live in norristown, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, chad. >>> a california model who was suing bill cosby dropped her

i'm live on logan square, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". jim. >> thanks, chad. >>> because of the dangerous cold city of camden has opened tup warming shelters tonight for those in need. code blue goes into effect across camden county, tomorrow, and meanwhile delaware is issuing what it calls a code purple, to provide shelters into early next week across the entire state. we have a full list at six abc to the come. >>> frostbite is a clear present danger for the home less, but it can quickly set in even for weekend warrior exercising outside. doctors say that moving helps keep your body warm but sweating can increase the risk of frostbite. early signs include numbness, tingling, and skin turning red are, white or even grayish. or appearing waxy. frostbite can set in within ten minutes if not dressed a appropriately. >>> freezing temperatures combined with the broken water pipe in west philadelphia, encased cars and ice this morning. some vehicles had to tires frozen to the ground. along the 500 block of 63rd street. authorities say that it s

live from king of prussia, chad pradelli for channel six "action news", jim. >> thanks, chad. >>> the threat of significant coastal flooding has receded tonight at the shore but not before some neighborhoods were swamped during daylight hours like here in north wildwood. in ocean city, many businesses and homes became island for a few hours. high tied brought bay water right over bulkhead and other parts of the city. some drivers tried to navigate through the high water, although, boots were a better option, for others. >>> the "action news" morning team will get another early start tomorrow. as they monitor the storm's effects on the morning commute. so join us starting at 4:00 a.m. for the latest from accu weather and live traffic conditions. >>> new to the story of the the new hampshire primary. if you were to have said six months ago that donald trump and bernie sanders were to be the winners on this night, most people would have said you don't know anything about politics. well, it the looks like the joke's on them. trump is taking 34 percent of the vote in a crowded republican f

our team coverage continues with chad pradelli live at independence mall with how today folks hands today's frigid temperatures. chad. >> reporter: hey, monica. they're staying indoors if they can. when they go outside they're dressing in layers, wearing hats and gloves and doing the best they can to stay warm. right now it's not terrible because the wind isn't blowing but if the wind picks up, it's going to get brutal. the arctic air moving into our area has people bundling up. >> it's terrible out here and i know tomorrow it's supposed to be even colder. i ride my bike everywhere i go so i'm not going anywhere.

. >>> "action news" pter chad pradelli is live at the fire scene nht. chad this a suld rind everybody that families need an escape plan en fire strikes. >> reporter: that is right mut families needo have eir right element in cape plan or they are not worth very mu. here's what mies need to know. philadelphia fire mssioner derek sawyer says at cos during a fire is why mies need an ce plan and a meingoint. he ythat the plan can be as sple as this 12 routes to escape number one he us a door. the second a wdow. meeting place is a tree. >> itan benhe front of the uear of t house but everyone suld me in the same place. >> reporter: it helps attempted rescuesike today and allo initial respond toursnow someone sll trap. sawyer says the key is families must practice the escape plan. >> it is important because in the heat of the btle, you talk about the chaos. that chaos is going on you have notracticed it, you will in theecessarily do what you plan to do. >> reporter: fire commissioner tells me as part of the family's escape planhey also have to keep mind those w

chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you chat, we are getting word about the first confirmed cases of the zika virus in pennsylvania and delaware. late this afternoon the pennsylvania department of health say that two women that travelled to infected countries contracted the disease. the patient is a woman but pregnancy is not an issue. as with all of the cases but one in the u.s. this was contracted outside of country. zika is generally a mild illness, found in central america, south america and the caribbean but it can cause birth defects. >>> it's primary day in the state of new hampshire, and just like iowa it appears that the turnout will reach record levels and while the spotlight is on the candidates for months today it turns to the voters. live in manchester, monica malpass. monica this is such a political drama but as far as new hampshire goes we are in the final act tonight. >> reporter: absolutely jim, schools like this one and community centers and churches across the state hundreds of thousands of voters will cast their ballots finally, they are courted by months

in north philadelphia chad pradelli for cnnel 6 "action >>>ircus fans said farewell to t eleants tonig in south philadelphia. this is the last time you'll see the pachydes performt the wells fargo center. they are sending them to early retireme in y. >>> a still to come tonight, winnsf the $1.5 million powerball come forward. >>> btle lines beten the ipne and g-men. why apple is fight an oer to lp ithe s bernarno >>> and a landmark studyheth testosterone supementso good. >>> windsn the increase nding wind chills by tomrow morning in the teen chattingbout a bigarm up in timeor t weeke in the sven-daforecast. >> "action news" troublesoter nydia n with a special report. >>> less th 24 hour how lg it takes for them to see results f our viewers. >>> and ducis rodgers with more from villova, temple and other college bastball tonight when "action news" continues. >>> we have the story of a battle pitting privacy vers national ci. ale vsus the f.i. at issue is the iphone of the san beardino trorist farooq. it is locked with a past code. and mths lat the f.i. still can't t past the security. an

