trang do, live in fairmount, where the parade will begin in just a few hours, trang, good morning. >> report good morning, rahel and jim. just in time to take some valentine day photo operation with your sweety, again, the parade will start here at 10:00 a.m., at the joan of arc statue here on the side of the art museum. we'll make several stops before returning home to love park. but let's take a look at some video. in icon being love statue removed from its name sake love parka year ago to be stripped, repaired, re painted thanks to generous donor. the statue will look a little different than you may remember. it was painted red, green and blue. but it is now red, green and purple as artist robert indianna originally painted it when the piece was first displayed in philadelphia back in 1976. it will also be on new rectangular base like counterpart, armor, that was the statue at 18th and the parkway. >> love is basically going on a flatbed truck literally parading through the city, stopping for photo ops, alongside seven different public art sculptures, so people can take photos, use

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he wrapped up his two-day visit to the bay area at the fairmount hotels in san francisco yesterday. there he met with governor jerry brown as well as lieutenant governor gavin knewsome. his meeting with the governor focus on climate change. ontario and quebec have an agreement with california to lower greenhouse gas emissions. >> we have so much work to do together as friends and as a planet. >> the president is awol. he's absent without leave on the climate challenge. so just have to make up for that and be as creative as we possibly can. >> huge crowds followed he went. the prime minister has promised to visit san francisco again soon. >>> while at the fairmount hotel, governor brown spoke with abc7 news in an exclusive interview. he talked about his plans for offer leaving office, climate change, and a possible endorsement to replace him. you can watch the full interview on the upgraded abc7 news app. scroll down when you open the app and you will see it labeled as exclusive, governor jerry brown talks with abc7. >>> time is 8:05. this morning we are hearing from the former legis

. >> back here we are working to learn more about the man killed in a tragic accident in fairmount park. police say that a 72-year-old man fell into the hole and died trying to rescue his dog. it happened in the 7400 block not far from belmont. and the man's dog fell into the two and a half foot wide six foot deep hole and the man tumbled if as well trying to help his pet and neither survived. >> the action cam was on the scene of the 500 block of beach street in pottstown. firefighters were called at 1:00 this morning and flames were coming from the upper level of the two story building and everyone was able to escape safely. no word on how the blaze started. >>> firefighters doused the fire on the home in delaware county. at one point firefighters had to evacuate the home because fears the roof might collapse. >> well, they got things under control in 15 minutes and residents were able to escape the burning home safely. >>> turning now to the accuweather forecast. the warmest day of the week when have rain moving in tonight. sky 6 hd showing you the scene here in chester. enjoy the wa

he wrapped up his two-day visit to the bay area at the fairmount hotel in san francisco yesterday. there he met with governor jerry brown as well as lieutenant governor gavin knewsome. his meeting with the governor focused on climate change. ontario and quebec have an agreement with california to lower greenhouse gas emissions. >> the fact that we have so much work to do together as friends and as a planet. >> the president is awol, he is absent without leave on the climb challenge. so we have to make up for that and be as creative as we possibly can. >> huge crowds followed trudeau wherever he went. the prime minister has promised to visit san francisco again soon. >>> at the fairmount hotels governor brown spoke with abc7 news in an exclusive interview. he talked about his plans for after he leaves office, climate change and a possible endorse men for who replaces him. you can find it on our abc7 news app. scroll down in the app and you will see it labeled as exclusive, abc7 talks to library brown. >>> the lunar new year is next friday. governor brown helped ring in the new year

the action cam looking at fairmount park where it was a chamber of commerce kind of day.ld temperatures. looking at the center city skyline the sunset at 5:51 and we have a bit of brightening out there and generally clear skies and mild temperatures, currently 52 degrees and our high 56 that is 9 degrees above normal. allentown 5 and trenton 53 and cooler at the shore. atlanta see airport 46 and cape may 44 but tomorrow even warmer than today. at 7:00, 40 degrees and then we make it up to 59 degrees by 3:00. and now it won't be quite as bright and sunny as today we'll have high thin clouds but generally a pleasant end to february thanks to high pressure that is in control of our weather. satellite 6 along with action radar showing a system that brought us the bright blue skies not a cloud in the sky thanks to the sinking air and this high pressure moves east tomorrow. and clear skies. not as chilly as last night. the morning low 33 and tomorrow morning 38 and pretty mild for february standards allentown 36 and the boardwalk in atlantic city 35. and 59 degrees tomorrow and

