back to you all. >> david murphy is outside our studio with the good news temperatures wise this week ahead. >> reporter: can't do anything about the potholes, i hit one way to hard on the way to work this morning it's dark and you can't see them. we have sunshine breaking out across the region. some of you are dealing with clouds and there's light precipitation that snuck through in the predawn hours that's all gone. morning lows we were cold. 32 in philadelphia. 30 in wilmington. we had overnight refreezing and melting snow. but the temperatures now that the cloud cover is gypping to disburses and now that -- beginning to disburse, we're up to 52 degrees in philadelphia. 45 in pittsburgh and 49 in new york city but that's a lot of nice neighborhood temperatures from here to richmond, virginia. the rest of the afternoon 2:00 p.m., 352 degrees, 54 around # p.m. 4:00 p.m., 53 still feeling comfortable. after that we take a sharp drop. 40 degrees by 8:00 p.m. all eyes are on this system well to the south and west, but future tracker 6 shows you by the early afternoon tomorrow we'll see

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news two americans were on the flight that went down in france yesterday. the new information about that plane crash. >> and a thief at work inside a local supermarket, the bold way he stole thousands of dollars in groceries. >> but the big story is rain heading our way as we look outside at sky 6 hd at the jersey shore in atlantic city. we are expecting afternoon showers you can tell from the sky that things are starting to gray out there a bit. david murphy joins us with the latest at the big board. >> there is rain from the western suburbs, stormtracker 6 live double scan tracking it for you. mostly light precipitation, you can see through this series of images, we get yellow popping up and it doesn't last long and this is nuisance precipitation and the western half of newcastle county delaware and those of you in south jersey and the delaware bay are close to seeing the first drops. it's colder in pottsville and areas north of harrisburg, so perhaps a bit of wet snow popping up here an

for more on changing conditions, david murphy is at the big board. we have already reached the day's high. >> it looks like we hit it at the noon hour and things turn around quickly. we had sprinkles and showers that stayed to the north of us now you see holes in the clouds out here, we'll return more sunshine to the picture as the day goes on and it's breaking through a bit but man have the numbers soared. a southwesterly flow in advance of cold air and ahead of it 67 degrees in philadelphia and 68 in dover and 68 in millville. not quite so mild up north and some of these spots including reading and lancaster and wilmington have dropped from their highs already because the cold air is beginning to work its way into the west. you look at the wind profile you see that happening these reports have bumped the numbers up, and we bring the air from the west and bring it in and see the western areas begin to drop a bit. why is it getting cooler? if you look at the profile, earlier this morning we were pulling in air from down here and you can see where we

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a highway police chase unfolded this and morning and the crash of two vehicles sends a suv into a montgomery creek. >>> but the big story is not one but two winter storms coming our way in the next two days. >> one is expected this afternoon and some schools are dismissing early here is the list on the bottom of your screen. lets get the latest from melissa magee in for david murphy. >> we are tracking moisture getting closer and closer to the delaware valley, the snow is in areas of south jersey and delaware and western suburbs and virga it is snow in the

and a tragic turn in the crash of 9525 two americans were on board and david murphy is watching for warmer weather move into our area but bring precipitation along with it. >>> we are following breaking news now in just the past 20 minutes, "action news" has confirmed that one of the people on board the plane that crashed yesterday was emilyselke. >>> and don tollefson faces sentencing in court today. chad pradelli is live in doylestown with the latest. >> reporter: hey sara, this sentencing is running a couple of hours but we have yet to hear from 62-year-old don tollefson and he arrived at the courthouse and continues to look gaunt and pale and i asked him if he was nervous and he said yes, but a good nerveous. in the name of charity he sold bogus sports spakages to pay for gambling and bills. people said they were duped and ripped off and a psychologist testified for tollefson talking about a rough and lonely childhood. tollefson is expected to testify and apologize to his victims that should happen here in the next hour to hour and a half. we'll see if the judge hands down a sentence o

that on the right and now a live look at center city shows a sunny and dry day, meteorologist, david murphy is outside with more. >> i love the before and after shot you just showed. you kind of don't want to think about what has been but it's easier when you know what is ahead this afternoon. lets look at satellite we have remnants of that significant rain, and some of that down near dover, the other thing i want to point out is how that white sheet of clouds beginning to get dark gray in spots and that is an indication that the sun is breaking through the clouds and right now a thicker swatch that is breaking through and we are looking at sun and clouds the rest of the way temperatures now not to shabby 55 in philadelphia you want to get 2 degrees warmer go to washington where it's 57 and cooler air out to the west but we don't have to worry about that tonight or overnight. richmond virginia mid-60s and 60 degrees here by 2:00 and i expect to get up there around 3:00 and we are holding on to 60 degrees and by 6:00 not too bad. we'll see the temperatures dip a bit down to 51 by 10:00 and o

