>> reporter: dr. james kauffman dead of an apparent suicide. officials with the hudson county correctional facility confirmed he died at 9:20 this morning. just last week the 68-year-old appeared in court. the atlantic county prosecutor's office accused him of conspiring to kill his wife 47-year-old april kauffman after authorities believe she threatened to expose an illegal drug operation the doctor was allegedly running out of his medical practice with the members of the pagan motorcycle gang. kauffman's coconspirator tried to have kauffman killed in jail. because of that authorities moved him to the hudson county correctional facility for his own safety. he was in their maximum security section. he had been inside atlantic

county facility since june on separate weapons charges. sources tell "action news" he left a lengthy note and ripped a sheet twisted and tied it around his neck to the lower bunk. he was found face down sources say it appears he died of suffocation. kim packs kauffman's stepdaughter long believed he was guilty of her mother's 2012 shooting death she filed a wrongful death lawsuit. her attorney spoke on her behalf today. >> he certainly he knew the evidence was mounting and i'm sure he listened to what the prosecutor had to say and i guess he made another choice. >> reporter: now, sources also tell us that kauffman was alone in his cell at the time because his bunk mate had left that morning for a court appearance. now, this is still all under investigation. the atlantic county prosecutor's office did release a statement saying they were notified by hudson

county authorities but they have no further comment. reporting live in linwood annie mccormick channel6 "action news." back to you. >> dramatic developments. annie, thank you. firefighters surrounded a home in bridgeton cumberland county working to put out a fire this afternoon. much of the damage was to the back of the home at the intersection of cottage avenue and fayette street. now, on the front you can see some of the screens knocked out. "action news" is told that there are no reports of any injuries and the cause of this fire still under investigation. >> all right, now to the super bowl bound eagles and the big headline today is someone who actually won't play a single down come the big game. >> yes, star quarterback carson wentz spoke to the media today for the first time since that knee surgery that ended his season. he not only talked about the team's trip to minneapolis but also how his recovery is coming along. >> "action news" sports reporter jaime apody live once again at the novacare complex and jaime went wentz, had a lat to stay. >> reporter: it was

unexpected. we were on the other side of the locker room saw this big ruckus, ran as fast as we could over to carson's locker. my photographer ricky harris was standing in a locker on a chair. we got it done. carson had a lot to say, he d1 of the things that came up today was not only did he tear his acl but also his lcl. that was concerning but he said it should not affect his recovery and he still hopes to be back for week one. here is what else carson wentz had to say. >> is it bittersweet at all. >> like i said earlier, there's that part of me, that human element that wants to be out there without a doubt. i'm a competitor. i set out with this goal in mind to get here and not only to get here but to win. obviously it looks different for me but the team is still plugging along. i couldn't be happy for them. >> reporter: carson what's your message for the fans. >> again, i can't thank them enough, the support.

obviously before the injury was unbelievable but the support throughout like i said the team, the fans everybody's just been great and i can't thank them enough. >> reporter: carson what would it mean to you if this team would win the super bowl. >> it would be awesome, it would be awesome. >> reporter: the sure would be awesome. you really feel for wentz. he's such a competitor. you know how badly he still wants to be playing but he's really a good sport. he talked about the fact that this is nick's team now and he's been here at 6:00 a.m. every day in the quarterback meeting rooms trying to help them get ready for the super bowl and he'll be making the trip to minneapolis, he'll be along with them the whole way. he says it helps being on the side line now. he says it's better than being up in the booth. much more at 5 o'clock. for now from the novacare complex jaime apody channel6 "action news." back to you guys. >> jaime so good to see him doing well. thank you so much. no matter who wins the game philadelphia police expect there to be a big reaction in the streets here at home and they already have quite the security plan in place. much is based on what happened last week when thousands of fans celebrated the eagles'

victory over the vikings. police say they'll have a large number of officers guarding against property damage and violence next sunday night. they plan to announce street closures and other safety measures at some point next week. >> being optimistic of an eagles victory, we know the crowds are likely to be much larger. as a result, we've got to make sure we're prepared and we will be. >> police are also working with septa which expects to be a primary source of transportation to and from super bowl watch parties and local bars all across philadelphia. of course "action news" will be at the center of all things super bowl lii with live reports from minneapolis. they start this sunday. sharrie and i will be part of the "action news" team with the eagles from the very moment they touchdown until they bring home the win. we expect nothing less. and as always our coverage continues on the air on facebook and twitter and of course 6abc.com. >> several members of the philadelphia fire department were honored for taking the

