"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. a 19-year-old man is behind bars for the latest school shooting to rock the country. nicholas cruz is charged with 17 counts of murder. >> the big s "action news" is another rampage with a rifle tt left a nnd the suspect

awaiting a court appearance over his mental health. lets go to stephanie ramos in florida. >> reporter: police are still at the high school where the alleged shooter killed 17 people and wounded 14 others. they are str understand why the suspect would do something so horrific. >> after a long and painful afternoon at stoneman douglas high school. authorities are learning more about nicholas cruz the former expelled student that attacked the school. >> he was transferred to another school -- >> police say the suspect was armed with an ar 15 style rifle and the fire alarm sounded that allowed the students to be targeted out in the open. terrified students hid in

classrooms not knowing if they would survive. >> we were just praying and crying. >> police and s.w.a.t. teams swarming the school grounds. >> do you know where the shooter is? >> these teens sharing how some teachers helped to save their lives. one mr. beagle was at the front door of the classroom protecting them. >> he was blocking the door because it was open all the time, i don't know how we are alive. >> at least 17 people lost their lives and more than a dozen are wounded. the victims both students and teachers. after initially only offering tweets. president trump today addressing the nation. >> yesterday a school filled with innocent children and caring teachers became the scene of terrible violence, hatred, and evil.

>> reporter: here many parkland the sheriff's department says all the victims identified and their parents notified. and as for the gunman he faced 17 counts of premeditated murder. >> back over to you. >> thank you. this was the 18th school shooting in the first 45 days of 2018. according to one count that number comes from every town for gun safety. a nonprofit that advocates for gun control. they account for every incident that a firearm is discharged on a school campus. two of them were classified as attempted or completed suicides. >> this latest tragedy is dominating the conversation among the country's police officers including those here in philadelphia. jeanette reyes is live at police headquarterers with reaction

from the top cop and other law enforcement leaders this noon. >> rick, we talked to first responders today who happened to be honored by the city at a previously scheduled event and shared heart break for their colleagues in south florida. but the first responders as well as the commissioner sharing extreme frustration that this keeps happening. >> less than 4 hours after first responders rushed to the aftermath of one of the worst school shootings in u.s. history. the horror loomed large over the room and in the minds of many including commissioner adam teal. >> i saw the news conference and it was a trigger for me and it's a challenge to watch and i was sad and crying watching the coverage. >> police commissioner richard ross expressed frustration at how often these events happen. the greatest country on earth

defies logic that we can't come up with something that makes sense. nothing short of frustration when i hear of these things. >> charles ramsey echoed similar sentiments and expressed doubt that change could come from lawmakers and encouraged americans to push for tougher gun laws. >> congress is not going to get in involved. i lost all hope that congress would do anything. especially after sandy hook. if that dide this schoo sho move the needle either. >> speaking to the police commissioner an incident like this sparks the conversation of the preparedness in philadelphia. the police commissioner as well as the fire commissioner say they are thoroughly trained for incidents like this one for it .

channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. and we'll continue to bring you updates on this story as we learn them. on 6abc.com right now you can get the full details behind the tragedy and read more about the man accused of the crime. >> time now for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> it's another very mild winter day. even warmer than yesterday. looking live outside sky 6 hd showing you the center city skyline. a little fog out there this morning. david murphy tracking the late of conditions from the weather center. david i could not see the tops of the building. >> the clouds are low at times and right now you see fairly cloudy skies across the region and sprinkles to the west and you don't have to worry about that today or tonight. temperatures are mild and despite the cloud cover it's a great day to get out. 52 in philadelphia. 52 in trenton and 54 in wilmington and 54 in allentown un50 in reading and millville. it's a pleasant afternoon winds on the light to moderate side

and not all that strong. first time we can say this, a great day to go outside and horse around with the dog in the afternoon. 2:00, 64 and high of 65 at 3:00. and 64 by 4:00 and by 6:00, 61. you see the model producing rain. it's not a lot going on at 5:00, 5:30 just a sprinkle but 6:00 to 8:30 the northern suburbs in particular are looking at showers. not as much to the south but even in philadelphia it's a chance it gets damp and a little bit of moisture still left over by 10:00 and 11:00 tonight when adam and cecily will be on the air. we'll look at a gradual cool down and colder day on saturday and things come into focus for saturday night in terms of which areas of the region gets snow i'll have more on that coming up from accuweather. >> thank you. in washington, president trump's

