out into the streets. >> the cause of the fire is not the only concern tonight. the stability of the structures involved in the blaze is also worrying officials along with other businesses that surround that area. >> chopper6 got a good look at what is left of the building and why officials are so concerned. the fire escape here is barely hanging on at the front. that is a serious hazard. and just one of many reasons why people are being kept away. >> "action news" reporter sara bloomquist is live at the scene tonight with the very latest. sarah. >> reporter: rick and monica, the atf and other investigators have been here on the scene throughout the day as they work to figure out the cause of this massive fire. all day there's been concern that 239 where the fire is believed to have started might collapse. some hotel guests and restaurant owners were allowed to go inside and gather belongings from adjacent buildings but for many residents, there's nothing to return to. this afternoon atf

investigators rose high above 239 chestnut street to get an aerial view of the damage as they work to figure out what caused the four alarm fire that burned through several buildings along this historic olde city block yesterday morning. chris young owns the little lion restaurant on the attorney. he got a look inside at the damage from the flames, smoke and especially water. >> all that went into the basement, as far back as halfway down the street here on the right, basements had water. took a lot to get this fire out. >> reporter: the fire broke out around 3 o'clock sunday morning. it's believed the flames started in 239 chestnut. dozens were forced to evacuate from homes and hotel rooms. >> at like 3:45 in the morning, i -- all of a sudden wonk, wonk, wonk you just hear this glaring noise. you wake up all scared and the guys on our floor were banging. it's not a joke, you have to get up. >> reporter: this afternoon hotel guests were allowed to access some rooms to retrieve

belongings. they snapped photos showing damage inside. >> they said we could come in and get our items that are in the rooms. they said that there's about three or 4-inches of water in the rooms and that something things may or may not be salvage abdominal which is fine. we're all okay. >> reporter: from chopper6 you can see how the roof of 239 collapsed. l and i says the building is in imminent danger of collapsing. the people who lived on the upper floors have nothing to return to. >> we realize that other people, residents who lost their apartments are in much bigger fix than we are. all we need is our car keys and we'll be okay. stuff is stuff. >> reporter: now, the owner of 239, which you're looking at right now has been ordered to remove that fire escape. that's to relieve stress on the upper floors. eventually the building will have to be demolished. the hope is that they can save the historic cast iron facade. a source does tell me they are making progress with their investigation. live in olde city, i'm sarah

bloomquist, channel6 "action news." rick. >> all right, sarah, thank you. an entire ambulance company in one salem county, new jersey, town was destroyed by fire early this morning. take a look at this viewer video taken just as flames devoured the woodstown american legion ambulance association. five ambulances were inside that building. luckily the four square members who were on duty got out without being hurt. more than $2 million in damage was done. "action news" reporter bob brooks has more on how the community is stepping up to help and he'll have a report coming up tonight at 6:00. a 26-year-old man from philadelphia is dead after being shot in bensalem, bucks county. police found kevin hill with a gunshot wound to the chest about 7 o'clock last night on the 900 block of bristol pike. he was taken to the hospital where he died. officials say this particular murder is not common for the area. >> a lot of our homicides are normally folks that know each other, not a subject that is just shot on the ground and

left for dead literally while people ran from it. no one there to give us information. >> police say they only know that three to four males were seen running from the scene. they say they are checking hill's cell phone to see if there is any information on it that could lead them to the shooter. >> it was on this day back in 2005 when danielle imbo and richard petrone, jr., left a bar on south street. they have not been seen in 13 years. despite an ongoing investigation including philadelphia police and the fbi. "action news" reporter vernon odom live at fourth and south, the last place where the couple was seen alive and vern you spoke with petrone's family today. >> reporter: it is agony, monica, simply agony. for so long not knowing what happened to their loved ones who were out here on the town on south street and suddenly they never came home and they were never seen again. >> it doesn't get any easier. you know, i miss him every day but on days like this.