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with rain on the way we enjoy another day of mild conditions and rain will dampen the mood. sky 6 hd looking at the center city skyline we had sunshine this morning but clouds increase this afternoon after wet weather moves in. david murphy is tracking this at the big board. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan already showing us that the atmosphere is beginning to get moist down by baltimore and gettysburg and dover delaware this initial precipitation may not be hitting the ground but we are setting the table for that precipitation coming in from the south and west. the system extends towards cincinnati and nashville. this is pushing past us and bringing us the majority of rain the low pressure is swooping by to the south as well. some clouds are rolling and we started with how this was this morning going to change and there is that rain, the initial onslaught of it is not all that heavy, enough to slow things down on the roads and getting steadier toward rush hour the wide view it moves in

this is the one. >>> david murphy is back inside now with a look at the forecast.s now but things are changing. >> yes in a hurry already numbers dropping in the western suburbs. we have no rain out there but when the action cam was out along the schuylkill river earlier you can see traces of sunshine beginning to break through the clouds. got a skuller there on the water too. i guess everybody was at the office a nice mid-day to be out. pretty nice out there for now as we take a look at the current number, 67 in philadelphia feeling good out there winds from the northwest at 18 miles per hour and as the winds drop down from the northwest they tap into cooler air from toronto and new york state and into philadelphia sprinkles in the overnight hours future tracker 6 showing the cloud cover is likely to break up and we are likely to see increased sunshine and the winds are not going anywhere from now until 6:00, you can see how the gusts turn directly out of the northwest going as high as 35 to 40 miles per hour at times. than will continue to bring that cooler air i

meteorologist david murphy is over at the "action news" bird with all the details. >> reporter: first things first it is a beautiful arch. we afternoon, we had morning clouds, but they are breaking up. we may transition to mostly to partly sunny skies. the temperature is zooming. we're up to 52 in philadelphia. 53 in wilmington. 44 in allentown that's an improvement from this morning and 53 in millville and this afternoon looks like we'll above average. 5 4r -- 54 degrees is the forecast high might go a degree or two higher. 50 is the average high. this is big news because this is the first time this month we've been above average and first time in 15 days we've been average and the second time in the last four weeks. get outside and enjoy it. by tomorrow we have an area of low pressure related warm front that will migrating in our direction, during the afternoon we are expecting the rain to overtake the region. when i come back we'll show you future tracker 6 and plot the arrival and departure of the next round of precipitation. >> as you get outside to enjoy the warm weather stick w

let's go outside to david murphy. it's we're looking at the sunshine retake the skies. satellite shows you how the clouds are thinning out radar looking at rain and snow showers that came through this morning. temperatures above freezing so just wet roads out of that. winds are a factor as you mentioned coming out of the southwest in the teens across the region. we're beginning to see some areas report some gusts and in some cases gusts up in the 20s. 26 in reading. philadelphia did not have a gust but will as we're looking at gust 20 to 30 miles per hour out of the west in the afternoon. temperatures are cooler, 48 degrees in philadelphia. that's two degrees better than yesterday's high. with the flow out of the southwest and west this afternoon, looks like we'll get well into the 50s. by 2:00 p.m. we expect to be 55 degrees, that will be better. the high today is 58 which is the average high for this date for a change. we have not been able to see a lot of days where we've been able to say that. we'll be back in the 40s by 10:00 p.m. not a bad day grab a coat, but ove

david murphy is outside of the studios. >> what is different about this picture? no coat. >> it's been a long time since i was out on the terrace it feels good with light winds lets get the satellite, it's the west side of the country the place to be little clouds and lots of sunshine. we have a little bit of rain pushing to the east of st. louis and pushing it into our direction. as we take a closer view we see the clouds getting thicker and there comes the rain, the best way to see what is happening now is on stormtracker 6 live double scan with that very extra detailed look at the precipitation move of what you are seeing is most of it is it fall ago part as it tries to get in our area, it's slight shades of green and some of it is not hitting the ground yet but building up in the atmosphere and on its way here. 54 in philadelphia, and even washington 46 and 51 in new york city. as the precipitation pushes is it's it's rain and not the frozen stuff. after 4:00 the rain gets steadier and it's fairly wet for the evening commute, 52 degrees by 2:00, about the same

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david murphy it's almost april, but not to worry the feel of spring should be on its way back. good morning 4:30, monday, march 30th. matt o'donnell is off, nydia han joins us, let's go over to get answers from david murphy and karen rogers has the commute. >> reporter: it's the winter that doesn't want to quit. we have temperatures above freezing. we have snow showers that will not last long. they will act like rain on the roads. there's a batch in allentown and philadelphia and parts of south jersey the second one coming in, the farther south you go, the better chance you have of seeing rain. the wide view shows cloud cover around this morning we expect clouds and sun as we get on the other side of the massive cloud cover and dry air starts to build in. temperatures are above freezing, 36 in philadelphia. 37 in wilmington. of course, we were coolish yesterday, but a lot of areas got well into the 40s i would say. the ground not primed to take on much of the snow. 36 degrees in dover. 39 in wildwood. closer to the freezing mark in allentown and reading. 38 degrees by 8:00 a.m.

