"action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist hell list a magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. sunday night a southwest philadelphia couple is beaten and robbed inside of their own home while their two children slept nearby. also the trump administration now says that its press secretary was giving quote alternative facts when he lied about the size of the

inauguration crowd. but the big story on "action news" is a rain storm on tap for start of your workweek. >> we saw no shortage of drizzle toll day and gray skies but that nearly serves as a prelewd of the likelihood of heavy rain and high wind tomorrow. meteorologist karen rodgers is in for melissa and she joins us with our first check of the accu weather forecast, karen. >> we have a strong nor'easter heading up the coastline. storm tracker six live double scan showing that drizzle in our region but look at storm tracker six live 3-d. there is a lot of moisture. this is a strong storm. area of low pressure will reform along coastline and we have concerns for our area mostly along the coast. coastal flood advisory goes intoe tech at 3:00 a.m. on monday. lasts this will 9:00 p.m. for minor to moderate coastal flooding. that is a big concern. this is a coastal storm a long the coast we'll wind gusts and high wind warning along the coastline as well. there is gusts 45 to 50 miles an hour but some peak gusts up to 60 at the coast. the that is enough to cause

scattered power outages, beach erosion and minor to moderate coastal flooding. that is issue along the coastline. lets look at the what we can expect elsewhere. we have a flood watch in effect for mercer and ocean counties as areas along the coast will hit hard, by this one to 2 inches of rain in the philadelphia, i-95 corridor. we will see gusts to 35 to potentially 50 miles an hour. we have to secure are trash cans, tree limbs will come down, possibility of an isolated power outage. that will be mostly a concern along the coast. right thousand it is dreary, cloudy, yeah, little will bit of fog out here. here's what you can expect tonight. we will see increasing wind, a to showers, drizzle. overnight the low of 43. big deal comes tomorrow morning. we will time this all out for you, walter and sarah in the exclusive accu weather forecast in just a few minutes >> karen, thank you. residents this several southern states are preparing for more severe weather tonight this morning 15 people were killed and dozens shore were injured in a string of

fast moving intense storms, which included several tornadoes. forecasters are warning rest tents of southern georgia and northern florida to prepare for is what known as long tractor made owes. those tornadoes are rare, because they stay on the ground for 20 miles or more. president donald trump had a busy second full day on the job but his team faced tough questions, about what the president and his press secretary, had to say yesterday. meanwhile, trump spoke with benjamin netanyahu by phone today, before attending the swearing in of senior staff members. one of those senior staff members defended claims that trump made disputing evidence that showed his swearing in was not as crowded as previous ceremonies. last night his press secretary gave the press a tongue lash ing and insisted falsely that the inauguration was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration. presidential advisor kelly ann conway tried to defend those remarks to take with this comment. >> we'ring a it the is a fast hood and they are giving sean spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to that

the point -- >> what do you mean alternative facts, alternative facts,. >> also making headlines conway said that trump will not release his tax returns. world news sunday will have very latest on donald trump's second full day in office coming up at 60:00 on "action news". back here philadelphia police are searching for three men who forced their way this is home in southwest philadelphia, attack the couple and then robbed them. men pistol whipped the man while the the couple's two young children were asleep upstairs. "action news" reporter christie ileto is live from southwest philadelphia with the full details, christie. >> reporter: sarah, detectives say that the suspect came down this alley way they broke opened this garage and basement door, before they made their way upstairs where a tamly of four, including two young children were sleeping. >> the call for help came just before five will 30 sunday morning.

>> unaudible. >> residential break in. >> i just noticed that the book door was kicked in, the glass was laying on the floor. >> reporter: this man didn't want his face on camera but he he said he noticed something was not right help he left for church. >> i called police and he came out and looked and said they were already here earlier this morning. >> reporter: detectives say masked suspects piss top whipped the 35 year-old homeowners and bound his wife before making off with the safe, containing an undisclosed amount of money, spare keys and important documents. police also found two young children asleep and uninjured, during the incident. >> early this morning i heard a knock at the door next door, and then i came to the door and i found the door. >> reporter: reluctant to show their faces residents are horrified by early morning ordeal that could have ended much worse. and that home owner was taken to an area hospital, detectives are now trying to see which direction those suspects fled, and if it was by foot the or by car, anyone