next step in their careers. the department held its promotion and awards ceremony today. the honors were handed out at the performing arts center on temple's campus. more than two dozen members were elevated in rank led today of course by commissioner adam thiel. three firefighters were posthumously promoted including lieutenant kenneth green and gabriel lee. matthew letourneau was promoted from lieutenant to captain. he was killed while battling a row home in north philadelphia. >> police in fayette county thwarted what turned out to be a school shooting planned for today. it was today's harrowing discovery. a 14-year-old boy's bedroom stocked with weapons from that a semi automatic to a shotgun, a revolver machetes even throwing knives all found in this teenaged boy's room after he allegedly threatened to

kill four of his fellow students at uniontown area high school saying he simply didn't like them. city and state police went to the boy's home in henry clay township last night after they got a report from another student who says he overheard this threat on the school bus and even went so far as to record part of it. >> he indicated it would be extremely easy to sneak a gun into the school in his backpack. and he also indicated that he could use a sniper rifle from a distance or use a shotgun for mass casualties. >> very scary discovery. authorities have not publically identified the suspect here. he was arrested and taken to a juvenile detention center he's been charged with terroristic threats possession of a firearm by a minor and attempting to cause a catastrophe. they called the student who reported this threat and his and parents heroes. brian. >> yes, if you see something,

say something. >> police in hamilton township released dashcam footage avenue police officer nearly run over during a traffic stop. officer dennis backer pulled someone over along harding highway last week when another car clipped his cruiser. the officer jumped out of the way just in time. my goodness. they say this is the exact reason why that move over law exists and why drivers need to obey it. now, the woman who nearly hit the officer did receive a traffic summons. >> wow. glad to see he's okay. >> yeah. time now for a he can which of the accuweather forecast. >> all right. standing outside today meteorologist adam joseph. adam it did warm up a bit today. >> it did. we have that sunshine, temperatures a little bit above where they were yesterday and the big difference is we don't have that wind that we had yesterday as we look at some of the numbers around the region, 42 right now in philadelphia. 38 in new york city as well as syracuse but warmer air just to the west. pittsburgh right now 53 degrees and that bubble of warmth continues into the ohio valley, the tennessee valley, 60's saint louis, memphis, 62

in wichita, so, yes, we are moving towards the warmer as we head into the upcoming weekend. but also we're tracking a system that will move across the great lakes. cold front arrives here the second half of the weekend, so as we get into late saturday night, early sunday morning, say, 9:00 a.m. sunday, you could see a good area of solid rain all the way from eastern southern new england down through the midatlantic states so again, we are tracking some rain for part of the weekend but not for tomorrow. upper 50's on saturday, the pick of the weekend with sunshine. rainy on sunday but it starts to dry out in the northwestern suburbs early in the afternoon on sunday and then cold sets in monday night into tuesday when there is a chance for some snow. we will chat about it all coming up in that full accuweather forecast in just a little bit, guys. >> adam thanks so much. time for a first check on the "action news" traffic report today. >> let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center today. hey, matt. >> hi, brian and sharrie. oftentimes the friday afternoon commute is one of our worst of the entire week.

i'm not sure if this afternoon's is going to be worse than yesterday afternoon's that was pretty bad with that big water main break there affected the northbound side of the roosevelt boulevard. but this afternoon we have problems again if you're headed toward the boulevard, although this time the issue is on the schuylkill expressway westbound side. it's a broken down school bus. kids like this when it happens on the way to school, not so much on the way home. but the broken down bus is taking out the left lane so slow going as you come westbound out of center city toward the boulevard, route one this afternoon. otherwise we're watching delays start to form along 95, 12 miles per hour northbound by the betsy ross bridge. 15 on the southbound side driving into that bright sunshine approaching the blue route and we had a crash on 42 southbound by 130 but luckily that is cleared out of the way. by the willow grove park mall there's some downed wires this afternoon blocking off moreland road, 63. i would stay over on 611 to get around that and in christiana we're getting reports of a bad crash along the southbound side of one at churchman's road close to the

