it is friday night. monica is off. alicia vitarelli is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the rush to track down that horse before it or anyone else got hurt. >> it all started at the tail end of the morning commute in strawberry mansion. the horse wasn't caught until it had trekked about 5 miles away clear on the other side of the city. "action news" reporter gray hall is live in strawberry mansion tonight with the story and gray it looked more like a rodeo out there. >> reporter: it did alicia and rick. as you mentioned it started at this stable behind me. ended about 5 miles away. now, if you were driving that would take you about that 20 minutes. if you were walking it would take you over an hour and 14 minutes but we're talking about a horse and she was on the run. friday morning the streets of philadelphia turned into a mini racetrack. a runaway horse named proud queen akk big momma was on the run. witnesses had quite the story to tell. >> i come to work in the morning, i actually videoed a little bit of it. this is what happens in

philadelphia when you come to work on friday morning. >> reporter: big momma's owners believe someone left her stable gate opened at the fletcher street urban riding club along fledge he were street in the city's strawberry mansion section. he was right, lonnie sullivan who also has a horse at the stable says it was him. >> right here. >> they bum rushed me. knocked me down. >> reporter: he quickly learned he was no match for a horse's speed. it tried to catch the horse on a bike. she left him in a trail of dust. >> i jumped on the bike to try to get him. i tried to get the bike to get the horse. well, i'm tired. >> reporter: this all started just before 7:00 a.m. chopper6 captured the images from the sky and witnesses took video from the ground as big momma took a stroll around the city. the wild adventure was short lived and ended along richmond street in the city's port richmond section. officers were able to catch the animal and transport it back to a stable. >> whoa, big momma like this my prize right here. you see what i'm saying.

but i don't know, man, i'm just glad she safe and didn't hurt anyone. >> reporter: her escape put her in the spotlight but big momma has a bigger story. her owner tells "action news" she is a rescue horse. >> they would have killed her. they actually value slaughterhouse they would have sent her to the killers is what we call them but we saved her, gave her a better life. now she has a good home. >> reporter: if horses could talk we're sure big momma would be a great interview. her owners tell us they're glad she's back home and wasn't hurt. they're hoping this never happens again. >> make sure her stall is that locked, that's it. >> reporter: all right back out live of course some good advice. big momma's owners say they warrant to give a big thank you to the philadelphia police department for all of their help. we're happy to report tonight big momma back home with all of her friends. she's doing fine. live in strawberry mansion gray hall channel6 "action news." rick. >> quite an adventure for big momma today. thank you gray. in other news philadelphia police identified the two women killed in this morning's crash along the roosevelt boulevard. police say 40-year-old marsha

flowers and 25-year-old asia nicole holland riding in the suv when it slammed into a parked truck around 9 o'clock this morning. the driver survived and is currently recovering in the hospital. according to police, the driver was trying to pass slow traffic and did not see the tractor-trailer parked ahead. the truck's driver tells "action news" he was taking a federally mandated rest break and was at a nearby hotel when the crash happened. the truck was parked legally at the time. >> turning now to the accuweather forecast and the beautiful holiday weekend in store for the delaware valley. taking a live look outside from our temple university sky6 camera, you can see the zoo balloon there off in the distance. it really felt like spring, a good dose of it all week long, but by the end of the weekend mother nature will be turning up the heat and it will feel a little more like summer. meteorologist melissa magee is in for cecily tynan. she's live outside with the holiday weekend forecast. hey, melissa. >> hey, alicia.

yeah, it was really nice today and even as we go throughout the rest of the afternoon and evening hours, temperatures are pretty comfortable with a fair amount of sun overhead. right now in philadelphia it's 67. the upper 60's for allentown and reading. 62 up in the poconos. cooler at the coast though from beach haven down cape may, numbers be there are only in the 50's. here is satellite6 along with action radar. we have a partly sunny sky across the region. off to the west there's more in the way of cloud cover as a frontal boundary tries top inch closer to our region. it makes fit our way as we get into the start of our weekend on saturday. so, for tomorrow, we have clouds and a few sunny breaks as the day wears on. 8:00 a.m. that temperature in at 53. it's mostly cloudy still at 11:00 a.m. and at 62. more sun peaking through those clouds tomorrow afternoon with numbers in the upper 60's. 5 o'clock tomorrow, 66. 8:00 p.m. we've got a mostly clear sky and a number in at 64. but overall looking ahead, things will be exceptional as we head into easter weekend.

