eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >>> in bridgeton new jersey some student his a chance to make an imprint on the school. they signed their name to a beam that will be part of an addition it includes a new gym and classrooms and increases the capacity by 200 students. >>> and manufacturers in the garden state displayed their wares today. it was part of made in new jersey day, 25 manufacturers showed off their products and we have a chance to talk to lawmakers and the public about their business. >>> chance for people to pay tribute to an eagles legend there was a private memorial tomorrow and he died early saturday morning and he excelled on both sides of football and jeffrey lurie calls him an icon. >> everything you want for an nfl franchise, tough. >> announcer: and passion for the game and pride in the city and humble in every way. the flyers snapped their winning streak but it was costly, two players are lost for the season. wayne simmons took a puck to the foot and it happened in the same game he scored his 100th goal as a flyer and andrew mcdonnell struck his right hand and

we are live in king of prussia, eva pilgram channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. mobile 6 is now out and about keeping an eye on roads we are looking live from west oak lane along 17th street right now you can tell the roads are more wet than white as we mentioned secondary roads could be the big of the problem and visibltd could be a problem as well and drivers should be careful as they hit the road. we are looking live at west oak lane and 17th street now. and as we deal with the wintry mix check out 6abc.com/weather and school closings and the seven-day forecast, and see snow or breaking news in your community, email your photos and video to jointheaction@6abc.com, or use #6abcaction. on social media. >>> in other news this noon, police are looking for two robbers that broke into a house and used mace or pepper spray on a 75-year-old woman. it happened on murray street in the bustleton section of philadelphia just after 3:30 two masked men climbed through the window in the kitchen a husband and wife were inside and the woman was pepper sprayed. the bandits took

eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >>> authorities say this man sexual assaulted a woman at a montgomery county tanning salon marshall gibson police say is the man caught on video the suspect walked into a tanning studio and asked to use the bathroom he sexual assaulted a woman at knife point in a closed room. he is arraigned this week and held on $25,000 bail. >>> the city of philadelphia is preparing to honor a fallen hero, the first viewing will be held this afternoon. mourners will gather at francis funeral tomorrow from 4:00 until 8:00 tonight. a second viewing tomorrow at the university of pennsylvania followed by the funeral at 10:30, officer wilson was killed at the shootout when he tried to stop a robbery at the game stop last week, two brothers are charged with his murder. chad pradelli will have a live report coming up on "action news" at 12:30. >>> the manhunt continues for the shooter that shot and wounded two police officers in ferguson, missouri. abc news correspondent, marcy gonzales reports now from ferguson. >> just one demonstrator out here carrying a sign that reads c

we are live here in cherry hill, eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> we didn't want it. you wanted it. >> speak for yourself. >> lets get a check of the roads in the suburbs erin o'hearn is live in washington county. >> hey sara and rick, i'm not winking at you but sometimes the wind blows and the snow all of a sudden slaps you in the face and it's hard to keep both eyes open not exactly pleasant some call it the winter wonderland i find it hard to find anything wonderful about it. look hereality pennsylvania avenue at 309, the roads are covered and the cars that go by are covered and i'm covered in snow and it's safe to say everybody is ready for spring. from the big guns clearing the streets and to the task of clearing the windshields and sidewalks. the battle against old man winter rages on. >> it's pretty but we are all getting i think a little bit tired of it. >> conditions up north deteriorated first making the commute tricky for early risers. >> i may turn around and go back home yet. >> tell me about the roads? >> they are snow covered and getting slick and sludg

eva pilgram channel 6 "action news." >> thank you we have been updating the story as it happened at 6abc.com, we have the latest information and photos from the crime scene find it there right now at 6abc.com. >>> winter cold is gripping the region, temperatures remain well below zero and neighborhoods are still covered in yesterday's snowfall, thousands of kids were kept home from school again as we head into the first full weekend of march for more on this frigid friday, melissa magee is in for david murphy. >> we are off to a frigid start new lows in locations reading had a new low of 2 degrees, allentown hit 3 degrees and 8 for dover and wilmington new record lows, atlantic city 8 degrees and philadelphia 1 degree shy with a morning low of just 11 degrees. outside this afternoon not much in the way of recovery we have the winds and a fresh injection of arctic air it feels like 12 in the city and 9 in dover and across the coast in beach haven 13 and 7 in lancaster. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have cleared out nicely in the wake of the snowfall we had in our region yeste

eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> in philadelphia's roxborough section, pedestrians slipped and slid down the sidewalks, they found people choosing to walk on plowed roadways instead. and some told "action news" they didn't dress properly for the slick conditions and getting to work and school was nothing short of tough. the "action news" morning team will be up early to help guide you through the morning commute. the latest from accuweather on the hard of the hit areas and on the roads as you head out to work and school. the 6 abc storm tracker app will help you, you'll get alerts for winter weather warnings and advisories, it's a free download for your mobile device. >>> in other news, philadelphia school superintendant william hite revealed the next action plan it focuses on the district's efforts to prepare students for their college careers, it has more on development and recruitment efforts and working with partners to secure special funding this one day after governor tom wolf called for more funding for schools. >> the flames broke out at 8:00 trast night. in

