fish tale and he has pictures. he's not alone. other people also spotted the bear thursday evening. friends of wissahickon posted these pictures of the animal on its facebook page. >> my first thought was is this royal. >real.>> reporter: carson was shocked to see the animal feet from his fishing hole. >> if it came near me i would have been definitely up to my waist in the water. i would have swam the other way. there's no way we would have had a standoff. wildlife officials are warning people to keep a close eye on their pets. >> it doesn't come out looking for humans to eat. >> reporter: typically black bears don't like the city life but wildlife workers say this bear is probably looking for a mate and neater tour and

wandered too far. game commission officer gary check says in his 17 year career this is the second report of a black bear in philadelphia. >> there's about 20,000 bears in pennsylvania and we don't have very people attacked by bears at all throughout the whole commonwealth. basically when people get attacked it's if they come between the mother and cubs or people are sleeping in their tents and they have food in the tender the bear goes up to the tent and once wants the food not the person. >> reporter: and wildlife officials say that if you are approached by a black bear in the wild raise your arms and appear bigger than that bear make lots of noise in hopes of scaring the animal away. as for this particular black bear, officials hope to track it down tranquilize it and then move to it a safer place out in the wild. live in wissahickon valley park gray hall channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> gray, we are all taking note of what to do if we're anywhere near that black bear especially adam. thanks, gray. meantime philadelphia detectives are looking for the man who burglarized an

apartment complex twice. the person they are looking for was caught on surveillance trying to break into the building on veree road. investigator say he was spotted at the property in early march and then again at the end of april. you're asked to call police if you recognize him. >> whoa. >> talk about a close call. the linwood police department is looking for the driver that nearly hit an officer. it happened last night just before 9:00 on new road near sea view avenue. police say the officer was going to help a driver who was stranded on the side of the road when this happened. that's when the other car sideswiped the officer's vehicle as he was getting out. thankfully the officer was not hit. >> investigators are looking into the cause of a fire in the bridesburg section of philadelphia. chopper6 was over that fire as crews arrived on the scene this morning. smoke was coming from the roof of a warehouse in the 2200

block of fraley street. no one was injured in this one. >> it is friday and it's also raining. >> let's focus on that fact. >> the sun will be out tomorrow morning. >> okay. >> some storms tomorrow afternoon and then the big cooldown comes in. it's not a washout this week. we got through the worst today. we can take a live look at philadelphia international airport still a little gray, a little drizzle in spots. 66 degrees. dewpoint is up there, though, so you are probably feeling a little humidity, maybe your hair is a little bigger today than it was yesterday at 63 with -- alicia is laughing back there. winds west at 12 miles an hour and as we look at storm tracker6 live double scan most of the steady heavy rain is now off the coast. again a few spritzes here and there from philadelphia down to dover but the sun is starting to return in those far western suburbs. it stays warm tomorrow in the 70's. you can see some of that warmth, the ohio tennessee valley but take a look at international falls. it is 38 degrees right now and that cold air is moving our way. we're talking about close to

record lows by sunday night and monday morning. we will chat about just how cold it is going to get. >> if it's -- if it's not rain or clouds, it's cold. >> is spring usually like this unswelter this is a lot. >> no, this has been a little topsyturvy this year. >> all right adam. >> this weekend hundreds of people will walk to end hate. people from around the region will take part in the sixth annual antidefamation league's walk against hate. they came together to embrace diversity and support the antidefamation league's mission. >> this is a uniquely different experience. one designed to be the all inclusive to unite the region. >> the walk is sunday morning at the philadelphia navy yard. 6abc is a proud sponsors of the walk. >> a chester county elementary school has created a lasting tribute for a long time teacher who lost her life in a car crash. today schuylkill elementary

dedicated the reading area of their library to their former first grade teacher, donna. the 66-year-old was killed in a car crash back in january. her family joined her former colleagues at that school for what was an emotional dedication today. it was graduation day today for students at one mercer county university but one student in particular had extra reason to celebrate. "action news" anchor rick williams now live in the news room with the details. hi, rick. >> hi, brian that's right. what's better than a college diploma? how about a brand new car. coming up on "action news" tonight at 5:00 we'll tell you about the lucky student who found out today she's not only leaving rider university with an education but also a new set of wheels. also coming up tonight at 5:00 in health check it is fitness friday and ali gorman will show us the smartphone app that works just like a personal trainer but at a fraction of the price. not bad. those stories when we see you in a little bit on "action news at 5:00. sharrie back to you.

