chad pradelli is live now at the philadelphia museum. these cold temperatures are dangerous and even deadly. >> reporter: yes jim at least a half dozen people have died from hypothermia in the past month and one man died just this morning and colder temperatures are on the way but all of these deaths could have been prevented. >> the bitter cold enveloping our region is deadly. at least six people have succumbed a man was found dead just steps from his door in allentown. >> we have her as a jane doe right now and taken with a core temperature of 71 degrees. montgomery county coroner dr. walter hoffman says that hypothermia can set in quickly, slivering drowsiness, confusion and weak pulse and slow, shallow breathing. >> in 10% of the cases we see people that undressed themselveses. >> our older adults need someone to look in on them is is a community effort for people to look in on their elderly neighbors. >> again check on your loved ones on your neighbors and if your home loses heat you need to seek shelter and if you need assistance o

chad pradelli has the deadly toll it has taken in our region but lets begin with david murphy at the big board. >> and if misery loves company there are plenty of miserable people. down in washington still in the upper teens and same thing in richmond, virginia and notice the single digit temperatures out to the west than is the direction with which the wind is coming and a couple of spots going below zero, and that is your windchill in washington and 2 degrees in philadelphia and north and west a lot of below zero windchills and that is part of the package as you wake up this morning and the wide view on satellite, you can see what is happening by following the throw of the clouds and warm air is in place and has been there for a couple of months. tracing the flow of the clouds and you can see how the big trough in the east with the colder air coming down with it is socked in place. and this entire month is the tale of the west coast and east coast being polar opposites, almost 11 degrees above arm, and the same in las vegas and philadelphia is now 7.7 degrees below average, that nu

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is live outside mitchell elementary with the latest tonight. chad imrick, the investigation is still ongoing. so far no charges but as you can imagine parents are still outraged that crack cocaine made its way into the school. as school got out of mitchell elementary the discovery of crack cocaine yesterday was still fresh in the minds of parents. >> somebody could have really been hurt. you know luckily wasn't nobody really hurt. >> it's unfair that the children had to be subjected to this kind of measures of things that's happening in our schools right now. >> reporter: philadelphia police say a 13-year-old brought 16 bags of crack to the school. he allegedly gave the drugs to an eight-year-old in a school bathroom. after the eight-year-old showed his classmates one alerted teachers who contacted authorities. last night a search of the 13-year-old's bartram gardens apartment turned up nothing. the teen and his parents have denied any involvement with the drugs though the 13-year-old did test positive for marijuana at a local hospital. police a

in southwest philadelphia chad pradelli "channel 6 action news." >> thank you chad. it was altogether different kind of problem for two young students on the way to school today in trenton. girls fell through uncovered hole in the sidewalk along the 00 block of southard street and the little one was trapped 6 feet down. fortunately a crossing guard saw the girls slip open the ice and fell in and rescue came quickly. firefighters say the girls suffered only minor injuries and city officials say they had not received compliance about the whole from the vacantp building before. >> two philadelphia police officers were charged with police brutality specifically with aggravated assault. stemming from an incident almost two years ago and "action news" reporter sharee williams has the story. >> jim, it was surveillance video that turned the tables on this entire investigation. and it was the victim's girlfriend that went back to the scene and found out entire altercation was caught on camera those with extremes those with those are the screams of a young philadelphia man. >

chad pradelli, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you chad. inspired by their older peers at penn state, haverford high school posted their own version of thon tonight. students danced five hours. they too, raised money to help go fight pediatric cancer. still to come on "action news" tonight one of the world's tallest residential buildings is on firech the dramatic video from dubai tonight and red car spet in place. the oscars are now less than two days away. alicia vitareli joins us live from hollywood adam. >> jim we're tracking snow, sleet, freezing rain as it pushes into the tennessee valley. it will be here late morning early afternoon for the second half of the weekend. looking nice. you want to hear that part of the story in the accuweather forecast. >> and how the sun damages your skin even after the sun goes down and ducis rogers with another look at the sixers trades when "action news" continues is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. you can only find sleep number at a sleep number store.

