and ali gorman shows us how two local hospitals took part in a historic kidney transplant success. >>cis rodgers with the turn-around at least in the hips department for a phillies star when "action news" continues. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >> police in arizona released this dash cam video of a police cruiser smashing into a wanted man on purpose. the incident happened back in february. police say the suspect, mario valencia went on a crime spree before stealing a rifle from a wal-mart and shooting a round into the air. >> one round just went out. he is definitely locked right now, definitely loaded. >> when valencia refused to drop the rifle and went towards a business participate the police officer used his car to plow into him. and they say that the situation could have been much worse had the man gone into the business and opened fire. >>> rowen university is the first college in the t

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ali gorman joins us now with more. >> the rate of suicide doubles in 2005, this one covers 2001 to 2007 largest report only a slightly higher rate deployed to iraq and afghanistan, who those that did no got to that area, and those with a higher suicide rate were doubles for those that completed a four year enlistment. and suicide was more prevalent with the army and marines than the navy and air force but this is not the last word many want more studies on the problem and look into the impact of combat. and researches continue to test immuneal therapy with cancer this time melanoma it's training the body's own immune system to kill cancer cells they took melanoma tumors from patients and developed vaccines given back to patients it's a good response but too soon to tell if this will help in the long run so those studies continue and you may have noticed many of us were wearing blue today in honor of autism awareness day the goal is to raise awareness in the lives of kids and adults on the autism spectrum according to the cdc, one in 68 children have one form of autism, signs are spotted

the third way is supplements and the fourth way if indicated is medication. >> reporter: ali gorman. more around the condition. we have a link at 6abc.com. >>> up next, david murphy will take a final look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. stay with us, we'll be right back. >> rowing is likely tough enough for college teens, what is difficult for washington university team when asian carp began flying out of the water. they were stunned by the sudden on set of airborne carp. the rowers say the boat smelled fishy after they were done with their practice. they are in saint louis for a mete when it happened. >> reporter: fish not heap. everybody's is happy with the weather. let's look at satellite. we had cloud cover overnight it is gone. we might see that filtering later in the day. but generally speaking mostly sunny. temperatures are inching up 61 in philadelphia. out of 40s in allentown. 58 degrees close to 60 in sea isle city. eva how about a barbecue this afternoon it will be great weather for that. 2:00 p.m., 77. 5:00 p.m., 78 high of 79 degrees this afternoon in yo

ali gorman is at the big board. >> parents that worry about how much salt their kids are getting therenew evidence that it may not effect them as much as thought. for teenage girls the high sodium diet did not raise their blood pressure but a diet in >> a 55-year-old woman died and others have confirmed cases of botulism, it is caused by rare bacteria and linked to home canned foods but boiling the foods will kill the bacteria, if you are a runner or running the blue cross broad street run, be prepared. some people feel if they walk during the long run, they lose the health benefits, but experts say that is not true they split into two groups one ran the entire way and others periodically walked for a minute or so and they got the same heart health benefit. but the run-walk group finished with less muscle discomfortable. >> where you run and then walk for maybe 30 seconds to a minute. that is fine. >> the run-walk group did not lose much time either they were only 7 minutes slower than the group that ran the whole way and this is good advice for someone that is starting to run, you don

ali gorman has details on a new study on health check tonight. and why police officers were jumping around with local students in newark today. it looks like fun and we'll tell you why. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> good evening, the big story on "action news" is chopper 6 hd over a developing story happening now in southwest philadelphia philadelphia police and firefighters on the scene here of a burning car and a report that a car was found inside. this is happening on fort mclynn road, investigator says it's a suspicious death. and we'll have a live report for you coming up at 6:00. >>> in other news, an oral surgeon is under arrest for feeding his wife's addiction by giving her illegal drugs. records show the wife used the drugs while caring for the couple's children. eva pilgram is outside of the office that is now closed tonight. >> reporter: the office is closed. it's locked up and there is no activity here all day, the dentist

ali gorman with today's story on making fitness fun. hi ali. >> let's face it if you don't enjoy doing it you're probably not going to stick to a workout. so one local trainer has a great way to make fitness fun. it all comes down to bringing out the kid in you. >> it's simply furniment trainer cindy brown of core fitness says one of the best ways to make fitness more playful is to move to it a playground. >> kick your feet up and go as high as you can. >> reporter: how kyree assist when the warmup was swinging. >> looking up at the beautiful sky, you're swinging like a kid, it injures comes right back to you. >> reporter: she takes us through a few basic moves you can do anywhere but change up at the park starting with pushups. >> see if you can do two more. >> reporter: with your feet on a swing it's more difficult and works more of your body. flip over for fullups. >> keep that body as straight as you can. >> reporter: then onto a bridge or squats to work your backside. this time one leg at a time. >> instead of getting both at the s