>> reporter: marge petrone grieves because this day marks the 13th anniversary of the disappearance of her son, richard and his girlfriend, danielle imbo on the night of february 19th 2005. they vanished after leaving a bar in the 400 block of south street. there's never been a trace of evidence regarding their fate. richard petrone drove an or one black dodge dakota pickup truck. >> no signs of the truck ever. he had credit card. he had money in the bank. he had -- nothing was ever touched. the cell phones were never used after a certain time that night. >> reporter: a massive search of waterways and wooded areas ensued but turned up empty. petrone was a single parent of a toddler. imbo had a toddler as well. at the time she disappeared she was estranged from her and husband joe imbo her divorce to be final in weeks. police and the fbi have repeatedly interviewed her husband, joe imbo who took the child and left new jersey moved to georgia and later to north carolina. the fbi continues to visit the

petrones. she quotes fbi agents as saying "we can't tie him to it" mean, the disappearance and presumed death of her son richard and danielle imbo. the fbi and philadelphia police have renewed their plea to the public to come forward and help them in this investigation. >> every year that goes by, that we don't have an answer, and we don't get justice, it's just agony. it's just agony. >> reporter: monica, there is a $50,000 reward out here for information leading to danielle and richard's whereabouts or leading to information that would lead to an arrest of those responsible for their disappearance. live on south street, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news". >> all right, vernon, thank you. turning now to our weather and if you have been dreaming about warmer weather in february, you are about to get your wish. taking a live look tonight spring mountain from our sky6

cameras on this president's day, the snow lovers got a fresh coating of powder and later this week springtime lovers will get something to enjoy for everyone. cecily tynan live in the "action news" weather center with all the details. >> notice on that sky6 shot of spring mountain the fog and the fog could be a widespread problem for the morning commute. but double scan live showing that we've got some showers generally north of our region all ahead of a warm front and what this front will do is really bring us a taste of spring for the next two days. it's not here yet. it still feels like february. right now philadelphia 48 degrees. but it's pretty amazing the difference. charleston, west virginia, it's 74, nashville 73. we will tap into that warmth tomorrow and especially on wednesday. but it will come at a price overnight with the fog. visibilities right now getting pretty low. in areas with a higher snow from the saturday storm, allentown, reporting visibility about two and a

half miles, reading one and a half, lancaster less than a mile and as the dewpoints rise, actually temperatures rising overnight we'll see that fog developing for the morning commute so you definitely want to allow plenty of extra time tomorrow morning. by the afternoon we'll see some breaks of sunshine. not a bright and sunny day with the winds out of the south, though, philadelphia up to about 70 degrees. could be tying a record high. gets even warmer on wednesday. tomorrow's record is 70 set way back in 1939. wednesday, i'm forecasting a high of 73. breaking the old record of 72 set back in 1930. i think rick remembers that. i'll talk about a rainy pattern after this coming up in the full accuweather forecast. [laughter] >> so is your husband. thanks, cecily. get updates on the forecast and check storm tracker6 live any time right on your phone or tablet. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> nicholas cruz was in a broward county courtroom for a status hearing. the 19-year-old is facing 17 counts of first degree murder.

the shooting massacre happened as you know last wednesday at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland florida. cruz is held without bail. supporters of the victims continues to speak out today. dozens of teenaged students held a type of sit in outside the white house. they spread themselves on the pavement to demand presidential action on gun control. >> adults have failed us. honestly. and kids are dying because of this. change needs to happen so no more lives are lost. >> students from the school district in parkland have planned a gun control march as well in washington on march 24th. and world news tonight with david muir will have much more on nikolas cruz's day in court as well as the student movement for tougher gun control in the wake of the shooting. you can watch all of that following "action news" at 6:00. >> all right, time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> let's take it live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> hi, guys. skies not so clear on this

monday evening but things are clearing out here along 95 in bucks county southbound side. we had a broken down vehicle right here in the work zone where there really isn't a shoulder for the vehicle to pull off onto. caused a delay. gone now but the delay is thinning coming into pennsylvania off the scudder falls bridge. elsewhere on 95 volume is a little bit lighter than normal because of the holiday today. a lot of speeds in the 50 so we'll take it. but it's less than that coming out of the city on the westbound 59 and -- westbound 59 -- 59 and schuylkill. construction also cleared along city avenue in front of us, in front of channel6, both lanes now reeastbound on the southbound side of one. we're still watching a crash in pottstown by the ice house along king street at manatawny and a new accident in delaware, southbound side of 95 near mlk, maryland avenue. taking out the right lane so single digit speeds there coming southbound through wilmington. i would stay over on 495 instead. and we continue to deal with this broken down truck at the

