.. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, ..vid murphy. good afternoon we begin with breaking news a person has been

struck and killed by an amtrak train in merion station montgomery county. first responders are currently on the scene at the wynnewood strain station. that the amtrak train was heading to new york when it hit the victim trespassing on the tracks. and paoli regional rail line just resumed in the past 15 minutes. stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for updates as we get them. we are following the investigation into a stabbing on a septa bus. police say that one passenger stabbed another person with a screw driver and right now they are still searching for the suspect that ran from the scene in german town. jeanette reyes is live now at septa headquarters are the investigation. >> reporter: the search is on this afternoon for that suspect. as you mentioned. septa officials say that the 19-year-old victim got a cut to his lip after the suspect swung

a screw driver at him. it all happened on a route 23 bus around 8:00 in the morning, this was as the bus was near west logan street intersection. and police arrived on scene and the teen received four stitches to his lip. that was the only injured he received. he told police he did not know the assailant. and they say there was an argument moments beforehand but no word on what exactly sparked it. the search continues this afternoon as does the investigation. we'll keep you posted with new information. channel 6 "action news." >> jeanette, thank you. police are investigating a deadly car accident here in wilmington. two vehicles were involved in the collision on christina avenue at 8:00 a.m. the 46-year-old woman driving a white infinity was killed and the second victim the man in the

other car was air-lifted in critical condition. the trial a man accused of defacing the frank rizzo statue in center city was postponed. there was a joint request involving the defendant this morning. the 27-year-old spray painted black power on the statue. the trial is now expected to begin now in march. turning to accuweather and the big change in the forecast. it's another pleasant day as we look live at the jersey shore. cape may from sky 6 hd and we are expecting a big warm up over the next couple of days. david murphy tracking the latest conditions outside on the terrace. and boy do we deserve warmer weather. >> it's nice it's not so raw here now and standing in the shade you want a decent coat. as we look at satellite. the cloud cover is out to the west and we enjoy sunshine through afternoon a few pop-up clouds but it maintains bright

conditions today. and we are already at 41 in philadelphia. probably only adding a degree or two to that in the next couple of hours. chilly and better over the weekend and much of the last two weeks. right now 38 in trenton and allentown and reading and 40 in wilmington and 40 in millville. getting close to the afternoon highs now. winds are light and that is good, go out and dress appropriately and you don't have a strong wind to deal with only 3 miles per hour in philadelphia currently and staying fairly low for the rest of afternoon. and temperatures are also not going to too far. it looks like we drop down into the upper 30s at dinner time. and slowly slide after that. in philadelphia we stay a couple of degrees over the freezing mark somewhere around 33, 34. the next couple of days we turn milder. this is because there is high pressure off the coast and a warm front from the north and cold front from the west.

and the air flow is from the mild south. unfortunately we are looking at the arrival of the precipitation, don't get too scared. this system is producing snow in montana and wyoming. and as this pushed eastward and it transitions to rain and friday we see a lot of rain and at times it's steady to heavy. when i step inside we talk more about the rise in temperatures and the rain and see if can he can't clear it out for the eagles game this afternoon. for now you need a coat but a nice day overall. thank you. out west rescuers are racing to locate possible victims of powerful mudslides. at least 15 people are confirmed dead after the destructive storm swept through in california. marcy gonzales is live now in burbank with the latest on the situation there. >> reporter: sara the rain has finally cleared but this mud is

going nowhere making for another challenging day of searches. a desperate, difficult effort through thick mud. >> the mud is so deep -- >> to find the two dozen people still missing in southern california. >> my mom i'm fighting with all of my heart to find her. i can't focus on the fact she is most likely dead out here. >> an emotional and unsuccessful search for robert's mother who disappeared when heavy rain unleashed massive mudslides. >> it sounds like a hurricane or freight train. >> after the largest wild fire destroyed vegetation and anything to stop the flow of this fast moving mud and debris and has killed at least 15 people in santa barbara county. >> we couldn't get out in time. multimillion-dollar mansions

covered in mud and only the chimneys could be seen. >> it looks like a world war 1 battlefield. >> how deep the mud is and oprah sharing this video of her backyard. >> some signs of hop the coast guard rescuing this family of five and today 14-year-old lauren recovering in the hospital after being pulled caked in mud from the rubble. crews searching for her father and brother. >> and we are also seeing damage here in los angeles county as the cleanup efforts are beginning evacuation orders with remain in place. live in burbank, california, channel 6 "action news." >> marcy, thank you. firefighters rushed to the scene of a reported explosion at a southwest philadelphia car shop. smoke was pouring from the building at greenway avenue at 6:30 this morning.

crews reported a partial collapse of the buildings roof. and no one was injured. a man is in critical condition after he was shot in north philadelphia. gun fire erupted on west norris street. they found the 42-year-old victim at the location and rushed him to the hospital. they are working to identify the suspect and possible motive. traffic is moving again on the pa turnpike following a multivehicle crash in bensalem. after one vehicle overturned in the westbound lanes. at least five vehicles were involved in the collision. pennsylvania governor tom wolf is expected to declare the opioid crisis a statewide emergency. the move opens up more resources ..r hard hit areas. much more ahead. 13,000 tourists are trapped at a ski resort.

how they are trying to get them out. that story comes up. and an ice chunk comes off the building and lands on this car in new york city. and david murphy has your seven-day forecast on "action news" at noon.

