about 34,000 people were employed by bethlehem steel. by the time i started looking into this question much smaller number of people were employed by bethlehem steel as bethlehem steel had been curtailing operations and moving them to overseas locations. as i tried to write in this book, it was not difficult to confirm what wilson had found in chicago that deindustrialization,, that deindustrialization, the closure of factories and other industrial facilities had had an especially dire effect upon african-american workers. then something surprising happened. i found myself surrounded i hope it adds to knowledge production in ways that matter but is also a very personal narrative. >> host: what do you mean by liminal agencies? >> guest: i argue on the basis of whether tedious academic research that government in the united states is quite extraordinary for the reasons i think are obvious the framers of the constitution and other institutions in this country have tremendous foresight and create institutions that rewarded mostly an immigran

live in bethlehem tonight is lehigh valley correspondent walter perez. walter. >> reporter: well, jim as you mentioned jordan spieth was born and raised in dallas but his father grew up right here in bethlehem and his grandfather donald spieth still lives here and he was kind enough to tell us all about jordan's meteoric rise in the world of golf. >> beyond belief, beyond belief. way beyond expectations. >> reporter: that is donald spieth talking about his 21-year-old grandson jordan spieth who put on a golfing to become the youngest player to win the masters since tiger woods and it happened just one year after jordan fell just short of winning at augusta. >> you could tell right then when he came in second that he was already thinking about coming back making his plans. he wasn't going to finish second the next year. that was going to be one of his big goals. >> reporter: and the 73-year-old spieth says it has always been that kind of drive that defines how this grandson approaches life and sports. >> played baseball and basketball and soccer and all t

you know, baltimore was mid-level in the city in the 1970s about 34,000 people were employed by bethlehem steel. by the time i started looking in to this question a much smaller number of people were in lloyd as bethlehem steel had been curtailing operations and moving them to overseas locations. as they try to write in this book, it is not very difficult to confirm what the wilson has done in chicago and that is the industrialization is the closer factories and other industrial facilities have had a dire effect upon african-american working families, but then i found myself surrounded by lots of children who were vivacious and lovely and had ambition and idea just above the map at me to become dated in the way in which children perceive this and what the actual conditions of their life were in those neighborhoods as i write in the introduction i knew them long enough and well enough that i could actually trace their life over a period of close to 10 years so that children whose hands i had held as little boys and girls, who grew up during that period to become high schoolers and and pimp

in hatfield debris along bethlehem pike near trewigtown road.m. >> thank you matt. >>> images you see right here taken by our baltimore abc affiliate showing a mother confronting her son and then getting violent with him during that unrest in baltimore have gone viral. >> now, some parents in particular african-american parents have been cheering this one on. now toya graham the mother she's explaining why she aggressively went after her 16-year-old son. the single mother of six says she spotted her teenaged son on live television throwing rocks at police so she immediately went down to the street standoff and dragged him home doing so yelling and shows and smacks. graham said she didn't want her son to be the next freddie gray. others in her neighborhood applauded her parenting. >> we do care for our young. we do care about our city. and everyone that's not our blood related children. >> graham says she hopes that this will be a teachable moment. >> officials in bucks county need your help finding a burglary suspect who targeted a church. this

we're watching some debris in hatfield along bethlehem pike near trewigtown road.ht construction on the turnpike. and one more work zone is in mount laurel burlington county along 38 westbound by the new jersey turnpike. a lane blocked there for the next half hour. matt. >> thank you matt. breaking this morning the curfew in baltimore just ended moments ago at 5:00 a.m. the city has been under a virtual lockdown since 10:00 last night due to monday night's riots. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is monitoring the situation and joins us live at the big board. erin. >> reporter: hi, matt. this is how the night started out. there were clearly clashes between police and rioters. however the situation was brought under control fairly quickly and that now there's relative calm. we want to show you some positive images coming out of baltimore this morning that showed the resolve pride and unity that so many residents have demonstrated over the past 24 hours. you can see this video these are some residents that are actually cleaning up from the aftermath. there was so m

the bethlehem pike right near the five-point interchange here traffic lights are out and they got theice hitting the reset button and directing folks through it. watch for delays 309 rolling out of the driveway this morning. expect delays later this afternoon with demonstration set for 4:30, dilworth plaza there, at city hall. there are going to be street closures they will be bus detours, and expecting a lot of people. just giving awe heads up watch the clock if you are come nothing philadelphia. maybe more late afternoon meeting, dinner plans maybe working center city maybe try to get out little earlier. 4:30 is the start time. we keep an eye on that as we roll through the rest the day. newtown road shutdown, midday, new project started yesterday between sugar town and waterloo. otherwise delays popping south 95, slow going into cottman avenue. another jam working your way into girard. so far so good on the schuylkill but starting seat speeds get knock down, mayfair an accident at frankford and robins. so far so good coming in from south jest -- jersey. >> 6:18. across the nation, a