with any information is asked to contact detectives. reporting live there southwest philadelphia, christie ileto for channel six "action news". >> all right, thanks, christie a woman in west philadelphia answered a knock on her front door this morning to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound. it happen just before 7:00 a.m. along the 5100 block of hazel avenue. police say the 31 year-old man had been shot in the chest. he told the resident that a would hand shot him. the resident called the police who transported the victim to penn presbyterian hospital where he he remains tonight in critical condition. from our new jersey news room, police after rested two men linked to the deadly shooting of a man last night this burlington it thecy. just before 11:00 the victim, 30 year-older you can thomas, was hit by gunfire at east brought and liberty street. he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. police say gun used in the shooting has been recovered but the suspect's name have not yet been release. an arrest has plan made in friday's attack of the transgendered woman near philadelphia it thecy hall. woman from out of town was assaulted as she was walking

with friends and captured much of her attack on camera. now she's speaking out. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live now at philadelphia international airport, with her story. jeff? report report sarah, we caught up with the victim just before she boarded a plane to head back to seattle. this just comes hours after police say that they arrested a 25 year-old homeless man, in the attack. >> it is just got the call, and i'm very happy. >> reporter: as she prepared to leave philadelphia rihanna quigley tells "action news" that she's relieved man seen in cell phone video has been arrested. friday quigley and two friend were walking on the the 1300 block of filbert street when the man passed them and made eye contact. >> instead of looking up and down at me. i said is there a reason you are looking up and down on me. >> reporter: quigley said he began to shout anti gay slurs and then attack while she recorded with her phone. >> first he hit he with a bag of groceries and second time was with his fist on the left side of my face.

>> reporter: quigley, visiting for an lb gt conference, suffered cuts and bruces. she hopes video opens up others eyes to the increased incidence of violence trans genterd woman face. >> it is throwing different. this has been a survival for me just ever since i started to be my true self. anywhere i go i will always be careful and scared for my life >> reporter: and police say that they found the suspect at frankford terminal wearing the same clothes he was wearing in that video. quigley said that she will return to philadelphia to ensure there is justice. reporting live at philadelphia international airport jeff chirico for channel six "action news". >> all right, thanks jeff. as jeff mentioned the victim had been attending the national lb gtq task force creating change conference in center city philadelphia. today was final day of the five day event to help organize members of the lesbian gay, by sexual transgendered and questioning community. the task force has been at the forefront of social justice movement by advocating for

acceptance at all levels of government. it could be a rough rush hour for commuters who cross the delaware river in bucks county. the delaware river bridge had to be shut down back on friday , because of structural issues. now, as drivers tried to find another way to get around officials are warning that other bridges, in bucks and mercer counties could see very heavy volume tomorrow. "action news" reporter bob brooks has the very latest on the situation from bristol township. >> reporter: turnpike officials say first step is to diagnosis exactly what ising wrong with the delaware river turnpike bridge, that connect bristol and bucks county to burlington township. that is expected to take, two full weeks alone. those that use the bridge on a daily basis say that is unacceptable. >> somebody's job to know, that the bridge is going that way. the it doesn't just happen. for it to be completely shut down, it is an inconvenience to many people. >> reporter: disappointment that has been growing since this past friday when crews painting the bridge found a fracture in the trus on the pennsylvania side so inspector

shut it down. we spoke with john rodgers this morning who was caught in the middle of that. >> i go up to the bridge, it is closed. i went to take the burlington bristol bridge but it is backup all the way to 413. i end up being 15 minutes late for work. >> reporter: it is not just turnpike bridge closed but also streets that run underneath it, behind me, you can see this road is closed as are several others that run underneath and that will cause an even bigger traffic problems for neighbors here. >> slow everything down. >> commuters are saying most frustrating how turnpike commission could let it get to this point. >> what have they been doing? they have been working on it the forever. so, how do they just now find this and let it come to this. >> reporter: 1.2-mile long bridge which carries an estimated 42,000 reek also per day east and westbound is out of commission with no opening in sight. right now motorist are being directed to use the narrower, burlington bristol bridge, or officials have suggested a different detour over scudder falls bridge on i-95.

