i'm monica malpass. stage is set for donald trump to become the 45th president of the united states. it will take place here on the steps of the capital 13 hours from now. tonight, the president elect is taking place in pre-inauguration festivities, a dinner at washington union station. the president-elect is thinking about reelection saying he will win because of how he and his cabinet will have performed. trump and first lady melania arrived at noon today. the first stop, trump's hotel with a luncheon for his transition team and incoming staff. then the family gathered at alleger cemetery, trump and mike pence laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. then to a celebratory time at the lincoln memorial. ♪ ♪ >> various performers entertained the new first family and the crowd assembled on the national mall for the make america great inaugural concert ending with a fire work display. trump addressed the crowd promising rain or shine, tomorrow's inauguration will be special. >> i'll see you tomorro

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monica malpass is live in the newsroom with more. >> that is right. his name is eric and he served several tours of duties overseas and honorably discharged in 2009 and now working on his life's next chapter and got an extra boost today. nora muchanic has the special welcome home for him and his wife. >>> and the double lesson for children in new york thanks to a 3-d printer and a desire to help out. coming up tonight at 5:00. >> thank you monica. >>> a local wawa customer is adding a lottery jackpot to his or her bank account. someone bought a winning treasure hunt ticket worth $120,000 from the store on grant avenue. the ticket holder has a year from the drawing date to claim the prize and the store owner gets a $5,000 bonus for selling the jackpot winner. >>> and still to come on "action news" at 4:00, a prank complete with campus police, find out how they gave this basketball at the university of michigan the surprise of his life. >>> and dozens of turtles got almost frozen in the cold and needed to be nursed back to health. we just moved into thi

alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. 4:30 now and "action news" continues and monica malpass joins us and sharrie is off today and we have change coming to monopoly and you can have a say in what that change is. >> and mess with mother nature this is what happens, what happened to a cool tourist destination now destroyed. >> but first here at 4:30, a philadelphia school bus driver is charged with putting a child in danger after allegedly leaving him on the bus to go shopping. a police officer saw what was going on outside of a grocery store and questioned the driver and that led to his arrest. walter perez is live outside of the store where that happened. walter you spoke with the child's mom today? >> reporter: that is right and mom was pretty upset. at first driver said it was a bathroom emergency that forced him to make an unscheduled stop but the responding officer was quickly unable to prove that was not true. >> nicole scott says it was one of those circumstances that would throw any parent into a panic. >> they never told me where my son was, from 4:15 until 5:45, i di

now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next at 5:00 an "action news" exclusion of. chaka fattah asserts his innocence on the eve of his sounder in federaler he was convicted onacketeering charges. >>> a pizza delivery driver and father of eight speaks out after he was ambushed by an armed robber in philadelphia. >>> and the search everyone wants to put on every hotel room in atlantic city with the hopes of saving d jobs. those stories and moreing up "action news" at 5:00. where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it's nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler- 17 million pounds of recyclable materials every year. turned from trash into treasure. so in the future we will all have a more beautiful world. ♪♪ >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> i sufficient evidence for each and everyone of these charges. >> yo

monica malpass is off, sharrie williams is joining us tonight and the big story on "action news" is theaking a soggy start to the first week of 2017. >> and get ready for more. accuweather says the rain will continue tomorrow. let's look live outside sky6 hd giving us the view of the dreary scene just outside city hall. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the "action news" big board with the details. hi cecily. >> hi, sharrie and rick. keep the umbrellas on hand because there's more rain on the way. storm tracker6 live double scan showing the first batch and low pressure down to our south is moving to the east so this will be drawing a close as we head through the evening hours. it will just be damp and dreary. however, there's another low pressure that's actually bring something severe weather across the deep south. that will be moving in during the day tomorrow. so, overnight tonight, some drizzle, some areas of fog but future tracker showing the second batch of rain will be moving in by about mid morning. by 10 o'clock the steadiest rain south of philadelphia and this will be overspread

