i never even thought about it. >> this is for you. [ cheers and applause ] jaime apody great job jaime. you did get that first interview with jay wright as he walked into the stadium. and that was your mission and it was mission accomplished jaime apody. thank you. we have some thousands of students and other members of thevil villanova community now assembled waiting to hear from their heroes and now they have returned from houston and from the final four. they were ecstatic to get there and now they feel they have accomplished everything they could now that they are back. the villanova community, it is a family, a family. this is not one huge state university by the way, this is a relatively small private catholic college. it's as familial as a college can be. we'll live stream this for you at 6abc.com right now. we are going to the world news tonight with david muir and "action news" will continue with all of this and more at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the first exit polls. will wisconsin change theetop d. and tonight, what hillary clinton just said. her challenge to donald t

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jaime apody is live in chicago at the nfl draft with the latest. >> reporter: oh ducis if it's none of the above. can you imagine that. that would be terrible. we think it's going to be mr. carson wentz or jared goffe take a look at the red carpet. there are interviews going on that is reggie ragland next to me and awaiting the arrival of carson wentz. lets talk about him and tell you what he did today. there is mr. wentz potentially the new eagles quarterback at a local chicago elementary school today. no matter what, it looks like it's a lock that wentz andcal -quarterback are going one and two. here is what wentz knows about our favorite city, philly. >> i know they have passionate fans, football means a lot to them and they are ready to win. so i just know that is an awesome place to play and we'll see what happens. >> there is no preference, they are great spots with great coaches and for both me and carson they are great spots. >> they say can you handle the city life, it's just football, don't make it bigger than it has to be. just go in and play football. >> reporter: one thing

jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> to say the least. thank you. >>> meanwhile investigators believe an apartment fire that affected nearly two dozen people started on a kitchen stove. several units were damaged in the hunter glen complex, one resident and a firefighter suffered minor injuries and the red cross is helping roughly 20 people find new shelter. authorities are one step close tore finding a man that -- in buck county. this is the suspect identified as 22-year-old montell johnson, police say he tried to steal a motorcycle from a driveway on monday but when the homeowner came out side to confront him, he shot the homeowner's dog. anybody with information should call 911. >>> a mess is cleared from the schuylkill expressway police had to shut down the eastbound lanes at south street when a dump truck overturned spilling gravel across the highway and the crash happened at noon and all lanes were reopen at 2:30. another crash tied up traffic on the pennsylvania turnpike, it happened westbound at 8:00 a.m. one car got sandwiched ne

let's go live to jaime apody in d.c.re countering on michal neuvirth again to help save the season jamie. >> reporter: jeff, the former capitals goalie is two and zero against his old team. he looked sharp in game four and hopes to ride that momentum again tonight in his old house. the flyers neuvirth arrived at the verizon center an hour ago. the key is to slowly creep back into the series. a win tonight go back to philly for game six. you never know what can lap. you figure neuvirth will be playing with emotion back in the building where he started his career a chance to send those fans home unhappy. >> yeah, it's always good to be back, you know, still have a lots of friends here but we're here for business and, you know, we going to try to win the hockey game and bring the series back to philly. >> we know they got a big fast team over there so we got to play the same way. it's not like we're trying to go be more physical. we're trying to play within our roles and within our structure and at the same time be physical

. >> jaime apody is live at the nfl draft in chicago. hi jaime. >> it's getting exciting monica, we are on the red carpet and awaiting the arrival of carson wentz, and fans are ready as well. including eagles fans front and center. we are back with more news after this. >>> parts of mississippi are under a flash flood emergency after storms dropped water in the region. there are reports of people trapped in their homes but no reports of injuries. >>> three people connected to the san bernardino attack were arrested today in a marriage fraud conspiracy. the suspects include the brother and sister-in-law of syed farook and enrique marquez accused of helping to carryout the attack. and the three suspects lied under only to obtain immigration benefits. >>> vice president, joe biden, says the coalition is making progress in the fight against isis. biden made a surprise visit to iraq and he met with the prime minister and parliament speaker, this comes amid concern of protest. this was the vice president's first trip to iraq since 2011. >>> hea