live at that location is "action news" reporter chad pradelli. chad, do we know anything more about e chances that mccoy cou charged for fighting with two futy philadelphia cops. reporter: jim, it is unclear at is point. the district tney is still investigating this case but source tes me that mccoy is claiming that one of the off-duty fers involved was the aggressor in this ce. lesean mccoy and his attorney walked out of his laer's center ci fe and proclaimed mccoy d nothing wrong night two ofduty cs were severely an at a nightclubarlier this month. >> the one quote i he on the public record is exactly that, he did nothing wrong. >> reporter: his comments were w, high pfile attorney says that he won't try the case in the press. >> this is very simple thing. he would love to talk to y. he wld le to talk to you. but i'm not letting him tal to u. >> reporter: investigators say fightinide recessounge began over a champagne bottle. a sour say c is aing one of the off-duty officers was the a aressor this ce phone video shows a man appearing to be c thr

live at the bryce jordan center tonight is "action news" reporter chad pradelli. chad, we can hear it. what is the situation right now. >> reporter: well, jim, it is a rock us crowd here in the bryce jordan center. just moments ago local ban got off the stage, they had beatles playing hey jude, great performance. take a look at the dance. they have been dancing quite a while. they have a long road ahead until unday at 4:00 p.m. the stand are packed. supporters and spectators on their feet, providing inspiration but the real inspiration, as you know, jimmies the children with cancer. >> three, two, one... >> with that 700 plus penn state students started a 46 hour journey of perseverance. >> it is special, really special. the it is unique. it is largest student run philanthropy in the world. this is what penn state is all about. >> i'm overwhelmed with emotion. we have been talking about this weekend for the entire year. it is unreal. it is finally here. >> reporter: these inspirational young men and women entered bryce jordan center to a rock us crowd this dance ma

i'm live om rittenhouse chad pradelli r channel six "action news". jim? >> thanks, chad. >>> if you thought tonight was cold well, as th ynhe north pole, you ain't se nothing yet. accu weather tracking a plunge in the single digits and ev aurst of snowo come. the meteorologist cecily tynan is at t "action news" big board with the first look at the forecast, from accu weather, cecily. >> jimts hard to believe ll get cold thenh currently in philadelphia a 2degrees. o sundayur hi wi not even climb up to at and th the wind, theyave dinished. they are 15 milesn hou earlier 30. we have wind chill factor that makes you feel li 10 degrees. the bus stop rast for tomorrow you wl want bundle up kid at 6:00 o'clock. sixteen at 8:00. seventeen. butactor in the breeze, the wind clwill be right around 10 degrees but is is just the first wave of the ld ai a we've got another one wting in the wings and this e wl really pack punch. that second arctic front mos through earlyat the day morning, cld brg us another round of ow uals and behind that nrous wind chills and record c

"action news" reporter chad pradelli was there. >> it was electric inside of the center tonight, but the power went out quickly for the temple owls as villanova got up and ended with a 16-point victory. the center was jumping. temple was looking for a fourth straight victory versus a top 25-team. and this was the number 1 villanova and they played well with the beatdown of the owls. >> we thought we had it in the beginning. we were rooting they will on. it turned out to be pretty rough. a tough loss. >> i am sad, but we put up a good fight i guess. >> i thought it was going to be a little bit closer. temple has some size, some good talent but nova out hustled them. >> the game was broadcast on espn and it was first-come first-serve for students looking to snag a ticket to the sold-out game. >> what has been like getting in line? >> 3:45, everyone has school spirit! >> nova a lock for the ncaa tournament and likely a number 1-seed. temple on the bubble. villanova has had some disappointing exits in the tournament and they need more games like tonight to make a deep run. >> they made g

and "action news" reporter chad pradelli is outside of the courtroom in norristown tonight. chad?> yeah, jim, former montgomery county district attorney, bruce castor, spent must of the day testifying about that promise not to prosecute bill cosby. but it was a verbal promise, and now the judge must decide if it is binding. bill cosby left the montgomery county court waving to a small group of supporters who just finished listening to bruce castor who testified he promised cosby's former attorney that the comedian could not be prosecuted ever. castor said that he hoped it would move cosby to testify in a civil case brought by andrea constand, which ultimately happened and cosby and constand reached an out-of-court settlement. castor testified he hoped that he helped make constand a millionaire. and cosby testified that he gave constand three blue pills and had sexual contact with the temple employee in his home, but insisted it was consensual. and newly-elected d.a. kevin steele says any non-prosecution argument should have been in writing. and there is no evidence that one exists

