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good afternoon in the news bill cosby has lost his bid to question his accuser in court before his sexual assault trial. and the car slams into a local home sending a woman to the hospital. >> but the big story on "action news" at noon, a judge finding two girls responsible for their roles in the death of amy joyner francis. >> the 16-year-old died last year after a fight in the girls bathroom. and two of the three teenagers involved in the case were convicted. john rawlins is live now with more on the decision. >> reporter: hi rick, well one acquitted and two found delinquent and the lead finding the homicide charge. the judge made it clear that this was not a fight with mutual combatants and the aggressor should have known that her act of violence should have led to a

possible death. >> in an eight page decision they found that the 16-year-old defendant committed criminal homicide when she beat amy francis inside of a girls bathroom last year. she had a presifting heart condition and authorities said she died due to stress from the unprovoked attack. and her attorney says this is her first fight and comes from a goo home with a mother and father in their life. >> they teach family values and anyone that understands children knows that teens are pressured into engaging in activities contrary to what mother and father teach every day. >> the evidence was she kicked joyner francis and the third girl was not found to participate in the physical assault. a spokesperson for the victim's family shows that actions even actions by teenagers have

consequences. >> at the end of the day you cannot brutalize someone in the bathroom and lead to their death and there is no consequence for that action. >> getting into the facts i think in any scenario, the consequences of one's actions must be credited and kidded as much as adults should be think being that. >> that was sean lug the prosecutor in this case. everyone will be back here on may 23rd for sentencing. had this been in superior court and the 17-year-old was tried as an adult, she could have gotten eight years in prison but this has jurisdiction until they turn 19 and they can extend that to age 21. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. in other news a violent collision sent a car flying into

a house in the east oak lane section of philadelphia. this is the damage from the early morning crash on cheltenham avenue. one driver says she lost control and hit a dodge charger and slammed into the home. an assisted living facility and one staff member was injured. >> i did have a staff person that was sitting in a chair right where the car came in and she got pushed in the chair. >> that woman was take tonight the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. katherine scott will have more from the scene coming up at 12:30. turning to accuweather now and slightly cooler temperatures after some pretty warm days, going live outside sky 6 hd showing you center city on a breezy but still pleasant afternoon. meteorologist, adam joseph, is tracking the latest conditions on the terrace. >> it's definitely chillier than it has been the last couple of days, but with bright sunshine

and a sweep of clouds pushing to the east it's a good afternoon building. looking at satellite you see the first round of cloud cover pushing through philadelphia and heading of the heart of south jersey, if you are under the clouds now it won't be that much longer before you break out into brighter skies and the clouds in pittsburgh will head this way and fall apart before they get here. 37 in philadelphia, and 56 in allentown and 57 in millville. even numbers across the region and the airport in atlantic city up to 60 currently. and a wind is blowing it could gust as high as 20 miles per hour and right now only 10 miles per hour in the city. a little breezy at times. 63 by 2:00 and 66 by 4:00 and it looks like we'll get to a high of 67 at 5:00 this afternoon. it will come in late as the wins shift from the northwest. and 65 by 60s and 66 by 10:00 we look at a cool down tonight.

of the next couple of days, we expect high levels of tree pollen still waiting on the weeds grass and mold. we'll await that later in the summer gladly. but a lot of are you sneezing because of the tree pollen. when i step inside we'll look at tomorrow's call similar to today. and then the big warm-up for sunday and when is the rain coming? all the answers coming up sara. cooler but not bad today. >> thank you. for the latest forecast at any time download the upgraded accuweather app. live radar and temperatures for your neighborhood. and the exclusive minute cast. the only minute by minute forecast for the region. the accuweather app is a free download for your may be eldevice. we are following new developments in the u.s. military involvement in syria, officials say that a misdirected air strike killed 18 allied fighters by accident. the coalition aircraft received