. >>> in health check ali gorman tells us how the boy's birth defect isn't getting in the way of hisams. >> also an alabama assemblyman free -- alabama man is free. why his murder conviction was dismissed after a decades long fight to prove his innocence. >> those stories and more plus cecily is back with the full forecast for the holiday weekend when "action news" at 5:00 continues in just a moment >> the cdc is warning about a highly contagious bacteria called shaglya. it has become resistant to the antibiotic that typically knocks out the infection. there have been 18 of these drug resistent cases in pennsylvania. six were in philadelphia. the bacteria is not deadly but it causes severeable pain and diarrhea. it's commonly seen at day-care centers where a lot of diapers are changed. the best prevention is proper hand washing. >> all right health check tonight and we're talking a little sports tonight. phillies fans are getting ready for opening day on monday including a very special boy who will be throwing out the first pitch. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman jo

. >> coming up at 11:00 digital reading, eye strain can it hurt your vision, here's ali gorman with aeport. >> reporter: our eyes are spending more time on digitle screens. >> it's all day everyday. >> reporter: staring at screens can cause eye strain in the short term, but can it affect your vision in the future. we'll look at the research. i talked to an expert and i will have what you need to know to protect your eyes. tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >>> there's in evidence removing the overyies with a brca gene mutation. researchers look at the women who had the gene, it decreased their risk of cancer 51%. >>> a dangerous listeria has been found on the list of another ice cream maker. >> ice cream maker is recalling a frozen treat. >> reporter: jenny's is shutting down production not supplying retail outlets until it is deemed to be save. >>> more customers had to order apple watch online, delveries begin today some owners may have to wait inasmuch as two months for the apple watches. if you get an apple watch, you can use it to order delveries from chipoltle. they are offering

reporter and registered nurse ali gorman tells us about what researchers found in some of the milk that could be harmful to infants. >> your latest smart tv could be spying on you. consumer reporter nydia han will tell you which tv models can record and share information about everything you're watching. those stories and more and adam returns with the rest of the full accuweather forecast for your week ahead coming up next. [leaves rustling] are you day dreaming? hmm? yeah. about a luxury tree house? mmm hmm. with lookout decks for star gazing? yeah. cool! wait. how...? you've got the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. oh yeah! the wizard of oz with top prizes of $300,000. there's a full moon tonight! [male announcer] want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >> ♪♪ >> chopper 6hd over breaking news happening right now at the lehigh valley airport in allentown. we're being told that this small aircraft had some landing gear trouble. it actually skidded off the runway. emergency p

in health check ali gorman will tell us about headaches and one other possible conditions of the serious condition. >> cecily. >> we're tracking the return of sunshine and warmer weather. i'll let you know how long in the accuweather forecast. rick. >> all right cecily thank you. those stories and much more when "action news" at 5:00 continues in just a moment. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ ♪ >> loretta lynch has been sworn in as the nation's 83rd attorney general. she was sworn in at a justice department ceremony by vice president joe biden. lynch replaces eric holder who left the job after six years. lynch was confirmed by the senate last week following a month'

health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman joins us with more on this story. >> it's remarkable and mind boggling as well. some surge ands call this a chain of love, a huge collaboration that took months and 34 lives were saved including one woman in newark delaware. >> consider myself blessed. >> 61-year-old rosalie corbett is feeling good and back to her daily exercise less than three months after receiving a kidney in the nation's large of the kidney swap, it started when her kidneys started to deteriorate and she needed a transplant and her friend suzanne carlson wants to help but she was not a match she joined the pairing network and she was matched to another recipient nationwide and the network would find corbett a donor and overall it led to 34 kidneys, swapped between 26 hospitals nationwide. christiana was in the middle of the chain and dr. swanson calls the coordination of such an effort and the lives saved a mercal. >> living donation is the best hope for patients and the more we can add to that it adds to the donor pool. >> now corbett says she is given a new life w

