belt with orange and red wire as matched. three students from the college of engineering was evacuated and the all clear was given when they confirmed it was harmless. despite the outcome the disposal crew did the right thing by reporting what they saw. >> we are fortunate through a lot of training and great people that work at the university that know if they see something out of the ordinary give us a call. the whole see something say something. we are real fortunate that these two gentlemen that found it had presence of mind to say if it doesn't look right lets get help over here. >> the bomb squad swept the building as a precaution and it's all clear was given. pet owners in one chester county neighborhood are on alert after reports of a thief snatching animals off their properties. residents in west calnin

township tell "action news" they see a man in their neighborhood one loading dogs into his van. the owner's daughter says the man came to her home when she was home alone giving her a scare. >> if you gently knocked orange the door bell, but he banged on the door like he was angry. and other people say their dogs have disappeared as well. they are investigating and advising all dog owners to keep an eye on their pets. police want your help tracking down the people that beat up this soldier on new years day. officials say it happened when austin friendly was leaving the mummers parade in east philadelphia. his family tells "action news" he is out of the hospital and back with his unit in georgia. a 7,000 reward is offered for any information leading to an

arrest. police say a deadly shooting in german town may have started with abargument. it happened at sharon's little spot on boyer street. a uniformed security guard and the bar manager got into a verbal fight in the back room and the bar manager he says threatened him with a bottle and he shot him. the man later died at the hospital. breaking news out of washington, d.c., president obama has shortened the sentence of chelsea manning the army soldier convicted of leaking classified documents, he was found guilty of giving 7,050,00 documents to wick eleaks. she was six years into a 35 year sentence. manning's sentence is now set to expire on may 17th, she is one of more than 200 inmates whose

obama is shortening their sentencing. >> the newest treasure assumed office today. joe tersello hook his oath of office. he has previously served as president and ceo of the national constitution center and chairman of the pennsylvania state board of education. pennsylvania also has a new attorney general tonight, a post that was in the spotlight in resenyears thanks toself high-profile scandals but today josh shapiro's first order of business was to restore integrity to the office. >> with that oath josh shapiro the former state lawmaker and chairman of the montgomery county commissioners takes over the state agency that was a

quagmire of corruption and turmoil. his predecessor once a rising star in the democratic party was convicted of fraud charges. >> we'll hold ourselves to the highest standards, commit ourselves to excellence and make reforms to ensure our justice system works for each and every pennsylvanian. >> shapiro's bar is low for improving the attorney general's office. >> it's not like he has a tough job, stay out of jail. the basics. and he'll be fine. >> the attorney general's office is widely considered to be a spring board for those with aspirations for higher office especially those looking at the governor's seat in harrisburg. >> a lot of public exposure, you can generate a great deal of favorable press when you are the

attorney general. >> there is no secret that josh shapiro hases operations to move up the political ladder and aggressively battling corruption and vice and other legal issues that come across his desk will be the perfect forum. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" new jersey lieutenant governor has officially launched her campaign to be the state's top official. today here in keansburg, monmouth county, new jersey, i am declaring my candidacy for governor of the state of new jersey. [ applause ] >> she was governor chris christie's running mate twice becoming new jersey's first modern day lieutenant governor in 2009. >> i am talking about things that help the people of the state of new jersey. things that really matter i'm talking about connecting with the working families of this

state. that's what i have been doing for the last seven years and i am so very proud of my record. >> she is a graduate of college and serves an a federal prosecute before the first female sheriff in monmouth county. at least a dozen folks have declared their candidacies. she is the fourth to do so. turning to accuweather and the mild weather ahead for the delaware valley, as we look live at the somewhat clouded over center city skyline. clouds and rain are dominating the skies but a taste of spring like weather is on the way. meteorologist, cecily tynan, is live at the big board. >> reporter: hi rick and shades of great out there. double scan live radar showing there is more rain on the way marching across western and central pennsylvania, have you to go well up to upstate new