for more on that, david murphy is at the big board spring is approaching, david. >> reporter: it is, it arrives officially on friday, we're getting a preview today with temperatures improving through the afternoon. there are holes in the clouds and we're getting sunshine through. some of the thicker cloud cover is on the way that will come in later on during the afternoon hours. temperatures are beginning to bounce back from morning lows in the 30s. 45 in philadelphia. 50 in millville. 44 in trenton. with a warm avection pattern, we have warmer air to add to the numbers later this afternoon. this afternoon we're looking for a high around 60. if we fall short of it, we'll be above the average high of 53. 45 is the overnight low which is on the mild side. as we look at temperatures, it will be a while before we can get rid of the mild air there's a big chunk of it that's extending back to saint louis and kansas and beyond. what's going to happen during the day tomorrow and tomorrow evening, the winds will draw from the north an we'll tap into some of this cooler air. mild today mild fo

looking live outside, sky 6 hd beautiful picture now at 12:33 in the afternoon, meteorologist david murphy is outside of the studios with more now. >> i tried to open the door to get out on the terrace and the wind tried to push it back against me it's blustery across the region and sunshine aplenty. when you focus in locally it's hard to catch any cloud cover at all over the last six hours a little bit up by hartford connecticut, but high pressure is doing good in terms of the sun and winds are whipping down from the north 48 right now in philadelphia and 54 in washington still in the 30s in places like binghamton and buffalo and we'll stay in the low 50s for a high today. about 9 degrees cooler than yesterday in spots. not every reporting station reporting gusts but those that are are reporting strong winds 31 miles per hour gusts in philadelphia and also at the airport in atlantic city and basically can you all expect gusts ranging from 20 to 30 miles per hour this afternoon. 52 at 3:00, we'll be inching up that way at 2:00, 6:00, 46 and moving back into the 30s at 9:00 or 10:00 tonight

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off, in the news a large fight brings police to a new jersey high school what we know about the brawl this morning. and one accident causes massive headaches for drivers on the ben franklin bridge what was inside the truck that made tractor trailer cleanup to difficult. >>> and the big story is preparations for one final storm of the winter season. the action cam found trucks dropping brine solution across the tri-state area, we expect snow and rain during the friday morning commute just hours before the official start of spring ironically, david murphy is tracking everything from the big board. >> when all of us thought maybe we were done, a winter weather advisory started in the morning and going into the evening, wildwood and dover you'll get mainly rain but the rest of this will see a portion of this storm system as wet snow and the farther north you go it's all wet snow, it's mostly wet on the roadways but slippery travel is possible. a few high thin clouds today and there is

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news two students apologized for leading a racist chant at the university of oklahoma. >> and a safety precaution for students after reports of a man with a gun at a philadelphia elementary school. >> but we begin this noon with a developing story 11 marines and soldiers presumed dead after a military helicopter crash in florida. rescuers already recovered some of the bodies and wreckage. here is the very latest. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the coast guard said that debris and human remains are recovered off the coast of the florida panhandle. they are continuing the search for the 11 troops that were on a special training ops mission last night. it was 8:30 last night when their chopper went missing in heavy fog after leaving elgin air force base innence encenence pensacola the marines were from camp lejeune in north carolina and the marines were from louisiana. >> a reminder to those that serve put themselves at risk during training and in combat. the helicopter when down near pensac

david murphy with accuweather next. jim: it's a bad idea to assess children this way. it takes away the joy of learning in a classroom, which was one of the reasons we all became teachers - to see the bright look on their face when you finally got them. ros: it's those years where we had that teacher who gave us a little extra, who spent a little bit more time with us, who made us stay after school, who kept calling our parent. a standardized test is one of the weakest ways to assess student learning and student knowledge. jim: it's detrimental. standardized testing is sucking the air out of classrooms. >> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., thursday, march 19. we're following breaking traffic news. >>> a big rig that fell over near a major bridge over the delaware is causing problems nearly ten hours later. >> dramatic new video shows firefighters battling a raging house fire overnight. >> cats and leopards hit the hardwood we preview the day for two local teams in the big dance. >> we have weather and traffic with david murphy and karen rogers. , good morning everybody we

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> we are following breaking news from philadelphia police this afternoon two men are charged in the murder of robert wilson iii and new information is released about the shoot that claimed his life. sara bloomquist is off and the big story on "action news" is the gun battle that killed a police officer yesterday. both suspects are identified and charged with murder. eva pilgram just got an update and she joins us live from headquarters. >> reporter: rick, we are learning more about the two men accused of murdering a police officer. they are brothers police say they both have criminal history and officers found an ak-47 at one of their homes last night and in one of their confessions they said the guns taken from the robbery scene that they used were bought off the streets. ramon williams and karl hipps were taken into custody and charged. meanwhile investigators are learning more about what happened inside of the store. >> when you look at the actions of the officer he redefined what a hero is all about one he steppe

