here's alicia vitarelli. >> reporter: we're a week away from phillie's opening game. fans will see changes having to do with security. >>> rutgers university a cyber attack what they are saying built problem hitting the school computer network. don't forget you can take us on the go watch us streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. coming up, i'll take you back stage dirty dancing at the academy of music. >> i like that, thanks, alicia. accuweather is coming up next, we'll be right back.

alicia: no la apoyo y pienso que no es justo para la comunidad latina.ourdes: continÚan asustando a la gente, la medida crearÍa una clase de indocumentados que nunca saldrÍan de la sombra. un colegas de luisiana propone una enmienda en cada sala de partos. segÚn el senador binner su medida busca evitar la prÁctica ilegal de turistas que vienen a estados unidos a dar a luz. pero para activistas es una medida que va dirigida a los indocumentados del paÍs. la medida no se convertirÁ en ley, dice esta experta. >> pero es precisamente por eso

alicia mendez. ( cheers and applause ) alicia on alecia. >> alecia. >> i get it right right away. calm... it's just real estate," and host of hgtv's "property virgins," egypt sherrod joining us. ( cheers and applause ) we're happy to have her, comedian chloe hilliard is joining us. and his new comedy special "contextually inadequate" will air on epic april 24 yup comedian jim northon is right here. ( cheers and applause ) so we're talking about women leadership roles. who puts more hater-ade out there on the women, the women themselves or men? who is hating more in this in terms of holding women back jaoh that's a deep question. >> larry: sorry to start off-- >> since we're keeping it 100 -- >> what does it feel like? >> i think as a whole women, we sometimes can be our own worst enemy. we do tend to throw a lot of hater-ade on each other. a woman gets up from the table hey girl! "did you see those shoes?" >> larry: i wouldn't hire her as a c.e.o. >> that's a deep question. i'll throw it to you. >> i think a lot of times a woman doesn't want to support a woman outright because the

hi, alicia thanks to coming >> it is a pleasure to be here with you. >> i wonder if you could tell ushat you think people can do to get ready for what we know is a coming earthquake in san francisco. >> well, one of the most things that people can do is to make sure that you have a plan to communicate with people who live both in and out of state. having an out of state contact, to call, text or post on your social network is really important and being able to know how you are going to communicate with your friends, and family who live near you, where you might meet them if your home is uninhab hitable. >> how long do you think that it will be before things are restored to normal in san francisco. >> it depends on the severity of the earthquake, we say to provide for 72 hours tha, is three days, and it helps to know that you might be without services for up to a week or more, depending on how heavy the shaking is and how many after shocks we have. >> what kind of neighborhood and community involvement might you want to have before an earthquake to make sure that you are going to able

thank you alicia. >>> take a look at one big baby that can't seem to get hang of bath time. is. for this baby elephant that probably couldn't be more fitting. needless to say he's the main attraction especially when it's time to take a bath. double trouble is slipping and sliding all over a place but having a great time splashing around. at one point he even took the hose and sprayed himself and some of the other people as well. he's having a great time. double trouble is double the fun. there he takes the hose actually. >> i can't get enough. i could look at that all day. look look, look, trying to get back in the tub. that's so good. >> oh boy. >> cute. >> that is it for "action news" at 4:00 now for rick williams, brian taff, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm shirleen allicott. a reminder to join us tonight along with ducis rodgers and adam joseph for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 we'll see you then. >> now monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5:00 coming up. hey, monica. >> hi there. that's right coming up next, more than a dozen teenagers attack anot

thanks alicia. lets take a live look outside mobile 6 driving along kelly drive, cool shot. it's treacherous on a normal day. imagine how it is right now slow going avoid it if you can. adam joseph has the exclusive accuweather forecast coming up next. >>> now to meteorologist, adam joseph, it's a snowfall that most people are home and you look out the windows and it's a beautiful site. it's the heavy wet snow, it pastes itself on to everything, droops the trees especially if you have the bamboo great for sledding and snowball making. we are looking at the positives if you are sick of seeing the snowfall it's ending quickly to the north and west and snowing heavily to the south and east. notice the back edge quickly moving in from lancaster and reading and 20 minutes ago it's snowing and starting to end through central chester and buck county and montgomery county and starting to clear it up west on 422, and still light snow in philadelphia but it won't last long there you see brighter whites with steadier snow and the bands of extremely heavy snow that passed over cape may