delaware memorial bridge. it's jersey bound heading into new jersey so coming out of new castle a big long delay that starts on 95 back in christiana, goes up past 13, along 295 to the bridge. if you're trying to get into south jersey i would use the commodore barry, not the delaware memorial where those speeds are not looking so hot this afternoon. we'll check it again, rick and monica, in the next half hour. >> sounds good. >> thanks, matt. >> thank you. be sure to wake up with the "action news" morning team to get a great start to your day. join matt tam david and karen starting at 4:00 a.m. >> much more still ahead on "action news" tonight. startling new details about the american diplomat who mysteriously became ill while visiting cuba. what officials have now found and how local doctors are getting involved. >> plus, we have a major dog food recall to pass along impacting four different brands and why the company says puppy parents should toss the food right in the trash when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ sorry. i can't make it.

it's just my eczema again, but it's fine.

yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more.

>> the flu continues to take its toll. delaware health officials are reporting eight more deaths bringing the season's total to 18. six of the eight occurred in the past week while two happened last month. but were just now reported. none of the eight had gotten flu shots.

the six victims who died last week were all from new castle county. >> health check tonight new study out on the injuries that some american diplomats suffered in cuba. however the mystery continues on what caused them. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board tonight with the latest. >> definitely still a mystery. researchers at the university of pennsylvania say 21 diplomats suffered classic signs of a concussion. things like headaches, fatigue, vision problems, memory problems, concentration loss and mood changes. but they never had any blows to the head. virtually all those affected reported strange sounds in their homes or hotel rooms, loud buzzing or grind, metal yet the fbi and penn ruled out sonic attacks because those audible sounds wouldn't cause that damage. they feel the sounds may have been a side effect of the attack. the penn team says there's much more to learn about the incident but they do want

doctors to be on watch for similar cases. also today it's long been thought that women don't always get the same medical care for heart problems as men do. and now a new study shows many could be missing out on a life saving treatment. people with heart failure or an irregular heartbeat, an implantable device can get the heart rhythm back where it should be and even restart the heart if necessary. the study shows women are less than 30 percent likely to get the implantable device even though research shows they work and even better in women than men. >> very important to understand to identify and therefore we can apply our defibrillator therapy in more precise patients who need it most. >> and as more baby boomers age we're starting to see more people with these heart problems. the doctor at the cleveland

clinic says it's vital we look at all of the options when treating patients regardless of gender and women should talk to their healthcare providers about what is best for them. well, kids were spinning climbing, rocking and building today at smith memorial playground. play with a purpose was a free event to educate parents about the therapeutic value of play and unstructured time for kids. they also had face painting and other activities. the mission behind today's event also advocates for kids with cancer that families can find safe and effective treatments. students from temple university's chapter of public relations society of america also helped out at the event today. rick and monica. had a lot of fun out there. >> absolutely thank you. >> thanks ali. >> much more when we come right back. >> okay. >> ♪

turning 65.

downsizing. enrolling in medicare part d. these are moments when people realize that where you get your medicine matters. and they come to cvs pharmacy. for advice and ways to save money. including copays as low as zero dollars. switching is easy, call 1-833-cvs-medd and transfer today to cvs pharmacy.

>> breaking news to pass along on the walt whitman bridge. you can see the flashing lights. big problem westbound heading into new jersey. all lanes are blocked because heading into philadelphia actually because of a car fire. all lanes heading into philadelphia, south philadelphia are blocked at this hour along the walt

whitman bridge. some lanes are getting by heading into new jersey but the big problem is coming over towards philadelphia. fire crews are on the scene. the car was fully engulfed. you can still see some billowing smoke there from our sky6 cameras but again you may want to avoid the walt whitman bridge westbound tonight because of a car fire that is blocked all lanes heading into philadelphia. we'll keep an eye on the situation and update it as it becomes more available to us. >> in other news a consumer alert to pass along to you tonight. four brands of dog food have been pulled from shelves because a drug was recently discovered in them. they are gravy train, kick bells and bits, ol' roy and skippy foods. the fda days a drug used to euthanize animals or kill them was actually found some shipment of those problems. ja smucker found low levels of the drug not enough to harm your dog but smucker recalled the cans as a precaution and you can get a refund from jm

