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investigation on how that prison uprising happened and how to stop it from happening again. >> governor carnie says that two former judges head up the review and bob brooks live in wilmington the with the details for us. >> reporter: rick and monica people close to the stitation say that something needs to be done about that but the decision to go with an independent decision was predictable at best and want more to be done. >> what led up to the inmate attack in smyrna, how did the inmates carry it out and how can it be prevented from happening again. governor carnie says getting to the bottom of that is the top prior and that is why he ordered an independent investigation. >> anything that effected the security arrangementses at c building that day is the primary focus. the former justice dupont originally and william chatman
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jr. >> an incident that deserves a thorough and careful review. >> we'll be independent and hard working given honest review with an open mind. >> this comes after a devastating loss almost two weeks ago that is when steven floyd and three others were taken hostage by inmates by the prisoners in smyrna and floyd was killed. >> we have to make immediate changes within the next two to three weeks, my phone blows up. guys that are in there are ready to leave and find other employment. since then he confirm that a dozen officers and employees have quit or retired. >> the fact that steven floyd this to be murder for us to get here to make change, i can understand people feel that way. >> and we spoke with reverend christopher bollic he says the
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investigation is the state investigating the state. >> and that will not bring change. >> would like to see a 5 to 15 year vision of the overhaul of the delaware prison system. >> the findings of that investigation are said to be brought out on june 1st and they say that something needs to happen before then and if it doesn't more correction officers and the conditions will continue to deteriorate in the prison system. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. the white house is responding to the sudden resignation of president trump's national security adviser. retired general michael flynn is out after 24 days on the job and he was forced to leave after he misled mike pence about his conversations with russian officials back in december. and white house secretary sean spicer says he did not break the law but he broke trump's trust.
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>> we got to the point not based on a legal issue but a trust issue, the level of trust between the general and president trump eroded to point we felt we needed a change. >> democrats and republicans are now demanding answers. more on the fallout at 5:30 in. >> the officer of government ethics are recommending that they discipline and investigation kellyanne conway. they came under fire for endorsing ivanka trump's fashion line last week. the watch dog says that there is reason to believe that conway violated standards of ethical conduct and the white house says that conway was counselled but not specified the actions took. >> and both attended a parent teacher concerns listening session at the white house and
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trump praise the devos for his fairness and that she went for auto unfair trial. and mike pence broke a tie in the senate the first time it happened for a cabinet confirmation. and neil gorsuch continue to gain support and he met with pat toomey and delaware senator, chris couns he is open to meeting with all 100 senators before his hearings begin. and new jersey governor, chris christie, he and his wife mary pat had lunch with donald trump at the white house and they were expected to discuss christie's fight against drug addiction in new jersey among other topics. philadelphia police say that a woman is facing several charges tonight after a string of crashes in german town. surveillance video from the scene shows what happened. and you see a sedan barrelling through the isn't section hitting two cars and a pedestrian. >> i was driving down german town avenue, the light changed
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and was mine. and a car jutted out from that street and smashed into me. >> police say that the car that caused the crash was involve fire department an earlier hit and run as well. the driver was later arrested and the pedestrian hit was hospitalized at einstein medical center but is expected to be okay. there is 14 weeks until memorial day and the unofficial start of summer, and temperatures are not heating up yet the rush to get the prime time rentals down the shore certainly is. here is more from brigantine. >> >> reporter: it pays to be an early bird when it comes to locking in the summer rental at the jersey shore. many realtors are reporting that rentals as compared to this time last year are up 20% to 30%. a trend that serves as a prelude to a great season overall. not only are the prime weeks in
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july and august selling out he is receiving more and more renters looking for amenities they have not looked for in the past. >> leer is another reason to get moving if you plan on renting a house at the shore. whether people book online or come in person. the prime reason to rent is presidents day weekend which is this weekend so you better get moving. walter perez, channel 6 "action news." a messy situation in trenton turned into a crow conundrum and the birds are feeling too much at home downtown. and now officials are trying to get the birds to disperse. nora muchanic is live in trenton with t with the fowl story. >> you had to. we are not talking a few birds but thousands and thousands of them. every night they come at dusk where they roost in the trees in
