apparent drunk drive crash overnight. the president continues to stand his ground over wiretapping claims as the justice department responds to a question to hand over any evidence. a major department store plans to close in the area. we'll tell you why jc penny is struggling to keep up with competitor retailers. those stories, but first it's cold right now, but the question becomes, will we see a warmup? let's just say snow lovers you got your snow, spring is coming. >> reporter: wednesday there was snowfall in parts of the area, as well. as we get you outside, live on sky 6 looking at mr. william penn here. lots of clouds, a couple of locations are seeing scattered drizzle and others are seeing snowflakes. let's turn it to the radars. white representing the snow, green the rain, blue shade

wintry mix. rain and snow and sleet pellets mixed in, as well. rain showers east of delaware county. we pushed it east ward. as a matter of fact we'll zoom into upper bucks and montgomery counties. this is the freezing line right here. put it on the radar. the 32-degree line. anywhere east of that line, temperatures are below freezing. this is, even though the model is showing snow, this is actually falling in the form of light rain, this is freezing drizzle. as the rain pushes into the colder ground it will freeze on contact. there could issues with black ice in upper bucks and upper montgomery county. these numbers will eventually climb, very mild this afternoon, upper 30s, low 40s. the slick spots will last half-hour, 40 minutes at best, but then the numbers warm. quakertown below freezing, 31. pottstown, 31. saints davids, well above freezing, 37. center city 40.

it is this mild stuff that's lifting north over the next few hours. temperatures in the 40s for south jersey and delaware, as well. forecast today, scattered rain showers and lots of clouds, 45 degrees. >> for the update, folks, you can find the seven-day forecast and live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at any time of the day. go to our website 6abc.com/weather. time 9:02 a.m., a woman is recovering after she was critically injured in a bad wreck. this happened in the philadelphia's holmesburg section. the driver of this mangle pickup was speeding and suspected of being under the influence. the truck broke a pole in half of the 8200 block of frankford avenue. we learned that a woman who was a peacialg in the truck was -- passenger in the truck was trapped in the wreckage. crews had to turn live wires off and pull them off the truck before firefighters could get to the victim. she is in critical condition in

the hospital. the driver a man in his 20s is in police custody. in the city's hunting park section, a routine assault turned into something much bigger. philadelphia police were called to west jerome street at 10:00 p.m. there officers found a man who was pistol whipped, officers found an ak-47 assault rifle and marijuana plants and several large bags of fertilizer. police called in the fire department and haz/mat to ts out the bags, they turned out not to be a threat. the unidentified armed man was taken into custody. this morning police continue to search for the person who sexually assaulted a woman in the city's germantown section last night. police were called to the 1300 block of west roberts avenue after a woman called 911 screaming for help. the woman told police that she was forced inside a vacant home

boy a man armed. it happened at 10:30 p.m. last night. she said the man sexually assaulted her and then ran away. the woman ran to a nearby home and got help. she was taken to einstein medical center to be treated. it is 9:04 a.m., we turn to attention to a defiant president donald trump who is holding firm to the allegations of wiretapping despite congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle saying they have not seen proof of this. david wright is in west palm florida. >> reporter: standing along angela merkel, trump joked about how the obama administration eavesdropped on her. check out that look on her face, quite possibly the most awkward moment in u.s./german relations

since president bush gave her a back rub at the 2006 summit. >> all we did was quote a certain very talented legal mind who was the one responsible for saying that on television, i didn't make an opinion on that, you should be talking to fox. >> president obama went outside the chain of command, he didn't use the nsa, he didn't use the cia or the fbi or the department of justice, he used gchq. >> reporter: it is the british equivalent of the nsa. british government called it utterly ridiculous. >> the fox news division was never able to back up the claims. >> fox news cannot confirm judge napolatano's comment