wires were deenergized before everybody was moved on to a different train "action news" report, chad pradelli is gathering more information for us and he'll update the information in a live report at 12:30. >> authorities believe they identified a terrorist in videos showing isis beheadings he was known only as jihadi john and we learned he grew up in london and studied at the university of westminster. marcy gonzales has more. >> the executioner, identified. a former u.s. intelligence official, confirms that the masked man seen in several barbaric videos, including three americans being beheaded is muhammad emwazi. >> it's really hard to imagine the trajectory. >> the "washington post" reports he is a native of kuwait who group in west london. >> he is in his mid-20s and went to syria to join isis just three years ago and authorities have known his identify for several months but are still trying to track him down, this has police and the fbi arrest three men that live in brooklyn new york, accusing them of plotting to help isis, that they wanted to fight alongside extremists overseas or lau

for now live at state college chad pradelli channel6 "action news. jim. >> thank you chad. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight alicia vitarelli live on the red carpet in hollywood and she gets a story out of jimmy kimmel about the time he secretly snuck into the oscars before he was famous. >>> also from warmer climates, jeff skversky in clearwater, florida, on the future of phillies closer jonathan pop bon. adam. >> jim record lows were shattered for philadelphia cincinnati raleigh atlanta jacksonville. more records will fall tomorrow morning locally and oh, yeah, we have that big mess over the weekend. we'll talk about that in that accuweather forecast. >> that and much more when "action news" continues. >> ♪♪ hey, honey? huh? oh, you caught me daydreaming. dreaming about a salt water bedroom aquarium? i am, actually. with exotic fish? yeah! and a giant star fish? how can you tell? you've been staring at the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. right. $300,000 buried treasure. with 10 top prizes of $300,000. (announcer) want to see you

"action news" reporter chad pradelli reports from happy valley. >> it's day two of thon. spirits are high in bryce jordan center. we met this man girl from marlton, new jersey. >> i am overwhelmed by the excitement here. >> and the senior is dancing to raise money for pediatric cancer and also, for her father, robert, who died from kidney cancer last year. >> any time i feel like wow this is -- i have so much longer way to go, i think about it and it's not anything near what he went through. >> this family is attending firstthon as familiar limit 2-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer shortly after birth. four diamonds fund at penn state hershey stepped in to help with her care. >> i'm tired i don't know how they're doing it. we're having a great time dance ago around, hanging out with them. >> you can show me dance moves. >> yes. >> you can dance? >> oh, yes. >> wiggles? >> oh, yeah you got moves. >> as the hours pass fatigue and cramping begin to set in at thon. people do what they can with stretching to stay loose. some play cards. you see this couple with their

i'm chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> lets take a live look outside now from sky 6 hd, at penn's landing, on a quieter day the sun is shining as we take a look at the spirit of philadelphia meteorologist, david murphy is outside of studios, he is tracking a reprieve before the temperatures dip again. >> that is the story over the next 24 to 48 hours it gets warmer and then another crush of cold air we had a period where the cloud cover was thicker and not the case now, get your sunglasses ready if are you going out driving. it was chilly this morning, clear skies with clouds coming in an overnight low of 20 this morning allentown 13 and 15 in reading. this hit me when i was getting out of the car in the predawn hours, that 6 degree windchill was a slap to the face, things improved a little bit, there was thick cloud cover and now they are thinning out and you got a lot of sunshine temperatures are bouncing back a bit from this morning, 25 degrees this morning in philadelphia it's a cold one out there. it's worse as always in binghamton new york just look up there

hill lane, firefighters had to cut through the roof to reach the driver "action news" reporter chad pradelli will have a live report from the scene coming up at 12:30. >> black ice was the concern again during the morning commute today and the bitter cold has people bundled up to face the biting winds john recall yens is facing the elements and joins us live in old city. >> reporter: hi rick, where i am with the sun shining and not much of a wind here, it's not too bad but other times you knew you were in the grips of old man winter. cold and wind and subtract the sunshine and it's bitter. >> 18 degrees, i miss my little ear muffs i cleaned the house and put everything away and now i can't find my ear muffs and i misthem. >> i am not a cold person at all and this is too much. it could be worst last year as horrible. >> dave clark has no choice but to be outside today the trick to being outside is staying warm. >> keep moving a lot of thin layers and keep moving. >> thin layers many thin layers and keep moving one way to keep the cold at bay on a day like this live in old city, john rawlins c

and now back at the scene is chad pradelli. what is the update there. >> reporter: fires were out here earlier this morning, they had concerns that the building or portions of building could collapse because of all of that ice. you are talking about a concentrated amount of frozen water and that is heavy and there is the facade of the building and you can see all the ice there the sun was beating on the building for much of the day and we saw blocks of ice falling from the building and concerns are alleviated a bit but still it's a big mess out here. lni called the building imminently dangerous and that the weight of the ice could collapse the already fragile structure and pat own a building attached to the wall of ice. >> they say if it falls it will fall on this building. >> if they tear it down it will fall on this building. >> the busy corridor of 52nd street has been convert with the frigid weather, but it has not stopped people from coming by to snap a picture. >> it looked like an ice house. it's amazing. >> lni tells "a

