"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon we begin with

breaking news at this hour. "action news" has learned that democratic congressman, bob brady will not run for re-election. the word comes from brady's attorney, today the congressman is expected to hold a press availability at 1:30 this afternoon we'll bring you it to you live on the air and at 6abc.com. once again long time democratic congressman bob brady that served 11 terms in office has decided not to run for re-election. he has been in office since 199 and the attorney tells us the decision is not related the corruption charges against his aides last year. we'll bring you more information as soon as it becomes available to us. turning to accuweather on a cool and windy wednesday. as we look live outside from sky 6 hd, the view from spring mountain a brisk breeze make its feel well below freezing and david murphy is tracking the

latest conditions and joins us from the weather center with a first check of the forecast. >> right now we have sunshine in play across the region although clouds are getting closer and clouds thicken up as the day goes on. right now 25 in philadelphia and 27 if trenton and 23 in allentown. these are the coldest temperatures we have experienced in the last week or so. we'll certainly wind up below average. a wind blowing 13 to 20 miles per hour and giving a windchill of 19 degrees so it feels more uncomfortable out there. and do a better job of getting the layers together and wear a good coat. and extra gear like gloves and hats. temperatures today are going to fluctuate and only get up to 35 degrees or there abouts and then sliding back to the freezing mark later this evening.

and there is a chance that they bump up later tonight and a turn from the northwest with milder air for tomorrow. for today winds 10 to 20 miles per hour and the windchills making it feel like the mid-20s for the rest of the afternoon and evening and getting down into the low 20s for a time later on tonight. as we look at temperatures across the region there is that mild air and you start to draw a southerly flow you see what is waiting for us. we get the numbers to rise and by tomorrow afternoon we are well into the 40s that feels better than today. and the other shot of cold air coming down from the northern central plains, the same shot that will get things cold in minneapolis for the super bowl and that is also going to transition to the east quickly as we head into friday and saturday. i'll have details on all of that and the latest about possible precipitation coming in for super bowl sunday. details coming up in the seven day. >> thank you. speaking of the super bowl we are less than five-day as way from the big game.

and we just heard from head coach doug peterson in minneapolis. he is celebrating his 50th birthday today. he asked what it was like to reach a milestone at this time in his life. >> my wife is here and my family will be here later in the week ton be able to celebrate this with them and the team, and to be in this game. obviously is an honor. you know, if somehow we can pull out a victory that would be the icing on the cake. >> eagles quarterback nick foles stepped up to the mike this morning and we'll hear from him in the next half hour. another eagles star and his world cup winning wife are back together in minneapolis. you may recall u.s. womens soccer star julie ertz is on the opposite side of the country playing a game in california and found out her husband was going to the super bowl and now

reunited for the bird's big game on sunday. sara bloomquist caught up with the ertzs. and joins us live with more. >> hi rick, she is a world cup championship and he is playing for a super bowl ring and julie and zach ertz is the power ball couple. that video of finding out her husband was going to the super bowl we caught up with julie earlier this week to talk about what a whirlwind these past few weeks have been for her. >> good to see you. >> julie ertz is having a ball in minneapolis, a media night the 2017 female soccer player of the year arrived to interview her own husband, tight end zach ertz. >> she makes unbelievable tacos, that is my answer, she doesn't

make them all the time. but when she does they are off the chain. >> and julie was fresh off the team with the national that she scored a goal and found out after the game her husband was heading to the super bowl. >> i heard the score and was so proud of the team. i would have loved to be there and so happy to know my family was still and there couldn't wait to talk to him on the phone. now this world cup champion is excited to be in minneapolis to support her husband on his big stage. >> this is his moment and his game and my family and his family are here to support him and all of their hard work and the team and what they have done together for the city of philadelphia. >> julie tells us she and zach love living in philadelphia. it's their home now they met so many great fans and of eagles

