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airport. the fog is settling over this location, and much of the tristate area. now let's look at penn's landing. you can hardly see it. you could be in for a tricky drive to work in the morning, and yes, it may be the warmest february 20th you have ever experienced. it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight, the chance of record-breaking temperatures come tomorrow. let's go live to cecily tynan and the late facts and figures from accuweather. >> yes, i am, a jim, as i standi can feel the droplets of moisture. 47 in philadelphia. temperatures warm overnight as the warm front you see to the west and south pulls in, cleveland and charleston, 65-degrees this time of night. tomorrow, we should be at 70 by

4:30 tieing the record high. the problem with the wind off of the ocean, it's pulling in moisture reducing visibility i-95 corridors, half to a third of a mile. this fog will likely expand in the overnight hours. this causes problems for the morning commute giving it a yellow light, use caution. slow things down for the fog. use the low beams. you don't want your high beams reflecting at you. don't pass cars if you don't have to. it's hard to see the cars in front of you. i'll talk about warmer weather on the way in the forecast. >> the morning team will be on half hour early tomorrow to navigate the commute. join them at 4:00 a.m. for a record-breaking winter day. >> florida high school shooting suspect niklas vu cruz was in ct

for a status hearing. he faces 17 counts of first degree murder. a source tells abc news, crews have legally purchased seven guns including ak-47 and ar-15 used in the mas car. massacre. the pain is fresh 234 florida. a makeshift memorial has been set up outside of parkland. they all prayed for the survivors recover recovering ine hospital. the rising calls of gun reform came to the gates in washington today. 17 students lay on the ground to symbolize the 17 students killed in park land and demand action

to stop this from happening again. >> president trump is open to tougher background checks, plans to hold listening sessions with teachers on wednesday. >> "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at upper darby high school tonight. the number one cop in upper darby says he has the best way to protect everyone in upper darby high school, an idea bound to spark controversy. >> that's right, jim. at a time some are calling for tougher gun laws, superintendent mike chitwood is moving in a different direction to allow preselected personnel to carry guns at school to shoot back in case of attack. >> we have to do something to think out of the back. >> he calls it the save our

children program. >> i would like the school board select teachers that want to go through the concealed weapon's permit process. >> under pennsylvania law, guns are not allowed on schools so the legislature would have to make exceptions for retired military or police officers that would like to help. >> jerry says he would like to do it. >> i don't see a problem with that. everything we are doing now, it's not working. let's go one step further. the initial reaction from parents was mixed. >> they need that. you never know what to expect here. >> i would like to know more than a snap fire judgment to bring guns to school. >> as a grandparent, i think it might be necessary. >> they are going to have it on a holster and a disruptive person could grab it from you.

>> people are against it. i understand it. that bottom line is, we need to save our children. >> this is the first time superintendent chitwood made the program public. he hopes it will stir meaningful debate because he says something needs to be done. >> thank you. police are looking for a killer that gunned down a 19-year-old man in old any at 6:00 tonight. detectives don't know a motivate. the fyffe story building decimated by fire over the weekend in old city will need to be torn down. it is imminent need of collapse and the investigation is going full steam head.

agents are assisting in the probe. sources have not ruled out foul play. the flames broke out early yesterday morning. dozens of guests at the nearby best western hotel were awakwakd from l sleep and told to get out. those that were able to return to get belongings showed us damage. inches of water from the firefighter itself. the roof partially caved in. authorities hope to salvage some of the historic facade but the rest of the structure will be demolished. they are trying to figure out what started the fire at the legion ambulance building. the fire destroyed the building and five ambulances. this is an important part of the salem community. folks came by throughout the day

to offer support. officials say there is no question they'll rebuild. in the short term, they'll use loner ambulances provided by nearby services. >> their tag line is get in the zone auto zone. one driver took it too literally. the pick up crashed through the store on the 56400 block in bent nor tonight. it happened at 6:30, left a gaping hole in the wall and glass and debris strewn about the store. >> a shakeup by the supreme court has politicals digging deeper and people trying to determine what district they live in. the justices rule that the zig zag lines on the left show the congressional map were unfairly drawn with the purpose of

favoring republics. the new map on the right makes districts more compact. that is most evident to what happened in the seventh district, mockingly referred to as goofy kicking donald duck. districts now follow county lines as much as possible and are split up fewer times. many of the numbers have been changed. "action news" reporter christie ileto has been finding out what this all means for you with the 2018 midterm elections in the balance. christie, what did you find out? >> that's right, jim, some state lawmakers are saying it >> a step in the right direction. others say get ready for a legal battle. the voters we spoke with are now asking what congressional district do i fall in and who is representing me?