the wrong coordinates from the syrian partners. they killed 18 fighters battling against the islamic state and it's not clear which country's air force was behind the strike that happened on tuesday. tensions remain high between u.s. and russia. russian president, vladimir putin, says his meeting with secretary of state, rex tillerson did not produce positive changes in the two country's relations. and president trump declared yesterday that the ties may be at an all-time low. and this morning he tweeted that things will work out on both sides. and for the first time we hear from the family of the man dragged off a united airlines flight. and his attorneys are prepared to take legal action. kenneth moton has the latest from new york. >> reporter: the father of five says he was released from the the hospital and had a concussion and broken nose and

lost teeth. and is shaken after this horrifying incident. the video seen around the world a man being dragged down the aisle is finally speaking out. it's a difficult time for our entire family especially my dad. and we are truly grateful for your support. >> david dao, the kentucky doctor refused to give up his seat to crew members. >> no one should be treated that way. >> but dao appears to be looking for more. the high powered attorneys in chicago preparing for a potential lawsuit filing a petition to preserve evidence from the flight. >> if you are going to eject a passenger, under no circumstances can it be done with unreasonable force or violence. >> that is the law. >> the fallout, united stock

price took another hit wednesday. president trump weighed inteling the wall street journal to randomly say are you getting off the plane is terrible. and now washington looking at intentional overbooking and bumping of passengers. and dr. da recovering from his injuries. >> we were horrified. and shocked and sickened. >> this afternoon the chicago city council will hold a council on this incidents and three officers now are placed on leave. reporting in new york. kenneth moton channel 6 "action news." bill cosby will not be allowed to question his accuser in court before his sexual assault case goes to trial. cosby and his lawyers wanted to force andrea constand to testify at a preliminary hearing and they lost the bid last year and they appealed it and the court denied the appeal.

he is accused of molesting and drugging constand at his home in montgomery county. last year's democratic national convention fell short on revenue expectations according to the city of philadelphia. they say that the generated about $231 million in total economic impact for the city. that is $20 million short of the host committee's prediction. still to come on "action news" at noon, authorities believe the notorious cocaine smuggler fled the country but he was just arrested in the u.s. where he was hiding out for the past 26 years. and a brother and sister went on a joy ride to mcdonald's. how he learned to drive to get his burger fix. coming up.

the last of south florida's notorious cocaine cowboys is caught after 26 years on the run. falcon was arrested during a bike ride with his wife where they were living under different names.

he is hiding out since 2001 after smuggling tons of cocaine into the u.s. he was involved in a car accident and used a fake drivers license. his brother willy falcon and a third man are serving long prison sentences. >> disturbing video shows two bullets narrowly missing a child that was sitting at a barbershop. before you watch this you should know that the child is okay. she was playing inside of the shop in chandler, arizona after she sat down in a chair gun fire shattered the glass window behind her and she was take tonight the hospital for very minor injuries. police arrested two men that reportedly got into eye fight and fired the weapons on monday morning. two men in illinois are facing terrorist charges accused of conspiring on behalf of isis. they were both arrested yesterday.

according to court documents the pair provide aid undercover fbi team with several cell phones which they allegedly thought they would be used in isis attacks overseas. the men drove an fbi source to the airport thinking that person was headed to syria to fight for isis. both have yet to enter a plea. and in rome pope francis is celebrating holy thursday by visiting a prison and plans to wash the feet of a dozen prisoners. he must give all members of society hope. and he presided over the mass at st. peters basilica. and an 8-year-old boy from ohio wanted a cheeseburger so bad he took the keys to the van and drove it to mcdonald's. his sister was sitting in the passenger seat. they found the boy behind the wheel.

>> what are you doing? >> and he said me and my sister really wanted a cheese burg and i said how did you learn how to drive and he looked up youtube videos on thousand drive. >> the boy was able to make a right turn and go through four intersections without hitting a thing. he obeyed every traffic signal. he may get in trouble at home but authorities will not be filing charges. still ahead on "action news." coming up a woman is best known as the founder of the landmark white dog cafe and spent her entire life fighting to protect the planet. see how she works for a greener philadelphia. are allergies holding you back?

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earth day is coming up next week in today's art of aging tamala edwards talks to an activist working for a green philadelphia for more than five decades. >> reporter: judy wicks shows off the power panels the main source of panel for her home. >> i am part of center city project to show my neighbors how affordable it is.

