in the pinelands hundreds of acres burned in woodland township.rews fought these through the night. ted greenberg went inside the fire line. he is joining us live with more. what did you find? >> reporter: authorities here at the command post tell me the fire is now fully contained at just about 350 acres. you know all of this warm weather we've been enjoying has also heightened the risk of wildfires. a forest filled with heat. the result of flames scorching hundreds of acres and the mercury reaching record highs. >> the fire behavior itself is increased by the temperatures. >> reporter: the new jersey forest fire service launched its attack on this wildfire in a remote section of the pinelands thursday afternoon, a battle that came unusually early. >> the conditions were just right and the fire got fairly large on us. >> reporter: the needles and other brush here are extremely dry. crews tell me they don't normally see wild fires this large until early to mid april. >> it's gotten too warm too fast. >> reporter: the blaze has not posed a threat t

. >>> developing this morning an uncontrolled forest fire has been burning all night in woodland townshiprlington county with no sign of letting up. chopper 6 hd was over the massive flames last night. it consumed 350 acres near baptist and old tuckerton road. chopper 6 hd has arrived over the scene, you can see the fire is burning and flames on the ground a lot of spoke e smoke up in the air. we're waiting for an update from the new jersey forest service. no homes have been threatened so far and nobody has been hurt. >>> let's talk about the showdown in the sunshine state. rather than featuring mudslinging and shouting matches, the gop candidates conducted a calm and collected discourse. the final four republicans running for president were respectful as they discussed policy. donald trump responded to his recent comments on muslims. >>> you told cnn islam hates us. did you mean all 1.6 billion muslims? >>> i mean a lot of ever them. >>> my mother who happens to be here today i'm against any changes to social security that is bad for my mother. >>> 59 years ago florida welcomed my father

forest fire service launched its attack on this wildfire in a remote section of thepinelands in woodland township thursday afternoon, a battle that cama unusually early. >> the conditions were just right. and the fire got fairly large on us. >> reporter: the pine needles an crews tell me they don't normally see wildfires this large until early to mid april. >> it's gotten too warm te fast for us. >> reporter: the blaze has not posed a threat to any homes or businesses. but temperatures in the 70s and 80s this week forced the forest fire service to cancel several prescribed burns which are aimed at preventing future forest fires. >> it's not a good practice to have prescribed burning during wildfire conditions. >> you never know what hand you're going to get dealt with the weather. >>> that does it for us. we thank you for watching. stay with us as the news continues at 6:00. >>> live from studio 3c in rockefeller center, this is news 4 new york. >>> countdown to chaos. negotiations but no settlement deadline just over a day way way now. >>> the search for those responsible for gunning down a high

about 250 ache verse burned in the penn state for necessary woodland township burlington county. those flames are near soue roads, the fire not expected to spread significantly. >> 6:09 right now. the republican candidates for president face-off in another debate. >> we will come up with solutions. we'll find the answers cents to things. and so far i cannot believe how civil it has been up here. >> it was civil. no fireworks on the debate stage as we've come to expect. coming up a little later, how voters reacted on twitter, and the major endorsement, trump is about to pick up. >> first though, most americans don't get enough sleep. right? but we have a solution. the simple drug-free trick to help you get more z's. >> and oh, this is so cool. all morning long taking you inside new picsar exhibit at the franklin institute. see how your favorite movie characters come to life on the big screen. that's coming up next. my office needs new laptops and a price match guarantee. i took a body language class once and the way you're standing could mean you're hiding something. oh! uh, stapl

. >>> developing this morning an uncontrolled forest fire has been burning all night in woodland township, burlington county with no sign of letting up. chopper 6 hd was over the massive flames last night. it consumed 350 acres near baptist and old tuckerton road. 17 fire trucks are battling the blaze. no homes were threatened so far and nobody was hurt. >>> happening today a final thank you and goodbye to former first lady nancy reagan. there will be about 1,000 invite es many famous. four of the five living first ladies will be in attendance. we'll have more in the next half-hour of "action news." >>> let's go to the showdown in the sunshine state, rather than mudslinging and inuendos. donald trump responded to his recent comments on muslims. >>> you told cnn islam hates us, did you mean 1.6 billion muslims? >>> i mean a lot of them. >>> my mother who happens to be here today, i'm against changes to social security that will affect my mother. >>> governor john kasich hopes to stay in the race by winning his home state of ohio next week. he is currently ahead in the polls. it is the last