jaime apody with that story. cecily tynan comes back with more on the weekend accuweather forecast when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ the tthan the bottom have mo100 million americans.nt how does that happen? well, they use lobbyists to get special tax breaks. my plan -- close the tax loopholes and make them pay their fair share. seniors who've worked hard deserve the opportunity to stay independent, pay their bills, and most of all, enjoy their grandchildren. it's time to bring back a basic american value -- fairness. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. >> new at 6:00 tonight, residents in a section of schuylkill township are going to have to get used to the closing of west pot house road for the next month. it's all about construction of two new schools. but they're complaining because they got little notice and they are not happy about that. live at the scene is "action news" reporter john rawlins. john, what are the details here? >> reporter: well, some drivers definitely taken off guard w

jaime apody is live with the flyers in d.c. with more.. >> reporter: yeah, ducis the caps actually don't have a greater track record closing out teams. they're one in seven in their last eight tries but the flyers realize they still have quite an uphill climb ahead of them. take a look at dave hakstol and company arriving. hoping this is not the last time they'll do so this season. capitals have not lost back to back games in regulation its entire year. it's not impossible to do what the flyers are trying to do. they did come back against the bruins to win a seven game series. >> we're never g going to quit. that's just how we are. it's obviously runs from the coaching staff all the way down. it's a great trait to have. >> we've had our back up against the wall a lot this year and we pushed through it pretty well. we're excited about the challenge. you never want to be down in the hole like we are but we've shown that we can battle back from these type of challenges and looking forward to this one as well. >> reporter: the flyers skipped

jaime apody is live in chicago with the latest. >> reporter: lets hope it works out that way, bradford was a number one overall pick and is nobody's franchise quarterback now. the video is looping on the red carpet for the next hour, the only one who is. if not they will getoffe if the bird wants him, and wentz cannot wait until tomorrow night. >> this is different as far as getting ready for a game. i wish we were play ago i game tomorrow. that is not how it works, it will come soon enough. it's a long time waiting for both events and it's building up a lot of excitement for me. >> i am relaxed i believe that the plan is in place. the good lord has a plan for me. there is already a purpose and a card with your name on it. i am excited to finally find out where that is. >> we are excited too to see if carson wentz is the eagles quarterback of the future and maybe the next ten years and the nfl draft may be coming to philadelphia next year because philly and los angeles have emerged the top two candidates to host the 2017 draft and we ran into scouts from the union in philly scouting th

and a national championship warrants a call from the president and jaime apody is live with reaction from coach jay wright. >>> find the umbrella i'm tracking rain and perhaps even thunderstorms and the weekend cold and perhaps some snow showers. i'll have all the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> those stories and more on "action news" at 6:00. look around pennsylvania and it's not hard to spot winners. and with over 2 million winners of match 6, cash 5, and treasure hunt every single month, that's hardly a surprise. winners, winners everywhere! play today! >>> all right back to our bernie sanders story now. we are live in south philadelphia where it's a packed house at finley united methodist church. dann cuellar filed this report. >> about 200 people are attending the invitation only event here in philadelphia. many here is a they have already made up their mind they are voting for him instead of hillary clinton. >> i am supporting bernie because he is more for the needs of people. >> and bernie sanders sees philadelphia as crucial to his campaign, he ha

jaime apody joins us live from center city with more. jamie. >> reporter: hey there ducis.ve died down. you almost would never have guessed that there were all these streamers and confetti on the floor. looks all 13 here in dillworth park. you know, i think philadelphia sports fans needed this. an estimated 60,000 fans will be able to say i was here at the villanova parade in 2016. check it out. what a scene it was. the guys told me earlier in the week they didn't know the what to expect. today they said they never expected this. ryan arcidiacono skipped school to go to the phillies parade in 2008. jay wright did the same for a flyers parade in eighth grade and now this one was all their own. >> amazing doing this with my teammates, my coaches. special time for us in the city of philadelphia. go cats. we're number onely we're the champs. let's go. [cheers and applause] >> thank you philadelphia. thank you, nova nation. your support through the whole year ass been unbelievable. >> reporter: one final message for the fans isn't thanks for coming out today. thanks to philadelp

