"action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorology goodies, melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and, walter perez. sunday night, the final numbers are in, for the philadelphia flower show. plus rescue crews run into trouble trying to save a deer stranded on a icy lake. but the big story on "action news" is investigation into a massive brawl, at a septa stop in center city. it actually happened last week at race/pine station and as you can see this one got ugly.

"action news" reporter christie ileto is at the station and joins us live with the details, christie? >> reporter: well, walter septa released photos of the people they want to talk to, individual they believe are involved, in this mala that happened just on the other side of this gate. now this started out as a street fight, it turned into a snowball fight and then escalated in to a, brawl. >> unaudible. >> reporter: chaos erupts inside race/vine subway station. septa released the tense moments caught on a cell phone , courtesy of a bystander where the juvenile is scenery petely punching another teen's head. another shot, three teens, punched and stump another individual, and crouching on the ground to cover. septa tells "action news" so far they have spoken to three victims, two of them hospitalized for minor injuries. authorities are not clear on what started the street fight that later turned into this mala. now they want to speak to

these individual, septa isn't describing them as suspects, but believe they participated, in the violence. now, so far no arrests have been made but if you recognize those people in those photos or that video we are asked to contact septa police. reporting live, christie ileto for channel six "action news". walter. >> thanks, christie. police in chester are investigating a shooting that unfolded just before 3:30 this afternoon. "action news" reporter bob brooks is in chester and joins us live now with that story, bob? report report well, walter the good news is no one was shot, this day, as they easily could have been as there were many bullets flying through the air here in chester this afternoon the location is ninth street and tillman in chester silver pontiac was badly shot up there is holes in the driver's side window. you can see it shattered. driver's side door also hit several times. evidence markers were scattered all over the street. according to chester police it happened just after 3:00.

it is reported an off-duty chester township police officer witnessed the shooting no word on if the officer was involved, or who the silver pontiac bronx to. with bullets flying through ate it could have ended up in tragedy but there are homes, apartments, surrounding the intersection, and there were many neighbors outside, enjoying the nice weather. luckily, police say that no one was injured. detectives say that if you happen to know anything about what happened out here this afternoon you immediately call the chester police department. reporting live from chester bob brooks for channel six "action news". walter? >> thanks, bob. also in chester fire damaged a church this morning. the blaze broke out at 10:30 at saint tabernacle church right there on west third street. investigators say it started in the basement, but they still don't know how it started. everyone inside was able to escape safely. all eyes will be on capitol hill tomorrow for two crucial hearings involving the trump administration. fbi director james comey and

national security director mike rodgers will testify before the house intelligence committee. the committee is looking into russia cyber breach of the democratic national committee and its ties to the u.s. presidential election. confirmation hearings also will begin for supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. delaware congressman chris coons, a member of the judiciary committee wants to hear from gorsuch on some very conservative rulings. >> what is the views really are on the balance between personal liberties and the protections of the constitution, and, what direction he might take our supreme court if confirmed. >> these hearings come 13 months after the death of justice antonin scalia. world news sunday will have very latest on the upcoming week in washington right after "action news" coming up at 6:30. senator coons was among several hundred people taking part in a rally today in wilmington in a show of unity for neighborhood that have been targeted by hate. today's rally took place at seeingal community jewish center is what been target of the several bomb threats in recent weeks. senator tom carper who was one

of today's speakers, lead the green in reciting the preample of the constitution. members of the muslim and jewish communities in south jersey joined together for a dialogue today at a manual in mount laurel. it was designed to find common ground and develop an environment of acceptance, and empathy. moving on to the accu weather forecast w spring, officially beginning tomorrow, we enjoyed a little prelewd today. meteorologist melissa magee joins with us our first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> today was better then it was yesterday across the delaware and lehigh valley. we had more in the way of the sunshine today then we did just to start out our weekend. high today in philadelphia to see that we are currently sitting. forty-six in allentown. thirty-nine in the poconos. forty-two in cape may. forty-four out to the west in lancaster. if we didn't have wind it would be a good day for march, sustain wind across the region 8 miles an hour in trenton, 13 in philadelphia, 16 in the poconos and 14 miles an hour, there in dover.

