ducis rodgers live in clearwater. hi ducis. start of spring training.[laughter] >> that's right pitchers and catchers are only equired to report today but many of them did get on the field today and what can we expect from phillies this season? we'll hear from team president andy macphail later in sports. cecily. >> ducis it looks nice down in florida. here we have wind chills in the 20's. tracking another gusty day later this week followed by a real pring. i'll explain in the accuweather 7-day >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues. >> ♪♪ what do doctors from leading cancer centers in the country have in common? many of them now call cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia home. expert medicine works here. find out why at cancercenter.com/eastern cancer treatment centers of america. >> students at shipley school in bryn mawr are being empowered to make a difference in the world. the fifth grade class has been working on ways they can do just that. today they showed off their projects at the annual think care act student

and ducis rogers is taking in the phillies in spring water. >> hey there jim, there are a lot of new faces in the phillies clubhouse and we introduce you to two new guys that hope to turn the franchise around. >> ducis we are chatting windchills back at home and 33 in philadelphia right now and in a couple of days we are talking about near record highs once again. we'll show you the numbers in ac weather. >>> so philadelphia's love statue will disappear for a while so it can be refurbished for the first time in 20 years it will return when they hope the new love park. gray hall was there to say good-bye. no one wants to see love go. >> i love love. that is a bummer it's a sign of philadelphia. >> it's going to be missed. i go to work here and there are people that come and get their picture taken. the last time the iconic love sculpture was refurbished was 1998 and crews waited until after valentines day to take down the love symbol. >> people will miss it and we'll hear about it from a lot of people. where is the love? and they came here specifically. >> and people may feel heart br

ducis rodgers with the phillies. ducis? >> jim, the phillies' first full squad workout is in the books. we'll check in and see how they did today. plus, we quizzed the players on if they know baseball terms. cecily? >>> temperatures, we're stuck in the 40s today but 60-degree weather is moving up from the south right in time for part of your holiday weekend. i'll let you know which day will be the warmest in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> twhel is different. newtown township police put a goat in temporary lockup this morning. somebody found the animal on eagle road and dropped it off at the station. the department posted this picture on their facebook page in hopes of tracking down the owner. the goat's owner did come forward this afternoon. >>> we turn our attention to state college and penn state university. thon is just beginning at this hour. maybe the most extraordinary student run event on any college campus in america. that's saying a lot

ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news." >> ducis which one are you? just curious?i'm still a young whipper snapper come on now. >> knew you would say that. >> thank you. jahlil okafor still without a new home and seemingly unwelcome outside of his old home and the sixers continue to sit him and last night they didn't need him winning their third straight game beating charlotte. and snapping a losing streak against the hornets, these guys are better when okafor is not in the lineup for whatever reason, 11-7 this season without him. sixers are in boston tomorrow night. >>> the flyers have hit the road western canada bound for a three game trip that starts in calgary. from the outside looking in with 36 games to play. for the second wild card spike. >> all the teams around us are winning and playing good hockey and we need to do the same thing, we have a great group and great atmosphere and a lot of confidence and it's good for us to go on the road for a week or so and it comes at the right time for sure. >> which one you are the young whipper snapper or the old veter

. >> plus it's always sunny in clear water ducis rodgers sets the stage from phillies spring trainingnd we go one on one with general manager matt klentak and let's take a swing on sunday right now. this is action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> and welcome to sports sunday, it is warm in clear water and yes trade talks involving jahill okafor are heating up i'm jeff skversky with our one and only jamie apody and we will get to the okafor situation in a second but wait a second, bead has a minor tear in his knee and the sixers have known for weeks. >> that is not cool, look, they have not necessarily been forthcoming for a while. yeah, i think so. i guess they are protecting themselves, they don't like you know people panicking. and the problem with not being forthcoming though is you get into all the scenarios where people are like oh, are they trying to lose games, you don't trust them about anything do you agree? . >> they have lost, they asked a lot from the fan base over the last four years, the first three years in the first round they won 47 games and to not be honest

ducis rogers is live down there in clearwater. ducis long sleeves, cold front moving in? now 59 but we are in the shade. it's a little chilly. i know are you not shedding a tear but it's chilly by clearwater standards. lets talk about the phillies pitching staff. we are talking about the the young live arms amp and now we are talking about vince valesquez he was a dominating force last season. he started off with a 2.4 era and his season went south and hel of his fastball and finished with an 8-6 record and he says he knows the adjustments he needs to make. >> pitch contact, pretty much not try to do too much. controlling and not try t that is my main mind set. >> he has to power on a he has almost a bug bunny typ changeup. a swis ballop. he nds to pitches together. is too. have you to figure out how to attack hitters and know yourself. >> ahead at 6:00 we focus on the mackanin regime he calls himself a dictator hear why his players say they still love him. the first full squad yorkout here in clearwater coming up tomorrow morning. jaime back over to you. >> go get a jack

ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news." >> all right make sure you have your gear in order.ou don't want to take anything from mackanin. t flyer road start. but there is no time to el. they hev in western in the last years. aers allowed three unanswered goals and lost. they are just four for their last 42 on the power play. >> we have to bear it out and put the puck in the back of the net. we are playing good hockey here but not scoring here and not scoring goals, eventually it will turn and we'll score bunches. >>> lets hope so. sixers coach brett brown says we'll see ben sions this season but the foot may not be 100% healed. the sixers are at the all-star break and jahlil okafor is still on the team but will that be the case next friday. and the sixers three game winning streak snapped in boston and they have 21 wins at the all start break, they have not won 21 games in a season in four years, maybe they can get another 20 or so in the second half. >> thank you jeff. >>> cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >>> so this warm weather

. >> ducis rogers hosting the san the grave digger approaches us. >> ducis rogers hosting the san antonio spurs when "action news" ♪ the grave digger approaches us. >> ducis rogers hosting the san antonio spurs when "action news" ♪ >> it took three years and six months, but they have reached a settlement in the center city building collapse. $227 million will be paid to the families of the seven people that died and 12 others injured when a building crashed in a salvation army store. the 91-year-old owner of the building that collapsed and salvation army bear most of the burden. >> a bill bans abortions under 21 weeks. it's punishable up to seven years in prison performing the d and e which is legislation calls dismembership abortion. a vote in the house where a similar measure passed last year. >> philadelphia police charged a man they say stole a taxi and drove through rittenhouse square monday. jonathan gay is accused of aggravated assault and other offenses. he pulled a woman from the cabby her hair, stole the taxi and crashed at 18th and walnut where good samaritans held him down bef

ducis rogers got to be there for it.r water florida we go. >> the first official workout for pitchers and catchers isn't until tomorrow but the early bird catches the worm. we caught players out here a full day early. the front office expects improvements in 2017. >> this is baseball. we'll get pleasant surprises. we'll have injuries. we'll have disappointments. you have to figure out what that is. i would like to see improvement. >> the players are not required to report until thursday but we caught them out here early. >> with the phillies in clear water, ducis rogers, channel6, "action news." >> ducis looking all relaxed in florida. villanova on the road. >> villanova beel beat depaul by three in december. wildcats up by 27 second half. baseline slam, nova wins, 75-62. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> thank you, jamie. members of the girl's volleyball team went head to head. the girls on the league range in age from 13-18. we congratulate everybody who played, win or lose tonight. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channe

the full report from ducis when we come back.u feel every mountain we've ever conquered. in our sports cars, you feel every podium we've ever climbed. and now, they've come together to create something you've never felt before. introducing the glc coupe. part suv. part sports car. all mercedes-benz. >> philly's manager pete mccannon says he can see it in their eyes. they'll be better 2017. ducis rogers has more from the spring workout and mccannon's message to his players. >> with the gang all here the manager gave thi the players ths message. >> work hard. get where you want to be. don't be late. follow the rules and compete. >> everything but say your prayers and eat your vitamins. it had a bit of everything and left the skipper upbeat. >> you can see it in their eyes. they feel like they are going to be a better team. they are working out. everyone is in a great move. >> mccannon sees howie kendrick paying dividends. >> he was spending time talking to mykel about using the big part of the field, bases loaded trying to drive in

ducis. >> jeff thank you so much. >>> yesterday the sixers traded nerlens noel to the mavericks.learned the new miss way in practice. the action cam caught up with nerlens noel at philadelphia international airport. leaving philadelphia wall not his choice but he knows he must move on. >> is it tough to glee. >> yeah. i was connected to the city so there's always certain emotions. i deal with it the best way i can and i'm on the move to a new chapter in my life. >> former central bucks west high school football coach mike pettine has died. he led doylestown school for 33 seasons won 326 games and four state championships. >>> grapefruit league baseball is under way. the phillies crossed the cause way to visit the yankees in tampa. two run homer in the ninth but it's not enough the phillies loss nine to four. and that's sports. >> thank you ducis. >>> students at masterman high school in the spring garden section of philadelphia put their dancing shoes on today to demonstrate the results of the unique partnership. for the past 10 weeks instructors with the philadelphia dance found

