"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.

good afternoon sara is off and we begin with breaking news of an amber alert that ended with a child brought to safety and a suspect taken into custody. state police in new jersey and pennsylvania both issued the alert after oscar hernandez stabbed two women and went south with aylin hernandez. one person her mother died. he was involved in a car crash involved in i-99 in state college. these are pictures from the crash scene. we are told that the child was safe but no details if she was injured in this crash. we'll have more information as it becomes availableable to us. from south jersey regulators approved a highly controversial natural gas pipeline. katherine scott is live in cherry hill where the vote went through despite heated opposition. >> reporter: rick, there was a

motion earlier to table today's vote it was discussed and then denied. the vote went ahead as expected and as expected the pipeline proposal passed. lets go to video from the heated meeting earlier and take a listen -- >> reporter: nine members of the pine lands commission voted for the pipeline application, five against one abstained. they chanted as the commission voted the proposal to build the $20 million gas pipeline through the pine lands. south jersey gas submitted an application with the pipeline commission and saw backing from governor christie and unions. the pipeline would make the power supply more dependable after disasters like hurricane

sandy and it would bring fuel to the power atlantic. but there were quite a few critics saying it does not benefit the pine lands or the people that live there. which was a fundamental requirement for approving a plan in that area. and sets the precedent for future projects and the message the approval sends. >> one is if you are rich and powerful enough can you get project done regardless of what the rules say. if you can get the governor on your side and the senate to help you out. the actual rules that are suppose to protect the pine lands forever can be went to your will. >> i believe the projects are designed very safely and thousands of miles of pipelines are in this country without incident, and there is no conflict between it and the

surrounding environment. >> reporter: and it's very likely that this matter will end up once again if court a pending legal challenge was filed even before today's vote. >> katherine thank you. turning now to accuweather and another february day toching 70 degrees. but who is complaining. we could break a record for warmth today. looking at the center city skyline and a nice afternoon and warm out there. we could break a record before the day is over. and with more on that, meteorologist, melissa magee, is in for david murphy, with the accuweather details. >> happy friday to you rick, it's nice and comfortable and does not feel like the middle of our winter season, check out the numbers, right now in philadelphia we come in at 72 degrees, the record is 74 set back in 1985 just 2 degree as way from tying the record.

73 in allentown and same in reading and 63 in the poconos. it's cooler for our south facing shore communes. 56 in beach haven and 56 in cape may but millville 69 degrees. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have a mostly sunny skies across the region and there were some showers and storms today. and those were lifting well off to the north and we are staying dry for the rest of our friday afternoon and it's looking good if you are out and about on the roads and temperatures 74 degrees and looking to tie the record today. 5:00 p.m. 73, and 6:00 p.m. 71, we are in the upper 60s at 7:00 p.m. underneath a partly cloudy skies and the 70s however cannot last for much longer. the high yesterday 73 and today we call for a high of 75. and tomorrow 72 but by sunday we are 26 degrees colder that means we have a change on the way.

so near records once again today and we'll track afternoon showers and storms and turning cooler as we get into sunday and monday. we'll look at the reason why, in the full accuweather forecast. >> okay melissa thank you. we invite you to stay with 6abc.com/weather throughout the weekend. you'll be able to see the approach of the expected rain melissa was referring to by check stormtracker 6 live double scan radar and stay connected by following our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. now to the latest on a hotel inferno in south jersey. flames tore through the ramada inn while dozens of people were sleeping inside and they found guests hanging from the second floor windows when they arrived. annie mccormick is live with more. >> reporter: those people are rescued and okay and two people

were injured including a police officer. restoration crews are out here and fire investigators don't think it was suspicious but it's ongoing and have not determined a cause but we confirmed with the hotel, that this portion of the hotel has several smoking rooms. flames ripped through the roof of this ramada inn taking out a portion of the hotel's second floor the fire broke out just before 2:00 a.m. and crew as arrived to heavy smoke and fire and right away they rescued two people. >> there were an adjacent unity. they couldn't make the hallway because of smoke conditions. they went door-to-door and 50 people were inside of 32 rooms and one police officer was injured and sent to the hospital with smoke inhalation. gloria had her daughters and 6-month-old grand child. >> there was too much smoke and stuff going on.

