also a bus fire stands passengers on i495 in new castle county delaware, all next on "action news".

"action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist, melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. sunday night i'm walter perez with sarah bloomquist. in the news tonight pennsylvania state senator accuse of inappropriate

behavior end his bid for congress. plus eagles center jason kelce is at it again repricing his role as a mum tore day in manayunk. but the big story on action night news tonight ace tour bus driver, strand on a highway in delaware. dell dot traffic camera video shows passengers with their luggage standing on i495. fire occurred at 4:00 o'clock in the northbound lanes, near ramp to i-95, and "action news" reporter christie ileto is live at a rest area near path delaware boarder with much more, christie (. >> reporter: well, walter passengers were taken here to the welcome center where another bus pick them up and took them to their final destination. they were heading to new york city and intended pit stop here in philadelphia at independent mall when their bus, caught fire. >> on our way to the bus, there is fire, lot of smoke. >> there was a lot of smoke. so we rushed out report report

this tour bus carrying three dozen pass eveningers from shanghai, china was on its way from washington d.c. to insuring when a roadside emergency ignited. >> i think, too much in the back. >> everybody was out. >> bus on fire, fire coming out of the rear entrance compartment, they quickly extinguish the fire. luckily everyone was able to get off of the bus, prior to arrival, nobody was injured. >> reporter: 495 at 95 was shut down for over an hour snarling some sunday traffic. passengers, were rushed to a nearby visitors center until another bus, could take them to their final destine nation. and, fortunately there were no injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. at the moment northbound lanes of 495 at 95 remain closed which means, that those in that area should expect delays live at welcome center christie ileto channel six "action news". christie, thank you. moving on to the accu weather forecast and soggy weather is finally coming to an end, just as we can end draws to a close

>> umbrellas, rain coats still came in handy all day to day right in the early afternoon. cloud lingered but that rain is moving out and sun will make an appearance again soon, tomorrow. meteorologist melissa magee joins with us the details, hi there, melissa. >> hi there sarah and walter. this weekend was a wash out across the delaware and lehigh valleys. so far for the month of february it has been pretty wet. we have seen more than 6 inches on have rainfall in the city, average for us this time of the year is more than two and a half inches of rain, this is going down as the fifth wetest for philadelphia, for the month of, february. looking at storm tracker six live double scan radar 3-d that cold front that stalled stationary boundary moving down to our south and east, allowing high pressure to the north to work its way in the region as we get into the rest of tonight and the start of our weekend. meaning workweek i should say. meaning the sun should make a come back. right now in philadelphia 46 degrees. mostly cloudy skies.

temperatures didn't climb as high as we were anticipating, but still above average 50 in millville. fifty-one in dover. 47 degrees in reading. if you are stepping outside on the town we have you covered, 51 degrees at 7:00 tonight. we're in the lower 50's, upper 40's underneath mostly cloudy skies. looking at weather headlines sunshine returns on the way, as we get in the rest of this week. temperatures will get 10 to 15 t then we're tracking heavier rain later this week. those details with the full, exclusive accu weather forecast, sarah. >> melissa, thank you. get latest on the forecast from the six abc app, through can find storm tracker six live at anytime available on your phone, tablet, six abc app is a free down load for your mobile device. a section of the route 202 has reopened, after a crash, that killed two people in chester county. access, happened at 8:00 this morning on the southbound lanes between swedesford and mill road in east white land township. state police say six two-year

old melvin baskerville was traveling the wrong way and driven by monique pierre. both drivers died at the scene responders took seven hours to clear the scene. police every investigating a suspect home invasion in the cities oxford circle section. >> investigators were alerted to the situation when one of the victims managed to escape and call for help. "action news" reporter bob brooks, has the full story. >> scared for my life right now. i don't know what is going on. i lived here 27 years. never in, my life had i feel this problem. >> reporter: for this woman what happened across the street from her oxford circle home this morning may have been the breaking point. she's thinking bay move now. >> i want to get out of here. >> reporter: you're thinking about leaving. >> yes, i really want to move. this really, wants to make me move now. >> reporter: philadelphia police say it was around 4:00 in the 2100 block of sand saw street, two masked men with guns kicked opened the door, pistol whipped one of the men inside and tied him up

