. >>> from our delaware newsroom, delaware state police are testing body cameras. 25 troopers started a pilot program to evaluate different options, including the styles of devices and how to where them and how to store the video that gets recorded. >>> happening today, negotiations are scheduled to resume between rail workers union and new jersey transit as a transcribing deadline looms. union officials are against proposed increases in healthcare costs. the walkout deadline is march 13. >>> today we'll have to deal with temperatures that are not very spring like. >> reporter: we're cooler today and winds will make it feel chillier. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are high and dry as we look outside, we are tranquil at the airport. the camera is not bouncing around too much. the winds are a factor this morning, as you step outside, across much of the region, you'll notice the breeze. 37 in philadelphia. 32 in allentown. 35 in wilmington. at times the winds have been popping up into the low 20s across the region. the windchills are making it feel like the mid 20s, so take ab

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, police in newark arrested one man and arrested another in two burglaries and another took place on christmas. his accomplice remains on the loose and both are wanted in connection with burglaries on the unit block of north street in newark, video helped to link them to the crimes. if have you information to help police locate the suspect you can call them right away. >>> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. matt pellman in the traffic center. can you see it? >> it's in the distance and we are making progress, progress is slow on the vine street expressway thanks to this. a bus accident just beyond the schuylkill knocking out the right lane and causing delays to spill back on 76 and for the most part on the highways, it's a lot of volume. the same is not true in the burbs, lots of accidents and storm damage. in bensalem east creek side motors a crash at bristol pike at aunted lane. and in waterford township, a downed tree blockedal avenue and at cogets you around that. and in franklin township, malaga road has another set of

." >> from our delaware newsroom, police have identified the man killed by a hit and run driver in hockessinst night. investigators say 34-year-old jeremiah mccarthy was trying to walk across lancaster pike when he was struck by the vehicle. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> on the weather front a soggy morning is making way for a breezy and mild afternoon as we say goodbye to february. sky6 live hd looking live at the commodor barry bridge, sunshine moving in after this morning's passing shower. we got an early taste of spring yesterday and today the warm temperatures are sticking around, but for how long? let's go over to david murphy at the "action news" big board. >> reporter: the rain is not sticking around, this morning on future tracker 6 we showed you how a light band would be coming through the center of the region and by noon it would be pulling off the coast. satellite shows the clouds are thinning out a little bit. see the area to the west that are darker shades of gray, theye are holes and we'll return sunshine back into the picture as the day goes on. 57 degrees in phila

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, governor jack markell and other officials were at the adams school in philadelphia to thank students for helping local veterans. students last year raised more than $150,000 for homeless veterans in delaware. the money was used to buy a transitional living facility in wilmington. >>> don't look now but it's time for baseball. i'm doing the math 48 days until the season opener, bright and early pitchers and catchers will be on the field playing baseball, it's a long wait and jeff skversky is in florida awaiting the phils arrival. welcome to sunny clearwater, florida, where it's 66 degrees and beautiful, the phillies, pitchers and catchers report to spring training for the first time tomorrow than means manager, pete mccannon will get a look at his brand new starting rotation, that is five new faces that started for the phillies last april and on paper he likes what he sees. >> it's an interesting springfield training because there are so many new names, it will will he fun to see each guy compete, there are a lot of new names but a lot of good names,

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, a utility truck driver was killed in a crash on i-95. police found him lying on the southbound lanes near newport. he was taken to christiana hospital where he later died. >>> delaware state police are investigating the accident. >>> well, the presidential candidates are getting ready for tomorrow's new hampshire primary. and kenneth moten reports from manchester. >> reporter: tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of the new hampshire primary and three small precincts open at midnight. right now the candidates are kicking it into overdrive to get out the vote. the fight for new hampshire voters with a nonstop day of rallies to energize supporters. donald trump is looking for his first win. >>> you have to go out and vote tomorrow. >> reporter: in the republican race, trump has a double digit lead, the battle for second is between ted cruz and marco rubio. >>> people keep saying what do you keep saying the same thing that obama is trying to change america? ible it is true. >> reporter: chris christie is hammering away at rubio's experience.