thank >>> philadelphia police are looking for two men who damaged a firehouse in fairmount.were caught on camera just before 2:00 monday morning at s. police say an employee at engine 13 herd a loud noise and some glass breaking. turns out one of the men flew a brick through the window. the damage estimated to be a thousand dollars. if you've got any information or know who they are call police. >>> sounds like a scene out horror film woman driving on the highway in south jersey when some debris from dump truck in front flys through her windshield. the 76-year-old woman was driving northbound on 295 in hamilton township when the debris smashed into her car. the hunk of metal severed her middle finger crushed the othe others. she was one of the drivers trying to switch lanes to get away from the truck when the debris flew right into her car wind she'll. get this, while bleed she drove a few skits before getting help. >> when tragic things happen to people, then their survival techniques kick in, and i know you've heard this story many times. people do amazing things when they

the action cam in fairmount park where this is what you needed to do today. go outside the artist heading outside to enjoy the may like warmth in february. and now things are changing. this is a live sfap shot from the pagoda overlooking reading and the skies are dark and it's showers and gusty showers have started there and that is all ahead of a cold front than brings us a reality check tomorrow. double scan live radar showing we have shower activity north of i-78 northern lehigh valley cross through easton and 33 and another cell at hamburg and farther to the south heavier rain with gustier winds and wind gusts 35 miles per hour. moving due east at 35 miles per hour. and harmony and lindhs dale in the path. it will have heavy downpours and gusty winds ahead of the cold front that brings changes. these are the all time february records, until today philadelphia we missed it by 2 degrees but wilmington 78 degrees and allentown 81 and reading 82 and trenton 78 these areas the warmest february temperature ever recorded. right now mild out there. philadelphia 7

we went to his home a short tim >>> there was tragedy in fairmount park in philadelphia. a 72-year-old man isft dtr t the animal fell in a 2 by 6 foot hole and the man went in to help but could not get out. and police say it was an accidental death. >>> and pennsylvania state lawmakers are having trouble agreeing on a revised map and the task it to make jerry mander district less bias in favor of republicans. perhaps they should turn to eighth graders in chester county. lets go live to "action news" reporter john rawlins, what is the story here? >> reporter: well, the students jim, the map making students you need the right equipment and data along with common sense and goodwill. something that is lacking at times in harrisburg among grownups there. the state supreme court is poised to take action inhe governor and gop leadership can't agree on a map. >> it a fair and compactness and minimizing slits those are all parts fair map. >> take a look at the current 7th district congressional map that it slices across our region where they favor the gop and exclude those that do

this is the ben franklin parkway where it intersects with mlk drive, the merge here e fairmount sectionit appears the driver lost control of this truck just before 4 o'clock so it's on its side quite a mess obvus no traffic is getting by right now. we don't have any word on if there are any injuries at this point. the driver of that truck but obviously some traffic ramifications. matt pelman keeping on eye on this one and will bring us an update very shortly right here. >> ♪ >> health check at 4 o'clock a new study says you might be able to blame your expa waistline on your frying pan and we're not talking about what you're cooking. researchers from harvard university say the chemicals found in nonstick cookware interfere with metabolism in women. those with a higher concentration of the chemicals in their blood were more likely to regain any weight lost after dieting. the same substances were also found in food wrappers, stain resistant carpeting and water repellant clothing. >> what do you want me to do with the pants? big talkers now. do not disturb. you can hang it on your door at c

