the boyfriend got in a rage, got into his car and then mowed down the girlfriend and a man who was standing with her. he then fled the scene. "action news" was here as the male victim was put onto a stretcher loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital with injuries to his head and legs. the girlfriend also suffered injuries to her legs and was put on a wheelchair and also taken to the hospital. pieces of the silver car were scattered about here on the street. now, the boyfriend and his car have not been located. meanwhile a woman was placed in handcuffs and taken to southwest detectives for questioning. at the moment, that's all we know as we wait for investigators to sort this all out but again, police say man fighting with his girlfriend gets into his car and mows her down and a man that was standing with her here in the 5900 block of locust, both were hospitalized at this hour. the boyfriend who fled the scene is still being sought.

we're live here in southwest philadelphia, i'm dann cuellar channel6 "action news." back to you, rick and monica. >> dann thank you. it was an emotional day in delaware during what should have been a celebration. today the corrections officer killed in this week's deadly standoff was posthumously promoted and given one of his department's highest honors. >> today floyd's legacy was celebrated the same day that dozens more corrections officers began their careers and "action news" reporter bob brooks was live in dover with that part of the story. good evening, bob. >> reporter: rick and monica, it is such a hard time for so many down here in dover at this grieving process -- as this grieving process begins for everyone involved in this. the ceremony was held behind me here at the department of corrections employee development center as the investigation continues top figure out how the inmates were able to carry out this horrific attack. [applause] >> reporter: it was app standing round of applause for a family that's grieving. you're seeing delaware department of corrections

commissioner perry flips present steven floyd jr. and his brother-in-law the medal of valor on behalf of his father fallen corrections officer lieutenant steven floyd. lieutenant floyd was the corrections officer who died when inmates took floyd and three others hostage on wednesday at the prison in smyrna. the medal was given to floyd's son during a ceremony for co cadets who completed initial training. you can see by the huge turnout many were here to show their support for the floyd family and that they did with another huge round of applause after the commissioner promoted floyd to lieutenant. [applause] >> reporter: "action news" was there as floyd was moved from the medical examiner's office in wilmington to the evan smith funeral home in dover. he was draped in an american flag and saluted. it's been a horrific three days for the delaware corrections department. floyd was one of four hostages taken by inmates. union representative jeff clop says lieutenant floyd was nothing but professional. >> i can guarantee you one thing. steven floyd treated inmates fairly and if inmates didn't want to follow the rules, they

suffered the consequences. >> reporter: points the blame of this on a lack of state funding. >> there were cuts. we have less correctional officer positions now across the state than we had in 2008 when governor markel took office. >> reporter: okay, now we're still waiting to hear the cause of lieutenant floyd's death. also, in less than an hour, there is a candlelight vigil set for 6 o'clock to honor lieutenant floyd. it's being held at the smyrna municipal park. for now reporting live in dover, bob brooks channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you, bob. turning to accuweather a brisk chilly day today across the delaware valley looking live right now at the center city skyline from our camera at temple university tonight. not an easy day to be out and about unless you were all bundled up. highs hovering just above freezing today. how long will the cold stick around? meteorologist cecily tynan at the big board with the forecast for us. hi, cecily. >> hi, monica. it feels like winter again after a somewhat springlike start to february.

wednesday's high 50, yesterday 48, today philadelphia own orange line 35 degrees. that's 6 degrees below normal reason felt quite a bit cooler when you factor in the winds. the wind chill right now is 23 degrees in philadelphia with those winds out of the west, so if you are heading out tonight t-you really do want to bundle up and like most of the days this winter, shrouded in clouds today. satellite6 and action radar showing pretty good veil of clouds over us but what happens overnight? we have high pressure building in. so, this actually will clear out the clouds but it will also allow temperatures to drop to pretty low levels. so, if you're out on the town on this friday night with the clearing skies, it is going to be getting even colder. at 7 o'clock, 31. by 9 o'clock, 28. by 11 o'clock, 26 degrees. overnight low 22. but you factor in even just a bit of a breeze, wind chills will be in the teens overnight. as we look ahead, this cold shot will be brief. it lasts the first half of the weekend. i.