. >>> lets go live to "action news" reporter chad pradelli on route 202 in king of prussia. chad, what e t conditions there and ahave you seen in your travels nht. >> reporter: well, jim, the snow has stopped here in king of uia it was heavy at times especially around 00 this evening butt is not sticking to the roadways at least on route 202 behind me. we werell over the daware valley. it a much different sce in other parts of t ar but not that mh fferent. tonight, in off and on snow, fell across t delaware valley. snow accumulated here in limerick... bnging traffic on the side rd d22 to a slow. the pws and salt trucks spent the nht roading supplies, but drivers say that the rd were dent. >> some parts are slippery, sticking in some places but other thanhat rd are not theoo bad. >> reporter: tired of this weatheret. >> yes, i'm nwith the snow already. >> reporter: in king of prussiaoad we wet but mostly e. we caught up with is penndot towruck dver. i was onhe e blue route l night so from 3:00 to 7:30 i have be the bl route. reporter: many accidents. >> no accidents tay. sot i

for all of us we'd just like to say it has been a honor n state college, chad pradelli for channel sixction news". >> hard not to get emotional, with those stories. >> true. >>> much more to come tonight, the pope makes the strongest comments yet on capitol punishment. what he now wants catholic leaders to do. >>> plus a little girl and her family get the a much needed home make over courtesy of the flyers wife's. why the organization decided to tackle the project. >>> and within of the phillies returning players facing an uphill battle as he fights for a position. jamie a apody has sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> it is being referred to as a monster storm, at least 17 people are dead, after a cyclone made land fall over fiji last night. a state of emergency has been since declared so clean up can begin. schools are closed but governmental workers are expected to report to work tomorrow. if this storm had developed in the atlantic ocean it would have been labeled a category five hurricane. >>> pope francis is calling for a temporary global moratorium on the death penalt

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is there right now and he joins us live with the very latest, hi there, chad. >> reporter: hi walter. you have to give to it these students at penn state. they have been on their feet for so long. they are in such a great mood. you can see they are continuing to dance, i have not seen lot of fatigue so far. they are inspired. they are getting a lot of help from the performers on stage. the cheerleaders are here now. earlier it was athletic teams. it has been just a great night here at thon. the tremendous will of these penn state students is for families like the tommy, who was diagnosed with stage three skin cancer, when he was just nine years old. the four diamonds fund and thon made sure that the family didn't to have deal with the crippling debt that can come with cancer. >> it was just one less thing we had to stress about, we got to worry about tommy, his treatments and his health instead of war big paying the bills and we knew we were going to be okay. >> penn state to help others, like thon. >> reporter: these young men and women of penn st

i'miverom center city, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >> jim? >> chad, thank you. >>> a man was mdered in a tgiriday's parkg lot the toght. it happened at 7: o'clock at e rrt plaza oing center in new castle, delaware. that ace long the 100 block of north du pont gay. detectives are interviewing more than a den witnesses to figure out wh sparked the deadly nfire. this is st e third homicide in new castle in the past two years. >>> the women convicted for king part in a center ty philadelphia gay bashing wi spendhe next five to ten months behind bar twenty-five aold catherine knott, apologized to the victimsoday and en was immediately taken into custody, upon sentencinghis afternoon. when shes released om jail, the judge has oed her to t anr management, andtay out of philadelphia forwo years. >>> it is the final push for the presidential nnders in new mhire with the ving seto begin in t rng actually in less than hour in dixonvilleotch. monica malpass is livenhe considerably larger city mahester. monica, it is not a rise that heartyew hampshire vote

live in oaks, p., chad pradelli for chnel "action news." >> thank you, chad. >>> a christie has beenladelphia and live on the parkway. christie? >> thenow d freezing rain le behindcy snowpa. sidewks that are slick and slippy, not to menon slushry roads for dre out tonigh one of the biggest thishat redents s has been a challenge getting around today is the fte had muie elements in srt period of time. >> i was cleang it up at at the hall so nobody slips and fls. >> and mher nure threw our sleet and then ice and rain, four elements all in one day. >> a comple examp challenge mak it from 11th to 3rd. >> and iis eher one of the other. it is having a hard time now, ther nature is n cooperating. >>ow would you describeow >> rely, really bad. it's like ice mixed wh snow, which i didn't know it was going to b a it like sticking the ndshield even when you scrape it off. >>nd deldot works to keep it clear, and back in center city. >> i can't it, i am over this wther. >> the roads are passab, but through to treat the road come because it is cold and may be slick and slippery in some areas. repor