that was one of many factories, bethlehem steel, bethlehem ship yard, unilever western electric automotivents, none of that exists anymore. so it's easy to look across the aisle and say -- or across the city and say, look at these poor neighborhoods, why don't people just work harder? well, people depending on your educational level, only have certain options. and the educational system is failing in part because why? because the manufacturing base has gone away. which reduces tax incomes and so forth. so the opportunity my grandmother had, i don't see that here today, and i don't think that people in these neighborhoods who are working-class people, and some of the neighborhoods that have been featured on television where the local people are working hard every day, community organizers et cetera. you've seen them on television. it's not any failing of theirs. eventually you need jobs. >> folks that sell concessions at camden are they out of luck today? >> no, i think that would be an unfair result. we need to do something that would make people whole. it's an extraordinary situation that

firefighters battled the heavy smoke and flames last wednesday in bethlehem. now authorities want to know who did it. the bethlehem fire department is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. >>> mumia abu-jamal's family members say state prison officials are denying them visitation at his hospital bedside. is he receiving treatment for diabetes at schuylkill medical center. his mother said his blood sugar was dangerously high on monday when he was rushed to the hospital. hospital officials would not comment on the family's visitation rights. >>> written messages given to cashiers at two different markets markets. police say the suspect was unsuccessful at robbing at family dollar store, later he showed up at an olney grocery store demanding money. he said he was armed with a handgun. he robbed a 7-eleven then gave back the money before he even left the store. look at this surveillance video from yesterday at the 7-eleven on north 5th street in east oak lane. a man wearing a mask hands a bag to the cashier demanding money.

sunshine clouds late. 58 degrees is the forecasted high for places like bethlehem and allentown. jersey shore 55 degrees, sunny start increasing high clouds late. philadelphia 60 degrees, normally we should be around 67. lots of sunshine, increasing clouds winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. the shower threat late mainly south of the city close to the mason dixon line. 37 degrees outlying suburbs, 45 center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 67 is where we should be, by the time we get into week's end 68,, is the high we're below average each and everyday. sun and clouds, 63 sunday, monday 60 degrees, tuesday we start to warm up a little bit tuesday, sunny and windy 65. wednesday, close to to 7 degrees, thursday, 66. mostly sunny skies and 63 friday. i guess the positive we don't jump from winter to summer. but this morning these temperatures are ridiculous. >> i know you like winter -- [laughter] thanks chris. >>> the craft beer scene has been a major player in philadelphia for the past few years, melissa magee looks at hard cider may be the n

some required medical treatment or a hospital stay in allentown and bethlehem and other parts of the region. >> i personal vol never seen this kind of volume in such a short period of time with the severity. >> reporter: dr. kenneth katz is an emergency room figure at lehigh valley hospital and health network in allentown. he says in the past, they've seen maybe one case a month. but in the last week he says they've treated more than 10 people in the er. he says the youngest patient was just 13 years old. the oldest 50 years old. >> they can range from sleepiness or unresponsiveness all the way to severe agitation. delirium where they're confused, kicking and hitting staff and then even to seizure activities. >> reporter: some of the substances haven't even been identified. packages like this are being examined in police crime labs. >> it may not be even a cavern node. a marijuana time drug or amphetamine or bath salt or something we haven't quite seen yet much that's the cutty. >> reporter: investigators say that this synthetic marijuana or the other substances out there comes in pa

>>> topping our people scene at 12:30, big news for music fans snoop dog will be a headliner in bethlehem will perform on the sand steel stage on august 10th. hundreds of acts will take to the stage including culture club and darius rucker. 6 abc is a proud sponsor of fusic fest. >>> if you have questions about injuries or preventing your child from becoming injured, the topic is sports medicine for young adults doctors from the university of pennsylvania hospital are logged in ready to take your questions go to our website at 6abc.com to submit your questions right now. >>> david has a final check of the accuweather forecast. >> lets take a look most of us got up into the 70s and reading 66 and little warmer in lancaster and 67 in downingtown and pottstown, cooler than yesterday but still fairly comfortable. 69 is the high in philadelphia and 68 in salem 67 in glassboro and all the highs are in the afternoon at 2:00, 2:30 and they start to slide a bit and down the shore it's low to mid-60s. cool and breezy and pretty nice just a spotty shower here or there. >> david thank you. >>> first