tracking a big warmup the middle of next week. that comes with rain and then behind this system another blast of cold air. i'll have all the details coming up in the full accuweather forecast. rick. >> cecily we'll check back in later. thank you. raids respect under way across paris tonight after a terror attack was thwarted outside the city's famed louvre museum. the attacker was shot by soldiers outside the museum before he could hurt anyone. roughly 1200 people were inside the louvre and its underground shopping mall at the time. police say they believe the attacker is of egyptian origin and they're looking for anyone else who may have helped with the attack. he's at a hospital in critical condition. the museum is set to reopen tomorrowly. >> philadelphia police have released video of a man they say stole an suv with a baby inside. the video shows the suspect carrying a child safety seat with a 19 month old in it. police say it happened about 5:30 thursday night near eighth and mckean. they say the child's mother left the toyota rav4 to grab

the child a toy but that's when the suspect hopped in the vehicle and drove off. five minutes later the child and the car seat were dropped off unharmed a few blocks away at ninth and emily. the missing vehicle is a teal 2014 model bearing pennsylvania tag jmt4312. and a 25-year-old man has been arrested accused of fleeing police with a four month old child in the vehicle in delaware. new castle county police say officers tried to pull aaron mills over on february 1st but he fled. they say at one point he got out of the car and ran. detectives issued tasers and arrested him. the child was later found in the vehicle uninjured. mills faces several charges including resisting arrest and reckless endangerment. >> from our new jersey news room tonight investigators have released surveillance video of the moment a man was hit by a car in a parking lot in a wal-mart store. the video shows the 35-year-old victim outside of the wal-mart on the unit black of nassau park boulevard in mercer county. investigators say he was heading to his car yesterday

morning when he was struck. the unidentified driver left the scene but was later found by police. investigators believe the victim was targeted. >> after we identified the individual behind the wheel through a lot of investigative leads, located where he was, and actually waited for them to come home to that address. >> mills ferguson is charged with aggression assault a the victim was taken to robert wood john ton know hamilton for nonlife-threatening injuries. >> a report shows evidence of cadet cheating and instructor misconduct at the pennsylvania state police academy. cadets in the academy are subject to several written tests over six months of training. the 47 page report from the inspector general suggests that instructors or current troopers often allegedly gave cadets test notes, test answers and answer codes. the report also found most of that test content did not change for several years.

state police officials said they're waiting on approval to institute a software program that would create unique tests for cadet classes. also new at 5:00 one pal state representative is pushing for a compromise after his plan to honor vice president joe biden went south. state representative kevin hag tea wanted to name a bridge here in scranton after biden to honor him and his hometown but one problem, the bridge was already named for world one vet colonel frank duffy two years ago. now hag tea says he wants to name it the biden duffy bridge to honor both men. >> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report friday night. >> take at this time live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. >> hi, guys we're heading into the weekend of the big game. getting home on a friday night that's always sort of a game. we'll try to help you make some good plays. first one i would make is not using the schuylkill eastbound at this point if you can avoid it. we've got three separate accidents, one by the conshohocken curve jamming us up coming out of king of prussia.

that went to right here on montgomery drive, one of them with a bunch of emergency crews on the scene is taking out the right lane. just two lanes getting by heading towards center city. it is a parking lot on the eastbound side of 76. just 9 miles per hour as a result. the river drives would be a much better choice. also watching a crash by the save a lot in juniata park along m street at erie avenue. one in upper merion along crooked lane at church road. those are the slow speeds on the schuylkill because of the conshohocken avenue. a wreck along phoenixville pike at 322. new castle county one along 13 dupont highway at hamburg road. we'll check it again rick and monica in the next half hour. >> much more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. new sanctions for iran from president trump. coming up at 5:30 the strong move from the trump administration after a missile test in the middle eastly. >> but first health check. the heart scare for one local woman over the holidays that doctors say should be a warning to women everywhere. those stories and much more

when "action news" comes right back.