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the downtown area. it's like a scary movie. a movie that people that live and work leer would rather not here. it looks like that alfred hitchcock movie. crows are descending in downtown trenton at night squawking incestly and leaving their calling cards everywhere. >> i'm walking around it and trying to avoid it and it's disgusting. >> i worry good what we are breathing in. >> everything here is coated in bird droppings, lamp posts and signs and walkway but not the only spot that is a mess. >> i worked in this spot almost 26 years and have never seen it this bad. >> the noise is something else when several hundred thousand crows wake up in the morning and fly around they make a racket. >> scott miller has taken to banging pans to chase them and the state division of property
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management is doing it differently, using rooftop noise devices to disperse the crows, they say that the bird droppings are bad for business. >> it's bad enough you get cold and rainy days you don't want to walk out of the buildings and then add that stuff on the pavements they don't want to bother. >> alan hicks about to open a new restaurant on south warren. >> the biggest problem is the cars when it turns dark, that is when the birds accumulation in this area. >> then are just starting it arrive now. nobody seems to be sure why all the crows are coming to trenton and the property management is overseeing the use of sonic devices from the rooftops and trying to get rid of them blowing them off from various buildings but so far no luck. live in trenton, i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> all right nora thank you. time for a check of our "action news" traffic report
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tuesday night. matt pellman in the traffic center, the commute home is nothing to crow about. >> as you try to head home, speeds are dropping, here along 95 southbound side due in part to this, bright sunshine and sun glare out here giving us extra slow conditions as you approach cotman to bridge street and speeds in the teens schuylkill eastbound at girard avenue and up by broomall upper darby and a crash in hill town, bucks county, blocking off 113, i would speak with perkasie and blooming glen. and here in chester, 41 at newport pike remains blocked. and bordentown, burling tonight county, a crash at donees mill road. and one many hammonton downed wires reminding us of yesterday
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at fairview after few, a lane is blocked there as well. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> all right thank you. more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. justice for the family involved in one of the most high-profile missing children cases in history. the murder of aton patz. and new hope that women undergoing cancer treatments could avoid one of the most troubling side effects. >> and winter is on hold and 44 in philadelphia and temperatures will be going well above normal through much of the seven-day forecast, and we'll have the numbers and more "action news" after the break.
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a burlington county man was found guilty of murdering eton patz, one the highest profile missing children cases. hernandez of maple shade confessed in 2012 and his first trial ended in a hung jury and the jury in his retrial convicted him on kidnapping and murder trials. the clients is determined to appeal today's ruling. it's a race against time in northern california with rain
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bearing down on a damaged dam that has sparked thousands of vacations, crews are working to fill the hole in the orville dam of sacramento, and earlier this week they are expecting to get another 2 to 4 inches of rain and they are worried the dam may fail forcing them to evacuate some 200,000 people in the area and they may never determine the cause of the hole and have no timeline when the dam will be fixed. all right turning to health check tonight advances in technology may help cancer patients keep their hair despite undergoing chemo therapy. ali gorman joins us at the big board with more. >> this is what is known as a scalp cooling cap, used in europe for years and now gaining traction in the united states. the digany cap was approved by
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the dfa and women with early stage breast cancer kept at least half of their hair and it reduced blood throw to the area and slowed the metabolism of air follicles. and the risk of chemo missing cancer cells on the scalp is rare and the cooling system is only recommended for solid tumors not blood cancers. and the national academy of sciences is giving cautious approval to crisper several companies want to use the product for removing and repairing cells and it only use it for babies with serious diseases and disabilities and only used when there is no alternative to prevent the diseases. >> also today coming up tonight at 11:00 a new kind of gene therapy could help people that lost their vision. a rare genetic disease strikes
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young man in the prime of their lives and weeks to months it can cause them to go legally blind. >> i had to stop driving and playing baseball and i played my whole life. >> and now wills hospital is testing a new treatment and if it work its could help cure other genetic diseases as well. . a special report tonight on "action news" at 11:00. back to you. >> thank you. that would be terrific. >> the saying goes that laughter is the best medicine and this yoga class tried to prove how laughing heals the heart. and people were encouraged to corporate laughter in their daily life and even problems that could be stressful. that helps the mind process stress and not burden the heart. still to come on "action news" tonight. the last call for love in dillworth park and what is next for the city's iconic love
