"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.

good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news, several doctors offices have been destroyed in a large fire in south jersey. and the manayunk bike race has been canceled. find out why the long running competition is not happening this year. but the big story on "action news" is president trump's first meeting with another world leader since he took office. british prime minister teresa may is due at the office at noon. but it comes a day after mexico's president called off his trip to the white house. making the biggest rift between mexico and the u.s. in decades. marcy gonzales joins us live from new york. >> reporter: a busy day for the president he will sign more excessive orders. and the meeting gets started in the next few minutes at the

white house. british prime minister in washington today. laying a wreath at arlington national cemetery ahead of her meeting with donald trump. face-to-face with the world leader since taking office. trade and torture are expected to be among the main topics. and the focus remains on another u.s. ally tweeting that mexico has taken advantage of the u.s. for long enough and massive trade deficits and little help on the weak border must change now. the question on how president trump's border wall will be paid for is still unclear. sean spicer telling reporters that there will be a 20% tax on mexico. >> we could do $10 billion a year to pay for the wall. and that out rained republicans and democrats, concerned the expense would be apassed on to the consumer. >> anything that drives up the

cost of coronas and tequila is a bad idea. >> the american people will not pay for the wall and i made that clear to the government of mexico. >> and meanwhile, a controversial conversation is planned for tomorrow with another world leader, president trump scheduled to speak on the phone with president vladimir putin. >> thank you. back here political protester are happening again today in philadelphia. today demonstrators gathered at 30th street station as congressional republicans boarded planes heading back to washington. the leaders were in philadelphia for a policy retreat that wrapped up this morning. president trump spoke at the event yesterday and sparked a large protest in center city. tens of thousands of abortion opponents are in washington for the 44th annual

vice president is expected to speak at the event. it kicks off in march this afternoon and a lot of people have already gathered on the national mall including thousands of activists from the tri-state area. annie mccormick spoke to some local support evers before they drove down this morning. she joins us live with more from center city. >> reporter: and rick we are outside of the basilica of saints peter and paul and on the other side this morning many students boarded buses headed for washington, d.c. and the archdiocese says they were part of the march for life since it began. several philadelphia catholic high schools departed little flower high school for girls in hunting park. outside the center the office for cultural ministries bound their d.c. bound bus and 150 seminarians left at dawn. they will join the march for life in washington, d.c., about

3,000 from the philadelphia archdiocese will attend. >> we have a mass here in the morning to celebrate with each other and then board the buses and celebrate down in washington. >> sometimes it's overwhelming because there are crowds of people coming in and sometimes the hard to get around but amazing because so many people come together in support of saving lives. >> this year marks the 44 and anniversary of roe v. wade the u.s. supreme court's decision to legalize abortion nationwide. >> i hope going down there will inspire people to know that it's not right for them to kill the children. kids have rights just like us. even though they are unborn. >> mike pence will address attendees, the first time that a sitting vice president has done so. >> we want congress as well as our new president as well as the rest of the nation to hear the voice. >> hopefully that is part of their administrative agenda to

continue through congress. and just respect for all life issues not just the abortion issue. >> and the archbishop also held a special mass this morning, the march for life will take place at noon on the grounds the washington monument. annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. turning now to accuweather there is a chilly wind outside today. but otherwise not a bad friday. as we look live from sky 6 hd at the ben franklin bridge, plenty of sun and seasonable temperatures as we get a first check of your forecast and a sneak peek of the weekend. lets check in with melissa magee for david murphy. >> happy friday. not bad across the delaware and lehigh valleys the only issue this afternoon is the blustery wind out of the west. right now in philadelphia coming in at 43 but when you factor in the wind it feels like 44 and 40

for reading and 41 in the poconos and the coast at cape may and atlanta city in the lower 40s. winds sustained 10 to 20 miles per hour with higher gusts, we have a higher gust in philadelphia of 31 miles per hour and a gust in wilmington of 35 miles per hour. and a gust in the poconos of 32 miles per hour and the winds are with us for the majority of the day. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar we show you we are tracking activity the reason it's chilly today and we have the blustery wind and if you look to the northern and west we are tracking lake-effect snow showers and abuse they come in from the westerly direction it's reinforcing the colder air or what feels to be cold outside and there could be flakes north and west of the i-95 corridor. the evening commute looks like this. 42 at 4:00 p.m. and 41 at 5:00 a partly cloudy at 6:00 with a temperature of 40 and then the upper 30s at 7:00 p.m. tonight. as far as what to expect today.

