and heavy rains wash away roads on the west coast. ♪ ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, and walter perez. ♪ ♪ >> saturday night. i'll walter perez. the big story is developing news from kenzington where a police

officer was injured after a wild chase with dirt bikers. jeanette reyes has the whole story. jeanette? >> walter, a highway patrol officer is recovering from an injured leg after a long chase. it was a chaotic night for sure. right now police are trying to figure out what happened. for nearly two hours, officers shut down diamond street between 23rd and 24th. the police pursuit may have started with the sound of gunshots. authorities tell "action news" they heard what sounded like gunfire. they have yet to find casings, but it set off the chase. a bike was recovered. that's where the female patrol officer was injured, possibly a broken leg.

the chase continued to eerie where another bike was found. no weapons were found at any of the scenes. the scenes are now cleared out. the highway patrol officer may have suffered a broken leg. how she got the injury we do not know yet and her condition has not been released. police do not know if what they heard was a fun shot and if it was, whether it was directed at them. the investigation continues tonight. when we have an update, we'll patspass italong. jeanette reyes, "action news," walter? >> a toddler was injured after being struck by an suv that took off. the toddler was struck just before 5:00. the youngster was flown to children's hospital of philadelphia with serious injuries. we are told the injuries are not

considered life threatening. the suv was last seen going south on main street. anyone with information are asked to call police. >> a man and woman were stabbed in atlantic city on north harris avenue. no arrests in this case. >> a cab driver was arrested after shooting another cabby during an argument outside the busy frank ford transportation center. the two got into a dispute. one pulled a gun and the other pulled a knife. >> bail has been set at $250,000 for a woman from delaware county accused of stabbing an eight-year-old girl in the head with a butcher nice. majeah bashir was arraigned this

morning. the girl was baby sitting bashir's toddler. >> moving to the accuweather forecast, what a day today. temperatures in the 60s gave us a welcome break from wintertime and tomorrow could be better. melissa magee joins us with the details. >> we had a beautiful start to our weekend. in fact a huge jump from where temperatures were yesterday. yesterday on friday, a seasonal high of 48. today, 68 in philadelphia. that's one degree shy of the record, 69 set back in 2011 and well above the norm of 44 this time of year. we have a nice southwesterly wind. most spots upper 50s. lancaster 47 in allentown, poconos 51 cape may at this hour

48. satellite 6 and action radar, a mostly cloudy sky. the precipitation stays to the south and west. clouds drift northward throughout the overnight hours and into the day sunday. future tracker 6 showing you the warmth not just across philadelphia but much of the eastern half of the u.s. tomorrow, numbers climbing to the lower 60s philadelphia higher than that for the afternoon. spring fever, that's what we have to look forward to come tomorrow. the warmest since november with records to track on sunday. we have the details in the full forecast. >> thank you, melissa. >> in southern california four people were killed in the most powerful storm to hit in years. roadways were washed away with four inches of rain in spots. the storm uprooted trees and

knocked out power to many people. a fire engine plummeted into a hole. no one at this scene was injured. >> this is a scene from a los angeles suburb after a sinkhole opened and swallowed two cars. the first car went in and rescue crews found the driver standing on top of the car screaming for help. >> the commander in chief is still the campaigner and chief. president trump arrived to orlando national airport to a hangar packed with 9,000 supporters. the event was paid for with campaign funds. this rallied the theme of the president's theme from months ago, securing jobs, attacking

the news, attacking hilary clinton and removing obama care. >> i want to be among my friends and the people. this was a great movement, a movement like has never been seen before in our country or probably anywhere else. >> we'll hear more from the president in the next half hour plus continued protests across the country. >> penn students are in their 29th hour of dancing. thon 2017 kicked off and is still going strong. bob is in the action in happy valley. hey, bob. >> they are going strong. such impressive students. the gymnastic team is taking the stage for the pep rally right now. i wish i could show you the whole show.

you will see everyone out here on their feet. we spoke with a young woman that lost her leg in a battle with cancer. she's in a wheelchair. her story is incredible. take a listen. >> thon is students working together to fight childhood cancer. everyone can't dance. miss garcia can't stand. the chemo wasn't working. >> garcia is 19. despite what happened to her, she's not bitter, rather hopeful. >> stay positive and don't let cancer take over you. if you do, it's hard for you to get through it. >> she says what's happening here at thon is what needs to happen for her and others battling cancer. >> it helps to know you are not alone in the battle with cancer. it's hard to deal with. >> it seems that's the message heard loud and clear. the dancers have been on their

feet more than a day now. you won't hear anyone complaining. if they need help, it's there. nursing students are running a medical station. >> they'll be here 46 hours. we take control of their medications throughout the weekend. >> athletic training students are running their own clinic. >> dancers can get ice, massage, tape, anything to keep them on their feet. >> director austin summers says it's being executed perfectly. >> i'm proud of the volunteers. i'm excite today see how they carry out the rest to have weekend. >> that's no exaggeration. it's being executed perfectly. there are high-flying men gymnastic teams. the pep rally has been going on

