chad perdelli is in happy valley we'll have more coming up next in in the next half-hour. dancing for a good cause. meteorologist chris sowers was over there dancing. >> reporter: remember the movie hitch, the dance scene that's what i try it. making the pizza. it's a great flick. looking live at penns landing, a nice quiet morning, a warm afternoon on tap for the delaware valley. last weekend we had windchills as low as 33 below in the poconos. this weekend the poconos will be in the 50s and philadelphia probably 64 or 65 today. so enjoy it. double scan live is clear, although colder changes will quickly re-emerge monday and tuesday. but even the cooler air that will make its way in here is not too terribly cold, especially when you look at the bigger picture. 46 degrees, dewpoint, 27. wind out of the southwest at 15 miles per hour. we have a windchill of 40. give it another couple hours temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s. big swings in the numbers this week. 33 degrees monday, light snow some areas picked up one to two inches. all of a sudden we shot up to 60 by tue

chad perdelli said this humidities the importance of having an escape plan. >> reporter: philadelphia fire commissioner said that the chaos during a fire is why families need an escape plan and meeting point. the plan can be as simple as this one, two routes to escape, number one uses a door, the second a window. the meeting place a tree. >>> it should be in the front of the house, or the rear of the house, but everyone meets in the same place. >> reporter: it allows initial responders to know if someone is trapped. the key is that the families need to practice the plan. >>> you talk about the chaos, if you haven't practiced it, you won't do what you planned to do. >> reporter: two dozen people were displaced by the fire, four for the long term, the red cross is helping out. chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >>> a 77-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell on to her home in delaware county. margie cooper and her 79-year-old husband alan was asleep when the tree fell yesterday. it is believed the couple was trapped for hours when police got the call it was too late to save her

chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >>> this morning we wanted to this, we want to take you live to thon in happy valley, the students are very much active, the students are going 13 thundershowers later, they will be going for a bit longer, you can check in on the nonstop dance -- dance-a-thon at 6abc.com. we're streaming all 46 hours of thon this weekend you can see more pictures and videos all weekend on the 6abc "action news" facebook page. >>> 7:10. still ahead on "action news," saturday morning, creating bonds that last, how one local retirement community is teaching teens a lesson that last a lifetime. >>> oh. >>> one minute a grocery store is bustling with activity and then an suv slams into the front window all caught on camera. >> reporter: last weekend it felt live we lived in minneapolis, this weekend it feels like we're living in the carolinas. i'll have the spring like details in the seven-day forecast right after this. >>> a cell phone captured deputies taking down a man inside a texas bar. look at this. watch as the wife slaps the deputy. the deputy goes after her, t

chad perdelli is in the middle of dancing. >> reporter: the tremendous will for these students is for families like tommy's who was diagnosed with stage three skin cancer when he was 9. the four diamonds fund and on tn made sure that they had didn't have to deal with the crippling debt that comes with carnals. >>> we knew we were -- that comes with cancer. >>> we knew we were going to be okay. >>> now i want to come to penn state and help others. >> reporter: the men and women have been on their feet for more than 30 hours. >>> the heels and muscles in the arch of your feet, and lower calves, and lower back and hamstrings. >>> i'm doing great, my feet hurt a little bit. >> reporter: the kids with cancer help them through their grueling journey, also like former penn state football player devon still who led the pep rally saturday night. his daughter leah just finished cancer treatment and is free of the disease. >>> you can't take everyday for granted, you have to cherish every moment. to watch what my daughter did and continue to be strong was amazing. >> reporter: around 4:00 we'll

chad perdelli has another report from state college coming up in a bit.e through thon's web page thon.org. >>> they raise a mountain of money, it's such a good cause, $127 million since 1977. >> reporter: that's a ton of money. and the weather cooperated for them, they had sunshine, it's been nice across the entire mid atlantic states and the northeast. at the same time last weekend we were dealing with the cold from the polar vortex and today it feels like spring. today it will be a nice afternoon, there will be rain developing later only, but temperatures will climb well into 50s, there's a live shot, old city, nice and quiet with clouds starting to increase from the southwest. double scan live, we'll keep it clear, but 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., that's when the this area starts to fill in and it slides east toward the coast. 58 degrees is the high today, 13 degrees above average. yesterday we shot into the 60s, today we'll go upper 50s. 47 in dover, a little bit of sunshine down there, quickly fading, clouds on the i be -- increase. wildwood, 46.

chad perdelli spoke with firefighters who stress the importance of having an escape plan. >> reporterphiladelphia fire commissioner said chaos during a fire is why families need an escape plan and meeting point. the plan can be as simple as this one, two routes to escape, number one uses a door, the second a window. the meeting place is a tree. >>> it can be in the front of the house, or the rear of the house. >> reporter: the meeting point allows initial responders to know if someone is trapped. the key, families must practice the escape plan. >>> it's important because in the heat of the battle you talk about the chaos, if you have not practiced it you will not do what you planned to do. >> reporter: more than two dozen people were displaced by the fire. four for the long term, the red cross is helping out. chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >>> our thoughts and prayers to the family. >>> prosecutors want the a appeals court to reverse its decision against three former penn state administrators. they will ask the super court to overturned the decision. a three judge panel threw

