we're following on "action news," president trump visitors florida days after a gunman took the lives of 17 people at a high school. we have new information about a pedestrian who was hit and killed by a car this morning. 46 hours without sitting or sleeping just a whole lot of dancing for a good cause. that's what hundreds of penn state students are doing as the annual thon weekend continues. >> karen rogers is in for chris sowers, a mixed bag with snow and rain right, karen? >> reporter: that's right, some of the changes we're having coming in, as well. we're seeing less of an impact for much of the region. the temperature will be higher. the winter weather advisory, now it's a winter weather advisory even for the northwest suburbs, it was a winter storm watch it's been downgraded since yesterday. we have a beautiful start to the day partly sunny skies be we'll

have clouds build in and the precipitation builds in from the south and west. the first half of the day is dry, colder than yesterday. 30 degrees in the lehigh valley. 33 in millville. 35 in cape may. 32 in philadelphia. it's staying above freezing in the city and south and east even into the overnight hours. that will change things a little bit for us as to how we're dealing with the precipitation. snow doesn't arrive until 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. we'll be watching for the arrival. 39 degrees, even if it's snowing it's in the upper 30s. 7:00 p.m., it's 35 degrees, it will be a wet snow that's melting on most of the surfaces and building up on the grass philadelphia south and east. 4 to 6:00 p.m. this is where the snowfall begins from the southwest to the northeast. from 6 to midnight, that's the crunch time heavy snow in the

lehigh valley, rain south and east, midnight to 2:00 a.m. it wraps up. it's a quick shut off. this is a quick-hitting storm one that will bruise a variety of precipitation, depending on where you live. coming up, gray. >> we remind you can get updates on possible snow today and tomorrow on check it on your phone or tablet. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. president trump and first lady spent part of the day yesterday visiting parkland florida. the community where a gunman gun downed 17 people this week. fbi received a tip that the gunman had a desire to kill an an access to guns and failed to act. >> the job they have done is incredible. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady thanking doctors and nurses coming to the bed

side of injured victims of myself massacre. >> beyond how something like that could happen. >> reporter: sad and terrifying after nicholas cruz's alleged murderous rampage he jogged off campus and walked into a mcdonalds after the shooting right before the 19-year-old was arrested. outrage over the brazen killing magnified by the explosive fbi confession of a huge mistake. governor rick scot wants the fbi director to resign after the bureau admits a person close to cruz called the access tip line about his desire to kill and erratic behavior and the potential of conducting a school shooting. according to fbi the information was never foarded to -- forwardd to the fbi field office and no investigation was made. >> on behalf of myself and 1,000 employees of the

approximate miami field office we regret the additional pain this caused. >> they had the name of the person, witness cruz and the witness who was reporting they would have been able to act on the information immediately. they didn't. >> reporter: attorney general ordering a review of what went wrong. >> it's something we have to live with, our good friend is dead, it could have been stopped if the fbi did something about it. >> reporter: in september a video blogger contacted the fbi when a user with the name nicholas cruz posted i'm to be a professional school shooter. while the community is in shock, cruz is on suicide watch. the broward county public defender said he is going to plead guilty in order to avoid the death penalty. >> the community family members and friends continue to mourn the 17 victims killed in the florida massacre.

services were held yesterday for meadow pollock and her classmate. we learned the funeral for the athletic director christopher hickson who has ties to the area growing up in easton, his funeral will be tomorrowment. a pedestrian was hit near whitiker and wyoming avenue. the driver stopped at the scene. police have not identified the victim. there is no word of charges expwhrmpleg no -- no injuries reported after a collapse of a build overnight at ingersol street. l&i is working to figure out

what caused the building to collapse. a person is recovering after slam into an iron fence at the unused germantown high school after 2:00 p.m. the vehicle hit a light pole causing the lights to stop working in the area. the cause of the crash being investigated no word on the driver's injuries. from our delaware newsroom nearly a month after a bank in willmington was robbed. state police say they have found the suspect. 39-year-old douglass walker walked into a wells fargo bank on the 3200 block of old capitol trail on the morning of january 20th. he was wearing a disguise and demanded money. investigator used surveillance video of his car to track him down. he faces second degree robbery. they say enough evidence for a delaware man accused of vandalizing a ancient statue. 24-year-old broke off and stole