smucker. >> coming up tonight a story you can't afford to miss. whatwe reveal which local companies offer the best perks and benefits for employees. here's our nydia han with a preview. >> reporter: forget straight up salary and health insurance if you're looking for a job listen up. some companies and businesses provide free meals fitness classes and continuing education. plus laundry facilities even an open bar. and if that's not enough, how about a company that offers unlimited time off, a flexible schedule and free trips to cool places. we'll show you who is offering what in the tri-state area and beyond. work perks tonight on channel6 "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪

>> holiday monday. a lot of folks wrapping up their holiday weekend ready to go back to work and school tomorrow. let's check that accuweather forecast. >> we've got fog, record warmth and rain on the way. >> oh, boy. >> so, really interesting. >> not on the same day. >> the fog and the record warmth on the same day. >> oh, my. >> let's go over to the "action news" weather center. this is a live shot of the center city skyline. you can see already the low clouds are beginning to develop. dewpoints will be rising tonight. more moisture in the air so that likely will be leading to dense fog in the overnight hours. that fog really expanding. could cause problems for the morning commute. then the next two days talking

about near record warmth. actually i think wednesday is pretty much a given with a record and then after that, clouds and showers for the end of the week right through the weekend and even into early next week. we get into a very wet weather pattern. right now temperatures slightly above normal. normal high for this time of the year 45. we're at 48 in philadelphia. allentown 41. atlantic city airport 52. and dover currently 48 degrees. we do have some showers around north of philadelphia, double scan live showing pretty fast moving north of trenton right now, flemington just moving out of new hope and pennington and this is all well ahead of a warm front that will bring us a surge of may-like temperatures coming off of a weekend storm. and with the snowfall over the weekend, allentown more than a half a foot, allentown's pretty close to the normal amount of snow this far into the winter. so far about 2 feet of snow. a little bit above normal, wilmington close to normal, 2-inches below normal, more than 13-inches philadelphia, close to 15-inches.

also about 2-inches below normal. atlantic city airport with that early season snow close to allentown and that's more than 11-inches above normal. so, satellite and radar showing that we're saying goodbye to snow for awhile. you can see this is all associated with a warm front, a ridge of high pressure developing and this will bring us tremendous warmth for the next two days. tomorrow morning, the big problem will be the low clouds and fog. at 7:30 in the morning that's in place. 52 degrees in philadelphia already. by the afternoon we will see some breaks of sunshine its not going to be bright and sunny early but look at that high, philadelphia 70 degrees. elsewhere we're in the 60's and it gets warmer on wednesday. philadelphia a good chance of tying the record high of 70 set back in 1939. elsewhere we're within a few degrees of the record. i think we'll have more widespread records on wednesday. so, the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow fog in the morning, then some breaks of sunshine, springlike, 70. the heat peaks on wednesday, 73 degrees. but then we drop into the

40's. we get into that rain. for the weekend back into the 60's but also the threat of rain. we'll talk more about that in the seven-day forecast, guys. >> all right, cecily, thank you. >> thank you. >> quick break. more news right after these messages. stay with us. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. from the fbi to his own national security adviser, president trump's twitter firestorm about the russia investigation had several targets. we've got the latest. also, a man was shot and killed in middletown, delaware. who police have charged with his murder. and a major cleanup effort is under way as reading tries to curb a graffiti problem. >> now the details of a firestorm that erupted over a tweet from president donald trump using the florida school shooting to attack the fbi about the russia investigation. all that as indictments were announced against 13 russian nationals. abc's serena marshall reports from the white house with more. >> reporter: good afternoon. after the indictment