i'm live in franconia chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. one man is dead and another man fighting for his life after a double stabbing in the east mown airy section of philadelphia. it happened at 2:00 this morningality the 1600 block and police say that one person, a 29-year-old man died at einstein medical center and the second remains in critical condition. >> we believe both victims as well as the person traitor were all inside of this bar and that is when the argument starts. >> the attacker is described as a man in his 30s with a full beard and that he took off in a gray buick lasaber. >>> slightly warmer conditions outside we are experiencing in the region students were bundled up near drexel university but not as cold as earlier this week, however that is about it change with the arrival of more arctic air unfortunately. david murphy is outside of studios now with the latest from accuweather. we are getting ready for another polar plunge. >> yes i wish i wasn't in the shade of the building, take a look at satellite, if you can get o

i'm live in moorestown, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you chad. >>> it has been another chilly and wind whipped day in the tri-state area. but now get set for plunging temperatures. accuweather says philadelphia's headed down to 3 degrees overnight with some other locations expected to reach zero. meteorologist cecily tynan is live at the "action news" big board and cecily yet more frigid weather which can't be good for people with recently reconstructed knees. welcome back. >> thank you. it's nice to be back. i can forecast the weather with this knee right now and it says it is going to be cold. already 23 degrees in philadelphia. if you look way up to the north, though, ottawa, quebec, caribou, below zero and this air mass is moving down from the north in the overnight hours and a lot of areas will likely be setting record lows. right now you factor in the winds. the wind chill makes it feel like nine in philadelphia, feels like five in trenton three in reading. the wind chill has already dropped down to 1 degree below zer

still running and shuttle buses are filling in the service gaps from warminster to glenside and chad pradelli is live now with the story. >> reporter: certainly headaches and delays for regional rail riders between glenside and warminster. there are the buses they brought in to shuttling drivers. here is what septa is telling me after 7:00 this morning, what is called a panthagraph it came down on the rail car and it lost heat and had some emergency lighting after shutting down the power septa got riders off the train and they made their way to center city and arrived at jefferson city this morning more than two hours late. >> a loud boom and then the train stopped. septa personnel told us it would be a while. they didn't tell us two hours but they did the best they could. >> my car was mostly calm we were wondering when we would get moving again but it was a more fun atmosphere than you would expect on a train. >> the malfunction is still under investigation, they expect the repairs to be done at 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon and that could create more delays during the evening commute and they

chad pradelli will have more on that coming up live at 4:30. >>> temperatures were below freezing today and it could end with a fresh coating of snow, eva pilgram is live in delaware where people are living without heat all week and first lets get started with adam joseph live at the big board with accuweather. >> temperatures this afternoon with the sunshine despite that they are below that freezing point, not bad compared to where we have been. 30 in philadelphia we have broken the 30 degree mark in millville, 29 in allentown and even at the shore upper 20s to near 30 degrees, but this little warmth that has pushed in will not last long, we are tracking a cold front near pittsburgh and can you see it has scattered snow showers with it and as it progressed to the east most of the energy lifts to the north and goes to the south but we could get clipped by it in some communities this evening and if you see the snow showers that do pass through during the late evening hours you could get a coating to inch in spots especially the higher terrain north of philadelphia everyone will notice th

"action news" reporter chad pradelli has that story. >> reporter: lancaster county district attorneyig stedman says karlie hall's boyfriend beat and strangled her. he then allegedly waited several hours and tried to cover up the crime before calling paramedics himself. >> to happen here is absolutely astounding. it's extremely sad. >> karlie was really great girl almost smiling happy to be around. never had anything bad to say about anyone. >> reporter: today disbelief and sadness over the alleged murder of karlie hall. investigators say her boyfriend, gregorio orrostieta killed karlie hall inside her millersville dorm room yesterday. he allegedly told investigators the two argued at a party. after returning to her room he then shoved and back handed his girlfriend when she hit her hair on a chair and became unresponsive. >> the injuries she suffered were far greater and more severe than a back hand slap and one push. >> reporter: police say orrostieta had bloody hands jeans and a ripped shirt. the two had been dating for 11 months. he was a graduate of kennett high school. she was f

a "action news" reporter chad pradelli picks up the story from there. >> reporter: early morning chill was interrupted by gunfire in morrisville this morning, a six year veteran of the morrisville police department was on routine patrols, when he spotted what he thought was a vacant vehicle running outside this 7-eleven. >> he ran the tag and didn't stop the vehicle but trove around the parking lot and came back in and tag came back as a stolen vehicle out of bristol township. >> reporter: as the the officer approached the car he realized someone was inside, that is when police say suspect threw tonight to reverse, striking the officer and his cruiser. >> the officer fired two shots at the the vehicle, hitting the driver in the chest. >> reporter: suspect was able to drive off but he crashed down the road on west bridge street near stoke's nursery. bullet hole could be seen on the driver's side. he was taken to the local hospital and arrested. the injured officer was brought here to aria health torresdale campus and he was treated for non-life threatening injuries talking to the chief