. >> thank you alicia. >>> police have made the arrest in the accident that kill aid pennsylvania turnpike worker last year. ephraim jenson was found guilty for riding his truck through a lane two workers were hurt and one survived and one was killed. the suspect was released on $100,000 bail pending a preliminary hearing later this month. >>> and firefighters went to a scene that tore through a montgomery county business they determined that the blaze started in a mechanical room in lower providence the flames destroyed the maintenance building last night crew his it under control in about an hour and no one was hurt. the exact cause remains under investigation. >> we are following some pretty extraordinary breaking news surrounding the philadelphia eagles there are reports that the birds are just about to make one very big trade. sports director ducis rogers is live. >> reporter: exactly this is coming from espn's adam schoeffler, the eagles are trying to trade up in the draft to get marcus mariota, and in are report thagt eagles and st. louis rams are working on a trade that would send

shirleen. >> all right alicia. >>> winemakers are at the center of a major lawsuit claiming that some labels have high levels of arsenic. the class action lawsuit says more than 25 california winemakers are selling bottles that have dangerous levels of the chemical. they claim in some cases the wine has 500 percent of the maximum acceptable level of arsenic. that lawsuit targets inexpensive but popular brands like trader joe's and franzia. trader joe's says they're looking into the claims. franzia says its wine is safe. >> villanova getting ready for the next round of the ncaa tournament. the wildcats advanced. next up north carolina state. jaime apody with more on the cats as they prepare for the wolf pack. >> one down, five more to go for a championship. villanova did exactly what they were supposed to do yesterday then looked good doing it. but the road, of course only gets tougher from here. the wildcats jumped out to a 21-point lead against lafayette. easton pennsylvania 16 seed just couldn't match up with villanova's balance and department nova had six players in double figures

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shirleen. >> thank you alicia. >>> developing right now the u.s. justice department is reportedly preparing to file corruption charges against new jersey senator robert menendez. that is according to several published reports much the charges are tied to their senator's relationship with a florida eye doctor who is a long time friend and also a political supporter. menendez is accused of doing political favors for that doctor. a spokesman for menendez denied any wrongdoing by the senator. >> now to a first check of that accuweather forecast and today that saw no snow melt because of all those bitterly cold temperatures. let's go outside to add testimony joseph. >> we have that sun and my producer and paul were i were saying i can't remember the last time you saw that full sun in march and it's not melting the snow. take a look at the low this morning. 1 degree shy of the record but it's the coldest march temperature philadelphia has seen since 1993 and that was just after the super storm in 1993 so very impressive cold air this late in the winter s

alicia. >> adam thank you. we're talking baseball here in just one week it's opening day for the phillies. but for fans heading into citizens bank park, this year is the game is going to look and feel a little bit different. that's because metal detectors are now up and running starting this friday everyone who enters the ballpark at any gate will have to pass through one. since boston marathon bombing major league baseball officials say they started the process of increasing security measures. the phillies ran a pilot program at the end of last season which they say helped streamline the screening process. >> we learned that you don't have to take out everything out of your pockets like at the airport. you don't is to take off your belts and shoes. only large items cell phone camera keys are what we are asking our fans to take out of their pockets. >> it's unfortunate that it's come down to this but yeah you need it in today's society and i think it will help make fans coming into the ball parks not only here