and u.s. soccer. they are both just so blessed. imagine she is a world cup champion and her husband is on the road to winning a super bowl. pretty cool. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> that is pretty cool. thank you. and our super bowl weekend coverage kicks off 8:00 friday night with the "action news" championship preview live from minneapolis and join us throughout the day as the excitement builds and on "action news" at noon, the pregame coverage begins on "action news" at 5:00 p.m. and on hair immediately following the super bowl covering the angle from minneapolis to philadelphia. we'll wrap it all up with "action news" at 11:00 and sports sunday we have you covered all weekend long here on 6 abc. in other news it appears that president trump is in favor of releasing a classified republican memo on the russia

investigation. television cameras captured the president saying he is in 100% favor of releasing the document and reports to show improper surveillance of the fbi and the justice department in the russia probe and the top democrat says there is nothing to vindicate the president. >> and that comes on the heels of the president's emotionally charged state of the union address last night. here are the eye heights of the speech. >> rick, president trump gave one of the longest state of the unions last night and addressing his accomplishments and the things he hopes to achieve without the democrats that is. >> he dumped his tough talk and called for unity. >> our state of the union is strong because our people are strong. >> he touted the rising stock market and defeat of icy and the

1.5 trillion dollars infrastructure plan. and the democrats sat on their hands a sharp contrast to republicans that seemed to clap at every phrase and even the president clapped for himself. >> many brought dreamers as guest. >> under the current broken system a single immigrant can bring in seemingly unlimited numbers of distant relatives and a offered to let them have a path to citizenship. >> we have two big problems, one is that up until a couple of days ago nobody knew where the president was on this because he said different things to different people a plan that he articulated. a none starter on capitol hill. >> but dreamers need a solution

now. the daca program expires in march. they need the democrats to get to the 60 vote threshold to pass the bill to fund the government. channel 6 "action news." >> there is more ahead on "action news" at noon, former usa gymnastics team doctor larry nasser back if court and why he is being confronted by more accusers and a super blue blood moon. the rare sight graces the sky for the first same since 1882.

we have more breaking news this noon out of virginia an amtrak train out of virginia carrying members of congress has crashed. we are told that no lawmakers were injured and headed to a retreat in west virginia with their spouses and workers. several congressman tweeted they were okay. we'll have more on this crash as more information becomes available. federal investigators are on the scene in southern california where a helicopter crashed into a home killing three people. it happened in a gated community

in newport beach. two other people were injured during the crash. the ntsb is now investigating. and this into "action news" every member of the usa gymnastics board resigned this morning in the wake of the sex abuse scandal of former team doctor larry nasser. all members were asked to step aside by the olympic committee. and the sports doctor is now underway in lancing, michigan, confronted by roughly 60 people that were his victims. dealing with his actions and adding an elite gymnastics club run by an olympic coach. he was already sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison earlier this week. actor scott baio denies he

molested a costar. >> nicole egert alleges he sexually molested her on the set of their show. he denied this saying it was harming his wife and daughter. my daughter does not need to hear this at school. her job is not to defend me. my job is to defend my daughter, and this has to stop. >> he admitted to having a consensual encounter with egert, when she was over 18. apple is questioned by the government about the slow down of older iphones, both the securities and exchange committee is collecting information from the tech giant and focusing on a software update that made holder iphones

slower than usual. it was not designed to shorten the life and has apologized for not being up front about the change. and the moon put on a rare cosmic show, a super blue blood moon rose over the earth, super big and super bright and the total eclipse only visible from the west coast. the next time is in 19 years on january 31st, 2037.

health check this noon the flu and other viruses are spreading across the area and confirmed flu cases in pennsylvania and new jersey are rising with total numbers higher than they have been in years. and it seems to be hitting schools harder especially in the nation's midsection and some in illinois, michigan and texas have closed for several days hoping to break the infection cycle but parents and care givers may now be getting sick. philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs are getting a new area code. starting on saturday, area code 445 is hadded to the current 215 and 267 air codes including buckscks montgomery and lehigh valley. and they will be assigned to new numbers. and dozens of yogis starting their day with dancing and

downward dogs today. part of the movement. they were invited to skip the traditional grim starting with disco and yoga instead. the "action news" team is working on news stories for today start agent hurricane katrina. alicia vitarelli is here with a preview. >> if you have a super bowl bash you'll want to watch our what's the deal everything from make your own underdog mask to party favorers to decor we'll help you deck out your big bird bash and coming up united airlines puts its foot down when a woman tries to board the plane with a peacock, claiming it was an emotional support animal. and why this animal was did not get a ticket. >> i thought that was a hat when

i saw it. not really. thanks alicia. your accuweather forecast is coming up.