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"action news" reporter chad pradelli is there. >> reporter: it is day two of thon but spirits are high and the bryce jordan center. we need, jaboni rosily from marlton. >> i have been through waves, i get tired and then this burst of energy then my feet stop hurting but i'm overwhelmed by excitement. >> reporter: the senior is dance to go raise money for pediatric cancer but also for her father robert who died from kidney cancer last year. >> anytime i feel like wow i still have so much longer way to go i just think about it, and it is not anything near what he went through. >> reporter: but they are attending their first thon as a family their two-year old daughter was diagnosed with cancer shortly after birth. so four diamond fund at penn state hershey hospital stepped into help with her care. >> i'm already tired so i don't know how they are doing it. we're here, yesterday around 5:00 o'clock, and we're having a great time dancing around hanging out with them. >> show him dance moves? can you dance. >> wow. >> oh, yeah. >> can you do the wiggles. >> reporter: you got moves. as the h

dangerous and unfortunately, we have seen at least six deaths in our area linked to the weather, chad pradelli is live in center city with the details on this. chad? >> reporter: shirleen these are people that basically froze to death, i spoke with the medical examiner that did most of the autopsy and i says most of the deaths could have been prevented. these bitter colds claimed half dozen lives across the area. a few were found on the streets, like an 86-year-old man in allentown that died just steps from his door, and dr. walter hoffman did the autopsy on five of the bodies. >> these are the folks that fall through the cracks and it is very frustrating to have preventible deaths and no one does anything about it. >> dr. hoffman says that hypothermia can set in within an hour and more quickly in water earlier this week an elderly couple lost heat to their home. >> and they stayed in a hotel and he got concerned that the house was empty and someone may break in so he moved back into the house and she stayed one night and came back to the hotel, and came back again and he was founded. >> this

chad pradelli is live in center city with that part of the story. >> reporter: hey monica securing the dnc is more than just the wells fargo center, you have the broad street line and then a week long event with all the people coming into town you have the party and events at the convention center and the hotels and parties. city leaders and police say that the wells fargo center is an ideal location for the dnc, it's somewhat isolated and has natural boundaries like broad street and is easily accessible. we had the rnc in 2000 and many that planned that are here now. >> the pope arrives next fall, and emergency responders have already did big events like made in america. >> over the last seven years we had a tried and tested model on how we provide special events. i look at it this way, we are used to whatever we need to do to getting it done. >> the president vice president and dignitaries and political heavy weights will be on hand, transportation security will be a focus from people of importance to our subways to our city sidewalks. >> all of this will be in a tiered effect and th

chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. such a shame the kids have to pay the price. >> time flowfor your accuweather forecast. >> lets get to adam joseph with the latest from the accuweather forecast. >> we see a decent amount of sunshine, stormtracker 6 live double scan shows no weather problems or delays and even on the verge of 40 degrees today in philadelphia. the numbers slipped a bid as we look at them. 37 in philadelphia. 39 in millville and 37 in dover the numbers were a degree or two cooler and it felt warmer today because there was less wind but we are tracking changes to the north and west. satellite and radar shows a clipper system with limited moisture with it. we see scattered rain and snow showers around and the temperatures behind this particular arctic front is what will marine business. looking at the windchills, west virginia 24 and sault st. marie 7 and 17 degrees below 0 right now, in international falls as we track this front with temperatures it doesn't start all that bad tomorrow morning, clouds aro

in old city, chad pradelli "channel 6 action news." >> aest chester county teacher is accused of having sex with a formal student. police say while teaching at coatsville high school mark hossetler gave a feel student alcohol and had swex her four times. alleged ellen counters were sdwrun of 2008 and the eels stupid student and at mrdtors. >> he is nev ignore apt toward you hes with a pleasant guy. >> hostettler used to work in coatville and west chester. heeds carped with four counts of corruption corruption of minors anden daimingerring a child. >> a snap accuse of a getting a ring after police were called to investigate the theft about 7:15 employees say a map walked and asked to a ridge. it was valued at $1,000. when the klerng happened today over the map took off running with the jewels. >>> two philadelphia police officers and another motorist continue to recover from injuries suffered in this pie-up in northeast philadelphia. limo service car struck a police suv that pulled into the intersection of large street and herbert yet afternoon it's not clear in the lights and siren were

