within the last half hour. this is video of him outside the district court only "action news" was there. neither he nor his lawyer had any comment. phillips is a production aide in the television truck scale studio at conestoga high school an employee since 2006. there were numerous charges against him including aggravated indecent assault. investigators say phillips had that a sexual relationship with a student who was under 16 years old when this all started. earlier this week conestoga high school officials went to police and turned over e-mails dating back to january. apparently phillips and the victim would send text and e-mails back and forth. the victim told police he befriended her at the beginning of the school year taking her to places in his car at least once police say he sent her a picture of his private. the victim told segments they had sex on more than 10 occasions between january and april of this year and in her interview said she would tell phillips no she didn't want to do it on other occasions he told detectives he would grope

and sexually assault her. these interactions would allegedly occur in his school office and his car. according to the affidavit when the relationship came to light phillips crashed his car and wrote a note that states you a just a guy trying to help a kid and boundaries just got gray. he's a father of one and lives with his wife in wayne. these charges come just after last month a former teacher's aide and coach at conestoga high school was sentenced to prison after a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student she tutored privately. phillips is being held on $500,000 cash bail and is prohibited from contacting the victim. i did reach out to the school district but i have not heard back. in wayne katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thank you katherine. police trying to track down a serial groper targeting women in princeton. take a look. this is video from one of the alleged assaults that happened last wednesday. the victim a grad student at princeton gave police a description resulting in the sketch that you see coming up in a moment. there it is. police believe this is the same man behind similar crimes

dating back to 2014. if you have any information, please call trenton -- rather princeton police. in gloucester county tonight a convicted drug dealer was sentenced to 18 years behind bars for his role in the drug induced death of a customer. joshua rodriguez was previously convicted by a jury after four hours of deliberation. the gloucester county prosecutor's office said they hope the sentence sends a message to other drug dealers in the area. >> turning now to accuweather and a gloomy spring day across the delaware valley. sky6 looking live, yes, we said it was gloomy and it is. that's the center city skyline there after a round of morning rain spotty showers are expected right through the evening. meteorologist adam joseph in for cecily tynan live at the big board with more. hey, adam. >> yeah, it was a gloomy day but starting to see some sunshine breaking through that cloud cover but where that sun kind of developed early on in the day to our south and west severe storms developing near washington and baltimore, niece these are singing towards the south and not

towards our area. a cluster of storms trying to pop near harrisburg. in our area a couple light showers in parts of new jersey but that warmth was just to the south today, near 80 in washington right now, it was in the 80's at the last hour getting that storm passing by now, 86 in richmond but just 62 here in philadelphia. so, as as we go through the evening hours, there will be spotty showers maybe a quick downpour in a couple locations but most areas stay dry with temperatures in the 50's and it stays mostly cloudy overnight with that low temperature dropping to around 54 degrees and the clouds are really going to dominate both days this weekend. the wettest period of the weekend is saturday afternoon into saturday evening and the brightest part of the weekend looks to be sunday afternoon. we'll take a look at future tracker6 in that full accuweather forecast brian in just a little bit. >> all right, thanks adam. >> yeah. >> now to new details in that kidnapping case that that sparked a nationwide manhunt. after more than five weeks in a search that stretched nearly coast to coast, 15-year-old elizabeth thomas is on her way

back home today. abc's maggie rhule has the details. >> we're happy. beyond ecstatic. >> reporter: it's the moment the thomas family has been dreaming of more than a month. 15-year-old elizabeth thomas is coming home and her hometown is ready to welcome her with open arms. >> we love you and we can't wait to see you. found nearly 2500 miles weigh from her tennessee home in this remote area of california living in this isolated cabin with her accused kidnapper her teacher 50-year-old tad cummins a local man living nearby tipped off police. >> federal officials came in arrested him on a federal warrant and then took custody of him. >> reporter: authorities say the couple documented their journey together collecting rocks and writing notes of the places they had been. >> what the fbi has told me is that she's in the process of going homeism a statement cummins' family says they are thankful that elizabeth thomas will soon be returned to her family where she can begin the healing process. elizabeth's family says that