>> breaking news tonight from cherry hill new jersey much chopper6 over the scene where that firefighters are dealing with a hazmat situation and a fire inside of this business. this is the 600 block of

hollywood avenue. we've seemed to have lost our shot from chopper6. the 600 block of hollywood avenue, a hazmat situation. firefighters are investigating exactly what happened, some type of smoke escaping from the business. no word of any injuries. we'll keep an eye on the situation in cherry hill new jersey and bring you the very latest. in other news, the mexican drug kingpin known as el chapo appeared in a federal court in new york today. joaquin guzman was transported to court in heavily armed police vehicles. he's already been convicted in mexico. now he stands accused in the u.s. of running a massive drug smuggling operation that laundered more than $14 billion. he's also charged with conspiring to commit murder and operating a continuing criminal enterprise. prosecutors say guzman faces a minimum of life in prison if convicted on all counts. >> today marks go red for women day a time to raise awareness about heart disease in women and to honor that occasion the american heart association is teaming up with

lankenau hospital's heart institute to hold a heart smart health fair. one local mom today holds extra importance after a scare she had over the holiday. >> that's for sure. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman has her story tonight. ali. >> reporter: hi, guys. you may think you know what a heart attack looks like, someone clutching their chest in pain but nearly half of all heart attacks especially in women don't have those symptoms. they're called silent heart attacks. >> it started off as nausea, vomiting, sweating, chills. >> reporter: 35-year-old markita davis thought she had food poisoning. she ignored it until she started having pain in her jaw and her chest. >> i put my hand there and feel major pumping. >> reporter: a family member called 911. markita finally realized she was having a heart attack when they gave her an aspirin to chew in the ambulance.

>> i'm too young. thought i was going to die. >> reporter: she did have some heart damage and needed a double bypass operation. dr. vincent figereto of einstein medical center says women seniors and diabetics are more likely to have heart attack symptoms that aren't typical. >> such as the worse flu you've had in a long time indigestion beyond what you normally feel, a muscle pull in your back that just is nagging. >> reporter: women often dismiss the warning signs. on average, they wait 54 hours to seek care while men wait 16 hours. >> that can have devastating effects as far as their ability to recover from the heart attack or even survive the heart attack. >> i hope you're okay. >> reporter: markita is regaining her strength with the help of her biggest supporters, her sons. and she's looking forward to working again. but she's learned an important lesson. always listen to your body.

>> if you feel any type of difference in your body, get it checked out. you never know. >> reporter: and beyond knowing the symptoms of a heart attack everyone should also try to control risk factors sumfactors such as blooe cholesterol smoking. she has lupus so that does raise her risk. a controversial treatment some people believe can help prevent heart attack will be put to the test again. it's an alternative therapy many doctors had discredited but due to new evidence the government is backing a multi-million toms study to see if it can save lives. and this trial is looking for adults with heart disease and diabetes. i'll have more details on the trial and the controversy tonight on "action news" at 11:00. rick and monica, back to you. >> thank you ali. >> that's why we're all wearing red today, a lot of us to support america's heart association. the multi billion dollar plan to go to wall street for

app social media giant. >> also the rally for football player with local roots who is set to take the field for the super bowl on sunday. that story and much more when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪

[cheers and applause] >> stocks ended the week on a high note today following a stronger than expected jobs report. the dow jones posted its best day of the year so far. according to the u.s. labor department the unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a points to 4.8 percent. experts say 227,000 jobs were added in december but more americans were also looking for work. the dow jones rose 186 points before that closing bell. the nasdaq ticked up 30 the s & p 500 grew 16. the company behind the social media platform snapchat is getting ready to go public. snapchat's parent company snap has filed for a $3 billion initial public offering or ipo. the app allows users to share up to 10 second long videos which disappear after 24 hours. there are doubts about snapchat's profitability though. it's unclear when snap will begin trading on wall street. >> the archdiocese of philadelphia is gearing up for its 42nd annual rice bowl.