in old city, chad pradelli, chapel 6abc news. >> a tester he county teacher is accuse of of having sex with with a feel student. he good gave her alcohol and had sex with her four times. allegeden counters happened june 28 his home and parents' home and it student students and administrators. >> the students loved him he's always nice. he was a pleasant guy. >> he used to work in the west chester school district. coatsville and west chester both say they have no record or trouble with hostetler charged with four counts of corruption with minors and four counts endangering welfare of a child. >> a man accused of caulk walking into a jewelry store and running off with pricey ring. chopper6hd was above philadelphia mills mall to investigate. employees say a man walked in and asked to look at a ring valued at $1,000. when the clerk hand today over the man took off running with the jewel. >>> isis has yet to profits claim that american cayla muller was killed by jordanian air strike. they are seeking confirmation on her fate and why she was in syria and why there's skepticism about the air

chad pradelli continues the team coverage in philadelphia. >> reporter: shirleen firefighters on scene tell us there are concerns that this building could collapse are you talking about a tremendous amount of ice and it's very heavy, portions have collapsed on the sidewalk and crews are trying to clean up this mess but the frigid temperatures are not helping. it's a half block of charred timber and walls of ice the aftermath of a two alarm fire that broke out yesterday morning, the fire gutted the medical office and apartments, the water froze on contact and since it's been a sightseeing attraction. hanna owns a sightseeing company next door and crew as rived to board it up. >> they are saying that if it falls it will fall on this building. >> this here will have to be knocked down, this over here we are trying to sheer up the building for any looters or anybody breaking in and stealing pipes and stuff like that. lni says the building is dangerous and has to be demolished. and they are shutting down buildings in area, as the investigation continues that say blow to business for barbur

for the cause, the action cam will be in state college all week long by the way and look for chad pradelli's live reports starting on "action news" at 4:00. >>> still to come, we are two days away from the oscars. and police are cracking down on what many of us forget or refuse to do in the winter weather the punishment for drivers that do not clean the snow off their cars. and melissa magee is back with another look at the seven-day forecast from ac warn. >>> there is another twist in the road rage killing in las vegas. they believe the suspect is the gunman that killed 44-year-old tammy myers last week. they believed that the shooting was random but now tammy's husband says that he was no stranger, and that his wife gave him money and tried to teach him how to be a man. >> he knew where i lived. we knew how bad he was but not that he got to point. we learned that myers and her son who was armed when looking for the man in the road rage incident and a second suspect may have been in the credit wa rousch. >>> and now a man walked into a school and tried to nap a student. joshua brown walked

chad pradelli is live now at newcastle police police department. >> reporter: everybody is breathing a sigh of relief scope michael trotta, talking to her mom dawn, she says it was the great of the gift she could have received. >> 3-year-old elinor trotta is dancing around in her frozen boots. >> it was anightmare i never felt pain like that, and i appreciate everything everybody has done. >> the ordeal began here at the apartments when michael trotta assaulted his ex-girlfriend and carjacked her and took his daughter. relatives said he called and wanted to visit. >> he was talking about doing something to harm the baby and himself. >> kim pleaded with himself to turn himself into authorities but the fbi was already moving in state police said when he was arrested, he had a knife and was trying to kill himself. despite the manhunt, dawn says her daughter is quote perfect. >> she is happy to be home. that is all she kept asking me are we going home. she got to fly on the plane for the first time and she loves planes. >> while trotta appeared to be trying to harm himself, he told polic

live in lancaster, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." alicia. >> chad thank you. >>> boston is already buried and now the third major snowstorm in two weeks is slamming new england. they've already been socked with a record breaking 5 feet of snow, three winter storms in just two weeks and today the national weather service says they could get two more feet of snow before it ends. schools and municipal offices in many communities are closed and parking bans are in effect. just a blanketed in white there. everyone is out again shoveling and plowing. the city is now trying to figure out just where to dump all of this extra snow. >> never seen this type of snow here in the city of boston any other time in the history of our city. >> well, the snow also piled up on the rails there this morning leaving a train stuck near boston with 50 people stranded during their morning commutes. to put this in perspective the city of boston has already plowed more than 178,000 miles of roadway and it has taken more than 99,000 man hours to try and clear the

. >> live on south broad street tonight, "action news" reporter chad pradelli. >> reporter: jim security and the dnc is more than just the wells fargo center and you have transportation like on the broad street below me but the city is ready for the week's events, the history of holding and securing big events helped philadelphia garner the dnc in 2016 and the big of the test of all is this fall when the pope arrives. >> over the past seven years we have a tried and tested model for how we provide special events. >> i served this chief in washington for nine years and i'm used to it and i understand the logistical challenges of that and i can pass some of that along. >> they say that the wells fargo center is perfect venue and has natural boarders like broad street and protesters are expected to be minimal. >> now we have to sit down and do some planning. >> crowd control for the pope will be focus transportation will be key for the dnc the president and vice president and other political heavy weights will be on hand and there will be events throughout the city and the short distance be