coming up at 5:00 in health check ali gorman starts a month long series about fitness to help you get of fitness. >>> cyclists gearing up for a one of a kind ride. fair delaware. details on the face of america ride. it will travel more than 100 miles all throughout our area so we'll have those stories and more coming your way in just a little bit on "action news" at 5:00 brian. >> monica thanks very much. >>> hands down my favorite story of the day here. this was meant to be seen only on the jumbotron of the wells fargo center but a moment between plays at a philadelphia soul game has now gone wildly viral online. this is the so-called flex cam where fans of the soul stand up and flex when they see themselves on the big screen. well check out this guy. he was having a fine time showing offer his guns. while the two women in the back appear to be talking about something. well, 30 seconds later we found exactly what they were not so secretly debating and let's just say it put that guy and his gun show to shame. >> ♪♪ >> whoa, whoa, whoa, what is this. oh, my goodness. >> flex dude evide

health reporten and registered nurse ali gormanal set out to find answers and what are they. >> there's reason for concern jim, eye doctors say they get this question from a lot of patients. we locked at research and talked to expert about what we know now and if there's things you should be doing to protect your eyes. >> i'm won twitter first thing in the morning checking to see what's going on. >> as owner of philly pr girl kate marley spends a lot of time looking at dinl tall screens. >> i'm always at my computer and my ipad and kind of monitoring social media. so it's really all day every day. >> and she is not alone. in fact, a recent report found the average american spends about 7 hours a day staring at screens. and those screens emit what's called high energy visible light also known as blue light. >> it keeps looking better and better every time we see you. >> ophthalmologist at wills eye says we know staring at screens can cause problems in the short term. it's called computer vision syndrome. your vision can get mrury, eyes can get red, feel dry and irritated they feel strain

here's ali gorman with a preview. >> reporter: have smartphones tablets video games computer and television our eyes spend more time looking at digital screens. can this affect your vision in the future? i'll have what you need to know tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> for cecily tynan ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> breaking news as we come on the air. the baltimore police coming on the air with new video. the suspect with the nearly severed spine, they never put him in a seat belt. >>> 35 million in the path of severe weather. >> the collapse in the news conference late today. students performing as the stage gives way. >>> and the volumecano. >>> and the diane sawyer exclusive.

here's health reporter ali gorman with the preview. >> reporter: it's called the soup cleanse.he next generation of juicing. instead of juice you'll eat six healthy soups throughout the day. i'll explain how it works and the benefit. >> you'll see weight loss immediately. >> reporter: it's today on "action news" starting at 4:00 >> children bullying other children may have long term effects on their mental health. researchers looked at two studies where children were classified as being mistreated by adults only bullied by children or suffering from both. researchers followed up with the children between the ages of 18 and 26. they found in there was a more significant increase of depression and anxiety in children who were bullied only by other children than in those who were mistreated by adults. >> just when you thought apple was running out of people to sell iphones it found more people to sell iphones. here is a abc's america's money. >> ♪♪ >> good morning. topping america's money bigger is apparently better. >> both versions of the iphone 6 featuring larger screens have o

here's health reporter ali gorman with a previewism it's called a soup cleanse and some say it's theing. of course instead of juice you'll eat six healthy soups throughout the day. i'll explain how it works and the benefits. >> you'll see weight loss immediately. >> reporter: it's today on "action news" starting at 4:00 >> new jersey gaming regulators dealt the former revel yet another losing hand. new owner glen straub cannot reuse the old casino license. he needs to be approved for a license of his own and that means that straub is not currently authorized to possess the slot machines that are still inside the building. that requires someone else be designated to take responsibility for the gambling equipment. >> one of the most tradeable phillies helped them earn a victory in saint louis. first ben revere hit a two run double in the seventh that's g cole hamels took the win in the four to one victory his first win since september. the two teams meet again tonight in saint louis. phillies pitcher sever reno gonzalez will make his major league debut. >> 6:21. six things to know is u

ali gorman is here to fill us in. >> this is called h 5 n 2.not been found on the east coast yesterday but is dangerous to poultry farmers. it killed more than 5.5 million hens they produce more than 20% of the eggs in the u.s. and 2 million turkeys are also killed some strain of bird flu does spread to humans it's a low risk this time. they are kept out of food supply if someone affected birds get through proper cooking kills the virus. we have questions and answers about the bird blue at our website at 6abc.com. >> we have a heart warming story out of ontario canada twin sisters that needed liver transplants are on the road to recovery after a donor. dad was a match for both girls but who only donate part of his liver to one and one got it more urge urgently one daughter got his liver. and then after a public appeal someone came forward. and that procedure was performed a few day ago. >> i want to thank the goner. she is incredibly brave to come forward. give me a minute -- an incredible gift. >> one girl was at the news conference, the other