the thumb of the terra cotta warrior at the franklin institute. the statue is worth $4.5 million. ben franklin bridge southern side walkway will be closed beginning thursday for 14 months for repairs and upgrades. the world's largest philanthropic event is underway. but participants have a way to go as they raise awareness for pediatric cancer. a section of the bryce jordon section was blocked off after a student was injured. a chain fell from a ceiling and hit a female student. there's no word on her condition. school officials are looking into how the chain fell. the event continued on and chad perdelli was there as all the

excitement got started. >> reporter: and with that, thon 2018 was underway. 700 students making the bold journey to stand, strut stand and not sleep for 46 straight hours. >> i've been waiting for this day for fours years. i'm finally a senior and i'm capping off my career at penn state by dancing at thon you can barely sleep last night and you can't wait to get on the dance floor. >> what's your game plan? >> stretch beforehand and eat as much as possible and stay loose. >> this has been my dream since i'm seven years old. >> reporter: you're excited. >> i'm so excited. >> reporter: the many raised goes to the four diamonds fund and penn state her she children's shop. more than $146 million has been raised to help families pay their medical bills and get the

assistance they need. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: this year's theme is discovering tomorrow's wonderful children fighting cancer live everyday with uncertainty. the students at penn state help inspire hopefully'. >> i think it's so hopeful tomorrow it's what we aspire to give to children, like the dream there's going to be a tomorrow and it is going to be better than today. >> reporter: state college, chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> 6 6abc.com is your home for thon coverage all weekend long. we'll bring you the latest updates, photos and videos from penn state. you can find out how you can get involved and help kids with cancer. >> 9:09 a.m. a former playboy play mate speaking out about an allied affair she had with trump two years after his marriage to

malania. >> months after the hurricane left puerto rico in the dark, when the power will be officially restored. >> reporter: it's cold out there this morning, when will we have the wintry mix? i'll have the details coming up next

>> so glad you stayed with us, time 9:12 a.m., 30 degrees out. sky6 live hd giving you a live like at the black.

that looks nice, right? it's going change. meteorologist karen rogers in for chris, she'll let you know when. >> a college in upstate new york is celebrating an amazing fine. a lock of george washington's hair was found inside a it's all going to change.

let's look at storm tracker 6 live double scan be nothing happening. we're dry and clear, the first half of the day is good. the temperatures have dropped. 24 in the poconos. sitting at the freezing mark most of the region including the city. 33 in millville. 34 degrees in cape may. now in the city it's 24 degrees colder than this point yesterday. cold front moved through yesterday, we're feeling the dinners, 26 degrees colder in atlantic city. 27 in dover. the windchills are just in the mid 20s right now. it's a rude awakening. satellite and radar showing a pretty start to the day, though, we have a good amount of sunshine. you can see how the clouds are thickening. behind that we have a mixed bag of rain sleet and snow that's what's heading in our direction for this afternoon. we'll keep with the mostly cloudy skies at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. upper 30s, the clouds thicken.

we've been saying 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., you can expect the start of the precip station. look at the numbers, 5:00 p.m. when it's snowing 39 degrees. it's kind of a wet snow that melts on the ground for the most part through much of the region. the snow gets heavier and brings down its own colder air. in the late evening hours we stay above freezing in the city, that's important. 5:30 p.m. you can see the snow is moving, it's snowing in the lehigh valley. trying to snow in the city, but the temperature is 39. starts to snow in wilmington and dover, even though you're above freezing coming down as wet snow and melting on most surfaces. 7:00. snowing through the region. again it still looks like the temperatures are staying above freezing. it's going to melt on a lot of roads, might stick on the grassy surfaces for the first inch or

so, but it will melt. this is the latest model run that shows the rain line pulls past the city. much of what you get in the i-95 corridor will get washed away. it's mostly an event for the northwest suburbs and the lehigh valley. nothing more than a few flakes through interior south jersey. the white area in the i-95 corridor. it's a warning to you because it will come down as wet, heavy snow mixing with the rain. much of this the first part melt, the second part will wash away. the idea is as you're driving around you'll be driving through wet snow. the parts that will stick is west chester, lansdale, doylestown, pottstown, reading, allentown, that's where you're getting 3 to 5 inches of snow. all this area, i think it will wash away as the changes to rain according to the latest model run. lehigh valley northern suburbs, heavy, wet snow.