it was a blessing and kickoff event this morning in kensington. rice bowl is a way for people of all ages to respond to human suffering through compassion and action during lent. all of the money inside the bowl goes to catholic relief services. lent begins on march first. [cheers and applause] >> in delaware students were getting ready and excited for sunday's super bowl. saint mary magdalene school in talleyville held a rally for alumnus paul worrilow. "action news" caught up with his coach today from concorde high school. >> the thing that strikes me the most was how hard he worked on and off the field in the classroom, just a great young man and we're just really proud that he's playing at the next level now. >> take a look what he wrote what he wanted to be in an eighth grade yearbook. right there it says a pro football player. >> how about that? >> pretty cool. >> big dreams. >> still to come on on "action news" at 5:00 a check of that

"action news" forecast. >> sky6 hd showing you dillworth park and the roth minute skating rink. meteorologist cecily tynan has your exclusive accuweather five day forke forecast when wee right back.

>> time for accuweather. at the "action news" big board

tonight. >> meteorologist cecily tynan with a look ahead at the week ahead. >> we're starting outweigh chill. live on sky6 take a look at spring mountain where a lot of snow borders and skiers are out. if you're going to be skiing tonight or tomorrow you really do have to bundle up. it's pretty cold out there. especially when you factor in the winds. the wind chill right now makes it feel like 23 in philadelphia, from 25 in atlantic city, 20 in allentown and it feels like 19 degrees in reading and you also may have that noticed a lot of static cling, very dry skin. that's because the dewpoints are extremely low. they're below 10 degrees and they're in the single digits so we have that bone dry arctic air but because of that arctic air and high pressure building in, we will see the return of a good amount of sunshine tomorrow. it will be nice because satellite6 and action radar showing lots of clouds out there. if you look very closely almost looks like some flurries are moving in but with that really dry air in place, that moisture is that not getting to the ground.

it's evaporating but on the flip side, as we fly out across the pacific northwest, you can see another very strong low pressure that's moving in there bringing some heavy rain and some mountain snow and this really has been the pattern all winter long. we have a big dip in the jet stream out to the west and that means the sierra snow pack, the highest it's been since 1995. it's measured 173 percent of normal and this is great because the extreme drought across the entire state, they've been in an entire drought it's dropped from 64 percent to just 2 percent. looking better for california with all that rain and snow. it will be a dry night overnight low 22 in philadelphia, allentown 16, wilmington 20 and cape may 23 degrees so wind chill tracker showing tomorrow despite the sunshine it's going to be bitter cold. at 7 o'clock that wind chill 13 degrees. by the afternoon, wind chills

still in the mid to upper 20's. and then kind of a flip side. we warm things up on sunday but it clouds up as well. so, if you're heading to the poconos to ski with rick, it will be very cold tomorrow, 25 degrees. still trying to get him out on the slopes. the wind chill five to 15 degrees and sunday a few snow showers possible, the temperature up there up to 32. so, the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow bright sunshine but breezy and cold. afternoon high 36. wind chill stuck in the 20's. sunday clouds, some late sun, 45 degrees. could be a flurry up to the north. monday partly sunny 46. then temperatures climb but it gets wet. tuesday periods of rain, 48 degrees. wednesday 58 but with rain perhaps some thunderstorms and very high winds behind that system cold air returns for the end of next week. adam will talk about that in the seven-day forecast, guys. >> okay. >> thank you cecily. we'll take a break. "action news" will be right back. >> ♪

afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. president trump takes tougher action against iran. while issuing several new executive orders that may

