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♪ ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> that is jerry sandusky on the left. his adopted son jeffrey sandusky

on the right. you know the senior sandusky is serving 30 to 60 for molesting children. now comes word that the younger sandusky has committed sex crimes and he was charged today. >> it's monday night and another sandusky is behind bars in lieu of $200,000 bail. jeffrey sandusky was arraigned in the same courthouse his father stood trial. sandusky committed crimes involving two underaged girls over a five year period. he's charged with unlawful contact with a minor and sexual abuse of children. dann cuellar is live in our satellite center. dan, you have been talking about legal and medical experts. what have you learned? >> psychiatrists conclude this

much. often times there is a repetitive and cyclical nature of those abused themselves or grew up around such behavior. >> this is a pattern. >> dr. karla rodgers is a forensic sk psychiatrist reactig to the behavior of jeffrey sandusky saying impact you learn as a child can have an impact on your own behavior as a adult. >> patterns make it difficult to get out of the clutches of the mindset. >> thomas kline calls it an american tragedy that we can't seem to stop the endless cycle of predators that prey on children. >> it seems to be rooted in the fact that children are abused and abused children abuse children. >> jeffrey sandusky has never

made allegations of abuse at the hands of his father. his brother matt has. >> he sees his father living his life out in solitary confinement yet does the same kind of thing anyway. >> both line and rodgers say measures should be taken right away when there is a bu abuse. >> having the youngsters screened might be useful. >> if we don't, the children become the serial pedophiles when they become adults. they want to do what was done to them. >> dr. rodgers points out not predictable how a victim will act as an adult. sometimes they are repulsed from the behavior and stay far away from repeating it themselves. dann cuellar, ax "action news."

>> flames attacked a house on akron street. a husband and wife and son made it out safely. a bedridden grandmother, 65-year-old woman died in the flames. it took firefighters just 17 minutes to beat back the flames but it wasn't enough to avoid the tragedy. >> a fema officer was assaulted by an aggressive kisser today at the 69th street terminal in upper darby. she was able to get the suspect off of her, arrested him and he faces a number of charges. state regulators approve the pipeline bringing natural gas. senoco logistics says the mariner east two pipeline will stretch from eastern ohio

through chester and delaware countieies transporting 275,000-barrels a day, four times the capacity of the current pipeline. today's signoff means construction can begin. >> the senate has narrowly confirmed the confirmation of steve minu chrkchin as treasure. >> meanwhile a doctor with deep roots became the first unanimous member of the trump cabinet. they voted for david choken to be veteran of secretary affairs. there is breaking news out of the white house tonight this as

president trump had been evaluating controversy surrounding mike flynn, abc news confirmed that flynn has resigned as national security adviser. he assisted he didn't address sanctions imposed on russia by obama but conceded recently that sanctions may have come up. we are showing you vice president pence because flynn had assured pence that there had been no talk about sanctions which allowed pence to go to the country to say flynn had not talked to the russian ambassador about sanctions but he apparently did and it resulted in his resignation tonight. president trump welcomed

canadian prime minister justin trudeau to the country. trump picked reporters confident that he would not be asked about the flynn controversy and he was not. trudeau said canada continues to pursue our policies of openness. the u.n. security council condemns north korea for the test firing of a ballistic missile. the council warned of significant measures if they don't stop nuclear and missile testing. saturday night's missile test is seen as a challenge to president trump. >> the wind woes died down but the damage remains. a wood frame townhome under construction collapsed. authorities say construction workers were on the roof and literally road the collapse down

and they were not hurt. it was hard to miss a noisy creeking event today as the wind swept the area. the gusts were high as 50 miles per hour. atlantic city electric had to reconnect power to hundreds of customers knocked offline. crews used the occasion to rebuild the boards for the upcoming season. high winds snapped trees across the city of west philadelphia on springfield avenue to the intersection of 23rd and wolf where the branches clip the side view mirror off the car. this elect call wind damage may look like it's too blame, but a