ali gorman is at the "action news" big board to explain the connection. >> we know this affects many adults when they are under stress, it's easier to pack on the pounds but when we look at programs to help kids or teens that are overweight most focus on diet and exercise, but those miss this important factor stress in the family looking at 5,000 teenagers financial stress or disruptions such as divorce drives up weight problems among girls. a mother in poor health seems to be a key stress factor for boys. addressing the factors could prevent more obesity. >>> a folic acid supplement could help those from not having a stroke it reduces the number of first time strokes by more than 20% it's a major risk factor for those with high blood pressure. >>> also today smart phone apps that focus on health are hugely popular, some track your calories and fitness and some monitor your chronic diseases. the apps will set up care plans with members with asthma or members with diabetes to help them manage their condition for example the diabetes app reminds people to take medication. and they can

just a nuisance it could be the signs of a serious health problem and it could affect your memory ali gorman joins us from the "action news" big board to explain. >> we all know someone that snores or who has been diagnosed with sleep apnea and the toll it takes on their memory and sleeping skills a new stud yes shows that someone that snores could develop mild memory loss than those with no problems but getting treatment with a breathing machine delays the loss and that links it to an early onset for alzheimer's disease another reason to get treatment. doctors may have identified a new risk factor for autism. babies born to mothers who develop digestonal diabetes have a higher risk for autism, it was 22% higher but none for women beinged later the study did not look at why it is but it could be the affect of higher blood sugar on the developing brain of the fetus. >> it was a special and very pink delivery for one family in texas. they had the first all girl quintuplets every born in the united states. danielle and adam welcomed the five girls last week at a houston hospital they were born

awareness situations the center for disease control says that one in 68 children have a form of autism ali gorman tells us when to spot the signs in children and the many mysteries surrounding the disorder and the second black box is found at the crash site at the germanwings crash site in the french alps and it may help in the investigation of the copilot believed to have crashed the plane on purpose. see you at 5:00. >> thank you monica. >>> today is holy thursday and christians around the region observed it with an honored tradition. this was how it looked as archbishop the spiritual lieder the ukrainian catholics in the united states washed the feet of five priests. >>> meanwhile in what has become an annual tradition pope francis took part in the washing of the feet he watched the feet of inmates at a high security prison in rome. france has revolutionized this practice on women and non-catholics for the first time. the pope will mark good friday with the cross at the coliseum. still to come an uber driver accused of target one of his passengers. what police say he tried to do after a routin

ali gorman is at the big board with more now. >> it may seem odd to talk about pollution on such a beautiful but it can be there when we don't see it. the american lung association is out with its later report card on air quality, 18 cities have their cleanest year yet and increase on unhealthy days and particle brugs from diesel exhaust and ozone is still a big problem and locally most areas in our area was graded f and montgomery got d, and you can follow the link with this story on 6abc.com. >>> also, today there is a call to include men in screening for osteoporosis or brittle bone disease doctors at a denver hospital tested current and former smokers off the age of 45 and they got a big surprise. >> we found that men were slightly more likely to have low bone density and slightly more likely to have fractures. >> those are fractures of the spine, right now government screening guidelines only cover women but the doctors say it's time to change that. in the meantime men can improve their bone density by taking vitamin d supplements and you can take it every day and soak up sunshine and d

registered nurse and reporter ali gorman is live at the big board. >> it's a new way to talk about climate change linking it to health that is what president obama did today he joined the surgeon general and the epa for a round table discuss at howard university. they saw more health problems related to the environment, such as allergies and asthma and the president spoke from person experience on how the environment affected him i weren't to college in 1979 in los angeles, if you went out side for a run you would feel your lungs burning in five minutes. because the smog and pollution was so bad. >> he did recognize improvements have been made there since that time and told abc news medical editor dr. richard besser that malia's asthma attacks brought home the issue of climate change and health. >>> many public health efforts say that the fda is not doing enough to protect consumers the supplements contain a chemical calls biema it's almost identical to methamphetamines, and it has been pulled from shelves in canada even though the fda found the chemical in nine supplements it never gave t