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statue, and baseball is back, the first spring training workout for phillies pitchers and catchers in clearwater florida. when "action news" continues tonight. hey, ready for the big meeting? yeah. >>uh, hello!? a meeting? it's a big one. too bad. we are double booked: diarrhea and abdominal pain. why don't you start without me? oh. yeah. if you're living with frequent, unpredictable diarrhea and abdominal pain, you may have irritable bowel syndrome
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markets continued their upward trend. the dow jones gained 92 points on the day and s&p 500 closed up 9 and change, well, if you love straight. maybe you will be willing to give their new flavored drink a try, like sprite cherry and sprite coca cola. they looked at data from free style machines found at restaurants that allowed consumers jazz up their drinks with all kinds of flavors and the cherry was chosen the most. the tours are scheduled to resume on march 7th, they are free first come first serve. you must go through a member of congress to get them. and tickets can come up to three
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months in advance and they were on hold while melania trump worked on her staff that oversees the turz. the famous love statue is removed to be restored and being put back at the original home at love park if you take a photo today post it on inextra gram using the hashtag love at dillworth and your picture could win you a prize. ♪ ♪ there is no one for me but you. >> a man got a valentine's day serenade from the singers, a tradition to raise money for tours by the singers. >> made it uncomfortable. still to come on 5:00. a check of the forecast for you. sky 6 hd showing you the ben franklin bridge a beautiful picture and the sun is setting
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weekend and i know a lot of folks president weekend that hit the slopes for a long weekend but have it in the back of your brain this is the place you may want to go this upcoming weekend, sky 6 hd in cape may. saw sunshine return this afternoon, it will get windy before it starts to turn extremely nice around here. but if you are a winter true weather lover and you want the cold and snow, we have been just missing every storm this winter season. we are on the brink you see where the snow pack is just to the north of the lehigh valley. poconos. and the deeper colors in central and north new england at the present time they have 2 to 4 feet on the ground and as you look at the last seven day, 2 inches in philadelphia. boston they picked up a foot and a half of snow. albany new york, 21 inches, be
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hartford, connecticut, two feet of snow and portland, maine, they have seen nearly 40 inches of snow and expected to possibly see up to another foot of snow on thursday. temperatures locally are in the low to mid-40s across the area, it's seasonable for this valentine's day and we had clouds early on today then are pushing on to the south as the clear sky takes over and that is temporary as we have more clouds pushing in late tonight ahead of that cold front that sweeps through here tomorrow mid-day. clouds increase tonight and winds 35 in dover and 38 in cape may. precipitation will remain to the south and the front comes through dry but what it does is sweep away any chance for big storms and be confined to new england and the wines pick up as the front comes through and topping off into the lower 50s
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in the afternoon with a blends of clouds and sunshine around here. and then as we look at the five-day at 5:00. 50s tomorrow and breezy. and then down right windy winds gusting to 40 with crashing windchills in the 20s on thursday and friday sunny and seasonable and 44 and something we have not seen a lot of. sun, day in and day out. 57 and 64 degrees on sunday and we could smile the 60s more than likely. i'll let you know if the seven day in the next half hour going into next week guys. >> shorts in february. wow. >> got to love it. >> thank you. more ahead in our next half hour off "action news" at 5:30. a team of firefighters returned to the frankford firefighter to make sure residents are protected against a tragedy last night. we'll tell you why they are going door-to-door. and a girl with a lofty goal gets involved in her idea we'll
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"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. the national security adviser is out but serious questions remain about his ties to russia. and that country's potential influence on our government. we have the latest from both sides. it wasn't wanted and repeatedly refused and landed this man behind bars, and this man assault bid a stranger trying to give her a kiss. and thieves armed with guns during a weekend holdup captured on surveillance video. >> now the details an eroding of trust that is what the trump administration led to the president's decision to ask national security adviser michael flynn to resign. >> however, there are mounting questions as to why he was allowed to continue at his post