process will take awhile. >> there's going to be some therapy involved. it's going to take some time imtime that the family attorney says they will be spending alone and together. >> they'll be secluded today probably for the next several days. she definitely will be secluded for a long time. >> reporter: tad cummins is now in sacramento where he is being held in federal custody facing charges that including a 58d kidnapping. he's expected to be seen in court on monday. maggie rhule, abc news, new york. >> delaware senator tom carper highlighted the impact of climate change on the first state today. this morning the senator toured the wilmington wetlands project an area along the christina river that's been suffering from increased flooding. according to the center that's because of the rising sea levels. carper called to an end to an end -- of funding cuts. >> firefighters in allentown say that city's shortage of fire trucks has reached a critical point and they claim it's putting residents in

danger. tonight the mayor says their complaints are not about safety they're about politics. "action news" reporter gray hall has the story tonight new at 5:00. >> reporter: it's more than just a truck its a machine that can save lives and the allentown fire department says they need more fire trucks. the shortage has been described as crisis level. allentown mayor ed pawlowski says the claim by the fire department is exaggerated. >> couple of the older vehicles are back in service. they were down for just, you know, a week. but it's not like we didn't have vehicles out there. >> reporter: the mayor believes it is political smoke because an election is right around the corner. he assures the public there is no shortage. the mayor says a new truck is on the way and two other new ones will follow over the next couple of years. >> i care about our firemen, i care about their safety and i care about the safety of our community and neighborhoods. >> reporter: while the mayor disagrees with the fire department's claims jeremy warm kessel with the allentown firefighters union says many of the trucks in the fleet are old and they need to be

replaced. >> it's been recorded as a crisis, that's a true statement. one of the 11 pieces is from this decade, that's it. everything else is anywhere between nine to 20, 22 years old. >> reporter: warm kessel says he's heard promises in the past from two term mayor pow new trucks coming but says they were always broken promises. for whatever reason the money in the city's budget never trickled down to the fire department. >> every year since he's been mayor our fire chiefs have asked for a replacement to him and every year they end up in capitol funds as part of our budget and every year they go unfunded. >> reporter: both sides agree currently the city is safe but say the fleet of trucks is aging. the argument is over how fast the trucks will be replaced and if it will be too late by the time the new ones arrive. >> it does put people in panic that they don't have to be in. >> we doubled our call volume since this mayor took office. we just used to do 6,000 cars. now we do 11,000 calls.

>> reporter: the city of allentown is safe but only time will tell if the department will get those new fire trucks. reporting in allentown, gray hall channel6 "action news." >> time now for a check on the "action news" traffic report on a friday evening. >> let's get over to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center to see what's happening. >> hi guys. weather might be improving but the traffic is going in the other direction. developing more problems as we look in northeast philadelphia. this is 95, the northbound lanes. we have not only a disabled vehicle talking out the left lane but also a.m. crash here near academy on the shoulder. so, double trouble on 95 northbound causing extra heavy delays as you come north of center city this afternoon. it's also been plenty busy here on the schuylkill expressway by city avenue and continues to be. this is the westbound traffic right here. eastbound's been extra busy though too headed toward the boulevard because there was an earlier crash on the roosevelt boulevard extension northbound by wissahickon. now cleared out of the way. in cinnaminson still have that hotel fire on the southbound side of 130 near highland

avenue also by friendly's. it's all jammed up on the southbound side. i would stay local through palmyra on broad street river road or stay over on 41 or the new jersey turnpike as some other alternates. by the columbus civic and athletic club in burlington county there's a bad crash along new york avenue close to 206 and we had a crash along 42 here in deptford township gloucester county southbound by 544. looks like they just got it completely cleared out. southbound is still extra busy, though, as you come off of the walt whitman bridge. not a bad afternoon on the mass transit front. 10 minute delays on septa's broad ridge spur. we'll check it again monica and brian in the next half hour. >> sounds good. thank you. much more ahead on "action news" at 5:00 new details about the suspect in yesterday's attack on the champs-elysees paris. why officials say the shooting may not be the workings of isis. >> but first a new video from the royal family in their quest to put a spotlight on mental health resources.