mall. it's just in the teens there as you come off of i-95. grab the ipad check your ways home with the waze app on this finally friday afternoon. golden triangle in camden county reports of a crash along 38 eastbound side even though it's minor, causing some major slowing there right around cuthbert boulevard. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> all right, matt, thank you. next on "action news" at 4:00 we have the very latest on the sexual abuse case rocking u.s.a. gymnastics. an official caught up in the scandal are now resigning while others are facing demands to do the game. >> with flu season crippling people across the country the cdc releases a new update about that deadly virus.

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in sports history. earlier this week a judge told team u.s.a. olympic dr. larry nassar "i just signed your death warrant today. one of the more than 150 women who stood up in a courtroom to describe their abuse and molestation at his hands sat down with the hosts of the view. gymnastics gold medalist alley raisman says she's happy nassar will spend the rest of his days in jail their fight for justice does not end here. >> my work and the army of survivors we're not done yet. we still have to hold these organizations accountable. united states olympic committee, u.s.a. gymnastics michigan state university they enabled this monster, they took his side over us. >> and to that end today michigan state university athletic director mark hollis tearfully announced his retirement. he is the second university official to step down amid sharp criticism over that school's handling of the sexual abuse allegations against nassar.

he said the healing starts now. >> not running away from anything. i'm running towards something. comfort, compassion and understanding for the survivors and our community. togetherness time and love for my family. >> he also told people not to read too much into his resignation just that the school needs a fresh start. earlier this week the chair vice chair and treasurer of u.s.a. gymnastics also resigned. u.s. olympic committee says the rest of the board must also step down saying that u.s.a. gymnastics also needs what they, too, are calling a fresh start. brian. >> alicia, thank you. on the heels that of emotional testimony from larry nassar's trial 20/20 is telling the stories of the so-called sister survivors. in tonight's special 19 women revealed why they decided to come forward and what they would like to see happen to u.s. gymnastics moving

forward. watch 20/20 at 10 o'clock right here on 6abc. >> appears the flu season will not be over any time soon. the centers for disease control believe widespread activity will continue for many more weeks. the illness is prevalent in 49 states. only hawaii is spared so far. 37 children nationwide have died and more than 86,000 total cases have been reported. the government is urging you to get a flu shot if you haven't done so already. >> president trump is now brushing off a bombshell report that he ordered the firing of special counsel robert mueller. the president dismissed the story first reported by the new york times as "fake news" today. the paper says mr. trump ordered mueller's firing back in june but backed down when the white house counsel refused to carry out the order and even threatened to quit because of it. don mcgahn reportedly argued that firing mueller would have sc

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the philadelphia auto show. it's always a great show right there and of course right here on channel6. >> yeah. several of us will be there. i'll be there. adam i know you'll be there. >> on my dinner break. >> you need a fast car. >> bring me back rolls-royce. that's all i ask. >> small ask. >> now you're talking. fortunately in the winter season those kind of cars don't do well but we have a nice start to our weekend with some sunshine. live on sky6 over the commodore barry bridge we were splashed in lots of sunshine again today. we didn't have the wind today so it felt a little bit better but there is still a chill in the air and what is going on is we have cold air that is trapped right now near the ground. only a couple of thousand feet from the surface to just above us and it's called aloe level inversion in the weather world. what is that? well, inversion basically we have to look at the atmosphere in many different layers not only at the surface but up to about 5,000 feet for temperatures

and what's happening is our profile shows much colder air from 2000 feet below. above that, that's where you can see those temperatures are warming as that curve goes to the higher temperatures, so warm air, lighter than cold air, so it's trapped right above us and until this inversion breaks and we can get this line to go more straight, that's when we'll warm and that's going to happen as we get into the day tomorrow. so, there you go, weather 101. cold air dense and heavy. it's beneath that warm air above us so it can't go anywhere right now. 42 philadelphia, 40 allentown, 41 in reading, 38 in millville, 37 degrees in dover and 30's for the shore as well. satellite and radar, there's all that brilliant sunshine, clear sky that we have right now. some high clouds to the south and west. we'll see a few high clouds starting to stream in here as we get into the late afternoon hours for tomorrow but for tonight it is clear, not as cold, 20's for most of the suburbs, 32 philadelphia, 31 in dover on 33 for cape may. here is your saturday hour by hour.