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news, new video of an armed robbery inside of a local market. what happened to a suspect after he fled the scene. >>> and a woman is hit by two cars. the tragedy at a buck county intersection. >> but the big story is the accidents that left a school bus inside of a house. the driver jumped the curve and hit the bus incredibly nobody was hurt. it happened in blue bell, montgomery county off 202. now they are trying to determine what happened and how to remove the bus without having the house collapse. walter perez joins us live from the scene. >> reporter: we'll take you right to the scene as you can see it's quite a scene. it didn't just hit the house it went into the house at 7:45 this morning. there were 10 people inside of building and three people inside. and no serious injuries reported. the driver never slumped over a few children said he started hyperventilating when he hit the gas and careened into the home and we spoke with a sixth grader who stayed calm and saved the day. >> i tho

live in rhawnhurst david murphy channel 6 "action news." >> the u.s. justice department is announcing its result of this review of deadly shooting by philadelphia police officers. u.s. attorney is holding the news conference at this hour philadelphia police commissioner ramsey and mayor nutter. in 2013 commissioner ramsey requested the doj review. it found 48 deficiencies. vernon odem is at the news conference now and will have a live report at 12:30. >> "action news" is gathering information on three attacks in camden overnight. police say the attacks were not random. a man and woman were stabbed at 6th and cherry. another person assaulted on dickenson street a few blocks away. all of the victims were taken to the hospital. >>> philadelphia police are looking for a thief who took advantage of a forgetful shopper. the suspect stole a wallet from a handbag at the deli last wednesday. detectives released the video showing him taken the wallet left on the window sill by the shopper. if you have any information on the suspect's identity call 215-546-tips.

and david murphy has the exclusive accuweather forecast and more. >>> several manhole explosions forced evacuations in a downtown minneapolis location. there was a fire underground that sparked four or five explosions there a helicopter news crew captured one of those explosions and the reason remains under investigation. >>> starbucks is not backing down for a proposal to tackle race relations. here is more. >> reporter: starbucks ceo speaking out just hours after launching a huge campaign about race relations in america that went over like a cold cup of coffee. >> people were incredibly local. this is when i 1% without any training has a mid-life white man's burden crisis. >> i say to that no good deed goes unpunished. they are having baristas write race relations on cups. >> are white people crazy in line before they have their coffee yes they are. >> is a black man in line talking about his oppression with his people going to make those white people crankier? probably yes. >> howard shultz says he want to help by using his company's popularity to do some good. >> why do you think pe

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a highway police chase unfolded this and morning and the crash of two vehicles sends a suv into a montgomery creek. >>> but the big story is not one but two winter storms coming our way in the next two days. >> one is expected this afternoon and some schools are dismissing early here is the list on the bottom of your screen. lets get the latest from melissa magee in for david murphy. >> we are tracking moisture getting closer and closer to the delaware valley, the snow is in areas of south jersey and delaware and western suburbs and virga it is snow in the atmosphere but it's not making its way down to the surface just yet, we have to wait for the atmosphere to moisten up a bit. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing the swath of snow moving across the great lakes and precipitation is moving across the ohio valley and this is working its way to a north to southeast direction, the winter weather advisory is up for the heart of the region, the exception is cumberland county and south j

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, police fear a missing woman from delaware county was a victim of a crime. new detail as nouned this morning. >>> and a woman's abduction turns out to be fake what we know about the hoax in california. >>> prosecutors confirm that the pilot was locked out of the cockpit the voice recorder caught him banging on the door while the copilot intentionally sent the plane into the side of a mountain. lets go to marcy gonzales in new york. >> reporter: good afternoon, investigators don't know the motive it is clear though that this tragedy was not an accident. in the final moments before germanwings slammed into the french alps, the voice recording picked up the screams of passengers and the pilot locked out of the cockpit frank particularly pounding on the door silence as he hit the button to bring the plane down in a 10 minute long deadly decent. >> what activated i don't know but it could be analyzed as a willingness to destroy the aircraft. >> the new revelations gleaned from th

ask your doctor about xarelto® today. >>> meteorologist, david murphy, is here with the forecast.we. >> yes and we are still around average, stormtracker 6 live double scan also shows you we are without precipitation today. the action cam is out earlier in front of the art museum and can you see the sunshine and at the same time the bushes are wiggling around and we have fairly significant winds blowing through the region 48 degrees and definitely cooler than this time yesterday yesterday's high is 61 and we'll fall short of that and winds northwest at 33 miles per hour too and that is definitely a noticeable wind and a reason to put on the coat as you head out. 43 in reading and 45 in trenton and 48 degrees in wildwood new jersey, there are the winds rolling out. north, and the wind is philadelphia is among one of the higher and we have gusts going up to about 30 in some cases, definitely blustery and chilly lots of sun and we don't see much additional cloud cover in the region the closest is south and west of pittsburgh, it's a possible that something pops through later in the d