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two auto makers have chosen alabama as the location for their new factory. mazda will build a tory to operate in 2021. turning to health check the rate of flu patients going to the hospital has doubled in one week. the centers for disease control says that the dominant strain is known to be especially dangerous and can make the victims sicker more quickly than other types of flu. the best way is to get the flu shot. even if you get sick the symptoms will be less severe. a new report says that fewer babies are dying of sleep relat related complications in the u.s. many said they used soft bedding and pillows and bumpers and one in five parents say they do not

place their infant on the back in the crib, which is the safest position. a new high tech workout device is on the market but will cost you. the company pelton is now selling a $4,000 treadmill with a hd touch screen to live stream fitness classes and fitness classes can be incorporated. it was unveiled in las vegas on the consumer electronics show. >> $4,000 wow. >> okay. >> get in shape. >> the "action news" team is working on news stories for today begin agent 4:00. alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom with a preview. >> don't throw the laundry over that one right? coming up today at 4:00, according to a new surf yea most americans are sitting on a big pile of cash from iphones to kindles, we'll show you how to

turn your old electronics in spending money. >> and kelly clarkson admitted she spanks her toddler when she throws temper tantrums. we'll hear from experts about this debate as well. we'll talk about it in big talkers at 4:00. and your accuweather forecast is next at noon. sky 6 hd looking live at the commodore barry bridge where we anticipate a big warm up as we close out this week. we'll be right become.

all right david is here with another check of the accuweather forecast. nice to see the bright sky and the sunshine today. felt pretty good. >> we got up to 44 in philadelphia and 45 or something like that. that is chilly weather but felt real good but we are usioned to the colder stuff. stormtracker 6 live double scan we are dry right now and as we look outside. still a fair amount of sunshine

and you are not seeing as much as we look between the buildings next to city hall and the rothman ice rink and there are skaters out there. and tending to skate over to the sunny side there with the exception of the folks in the foreground they are looking like they are learning how to skate. in any event not a bad day to try it out. we are above freezing in philadelphia. they have the refrigeration underneath the ice. windchill 3, and that is the case the rest of the way. upper 30s in allentown and lancaster and trenton and 40 in millville and 44 in cape may. satellite shows us we have maintained sunny conditions for the morning and a chance that we get more cloud cover popping in during the afternoon but still fairly bright and nice. up in allentown chilly for your high 38. and bright skies and all things considered decent. down the shore probably 42 on most thermometers.

partly sunny and pleasant and the clouds digging in a little bit. and philadelphia 41 now and probably go up to 42 and sit there for a while. bright skies be seasonable conditions and the average high is 40 today. and the wins are on the light side and a few more clouds as the afternoon goes on but good. overnight partly cloudy and low of 33 degrees, it's possible we stay above freezing in philadelphia and tonight for that matter and some suburbs could dip below and it's not out of the question we get the melting and then it doesn't completely dry and a refreeze and we are getting better and better in terms of patchy ice as we transition from yesterday to today and tomorrow morning. winds are light tonight. high pressure is in control. as we go through wednesday. 40 degrees or so is your high. we have some of those clouds building in and tomorrow we get what is mostly a pleasant change, high pressure off the coast and frontal boundary from the west and that encourages a

southerly flow and bounces up to 50 tomorrow and mild conditions to the south will be drawn in. and obviously stable in fronts of that front. we see lots of clouds out there and by evening sprinkles and showers and during the day 50 and cloudy and not bad for this time of year by a long shot. tomorrow night we moisten the atmosphere up. some of you may between 7 and 8:00 and could be fog developing with the next system and overnight into early friday morning, we expect the chance of light shower activity for the morning commute. as we go later into the day there is the chance that we get steadier cells popping lieu and i think there is a chance that the entire region at some point gets heavier rain and 5:30 more of that. and a slug of it coming in tomorrow night. so friday looks to be a rain day and at times we could see heavy downpours and a decent amount of

rain an inch up and down the i-95 corridor. and north and west increase the numbers there potentially. your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 42 today and bright and not bad. milder tomorrow 50 and clouds and the arrival of the rain, light nuisance stuff in the evening hours and building overnight in friday. and friday milder high of 60 degrees, but it will be pretty damp most of the time and may be fairly rainy and even when the rain is not coming down strong it's still kind of dank. not a great day but a break in our heating bills. saturday windy conditions in the morning probably lingering rain early and clouds stay tough on saturday and the winds pick up and the temperatures fall. a high of 55 but we shift that into the morning hours. and during the afternoon we have the downward arrow because the temperatures fall a bit and mid-40s by kickoff for the

eagles game and maybe in the upper 30s before the end of the game. i hope it's a good one with pictures of fans coming out of the stadium -- as we get into sunday things change and 31 is your high and just 28 for martin luther king day and 30 for tuesday. a colder shot of air saturday afternoon but mostly sunday. >> how do fans come out? >> super bowl! >> david has been to many games. >> speaking of the eagles, the line on the eagles falcons game is moved. the sixth seeded falcons are 3 point favorites over the top seeded eagles. quarterback nick foles needs to bounce back from two sub par games and keep it simple and back to the basics, as we gear up we want to see your team spirit. show us your eagles pride by

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. "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 now on "action news" at 12:30, our harsh winter has local money crews training for dangerous ice rescues that could save lives and tips from the public lead to an arrest in this bar brawl caught on camera in bucks county and the death toll is rising from the mudslides in california that continues to destroy homes and cars and more. >> now the details, we got a look today at how the philadelphia police marine unit prepares for the worst in winter

weather and they enduring the intense training to be ready for an ice rescue. john rawlins is live now at fdr park where the training takes place. >> reporter: it was fascinating and cold down there on the water. for almost two hours police officers from the marine unit plunge repeatedly into the the pond here at fdr park it's a pond that is covered in part by a thick sheet of ice. >> over and over again this morning. marine unit members worked on ice rescue training here at fdr park among the scenarios how to safely rescue someone that may be unconscious. an officer in gear rolls off the ice and into the water and attaches a sling around the victim and signals to other officers to pull the line and to a safe position on the ice. >> in our