. >>> we're tracking conditions from our delaware newsroom. the snow is starting to fall across the first state. vernon odem is live in newark. we go there, high, vern. >> reporter: hi, sarah, the snow has been falling in the first state for over an hour now. as you look at the ground it's starting to stick and accumulate on the grassy surface. as predicted the snow started coming down in delaware at 11:00 a.m. deldot started brining the main highways before dawn. the snow is coming from the south. i spoke to motorists heading north. >>> when we left for a hockey tournament there was about an inch of snow on the ground outside of washington. >> reporter: a good amount of snow. >>> for them, we're from jersey, we're used to handling the snow. >>> from richmond, very bad, very bad. >> reporter: tell me about it. >>> they are not plowing the snow. you got to drive through it. lucky we know how to drive because we get a lot of snow up there. >> reporter: how was maryland? >>> there was a lot of snow there, too. >> reporter: this jersey man is head

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, police are investigating the death of a pedestrian in claymont. it happened on philadelphia pike near harvey road. the driver remained there at the scene. you can see the damage to the windshield of the car. investigators shut down the road for about 3 hours to piece together the accident. the person who was killed has not been identified. >>> carbon monoxide sickened two women overnight in philadelphia's queen village section. they were inside the home on the 100 block of fitzwater street. both women were taken to jefferson university hospital. pgw is working to figure out the source of the odorless gas. >>> bill cosby is due back in court in norristown tomorrow. in december, the 78-year-old comedian was charged with sex assault in connection with a 2004 relationship. defense lawyers will argue he had a deal with authorities to testify in andrea constan's civil lawsuit with the understanding he would never be charged criminally. >>> catholic schools week is underway. sara mattie a pre-k student has a down syndrome. she gave a presentation to the

. >>> all right from our delaware newsroom, police are searching for three teenagers that slashed the tires of several cars in newcastle, it happened at 1:30 at west 11th and juniper streets. they have scoffed 17 victims. gray hall will have more details coming up at 12:30. >>> also in delaware, officials say ta a former high school teacher plead guilty to sexually abusing a female student. a female student at caesar rodney high school said she had a sexual encounter with rodney for months. he plead guilty to six counts and was immediately taken into custody and is due back for sentencing in april. >>> police in new jersey are looking for a man that sold heroin to a person that overdosed and died. police are charging eric amona, under new jersey law anyone that sells drugs that later kills a user could be liable for their deaths. if you know where he is you are asked to call police. >>> several cars and a tractor trailer collided in the eastbound lanes past conshohocken. one person was injured. the cause of the crash still under investigation. >>> and still to come on "action news" at

. >>> from you're a delaware newsroom, a couple was rescued from their burning home. the fast-moving fire badly damaged the first floor of the home in wilmington. the couple was asleep in an upstairs bedroom when the fire started in the living room. smoke and flames prevented them from going downstairs. firefighters rescued them from the porch roof. they are taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. >>> an argument between a 13-year-old boy and his mother ended with the boy being stabbed. police say the boy's mother stabbed him in the arm after the two got into an argument. he was taken to children's hospital in stable condition. that mother is in custody. she is facing charges this morning. >>> police arrested at least three people outside st. joe's university after several fights following a basketball game there. this happened at the public league championship game that was being held at hagen arena in overbrook. there is no word on what started the violence. >>> a man is hospitalized after a stairwell landing gave way and sent him plummeting 8 feet to the ground

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, an industrial inferno kept fire crews busy. look at the flames and billowing smoke, this was a commercial business on the 300 block of west bay boulevard. before 8:00 this morning the building went up in flames and the fire quickly spread. this was the scene from chopper 6 hd and one firefighter was injured and rushed to christiana hospital in serious condition and the delaware fire marshal's office is investigating a cause. >>> rush hour headache as long i-95 following a tractor trailer accident happened about 6:30 in the northbound lanes of 95 near the walt whitman bridge, for some reason is the driver of the big rig lost control and crashed into one vehicle and struck a concrete barrier. the accident caused big delays on i-95 as traffic was forced to slowly snake by on the shoulder. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> checking temperatures, it's a chilly friday afternoon and accuweather is tracking a big warm-up of the weekend. lets look live at sky 6 hd looking at the center city skyline, the gray skies