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after the discussions with the russian ambassador. >> that flynn made explicit references to sanctions on russia with a call to the russian ambassador to the u.s., the same day that president obama announced new penalties overallgations that they meddled in the alligatiegations to helpp win. it's not unusual to have discussions before taking office but not with such frequency and not when sanctions are being discussed. flynn admits he gave incomplete information about the discussions to vice president mike pence. >> the issue is not what he discussed. there has been a legal review of that and there is no issue with that. the issue is that he was not honest with the vice president and not remember it and when he
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lost trust with the president that is when the president asked for and received his resignation. >> spicer went on to say he was not dismissed immediately because it was a question of due process and the white house had to conduct their own investigation before moving forward. >> and congressional democrats are demanding an investigation into flynn's activity and to what else transpires during his tenure as security adviser and a full investigation and perhaps if flynn was acting on the president' behave and both lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed concern. >> you see you don't know who is in charge and this flynn situation, the whole environment is one of dysfunction in the trump administration. as far as national security is concerned. >> republicans need to join us. this is not a democratic issue, this is not a republican issue,
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it's not independent issue, this is an american issue. for the soul of our democracy. >> republican leaders argue that existing committees in congress can handle a probe and selecting an outside committee won't be necessary and the fbi questioned flynn about his talks with russia and have not found evidence of wrongdoing so far. trump stayed tight-lipped but tweetd this message. the real story here is why is there so many illegal leaks coning outs of washington. are they happening as ideal on north korea et cetera. >> a russian spy ship is making its way through the east coast and international waters, 70 miles off the coast of delaware this morning. officials say they are not concerned about the presence of the victor lenoff that it is
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headed to waters off the base in new london, connecticut, and this used to happen frequently during the cold war but came infreak afterwards. and the department of defense says this response to the spy ship off the coast of delaware and has not entered u.s. territorial waters and we respect freedom of navigation of all nations beyond the sea consistent with international law. >> the man in charge of protecting the president is retiring. united states secret service director joseph chancesy says he will leave his position on march 4th president obama appointed him in 2015 following security breaches, he is a nate of of havertown and villanova and is retiring for personal reasons and looks forward to spending more time with his family. >> and world news tonight with
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david muir has more from washington including the resignation of security adviser flynn and the fallout that may be ahead. you can watch it all following "action news" at 6:00. a man is sitting in a delaware county jail cell because he could not take no for an answer. the victim was a female septa police officer on patrol at the terminal. >> reporter: well, septa's police chief tell us that officers deal with all kinds of behavior and they are often disrespected this encounter he found to be disrespectful and dangerous and demeaning to this female transit officer on routine patrol. >> you kick me? >> yes, kiss you. >> are you going to back upright now. >> 3:30 yesterday afternoon, the female transit officer was patrolling in upper darby 69 and street terminal she was
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approached by a man that they have identified. he started demanding that the officer kiss him. >> back up. >> let me kiss you. >> back up. >> [ bleep ] let me give you a kiss. >> you don't know if someone is going to jump in to help or someone is going to call 911 if he grabs her he is much larger than her and the officer does a nice job of pushing back and keeping an arms distance, you hear the officer radioing for help but he would not give huh. >> have a seat on the bench. >> and it got physical, police say that he moved in and forcibly kissed the officer and she spun him around and got him down in handcuffs. >> it did not work out well for him. he is now in delaware county prison getting his dose of cheese sandwiches. >> the officer was not injured but the chief says she was
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rattled by the confrontation and the kiss. >> chief is angry about it. >> for someone to try to force themselves on a uniformed police officer, is appalling. >> reporter: although it was recording police did not show the actual arrest or kiss they are holding on to that to show as evidence in court. he is known already to police and is locked up in delaware county facing charges including vault and misconduct and resist ago rest. sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. philadelphia firefighters made house calls to today that they hope will save lives, the firefighters checked smoke alarms and installed new ones in the 5200 block of akron street. a grandmother died in a house fire on that block yesterday and no word if spoke alarms in the home were working. you are asked to call 311 if you