really nice and really mild. the winds will be pretty strong, though. we're going to move it into the 50-degree range by 11 o'clock in the morning. mid-50's in the afternoon. the winds tomorrow could gust between 30, 40 miles an hour. that's the only thing you're going to notice tomorrow with that sun and warmth and then as we get into sunday, this happens. 8 o'clock in the morning rain for everybody but as we get into sunday afternoon 1 o'clock we'll start to sink that rain down to the south and some drying coming into the north and west but overall sunday kind of a murky day with a lot of clouds and rain especially south and east throughout the afternoon. so, your four day at 4:00 forecast here, mild but windy tomorrow at 57 degrees. rainy mild sunday, 54 degrees and again, if you're in the pennsylvania counties, hopefully we'll shut off that rain just after lunch. and then on monday, rain, our snow shower possible especially southeast near the shore, maybe some sun north and west, 46 and then there could be another little system on tuesday to bring some snow showers with temperatures of

34 degrees. we'll have the rest of that seven-day forecast as we approach that super bowl weekend guys in the next half hour. >> wait a minute, the super bowl is coming. >> the following weekend. i said as we approach. >> i know. i'm kidding. >> he's kidding. >> we've heard this rumor. much more "action news" at 4:00 coming up right after this. >> ♪

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>> ♪ >> well, now here's your chance to score last minute tickets to the super bowl. >> eagles tight end trey burton has an offer for two lucky fans if they're willing to pay. >> if you haven't got your super bowl tickets yet i have a really cool opportunity for you to bid and win on two tickets to minneapolis. >> so here it is. the nfl players association is auctioning off two tickets to the big game. the proceeds will benefit the international justice mission. it's the largest antihuman trafficking organization in the world. now we've put a link to the ticket auction on our web site 6abc.com. now the bidding was up to 7400 bucks the last time we

checked. the auction closes sunday night 11:59 p.m. the winner will be announced on monday. >> ♪ >> fly eagles fly on the road to victory ♪ >> well, that was the fun that took over at ama tech headquarters in berwyn chester county. the employees took a break to show off their eagles pride. everyone and their families were invited to kick off the weekend with a tailgate that included live music and the eagles cheerleaders. >> and still ahead here in the next 30 minutes of "action news" at 4:00 today the super bowl is not being played in the delaware valley but you know what, local businesses are still making a big profit. >> plus we'll take you to a few places cashing in on the eagles excitement. that's coming up after the break. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> it is 4:30 and "action news" at 4:00 continues with all the buzz over the birds as we draw ever closer to super bowl 52. >> yeah, with just nine days and counting left until the eagles fight for their first lombardi trophy the entire delaware valley seems to be a wash in green. >> that's translateing into green for local businesses. "action news" reporter bob brooks live at the linc with that story. hey, bob. >> reporter: hey, brian and sharrie. as you can imagine restaurants, bars, everything out there economically will be booming because of the super bowl but i spoke with the professor at temple university who also says the eagles progress and how well they've

done this year plus a super bowl win could mean a boom for everyone's life. let's take a look and listen. do you have other shirts 'cause we're still over a week out for the game. >> oh, yeah, i have many shirts i'm going to bring in rotation. >> reporter: that's alicia smith one of the many employees planning to wear their eagles gear all week. trust me they're going to be busy. according to owner angela milany. >> eagles in the super bowl is like christmas eve. >> reporter: they decorated their beautiful store offering all kinds of eagles themed foods from the bakery to eagles tomato pie and much more. >> wings and sandwiches galore. we have orders pouring in. >> reporter: now of course i had to try a bite with angela. >> mmmm. >> reporter: that's good. that's really fresh. she even says next week every employee is working and that. >> we're all philadelphia eagles fans and if not they won't be working here. >> reporter: clearly she was