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is live in the township tonight. chad, we have seen images of the property destruction. they are heart breaking. the what is the situation there tonight. >> reporter: well, jim, clean up, rebuild is well underway. the it the is pause for the evening but you can see behind me this is a local business. you can see some of the cinder block has already been replaced. some of the framing is up. the amish and other residents in this area are wasting no time trying to get their lives back to normal again. a mid the pitch black halls of the township four pick up headlights put spotlight on the work ethic of the amish who are rebuilding after yesterday's tornado. paul miller, watched with his lights on, as the men finished up some cinder block. >> it is amazing. the it is really amazing. to watch these guys work, hustle. at one time there was probably, oh, i don't know, i could not count how many guys were here working. >> reporter: tornado ripped a path of destruction 5 miles long. roofs were ripped off, farms leveled and a s

i'm live from rittenhouse, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". jim? >> thanks, chad. >>> if you thought tonight was cold well, as they say in the north pole, you ain't seen nothing yet. accu weather is tracking a plunge in the single digits and even a burst of snow to come. the meteorologist cecily tynan is at the "action news" big board with the first look at the forecast, from accu weather, cecily. >> jim, it is hard to believe it will get colder then this currently in philadelphia a 21 . on sunday our high will not even climb up to that, and then the wind, they have diminished. they are at 15 miles an hour. earlier at 30. we have a wind chill factor that makes you feel like 10 degrees. the bus stop forecast for tomorrow you will want to bundle up kid at 6:00 o'clock. sixteen at 8:00. seventeen. but factor in the breeze, the wind chill will be right around 10 degrees but this is just the first wave of the cold air, and we've got another one waiting in the wings and this one will really pack a punch. that second arctic front moves through early sat th

i'm live from center city, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >> jim. >> thanks, chad. >>> trump taj mahal has emerged from bankruptcy from atlantic city. move extinguishes final 10 percent stake of the donald trump. the casino is owned by billion air investor karl icon who has been keeping the casino afloat since filing for chapter 11 in december of 2014. >>> we are less than 48 hours, away from the oscars, and hollywood is already for its close-up. right now we're looking live at the dolby theater and red carpet where stars will walk down sunday night. crews were busy putting the final touches on the staging today. behind the scenes, celebrity chef wolfgang puck was preparing 50 dishes for 1600 guests. >>> two time host chris rock was bus which some of the last rehearsals before it is lights, cameras and action on sunday night. you can watch the 80th annual oscars only here on channel will six. live coverage begins sunday at 7:00 p.m. we want to tell you this as you watch the show we are enhancing your oscars experience on six abc.com and six abc "action news" facebook pa

. >>> let's go live to chad pradelli in oaks, montgomery county. what is the situation in the northern and western suburbs? >> well jim, the rain or freezing rain picked up in the last hour. 10:00 we really had no precipitation. i want to show you down here, this is an untreated parking lot and you can see some of the snow from earlier this evening. now it's getting that crust from this frozen rain that is beginning to fall here. that behind me, that road behind that route 422. we have been watching the traffic from this vantage point and it is moving along nicely. but it looks like people are slowing down just a bit. we were out around the delaware valley, drivers need to use caution. tonight mother nature hit us with a dose of winter. the storm with a bit of everything, snow, sleet and rain. >> must have caught snow under the tires and trying to not hit the guy in front of me and turned into the skid and i came off the road. >> driving down route 23 in valley forge when he went off the road, just missing this tree. >> and i didn't go over this li

chad pradelli for channel 6 "action news." jim?> thank you. >>> police in a suburb of los angeles are trying to figure out exactly how this happened. a car crash ended with a vehicle on top of an attached garage. they think the lexus driver went off the road, down a neighbor's driver where it launched off another car. the driver suffered only bumps and bruises. a crane had to be brought in to lift it off the roof. >>> seeing first-hand what it looked like in a plane moments after an explosion that blew a hole in the cabin. this happened just after takeoff from somalia yesterday. the pilot was able to return to the airport. it is believed one passenger was sucked right out of that plane. >>> a man's body found a short distance away but they can't confirm if it was the missing passenger, although the suggestion is that it is. the pilot believes the explosion was caused by a bomb. >> >>> the government broke it, the government must fix it. >> a frustrated representative from maryland among the lawmakers with hearing the first test on

chad pradelli has been following the case and has the exclusive report. >> investigators say the triotole nearly two dozen vehicles, mainly contractor trucks. major crimes say trenton and smith would target ford trucks and advance similar to these. >> triggering the work advance for the items inside for tools and things of that nature. >> while the suspects could steal they couldn't drive. two weeks ago they allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle into two occupied cars and two beat cars captured them and smith crashed another stolen vehicle but got away and left his cell phone behind, butting defectives on his scent. and yesterday he was caught in a stolen ford taurus. >> most of the time it was late overnight hours. it actually ran a game -- gammot of locations. >>> and they say one night they stole four vehicles and after taking tools they dumped them. and search warrants at the suspect's home in kensington. inside the detectives found tools and other items allegedly stolen from the victims. >> this is an ongoing investigation. at some time we will probably reach out to the public to tr

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at the suspect's office in olde city philadelphia chad, what are the specific allegations here. >> reporter: well, prosecutors say the suspects were illegally selling or leasing homes, that they had no right to do so. they did many real estate transactions, right here at this commercial space in olde city. now some of the victims are left with no money and no house. the nearly two dozen a alleged victim thought they were purchasing a slice of the american dream, a new home. >> and one case we have a gentlemen who saved his life savings for the past five years to put down on a house that he and his three children are now getting kick out of. >> reporter: because the camden county prosecutor's office say lisa smith and her son christian edmonds had in legal ride to sell or lease the homes. they would target vacant foreclosed properties and use craigs list or word of mouth to market the houses including this one on the unit block of ber wick lane in sicklerville. >> either the closing date came and went and they never got their properties or