. >>> we have an update on the blaze that destroyed fabricators in bethlehem. investigators say the warehouse fire was deliberately set. nobody was injured but the flames shot to close to power lines officials were forced to shut off power to 2,000 customers. the smoke was so thick and the odor so strong, authorities issued a shelter in place. >>> spca is taking action for horses in southwest philadelphia. officers issued a search warrant at grays avenue. the agencies cited the welfare of the animals because of their conditions. spca said they had given the other than a warning to clean up the property, but that didn't happen. >>> on a scale from 1 to 10 this is zero as far as keeping animals it's unsanitary, full of trash, and junk and debris. he was supposed to clean this up, there was no water or food available for any of the animals. >> the horses will be taken to the spca on erie avenue where medical staff will evaluate their condition. >>> a cargo ship that lost propulsion is in mantua creek. only "action news" has this video as the slammed in the mud a f

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crews were caught to the stone gate village community off old bethlehem pike before 10:00. two homes were damaged. there's no word on injuries. >>> "action news" brought you this story saint joseph's university is looking into allegations of hazing. freshman had to consume alcohol and perform sexual acts ascertain lap dances and mimic sex acts. sources say hazings occurred at a home of an upper classman. the team is being interviewed. st. joe's stresses it forbids hazing. >>> an upper macungie teenager is charged as an adult for killing her mother. cheryl silvonek was killed by her daughter jamie. cheryl silvonek was stabbed to death in her driveway on march 15. the boyfriend is under arrest for the killing. >>> sick and twisted that's how humane officer described the case of animal cruelty in lack lack -- lackawanna county. a person poured bleach on the cats and burned their necks and eyes. inside a pet smart. they were awaiting adoption. >>> governors in indiana and arkansas signed a clarification of the religious freedom laws. boy colts were threatened and ncaa urged bot

towns like bethlehem were christian towns.iraq had a huge christian population and there has just been a massive exodus that predates 9/11, the war on terror, the rise of groups like al shabaab. now it's really accelerated. it's not just the phenomenon with islamist rampages of the kind that we saw, but also discriminatory laws even in muslim states that we consider quite moderate. in malaysia, christians are not allowed to use the term allah. there are systematic, informal discrimination in indonesia. which is held up as a moderate muslim state. >> it is -- >> but only in the context of sort of the broader middle east. so this is -- this is a much wider process than people -- >> you have some of the statistics of that -- to illustrate bret's point. >> there were well over a million christians in syria. at least 700,000 have fled. iraq had 1.5 million christians. these are not immigrants. these people have lived there since the time of jesus and coexisted there. they're down to 300,000. we have to make clear, this not only rea

snoop dogg will perform in the summer fest in bethlehem. snoop double jeezle. tickets start at $39. >> not worried as much assignfeld or snoop dogg. but how about miss peoples and mr. grisillo. >> thanks to all teachers. >> and i can say amazing people. >>> you're watching "nbc10 news." "nbc10 news" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >> announcer: nbc10 breaking news. >>> and that breaking news from north philadelphia this morning. a car from a hit-and-run crash near temple university has been found. and in the past 30 minutes, we spoke to the victim's father. we have new information about the investigation and the injured temple student. >>> and we're off to another nice start where there say chance of showers headed our way. we'll get details on that. good morning, welcome back to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vie sec hemai sikahema. it's thursday and draft day. let's get to bill henley. >> we're going to get a great start, vai. sunshine to begin with. minutes away from coming up. but this afternoon, a chance you'll need your umbrella as clo

that's just off old bethlehem pike. chopper6hd was over the scene half an hour ago as flames shot from the roof the fire went to two alarms and at least two homes were involved. there's fwhon word on any injuries. >> and no one was injured but plenty of dam here as flames regard through this chester county apartment complex earlier this evening. this is viewer video as an army of firefighters converged here at the winter brook narcotics west white land. tonight residents are without a home and much more having lost everything they owned. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at the scene with the story. chad pradelli. >> hey rick the cleanup continues out here at the winter brook apartments crews are boarding windows. that is the apartment that caught fire. it is destroyed. and a short time ago i spoke to the man that lives there. >> this is viewer video. the fire that raised at the winter brook apartments. flamed ripped through the roof. firefighters initially attacked the blaze and went into defensive mode. c.j

montgomery county, live look at 309 at bethlehem height. rain hasn't moved in here yet.doesn't seem to be affecting things on the roads. right now you do not have a wet commute if you're walking out the door. also montgomery county upper providence township there's an accident on the ramp from 422 westbound as you make your way on to egypt road. and in philadelphia, the vine street expressway closure we were talking about is affecting traffic westbound. it's between the skukle. >>> the trip to new york or washington will soon be a more convenient ride for a whole lot of people. >> we'll tell you about an amtrak expansion that adds several connections in the lehigh valley plus the accident that sent a truck crashing through the popular bored walk on the new jersey shore. ♪ ♪ ♪ chase freedom. the card is for the essentials. the cash back is for the fun. chase. so you can. looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >>> 4:45. a concrete barrier fell from a bridge killing a husband, his wife and their 8 month old son. it happened during