it was so thick the smoke i would not stay in there. >> residents said they did not hear an alarm but reports say it sounded for seven or eight minutes. >> the first thing i did was grab what i could grab. and threw some clothes on and grabbed my bag and got out of there. >> four or five guys outside of the dog. get out. got the call, i did not hear the fire alarm. that was the amazing thing, the police got me out. >> a woman staying in the room where the fire began escaped with burns and also suffered smoke inhalation. she remains in the hospital and is expected to be interviewed by investigat investigators. the police also remains in the hospital as well. we talked to the general manager of the hotel and this is only one portion of the hotel, they have many rooms that are okay and deemed safe to be in but

their banquet hall and restaurants are okayed by the health specter to be opened and they have a wedding this weekend and that will go on. reporting live in vineland, annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a significant ruling today in bill cosby's upcoming sexual assault trial in montgomery county. the judge ruled that only one additional accuser can testify against cosby in june. prosecutors wanted to bring 13 other women to testify after they came forward but the judge is only allowing one woman that says she was assaulted by the comedian in 1996. he is accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand in 1995, and remai$1995, and remai million bail. a boy was hurt in the crash in the rhawnhurst section of philadelphia.

the car suddenly veered on to the sidewalk and struck him. police believe the vehicle ran off the road when it was hit by another car and the boy was pinned by the car for a short time but he is expected to be okay. and other people are being treated but the police have not released their condition. president trump addressed a re septemberive crowd outside of washington, he attended the conservative action conference known as cpac. just two years ago the same group booed him and now they enthusiastically supported him and he said that anyone that is illegal will be thrown out of the country and not allowed back in and that it's time to put u.s. citizens first. >> we are building the wall, it's going to start soon way ahead of schedule. >> the president told the crowd he inherited a failed health care law that threatens the

nation's medical system and reiterated his promise to repeal and replace obama care. we'll have more on the speech in the next half hour. >> coming up a safety issue leads to a recall on toddler swings made by little tikes. believe? >> rachael: we believe! "no fails monday", kicks off with three baking fails and fixes you need right now! plus, no fail gnocchi next rachael! ♪

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more th an a week after his death, malaysian police say they know what was used to kill the half brother of north korea's leader. kim jong nam was attacked with the nerve agent on his face and neck. he died after two women rubbed the substance on his face at the airport. investigators are still searching for four men that they believe gave the women the chemical. and a murder mystery that stumped investigators in georgia for four years. ryan duke is charged with the death of tara grinstead. a former beauty queen vanished from her home in 2005 and they believe that duke broke into her home and robbed her and used his own hands to kill her.

police received a tip earthier this week. >> a few days ago an individual came forward and reported they had information into tara's disappearance. >> duke was a teacher at the school will she taught. they did not say if the body has been found. half a million toddler swings are being recalled because they can break while a child is using them and the recall only impacts the pink swings suspended by four yellow ropes like here. and little tikes says it can break and cause the child to fall. parents that bought a swing should stop using it and contact the company for a credit. we are just two days away from hollywood's biggest night. the 89th annual academy awards.

some of the biggest stars will walk down the red carpet and they will be greeted by oscar host, jimmy kimmel and he doesn't want to be compared to previous hosts. >> i want to go out there and be funny and have everybody say, oh wasn't he wonderful. not just my parents, regular people that don't know me. that is my goal. >> he hosted the emmys and american music awards and the espys and a post oscar special on abc for the past 11 years. and this morning the students at kiddy prep academy received their own oscar awards and they dressed up in their best celebrity costumes and strutted their stuff down their own red carpet. after dealing with the paparazzi, the stars sat down for a meal. here on 6 abc we have a special lineup for oscar sunday. the evening kick ofz with "action news" one our early at 5:00 p.m. followed by the oscar

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around 6,000 workers will be offered an early retirement program. other stores like macy's have reduced their brick and mortar locations as more people are shopping online these days instead. a simple dna test may give you the tools to get in better shape. here is health reporter, and registered nurse, ali gorman with a preview >> reporter: scientists at a gene testing company says with a little bit of saliva in this test tube can read your dna and give you the best exercise and diet plan for your body. >> how much rest and how much workouts on a weekly basis and how certain carbs and fats affect you, we had "action news" viewers try it. >> please tell me i can eat more carbs. turning to health check this noon. controlling your stress level may help to control the number on your scale.