jaime apody is here with more on today's memorial. >> reporter: hi there rick, fresh off the win that kept the flyers alive in this playoff series, the team has gathered here to join the public and many local dignitaries to honor the life and legacy of their beloved owner, ed snider. take a look at the scene in the wells fargo center. you see some of his memorable quotes flashing on a big screen. mayor jim kenney is expected to speak and bobby clark and nhl commissioner and members of his family. snider brought the flyers to philadelphia 50 years ago, arguably the most influential sports figure here in philadelphia. >> he is very dear to me since i came to town. he is special. i remember when he let me go, it was different for him and we had lunch a few weeks later and he bled philadelphia and bled the flyers and he wanted them to win a championship. he said the fans are special, he said if you listen to the fans you soon will be one of them. take their advice but understand you have a job to do. >> also expected to attend legend, wayne gretsky. and they hope to win game five tomorrow

live at the wells fargo center jaime apody channel6 "action news." thank you. >>> to baseball phillies back home today for their home opener. the phils coming in with a little momentum. they won their last two games. the tradition of walking to thwalkingthrough the stands con. right now we're in the top of the ninth inning. padres lead the phils four four-three. area rowan nola career high nine strikeouts. >>> lost in the shuffle of jordan spieth's meltdown in the masters yesterday an unlikely hole in one. sixteenth hole luisut of the haze sen. watch where his ball ends up in the hole for a hole in one. give him another hundred thousand cracks at that. hundred years never be able to do that again. >> of course. >> amazing. >> i've done it on a pool table though. thanks. >> thanks. pennsylvania congressman pat meehan is remembering late flyers owner ed snider. meehan worked as a referee decades ago and said snider came to washington, d.c. a year and a half ago to team kids about hockey. >> his foresight in that is another example the impact he's had o

jaime apody. rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. monica is off.liams joining us tonight and here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. it's a new round in the fight for lgbt rights in north carolina as some lawmakers try to repeal the law that's already cost the state millions. >>> also fast action may have prevented a young man way high powered rifle from becoming a police shooter. >>> and it's a tax bill surprise for thousands of property owners in philadelphia as the city has a nguyen can kell in assessments. >> now the details it's a bitter fight over a controversial north carolina law moving into high gear tonight. supporters and opponents of house bill two which blocks local and state protection for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people are squaring off. >>> it comes as north carolina lawmakers start their new session. democrats want it off the books. most republicans want it to stay. >>> abc's bazi kanani is live with the latest on this fight. good evening, sharrie. the new law may cost the state millions of dollars in los

don't expect many flyers to shave during the run but as jaime apody discovered one player is taking the no clippers thing to the next level. >> it's wild, untamed, free throwing and uninhibited and it just may be the key to the flyers playoff run. with that i had a serious question for the flyers today. >> what is up with jake's hair? >> that is a serious question. i don't know. it looks interesting, to say the least. >> interesting considering he has not cut it in a year. >> what do you think of jake's hair? >> can i go now? >> that says it all. >> classic playoff hair. >> hockey and hair have a rich history, usually it's a playoff beard, not shaving is a superstition. >> too lazy to get a haircut or shave my face. lying in bed instead of getting a haircut. >> he has not cut it in a year. >> jake is jake, you don't ask questions you just go with it. >> i don't think he has cut it once, it's pretty impressive. >> it's his look, it fits him well. it's a tough look -- >> forget the fact that his lion like locks are -- the flyers hope there is magic in the mane. >> the magic is in the bear

. >>> and sam hinke says so long to the sixers, jaime apody has the rereaction to the gm's departure ahead in sports. >>> i'm tracking thunderstorms this evening and the chance of snow on saturday. i'll have all the details coming up. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. what's the most awarded car company of the year? ranking from top to bottom. luxury cars just seem like they would be top awarded. better be some awards behind what you are paying for, right. the final answer. chevy. the most awarded car company two years in a row. wow, it's like a luxury car. i was shocked. i mean it's like, this is chevy? for a limited time, get cash back for 15% of the msrp on most remaining 2015 chevy vehicles while they last. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> the metropolitan urban league unveiled a portrait of gillan, he was a community activist that served in the bustleton division during world war ii and was a korean war vet and a bronze star recipient. he died last year at the age of 95. >>> shark lovers can see sharks tomorrow, besides the glass tunne

