"action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa had gee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. sunday night, a federal judge declines to reinstate president trump's travel ban. also a little girl whose girl scout cookie money was rob gets a little help from her neighbors. but the big story on "action news" tonight is break ing news, it will affect a lot of commuters. >> septa says it has found cracks on the support beams of the two market frankford line

cars, so, it has taken 40 cars out of service and that means a shortage during peak travel times starting with tomorrow morning's rush hour. from 6:00 until 10:00 and 3:00 n there will be now ab or express service so trains will make all stops. service will operate as often as possible but expect more crowded cars. septa plans a news conference tomorrow afternoon, to update the situation. now to the investigation in the murder of a well known civic activist. >> six five-year old woman was found shot the to death friday night inside of her home in the city's powellton section. police are trying to find her killer and determine how anyone could murder this beloved woman. >> "action news" reporter christie ileto is live in powellton with new details, christie? >> reporter: well, sarah police identified victim as winfred harris known for planting trees and making her neighborhood greener. tonight, family, and friend and neighbors here are struggling to make sense of what happened, as flowers and balloons thousand drape the

entrance to friday's crime scene. >> she didn't have to go. not like that. she didn't deserve to go at all. >> reporter: elizabeth wearing is still in shock about her friend winnie harris's gruesome death. police found the six five-year old unresponsive in the second floor bedroom on the 300 block of north holy street when a gunshot, and she was the one who alerted police that something was not right.. >> leading up to friday night. >> the fact that she wasn't, you know, thinking back, the fact that she didn't return a phone call, yes. >> reporter: right now there is no motive but neighbors tell police woman was heard screaming and gunshots night before harris was discovered. harris was an active green volunteer responsible for planting thousands of trees in west philadelphia, and tend to go various community gardens. >> we were shocked, you know, just so unexpect, you know, and winnie was such a dear,

lovable person. and she gave so much to this community that you wonder how in the world could this ever have happened. >> reporter: inn clear if harris was targeted or if this was random but detectives returned to their home scouring for clues, and surveillance cameras on the block. >> unaudible. >> they took away a loved one there family, from friend, and from the community, from a lot of people, that she touched. if you are think kind of a person with a conscious, turn yourself in and give us some closures. >> reporter: and again, police have no motive nor any witt thesees so anyone with any information was asked to contact the detectives. reporting live from west philadelphia, christie ileto for channel six "action news". >> christie, thank you. corrections officer who was killed during a prison uprising last week will be laid to rest, this week. a private viewing for lieutenant steven floyd will be held on friday evening.

then funeral services will take place at delaware state university, in dover, on saturday morning. lieutenant floyd was killed when prisoners at vaughn correctional center in smyrna took four staff members hostage. forty-seven year-old grandfather is being hailed as a hero for saving other officer's lives. a cold hearted thief robbed a girl scout who was selling cookies yesterday in center city and then a community is stepping up to help her out. "action news" reporter jeanett e reyes is live from center city with the details, jeanette. >> reporter: well, walter, unfortunate thely it is not unheard of, robberies aren't but it is not often you hear of a man, stealing from a nine year-old girl, selling cookies , when that happened in center city neighborhood the community, took action. >> he said quickly, that the man just took your daughter's money and then good samaritan ran after the guy down the ali >> reporter: selling girl scout cookies was supposed to be a fun, opportunity for learning valuable life skills.

>> she just kept saying i want to do it. she gets out there in the cold she sits. she helps everybody that wants to come by. >> reporter: quickly turned into an experience that she won't soon ever forget, for reasons that she could never have expected. it happened just before 5:00 p.m. saturday along 400 block of south 16th street, a man approached her. >> he said that he will, he wanted to give them to his girlfriend but he had to check if she was allergic to the ingredients. >> reporter: anastasia handed him a list of ingredients, he handed it back and just as she grabbed it. >> he took the money, the money and right out of my pocket. >> reporter: hand ran off down a they are pie alley with 50 to $100 in hand. gentlemen rushed inside and told jennifer, who stepped away just moments before. he was one of the several strangers who tried to chase down the man. >> i was really heartened by