. >>> new life could be coming to bethlehem area that went up in flames.the historic conservation commission will review a development plan near the fehy bridge at the corner of new and third streets. a developer wants to demolish three buildings, turning them into a seven-story building with offices, stores and homes. a fire tore through that same area six years ago. >>> the east coast's largest ocean front festival is moving from seaside heights to atlantic city. electric adventure bloom held august 1st and 2nd. more than 100 performers on five stages. a weekend pass costs $129. >>> and we want to give special recognition tonight to our nbc 10 digital team. they took top place in the prestigious edward r. murrow awards. >> honored as the best large market and region. so special congratulations going out to them tonight. >> way to go. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> remember back on saturday it was 81 degrees. with 70 degrees yesterday and the cold air came in on those strong winds and got a

. >>> a major revitalization project is coming to bethlehem. they'll review a plan at the corner of new and third streets because the developer wants to demolish three buildings there and turn them into a seven story high rise with offices stores and homes. a fire tore through the existing area six years ago. >>> a new proposal would have you pay for grocery store shopping bags in philadelphia. it was proposed to charge a nickel for every bag whether it's paper or plastic. the money would be split unbetween the stores and the city to control litter. the next step is a public hearing. >>> there's a milestone in space we're marking today. >> nasa is celebrating the anniversary of an achievement that gives us a new view of the universe. it was 25 years ago today the hubble space telescope was launched. it's given us never before seen imagery and data. the telescope has snapped pictures of stars 300 million light years away. its original price tag was $1.5 billion but officials say the new knowledge that it has provided us is priceless. >> thousand

just born inc., the candy's apparent company in bethlehem, pennsylvania said it makes enough peeps inr to circle the earth twice. back in the '50s peeps started out with wings, but the wings got clipped to give peeps their more slim look. yellow is their best selling color and 8,000 bunnies in a vertical line would stack up to be the height of the willis tower in chicago. used to be the sears tower. >> now they call it the willis tower. those are what six things about peeps we probably didn't really need to know. we have told you anyhow. >> 8,000 peeps. >> were you a fan of peeps growing up? >> not really. >>> let's talk about the wizards and john wall. >> john wall proving he is the dime dropper of the neighborhood. wall hits a new high tonight. then his coach hey, how's it going? oh, jennifer and i had the most romantic vacation. really? there were gunshots... explosions... one night we decided to spice things up so we sent an innocent woman to prison for being a witch. you are guilty! then we called it a night because we had an early tee time. with so much to do stay where the acti

. >>> a major revitalization project could be coming to the area of bethlehem that went up in flames. the historic conservation commission will review a development. they want to turn it into a seven story high rise with offices and homes. a fire tore through the area six years ago. >>> check this out just in time for summer. camelback mountain resort's new indoor water resort. the resort unveiled aquatopia. 13 slides simulated surfing. you'll see video of that in a moment. there you go. see tracy davidson do that. private cabanas. they also have a swim up bar just to add a degree of difficulty to your drinking. aquatopia opens to the public may 1st. >> you make fun, but i would do that. i say we plan a show there. >> i totally know you would do that. i have no doubt. >>> you're watching "nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> "nbc 10" breaking news. >>> we're following two breaking stories overnight in philadelphia. first, police are still looking for a gunman who killed a food delivery driver in the crescentville neighborhood. coming up in a live report

marry bet from bethlehem sent in this shocking photo of the tree that just snapped and landed right on the hood of her car. just devastating this afternoon with those wind. now temperatures have fallen, big time, and the high in philadelphia 72. right now 56. forty-seven in the poconos. reading only 54 degrees. more cold is coming. westerly wind at ten to 15 miles an hour. we will keep it cool across the region. the a as this cold high pressure builds in we will be talking about temperatures averaging below 10 degrees below normal and that is for afternoon high. the morning lows will be feeling more like winter, jessica, we will talk more about that if you want to know later in the broadcast. >> i don't know yikes kathy thanks. >>> stay one step ahead of the storm with the cbs philly weather app. track live radar get weather alerts and a lot more. it is free and a a railable on itune and google play. >>> a pair of south jersey homes still teetering on the edge of disaster tonight. two backyard have been swallowed up by massive land erosion and tonight both homeowners received word it i