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, firefighters rescued a woman from an overturned car in wilmington. the woman was sent to christiana hospital for treatment of minor injuries, the bridge is back open and police have not said what caused the accident. >>> a late night fire in philadelphia's port richmond section chased people from a home. the blaze started in a vacant home here on tioga street. part of that building collapsed but a neighboring home also sustained damage. no injuries were reported . >>> a fast moving fire here damaged a home in camden county this morning. police in gloucester township took pictures of the flames. the fire broke out on the 500 block of hollywood drive and one person was home at the time but we are told they were not injured. >>> the republican presidential candidates are rallying voters in nevada ahead of tonight's republican caucuses there. and meanwhile the democratic candidates are courting african-american voters ahead of their next contest in south carolina. >> reporter: good afternoon. even though the polls show donald trump far ahead in nevada, c

. >>> from our delaware newsroom now state police are looking into whether snowy conditions were the cause of a crash that killed a pedestrian. a man perfect pennsylvania was killed by a hyundai sonata, the driver stopped a short distance away and they conducted their investigation. >>> well, the lesean mccoy case is in the hands of the philadelphia district attorney's office and prosecutors will decide whether to press charges over this brawl in an old city nightclub over the weekend. video from early sunday morning allegedly shows the former eagles running back involved in a melee with off-duty police officers, two of the officers were seriously hurt. arrest warrants are being prepared and mccoy's defense attorney tells espn if they charge mccoy he will turn himself in. >>> the tri-state area has the first confirmed cases of the zika virus wharks we know about the people infected. >> and it was a hug more than 70 years in the making and a war veteran reunited with his long lost love. how they rekindled their romance across two continents. >>> this is the moment a parking garage col

. >>> from our delaware newsroom. police arrested rossi martin for robbing a bank in newcastle. police say this is martin robbing the bank yesterday, he is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. >>> comedian, bill cosby, has asked the judge to delay the lawsuit filed by him in the court in massachusetts. cosby is accused of assaulting a temple employee at his home in elkins park in 2004 and they have dismissed model janice dickinson's claim. and the defamation lawsuit against cosby remains in tact. both sides are expected to be in court later this month. >>> the city of ferguson is facing a new challenge after the federal government announced they are suing the city. the justice department is trying to force ferguson to overhaul their police department after the fatal shooting of michael brown. >> reporter: a new battle in ferguson, missouri, the justice department is now suing the city for violating its residents civil rights. >> the ferguson police department's violation in particular were expansive and deliberate. stopping people without reasonable suspicion and arrested them wi

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, police are looking for suspects and motive in a murder last night.eone shot a man several times in the prides court apartment complex. the man in his 30s was rushed to christiana hospital where he died a short time later. >>> miss new jersey 2013, car mccullum is being laid to rest in arc -- arkansas. she died monday after being injured in a crash on route 55. the miss new jersey education foundation is hosting the service scheduled to takes place march 12. >>> a man is all right after his house collapses while he was inside. trish hartman has the story from the grays ferry section. >>> around 7:30, i heard a loud crack. >> reporter: then he looked outside of his grays ferry window and see the house collapse. >>> i ran to the front of the building and asked if anybody was in there. i heard a voice holderring -- haller for help. >>> we had special equipment to extricate him. >> reporter: according to the department of licenses and inspections, the collapse is under investigation. >>> we've had a lot of wind and severe weather, it makes the building mo

. >>> from the delaware newsroom, 18 inmates at a wilmington prison are fighting the flu transportation are the inmates to and from the prison and chapel visitors have been canceled. >>> philadelphia is replaces water mains, there's a water main 157 years old. the project was moved up after the ruptures in the aging or orderly mains. the water department replaces a main once every 125 years, things are changing. we increased that to make it every one hundred years. we replacing 20 miles of main per year up to 28 miles of main. >> reporter: the water department said it will do it's best to help homeowners and businesses with main replacement. >>> road crews filled some of the potholes that formed over the winter. the city is asking for anyone to report potholes they see in the roads by calling the call center. >>> wild turkey showed up yesterday morning right there and spent hours strutting around the car in mount laurel. the bird was there for so long long, neighbors began to wonder what the obsession was all about. turns out, large shiny objects attract the birds, it may prompt strange