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here is something that makes us philly proud. saint phillips showed off the eagles spirit. this is actually teacher and staff appreciation day but everyone gets the opportunity to wear their best eagles gear and give a thatout to the team. looking great. >> meteorologist, david murphy is back now and we are getting excited about sunday and we may have to keep an eye to the sky. >> maybe rain or snow tonight. between now and then the issue is the cold. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you we are dry taking a look outside. sky 6 hd from our temple

university camera looking south along broad street and a nice picture of center city bathed in sunshine and don't be fooled as you head out. you'll need the coat big time and current temperature winds are calm. and they have been popping up a bit. and a windchill of 19 and that is the story the rest of the day. temperatures in the 20s and getting into the 30s eventually and the windchills making it feel like the 20s all the time and right now in the teens. 23 in allentown and 24 in reading and 28 in trenton and 26 if millville and 26 in cape may. satellite shows you we have maintained a fair amount of sunshine early and there are clouds sweeping in from the west. and that will continue to be a pattern that you see over the rest of the afternoon. at least high clouds rolling in, allentown brisk and cold and 33 and probably feeling like it's in the teens and 20s the rest of the way. at the shore giving way to sun and clouds and high of 36. and philadelphia sun giving way

to increasing clouds in the rest of the afternoon and evening and 35 was your high and best of times in the mid-20s and winds running northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. 29 overnight. more clouds and not as harsh this morning. we started in the teens with sing isle digit windchills at dawn, it will still be coat weather. that is moving the air up from the south and bringing in milder conditions and it will be milder with an afternoon high of 49 and a tradeoff with the front coming at us, mostly cloudy through the day and late in the day there are showers moving in and 6:30 in the evening, this popping up on the models. and this wells up and passes through getting through fairly quickly at 6:30. some models suggest a change over to snow and on the tail end we may see that on the i-95 corridor. a race between cold air rushing

in and trying to catch it before it gets off the coast. now in minneapolis we are looking at cold conditions traveling out later today a high of 31 degrees and then the bottom falls out of the weather pattern in the central northern plains and thursday's high minneapolis-st. paul and saturday about 10 degrees and the chance for morning snow. that should be mainly in the morning and not so much mountain afternoon. by the time we get to super bowl sunday a high of just 6 degrees and partial sunshine and the negative 4 i'm posting there is the windchill and if you head out to minneapolis and plan on doing go old fashion tailgating it's unlike most of the time youed tried it here. and tomorrow 49 and rain in the evening and spilling into friday morning and snowflakes mixed in early and we say hi to phil on friday morning in punxsutawney.

and those numbers tumble into the 20s and low of 18 and saturday brisk and cold and 35 and we ten to watch a system on sunday moving toward us and quicking out cloud cover and a high of 41 degrees and there is a chance at times for some rain showers maybe mixing with snow showers and the latest look on the two main long range model suggests that it's warm enough to have rain on sunday night. and not snow. that is something we continue to watch. >> students in the somerton section had a lesson on appreciation, saint christophers school held this assembly to thank police and firefighters and first responders and a large number of school parents and family members serve in the area. this is the third year for the appreciation event. ♪

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"action news" learned that democratic congressman, bob brady, will not run for re-election. this comes from his attorney, today the long time congressman is expected to talk to reporters this afternoon and we'll bring it to you live on air and online at 6abc.com. once again 11 term democratic congressman, bob brady, says he will not run for re-election and the decision is not related to the corruption charges filed against two of his aides last year. and more breaking news here, federal prosecutors decided not to retry new jersey senator bob mendez and his friend on corruption charges. the first trial for mendez ended in a hung jury last november. mendez was accused of trading his influence for campaign donations and gifts. and today the judge tew