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> crews in the lehightrying to figure out what causes a greenhouse to go up in flames. it took firefighters hours to get the blaze under control and tonight the owners of that business are looking at a seven figure tab to get everything fixed. >> and wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is the fire investigation in lehigh county. walter perez is live at the scene in lower middleton township. >> reporter: hey guys those owners say that the dan shots farm is a business since 1959 and will not waste time rebuilding the damage a damage estimate that exceeds $1 million. the cell phone video shows the heavy flames that tore through the shipping fashion ilt and green out in lower milford. the first call arrived at 8:30 p.m. and it took fire crews nearly 7 hours to get this one under control leaving behind nearly $1 million worth of damage and lisa myers says her concern about the business was secondary. >> my first reaction was is everybody okay. my first thought. >> and fire crews were able to keep

"action news" anchor monica malpass live now in the news room with more on this terrifying ordeal.a. >> that's right, brian. police released new details about the attempted abduction. in fact tonight at 5:00 how these men tried to convince the woman that they were actually police. >>> also, samsung has revealed what caused all those smartphone fires. what they are blaming their galaxy note7 problems on. >>> and a very inspirational story tonight in health check. a woman lost more than 100 pounds. we sit down with her and find out her secret to success and she's kept it off a couple of years now. we'll have those stories and more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00. sharrie see you guys then. >> see you in a bit monica. thank you. >>> americans around the country are giving back today to honor dr. martin luther king, jr. and in philadelphia's frankford section more than 1,000 volunteers gathered to serve the community. the volunteers from city year philadelphia painted dozens of colorful murals at harding middle school. this king dave service event will also make a difference i

i'm monica malpass. let's meet our insiders this week, and they are nia meeks, communications executive. good morning to you. brian tierney, marketing executive. good morning, sir. thanks for joining us. larry platt, journalist. welcome back. and sam katz, documentarian. thank you so much for being here to all of you. all right, so, we do have president trump now. the first 100 or 200 days is gonna be key to set the tone. he has a long list of promises from reforming taxes to obviously undoing obamacare, maybe build that wall with mexico. what can we realistically expect as he hits the ground? is it gonna be three months of action, action, sam? >> i think it'll be -- well, obviously executive orders are probably tomorrow morning's first order of business, and he'll probably start to roll back some of what president obama did. obviously, the congress is poised to repeal obamacare. there was a report, i guess, early last week, about 178,000 jobs that would be lost in pennsylvania and a doubling of the stat

"action news" anchor monica malpass is live now in the news room with more on this story.. >> hi, sharrie that's right a lot of fad diets come on the market of course right after the new year because everyone is thinking exercise. but experts are warning there are no quick fixes to weight loss. coming up tonight at 5:00 one woman tells her cautionary tale of getting scammed by a diet that promised fast results. we'll tell you thousand avoid getting yourself in that situation. parents sounding off on a homework assignment in bucks county. students were asked to solve a math problem involving a scenario of child sexual abuse. the school apologized but some parents are still concerned. we'll have new reaction for you coming up tonight on "action news" at 5:00. rick, see you then. >> thank you monica. >>> in other news students at saint peter's school were inspired today to choose entrepreneurial career paths. students got to take that's right a "shark tank"-like event. they pitched their idea to panel of judges. one of the ideas included creating a stress ball that gives off

monica malpass joins us and we begin now with the latest on that breaking news out of fort lauderdaleveral people were shot at the airport. five of them have been confirmed dead. >> the gunman has now been identified as esteban santiago. he was identified through a military i.d. that he was carrying. abc news has also just learned he was recently honorably discharged from the army national guard and last stationed in alaska. as you heard five people were killed eight others shot and they remain hospitalized. the attack sent panicked passengers running onto the tarmac. this happened inside terminal c at fort lauderdale airport which does serve delta airlines and air canada. >> one witness described the scene. he said the gunman said nothing as he went up and down the carousel to that baggage claim shooting through luggage to get at people that were hiding. then it's reported the gunman threw down his weapon and laid on the ground until he was arrested. >> of course we'll continue to follow this story for you on "action news" and look for constant updates online at 6abc.com. also coming

for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a good night "action news" at 6:00 is next. >> good night. z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y more "doing chores for dad" per roll more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty, the quicker picker upper >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers. meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> it is tuesday nights and the big story on "action news" tonight, is the late verdict in the civil case of the center city building collapse. suits were filed on behalf of the six people killed and 13 injured when the building collapsed at 22nd and market on june 5th, 2013. the question is who will be held liable for the deadly mishap and how much do they have to play. we now know part of the answer. the jury found all six defendants liable and they include a new york real estate speculator and the salvation army, the architect and the demolition contractor and the man used to use his excava

