liberty. ♪ action news. delaware valley's leading news program. with meteorologist melissa mc gee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. morning rain gave way to clearer skies this afternoon. but most still opted for raincoats and umbrellas. but those can stay in the closet

in the coming days. sunday night and the big story on action news is the impending return of some sunshine. >> after a soggy, we thought weekend -- melissa mcgee with the check of the accuweather forecast. >> we have something to look forward to for the start of our workweek because it's been a washout for the most part over our weekend. very rainy for the month of february. so far, 6.52 inches of rain well above the normal for this time of year, usually 2.5. philadelphia, the fifth wettest on record for the month of february. now, looking at storm tracker 6 live double scanner 3d, the frontal boundary stalled out and the rain moving away and high pressure returns for the start of the workweek. despite the clouds and moisture, pretty comfortable. 46 in the city, 47 in reading, 50 in the pocono know -- and

there's no cold air following this cold front that pushed on through the region. so, along the i-95 metro area by tomorrow afternoon, numbers easily climb ing into the lower 50s. so, sunshine returns for the start of of you are workweek tomorrow and especially tomorrow afternoon. temperatures 10-15 degrees above average for the last few days of february, but we are tracking more rain moving in later this week. more details coming up. >> looking forward to the sign. thank you, melissa. >> all the rain flooded parts of new castle county as you can see here you can see some ponding along airport road. commuters decided to risk it, navigating their way through the standing water. wake up with the action news morning team for the latest traffic and top news headlines. tune in starting at 4:40 a.m. a giant pothole at fifth street approaching spring garden and it's big enough to do quite a bit of damage to vehicles.

action news reporter annie mc cormack is live from the scene with more. annie. >> reporter: and sarah, this is a busy portion of fifth street with a lot of traffic. you just heard that, and again, this is what we have been hear ing all night. this is the pothole that people are concerned about. now, the city is aware, but people say they're not only concerned about damage to cars, but also about an accident happening because people are stopping short trying to avoid it. this pothole on fifth street approaching spring garden is causing damage to a string of vehicles. and prompting reactions like this. >> oh! >> oh, yeah. >> okay, they just bottomed out. >> reporter: people cringed as they watched the driver go through the almost unavoidable crater. >> that's a dangerous pothole. it's huge. it's humongous. slow down. >> and all of a sudden the car went bam, and i was afraid the people were going to run into the back of me. >> reporter: this week the

city's streets department said that crews have repaired 18,000 potholes since january 1st. notify them so they can respond. tonight frustration is growing for drivers on fifth street, including eliza. this pothole cracked his front bumper passing through on the way to new york >> it's that deep and that bad, i don't know. i think that when it comes to my car, but this pothole has to be filled. it has to be. >> reporter: back out here live through twitter tonight the city streets department are aware of this and they will be taking care of the problem. but some drivers are saying in the meantime they wish that there were cones or a blinking light to let people know there is a pothole here. the city says for people across the city, if you see a pothole. contact them. 311, there's also a number on our website, you can also reach out for them through social media. reporting live in northern

liberty, annie mccormack. back to you. >> that is a big one. thank you. we have the info you need to report a pothole at 6abc.com/ pothole. we have the phone numbers and web links you need to report a problem on area roads. a section of route 202 after a crash killed two people in chester county. it took place at about 8:00 this morning in the southbound lanes between sweetsford and mill roads. state police say that tiff -year-old melvin baskerville crashed into 32 monique pierre. both died at the scene. it took responders seven hours to clear the scene. a car ended up on top of an suv following a crash in camden. just before 6030 in the westbound lane was admiral wilson boulevard. there were injuries, but we don't know how serious. a fire on a bus left tourist s from china stranded on

a delaware highway in the northbound lanes of i-495 near the ramp to i-95 in clayton about 4:00 this afternoon. the group from shanghai was on its way from washington, d.c. to new york city. no one was hurt. passengers were take ton a nearby visitors center until another bus arrived. classes resumed tomorrow for the parkland school district in the lehigh valley. officials canceled school on friday after fire swept through the school bus depot. >> that's right, crews spent the weekend making repartly sunny of damages buses. christie ileto has more. >> reporter: that's right, a quarter of the fleet was wiped out in that fire. to make sure tomorrow is business as usual, buses from two leasing companies are on hand while mechanics spent the last 48 hours making repairs to what was salvageable. >> very busy. a lot of us are very tired. >> reporter: working around the clock making repairs to what's left of the fleet of