beautiful beyond that. we'll be tracking some rain very late in the seven day. we'll take a closer look guys coming up in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> holy week is coming to a close and today many around our area were honoring good friday and getting ready for celebrations this weekend. >> the action cam was at presbyterian church this afternoon in center city for the noon good friday service. today's theme for the mass was after the passion. >> ♪ >> seven local united methodist churches gathered to worship together at the historic tenley temple umc on this good friday. the service commemorated the last seven words of jesus with a song and a sermon for each word. pastors and mass choir with members from all seven churches made a joyful noise in south philadelphia today. in trenton some took their prayers outside to perform the stations of the cross.

the procession recreates the crucifixion of jesus which is commemorated on good friday. >> and of course many are looking forward to easter sunday and the goodies that come along with the holiday meal. termini brothers in south philadelphia was packed with customers picking up their treats today to cannoli to of course famous easter cake shaped like bunnies and lambs. those ovens were working overtime to turn over all those easter orders. very delicious. >> uh-huh. >> preparations are also under way in new jersey. >> new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live in ewing with what's going on across the delaware tonight. hi there, nora. >> reporter: hi there, rick and alicia. we're here at the trenton farmer's market where the place is exploding in color, the easter flowers are on display. take a look at them and they're for sale but that's not that's for sale here at the market. we caught up with folks getting ready for the big holiday. how many for dinner. >> about 25. >> reporter: that's all. >> that's all.

[laughter] that's enough. >> reporter: denise and her mom marianne were in the big ground at the trenton farmer's market in ewing. >> we hungarian, bacon, cold cuts. >> la lamb boat. >> i need a quarter pound. >> reporter: for 53 years now they've been supplying much lovedr kielbasa. >> two easters coming together this year easter and the american. that's what makes it more a little bit like this. >> reporter: crazy. >> yes. >> reporter: in titusville the easter bunny was waving to drivers on route 29 outside the union fire company and rescue squad. the trucks have been moved out an colorful array of easter flowers fill the garage. it's the biggest fundraiser for the fire company every year. >> i give some to family and then i plant some in my own garden. >> reporter: it's an i

wasn't you'll thing. >> every year. i like to make sure i get here on friday for the best selection. >> normally lunchtime is it our busiest time saturday is always really business. last year was our first year selling out on saturday so we were all able to be home for easter which was nice. >> reporter: in ewing shoppers are checking their lists and filling their baskets with necessities for easter sunday dinner. >> cheesecake, chopped wall nuts some ice cream bread, salad that's it. otherwise you're all ready to go. >> all readyism that's a full basket. >> yes and i'm not finished yet. [laughter] we have about 29 people coming for easter. >> reporter: are you kidding? >> yes -- no, i'm not kidding. >> reporter: back live now that is a lot of people to feed but betty stout says everyone brings something. you still have tonight and all day tomorrow to shop and don't forget to pick up flowers for mom or grandma to wish them a happy easter. live in ewing, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." alicia. >> some beautiful flowers there nora, thank you. atlantic city police received a donation that will

help them patrol the area. they donated new uniforms bikes racks and car hitches that attach to squad cars. the police foundation helped with today's donation. the hope is to increase police visibility in neighborhoods which has been proven to deter crimes. >> good for them. time for a check of our "action news" traffic report. folks trying to get a head start on that holiday weekend. >> yeah, matt pelman with all the details. hey, matt. >> i'm not going to go as far as to say it's a good friday afternoon on this good friday afternoon on the roads, rick and alicia, but things are looking better now than they were an hour ago so we'll take that. we had a broken down septa bus here in the westbound lanes of the vine near the ben franklin parkway. it's cleared out now so just moderate traffic in both directions along the vine. not quite as busy at this point as a normal friday afternoon r but it is crowded on the schuylkill expressway. westbound side by city avenue just 6 miles per hour and still very busy on the eastbound pennsylvania turnpike, speeds like 14 miles per hour. earlier crash eastbound

approaching fort washington didn't help us out. now there's a wreck on the northeast extension. if you're headed northbound towards the lehigh valley or the poconos for the weekend it's in the left lane just beyond the lansdale interchange and still value wreck in stratford camden county along the white horse pike near columbia avenue there by the ups store t we'll check it again, rick and alicia, coming up in the next half hour. >> thanks matt. >> much more ahead h the fallout in washington continues after the so-called mother of all bombs is dropped on afghanistan. ahead at 5:30 how that move is putting north korea on edge. >> but first more trouble for republican assembly candidate in new jersey after his vulgar comments were caught on camera. the new support he has lost in the race when "action news" returns. >> ♪ vanessa: i got hurt and was given painkillers.