chad pradelli has that story. he's live in moorestown. chad. >> reporter: shirleen, apparently it had to do with a woman but here's -- this is the second workplace shooting here in our area within the past week. this morning's happened right there at shield's business solutions according to moorestown police, the man was inside, he was -- he worked here, he pulled out a gun opened fire on his coworker then turned the gun on himself. a state police helicopter airlifted the have you can tim nieves to the hospital. after 7:00 a.m. nieves and edgar figueroa were getting trod begin their shift when figueroa opened fire on his coworker striking himself times. >> we're being told by witnesses that mr. figueroa came up behind him as they were leaving the building and tried shoot him in the head and mr. nieves jerked at the last moment fortunately and the last bullet grazed him. he was struck by were other rounds reporter: figueroa followed but then killed himself in the rear of the property. sources say the shooting was the result of a love triang

chad pradelli is live now. >> the war min sister line was shut down at glen side and warminster after 8:00 a.m. and reopened after 3:00 this afternoon just in time for the evening commute. >> septa riders say that the morning commute on the warminster line was going smoothly when -- >> heard a loud boom and the train stopped. michelle and the roughly 500 passengers found themselves without power and not moving because of a power line mishap after 9:00 am. >> the power connects the power to the train dominoed and fell off there was five or six looked like hangars hanging off the train. >> it was quiet and everybody was cooperative. >> engineers and septa crews when to work while passengers waited and the power was eventually shut off and they trekked to another train and finally arrived to jefferson station in center city at 10:30 more than to hours late. >> i just lost my feed. there. >> go ahead. can you hear me -- >> lets go to the next story. the pennsylvania house, passed a proposal to privatize liquor across the state most state owned liquor stores would close 800 stores and priv

chad pradelli is live in state college. , this is a remarkable event to just keeps on getting bigger and bigger. >> reporter: yes, it is, shirleen. in a little over an hour 700 dancers will walk in at the bryce jordan center and they will begin dancing and standing for 46 straight hours. behind me you see those kids right there. well, those are the captains. those are the ones that are going to be supporting those dancers but the real inspiration here is the kids. you often hear about ftk that's for the kids because the money raised here is for pediatric cancer and the four diamonds fund at penn state hershey hospital. this year's theme empower the dreamers. >> i never would have thought like leaving behind penn state this year thon would be the biggest part of my year but it is. >> the money thon raised directly impacts a hundred families starting a cancer journey and any given year about 500 that are continuing their journey. >> ♪♪ >> reporter: so, this will all begin at 6:00 p.m. this entire stadium will be packed, this p

chad pradelli is following the story here in pennsylvania and is reaching out to the taney dragons, the philadelphia team knocked out of the playoffs by jackie robinson west. he'll have a live report on "action news" at 4:00. >>> and now the breaking news of the atlantic city casino revel a judge has voided the sale and what happens next remains unclear this is the second deal to fall through since last september. you can catch a live report today starting at 4:00. >>> tonight's power ball jackpot climbed to a whopping $500 million, it's been more than two months since someone hit the jackpot even though the chance of winning is one in 175 million people we spoke to hope they are the ones cashing in. >> all i want is the mazda miata. we have a car but that is what i want the mazda and it's cheap not more than $30,000. >> one thing to keep in mind, the previous winners that struck it rich took the quick pick letting the computer choose their numbers, as always the only place to watch the power ball drawing is here live at 10:59 p.m. right before "action news" at 11:00. >>> now to the wea

chad pradelli is live at the scene with the latest information. >> reporter: hey sara, the stabbing happenedlity here, you can see crime scene investigators remain on hand franconia police are just down the road here and investigators at this point are trying to figure out exactly what happened and why. >> montgomery county investigators don't know what led to the stabbing outside of the jbs meat packing plant when the altercation was over both employees had stab wounds, one was lifted to a nearby hospital and north was

chad pradelli is live at the scene, you spoke to one resident that heard the crash? >> reporter: yes, i did. this was really just a freak accident. he was driving at this time last night when that tree came crashing down killing the upper darby father. >> the tree fell without warning hitting his car collapsing the roof over him. >> the car that was in the street you would have thought it was a convertible. but of course it wasn't. >> he was home with his three children when the tree came down on his shed and street it eventually drifted into the northbound lanes and collided with north car the toyota then caught fire. >> i grabbed a small fire extinguisher i don't know what i thought i would do with it i came out side and by the time i came out the police and fire were on the scene doing their thing. >> the occupants of the other vehicle were not injured but this is tragic this man was operating his vehicle on his way home and the tree fell without warning. strong winds likely toppled the tree and firefighters had to use the jaws of life to get him out of the car an