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. four of the presidential hopefuls set their sights on the next primary and take jabs at their rivals. we are live with the latest. an argue at a local bar turns violent. and new jersey transit is expanding its surveillance program to ensure passenger safety, what riders have to say about it. >>> now, to the 2016 presidential race, we are one week away from the pivotal new york primary, a big prize for the republican and democratic candidates. donald trump and hillary clinton are holding a double digit lead according to the latest polls and they were certified as the winners of the missouri primary. back to new york state where a big batch of delegates are up for grabs, 291 for democrats and 95 for republicans, donald trump and john kasich and hillary clinton rallied supporters and attacked the competition in the empire state. ted cruz pushed his agenda in california. another prize. >> count me out, for a third time

i'm jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> he is saying all the right things jaime. >> high school and college athletes from all over the world are in university city today for the penn relays. they got underway for the girls and women relays. tens of thousands of athletes and their families are competing all weekend on penn's campus. more athletes have run in the penn relays than any other meet in the history of the world. an incredible event. >> i hope to go out there and saturday. time for the "action news" traffic report. lets send things to matt pellman with a first look today. >> as a result of those races, traffic hasn't been running quite as smoothly here. this is schuylkill expressway down university avenue and a delay near passyunk because of a crash near 20th but that is cleared out. westbound is stacking substantially as you head to the vine street expressway. delays are forming on the vine itself as well as i-95, northbound by the betsy ross bridge. there was a broken down vehicle at wissahickon. it's backed up from the schuylkill on up to broad street and southbound b

live at the wells fargo center jaime apody channel6 "action news.". >> jamie thank. >>> to baseball. today was time for home cooking. it's the home opener against the padres. phillies continue the tradition of walking in through the stands. aaron nola had some trouble but strikes out a career high nine batters aloud four runs through seven innings. phils down three-two, no one out darin ruf pinch hitting for ryan howard. a pop up, short stop is tracking it. that ball rolled into the outfield. not sure okay tube bell herrera saw the signal. game tied at three. pete mackanin not happy that. phillies lose four-three. >> i would have looked to have won for the fans that showed up and you know, you always want to win those games. we were in striking distance the whole game and came back and just fell short. >> 300 infield pop-up. >> umpire did not have a good game. >> apparently not. >>> an elementary school in bucks county celibated the excitement of the home opener today. students at saint joseph's saint school enjoyed a ballpark lunch, hot dogs, chips

maybe they knew this was going to happen a long time ago. >> theory from jaime apody. >> it's alwaysething. remember last week when sam bradford said all those reports about the eagles wanting to trade up to draft a franchise quarterback those don't bother me. so much for that. according to espn bradford is angry. has asked for a trade plus he'll not be showing up for the rest of the off season program. sure enough he was not there today for the birds voluntary workout. eagles gave him a guaranteed $22 million contract a couple months ago so he may any other be so easy to trade. espn analyst ron jaworski has to say about all of this. >> rye really don't understand sam's feelings right now. i've been around this game since 1973. and the eagles have made it clear he's the starting quarterback. he's the starting quarterback. what are you afraid of? go out and fight. compete. it's your job. don't let anyone take that job away and apparently just the fear of losing that job to a carson wentz scares him. that's troubling to me. >> jaws says all reports are correct, carson wentz is the guy

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" news wednesday night. the war of words continues between donald trump and the republican party. we are live with the very latest tonight. and a father is recovering after being carjacked and shot while waiting for his young son and the shooter is still on the loose. >>> and mayor jim kenney reveals his plan to rid city neighborhoods of gaffe graffiti. >>> this all over the delegate process which trump calls rigged. rnc chairman says that trump needs to give us all a break. he is continuing his march to the gop delegate majority and later today he hosts his first of three events in pittsburgh. the first time he was in the state and he won't be alone. senator cruz will also rally in pennsylvania and rally supporters in eerie. on the democratic side bernie sanders picked up an endorsem t endorsement. the new york transit union backed sanders. and with more on all of this and the developments from the campaign trail, let head