take a live look right now at the schuylkill in fairmount.we're starting to get the school closings and delays because of the icy conditions. you'll see those at the bottom of your screen. we have team coverage. jessica boyington is monitoring the conditions on the roads, krystal klei has your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast. but we begin with meteorologist bill henley who's tracking all of it. >> we're just starting to see this one get started. we've issued a first alert on i. first for philadelphia, the suburbs suburbs, and new jersey, first a combination of snow and then ice. farther north colder. upper suburbs and the lehigh valley until 5:00 this morning until 3:00 this afternoon accumulating sf accumulating snow and then some ice. either way it's going to be slippery this morning. we're watching wilmington for the first snowflakes showing up on the radar right now. some very light snow. and we're really not concerned about this light snow. that's not going to be too bad. the greater concern is what you see falling to the south mov

temperaturewise, not bad either. 35 at graduate hospital. 36 in fairmount. and 36 in port richmond. 33 in elkins park. not terribly cold to start this morning either. but if you are north and west of the city, those are the areas where there's a higher accumulati accumulatio accumulation, temperatures are colder. you have to watch out for slick spots. here's a look at radar and satellite. clouds in place across the region. we're going to see a lot of sunshine by this afternoon. it's going to be a pretty nice sunday for you. here's the forecast high temperature. 48 in center city. 46 in summer ton. and 45 in landsdale. 44 for clips town. allentown. 46 in easton. remember, with these temperatures, we do have snow on the ground right now. it's going to be melting for today with the temperatures well above freezing. today is kind of a sunday melt day for us. in new jersey, 48 in ham on ton. 49 in smyrna and 47 for wilmington. most of us in the mid to upper 40s today. it's a huge rise from having snow last night. the warming trend continues into the workweek. rig

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us from fairmount with how some are getting ready for this historic parade, greg. >> reporter: ukee and jessica business owners say they are thrilled about this opportunity. as you just heard from joe holden some 3 million eagles fans expected to a send here all throughout the city especially along this parade route and many say they are gearing up they are getting ready, others say they are going to close for a few hours and let everything soak in. this thursday world champion philadelphia eagles will start near broad street and pass a business that opened before the nfl was even in existence. >> this year it was 100 years. >> reporter: ninety year-old carmella owns john lero candy near broad and porter. for the parade she will take a break closing up shop to watch the historic sports moment. >> i would like to see the players, and the parade. >> reporter: it could meaningless in business that day but she figures most of the 3 million expected to gather won't be in the market for a valentines day gift. >> everything bagels, cream cheese

of penn students will gather just before noon at the love statue at 36th and locust walk and in fairmount, both directions along locust walk. they'll end with silence for 497 seconds, one second for each of the victims of the mass shootings that happened just over the past year. >>> our coverage of the florida shooting and gun debate continues now on the nbc10 app. find out how students across the country are taking a stand and learn more about the shooting survivors. >>> parents and students at eastern regional high school in voorheis are upset with leaders over the way they found out about a shooting threat. police arrested an 18-year-old last week for allegedly threatening to shoot up the school. notification went out through a robo call. at a meeting last night, people said school leaders should have talked to students about the incident. today the superintendent will meet with the police chief to talk about safety. >>> 4:37. in other top stories today -- >> new jersey health officials confirm they have a third child death from the flu. state health officials confirmed yesterday that

. >> reporter: some neighborhoods like spring garden fairmount had cleaning up to do. we saw quite a few piles of trash bags on corners but neighbors we spoke with said they're not surprised. >> trash is kind of gross. i wish they had more trash cans during the celebration but it was a once in a lifetime event and it was really, really great to be here. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: with the celebration of this magnitude, we're just happy it's only garbage they're dealing with today. >> i think this is just so -- what happens when a big city celebrates something like this. >> reporter: now, for the most part the trash is starting to go away. the city, again, quick to remove it. now for things to get back to normal, it's a waiting game, jim. we want the mud to go away, we want the grass to come back to the parkway. reporting live along the park way, bob brooks channel6 "action news." jim, back to you. >> thank you, bob. >>> let's talk about jason kelce. he has always been an outspoken eagle but yesterday took him to an entirely different level. his legendary perfor