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at radnor township police. chad, what is the story here. >> reporter: yeah, jim, investigators say that the the woman were selling sex, at body of zen and now investigators want to see if this prostitution case is linked to human trafficking. radnor police hauled two women in court this evening to face prostitution charges, after radnor and state police conduct an under cover sting operation in devon square. investigators say several detectives, were offered sexual services for money, in the body of zen massage parlor off sugar town road. risque advertisements by body of zen led police to check it out. >> we decided to check out these institutions, not just massage parlors but other ones that may or may not have different activity because we want to keep our township save. >> reporter: radnor police say the investigation is ongoing and detectives are trying to learn if the prostitution case may lead to human trafficking. >> some of these women providing services are against their, being there against their will,

i'm live from center city, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >> jim? >> chad, thank you. >>> a man was murdered in a tgi friday's parking lot the tonight. it happened at 7:00 o'clock at the airport plaza shopping center in new castle, delaware. that ace long the 100 block of north du pont highway. detectives are interviewing more than a dozen witnesses to figure out what sparked the deadly gunfire. this is just the third homicide in new castle in the past two years. >>> the women convicted for taking part in a center city philadelphia gay bashing, will spend the next five to ten months behind bars. twenty-five year-old catherine knott, apologized to the victims today and then was immediately taken into custody, upon sentencing this afternoon. when she is released from jail, the judge has ordered her to get anger management, and stay out of philadelphia for two years. >>> it is the final push for the presidential contenders in new hampshire with the voting set to begin in the morning, actually in less than an hour in dixonville notch. monica malpass is l

as "action news" reporter chad pradelli found out cars do not the fair too well in these temperatures either. >> parked a half block from the opposite direction. >> reporter: triple a crews have been busy. kim, lost power to her car but bill jolean was quick on the scene. he said he has responded to several calls for dead batteries and even frozen fuel. >> what do you think it is? >> i don't know yet. >> i totally lost power. thank god for triple a because i would be stranded out here for a while. >> reporter: thinks start of the arctic blast that could break records. valets and others who work outside are bracing for the brutal cold to come. >> i'm a college student and just trying to get a little bit of extra money on the side, so i will be out here. i will stay warm. my hand warmers ready. i'm ready to go. >> reporter: city issued a code blue triggering outreach to the homeless like kenney thomas. where are you going to go this weekend. >> sleeping at the mission on south street. >> she had a quick dead battery in the even, 150 bucks and she was back on the road. she is relieved he

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is right there as well and he joins us live now with updates, hi there chad. >> reporter: hi walter. when these dancers are done tomorrow they would have been on their feet with no sleep for 46 straight hours. you can see behind me there are performances on stage, the dancers are still moving around, i would say, inside the bryce jordan center, it is still electric, as they raise money for pediatric cancer. >> ♪ >> reporter: thon 2016 is near midway point, fatigue will be a faux, over remaining hours. >> the muscles and the arches in your feet, you but they tense up and your lower calves but other than that, i have pain in my lower back and hamstring. >> i'm not too tired yet. we have no idea how much longer we have to go though. >> i feel great. my feet hurt a little bit but i'm having a great time. >> ♪ >> reporter: performances on stage help pass the time but it is the children who provide the motivation. >> three, two, one... >> reporter: several volunteers went up on stage to have their haircut for wigs for kid, including ten year-old mana pot

. >> for more and the day's developments lets go it chad pradelli outside of the courthouse tonight. >> reporter: yes rick prosecutors spent the day driving home the point that there is no written non-prosecution agreement in this case and if a previous district attorney declared a verbal one, including those of the alleged victim knew about it. >> montgomery county district attorney kevin steele argued that the previous d.a. had no authority shielding bill cosby from sexual assault charges and that the government was not put in writing and a misuse of authority. a secret agreement that provides a wealthy defendant to buy his wait you of a criminal case is not right. they contend then d.a. bruce caster's 2005's decision not to prosecute bars his successors from filing charges. caster testified that the case had serious flaws and hopes that the none prosecution agreement would compel cosby to testify in a civil trial which he did. >> there was a promise made 11 years ago upon which he relied and the sovereign must live up to the promise. the cosby case was unsealed this summer and fue

i'm live on independence mall, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." rick. >> all right, chad, thank you. >>> well, this weekend's dangerous temperatures has local officials opening warming centers for those in need. a code blue is in effect in camden tonight meaning anyone without a place to stay can head to one of two warming centers. a code blue emergency takes effect tomorrow across camden county and in delaware a code purple will be in effect across all three counties. shelters in new castle and sussex counties will be opened tonight through monday. kent county shelters will be opened through tuesday. and we have a complete list of the shelters by going to our web site at 6abc.com. >> and with that dangerous cold on top of the mind doctors warning everyone to be aware of how long they're staying outside and how much of themselves they're covering up. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman at the big board with more on frost bite dangers. hi, ali. >> hi, guys. frost bite can set in quicker than you may think as temperatures start to go down