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass>> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. it's not a big storm but a few inches of snow will blanket our area and we have the latest coming up. >>> and how far did russia go to influence the presidential election through cyber attacks and president obama's review is released and the hot topic on capitol hill. >>> the first snowfall of 2017 is knocking on our doorstep as we speak and you are taking double live looks at atlantic city new jersey and wilmington, delaware, dark now but the sky 6 hd cameras are showing the snow in a few hours as it begins to fall, it's first snowfall of 2017 will only be a nuisance just a few inches falling across the area, when the snow will begin and make the friday morning commute slick. adam joseph is at the big board with an update from stormtracker 6 live double scan. >> the timing is good with this storm a nuisance storm and the steadiest snow will fall while many of us are sleeping. as we look at stormtracker 6 live do

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> officials call ita crime swept under the carpet for far too long. today homeland security announced they are teaming up with officials to stop human trafficking in the tell wear valley. wednesday night and the big story is the new task force linking state and local agencies. vernon odom is live with the details. >> reporter: good evening monica and rick. they are talking about team work on this issue that so many mistakenly believe that stems from people from so-called third world countries that problem however does exist here and is home grown as well. >> human trafficking is a horrific crime. it's a global problem with local impact. >> philadelphia's homeland security chief is launching a body based task for that largely involves prostitution and other labor crimes, the work with the fbi and the da's office and the salvation army and the police, who say that this crime has not received enough attention because too many see it as a scourge among undocumented immigrants from thailand. >> we didn't know

monica malpass is live in the newsroom with more. >> it start with the investigation by the attorneyeneral of massachusetts, what walgreens did that prompted the fine and how it could affect pharmacies in our area. coming up tonight in health check. and also tonight, pizza hut is hiring just in time for super bowl sunday. thousands of jobs the pizza chain wants to create comes before its busiest day of the year. we'll have that and more on "action news" at 5:00. >> see you then thank you. >>> more than 200 fire departments from the delaware valey were in philadelphia to pick up fire alarms. part of 6 abc save a life. our manager, bernie prazenica was there to help celebrate 25 years. the alarms are installed in homes of the needy and elderly and others at risk. >> 25 years later we have the great event and still distributing thousands of smoke debtors and batteries and still very proud to be associated with all of you and all the great work that you do. >> we get a lot of phone calls throughout the year asking for the smoke detectors this is a great program for us. >> kita has donate

. >>> "action new continues w meteorologist adam joseph rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello againre is what is happening on "action news" tonight. the future of health care for millions of americans, is now the focus of fierce debate between republicans and democrats on capitol hill. tense moments where students and teachers and parents and police armed with rifles descend on this south jersey middle school. >>> philadelphia police want them off the streets before they ike again. >> and now the details, the fight over the future of universal health care for millions of americans is underway on capitol hill. undoing president obama's comprehensive health care is priority number one of incoming president donald trump. >> mike pence strategizes with the house and senate today and called obama care a failure. president obama made a rare trip to the hill to meet with top democrats to explore ways to safe guard his legislation. karen travers is live on capitol hill with more on the day's development. >> reporter: good evening. it was a rare visit to capitol hill for president obama, it'

"action news" continue with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, and rick williams and monica malpass>>> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday night. donald trump takes office in three days but the american people may not be ready for it. >>> the new jersey man accused of killing his estranged wife is before a judge. >>> donald trump will be sworn in as president of the united states this friday and according to a new abc news post poll, he will be the most unpopular president in 40 years. despite the ratings, trump garners high expectations on some issues. stephanie ramos is live in washington with more. >> reporter: good evening monica, yes, president-elect donald trump is set to be personally involved in the details of his inauguration and mike pence is meeting with several republican and democratic senators on capital hill and pence is keeping up with talks on how to move trump's legislate he agenda forward. >> we are just three days away from donald trump taking the only of office as the 45th president of the united states. the inauguration comes with a h