, and then they started demanding money. according to police one of the victims was somehow able to escape, ran down the street to the was washings got a hold of the security guard there and that is when they called 911. when help arrived police found victim inside bleeding from the head and left in a second floor room, and at this point in, word on who the suspects might be, but police say one was armed with a black revolver and the other a black semiautomatic handgun. another neighbor stephen sellinger says he has lived on this street for 40 years and according to him things have been on the steady decline. >> i have just saying in the the same neighborhood it once was. i used to know everyone on this block, now i don't know anyone, honestly. people have moved in and out of these houses at least five or six times. >> reporter: he fears like something like this could happen to him on any given night. >> i'm outside of my house a lot, i smoke cigarettes, unfortunately and that is a big fear of mine, when i turnaround to go back in the house that somebody will be

behind me, and push me in the house with a gun. >> reporter: after that man who was pistol whipped, he suffered a severe laceration to his head but luckily in stable condition. reporting from oxford circle, bob brooks, channel six "action news". a shooting death is under investigation tonight, in wilmington. investigators were called to the 2300 block of vargas street just before 10:00 this morning. they found a man shot repeatedly. victim was pronounced dead at the scene. somebody fired shots inside a racket club in bucks county and tonight police believe they know who did it. they are looking for this man louise mendina accused of shooting a man inn the back inside pennsville racket and athletic club last night. he was taken to the hospital in stable condition. bucks county d.a.'s office has joined falls township police department in the investigation. pennsylvania's state senator daylen leach has dropped his bid for congress. the democrat stalled his campaign in december after allegations of inappropriate conduct for female employees and campaign aid.

in the facebook post last night leach said he is ending his campaign citing attacks on his family but also says quote how unappealing congress has become. he says he would instead remain in the state is not. septa's new spring schedule went in effect for city and suburban transit. route 58 buses will now provide services to neshaminy mall on sunday. route 73 buses will serve shop pers in wissonoming. and beginning mid-march, route 96 buses will operate with new routeing at lansdale station. and the rainy weather did not dim the sparkle of seek wins on main street in manayunk today this years mummers mardi gras parade went out without a hitch. just ask eagles center jason kelce who dust ted off the outfit he wore in the super bowl parade. it wasn't too long ago. "action news" reporter annie mccormack was there for all of the action, hi there, annie. >> reporter: hi there sarah, that is right jason kelce was officially a mum tore day. he marched with the band, he played with the band, and, he

even wore that costume, again that he made so famous at the super bowl parade. hundreds lined manayunk's main street for mummers mardi gras parade and this year marching with the avalon string band... >> ♪ >> reporter: philadelphia eagles jason kelce. >> i'm just happy, excited to play saxophone and march with these guys in the avalon string band. >> reporter: kelce ace is a card carrying dues paying member and now wearing that famous suit the group gave him for eagles parade. >> they were kind enough to lend me one of their suits for super bowl parade so least i can do is march with these guys and enjoying their parade >> reporter: kelce's connection to the ban his hairdresser husband is a member. >> she has been a fantastic opportunity for avalon string band and fantastic opportunity for the string band association, and, the city of philadelphia. >> we have got a great couple pictures here with him and, everyone is just so excited. >> reporter: kelce might have boosted attendance but this

parade in its fifth year is becoming a new city tradition, all 16 mummers string bands march in the event, and the parade brings out loyal fans, and new ones too. >> we love mummers new years, this is like second best thing , always fun to come out, family friendly event. >> it is first time at mummers we would definitely come back. >> best of both worlds, weather is fantastic on a day like today, normally it is so much warmer then it was on new years day. >> reporter: kelce's wearing avalon string band's 2008 custom, they were all wearing their 2018 customs. they didn't have one to fit him because he ace big guy. now today also raised money for the string bands, associations, of philadelphia. for now reporting live from manayunk, annie mccormack channel six "action news". >> you have to be fashion forward, you have to do it. >> thanks, annie. still to come on "action news" tonight hundreds of philadelphia children rock the stage at world cafe live today to showcase their talents.