change how business is done on wall street. details straight ahead. emergency responders rush to a delaware county home after a car suddenly ends up on the front porch and how much will the defendants in the center city building collapse have to pay the victims of that tragedy? that is the question jurors are facing now since the penalty phase is under way. first though we have breaking news out of cherry hill, new jersey and chopper6 over the scene here where officials are dealing with a hazmat situation and a fire. you see fire trucks there as well as emergency responders. this is the 600 block of hollywood avenue. firefighters got the dual a business here in that block about 30 minutes ago at 5:30. they found smoky conditions inside the building. they don't yet know what is causing the fire. they're in there checking it out and we have not been told what has did you say materials are contained inside or the name of the business but again, a hazmat situation has brought firefighters and emergency responders here to cherry hill new jersey, the 600 block of hollywood avenue. no word on any possible

injuries inside. >> ♪ >> in washington tonight, president donald trump continues to make major changes during his first 100 days in office. today he imposed fresh sanctions on iran for recently launching a medium range ballistic missile. before the announcement, the president blasted america's longstanding adversary saying "iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me ." stephanie ramos is live from washington tonight with more on that plus several more executive orders signed today. stephanie. >> reporter: that's right, rick. well, today president trump he started the process to get rid of an obama era financial rule watered down one already in place and backed up some of that tough talk against iran. president trump at the end of his second week in office is slapping iran with a fresh set of sanctions. the trump administration warning iran after they tested a ballistic missile.

>> today the u.s. sanctioned 25 individuals and entities that provide support to iran's ballistic missile program and the islamic revolutionary quds force. >> reporter: they didn't violate united nations resolutions or iran's nuclear deal with world powers. this new action hundreds the individuals and companies from doing any business in the u.s. or with americans. >> today we're signing corporate both regulating the united states financial system. doesn't get much bigger than that, right. >> reporter: trump in the oval office signing more executive orders. this time on finance regulation. >> this is a big day. trump calling for a crackdown of the dodd frank act crafted by the obama administration and passed by congress in response to the 2008 financial crisis. the orders an effort to loosen rules on banks and other major financial companies. >> despite all this overreaching dodd frank did not address the causes of the

financial crisis. >> reporter: the white house now embracing unemployment numbers from the labor department, a reversal from a campaign trail days. >> 227,000 jobs, great spirit in the country right now so we're very happy about that. i think that it's going to continue big league. we're bringing back jobs. >> reporter: with new iran sanctions in place and more than 50,000 visas being restroked comply with mr. trump's immigration other president this weekend heads to florida. he'll sit down for the traditional super bowl pregame interview from mar-a-lago. in and washington stephanie ramos channel6 "action news." rick back to you. >> stephanie thank you. fewer than 60,000 foreigners from the seven countries listed under the new ban had their visas canceled following president trump's executive order. people traveling from iran iraq serial sudan somalia libya and yemen are blocked from entering the u.s. for at least the next 90 days.

officials with the state department say after the review period, those visas could be used again. they also do not expect the number of revoked visas to rise. >> ♪ >> now to an important consumer alert. you may not want to open a rear window if you are driving a nissan altima. the company's recalling more than 34,000 mid-sized cars in the u.s. because the doors might swing opened if the rear window is lowered. that recall covers altimas from 2015 through 2017 model years. nissan says the latch and lock cable in the doors may not have been routed properly at the factory. the company will notify owners about a recall within the next two months and dealers will make the repairs for you. in world news tonight with david muir we'll have much more on this nissan recall as well as new sanctions against iran and president trump's latest executive orthopedics you can watch all that following "action news" at 6:00. >> in other news pennsylvania's top prosecutors say tips are pouring in about a disturbing sexual crime that

may have more victims. attorney general josh shapiro is asking the public for information about a ring of men who allegedly prey on young boys during parties at which they dress up as animals. so far five men have been charged in connection with the alleged assault of a 13-year-old boy but officials say they have reason to believe that more men may have assaulted more boys. the men in custody who police say identify as furries are from different parts of pennsylvania and virginia. at least one of the alleged crimes happened in quakertown. in clifton heights delaware county emergency responders are trying to figure out what caused a driver to lose control and end up on a front porch o the suv even damaged the front of the home here on west broadway avenue. neighbors tell "action news" they saw the driver swerve jump the curb and then crash. no word on any injuries. >> a 22-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was shot this afternoon in chester delaware county. this the scene along ninth street near pennell just after