in bethlehem, a service marking the church's holiest day. in kenya, an emotional scene.worshippers with extra security. days after militants targeted christians in an attack. and at easter services at the vatican, the pope praying for those victims as well as other victims of violent struggles. here's alex marquardt. >> reporter: the skies opened up, but that didn't stop people from around the world flocking to pope francis' easter mass. worshippers crowding the pope mobile. in his address, pope francis called on followers to pray for peace in the many global conflicts now raging, above all, he said, in syria and iraq. his appeal coming just five months before an historic visit to the united states. where he has an impressive 70% favorability rating. he will be the first pontiff to address a joint session of congress, then will meet with president obama and have a mass in philadelphia, expected to draw as many as 2 million people. where else, on the famous "rocky" steps. david wright met the man hosting the pope in philadelphia. the archbishop who has voiced frustration

. >> jerry seinfeld will hit stage at the bethlehem fest festival on august 10th. of course that comedian rose to fame on the show seinfeld in the '90's. tickets range from 79 to $219 depending on where you sit. >>> strong winds blowing through the area. >> yes. >> 70 miles an hour at one point? >> um-hmm. >> incredible. >> at the philadelphia international airport 71. northeast philadelphia 62. these are amazing winds that came through with a cold front. not much lightning that was interesting thing. more like thunder showers and very gusty damaging winds. now, behind those winds the cold and it's going to get even colder before it gets milder. feels more like march around here. take a look outside temperatures are in the 40s 40s in center city philadelphia and we will be falling close to the 30s overnight tonight. here's a look at our headlines we're looking at gusty winds that are going to linger widespread frost a possibility this week. and a chill that will linger right into that weekend and possibly beyond. first let's start off with storm scan3 with patches

gusting up to 71-mile per how about wind gust there and move toward sections of the lehigh valleyly bethlehem saw industries trees down reported roughly around 3:00 o'clock. thunderstorm damage there. the low this morning 47 degrees. the afternoon high we made it up to 73 so above average temperatures today and then below average temperatures come tomorrow as well as friday. so mid 50s currently philadelphia. 42 in pittsburgh and you can see it gets even colder the up of michigan marquette right now in the 20s. so a little closer to home right now, we're looking at low 50s already in pottstown. 40s currently in the pocono mountains. 61 degrees right now in dover. so the rain gets out of here by 7:00 o'clock. but you can see those temperatures really rapidly tup bell tonight into the 30s far north and west. low 40s in the city and then tomorrow grab a jacket. not a typo there. 55 degrees is going to be the high temperature so it's going to be chilly over the next couple of days. cold starts as well friday morning we're looking at lows in the 30s. so there could be some frost concerns across th

his grandfather donald spieth; from bethlehem. and the long time conductor of the lehigh valley chamber orchestra, his parents sean and chris spieth were raised there, and graduated from there, sweethearts, and they're very proud of their son. >> unbelievable feeling. kind of hard right now, you know he wanted so badly to come back right away after last year, you know, and find a way to win and, you know, we all believed but to lead all the way through is just that much more special. >> jordan is ranked second in the world right now. sunday's master win of course was his first major and if he keeps playing like this, many more to come. natasha, back to you. >> that was awesome win thank you very much, ukee. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, coke is bringing back its highly soukouses fell share of coke promotion. this time there is a big change. also take a look at what's on tonight on cbs-3. >>> a developing story this morning, the search for two hit-and-run drivers a four year old boy was killed, about 6:30 last nigh

his grandfather donald spieth held from bethlehem and a long long-time conductor of the lehigh valleymber orchestra perhaps that's his putting stroke. nice rhythm. his parents sean and chris spieth raised the lehigh valley and graduated from saucon valley high school and proud of their son. >> it's an unbelievable feeling. it's kind of hard right now he wanted so bad toll come back right away after last year, you know, and find a way to win. and we all -- we all believed but to lead all the way through is just that much more special. >> as we said earlier you could see jordan on the late show with david letterman just a few minutes. we'll be right back. ♪ >>> we are getting our first look at some images from the upcoming rocky spin off creed. it's been filming right here in philadelphia. sylvester stallone posted this photo on instagram over the weekend and it shows his character rocky training with adonis creed apollo's creed grandson. creed is expected to hit theaters on november 25th. we'll be right back. >> i"eyewitness news" returns tomorrow morning at 4:30 with ukee washington a