with more on health check ali gorman is here. >> it's the second food potentially linked to listeria. here is what you need to know. listeria is a bacteria it's not very common and in most cases it won't affect healthy people but it can cause severe and life-threatening illness for some people. >> people that are very young or very old have some sort of compromised immune system if you are a cancer system or if are you pregnant. >> it's typically spread by eating contaminated food and uncooked food is most at risk. there is no evidence that the hummus made anyone sick but eight people in kansas are believed to have gotten sick from blue bell ice-cream contaminated with listeria and out of that eight three have died and now the ice-cream products could have been contaminated several years ago and blue bell expanded its recall and two plans have been shut down. the cdc is investigating. >> and symptoms of listeria is similar to any food poisoning and fever and chills and nausea and vomiting and diarrhea as for the producted recalled. we have a full list of descriptions and skew numbers

ali gorman is at the big board to fill us in. >> from shampoo to skin lotion to makeup we use a host of cosmetics, consumer advocates have questioned what is in them and are they safe? now two u.s. senators say it's time to find out. diane feinstein and susan collins says test the products and see if the ingredients are okay and at what concentration, they have not been updated for 75 years and the bill should pass because it has backing of much of the cosmetics industry. >> also today there is more evidence showing no link between the mmr vaccine and autism even children considered to be at greater risk. researchers studied 95000 kids and found no association between the vaccine for measles mumps and rubella, even with an older sibling on the stem truck. >> this uses a large data set and we hope this assures parents when making decisions for their children. >> parents with children on the autism spectrum are reluctant to vaccinate other siblings. >>> and the vast majority of surgeons have come out against the recommendations of a government task force. they say they should get mammo

ali gorman has the results of that story at 5:00. >>> visitors of the doylestown gisttice center are over 200 years of history. take a look officials joined the doylestown historical society and the dedication of their new time capsule, buried in the front of their walkway, their school yearbooks and fire and police department badges and flash drives and cell phones and more. the plan is to unearth it during the 300th anniversary of the bureau. >>> the 18th annual 2015 subaru cherry blossom festival is in full bloom in philadelphia. madam sato at liberty place to highlight the week long festivities, in addition to celebrating cherry trees it's pleasant to bring a better understanding of japanese cultural customs, it wraps up sunday with an all day event in fairmount park. >> maybe she can show me some tricks for sushi. >>> prince harry puts hi royal food down, he took a stand against selfies. >>> they may love lucy but halt her statue what the artist is saying about the bronds tribute being called terrifying by fans. she never lost hope and refuses to give up. why a newlywed told to

ali gorman channel 6 "action news." >>> a radnor township school district has reported 8 cases of whoppingay they stepped up daily cleaning and disinfecting in an attempt to block any further spread of the disease. >>> up next, meteorologist chris sowers will take a final look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. stay with us, we'll be right back. [leaves rustling] are you day dreaming? hmm? yeah. about a luxury tree house? mmm hmm. with lookout decks for star gazing? yeah. cool! wait. how...? you've got the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. oh yeah! the wizard of oz with top prizes of $300,000. there's a full moon tonight! [male announcer] want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >> well, let's get a last check. weather. all right it's looking good, lots of sunshine out there. it will put everybody in a happy mood. today we'll top out at 62. tomorrow 68. big difference between today and tomorrow, today there will be a gusty breeze, tomorrow the winds relax, today we s

ali gorman will talk about that in health check. until then back to the studio. >> see you shortly rick. >>> newcastle county police are adding some four-legged rookies to their team. champ, nitro and axe will join the squad this coming july, each has a specific job. champ and nitro will sniff out drugs and axe will specialize in bomb detention. they started their training in january and they will complete the program with practical exercises throughout the next few months. and then you'll see them out on the streets. >>> still ahead pop music and parenting in ocean county, a judge decided if a local woman's choice to take her 11-year-old to a pink concert made her a bad mom. >> and budweiser accused of promoting rape culture with its new slogan. >>> and you won't want to miss how an iraqi cellist created something beautiful in the wake of something ugly, terrorism. there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...i

germanwings flight the doctor almost never sees that kind of violence when he treats depression and ali gormanand suicide. while people that suffer often hide their illness. that and more when we see you in a bid. >> see you shortly. thank you. the camden county prosecutors office has a new chief of detectives but you may know him from when he wore a different uniform. ron moton most recently served as deputy chief and was drafted by the eagles in 1977 and was quickly sidelined with injuries the prosecutors office gave him a second chance in life. >>> and there were lots of job prospects today at temple they hosted their media and career fair, there were tons of media to choose from, including 6 abc, where our own head of public affairs, nicky hawkins talked about opportunities at our station. the fair was held today at mit enhall. >>> one pennsylvania lottery ticket holder is sitting on $600,000. it was sold at this wawa on horsham road in horsham county. 1, 9, 14, 37 41 but the clock is ticking, the winner has one year to step forward and claim the prize hopefully it's not lost or stuck in t