former chief strategist, steve bannon is expected to testify in front of the house intelligence commit e. they arrived on capitol hill for a closed door meeting. lawmakers subpoenaed him last month in connection with the russia investigation. a busy road was shut down for hours as police investigated a serious crash involving a pedestrian. the victim was struck before 7:00 if the southbound lanes of route 73 near i-295 in mt. laurel. there is no word yesterday on the victim's condition. it was closed for more than three hours. a delaware man was accused of stealing part of a $4.5 million statue from the franklin institute. the museum noticed a thumb missing from the terra cotta war

soldier. michael rohana allegedly broke the finger off during a party at the museum on december 21st and was hiding the thumb in his bedroom and is now facing charges. another sign that baseball is almost back. phillies single game tickets are now on sale. they face the marlins for the home opener on april 5 and. gabe kapler is keeping a close eye on his team. and pitchers and catchers began yesterday for their workout and the full squad begins on monday. a young kidnapping victim is now safe and where police found the girl after she was taken from her home. >> another broadway musical is on stage we sit down with the star of the show coming up. >> david murphy has your seven-day forecast can when "action news" comes rights back.

a police officer carried a 4-year-old girl if his arms the day she was kidnapped from her home the day before in south carolina. she was found unharmed in alabama. police say that a railroad crew called 911 after finding a car parked in the woods with the

girl and a man sleeping inside. the suspect let the girl go and then took off. >> police arrested 37-year-old thomas evans hours later after a chase in mississippi. they have not found a connection with the suspect and victim. >> the "action news" troubleshooter team is getting answers as to why residents are having problems with mail delivery. here is chad pradelli with a preview. >> reporter: late mail and even no mail at all. >> it got to the point we received mail once a week if that. >> an "action news" investigation finds postal problems ranging in various zip codes in our area. and one woman called police when her carrier refused to deliver her mail. >> he goes on her truck and pulls off two weeks worth of mail and gives me my mail. >> here is how the postal service is responding. tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> a woman seeking her potential

soul mate is still flying solo. we told you about devon yesterday. she was trying to track down a handsome stranger she locked eyes with a few months ago. despite putting up a billboard he never should up. even show she was stood up she was happy she put herself out there. >> a south jersey vfw got a fresh new look courtesy of volunteers. about a dozen workers from the cherry hill home depot spruced up the facility giving it a fresh coat of paint and improving the lighting and much more. >> art of aging is coming up next at noon. today we meet the south philly senior reviving the old fashion typewriters. when "action news" continues in a moment.

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in this computer age you may think that type writers went the day of the dinosaur but a south philly senior is leading a retro revival. tamala edwards has this week's story in the art of aging. >> an old sale on east passyunk avenue. the once mighty typewriter is making the come back gl people

bring in machines from the basement and garage. >> and like people are expert on old cars, brian is an expert on old type writers. >> the most unique part this have is the key board a russian key board. >> he group in philadelphia in a family of hot dog cart owners and was suppose to take over the family business but at 18 went to california and made a year out of communications and sales. >> here is something from the 20s and 30s and one day he stumbled into the world of typewriter repair. >> these are precision like watches. >> and he loved it and enrolled in strayed school. this man took my under his wing and gave me a manual. >> it has 2500 different parts. >> he now mentors school children connecting the next

generation for satisfaction. >> i like to write a sentence and when you put a period it dings. >> he runs an apprentice program out of his shom. >> hopefully they will pass it on to grandkids. >> and tapping into the so-called digital burnout. >> and it's our generation saying slow down a little bit more and keeping a piece of history alive. >> whatever i have left of life i want to do ta with my life. channel 6 "action news." >> health check this noon. the fda approves the first every blood test to diagnose concussions and works identifying specific proteins after a head injury and the results can be found in a few hours and eliminates the need for a ct scan in cases and greatly reduces the number of people exposed to radiation. and mcdonalds trying to slim down the happy meal by banishing

cheese burgers and chocolate milk. diners can ask for those items will but stop listing them by june. meant to reduce the calories, sodium and fat that children consume. and the "action news" team is out working on news stories today beginning at 4:00. lets check in with alicia vitarelli live if the newsroom. >> reporter: hey guys, today at 4:00 we look at instant karma caught on camera a burglar bungle with a brick is turning him into an internet star. >> and coming up is your refrigerator brimming with condiments and food you have forgot about. a new video may inspire you to clean out your kitchen close et cetera. the fridgy, like the new selfie. i'll have to show it to you guys. >> see you in a few.