joking. here's an interesting fact about how an event like this can impact an area. we spoke to dr. jeremy jordan at temple university he studies the impact of these kind of events on the region. he says having the nfl draft in town was huge. >> economic impact was around $95 million. >> reporter: though the super bowl isn't being played here he says people are going to want to be in the area specifically the city. >> that's going to mean the restaurants, the bars have a lot more activity. >> reporter: and get this, according to research, he says a successful pro sports team means fans' lives get better. it's a fact. >> there's a thing called psychic income which is the value of a team to the residents that of community. so, right now being a philadelphia eagles fan is really important to people. >> reporter: how about that, guys? psychic income. not only will businesses benefit but everyone around here eagles nation will get a bump in their mental health as well. for now reporting live at lincoln financial field, bob

brooks, channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> yeah, we're riding high. bob, thank you. nothing says eagles pride like green hair and this subtle hair accessory is also connected to a charity. salon moxie in chadds ford delaware county invites you to come in and get some green extensions. we were there as stylists added a flash of green all in support of the birds. the cost is $15 and the salon says money raised will be donated to saint christopher's hospital. >> new mission to spread the underdog spirit that carried the eagles to the bowl. >> e-a-g-l-e-s. >> so that pumped up crowd is reacting to an announcement at independence blue cross in center city. today the company revealed it will make these popular dog mask cutouts widely available to local residents. in fact you'll be able to find one in next friday's print edition of the philadelphia inquirer and the daily news. there you go. the "action news" team will be right there in the heart of

all things super bowl 52 with live reports from minneapolis starting on sun. we'll-- sunday. we'll be there from the moment they touchdown to the moment they return with the championship trophy. keep up with the eagles and the "action news" team on air online and of course on social media. >> in other news today, fumes from a generator sent several students and teachers from a bustleton school to the hospital today. chopper6 hd was over lohse elementary on the 500 block of tomlinson road. officials say strong fumes from a generator being used on the roof got into the school just before noon. a number of students and teachers soon started to feel sick. and that led to an evacuation. all were taken to the hospital for observation. >> one of bill cosby's lawyers now wants to be taken off the comedian's case before his upcoming sexual assault retrial. samuel silver if i would papers to withdraw counsel today without explaining why. cosby will still be represented by four other lawyers when he's retried on

aggravated indecent assault charges in april. those lawyers are battling to get the case dismissed alleging misconduct by prosecutors and a lack of proof. cosby is accused of drugging and assaulting andrea constand back in 2004. his first trial ended in a mistrial. investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a fast moving house fire in philadelphia's frankford section this morning. flames ripped through the second floor of that home on the 5,000 block of valley street just before 7:00 a.m. one person escaped that fire by heading to the roof. they were rescued by firefighters a short time later. the fire was put out by 8 o'clock. >> time now for another check on our forecast as most of us get ready to celebrate the weekend. >> yes, and a little bit of a mixed bag coming our way. meteorologist adam joseph joining us in the "action news" weather center with the details. >> 50-50 weekend one far better than the other, that is today but both days will be on the warm side. today still a little chill in the air with those temperatures kind of stuck in the upper 30's to around 40 degrees.

you can see it's colder to the south, wilmington atlantic city 39, 37 degrees a little wind off the water. not a lot of wind but just enough to give a little chill there. allentown 40 degrees, philadelphia 42 and trenton 40 degrees. we look to the west you see that sunshine still aglow here at the pagoda cam in reading in berks county. a decent amount of visibility and it almost looks a little hazy and due to the colder air being trapped at the surface it's kind of collecting a little bit of the pollution so to speak, so we'll mix that out as we get into the weekend. in fact, saturday the winds whip up and that helps to break down the cold, 57 degrees. winds could be 30 to 40 miles an hour with that sun tomorrow. and then on sunday, a lot of clouds, a wet start but a drier finish to the day on sunday from the northwest to the south and east with temperatures in the middle 50's. we will chat about that seven-day forecast and let you know how those temperatures fare. there's a little chance of some snow showers. i'll let you know coming up in a little bit. >> sounds good adam thanks.