buses. >> mostly windshields and on the front of the buses, a lot of melting. >> reporter: it was this rag ing inferno days earlier that destroyed and damaged 30 buses. each bus costs around $90,000. couple that with the destroyed garage depot and the contents inside, the loss is expected to be in the millions. >> buildings can be replaced, buses can be replaced. but as you know, we can't re place a life. >> reporter: fortunately there were no injuries, and still no immediate word on what sparked the blaze. it did, however, force the district to cancel classes. meaning it was the fourth instruction day lost this year. and it needs to be made up. that's right, another reason why the district wanted to make sure students were able to get to school tomorrow, we're also told all of those destroyed buses were injure -- insured and under warranty. >> all right, christie, thank you. douglas high school in florida reopened their doors today. parents and students were invit

ed to an orientation nearly two weeks after the massacre. as pressure builds on law enforcement to explain their actions. kenneth is in parkland tonight. >> reporter: it was an emotional return for the students here in parkland. it was a sea of strength and support as thousands of students and parents made their way back into the halls of this south florida school. this orientation was a chance for families to prepare for the week ahead. classes are set to resume wednesday, and there are still major concerns about security. parkland is trying to move forward as the demand for answer s intensifies. 74 state lawmakers sent a letter to rick scott, the governor of florida, to suspend the sheriff, a democrat, saying they ignored repeated warning signs about the suspected shooter. and they are investigating reports about police officers who responded to the school. the claim, several deputies wait ed instead of rushing in during the shooting. the school's resource officer,

scott peterson, on video taking cover, has resigned. the building will never be useed again. the superintendent says it will be torn down and the school will likely build a memorial park for the 17 people killed. kenneth, parkland, florida. students and parents from the lower marion area hebrew high school decides to use the shooting as a teachable moment. they gathered together today for a live video chat with 16 -year-old jared block, a sophomore from marjory stohlman douglas high school. is he talked about before and during the shooting and why they have become politically active. >> leach has dropped a bid for congress. his campaign was stalled in december after allegations of in appropriate conduct towards female employees and campaign aids. in a facebook post last night, leach said he's ending his campaign, citing a attacks against his family, but, quote,

how unappealing congress has become. he said he will remain a state senator. still to come tonight, police on the hunt for the intruders who tied up a man and ransacked his home in philadelphia this morning. and eagles jason kelce performs today. and the accuweather seven day forecast. waiting to see the sun again. when action news comes right back. - [narrator] look around.

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a man is recovering after arm armed intruders broke into his oxford circle home and pistol whipped him at 4:00 this morning. police say they kicked the door open, tied up a man inside, pistol whipped him and demanded money. a second person escaped and call ed for help. police have not made arrests yet somebody tired shots inside

a racket club in bucks county tonight. they are looking for this man, suspected of shooting a man in the back inside the pennsville racket and athletic club. the victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition. the bucks da's office is joining the police department in the investigation. more than a week after suffering a heart attack on the job, john warren jr. was working this fire on valentine's day when he collapsed. his colleagues began cpr and he was then rushed to atlanta care mainland in galloway township in critical condition. on friday he was moved out of the icu. warren has been with the fire department for more than 40 years and. an underground fire caused a manhole cover to pop off. police blocked off the area while crews were on the scene. nobody was injured. the historic building up in

flames in philadelphia's old city neighborhood last sunday is slated to be demolished this week. engineers assessed the damage at 239 chestnut and agreed that the brownstone is too badly damaged. however, the cast iron frame on the first floor will be saved and restored. the fire forced 160 people to evacuate. the cause of the blaze remains under investigation. well, septa's new spring schedule went into effect today for city and transition. route 58 buses with -- and begin ning in mid-march, route 96 with us -- buses operate with new routing at the landsdale station. the mummer's marched down the street for the fifth annual mardi gras parade. hundreds watched them go by. among the musicians, jason kelce

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s toppled. another check of our accuweather forecast. boy, it's been a lot of rainy days. >> really has. really since last thursday. it's been wet and cloudy. finally the sun comes out into tomorrow afternoon. something to look forward to. sky 6 live in hd, looking at center city. and some folks out and about on the roads. if you're out on the roads right now, make sure you're driving with your low beams on. we have some issue with reduced visibility. a live shot, sky 6 live in hd. looking at the center city sky line. hard to make out the tops of the buildings because of so much low level moisture. visibility down to six miles in philadelphia. the dew point in at 44. winds out of the north at 3 miles per hour. this pressure, 30.03. numbers, still pretty comfortable tonight. 47 in reading, 46 in allentown, 47 in millvale, down the coast in cape may, coming in at 53.