delivery truck brought down the wires on hamilton this morning cutting power to the neighborhood including st. francis hospital that had to run on a generator for hours. police are searching for the man that left the scene. >> police are looking for three men that took over a beneficial bank in germantown. the bandits robbed the branch, fled on foot, met up with a fourth suspect not captured on surveillance video. no one in the bank was hurt. >> the police department held a vigil in honor of officer john pawloski. this is same spot pawloski was killed seven years ago today. he was trying to break up a fight between two men. the shooter is serving life in prison. the gloucester township is

celebrating four new police officers. the men and women were recognized during a council meeting in lawyer springs. >> we are a step closer to seeing a housing development on the historic battlefield. they recommended to the supervisors that toll brothers be allowed to build. christie ileto was at the meeting. lots of controversy here. >> that's right, jim. it wasn't what residents were hoping to hear. the planning commission were hoping to hear this, but only if they can show how they'll handle traffic. >> i'm not happy. >> it breaks my heart. >> this is outrageous. >> the 300-acres of lanld toll brothers is eyeing to build 400 homes on is the battle of brandy wine home.

the story of george washington's troops retreating to philadelphia is reenacted every year to keep the story alive and ththe city fears they'll level e farms. >> we understand the emotional attachment. at the same time, the planning commission has to follow the law. >> i think the outcome was fair. >> others look forward to seeing the project move forward. >> i live within walking distance. i look forward to having a walking path i haven't had before. >> toll brothers declined to comment on the outcome of the next meeting. they'll have public hearings next week. christie ileto, channel6, "action news." jim? >> thank you. still to come tonight, ready to burst, hundreds of thousands of people are forced to flee their

homes. we tell you about the plan to shore up an overflowing damaged dam. >> ducis rogers reports as pitchers and catchers report to spring training. >> a storm system whipping up winds gusts 50 to 60 miles per hour. i'll let you know what's behind it in the seven-day forecast. >> a group of parents are telling parents that over the counter medication may have made their children sick. wendy saltzman is looking into it. >> the parents believe their children developed paranoia and anxiety after taking this medication for an extended period of time and they say doctors prescribe it like water. >> it may contain small amounts of the same ingredients found in antifreeze. >> that and more

>> tonight in california, more rain is on the way as emergency personnel work around the clock to avert a catastrophe. 200,000 people have been told to leave their home homes as the sl way on the tallest dam could fail unleashing flood waters on the town below. this is what started the alarm, water over the gaping hole. the race is on to reroute the water causing other problems. damage and erosion is to fear the emergency officials fear the worse. if the dam doesn't hold, the water could spill into residential areas. >> helicopters will drop bags of

rock into the crevice to prevent e lotion. >erosion. >> the lake area is dropping four inches per hour, but there is rain on the way. >> >> could a common over the counter medication be sickening children? that's what a study at children's hospital is trying to find out. a group of families approached "action news" reporter wendy satisfsaltzman that children had symptoms after taking the medication. >> the information zeroed by thd that what is in this may have the same toxic chemicals as antifreeze. we see a lot of aggression,

paranoia, aggression, rage. >> the families have similar stories. >> i feel my son was robbed of his childhood. >> they say a doctor recommended a harmless laxative but it was like a switch flipped, and their happy laughing children turned angry and dark. >> we had rage, fear, phobias, anxiety. >> her daughter was placed on it at three and a half years old. she turned manic, aggressive. >> it was horrifying. >> nicole is now 19 and live in north whales. >> i was a happy child at two. i was playing. in second grade i started hating everybody. i wanted to kill everybody. i'm mad this happened to me. >> even though the label doesn't recommend the medication for

children under 17, they say pediatricians prescribe it like water and for extended periods of time. >> she was on it eight months. >> natalie read the label but trusted her doctor when she recommended it for her daughter mia. >> she started having weird ticks. >> the families reported to the fda and other families had similar concerns. jeanie asked for a warning label and investigation into it. it resulted in a $325,000 study, an ingredient in the pediatric population. >> i think they are poisoning our children. >> the fda reported 135 adverse reactions in kids. they noticed small amounts of