those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back tonight. >> ♪

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board tonight. >> meteorologist adam joseph in for cecily tynan. he has a forecast that's just okay. >> yeah. >> it's getting better. >> getting better. we're brightening it up. live on sky6 many folks starting to see those rays of sun return here. same thing live on sky6 in chester overlooking the talon energy stadium where the philadelphia union will be playing tomorrow afternoon but when they play tomorrow definitely not going to be sunny. in fact as we take a look at the forecast here for 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, mostly cloudy with a shower or

two during the game so bring the rain gear to the stadium tomorrow. start temperature 62. and the finish temperature also at that 62-degree mark. right now we're at 62. three times in a row here. 54 is your dewpoint. winds out of the east at 10 miles an hour. that easterly wind locking in those clouds much of the day today keeping it cooler. the pressure 29.85 aren't and the ocean temperature 54 degrees. 64 in reading, 65 lancaster. trying to approach 70 right now the warmer spot in millville, 65 in dover but just 50's across much of the shore communities from beach haven to atlantic city even trenton and allentown right now only settling in in the upper 50's. with that morning round of rain that kind of soaked the area, that pushed on, a lot of clouds through much of the day, now we're seeing some thinning of the clouds and with a little bit of thinning we're seeing a little bit of shower or even a downpour popping near harrisburg in between allentown.

even some severe storms near washington where they were in the 80's today. those warm temperatures were just to our south. so, here's the setup for the weekend. a lot of clouds 10 o'clock saturday morning, some showers in southern areas. then those showers expand and push to the north as we get into saturday late afternoon and the evening, this is at 6 o'clock. the driest locations look to be up towards the lehigh valley for this weekend. saturday night, sunday morning, still dealing with some showers especially in southern areas. could be dry here sunday from that philadelphia to the north but again, everyone starting cloudy sunday morning but by sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock there you can see the clouds beginning to break apart to the north and west moving to the south and east so some brightening hopefully here by the end of the weekend. so, the five day at 5:00 forecast will show a lot of clouds tomorrow afternoon showers developing into the evening hours especially southern areas, 62. early showers on sunday and then some peeks of sun, low 60's and then an area of low pressure down in the southeast

will kind of slowly meander up the coast and the clouds are back monday tuesday on and off showers both days on either side of 60 degrees and then gradual clearing come wednesday at 74 and then big time changes for the nfl draft at the end of next week. we'll have that seven day for you, guys, coming up in the next half hour. >> thanks my friend. >> sounds good. muchmuch much more to come. one of the most important steps for parents in their child's future. plenty of advice on how to approach education. >> students took part in a very exciting groundbreaking. those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back.

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. rick is off tonight, brian taff joins us and here's what's happening on "action news." was the violent attack along one of the most famous streets in the world really the work of isis? new details tonight about the gunman who shot and killed a parisian policeman and wounded two others along the champs-elysees. a crash along a busy stretch of road ends with one

person dead an driver facing criminal charges. firefighters had their hands full with a fast moving plays at a south jersey roadside motel. >> and now the latest on that deadly attack along paris' champs-elysees. we know the name of the gunman who opened fire killing one police officer and wounding two others. it's not clear if he was acting on direct orders from the islamic state despite claims made by that terror group just hours after the attack. the suspect is identified as french born 39-year-old karim cheurfi. french police say he parked, got out armed with an ak-47 and started firing at a police van parked outside a turkish tourism office. the 37-year-old officer in the driver's seat was killed. the gunman did not stop there. authorities say he continued to fire at officers standing outside the tourism office. a 34-year-old and 31-year-old officer were also struck. cheurfi was then shot and