chilly wind on the way for friday and a few flurries north and west because of the lake-effect snow shower because of that activity and seasonable over the weekend we have the details in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. and this reminder we invite to you stay with 6abc.com/weather through the weekend as cooler temperatures return you'll find what you need to know as you make your outdoor plans and follow our meteorologists on facebook and twitter for updates as well. in other news a medical office building in south jersey was destroyed in a fire overnight. the flames burned through the salem professional building in mannington township. it started on the second floor and investigators say it's possible that foul play was involved. officials are working to find out if any medical records were damaged. meets are investigating a shooting in chester delaware county. several bullets were fire nood a home on east 23rd street this

morning. a woman and child were inside of the house and they were not injured. and a bullet hole was visable from the front window of the home and police found shell casing outside of the house on the street. and philadelphia's aging school buildings need $4.3 billion in repairs. three quarters are considered in poor condition and more than 4,000 outstanding repairs at 308 district owned facilities including a leakly roof at dunbar elementary. they plan to fix it and officials expect to spend $3 billion over the next 10 years to address the most pressing issues. after more than 30 years in philadelphia the manayunk bike race is canceled for 2017. the long running competition is rolling through the local streets since 1985 but today the city announced there is just not enough funding to allow the race to happen this year and it costs

around a million dollars to host the event even after extensive fundraising, they did not have enough sponsors. it could return in 2018. there is more to come on "action news" at noon, new steps are taken to fix the delaware river turnpike bridge and we have an update on the money repairs. and the philadelphia auto show is back in town and we are giving you a sneak peek of what you'll see. i'm katherine scott with the story coming up. >> not bad. and melissa magee is back with the closer look at the accuweather forecast when "action news" at noon continues in a moment.

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dramatic video shows it's exact moment a hotel collapsed into a river in peru. that 10 straight hours of rain caused the building to break down and all guests were evacuated and nobody was injured when the building suddenly crashed into the water. new emergency repairs are happening on the delaware river turnpike bridge. crews are planning to install several 80 foot support towers to help relief the stress revealed by the crack in the support beam.

authorities had to close the bridge last week after the crack was discovered during an inspection. tens of thousands of vehicles lose the bridge connecting burlington and pennsylvania and new jersey each day. no exact timeline has been given when it will reopen. and progress is made shoring up the massive sinkhole that opened up in glen side. chopper 6 hd was over the scene of brook road this morning. the huge hole is filled with cement and crushed stone. the earth caved in and swallowed up part of the roadway and sidewalk and front yard and aqua america says there was a water main break but engineers did not determine if that was a cause or symptom of the collapse. the philadelphia auto show is revving up this weekend and from new models to classic cars there is plenty for everyone to see this year. katherine scott has a look inside of the showroom floor at the pennsylvania convention center. >> right now i'm behind the wheel of a 2017 alpha romeo.

this starts at $70,000, one of the many stops you can make at this year's philadelphia auto show. from the sleek to the rugged. >> and just about everything in between --. once again the philadelphia auto show is back at the pennsylvania convention center. >> we'll have over 250,000 people all under one roof and 700,000 square feet of metal. it's a philadelphia thing. >> the floor is vast and have the popular classics, like this 1934 model b pickup or the exott ecs, you have a need for speed in maybe a ferrari will do. people want to see what is out there and what is to come? >> people will buy a car in the next 12 months, that is the business aspect but the fun aspect is off the charts.

>> this is the show's first ever display of hollywood cars, the delorean and a 1956 bat mobile replica and harry and lloyd's wagon in dumb and dumber all among them. and make your way to camp jeep where you hop in with a professional driver that includes ramps. >> now we move around and we are in cars and smell and taste them and feel them and drive them indoors or outdoors. >> the black tie tailgate is tonight and the auto show starts tomorrow and runs until next sunday. have fun everybody, i know i am. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> nice looking vehicle. you don't want to miss our one hour special of the show, focusing on technology at the show this year. that is at 7:00 tomorrow here on 6 abc.