as we head to the maps there's a new crash to watch out for in flourtown bethlehem pike at wise avenuest starting to get a bit sluggish on the westbound turnpike by fort washington but not too bad there yet. same on 42 northbound some heavy volume from the black horse pike up to 55. then it breaks up at this point at creek road as you head toward 295 and don't forget njt's river line running every 30 minutes again this morning because of signal issues. david. >> temperatures are in the 40's in the northern and western suburbs. 49 in pottstown, 47 in fake quakertown. close to 50 in center city and chester and pretty much the same story across the river in south jersey. 48 in cinnaminson and buena and woodbine and upper 40's from hockessin to dover. this afternoon will be mild but breezy. 69 degrees will be your high today. we'll hit that right in here rather late in the day around 4 o'clock but we spend the majority of the afternoon under bright sunny skies with that breeze. we'll be back with your top stories. >> ♪♪ it's a money maker. i mean, i just feel like our children are paying t

everything reopened there and the debris that we had along bethlehem pike near trewigtown road theredelaware valley dance academy is also gone. today is international dance day so appropriate day to mention the delaware valley dance academy. this is the blue route 476 in delco right by 95 looking good. no problems in either direction. as we do the commuter report in delaware getting reports of a minor crash along dupont highway. route 13 near new castle. matt. >> matt thanks so much. >>> let's get more on that crash that you just mentioned matt. a multi vehicle crash involving a philadelphia police patrol vehicle. this happened in a wooded area along krewstown road nearly a gone avenue in the city's bustleton section less than an hour ago. the officer and the patrol car suffered minors injuries. we're checking on the conditions of the other driver's. "action news" reporter katherine scott is headed to the scene so we'll bring you more information and video when she arrives. >>> emotions ran high at the scene of a double shooting in wilmington delaware. a large crowd gathered on the 6

further up near allentown we have a band of lighter rain a across 222 bethlehem emmaus and get used towers because they will be on and off, throughout the the next few days and even on friday friday afternoon friday evening, we will likely see some showers and thunderstorms. temperatures though, a fast fall, a at 5:00 o'clock, 67 degrees, down from our high of 69, by 8:00 o'clock, 49 degrees with those wind northeast doing the work. the that is an 18-degree drop in three hours and now temperatures are stuck in the 40's. they will be here for the next couple of days. philadelphia 46. trenton 45. the boardwalk in atlantic city 43. allentown 45. wilmington 46. millville 44. the ocean temperature is 44. we are getting wind out of the north east off the ocean so temperatures will not stray very far from that 44-degree mark. the satellite six with action radar showing also we have a pretty thick veil of clouds, with some scattered showers. it the is not two days of heavy rain. we will have occasional light showers and drizzle and morning commute that is exactly what you've got. it will be da

she builds churches on the site of christ's birth in bethlehem.s last moments on earth. >> constantine made it legal to practice christianity. helena gave christians places to practice christianity. before her arrival, there were no christian buildings in this land. christians met here on the mount of olives to commemorate jesus's ascension, but they met secretly, we're told, in caves. after helena, a structure is built on this site, and christians can come here publicly and openly to remember this important part of their faith. >> for a religion that had been illegal for over 200 years, it's a defining moment. >> she makes the holy land holy. and the churches that she built are ways of literally cementing in the ground christianity in the holy land. >> it reinstates it as the place where people want to go and remember jesus's passion. >> arguably helena and constantine's biggest contribution to jerusalem is the church of the holy sepulcher said to be built on the site golgatha, the place said to be where jesus was executed, but did they get the l

travel westbound through passyunk at 30 and street station, and a crash in springfield township bethlehem avenue and the westbound traffic, chester county at dogwood lane and they have reopened route 52 construction has wrapped up and clear the construction in newcastle along 141, that was closed for about a week. and a crash along route 9 at william penn court has cleared. >> thank you. >>> more ahead on "action news" tonight, the minister that took his message to the masses changing american religion has passed away. and the phillies wrap up their grapefruit league season andage is having fun and enjoying easter fun in the outdoor adventure today. hi adam. >> reporter: the kids helped me we found the easter bunny didn't we? we are at johnson corner farm in medford new jersey, the easter bunny you hide eggs if the field for the kids, they go and find them on the hay ride and you give them a prize too a bag of goodies you got. also here at johnsons corner farm you can get your fresh baked goods for the holiday, i heard are you decorated cookies lets hop in lets decorate cookies. we'll hav

she builds churches on the site of christ's birth in bethlehem. on earth. >> constantine made it legal to practice christianity. helena gave christians places to practice christianity. before her arrival, there were no christian buildings in this land. christians met here on the mount of olives to commemorate jesus's ascension, but they met secretly, we're told, in caves. after helena, a structure is built on this site, and christians can come here publicly and openly to remember this important part of their faith. >> for a religion that had been illegal for over 200 years, it's a defining moment. >> she makes the holy land holy. and the churches that she built are ways of literally cementing in the ground christianity in the holy land. >> it reinstates it as the place where people want to go and remember jesus's passion. >> arguably helena and constantine's biggest contribution to jerusalem is the church of the holy sepulcher said to be built on the site they believed was golgotha, the place where jesus was executed. but did they get the location