and we have had athletes hop on the jumbo toronto give a message. one of the football players said, if you feel like giving up, don't. you are giving these children battling cancer a chance at life. reporting life at thon, bob brooks, channel6, "action news." thank you, bob. "6abc" will cover thon all weekend long. we are streaming the event on "6abc".com and the "6abc" app. join us for the conclusion on sunday. >> we are in the dancing spirit in antioch today. ♪ >> actually, this is more of a strut than a dance. mummer string band strolled down main street for the mummer's mardi gras. it's a family-friendly crowd

pleaser. >> another jackpot for powerball is up for grab, $349 million. tonight's jackpot is the eighth largest in history. they'll pocket $213 million for the lump sum. the record-breaking jackpot last year was $1.5 billion shared by three winners. get ready, 3, 7, 9, 31, 33, and the powerball is 20. if you missed them, we'll run them later in the newscast. i hope you win. >> much more to come tonight, a mansion in virginia goes up in flames. how everyone inside including the family pets were able to escape quickly. it was a special day for wine lovers.

it's an occasion to raise a class. >> villanova is closer to another record. jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes back. ♪ ♪

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>> six people and two dogs were able to get out of this mansion before it became engulfed in flames. firefighters were called to the home this morning. the family was able to get out

thanks to the smoke detectors inside. >> the woman at the center of the supreme court decision for abortion has died. norma mccorvey passed away. she tried to get a an abortion at the age of 22. the ruling established modern abortion rights in america. she later became an opponent of abortion. she was 6 69 years old. >> the man that planted the trade center bombings has died. he suffered from diabetes and coronary artery disease. he was 78 years old. >> a man was shot to death in philadelphia. police are asking for your help. here's rick williams with

tonight's crime fighter report. >> could you imagine you are home and you get a phone call that you have to come to the hospital because your son got shot. that happened december 24th, 2015. >> on that thursday just after 6:15, police were called in philadelphia. >> wayne nelson had a gunshot to the head, pronounced dead at the scene. >> police are offering $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible. >> pick up the phone and call tips. give the information. you get a code number. if it solves the case, you are eligible for the reward. >> all calls will remain anonymous. i'm rick williams, channel6

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double scan radar show it's dry. no issues with precipitation. everyone was outside today. the action cam in center city at 11th and lombard street. folks are doning shorts and shirts as well. we have partly cloudy skies ahead. clouds increase as we go through the overnight hours and into the day sunday. right now, as we look at the highs across the region, wilmington 69. reading 69. philadelphia 68 one degree shy of the record. allentown 67. 53 in the city. same for lancaster. 51 in the poconos. cape may 49 and 54 in lake hurst. we have a partly cloudy to

mostly cloudy sky across the region. across the ohio valley, showers moving across west virginia and ohio. the rain stays away. clouds continue to drift northward throughout tonight and for the start of the day tomorrow. over the next 12 hours, a few clouds and a mild night dropping to 41 in the bushes and 43 in philadelphia for the overnight low. friday, we had a seasonal high of 45. today, 24-degrees above average, 22-degrees above average come sunday well above where we should be sunday. the spring fling continues, 49 in philadelphia, 47 in lancaster, 43 in the poconos. into the afternoon climbing to the 60s and higher than that.

records to watch, philadelphia, the record 68 set in 1948, wilmington the record high 67. 68 trenton, allentown. the seven-day forecast, we are near records across the delaware and lehigh valleys. monday, a cold front coming through. it's nice for president's day, a high of 53. tuesday, sunshine giving way to increasing clouds quickly, a high of 49, overnight tuesday into wednesday, showers are likely early in the day. milder wednesday afternoon and 60 for the high. thursday, clouds and sun, mild and 67. next friday in the lower 60s a few showers likely saturday and a high of 62. this is more like mid april weather. we'll take it. >> absolutely.

thank you, melissa. >> a lot of people are raising their glasses to national drink wine day. for those of you that feel you need an excuse to enjoy red or white, now you have one. there was free wine tasting this evening. the purpose of drink wine day is to spread the love and health benefits of wine. >> sports is next on "action news," first a look at the winning powb powerball numbers. ♪ ♪ 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.

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fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 150 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 40 songs,

and jan can upload 180 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. get 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month for the first year. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >> jeff skversky has a check on sports. i know gonzaga is undefeated but villanova best team in the country. good as the team was last year, star chris jenkins has been struggling so much coach said he would take his twitter name big smooth. he comes up big as they inch

closer to the record. jenkins and villanova season high 67%. bronson a perfect o'donova perf. >> how about josh hart, nova up 27. don't forget about big smooth jenkins, 22 best game in a month and a half villanova 92-70. former villanova coach finally a finalist for the basketball hall of fame. he led villanova to the 1985 national championship fines out in the final four in april if he's elected. >> they beat up st. joe's team. jordan price the three. la salle wins 83-68, shorthanded

st. joe's has lost six in a row. >> jalil oak foresays up to a dozen teams talked to the sixers about trading him. at least one sixer is hoping he stays. joel embid believes jalil is too talented to trade away. >> definitely. we have a lot of time. you have to find a way to make it work. >> no, embid did not dance at the all star festivities. eric gordon wins, and in the slam dunk contest, derrick james junior with nice dunks for the phoenix suns. former sixer guard glen who

played 2015 winning the dunk contest representing the indiana patriots. what a move there. >> phillys have the second youngest team -- we are right back.

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