. >> ducis rodgers has a great assignment and live on action news. >>> we will look at some of the bigoments in tonight's grammy awards, we will be right back. well the biggest high lights of tonight's grammy awards was tributes to musical cars that passed on adele started a tribute to george michael saying i cannot mess this up for him and she had trouble with her live performance last year and presence had a tribute by bruno mars and david bowie black star won all five grammys it was nominated for, all eyes on the fashion and very revealing or almost revealing that included lady gaga and jennifer lopez and statement cloths like joy villa make america great again and joy crush dress made of colorful plastic balls. >> action news is on hand for this afternoon's kimmel center put on by the philadelphia youth orchestra. ♪ they played some quite challenging pieces but these are exceptional musicians and they are only 14-21 years old, many members of this group go on to play for the philadelphia orchestra. >> much more to come on action news a firefighter makes a very special delivery. >>>

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northwestern still won the game. >> thank you, ducis.nts at sadderton area high school are dancing the night away for an important cause, holding a minithon to raise money for cancer research. >> "jimmy kimmel live" followed by "nightline" hosting his last year's oscar special with matt damon and ben affleck. "action news" continues tomorrow morning at 5:30 with gary hall. for ducis rogers, cecily tynan and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >>> it's an all new show with great viral videos "right this minute." >> show them how cool your fins are. >> a surfer jokes about something ominous. >> what could it be? >> the moment he thinks jumping a shark is a good idea. >>> a teen woozy from the medicine is upset. why the dental procedure is the latest of her worries. >> because i don't have legs. >> yes you do. >> i have a fish tail. >>> kids love playing in the sand box, but -- >> now the sandbox is in a cardboard box. >>> the vr experience that makes for a cool commercial. >> oh, wow. >>> plus, bonus giveaway day means your

ducis rogers has more from the spring workout and mccannon's message to his players. >> with the gangere the manager gave thi the players ths message. >> work hard. get where you want to be. don't be late. follow the rules and compete. >> everything but say your prayers and eat your vitamins. it had a bit of everything and left the skipper upbeat. >> you can see it in their eyes. they feel like they are going to be a better team. they are working out. everyone is in a great move. >> mccannon sees howie kendrick paying dividends. >> he was spending time talking to mykel about using the big part of the field, bases loaded trying to drive in one. if you try to drive in four, you might not get any. >> he's been there a long time. he knows about hitting the right way. i know he will bring a lot of energy. >> they can bring the game. i have seen them, herrera, her nahernandez. they have had great years. >> having a veteran can help the ball club, ducis rogers, channel6 "action news." >> the only thing i'll remember from that story are the palm trees. i miss the palm trees. >> i thought you

thank you, ducis. a fun lesson in black history for youngster in germantown.beginning of the month students chose a person to research. tonight they had cardboard cutouts and presented research on those like john washington carter and barack obama. "jimmy kimmel live" live next on channel6 followed by "nightline." jimmy is airing his 2015 after the oscars special with john travolta. news continues tomorrow morning. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. ♪ ♪

not a good night on the local college basketball season. >> ducis, thank you.restaurants teamed up to benefit big brothers and sisters. they held an all you can eat tasting at the brewing company. the bar also kicked in offering 20 brews to wash it down. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." he's airing the 2012 special with oprah winfrey. action news continues at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪

is there. >> ducis is there.may not come back. it's so nice down there. phills manager pete mackanin already sees a difference saying, you can see it in their eyes. they're going to be a better baseball team this year. let's go live to ducis rodgers at spring training, clearwater. ducis who also has the eye of the tiger. >> reporter: speaking of eye, pete mackanin had his eye, jeff, on 62 players who were on the field this morning. this spring there aren't many jobs to be won here with the phillies but there's one guy who's hoping to make an impression. that's roman quinn. the 23-year-old speedy outfielder stands 5'10". he got a taste of the majors last season. he stole five bases in 15 games. quinn is vying for one of the backup outfeeler spots. he has to prove that he can stay healthy first, though. he is hoping to make an impression any way he can. >> whether that's take a walk, get hit by a pitch, but whatever i can do to utilize my speed and help the team win, i'm going to contribute to it. >> to me he's got