action cam outside earlier this afternoon there at boat house row and fairmount park and a lot of moisturee a issue tonight, visibility, sky six live in hd looking at ben franklin bridge , as we travel along i-95, allow some extra time because of that low level moisture. if you are going on for rest of tonight and relevant i tomorrow morning, it is about a cold, dry, wet ground and hard ground as well. when we get that moisture with the southerly wind riding up on top of that cold front and that is where we have issue with visibility. anytime temperature and dew points temperatures are close together the air is saturated meaning we have got that fog and that will develop as we get throughout the rest of tonight and into tomorrow morning. we have issued an accu weather alert because of that and heavy rain on the way. we are down to 2 miles as far as visibility is concerned in philadelphia, down to half mile in reading, .8 for allentown and poconos, up to a mile and a half in trenton and 2 miles, there in atlantic city. temperatures though are fairly mild despite moisture, it is 49 in philad

yes, we do. 42 in fairmount, 40 degrees in potter richmond, the other areas in the upper 30s.or tomorrow, more like upper 40s, not upper 30s at this time. 48 at 7:00. still cloudy in the evening, but it may be well after 9:00 before the rain comes in. and even that is going to be on the lighter side. but you can see, it's a good bit milder than today. the high temperature today was 43. we should get to at least 50 during the day tomorrow. once again, that rain coming in toward midnight and you'll see what happens after that. we've got a lot of moisture down south. that's what we have to keep watching for. first of all, during the day tomorrow, the clouds increase. the rain generally comes in later tomorrow night into thursday morning, but thursday is going to be very warm. it's going to be in the 60s, even with a lot of clouds around. here's thursday night and here's the second wave of moisture. so thursday night and into friday, there we go. rain. but not as heavy as what we saw this past sunday. and then that moves out of the way and then we wait for the next system to come

drone 6 was in fairmount park and there were signs of spring time around and temperatures are warm enough. and folks are out to enjoy the space and first we have to get through the rest of winter. cecily tynan out on the paid patio with the nice weather and how long it sticks around. for the rest of the month. one more day today. gorgeous not a cloud in the sky. with the sunshine temperatures managed to make it up to 56 degrees 9 degrees above average. last february is the warmest on record and this february goes down as the third or fourth warmest and our fifth wettest. now it's -- syracuse 53 and charleston 63 degrees and tomorrow is a little bit warmer than today. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the high pressure basically over us and that high pressure scoots east tomorrow. wind out of the southwest and it warms up a bit. and we have increasing clouds tomorrow and then i'm tracking a late week storm one piece of energy in the desert southwest and this will form a coastal storm bringing us heavy rain, high gusty winds and even the potential for some snow. i'll talk more abo

tomorrow, fairmount 42, and dover, 43 degrees. how about the parade forecast? 11:00 a.m., wind gusts to 30 miles an hour, the main thing, plus the temperature, only 32 degrees the start at 1:00. 33 degrees, well below normal for the temperature but we don't care. we'll be all bundled up. i'll wear my eagles bow tie and joining you. >> thank you. >>> more on the super bowl victory still ahead. >>> up next, double dose of excite am and who had reason to double celebrate. >>> and what it was he removed from her mouth right before belting out the national anthem. >>> free beer, bud light owes us all after the big win and the company said it's ready to pay up. >>> first, a look at the closing bell on wall street where the dow plunged more than 1100 points in a wild trading session. >>> you can't deny the love in the air for the eagles. last nights in the midst of the madness, this couple got engaged right in the middle of broad street. this man got down on one knee, popped the question and looks like the answer was a big yes. >> a few blocks away, jessica i do to je

at the museum in fairmount park, they're hosting a three-day championship.nately, we don't have the video. it features dance parties, giveaways and sing-alongs. there she is with her pom poms. the celebration continues today. the event runs from 11:00 until 5:00. >>> head on over to montgomery county where a bakery is collecting on its winnings. a massachusetts bakery sent a famous sheet cake along with a $500 check. inspired by lane johnson and their commitment to education, they're donating the money to the philadelphia school district. >>> the wet weather did not stop the weekend annual cupid undie run. they ran through university city. the rain brought spring-like temperatures with it. of course, they had a party at world cafe live in university city. by the way, the money raised benefits the tumor foundation. >>> first alert meteorologist krystal klei back to doppler radar. just as expected, the rain passing through the area. as expected, the heavy rain is lined up with the i-95 corridor. you see the reflection from berks county down to just clipping in