announcement on friday president trump initially had a muted response. so that quickly changed this weekend with him lashing out over the russia probe attacking everybody from the fbi to democrats even his own national security adviser. it was a twitter tirade. president trump sending no less than 10 tweets in less than 24 hours. reacting to the indictments announced friday the 13 russians were behind an alleged elaborate scheme to meddle in american politics beginning in 2014. the president pointing to that date writing "it was long before my run for president. maybe they knew i was going to run even though i didn't know. ." mr. trump had said in 2014 running for office was something he would certainly look at and in 2013, had spent a reported $1 million on electoral research but in that tweet storm the president even targeted his own national security adviser after he said this. >> after you can see with the fbi indictment the evidence is

now really incontrovertible. >> reporter: he turned his tweets toward blaming the democrats. obama was president. knew of the threat and did nothing. by sunday morning, if it was the goal of russia to create discord and disruption in chaos within the u.s., he tweeted, they're laughing there (bleep) off in mass could you. president trump does seem to accept that russia meddled in the u.s. election. one thing he didn't tweet about vladimir putin or any response his administration might take to protect the u.s. electoral system. serena marshall, abc news, the white house. >> world news tonight with david muir will have more of the white house reacting to criticism after president trump connected one of the deadliest mass school shootings in history to the russia investigation as we mentioned and the suspected

gunman behind the shooting also appearing in court today. those stories and more on world news tonight right after "action news" at 6:00. >> back here a driver in delaware county was injured after police say he tried to drive away during a traffic stop. the unidentified driver was pulled over at about 11 o'clock last night on the 800 block of baltimore avenue in east lansdowne. as the officer got out of his vehicle police say the driver sped off leading to a chase. at one point the driver crashed into two parked cars. the driver was treated for a broken leg at the scene. a juvenile boy was arrested in connection to the shooting death of plan in new castle county... man in new castle county delaware. the man was that found way gunshot wound to the torso about 8:30 p.m. he was taken to christiana hospital where he later died. the unidentified juvenile has been charged with first degree murder. so far a motive for the shooting is not known. >> some folks called them works of art but a city in berks county calls the graffiti a nuisance. now they are taking action to

prevent further defacing. "action news" reporter walter perez live in reading where the cleanup effort is under way tonight. good evening, walter. >> reporter: monica, graph feet is a problem in cities across the country. redding is no different. the plan is to clean things up with help from the people of the city. there's a major cleanup ever effort under way. if you seventy three fire officials say the initiative involves clearing out alleys sprucing up properties. >> the big is the graffiti we have in the city of reading and we're working hard to curb that but it's a difficult situation. >> reporter: ralph johnson reading's public works director says the primary problems are the shear volume of graffiti and the difficulty of identifying the people responsible. maria marte is especially frustrated. she owns a bakery. this cell phone video shows the last time she arrived to open up shop only to find the

entire outside wall covered with spray paint and she says this happens every few weeks. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: she says "i can't have it. i'm trying to run a business and i spend half my life painting and cleaning the outside. it's frustrating ." now, marte does the work herself because she wants to maintain a specific color scheme around her shop but the city's cleanup program includes painting over graffiti or power washing. we spoke with a few people around town who say they are tired of looking at the work of vandals. >> kind of detracts from the city, makes the city a lot less professional looking. >> i don't think parents teach their kids any morals or respect of property or people anymore. >> reporter: by the way, city officials do say they try to use paint that matches the colors, the original colors of those walls but they say that's not always feasible. also they say they're asking residents to report any graffiti they find in their neighborhood through the official city app or by calling the public works

department to help them stay on top of the situation as best as possible. reporting live from reading, walter perez channel6 "action news." rick. >> walter, thank you. philadelphia police are hoping the public recognizes the vandals caught in the act during the eagles super bowl parade. they released this surveillance video today that shows a group who climbed on top of a septa bus stop shelter at 15th and j.f.k. in center city back on february 8th. as they were standing on the the roof part of it chanced. central detectives are asking anyone who can identify any of the people in this video give them a call. >> a man who robbed a game stop store in philadelphia is on the loose but he was caught on camera where he committed the crime. it happened on the 3200 block of red lion road in northeast philadelphia january 19th. police however just released the video. now, at one point the suspect took off his sunglasses giving the camera a look at part of his face right there. he got the clerk by the way top hand over cash from the register. if you have any information about the robbery, you're asked to call police.

