students at camden catholic high school have been raising money for a boy with a rare disease. first the girl's field hockey team started taking donation, now the boys are getting involved with a fund-raiser they call manuary. matt delucia has their story. >> i'm the reigning champion you could say. >> reporter: it's a competition that at times can get a little hairy. >> at a certain point someone does look too much like santa claw. >> wolfman or wolverine. >> nicknames aside, their beards have a purpose. >> it's called manuary. if we have it in february, it's called februaryu-hairy. >> it's been a camden catholic fund-raiser since 2008. this month more than a dozen junior and senior boys at the school volunteered to dump the razor and grow as much facial hair as possible. >> it's really not about the beard. it's about the charity. this is just kind of an outlet. kind of make it visible to show everybody. >> reporter: every year it's a different cause. the first time they raised roughly $3,000 for this boy. >> it really touched our hearts. >> reporter: when he was a baby, vince

especially in the pennsauken area asking for donation for the special education department in camden catholic high school in cherry hill. police say it's a scam. do not give money and contact authorities. >>> weather meteorologist kate bilo with more on the nor'easter that hit other region, it left behind beach erosion, rough surf ten to 15 drift, street flooding the other big issue. many issues unpassable. schools had to open on two-hour delays. >> we live on an island, you have to put up with minor inconveniences. >>> the wind ripped off part of the roof of the pavilion motor lodge in ocean city. >>> the storm left its fingerprints behind. the owners were in their bedroom and scrambled to take over. they got out without a scratch. >> re ran out of the bedroom, saw the industry smashing into the bedroom. the entire roof caved in. >> a montgomery county family escaped unharmed when a large tree fell on their harm last night. smashed into the 200 block in upper pottsgrove. the family heard a large crash and quickly ran outside. the storm impacted our area for the better part of 24 hours. still

especially in the pennsauken area asking for donation for the special education department in camden catholic high school in cherry hill. police say it's a scam. do not give money and contact authorities. >>> weather meteorologist kate bilo with more on the nor'easter that hit other region, it left behind beach erosion, rough surf ten to 15 drift, street flooding the other big issue. many issues unpassable. schools had to open on two-hour delays. >> we live on an island, you have to put up with minor inconveniences. >>> the wind ripped off part of the roof of the pavilion motor lodge in ocean city. >>> the storm left its fingerprints behind. the owners were in their bedroom and scrambled to take over. they got out without a scratch. >> re ran out of the bedroom, saw the industry smashing into the bedroom. the entire roof caved in. >> a montgomery county family escaped unharmed when a large tree fell on their harm last night. smashed into the 200 block in upper pottsgrove. the family heard a large crash and quickly ran outside. the storm impacted our area for the better part of 24 hours. still

camden catholic high school says this letter is faith the school is not seeking donations for specialducation students to attend a feel trip. cherry hill police are asking anybody who receivers this letter to please contact them. the montgomery county court of commonables has appointed ken lawrence to fill the vacancy on the county board of commissioners. the temple university executive will fill the seat left vacant by josh shapiro who is now pennsylvania's attorney general. lawrence will be sworn in on wednesday making him the first african-american commissioner montgomery county history. >>> jury selection began today for pennsylvania state senator larry farnese accused of bribing a democratic party official. prosecutors say that in 2011 farnese paid $6,000 so that ellen chapman's daughter could take part in a study abroad program. in exchange, chapman threw her support behind farnese and he maintained his position as ward leader. farnese is charged with conspiracy mail and wire fraud. ly. >> penn charter is one of the oldest private secondary schools in the country and they have a

the letter asks for donations for the special education department in camden catholic high school this cherry hill. police say it is a scam. if you get the letter do not give any money and contact the authorities. >>> on the healthwatch tonight concerns about popular device that is monitor vital signs of babies in homes. >> some local doctors and researchers say for healthy babies they are unnecessary and potentially dangerous. >> health reporter stephanie stahl joins us now to explain. >> reporter: lots going on this one. babe hoist do need monitoring at home usually get that equipment from doctors. these devices we're talking about are sold on line directly to parents, the makers say that they are not medical devices and they are only designed to rove information to parents. but doctors at children's hospital of philadelphia say they are potentially harmful. >> this is a small monitor that is placed on the infant's left foot. >> reporter: chop neo know to go doctor elizabeth say vital sign infant monitors are designed to give peace of mind easy way to make sure infants are okay, exce

going around in the pennsauken area and ask for donations to the special education department at camden catholic high school in cherry hill but police say it is a scam. if you get letter do not the give any money and do contact the authorities. >>> 5:37. in business news this morning a high tech bag that snows how much you have had to drink. >> scratching my head on that one. target may change how you pay at their stores. money watch's hena daniels joins us live from the insuring stock exchange with more, hena, good morning. how were the numbers yesterday >> reporter: good morning rahel and jim. well, mining, energy company and financial stocks led big gains. nasdaq hit a hall time high. the nasdaq added 48 points. and the the federal debt is projected to grow about $10 trillion, over the next ten years, the non-partisan congressional budget office says deficit is expected to shrink this year and next before starting to increase. controlling federal debt was top come pain issue for president trump while at the same time promised to slash taxes and increase spending. >>> target is on the same pag

their round in the pennsauken area they canned for donations for special education department at camden catholic high school in cherry hill but police say it is not legitimate. if you get letter police ask that you legality them know and do the not provide any money. >>> time is 4:49. time for a check of business news. >> hena daniels joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, henna. a new study shows more education can lead to higher pay. most educated states by wallet hub. a what did the study found. >> reporter: record picked on you most educated state, massachusetts came in number one. new jersey came in at number ten. delaware at 17. and pennsylvania came in at 28 west virginia, came in at number 50. now, the scores are based on education level as well as the quality, and equality of education. >>> well, at least we are in the top half, that is good thing to though. >> yes. >> but in new jersey, ten. >> so, we're balancing out there. >> yes. >> popular george orwell classic i understand is making a huge come back. what is that all about. >> reporter: i will order this boo