the kimmel center announced its lineup for the 2018 international festival of the arts. the event will feature award winning acts from around the globe including water on mars. they'll turn the kimmel stage into a circus of gravity defying stunts with comedy and geometry sprinkled in in. there will be a street fair along broad street on the ninth. >> a little girl with big dreams is making music but who is also dealing with a physical limitation. several of them. is getting the chance to create thanks to the help from three local students. "action news" anchor rick williams now live in the news room with the details on this. hi, rick. >> hi, brian. happy friday. this is a nice story. we'll introduce you to fourth grader named rain. now she loves music she loves listening to it and she would always -- she would love the chance to be able to play it but there's just one problem. she has trouble holding instruments because of her physical condition. however, three older students had an idea to help rain and

together they came up with something pretty amazing. we will show you coming up tonight on action news at 5:00. also tonight, we have seen how folks go nuts over holiday shopping deals, black friday deals like cheap televisions must have shoes and clothes but what about a specialty item food? tonight we'll tell you what shoppers were pushing and shoving to get their hands on this time. some of the stories we're following for you when we see you in just a little bit on "action news" at 5 o'clock. and until then back to the studio. brian we'll see you later. >> see you soon rick. thanks. there's a potentially record breaking real estate deal happening in delaware. this three bedroom home located on wedgewood road in newark is now on the market for the unusual price of 174 bitcoin. it's said to be the first time that crypto currency will be accepted in exchange for a home in the first state. now the value of a single bitcoin is always changing but this afternoon it was hovering just below $11,000, so multiply that by 174 and that would put the current asking

price of this nice house at $1.9 million. >> futuristic bitcoin. >> yeah. >> yeah. all right. still to come on "action news" at 4:00 what do bagels olympic athletes and unicorns have in common. there's all things you can get for free if you stay with us. >> target accused of missing the mark with their super bowl themed shirts. we'll show you the attire that's got many reminding the chain that, yes, women like football, too. >> and it's not every day that a story about a stifled sneeze on a subway goes viral but then again not everyone can tell that story like one british commuter. the tweet that turned him into a social media star. >> coming up. >> it's not cute.

>> ♪ >> a battle is brewing over the breakfast menu at several popular restaurants. panera says the eggs in their competitor's sandwich are not all they're cracked up to be. in a new petition to the fda

the bakery argues that "only food made from a cracked shell egg without additives or further processing should be called eggs" saying anything else should be referred to as "egg product." >> our view is if you ask for an egg you should get an egg. over half of those chains have eggs on their menu with five or more ingredients. >> in response taco bell says they list their ingredients for all their food on their web site. dunkin donuts fired back saying their eggs are real. mcdonald's issued a statement clarifying real eggs are used in the egg mcmuffin but it does serve premade eggs in some other sandwiches. >> we are inching toward the super bowl and you may be stocking up on gear to wear for the big game so target launched a new line for women and let's just say it's getting a lot of buzz, not sure though it's the kind they intended. there's a t-shirt for girls

that says let's touchdown a home run, you know, for those who are fuzzy on sports and how about that one, rooting for the commercials and halftime -- is it halftime yet. director of u.s. government affairs tour drop box becky talent called out twitter saying seriously i'm a female type person that loves and regularly watches football. there's that touchdown t-shirt we told you about. didn't see these t-shirts in the men's collection. do we not know the difference between a touchdown and a home run much i don't know, target, we're waiting to hear what you have to say about that. to the photoshop fail seen around the world and social media that has some major celebs loling along with everyone else. check it out. it's the who's who of hollywood. look closer. it seems that a-listers ended up with some extra body parts like reese witherspoon who got an extra leg.

she tweeted, well, i guess everyone now knows i have three legs. i hope you can still accept me for who i am. she's not the only one. she is snuggling with oprah winfrey. she has three hands two on her left, one around reese's waste. she tweeted back to reese, i accept your third leg and i know you accept my thirdhand. no word yet from vanity fair on all of this but the hard copy does hit newsstands on february sixth maybe not in time to fix the oops. there's a shot of reese witherspoon with the three legs right there. i don't know about all that. okay. finally there is a scenario a guy on the tube in london, you know howl it goes, it is a mob scene totally packed everyone in there like sardines, people are cranky. there's guy on board named jamie susskin he locks eyes