>> reporter: on friday, justice department delivered classified materials to capitol hill. sources say they find no reason to change their mind even though the justice department fully complied with congressional request to hand over all evidence apparently no proof to corroborate the president's claim not that that seems to bother the white house. the press secretary of state told reporter, i don't think we regret anything. that was abc's david wright with the report. hillary clinton came to pennsylvania for a speech st. patrick's day address at the irish women of scranton. that is her father's hometown. it is up to everyday citizens not politics to bridge the political divide. sparks flew during a house

fire in north philadelphia. chopper 6 hd taking you to the scene 2700 block of north krosky street. as the electrical wires sparked near the home. no injuries were reported. minutes after that fire, firefighters were called to the 2400 block of south franklin street in south philadelphia. it was difficult for firefighters to fight this fire because the street was too narrow for the fire truck. so firefighters had to drag hoses from the street corner. two row homes were damaged by the smoke and flames. no injured were reported. bad news for thousands of workers at jc penny. the company plans to close 138 stores, 5,000 people will lose jobs. four stores in this area, king of prussia, willow grove park and rio grande in cape may

county. it is another sign that the retail landscape is changing. >> i'm going to get a deal. >> reporter: it didn't take long for bargain hunters to show up at philadelphia mills for going out of business sales. they are slated to close this spring. >> we're going to miss them. i shop hear all the time. >> it's ashame it is closing, it's been around for a long time. >> reporter: it's been a rough year for tra -- traditional department stores. jc penny failed to innovate it's not just online shopping that's to blame. off line retailers have learned to give customers what they want. >> they can go in once a week or every few days and literally see new stuff on the shelves and especially for young people that's important.

so, jc penny has not been able to compete because they have for the most part have very traditional distribution model >> reporter: ecommerce will not kill off brick and moor tore stores -- mortar stores, but they need to offer more of an experience. >> build the bear workshop those stores have a future because they are allowing people to do they don't things at once. >> reporter: the closings are expected to affect five thousand employees, liquidation starts in april and most stores will be closed by june. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> the st. patrick's day parades that were scheduled in hamilton and robinsville in mercer county have been rescheduled. snow and ice from tuesday's

winter storm remain along the parade route and cause too much of a safety concern. hamilton parade has been rescheduled from last weekend. it has been pushed back once more to next saturday, march 25th. the new date for robinsville parade sunday, march 26th. from our delaware newsroom, tickets on sale for the firefly music festival at the woodlands in dover. tickets for single day passes $79 and $109 to attend friday, saturday or sunday. you can get a single-day camping pass. some of the names of the big performers this year, 21 pilots, bob dylan, the weekend and chance the rapper. 9:10 a.m., much more to come on "action news," this morning a man was killed at an airport in paris. we'll tell you what investigators say he tried to do

with a soldier's gun. plus, three armed men robbed a jewelry store in illinois. ahead, surveillance video shows how violent the robbery got. >> reporter: gray we have drizzle out there this morning, perhaps a few snow showers overnight tonight and huge warmup. ahead the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast next.

>> as always we are so glad you're waking up with us on a saturday morning, 9:13, 40 degrees out there, this is a live look sky6 live hd over wilmington, delaware, of course, meteorologist chris sowers is tracking wee snow and rain. can you tell the folks what happens on monday? >> reporter: monday is spring. >> there you go. >> reporter: it's colder this month than all of january and february. >> you like the cold. >> reporter: i like the cold, but i wanted it in january and february, not march. i was so used to the 70s be wanted to take the bike out for a ride and wham here comes the nor'easter and all this cold. looking live on sky6 live hd the commodore barry bridge, we have more cold air in place, rain drops and snowflakes north of the pennsylvania turnpike. not a big deal, but enough to slicken everything up, especially in bucks and montgomery counties. we'll zoom in there. just a few minutes ago i talked

about how the model was showing all snow. i talked about how this was falling in the form of freezing rain. it's start to correct itself. we're seeing the shades of blue. this is bucks county, upper montgomery county, what we're seeing a light freezing rain shower. that rain is freezing on the colder ground. within the next hour, upper bucks and montgomery counties for a brief period of freezing rain and drizzle. you can see a thin glaze of ice developing on untreated surfaces. temperatures will warm quickly. by late no morning the numbers e in the mid 30s. quakertown, 31. pottstown, fleetwood slatington 31 degrees, warrington, 33 degrees, saint davids, 37. center city, that's not bad, 40 degrees. and we're seeing 40s off to the southeast as as well. villas, 42. him smyrna, 41. everybody else close to 40 degrees, maybe a degree or