york and portions of northern new england and new hampshire to get the snow 6 to 12 inches of snow expected there. here though we are dealing with the rain and the fog developing and i think the fog could be a problem in areas overnight. visibility is really dropping across our northern and western suburbs, pots down down to 2 miles and lancaster 2 miles and reading down to a mile with saturated ground and light wind and the warm air, visibilities will be an issue overnight with the low clouds and fog, temperatures though not too bad considering it's january even with the damp dreary weather, 45 in philadelphia if you look down to the south though, temperatures are in the 50s and that is the air place that moves into tomorrow. and it sticks around for a wheel. we are looking at the next seven days, temperatures in the 50s. and highs 10 to 15 degrees above normal. very rare for january, but i'm also tracking more rain on the way, i'll have details when

coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. all right time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> i'm good and hopefully you guys as well. as the rain goes down hopefully the speeds go up. it's wet at 422 and an accident westbound at 429 and plenty of westbound slowing outs of king of prussia at 202 through this point at route 29 the phoenixville collegeville interchange. and rain moving into the lehigh valley. and a crash 22 eastbound near cedar crest boulevard, single digit speeds in the approach to the accidents scene. stay on 28. the big picture getting wet here along the major highways and speeds on the teens along the schuylkill and 95. if you come off 95 in christiana coming down 1 southbound, but the bigger one is 295 southbound

coming off the delaware memorial bridge. single digit speeds across the bridge because of the accident southbound ate route 13. getting into delaware use the commodore barry bridge into pennsylvania and come down 95 or 495 into wilmington. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> all right matt thank you. there is more still ahead on "action news" at 5:00. we are just three days and counting until the inauguration of president-elect donald trump. and coming up at 5:30 the response from trump himself after a new poll shows he could be the most unpopular president in four decades. >> first an animal attack in california, the sudden counter for one runner on a trail that left her bloody and bruises and almost unable to walk.

officials in turkey say that the accused gunman opened fire in a packed nightclub has confessed to the crime. it happened shortly after midnight on new year's eve in istanbul. turkish police capture aid suspect after a week's long manhunt across the country. they did not identify the person but that he hails from

uzbekistan. and the wife of omar mateen the wife of the man that killed 39 people in an orlando nightclub goes before a judge today. solomon had little to say in california where she moved following the shooting spree if florida. her attorney says she was asleep when mateen opened fire and had no knowledge of his plans. officials in mexico are still trying to figure out what led up to yesterday morning's deadly shooting at an electronic music festival. five people died when a gunman opened fire in a popular tourist destination. one was from denver colorado and today her family is mourning. >> she was telling me all about her trip. and everything she did over there. i didn't know that would be the last day i would see her -- >> more than a dozen other people were injured and

officials say that the shooting is not considered a terrorist attack, they believe it was connected to mexico's drug trade. health check tonight a local woman got a life saving kidney transplant thanks to local lawmaker that stepped in to help. health reporter, ali gorman is at the big board no explain. >> reporter: we introduced you to nina in 2013. her family found a kidney donor on craigslist and after that surgery was canceled it took a year and battling with the government for nina to get a life saving operation. >> i am feeling well and happy and back to normal. >> 34-year-old nina is beaming, she is healthy and grateful for the help of her local mayor, dudley lewis and senator robert mendez and his staff. without it she would still be on dialysis. nina was in kidney failure due

to an auto immune illness, her hopes were crushed when she was about to get a kidney transplant from a donor her husband found on craigslist, the surgery was japed due to complications, her mother was a perfect match. but she was a half a world away in the republic of georgia. she was not a u.s. citizen and denied a travel visa three times. that is when senator mennen ez stepped in. >> we contacted the homeland support and made it crystal clear the life of an american citizen was at stake. >> she was finally given permission to travel to the u.s. to give her daughter a new lease on life and her son nicholas expressed his gratitude. >> i want to think my grandmom for saving my mom.