killed. an american family saw it all unfold. >> right over here about 10 feet from the shooter. we saw the shooter in black. he had a black rifle. looked like an ar-15. it sounded like an ar-15. he rang out about 10 shots towards the police on the road and then at that time my wife yelled run. >> french investigators say this is not the first time that gunman has targeted police. cheurfi has a long criminal history and was considered a threat to national security. authorities say they have never found evidence that he had been radicalized but detectives say they found a note praising isis that fell out of cheurfi's pocket at the scene of the shooting. the deadly attack along the champs-elysees comes just three days before the first round of the french presidential elections. the hotly contested race is expected to have far reaching implications across europe and its economy. experts believe that the

islamic state claim of responsibility for the attack were attempts to launch similar plots is an attempt to throw the election to the far left or the far right. tonight along that normally bustling avenue that welcomes tens of thousands of tourists every day, a small memorial continues to grow. visitors are leaving flowers candles and cards at the site of last night's shooting for the police officer who died there. monica. >> and meantime president trump wade into french's elections saying he believers the attack will help marine le pen. trump says le pen is the strongest on borders and the toughest on radical islamic terrorism. he believes whoever is strongest on both issues will win he says. a the president tweeted earlier today "another terrorist attack in paris. the people of france will not take much more of this. will have a big effect on presidentially election ." russian military aircraft responded earlier today flying

off the coast of alaska. u.s. defense officials say it is the fourth time in four days these sightings have occurred there. the russian aircraft did not enter u.s. air space and new u.s. air force planes were scrambled in response. they don't pose any military threat but u.s. officials are taking notice of the high appreciate see with which they've occurred. the man accused of killing four men in fresno california faced a judge. >> let thy people go. >> that was kori ali muhammad shouting in court. he had two outbursts. he was supposed to be arraigned but instead the judge ordered a doctor to examine him hm he killed a motel six security a guard earlier this month and shot three other white men at random on tuesday. his next hearing is may 12th. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on today's top stories including the deadly attack in

paris. you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >> the trump administration is stepping up its effort to crack down on sanctuary cities which include philadelphia that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration law. today the justice department sent a letter to mayor kenney requiring the city to prove that they are complying with immigration laws. the supporting documentation must be sent to federal authorities by june 30th or the city stands to lose law enforcement grant money. from our new jersey news room tonight this is talisa colon and juan reyes accused in a kidnapping and robbery in vineland today. the pair abducted someone from a home on northeast avenue and forced them to withdraw money from an atm. little did they know the victim secretly alerted the clerk who then called 911. colon and reyes were arrested in the parking lot. chopper6 was over a fast moving fire at a motel in cinnaminson this afternoon. it started burning at garden state inn just after 3:30 along the 600 block of route

130. smoke and flames poured from the top that of building but firefighters quickly got handle on the situation. no one was injured but it's still not clear what started this fire. >> a trenton man has been charged with third degree murder after an overnight crash killed a person in bucks county. police arrested 23-year-old arthur lewis. they say he was driving under the influence when state troopers attempted to pull him over. lewis was fleeing from troopers when he and lost control of the car and crashed in the northbound lanes of i-95 in bristol. that crash killed 22-year-old javeria mahmoud. fishes found drugs in the car and lewis' jacket at the scene michael froehlich was having and distributing child porn today. authorities began monitoring his online activities in january. he shared inappropriate images of young boys in a chat room.

police searched his home this morning and took him into custody. a 50-year-old philadelphia woman says she found a stranger in her fairmount apartment yesterday. it was all caught on tape. investigators say the woman and her grandson walked into their house in the 2000 block of hamilton street. she asked the man why he was there and he took off. police say he drove off in a light blue chevy impala with pennsylvania tag kjb2287 the. >> the women's resource center held its 11th annual leadership luncheon in center city philadelphia today. the crystal tea room what you mean packed. the resource center helps women navigate life's transitions. they rely on donations from businesses and individuals. the luncheon raises funds to support life changing programs. >> very nice. time to get a look at traffic and see if it is very nice tonight. >> it is always life changing. matt pelman standing by in the "action news" traffic center with an update. >> it can be. but we've had some changes here in cinnaminson that have been for the good, that's for sure, brian and monica.