it started in a remote section of woodland township burning 350 acres. no homes or businesses were threatened. fire officials tell us the record warmth we had this week and lack of rain created dry conditions and helped fuel the flames. they tell us they normally don't see these wildfires this large until april. >>> tempers flared after a minivan crashed into a house in west philadelphia. last night sky force 10 was over the scene where police say the driver was intentionally trying to hit people. you can see bystanders were upset and tried to damage the van. police tell us at least one person sitting on the stoop off in the distance along with the driver were hurt. so far police have not made any arrests in this case. >>> brazen home burglars are striking in the suburbs and families are sleeping inside. it's happened at least twice. police say the men were caught on home surveillance cameras. they are stealing credit cards and even food from the refrigerator refrigerators. residents are looking for ways to improve their security. >> i went around to all

this is how it looked from chopper 6 hd over woodland township. it was old baptist road and old tuckerton road last evening, the firefighters continue to put out the hot spots. the fire is not threatening any homes. >>> turning to the forecast now it's cooler today but still a nice day with lots of sunshine. a great way to end the work week as we look outside at sky 6 hd showing you the clear skies over downtown wilmington. accuweather says the weekend ahead is a nice one, melissa magee is outside on the terrace with the details. >> yes, rick we are finding more in the way of sunshine this afternoon. after a fairly cloudy start across the delaware and lehigh valley valleys. numbers now are in the r. 65 in philadelphia and 70 in wilmington and 56 in allentown and 60 for trenton and 68 in atlantic city. right now in philadelphia it's 13 degrees cooler than it was the same time yesterday but yesterday we had record highs in the 80s. not going to climb that high today. satellite 6 along with action radar showing you that front we had across the region

the fire erupted in the area of baptist road and old tuckerton road in woodland township yesterday eveningfirefighters were on the scene all day today working to contain the flames and put out hot spots. crews say the rain overnight certainly helped their efforts. the fire did not threaten any homes. >>> it will be a a little cooler today. just a spectacular day in the tri-state area. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live in logan square in philadelphia. trish, the beautiful weather and the start of the weekend not a bad combination. >> reporter: logan square one of the many places we found people in the city soaking up the sun on this friday afternoon. whether we are done with winter or not most people we spoke with agree this kind of weather brings out the kid in all of us. roberto clemente playground in fairmount was packed with kids swinging, climbing and playing pickup basketball. the sunshine brought out the young and the young at heart who have been waiting all wind to play outside. >> great weather. enjoying it. it's beautiful out here. you got to enjoy it while we can. >> r

about 250 acres have burned at the penn state for necessary woodland township burlington county. those flames are near sei and lost lane road. no homes are in danger at this time. officials say based on weather patterns the fire is not expected to spread significantly. >> 5:06 right now. more than thousand people will pay their final respects to former first lady nancy reagan today. she will be laid to rest alongside her beloved husband at the ronald reagan presidential library in semi valley california. terry okita join us live from california with the honored guest list, who will be attending today's services cents. good morning, terry. >> reporter: the big guest list, good morning, erika, you know, it is customary poor presidents and first laid toys make their funeral arrangements while still in office. so, this has been decades in the making. nancy reagan was very involved in the planning all the way down to the paul bearers, who will be reading the passages during her service. >> family and friend every nancy reagan will say farewell to her today. at her late husband's presi

trying to contain this big forest fire b250 acres have burned in the penn state for necessary woodland township, burlington county. these flames are near sue i, and lost lane roads. no homes are in danger right now. based on the weather patterns the fire is not expected to spread significantly. >> dozens every resident and business owners in north philadelphia are trying to put the brakes on new stadium for temple university. an activist group that calls themselves the stadium symptom pegs, they gathered at the church of the advocate last night to raise their voices in opposition. planned for the proposed thousand seat stadium is now in the feasibility stage. >> the parking, the trash possibility, noise, lights, and the other things, as well, the property, the increased value in property taxes. >> temple's team now plays at lincoln financial field under a $3 million annual lease to the eagles. those in favor of the project say it will save money and be good for the football program which, keep in mind; coming off of one of the best seasons in school history. >> in campaign 2016, report say ben