so as we go throughout the rest of our evening, you can see the planner, 7:00 p.m. soaking sun overhead that temperature in at 41. 40 degrees at 8:00 p.m. that means mostly clear skies. we will be in the upper 30's at nine and 10:00 o'clock tonight and 37 at 11:00 p.m. it will be clear, and breezy, and tomorrow, we're saying hello to the first day of springtime. spring arrives at 6:29 in the morning increasing daylight and temperatures, something to look forward to as we are over this winter we have been saying with these cool temperatures. it is clear, quiet for rest of tonight. seasonable start for the first day of spring. we've got gradual melting with temperatures well above freezing on the way this week. those details coming up with the full and exclusive accu weather forecast, walter. >> thanks, melissa. a deer stranded on the lake in north jersey has been rescued. it napped rocksbury morris county. melting snow and ice prevented deer from getting a good footing. first responders tried to get to the deer but their boat overturned and they ended up in the lake. second group got a rope around

the deer bay half an hour later to pull the animal to dry land. all right much. much more to come on "action news" tonight this years flower show wrapped up to day and already, we're learning detail about the theme for next years show. plus, youngsters from delaware hit the streets of center city providing meals for the homeless, we will meet these wonderful young men. jamie apody has sports when "action news" comes right back.

the 2017 philadelphia flower show is officially, in the books. organizers say that during the nine day show, more than 245,000 visitors took in the tulips and other displays, highlighting the traditions and customs of the dutch. it raises a million-dollar to help support the pennsylvania horticultural society and theme for next years show has been announced. it will be wonders of water which will celebrate life, seas and oceans. barbecue restaurant in

northeast philadelphia became a police dog's best friend today. sweet lucy's smoke house on state road hosted a fundraiser today. workers served up pulled pork and chicken sandwiches. special treats like cotton candy and balloon artists. the couple who owns sweet lucy 's wanted to that i can k-9 office are for doing so much for the city. several dozen kid got a chance to shine today in bucks county. an organization called, tiara 's loving children held a beauty pageant for special need children in langhorne this highlighted all of the kid have accomplished in the face of their physical, and emotional challenges, the non- profit behind the pageant started, first started in new jersey, but has now begun to open up new branches nationwide. now to a real story of self lessness involving two young boys from delaware. they gave up their sunday to hand out run to much homeless men and women in philadelphia "action news" reporter trish hartman introduces to us these exception nal wonderful youngsters. >> reporter: as homeless man sat in the sun on rittenhouse square, he was approached by

two small boys, dress add like , holding a brown paper bag. >> i'm concerned, about them, you know, the homeless people and walked up and asked me if i wanted lunch. i said sure. >> reporter: two boys are brady and bradley daniels, age four and six, from smyrna, delaware. >> it was all my idea. >> reporter: they are spending their day handing out lunches to the homeless in philadelphia with their parents. >> we made apples, we made peanut butter sandwiches and we made chocolate and we made it. >> reporter: put it in the bag >> yes. >> reporter: after years of giving out bottles of water stopped at traffic lights boys got idea when they were given tickets to the circus for valentines day. >> i was like, come on, where sit at? this is in philadelphia he was like, can we, can we take food and feed homeless people. >> because they need to have food, to make sure that they don't die. >> reporter: they gave up dozens of sandwiches last month and reception was so

positive they came back to do it again. >> it makes me smile to see that people are aware, you know, i'm still somebody in the world. >> reporter: all of their careful preparation, the boys even put little smiling faces on the sandwich bags, and this little symbol meant more to one man then they ever could have imagined. >> we gave him a bag and then on the way back he was rubbing the smiling face and smiling. that was just so touching. you know, that put everything in perspective. >> reporter: then she saw the manifold up the bag and put tonight his pocket, savoring the bag and the smiles, for another day. reporting from center city, trish hartman for channel six "action news". (male announcer) is this the year