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live in the city and need an alarm. three men accused of terrorizing an employee during an armed robbery. the 6700 block of chew avenue and the suspects walked in and ordered a 27-year-old worker to the office at gun point and the trio stole cash and coins before they ran and police say one robber referred the other robber as green several times. if you have any information on this holdup please contact northeast detectives. love on liberation won out on a philadelphia street corner, dozens of women if port richmond spoke about surviving domestic violence and refusing to become a victim again and wherever they go and however they dress, no means no and yes means yes. and they are part of the billion rally a movement empowering women. now for an update on the
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highways. matt pellman is here. >> reporter: on this day of love we don't love this crash in center city. vine street expressway eastbound side near the exit for 8th street at franklin square, the crash is off to the side but is slowing us down extra as you cross down between the schuylkill and 95 and those delays are spilling back to the schuylkill westbound at south street at 8 miles per hour. and watching a crash in dresher, montgomery county at susquehanna road. in new garden, chester county, problems here 41 remains blocked because of a crash at pen green road. and 52 is your new alternate around this construction closure yesterday. going through september. for quite a while use 52 or
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route 1 baltimore pike instead of 926. and hammonton downed wires along the white horse pike at fairview avenue. >> thank you. on this valentines day philadelphia city hall served as a drive-thru so to speak for people tying the knot, judges presided over a long list of weddings and they were among the newlyweds among them feeling smitten and saying i do to her best friend is the present she always wanted she says. >> how nice. it's spring training in clearwater and ducis rogers has more on the phillies first official workout. and a south jersey girl with a big idea is celebrating a big achievement that will help other people in need. we'll tell you about it. that sun is just about to set over the hills here in berks coins and we have a lot of days of sunshine in the seven day and
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phillies spring training continues in clearwater and jaime apody is here with the latest. >> pitchers and catchers today. baseball is back and they held their first workout and that means hope springs eternal for a phillies team that has a lot whole of expectations and young talent to develop. bet you felt old around these gu guys. >> absolutely and red is for valentine daze. and all soon long you hear about how young this pitching staff is but today 32-year-old guy, got all the attention. that is clay buchholz, he was required from the red sox back in december, a two time all-star and part of to world series teams and has a no-hitter on his resume but they have dropped off over the past couple of years
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and spent time in the bullpen but he is looking forward to a fresh start with the phils. >> being at one spot for an extended period of time that is gone and you want to perform for the new faces. and you know show that you're still good at your craft be and what you do. >> he has some of the best stuff in the league, watching him for four years, fastball changeup and combos up there with everybody. he'll bring a lot. >> ahead at 6:00 we'll hear how buck holds help the younger pitchers with their develop in hire big year careers. ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news" jaime back over to you. >> see you at 6:00. the flyers have hit the road, western canada bound for a trip that starts inc calgary, lookin
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to make a late push. th calgary thursday in edmonton with 36 games left to play they know a lot is at stake. >> we have to dig deep and take it game by game. and make it smaller period by period. everything we do in this road trip will be huge for us and come back with as many points as possible. it would be nice to get the full six but -- >> the sixers managed to win again without jahlil okafor who continues to sit as they look for a new home for him. they are 11-7 without the big man. and one of the most wacky scenes, charles oakley will be welcomed back to madison square garden despite the feud the team has lifted their ban on oakley. he is not planning to go back at
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the moment because he is waiting for a public apology. >> apparently they all hash tropical disturbance -- hashed it out in the commissioners office. >> but -- >> it's good for the team something else to talk about. thank you jaime. >> meantime a 12-year-old in south jersey decided she wanted to give back and chose reading as a way to do it. and helpers delivered 303 books to the childrens regional hospital in cooper, this is the outpatient in voorhees, charlotte was inspired by the reach out and read program and with the help of her mother she had over 1,000 books in a few month zplzs. >> i was surprised i'll never forget this. >> 10 mines with a book is far super your for an hour or any am
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ceremonies there to take photos and congratulate them. >> a nice anniversary. >> lets talk to adam about the weather. >> we typically attract a big storm. people go to the poconos for the big weekend and people get married over the weekend. i have a friend getting married and they picked a winner. >> you behave me canny. >> candy hearts. >> you didn't give me candy. >> i got nothing. >> i'm on a diet. >> probably from 2009. looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan lots of sunshine on the valentines afternoon, the action cam is looking there at the center city skyline, an aftistic shot here and a breeze out in. we pulls the winds down from yesterday and they start to crank up again in the afternoon.