the fairmount, by the barnes museum. i could not get a uber. i walk with everybody else.is like marching toward the sea but it was toward city hall. and then somebody sent this to me. here it is. this is on the parkway. just human after human, like a sea of people just walking down the parkway, where should we get. give me somebody to hug. lets go to city hall. lets go to walnut. broad street. and they all made it down there. so, and then check this out. i don't know how many selfies i took but at one point i thought i had broken ribs. >> you said my ribs hurt. >> did you fall. >> no, hug ago lot of people. >> the trash cut, look at that , eagles fans all over this trash truck. they are trashed. >> people just want to scream, they want to come together, celebrate and scream as loud as you can. >> then police say, it is time to go home, mike. >> when i was driving into work they were still out on the parkway and every which way. >> so, along market street at one point this guy is walking in, he has his under dog. i'm behind him. i said dog really came through for us, didn'

. >>> a short time later police responded to a car, that went off the road in fairmount park the crew is a arrived and they found this vehicle crashed into a utility pole and then careened, with some shrubbery there off kelly drive and strawberry mansion drive. no word tonight if the driver was injured. >>> a man from new jersey has been charged with causing his girlfriend's death, on january s car plunged into the delaware river in burlington county. he was able to make it out but his girlfriend stephanie white , did not. prosecutors say officers smelled alcohol on his bet, after the incident, and he was in,ly charged with leaving the scene of an accident, but now, prosecutors have charged him with first degree vehicular homicide. >>> a business owner in new jersey is accused of having a friend, burn down his restaurant so he can collect the insurance money. last month country town diner in berlin, camden county was destroyed by flames. prosecutors have now charged the owner, thomas, and his friend, robert debowsky with arson for hire and conspiracy to commit arson. >>> starting to d

. >>> please touch museum in fairmount park is hosting super bowl champions weekend.s a dj, dance party this afternoon, these little fans showed their support by dancing around, and cheering, with green pompons. kid can write letters, that will be sent to the eagles. these festivity will wrap up tomorrow afternoon with a victory parade. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight. find out which fast food chains are getting in on the delivery business. >>> and home of the john f. kennedy and jackie o met is for sale and we will take you inside. >>> we will show you how some people are betting on themselves and it is helping them lose weight. house. you can't fake steak. >>> in health check on "action news" if you keep losing wait is still on the list of things to do in 2018 is there more evidence your chance toss do it and keep it off are better when there is money at stake. health wage says that has now paid out over 10 million-dollar for people, who bet on themselves to lose weight. when frank norman saw a health weight ad last summer saying you get paid to lose

is what they call it, probably that 97 percent full dropping over us here, what is that probably fairmounthia there. live look at ben franklin bridge, city sky line looking good, live look at i-95 right here near philly international , heading down to the airport this morning, no problems or delays getting there, we are looking goodwills on the tote board for arrivals and departures. that is good news, if you are traveling today, couple closures near olde city, chestnut blocked from fourth over to the second as a result of the fire from a week and a half ago, and right out front here market street shut down between third and fourth, water department crews definitely down in the hole there, so, vehicle traffic is detoured as they are at the moment allowing the septa buses to roll through. we will see how that, lasts for the rest of the morning and spring schedule in place here for all of the septa city and suburban bus lines, your forecast for your tuesday, i think you'll like it. hang tight. sueby's here in 15 seconds >>> we are starting off fascinate by what is going on right south side o