>> from our new jersey news room tonight, the number of defendant being detained before trial has dropped by 20 percent since the state overhauled its bail reform system. according to a new state judiciary report, prosecutors in the garden state sought to have more than 19,000 defendants detained until trial but only about 8,000 people in that group were ordered held. the reforms that took effect in january of 2017 all but eliminated cash bail. >> time right now to get a check on the roads out there this evening. >> plenty of problems including that one on the walt whitman bridge as we mentioned. matt pelman you've got the latest. >> yeah, that's the biggy at the moment rick and monica. looking live from sky6 at the westbound side of the walt whitman bridge that's headed towards south philadelphia. fire crews are still on the scene of a big car fire. but we got a shot of when the fire was raging, we saw flames coming from the vehicle just a little bit ago before the fire crews were able to arrive on the scene. now that they're there, the fire is extinguished. however, coming back out here to the live picture, all

westbound track coming out of new jersey trying to get into pennsylvania is still stopped. there are big delays especially on the westbound side but also on the eastbound side because the left lane is blocked heading into new jersey. so you want to think alternates to the walt whitman bridge. go for our good buddy ben but now there's a broken down vehicle on the westbound downside coming into olde city so maybe not the ben anymore. head for the betsy or maybe head down to the commodore, these bridges not looking so good in a couple spots this evening. but things are getting better at the delaware memorial bridge. broken down truck heading into new jersey is gone but still some slow speeds there coming out of new castle and in wilmington we still have that crash along 95 southbound at mlk. lane blocked so just 12 miles per hour coming down from 202. finally on this president's day, let's check in with the roosevelt boulevard here by broad street. usually cars fill more of the roadway heading up towards adams avenue on an afternoon but things are a little bit lighter than normal because it is the president's day holiday

or if you want to head over to lincoln drive, go ahead. weather is not ideal. maybe a little haze out there, maybe a little bit wet so you have to take it easy. i don't want you running into the bushes along lincoln drive. rick and monica, back over to you. [laughter] >> i think you got them all. >> i mean, there were a bunch there. >> all right. thanks,. concern with the presidential motorcade after secret service officers discover a driver had a handgun. >> plus "black panther" movie debut did not disappoint. global sales for marvel's latest film. >> adam joseph tracking the latest from the weather center and boy, oh, boy, tomorrow and wednesday. >> moving up in the temperature department. we'll get through fog this evening. overnight tonight visibilities right now down to two and a half miles in the lehigh valley, 2 miles in wilmington and as fog -- that going is going to be spreading east overnight. we'll chat about that. the record and the unsettled weather to follow the warmth in that seven-day forecast.

>> jason kelce at phillies spring training. see what he was doing in florida next in sports. >> ♪

>> researchers in delaware it was far less panicked in hawaii after the false missile alert that many had been

anticipated. university of delaware researchers say people searched elsewhere to confirm the alert including social media and instead of running in a "blind panic" they say many people were unsure of where to go and didn't know where shelters were or if there were any at all. >> the driver of a press van in president donald trump's motorcade was briefly detained secret service agents discovered the driver had a handgun. that gun was that found in the driver's bag before the motorcade was scheduled to leave for trump's golf course in palm beach florida. the contracted driver said he just forgot to leave the gun in his personal vehicle before switching cars. secret service officials say the driver was detained but released when they determined he was in legal possession of the gun. >> time for sports and jaime apody is here now with the phillies. everybody's here on the field today, hm. >> yes. so, that means let's go, baseball season. game is all here. first day of full squad workout for the phillies and it's an eagle getting all the attention. let's go thrive jeff skversky in clearwater. jeff i guess the word around

the clubhouse is if no one likes them, they don't care, right? >> reporter: that was exactly it. eagles center jason kelce giving the eagles a much more toned down version of his eagles super bowl parade speech. he was not in his mummers outfit. he was wearing a phillies hat and phillies jersey and he actually joked believe it or not he used more profanity with the players today than he did on the art museum steps. if you can believe. here's kelce talking to cameron rupp and the phillies today before their first full squad workout down here in clearwater. he wanted to try to fire up this team. his message was very simple trying to hit home with the phillies that they can follow in the eagles footsteps. he told the phils, look, nobody believed in us. look what we accomplished. you guys need to believe in yourselves, too. >> confidence i think breeds better play and obviously that's something that the skipper is trying to hit home with these guys. and a lot of it, you know, being bold enough with yourself to realize where do i