two cooler. here's the water vapor shot what we're watching overnight tonight, a brief period of snow falling over detroit. you see that that counter clockwise swirl that dives off to the southeast arrives in the form of snow showers. what we're seeing this morning and what we'll see overnight tonight, not a big deal. future tracker 6 cloudy skies today scattered showers throughout the day, it's not a wash, but you'll need the umbrella if you're out and about. 3:00 p.m., even the poconos you're switching over to rain or at least a few showers. later this evening, scattered showers throughout the area. snow is off to the west. what the latest commuter runs have done they are taking the piece of energy and drop it off to the southwest it's not even falling in the viewing area. it suggests cloudy skies overnight tonight. we'll see if the trend continues, either way things have backed off considerably than what the models were showing yesterday. baltimore and washington, d.c. metro area will see winter white

overnight tonight. tomorrow afternoon, combination of sun and clouds, breezy. for today, lots of clouds and showers, 45 degrees is the forecasted high. winds are light out of the northeast at 5 to 15 miles per hour. overnight tonight you see future tracker showing snow showers, but most of us cloudy. 32 degrees in the suburbs, 36 in center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, gray's favorite day of the year, monday, first day of spring. it will feel like spring. 45 degrees, scattered showers today. warmer tomorrow, partly sunny breeze, 48. spring looks nice, 53 combination of sun and clouds, even milder for tuesday, look at that number, 57. all of a sudden wednesday is a cold day, we have 40, but with the wind it will feel like the 20s. it is one and done, thursday, 44. friday not bad, rain developing at a high of 48 degrees. i know you're happy. i felt bad for the snow lovers they got their snow i don't feel

bad any more. this is the final weekend to check out the beauty of this year's flower show, this year's theme holland flowering the world. there are tulips and windmills and other wonders from the dutch country. check it out today from 8:00 a.m. tomorrow 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. reptiles amphibians and arachnids. the reptile slithers into oaks montgomery county this weekend. there will be vendors from across the country selling reptiles and supplies and accessories, check out this family friend event from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. lace up your shoes for the

same time pattic -- patrick's day boardwalk run at the tropicana in a-c this morning.

>> so glad you stayed with onen incident at paris' orly airport. a man grabbed a gun from soldier guarding the airport. the suspect ran away and tried to hide in an airport shop and was shot and killed by security forces. nobody else was hurt. flights to the airport have been redirected. no word on the suspect's identity or a possible motive. paris police say a shooting earlier this morning is connected to the airport incident. in that case we know an officer was shot in the face during a traffic stop. two planes collided over a busy shopping mall in montreal canada. investigators say one of the planes crashed on to the mall roof him the other crashed in the parking lot.

one of the pilots a 21-year-old man was killed. the other 23-year-old man was seriously hurt in this. the planes belonged to a nearby flight school. not clear what caused them to collide. new for you at 9:00 a.m., a violent jewelry store robbery caught on camera in chicago. one man tackled a male employee. a second suspect helped hold down the worker. a third suspect goes behind the counter and tackles a female clerk. the trio ransacked the place and got away with expensive items. it is now 9:22 still ahead on "action news" this morning, march madness continues for the villanova wildcats. ahead in sports, hear how the players are getting out of their shooting slump as they prepare for the afternoon big game.

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up to $10 total value. only at my giant. plays that were hoping to snag a spot in the sweet 16. plus, the sixers demolish dallas. here's ducis rogers. >> reporter: good morning, blowout, the sixers have seen plenty of those this season, don't be so quick to assume they were on the wrong end of it last night. nerlens noel makes a return to the wells fargo center. later in the quarter, are rashan homes on cleanup duty. sixers up 11 at the break. more of the same in the third quarter, mcconnell makes the steal while robert covington finishes on the fast break they lead by 30 points after the 3.

sixers win 116-74. villanova a tougher challenge lies ahead. the cats draw wisconsin in round two of the ncaa tournament that game is set for 2 this afternoon. >> reporter: villanova faces a wisconsin team that has won more games than any other team in the country in the last fours years. the wildcats cannot shoot themselves in the foot like they did in the first round with st. mary's. chris jenkins said he didn't know he was in a shooting slump. he started 0-10. >> we play defense and we rebound here, we have a chance to win. forge villanova to have a chance to win another tidal, they need