the same ingredients found in antifreeze. they say they take the health and welfare of pediatric patients seriously. they have determined there is insufficient data between 3350 and psychiatric issues in children. after repeated attempts to speak with dr.s, they say they can't comment because their finding are not complete. >> i trusted the medical community. >> in the meantime the parents worry that more may be at risk and are pleading with dr. with o top prescribing this for kids. >> their label recommends it for

people over 17. the responses are online at "6abc".com. >> needless to say, when they tell the fda what the findings are, we'll have that information. >> absolutely. >> thank you, wendy. >> verizon dropped a bombshell on the wireless wars today. after eliminating unlimited plans in 2012, today they reversed course and offered it again. eighty dollars for an individual, 180 for a family of four. sprint and t. mobile have their own unlimited options to differentiate from verizon and at&t. now the difference differences e around cost. playboy says they made a mistake getting rid of nudie a year ago

and it is bringing it back. they claimed it was pass sa it e era of porn. they now say they made a mistake and will reduce it in the march/april issue. now to weather with cecily tynan. >> we have dry conditions. rittenhouse square, it's more ser reemoreserine than it is to. 63 in reading, and now the winds have diminished. wind speed five to 13 miles per hour sustained out of the west at 13 miles per hour in philadelphia. there is a chill in the air. windchill feels like 25 in philadelphia, 21 allentown, 23 wilmington, folks in the poconos the windchill is 13-degrees.

cloud cover from earlier today is lifting to the north and east after the storm system moves away with gusting winds two feet of snow in maine, high pressure from the south. they bring us clear skies overnight. tomorrow, we have a veil of clouds generally south of lehigh valley around midmorning. look at what happens in the afternoon, clouds eroding from the north to the south. loads of sunshine, for valentine's day, looking nice. 30-degrees, by 1:00, 43, 4:00, 45-degrees and more sunshine in the afternoon, three degrees above normal. wednesday, tracking two low pressures, one to the north, one to the south. last week it looked like they could combine with an east coast snowstorm. we have a cold front pulling through ahead of the front,

50-degrees for the high on wednesday. behind it, it's cooler and blustery but it's dry thursday. the seven-day forecast tomorrow, nice day. clouds early, sunshine by the afternoon, high of 46. wednesday, partly sunny. stray showers with the cold front. mainly dry, 55-degrees. behind the system, thursday, 39-degrees with winds, 35 to 45 miles per hour gusts, windchill in the 20s all day long. the chill doesn't last long. friday, 44-degrees. the holiday weekend, a taste of spring. saturday, 57-degrees. mostly sunny, gorgeous weather for february. sunday, bump it up to 62-degrees, 17-degrees above normal. monday, for president's day, looking nice, partly sunny on the warm side with a high of 58-degrees.

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>> obviously the sixers are struggling on their road trip, losing four or five in a row. it is unquestionable that they have made extraordinary strides year-to-year. >> they don't even need these two big ones at all. get rid of them. no. joel embid still hurt. okafor about to be traded so they kept him home. second quarter, the tip. sixers by seven. t.j. mcconnell for three.

that put them up 14, sixers win 105-99 after the hornets guaranteed a victory. it is the day when hope springs eternal. ducis rogers got to be there for it. to clear water florida we go. >> the first official workout for pitchers and catchers isn't until tomorrow but the early bird catches the worm. we caught players out here a full day early. the front office expects improvements in 2017. >> this is baseball. we'll get pleasant surprises. we'll have injuries. we'll have disappointments. you have to figure out what that is. i would like to see improvement. >> the players are not required to report until thursday but we caught them out here early. >> with the phillies in clear water, ducis rogers, channel6,

"action news." >> ducis looking all relaxed in florida. villanova on the road.

>> villanova beel beat depaul by three in december. wildcats up by 27 second half. baseline slam, nova wins, 75-62.

>> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> thank you, jamie. members of the girl's volleyball team went head to head. the girls on the league range in age from 13-18. we congratulate everybody who played, win or lose tonight. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel6 followed by "nightline." guests tonight, tracy morgan, caitilin olson. "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell. meteorologist david murphey and karen rodgers with traffic. >> cecily tynan, jamie apody, adam joseph and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