donors and recipients and hospitals are here in our area and registered nurse and health reporter ali gorman is at the big board with more. >> if someone need a kidney and a friend or family member wants to donate and is not a match then that donor will be paired with a recipient they do match with the understanding that their friend will find a match this chain played out three months from san diego all the way up to boston and one local recipient lives in newark, delaware rosalie corbett is feeling good and back to her daily exercise after three months of receiving a kidney the nation's largest kidney swap. >> corbett has a genetic kidney disease and many in her family did not survive past 50 at age 61 her kidneys deteriorated and she need aid transplant. her long time friend susan carlson wanted to donate but was not a match so she joined what is called a paired donor network she would donate a kidney she does match nationwide and the network would find corbett a don'ter, the chain grew and overall it led to 34 kidneys swapped between 26 hospitals nationwide. christiana was in the middle

. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board tonight with more. ali. >> hey, guys in 23 states including new jersey now allow medical marijuana and there's another push in pennsylvania this year to legalize it but there's been very little scientific research on whether it really works for serious conditions such as epilepsy. but now a real test is under way to find out. enrollment has begun on a study comparing a highly pure if i'd marijuana extract to a dummy drug to see if the liquid pot cuts the number of seizures or severity of seizures. small study out today claims a 50 percent reduction in kids seizures but many families dropped out of the study and it was not compared to a placebo. >>> also today, closer to creating an african. the concept started in 2013 when discussing hiv tuberculosis and malaria but the ebola epidemic reavenue officials the need for the new agency. it is slated to start later this year. >>> and finally the winter doldrums are over and children and adults are getting outside and keeping busy. for kids, they have spring sp

. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman joins us at the big board with details. >> to put this in perspective scott county the county most affected there usually sees about five new cases in a typical year. as you said they're now up to 120 with 10 more probable cases. the spike in cases appears to stem from intravenous drug users sharing needles. governor mike pens temporarily waived indiana's ban on clean needle exchange programs for scott county. health officials are working to identify people who may have been exposed so that they can start treatment and so that they will not spread the virus to anyone else. >>> also today a meeting in philadelphia tomorrow will put the spotlight on polycystic ovary syndrome or pcos. it's a disorder there affects millions of women but many don't know it or they don't understand it. so, one woman diagnosed about seven years ago decided to help change that. sasha has gone from pcos patient to patient advocate. she founded pcos challenge a nationwide group that provides information and support for women with polycystic overresyndrome. the

coming up at 5:00 o'clock, ali gorman talks with kyle about his big phillies moment and how he's beenin supermarkets earned top ratings for having the freshest foods. consumer reporter nydia han tells us which local grocer earned the highest score and why. we'll have those stories at 5:00 o'clock shirleen. >> great. see you soon. >>> eating healthy when you are on the go can be a real challenge but a new restaurant in chadds ford delaware county is putting a farm fresh spin on fast food. here's alicia vitarelli with an fyi for you. >> reporter: farmer's road in delaware county serves a fresh take on fast food. >> i want it to be a healthy fast food environment. >> reporter: garnet valley native courtney rosa has already seen success with her eatery lotus. now she dishes it out even faster with this farm fresh drive through. >> what i really wanted to do is to offer local organic options and let customers know it wouldn't put a noelle their wallet and our menu caters to everybody. everything can be gotten free, we have tons of vegan vegetarian options. >> reporter: to a traditional hot

with dairy allergies or other medical conditions and coming up tonight on "action news" at 5:00 ali gormanin that milk and what the fda is doing about these concerns. >>> also could your tv set be spying on you consumer reports says some of the new models of smart tv's can actually record and share information about everything that you're watching. nydia han will tell us what you need to know. we'll have those stories and more coming your way along with a lot more of the news on "action news" tonight at 5:00 brian see you then. >> all right monica. >>> the university of delaware hosted a gun violence seminar today. students discussed america's shooting epidemic with dan webster the director of the johns hopkins center for gun policy. every day this week the school will focus on a different topic in celebration of national public health week. the other seminars will include hunger, fitness and wellness. >> and still ahead a three course meal for just 33 bucks. it's true and it's for charity. details coming up in saving with 6abc. >> plus no, laughing matter. why the nypd believes the small