the sixers look for their eighth straight win in a match up with the wizards tonight, those stories and more when "action news" comes right back

classes resume tomorrow for parkland school district in the lehigh valley. officials were forced to cancel school on friday, after fire swept through the school bus, depot, in orefield, 30 buses were destroyed or damaged by that blaze. parkland school district says it has enough of its own buses left to cover transportation. a cause has not yet been determined but it is not believed to be suspicious. the historic building that went up in flames in philadelphia's olde city neighborhood last sunday, will have to be demolish. engineers brought into assess damage of 239 chestnut street, agree, that the brown stone beneath the fisod ties badly damage. however, the cast iron frame on the first floor will be saved and restored. last sunday's fire forced 160

people to evacuate, the cause of the blaze remains under investigation, that is when demolition is expected to begin, this week. in burlington county there was a special celebration of a congregation, beth hickva in marlton hosted a, program for people with special need. it included an abbreviated reading of the book of esther from the jewish bible as well as songs, craft and kosher food. students and parents from the lower merion area hebrew high school have decided to use the massacre in park land, florida as a teachable moment. they gathered at the zion temple in narberth today for a live video chat with 16 year-old jer it block, a sophomore from marjory stoneman douglas high school. he talked about his experience s during and since the shooting and how he and his classmates have become maketive active. among them, "action news" 's very own meteorologist david murphy and president and general manager bernie practice send contact they

were there to cheer on the mens basketball team during their final home game of the season, and they joined, other , alumni at university kline college of media and communications, for a pregame reception, at the liacouras center. hundreds of young rock stars, jammed, for a cause this afternoon, in university city. >> ♪ >> some 400 young musicians took over both stages at world cafe live, for an all day benefit rock concert. they are all students in the greater fail area, school of rock, proceed from his today's concert will benefit live connections, a non-profit that provides musical educational opportunities and under resourced schools. >> ♪

jeff's here with sports

and sixers looking to continue this streak. >> they have struggled down in d.c. with their referees tonight but i have a feeling this team, will be able to get over the hump. since eagles won the super bowl three weeks ago today, sixers have not lost, not, they have to keep it going with 2348 a row for first time in 15 years when they face wizard in washington. sixers have been on a tear thanks to their larger than life superstar, in the making, joel embiid, has 30, double/ doubles this season among most in the nba, he has scored 20 other more points in every game this month and how about this, joe joe says he is not even 100 percent. >> i still am recovering, you know, i feel good. i'm about 81 percent. i'm about 87 percent. >> yeah, wait to see 100. we will go one on one with

sixers coach brett brown with sports sunday and we will sit down with rhys hoskins and more tonight at 11:45. eagles are quickly turning page from celebrating the super bowl to focusing on next season, nfl combine is tuesday and salary cap decisions must be made, within two weeks. with the eagles up against the cap one casualty could be, receiver, torey smith, eagles will save 5 million by cutting him but smith says he expects to be back, next season. >> i am expecting to be back, but i know, how the business goes, so we won a ring with them, so, i don't know how this will play out but i'm expecting to be back and i definitely want to be back. >> speaking of the eagles who better to give motivational speeches jason kelce talk to the phillies monday. today it is corner jaylen mills trying to fire up temple basketball. >> we don't, us as athletes,

we beat our bodies in day in and day out. you will never get it no where in life playing it safe. that is any job. >> jaylen mills pregame pep talk, temple with central florida, senior walk on steve leonard from collegeville making his first ever start, nails back to back three's, temple starts the game on a 16 -zero run. owls win 75-56. and jaylen mills the key there in big surprise here especially after season he had last year aaron nola will be phillies opening day starter next month in atlanta nola making his spring training debut with the against the yankees very first inning, um-hmm, michael franco, loses it. that sun, right. clearwater sun, nola, um-hmm, gives up three run double to danny, he is tagged in three runs in two innings and he strikes out three. big year for franco, good start for him, here at the plate. makes up for that error in the field, how about the fourth inning, three run home run,