>> god forbid the burlington bristol bridge is closed touring rush hour, you will be sitting there all take. >> reporter: construction continues here at the turnpike bridge, there is no timetable set, for when it might opened backup. reporting from bristol township, bob brooks for channel six "action news". here's much more to come tonight on "action news" a stand against hate, how residents in bucks county are joining together with making their community safer for everyone. the flyers have been having a rough time lately, tonight they are taking on islanders hoping for a needed win, jeff skversky has details in sports. >> those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back.

a new coalition of faith and lay leaders came together this afternoon in yardley bucks county. they gathered here at congregation bethel to form a group calling one bucks, they inn ten to peak out against recent acts of hate. members learned how to respond to hate incident and how to

bring more residents in the coalition to create a more safe community. a weekend dedicated to america's innovators wrapped up today here in center city. drexel university organized the heating among the association for small business and entrepreneur ship. hundreds of professors who around the world took part in exchanging ideas, they hope that the city that brought the world by focals and lightening rods will inspire future inventions. whole bunch of homeowners headed to center sit the any search of great ideas. philadelphia home show wrapped up to day right there at the pennsylvania convention center , hundreds of vendors with products, materials, for the entire home were there. they also had ton of suggestions for almost any type of home improvement project. the pennsylvania spca feline frenzy ended on a high note today with most of the available cats and kittens adopted there in fishtown. all of these empty spaces are testament to their success with adoption fees for dult cats were cut by 50 percent. tonight they are enjoying their first night in their

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okay. jeff skversky has sports and i think falcons are a little better then we all thought. >> go figure watching them play against eagles, eagles held them to season low this points, yards, quarter back rating. today they looked much better. go figure green bay's run in the nfc title will game started here in philadelphia against eagles. since that late november win at link packers have won eight straight and aaron rodgers has been on fire... until today. math hat rice an matty ice cools off green bay, look at this score not a misprint falcons up 44-21, late fourth, matt ryan has accounted for five touchdowns, the falcons are on their way, to their first super bowl, since 1998, they await winners of the

steelers and patriots. in that afc title game tonight, two familiar faces, patriots/steelers over last 22 years new england and pittsburgh have combined for 21 appearances on championship sunday, including a record, six straight, by the brady bunch. pat/steelers kick off in 20. pittsburgh well, they may be tired. patriots fan set off a fire alarm at team hotel in the middle of the night. tom brady is well rested and ready to make yet another super bowl run. >> i think the team has done a good job, to really understand who we're playing against, how they play, why they win, and now we're playing a great football team. we have take our best three hours of the season against our biggest challenge all season and hopefully we're up for it. can the flyers, finally stop the bleeding tonight is this ten game winning streak, since then, flyers lost 12 of 15. including nine straight on the road. could dave hakstol switching up lines again tonight, flyers just underway in brooklyn

begins islanders, steve mason gets the start in net, early first period brayden schenn with the shot on net, just misses there. right now the flyers are score rest, trying to avoid losing information 13th time in 16 games. sixers star joel embiid could miss his second straight game with a knee injury. sixers are not sure whether or not joe joe can go tuesday against the l.a. clippers. sixers kay embiid's knee jurist not serious. he went down friday night and held out remainder or that game. sixers lost ten of their 12 games when embiid does in the play this season. he clearly is a team member. as far as jahlil okafor and nerlens noel, brian colangelo says opposing teams are still interested, in trading for them. >> these guys are not to blame they were drafted in this situation but my responsibility is to make sure i do the right thing for the organization. i don't want to give someone away. i don't want to let someone walk but, one of those things

might happen by virtue of our circumstances because we will make a deal, that will have short term and long term impact positively for us as we go. >> sixers number one overall pick ben simmons will have another scan and exam on his injured right foot tomorrow to see if that broken bonus fully healed. doctor visit will give sixers a better timetable when simmons will make his nba debut. colangelo says it will happen soon, simmons has still yet to participate in full squad practices. college hoops, villanova may be number one ranked team in the the country but believe it or not, lasalle could have the longest winning streak among teams in this town. with a win today. lasalle posted sixth straight on the road against virginia commonwealth early on. things going well, jordan price the three, but lasalle, they shoot only 16 percent in the first half. things getting youly, the coach john gianeti, benched all five starters.

lasalle blown out by 38. it is their first loss of the new year and we will see how this team will rebound, going forward. >> yes. >> march madness will be here and lasalle is a team if they can get on a run here. >> sure. >> getting and they can be in play there. >> thanks, very much, jeff. a look at your workweek forecast is up next on "action news". >> meteorologist karen rodgers has the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast when "action news" comes right back better than the leading branded pill, which didn't get me to my goal. lowers my a1c better than the leading branded injectable. the one i used to take. and better than that diabetes pill i used to take.