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delta's move comes less than a week after a.m. passenger wall forcibly removed from a united flight after not enough people volunteered to give up their seats. more republican officials in new jersey respect pulling their support for an assembly candidate after he was caught on camera making a vulgar comment to a woman at a bar. the video in question is of brian mcdowell a former contestant on the apprentice. it happened at good night irene's in wildwood. the clip shows mcdowell slurring his words as he sexually propositions a woman. mcdowell told "action news" he regrets his actions. >> that many moment it was a jest full conversation with a friend of mine that i've known for over 10 years its no the something that i'm proud of, okay the fact is that i said it. you know, i probably shouldn't have said it. >> after that video surfaced the gop in cape may county dropped their backing of mcdowell. today cumberland county republicans made a similar

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>> it is fitness friday. a local fitness club is adding location and bringing one of its most popular classes with it. >> some call it kickboxing to be extreme. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman tried it out. she joins us at the "action news" big board. can't wait to see this isn't that lifetime athletics will be opening three new clubs around the philadelphia area. i went to their club in mount laurel new jersey to try the strike workout. >> get that body moving me. >> fitness guru drew adams starts the high energy strike class with some mixed martial arts inspired moves. >> so, we're punching, we're kicking, we're giving elbows and, you know, filling up knees. >> and your arms will feel a bit heavy most wear weighted gloves. then get ready for some pop intervals that mimic kick

fighting using a six to 9-pound body bar. you'll work on blocking and striking to get your heart rate up and your muscles purging. >> this is an entire body workout. everything is working, everything is engaged. >> martina admits she almost walked out of her first strike class but she kept at it. >> i'm not the fittest but i'm here giving 100 percent. >> and she has noticed results sculpting her body and improving her endurance. drew says the class is for all levels. you can modify moves but be ready to push your limit. >> you figure out like who you are and what you're made of in this class. >> every time i walk out of here i was like yes, i did that. >> i walk out with tons of energy and i feel great for the rest of the day. >> and the class is high intensity interval training or hit which is one of the best ways to my burn calories and fat. it also incorporates strength training so you get a full body workout in that 60 minutes. i can tell you i felt it

mostly in my legs, my back and mime obliques. rick and alicia i got some training if i ever goat a stick fight. >> exactly. stay away from you ali. thanks ali. >> still to come on "action news" at 5:00 a check of the accuweather forecast. >> looking live outside sky6 hd showing you the center city skyline on a friday night. meteorologist melissa magee as your exclusive accuweather five day forecast with a sneak peek at the easter sunday forecast as well when we come right back. >> ♪ because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if

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>> it is time now for the accuweather forecast at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist melissa magee in for cecily tonight. she has the latest on what's turning out to be a nice weekend. >> you'll like it. today wasn't bad across the area. easter sunday is more like summer across the region. right now philadelphia it's coming in at 67, dewpoint in at 33t winds are calm. that pressure 30.31 still on the rise. the ocean temperature coming in at 52. as we look at the numbers still the upper 60's along the i-95 corridor. 68 in reading. 68 as well in allentown. much cooler though at the coast with that wind coming in right off the water. 57 in beach haven. 55 in cape may atlantic city at the airport coming in at

59. here at satellite6 along with action radar we have a partly cloudy sky across the midatlantic region but you look offer to the west and this is where we are finding a little bit of unsettled weather. eventually we're tracking a warm front snaked in across the great lakes and the ohio valley. this warm front as we go throughout the weekend will be lifting northward across the midatlantic region and as it does so first it's going to bring in some clouds and then eventually that warmer air. as we go throughout the day and if you're out on the town tonight temperature at 64 degrees still a fair amount of sun overhead. 61 at 8 o'clock. it's mostly clear and clear and dry. 57 at 10 o'clock and 55 degrees tonight at 11:00 p.m. here's future tracker six. you can see as we go throughout the day tomorrow as that warm front lifts through there could be some clouds around in the morning, even still in the afternoon as well and perhaps stray shower well north and west as we get into very late saturday afternoon into saturday evening. so, clouds and a few sunny breaks as the day wears on tomorrow. high temperature in at 66.