that's where ducis rodgers is standing by.skies i see the sun and i see app short-sleeve see a short-sleeve shirt. >> jamie well do you mean bright house field here in clearwater. i got to spend some time with phillies manager pete mackanin mackanin. the goal a .500 record. spring training doesn't begin until tomorrow with the first official workout but as you know the saying goes,. the early bird catches the worm. there were at least two dozen players out here on the field today, a day early. a lot of eyes will be on the young arms guys like aaron pitcher missed the final two months of last season with a strained elbow. the phillies did add some veteran arms in the off season guys like joaquin benoit and the clay buchholz. last year the phillies went 71 and 91. not are a great year but the front office expects improvements in 2017. >> this is baseball. we're going get some pleave some injuries, we'll have some disappointments. july to sort through what that is. i'm focused not so much on a number for next year. i'd like to se

. >>> and ducis rodgers live in clearwater with the phillies. hey, ducis. >> hey, there, sharrie, the first full day of full-squad workouts. 62 phillys on the field today. find out which new player pete mackanin says is already playing dividends. >>> and a live look at the closing numbers on wall street this friday afternoon. three green arrows. the dow up, the nasdaq up, s&p 500 as well. hambone! sally! 22! hut hut! tiki barber running a barber shop? yes!!! surprising. yes!!! what's not surprising? how much money david saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. who's next? that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >>> a man accused profiting to blow up several target stores along the east coast is behind bars. the u.s. department of justice says 48-year-old mark barnett from florida bui

not a good night on the local college basketball season. >> ducis, thank you.teamed up to benefit big brothers and sisters. they held an all you can eat tasting at the brewing company. the bar also kicked in offering 20 brews to wash it down. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." he's airing the 2012 special with oprah winfrey. action news continues at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >> thank you, guys. yeah, it was fun. >> jimmy: billy -- great job. great job. >> yeah, yeah, yeah.love to hos you. >> would you like to get the money? would you like to get the money? >> jimmy: i'd love to get the money. >> get the money. >> jimmy: oh, the money! the money. >> stop looking at me and open it. what's that? >> jimmy: what? >> there's something in there. >> jimmy: oh, that's mine. sorry. >> don't look at me. close it up. good. you know what, i'll do it. nice doing business with you. >> jimmy: hey!

on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers. then please join us for "action news" at 11:00. an investigation into a buck county cemetery accused one again of misplacing a family's loved one. investigate of wendy saltzman has the story and a preview. >> this grieving mother says her son's body has been lost. >> you remember the date you had that baby and you remember the date that baby leaves you. >> but when the family went to visit his grave she says she was sent to the wrong plot. >> like another slap in the face and another stab to the heart. >> tonight at 11:00 we confront the cemetery for answers. >> don't miss my exclusive investigation another grave error only on "action news" tonight at 11:00. >> and for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, as we come on the air, what could be the biggest storm of the winter. the midwest and then the east coast bracing for a treacherous commute tomorrow morning. in some places blizzar

and bringing you ducis's reports at 6abc.com and be sure to follow ducis on social media for more of his actions and yoga poses you just never know. >> a preview yes. thank you it's time for a first check of the "action news" traffic report. lets go live to matt pellman. happy valentines day. >> you too. we can use yoga. northbound side we have a broken down vehicle in the work zone by 413, the good news is the dv is no longer disabled. and sluggish speeds in the 30s. on 95 and that is problematic, people are using 95 and route 1 to get around the continued closure of the turnpike connecter bridge. and 95 normal of stuff in the city 11 miles per hour by the ben franklin bridge, and a few suburban accidents, one in worchester montgomery county along skippack pike along beth elroad. and as you head toward 95 and bear, delaware look for a crash along route 40 polanski highway. lets grab the ipad and dos commuter report, more problems in delco, it's a crash along baby road in springfield by the springfield shopping center with stroll road comes in. red zones in the area. we'll check it a