3:00 p.m. officers arrived and found the victim lying on the ground with several gun shot wounds. he was rushed to crozer hospital listed in critical condition. so far police have no motive or suspects in the casely. >> opening statements got under way today in the damages phase of the 2013 deadly building collapse in that center city. the same jury hoop found the defendants liable in the case must now decide how much they'll pay the victims and their families for their pain and suffering. "action news" reporter vernon odom has more pritchett back in court today all the lawyers for the plaintiffs and the five defendants found responsible for this infamous 2013 building collapse that crushed the salvation army thrift store at 22nd and market killing seven people and naming 12 others. tuesday a civil court jury decided the five principals who played a role in the june 2013 disaster will have to pay damages. the biggest targets here, the salvation army which lost a store and two employees. because it ignored warnings of danger and a potential

collapse by the adjacent four story building that was being demolished. the salvation army has the deepest pockets nearly $15 billion in assets and annual revenues nearing $3 billion. next in the blame line, richard pastian no, sir, the 91-year-old new york city real estate mogul. he hired a cheap inexperienced and contractor to do the demolition work. next philadelphia architect plato marinakos injury jr. hired by bostiano. the two men found least responsible for assessing damages contractor griffin campbell and excar vader operator sean benschop. both are serving long double terms. yesterday the naacp joined campbell's family in calling for a new trial. >> basciano and the architect were well aware of the impending dangers. this is a miscarriage of

justice any way you slice this cake and we're demanding that griffin campbell have a new trial. >> he was following orders of the architect. he was devastated. and he still is. >> there are literally millions of dollars at stake in this penalty phase here in civil court. these hearings are expected to last about three weeks before the jury begins its next round of deliberations. i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" at city hall. ly. >> al suspected drug dealer is behind bars tonight following a two month long investigation by delaware state police. 30-year-old jesus sorano torres was arrested on tuesday during abtraffic stop. when officers searched his car they allegedly bound to handguns and cocaine. search warrants at two other places where torres lived and visited allegedly turned up an ak-47 assault rifle 9200 bags of heroin marijuana and cocaine and more than other drugs and more than $8,000. torres is being held on

$181,000 bail. >> now a story from the poconos tonight. the mount airy casino resort was just slapped with a $25,000 fine by the state gaming control board. this for serving a gambler 27 alcoholic drinks in a nine-hour period. the board says the customer was playing tabletop slot machines at a casino bar when he was served and was showing signs of intoxication after nine drinks. despite this officials say bartenders continued to serve him 18 more drinks after he was obviously drunk. the gambling board says the fine was levied as part of a consent agreement meaning the casino isn't contesting the penalty. >> time right now to get a check of the traffic scene on a friday night. >> matt pelman has the sobering details for folks trying to get home on a friday night. >> yeah its go red day as we said a little bit ago and weaver been going red rick and monica on the schuylkill expressway with lots of red brake lights lighting up due in part to three separate accidents. the one eastbound by the

conshohocken curve has cleared but just ahead there are two by montgomery drive. both now on the shoulder but you can see the really heavy eastbound traffic trying to get into center city. again stick with the river drives instead if you can. still have that pedestrian accident in west philadelphia at 59th and locust. also have one in juniata park right by the save a lot. that's at m and eerie avenues and some not so great news out of north philadelphia today. they announced the closure of the margie street bridge over the railroad tracks indefinitely because of structural issues with that bridge. lehigh avenue or 22nd would be alternates and in case you didn't hear we're looking at at least two more months of the closure of the pennsylvania new jersey turnpike correct bridge. this closure until at least april. it was just a announced this afternoon. unfortunate news coming out of bucks and burlington counties. a lot of people are using route one instead so the trenton-morrisville bridge is all jammed up. you can go up to 95 and the scudder falls. in cherry hill 38 by hollywood avenue where we have that big

hazmat and fire situation. i would use maple avenue and 70 instead of 38 on this friday afternoon. have a good weekend rick and monica. >> you too thank you. >> if football isn't your forte but you're hoping to expand your home team we'll tell you how you can join in on a fun annual tradition. >> a labor out of love joining the forces of women across the first state all to help other women in need. we'll tell you how you can help out while sprucing up your closet. adam. >> winter winds are whipping. feels like 23 in philadelphia, five in syracuse and the weekend is going to begin on a very cold side but a big warmup also on the way. >> jaime apody has more on the upcoming super bowl flyers and sixers news. much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ ♪