reporter: new surveillance video shows alicia carroll and her 7-year-old daughter checking in at kings spa saturday for an evening of fun in the indoor pool. manager hong kim says everything seemed fine. >> the employee remember they have a lot each other and the mother has a really good relationship. reporter: surveillance video shows carroll and her daughter in yellow clothing at the right of your screen leaving just after 9:15 saturday night. the manager says the mother was intoxicated. carroll told police she left her daughter with a friend who refused to return her. but the arrest affidavit tells a different story about what happened when they left. it was near this wooded area and creek. court documents say the 7-year-old girl told police she and her mother were walking when suddenly they started running. her mother said to get in the dumpster. because police were chasing them. the girl told police her mother helped her get in here. and police said she stayed here for 10 hours. by herself.

thank you alicia. >>> it is time now for the "action news" traffic report on this messy friday afternoon >> ooh. where is spring? autumn marreese is a live in for matt pelman. how are we looking out there. >> hi, brian and shirleen. you can see a lot of slush on the roads, low visibility out there and it's very slick. you can see tire marks into the shoulder. we just had an accident clear right here. this is route 100 southbound at phoenixville pike but we're seeing accidents pop up all over the region. again because of the low visibility and the slick roadways. so, taking a look at the big picture we have an accident westbound right at montgomery. to keep you aware of and it's very slow going in the westbound lanes taking about 45 minutes to go from the vine to the blue route right now. we also have an accident on route 1 north at hulmeville road. an accident just cleared on 95 right at the walt whitman bridge in the northbound lanes and so again slick spots all over the region. lots of accidents to report. fog on the bridges too. all of the bridges have reduced speeds. we have 25 miles

alicia: eso serÍa desastroso, si venimos aquÍ es para apoyar a nuestros hijos.era vez que en el congreso se propone sin Éxito quitarle a los hijos de indocumentados el derecho a tener la ciudadanÍa estadounidense. ilia: no se vaya, que regresamos,. ilia: una nueva forma de ingerir alcohol podrÍa llegar al mercado muy pronto, gisela gonzÁlez nos habla de la preocupaciÓn que esto causa en los padres. gisela: muy pronto el alcohol en polvo serÁ la nueva modalidad en estados unidos. el fabricante ofrecerÁ una opciÓn fÁcil y econÓmica para preparar una bebida alcohÓlica utilizando sÓlo agua y polvo. >> es un peligro para los jÓvenes, yo tengo dos jÓvenes adolescentes y no me gustarÍa. gisela: esto no sÓlo ha preocupado a padres de familia, sino que algunos estados estÁn considerando a ser ilegal estos paquetes. dicho producto podrÍa salir a la venta este verano, por lo que algunos jÓvenes aseguran estar emocionados. >> yo pienso que muchos estudiantes lo van a usar. gisela: mientras crece el interÉs por el producto, lÍderes estÁn preocupados por la salud de los consu

rick. >> all right, alicia thank you. back here philadelphia developer bart blat stein says this plans to redo atlantic city's pier shops is back on. he bought the ocean front complex for $2.7 million last fall. the complex cost 200 million to build. the purchase set off a legal fight with caesar's entertainment which was only recently settled. he says his company will announce plans for the site next week but he said last fall the project will not include gambling. >> it is time for your "action news" traffic report on a friday. >> yeah, t.g.i.f. matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. how are you tonight. >> doing well. how about you guys. >> good. >> maybe we would pier outside and check the scene of a crash on the westbound side approaching the vine street expressway waiting for things to get wrapped up with the police officers on the scene. both inbound westbound lanes just reopened. you're looking at extra slow speeds as you head west of passyunk approaching the vine. a crash on the roosevelt boulevard sout