>> it makes me happy to see that these people cared about my health and wanted me to be alive. >> senator mendez says we need more compassion and less red tape. she is studying to become a nurse and was inspired by her dialysis team. >> what a lovely story. meantime an australian runner says she was lucky to be alive when she was attacked by a 6 1/2 foot tall kangaroo, she was running on a popular trail and the animal jumped on her without warning. >> hit me and knocked me into the grass and i was screaming and it was jumping on me. >> the kangaroo backed off after the woman stopped screaming and she played dead. once the animal was gone the woman ran a quarter mile home to get help. she needed 45 stitches on her

arm, neck shoulder and back but is expected to be okay. miraculous. >> incredible pictures. more ahead on "action news" tonight. the spike in pennsylvania casinos that help the gambling industry break records in 2016. and a mustang makeover from ford, hey, ready for the big meeting? yeah. >>uh, hello!?

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. general motors says they plan to invest a billion dollars in its u.s. factories, that announcement comes after gm's manufacturing efforts were criticized by president-elect donald trump and the latest move was in the works for years well before the presidential election and gm will save or keep several thousand jobs in the coming years. and ford is giving the mustang a powerful makeover and getting a more powerful engine and a 10 speed automatic transmission, sleeker with a lower nose and smaller angled headlights. ford has not announced the price of the mustang and goes on sale this year. pennsylvania gambling officials say that the state

posted record revenue at casinos last year according to the pennsylvania gaming control board, casinos in the keystone state brought in $3.2 billion in 2016. that is up more than 1% from previous year. officials say that slot machine revenue was down year to year but table game profits hit an all-time high. a new jersey lottery ticket is poised to make a winner 8$800,00 richer. it matched all five numbers and worth $869,000. the winning numbers by the way, 11, 12, 13, 23 and 37. and the extra number was 2. boyded get $2,000 for selling the winning ticket. still ahead a check of the forecast for you. looking live at sky 6 hd

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time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. meteorologist shs cecily tynan, is here to tell united states how things are shaping up.

if it will get cold again? >> not any time soon. it will get warmer and clear things out gradually through the day tomorrow. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that this is really the time of the steadiest rain right now. we have pockets of heavier rain one has rolled through glassboro crossing route 40 lifting to the north and east. and fortescue a steady light rain and heavy pockets of heavier rain in the northwest. willow grove and jenkintown toward new hope. and this continues on and off through the evening hours. it's been that kind of day. temperature-wise not too bad considering it's january. even with the clouds and the easterly flow with the showers, philadelphia 44 and cape may 43 and allentown well above freezing 37 degrees the only area you could have icy patches in the poconos at elevations above 1,000 feet. that is where we have some freezing rain.

satellite 6 along with action radar showing if you look out to the west there are pockets of showers rolling through overnight and if you head out you will want to take your umbrella with you. temperatures mild for this time of year. 42 in philadelphia and allentown 42 and scattered showers and areas of fog developing especially north and west suburbs, future tracker timing it out we have showers around heading into 11:00 and a few showers not as widespread. the morning commute not as organized and the rain will be out of here and low level moisture in the form of low clouds and if we are lucky a few peeks of sunshine tomorrow and clouds are the rule and temperatures given that climb up into the 50s. at 9:00, 47 and lunch time 50 degrees and dropping back down to 49 degrees by 5:00. and this is really the first day in about a week with temperatures in the 50s. a long stretch of mild air. the five-day at 5:00 showing

tomorrow morning drizzle and milder and 52 degrees and a few peeks of sunshine and thursday the pick of the week and 54 degrees with mostly sunny skies and friday a possibility of some light rain in the day and evening and 51 degrees and heading into the weekend we get an easterly flow and that brings us in some clouds and temperatures still very mild, saturday 55 degrees and sunday mostly cloudy and temperatures drop a bit. 50 degrees. it looks like we could have a soaking rain storm on monday. adam will talk about that in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. once again we are talking about rain and not snow. >> thank you. still ahead at 5:30, a big time college football team is making changes to their training program after three players ended up in the hospital. and the sixers are officially on a hot streak, jaime apody has more from the players coming up in sports.