northwestern still won the game. >> thank you, ducis.rton area high school are dancing the night away for an important cause, holding a minithon to raise money for cancer research. >> "jimmy kimmel live" followed by "nightline" hosting his last year's oscar special with matt damon and ben affleck. "action news" continues tomorrow morning at 5:30 with gary hall. for ducis rogers, cecily tynan and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >>> yo, chris, chris, chris! how do you think it went? what did you think of j-law's dress? which white people did you go after, bro? >> chris, over here, talk to us! >> jimmy, jimmy kimmel, what are you doing out here? >> jimmy: my mom got me this camera, i figured i'd get a few shots. >> don't you have the "after the oscars" special tonight? >> jimmy: yeah, but -- did you get a gift basket? what was in that gift basket? can i get some of that nourishing lotion? can i get some of those soaps? yo, chris. did leta rock it tonight? chris, who are you wearing? chris! i didn't find out who you're we

thank you, ducis. a fun lesson in black history for youngster in germantown.g of the month students chose a person to research. tonight they had cardboard cutouts and presented research on those like john washington carter and barack obama. "jimmy kimmel live" live next on channel6 followed by "nightline." jimmy is airing his 2015 after the oscars special with john travolta. news continues tomorrow morning. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >>> thank you, so much. i couldn't be happier. i'll meet you there. i'm leaving in five minutes. come in! the limo's on its way right now. >> hey, neil patrick. great job. unbelievable. you killed it. the oscars are dead now. nobody can host them again. >> you're so sweet. thanks. and good luck to you tonight. are you ready? >> well, almost, almost. one thing i got to do beforehand. hey, do you remember the first time we met? >> ah -- >> it was at a party. >> christmas party. >> that's right. >> that's right. in 2002 -- >> 2003. white elephant gift exchange. you brought s

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- rob lowe, dave salmoni and animals. guillermo at super bowl opening night, and music from tom chaplin. and now, just like that, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, hola. i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. you picked an interesting night to be in our studio audience. for one thing rob lowe is here and he is a psychopath. [ cheers and applause ] i mean, what a beauty, what a

and sixers trade talk, ducis rogers is sorting out the rs. os about jahlil okafor. >> get ready for a weather whinciash. ecord teoperatures on the way tomorrow. followed by accumulating snow by o n ersday mog sing.ting snow by wmull hllae all the detai of h what to expected in exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> that and more when "action news" continues tonight. eath z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y >>> tonight philadelphia police are trying to track down a purse snatcher that struck in german town and mt. airy and east and west oak lane. bob brooks has that story? >> reporter: women walking down the street are knocked to the ground and beaten and purses stolen that according to the philadelphia police and it's this man seen here doing it. those we spoke with today say they pray he is caught soon. >> i pray to god they find him. i pray that they find him and take him off the street, because he is a dangerous animal. >> detectives say that the attacks happen in german town and west and east oak lane. >> 9:30 in the morning and 1:00 and 2:00

that's sports. >> thank you, ducis.to show tonight had a chance to enjoy great music. ♪ ♪ that is audra mclaughlin singing the classic song "angel from montgomery." mclaughlin was a finalist in a televised music context. "jimmy kimmel live" nengs followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 5:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. have a great night and a good weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- samuel l. jackson -- from "frontier," jason momoa -- this week in unnecessary censorship, and music from kehlani. and now, from where i stand, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice. thank you. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching, thank you for coming. i'm glad you're here, i'm glad i'm here. this is a special night. i'll be making a visit to sesame street later in the show, and i'm going to bring everyone with me. can you tell me how to get to -- see, they don't all have to be edgy

you can see ducis rodgers live reports from all next week. >> tiger woods has pulled out of the nexts because of back spasms. >> charles oakley has been banned from the madison square garden. knicks owner james dolan tells espn radio in new york oakley has a problem with anger and he may also have a problem with alcohol. now oakley maintains his innocence says he was doing nothing wrong until the security guards threatened him. >> it's unfortunate. >>> all right, jeff, thank you. >>> teams from four south jersey corporations put their can do attitudes on display today. they took part in the can struction event. the teams used nearly 4,000 cans to make their display. all the canned goods will be donated to the food bank of south jersey. if youin a palace of ice,winter there's only one place to go. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >> we have the weekend accuweather forecast with cecily tynan. >> jim, we are climbing out of the deep