"action news" reporter chad pradelli live in state college this afternoon. chad, this is the culmination of a year's worth of planning and lots of fundraising. >> reporter: absolutely. a lot of work goes into it. the clock is ticking and little less than two hours 700 dancers will take the floor here at the bryce jordan center and start their 46-hour journey. behind me you see some of the committee members and captains that will help these dancers over the next couple of days. now, just moments ago the doors opened here to the bryce jordan center and you can see the spectators and supporters beginning to make their way into the seats. soon the stadium or this arena will be path it will be a raucous atmosphere. right there is the stage for thon2016. that's where the performers entertainers athletes and others will get up on and they will help keep these dancers motivated but if they need any motivation these dancers, it is for the kids like you mentioned, kids with pediatric cancer, that is all the motivation they need but right there above the stage, that is

i'm live in north philadelphia, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, a teenager from south jersey wins big at the westminster dog show, you'll hear what it takes to compete at the most prestigious dog show in the country. and phillies pitchers and catchers have arrived. we go live to florida with spring training is underway. >> temperatures are starting to warm up in the southern plains and a piece of this is moving in our direction. it takes up much of our seven-day forecast. >>> pennsylvania governor, tom wolf was in philadelphia today to welcome a new shipping line it's all about expanding business with pennsylvania and mexico, the ship named atlantico made their first chip last week and will make one trip a week from mexico and officials say by shipping by cargo ship rather than tractor trailer, it will have a positive impact on the environment. >>> last night we told you about the german short hair pointer that won best in show. but we have a local winner from burlington county. and nora muchanic has that story. i think this

as "action news" reporter chad pradelli found out cars don't fair too well either in these temperaturesk a half block from the opposite direction. >> reporter: triple will a crews have been busy. kim posepanco lost power to her car but bill jolean was quick on the scene. he has responded to several calls for dead batteries and even frozen fuel. what do you think it is. >> i do in the know yet. >> i totally lost power. thank god for triple a because i would be stranded out here for quite a while. >> reporter: this is just a start of the arctic blast that could break record. valets and others who work outside are bracing for the brutal cold to come. >> i'm a college student. i'm just trying to get a little will bit of extra money on the side so i will be out here. i will stay warm. get my hand warmers ready. i'm ready to go. >> reporter: city issued a code blue triggering outreach to the homeless like kenney thomas. where will you go this weekend? >> i will be sleeping at the mission at south street. >> reporter: she had a dead bat theory in the end, but 150 bucks, and then she was back o

in logan square, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >>> of course, plumetting temperaturesake it very dangerous for the homeless. the frostbite can quickly set in, even for those who like to exercise outside. doctors say moving helps keep your body warm, but, sweating can increase your risk of frostbite. early signs including numbness, tingling and skin turning red, white or gray or appearing waxy. doctors say frostbite can set in ten minutes if not dress add pope eighthly. >>> keep track of the brutally cold temperatures anytime from accu weather on our web site at six abc.com. also follow our meteorologist as they post updates throughout the weekend. >>> police in delaware are investigating what led to a double shooting, someone shot two men, at about 10:30 last night on the 300 block of clive street in bell vet dear. crews rush victim to the hospital with serious injuries. police have have not made any arrests. >>> a fire department in south jersey paying tribute to a georgia police officer shot and killed in the line of duty. the lawnside fire company put up, black bunt

live at the bryce jordan center tonight is "action news" reporter chad pradelli. chade can hear it. what is the situation right now. >> reporter: well, jim it is a rocks o here in the bryceordan cter. justoments ago cal ban got offhe stage they had beatles pying hey je, great performance. take a lo at e dance. they ha be dancing qte a while. they have lo ro aad until day 4:00 p.m. the stand are packed. supporters and spectators on their e providing inspiration but the re ipation, as you know jimmies the children wh cancer. >> three two, one... >> with that 700 ps penn statetudents srted a 46 hour uey of perseverance. >> it is scial really special. thet unique. it is largest stentun philanthropy in the world. this ishat penn state isll about. >> i'm orwhelmed with emotion. we have been talking about this weekend for the entire year. it unreal. it is finally he. >> reporter: these spirational young men a men entered bryce rn center to a rock us crowd th dance marathon culminates year long commitment to raise money f fouriamond n penn state hershey children's hospital and pediatric can