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avenue in philadelphia along with their locations in fishtown and danville. why not? >> why not. alall right, jaime apody here with a big weekend of sports. >> and we're not kitten. >> get it? >> i got it. the cat, meow. always feels like it takes forever to get to the big game but given the smell of wings and the 6abc lobby this afternoon -- still smells like wings doesn't itly. >> delicious. >> falcons busy putting the finishing touches on their game plan against the almighty patriots favored by three points. atlanta quarterback matt ryan has been thinking about this moment ever since he played in his yard as a child in exton pa but it won't be good enough for him just to get there in this is what you dream about as a kid is playing in a game, playing in this game and, you know, winning this game. that's -- that's -- you know, that's where your thoughts are when you're in your backyard and you're 10 years old and playing with your brothers. i mean, that's where it was

for me. >> he was given his nickname mat ice at penn charter in 2000 during his sophomore season. today they showed off his jersey and is the ball that ryan signed along with teammates from the 200022 interac championship. these students will be rooting for the falcons on sunday. i wonder if michael vick will be doing the same. the former falcons and eagle said the day they drafted ryan is when he calls it quits. he's officially retired after not a single team picked him up. of course with a very controversial figure here in philadelphia where he played from 2009 to 2013. the eagles the team that gave him a second chance after he was in prison for running a dog fighting operation. after the all-star break broke

their momentum here's hoping the flyers are back on track. they began a five game home stand last night looking like different team than the ones blown out by carolina. placing montreal claude giroux got them on the board to tie the game at one. matt read scored the go ahead game in the third. flyers wouldn't it thre won it . >> coming off of our worst performance of the year against carolina i think we played a solid game. >> i think it was one of our best games in a year let's be honest. different because we played good. we didn't panic. we stuck with it. >> been a rough road trip for the sixers. then again, they've been were itout joel embiid. he's likely to sit out the next two as well. sixers only had nine players suit up last night against san antonio. nerlens noel was sick. this amidst trade rumors that the bulls are interested in

jahlil okafor. the spurs were way too tough being the sixers 102-86. sixers shot only 28 percent from the floor in the second half. 10 days away from the pitchers reporting in clearwater. first year eligible for arbitration. things will look much different eighty six near. phillies only have $3 million on the hook for 2018 which means they've got a lot of work to sign players and a lot of money to bring guys in. >> thank you jamie. have a nice weekend. >> thank you. >> quick break, more news when we come right back. stay with us. ently. so we created internet that doesn't make you wait. introducing fios instant internet. it means you can download a video just like that. or upload your photos like this. or this.

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>> women and children in need in delaware getting a helping hand after a fun boutique sale today and tomorrow. the fifth annual guilty girls warehouse sale brought out avid shoppers to the hottest stores in wilmington. this charity has raised more than $75,000 in past year. this year the money will go to mom's house in wilmington, a nice way to help shoppers help the needy. >> looks like fun. all right. first friday in february and we're feeling frosty. how is that for alliteration. >> look at that. >> there you go. >> i'm impressed mr. rick. who wrote that for you. >> i wrote it a long time ago, last year maybe. >> years ago. take a look at storm tracker6.