the good samaritan. >> reporter: as for those life skills little anastasia was expect to go learn, life ended up showing her the bad, and good in people. >> minivan of families swung by and gave her four dollars and tell her there is good people in philadelphia. >> reporter: to the man who stole from this nine year-old girl. >> i say think about your choices and what you are doing with your life and whether this is the kind of person you want to be. >> reporter: anastasia's mom said man could have gotten away with more just seconds before she had taken out her larger bills from her apron. so he got the away with no more than a $100. but we have had some viewers reach out, and ask how they can donate to the girl scout of eastern pennsylvania, and we have that information on the web site at six abc.com. reporting live from center city, jeanette reyes for channel six "action news". >> jeanette, thank you. now to the latest on the travel ban, early this morning a federal appeals court reject a request by the justice

department to restore the ban. that was from seven predominantly muslim nations, can continue to enter the country. we will get latest from abc's david wright. >> this is the scene playing out at airports across the country. families, torn apart by the trump administration's targeted travel ban, reuniting with hugs, and tears. the ban now on hold, pending appeals, it is ray race against time for visa holders to get in the u.s. >> i just don't necessity how long it it would take me to see my mother. >> reporter: anxious moment for many families. >> i would hope that everything is okay. >> reporter: officials cancelled this woman's visa in the initial confusion and now she's back in syria, her husband is in virginia. it is unclear how long the doors will remain opened. overnight federal appeals court reject the trump administration's bid to immediately restore the travel

ban. which denies entry from people from seven predominantly muslim countries. legal review of trump's executive order thousand almost certain to make its way to the u.s. supreme court. vice-president mike pence is defending his boss. >> i think early days of this administration can be described in the history books of days of action. >> reporter: president is spending is weekend at his florida resort but an interview he taped friday with fox's bill o'reilly is raising eyebrows, in it trump admits he admires russian president vladamire putin. >> putin is a killer. >> there are a lot of killers. we have a lot of killers. what do you think our country is so innocent. >> reporter: that comparison does not the sit well with lawmakers including trump's fellow republicans. >> there is no more equivalen cy to the united states of america greatest freedom loving nation in the history of the world and murder us thugs that are in putin's defense of his crony ism. >> reporter: david wright, abc

news, palm beach. world news sunday will have latest on the legal fight over the travel ban, coming up the at 6:30 right here after "action news". meanwhile "action news" has learned that members of the syrian family who were forced to go back to syria last weekend in the travel ban went into effect are coming back to our area tomorrow. six members of the sarmad assali family arrived in fill last saturday the day the ban went in effect. the assali lives in allentown and even purchased a home there for her loved ones to begin their new life. but when they arrived here they were told they could not enter. they are now set to return, and expected to fly to yfk from qatar in the morning. standing room only at the green street friend school in germantown today as people came out to hear what they can do to oppose the travel ban. immigrant, who washed at phl last week spoke to the crowd. those taking part will discuss how protest president trump's agenda overall. senate vote is scheduled for tuesday on president trump 's controversial choice for education secretary. today in the media dozens of

people rallied to urge senator pat toomey to vote no on betsy devos. devos is a billion air donor to the republican party. protesters say she's not qualified and is seeking to dismantle public education. senator toomey has said he will support her, but several republican senators have announced that they will vote against her. is there much more to come tonight on "action news", a popular waterfront attraction is once again, opened for business, and today , women are giving it great cause. delis and pizza shops all across the country worked overtime today to feed super bowl fans. we will see how some of the eat theories got everyone into the party spirit, melissa. walter, we had a mild afternoon across delaware and lehigh veil, temperatures close to normal will today but we have a pattern change later this week. it will get wet and milder. details in the full and exclusive accu weather forecast. and chester county's own atlanta quarterback matt ryan gets ready to battle in super

bowl 51. jeff skversky will tell us how his community is cheering him on when "action news" continues.

the sound of the musical the sound of music echoed through neshaminy high school today, the student production wrapped up five show run. love musical was based on the story of the von trap familiar i link certificates. it was roger hammerstein last musical. they used two casts for this ambitious production. battleship new jersey on the camden waterfront, reopened for tours today. the battleship offered guests who donated a can of soup a 20 r the soup will be donated to the food bank of south jersey. same discount will be offered tomorrow to generous visitors. battleship is opened every saturday and sunday and every day, starting on march 1st. it is not just super bowl weekend but it is will heart health month.