not enough, phillies lose, eight-three. the flyers, are on fire, 11 straight game without a loss in regulation, their best stretch in 12 years. trade deadline set for tomorrow. flyers could add a piece or two for the playoff run. flyers on the ice in montreal getting ready to face canadian tomorrow. only one point out of first place after being dead last, early in december. flyers players say that they love the chemistry on this team right now. >> obviously, you know, we don't want to leave them, it is always tough, but i think this year is a little bit different in the past. so we're glad, it is like this >> it is different because flyers are, buyers not sellers and it has been a long time since we have said. that we will see if they make a move by deadline at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. >> thanks, jeff, very much. still to come on "action news" early st. patrick's day celebration. >> also taking a live look right here from the sky six

overlooking, center city from temple university, we will check out your exclusive accu weather seven day forecast with meteorologist melissa magee, when "action news" comes right back.

time for a check of the accu weather forecast, tomorrow afternoon a big yellow thing in the ski we will see. >> yeah, what is that. >> it has been a while, yeah. >> i know, i think since thursday we have been dealing with this on/off wet weather, the sun will be a treat into tomorrow afternoon especially by tuesday. we will show you action cam outside earlier this afternoon there in university city, and, drexel university campus, and

some folks are walking around, stralling, underneath mostly cloudy sky, the rain we had earlier this morning, finally, starting to move, off the coast, and we have got dry conditions on the way for rest of tonight. here's picture outside sky six live hd looking at philadelphia international on this sunday evening, and we are looking at storm tracker six live double scan radar we are not tracking any precipitation across our region. it has been wet for month of february and right now we are getting a break across the delaware and lehigh valleys. looking at temperatures we have had a mostly cloudy sky and despite not finding any sunshine, temperatures were still above average but not as high or warm as we were anticipating today. 46 degrees in philadelphia. forty-seven reading. forty-nine, in wilmington. fifty for millville. fifty-two down in dover. cape may coming in at 48 degrees. lets talk about these numbers, and what we have seen so far, for the month of february, it has been wet and pretty warm across the region. you will look at red boxes

here, and, and, temperatures above average. yesterday above average. today still above our normal high 46 degrees, this time of the year, all and all for philadelphia for month of february, it is 5.9 degrees above normal. then looking at rainfall across much of the region, monthly totals in atlantic city well above the normal of 6.43 inches, 6 inches for month of wilmington. and philadelphia down as fifth wetest on record for this month. trenton close to 6 inches and 5.50 inches of rain in allentown. here's satellite six with action radar. here's that stalled out frontal boundary dipping down to the south and east, we have got high pressure on the back side of the cold front that will work its way eastward but not much cold's will follow in in the wake of the cold front. temperatures are fairly mild for next seven days as we close out this month of february. mostly crowd i for rest of tonight, mild one, 36 in the suburbs for overnight low and 43 degrees in philadelphia here's future tracker six waking up tomorrow morning

still a mostly cloudy start to the day at 6:00 in the morning but we are staying dry, so no issues on the roads for that morning commute, and as high pressure works its way east, cloud breaking for some sunshine as we get into tomorrow afternoon. so cloud, then some sun, temperatures will be mild by lunchtime tomorrow, we will hit 53 and we will keep on climbing, by day's end. here's the inclusive six day forecast, tomorrow breezy, clouds, sun at 56, mild on tuesday with more sunshine returning, and then in at 58. ten to 15 degrees above average by wednesday, that is last day of february in at 58, and then thursday, coming in like a little lion for march, at 56 but we're tracking heavy rain potential as we get into later this week. >> tiny lion. >> little one for now. >> more later at end of the week. >> thanks, melissa. >> fund raise inner northeast philadelphia helped raise money for upcoming philadelphia st. patrick's day parade, the event was held at fraternal order of police lodge on carolina road, and, they enjoyed live irish music,

dancers, food and beer, the parade is scheduled for march 11th. world news sunday is next here on channel six. don't miss "action news" at 10 on phl17 tonight. then we are back here again on six abc at 11:00. now for melissa magee, jeff skversky, walter perez and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. we will see you right back here at 11:00 o'clock. remember our special night? abdominal pain... ...and diarrhea. but it's my anniversary. aw. sorry. we've got other plans.

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