for cecily tynan ducis rodgers the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> tonight, several breaking stories. president trump's new pick after firing general flynn. tonight, his new choice for national security adviser. general h.r. mcmaster. what we know about him already. our team standing by. >>> also breaking, several tornadoes. four confirmed. more than 100 homes hit. a train blown right off the tracks. we're there tonight. >>> two officers suddenly facing fire. responding to an accident, when a man pulls out a gun. one officer dead tonight. >>> the major new headline at this hour after two girls are discovered dead in the woods. their final snapchats, and tonight, the new development involving this man. >>> and the airport security breach. tonight, the new surveillance right here. 11 people passing through the security checkpoint in new york city. why was there no tsa officer right there watching them walk

. >> ducis. >> coming up on "action news," cecily tynan with a look at the week ahead from accuweathern we continue in just a moment. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we've seen a rollercoaster of an accuweather forecast over the last couple of weeks. >> yeah, you know, it's one of those thing if you don't like the weather just wait until tomorrow because it will be completely different. storm tracker6 live double scan showing we do have a few sprinkles around. a lot of this is virga, not reaching the ground but we have plenty of clouds. the action cam taking a look at valley forge national historical park today where after some breaks of sunshine in the morning it clouded up pretty quickly but temperatures made a rebound back into the 50's and the accuweather highlights will show you the next two days near record warmth. yet again. forecast high for tomorrow 67. just 1 degree shy of the record high of 68 set back in 1976. you like the 70's? they're back on wednesday. the first day of march. 74 degrees the forecast high. the record high 76 set back in 1972. but then a cold front will roll through and this

. >> thank you ducis. >>> seniors at abington high school taking part in a minute thee on that tonighte students started dancing at 2 o'clock this afternoon. they'll keep going until 10:0 10:00. the dance marathon raises money to support the diamond fund at penn state children's here she hospital. this is the fourth year abington students have done this. in that time they've raised more than $100,000. >> in all important weekend accuweather forecast. >> yes, and we have a cold start to the weekend. storm tracker6 live double scan showing actually looks like it's snowing across cape may and dover but with the really dry air at the surface this is verga. most of this is not reaching the ground. could be a stray flurry or two. temperature-wise, though, definitely back to winter. 33 degrees in philadelphia, down from our high of 35 which is 6 degrees below normal. allentown 28. cape may 33. wilmington 32 degrees. we still have winds at about 10 to 15 miles per hour, so the wind chill makes it feel like 23 in philadelphia, 24 in atlantic city, 18 in allentown. if you're heading up to the po

reporting lively from sunny clearwater i'm ducis rodgers channel6 "action news."brian and sharrie, back over to you. picked a perfect day to be down there. >> it's great. all right, ducis, thanks. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 a glimmer of hope for tpeople rushe fear that the country's tallest dam would give way. details about the cautious optimism surrounding the situation. >> plus, inspirational stories from local high schoolers. hear from s had once given up on school but are now turning their lives aground here's a look at today's closing numberand the bullish behavior continues. new record highs for u.s. stocks today, the dow closing up triple digits to close at 20,412, the nasdaq up nearointso up more than 12 points on the day. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> evacuated homeowners are getting some good news today about that massive dam there threatening to flood their town in northern california. the water level has been dropping today. we do see the risk that an eroded spillway could collapse. nearly 180,000 people were forced to evacuate this weekend. last week mas

thanks ducis. >> the sixers trying hard to trade him.t him home and apparently not abe to get what they wanted for him to bring him back. the bizarre and frankly uncomfortable. okafor is joining the team in boston and coming off the bench against the celtics after not playing again the teams and trying to work out a deal. okafor admits he thought he would be dealt and the a weird situation and joel embiid is officially ruled out of the rising stars challenge all-star weekend but will aten the event in new orleans. and against calgary with flames comes south jersey native. an all-star the first seasons in the league but not playing his best hockey as of late but johnny hockey is a guy they have to target tonight. >> shifty and goes side to side, just as quick as he goes north south and for him that is how he plays the game and make sure i stay in front of him. >> he has the best nickname too, johnny hockey. ricky newscast good jaime prego or something like that oh! >> this is the first at the phillies home and garden show. 11 chandeliers