so, let's continue to talk about the numbers. so, for the month of february, temperatures have been well above average. when you look at the red-shaded boxes here, these are the number of days with temperatures above our typical high for this time of year. that was the case yesterday and same thing holds true here on our sunday. so, temperatures overall close to 5.9 degrees above where they normally should be for this time of year. visibility, however, is a concern for the rest of tonight. we're down to a half a mile in allentown. same thing in the poconos. down to five miles in philadelphia right now. three in reading. and just a half a mile as well in wildwood. satellite 6 along with action radar showing you finally that frontal boundary that stalled over over the weekend. dipping down to the south. eventually clear studies across the ohio valley head our way into the start of theweek workweek. the rest of tonight, mostly cloudy, mild, tip down to 46 in the suburbs and 43 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low.

fast forward into the day tomorrow. mostly cloudy start to the day. 42 degrees is that number at 7 a.m. but by lunchtime, 53 degrees. and these numbers will keep on climbing by day's end. here is future tracker 6. really no cold air following this cold front. a lot of pacific air with west wind by tuesday. low of 50s to the north and west, not bad to the south and east. the last day of february, wednesday, southwesterly wind, climbing close to 60 degrees. a good 10-15 degrees above average by then. then for the first couple of day s of march, tracking a late week storm. possible heavy rain on the way strong winds also a big concern. and we have the potential of a full moon. coastal flooding and beach erosion is a concern as we track the system and the potential for some high elevation know. keep you posted on that. the exclusive accuweather seven day forecast, breezy and clouds

and sun, looking forward to that a high temperature of 56. tuesday, mild with sun. 58. above average on wednesday in at 58 for the high. thursday, the first day of march , high temperature of 56. we're tracking some rain as we get into friday. some of that could be heavy, guys. big change in our forecast. >> i said it before, i'm glad it's not snow. >> thanks, melissa. in burlington county, a special celebration. the congregation hosted a program designed especially for people with special needs. including an abbreviated reading from the book of esther from the jewish bible and songs, crafts and kosher sweets. more to come, the sixers look to extend the winning ways against the sixers. >> and jeff skversky with that.

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reception. >> jeff skversky has a check on sports. i thought the philly pro teams would never lose again. >> would have been nice. >> i believed it for a second there >> this is a tough go around for the sixers. back to back-to-back games, down in d.c. tonight against a team they have struggled with down in washington. since the eagles won the super bowl three weeks ago tonight, the sixers had been perfect. but tonight, the shot at eight straight, something they haven't done in 15 years, falls short. tough back-to-back for joel embiid and company in d.c. sixers trying to keep the run alive. ben simmons, that feed in the first. see that? give me some. second quarter, under the net, the homey, dario, what a save to simmons. but the sixers struggle in the second quarter. outscored by 17. otto porter at the buzzer to end the half. third quarter it gets ugly. sixers down as many as 23 in the third. and washington was without john

wall. sixers fight back. final minutes, embiid, get within eight. but too little, too late to stir up a comeback. porter, good night. sixers lose 109-94. seven game winning streak is over. we go one-on-one with sixers coach brett brown tonight on sports sunday in about 15 minute s. plus sit down with rhys hoskins. that and more on action news sunday. while eagles fans are still talking about the super bowl, the eagles have moved on. they're talking about what's next. the nfl combine is tuesday. and they have to cut salary in two weeks. changes, yes, they're coming. the eagles up against the cap. one casualty could be torry smith. eagles would save $5 million by cutting him. smith says if that happens, no hard feelings. >> i'm expecting to be back. but i know how the business goes

so, i can't be mad at someone who gave you a chance and you won a ring with them. i don't know how it's going to play out. but i'm expecting to be back and i definitely want to be back. ♪ >> listen to that. jason kelce, marching to the beat of his own saxophone today. the eagle's center back in that mummer's costume, marching with the avalon string band in the mummer's parade. >> i've always enjoyed watching the mummer's parade, unfortunately, we're kind of beside around them. it doesn't match up. i think it's a great philadelphia tradition. a lot of celebration of the arts and stuff like that i like to -- i'm a big proponent of. i'm happy to be out here with these guys >> kelce has been the center of attention since the super bowl speech. he talk the to the phillies last week. everyone wants advice. temple. gets a talk from jaylen mills today. >> we don't last forever. us as athletes, we beat our bod

ies up day in and day out. you will never get nowhere in life playing it safe. that's any job. >> a pregame pep talk before facing central florida. fires up senior walk-on, leonard , the kid from college ville. back-to-back threes in his first start. temple starts on 16-0 run and win 75-66. nola carries himself like a super star. who better to start opening day than aaron nola? the manager naming him the game one starter. making his spring training debut against the yankees. that florida sun, well, not get ting along with franco. oops. leads to this. oh, nola, espinosa, the three- run in the first. nola, three runs in two innings, strikes