about 250 acres have burned so far in the pennsylvania state forest in woodland township, burlingtonounty. the flames are near sue wee and las lane roads no homes are in danger right now. the fire is not yet contain but official say they will likely be able to keep it from spreading significantly. >>> meteorologist kate bilo on the sky deck for right now to explain how the conditions are helping foul these fires kate. >> we felt it for the past few days that warm dry air that's been in place when you get conditions like this, conditions are ripe for forest fires usually mid march is when the season begins. we're hitting it early certainly hitting the warm temperatures a bit early as well. unfortunately, fire risks will be elevated again tomorrow. take look at some of these fire danger bullet points hi especially in knowledge, warm dry air we've plenty of that. low relative humidity. breezy conditions. we felt that today and tomorrow the breeze will be from a different direction but it will be strong again in the afternoon, very dry air moving in and that means fires could spread quic

about 250 acres have burned so far in the pennsylvania state forest in woodland township, burlington county. the flames are near sue wee and las lane roads no homes are in danger right now. the fire is not yet contain but official say they will likely be able to keep it from spreading significantly. >>> meteorologist kate bilo on the sky deck for right now to explain how the conditions are helping foul these fires kate. >> we felt it for the past few days that warm dry air that's been in place when you get conditions like this, conditions are ripe for forest fires usually mid march is when the season begins. we're hitting it early certainly hitting the warm temperatures a bit early as well. unfortunately, fire risks will be elevated again tomorrow. take look at some of these fire danger bullet points hi especially in knowledge, warm dry air we've plenty of that. low relative humidity. breezy conditions. we felt that today and tomorrow the breeze will be from a different direction but it will be strong again in the afternoon, very dry air moving in and that means fires could spread qu

the flames started in a remote section of woodland township thursday afternoon eventually burning aboutcres and this is not normal for this time of year. fortunately no homes or businesses were threatened. fire officials tell us the record warmth and lack of rain created dry conditions and helped fuel the flames and they don't see wildfires this large until april. >>> in camden county, a family has to find a new place to stay after this fire forced them out of their home. sky force 10 was above the house on west maple avenue in lindenwold last night. one person went to the hospital after having a panic attack at the scene. >>> sky force 10 catches a violent confrontation. tempers flared after a minivan crashed into a row home. the driver was intentionally trying to hit people. you can see some of the bystanders were very upset and tried to damage the van. police say at least one person and the driver were injured. so far there have been no arrests in this case. >>> there is now a $5,000 reward for find the person who killed a pit bull puppy. the puppy was left to die locked inside this

chopper6 was over woodland township this morning where the fire was burning across 350 acres at its heightd near the area of baptist road and old tuckerton road. the fire is not threatening any homes. so far there are no reports of any injuries. >>> from our new jersey news room we're still working to learn the names of five people who were shot after an argument in trenton. police say a group of women had some kind of dispute early this morning on oliver avenue. then around 2:30, they say a car pulled up and a man got out of the passenger side and started shooting. the five victims range in age from 22 to 44. three of them are women. they are all expected to survive but police are still looking for the shooter. >> roman catholic high school announced a new scholarship today to honor a pennsylvania state trooper who was killed on the job. david kedra graduated from roman in 2006. he died in 2014 at a accidental shooting at a training rage. they established the scholarship in david's honor. the school also held a special mass today to mark the occasion. >>> a high school in southwest philad

there's another downed tree, this one is in abington township along woodland road near valley road butucks county the crash we had in bristol township as well as the police activity at the motel there in the langhorne area, they've both cleared out so those roads are reopened. go ahead and use them. but on the northeast extension if you're coming southbound trying to exit at quakertown there's a crash there now on that off ramp partially blocking a ramp. still have the downed tree in kennett township chester county along norway road atwood ward road and crossing into delaware still very slow speeds as you come off the delaware memorial bridge from new jersey. you're hitting a wall of traffic. just 5 miles per hour because of that ongoing work sewn as you travel through new castle on 295. if you're heading into delaware from south jersey this afternoon i would do so via the commodore barry bridge instead of the delaware memorial bridge. one more thing. another set of downed wires in laurel springs camden county. you want to avoid beach avenue near locust avenue. we'll check it again bri