. >> from our delaware newsroom tonight a driver who caused a crash along route 1 near the christianal will be cited for careless driving look at the scene before noon, the big rig was going south before it overturned and traffic was backed up before it was brought upright, no one else was injured. >>> we have a consumer alert to pass along for hundreds of thousands of drivers, bmw is issuing a recall because of its airbags, the car maker says that 8,000 40,000 cars are equipped with takata airbags from 2006 to 2015. >>> now to a developing story that we lawthe c chtiohomareas i really recent the fact that they put all these life lives at risk. >> we were nervous. >> four passengers reported minor injuries and a number of people were on board that ship from our area. >>> more soldiers are heading to afghanistan, they announced the deployment of hundreds more troops to the area, they will assist the military against the taliban but will not take on combat roles. the biggest deployment since 2014. world news tonight with david muir will have more on the u.s. troops in afghanistan as wel

first, we begin with breaking news from our delaware newsroom. delaware police are on the scene of a serious assault here on the 2300 block near 23rd. authorities responded to a home and found a woman unresponsive on the floor of an apartment. they are not saying what the woman's condition is or if they have suspects. we continue to cover this story for you and will bring updates as soon as we get them. >>> a person that thinks only about building walls wherever they may be located and not building bridges is not a christian. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian. >> pope francis and donald trump tangled in a debate over faith tonight. the leader of the roman catholic church finds himself in the middle of the race for the white house and tonight pope francis' comments believed to be aimed at donald trump is drawing reaction from the republican candidates. >> returning to rome in his visit to mexico, pope francis was asked about donald trump plan to build a wall along the southern border

it's a story that our delaware newsroom has been investigating.e is what we know, he is 21-year-old kiefer hughman, stations at dover air force base. last seen in dover just before the start of the super bowl. hughman is 51" 150 pounds and driving a blue ranger. the air force and delaware state police are working together to find him. if you have seen air man hughman are you asked to call police. >>> a fire damage aid restaurant under restoration in blue bell county. it happened at lou angelo blue, firefighters got the blaze under control and said it was contained to one room. no reports of any injuries. >>> still to come tonight on "action news," from cheesesteaks to events and museums and restaurants, one big travel magazine says philadelphia beat them all. >> they are ranked number one in all of basketball, tonight villanova will have to fight to stay there. jaime apody has the details in sports. >> we continue to watch the heavy band of snow north of philadelphia into montgomery county we'll watch it on double scan and look at brutally cold ai

. >>> from our delaware newsroom capital one laid off 100 workers in wilmington. they let go 109 employees yesterday and those jobs are part of the mortgage operations in wilmington. the bank is trying to make the unit more efficient and all the employees did get 60 days notice of that move. now the look at the day's numbers, we like this, the dow up 80 points, nasdaq up 5 points and the s&p up marginally up 3 points on the day. >>> atlantic city is facing a major ser financial crisis "action news" went undercover to investigate claims that a city leader abused his position to take advantage of a personal perk. wendy saltzman has a preview. >> reporter: the state is planning on taking over atlantic city accusing officials are misusing taxpayer funds. after a tip we set up a secret camera to watch a councilman. see what happens when we confronted the councilman breaking the rules and how officials react to our undercover video. >> is that allowed? >> that is not allowed. i'll have that video coming up tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >>> here at the big board now

buy any car dot com ♪ find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> from our delaware newsroom for a person that drove their car into a wilmington building. this on clayton avenue. someone slammed into a parked car and liquor store. no one was seriously hurt. newark police arrested a man wanted for a pair of burglaries, they are looking for his partner, dustin holt is accused of breaking into a home on christmas day and taking electronics and tools and stole from a second home a few days later, he is in jail on almost $3500 bail and police are looking for the man he was wo working with. they want anyone that knows where he is to give them a call. >>> history came alive in old city to mark a famous milestone, actors depicting tom an jefferson and alexander hamilton, they were involved in the establishing the bank here in philadelphia. it's known for his historical significance and the architecture. >>> and seth williams continued his mission to stop bullying in schools. he went to jackson elementary school and presented them an award for a bully free environment and williams say