and some kids get to have a college education. >> always good thank you ducis. and and tomorrow is the day when the most famous groundhog makes the winter prediction and people are willing to spend big, the hotel booking website recently looked at hotel rates in punxsutawney, and the average price shot up to $450. that is more than a typical hotel room is going for in houston where the super bowl is being played this weekend. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. welcome to 8 and a half maple street. it's half a house. and even though it only has half a kitchen, half the closet space and a half bath, it's a full house to the wilsons. because they have fios, their half house has full internet, with uploads as fast as downloads. don't pay for uploads that aren't up to speed. get 150 meg internet with equal uploads and downloads, tv and phone for only $79.99 per month online for one year. only from fios. (voand exceptional customerity pre-ownservice,les... head t to your neiborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... f

ducis rogers. >> flyers hanging on to the final wild card spot.call it an important stretch. they began a five game home span. time to make a move is now. flyers celebrate their former captain. the current captain gets them on the board, claude giroux on the powerplay, 12th of the season, game tied at one. matt reed, where have you been? 2-1 flyers. michael faces 16 shots, allows one goal. flyers win 3-1. >> >> we have been playing solid hockey. tonight was -- i think, a simple case of starting well. absolutely sticking with it throughout the entire game. >> short-handed has become the norm for the sixers. they face the spurs without joel embid and robert covington. the sixers have nine players available. sixers trailers by three after one. second quarter, a game high 25 points, sixers up by five at the break. okafor, if only he would play defense. in the fourth, sixers fall apart. by peggy lee playing ] [ goat bleat ] [ crow caws, music continues ] this is gonna be awesome! when it comes to buying a house... trulia knows the house is only half of

. >> ducis rogers is at spring training and westminster crowns its top dog tonight when "action news"nues. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, payment, withdrawal, or transfer each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ >> president trump has approved fema funding for the affected area around the california orville dam. authorities are allowing people to return home but more rain is expected this week. officials are concerned if the spill way fails a 30-foot wall of water could be released on the community below. >> harrison ford nearly crashed at the john wayne airport in santa anna on monday. he was told to land on a runway but mistakenly landed on a parallel taxi way. ford is an experienced pilot but has been involved in several accidents. >> trenton is dealing with a bird watching problem nothing to crow about. so many of the avians have been descending on downtown residents describe it as a scene out of a hitchcock

. >> a little slushy thank you ducis. >>> a day for birthday celebrations at the philadelphia zoo, amannyaby gorilla is 6 months old and zoo officialed threw a big party in her enclosure. she likely didn't know what the fuss was about and still prefers to stick close to her mom. and the lemur quintuplet celebrated their birthday, they turned one year old today. this race is consequential. it's all about being able to look your kid in the eye... and say, honey, it's gonna be okay. and this woman understands it in her gut. she gets it. stephanie hansen understands what people need. this election is very, very important to middle class people to live the life they deserve. don't ask yourself the morning after the election "why didn't i vote?" >>> we are talking about the lemurs the black and white lemurs celebrating their birthday at the zoo and i read four names, they are lemur quadruplets. >> that is true. >> maybe another will come next year. >> or four more whatever. >> great day to be at the zoo. we had temperatures in the 70s feeling like may and this date 30 years ago. you were here t

and. >> for cecily tynan and ducis the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll joinfor "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. setback for the white house. federal appeals court has just issued its ruling tonight in the fight over whether to reinstate presidtrump's temporary immigration our team standing by with what we have just learned. >>> also breaking the major system slamming the east coast. philadelphia new york up through boor accidents. tens of thousands without power tonight, and thousands of flights canceled coast to coast. >>> the president's advise conway in hot water. the white house saying she has been counselled. after urging people to buy ivanka's clothes. >>> the explosion as a nuclear power plantd what we have now learned.