. >> reporter: neighborhoods just outside of the parkway like spring garden, fairmount, also had some cleaning up to do. we saw quite a few piles of trash bags on street corners but neighbors we spoke with said they're not surprised. >> honestly it's worth all the effort. i mean, it's a mess but anyhow it was all so fun. >> trash is kind of gross. more trash cans during the celebration but it was a once in a lifetime event and it was really, really great to be here. >> reporter: but the celebration of this magnitude we're just heaper -- happy garbage was the only thing. >> i was set to go out with a giant broom and bag to clean it up. it wasn't necessary. >> i think this is just what happens when a big city celebrates something like this. >> reporter: you can see there is still some trash here that's supposed to be again removed by the end of the day and also a lot of mud. what's next is a sort of a waiting game now for things to totally get back to normal. we certainly want all the grass to come back along the parkway. for now reporting live along the parkway bob brooks channel6 "act

this is the live look at the pennsylvania, way, foggy scene there and all over, coming in through fairmount park area, and it was really thick as pea soup, so lets get out to steve keeley in camden county, new jersey, steve, good morning. >> reporter: this is the best visibility i have seen all day i could not see to the even of my driveway. i don't have a half mile driveway but i could only see two car lengths on my street, and then, even worse, getting to the betsy ross bridge, betsy ross bridge i tweet aid picture you could not see more three lane lines painted in front of you, speed limit down to 25. i didn't expect to see ben franklin bridge as well as do i see it, and we cannot see towers, they have red lights blinking for the air traffic, and, good thing there is no air traffic right now, because you cannot see those towers or red lights on top. they are supposed to hopefully cut through some fog. but very surprising that we could see across the delaware river, maybe not sky line, and , with perfect timing, here comes the first line of the patco high speed line rumbling across just t

you are looking for something to do check out what is happening at smith's memorial playground at fairmountark. monday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 e purpose. it is free with free food from philly pretzel factory and lee 's hoagie house along with coffee for saxby's for mom and dad. take the kid to national constitution center. admission is free tomorrow. there are a number of, exhibits and programs underway in honor of african-american history month. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 o'clock a security guard could lose his job over a video of him pre tend to go point a gun at students, and it is caught on snap chat. >>> under cover investigation that could change the way you shop especially when it comes to sales. here are stories making headlines at 5:30. fire fighters on the scene of the early morning fire in olde city that forced more than a hundred people in the street. victims are saying about their rush to safety. >>> also jetblue airlines efforts to help relatives of victims of last week's deadly shooting in park land, florida >>> worldwide release of black panter rockets past exp

our very own alicia vitarelli was once again on hand to emcee this event at the fairmount water worksrated for spending the last few decades giving philadelphia a distinct image and boosting local tourism. >> big congrats to her. >> yes. >> well, the sneezing, the wheezing, the coughing, the chills, yes, the flu is still here but has it gotten any better in our area? "action news" reporter monica malpass live in the news room with the word on that today. hi, monica. >> hi, brian, that's right you're right this has been one of the worst flu seasons on record. in fact, every state in the united states has been impacted by this quite seriously. and today the center for disease control released updated numbers for the flu and what is doing to our area. could a universal flu vaccine now be on the way all of that with ali gorman coming up in health check. >>> the phillies in clearwater are not wearing their usual red caps today and they're not alone. why they are sporting these snazzy sd hats during spring training and why the players are hoping to make some money from them. we'll give you

the iconic 1976 sculpture by robert indianna will travel from fairmount to love park 10:00 a.m.morning, will make several stops along the way, it was restored and repainted while park renovation was completed. now, we check with katie on today's forecast, might want to dress warmly? >> yes, for february nothing in february is atypical about today's forecast but you're right, definately chillier at least by comparison to yesterday morning, but leveling off to where we should be with daytime highs zero gorgeous look at the sunrise there is will be a sun glare kind of a commute for you if you travel east, so keep it in mind, very calm day all things considered. look at the swing on the thermometer that's coming our way, thursday, might as well be mid april. we have few showers just rain showers on the way as early as wednesday overnight, then again on friday. and colder again this weekend shall meisha. >> all right, katie, thank you for the little trip down roller coaster lane. i have to tell you right now traveling in the eastbound direction that beautiful sunshine all it be we ha