. >> all right alicia. >>> jurors in the boston marathon bombing saw another chilling piece of evidence today. they got a look at the tattered pieces of the backpack that dzhokhar tsarnaev used to detonate the bomb. he admitted he detonated a bomb in april of 2013. the jury saw parts of the pressure cooker and the bb's and wires that killed three and wounded more than 260 others. >>> police are looking for a men that held up vans that had jewelry it was worth $9.5 million and no one was hurt and police found the vans empty nearby. >>> dozens of people are joining in the planning process for the pope's historic visit to philadelphia. for the meeting of families they have everything from visitors to security. the committee meetings begin next month and last through the pope's arrival six months from now. of course stick with "action news" as we continue to cover all the events surrounding the world meetings of families and we'll have compete coverage of the historic visit by the pope this september. >>> and the phillies pops announced plans for their season at the prime rib and includes a

alicia: no la apoyo y pienso que no es justo para la comunidad latina.que nunca saldrÍan de la sombra. un colegas de luisiana propone una enmienda en cada sala de partos. segÚn el senador binner su medida busca evitar la prÁctica ilegal de turistas que vienen a estados unidos a dar a luz. pero para activistas es una medida que va dirigida a los indocumentados del paÍs. la medida no se convertirÁ en ley, dice esta experta. >> pero es precisamente por eso que demuestra que aunque no va a cambiar las cosas, hay una agenda de seguir atacando a capa y espada, insultando a la comunidad latina. >> no sÓlo es un ataque contra los inmigrantes, sino tambiÉn contra muchos de los lÍderes de derechos civiles. lourdes: el senado ya habÍa presentado esta medida en el 2011. jorge: esto es lo Último que tenemos sobre la acciÓn ejecutiva de para que obama, que beneficiarÍa a mÁs de 4 millones de indocumentados. como el juez de texas no ha respondido una peticiÓn del gobierno, el departamento de justicia decidiÓ saltÁrselo, pero presentÓ una apelaciÓn en la corte del quint

alicia: y ya tiene 11 aÑos. esta en la escuela numero 8. no me le estÁn dando lo que yo quiero. tiene bulliyn. edwin: aclarar el temor sobre el empleo de los maestros ante el nuevo cambio. >> para los educadores que quieren aplicar, que apliquen. el nivel muy alto. pero si es un maestro dedicado a mejorar la educaciÓn de los niÑos que decimos bienvenido. edwin: bueno, ahi el distrito escolar pÚblico y a conocer el siguiente comunicado. en donde el superintendente dijo lo siguiente " organizaciones como padres por mejores escuelas nos ayudan a mejorar que recordar que una educaciÓn de calidad es un derecho de todos los niÑos. por supuesto le daremos cimentÓ el tema, ya que hay padres que no los apoyan. cecilia: autoridades se mantienen investigando el incidente en el que una persona perdiÓ la vida tras ser atropellada por un tren en new jersey. esto ocurriÓ cerca de la avenida slown. el tren venÍa desde washington en direcciÓn a boston. la vÍctima muriÓ en la escena. el papa francisco visitarÁ a obama en la casa blanca. dicen que su discurso en el capitolio pondrÁ incÓmodo en sus

. >> all right alicia thank you. >>> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report midweek. lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> trying to gets over the hump on this wednesday afternoon, we are doing so slowly on the schuylkill expressway as the traffic heads westbound approaching city avenue we are starting to stack near gladwyne normal afternoon delays are forming in each direction on the schuylkill same thing for 95 and speeds have dropped to the teens by the betsy ross bridge, downed wires in west philadelphia, 59th and callow hill, and delays on the route 15 trolley, expect this to be behind this afternoon because of the downed wires willow grove a crash on 611 easton road at center avenue. and we are also watching a crash in hatfield at willis drive. because of the problems on the bridge at neshaminy creek. in hill town township buck county, a partial roadway collapse is blocking walnut street, by apple wood drive. one more wreck along apple springs road. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this hump day afternoon. in newark one of our fr