67 in wilmington, 68 in dover, cape may tomorrow 57. we begin that stray shower north and west of philadelphia. fast forward no easter. we have some stats to share with you. easter weather over the last 20 years it's quite a wide range in temperatures here. the coldest day 43 degrees in april of 2007. the warmest was 84 in 2011 and we're forecasting a high temperature for easter in at 85 degrees. so s-the easter egg hunt should be okay by then. sunrise services a mild start, a temperature of 61. sun and clouds noon and at 78 and 85 with a summer feel by 5:00 p.m. on sunday. the accuweather forecast showing you clouds to sun tomorrow, 66. 85 for the high for easter. putting a sun on monday and it's pleasant, too, a temperature of 74. then the upper 60's on the way as we get into tuesday. wednesday looking at a bit unsettled. we'll let you know if that pattern sticks around for the rest of the week. that forecast at 5:30.

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>> monica is off. alicia vitarelli joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" friday evening. was the dropping of the mother of all bombs a warning to north korea? president trump is stepping up his rhetoric and the communist country isn't backing down promising to test another nuclear weapon. a young man left to die on a philadelphia street and police are still looking for the person who pulled the trigger. also major plans are ahead for two historic buildings in wilmington. we'll tell you what's in store for the old dupont plant and the hotel dupont. >> and now the details. new satellite images show a north korean nuclear site "primed and ready for a test that could come this week. ." president donald trump has called north korea a problem t that's looking for trouble as some are asking what message this massive bombing in afghanistan is sending across the globe. abc's jay norman is live... janai norman is live in washington, d.c. with the latest.

>> reporter: president trump is spend, the holiday weekend at mar-a-lago. we'll be watching to see what happens if north korea goes through with a nuclear weapons test. all eyes on the pacific ahead of an anticipated nuclear weapons test in north korea. >> north korea's a problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> reporter: with global tensions already flaring, president trump's tweets calling north korea a problem and a menace that's looking for trouble may only be adding fuel to the fire. north korea's vice foreign minister said washington has become more vicious and more aggressive since trump took office. all of this as satellite images show a north korean nuclear test site primed and ready. >> north korea's got to change its behavior. >> reporter: ahead of that test that could come this weekend questions ohio river valley what message dropping that massive bomb in eastern afghanistan sends to north korea. that massive ordnance air blast nicknamed the mother of all bombs, weighs

22,000 pounds and is the largest nonnuclear bomb the u.s. has ever dropped in that combat. part of the ongoing fight against isis. >> we will remove the sanctuary in afghanistan so that fighters may not flow from syria to afghanistan. this weapon was the appropriate weapon to use against this target. prior to this we didn't have such a target. >> reporter: former iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad questioning that on twitter saying is the person that tropical storm the world's largest bomb in afghanistan a bearer of peace or a demon. it doesn't appear president trump took any senior staff with him to mar-a-lago. abc asked what military at virus -- ad virus -- advisers would accompany trump. >> pat meehan stopped by "action news" today to talk about the bomb drop in afghanistan. he said he supported the

military action. >> the use of a weapon that of sort lets them know there's going to be again a proportional response to isis activities wherever it may happen. it also strengthens the ability of the afghan authorities to -- to counteract the activities that are taking place. >> congressman meehan added that president trump seems to be more measured in his decision making and taking guidance from experienced advisers. congressman meehan will be one of the guest on inside story. you can hear more about what he a has to say about the current administration this sunday at 11:30 right here on 6abc. the investigation continues tonight into what's being called a misdirected coalition air strike that killed 18 allies in syria. it happened tuesday near the isis strong hold city of raqqa. u.s. officials say the coalition air strike killed members of the syrian democratic forces an opposition group supported by the united states in the fight

against isis. >> well, a big fire broke out at one of the most luxurious hotels in las vegas shutting down part of the strip overnight. that plays at the famed bellagio hotel sparked just after 10:30 last night. the flames quickly spread from a shopping area to the hotel's roof. the strip closed traffic for about 30 minutes to keep tourists safe from flaming debris that started raining down. pretty incredible video. 75 firefighters were needed to get that fire under control. though the roof was seriously damaged no one was hurt. investigators are looking for a cause. exnfl star aaron hernandez was that found not guilty in a boston double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a spilled drink at a nightclub. he was acquitted of murder and other charges in the 2012 killing of daniel day