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money for michael j. fox foundation for parkinson's research. in addition to a great work out on a nice day participants enjoyed a powe race part which beer, pizza. can't beat. that. time for a check of sports jamie apody is here and how about those sixers. >> yeah, they are playing really well lately. >> very much so. i totally understand. >> not very surprised. >> it is understandable. i understand that the folks want sixth tours lose to improve their draft status. with that said i was at the game today against celtics. you cannot argue watching these guys win is really quite enjoyable. happy birthday to super talented mascot franklin who has nba friend in time to celebrate with him. quite party, jahlil okafor missed most sitting out with the sore knee but despite fact they had nine healthy players, they had heart. down bias many as 12 in the third per dario saric helped them back. he had 23 points. double figures for 19th straight game. nick stauskus put game away with his shot with 382nd to go

sixers beat second best time 105-99. first win, since 2014 against the celtics. >> we beat them. i'm so happy. i wanted to beat them. i wanted to beat them so, so bad. >> it was a great win. it is top team in thee and for us to get together and get a win like that, it means a lot. >> wells fargo center got to work after that to lay the ice down, double header to day flyers with the must win tonight. flyers facing the hurricanes seven points out, 12 games to go. odd are not good but stalker things have happened. they also to have leap frog four teams. steve mason has the start for ninth time in 10 games and he now knows now is the time to get some wins. >> the end is coming quicker. you know, we have to not get too down on ourselves or the team as a whole. it is just a matter of just that fine line and we have to do a better job at. >> kind of a down tore wake up

and realize villanova is out of the tournament. aside from winning it all last year, they have been knocked out first weekend in three of the pennsylvania four years. wildcats arrived back on campus late last night, much different scene from the football stadium filled to capacity to greet them last time they came back from the big dance. last night the wildcats upset by the eighth seed wisconsin badgers 65-62. an abrupt end to the college careers of josh hart and chris jenkins. whispers last year was a fluke , new questions about the inability to show up on the game's biggest stage. >> to me there is no dishonor in losing in this torn tournament i do know and we live through it, you are judged by how you play in this tournament. that is the reality of it. you have to accept it. >> much more on the wildcats coming up tonight on "action news" sports sunday with unique analysis from temple head coach fran dunphy who will join me in a special co hoe tonight, after "action news", at 11:00.

last summer he seemed to be a locked to get traded instead jeremy hellickson will be opening day starter. phillies will start in senate ty weeks from tomorrow, that came up fast. and, there was a thought they might go with jar he can eickoff instead, eickoff would look better in spring training , today had nine strike outs in six innings. and did allow this home run to corry dickerson in the sixth. unfortunately phillies as a whole only got two hits, and, shout out eight to nothing. check this out from the women's ncaa tournament, this is from three quarter, court, that beats half time butter. it looked like a soccer throw. >> wow. >> 07 feet away. she had 21 points. they beat west virginia 83-56. >> just as she practiced. >> that should-points. >> absolutely. >> thanks, jamie. annual u.s. alpaca show is going on in deb versace.

the fluffy cousin of the lamb, smooth fleece and their intelligence. these well be judged for their mainly for their looks. they made their commercial debut in the u.s. in 1984. new there are more than a quarter milan farms, all across the u.s. now you know. up next on "action news" that left over snow will likely melt away this week. meteorologist, melissa magee has the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast when "action news" comes right back