. >> lots to look forward to alicia.thank you very much. >>> time for the "action news" traffic report today. >> let's go live to autumn marreese is a in for matt pelman in the traffic center. hi autumn. >> hi, shirleen and brian. we have an exciting monday afternoon. we had brush fire on 95. this is right at street road. you can see here this big black patch, that's where the firefighters put out the fire. we have police and firefighters on the scene. these are northbound lanes still taking out the left lane. our southbound lane had a fire truck in it but that is clear now. you can see our commute right now northbound from vine to woodhaven is taking you about 30 minutes not having to do with this fire but just a lot of volume for a monday afternoon. taking a look at the big picture speeds on the schuylkill expressway very slow going from the turnpike to the blue route in eastbound lanes. talking you about 30 minutes to do that commute right now when it should only take six to eight minutes. we had a construction crew t

alicia vitarelli has more on that. >> reporter: matt zabruck led his team to the sweet 16 two years in a row. but he is also working as an uber driver when he gave up his own scholarship to his younger brother. he is the star center catapulting xavier to march madness greatness, you may be surprised to hear that when leading scorer matt zabruck is not driving to the hoop, he is driving a uber. >> thought maybe i can't get a normal job, what else can i do? the college super star moonlights in cincinnati, swapping out adoring fans for fares. >> one out of every two people i drive recognize me. >> how are you guys doing? >> not to bad. >> my little brother is a walkon on the team so i gave him my scholarship and i have student loans to cover. it may be the ultimate assist. he convinced them to give his scholarship to his little brother tim instead. if a 6'10" powerhouse is not enough he is also a star scholar dreaming of his mba not the nba. >> i want to handle my own finances for a restaurant. with the sweet 16 game tonight he is hungry for the title too. he is driven to be more than an

alicia vitarelli is at the big board with more. >> disney is bringing a classic back to life in the live action remake of cinderella, after the animates film hit the theaters they team up to tell a modern version of the tale, the young girl of ela, a girl whose father passes away and leaves her in the hands of her stepmother. some local princesses in waiting got a first look at the movie and the horticultureal society hosted the movie to celebrate the success of this year's flower show. now, two things to be excited about, before cinderella is the new short frozen fever disney of course is the parent company of 6 abc, and speaking of midnight, i think that someone left a shoe behind in the studio. i don't know sara if it's your size it looks like a 7. >> it's actually mine. >> rick says it's his. >> the studio sent this to us i don't know if it's the actual shoe. >> thank you alicia. well, president obama is headed to late night the president will make an appearance tonight on jimmy kimmel live, the second time that president obama is a guest on kimmel's show, he visited the show via sat

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alicia vitarelli is live with a newsroom. >> we have a 1-year-old ceo in our house coming up at 4:00 in big talkers emoji outrage. the little icon sparking a social media movement. and a washington d.c. court says if this man wants a cigarette he better go outside. plus, it's something simba waited 7 months for a south jersey dog is reunited with his soldier dad. can you take us with you on the go and download the free 6 abc news app and watch us live on your smart phone or tablet. >> thank you alicia. your accuweather forecast is coming up. 14 irresistible flavors. one for the mood. one for the moment. each one can make every day more delicious than the last. the taste could only be baileys. the experience could only be yours. baileys coffee creamers. this is the one. >>> the winter woes continue after a giant icicle fell from a boston building, how about that? several cars were totalled after a frozen chunk melted in warmer weather it crashed into windchills into the parking lot below, nobody was hurt but the neighborhood was caught off guard by the drastic temperature change. >> t

here's alicia vitarelli. >> reporter: we're a week away from phillie's opening game. see changes having to do with security. >>> rutgers university a cyber attack what they are saying built problem hitting the school computer network. don't forget you can take us on the go watch us streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. coming up, i'll take you back stage dirty dancing at the academy of music. >> i like that, thanks, alicia. accuweather is coming up next, we'll be right back. woman: i was tired of my chronic constipation and the way it made me feel the discomfort the bloating the straining. i'd just felt this way for too long. so i finally talked to my doctor about my symptoms. i'd tried laxatives before. he prescribed amitiza (lubiprostone) for my chronic constipation. it works differently than laxatives. man: amitiza is clinically shown to help relieve common symptoms like bloating abdominal discomfort hard stools, and straining and help people with chronic constipation go more often. don't take amitiza, if you have a bowel blockage or severe diarrhea. tell y

