piles of his possessions. and flyer's goalie michal neuvirth collapses on the ice. that's next on "action news." ♪ ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. ♪ >> a home in southwest philadelphia comes crashing down on top of a man inside.

neighbors say they could hear his cries for help from beneath the rubble. >> saturday night, i'm walter perez. the big story of the night, a home on top of a man and that man survived. bob brooks tells us neighbors were not surprised the house crumbled to the ground. >> it was loud. i heard it. i was lying on the sofa watching t.v. it scared the heck out of me. >> ann adams heard this home come down in philadelphia. it happened at 2:30 at night. it wasn't just ann that heard it. the home collapsed right on the man. fire crews got here and the house was flattened. they began their assessment and

they could hear him. >> you could hear him hole herring. >> the man was pulled out and rushed to hospital. no word on his condition. >> cassie sanders lives next door to the home that fell. she said the victim was a homeleshomeless man. >> he's a sexua sexual squatter. he was sleeping in there. >> the prohomes were in the process of demolition. >> they say it's a miracle that the man was not killed adding these homes are not safe. >> they should have been torn down a long time ago. squatter or not, that's not something anyone should have to go through. the cause of why the house came down are details the fire crew is working to get, bob brooks

"action news." >> officials are investigating the death of a man found inside his home. the man was a hoarder who weighed at least 500-pounds. jim scantling was found dead on the second floor bedroom. it took an hour to clear a path to get him out. the medical examiner has not determined the cause of death or when he died. we have more information in the next half hour. a 14-year-old was killed and two injured during an atv crash in burlington county new jersey. investigators say the victims were riding the off road when it overturned. no word on the injured victim's condition. >> a fire in mount airy is under

investigation. when crews arrived, flames were shoot frg the two story row home. it took about 45 minutes to get it under control. nobody was injured. at the wells fargo center, the flyer's goalie collapsed on the ice. >> michal neuvirth, we are told has a chest cold. he is fine and hopefully it stays that way. scary scene at the flyer's game. goalie michal neuvirth collapses on the ice out of nowhere. take a look, first period of the flyer's devil's game. he was laying on the ground in a daze before taken to pennsylvania hospital as a precaution.

flyers say it was a chest cold and he was not feeling well before the game. neuvirth will stay in the hospital overnight, won't go to new york with the rangers. we are told he's doing okay. the flyers win avoiding playoff contention, for now. the bigger concern afterwards, michal neuvirth's well being. >> he has had a chest cold. there are a few things going on. there has been all winter. he has a chest cold, yes yes. >> what have you been told? >> we sent him to the hospital for precautio precautionary rea. so far everything is good. >> what make it is story crazier, steve mason the ore goally was sick. anthony stolarz was called.

he got there five minutes before hand. he didn't have a chance to warm up. they avoid being eliminated. >> moving on to the forecast, a whole lot better than yesterday and the second half of the weekend promises to be better. hey, melissa? >> hey, walter. we have something to look forward to for the second half of the weekend. a slow climb yesterday. we had soaking rain, raw and windy with a high of 50. today, 53 pr th 53 for the firsf april. it's 45 but comfortable in philadelphia with northwesterly winds. 34 in the pocono, 47 and cape may. action radar, the storm responsible for the soaking rain and snow across new england

pressing north and east. clouds breaking overnight and we have clear skies on the way. better skies and better days ahead as we get to april 2nd. 8:00 in the morning, sun and 41. milder at 11:00 a.m., 5 54, 8:00 tomorrow night. we are tracking more rain next week. we take a closer look at the full forecast. >> thank you, melissa. president trump spent the weekend tweeting that the media is pushing the phony russian story but yesterday the appointees, secretary of state and secretary of defense talked about the situation. first daughter ivanka trump and

jared kushner have a business empire $740 million. many ethic experts are raising concerns. >> a lot of people working in the white house have substantial investments in privately held companies and we need to know more about where they are borrowing our money or we won't know what the conflicts of interest are. >> the collective net worth of trump staff and officials is $12 billion. >> moo meanwhile, republicans ae determined to confirm supreme court nominee neil gor yo gorsuh within the week but they'll have to unilaterally change senate rules to be confirmed with a majority. if this happens, future

appointments can be made without objection from the opposite party. a man is looking to find ray, a man whose name was in a bottle. dan has the story. >> walter, i suppose everyone has a hobby, but this is the first time i have done a story on a man whose hobby is scouring for bottles. >> it's crazy, i know, but it's a hobby of mine. >> meet clint from utah. he travels the world looking for bottles. >> i didn't know mes aims in bottles was real. i thought it was something you see in books or movies. >> he has found 82 bottles with messages in them. >> i have known 11 people whose messages in bottles i have

found. every experience has been wonderful. >> it was 2015 vacationing in, in the british west indies that he stumbled on to a gatorade bottle with a faded message inside. >> if i hold it up to the light at a specific angle i can see it says i live in philadelphia. let me know what day you found this. >> the message was written from someone named ray on carnival cruise stationary in 2014. >> i hope he's excite today meet me as i am. >> he's been looking for him for a year now. for him, there's something magical connecting to people whose messages he found in the bottles throughout the years. >> it kind of hooked me.