i-95 wet snow changing to rain and washing away. central delaware, flakes. be careful traveling north ant west, 41 is the high. tomorrow, milder, 48 it will melt. monday, president's day, cloudy and damp, 52. shorts late in the day and night. tuesday, warmer, temperatures 25 degrees above average. # 70. record warmth wednesday, 73. thursday, not as warm, but well above average, 56. friday, cloudy skies, 50 degrees. it's a wintry mix arriving in the lehigh valley and the poconos. it's a snow event for the rest of the region it's a lot of rain mixing in with it. >> here's a look at what's happening in and around the area. what you put on your pasta makes

a difference, local shops battle it out in hammonton in gravy versus sauce competition at the hammonton independence volunteer fire station number 2, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. sunday afternoon. bring your four legged friend down to south philadelphia for a yappy hour at pants dog center. attend the event is free, there will be beer, wine and snacks and professional pup portraits. all the care goes to the training of buddha a service puppy which will go to a person with a physical disability. brides-to-be, the bridal show this sunday at the hotel dupont will include 50 exhibit he shalls and deserts and fashion show. you can see it tomorrow noon to 3:00 p.m. tickets $10. >> u.s. special counsel has

accused 13 russians of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 election, the indictment brought friday charges the russia by running a huge and hidden social media campaign aimed to help president trump defeat hillary clinton. the interference began in 2014. it does not resolve where there was collusion between the trump campaign and russians. a former playboy model alleging that she be had an affair with president trump, karen mcdougle wrote about her 9 months rip with president trump. she said he began two years after he married his current

wife. the white house said the affair never happened. this morning people are assessing the damage following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake tra -- that struck mexico last night. the helicopter carrying the governor crash landed the governor was not injured, but two people on the ground were killed. the earthquake was not an aftershock of thele .2 quake that hit last september. port -- puerto rico could get 90% of the commerce without electricity will have power on by march. 95% of the customers were told they would have electricity by december 15. a benchmark that was never met.

saturday morning, the sixers showing off what they got. kickoff 2018 all star weekend that's next in sports.

>> so glad you stayed with us on this saturday morning, 925, 32 degrees, sky6 live hd giving you a beautiful shot of cape may, new jersey. boy, 0 boy it's nice, it's going to change today. some folks will see snow, meteorologist karen rogers will update you in just a bit. >> flyers pick up a win in ohio, phillies bring in new faces for spring training. >> reporter: sports director ducis rogers has saturday morning sports. >> reporter: good morning, december 13, 2005 that's a dozen

years ago that's the last time the flyers beat the blue jackets in columbus. the two teams met last night in columbus. pick it up midway through the second period, wayne simmons, 20 goes. 1-0 flyers. columbus putting the pressure on. atkinson beats him, we are tied up. flyers on the rush, catoreau flyers take it 2-1 in overtime. sixers flavor all star championship in los angeles. rising stars challenge. impede with a sick move to the hoop. he scores five points. later sharer feeds simmons, the world team wins 155-124.

umpires were brought in to simulate game-like situations. the phillies payroll is $45 million and 78 million doors less than the league average. what gives? >> i don't think anybody should question what's in the payroll. it's our job as management to make sure that the resources are deployed as intelligent as we can to get us to the post season as quickly as we can. >> that's a look at sports, you have yourself a terrific weekend! >> music lend elton john has been performing for decades now, but a concert this week hit an unexpected note. a fan threw mardi gras necklace at the singer. the 70-year-old briefly stopping saturday night after the beads

hit him empty mouth. he he was not hurt and went back to where he was a minute later. >> show must go on. >> reporter: much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. spend the rest of the of your life with the the love of your life. it can have financial benefits. we'll have more on what's the deal. >> we'll have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist karen rogers when "action news" saturday comes right back.