>> all right fitness friday. got to get my workout in. see you rick. it's about comics and play in atlantic city. the atlantic city boardwalk's con kicks off this afternoon at the convention center. this year it features a wonder woman museum and a garage full of bat mobiles. there are also interactive activities like a light sabre training workshop. organizers say atlantic city police officers firefighters and their families can bring their credentials to get in for free. >> a bucks county teacher got a huge surprise today when she walked into her school's auditorium. >> surprise. [cheers and applause] >> check it out. 500 screaming students and the philly phanatic honored makefield elementary schoolteacher diana callan pretty siked to see that green guy. she's one of this year's philly's all-star teachers. miss callahan brought what she calls a buddy vest to the school to teach students about inclusion and kindness. 1983 national league m.v.p.

gary matthews also took part in the surprise today. callan will be honored on field tonight at the phillies game. >> here at the big board now and pregnancy isn't always he's z but imagine this t you're expecting a little one when you receive an unexpected cancer diagnosis. with mom's health now also on the line, a south jersey doctor is breaking the medical mold, helping those women conquer cancer and deliver healthy babies. something that was once considered unthinkable. susan busby was nine weeks into her pregnancy when she got a stunning diagnosis. stage three colon cancer. >> i didn't know what was going to happen with the baby, you know, i'd never heard of anybody with cancer while they were pregnant. >> several doctors said termination was her only option, that chemotherapy would endanger the baby. but dr. alleys cardonic at cooper university lop disagreed. for nearly 20's years she

worked with pregnant women facing cancer. her office wall is still filled with pictures of 400 plus cases she continues to follow. >> now we're seeing more types of other cancers as well. >> the doctor says balancing treatment with pregnancy is usually a matter of timing. >> organs are developing in the first trimester. >> after surgery to remove her tumor susan will to wait a few weeks until her second trimester to begin chemotherapy. sometimes the drugs are switched to ones with a better track record for pregnancy. susan actually had fewer side effects than she expected and she had frequent ultrasound scans. >> she was growing on schedule the whole time. >> chemo was stopped a few weeks before autumn hope busby arrived by c-section at a healthy 7 pounds, 10 ounces. but it resumed two weeks later. susan is now cancer free and part of dr. cardonic's

registry which will follow autumn hope's health for decades. >> the purpose of the registry was to empower women to make choices. >> i want to be proof to these other women who are going through this that it is possible that you can get through this and your baby can get through it. >> super baby and super doctor, dr. cardonic's registry includes women from as far away as thailand. she's taking on new cases every day an recent study in the new england journal of medicine backed up what she found with her patients is that chemo during pregnancy may not harm babies especially if they wait until after the first trimester. >> what a brave mom. thanks for sharing that story alicia. >> what a cute baby. >> great baby. >> as the summer travel season quickly approaches airport security lines are expected to be longer than ever. find out how the t.s.a. plans to speed things up. >> plus, a train conductor is being called a hero today.

see how his quick thinking saved lives. and meteorologist adam joseph returns with the full accuweather forecast when "action news at 4:00 comes right back. >> ♪

>> the white house is laying out its new directive which tells public schools to allow transgendered students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. the directive is not a law but federal officials believe bathroom rights fall under title ix which prohibits sexual discrimination in education. >> what the framework does provide is advice for how school administrators can protect the dignity and safety of every student under their charge. >> now at schools -- if schools choose not to follow the order they risk losing federal funding. leaders in texas and north carolina have already vowed to fight the order. >> homeland security officials are asking fliers to be patient as airport security

line wait times continue to increase. at some airports lines have topped an hour and a half. that's because the t.s.a. has fewer screeners and has tightened security procedures. this afternoon officials said the government has a plan to deal with the long lines but that it will not neglect its duty to stop terrorists. >> ♪ >> big talkers now and if there's any way to prepare for disaster, it is this. a most compelling video out of poland and it really shows true heroism. a train driver commended for warning his passengers of an upcoming collision. check it out. the dashcam video shows the train driver running through the cars yelling at passengers to brace for impact. this after he noticed a truck was blocking the tracks ahead. those passengers listened they can all duck. the train is going about 60 miles an hour and there are about a hundred people on board. now, thanks to that driver and his quick reaction, no one was hurt when that train did

collide with that truck. and it is a beautiful act of kindness out of georgia that's warming hearts all across social media. this is the photo behind thousands of likes and shares. a police officer embracing a toddler in the emergency room. officer james hers the is embracing the 16 month old as the little boy awaits an examination. you see, neighbors found the little guy walking the streets all by himself without a parent. they called 911 and officer hertz responded. >> i'm father of small boys. it was natural to want to soothe this child. i didn't expect any of this. it's been quite overwhelming actually. >> he says he hopes this shows what goes on behind the scenes compassion and caring between police and the people they serve which just so happens that his moment was captured on camera and now going viral. >> extraordinary guy.

>> precious moment. >> and the little guy is doing okay. >> good. glad tother. thanks alicia. let's get another check on the roads right now. >> all right, matt pelman standing by in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> we could use a little compassion on the traffic front this afternoon. we're getting beat up on this wet friday afternoon with a whole bunch of accidents as you try and head home but the good news brian and sharrie is that most of the crashes like this one on woodhaven road eastbound are pretty minor in nature. it is taking out the left lane though but the delay here doesn't look too bad. delays elsewhere don't look so good as you look at the speeds along 95, many in the teens. a lot of 20's on the schuylkill. will a bunch of other accidents this afternoon. one was on the boulevard northbound by devereaux. had one at kensington in hunting park by the taco bell. most of those crashes in the city are starting to clear out which is good news. but the regatta won't be clearing from the kelly drive for another day or so, so the kelly does remain blocked. that's putting extra traffic on the schuylkill where you see speeds like 12 and an unpleasant 17 miles per hour. out in montgomery county a couple issues along egypt road. traffic light troubles at willow brook drive an crash