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temperatures in the middle 40s, 42 in dover and 43 in the poconos and cape may a wind off the ocean at 43 degrees and a day where afternoon highs were again above formal and halfway through the month and every day you see in red the majority, was an afternoon with a high above normal and still about five or more degrees above the average at this point in the month. and more than likely as we go through the send half of the month you see red filtering in here as we look at the long range forecast, satellite and radar, low pressure north of the great lakes a second low to the south, and last week we talked about the systems and whether they are going to merge and they are but too late for us to take a hit of a big snow storm here for the end of the week. tonight it's quiet and clear early and 28 in the suburbs and
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midweek forecast for wednesday. once again well above average, 52 in philadelphia and 50 in trenton and 51 in millville. and upper 40s in the lehigh valley and lancaster, kind a mixture of sun and clouds, and a cold front passes through at noon and wins southwesterly in the morning and passing through to the west and speed up between 12 and 25 miles per hour and two areas merge and bring feet of snow from maine and parts of new england again and just like yesterday this low is going to crank up the winds, this time not 50 but 35 to 40 miles per hour under partly cloudy skies and a high of just 39 degrees, 52 tomorrow and sun and clouds? >> very windy and windchills in the 20s on thursday. and then on friday, the sunshine takes control and seasonable of 44 and then really mild on saturday. 57 degrees. and break out the shorts, sunday
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sunshine 64 degrees and a few degrees higher than that and we could tie a record in philadelphia and monday bright and beautiful, and still those temperatures about 14 degrees above normal of and some areas 16 degrees above normal and temperatures on either side of 60 and not going be the four days, and that continues into the rest of next week possibly. >> thank you sir. 6abc.com/weather says everything you have seen and more. you find the updates outlook plus storm tracker 6 live, or take advantage of the meteorologist experience by following them on facebook and twitter. >> and a marriage lasts forever some choose to renew their vows, 10 couples at cherry hill assisted living center did it and some sealed the vows with a pretty kiss and loved ones of the couples were there to take
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jim gardner and the "action news" team is standing by with tease stories next at 6:00. police track down a hit and run driver who hit two vehicles before hitting a sped streen pedestrian. and temperatures may not be heating up yet but rentals at the shore have started. for rick williams and jaime apody and adam joseph i'm monica malpass have a good night. "action news" at 6:00 is next.
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"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >> tuesday night and president trump hosts new jersey's first family for lunch. but the big story on "action news" tonight is hit and run in the german town section of philadelphia. from chopper 6 hd you have a clear view of the hit and run vehicle after it did its damage to two cars and a pedestrian. "action news" reporter, vernon odom is live on armatt near german town avenue. what are the details there today? >> reporter: jim, here are the essential facts as they stand at this hour. one victim remains hospitalized tonight listed in stable condition and the suspect is apprehended and the announcement
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of formal charges are expected shortly. >> this hoviviiic -- horrific scene this predstein was treated and returned to the einstein medical center and is listed in stable condition. >> the driver was long timesive igactivist shelly. >> i was driving down german town avenue, the light changed and was mine, and a car jutted out, and just smashed right into me. >> the hit and run fiasco began when this impala was hit by the infamous chrysler 300, which was a rentsal and then at the corner of green and the driver. the chevy was in hot pursuit of the woman
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