need -- win another title, they need jenkins to fire that shot. coach wright says fire away against wisconsin. >> we tell him to keep shooting. i love him for it. >> you don't tell him not to shoot, it's like felling brett farve after a touchdown don't throw the ball. >> reporter: they expect to bounce back in a big way against wisconsin. jeff skeverski channel 6 "action news." >> the phillies are beginning to pare down the roster. phils and blue jays yesterday afternoon, howie kendricks slow going at the plate. 3-run homer in the second inning. 3-1

noah walked four batters, phillies lose. >> every now and then you get those games, i'm usually pretty good at it, but i had a couple of balls get away from me. opening day just a little bit more than two weeks away. that's a look at sports, i'm ducis rogers. >> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. investigators bust a massive theft ring. police want to help owners of 50,000 valuables track down their stolen items. >> if you love cars you'll love what they prepared down in new orleans details on the largest pasta dish in the world. wow. plus, another check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers "action news" saturday at 9:00 a.m. comes

right back. >> happening right on "action

news," saturday at 9:00. it could cost you more to ride septa, the latest on the propose add fare hike for which -- customers. three years after the death of his pregnant wife a former

state trooper finds himself in trouble with the law. a dog mutilated overseas, two new jersey women come to his rescue. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: don't worry, mother nature is calming us down. spring is around the corner. we have a warm front in the process of pushing through now. it is sitting just like this. the numbers are in the 40s. all this is lifting off to the northeast. what you're seeing is the result of the warm front pushing through. we'll see the rain and snow showers this morning. what we're concerned about is this here overnight tonight. this is an upper level piece of energy. the latest forecast models take this so far to the south and west now it may clear the entire delaware and lehigh valleys. we might not see much of

anything at all. let's see if the trending with that continues. if that's the case it's cloudy overnight tonight. if for some reason it adjusts back to the north and we'll have snow showers after midnight tonight. this is up he shall bucks, montgomery counties, lehigh, macungie down to quakertown. everybody north of this line here, temperatures are either at or slightly below 32 degrees, that's why we're seeing the freezing drizzle for doylestown and quakertown. even a few snowflakes mixed in. the good news this batch of moisture is quickly racing off to the east pushing into new jersey and should be out of here very, very shortly in a half our or so. from that point, the warm front lifts through and the numbers start to climb. we're seeing 40s to the south and low to mid 0s to the north and west. forecast for this afternoon, scattered showers, temperatures easily climbing into the 40s. folk i would like to remind

you -- folks i would like to remind you you can get the storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at 6abc.com/weather. 9:33 a.m., if you use septa take note of this, because you soon could be paying more. the agency wants to raise fares. if it is approved, the rate hike is the first since 2013. the news of the proposed rate hike is not sitting well for those relying on septa to get around. dann cuellar has more. >> i don't like it. >> reporter: that was pretty much the sentiment of most of the septa commuters we spoke with. >> i'm not liking at all. it's hard out here getting jobs and stuff, it's really hard. >> that's ridiculous, right now with the wages not being -- going up with the cost of living. >> reporter: septa is proposing higher fares on buses trolleys, trains and subwayses. cash fair quick trip 2.50.

weekly trans passes 25.50. regional rails $40 an 82.50. they call it modest in order to keep rate for medical care and power for trains and fuel for buses. >> they request a lot, but they don't provide great customer service, the bus drivers are rude most of the time. >> some of the people, the board members and managers should come out and ride the rails and ride the buses and get a feel for what commuters experience on day-to-day basis. >> reporter: there were a few that were okay with the proposed hike. >> i believe it is worth it, they should give us a discount for monthly, i think, other than that you have to do it. commuters have their chance to have their say. public hearings will be held on proposed septa fare hikes from all five counties from april 19

through the 25th. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> a former pennsylvania state trooper has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of his wife and unborn child. police say joseph miller shot his pregnant wife jhe ahead. he claims he was cleaning his gun. new tests reveals the gun was inches from his wife's head. miller is free on $100,000 bail. delaware state leaders will begin a search for the new warden at the james vaughn correction center. department. corrections put the former warden on paid leave following the taking of four staffers and

lieutenant stephen floyd was killed in the prison uprising. casino pier and break water beach are hiring for the 2017 summer season. this week they are hosting a job fair in seaside heights, new jersey. applicants can stop in from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. shop opportunities include lifeguards, food service and game attendants and ride operators, keep in mind, the age of hiring begins at 14 depending on the job. 9:36 a.m., this is the final weekend for the philadelphia flower show, there is not much that can outshine the beauty of the blooms at the convention center. but the action cam found a few things that may have made this saint patrick's day the luckiest of them all. among the tulips we spotted amber and brendan of brick, new jersey.