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happening on "action news" tuesday night. donald trump takes office in three days but the american people may not be ready for it. the new jersey man accused of killing his estranged wife is before a judge. donald trump will be sworn in as president of the united states this friday and according to a new abc news post poll, he will be the most unpopular president in 40 years. despite the ratings, trump garners high expectations on some issues. stephanie ramos is live in washington with more. >> reporter: good evening monica, yes, president-elect donald trump is set to be personally involved in the details of his inauguration and mike pence is meeting with several republican and democratic senators on capital hill and pence is keeping up

with talks on how to move trump's legislate he agenda forward. >> we are just three days away from donald trump taking the only of office as the 45th president of the united states. the inauguration comes with a hefty price tag. it costs about $115 million for the platform in front of the capital paid for by american taxpayers like years past and $100 million in donations. hundreds of thousands of supers and protesters are expected in d.c. with a growing list of senators not attending. abc news identified 50 democrats in congress saying they will skip out on trump's swearing in this movement being led by john lewis who trump dismissed. >> whether john lewis started or

not. mr. trump should have said lets talk and let me listen to you. and trump is responding to a lot of things including the approval rating. his approval rating is the lowest seen for an incoming president from the last seven presidents and 6 of 10 americans expect him to do a great job on economy and jobs alike. and boeing ceo met with trump and agrees. >> i think his engagement with industry will help grow manufacturing jobs in this country. >> this week is also full of confirmation hearings, are in the hot seat. education secretary nominees face questions. in washington, stephanie ramos, abnews. >> thank you. president obama plans to

travel top palm springs, california, after the inauguration, they will fly to the oasis where he has taken frequent golf trips. he will stay at the home of michael smith. spotted in washington this moving van outside of the new obama family home. an eight bedroom rental in the up scale neighborhood. it includes ivanka trump and her husband. and they plan to stay in the area until their younger daughter finish high school and they have catching up to do and he is looking forward to not setting an alarm clock. senator bob casey sat down with vice president mike pence to make sure pennsylvania's needs are heard by the new administration, casey talked about investments and infrastructure in the ski stone

state and trade. he told pence that the incoming administration must take swift action to protect pennsylvania workers and that all countries are playing by the rules when it comes to trade. for a long time pennsylvania workers got the shortened of the stick on trade and that has to change. stay with 6 abc news for coverage of the inauguration. we'll have live reports, all the happenings from the nation's capital leading up to friday's big event. >> a federal judge in florida denied bond today for the man charged with killing five people at the ft. lauderdale airport. esteban santiago will be held without bond until his trial and an agent testified that he said he was in touch with like minded people in jihadi chat rooms that were planning attacks. and santiago could get the death penalty if convicted.

and the malaysian airlines plane is officially suspected. crews have found no trace of the underwater wreckage in the three years since it disappeared. they believe it crashed into the indian ocean with 329 people on board. they are calling the decision to call off the search irresponsible. >> he is my only brother. and now it's not likely he will ever be found and we can't have a proper funeral. >> it remains hopeful that new information will come to light and lead to the aircraft being found. world news tonight with david muir has more on the suspended search of the air flight and more on the final preparations for trump's inauguration. a cumberland county man accused of murdering his

estranged wife will remain in jail. prosecutors say he slashed the throat of 35-year-old terra oshea at her home in commercial township on december 18th and did it reportedly in front of their 12-year-old son. and police say a man apparently high on cocaine rain into a school armed with a screw driver this morning, they say they chased rafael around outside before he made his way into the gym at the innovative arts school. he was yelling about guns but don't believe he meant any real harm. he was taken to the hospital to be checked out. a man in his 30s was shot in a business in the 700 block of south 52nd street in southwest philadelphia last night. and is in stable condition while take and to the hospital. authorities don't know if he bad intensely targeted. so far no suspects. two children escaped injury when the car they were riding in

flipped over in drexel hill. "action news" was there when the car was lifted upright and hit several other parked cars on shadeland avenue. the woman driving suffered minor injuries, not sure what caused her to lose control. from our delaware newsroom. this is 37-year-old james mullen jr. tonight charged with robbing a td bank in wilmington. it happened on friday at the branch on the 100 block of marsh road and they saw the thief leave the scene in the blue cadillac and officers found the car and took mullen into custody and found the gun and cash inside of the car. time for a check of the traffic report. >> lets go to matt pellman in the traffic center with an update, folks back to work heading back home matt. >> now they are stuck in a backup and the speeds get slower and slower and slower as the afternoon has progressed and as the rain has gotten heavier it's wet here along the schuylkill