for cecily tynan, jaime apody, monica malpass and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and a delaware county man wins thousands of dollars in free gas and president obama bestows the nation's highest civilian honor on vice president joe biden. but the big story on "action news" tonight is what they are calling a monumental step for joint base mcguire dix lakehurst. the base will become the next generation of air refuelling tankers and that will stop it from future closings. live at the base new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic. of course nora this is huge news for the regional economy. >> reporter: this is a huge victory for the base and the entire area. now the joint base was one of five finalists hoping to get two dozen of these kc 46 tankers and the news means that the future of this falling base could be assured for decades. >> you popping a bottle of champagne? >> tonight i will. that is wrightstown mayor react

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> now is the dawnw era. of american independence, a rededication to the idea that the people are in charge of their own destiny. >> it was president trump's first business trip as commander and chief and that brought him here to philadelphia. today he used his headlining speech at his party's annual speech. >> fight fight fight! on the streets of philadelphia meantime, trump's appearance sparked several protests and demonstrators marched aren't the loews hotel tonight ahead of his remarks and now more protests are underway. it's thursday night and the big story on "action news" is trump's visit to philadelphia it comes amidst three big headlines out of washington concerning border security. first mexico's president planned his meeting with president trump after an aggressive tweet from trump regarding his proposed

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> wednesday night big story on "action news" is the developing news out of camden where a man shot a man while responding to a domestic violence incident. it happened in east camden at the corner of 27th and federal. christie aleto is live with more on the investigation. >> reporter: rick and monica, camden police are still on scene almost six hours after what is being called an officer-involved shooting that started as a domestic dispute. police are focusing on an upstairs apartment unit and looking at cameras from businesses below for how this all happened. officer as rived at 11:30 this morning and encountered an armed man identified as 38-year-old antonio venture a, it

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again. here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. president obama addresses the white house press corps for the final time as commander and chief and what he told them about the road ahead. >> and a scene outside of their windows, flames shooting into the sky and getting closer. and an unexpected emergency popped up in one lehigh valley town, this sinkhole nearly swallowed a car parked on a busy street. >>> you are suppose to cast a critical eye on folks that hold enormous power and make sure that we are accountable to the people who sent us here. and you have done that. >> for the final time as commander and chief president obama addressed the white house press corps and told them to stay the course. >> he held his last news conference and answered a wide range of questions on a variety of topics, he mentioned commuting the sentence of one of the most controversial prisoners in america. we are live in new york with more on the press conference. >> reporter: well p

. >> here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> a look ahead.al action taken in philadelphia today just days after president trump signed his executive order on emgration and how mayor jim kenney is responding to the proposition to strip cities of funding. >> and in the poconos snow. the business boost that the snow gave the report resorts in our area. z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we have received from lawyers from people all over america. and the world. it's just not american what has happened. >> employee local families are suing president trump over the immigration band claiming their relatives forced to return home after arriving in philadelphia were illegally detained. the big story is the new legal backlash against the trump administration over the controversial executive order. john rawlins live at city hall with the story. >> reporter: hi guys the next stop is federal court and there was a news confere

. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up at 5:00 a new twist in a hazing case at this chester county high school. what the victim is now saying about the incident nearly a year after three teens were charged with assault and conspiracy. plus the search is on for a gunman that opened fire in a packed nightclub celebrating the new year. >>> and after dozens of complaints about the danger of e-cigarettes. those stories and more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> were jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan and monica malpass. >>> looking live right now outside over a dreary depend landing after a wet start to the new year the rain is starting to let up and if you haven't gotten outside yet tomorrow is the day to do it. check this out we'll get sun and highs in the mid-50s. how about that. tuesday night the big sorry is the accuweather forecast. >> lets check in with cecily tynan at the big board for what is in store for the rest of the week. >> it's nice to see sunshine