>> from her home town in pennsylvania to villages in alaska and new mexico. >> i was influenced by indigenous wisdom and they are very connected to future generations. >> from marching on washington to feeding the standing rock demonstrators, she has been involved from the 60s to today. >> whether it's our democracy ornate your or animals or our children's future. >> when she opened up the cafe, wicks lived her ideals. we bought food from local farms and paid a living wage and gave benefits to waitings. i use good food to lure customers into social activist. >> we want philadelphia to be a green city and we need to lead the way in this. members of the military

veterans and even military spouses are getting a chance to seek out new careers today. the camden county fro molders board is holing this job fair at the pavilion and there are workshops to help job seekers with skills like resume writing. you have about 40 minutes left. wawa is celebrate a first store opening with free cups of coffee today. mayor jim kenney was here at this wawa. tonight was 1964 that wawa opened its first door in folsom county. one store in chestnut and one at 22nd and south. coming up on "action news" at 4:00 today. spring adventures are back. adam joseph will be at ashers

chocolates as they kick it into high gear for easter. and we'll take you inside of the museum of the american revolution before it opens for visitors. and david murphy has your seven-day forecast when "action news"s comes right back.

meteorologist, david murphy, is here now with a look at your afternoon. >> it's cooler than the last couple of days. people may not like it. stormtracker 6 live double scan we have no rain out there. taking a look outside. sky 6 hd nice and bright with the battleship new jersey along the camden waterfront from the penn's landing camera. and bright conditions and a sweep of clouds that came

through is now pushing off the coast and another one is on the way later on. and what you see is what you get for the next several hours. temperature is 63 degrees and still breezy and cool. and we'll add 9 or 10 degrees across the region through the end of the day. 56 in allentown and 56 in reading and 58 in wilmington and 57 in millville and down along the coast in places like cape may. we won't add as many degrees to the temperature. there is the first sweep of clouds coming on through and it stays that way for the next couple of hours and there are showers in pittsburgh and we expect those to fall apart before they get here. sun mixing with occasional clouds and still nice today. 64 degrees when we get into the 70s and most of us stay in the 50s today. and we go 58 on average and sun mixing with clouds and ocean

temperature cool and that ibt action with the cool air is part of the reason you are chillier down there. sun and clouds and pleasant with winds running 8 to 18 miles per hour. could even get a gust higher than that at times. for the evening commute, not bad, 75 degrees and you'll want your shades because we'll likely see sun by 4:00 and more fileters in during the evening and down to 70 and today's high by the way falling late in the afternoon at 5:00. so the warmest part of the day will still be around 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 when you get foot car. partly cloudy and chilly and 46 degrees and winds die down a bit and some suburbs could get down into the upper 30s and it will we chillier tomorrow morning to start out. for the next couple of days today and tomorrow high pressure is in control and a breeze today and less so tomorrow and high temperatures in the upper 60s

with generally mostly to part any sunny skies and pleasant conditions, and then we get into saturday and a warm front creeps in our direction and that brings in more clouds and a similar high of 68 degrees and a stray shower here or there. and easter sunday we get on the other side of the front and we'll be in the 80s. your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today 67 and nice tomorrow good friday 67 and cool for the union game and we increase the clouds on saturday with a high of 68. sunday clouds and warm 85 in the afternoon. going to be scram being some of those easter eggs on the sidewalk well maybe not ta warm and late at night a chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm. but that is mainly north and west and mainly at night. >> omelettes for easter, sounds good. coming up on "action news" at 12:30, a hopping good time. speaking of easter, it's about to take over south street.

what so expect at the easter prom nate. >> and a new agreement with the city of chester and widener university could make it easier for city employees to go to college.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist. david murphy. hello again, here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30.

a crash sends a car into a group home in east oak lane. what one driver said went wrong and the judge makes a ruling on a 16-year-old who died in a high school bathroom during a fight. and now the details on an overnight crash in the city's east oak lane section. that crash sent a car into a group home that serves physically challenged residents. >> it left a gaping hole. >> there was a lot of force behind this crash and one car tore a hole through the group home. you see the sofas and kitchen through the hole. and one staff member was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. >> it was like a big boom. i didn't know what it was. >> the violent two car