they were hugging and kissing and smiling. the reason they had gotten engaged moments before. >> i had no clue, i thought we were going out today to celebrate st. patrick's day, and he said let's go to the flower show. absolutely. >> i've been waiting for this my whole live, i love this girl more than anything in the world. >> chris stop oohing and ahing in the weather center. last night was fido night at the flower show. people were encouraged to bring their well dressed pup to the show. a dog has a new lease on life after a brush with death overseas. thanks to the caring of two local women and the kind flz of strangers. this is teresa who was rescued from thailand who attacked her

and making her a meal. the horrifying attack left her with no nose and part of her jaw missing. with help of facebook friends and go fund me account, they raised $11,000 to bring the mutilated animals to the united states and pay for surgery to extract teeth and repair her tongue. >> they need extra care, they kneed a chance. you would think because of her devastating injury she would not breathe well or chew, but she does just fine, but doesn't realize she looks different. >> she can do everything, that's what's remarkable about teresa. i have not found anything she can't do, she is amazing and so happy. she wakes up happy, she loves to run in the yard. >> reporter: teresa's surgeon

said despite the cosmetic issue, the dog is doing well. >> she can breathe through her mouth and the fact that she can breathe through her nose improves quality of life. >> reporter: karen knows something about unattractive dog, she had elwood the you uglt dog of 2007. she wants to teach teresa to work with disfigured children at children's hospital. in sewell, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> much more to come on "action news," saturday morning at 9:00. including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> this is our shelter me

winner this week, coming up we'll introduce you to poe and some of his friends on "action news" this morning. >> big changes will be coming to twitter, we'll have details on how to fit in the extra #without worrying about character counts. >> we'll get a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, meteorologist chris sowers says prepare for a bit of snow and rain, we're back after this. >> whoa, look at that, are you

in the mood for pasta? this is what we're doing down in new orleans. the world's largest pasta dish. 500 pounds of pasta, it was mixed 150 pounds ever meatless sauce, as folks call it in new orleans, a little gravy. it is covered with 50 pounds of cheese. it measures 8 feet in diameter. it was served to the italian american marching club which will perform today in new orleans did you work a st. patrick's day parade. >> it's sauce, not gravy. >> it's gravy in new orleans. >> reporter: i could have went for >> reporter: we'll have rain showers this afternoon and snowflakes mixed in the lehigh valley. otherwise it is cloudy today.

we'll get you outside and go live on sky6 live hd down in cape may. there are a few rain drops on the lens. they are picking up spritzes and sprinkles, the steadier stuff early this morning has worked out to sea. looking at the ocean, you can see the whitecaps. the winds are picking up a little bit. double scan live going around and round, most of us are dry. you zoom in north of the city, upper bucks county you can see the blues and the whites starting to show up. we're getting a mixture of freezing drizzle and snowflakes north of quakertown. hunterdon county in northwestern new jersey. this is racing off to the east rapidly. another half-hour's worth of wintry precipitation, all this will clear. 32 in quakertown and pottstown, saint davids, 38 degrees. center city looking good, up to 41. look at the 40s to the southeast.

glassboro, gandys beach, vineland, 41. woodbine, 43. smyrna, 42. checking in at 42, peek speaking of mild 41 is good considering where we were the last few days. pressure is steady. winds out of the east, because of an easterly breeze it will be impossible to get any frozen precipitation in the city or surrounded suburbs today. warming trend, 31 awful, windchills in the teachers and 20s. thursday, better, 39. yesterday, 45. that's where we'll top out this afternoon, as well. 46, 47 degrees. water vapor hot here's the next system we're watching that moves in overnight tonight. this was ugly, temperatures were in the single digits and teens, 20s to the south. this is a marked improvement. 66 in dallas. we have a nice little pattern

change heading this way. memphis, 61. you can see the warm stuff in the green that's lifting north next week. temperatures are in the 50s, monday and tuesday, here's future tracker 6 back home in philadelphia, a couple of scattered showers throughout day, otherwise a cloudy day, easterly breezes keep the low-level clouds locked in. as we smoorve into -- move into the overnight hours, weapon the rain/snow line drop to the south. accuweather is allowing rain and snow showers across philadelphia and points south and west and east, everybody south of philadelphia. we'll see what happens. be on the look out for snow showers tomorrow morning. with surface tempts above freezing you won't have a problem with slick roads or anything like that. 45 degrees today, cloudy skies, showers for philadelphia. 50s in dover and millville. cape may, 45. upper 30s close to 40 degrees for the lehigh valley. overnight tonight, temperatures dropping back down into the