expressway and yes very slow, very backed up especially on the eastbound side more than a 20 minute delay on the eastbound travel time in fact. as you travel from the blue route into the vine in center city. speeds are down across the board with the wet conditions, just 9 miles per hour on 676 southbound in camden heading toward the choke point. and we are watching a number of suburban accidents, at butler pike, heavy rain in the ambler area right now. just like yesterday no diesel fuel on the new jersey turnpike at the woodrow wilson service area, so don't count on getting diesel this there this afternoon a jam at the delaware memorial bridge the jams are starting to improve now in the 20s, stick with it because 95 southbound teen speeds are just in the teens. >> thank you matt. still ahead on "action news"

tonight. a well known university football program is facing extra scrutiny after three players end up in the hospital. and a local district is making sure no student goes without a meal even in classes are not in session. and steady rain is passing through the region right now and after this departs we'll see a big jump in temperature for an extended period of time. we'll show you the 50s in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. and jaime apody has sixers news in sports.

two sisters kidnapped from rhode island in 1985 were found living in texas. a tip led police to kimberly and kelly and these are pictures of what they may look like now. they were just children when their mother took them out of state and changed their names. the girl's mother was arrested yesterday and she will be extradited to rhode island to face charges. at least three oregon football players remain

hospitalized after intense workouts, they were hospitalized late last week after the team's return from holiday break. at least one player was diagnosed with rabdo a condition where muscle tissue breaks down. the university is taking steps to prevent future incidents. and jaime apody is here now with one of the hottest teams in the citiful. >> villanova is the number one but they are the most exciting. and arguably one of the more exciting teams in the nba to watch. your sixers have won six of eight. coming off a nice win against the bucks, the guys get ready for a true test against the raptors, joel embiid skipped practice for regular maintenance and yesterday he was an absolute force, 22 points, 12 boards averaging almost 20 a game despite only playing 25 minutes,

look at scoring on a by possession basis. never done before. 38.5 points for 100 possessions. more than michael jordan. >> can you walk out of the building and not say are you kidding me. jaw dropping competitive plays and skills and a variety of ways to score and then just look at the numbers, when is he on the court or he isn't. and you know look at just imagimath on the impact on a team. how can he not be a legitimate consideration for the game. >> and mcconnell sat out with a sprained wrist and sported a camouflage wrap. >> i want to get back quick but i know that me and my teem meats won't lose that cohesion

together. we played together long enough and sergio is just as capable of doing well. and the flyers are that bad. and the week off comes at a good time. they will not be back on the ice for a while. little bummer if this keeps up they could be the first team in nhl playoff -- history to miss the playoffs in a year where they won 10 in a row. >> can you break things down. any which direction that you want but really it's a matter of just coming back, i said it on sunday come back with clear minds and get ready to go back to work and pull together tighter and go to work for 60 minutes and just worry about do that on saturday. living in the social media age, new issues with that keep arising with that.

like this, antonio brown streamed his coach's locker room speech to the whole room on facebook live. the speech only suppose to be for the players, he used profanity referring to the patriots and tomlin apologizes for that and recommended his player. >> i will be blunty honest here foolish to do that and selfish for him to do that and inconsider ate of him to do that. a violation of our policy and league policy both of which he knows. >> i feel bad for tomlin, these things will come up because technology is changing. >> thank you. well, a local elementary school in delaware, is well stocked tonight with food that is because of a big donation, isenberg food pantry has a --