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pennsylvania governor tom wolf is given a clean bill of health and the governor made the announcement after being treated for prostate cancer, he is encouraging all americans to get regular checkups. was treatable because it was caught early. and a team from pen medicine heading to north philadelphia school to help kid as void obesity and diabetes. doctors were on hand to provide free glucose screenings.

it helped to identify kids at risk for diabetes. and answer questions about the disease and refer at risk students for further medical guidance. and now a plan to allow hiv organ donors to move forward. it would allow people with hiv organs to recipients that also tested positive. delaware is the only state that prohibits the use of hiv organs and now it goes to the state house. a husband's anniversary gift to his wife may be one that neither will never forget because he gave her the gift of life. to celebrate their 20th anniversary he gave his wife sydney one of his kidneys. she spent the last two years on dialysis and her husband got tested and found out he was a donor match.

don't expect a preprefill at the soda fountain and it's the only twitter battle where everyone wins, why the zoo is engaged in a vicious adorable tweetoff. accuweather is next as we look live from sky 6 hd, and melissa magee has your seven-day forecast and why it may not be a bad day to go skiing.

here is a live picture from the nation's capital. you are looking at vice president mike pence talking to anti-abortion protesters at the pro-life rally at the mall. the first vice president to speak at this annual event. you can watch it live, we are streaming it on 6abc.com and we'll have more on the story, vice president pence speaking at the march for life rally. >> in the meantime, melissa magee is back now with a closer look at the forecast more seasonable temperatures. >> we have the wind outside, at least a dry one, different than yesterday. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar you can see it's dry for the most part across the region and up in pottsville and reading there may be flurries because of lake-effect snow showers well to the northern and west and we'll talk about that in a moment. in the near term a picture

outside. the action cam was outside in ventnor, new jersey, and the clouds are kind of moving on through and the mixture of clouds and sunshine across the area today and temperatures are are pretty seasonable if not a few degrees above average, so far the month of january is mild and temperatures average 5.6 degrees above normal, making this the warmest january in a decade. and the eighth straight month where temperatures have been above normal. we are above normal at this hour. average high is 41 and coming in at 43 if the city, 41 in lancaster, 41 degrees at the coast in cape may. 43 in dover, the winds however making it feel colder, the winds sustained at 13 miles per hour in trenton and 34 in philadelphia and we are actually picking up higher gusts, gusts ranging from 30 to 35 miles per hour in the region and the current windchill in the city is 34.

here is satellite 6 along with action radar it's quiet right now, we have clouds and pockets of sunshine across the region and we are tracking lake-effect snow showers down wind of the lakes and that could lead to a couple of flurries in our northwest suburbs especially in the lehigh valley this afternoon. future tracker 6 showing you 3:00 later on today way westerly wind temperatures will be in the lower 40s and 44 in philadelphia and 41 in reading and 43 degrees if millville. as we get into later tonight and cold air is settling on in and 26 in the poconos and 34 in philadelphia. and at the freezing mark in reading later tonight. as you wake up tomorrow morning, 8:00 on saturday, most spots have temperatures in the 30s and it may feel a touch cooler into the weekend when up factor in the windchills. the setup right now a transition zone, with this jet stream right over our region and the warm air trying to work its way into the area and the chilly air to the

north and west. that settles in as we get into the weekend and into next week, we have a dip in the jet stream and things are back to normal. the cool air funnels out of canada, and into the weekend and next week. not dramatically colder but temperatures getting close to to where they should be for this time of year. windy and chilly and high temperature of 47, and brisk and chilly tomorrow and we are dry, a high temperature of 41 and that is before we should be for this time of year, back to normal tomorrow. and a high temperature of 40 and monday brisk and colder and a high temperature of 36 and 39 on tuesday and clouds and sun and 40 on wednesday and possibly wintry mix with a clipper and groundhog day thursday a high temperature of 36. >> hello february. thank you melissa. more ahead in our next half hour of "action news" at 12:30. a unique way to honor the late singer, david bowie, what the

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"action news" at 1230 continues with david murphy and rick williams. >> here are the stories we are following for you at 12:30. thousands meet and march at the

capital to share their message against abortion. we have the latest coming up. and it went missing for decades but a class ring with a special meeting made it ways back home. and a local family owned business continues their work to hand make artisan pasta and much more. and now the details from the national mall. filled with abortion opponents this hour. taking part in the annual march for life. lets take a live look from washington now. there we go, a number of people up there at the podium. various religions from all over the country here. to show their support, to protest against abortion and vice president mike pence addressed the marchers, the first time that a sitting vice president has done so in person. >> thank you -- >> several students and staff from catholic high schools are also i