chad perdelli is in happy valley he filed this report. >>> 3, 2, 1! >> reporter: with that 700-plus penn state students started a 46 hour journey for a unique experience. >>> it's special. >>> i'm overwhelmed with emotion, we've been talking about this week for the entire year. it is unreal that it's finally here. >>> these inspirational young men and women entered the bryce jordon center to a ruckus crowd. this culminates the yearlong commitment to raise money for the diamond funds and children's hospital. thon has raise $27 million. sunday we'll learn how much was raised this year. >>> thon is so much more than h more. we're making a difference in the life of a child not just one child, but hundreds of children. >> reporter: this year's theme is beyond boundaries. it's for the kids, they are the inspiration to dance for more than 40 hours. you see all the work we've put in throughout the entire year and you see a smile on their face and it makes it. >> reporter: chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >>> all right a lot of dedication and passion. >>

doesn't look like they are winding down anytime soon of they have lots of energy looking good, chad perdelli has been in happy valley all weekend long. >>> the tremendous mend will of the penn state students is for families like quickendelaware valley ol. tommy --l tom was diagnosed with stage 3 skin cancer. >>> we knew we were going to be okay. >>> i wanted to go to penn state and be just like them to help others. >> reporter: these young and women of penn state have been on their feet without sleep for more than 30 hours. >>> heals and muscles in the feet and lower calves, and hamstrings. >>> my feet hurt a little bit, but everybody is so energic i'm having a good time. >> reporter: the kids help them through their journey, and devin still's daughter leah just finished cancer treatment and is free of the disease. >>> you can't take everybody for granted, you have to cherish the moment. she continues to be strong and inspire people all over, it's amazing. >> reporter: later on this afternoon around 4:00 we'll learn how much money was raised at thon 2016. we'll have all that good stuff and o

chad perdelli has more on the investigation. >> reporter: jimmy falon's eye is swollen and bloody. he has a concussion after a group of teens jumped in at the municipal services buildings at jfk and broad yesterday afternoon. >>> the first kid swung at me, i tried to defend myself. they started scrumming on me. >>> ten minutes prior i'm telling my son i love him, i'm getting a phone call saying your son got beat up and he is laying there crying. >> reporter: the roman catholic freshlyman said a dozen students from another another school pummeled him. he walking from the train station when he was attacked. the phone was tracked to west philadelphia, but tim police have no suspects. tuesday, the philadelphia school district police septa and others met to find ways of curbing the problem of students converging on center city and committing crimes. >>> this is heart wrenching, this is the fourth occurrence this time this year. you will want them to be safe. >>> it seems like in my opinion, the private kids are getting picked on because people think they have money. >> reporter: while o

chad perdelli has more on the investigation. >>> jimmy falon's eye is swollen and bloodied. he was a concussion after a group of teens jumped him in front of the mooch -- make munil services building at jfk and broad. >>> it makes you scared because ten minutes before i'm telling him i love him and i get a phone call and tell him that he was beaten up and crying. >> reporter: he was walking to the train station when he was attacked. >>> they rolled me over and they kept kicking me, they took my phone. >> reporter: the phone was tracked to west philadelphia, but at this point police have to suspects. tuesday the philadelphia school district, police septa and others met to find ways to curb the problem of students converging on center city after school and committing crimes. >>> it's heart wrenching, it's the fourth occurrence with roman kids this year. you want him to be safe and stuff, i don't know, like my husband said, i don't know what the answer is. >>> it seems like in my opinion, the catholic school kids, the private kids get picked on because people think they have mo

in norristown, chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >>> new for you this morning, prosecutors wantnd appeals court to -- reverse overturn last month's decision against jerry sandusky. a three judge panel threw out similar against against graham spanier after their rights were violated their rights. >>> kathleen kane's law license will remain suspended while she faces charges of leaking grand jury material and lying about it. the court's rejection could pave the way to an unprecedented vote in the state senate on whether to remove her from office. >>> happening from the new jersey newsroom, the borgata casino said it will stop paying taxes and it has the backing of a judge. new jersey courts ruled atlantic city owes the borgata $62.5 million. until the city pays up, borgata is specked -- spending tax payments. this move will only cripple the city's finances. >>> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning, hail caesar george clooney and his famous pal star in a new comedy. >>> chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, "action news" saturday

. >>> our chat chat has been there all weekend long -- our chad perdelli has been there all weekend long. he was good to volunteer. >> reporter: i can't stay awake. i would have to take a bunch of of red bull. let's look live outside, we have spritzes and sprinkles push into the delaware valley. temperatures are mild once again, it's 65 degrees in atlantic city. turn it over to the radars we have light showers that are starting to push through with the system that is passing on by to the south. pilots, wet weather there, scattered showers around lansdale, nothing too heavy near doylestown, florence reporting a spritz and sprinkling jenkintown, norristown, reporting a spritz or sprinkle. nothing too terribly heavy. 54 degrees in philadelphia. the normal high for this time of year, flip the numbers, 45. we're 9 degrees above average. the pressure reading is rising from 29.90 inches. 63 in millville. 65 in atlantic. a pair of 5s for dover and wilmington. trenton, 53. the reason the numbers are warmer down here, you start the out with sunshine this morning, we've been locked in with clouds f

in center city, chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >>> your time, 9:05, police in berks county have released the sketch of a suspect who attacked a teenage girl along a popular trail. this is the man they are looking for. police say he targeted a 15-year-old girl along the trail monday morning. the victim told police the man came up from behind physically and sexually assaulted her. if you recognize the man call police immediately. >>> the polls are open in the palmetto state this morning, south carolina voters are casting their ballots in the state's democratic primary. hillary clinton is expected to win in south carolina in part because she has a broader appeal to black voters. a big percentage of those going to the polls today. bernie sanders has turned his concentration to winning super tuesday states. clinton has the edge in the polls down south. more than half the delegates up for grabs in the democratic race are up on the table in march. >>> super tuesday, the red on the map, ted cruz is trying to score texas, cruz, john kasich and ben carson is trying to stop donald trump's