and skippack pike and bethlehem pike.lass township look out for a wreck at philadelphia avenue near route 100. a crash on 322 by the turnpike in new jersey. >>> let's go outside to karen rogers. >> reporter: visibility down to 3 miles at philadelphia international. we have light rain it's steady. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing it's mostly in the philadelphia area, south and east. the northwest suburbs drying out. the steady rain east of the city and into new jersey and delaware. it's not going to rain all day. mild today at least, 70 for the high. 56 right now. the steady showers are early beyond that. a chance for a scattered shower later on. tomorrow warm, 78. >> we'll make the most of that. karen. >>> storm tracker 6 we're always on at 6abc.com, we'll see you back here in 30. >>> good morning, america. right now, we're tracking severe storm this is morning. nearly 20 million americans in the path of tornadoes, large hail and flash flooding. >>> a television reporter is suspended and apologizing as she is daug

lehigh valley, nice and warm, 67 degrees that is the forecasted high for places like allentown and bethlehemape may avalon, bright sunshine, cooler, you've hit 58. now the temperatures are pulling back as the winds shift in an easterly direction the ocean flow kicks in. sunny mild, 68 degrees, light breeze out of the southwest at 5 to 10. overnight tonight cloudy and cool seasonable, outlying suburbs, 45 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, breezy and warmer monday, 72. for now we'll post morning showers clearing by afternoon 68 on tuesday wednesday and thursday 65 degrees, friday and saturday look wet and cloudy, 66 and 60. nydia? >> chris thank up. >>> now to london and the latest on the royal baby watch. prince william and kate welcome baby number two any day now. all eyes are on buckingham palace. >> reporter: with her due date getting closer, princess kate and prince well -- william making the final preparations to welcome the newest royal baby to the world. the new gender will be a surprise to everyone including the duke and duchess meanwhile kate's maternity

. >>> big news for your music fans snoop dog will be a headliner at musikfest in bethlehem, he will performaugust 15th musikfest runs from august 7th to the 16th and hundreds of act will take to the stage including culture club and zz top and tickets go on sale on may 5th and 6 abc is a proud sponsor of musikfest. >> it's going to be great. >>> now jim gardner is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. >> dozens are sickened by a foul odor. >> and the woman in the wrong place at the wrong time in wilmington last night. >>> a school bus driver and an aide are in trouble after leaving a development lyally child on a school bus, that story is coming up. >> for the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams have a nice evening. good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and a chester county man is charged with the death of his father and the power is back on at the former revel casino but the big story is the probe into what sickened 32 people in hammonton, new jersey the 10 hund

his mom played basketball at moravian college in bethlehem and joran's grandfather still lives in bethlehem and is a member of the member of the music department at moravian college and northampton community college, how about that. >> everybody one is really happy. i was in narberth on sunday. they had a watch party. they were cheering. >> cheering a golf tournament. >>> how about this, game of thrones, sue is a big fan. >> everyone was so excited. don't tell me about it. how about this, it was leak, first four episode. >> leaked. >> oh, hbo cannot be happen bye this but how do i get a copy. >>> a brave local boy has a very important message for his bully, there he is, he is fighting cancer, for the it off and the medication stunted his growth. he was bull mid school for being too short. the his inspiring message, rather be short than dead. those april a he will computer people they can sell anything by putting the apple logo on it. >> the new apple watch. >> yes. >> preorder were at nearly 1 million on just the first day. >> 1 million people have preordered something, lauren. >> yeah, i'm

crews were called to the taken gate village townhouse community off old bethlehem pike before 10:00 a.m., two homes were damaged. there were words on injuries. >>> saint joseph's university is looking into allegations of hazing in the women's softball program. freshmen had to consume alcohol and perform sexual agents and do lap dancing on for the upper classmen on the team. hazing occurred at a home not on campus. st. joe's said the allegations are being taken seriously. >>> upper macungie 8th grader is charged as an adult for killing her mother. 14-year-old conspired with her 24-year-old boyfriend a soldier on leave from for fort meade maryland. cheryl silvonek was stabbed to death in her driveway on march 15th. the boyfriend is under arrest for the killing. >>> the markets are closed for the holidays, but investors are keeping an eye out since the march this year employer report is out today. wegmans was ranked as the top supermarket and publics was second and trader joes was third. >>> a boy was killed 4 years ago. the jeep caught fire. chrysler plans to appeal the case. >>> on may 2