for cecily tynan, jaime apody, i'm monica malpass make it a good night tonight.ooks like we're still a man short. not anymore. gus! the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. let's hit the ice. whoaaa! take the shot! (buzzer) that shot was one in a million. so's this. all the money millionaire edition, new from the pennsylvania lottery. with five top prizes of a million bucks. it's a real game changer. (giggles) keep on scratchin' >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and new jersey governor, chris christie delivered his state of the state address and police charge a montgomery county teacher for having a sexual relationship with a student. but the big story on "action news" is a winter weather advisory just gone into effect just a minute ago for areas northern of the pennsylvania turnpike so get ready for the prospect of freezing rain. meteorologist, cecily tynan, is live at the big board with the latest information from accuweather. >> reporter: jim this

for the "action news team, i'm monica malpass.eat weekend ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> it's an all new show today "right this minute." a snowmobile races up a mountain -- >> turns out, snowmobiles can fly, too. >> but see why being airborne isn't even the best part. >> that was incredible! >>> a toddler loses her limbs even though -- >> she was born a healthy baby. >> how she's loving life again thanks to new prosthetics and a look-alike doll. >> it's me. >> yeah. >>> a woman gives a security camera the old hammer treatment. >> what was she doing? why did she do it? >> the story of why so many people are playing vandal. >>> and youtuber jenna marble is introducing us to her mama

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. the house of representatives continued to move forward with its plans to repeal the affordable care act. what's unclear is what will replace it. >>> one wrong move sends a car into a concrete pillar an driver to the hospital with serious injuries. >>> and a philadelphia postal worker facing federal criminal charges accused of using his job to help several drug operations in the city. >> now the details. republicans are pushing forward on their plans to repeal obamacare as soon as possible. today the house has voted on a resolution to set the stage for repeal but what is the plan for replacement?abc's lana sack following the details for us live in washington, d.c. tonight with more. hello lana. >> reporter: hi there. happy friday monica. that's exactly the problem that some republicans have. there were ectors. >> it's a five minute vote. >> reporter: obamacare is on the chopping block. >> the american people have sp

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpasshello again. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. thousands out of abortion rights opponents descend on the national mall in and washington, d.c. to make their voices heard. we're live with the details. >>> also a violent robbery in chester county caught on camera. now police are offering a $5,000 reward for help in cracking the case. >>> and it's a hoagie with a z but it's so much more o the new version of this classic served up at a south jersey food truck. >> march for life took place today in our nation's capitol. it is an annual event but this year it took on new energy with donald trump in officers. vice president mike pence spoke to the crowd telling them that ending taxpayer funded abortion is one of trump's most important priorities. abc's lana zak joins us live from outside the supreme court with more. lana. >> reporter: hi there monica. 69 percent of americans say that they are opposed to repeeling roe versus wade. the crowd i saw out here is feeling very o

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpassllo again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. an all out manhunt across florida tonight after a police officer is gunned down by a wanted murder suspect. >>> also two men posing as hungry customers prove they were only looking for cash. what they reportedly told a clerk before demanding money. >>> and philadelphia police commissioner richard ross is talking about his first year as to that cop and the future of the department. >> now the details. an orlando police veteran was following a tip about a murder suspect when she was gunned down reportedly by that man. master sergeant debra clayton was trying to make contact with markeith lloyd when lloyd allegedly opened fire and fled. a sheriff's officer also died in a crash searching for lloyd. elizabeth hur is live with morism authorities say they're following up on a number of leads and they have reason to believe he's still in the area. that is why hundreds of officers from multiple agencies are in orlando right now a

i'm monica malpass. "action news" at 6:00 is next. >> good night.♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night. vandals once again target a jewish religious building and volunteers across the region spend this day honoring the legacy of martin luther king, jr. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is a terrifying armed holdup in a south philadelphia garage. it happened at 2:00 a.m. yesterday at the marine club condominiums at broad and washington. a 24-year-old woman was followed to the third level, then pulled out of her car at gunpoint. law men are searching now for a man and a woman suspect. live at the scene tonight "action news" reporter bob brooks. bob, do police have any surveillance video or other clues to track these two down? >> reporter: jim, good evening. certainly are a ton of cameras on this building but no word yet on what scanningly they exa. this young victim was followed into this building by the suspect. there was no one to