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, the justice department prepares to release a scathing report of discrimination by police in ferguson, missouri. and they believe they have captured the man behind dangerous highway shootings. >> but the big story is snow on the way. >> it's gloomy weather and it will change to snow in the overnight hours and it will last through the morning rush home. we are live with team weather coverage annie mccormick is checking the side streets that is already covered in snow and ice that has not melted. lets go to karen rogers in for david murphy at the big board with the update from accuweather. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are dealing with light rain as expected. temperatures in the low 40s, it is just rain currently lets show you stormtracker 6 live double scan 3-d look at how many people across the country dealing with precipitation from boston to dallas texas a cold front is pushing in and changing this rain to snow and that will happen later on tonight and that

david murphy has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: it is called ink and gold the art known as cano. the painters were hand selected for their artwork by the rulers of scrap starting in the 15th century. their large scale gold leaf folding screens and sliding doors and ink painting and folding fans set the artistic theme of the nation. >> people think of japan always ink painting. this is the other side of japan the gorgeous side. >> reporter: japanese rulers used the artwork to line the hall also of their castles and homes. >> the rulers wanted symbols of power, so we see larger than life lions and tigers raptures, eagles or hawks. castle interiors were dark, so the gold helped brighten up the room. >> reporter: this is the first time the masterpieces have traveled outside of japan. it's the first time they have been shown anywhere since 1979. the work are so delicate that the philadelphia museum of art will rotate what's on display three times during the run of the exhibition so there's something new to see every four weeks. exhibition runs through may 10th go to arts in philly.org

, these are not tears that is rain, sky 6 hd showing you a soggy atlantic city, meteorologist, david murphy showing you rain in the forecast. >>> david here with another check from accuweather as the rain moves through, you can see that it is mostly in the center portion of region and off to points north, if we take a closer view, the movement of this show a movement to the north and east. we had earlier thunderstorms those are almost out of the picture to new york. but every once in a while there is a lighter shade of yellow near glassboro and medford lakes, this is coming through over the half hour or so. and we'll get into a lull where there is less rain overall when another band of rain drops down from the west in the evening hours, we have cloud cover in store for all of you as you head out. that is the case earlier in center city as we got ready for the rain to march into the region it's not just cloudy but also damp, highlights for the forecast it is mild and damp with the occasional showers tomorrow drier and cooler to end your work week, the ac -- no surprise there is rain in the n

. >> let's go over to david murphy and take a look at accuweather and karen karen rogers is helping you out with traffic. >> reporter: a nice day ahead. we have clouds on the verge pushing through. overall it's a clouds and sun forecast today visually. 34 degrees in philadelphia. 35 in allentown. close to the freezing mark in wilmington. and below freezing in millville. 35 in trenton. as you held out the door to catch the school bus 32 degrees by 6:00. 8:00 a.m., 36 degrees we start out on the chilly side certainly. as we roll through the day 8:00 a.m., 36 degrees, noon, all the way up to 52, and this afternoon by 3:00 p.m. 59 degrees we'll have a late day high of 60 degrees before dipping back to 56. st. patrick's day looks cloudy to start out with sprinkles and showers around, but also on the mild side, i'll have details coming up. >> reporter: i think the luck of the irish will be with us anyway. let's look at the maps we have an early morning accident causing a problem in bluebell, montgomery county. jolly road. if you haven't headed out yet watch for this. plymouth road continues t

we need david murphy and matt pellman to give us weather and traffic. good morning. >> reporter: because it's so cold out there it's causing problems with salt getting it eaten up. we would be in for sunshine with the snow heading off the coast. temperatures are down in record territory in spots. 14 degrees in philadelphia. still not a record there. 5-degree mark is a new record in allentown. same thing for wilmington, 10 degrees. trenton, 11. 16 in wildwood, 10 in dover so bitter cold has returned to the region. winds are on the light side dropping out of the north enough to give you a windchill to make it feel like 2 in wilmington. you meant to bundle up. for the purpose of the morning commute you want to expect delays snow-packed side streets, salt is less effective on the roads and and a lot of mains have partial snow coverage. the high is 26 degrees at 3:00 p.m. today before dipping back to 21. we don't have strong wind out there, that's the only good news irk give you. >> reporter: -- i can give you. >> reporter: let's get this party started in no