>> i'm not sure. >> the confusion was spreading fast in south philadelphia. >> bob brady was our congressman. >> no more district one in philadelphia. it's being dismantled. that can be confusing. this is how the 18 districts looked, so contorted it was difficult to assemble in a puzzle. this caused jerrymandering, the reason for the redrawing. >> now we have a fair district that represents delaware county, putting us in one district. >> it about flipping seat. >> republics say it's the process. >> it's a 200 year precedence to allow the legislators to draw the lines. iit's not up to the courts to do that. >> this could pose headaches for

voter in the future. >> voters are going to be challenged to figure out who is running in their district. the numbers are changed. >> it's accusing. i'll keep my eye and ears open. >> that's right. republics say they are planning to go to federal court to block the map which will have to be redrawn following the 2020 census. >> christie ileto, "action news." >> president trump marked president's day by continuing to tweet about russian meddling in the 2016 election. trump seems to acknowledge that it happened in the wake of robert mueller's indictment of 13 russians on friday but trump continues to blame the democrats, specifically barack obama. in a tweet this afternoon trump said obama was president up to 2016, why didn't he do something

about russian meddling 1234 >? >> still to come, cruise chaos. it's not only passengers that could be in trouble. and cesarean births linked to overweight and how a baby is born. >> fog is in many parts of the region. it's getting thicker overnight. i'll let you know when it burns off and record warmth moves in. >> i'm nydia han. as far as best work perks and what we found will probably blow your mind, might even make you want to switch employers. >>ened a the movie black panther could set a milestone tonight. that and more when "action news"

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niddian has not, "action news." >> how about this for a work perk? 73-degrees in february? >> i was going to say perks hanging out with jim gardner. >> two nights ago we had snow sticking on the tree limbs. now we have the moisture building and we are relying on sky 6 trying to see penn's landing. you barely see anything at all. the fog is dense and continues to expand in the overnight hours. philadelphia reporting visibility a third of a mile, half a mile 20 minutes ago. beach haven one and a half, trenton half a mile. we have a warm front moving through delivering warmer air. the temperatures are rising overnight. these are the lows. allentown, 38, philadelphia 48, atlantic city airport and

pomona, 41. winds out of is southeast bringing warmer air. satellite and radar showing, here's the warm front well up to the north. we have low level moisture in place. there is a dense fog advisory until 10:00. it's going to take a while to get the low clouds and fog to pumpkinferno off. the morning commute, pack your patience, drive slowly. philadelphia, 52 but the fog is dense in areas. philadelphia, we have a good shot of tieing the record high of 70 set back in 1939. elsewhere, not records. cape may, 58. wednesday, we warm up more. i think we'll have widespread records broken. we have the tale of two seasons. we have freeze warnings in

central valley, california bad for the crops. here in the east, strong ridge bermuda. we have intense heatwave in the summer. if this was summer, we would have triple digit warmth. we have 25-degrees above normal for the next todays, then step down and introduce several days of unsettled weather. morning fog, peaks of afternoon sunshine, a high of 70-degrees. wednesday, partly sunny skies, 73. that's a new record. thursday, though, things change. a cold front moves in, periods of rain, 39, the same front, back to warm weather. chance of rain both days, saturday and sunday. wetter of the day, sunday and

drop monday mostly cloudy with a high of 56. tomorrow, get up at watch "action news." we'll be on at 4:00. >> thank you, cecily. the movie black panther has made fifth best opening of all time and is breaking stereotypes as it's a cultural phenomenon. it took in $202 million debut weekend, biggest february opening ever. disney's estimates for the holiday weekend suggest $235 million by the end of today making today the second biggest monday at the movie theater ever in history. disney, of course, the

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full squads in clear water. every philly there. >> jason kelce is a big hit in spring training in clear water. he knows how to give a speech, and he talks to the phillies today. >> clear water is the city of brotherly love today. gabe kapler has jason kelsey talk to the team before the workout. he gives a toned down version of his superbowl parade speech. he hit home. they were underdogs too. >> beginning of the year, we were thinking about the superbowl. you are trying to think about getting better and improving yourself. >> champions have stories to share and they are effective for a reason. they have been through ups and downs. they have come together as units.

they have felt what it feels like to have people count them out and to have people think they are wrong. >> it's been ten years since they won. kelsey thinks the phillies are hungry dogs too. >> they are a good young team with a lot of talent, projected to be 8-8 and then we won the superbowl. >> no one believed in them. everyone wrote them off early. >> there are a lot of similarities, i think, between that team start of the nfl team and us now. it was cool to hear that from him, obviously. to hear his words fired us up. >> reece hoskins tell tells me t chills listening. jeff skversky, "action news." >> more from

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>> back to jason kelce now. while we had him, we asked about carson wentz. they feels wentz will be back for his opener. >> he's a guy, he deserves so much for what