hernandez has identified killing world news tonight with david muir will have more on the top stories from across the globe including the latest on those growing tensions between the u.s. and north korea and you can watch that that following "action news" at 6:00. >> back here a twenty two-year-old man was shot and left to die on the street in philadelphia it's strawberry mansion section and philadelphia police are searching for the person who pulled the trigger. this was the scene along the 2700 block of west sergeant street before 2:00 a.m. the victim was shot in the back. it's not clear if the 22-year-old man was actually involved in that altercation. anyone with information about what happened is asked to call police. a man is facing charges tonight after police say he accidentally shot his friend in the parking garage at the tropicana hotel and casino near atlantic city. authorities say 20-year-old joseph crouch and the victim 19-year-old kevin neld were in

a car last night when crouch allegedly pulled out a gun. as neld was being driven to the hospital crouch tossed the gun out of the car. it was later recovered by tropicana security. neld is listed in critical condition. >> the fbi has joined burlington county police to investigate the double murder of a mother and her six-year-old son. this is a story our new jersey news room has been following tonight. a 38-year-old woman and her son were found of stabbed to death at their home in the fox med tow apartments in march. her husband reportedly made the gruesome discovery after returning home to maple shade from a work related gathering. both emigrated from eighty nine to work at a information technology company. at last check neither police nor federal agents had a suspect or a motive. >> the problem of urban

violence. attorney general josh shapiro kicked off the day long. the issues included human trafficking trauma care and violence prevention. the new owner of the dupont building plans to give the complex a renovation. the group has purchased the dupont building along with hotel dupont playhouse at rodney square and another office building in wilmington. the properties will be converted into a mixed use complex that includes living retail office and dining options. the renovations are expected to take three to four years. >> matt pelman is in the "action news" traffic center now trying to get folks home on this friday night. >> friday night a lot of folks had off today but you wouldn't know that on the roadways at this hour, would you matt. >> no, at least not as of a couple of hours ago but we've sort of converted this evening commute as well its look a whole lot better than when i first saw you around 4 o'clock. now we're moving along pretty well here on the schuylkill expressway in university city although just up ahead there

was a broken down vehicle on the eastbound off ramp. they just got that towed out of the way. as we look at the big picture, only one red zone at this point, the westbound side along city avenue as you head westbound toward belmont and gladwyne. a red zone on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound just 14 miles per hour coming away from valley forge through norristown but our earlier accident approaching fort washington is long gone. as is the crash on the northbound northeast extension past lansdale but still a little bit sluggish there as well as you come up from that plymouth meeting. a wreck in stratford camden county along white horse pike. one in new castle county along route seven limestone road has cleared out. however still a slow go across the delaware memorial bridge headed into delaware. some residual delays on septa's broad street subway because of earlier signal issues there. rick, alicia, have a nice easter. >> you do the same. thank you, matt. still to come on "action news" tonight, sweet easter

treats as far as the eye can see. where you can still pick up some special eats for your holiday table this weekend. >> and they're off. we'll take you to east norriton where that quick hands fast feet an sturdy basket came in handy and melissa is in for adam tonight. good for getting these easter eggs. >> upper 60's for highs but 80's across the ohio valley. the 80-degree weather heads our way as we get into easter sunday. details in the accuweather forecast. >> plus p-jaime apody is here with sports including phillies sixers and union news when "action news" comes right back. >> okay. >> ♪ (man vo) it was may, when dad forgot how to brush his teeth. (woman vo) in march, my husband didn't recognize our grandson.

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tell tom macarthur - stop trying to repeal our health care. >> several hundred people walked through the streets of ocean steel on this good friday following the station of the cross. congregants invited the public to join them as they reenacted the path that jesus took on the day of his crucifixion. this is an i wasn't you'll tradition. the event is in its eighth year. >> families will fill their and tables with all sorts of special treats for this easter holiday. >> those delicacies were made with love and care by businesses who have been around for a very long time. >> that's for sure.

the gates weren't opened when "action news" got to denise's bakery. that didn't matter for the die hard fans who were standing in line for those yummy sweet treats and one lady drove a very long way to make her family happy this holiday she told us. >> i come here buy my cakes and i drive 300 miles. my children live in the ends of virginia. very delicious. >> i love her. >> once the doors opened it was a total feast for the eyes and the stomach. colorful cup cakes cookies and easter themed cakes. there's still time to get easter suites from denise's. the bakery is opened from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. those cakes are wonderful. >> adam brought me easter chocolate. >> we don't want to hear it. he didn't bring us any. >> he's a good end. >> time to talk sports. phillies playing in the nation's capitol. >> they are weird 4 o'clock start we love those. after a day off that they likely needed mentally more than physically the phillies began a six game divisional road flip washington tonight.