. >> reporter: hey everybody david murphy here with an update from accuweather. a little bit of precipitation clearing the northern suburbs. we have concerns of freezing drizzle, you might find icy patches because of the melted snow. clouds for now partly sunny later, temperatures in the 30s in most neighborhoods currently. that were it's nice, we transition to partly sunny skies and high of 53. 50, tomorrow late afternoon and evening rain arriving. this morning after a crew member killed during filming. was it an accident or a crime? >> bill cosby speaking out. his first message since all the allegations came out. it's an abc news exclusive. >> a canine murder mystery. the top dog killed at one of the most priss teenous shows in the world. two others sickened. the investigation right now. nestled away in northern california, in the quaint town of petaluma you'll find a locally owned restaurant where people come together for a great sandwich. fresh grilled egg whites melted white cheddar all on a toasted muffin. (b ut) if you don't live near petaluma the good new

david murphy is outside can't put that coat away yet. >> reporter: no, sarah. taking a look at satellite. we have sunshine across aerials of philadelphia. while there's a chance of additional cloud cover sweeping in from the west we expect it to stay on the bright side. morning lows where something else. 27 if philadelphia. 24 in wilmington. allen untown, 21. this is below average for this time of year. we are only rebounding to below-average highs. we're at 34 degrees in philadelphia. the temperature of 41 in washington will climb. that's where we'll wind up 41, 42. it could be worse up in binghamton it's 21 degrees. that's why you're no philadelphia not binghamton. in philadelphia, the winds are light, but it's affecting the feel of things in new york city and new york state. the winds will pick up a little bit before we are finish this afternoon. temperatures are the story. 40 degrees by 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m., that's the high, 42. 6:00 p.m., back in the 30s and back to the freezing mark by 8:00 p.m. tonight. so coat weather certainly but not too windy, if you

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off and we begin with breaking news, a 4-year-old child is found safe after being abducted in south philadelphia. he was taken from his home on the 2800 block of hope street his mother told police her ex-boyfriend carlos lebron jr. put on a ski mask and took the child without permission just before 3:00 a.m. they located the child and took lebron into custody. we'll update the story on "action news" beginning at 4:00 and 6abc.com. >>> police are trying to identify the gunman that kill aid man walking his dog last night. investigators think that the victim was a victim of robbery. eva pilgram is live at the scene in the overbrook section of philadelphia and she has the very latest. >> reporter: rick neighbors are out here all morning talking to each other just in utter disbelief about a man that was very well liked and to have walk lost his life doing something they do every day, walking his dog. >> this is horrible such a great neighborhood. nothing happens like that arm here. >> i was ac

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and in the news a woman's burned body is discovered in a westd philadelphia home and a new lawsuit claims there is a hidden danger in some popular wines and the big story is one last snowfall in the final hours of winter. not a major storm but not what we want to see on march 20th the day spring officially arrives and enough to send local schools home early, we are running a list at the bottom of your screen now. john rawlins in allentown and ep is in allentown but lets begin with melissa magee with the latest from accuweather. >> mother nature says winter is not done until 6:45 this evening and we are dealing with snowfall across the delaware and lehigh valley, we see that in interior sections of new jersey, and light rainfall along the tip of south jersey and cape may, but i want to go in tighter for street level for southern sections of camden county and areas in southern burlington and also into northern sections of atlantic county you can see the lavender in speedwell, thi

. >> let's turn to david murphy with the freezing rain we're tracking. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry off to to the north we have precipitation coming in. it's not a lot of precipitation but temperatures are cold enough for it to freezing up. in addition we have snow melt from yesterday that's freezing up. after 9:00 a.m. it should not be a problem because temperatures will get mild. as we look outside, we have cloudy skies over the ben franklin bridge. looks like everything is fine on i-95 and temperatures across region are cool, but not as bad as they were for much of last week. in philadelphia, officially we're above freezing at 35 degrees. i will remind you, though, that's the airport official temperature. there can cooler areas around the city on both sides of the river that can support the ice. 32 in wilmington. 29 in allentown. milder the farther south you go through south jersey and delaware. satellite shows you a lot of cloud cover around this morning as well as precipitation to the west. the precip is winding down after 9:00 a.m. there's no longer

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, a terror suspect with ties to new jersey we are following his first court appearance in new york. and classes resume for students in montgomery county after their private school burned down. >> but the big story on "action news" is the aftermath of a four alarm fire that forced 100 people out of their homes this is how it looked as flames engulfed apartments yesterday in northeast philadelphia firefighters are still putting out hot spots more than 19 hours after the blaze broke out. this morning chopper 6 hd gave us a better look at what is left. the roof is gone and many people lost everything. david henry is live from the scene with an update. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, the recovery and the cleanup and investigation is underway you can see the damage behind me 116 apartments in this building destroyed by fire leaving almost every resident with nothing. >> it was awful. it really was, they lost everything. absolutely everything. there is nothing left, not even a bac

t's find out about that forecast from david murphy and we have matt pellman in for karen rogers, good morning. >> reporter: all right, tam and matt first things first. let's look at the radar image we have light precipitation crossing through especially near philadelphia and up to the north. we could have freezing action up until 9:00 a.m. not a big problem but if you see wet roads they are probably icy, you want to slow it down. same things goes for sidewalks too. winter weather advisory up until 9:00 a.m. maybe the last one of the season maybe. this is only because of the light, spotty freezing rain. in addition to that we had did have melting overnight and there could be a freezeup on sidewalks and side streets because of that. use caution. spotty freezing rain and melting snow causing icy patches. matt pellman will be pushing that idea, as well in traffic. we have precipitation in western pennsylvania that might pop through in the next couple of hours. anything that falls after 9:00 a.m. is rain and no longer a freeze up. some areas closer to the city closer to the freezing mark i