>> happening now on "action news," saturday at 9:00. following this week's horrific mass shooting at a florida high school. a look at recent there it is at schools around the delaware valley. >> details on the security policy that might be in place next time you stay at caesar's hotel. white house chief of staff calls for changes in the security process following the scandal of a staffer. >> we're tracking snow, karen. >> reporter: we are, temperatures in the 60s the past couple of days. we have changes coming your way. the winter weather advisory posted through the region goes into effect at 4:00 p.m. and lasts until 4:00 a.m. the winter weather advisory has been -- storm has been

downgraded because of the milder air moving in. we have partly sunny skies, it's a pretty start, the clouds philly, there you have the warmer air out of the southwest. we have cooler air at the freezing mark. 33 in millville. 37 in cape may. we have windchills in the low to mid 20s. it's a cold start to the day. this morning we had at 7:00 a.m., 31 degrees that's why we have the accuweather alert, lunch time, 36 degrees, we're looking at 3:00 p.m. we're watching for the arrival of the snow between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. him it will be starting to the southwest at 3:00, by 5:00 p.m. we'll see the snowfall coming down. 39 degrees, the temperatures are well above freezing in the city. the snow is coming down, the beginning part is going to melt. 7:00, 35 degrees we're talking. let's show you what to expect

with the timeline of the storm. between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. we expect the snow to arrive. traveling between 6:00 p.m. and midnight. it could be difficult. heaviest snow north and west, rain south and east. midnight to 2:00 a.m. it wraps up. gray and nydia this is a fast-moving system we'll talk totals in just a few minutes. >> folks i would like to remind you you can get updates on the possible snow tonight and into tomorrow check storm tracker 6 live anytime on your phone or tablet. 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. turning to the heartbreaking high school shooting in parkland florida that left 17 people dead. >> the president and first lady visited the grieving community. >> a person close to nicholas cruz called the fbi tip line concerned will cruz's desire to kill and his erratic behavior

and the potential of a school shooting. department of justice found a video blogger contacted the fbi when a user named nicholas cruz said he wants to be a school shooter. >> name of the person, nicholas cruz and they had the witness who were reporting they would have been able to act on the information immediately, but they didn't. >> as the community mourns the loss of 17 lives, cruz is on suicide watch. the public defender said he will have cruz plead guilty with the possibility of no death penalty. >> some parents of course on high alert. "action news" reporter, jeff chirico with the details. >> family members and students of eastern high school got the news that had been rumored for two days, vor -- voorhees police

arrested jacob finkelstein who was overheard threatening to shoot up the school. some parents not surprised. >> kids resort to things like that. >> what's happening now, the shootings that are taking place, it's just a matter of time until it happens around here. >> reporter: this incident one of three in the area, occurring in the wake of the shooting in florida. in woodside, delaware, a police arrested channing dover, he made a statement he was going to do harm to the school. he was arrested for terroristic threats. 19-year-old gill was arrested thursday in allentown. during a class discussion during a shooting in florida, gill said he was going to kill all the people in the school and start with the class he was in.

gill was arrested rat school, no weapons were found. meanwhile, back at eastern high school, parents can't believe the incidents have become commonplace. >> it's heartbreaking, it's the times we live in. >> reporter: i reached out to school officials, but did not get a reply. finkelstein is charged with causing false public alarm and making terroristic threats and being held until his court appearance. meanwhile, the deadly shooting in florida has a call for ban on weapons like the one used in the massacre. this rally was held in media. demonstrators pushing for pat toomey to ad his name to senate bill 2095 that was introduced by die and feinstein called for a ban on the weapon that was used in the florida school shooting.