at katz jvc in cherry hill spinning enthusiast, did their bit for healthy heart. dozens filled center for 13th annual, spin-a-thon with getting healthier today, they also raised money for the american heart association. thousands office people, this afternoon at grant beach in new jersey for a little dip in the atlantic. they were there for super plunge 13. fundraiser for st. francis community center, and the southern regional high school swim team. despite sun being out no one lingered very long in the 41- degree water as you can see they headed back for warm clothing and free hot beverage s. s tdecisions around here? it's me. don't think i'll make it. stomach again...send! if you're living with frequent, unpredictable diarrhea and abdominal pain, you may have irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea or ibs-d - a condition that can be really frustrating. talk to your doctor about viberzi.

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tomato pie and california zone s. >> pizzeria napolitano in collegeville, was marking both super bowl sunday and world nutela day they use chocolate and hazel nut spread to make all kind of of deserts. chef even added it to ice cream, for something of a new take on milk shakes. >> you can put that on a shoe and it will make it taste good >> on a shoe. >> yes, a shoe. >> time for a check of sports. jeff skversky here is football season over or is there one more game. >> one more game. >> how about this matt rice an when he was at boston college he went to the patriots super bowl parade after they beat eagles. now he can host his own super bowl parade, in just a few days. growing up in stan pennsylvania, matt rye on dreamed have of playing in the nfl he wrote about it in his year book. tonight his dream come true does not get bigger than this. ryan can win the super bowl. rye and and atlanta falcons are looking for their first

championship tonight in super bowl 51 in houston begins tom brady and new england patriots who are all too familiar with this stage. their ninth super bowl trip, most all time if the patriots win, brady will be the winningest super bowl quarterback, ever. >> i think it kind of how you play, this week, and not necessarily, you know, what happened, you know, many years ago. you know, i am not just relying on the two weeks of practice we will have had. it should be enough. >> we learn what works best for you in handling, you know, big situations, and for he, you know, i feel like, you know, my raring during the week, the way that i prepare, the process that i have, it allows me to be comfortable in big situations. >> and back in his hometown, at his old school in church in exton at saint philip and jane parish they are praying and rooting for ryan. they handed out these pamphlets at mass wishing number two in super bowl 51.

they had a pep rally this week who do you have winning? it. carson wentz says it is hard to bet against brady and patriots. maybe he feels that way because eagles beat up atlanta back in november. >> i think both defenses will be, stodt at least for a while and do a good job. i think obviously we ran the ball against great against falcons. that will be part of what new england will try to to. i'm just hoping for a good game. >> aren't we all. eagles fans are not the only ones upset former eagles brian dawkins and terrell owens were not voted in the hall of fame last night. they are upset too especially to who tweeted hall of fame is a joke. so what will he change about the process? listen to this statement. >> it is up to the hall of fame committee. we have a lot of guys that are already really putting their personal feelings, and opinions, on the process, so i think, you know, they have their work cut out for them. at the end of the day, you know, man above validates me not the hall of fame. >> well, we will have more on the hall of fame snubs and the super bowl tonight on "action

news" sports sunday, coming up at 11:45. mike missanelli will join me live, in the studio. joel embiid will miss his sixth straight game for sixers in detroit tomorrow, so as far as everyone else jahlil okafor did practice despite being a late scratch last night with that lingering knee injury. college hoops, temple has they ever lost on hooter's would it day and their mascot birth daze wish comes true, again today against south florida. second half, austin junior, drive, lay up, temple up by 27 daniel ding will will puts it away. how about a career high six, three pointers adding up to 22 points. temple 83-746789 they have won three out of four after starting conference play losing of six of seven. they are getting in the right direction. maybe they can sneak into selection sunday. >> absolutely. >> get in that tournament. >> there is time. >> thanks, jeff. melissa magee has your exclusive accu weather seven day when "action news" comes right back.