>> 79. >> close enough. storm tracker6 live double scan we had a lot of clouds today and again, yes, on the cold side. even a little ribbon that could be a flurry or two or a flake or two coming out of this near dover, southern parts of new jersey, near atlantic city but the atmosphere is so dry right now that really a lot of this precipitation which is up in the clouds having a very hard time making it all the way down to the ground but again, don't be surprised in southern areas if you see a flake but that would really be it. wind chills pretty bitter out there, especially in reading. 19 degrees right now, feels like eight in the poconos, 25 in wilmington, 1 degree better than that in millville and equal to that right along the shore where everyone right now is in the 20's. satellite and radar you may have saw a little glimmer of sun or two early on today but really the clouds taking over the region again from maine down the midatlantic to the southeast. little ripple of energy with again a flurry or two passing in southern areas. so, for tonight brisk and cold but those clouds will clear

out as you go deeper into the overnight hours. 16 the air temperature by your saturday morning in the suburbs, 22 for center city. that northwesterly wind eight to 16 miles an hour. we'll drop those numbers well into the teens for the city and maybe even single digits for those northwestern suburbs by the morning. then for your saturday, pretty flawless when you look at the sky. a lot of sunshine but wind chills are only going to be in the teens and 20's the entire day with that wind still driving out of the northwest with air temperatures near freezing in allentown, 36 philadelphia, 35 in millville and pretty close to that from atlantic city down to cape may. as we go into the second half of the weekend there will be a lot of clouds coming back into the picture here for the first part of sunday. this is sunday 10:30 in the morning and you can see some snow showers closer towards the lehigh valley as well as the poconos that could pass through. not really looking at any accumulation with that. it quickly moves on and then by the afternoon the sunshine

could start to redevelop here in the afternoon hours of sunday before a bigger storm develops tuesday and wednesday, this another great lake cutter meaning it cuts across the great lakes sending warm air up the eastern seaboard so between tuesday, wednesday, we go from the upper 40's to high to near 60, a half an inch to an inch of rain likely and with the actual front on wednesday, as that blasts through this very strong winds with the low level jet it's called at about 5,000 feet in the atmosphere, which could tap into wind near 50 miles an hour with any of the showers or heavier downpours. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, cold but bright saturday, 36. then we're back above normal sunday right into the middle of next week. it is dry over the weekend, monday looks pretty good. but then periods of rain tuesday. heavy at times going into wednesday. and maybe even a crack of thunder as well with those strong winds near. 60 degrees. then behind it the winter winds whip back in, it's blustery, it's cold but it's

dry thursday friday with temperatures near 35 degrees. looking pretty good for the weekend and super bowl parties no problems traveling around. >> all right. >> thank you. >> meantime we'll take a break and more "action news" right after this. >> okay. >> ♪

>> students at middle township high school in cape may courthouse got a visit from police today. kids were learning about crime scenes. the officers set up a little demonstration for them in the school parking lot. interesting. >> right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and much more at 6:00 a community gathering to honor the delaware corrections officer killed in this week's prison takeover. >> new surveillance video helps officers make an arrest murder of a a philadelphia woman two years ago. for adfor adam joseph, cecily t, matt pelman i'm monica malpas

malpass. have a good night.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. word that vice president mike pence will speak in philadelphia this weekend and repairs to the turnpike connector bridge will detour drivers for at least two more months. but the big story on "action news" tonight is tribute and honor for the corrections officer who lost his life yesterday at the prison takeover at smyrna. today happened to be the graduation ceremony in dover for corrections officers cadets who have completed their initial training and it was an emotional moment when

the son of sergeant steven floyd, steven floyd jeer who was accompanied by his brother-in-law accepted the medal of valor in his father's name. sergeant floyd was also posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant. let's go live to smyrna municipal park and "action news" reporter jeff chirico. jeff what about the vigil which is forming now for lieutenant steven floyd. >> reporter: jim, this was supposed to be a small quiet gathering of corrections officers. but you can see from behind me that is clearly not the case. there are hundreds already gathered here at the smyrna municipal park for this candlelight vigil to remember man who gave his life in service. this was the view from chopper6 hd as the body of now lieutenant steven floyd was escorted to a funeral home in dover. >> present arms. >> reporter: minutes earlier police saluted as floyd's body was transportd into a