we have more on 6abc.com, hear what loved ones are saying about the victims who lost their lives in the sleuth. one of the world at largest casino companies is making new policy changes to keep employees safe. hotel rooms will be checked every 24 hours that will be conducted by security guards. the change is coming after a gunman shot and killed 58 people from the hotel room in las vegas last october. the company considering give panic buttons to the employees to use if they feel threatened. >> white house chief of staff john kelly is introducing sweeping changes saying they must do better in how they handle security clearance and called on the fbi and the justice department to provide more timely updates on the

background investigations. the issue gained national attention when rob porter was allowed access to classified material despite allegations of abuse by his two ex-wives. supreme court weighing a new proposal to redraw the congressional map. this was the plan submitted by governor wolf. earlier this week, the governor blocked a proposal drafted by state republicans saying it was drawn for republicans. the court said they have until monday to adopt or reject the governor's plan, if reject -8d they will draw their -- if rejected they will draw their own map. police believe a shooting happened 33rd an reid street.

police have not released a motive or possible suspect in the shooting. action cam was in fairmont park section following an early morning crash. a vehicle went off the road into a wooded area strawberry mansion drive at 3:20 a.m. no injuries were reported. and it is unclear what caused the vehicle to drive off the road. philadelphia home and garden show in full swing in oaks montgomery county. investors can check out the exhibits and meet television personalities and there are hundreds of booths full of creative do it yourself projects and professionals you can higher. the home and garden show is open today from 10 until 9:00 p.m. and tomorrow 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. >> we have projects that we need to do. my husband and i are going there today. there's much more coming up on

"action news," including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm karen rogers this is amigo, this shelter is being spotlighted because of their work with senior pets. don't worry you're not that old coming up later on "action news." >> move over facebook, we'll tell you about an app that's giving the social media company a run for its users. we'll have more coming up when "action news" returns, and meteorologist karen rogers is here, she is everywhere.

>> tsa is testing out a security system based on on faicialg recognition in -- facial recognition. the system will be tested during the afternoon and rush period. tsa is trying to out new imaging machines that would replace body scanners. if success it could help security lines move faster. >> that would be nice. >> that would be great. >> reporter: time for accuweather a lot of exchanges coming out. >> reporter: a viewer tweeted this picture of me making this face. i'm going to be pleasant talking about the changes for fear my face will be captured. sky6 live hd the sky is partly sunny, not looking too bad out

there, we'll see more and more sunshine as the day progresses. let's look at storm tracker 6 live double scan, you can see we're dry through the region, looking pretty good. temperature-wise it's cold out there. we had a couple of days in the 60s. not this morning. 32 in the city. 30 in allentown. 33 in millville. you factor in the difference from yesterday, 24 hour temperature change in 24 hours. we had a cold front that moved through. windchills hover around the freezing mark even at the height of the afternoon. satellite and radar showing sunshine now, we have clouds streaming in from the south and west, they are thicker. the cloud will lower and thicken. we have rain sleet and snow moving in our direction for later this afternoon and evening. temperature will wobble a little bit. 11:00 a.m., 34. peeks of sunshine, lots of clouds, not bad, dry at 1:00 p.m. upper 30s, 3:00 p.m.,

40 degrees, that's when the conditions lower, clouds lower and thicken. at the on set of the precipitation, it will pull down its own cold air, temperatures dip to 35 degrees when it's snowing. it's above freezing, so you know it's going to be a wet snow, a lot of will melt. let's show you that on future tracker 6. we watch the snow that's moving in basically between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. it's a snow event in the lehigh valley. you'll get some flakes coming down, you will see it will melt on the roads becoming slushy. we watch the progression at 7:30. we're seeing snowing interior parts of south jersey, the temperatures are holding above freezing. it's melting the yellow that's all lane. we watch the line progress. look at how far it goes up. this model suggesting everything in the i-95 corridor and south

if you get any snow it washes away that's change. this is more of a snow event for the lehigh valley. it's kind of tricky, i think viewer captured me making a weird faces a i showed this map. i think everything from here on down will melt and wash away. this is an area for the lehigh valley, exton, pottstown, honeybrook, reading, allentown, doylestown, handle daily, princeton you're getting 3 to 5 inches of snow. it's cold enough to sustain that. it's great timing to go skiing on this holiday weekend. snow arrives later tonight fresh snow for skiing on sunday, 40 in the poconos, not bad skiing conditions. clouds and afternoon shower 45 degrees. there's a lot going on in the seven-day forecast. starting with today, we have an accuweather alert. it's deceiving when you step outside, we have partly sunny skies, it's cold, wintry mix arriving late in the afternoon