"action news" sports reporter jaime apody is also among the revellers at the campus. you were among the younger fans. are they still with you. actually there are so many young kids here i love it. they all say they stayed up all night last night to watch kris jenkins hit that game winning shot. >> did you stay up? >> the whole night. >> is that past your bedtime? >> yes but it was awesome and i couldn't resist. >> what was your reaction when the shot went in? >> the first half at the pavilion that was nuts and by the time i came home i was in tears it was awesome. >> all of these kids will have a memory to last their entire life. let me set the scene. if you turn around this way, here is where the villanova buss will come in, this is gate nine of the football stadium. the buses pull up here in the back of the stadium and the players walk down and we have the whole area roped off and people are excited and there is just this nice panel with fans all the way down leading to the stage over there. you can see there is no shortage of enthusiasm over here. we have signs han

jaime apody is here. a must win game for the flyers tonight. >> they got to do it tonight.e,. crowd on their side. i think you can call it must win make or break. the flyers down 0-2 pitch and thousand now they're back home. our jeff skversky live at the wells fargo center with the crowd behind them a tribute to the owner in front of them. >> reporter: the flyers looking for that first playoff win in two years and of course they're trying to avoid starting oh and three against the capitals in this playoff series. tonight will be emotional in game three. everywhere you look there will be tributes to ed snider. for starters when fans walk into the building they he will receive a t-shirt with ed snider's face etched in the flyers logo. let's take a look at the large banner as fans pull up to the arena, an emotional night as i said as they honor ed snider who passed away last monday, his memory will live on forever. the flyers are expected to have lots of video tributes and dedicating of course this post season run to mr. snider. they do not want to disappoints. they need a win

at the wells fargo center jaime apody channel6 "action news." brian and monica. >> thank you. >>> so much of ed snider's legacy goes beyond the flyers. in addition to his involvement with the city's other sports teams he was deeply committed to youth hockey. >> john rawlins in cobbs creek. this is one of the rinks built thanks to snider's philanthropy, isn't it john. >> reporter: hi, guys, how are you doing? 10 years ago or so, ed snider was looking around and thinking about philanthropy particularly on how to help kids in the city and the more he thought about it the more it made sense to him apparently to leverage the sport that made him a very wealthy man. >> i can't imagine anybody in the whole world that's prouder of your team than you. >> very, very proud and i think we prove that we're a hell of a hockey club. >> reporter: almost 50 years ago ed snider borrowed $2 million betting philadelphia fans would love hockey. that gamble played off. in the mid 70's when the flyers took the stanley cup twice. >> being the broad street bullies, you k

jaime apody is live in the "action news" sports center with the details. hey, jamie. >> reporter: we knew this seemed too easy, eagles make a big trade, announce they're going to take a quarterback, sam bradford is still their starter. bradford said wait a second i'm not okay with that. according to espn bradford has asked for a trade plus he won't be showing up for the rest of the off season program. he was no the there today for the birds' next set of ota's which are voluntary. the birds have a guaranteed $22 million wrapped up in bradford. they gave him that contract months ago. here's what ron jaworski has to say about all of this. >> i really don't understand sam's feelings right now. i've been around this game since 1973 and the eagles have made it clear he's the starting quarterback. he's the starting quarterback. what are you afraid of? go out and fight, compete. it's your job. don't let anyone take that job away. and apparently just the fear of losing that job to a carson wentz is scaring to him. that's troubling to me. >> reporter: jaws believe w

live at dillworth park, jaime apody channel6 "action news. >> thank you.ughout the tournament you have been showing us your villanova team spirit. we've got a collaboration of pictures and videos on 6abc.com right now and you can keep contributing to it. use #6abcaction to show us your parade and rally pictures. keep them coming. >> yeah, a lot of people turned out today and they didn't seem fazed by the chilly weather. >> it was amazing when i first got down there this morning it was kind of overcast and it snowed a little bit in parts of the area this morning but then all of a sudden the sun came out. it was great. >> isn't that something how that happens, the clouds break, the sun returns and it looks like the clouds are going to break out some snow showers as we get into tomorrow, guys. we'll talk about the details. here's what's going on as we look at the picture. outside sky6 live in hd looking at the center city skyline. we've got some breaks in those clouds and plenty of sunshine returning after a fairly cloudy start to our day. currently in philad