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpasslo again. monica is off. sharrie williams is joining us tonight and here's what's happening on "action news" monday evening. president-elect trump is vowing to get to the bottom of the election hacking scandal despite u.s. intelligence pointing fingers at russia. what he's planning this week. >>> also there was no stopping it. that's how one witness described a midair crash that killed three people in the lone star state. >>> and two determined robbers didn't bother with doors during a break in on new year's eve. >> now the details. president-elect donald trump will take office officially 18 days from today. mr. trump is promising to reveal new information on the election hacking while still questioning russia's involvement. abc's elizabeth hur is live in new york with more. elizabeth. >> reporter: sharrie, later this week trump is expected to get that briefing from intelligence officials and as of now trump says he is still skeptical claiming he knows a lot about hacking and there's m

for cecily tynan adam joseph, rick williams, its entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass.ction news" at 6 at 6:00 is n. ♪ new year, time to get rid of stuff. simplify, declutter, unplug, purge, or even quit cold turkey. i raise turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. if you're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> preserve, protect and defend. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [cheers and applause] >> and with that, mr. donald j. trump is the 45th president of the united states. hundreds of thousands of his supporters flowed into washington to see his inauguration at the u.s. capitol but while

for cecily tynan and ducis rogers, jim gardner and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have good night. we hope to see you right here at 11:00. >>> tonight, a former president and first lady both hospitalized. former president george h.w. bush in intensive care. his wife, barbara also in the hospital. we have news on their conditions. >>> mr. trump's pick for health and human services on the hoet seat. the fiery back and forth. his trump for epa is asked, does he believe climate change is a hoax? and his pick for education, and a controversial answer about guns in schools. >>> two days to go. the president-elect with his speech. how long is it? what is the tone and will he speak to a divided america? and the boycott. at least 60 democrats now saying they won't go. and president obama tonight defending his move on chelsea manning. >>> the emergency rescues coming in.

"action news" anchor monica malpass live in the news room this monday afternoon with the details. hey, brian, that's right. these incidents happened in and around uwchlan township. one happened as early as last thursday on this cul-de-sac. walter perez spoke with police in the area and he'll have details on that investigation at 5:00 tonight. coming up in health check it's no secret a leg injury can be a big physical barrier to overcome but now experts say it could be mentally difficult as well. tonight ali gorman explains new research into the effects that of injury and the recovery on your brain. we'll have those stories and much more coming your way on "action news" tonight at 5:00. we'll see you guys at that time. >> monica see you in a bit. thanks. >>> a group of philadelphia students was treated to a special performance filled with twists and twirls. >> ♪ >>> right. amazing. talented acrobats took to the stage in south philadelphia for a preview from the musica musical. the sneak peek performance was held at the philadelphia high school for the creative and performing arts.

we'll have more coming up later on inside story, i'm monica malpass, hope to see you then. >> one moreck of accuweather chris. >> reporter: today is the day, loose things around the yard, trash cans especially hunker them down. tomorrow morning i guess -- guarantee you won't be able to find them. 40 to 50 miles per hour gust for the city and the i-95 corridor. 55 to 65 down the shore. 52 degrees, wind swept rains tomorrow, morning rains tuesday afternoon. wednesday, 54, mild, return of sunshine and the pattern should last through next weekend. >> the return of sunshine, i like to hear that. >> this week with george stephanopoulos is up next. "action news" continues at noon. here's some of the stories we're working on for you, a cake controversy at the inaugural ball why the cake looked like the one barack obama had at his ball in 2013. >> an iconic troupe is coming to philadelphia. details on why they never formed the same show twice. >>> for gray hall, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. we'll do a facebook live chat after this. see you soon. are 0 123450 >>

. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5:00.k you. hello everyone. coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 team coverage continues of the wind nor'easter moving through our area right now. we'll have another update from accuweather and a live look at the jersey shore expected to be one of the hardest hit areas. >> the crack underneath a major bridge is causing big traffic prob many troubles in bucks and mercer counties. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> i think it's miserable right now. you would almost rather snow. the wind can really be brutal. >> i've never seen anything like this. it's crazy. >> right now folks up and down the coast are hunkered down as a winter nor'easter moves through our area. >> looking live at atlantic city. high winds and flooding causing big concerns at the jersey shore with several weather warnings still in effect. >> monday night and the big story on "action news" is the rain and wind