need to be -- being honest with yourself to look at your self in the mirror, where do i need to get better, where do i need to improve on every single day. >> it is okay to fall down, get back up, be bold and do it all over again. he referenced that several times. >> reporter: kelce, he used to be a baseball player until high school. he hurt his arm as a kid. speaking of injuries, and speaking of the eagles, kelce believes that carson wentz will be ready to roll come the start of next season. >> i'm preparing and confident that carson is going to be back. i think that's a guy that -- he's deserved so much from what he's done for our team and the way he's played, you know, not to say that nick hasn't or anybody hasn't, but, you know, i think that the work ethic that he has, i'd be shocked if he's not out there, you know, early on. >> reporter: kelce wants

both nick foles and carson wentz on the roster to start next season. we'll see if that can happen. kelce jokes, he's been down here on the beach laying around for the last week and he's going to get back to work when he heads back to philadelphia tomorrow. in clearwater jeff skversky channel6 "action news." >> thanks so much. joel embiid had quite an experience at his first all-star game, 19 points eight boards and what i came away with last night the guy is a difference maker. the reason i say that down the stretch of a close game embiid the defensive presence down low against the league's best blocks. his award, they take him out. i was screaming at my tv. of course next possession team lebron would eventually get to it lebron scoring the go ahead bucket. they win by three. total don't get it. at least joel enjoyed himself. >> i was anxious. i was nervous but they kept telling me you going to do fine, you going to do great

and i came out and i did my thing. wish we would have won the game but i had a lot of fun. >> they would have won the game had the coach kept him in there. >> maybe he was only allowed a certain number of minutes. >> no, no. >> it's the all-star game. you want him fresh for the sixers. all right, sorry jaime. >> she's mad. all right. well, the flyers were in camden county today to host a clinic and scrimmage for the flyers youth special hockey. the session at their training facility in voorhees gave players ages five and up with developmental disabilities a chance to learn from the professionals. today's event comes just one day before the flyers hockey is for everyone night as part of the team's fight for inclusion on the ice and the locker rooms and in the stands. >> all right. still to come on "action news" the exclusive accuweather forecast for your week ahead. >> taking a live look at spring mountain tonight. a few skiers out there on a monday. meteorologist adam joseph will have the details that skiers might not like when we come right back. stay with us. >> ♪

this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here.

>> president's day as you may know and folks gathered at the valley forge visitor's center to wish the first president a happy birthday. >> hip hip. >> thank you all. >> this week would have marked general george washington's 286th birthday. today visitors could meet someone who was dressed as the general and mrs. washington and help them celebrate with a cake ceremony. cup cakes and real samples of

martha washington's great cake recipe were available. folks could enlist in abminiature continental army. how fun. >> adam joseph cannot tell a lie. tomorrow will be in the 70's, wednesday, too. >> two days in a row for philadelphia. more sunshine on wednesday than tomorrow but you know what, the warmth is on and we'll take it. >> we'll take it. >> love it. >> as we take a look outside on the action cam which was out earlier, you can see some of the jackets there draped over the arms and you're not going to need the jackets the next two afternoons but then grab the rain gear for the end of the week. as we look at sky6 live here in our weather center at penn's landing you got some skaters out there on the river rink. pretty decent night. the rain has moved on in those northern areas and it's not too cold but what's setting in especially from the west and will overspread to the east is the fog. now down to a half a mile visibility through much of berks county as well as lancaster county. 2-mile visibility in wilmington. three in dover. still 10 in philadelphia but