>> thank you. your accuweather forecast is coming up next a

. all right lets get a check of the accuweather forecast. very mild today. >> it's nice and kind of overcast. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows us we have dispensed with the morning rain and something showing up south of dover but not an issue up here. and spring mountain was using the snow guns and putting the snow on the slopes, now it's comfortable to go up there on the mountain side. and you see there is plenty of enough snow for those folks to get up there and get middle of february skiing close to

philadelphia. 52 is your current temperature and mild here and cooler at spring mountain. winds southwest at 14 and obviously no windchill with that mild number. temperatures are in the 50s across the region and the airport in atlantic city we are almost at 60. 57 in millville and 58 in dover and 52 in philadelphia. and that southerly flow continues through the region and that continues to bump the numbers up over the next several hours. cloud cover is thick and at times the skies brighten but a mostly cloudy day on tap. mild though and nice numbers for this time of year. mostly cloudy in the lehigh valley. and 61 is your high there. down the shore also on the mild side with a high up to 60 under mostly cloudy skies and in philadelphia we go for a high of 65 today and mostly cloudy and milder. skies may brighten at times generally speaking fairly cloudy and winds are not all that strong. 7 to 14 miles per hour on average. tonight it's also mild going

down to 57 and rain will be arriving later during the evening and breezy out there. winds from the southwest tonight 10 to 20 miles per hour. in terms of rain some may see sprinkles and showers and rain is centered to the northern half of the region and every now and then something popping through south as well. and it does look like by tomorrow morning the rush hour has the potential of at least starting out wet and that tapers off later in the morning and by lunch time and beyond we are plainly dry. all sights set on saturday night around here. getting cooler late in the day on friday and cooler on saturday. and that sets the table for this. still looks like a southern storm is going past us to the south and robust enough to put snow in starting in the evening on saturday and then continuing into the wee hours of sunday morning. probably shuts off well before you wake up the next morning and rain to the south and more snow to the north. future tracker 6 starting to

pick up on this too. 6:00 we start to see the first snowflakes move in and then you see how up to 10:00 the mainly snow along the i-95 corridor and especially in the northern and western suburbs and the rain line gets closer to philadelphia and the whole thing shutting off at 3:00 in the morning on sunday. what do we expect on the ground? we'll have an official snowfall map on "action news" at 4:00. but in general we think in philadelphia a 50% chance of seeing 1 to 3 inches out of this. only a moderate chance of seeing more but if you look at the northern and western suburbs i'll flip the numbers around. the farther northern and west north bucks and montco, and lehigh valley valley not out of the question to get 3 to 6 inches out of this. and more model adjustments coming this afternoon. 65 is today's high and clouds very mild out there. tomorrow a damp start as you saw but a dry and windy blustery

afternoon and high of 62 is early in the day and we really fall later in the day and at night and go down to 27 for a low. and the accuweather alert only 40 in the afternoon and the snow and rain arrives and between the hours of 7:00 and 1:00 or 2:00 a.m. accumulating snow. on sunday we have looking at dry conditions building back in and the snow will be over. 46 is the high and melt whatever did fall. and monday clouds with late rain and high up to 51 for presidents day and tuesday temperatures jump 68 is the high. almost 70. and 66 still mild on wednesday. i don't believe that is a record. the record around this time of year is 74. but i don't think so. >> thank you. >> still ahead in the next half hour of "action news" at 12:30. safety on the job is rewarded hear about the major milestone

that postal workers reached today. >> and everything must go a long time hotel in philadelphia is closing its doors and selling everything inside.

"action news" continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and david murphy. >> we begin at 12:30 with the latest on the school shooting in florida. the 19-year-old man accused of

opening fire yesterday is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. the tragedy was the deadliest school shooting in the u.s. in five years. and we are waiting to hear about the timeline of events during the school massacre in broward county florida. the accused shooter had a trouble the past. >> now the latest from the scene in parkland, florida. >> marjorie stoneman douglas high school is closed until further notice. the public school home to some 3,000 students is now a crime scene. at least 17 are dead and more than a dozen others are injured after police say shooting suspect and former 19-year-old student, nicholas cruz opened fire as school was close to being dismissed for the day. >> the violence has to stop. we