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good afternoon in the news the new charge is filed in the russia investigation. plus crews are back at the work of the silent of a four alarm fire in old city. what they are now doing to prevent the damaged buildings from collapsing. >> and the big story on "action news" at noon is the sticky spill that damaged vehicles on the local highways. a truck spilled liquid asphalt and a trucking company is taking responsibility for the miles long mess. bob brooks is live now with the latest. >> reporter: we are along swedesboro road and crews have come through scraping up the big globs of this liquid asphalt along the 14 mile stretch of road impacted here down 295 to mile marker 4 we are told and the company that is taking the responsibility, is tri-state tt

any cars that drove through the stuff they will pay to have it fixed. >> crews clearlythemselves a sticky situation on their hands,aping up liquid asphalt. a span in south jersey spilling out of a truck from the paulsboro refinely. all the way down to 295 south clearing down to mile marker 4 before it stopped. a 14 mile stretch. this car drove through it before it settled and now it's splashed all over. >> we are told it's an error on the part of the tri-state transportation company up the road in west depford. it was their truck that spilled the liquid asphalt from a boil over. >> it gets into the tank and the hot asphalt mixed with it and it boils over. >> they are making sure the big

globs are removed from the roads today and the little stuff stays on the road. they vow to fix anyone's car that was damaged just contact them. >> i talked to five so far and i told them either bring it here and get it done and we'll take care of the damage. >>. >> reporter: now the roads are safe to drive on we are told at this point the police came through the liquid asphalt on the road has settled and the company is tri-state transportation in west depford. for more information go to our website 6abc.com. and they say that they will take care of your car if it has come into contact with the liquid asphalt. bob brook channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. at least 16 people were taken to the local hospital after their septa bus crashed during the morning commute. it crashed on frankford avenue and orthodox street. 15 of the passengers and the bus

driver were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. jeanette reyes has more coming up in the next half hour. now the accuweather forecast. after a gloomy start the skies are clearing up and the temperatures are climbing. in fact, we could challenge the record high before the day is over. going live now sky 6 hd showing you the view of the ben franklin bridge. a little of that fog lingering. david murphy tracking the latest conditions from the weather center. >> it looks better sara we can barely see, that is in the process of breaking up. we see the clouds breaking up to the west of philadelphia and the sun is starting to go through a little bit. as we look at temperatures we continue to climb up to 57 in philadelphia and wilmington 60 at this hour and 69 almost 70 degrees and winds from the south

you see the 69's in millville and dover transfer to philadelphia over the next several hours and by 4:00 this afternoon there is a chance we are challenging the record high of 70. in this model projection. we have clouds continuing to give way tonight creasing sunshine and the models are waffling between 69 and 70s for highs. and it could be that we stop in the upper 60s. we'll be optimistic say we get enough sunshine and the southerly surge to knock it up to the record high of 70 in philadelphia. and later tonight we don't sag much upper 50s at midnight and beyond and tomorrow will get even warmer, as you take a look at the warm air to the west of us now. 57 in philadelphia and down the pike 60 in raleigh and in the southeast the direction where we are going to be drawing the wind from over the next 24 hours. and 66 in atlanta and the warm

irair to come in for tomorrow. and tomorrow a record breaker toe tensionally. and more in philadelphia. we'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. and rick and csara another cool down and then rain. >> thank you. authorities are working at the site of the massive four alarm fire in philadelphia. crews started to remove the fire escapes from a damagedto allevi. it needs to be torn down and they have not ruled out foul play in sunday's fire and federal atf agents are assisting in the investigation. students that survived the shooting in parkland, florida, are heading to their capital to rally for gun control. new details emerge from the accused gunman. maggie ruly is following the latest now from new york. >> sara those students in parkland started organizing just