they found people with more of the stress hormone are more likely to be heavier and larger waist and higher bmi, they are looking into whether the weight gain is a direct affect or indirect from stress eating. the "action news" team sought working on news stories for tonight at 4:00. it's the last time to get one of these frozen treats 100% off this weekend. what you have to do to get a free slurpee at 7-eleven and there are a host of new apps and gadgets out designed to make raising a child almost hans free but is it a good idea to outsource parenting. accuweather is next after the break. melissa magee has the seven-day forecast when we come right back.

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meteorologist, melissa magee is back now with a closer look at a wonderful friday forecast. >> we have to soak it up while we can. today 70s and tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon we are tracking showers and storms too. we'll show you stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, it's dry and no issues with precipitation, it's all about this unseasonably warm air. in our winter season. sky 6 hd we are down the shore in a.c. a few more clouds around there and if you are at the coast today our temperatures will be a touch cooler in comparison to inland locations because you are dealing with the south facing wind at the immediate coastline temperatures in the 50s. but inland 60s and 70s. 56 in cape may. the airport in a.c. 9 miles inland that is why it's a touch

milder and 55 in beach haven and 72 in philadelphia, 2 degrees of tying the record of 74. and up in the poconos 63 and 72 in trenton. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have dry conditions and we are tracking the warm front and we picked up showers and storms today moving across the great lakes and upstate new york and this continues to move for the afternoon and we are dry with the blizzard warnings stay out across the heartland and out of our region. it's about the warmth and sunshine. 12:00 this afternoon the temperature of 73 and 4:00 p.m. we are calling for a temperature of 74. if we hit that we'll tie the record and we'll actually going to be financinging a high of 75 today. 6:00 in the evening 71 and mid to lower 60s at 8:00 tonight. so records within reach today. in philadelphia the forecast 75

that could break the old record of 74. and allentown your forecast today 74 and close to the record and same in wilmington and trenton you'll likely tie or break a record today. and high of 76. the old record 74 set in 1985. and atlantic city the record is 75. and the warmth continues into the start of the weekend tomorrow. the jet stream continues to lift to the north and we have may like temperatures to enjoy and a cold front moves through late saturday and into sunday. but the jet stream dips to the south as we get foo the second half of our weekend and it's chilly by sun and temperatures are in the 40s with the winds coming in from a northwesterly direction. windchills will be if the 30s so back to reality by then. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast clouds and sunshine today. warm and a high temperature of 75. on saturday, clouds and sun, and 72 with the afternoon showers and storms some of which could be on the strong side tomorrow. we'll watch that by the

afternoon. sunday windy and chilly, a high of 46 and windchills in the 30s and monday we dry out partly sunny and high of 57, back up into the 60s next tuesday and wednesday and cooler next thursday rick, a high of 56. 70 to start and 40s to finish. >> thank you. well, a group of eighth grade students in horsham aren't hitting the books but hitting the floor and having fun. they are playing floor hockey for 15 straight hours, they started at 8:00 this morning and go until midnight. over the years they have raised over a million dollars for various charities and this year they play for the make-a-wish foundation and our own jeff skversky stopped in and gave them a pep talk. a dog is rescued after falling down a cliff in california. see more of how he was saved. coming up. and philadelphia is also blooming as we get closer to the annual flower show and alicia

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only fios can. "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. hello again, sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now at 12:30. people staying at one south jersey hotel are throwing their things out the windows and attempting to jump when the

building caught fire. we are live at the scene with the latest. and police are hoping to identify and arrest a man that has been exposing himself to women. and sixers star, ben simmons on the sidelines all season and we learned if and when he will return to the court. now the details, two people were hurt including a police officer when a hotel in south jersey suddenly caught fire overnight. a large part of the ramada inn in vineland was destroyed but the hotel remains open. john rawlins is live with the latest. >> reporter: hi rick, fire crews departed. investigation continues into what caused the fire. the property though is turned back to the hotel management and the cleanup has begun. cleanup began late this morning and it is believe that the blaze began in room 248,