jaime apody is live in chicago with the latest. >> reporter: hey there ducis we are now inside under a tent because it's raining on the red carpet. if you look over here, this is where the players will be walking to the theater for the draft tomorrow night across the street. first they have to come down the red carpet where the media is gathered and they will meet in front of the screen there and looping on the big screen we have highlights of carson wentz quarterback, north dakota state. which is who we think will become the eagles next franchise quarterback. lets look at video from today. an nfl play 60 event, the guy expected to go number one is gerald goffe that should leave the eagles with went z. he has all the intangibles except he did not play d 1 football. they know each other well they work out together and have the same agent. >> it's exciting for both of us. it's definitely a cool time and something that is pretty rare for teams to do that. and me and carson talk back and forth. >> i don't get caught up in who is the other guys too often but i think sometime during the ye

jaime apody is live in chicago this afternoon. a whole lot of anticipation around this pick. >> reporter: absolutely we think that tomorrow night carson wentz will be the new eagles quarterback. we'll get a chance to see him and tomorrow night he walks behind me, this is the red carpet of the nfl draft. the players are dropped off and walk down the red carpet, like an awards show. they make their way into the theater across the street for the festivities, now, lets talk about what mr. wentz did today. look at carson and other draft picks, they played football as part of the nfl play 60 event with about 100 local kids from chicago. now we are pretty sure he will be an eagle tomorrow but there is a chance that the rams pick him with number one. he says it doesn't matter, they are similar landing spots. philly and los angeles. >> obviously philly is real passionate and their fans are ready to win. and l.a. it's an exciting time for that franchise, their fans come from all over the place now, both would be awesome situations, we'll se

. >>> "action news" continues with immediate gift, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight. here is what is happening on "action news" this evening. they failed michigan families strong words from the prosecutor in flint. the new jersey nun on try for allegedly driving drunk learns her fate today and dramatic video capture a home that when up in flames in bucks county. >>> michigan's attorney general says that it's guaranteed that more arrests are ahead in the flint water crisis, two state regulators and a flint employee are charged with tampering with evidence that shows that flint's water was contaminated with led. >> reporter: sharrie residents in flint have been drinking bottled water for months and demanding justice, now michigan's attorney general says he is trying to provide the justice. >> the first wave of criminal charges filed in the flint water crisis. >> so many things went so terribly wrong and tragically wrong in flint. >> michigan's attorney general announced charges including

jaime apody was at ceremony, she joins us live in south philadelphia. >> reporter: brian this is whereened last night. the house that ed snider built, before they boarded the train to washington, they stopped here to remember the man that made it all possible 50 years ago. ♪ ♪ it was a touching tribute to a man whose legacy in philadelphia touched so many snider passed away at at age of 83 from bladder cancer. he is represented for his philanthropy. >> we thank ed snider one more time for everything he did for the flyers and philadelphia and for the community and for the nhl and for the game of hockey. >> even though we knew mr. snider was passing and had time to prepare ourselves it really hurt. and it's going to hurt us for a long time. >> clark introduced flyers alumni, and the current team flesh off their game four win, they find inspiration from their beloved owner. >> his passion not just for hockey but his whole life and the community and the city and his family, and the organization. his passion for everything he did in life. >> we are here to celebrate his life and the rest of

. >>> and jaime apody has more on the flyers fans fallout.rator: looking out for wall street ceos - that's what congressman sestak did. sestak was one of only eight democrats to join republicans to allow ceos of bailed out banks to pay themselves unlimited bonuses using bailout money. an "outrage," according to newspapers. for working families - katie mcginty for senate. she'll invest in education, not ceo bonuses. and fight for pay equity for women. helping families - not wall street. katie: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message. like steve santarsiero, harrisburg politicians who will say or do anything to advance his career? he claims he wrote pennsylvania's gun safety law. but the truth is he didn't. there is no law requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases. his campaign even bragged that he passed 54 bills. in fact, 7 years in harrisburg, steve santarsiero has never passed a single bill into law. i'm shaughnessy naughton. i approve this message because i am not a career politician. >>> a bipartisan bill in congres