t >>> from our delaware newsroom now an attempted theft led to a fight in claymont and one man ended up in the hospital. police say that a man noticed someone tampering with their gas tank at 7:00 this morning on compass drive and the two ended up fighting and the police say that the suspect was unconscious when he got there. they have to perform cpr as they took him to the hospital, police have not filed any charges in this case so far. meanwhile, police in california are looking for a man that attacked a man on the street. it happened at 5th and west airy, police say that a man was walking down the street and looking at his phone when someone came up from behind and choked him, you see it play out in the video here and the suspect grabbed the cell phone and tried to walk away with it and that led to a fight. the suspect did get away with that cell phone. >>> residents at a nursing home in southwest philadelphia got to attend a special performance today. ♪ ♪ students from john w. hal high school put on a show and this was part of catholic schools week. >>> the postal service is cele

. >>> from our delaware newsroom tonight, a 16-year-old students at newark high school was taken intoy after authorities found marijuana and a loaded gun in his backpack this morning, still not clear why the student had a weapon and he was arraigned on several charges and held on $17,000 bail and parents were notified of the the incidents and nobody was hurt. now to an "action news" exclusion of. dozens of passengers heading to sunny tampa florida, in fact the trip turned into a nightmare and they are blaming the airline, the delays started just as they were about to take off. now weather conditions prevented takeoff, and then there was a maintenance issue, all told they spent three hours on the plane on the tarmac and complained of no heat or air conditioning and the trouble started when they were let off the train to get their bag. >> the hotel is totally book and there is no shuttle taking us to the hotel like they promised either. >> we are not getting straight answers, and the people were not being friendly either. we were the ones being moved around. >> passengers were forced to

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, one man is in the hospital after a stabbing in wilmington.on washington street at 6:00 a.m. this morning. they got a call for a fight there but by the time they got there the man had driven himself to the hospital. he is in serious condition. >>> police arrested a couple for a burglary. the donovans are facing two counts of burglary and two counts of thefts. they all happened this month, that they forced themselves into homes in the wood briar section. and they took jewelry and cash and took off. they are both in jail on $250,000 bail each. police expect to file more charges against them. >>> a philadelphia mom claim aid local cop killed her daughter, was it suicide or did someone else pull the trigger. wendy saltzman has a preview of tonight's special report zblts a mystery that only one living person has the answer to, what happened the day erica kochman was home with her boyfriend. investigations place the gun in erica's hands, but now the police advisory commission is asking them to reopen this closed case, and they turn to an outside exp

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, a 76-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car in talliville.ice have not told us the victim's name but say he was from pennsylvania, they are not sure why he was trying to cross the road but they say he walked into the path of an on coming vehicle, it was dark and snowing at the time and the driver said he never saw the man and that driver is not facing charges. the borgata hotel and casino will not pay the taxes they owe atlantic city, the payment is due today but they are waiting for the $176 million they are owed from atlantic city. a judge ruled last week that borgata can skip payments while the two sides work out a settlement. >>> love park is getting a make year and the park is getting started today and the love statue will stay and the park will get more green space and a fountain and a renovated welcome center and mayor kenney promised skateboarders they will not be forgotten, the grab will be used in future parks and skating can continue until the park closes for renovations on monday. >>> and a career fair kicked off today with employ