allentown and bethlehem will be forced to merge into a county-run call center. a committee is being formed to study the systems in the lehigh valley in order to determine the best way to proceed. >> the first reviews are in for the apple watch and we have them in tech bytes. >> reporter: in tech bytes good first reviews for the apple watch. they think it is better than other smart watches preorders begin tomorrow, delveries start in two weeks. >>> in apple news, iphone and appears users have access to the ios8.3. [laughter] you'll be able to skip the eye annoying also on youtube for -- annoying ads on utub for a price. it could cost 10 bucks a month. will you pay it. no, i'll watch the ads i'm fine. >> i'm with him. >>> a direct hit pilots are surprised when a lightning strike leaves a lasting mark on a plane. >> winter weather could be wreaking havoc on your car. chilly temperatures wreaking havoc on on the body this morning. dress the kids warmly, maybe a hat and scarf as we have testers in the upper 30s in some neighbors. the taste of light and fit greek non

allentown, lehigh valley looking at lots of sun very warm, 79 degrees even as far north as allentown and bethlehem and easton. down the shore 65 degrees, mostly sunny you'll get a bit of a draw out of the west and you'll camp the cool air over the delaware bay and the ocean a little bit on the shore communities. a little cooler down the shore. 79 degrees, lots of sunshine very warm, feeling like summer this afternoon. i could see a high of 80 in urban centers like center city. winds out of the west at # 6 to 12 miles per hour. so again not overall blustery. 77 is the 2:00 p.m. temperature. high of 79 hits at 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. dipping back to 78 by 5:00 p.m. if you have tee time, you picked a great day for it. 2:00 p.m., 77 degrees sunny skies and warm. we're encouraging you to put on sunscreen high near 80. all that sunshine will draw a lot of people out. but it's that time of year where a sunburn is possible. as we take a look at tomorrow, a couple of things will happen. the winds will come out of the northeast and that cooler flow coming in will cool us down, we'll draw some of that cooler air f

lancaster avenue, bryn mawr bethlehem pike, north wales, jfk avenue in philadelphia between first andis there a package store. so you have to get it by the end of the april. >> beautiful bottle. >> it is great isn't it. >> oh, man. >> my goodness. >> mike, wait a minute now good seriously we have 30 minutes left in the show. >> i'll be fine. >> wow. >> and that you do deserve a cow bell that was impressive. >> you need some water here. >> stay with apple juice kid don't worry. >>> i'm going to tackle the game of polo. you may need something for these kid to do this summer. the the game have of polo in fairmount park. i will get untangled, that is horse up next on good day. >> ♪ ♪ >> rocking out blue steel from the us air force academy ban. we'll talk to them in just a little b how you can get your child to go to college for free just a little bit. >> local program making this available to everyone, sounds like great thing taking applications for their summer session. quincy you have to tell us how we can get involved. oh quincy on a horse. >> i'm on a horse yes. wow, this is tank -- t

new issues in montgomery county a crash in flower town, bethlehem pike.ee blocking white hall road at bean, no crash at 40-foot and welsh road. southbound accident on the northeast extension pushed off to the side. check out the westbound sea of tail lights stacked up in the normal spots. a mother and young daughter missing for nearly 3 weeks have been found safe. they were found in the upper west side neighborhood. they vanished at the same time the widow was involved in the dispute over her husband's will with her step children. no charges are expected in their disappearance. >>> charges are pending against a white house fence scrummer. jumper, the secret service spotted the suspect and he was quickly taken into custody. officials say they may top the white house fence with spikes in an effort to discourage these types of incidents. >>> baltimore police department is investigating the death of a man who was injured. freddie gray suffered broken vertebrae on april 12. police did not say how he got hurt or why he was arrested. protests broke out when acti

baking continue and make one big crayon and maybe the big bags of bunny tails and peeps the pride of bethlehem to make a big stick. and use them to dye easter eggs. turn is upside down and fill that. fill the bask with a plan pot that the kid can love and nurture and beautiful and green also, for basket filler shred the old paper in the house and stuff it with that. and finally if you stuff an egg with an easter egg hunt, for getting out of chores i bet a kid would like to open an egg with that. we are waiting for that. thanks. finally at 4:00, fritz the golden retreefrer not that good at catching treats he missed the milk bone at central park and did not do much better here. and back in his hotel room high over manhattan with a piece of jerky he did bitter and fritz is not on the fritz anymore. the treats keep on coming. a smart dog. that is it for "action news" at 4:00. for alicia vitarelli, brian and i along with ducis rogers will be back for an hour of "action news" at 10:00. in the meantime, here are rick williams and monica malpass for what is up next at 5:00. thank you coming up n on "a