the phils got the best of the nationals last weekend and tagged stephen strasburg for a few runs in their first meeting. tonight tommy joseph took him deep in the second. given that four-02 sign i guess that went about four-03. nats got one back in the bottom half. matt wieters with the single. run comes home to tie it at one. phillies got another and right now they are up two to one in the fifth inning. their season in the books sixers and their fans are looking not future. givenning there 18 win improvement even without a healthy court seemingly a bright future. yesterday the guys talked about the playoffs being a goal but brett brown told me today we should pump the brakes on any predictions. >> i don't know. i mean, it would be not wise to even guess because that's all it would be. nobody has seen ben simmons play. he hasn't played a second. and i think to be sort of, you know, delivered to an area

that you make a statement we're going to do this, that's not me. it's not me and it's certainly not smart. >> will it be smart to have an almost 7-foot point guard? the big buzz is their big plans to make ben simmons this team's point guard of the future. the coach's eyes light up when he thinks about the problems that might cause for other teams. >> i think if ben simmons has a chance to be a matchup nightmare because he's 6-foot 10, it sounds like what, they're going to have a 6-foot 10-point guard. if i say he's 64 f-like it doesn't sound as wild and so i'm really excited. i think the city should be excited to see what we have in him and see if we're onto something with him at this position. >> we are. i just hope we finally get to see him play. philadelphia union hoping to finally crack the win column tonight against new york city. union on a losing streak. they have an mls worse two points to start the season. i wonder if they'll remember what win feels like. they haven't done so since

august of last season. jim curtin says nobody is down in the dumps. >> we have a good group a-good team. we've had good meetings this week that stressed bringing energy, bringing the passion on our home field, on a short week against a good new york city fc team. and that's what we'll look to do. >> preparations continue for the party on the parkway. the nfl draft now less than two weeks away. local fans will surely be cheering for this guy temple's hassan reddick will be among the top prospects in the -- attendance. matt rhule will accompany his prized pupil the former walk on. imagine what a dream if the camden native gets to hear his name called in philly on the first night. of course 6abc is the place to be for complete coverage of the draft. it kicks off one week from wednesday on our "action news" sports special draft preview party. ducis jeff and i will be joined by ron jaworski live on the parkway april 26th at

7:30 p.m. right here on channel6. >> and they are building quite a.m. stage and set for all that action. >> it's something else down there. >> like a mini coliseum down there. >> it's huge. i can't wait to see it in person. >> thank you jamie. >> roots sound a deal with amazon. artists developing two children's series. one will be an animated project. the show follows three friends going up in a musical neighborhood. the title pays tribute to the band's childhood. it will be called south street sounds. differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds.

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>> it was blizzard of marshmallows falling from the sky here in southeast michigan today. this is the annual marshmallow drop here in a park in trenton, michigan to celebrate the easter weekend and quite the scene as a helicopter flew high above ready to drop the marshmallows. everyone went racing for the fluffy sugar. we suspect the easter bunny may have been flying the chopper. look at that. i would have ran with my mouth opened. >> that would be viral video. [laughter] >> and they're off. hundreds of youngsters racing across the grass at the cambridge east park in east norriton montgomery county this morning in search of hidden eggs. maybe they weren't that that hidden though t armed with empty buckets and help with mom and dad the kids grabbed

as many eggs as they could find. the easter bunny took time out of his busy schedule to oversee today's fun activity. >> i don't know if they were full sized marshmallows or mini size. >> they looked great. >> can you go next year so we can get in video. >> that's the time that i would take. >> hey, melissa. >> hey, guys. we've got a really nice easter weekend on tap for you. we'll show you what's going on with storm tracker6 live double scan radar. it's dry, no issues with precipitation. we are dry. a lot of people are outside enjoying a really nice friday. we'll show you the picture. the action cam outside earlier today there in camden at the camden waterfront. relaxer here on this friday afternoon. we have really comfortable conditions outside and temperatures were seasonable if not a few degrees above average today. we climbed up to 68 degrees in philadelphia. normal for us this time of year is 63. 91 degrees is the record set back in 1941. we've got a record of 90 for