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is on the scene and will have much more on what officials plan to do with this tricky situation coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> meantime a water leak created a mess in city council chambers today. desks were pulled out in their normal area and the wall-to-wall rug there. they tell us the damage is minor and the cleanup should be complete by the end of week and meetings have been moved to other locations. >>> pennsylvania's former treasurer, rob mccord is free after awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to extortion, vernon odom was there. >> reporter: when exstate treasurer, rob mccord left the courthouse he was officially a member of the corrupt philadelphia official hall-of-fame. he plead guilty admitting to -- one a philadelphia based law firm and the other a western pennsylvania property management company, both had lucrative state contracts. the prosecutor read transcripts from the fbi wiretaps where he suggested that the outfits could suffer a loss of business quote, i want them to understand the harm i could do i will still be treasurer fo

it was charred after a big rig exploded into flames yesterday and "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live from lindenwald county tonight. >> reporter: the delaware river port authority says that the off ramp will not reopen for several days that is because of the assessment of a contamination and cleanup continues. the off ramp to route 130 was bustling with activity not traffic but cleanup and environmental crews the aftermath after a tanker overturned and went up in flames yesterday and it went into a drain into the creek and ultimately into the delaware river. >> they are out there testing the soil along the embankment as long as the drainage well. >> they contained the material that went into the swell the storm sewer and that may have gotten into the creek there. >> the tanker fire briefly led to the evacuation of two dozen homes. a camden county spokesperson tells "action news" that tests determine the air is safe. not smelling anything out of ordinary, i think that the wind took a lot of it out of here and what came out through here is 20 miles per hour wind yesterday. the

i'm live in glen side, chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a snowy morning gave way to sun as we moved through the day but temperatures are still below freezing lets go to meteorologist, adam joseph live at the big board for a first look at the accuweather forecast. >> guys this storm behaved perfectly, giving delaware and southern new jersey that snowfall and newcastle county a half inch of snow and black bird 1.4 inches and kent county dover 2.3 inches and fredericka coming in with 4.1 inches of snow and into the state of new jersey we say similar numbers. atlantic county 3.5 inches of that fresh powder this morning. and cape may taking the jackpot this go around with almost 5.5 inches of snow. a lot of cloud cover a little brightening to the sky in spots and the clouds are extensionve to the west and snow showers to the central part of the state and there could be floating flurries passing by and it won't do damage to the roadway, but guess what? more arctic air heading our way more record lows coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you adam. tod

sara bloomquist will have more on the boost the dnc will give businesses in philadelphia and chad pradelli is talking to police about how they will handle security and jim gardner spoke to dnc chair, congresswoman, debbie wasserman shultz, all of that coming up here on channel 6 "action news." >> and all the information on phl-dnc 2016 can you watch the announcement video and the video from past political conventions held here in philadelphia. >>> we are watching breaking news here in philadelphia a child was killed this afternoon after he was hit by a septa trolley. wendy saltzman is live. >> reporter: shirleen this is extremely tragic and we are told that the 2-year-old boy was brought to chop and witnesses gave us a firsthand account of what happened. a horrific collision that happened in a split second. >> vincent holt saw the boy slip free from his mother's grip and dash across the street in front of an on coming trolley. >> it was down towards 53rd street, the mother was watching the rescue efforts wailing and begging as emergency personnel rushed to get the trolley off the boy. >> h

i'm live in upper darby chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> good news tonight on the roosevelt boulevard in the northeast, within the last hour, two southbound inner lanes were reopen they had been closed all day because of a water main break discovered at 6:00 a.m., 12 lanes of busy road were closed at one point that morning, and the northbound inner lanes are closed from red lion road as crews continue to make repairs. matt pellman will have detour information coming up in traffic. >>> the ntsb is investigating the money landing of a u.s. airlines jet on route from philadelphia to texas. it flew without its nose gear. officials say it could be months before we know what caused the wheels to malfunction john rawlins is live now at philadelphia international airport with what happened. >> hi rick, by all accounts, last night's flight 1825 a normal flight from here to houston troubles cropped up on the approach to houston and the crews in the cockpit could not get confirmation that the gear was down and in place. >> it was now towed off runway 27 in houston to a cargo pad where

chad pradelli is live in lyndon wall. >> the port authority chair just wrapped up that press conference saying that that on ramp at the base of the betsy ross bridge will remain shut down for several days, an environmental company is on scene conducting the investigation and the cleanup. the off ramp remains shuts down this afternoon cleaning up debris left behind by the tanker fire. the guardrail was mangled and the truck and asphalt scorched. spilled fuel contaminated the ground around the accident and was contained, a sewage drain empties into the delaware river. >> the trucking company involved has contained an environmental remediation firm to remove soil and deal with the soil mediation and a site mediation plan associated with that. the guardrail will have to be replaced and we'll bring in barriers and take it down to one lane. >> some residents that live in the area evacuated their homes as a precaution and some people were told to shelter in place. people have told "action news" that the smell of burnt fuel has gone away and air tests show areas remain within normal limits whic