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park, one of the ice bowls held across the country to promote the sport and help local charities fight hunger. they raised more than a thousand dollars along with 500-pound of food for a local pant try. >> they got the that in, the drizzle has begun and we are looking ahead to much more rain tomorrow. >> yes, we are. it is one to 2 inches of rain coming our way. not just a little. lets show you storm tracker live six double scan and we are continuing to see drizzle, couple showers. we can go in tighter with double kaine more pronounced showers in chadds ford, wilmington, media n thecy, we are dry but few showers in woodbury, chats worth and browns mills in new jersey. lets go outside to the action cam that was out earlier, looking at olde city, on second street. and looking good right there near market street. you can see gray skies. we are used to that at this point. the lets check the current conditions, that temperature is 49 degrees. the it has been unseasonably mild. that continues with your dew .46. a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. the wind out of the northwest

sustained at three but we will see them gust. ocean temperature 42. lets look at latest wind gust. we did track wind of 23 miles an hour, 21 in beach haven, wind will really gust overnight the in to tomorrow. satellite six on action radar showing yes, lots of clouds, not a lot of moisture but couple showers. i want to show you what is happening in the south east. storm prediction center has issued a rare high risk for the south east where we saw a lot of storms. they had 30 different reports of tornadoes over a 24 hour period. nearly 200 reports of damaging wind. this area of low pressure will jump off the coast line, form a nor'easter and that is what will impact us. the thinks a powerful nor'easter that we will get tomorrow. with wind, generally in our region 35 to 55 miles an hour. beach erosion, it is an issue with the coastal storm, so it the will be worse along the coast. the at 7:00 tomorrow morning future tracker is showing not a lot of rain, some rather steady rain for the most part it is light for your morning commute but look what happens later on some time around

lunchtime to 2:00 o'clock we will get very heavy rain. areas of orange and yellow. it will be coming town at times. it wraps up kind of quickly by 7:00 o'clock we are seeing that end but we are seeing a wintry mix in the poconos on the back edge of this system. that is what we are watching for that. in general one to 2 inches of rain, tonight it is just a couple showers or a bittle drizzle but increasing wind and 43 degrees for overnight low. i want to run down what happens tomorrow. that is a day when northeast nor'easter hits. 7:00 a.m. commuting it will be a wet commute, 45 and wind, feeling nasty. 10:00 a.m. 42. rain not heavy at that point. late morning in the afternoon hours when rain picks up, at 1:00 o'clock we have wind swept rain. 4:00 o'clock it is pushing off to the north and east but still a lot of rain in the region. you can see those temperatures starting at 45, dropping down to the lower 40's. at 7:00 o'clock just some shower and 40 degrees. the here's your exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, tomorrow is a big day for this nor'easter. it will cause significant wind

causing damage to the area, period of rain, 45 degrees for your early high. rain end tomorrow. starts wet on tuesday. rest of the day, just continues to be glummy. forty-five. and wednesday, though nice and bright. fifty-three. we're dry. thursday, partly sunny skies, 52. the weeks change and gets cooler. you will feel difference on friday with that northeasterly wind, 43 degrees, some sunshine, saturday chilly. this is first time in the while we're talking about temperatures in the the 30's for your high. thirty-nine on saturday, sunday partly sunny, 39, and each of those days by end of the week poconos could get a snow shower and rest of us will be dry, which will be a change. >> very well, thanks, karen. abc world news sunday is next here on channel six, and don't miss "action news" at ten on phl17 tonight. and then we're right back here again on six abc at 11:00 o'clock. now for can even rodgers, melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we will see you right back here at'clock..

welcome to "world news tonight." we're tracking a deadly tornado threat. the southeast on high alert. millions in the danger zone. already, more than two dozen reported twisters and at least 16 people killed so far. the states of emergency and the new threat right now. trump's truth? as the new president's top aides are sworn in, the back and forth over what is fact and fiction. face to face with the fbi director. what he told him today. dramatic rescues in the west. high surf pulls two women out to sea. a race to save them. a driver flooded. her lift to safety. and new reports of mud slides come in. the consumer warning tonight targeting americans in the dead of w