the fire extinguished at the garden state inn so everything is reopened along 130 southbound but now on the northbound side there are issues in willingboro with a crash at van sciver parkway. a pair of accidents in chester county on 30 this afternoon. one in parkesburg right by the cvs and the wawa at the busy intersection of 30 and 10. the other is blocking the eastbound lanes of business 30 in coatesville so to get around that use the 30 bypass or stay down on valley road as another alternate. we've had two accidents on 95 in the northeast this afternoon, both northbound, both here around academy, just one left but involved like five vehicles now on the shoulder. it's attracting attention so it is extra busy coming northbound on 95. and a few warnings for the weekend, okay. so, first off the inner drives of the ben franklin parkway will remain closed in preparation for the nfl draft. next round of closures go into effect monday night with complete closures starting tuesday morning. that's when you can't drive at all throughout the art museum

area. also this weekend, sunday morning, midnight to 6:00 a.m., the pennsylvania turnpike is going to close entirely in bucks county near the new jersey turnpike connector bridge. at that point you're going to have to detour locally through the bristol area. and starting at 8:00 tonight in new castle county, 495 northbound is closing. just a small chunk off 95 up to 13 but you want to stick with 95 throughout the weekend to avoid that many construction closure. association it will be a busy weekend, a busy week next week. i'll see you monday, monica and brian. >> sounds good. thank you, sir. well, there is now more space for septa riders to park in montgomery county. officials cut a ribbon this morning on the new parking garage at the lansdale train station. the $42 million project adds 305 parking spots. the garage took two years to finish. the merck parking lot 19 pen brook station and the supplemental parking lot at ninth street station closed today. >> still to come on "action news" tonight students who don't have use of one of their five senses are not letting

that stop them from getting their hands dirty and enjoying the fruits and vegetables of their labor. we'll show you. >> also, dozens of new police will be on patrol in one south jersey city. we will tell you where. adam. >> monica, after a dreary day the sun poking back out and there's a cluster of storms near washington missing us. there's also one developing near harrisburg. we'll track any of these for you and also talk about the dreary weekend as well in that accuweather forecast. >> ducis rodgers standing by with nfl draft news. phillies and union and sports when we come right back tonight. >> a lot going on. >> ♪

>> students from the overbrook school for the blind put on hard hats today and took part and in groundbreaking. even philadelphia mayor jim kenney where was on hand at the new m christine murphy horticulture and education center. students revealed a plant nurse and cultivate their own plants vegetables and fruits year round. local philadelphia aians worried about proposed changes and cuts to federal programs. senator bob casey took part in panel discussion called these cuts hurt. it was hosted by drexel university's center for hunger free communities and its

partners. casey says he'll fight for people that need hem he help. he doesn't want to see anyone robbed of the benefits he stasis they desperately need. >> philadelphia is on the clock. the nfl draft is now less than week away, six days to be exact. the city wants to get it right and so do the eagles for that matter. the ben franklin parkway is barely recognizable right now. you will see hundreds of thousands of people pass through there during the three day event. the eagles will select 14th in the first round. howie roseman hopes to and learn from his past mistakes and successes. >> you just go back and look at our successful drafts. i mean, it's pretty clear. some of those we went into the draft with a particular position need that we were going to look at and others the draft just didn't fall exactly the way we wanted and we got stuck whether that was because of medical issues, whether that was because of character issues, you know, there are drafts where it doesn't go exactly the way you want but they're all learning