chad pradelli is surveying the damage season live in salisbury township. what have you seen personally today? >> reporter: well jim, what we have is a lot of what you see behind me, you can see the barn right there and see it is a shelf its former self. you can see the roof has been ripped off and officials tell us that this tornado had a sort of snake like path. and if you look here this house is seemingly untouched. but talking with officials, 40 to 50 homes were damaged but this community is already rebuilding. >> the tornado ripped a path of destruction five miles long, roofs were ripped off and barns levels and even a one room school house was destroyed. >> it's rare to have a tornado particularly of this magnitude kind of on the ground that long and doing this sort of damage. >> white horse is amish country, the deeply religious commune was already cleaning up and rebuilding today. the amish doesn't obtain traditional insurance but count on their fellow man to help. >> it's amish aid, every neighbor come together and helps the other out. >> families

a "action news" reporter chad pradelli is outside of the cotroom in norriowtonight. chad?> yeah, jim, former montgomery coun dtri attorney, bruce castor, spent must of the d testifyi about thatromise t to prosecute bill coy. but it was a verl prome, d now the judge must decide if it is binding. bill cosby left the montgery county cou waving a sma group of supportersho just finished listening to bruce castor who testifiede promised cosby's former attorney that the comedn could not be prosecud ever. castosa that he hoped it would me cosby to testify in a vilase brought by anda constand, which ultimely happened and cosby and constand reached an out--court settlement. castor testified he hed that he helped make constand a milonaire. and cos tesfied tt he ve constand three blue pills and had sexual contact wh the temple eloyee in his ho, but instedt s consensual. d newly-elected d.a. kevin steele says any noprosecution argumt should have beenn writing. and there is no evidence that one exists. he says whi he believed constand's clai, it took her a yro go to t aorney. ande said

if you see neighbors not doing it, let authorities know n logan square, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >>> reminder, you can keep track of the bitter cold temperatures anytime from accu weather. just go to our web site the at six abc.com. follow our meteorologists as they post updates throughout the weekend. >>> developing right now, at 9:00 o'clock fire destroys four apartments in bucks county. right now investigators are trying to figure out the cause, "action news" was there this morning as smoke pours from the roof of the building number four at fox wood manor. that is on the 2100 block of veterans highway, in middletown, township. two people were hurt, and one treated for smoke inhalation. that person was taken to st. mary medical center. the brutal cold turned the streets into sheets of ice. the penndot was called out to pour salt on to the roads. >>> 9:04 are time. from our delaware news room two men remain in the the hospital this morning after a double shooting. the the action cam was on the scene around 10:30 last night, here on the 300 block of clive street in

chad pradelli for channel 6 jim?n news." >> thank you. >>> police in a surb of los angelesre tingo figure out exactly how this happen. a car crash ended with a vehicle on top of an atthed garage. ty thinkhe lus driver went off the road, down a neighb's driver wheret launcd off another car. the dver suffered only bumps and bruise arane had tbe brought in to lift it off t ro. >>>eeing firshand what it looked liken a plane moments aftern explosion that blew a hole in the cabin. this happened just aft takeoff from somalia yesterday. theilot was ab to return to the aiort. is believed one passenger w sucked right out of that plane. >>> a man's bodyound a srt distance away but they can't confirm if it washe missing passeer, although the suggestion is that it is. was caud by a bomb.osion >> >>>he govnmt bro it, the governmenmust fix it. >> a frustrated representative from maryland among t lawmakers with hearing the first testn flint water isis. the key officialsrom flint didn't show. the city wat is tin sce 2014 when theywit

chad pradelli has been following the case and has the exclusive repor >> investigators say the trio stoleearly two dozen vehies, maiy contracr trucks. major crimes say trentonnd smith would tart ford trucks and advance simar to these. >> tggering the wk advan for the items iide f tools and things of that nature. while the spects could stealh couldt dre. two wks agohey allegedly crhed a stolen vehicle into two occupied cars d two beat cars captured them and smi crashed another stolen vehicle but got ay a left his cell phone behi, butting defecves on his scen andesterday he s caught in a stolen ford taurus. >> most of the timet walate overnighhour it actually ran a game -- gammot of location >>> and they say one night they ole four vehles a after taking tools they dumped th. andearch warrants at the suspect's home in kensington. inside the detectives fou tools andther items allegedly stolen from the victim >> ts is an ooing investigaon. at some time weill probably reach out to the public to try and things we coughed back to them. >> the investigators say most of the vehicles were rovered b

"actionews" reporter chad pradelli is live at raor township police. chad, whatshe story here. reporter: yeah, jim investigators say that the the man were selling se at body of zennd now vestigators want toee if is oitution case is lied to human trafficking. radnor li hauledwo women in court this evening to ce prtitution aes after radnor and state police conductn under cover sting operation in devon square. investigators say several dectives, were offered sexual services for n, in the dy of zen massage parlor off sugar tn road. risque advertisements by body of z d le to cckt out. >> we decided to check out these institutions, not jt massage parlors but other ones that may or may not ve different activityecause we want toeep our tnship save. >> reporter: radnor police say the investigation is ongoing and detectives are trying to learn if the prostitution case y ad to human trafficking. some of these men providing services are ainst their, being there against their will, en we hope we are able toelp them as we because they are vtims themselves. >> reporter: under cover sting oper