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. >> thank you alicia. more "action news" when we come back, but the latest on the breaking news out of new york city we have just learned that 12 people in total are injured and three critical after an explosion in the east village section of 2nd avenue at east 7th street. >> 12 injured, three critically. we are told we are looking to see if there are evacuations as well as injures. the scene here is from lower manhattan and the latest. ? the sight of a wild lynx in a shopping center would inspire people to run but one woman did the opposite. >> what is up buddy come here. come here. >> beth ann col burg followed it and documented it on her cell phone at one point the big cat turned and stared directly at beth the bold approach ended when the animal wandered into the woods and no one was hurt. >> that happened in canada and it would not happen here. health check at 4:00, simple patience could mean getting fewer calories when eating rice, they found that adding a tea spoon of coconut oil and refrigerating i

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nydia is off alicia vitarelli joins us.eteorologist chris sowers joins us with a preview of the forecast. the question is will it feel like spring? >> it's the winds of constitution. let's get you outside -- it's like the winds of confusion. we have cold air heading this way, once we get beyond monday, things will feel like the end of february. it's quiet right now, we have a breeze kicking in with some clouds, generally speaking thins are calm, especially compared to yesterday. 40 in quakertown. pilots 43. saint davids 39. chester and center city, 43. cinnaminson, 43. gandys beach 42. smyrna i can't 44. you can subtract five or six degrees from the numbers you just saw, that's the windchill. you'll need something with sleeves later on. later this afternoon, i don't want to say bundle up, you won't need scarf or gloves, but you will neat something with sleeves. that's the wind gusts later on. philadelphia, 26. wildwood, closing in on 40-mile an hour gusts by midday. same thing with the poconos. 29-mile an hour in trenton. a

alicia vitarelli has more on this. >> the designers are speaking out now again for a second time tryingr up the war of words. saying they respect how all people live, after the comment calling babies conceived by all method methods, the two expressed different opinions about ivf, gabbana says he reports it but supports dulce's right to his opinion. >> we love gay couple and gay adoption and love everything and i expressed my point of view. >> i talk to you and i am sicilian and i group up in the family, it's sense of family is strong for myself. >> now while gabbana fires back with a push to boycott elton john's music dulce says he will not boycott it because he loves it and listens to it every day. >> and so back and form and back and forth we have fashion royalty and music super stars going head to head, this one is not going away. >> thank you for that report alicia. >>> an nfl player with local ties has fabulous news about his daughter's battle with cancer, this is 4-year-old leah still flexing with her dad devon still. he posted this picture to show that leah's latest round of test

plus alicia vitarelli takes to the back stage of the academy of music as baby comes to town in the stage version of dirt dancing. >>> meteorologist david murphy is tracking the accuweather forecast, "action news" is next. 14 irresistible flavors. one for the mood. one for the moment. each one can make every day more delicious than the last. the taste could only be baileys. the experience could only be yours. baileys coffee creamers. this is the one. >> meteorologist david murphy with the latest from accuweather, breezy today. >> reporter: it is breezy out there, but milder than yesterday, nydia. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are without precipitation after a couple of little snow showers went through earlier. as we take a look outside we have some cloud cover above. you can kind of see that as you glance down on a montgomery county farm from chopper 6 earlier. great picture of the redwood of the barn and the farmhouse standing out. sunshine coming down in montgomery county and elsewhere. a couple of highlights to the forecast. after early morning sprinkles and showers and