experiences. it's been tremendous for me to get some insight and to learn. i think that's what everything is all about. >> roseman naturally won't tip his hand. the eagles could snag a running back at 14 and stanford's christian mccaffery could be there. mccaffery was first team all pac 12 the past two seasons he had 16 total touchdowns last year. he's the son of former denver broncos receiver ed mccaffery. we'll examine the eagles prospects wednesday during our draft preview party. we'll feature some local draft prospects. that comes your way live wednesday night at 7:30 here on 6abc. phillies back home tonight's to begin a series with the braves. this will be their first meeting with atlanta. jeremy hellickson will face bartolo colon. the phils might be catching the braves at the right time. they come in having lost three straight games. meanwhile the phillies are coming off a series win in new york. maikel franco and tommy joseph

broke out of their respective slumps the phils will try to keep the good times rolling. >> we did a really good job last night. try to be positive, try to be consistent. we feel really good so today i just try to everybody go out there show a lot of energy and play the game the right way. >> we're facing a guy tonight that we've seen numerous, numerous times over the last few years. and so we know what to expect and we're going to be aggressive and go around yard a little bit. >> the union haven't won a match since last august. let that sink in for a moment. this season they're off to an zero,-, four and two start. >> we were at our best when we were responding quickly to adversity. again the guys have to have a belief and a confidence that mistakes are going to be made over the course of 90 minutes but how you bounce back is how you get points in this league and it's something that we've

discussed. is there a magic possession to cure it? i wish there was. >> the union-montreal match can be seen here on 6abc. coverage begins tomorrow at 1 o'clock. getting back to the nfl draft we'll be out there all week long with live reports on the parkway. >> terrific. >> you got it. thanks my friend. >> meantime food lovers are having a blast at the third annual taste of trenton. a dozen new restaurants were part of the special small plate crawl offering reduced prices and special treats for foodies. the event runs from today through sunday. diners buy a wrist band for the weekend and that gives them discounts at each restaurant plus a guidebook and a map and there's a free shuttle buses tomorrow. enjoy. artists are showing and selling their original creation today's in devon. the artist circle annual art show is at saint luke's lutheran church. hundreds of framed original works by local artists can be yours. you can also meet the artists tap special reception. admission is free so is parking and some of the proceeds go area charities. differently.

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>> queen elizabeth longest raping monarch in british history turns 91 today. the queen typically celebrates birthday in private. she celebrates a more public official birthday which normally falls on the second saturday in june. the queen marked her 66th anniversary as the british

monarch back in february. >> i love the way she waves. it's like unplugging a lightbulb. >> keep working on it monica. >> not elizabeth, let's just say. how is the weather. >> it's okay. seeing some brightening in the sky right now but clouds race back in this weekend along with some rain. as we take a look at storm tracker six live double scan most of the area is quiet but there's one little storm that has popped in parts of lancaster county aiming towards lancaster and along 222 there are the towns and the times leola 6:04, bird in that hand at 6:05, that is an actual town and paradise as well at 6:12. expect some heavy rain and also some lightning and thunder. the action cam was down in parts of center city earlier today and a beautiful shot here kind of an eerie look to this tree with some of the flowers kind of blossoming from the bark there but overall again, the last week the trees have really blossomed with all the warm weather we had and sunshine and now they're getting a good

drink of water. as we take a look at the temperatures right now 62 degrees in philadelphia. just 59 for trenton. 58 allentown. 50's along the shore. near 70 in millville and as you work your way to the south and west temperatures there also in the lower to mid 60's. satellite and radar there's a front draped across the region and that extends all the way down to the tennessee valley where new low pressure is developing near saint louis. so, until all this can work its way off the coast, we're kind of flirting with this boundary for your saturday and sunday. for tonight mostly cloudy out there despite we're seeing a little break right now. a spotty shower, a quick downpour in a couple of locations is still possible. 47 to 54 for that overnight low. that front is to the south for saturday, so on the cooler side. 62 degrees with clouds dominating and again, some showers developing especially during the afternoon and evening hours from the south to the north. then this low pressure will be working its way just to the south here on sunday and