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time for a check of the the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. it was warmer but didn't feel warmer. >> we had a lot of cloud cover overhead. cloud does this number on us, toss than the it? >> yes. >> it does make a difference. it was mild tore day but cloud were definitely around. here's storm tracker six live double scan radar. we don't have any issues with precipitation, we're dry all across the area. show you picture outside. action cam outside earlier today there along the schuylkill river in fairmount park, lots of cloud around as you can see we have got a row er, in the river, and, they were probably enjoying

seasonal conditions. in fact, high today in philadelphia coming in at 43 degrees. normal for us this time of the year is 42. so 1 degree above average today, as we look at the numbers across the region 41 degrees in philadelphia. thirty-five, in allentown. 31 degrees in the poconos. down in dover we're coming in at 44. we have a southeasterly win despite that it is still on the chilly side. 20 degrees current wind chill in the poconos. thirty-five in philadelphia. forty-one in at atlantic city. 45 degrees in cape may. 39 degrees in reading. here's satellite six with action radar you can see we had clouds overhead. weak area of low pressure bell to our north and east and a couple snow showers across upstate, new york and also, through poconos, and because of that we had a mostly cloudy skies. but it will be turning clear as we go throughout the next 12 hours, in fact, that is call from accu weather tonight it is brisk, chilly as well. we will drop down to 27, in the the suburbs. 32 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low. that is fast forward in the

day on monday from the start of the workweek it is not bad, it shows sunshine and cloud. mild by the afternoon. high temperatures in the middle to upper 40's tomorrow. 48 degrees in philadelphia. 45 degrees in reading. forty-four in allentown. 45 degrees in cape may. the as we get into tuesday, and wednesday, we're tracking a bit of pattern change. future tracker six will show you by tuesday 8:00 in the morning we're tracking some moisture but really overnight monday into tuesday you will notice there could be milk precipitation in the northern lehigh valley up through poconos before we get a change over to rain. this is something to keep in mind for tuesday, commute in the morning and also throughout the day, 11:00 in the morning we have got those showers and period of rain, on and off that continues until two or 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon. we're tracking another piece oven why i that moves through by middle half of our workweek the here's the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, mostly sunny tomorrow, high temperature coming in at 48. and then overnight monday, into tuesday, we have a wintry

mixes specially well north and west of the i-95 corridor. by tuesday, areas of fog, period of rain, as well, mild, up to 54 for a high. look at wednesday's high up to 63. and it will not last very long showers, in the morning i been and temperatures dropping throughout the day, so, by thursday, it is much colder, a high temperature of just 36. on friday, sunny and chilly, a high temperature of 38. on saturday, mostly cloudy with rain possible, and a high temperature of 48, and on sunday mostly cloudy, and we are coming in at 48 degrees, guys. so we have got a lot to look forward to, and also, coming up tomorrow night on "action news" at 11:00 o'clock we have the february winter weather outlook, it the has been mild but will it stay that way? meteorologist cecily tynan will have the answer on "action news" at 11:00 tomorrow. >> we will stay tuned for that , thanks, melissa. several generations came together today to celebrate quite a birthday. >> ♪ happy birthday

>> i like that tiara. it was 100 birthday for catherine adams of philadelphia her family hosted a party with a big cake, and dancing, of course, great way to honor a very, great birthday girl. she looks terrific. abc world news sunday next here on channel six. don't miss "action news" at ten on phl17 tonight and then we're back here on six. bc at 11:00. for melissa magee, jeff skversky, walter perez and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. we will see you right back here at 11:00 o'clock. >> ♪ the

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welcome to "world news tonight." president trump stopped again. the white house's emergency appeal to restore the travel ban, denied. mr. trump lashing out at the judge who blocked his executive order, suggesting he's putting the country in danger. and the president's stunning comments about the actions of russia's vladimir putin. breaking news, the jogger murder arrest. the suspect accused of killing that young woman jogging near her home. the evidence police say helped them crack the case. mountain emergency. one hiker killed, four others hurt. the wrong move that led to a 300-foot fall. stolen refund. the urgent warning about a growing scam targeting your w-2. and, beer boycott? the super bowl ad already