. >> alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom.hey here's an interesting new proposal to boost a girl's body image. ask boys what they find attractive. >>> a volcano eruption, an earthquake and cyclone those are the killer disasters that man has seen over his lifetime. else not the unluckiest person on the plan it, it's about where he lives. >>> whole food tricks from the salad bar to the check out aisle we'll tell you how to get a ton of great food without spending a ton of money in 6abc. don't forget you can take us with you on the go watch our newscast streaming live on your phone or tablet. >> accuweather coming up when "action news" at noon comes right back. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >> on tonight's "dancing with the stars" performers dance to their favorite songs but one will be going home. tonight the eliminations begin so quest ants -- contestants will be looking for big numbers to send them to the next round. don't miss "dancing

. >> thank you alicia. >>> the man accused of going on a deadly shooting spree in arizona is behind bars today. ryan giroux was booked on a long list of charges connected to yesterday's violence and police say that the whole thing started with an argument in a hotel. giroux was been in and out of prison since 1994. >>> to business on this thursday afternoon, taking a look at the board, a mixed day for stocks the dow lost 116 points and the s&p lost 10 points today. target is planning to raise their minimum raise to $9 an hour, the move is expected to take affect next month it puts them on the same level as their rivals, wal-mart and tjmaxx, it will happen at all 1800 stores across the country but it's unclear how many employees will see the raise the target says they do not disclose employee wages and they did agree to pay $10 million as part of a settlement for the massive data breach in 2013. >>> christians are serving the feast of st. joseph and that means a delicious treat the action cam was at termany bakery, the donuts filled with crime is the tradition to have today and they belie

>> good morning, it is 7:00 a.m., sunday, march 15, nydia is off, alicia vitarelli joins us. here's what's happening on "action news," the final week of winter will get off to a windy start, meteorologist chris sowers is standings by with our temperature roarl -- rollercoaster ride. >> a new enrollment period for the affordable care act starts today. >> nova is going to the dance. temple is on the bubble. >>> let's go outside to chris sowers, no jumping no umbrella, looking good. >> where's the sun? >> reporter: the sun is sleeping. he'll be up shortly. even though things are drying out, irrelevance chilly, we're expect -- it's still chilly, we're expecting highs in the 50s, if you're heading into the city for the parade wear a light jacket. 42 in wilmington. reading, 41. trenton, 40. millville, 42 and wildwood, 43. right now wind speeds are generally light out of the west/northwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. there's the leading edge if you look toward the left-hand side of the screen. lancaster seeing a sustained wind of 22 miles per hour with a gust always highs 30. the wi

hi, alicia thanks to coming >> it is a pleasure to be here with you. >> i wonder if you could tell ushat you think people can do to get ready for what we know is a coming earthquake in san francisco. >> well, one of the most things that people can do is to make sure that you have a plan to communicat

live in the newsroom is alicia vitarelli with a preview.appy freebie friday coming up at 4:00 everything for nothing, circus tickets, waffle cones and birthday cakes it's all coming up. also coming up at 4:00, they come from one of the toughest places in the world just to make something beautiful. the childrens choir getting ready for a special performance in our area tonight. if you have not downloaded the free 6 abc news app you can watch us live on your tablet or smart phone. >>> i am coming up with a special film to help high schoolers with bullying. >> thank you alicia. see you then. we'll take a quick break and look live from sky 6 hd from the jersey shore a dreary day in atlantic city. melissa magee is tracking a wet end to the work week when accuweather and more comes right back. ing. i'd just felt this way for too long. so i finally talked to my doctor about my symptoms. i'd tried laxatives before. he prescribed amitiza (lubiprostone) for my chronic constipation. it works differently than laxatives. man: amitiza is clinically shown