well, once again tomorrow, rita's italian isis making a sweet offer to celebrate the start of springtime. from noon until 9:00 p.m., all rita's in philadelphia and nationwide will be giving way a free cup of water ice. >> wow. >> how about that. >> yes. >> news has now become a 25 year tradition. rita's will, feature peeps flavored italian ice, new flavor hits menus nationwide later this month. >> get some relate a's. >> absolutely. i got kid. you have an obligation. >> yes. >> and right in time for spring, of course, and you talk about italian ice, talk about water ice, talking about spring. >> and it is just around the corner. hours away, 6:29 in the morning. >> okay. >> well, it will arrive and you will note ace change across the region. >> i hope not from today. >> yes. >> today was nice. >> more of what we will of today. you'll like it change from yesterday. storm tracker six live double scan radar you can see it is dry, no issues with precipitation. we are looking good today, we will show you picture outside,

action cam was outside earlier today, there, in northeast philadelphia, you cab see, we still have some snow covered grassy area, but the good news , we will be expecting, some slow gradual melting with temperatures today above freezing and that will continue for the day, tomorrow , the high in philadelphia, not bad and certainly better from yesterday, it was cloudy, glummy, misty and drizzle overhead. high today in philadelphia, 50 we have had plenty of sunshine normally for this time of the year 54. that record 78 setback in 1918 outside numbers are in the 40 's and 50's here 234 philadelphia. forty-four in lancaster. same thing in reading. at the co in atlantic city, 49 poconos northwesterly wind at 39 degrees. and here's is satellite with action radar we had clear skies across much of the i-95 corridor. we had area of low pressure that dipped to the south yesterday. it will continue to depart. it will move off to thee as we

go throughout the rest of the tonight. and so for the next 12 hours, it is mostly clear, it is pretty chilly especially with the clear skies, overhead, and we will drop down to 29 degrees in philadelphia, 23 deg. lower 20's for reading and lancaster. we will bottom out at 32 in cape may. 32 degrees at the boardwalk. fast forward, into tomorrow, and we're talking about the vernal equinox, the start of the springtime when the sun's direct rays are right over the equator. so at monday's 6:29 a.m., expect to see a change in the arrival of the springtime. to give an idea what we are expecting increasing daylight and increasing daylight temperatures. today sunsetting at 7:18. by tomorrow it will set at 7:19. daylight getting a little long 's cross our region. set up for us on our monday mostly sunny. then we are tracking high cloud that will move through. we have high pressure to our south. we are tapping into a mild southeasterly wind, tomorrow. and then that area of low pressure out to the west will get closer. so monday night into tuesday could be a couple of late rain

showers, and then by tuesday, cloud and some sun, and it is warmer day, we're up to 59 degrees, and then anticipating a few in other cloud, as we get into tuesday in anticipation of our next system that will move in later this week. here's the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, sunny start to springtime tomorrow. high temperature up to 51 and then on tuesday we are up to 59 for a high, mostly cloudy day, despite that though this will be the warmest day we have seen since march 9th, so something to look forward to. and then that front will move on through on tuesday night and then wednesday, breezy, cooler, high temperature in at 43. and then thursday, mostly sunny, chilly in at 45 for the high, and then on friday, lots of clouds and milder day, slightly some rain in the afternoon on friday, otherwise a high of 55. saturday we will see warmer for spring, up to 67 but we will track some rain at night, and then next sunday, walter, cloud which rain possible but a high temperature coming in at 53. all and all in the a bad week

but at least for first day of spring we are looking good. >> is it just me lou outside, beautiful day like that you know spring is coming tomorrow and it makes you feel good. >> good mood. >> it makes you feel good. >> maybe it is just me i hear people say they like cold and snow. i just don't get it. >> anyway. >> you're welcome. special trip to the movies to day they went to a she go of the movie beauty and beast at movie tavern in exton with the help of the variety club. the workers holding a fundraiser for variety club which helps kid with special need. new live action disney movie by the way is number one at the box office this weekend, disney is parent company of six abc. abc world news sunday next here on channel six. don't miss "action news" at 10 on phl17 tonight. we are back here again on six abc at 11:00. now for melissa magee, jamie apody, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we will see you right back here at 11:00 o'clock. >> it just makes me feel better.

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