meteorologist david murphy is at the "action news" big board. >> reporter: all right nydia more of a shaddow under the ben franklin bridge than an hour ago. there you can seem the precipitation that came through in the predawn hours. we did get light rain and snow showers in philadelphia an up north and parts of south jersey. now you see holes in the action out here, a little bit of graying of the clouds and the darker shades indicate where the sun is beginning to break through and the clouds are beginning to thin. 48 degrees in wilmington. 50 in allentown. 45 in millville. and 45 in wildwood. with the winds out of the west, yeah it's blustery out there it looks like the west wind will raise the temperatures up. it's a nice bump today. yesterday we got to the chilly wind 46. it will be windy today but we'll go up to 58. that 58 will match the average high for today. the overnight low 37 right around average. we have another feature coming in tomorrow, doesn't look like very much compared to the cold front that just came through this is not producing much precipitation at all. it will

. >> let's keep talking about that and go over to david murphy and karen rogers watching the roads. good morning. >> reporter: looking at the rain on storm tracker 6 live double scan, it's not occurring in south jersey and the southern two-thirds of delaware. least the counties closer to the ocean. the closer you get to 295 and i-95 and the pennsylvania turnpike, the wetter it is. the northern and western suburbs are seeing the heaviest downpours. central bucks county, northern half of montgomery county and northern half of chester county that's where the heaviest rain is. in and around the i-95 corridor it's fairly wet. we have a lot of clouds around to deal with today. the rain is fund down past washington and pushing toward the east. we think most of the rain around here will be in the morning. the afternoon should be drier. we'll get late sunshine coming down from the northwest. 43 degrees in philadelphia. 42 in wilmington. 40 in allentown. 47 in wildwood. obviously all these numbers mild enough to rule out any freezing on the road surfaces. 40 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 41 by 8:00 a.

the bridge oversaw showing other than that, david murphy you're in the clear. >> reporter: we're in the clear on the big board satellite showing a lack of cloud cover thing out from yesterday. we're looking at sunshine coming up over the horizon. 46 degrees in philadelphia. 43 in trenton. 42 in wilmington, 42 in allentown, and windchills making it feel like the 30s in a lot of spots with the temperatures in the 40s. 39 degrees in philadelphia. as we roll through the day, we have a high this afternoon of 52 degrees, we'll hit it at 3:00 p.m. sunny and breezy. >> thanks, david this is new video of a candle light vigil held for the troops who went down in a hell carpet crash in florida. they are presumed dead. some debris and human remains have washed ashore along the panhandle. the dense fog that hampered the search is ginning to lift. it is unclear if the foggy conditions played a role in the crash. >>> police in washington state say they conduct caught up with a person seen on this video trying to abduct a toddler. he is 15 years old. he snatched the 22-month-old boy out of his stroller

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. >> we have weather and traffic with david murphy and karen rogers. , good morning everybody we're off to a chilly start. we're in line for a wintry mix tomorrow morning. let's look at the winter weather advisory posted by the national weather service for friday. it starts early in the morning and continues in the evening for the counties highlighted in purple we'll have slushy wet snow and accumulations on hopefully grassy surfaces, but some roads could get snow covered. down south it's mainly rain. as we look at the conditions, we're clear and looking at sunshine early. the clouds to the south and west in association with the approaching storm system may increase as the days goes on. 23 in allentown. 29 in reading these are obviously cold numbers north to south, but not much windy, which is nice. as we roll through the day 38. 3:00 p.m., 45 high of 46 hitting about 4:00 p.m. we'll be back with how much snow we're expecting and plot the arrival and departure of it with future tracker 6 in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: the big traffic story as this overturn

meteorologist, david murphy is outside with more. >> all right sara well you said it, lots of bright sunshine and you need a coat and extra gear. look at the local view on satellite, a few clouds are poking into the region and if you get beneath those they will be thin enough to get in. fairly bright conditions though morning lows started out low in the 20s in the northern and western suburbs, 29 in wilmington and 32 is the freezing mark and the winds did not let up and were blowing, windchills in the teens and 20s and right now on the cool side, 39 in philadelphia and 35 in washington and 34 in new york city. you can see the wind direction coming down from the northwest. the chilly conditions are continuing and the feel of things being aided and abetted by wind gusts up near 30 miles per hour right now in philadelphia wilmington and reading and even up into allentown and down in atlantic city. the rest of the way today 43 by 2:00, it looks like our high is 45 and will hold off until late in the afternoon and 6:00 back to 42 and 37 by 8:00 and 10:0034. a bit breezy but after dark the

continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist david murphy. >> sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now. the snow is back just hours before spring arrives, we have team coverage tracking the final blast of winter. and a man is in custody after he aimed a shotgun at officers. and hundreds of bags of heroin found on a man that tried to fight off police. >>> and now the details one final blast of winter, from mobile 6 you see the flakes falling from city avenue in philadelphia this was five hours ago and sky 6 hd is giving you a live look at the center city skyline, and right now the snow is still falling but it's also wet out there as well. now a look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we are still in the thick of the storm which is expected to keep snow coming until the evening commute. early dismissals started rolling in from schools around our region and those are scrolling at the bottom of your screen and you can find them on 6abc.com. all right we have live team coverage of this parting shot from old man winter, nora muchanic is in new jer