chad pradelli is live at the scene, you spoke to one resident that heard the crash?reporter: yes, i did. this was really just a freak accident. he was driving at this time last night when that tree came crashing down killing the upper darby father. >> the tree fell without warning hitting his car collapsing the roof over him. >> the car that was in the street you would have thought it was a convertible. but of course it wasn't. >> he was home with his three children when the tree came down on his shed and street it eventually drifted into the northbound lanes and collided with north car the toyota then caught fire. >> i grabbed a small fire extinguisher i don't know what i thought i would do with

come back and face charges and we hear for the first time from the girl's mother, she talked to chad pradelli in minquadale. >> reporter: she says her daughter is doing really well and the reunion late last night was the best birthday present she could have severed. 3-year-oldal more trotta danced and like any other toddler, her mother says she is perfect. >> she is happy to be home, that is all she asked me last night, are we going home? she got to fly on the plane for the first time. >> they found elinor trotta in massachusetts and her father after a multistate amber alert was issued. they said that trotta had a knife and was trying to kill himself when he was taken into custody. they say it started when trotta assaulted and kidnapped the little girl from the school side apartments. >> it was a nightmare i never felt pain like that in my life, i am thankful she is home and a lot of good people worked on the case and i appreciate everything everybody has done. >> during the initial investigation there were statements that caused us concern for he and the child's welfare. >> carrying a photo

in old city, chad pradelli, "channel 6 action news." >> two philadelphia police officers and anothert continue to recover from injuries suffered in this pileup in northeast philadelphia. a limo service car struck a police suv that pulled into intersection of large street and herbert yesterday afternoon. it's not clear if the police vehicle's lights and sirens were on. limo driver is hospitalized and two police officers were treated for minor injuries. >>> the family of american cayla muller has pleaded to isis. the plea comes as u.s. works to confirm isis's claims that muller was killed by a jordanian air strike in syria in a statement her parents told isis you told us you treated cayla has your guest as your guest her safety remains your responsibility. "action news" reporter sharee williams has more on muller and that air strike. >> 26-year-old kayla muller is described as citizen of the word. the arizona native went to turkey and india volunteering with aid groups and in august of 2013 she was kidnapped in syria isis claims she was killed by a bomb dropped by joyrd and iian war pl

chad pradelli is live in upper darby police and you spoke with superintendant michael chitwood. >> we are not naming the officer under investigation because he is not formerly charged but multiple sources tell us he is expected of stealing drugs and cash from the evidence room here at upper darby police. multiple sources tell "action news" that the detective at the center of the investigation is one of two in charge of the evidence room in upper darby police. >> another investigator became suspicious last week launching the probe that is being led by the delaware county district attorney's office. >> it was brought to our attention by one of offer criminal investigators that there were some discrepancies in evidence, as a result of that we did an audit and now we are working with the district attorneys office to find out what that audit shows. >> sources say that the officer in question is suspected of stealing thousands of dollars and prescription drugs and other narcotics he was involved in a car accident on th

coming up at 6 o'clock, chad pradelli will have a full report from the millersville campus. >>> a university of delaware football player faces assault charges tonight. police in newark say roman tatum attacked three other students after he was asked to leave a party. it happened saturday night at an apartment on center street. investigators say one of the victims had his front teeth knocked out. tatum turned himself in yesterday and was released on bond. >>> the price at the pump continues to climb and it's not showing any signs of stopping. aaa reports the average price of a gallon of regular in the philadelphia area is $2.37. that's up 14 cents in the last week alone. over in delaware, drivers are paying $2.16 and in south jersey the average is under two dollars at $1.98. and the increases aren't just here they're happening coast to coast. >>> "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in bala cynwyd with how drivers are dealing with the change. vern. >> reporter: they have no choice but to deal. gas prices are still more than a dollar per gallon below where they were at the same time last

our chad pradelli will be live once again coming up tonight at 6 o'clock he'll be tweeting using the hashtag 6abc ftk. watch a live stream of the dance marathon on our web site at 6abc.com. >> well, to the phillies now and spring training continues in clearwater florida tonight. >> that's where we find jeff skversky live. pitchers and catchers on the field today. >> yes, they were. jonathan papelbon the phillies closer the way pap has talked the last few years, he said he didn't come here for this, he wants to play forwarn. you would think after saying all that of he would express his desire today to be traded and play for a winner again but that's not the case. believe it or not jonathan papelbon the phillies closer says the phillies can contends in 2015 even though team president pat gillick said in the off season he doesn't believe they'll be able to contend until 2017. since the phillies signed papelbon before the 2012 season the phillies have not made the playoffs. so, i asked the phils closer today whether or not he regrets coming here in the first place. >> i don't have any re