24 hours after the attack on their high school. they made social media accounts and inspired other protests across the country and they are on their way to the state capital. >> from survivors to activists. >> trying to do something about it. that is helping a lot getting our minds off of it. >> students from marjorie stoneman douglas high school are busing the 400 miles from parkland to tallahassee spreading the message, never again. >> am committed to making sure no child is scared going to the class room. that is what they will achieve. >> and demanding lawmakers take action after they were killed. >> they are focusing on gun rights and mental health. >> they inspired protests across the country. yet, as they fight to change the future, more questions about the suspected school shooter's past. new documents show that school min straadministrators were awas

obsession with gun and an education plan for emotionally disturbed students that he attended revealed that he was preoccupied with war, terrorism and people getting killed. >> he posted pictures of 15 or more firearms just on his bed. that is how ordinary it was to him. he talked about killing our parents, friends and boyfriends and girlfriends. >> the principal sent a robo call to families saying their goal is to get students back into high school on a modified schedule. starting tuesday, february 27th. some may be back as early as this friday. >> thank you. a new charge has been filed by the special counsel investigating the russian interference. he has chargedd alex evanderwan

for his communication with campaign aide rick gates on the heels of an indictment of 13 russian nationals. he is expected to appear in court this afternoon to plead guilty. president trump has weighed in on pennsylvania's new congressional map. the state supreme court revealed the new district lines to replace the old republican maps. they are encouraging the republicans to fight the new map and take the fight all the way to the supreme court if necessary. and the republicans vowed to challenge the new boundaries in federal court. the teen driver says that the teen driver fairly cost him his lived and the shooting at the spy agency headquarters. >> and the business deal that could affect local shoppers. involving a supermarket company and a drug store chain. and david murphy is back with the look at the exclusive

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following breaking news from gloucester county, new jersey. a murder-suicide inside of the jefferson center and the prosecutors office. we are told that the victims are

a 74-year-old patient that was shot by her husband that took his own life. it's the sub acute rehab section in sewell new jersey, we'll bring you the information as it becomes available. in other news, a middle school student was rushed to the hospital today after he shot himself inside of a school bathroom. that he brought a gun into the bathroom in ohio. and parents rushed to campus to pick up their children. officials have not released information about the student's condition. and an unlanced driver was behind the security scan. police opened fire on a black suv when it went through a check point without permission. the 17-year-old driver asked to remain anonymous. he says his gps led him to make

a wrong turn on the campus. the driver had to get stitched after a bullet grazed his head and the two passengers were not injured. so far none of them are charged with anything but the case remains under federal investigation. and the problems continue to be stacking up for israel's prime minister. police have arrested several members of benjamin netanyahu's inner circle including close association crates. the prime minister himself is not named as a suspect but they say there is enough evidence to indict him. and after become the target of an online death hoax. rocky star, sylvester stallone is reassuring people he is still alive. the post falsely claimed he died

after a battle with prostate cancer. he put the rumor to rest urging the public to quote, ignore this stupidity. it's unclear who is responsible for the social media prank. a sunken ship in england may have led scientists to a treasure. they believe that the bone belonged to the infamous pirate black sam bellamy, it was encased in a block of sand and they are going to compare the dna to a sample from the descendant. he is lifted as the highest earning pirate ever. that he plundered $1.3 million worth of money in one years time. how you can get 5% back on every single purchase. and new workout method gaining fit claims to shock your body into shape.

a supermarket chain is trying to make a major purchase. albertson's the parent company of acme is proposing to buy a portion of rite-aid. the two together would serve 40 million customers nationwide. they have approved the agreement expected to close by the ebb of the year pending approval from rite-aid shareholders and federal regulators.

amazon announced a perk for prime members, they can get 5% back using the amazon rewards visa card and those without the card get 3% back on whole food purchases. amazon is slashing prices and offering deals since they took over the grocery chain. health check this noon, if you try to get pregnant you may want to lay off the soda. new research says that soda could harm fertility in men and women. and researchers found out that drinking one sugary drink is linked to fertility in men and women. and linked to a lower monthly probability. and fruit juices and diet sodas get little association with fertility. a new fitness craze that shocks your body into shape. they opened their first studio in new york city. they are required to wear a

power suit. loaded with electric oweds and wires and it causes your muscles to twitch at a faster pace giving you a three hour workout in 30 minutes. >> you try to do a biceps curl without a weight in your hand it feels like you are lifting 5 pounds. >> this technique is used by athletes with their training and this is the first time it's offered to the public it doesn't come cheap. a single class costs $50. >> the "action news" team is working on news stories for today at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is here with a preview. >> coming up today at 4:00, the eagles are battling it out for the rights to something big that happened big during the super bowl. we'll explain and break it down for you. yesterday, we told you about the controversy surrounding a missouri youth's baseball team's

decision to auction off an ar 5. we'll hear from the mayor be his commons may surprise you. >> forget buying or leasing another car brand is giving an option. subscribing and we'll tell you how the subscription works in what's the deal. >> your accuweather forecast is coming up next at noon. we'll be right back.