"action news" reporter chad pradelli has en investigating the incident and he is li across the street from city hall, chad, what do you o >> reporter: yeah, jim that freshman was attacked right here on wednesday and another student was aacked day, nothe far from here and police say there may a third victim this week. police say that these tacks, by a group of tee are becoming an increasing problem. jimmy fallon's eye is swollen bloody. he has a nssion after a group of tes jumped him here in front of the municipal services building at k and broad wednesday aernoon. >> they were just tng there and first kid swung at me. i trd to defend myself d then as ideaended sf others srd jumping on me. >> it makesou scary cse ten minutes prior i'm tellg my sonny love him d i tting ahe call saying your son just got be up and he is laying he cing. >> reporter: roman catholic freshman estimates more than a dozen students fr another school pummeledim. heas walking to the trn station after school when he was attack. >> they rolled me over d started to kick . when they got up the kid took myhone and ran

for now live in state college, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news.im. >> thank you, chad. >>> exactly right, we are pleased to be streaming all 46 hours of thon on our web site at 6abc.com. and you can see more of chad's photographs and videos all weekend long by going to our facebook page facebook.com/6abcaction news. >>> a willow grove elementary school recognized a man today. they say embodies the spirit of a hero. students at fitzwater elementary school honored their custodian percy hearder during a school assembly today. hearder has been working at the school for 21 years. he has 28 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, so he knows that a little caring can go a long way. >> sometime on my bad days when i come in here, the kids just -- i see them sad and i just feel as though i got to perk them up. i forget about my own feelings sometime and make the kids happy. >> in honor of black history month, students here have been studying what makes someone a hero and they say herder is everything that a hero should be. >> we found out the goldilocks t

in bensalem chad pradelli, channel6 "action news. >> new jersey governor chris christie is trying again to fill a longstanding vacancy on the state supreme court. this afternoon christie nominated superior court judge david baumann. christie nominated because plan in 2012 but baumann wasn't given a confirmation hearing. mary katherine cuff temporarily filled the vacancy. if baumann is approved, the makeup of the court would be four republicans, two democrats and one independent. >>> jim kenney wants a soda tax a proposed tax on sugary drinks would be included when mayor kenney lays out his new budget later this week. ken flea is seeking a three-cent tax to raise $400 million over the next five years. it would expand universal prek pay off debts needed to invest in parks and recreation centers and finance a green jobs initiative. the beverage industry and unions vow to fight the tax. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, 100 years old or 25? we'll meet the south jersey woman who is celebrating a special milestone today. >>> then he may be young but this pitcher has high expectations fo

chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you chad. we have given you a live look inside of that courthouse all day on our website. it's all at 6abc.com. >>> meanwhile, in california a lawsuit accusing cosby of sexual abuse was dismissed. model chloe gowhens dismissed her complaint. they said that some of the details could not be confirmed . >>> heavy rains are heading our way and penndot crews are making sure the roads are ready. workers cleared storm drains today. they are worry that snow or other debris could create flooding issues and meantime cecily tynan is timing out the rain and is outside with the accuweather forecast. >> outside tractor trailer place to be we have bright sunshine and comfortable conditions and there is a storm brewing and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing this storm system is bringing blizzard conditions to the upper midwest and severe weather to the deep south and that low pressure west of kansas city is lifting to the great lakes and we are not dealing with the low pressure and the snow but we will ge

chad pradelli is surveying the damage season live in salisbury township. what have you seen personally today? >> reporter: well jim, what we have is a lot of what you see behind me, you can see the barn right there and see it is a shelf its former self. you can see the roof has been ripped off and officials tell us that this tornado had a sort of snake like path. and if you look here this house is seemingly untouched. but talking with officials, 40 to 50 homes were damaged but this community is already rebuilding. >> the tornado ripped a path of destruction five miles long, roofs were ripped off and barns levels and even a one room school house was destroyed. >> it's rare to have a tornado

police those brownies ended up in the hands of middle schoolers for more on this story we turn to chad pradelli live in bensalem. chad. >> reporter: yeah, rick, when you deal drugs and they end up in the hands of seventh graders who take the drugs while in school, well, police are going to be on your tail and that's exactly what happened here in bensalem last week. police say 18-year-old jacob francisco a senior at bensalem high school manufactured and sold pot brownies. when upwards of a dozen shafer middle schoolers ate the brownies during school last week other students went to teachers who contacted police. >> he's been selling drugs by his own admission since he was 13 years old. he's got about a dozen and a half customers that he regularly sells to and he was selling them to kids in the middle school. >> reporter: director of public safety fred herron says marijuana laced brownies are bad as if but too often materials rails the brownies with synthetic marijuana and other chemicals that can can lead to hallucinations and other serious side effects. >> they could be ingesting something that