we sent alicia to bring the pizza to the newsroom we are spreading the love. stormtracker 6 live double scan we can see what is happening and with double scan we get a close up view, some areas you see gray, not getting down quite as heavily, through philadelphia, through wilmington and look at some of the areas in pink right now we are getting in parts of south jersey we see the heavier bands shift to the south, hammonton and south of speedwell and even off the coastline near the garden state parkway earlier this was rain there and now you are getting the snow and even the heavier snow as we look through the region now. we are looking outside at sky 6 and it's hard to see the visibility is way down right now, that is an issue as you head out and about, you see it coming down steadily through the region, lets look at the facebook photos we see through the area now i love this one tonya sent it of keith helping her do some shoveling on the driveway putting the little ones to work i hope when i come home i'm not shoveling the driveway. vincent sent this and i li

alicia deeney es directora en una escuela secundaria que asegura que los niÑos bien nutridos sobresalencuela secundaria "sabemos por ejemplo que en la matemtica los estudiantes que desayunan salen un 17% mejor que los que no." segn el informe la solucin es ofrecer desayunos a todos los alumnos durante la primera clase o darselos en cajitas para llevar a los que necesitan. as los niÑos no tienen que comer en la cafetera a una hora especfica. s/ randy serrano @randytelemundo "precisamente ayer comenz la "semana nacional del desayuno escolar"--poca del aÑo cuando organizaciones y escuelas educan no solamente a estudiantes sino a padres sobre la importancia de que los jvenes cuenten con lo que muchos consideran la comida ms importante del da". blanca --salen a relucir nuevos videos en donde se ve a servando gomez "la tuta" momentos despues de su captura. take vo ---la imagen muestra cuando plasmo sus huellas dactilares ante el ministerio publico, luego es esposado y camina hacia un vehiculo en el que seria trasladado. ---el lider de "los caballeros templarios" dialoga con su hermano dentro

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that will do it for "action news" at 4:00, for alicia vitarelli and brian taff, shirleen and i along with adam are back tonight for the latest on the accuweather forecast on "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those. we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> here we are go again stormtracker 6 live double scan tracking the next winter blast coming our way and this storm has the potential to give us the most snow we have seen this winter wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is the storm that will greatly impact our region overnight into tomorrow, the snow will get in your way of work and school tomorrow, delays be cancellations are very likely

alicia carroll remains in the dallas county jail and her daughter is now staying with relatives. up next on abc 7 news at 4:00 the pushback continues from a controversial new law in indiana. what the governor plans to do now to ease concerns about discrimination against the lgbt community. >> that broke my heart honestly. and it really made me feel a lot of shame. alison: a mom's apology on facebook goes viral. what led to the post and how it led to a special meeting in person. ♪ ♪ ♪ alison: a former f.b.i. agent who is charged with stealing drugs appeared in a federal courtroom today. matthew lowry has been charged with more than 60 counts including possession of heroin. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live in northwest d.c. with details from this hearing. sam? sam: alison 33-year-old matthew lowry pleaded guilty to all 64 counts of obstruction of justice, of conversion of government property, that is seized heroin to his own personal use and of possession of the illegal drug heroin. so the former f.b.i. agent was criminal defendant in federal court. he admitted that he was busted

shirleen. >> all right, alicia to business now. and stocks started the week with a rally. dow spiked almost 138 points. the nasdaq was up 15. the s&p gained eight. >>> apple unveiled a slew of new products today including the highly anticipated apple watch. ceo tim cook showed off the watch which will hit the market next month. apple also debuted a new skinny mac book which weighs just 2 pounds. the company says it's the most energy efficient laptop in the world. apple also made a surprise announcement about a deal with hbo to offer streaming service through apple tv. 6abc is also working on an app for the watch. >>> general motors announced a huge buy back of its stock in a move designed to appease some of its shareholders. it comes after shareholders expressed concern over how gm is using its cash. the company will buy back $5 billion in stock. one shareholder hedge fund manager harry wilson says he will no longer seek a seat on gm's board as a result of the buy back. >> reading terminal market turned into a master's class in conducting today. >> ♪♪ >>> that was how it s