we're going to again, see these numbers get cut way back overnight tonight and that is just the introduction to that warmer air coming in overnight. we're in the lower 40's reading allentown, and lancaster a little chill there will with the fog. 48 philadelphia, 51 in millville. the atlantic city airport right now coming in at 52 degrees. as we look at satellite and radar, that front is still to our south and west but overrunning that front is that precipitation. as you get the warmer air to bump over the colder air it condenses the atmosphere and squeezes out some precipitation so those are the showers you saw pivot through the northern suburbs within the last couple hours but for most of us overnight it is dry despite that fog. so, those early showers north and west will start to really move on. areas of fog now setting in, 38 in those northern suburbs, 45 degrees for center city but it's that south-southwesterly wind that will continue to pump in tonight, tomorrow and wednesday that really warms us up. and it's a tale of two seasons here across the u.s. the united states always works

like a seesaw. what happens on the west coast always opposite of the east coast, it's just the way it balances out. that jet stream carving through the midwest into northern parts aren't -- and eastern parts of canada. setting in real cool air to the west coast where freeze warnings are in effect right now in california. for us, this ridge really powerful for this time of year sending that southwesterly wind our way and kicking that jet stream way to the north and in fact this is what we typically see in the summer with that bermuda high, but this high and ridge is so strong that if this setup was july or august, we would be talking about a hundred plus degrees. but given that it is still only technically february, we're looking at 25 degrees above normal hitting near the record high of philadelphia 70 tomorrow afternoon, 60's elsewhere. cooler at the shore in the 50 but that morning fog and clouds will be stubborn to break for some peeks of sun in the afternoon and then with more sun on wednesday

afternoon, we're going to see those temperatures soar well into the 70's all the way up to new york city and near 80 for washington and richmond. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, a pair of 70's the next two days. watch that morning fog tomorrow. breaks of sun in the afternoon. record warmth on wednesday and that sun will be with us from the start to the finish at 73. and then it turns much cooler thursday, friday, highs only in the 40's. rainy at times and it stays unsettled with rain at times over the weekend both saturday and sunday but it's warmer with highs back into the 60's and still a lot of clouds on monday, 56 so kind of a dreary seven-day outside of the 70's the next two days. >> all right. >> thank you. >> thanks adam. well, the highly anticipated movie "black panther" wrapped up its first weekend in theaters and the superhero sensation did not disappoint at the box office. the marvel film from walt disney company blew past expectations to become the fifth highest grossing debut ever. disney had predicted a four

day holiday weekend of $218 million domestically and a global debut of $361 million. and that's pretty much what happened. disney of course is the parent company of 6abc. my shoulders carry more than my country's pride

they carry my community's pride my family's pride and pride in myself because shoulders were made for greatness not dandruff use pantene shampoo together with 3 minute miracle daily

conditioner. their pro-v formula is like a multi-vitamin. making your hair 2x stronger see the difference when you add 3 minute miracle daily conditioner. >> walking down the aisle was the easy part. getting to the reception not so easy. melissa roger got stuck in the elevator. her husband justin snapped pictures of her looking out of the partially opened elevator. 45 minutes later firefighters freed melissa, she walked out and was handed a drink. >> she made quite an entrance. >> quite. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00. the investigation continues into what sparked a blaze here in olde city philadelphia as some folks get back in to spare part of their belongings. plus fire also destroys a fleet of ambulances in south philadelphia -- south jersey. >> and developing news from the pennsylvania supreme court tonight. new congressional map is

released. we'll break down what it means for voters. that and much more coming up next. for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody monica malpass the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. >> good night. >> good night. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night. accuweather is tracking a winter warmup and thieves steal $80,000 in a hotel heist in rhawnhurst. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the very latest on the four alarm fire in olde city.

l and i has called for the demolition of 239 chestnut and a neighboring building was deemed unsafe following yesterday's blaze. a survey of the scene today shows the extent of the destruction. and while there was no toll in human life, more than a dozen animals did die in the flames. live at the scene tonight is "action news" reporter sara bloomquist. sarah, police are now involved in the effort to find a cause. what does that suggest? >> reporter: jim, the atf and especially trained arson dog were here on the scene today and investigator told me tonight they have not ruled out foul play. now, 239 chestnut street behind me has been declared imminently dangerous. there's still a lot of activity here tonight. in fact, they're putting more water on that building because of the fear of hot spots, just incredible considering how long ago this fire broke out. we're told the interior must come down. it's unclear when