sunday, for easter sunday. numbers won't be that hot but it's going to feel rather summer-like across the region. 68 for reading and allentown, 62 in the poconos, 67 in philadelphia right now but cooler at the coast from beach haven down to cape may. numbers there only in the middle and upper 50's down in dover coming in at 64. here is satellite6 along with action radar. we have high pressure starting to move off shore and as you look off to the west it's making way for this warm front that's draped across the great lakes and the ohio valley. this is going to lift northward as we go throughout the day tomorrow and as it comes on through, a couple clouds are likely and again, it will eventually usher in some very warm air for this time of year. so the next 12 hours mostly clear, it is seasonable tonight. we'll drop down to 41 degrees in the suburbs and 47 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low. fast forward into saturday we've got pockets of clouds and a few sunny breaks as the day wears on. 53 at 8:00 a.m. a-still cloudy at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, temperature of 62. we're in the upper 60's at

2 o'clock and 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. 8:00 p.m. we'll drop down to 64 underneath a mostly clear sky. fast forward into easter sunday, that warm front moves on through and it really warms up. you could see for sunrise services on sunday, it's a pleasant start, a temperature of 61. warm sunshine midday with the number up to 78. a touch of summer in the air sunday afternoon at 85. here's the setup for sunday. we're tracking this warm front that lifts on through a-high temperature of 85 so more avenue june feeling overhead. it's breezy and dry but we're tracking this front late sunday night into monday so as it comes on through a thundershower could be likely very late in the day and in the wake that of front for the start of our work week on monday lots of sun, a touch cooler but still above average a high temperature in at 74 with high pressure turning back in control. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. tomorrow clouds and some sun, high temperature up to 66 degrees. sunny breaks as the day wears on, perhaps a stray shower

likely north and west. on sunday, summer warmth overhead for easter a-high temperature of 85 and again a shower or thunderstorm is likely very late in the day so the easter egg hunt should be okay and any outdoor plans look to be dry as well. plenty of sun on monday in the wake of that front and it's pleasant we're up to 74 for a high. sunny and seasonable on tuesday and at 67. then the pattern gets a little bit unsettled as we get into the middle half of next week. cloudy with a few showers around a high of 66. as we get into thursday, warm with some showers possible and at 74 and partly sunny next friday with a high temperature coming in at 69 so not a bad start to our weekend at all and then the 80's, guys, for easter sunday. it's going to feel hot this time i think. >> yeah. >> okay. >> just wear like a -- >> going to be nice. >> like a nice easter bonnet. >> like fan under the bonnet isn't that now you're thinking. for the latest forecast any time download the upgraded accuweather app. not only does it feature live radar temperatures for your neighborhood and the upcome

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>> jim garner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories. a suspected drug dealer facing criminal homicide charges for a deadly overdose in king of prussia. >> thieves have been going after bicycles during a series of violent robberies in south philadelphia. and we have more on how police captured a runaway horse that was racing through the city streets alone. >> that and much more coming up next at 6:00 for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan melissa magee jaime apody monica malpass alicia vitarelli, the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice weekend. good night. >> good night.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. police are adding patrols to a local carnival after a violent attack and a runaway horse leads a chase through the streets of philadelphia. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on this morning's traffic tragedy in philadelphia. two women were killed on the northbound side of roosevelt boulevard near d street in feltonville. the driver of an suv hit a parked tractor-trailer and two passenger in the suv were killed, a 25 and a 40-year-old woman. live near the scene of the accident is "action news" reporter john rawlins. john, what's the latest on

this terrible accident? >> reporter: well, jim, the latest is the police have formally identified the two people who died in the collision that occurred just before 8 o'clock this morning. they have also interviewed the driver who survived. he is the husband of the 40-year-old who perished. police now believe the driver of the beige expedition was attempting to overtake slower traffic passing on the right but not seeing the parked 18-wheeler in the right lane. the impact was heard more than a block away. >> like a big loud noise. it was like boom. >> reporter: the suv hit with such force a portion of its glass and sheet metal embedded in the rear of the trailer. police have that identified the dead as 40-year-old marshye flowers the driver's wife from north philadelphia. and family friend 25-year-old asia nicole holland of the 8500 block of luther place in southwest philadelphia. police say the tractor-trailer was legally parked in the outer lane of the roadway. parking is