30s. here we go, 36 degrees in philadelphia, allentown, 32. a couple of snow showers possible, perhaps a coating on grassy surfaces, i'm not impressed with the system at all. wilmington, 34, dover, 35. hello spring as we move into monday, it officially moves in 6:45 a.m., we increase the daylight and average temperatures. today, had 45. partly sunny and breezy tomorrow, 48. 53 monday, the first day of spring. 57 degrees tuesday. wednesday is the cold day, 40 degrees, windchills in the 20s. the good news here it is one and done. 44 thursday, 50 degrees by friday. >> monday the first day of spring. if you say the word snow -- >> reporter: it has snowed in april around here. >> all right.47 a.m. "shelter f

the week" we visit loving buns, we look at homes that find pets but they are not typical. >> reporter: loving buns find homes for rabbits. they are not messy or stinky. they are quiet and use litter boxes. >> reporter: the rescue got started in 2007 and finds homes for 200 rabbits a year. >> they are popular pets. they are the third most popular animals in homes. many are pulled from high kill shelters or owner surrenders. sometimes people go to pet stores and get two. >> reporter: the rescue is in need of volunteer fosters. >> there's always more animals

than we can take in. we need forever homes. >> reporter: one-year-old rossi was a classroom pet now she is ready to sets down in a quiet home. london is 6 careers old and came to the rescue -- 6 years old and came to the rescue in bad shape. now she is ready to be adopted. >> the family got old and nobody had enough time for him, so he came here and he is looking for a forever family. >> reporter: this is poe he is a 2-year-old lion head rabbit abandoned in a parking lot in a cage. he is very sweet as you can see and ready for his forever home. if you're interested in poe or any of the rabbits visit the loven bunning website. tell us where you adopted your

pet an how much they mean to you, we'll be featuring your stories on upcoming "shelter me rescue of the week" segments. with poe the robot, i'm rick williams channel 6 "action news."

>> time 9:52 in technically speaking get ready for consider space on twitter. the -- character space on twitter. the social media platform will soon stop counting links, as well as photos toward the 140 character limits per tweet. bloomberg said the change could come in the next two weeks. twitter has been considering this move for a while. soon cruel get to squeeze in the -- you'll get to squeeze in the extra hash tag. "action news" reporter, vernon odem has more on how people can reclaim their

property from a theft ring. >> reporter: this is 1 $.5 million of stolen jewelry and coins on display by the montgomery county district and described as stolen property from cherry hill to new castle county delaware. these suspects are in custody charged with the break-in. this man jewlers row merchant is charged with being the fence. this is the loot police believe was taken in 60 break-ins in 30 jurisdictions across the tri-state area. 15 charges have been filed in montgomery county. >> they say defendants targeted high value homes and specifically looked for jewelry, designer purses and cash. >> reporter: websites have been set up by the lower merion and abington police department and montgomery county da. so victims can view the inventory and receive

instructions on how to reclaim their property. >> we are encouraging people who were victims of a burglary or robbery, review the website and see if their jewelry or coin collection or precious metals arrest among the evidence that we have. >> reporter: the jewler who was arrested in january is out on a quarter million cash bail. he denied any i illegal activity on his part. i'm vernon odem channel 6 "action news." >> final check of the forecast,

kind of gray and gloomy, not

that we don't like gray. we'll see sunshine but not today. cloudy skies and showers, 45 degrees, sunday we'll see the return of sunshine, 48. monday and tuesday look very nice, 53 and 57. south jersey by tuesday could see 60. >> 9:57, jack hanna's "wild countdown" next on channel 6. "action news" continues later tonight. we'll be back tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. here's some of the stories we're working on on for you. would your child wake up if your smoke alarm went off details on a disturbing find. now for chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm gray hall. make it a great day.

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