are good vacation w someone gets sick we were just away norovirus sweeping the whole delaware valley in our newsroomation i go on people get sick i pack medications. >> i had close call. we drove the whole family down to north carolina unget there after eight hours she sleep through the night and realize we drove all night and they'll wake up in an hour. (laughter). >> fortunately they like my parents better than us. >> i was a kid and lost my glasses in a wave on vacation and couldn't see for the rest of the trip. >> share your vacation horror stories if you have them. you can them on facebook and twitter fox 29 good day. >> temperature close to 60 degrees yesterday. probably the same today. reminds me that spring and summer is on the way this might be a good time to get the kids ready with some swim lessons. our jenn fred has some do's and don'ts in this week's momma log. >> reporter: i'm jenn frederick and this is momma log and today we are on location with meg mom of three owner of gold fish swim school in fort washington. give it to me the number one thing we're doing wrong. >> it's about batht

in delaware, 1.62 per gallon to fill up. >>> from our new jersey newsroom one lawmaker wants to lowerg age in the garden state 21 to 18. he believes if you're old enough to serve in the military you're old enough to drink. nora muchanic has more. >> reporter: since 1954, the drinking age in new jersey has been 21 years old. a new jersey lawmaker has introduced a bill to lower the age in the garden state. if you're old enough to serve in the military like my two sons have, they hand you a gun and you should be able to make the trivialal -- trivial decision to buy a 6 pack of beer. >>> we have the science and the data to bring the drinking age to 21 years old. the brain is not fully developed. >> reporter: the age limit was originally up to 21 to cutback on teenage drunk driving deaths. these days, kids have uber and lift and other ways to get around they can drink and not get behind the wheel. we asked students at the college of new jersey what they thought. >>> i do agree when you become 18 you become mature enough to make the decisions. >>> drinking is a big responsibility, 18 is you

delaware county. >> the encounter began as police say officers tried to stop the suv but it turned into a chase when the driver wouldn't stop. bill anderson live in the newsroom. bill you've talked to the sister of one of the men involve. >> reporter: i did. i spoke to their sister. i spoke to their mother. all about this early morning police involved shooting in chester that has this family looking for clarity. we do know an apparent traffic stop went bad leading to several shots being fired. what we still don't know more than 12 hours later, is why. one man is dead. one is injured and several questions remain after police involved shooting in chester early this morning. around 2:00 a.m. police tried to pull over an suv after an apparent chase the suv crashed on keystone road and shortly thereafter numerous shots were fired. family members arriving on the scene dealt with the backlash. >> my mom just told me to get my stuff together and stuff like that. everything would be okay. but everything won't be okay because my cousin is dead. and my brother is shot. >> reporter: her cousin shall lamar longer was killed. and her brother asmar longer remains hospitaliz

. >>> a delaware man is hailed as a hero after he ran into a burning home to save his wheelchair bound neighbor. monica malpass is live in the newsroom with the details on this one. >> hi brian, a man in that house, a burning home unable to move because his wheelchair was not nearby was saved by his neighbor, enter anthony cirillo, he says he is no hero but in the right place at the right time and "action news" talks about the life saving moments and we'll have the interview for you tonight at 5:00. and new at 5:00, a report on the state of air travel. what the department of transportation says the airlines are getting right and where they are still going wrong. those stories coming up on "action news" at 5:00. >> monica see you in 20 minutes or so. >>> students at a delaware county middle school got a lesson in giving, children at beth ann gallaghers class presented their pay it forward projects. the assignment was to come up with three things to do for others without expecting anything in return. it was not just the teacher listening but moms and dads listening to their young philanthropists. >> a young fighter takes out a would be

if you travel here this morning, new alerts into the newsroom here, new jersey turnpike a speed restriction in effect between the delaware memorial bridge and the george washington bridge. because of some slick roadways that are reported there it's a 45-mile-per-hour speed restriction on the garden state parkway as well. it's in effect between excites 124 -- exits 124 and the new york state train. mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule at jfk, everything is on or close to schedule. alternate side is suspended today for ash wednesday. meter rules are still in effect and remember be safe, don't mary back to you. >>> thank you. if you're just waking up with the top stories. investigate fors in germany say they've recovered two of three data recorders from two trains that collided head-on the crash in germany's southern state of be a varia left ten people dead and two people were -- many people were injured. >>> on sunday, north korea defied international warnings and launched a long-range rocket. this morning japan announced new sanctions on north korea to protest the rocket launch. seen as a missile test. >>>