off 422 at cider mill and egypt road. hamilton township just 9 miles an hour in the eastbound lanes of 195. that's because of a crash at 130 that's take out a lane. westbound a little gaper delay there with speeds in the 20's. in burlington city a crash along high street near morris street. 42 in camden county also with an accident here on the southbound side which would be busy anyway on a friday afternoon. it's mostly off to the side but definitely at tracking some attention. downed wires in east greenwich gloucester county along kings highway at lodge avenue. stay in your lodge right now, if you can. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, at 5 o'clock. >> good place to be. >> yeah. >> thanks. >> ♪ >> adam joseph back with the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast next.

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[laughter] >> we're laughing because cecily ties is standing behind -- >> what's going on at home? i'm on tv. >> you're on facebook right now. >> adam joseph with the accuweather forecast. >> we got some rain moving out. sunshine returning and then rain moving back in tomorrow afternoon. >> more rain. >> double scan live radar right now you can see most of the showers are pushing off the coast. still lagging in parts of ocean county and southern parts of cape may county and a few sprinkles in and around philadelphia wilmington and dover but the sun is starting to return in those far western suburbs. where we're starting to see some pops of sun you can see the number climbing a degree or two higher than other locations. 68 reading, 67 lancaster, 68 in dover. 65 in trenton but where the rain is hanging on temperatures right in you only around 60 degrees. this is a cold front pushing through. ahead of it it was warm today and rather muggy but again, as the rain pushes away, we're starting to see that clearing line approach so many of us

will see some splashes of sun before the sun sets here this evening. then we catch a break most of saturday will be dry and sunny with very warm temperatures but another system on its heels comes in tomorrow afternoon and could spark more downpours and even some gusty thunderstorms. so, at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, sunshine still in control. so get out there and enjoy most of your saturday but by about 2, 3 o'clock in those far northwestern suburbs some of those downpours and thunderstorms popping up. then it arrives into philadelphia during the evening hours and again it could be a solid line passing through but then it's quickly out of here as we clear out here on saturday night. so, what to expect here tomorrow afternoon. winds 40 to 50 miles an hour with some of the thunderstorms dangerous lightning even some very small hail. some of the storms could be isolated severe because of those strong wind gusts. 59 on sunday, though, winds 35 miles an hour behind that front, temperature dropping 15 degrees below average.

sunshine giving way to some clouds on sunday as that cooler air sets in. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, sun with some gusty afternoon thunderstorms tomorrow but a warm high of 76. windy with a may chill on sunday, highs only in the 50's across much of the area and then to begin on monday morning, here is the snapshot of future tracker. we could drop into the upper 30's in those northwestern suburbs, 38 in allentown, right around 42 in philadelphia. the record low for philadelphia monday morning is 40 degrees. the afternoon sun and clouds, only 63 and then the clouds thicken up on tuesday, 66 and then there could be some rain tuesday night into wednesday with some late sun returning at 68 degrees and then thursday and friday bright, nice, lots of sun and finally we can settle right around that 70-degree mark. so we get some storms throughout the afternoon and a winter chill by sunday night, monday morning. >> all right. adam, thank you.

>> all right. >> freebie friday is coming up on "action news." we have a great deal for grads and a few festivals the entire family can enjoy. >> and later tonight right here on 6abc it's a new 20/20 mystery. the family of a missing pregnant woman from colorado believes evidence points to her boyfriend's involvement. find out why they think he should be the prime suspect tonight at 10:00 and here's a look at the rest of tonight's prime time lineup. >> ♪

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley it's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> a scare in somerton could turn out to be a case of mistaken identity. a couple woke up to a terrifying sight. three masked strangers armed in the middle of an intense search. police say the suspects targeted the wrong house. now they're trying to track them down. friday night and the big story on "action news" is that home invasion investigation. >> tonight we are hearing more from the victims who were awaken in the middle of the night in their own home. trish hartman live at the scene with details. trish. >> reporter: monica, police are still looking for the people who did this. we spoke with the couple who say they were terrified to wake up in the middle of the night to three men in their home pointing a gun at them and demanding money. >> somebody tapped on me and

they said where is the money? and i'm looking at him as i woke up i'm looking at them and i said i don't have no money. >> reporter: the man who lives here on the 14,000 block of far day street says he was sound asleep when he was startled in the middle of the night. >> he says where is the money at man? and i said i don't have the money and in the moon time they had clasped my hands together with the bands. they tied my hands and they also tied my wife's hands. >> reporter: the couple who doesn't want to be identified lives here with their 37-year-old son. all three say their hands were bound with zip ties while the three men wearing ban dan floridas and hats ransacked their house. >> they brought my son in. i really thought they were going to kill us because at that point it was just the two of us and then they brought him in and i thought it was just the end of it. >> reporter: when the men didn't find what they were looking for they left. >> one was telling the other that this is the wrong house. this ain't the house, man. >> reporter: after the men left they called 911. detectives believe the men broke in through a rea