. >> it's been a camden catholic fund-raiser since 2008.nth more than a dozen junior and senior boys at the school volunteered to dump the razor and grow as much facial hair as possible. >> it's really not about the beard. it's about the charity. this is just kind of an outlet. kind of make it visible to show everybody. >> reporter: every year it's a different cause. the first time they raised roughly $3,000 for this boy. >> it really touched our hearts. >> reporter: when he was a baby, vincenzo had leukemia. >> people don't really i think fully understand the cost part of an illness unless you are affected by it. >> reporter: this year the students are raising money for 4-year-old luke martini who has a rare breathing disorder. >> it's amazing they still kept that tradition. >> reporter: at a catholic school that normally bans the beards. >> just the fact i can contribute is nice and awesome to figure out. >> reporter: they each has to raise at least $100. in the past ten years about $10,000 has gone to help families in need. >> if you put

especially in the pennsauken area asking for donations to the the special education department at camden catholicgh school in cherry hill. police say this is a scam, if you get letter, do contact the authorities. >>> president trump will visit tenth of home land security today where he is expect to begin rolling out executive order on immigration, the president, gave us a little preview of his agenda by tweet ing this out last night big day planned on natalie security tomorrow a monk many things we will build the wall. >>> in addition to the u.s./ mexico border wall president will advertise cuss lance to restrict refugee flows from other countries. >>> president trump will arrive in philadelphia tomorrow. you cane barricade have been set up outside loews hotel in center city where he will speak at a republican retreat being held at a hotel. that retreat begins today. road closures will be in effect while president trump in town. thirteenth street from chestnut to market will be closed along with market street from 11th to juniper, and 12th from chestnut to arch the road closures are expect to las

water main break along route 38, cuthbert boulevard, right there in front of camden catholic high schoolalong route 38, there is definitely some lane blockages, and those fly-over ramps therefore cuthbert. coming in on the freeway, not bad at all. things kind of light ends up little bit here as you work your way into the walt whitman bridge. big delays though both directions on the schuylkill expressway in and out of town. mike and alex back over to you. >> one of the coolest event of the year. happens in las vegas every year, the annual consumer electronics show where you get to see gang that's are going to be coming to a home near you soon. >> let's get to steve. because, steve, we don't like doing our laundry and we hear there is a device to do it all for us? wait until you hear the story behind it two wheel technology, so last year here 2017 all about the single wheel, this is the skateboard called the gyro roll. features stabilization system that create user controlled kind of lean to go action. so this is like snow boarding or surf, 12 miles per hour is the max speed. travel ten to

camden county catholic high school says that letter you see there is a fake.ool is not seeking donations for special education students to attend a field trip. cherry hill police are asking anyone who gets that letter to please be in touch with them. >> 6:27. from road closures to flooding concerns, the nor'easter is still impacting the morning commute. karen has a traffic update next. >> and the storm is being blamed on at least one death in philadelphia. we will tell you about the freak accident that involved a falling sign. "action news" will be right back. >> ♪ dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to want to relax with your family. but enjoying today doesn't mean losing sight of tomorrow. so while i invest in "the now" my mortgage, vacations i still invest in the future, like my children's college tuition and retirement. i can help you piece together your financial journey for today and tomorrow. if you have a question about investing, ask me. sincerely, amanda etheridge, fellow planner and fellow citizen. >> now an "action news" armed men ambush a d

the fake example was posted by camden county catholic high school to show people what this letter looksasks people to donate to their special education department. the miss spelled note provides both an e-mail address and a phone number but it's not legit. if you have any information on the people behind this scam, contact cherry hill police. >>> well, students at concorde high school in wilmington were given the day off to deal with the death of the sudden passing of a beloved teacher. thomlabarbera died over the weekend. he had been with the brandywine school district for the past 20 years. in a facebook post the district called his death unexpected and tragic. teachers and crisis team staff will be on hand tomorrow to help students cope with the loss. >> new research shows that many women may be waiting too long when it comes to getting their hearts checked. "action news" anchor rick williams live in the news room with the details we're gathering on this today. hi, rick. >> hi, brian, thank you, that's right. that research shows most women are waiting until they're in their 30's to g

catholics. >>> some local girl scouts gave back to dr. king. members from troupe 30605 in blackwood prepared dinner for families at the ronald mcdonald house in camden>> brandon boyle adds his name to the list of democrats boycotting inauguration. two dozen democrats will not attend the swearing ceremony. congressman evans from philadelphia is another one. evans sworn into office two months ago for the first time in congress. and new jersey congresswoman watson-coleman does not plan to attend the inauguration either, but planning a prayer vigil. today, we spoke with the deputy chairman of the republican party of pennsylvania who says these boycotts won't help fix any problems. >> this is very -- guess what, a lot of people are attending. i'll be there. you'll be there. we'll have a good time. this is, you know, important for us to all be there, and when you do that, that does not help the country. it makes it a more split situation, and it's not good at all. >> moore says the show will go on despite the boycott and expects hundreds of thousands to enjoy the festivities in d.c. this week. with the inauguration four days away, crews are working around