they are continuing to monitor the schools in the nearby area, we are live here in paulsboro eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a school community in montgomery county is recovering after a devastating fire. wings wing koet academy are all grateful to be back in school. >> students and factually tie they don't know how long they will be at that location, but right now they are happy to be in a classroom. >> reporter: it seems like a temporary location but don't let these smiles fool you, this is why they set up shop at the college a fire devastated their school over the weekend and it remain a crime scene since investigators believe it was intensely set. this morning the student body of 65 sang happy birthday to a classmate in their makeshift lunch room as teachers and staff brought food into the cafeteria students and parents got a tour of the new building and they got donations from businesses over the weekend. >> we have no computers or phones or books anything learning that is going on is something that the teachers have printed up off the internet. essentially we have no

eva pilgram channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you eva now lets go live to registered nurse ali gorman also in woodbury with more on the people affected by the fumes. >> reporter: and shirleen here are the numbers, 13 students and two teachers were taken to the hospital at this time all but two were treated and released those two will also be discharged and there were some walk-ins as well to the emergency at the hospital and they are currently being evaluated. some parents are not happy. >> tara forson came to woodbury after her a call that her 16-year-old daughter was taken to the money room here, she and six other students and a teacher reported feeling sick. >> her nose is burning and she has headaches and she told me she is dizzy and doesn't feel well at all. and her eyes are burning. >> this may be due to fumes from a broken tank at the refinery company. >> it's very concerning because they know this has been going on since monday. >> officials say they have been monitoring the situation to ensure safety and one of the parents says it's not uncommon to the area. >> it'

eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> lets switch to "action news" reporter and registered nurse live at the hospital checking on the conditions of those that got sick. ali. >> 13 students and two teachers were taken to the hop and most were treatmented and released and there are students walking in on their own and currently being evaluated and all were reporting similar symptoms. parents of at least 13 students at paulsboro high school came to woodbury hospital after learning their children felt sick after fumes from the nearly refinery company floated into the school. >> she told me her nose is burning and she has headaches. and she told me she is like dizzy and doesn't feel well at all and her eyes were burning. >> nausea and headache and pale and faint and weak. i broad her to for furnish testing to make sure she was already. >> high levels of fumes were detected on the third level of the school. some parents say it's too late. >> this is going on since monday. >> there are short-term health affects, things like nausea and vomiting and headache and those can be are rev

. >> along the wissahickon eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >>> job seekers got the chance to seek new opportunities in wilmington the parks and recreation host aid jobs fair today more than a dozen companies were on hand including sears, walgreens andlowes. >>> can you go for all the top stories at 6abc.com. can you also communicate with members of the "action news" team. we'll be right back. >>> the heinz company is buying kraft foods creating the third larn of the food and beverage company in north america, right now it brings in revenue of 28 billion, this will officially merge heinz and kraft for the second half of the year. consumers are seeking more unprocessed foods and have migrated away from one time staples of the american diet. auto workers are hoping to turn sales into a big raise workers for ford and fiat and chrysler expire in september. union leaders hope to win a raise in base pay for 100,000 veteran workers for the first time since 2005. >> ford came up with a way for drivers to obey the speed limit their newest fx car reads speed signs, but drivers can override t

eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> what did she call me? >> winter pansies in particular, not you. >>> lets take it live now to autumn marisa in the traffic center. >> hi monica and rick, everybody is excited to get home and enjoy this beautiful evening, one driver here in the westbound lanes hit the road sign that hit single lane ahead and penndot just pushed him on to the side of the road, lets use more caution on the roads this afternoon speeds are driving down to the teens on the schuylkill expressway, the eastbound lanes are very slow from king of prussia to the blue route and on to the conshohocken curve and northbound is slow going too up to woodhaven. here you can see around cotman avenue, these are southbound lanes heading to the city and travel times are not looking too badly from woodhaven to the vine. an incident to tell you about at 141, this is exit 5, keep this in mine, in elkton at howard street all lanes are flooded and use 213 to get around that. >> thank you autumn. still ahead on "action news" at 5:00, all 11 marines and

eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> ice melt, the highly coveted item. thank you eva. >> mobile 6 is out driving around once again today, right now it's on wharton street in philadelphia braving the side streets that could use a little bit of that ice melt, it looks slick but not terrible. we'll keep mobile 6 on the roads to give you a look at conditions now as the storm moves in tomorrow. for now lets get a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center with an update. >> so it's better than yesterday brian and shirleen that doesn't mean it's good. roads are very wet therefore they are slippery and therefore we have accidents. here many montgomery county northbound side at 309 still approaching route 1, you can see police and penndot on the scene knocking out the right lane, there is slowing northbound on 309 away from ambler and reports from my twitter followers that there is foggy conditions up at 309, watch for the gas main break the fire and police are out there helping you around it in quakertown. a