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could have been much worse after a new sports arena collapsed while a group of children was playing inside in the czech republic? >> the roof of the $12 million arena fell in after a recent snow was dumped on it. a foot of snow. now the contractor may face charges. the arena is only one month old. adam joseph is out here with mild conditions out. >> we'll take this day by day and look at the rain on

stormtracker 6 live double scan for the most part today it's light mist or drizzle or scattered shower or two. a little more put together at this point as a quick round of steady rain is moving through the heart of the area. you see pennington and trenton and mercer county and heavy downpours along the new jersey turnpike and route 31 is wet here this evening and southern parts of buck county seeing ponding on the roadways, a bit of a break through montgomery county and a second batch pushing into eastern chester county as well as delaware county and heavy rain westchester heading along the main line here, also the blue route. about to get hit by steady rainfall or as you head to the south, this passed through the state of delaware and breaking up to the west and this is the last of the steady rain as this moves through southern new jersey, route 47 the atlantic city expressway a slow go here this evening and after this heads off the coast the next hour or two, we get back to the more light drizzle through the

overnight hours. temperatures nowhere near freezing so we are not looking at refreezing or icy patches. 37 in allentown and 34 in philadelphia and the same for millville and close to that in dover and atlantic city airport 45 degrees. also visibility is and issue especially to the west of the city. right now 1 mile visibility in reading and 1.7 in lancaster and 3 miles in wilmington but way up in the poconos they are dealing with spotty freezing rain and very low visibilities as you get some warmer air to come in and some of that rain is mixing in it melts the snow and turns it into fog. and even the atlantic city airport 1.5 mile visibility. and northern new england getting 6 to 12 inches of snow. and scattered showers overnight and areas of fog and 35 in the

colder suburbs and 42 for center city with a light wind 4 to 8 miles per hour. as we look at the temperatures tomorrow a damp start in the morning and the clouds hang on through much of the day. peeks of sun and the temperatures turn up well above normal. 52 in philadelphia and 55 in millville. 56 in dover and even to the north reading and allentown temperatures of 47 to 48 degrees. then we get a wedge of high pressure coming in with sunshine on thursday and the pick of the week 54 with that sun feels very mild out there. and then there is another low to the south and west and that races its way through the end of the week on friday turning wet the second half of the day. the exclusive accuweather forecast morning drizzle and milder tomorrow with limited sun and 52, grab the sunshine here, 14 degrees above north carolinaal here thursday at 54 and late day rain arriving on friday and 51 and then another day with temperatures in the mid-50s, maybe even some upper

50s on saturday if we get a good amounts of fine. and then the clouds quickly come back in on sunday and 50 and a heavy rain sets up and strong winds off the atlanticic with a high of 50 degrees and tuesday cloudy and 52 and if you look behind the forecast there could be 60s by the end of next week. where you see the sun on saturday get out and take advantage of it. there is a lot of clouds and rain in the forecast. >> i like this winter season so far. >> it's not bad. as the rain and drizzle continue check back live with 6abc.com/weather for real time views and the hourly forecast. follow our meteorologists on twitter and facebook as well. topping our people scene we are wishing a beloved actress a special happy birthday. today betty white is 95 years young. born on this day in 1922, white's long career includes big hits with the golden girls and

the mary tyler moore show. and white is grateful she is still being hired for new jobs after 75 years in the business. today also happens to be first lady, michelle obama's birthday and president obama posted this special happy birthday to his wife. to the girl from the south side who took on a role she didn't ask for and made it her own. the president did not say what age the first lady was turning which was probably a smart move.

right now jim gardner is standing by with these stories. the search is on for a person that neighbors say is stealing dogs from backyards in chester county. for cecily tynan, jaime apody, monica malpass and the entire "action news" team good

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"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. tuesday night and philadelphia's district attorney has been fined thousands for edgics violations and a suspicious package cause a scare on temple university campus. and the big story is a thief breaking the hearts of dog owners in chester county. a total of five dogs are stolen from backyards and tonight police are trying to track down

a large green van. bob brooks has the details on this. >> reporter: jim, good evening, again five dogs have gone missing and neighbors are pointing the blame on a man driving around in a large van and police think they have a robber in town. these are two loving family dogs, smiley the retriever and macy is the german shepard, they belong to the king family and sadly the two dog as peer to be taken. >> we have about 10 acres here and obviously they are let loose. >> the dogs were roaming the 10 acre property as they always do, but for some reason they ran up to the road. >> there was an amish neighbor driving on the road with a pony cart and the puppy decided to follow him. a man in a green van came and had a conversation with him. >> i talked to the guy tha