it appealed to me somehow. >> ray from philadelphia, clint buffington is looking for you. he has a website on facebook called message in a bottle hunter. you can find a link to it at "6abc".com. >> live from the stat center, dann cuellar, walter? >> much more to come on "action news" tonight. the horrifying scene of a hotel in many michigan. a carbon monoxide leak killed a youngster while others were sickened. >> plus the community honors a man who fought and died in iraq. >> the final four is down to the final two, almost. jeff scaversky returns to tell us who will compete for the national championship when "action news" comes back. ♪ ♪ ♪ hi

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>> unspeakable devastation in colombia after three rivers overflowed their banks in a small town while people slept. 193 people are dead and the toll is likely to rise. more than 200 people are injure in the town of macoa. officials are blaming climate change and torrential rain. >> horrible tragedy in a small town in michigan. a 13-year-old boy was killed and

several others were injured by a carbon monoxide leak at a pool. officials believe it was caused by a faulty pool heater. >> first responders to the small town michigan hotel found pool side was a mass casualty scene. >> i have six to seven children unconscious. >> carbon monoxide killing a 13-year-old and poisoning a dozen others. >> my mom hurried up and went down there. the kids were around the pool throwing up. >> rescuers found a macabre scene. >> they were laying side by side. >> hotel staff helping out in harm's way. >> they opened up doors and called 911 right away. officials blaming carbon monoxide, more than 16 times what is safe from a faulty pool heater. every year in the u.s. there are

400 deaths and 20,000 admitted to emergency rooms for carbon monoxide poisoning. they are working closely with officials and the priority is the safety of their guests, they say. the officials are trying to determine if the hotel had carbon monoxide detectors. >> a stretch of road in montgomery county was dedicated to a fallen war hero. a large sign will be dedicated to major jeffrey talagaski. friends and family join h joined together to remember the fallen war hero who died in 2005. >> choosing a prom dress is a tough decision for families every year. for those with financial issue, it can be even tougher.

this year a lot of girls were fitted free of charge. >> youth in delaware took center stage for mega sci-fi fraternitity. dozens of young people showed off their skills including dance, drama and instrumentals. the winner moves on to a regional competition in new york. ♪ ♪

>> the american red cross held its annual red ball at the lincoln field. the red carpet was rolled out for more than a thousand people that showed up at the gala in philadelphia. it's to help raise money for disaster relief. "action news" own karen rodgers was there serving as m.c. time for the weather with melissa magee. it's getting better. >> more sunshine, walter. >> we need it. >> yes, we do. we are not tracking precipitation. we have a break after the soaking we had yesterday with more than an inch and a half of rain in philadelphia. outside we go, pretty quiet. action cam at east falls, looking at the falls bridge, a

partly cloudy sky turning clear. recapping the past two months, we go backwards looking at the month as a whole. february warmer than the month of march. the arch february 44.2-degrees, march 42.1-degrees. this is the first below average month we have seen since last may. this is the first day of april so we have a lot more to go. 43 in reading. 44 in allentown. cape main, 47-degrees. trenton and beach haven, 44. satellite 6 along with action radar, we have dry conditions, the storm responsible for the mn and snow to the southeast. we have mostly cloudy skies but the clouds are breaking apart. we have clearing overnight. 35 in the suburbs and 40 in

philadelphia overnight with wind at 14 miles per hour. the second half of our weekend sunday, the area of low pressure continuing to depart to the east. high pressure over the ohio valley working its way eastward. tomorrow, brighter, a high of 61 and milder. average is 59. we should be above the mark with sunshine by monday. next week, monday, future tracker 6 showing 1:00 monday afternoon, we are dry but a parade of storms on the way. late monday night into tuesday, we are tracking moisture for reading and lancaster. monday into tuesday, for the commute we have a soaking over head half an inch to an inch of rainfall expected.

the seven-day forecast, sunny tomorrow. get out and enjoy it. breezy by the afternoon, a high of 61. increasing clouds and rain developing after midnight. it continues on and off by tuesday. sunshine and clouds with 66 for the high. another round of rain thursday, in at 63. friday, early rain shower, otherwise breezy and cloudy, a high of 60 for the home opener. saturday, clouds and sun with a high of 59-degrees. >> april showers. >> may flowers on the way. >> there you have it. thank you, melissa. >> sports is next for "action news." the flyers trying to shake off a scary scene when their goallyn " ♪ ♪

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flyers. >> we are told michal neuvirth is okay. he will spend the night in the hospital but okay at this hour. >> the flyers are shorthanded in net. goalie michal neuvirth out of nowhere collapses on the ice. he goes down in the first period against the devils. he was laying there some time before being taken to penn hospital as a precaution. he's okay but won't go to new york with the players tomorrow. stolarz came in five minutes before the game. collin mcdonald with the first period goal. flyers up 2-0, trying to avoid being knocked out of the playoff race, hanging in there, fighting with the devils all night long,

going down 3-0. the concern afterwa playoffs, bt neuvirth's health. >> we sent him to the hospital for precautionary reasons. everything is good. >> there is a bug going through the team. it could have had something to do with that. sometimes the colds get you and dehydrate you. i'm glad he's okay. it's a scary moment for that to happen. >> flyers will be at the rangers tomorrow, again trying to avoid elimination. >> philly's open against the reds monday. the general manager expects them to improve after winning 91 games a year ago. >> it's a credit to our managing coaching staff and to our

players who work hard and show they are ready to start the season. >> phillies and loved ones were at the service for the former philly's manager. dickey spoke. >> there was a memorial service for mike petten who won four state championships. >> who does josh hart think will win the final four a year after villanova won it all? >> plus the final four games of the union. they are looking for their first win. more sports after the break. ♪ ♪

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