i'm monica malpass.insiders this week, and they are nia meeks, communications executive. good morning to you. brian tierney, marketing executive. good morning, sir. thanks for joining us. larry platt, journalist. welcome back. and sam katz, documentarian. thank you so much for being here to all of you. all right, so, we do have president trump now. the first 100 or 200 days is gonna be key to set the tone. he has a long list of promises from reforming taxes to obviously undoing obamacare, maybe build that wall with mexico. what can we realistically expect as he hits the ground? is it gonna be three months of action, action, sam? >> i think it'll be -- well, obviously executive orders are probably tomorrow morning's

now for meteorologist adam joseph and monica malpass and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williamsave a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers. meteorologist, cecily tynan. and jim gardner. >>> we are here now bus tens of millions of americans placed their hopes in us to transfer power from washington, d.c. and give it back to the people. >> some of the words of president trump during his visit to philadelphia today. calling on republicans to help him enact what he calls change. his spokesperson says that trump was in awe of the presidential aircraft but his arrival was against the backdrop of protest and considerable controversy over his immigration action and the president of mexico and the statements about the t word. torture. john rawlins live in center city today. john let me ask you about jump's speech at the loews hotel. he made a statement about philadelphia's murder rate and that is getting immediate attention. >> it is indeed we should make the point that protesters behind

. >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello againer here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. the new congress is in session and on a mission. house republicans are already taking criticism from the incoming president-elect and we'll tell you why. and a philadelphia man confronts two armed men inside of his home and what he told police about the confrontation. >>> and we'll show you how a little boy managed to do the seemingly impossible. >> now the details, the 115th congress is in session and with president-elect donald trump poised to take office 17 days from now republicans are getting down to business. the republican controlled senate takes the first step to repeal obama care and house gop leaders started off on the wrong foot with the commander and chief. megan is live with more on that tonight. >> reporter: good evening. that is right. the first day and we learned one thing about the new congress. it appears that the president-elect tweets make carry sway with house republicans. >> a new year a new congress. >>

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" wednesday night. a tough day on capitol hill for two of president-elect's picks for secretary of state and attorney general. how our local senators play aid role in the confirmation hearings and a man walking out of a local takeout restaurant is attacked by a thief and authorities say he was ready to fight back and what happens next that landed the suspect in the hospital and one of the largest beach replenishment projects ever awarded and it will happen at the jersey shore. we'll tell you which communities will benefit. >> and the transition into the donald trump white house, today tough questions in a nomination hearings for the president-elect picks for attorney general and secretary of state. >> that is right jeff sessions and rex tillerson's confirmation hearings come a week before donald trump takes office. >> and corey booker says he does not speak for all americans and bob menendez grilled rex tillerson on russia iran

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a suspicious packagerked a scare and big response from police on temple university today. officials say it turned out to be nothing but it goes to show the all important saying see something say something. the big story on "action news" is the possible bomb on a philadelphia street. walter perez has the details from temple's campus tonight. >> reporter: that is video shot by the temple university news crew, you can hear the item in question was detonated by the philadelphia police bomb squad as a precaution, it started when a disposal crew was removing trash from the loading dock at 9:00 this morning. authorities tell us it was some kind of military style canvas belt with orange and red wire as matched. three students from the college of engineering was evacuated and the all clear was given when they confirmed it was harmless. despite the outcome the disposal crew did the right thing by reporting what they saw. >> we are fortunate through a lot of training and great people that work at the university that

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. president-elect donald trump and his family are in washington, d.c. at this hour ahead of his inauguration of the 45th president of the united states. we are live with the latest. a liquor store clerk refused to give up the cash and it's all caught on tape. >> you are looking at the u.s. capital building and the massive inaugural stage, it's less than 20 hours until donald trump becomes the 45th president of the united states. the president-elect and his family arrived earlier today and he attended several events including a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national ceremony. and attending a kickoff concert at the lincoln memorial. and he is sharing all of his experiences through social media. and the president-elect tweeted this, getting ready to leave for washington, d.c. and the journey begins and i am working hard to make sure it's a great journey for the american people. i have no doubt we'll make america great again. >> brian taff, and sharrie williams are in the washi