that's sports. >> thank you, ducis.he philadelphia auto show tonight had a chance to enjoy great music. ♪ ♪ that is audra mclaughlin singing the classic song "angel from montgomery." mclaughlin was a finalist in a televised music context. "jimmy kimmel live" nengs followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 5:30. for cecilyucis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. have a great night and a good weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> an all new show with fresh viral videos, "right this minute." >> what's up -- >> it's a swat standoff after a man breaks in -- >> and holds a girl at knife point. >> the mind-boggling reason he asked her to call the cops. >> great idea. i'm glad he did that. >>> a professional baseball pitcher gets his wife in the game. >> he's got the ball, she's got the bat. >> what >>> a video catches fire on the internet. >> no one has seen this. you guys are the first. >> why this has t intrigued. >>> plus, bonus give away day means your chance to win a new ipad m a little lesson at the

and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and sharrie williams and ducis rogers.nd please join us four a special report at 11:00 here on channel 6. an "action news" investigation reveals how some potentially unsafe vehicles are transporting unsuspecting passengers around philadelphia. here is wendy saltzman with the preview. >> these taxi maze look the same but some may be concealing dangerous recalls and there is little oversight to pick sure you are getting around cough sprinkles and flurries. >> it may fracture while driving. we found recalls on airbags, seatbelts and doors that open without warning. >> the details you need to know to keep you and your family safe tonight at 11:00. >> and for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, president trump with certain words for iran. now saying nothing is off the table. just 24 hours after the white house said we are officially putting iran on notice. what does this mean? are new sanctions coming? and tonight, iran's r

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watch the troubleshooters tonight on channel 6 "action news" at 11:00. >> for cecily tynan and ducisers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. if youin a palace of ice,winter there's only one place to go. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >>> tonight, president trump's immigration crackdown revealed. the new and sweeping plan to deport undocumented immigrants across this country. who will be targeted? >>> the growing number of anti-semitic threats in this country. the jewish cemetery desecrated. the fbi investigating. did the president wait too long before addressing it? what the white house is saying. >>> the flooding emergency playing out right now. trucks trapped in rising waters on the freeway, and another spillway being watched. a reservoir overflowing. the new video now emerging. the young people falling through the ice. >>> the deadly plane crash. four americans

. >>> and ducis rogers and jaime apody as more coming up if sports. >> and rick we skyrocketed to the 70s, there were six record breaking ties and more record breakers tomorrow possibly and a change over the weekend. >>> a catholic relief services worker was in philadelphia sharing her story to improve the life in impoverished mexican communities. she hosted cecelia suarez, she hosts the programs in mexico and she talked about the school's participation in the program. it continues to make a significant difference combatting poverty and hunger around the world. >>> more than 1,000 jars of peanut butter will go a long way to feed people. they were at philabundance today. as spread the love campaign. it's often too expensive for many families. >>> time for sports and ducis is here and the sixers traded a big man but it was not okafor. >> no okafor is still here but nerlins noel is gone. noel is the odd man out. today the sixers trade noel to the dallas mavericks and get a conditional first round pick and bogut and guard anderson. >> that pick will turn into two second rounders in the ne

ducis diewtionz has -- ducis rogers has more. >> reporter: matt ryan has approven himself this seasonith gody numbers. >> this is what you dream about as a kid is playing in a game, playing in this game and you know winning this game, that's, that where your thoughts are when you're in your backyard and ten years old and playing with your brothers, that's where it was for me. >> eagles quarterback carson wentz has been in houston all week for super bowl week being this close physically to the super bowl has made him want it even more. >> it's making me that much hungrier from being here, watch the playoffs from my couch, i don't want to be here, i want to be playing. it's fun to be here and experience this, i don't want to be here in this capacity. >> michael vick has decided to retire. although 32 nfl teams likely made that decision for him. he last played for the steelers in 2015. he is the nfl's all time leading rusher among quarterbacks. >>> the flyers had the night off, this afternoon they host the kings. they were back on the practice ice yesterday morning him they hold the fina

how is the squad looking ducis? >> looking pretty good thus far brian. but for the phillies to be successful they need starting pitching and starting pitchers to be healthy, today we focused on two young arms, and their performance will go a long way in determine that. >> the starting rotation looks formidable at this point, even though we don't have an obvious number one. we have got a bunch of real good starting pitchers. >> but the phillies have question marks, we'll start with aaron nola he missed the beginning of last season where elbow issues. >> how is the elbow? >> imgood now, throwing and no pain and no hesitation i've been good. >> we are cautiously optimistic, he feels great and looks like he is 100%. >> zach helan had his own problems, he had leg problems and with a couple of surgeries he is able to role. >> you sound like you got a new body. >> it's unbelievable. >> whenever i hear his name or see him, i think about that performance against pittsburgh in pittsburgh. where it was like a man against boys and dominated that game for healthy kne

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