and the guy is about to sneeze, omg. but somehow the bloke holds it in and jamie's wildly viral twitter threat about his germ hero on a sardine packed train reads like a suspense thriller. he tweeted that guy is my morning hero and i wrote this thread in homage to him. here's a snippet of the thread like a gathering storm the sneeze cannot be resisted. it is a force of nature but at the very moment of climax the instant when i thought my fellow londoners would be covered in nasal debris something incredible happened. i'll remember it till the day i die. the sneezer clamped his jaw he takes it internally apparently looking like a bull frog while making a sound that was somewhere near a high pitched squeak an groan. they lock eyes, jamie admiring this heroic gem feat the sneeze holder inner resisting the urge not to gloat here. i mean, listen he didn't do the nasal spray all over everyone so here you have a morning hero and the

shakespeare of sneeze commentary on twitter. >> yes, gross when someone sneeze on you. >> if i was on that train -- >> not good to hold a sneeze in. >> not on a subway. >> it's a catch 22. not good or bad. thank you alicia. it is time for another check on the roads tonight. >> all right, matt here now with the update for us. hey, matt. >> we're packed in here this afternoon along 95 because of the lack of action from an action plumbing truck brian and sharrie but they just towed the truck away as you were tossing to me here in the southbound lanes by allegheny avenue. all the southbound lanes just reopened but the damage is done. 44 minutes is it three times what it should be on the southbound travel time from cottman through this point on in toward center city. on the northbound side there's also an issue along 95. it's a crash approaching the betsy ross bridge that's taking out the left lane so trouble in both directions on 95 although as we saw, all southbound lanes are now opened. and all lanes are opened now

not westbound schuylkill. that disabled school bus has been pushed off to the side. so you're back in business there approaching the boulevard, although still slow. have a crash in upper darby along market near 69th and there's one in haverford along route 30 lancaster avenue at haverford station road there by hand and stone facial spa. we lost our downed wires by the willow grove park mall. moreland road is reopened but now there's a crash in lower moreland to avoid by the prudential bank along huntington pike at county line road and big delays on 495 southbound in wilmington this afternoon it's because up ahead right about there there's a crash approaching terminal of a taking out two lanes. speeds like just 4 miles per hour. definitely come down 95 southbound, not 495 southbound in the first state this afternoon. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, in the 5 o'clock hour. >> okay, matt, thank you. >> ♪ >> meteorologist adam joseph standing by with the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast next. >> ♪ i was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better

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>> ♪ >> you're going to love this. it's one of the great locker room speeches of all time and now some local kids are repurposing it for the eagles. >> you were born to be an eagle as one. every one of you were born to be here tonight. this is your time. and our time is done. it's over. >> how about it. that's thomas plaza and duke both of berwyn as they reenacted the famous theme from the miracle on ice. so good about the unlikely win by america's hockey team over russia in the 1980 olympics. these kids memorized that speech in 15 minutes and shot the video last night. it's pretty clear they got a future in either acting or coaching because they nailed

this. may it serve as inspiration for the birds to pete the pats. >> i am pumped. >> certainly. >> love it, love it. >> yeah, got some talent right there. >> all right. we're talking about our forecast going into the weekend. >> yeah, it is the weekend and right now it's going to start one way, it's going to end another. >> yeah. >> there are some changes heading our way. as we take a look at the moon which was out during the day today the action cam capturing it at its waning stage there. a crystal clear sky most of the day. as we look at sky6 live over city hall here you can see people walking around ending their friday thinking about their weekend ahead probably. dry roadways and it stays dry as we get into our saturday. in fact tomorrow the pick of the weekend, very mild, lots of sunshine, a few high clouds but there will be some gusty winds tomorrow, 30, 40 miles an hour at 57 degrees and then on sunday, mild and we're looking at about a quarter of an inch of rain. it's not a soaking rain but it definitely starts wet sunday

morning with temperatures equally as warm as saturday. won't feel that way because of the rain but right around 54 degrees. 40 right now allentown, trenton, reading 41 degrees. we have some 30's on the board like wilmington, millville, 38 degrees. 37 the atlantic city airport and the same for dover, so there is a chill with that wind a little light wind coming in off of that very cold ocean water. high pressure is nearby. that's what's pulled those winds down for today but as that high goes to the east and this cold front near chicago approaches from the west we'll be squeezed between those two systems and that's what's going to funnel that wind out of the southwest during the day tomorrow. so, for tonight clear sky, not as cold, 24 in the suburbs to around freezing for center city with that south-southeasterly wind three to 6 miles an hour. for your saturday, 56, wilmington 58 degrees in dover, 56 in trenton. clouds and sun but again, those winds gusting 30 to 40 miles an hour out of the south-southwest and since the ocean is still in the 30's, if