. >> let's go over to david murphy, karen rogers is off and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: the cloud cover the snow is off the coast. we'll see plenty of sunshine as we roll through the day but temperatures are on the cold side, 13 in philadelphia. five in allentown. that's a record low in allentown. 11 which i believe does a record in dover. 7 in reading, 10 in trenton. we're three degrees above the record low in philadelphia. everybody is dealing with raw conditions, the windchill is making it feel like zero in the city and below zero in other reporting stations. for the morning commute you have to take care of there will be delays because of snow-packed side streets. salt is less effective on the main roads you'll find partial snow coverage on the mains. 17 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 22 by noon, cold with a high of 26. matt pellman things get better in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll have that coming up. >> reporter: how cold is it this morning, you don't need to ask. my drivers side door on my car was frozen shut. i had to climb through the passenger side, it l

. >> karen rogers is sleeping in today, so david murphy is here and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: she had a big day yesterday. we have sunshine coming up over the horizon later on. 13 degrees in philadelphia. starting out cold this morning just five in allentown, 11 in wilmington, 11 in dover. 10 in trenton. 16 in wildwood. we have several new record lows including the 5 up in allentown to talk about this morning. the windchills, even though the wind are not that strong it feels like zero across the region. bundle up. do expect delays in the morning commute. we have snow-packed side streets, temperatures are so cold, salt is less effective you might find on the secondaries and mains there are partial snow coverage and that will slow things down during the morning commute. 17 by 9:00 a.m. 22 by noon. the high is 26 reading at 3:00 p.m. things gradually get better over the weekend. >> reporter: she was tecting me early -- texting me early this morning. even though she is off, she also like the energizer bunny. she said welcome back from the vacation david. good morning everybody, y

. >> but first up, let's head over to karen rogers in for david murphy taking a look at accuweather and the storm and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: we're in the process of seeing the arctic front pull through. the temperatures have dropped and the changeover. it happened in allentown and reading. you're getting the snow. the area of blue is an area of sleet in between. be careful if you're traveling with the sleet. you're lansdale traveling in the snow 422 near pottstown 202 malvern, coatsville it's rain as you look in the city and trenton along the i-95 corridor. we're going to see the changeover happen over the next coming hours. a wider look at storm tracker 6 live we'll be dealing with this system through the evening. that's why the winter storm warning stays in effect until 7:00 p.m. you look at the temperatures, 34 in allentown, 33 in reading. 37 in philadelphia. we need to have the numbers drop or the first couple of inches will melt on the ground. in the lehigh valley the snow is happening it continues. in the i-95 area we look at it from now to 6:00 a.m. in central del

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news in montgomery county, a firefighter is in cust after he allegedly held four other firefighters hostage in elkins park. chopper 6 hd was over head when that firefighter was taken into custody. >> police responded there just before 11:00 this morning and a man came up with his hands up about an hour later. vernon odom just arrived on the scene. >> reporter: i am live at willow and penrose can you look up the street and see it now the situation is relaxing now, the one suspect has been arrested according to police reports at 10:40 this morning a gunman got into the building and took four firefighters hostage and held them there for some time. we watched this drama play out here this morning, cheltenham police guns drawn and s.w.a.t. team at one point they enterred through the garage door, they brought the first person out we believe that was the hostage and three other persons were brought out some of them in handcuffs but they proved not to be suspects as police were thoro

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david murphy is tracking snow on the last day of winter. slushy roads. 33 degrees in philadelphia. close to the freezing mark, it was mild yesterday and again mainly wet roads. this afternoon's call, 38. we drop to the low 30s. accumulation mainly on grass. >> let's go to karen rogers and see how the roads are shaping up. >> reporter: not too bad matt. we're seeing traffic slower than normal, but not too many accidents. we're looking live on the brrt, mid county toll plaza. the roads are wet but off off to the sides grassy accumulation. the roads are wet on the schuylkill expressway, the curve eastbound traffic heavy from the blrmt to that point -- blue route to that point on. i-95 heavy traffic too. >>> "action news" has confirmed that a teenage murder suspect has surrendered to police. 15-year-old hamilton turned himself in. he shot and killed james stuhlman who was walking his dog in overbrook last week. two orioles teens are facing charges. >>> doctors are calling his survival stunning and rare. more on pennsylvania toddler who was brou