and evening. it's snowing in the northwest. sunday, milder, 48. monday, cloudy, rather damp the second half of the day, 52 for president's day. look at tuesday, 25 degrees above average, a touch humid, 70 degrees. record warmth on wednesday, 73. wednesday night showers, thursday not as warm with showers, 56. although it's not as warm, you're still above average. thursday and friday, mostly cloudy skies and 50 degrees. today we have a wintry mix, you know what it's cold out there. >> it is. >> valentine's day is one of the most popular holidays for marriage proposals, with more than 2 million couples tieing the knot every year. consumer reports lined up good reasons for getting married. >> reporter: nicholas and barbie are engaged. >> i'm excited to celebrate

everything we have done and the relationship we have built together. >> reporter: along with monogram towels and checks from family members, it's likely they will experience other financial benefits like lower taxes. >> married couples might find tax savings. if you married in 2017. >> reporter: you might save my boar itemizing deductions. >> reporter: if you have family health coverage at work and your spouse doesn't, adding him may cost a bit more, but give you peace of mind. long term, spousal benefit from social security.

cost for insuring two cars under one policy is less than having individual policy for each car. for barbie and nicholas any financial benefit is a perk alongside the emotional benefit of marriage. >> i'm looking forward to it, yes, it will be a great time. >> and not to be a downer, but consumer reports says on the flip side marriage comes with final burdens if say the bride or groom has debt, a poor driving record or bad credit history. alicia vitarelli channel 6 "action news." so that w >> in today's technically

speaking, facebook is losing young cruisers to snap chat. less than half of internet use he is in -- users in the u.s. wl

use facebook. instagram is expected to lose 2 million. snap chat is estimated to gain 1.9. an appear is helping employees to speak to work with anonymity. it's added tens of thousands of employees from apple and google. they are investigating accessing information on friends. >> we have "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: the south jersey regional animal shelter earned special recognition for senior dogs. >> we were a recipient of the

gray muscle grant. we have a program called the senior society it is allowing us to provide medical care for our senior dogs. >> the program is run by maria who has a passion for overlooked animals. >> they come already trained. she said they have lessons for us. >> chill out. >> give me your paw. and life is so much better with furry friends like jack. >> jack is a boxer bulldog. he is a complete love bug. >> can you sit? felix is a part of the senior society. he came in as a stray. he is about 15 years old and bit of a gray muzzle himself. >> i think he will fit into any home he deserves. >> twingele is an american

bulldog found as a stray. hard to imagine what could have happened. >> she is great with other dogs and doesn't care for cats. and great with an active family. >> this handsome little guy is from the senior society at the south jersey regional shelter. he friendly and doesn't want to be left alone. if you're interested in the pets we met today. we've posted a link at 6abc.com/"shelter me rescue of the week." if you would like to share your shelter story post them to "fyi philly" facebook page we'll feature your stories on up coming shelter me segments. with amigo and treats, i'm karen rogers channel 6 "action news." >> ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪

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a look at the forecast, we're up and down we're all over. >> reporter: today is kind of a down day, don't worry it comes up later. lots of clouds out there. windchills around the freezing mark, the high is 41. precipitation arrives between 4:00 p.m. anne -- and 6:00 p.m. if you're in the northwest suburbs, lehigh valley, i-95 it's mostly slushy and changes to rain. it's mostly an issue for the northwest suburbs and the lehigh valley with the snow coming. >> people across the world celebrated the chinese new year, that included the giant panda at the smithsonian zoo in washington, d.c.

baebae celebrated with sweet potatoes and celebrated with the red dog with the chinese zodiac. we'll be back tomorrow morning beginning at 6:00 a.m. jack hanna's "wild countdown" is next. here's some of the stories we're working on on for you, there's an issue with the apple home pod, you may want to be careful where you put it. >> we'll have a look at the new sports museum. we'll we'll tell you how you can be a part of it. for chris sowers, karen rogers, nydia han, and the entire "action news" time, i'm gray hall. make it a great day.

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