you think about, hey, it's going to be sunny, nice day, 50, let's head to the shore take a stroll on the boardwalk, bring a jacket. it will be much cooler down there with that wind off the water with temperatures only in the upper 40's. as we look at the second half of the weekend on sunday, rain is here first thing in the morning area wide at 8 o'clock in the morning. about a quarter of an inch. by lunchtime we'll start to shut the rain off to the north and west. still raining south and east and we'll see that progression continue sunday 5 o'clock, raining at the shore, cloudy elsewhere but again a little drier in the afternoon. heading to the super bowl next week, if you're thinking about it or heading that way for minneapolis let's look at there the normal high is 26 degrees. a dry weather but turning cold early next week. tuesday would be the weather day with some snow of 28 degrees. wednesday no the bad, 33 but by thursday, they drop to the teens and it could get even colder than that as you head towards super bowl weekend. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, back at home it's pretty mild overall.

57 tomorrow. rainy and mild on sunday, especially in the morning. could be a rain or a snow shower along the coast monday with one system at 46 degrees. another weak system tuesday could bring some snow showers of 34. and then cold wednesday, 33 and then as minneapolis drops to the teens, we rise to the 50's on thursday and then friday rain maybe wet snow for ground hog day. >> adam thanks. >> freebie friday is coming up after the break. >> ♪ more and more student debt is keeping people from doing what they love. (horn sound) ♪ ♪

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>> all right it is freebie friday. we love to start with free food so go ahead and mark your calendars. next thursday, february 1st, is bruegger's bagels birthday. to celebrate they're giving you three free bagels. there's a form you need to fill out and we'll have that for you. so how about some free doughnuts to go with it. pennsylvania just got its

first the dapper doughnut location and tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. they are offering free hot mini doughnuts to celebrate. it's happening at their new location at the plymouth meeting mall. here is a fun one for the little ones. when you download the justice app click the envelope icon on the top left of the page and you get a coupon for a free pom pom key chain way little unicorn on it there. you have to pick up the freebie in a justice store. it's only happening for a limited time so if you're interested go check it out. a beauty set with two of their best selling products. this is worth 20 bucks. we have the offer you need to bring into your local store to pick it up as well and finally how cool is this? free luge lessons from retired olympians part of blue mountain resort's annual winter fest. it's the 40th annual birthday bash there. it features a meet and greet with the cast of frozen, fireworks music and treats. that's happening tomorrow all day.

all the details on our web site you guys. have a great weekend. >> you too alicia. that's going to do it for "action news" at 4:00. for brian taff alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm sharrie williams. join me along with brian adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> all right. we'll see you at 10 o'clock tonight. "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> ♪

. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. dr. james kauffman the husband and murder suspect accused of orchestrating the execution of his wife south jersey radio dj april kauffman is dead tonight. authorities at the hudson county correctional center say kauffman was found after an apparent suicide inside of his jail cell. the 68-year-old kauffman was moved to that facility following credible death threats against his life following his arrest in atlantic county. we'll have much more on this story coming up tonight on "action news" at 6:00. >> and now to the fallout from a political bombshell from congressman pat meehan who announced he'll not run for reelection for the seventh

congressional seat in pennsylvania. >> the news came in the wake of reports that the four term congressman allegedly used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint involving a former aide. >> vernon odom live in media with more on this for us tonight. good evening, vernon. >> reporter: good evening, monica and to you, rick. the delaware county political circles have been ringing offer the hook for the last several hours. pat meehan's fall from grace has suddenly opened up the door for a number of those with great political ambitions and now they see a chance to work their way in and that's jockey from both parties on both sides has only just begun. congressman pat meehan forced to abandon his reelection campaign less than a week after his sexual harassment scandal broke shock waves are running through gop circles in delaware county. they've got the find a new face fast. we could find no one who