really our saviour right now is this high that's going to sneak in over new england, keeping most of that precipitation to the south the second half of the weekend. just a few days ago, we were calling for a washout on sunday 'cause that low was farther to the north. now this high is going to dominate holding that low to the south so it will scrape us with some showers in the morning especially in southern areas but it could be a brighter finish to sunday with temperatures at 62. here's the snapshot and when we expect the wettest period over the weekend. saturday at lunchtime and just after showers especially south of philadelphia. this is where the best concentration will be all weekend of weekend long. the farther north you are from the city the drier it will be but you will even get some periods of showers lifting through saturday evening towards the lehigh valley, philadelphia, all points to the south. it breaks apart temporarily on saturday night and then reenergizes early saturday morning. in southern areas most of the area could stay dry on sunday despite a cloudy start then it

is a sunny finish by sunday afternoon. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast cloudy with those showers developing south to north tomorrow at 62. and then on sunday, early showers again southern areas is the key here, peaks of sun developing from northwest tom southeast in the afternoon of 62, so helpfully we can brighten up the very end of the weekend for you and then on monday, a new system comes in from the south and it locks itself in here monday, tuesday with clouds and on and off showers right around 60 degrees both days. and then that kicks itself out on wednesday, 74 and we jump big time here suddenly feeling like summer for the draft on tuesday -- i mean thursday and friday, mid to upper 80's with sun and clouds, so if you're expecting to go down there think about the summer gear. a lot of people in the sun and the heat. >> -- absolutely. >> want to hydrate. >> we'll be down there. thank you my friend. remember you can get that seven-day forecast and check storm tracker6 at any time at

6abc.com/weather. be sure to follow our accuweather team on social media for live updates all day long. >> some parents in montgomery county got a jump start today on their children's preschool education. the elkins park library hosted its fourth annual preschool fair. representatives from 10 local preschools were there with information and to answer questions. organizers say it gives schools a chance to meet parents and let's parents make an early decision about their child's early education.

>> 32 police officers ready to hit the streets in new jersey. the mercer county police academy held a graduation ceremony today for recruits that have completed extensive training. the new officers will serve various police departments throughout mercer county. more than a dozen will be on patrol for the city of trenton. >> looking great. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more at 6:00 a teacher's

aide charged with having a sexual relationship with a student. >> a fire feud in allentown. why the fire department says residents are fourthly -- potentially at risk. >> those stories and more next at 6:00. for the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a good night an great weekend. >> good night. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night, philadelphia city council discuss options to help drivers find parking on city streets.

and a house fire spreads to neighboring homes in the city of camden. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the arrest of a teacher's aide at conestoga high school and he is in big trouble with the law. 67-year-old arthur phillips was arraigned today on charges including aggravated and indecent assault. accusations say that he had been carrying on a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl at the high school. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at the district justice's office in chesterbrook. katherine you've got the full story. >> reporter: that's right, jim. arthur phillips is being held on $500,000 cash bail. he's prohibited from having any contact with the victim or her family. earlier this week, investigators say that conestoga high school officials went to police with e-mails and the investigation went from there. do you have any comment sir. >> no, i don't. >> reporter: only "action

news" was there late this afternoon as 67-year-old arthur phillips of wayne arrived at his preliminary arraignment in chesterbrook. phillips was a teach's aide in the television production studio at conestoga high school an employee since 2006. there are numerous charges against him including five counts of aggravated indecent assault and 10 counts of institutional sexual assault. investigators say the student was 15 when this started january of this year. in her interview with detectives, the victim told police phillips befriended her in the beginning of the school year and would drive her places in his car. at least once police say he sent him a picture of his private. the victim told investigators they had sex on more than 10 occasions between january and april and in her interview said she would tell phillips no, that she didn't want to do it. on other numerous occasions she told detectives he would grope and sexually assault her. these interactions would allegedly occur in his school office and in his car. according to the affidavit, when the relationship came to