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> looking live atmay, new jersey, our area is getting ready for the first snowfall of 2017. right now though crews in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware are preparing for this next round of wintry weather as the first sign of snow is just hours away now. thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the accuweather forecast. we have team coverage tonight tracking the snow heading our way and how people in our area are getting ready for it. lets start with cecily tynan watching the storm on double scan live radar. >> hi rick, to get ready you don't really have to stock up on eggs milk or bread this is a pretty weak disturbance moving in double scan live radar with energy in southern ohio that transfers into low pressure off the carolina coast, that is moving northeast out to sea and this brings us generally light snow. zooming in on double scan live radar along i-95, it is picking up snow and a lot of this is virga, evaporating before it reaches the surface but an indication that our atmospher

for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody monica malpass the entire "action news" team i'miams. have a nice evening. >> good night. >> good night. >> ♪ z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night. local muslims speak out after an attack on a mosque in canada. squalls blanket parts of the region with a coating of snow but the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest from president trump on his immigration travel ban. the president met with small business leaders today but was holding firm on his order tom to suspend the refugee process and ban all immigrants from seven middle eastern countries for 90 days. trump insisted that the chaos at america's airports last night was the result of a computer glitch not the protests over the travel ban. however o-the chaos actually began saturday with protesters packing airports including philadelphia. democrats in congress say they will introduce legislation to stop the ban. and several hundred american

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> right now "actionsqualls moving through the delaware valley. this is new video from west philadelphia as the winter system works its way across the i-95 corridor at the heart of the evening commute. it is monday night and the big story on "action news" is another round of winter weather for our area. >> right now that that wintry weather has a ground stop in effect for flights taking off to philadelphia international airport, departures may be affected as well. meteorologist cecily tynan live at the big board with the latest update from double scan radar. >> hi monica and rick. double scan live showing what we're looking at right now is a short wave. it's a piece of energy moving through and this is creating the pop-up snow squalls. it's almost like in the sip time when you get those pop-up air mass thunderstorms but they're pretty intense as they move through and they can reduce and visibility and quickly coat the ground. the most intense band right now is moving into burlington county. it's crossing

for adam joseph, cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpassnight. be safe out there and "action news" at 6:00 is next. >> good night. >> ♪ where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it's nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler- 17 million pounds of recyclable materials every year. turned from trash into treasure. so in the future, we will all have a more beautiful world. ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, there is a new commissioner in montgomery county. and commuters navigate detours as engineers work to find a fix for a delaware river bridge. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on our continuing nor'easter. and the big problem at least for many areas has been the wind. gusts of up to 60 miles an hour have brought down trees across the delaware valley. right now there is an e

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> it has been ang to cross the delaware between bucks and burlington counties. the delaware river bridge is that closed until further notice because of a crack on the under side. tonight there is an 80-foot tall solution. friday night the big story on "action news" it's the progress being made to fix that vital link between the pennsylvania and new jersey turnpikes. >> "action news" reporter bob brooks is live in bristol township tonight with the new developments. bob. >> reporter: monica and rick, eight 80-foot tall solutions to be exact. they're towers that are going to be used to prop up the bridge. take a look behind me. you can see the lights are on, construction is under way as the work continues to figure out a way to fix the bridge. it's been one full week now in the i276 delaware river turnpike bridge is still closed. unfortunately we continue to hear about how this not only is causing major commuter headaches but also a loss of money. >> my job is -- we have to either go out of our way to t

. >>> "the wall street journal" reports that david malpass under secretary of affairs at the treasuryent. you remember him from when he was the chief economist at bear stearns until 2008 when the firm unfolded the massive collapse that brought on the great recession. he wrote this piece just months before titled "don't panic about the credit market." bill stepian. his previous claim to fame was when he was fired from the administration of new jersey governor chris christie over the 2013 bridgegate scandal. prosecutors say he knew of the plan to close two lanes of the george washington bridge in an act of political retribution against the mayor of the town at the western end. an act in which may have been a factor of ending chris christie's chances of the presidency and bringing on humiliation. he was not criminally charged for his role and he denied having any knowledge of the lane closures, but just in case, you might just want to take a train over the next four year physical you're not a trump friend. >>> after the break, trump's pick to be the top officer. stay with us. hey, search