extreme cold is gripping parts of the country as a winter warm-up settles over the east coast and temperatures are below zero in billings, montana and the windchill is dropping to minus 40 degrees. and the schools are closing today in the record cold. sorry about that. >> yeah. we are hoping to get the rest of the fog to burn off with the fine out there. >> it's in the process of happening as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we have no rain out there.

and looking further out into the great outdoors on sky 6 hd. and lets check it out. there are still clouds around and as you take a look at the delaware river. that shot is getting brighter and a little bit of sun glare over to the right there in a way. and some sunshine is glinting off the side of the old girl, battleship new jersey, as well. clouds give way to increasing sunshine and winds from the southwest at 11 miles per hour. that is not too strong but the right direction for us, as you grab on to the milder air in the southern states and guide it here. temperatures across the region and areas in the south close to 70 in millville and dover and official number is 57 in philadelphia and that is a top of the hour number and the temperature is in the process of rising as well. as you look at satellite, clouds were thick and low and you see the clearing underway just to the west and the skies locally thinning out and it does look like we transition to brighter

skies in the afternoon and lehigh valley increasing sun and high of 67 and watercooler 60 along the coast in atlantic city. and upper 50s in spots. and sunshine is returning and even the numbers around 60 are above average. philadelphia increasing sunshine and warm this afternoon. we'll go for a high of 70 and if we nothing hit that it will tie the existing record. it's going to be pretty nice out there. winds outs of the west 6 to 19. and the southwest breeze continues and draws in the miler air. the overnight low only 58 degrees and another round of fog developing so we'll be on early tomorrow to get you around that. but that number is pretty good for this time of year. well above the average high. cold air and kind of a reverse pattern often times in the winter and freeze warnings are in effect in california and a big powerful ridge of high

pressure is stuck in place for the east and that draws the warm air in from the southwest and we overall average high temperatures the next couple of days about 25 degrees above average. so definitely warm across the region and records may fall and today's record again is 70 set in 1939. and we could tie that and if we got lucky we'll break that but more on the lines of 68 to 70. and the surge with the southwest we'll get even milder and our forecast high of 73 does blow past the old one. just barely get past the old report of 72 in 1930. but these are long standing records and both are being challenged. and your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today's high is 70 and temperatures zooming over where they would normally be and the average high is 45. and record warmth tomorrow 73 degrees and a late day or night time sprinkle or shower pushing in and it's part of the system

coming in the next day and overall a nice one and cooler and damp and 49 and occasionally rain is possible and 48 with periods of off and on rain and heavy driving rain or constantly providing us with wet conditions and a little damp and for the weekend milder and 59, 61 on sunday. and there is more rain likely the best shot appears to be in the afternoon on saturday and into sunday morning with drying sunday afternoon and you are back to 56 on monday with sun returning. >> thank you. >> you hit it all. something for everyone. thanks david. more ahead in the next half hour of "action news" at 12:30. a well known polar bear has died. and black panther is selling out movie theaters and bringing about a movement to get more people to vote. we'll explain those stories and

more still what head.

"action news" at 12:30 continues. >> we begin with breaking news in gloucester county where there has been a murder-suicide at the jefferson center in washington township. is happened at the sub acute rehab facility. they just released the names.

marlene mckenna and her husband raymond mckenna. we are told that raymond shot his wife, marlene and turned the gun on himself. we'll continue to follow the story throughout the day. we are following a developing story out of camden county. two people are killed in a crash in berlin. it happened at 10:45 this morning near the intersection of clementon road and route 40 police confirmed two fatalities in this crash and has traffic backed up for miles as crews continue to investigate. we'll bring you updates as soon as they become available. >> a septa bus collided with a tractor trailer in the philadelphia section. the route 5 bus came in contact with the septa bus when it was making a turn. >> it was crazy you don't see this every