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> ryan arcidiacononded at mid court. gives it to jenkins for the championship! >> it was truly the call heard around the delaware valley and the world. kris jenkins beat the buzzer in houston to bring home a national title to villanova. >> every time it's definitely going up. >> the wildcats are celebrating a championship run. and getting ready to show off their new hardware here at home. [ applause ] >> and that was the thrill reaction that the fans gave when they saw what happened. a buzzer beater to take it all. they are gearing up for the big welcome home. forget partying like it's 1985, they are ready to celebrate like it is, 2016 tonight. the big story on "action news" is the big party at villanova in honor of the 2016 national champion, wildcats. >> i can watch that shot over and over again, the team is about to land from houston at the philadelphia international airport and they will go back to campus where thousands of fans are awaiting their arrival. chopper 6 hd is live of phl right now, we a

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicass. >> hello again. vic off tonight, brian taff joins us. here's what's happening on "action news." the democratic presidential candidates go head to head over campaign contributions. while republicans gear up their campaigns in pennsylvania we are live with the latest. >>> leaders in one delaware communities are calling for calm in the wake of several murders there. what they told residents today. >> it's warm now but there's cold weather coming and new jersey peach farmers are worried about what that's going to mean for their crops. i'm nora muchanic in gloucester county. i'll have that story coming up. >> ♪ >> now to the 2016 presidential race today it's made its way to the keystone state. the candidates vying for their party's nomination are revving up operations in pennsylvania ahead of the crucial primary here at the end of the month. republican hopefuls john kasich and ted cruz will speak to conservative actor 50's at the pennsylvania leadership council in camp hill cumberland c

jaime apody is live in the middle of the excitement at dill worth park. jaime lots of villanova pride on display in the heart of the city. >> reporter: i'll say. rick take a listen to this -- nova! >> i am surrounds by hundreds of my favorite villanova fans. we have our young guys here. and then we have -- a crowd of all ages, young kids and we also have a group of high schoolers playing hooky today. now, they tell me that their teachers are well aware of this. if you can hear me ryan arcidiacono, we have a crew from horsham and a crew from conestoga. and we have a crew from neshaminy high school. and neshaminy is where ryan arcidiacono went to school. this guy right here. these guys tell me their teachers know they are here. your teachers know you are not at school today? >> yes! >> is anyone at neshaminy high school today? >> no! >> what made you come out today? >> ryan arcidiacono! >> over here conestoga high school -- how about you guys did you get a note from your parents? what is the deal? >> yes! we wrote our own notes! >> it's a fun reason to skip

jaime apody is coming up live this afternoon. take us with you on the go, watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. see you at 4:00. >> thank you. >>> we'll check the chilly accuweather forecast when we come right back. >>> adam in for david this afternoon. a shock to the system out there. >> me being here? >> yes. >> that is a terrible segue -- >> as we take a live look at double scan live radar we have a few showers in southern parts of cape may county, but the frontal boundary that passed through to bring in the cloud cover and cooler winds is far enough to the south to keep most of us dry. again the clouds are locked in no matter where you are, live on sky 6 hd the commodore barry bridge no showers here. but it's a damp feeling here especially with the easterly winds off the atlantic, the numbers to the north and west. they don't vary all that much. saint david's 50 and 50 in kennett square, we topped off at 86 degrees in philadelphia. so we have dropped close to 25 to 30 degrees since yesterday. upper

jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >>> baseball now, a week in and the phillies sit at 2-5 and they host the padres tonight, the phils will look for their first home victory, they average three runs perfect game at the bottom of the national league. >> not 2-5 i don't like where we are at. i think we are better than this. we are still trudging forward and as long as our starters get us to the sixth and seventh inning like they have, except for one game, we'll be okay. some of our guys are not swinging like i think they are capable of. >> and then there were two. just two games remain in the sixer's season. >>> and they got the villanova players to recreate the shot. they were at the pavilion, with a full uniform and ticking clock and some when in and others did not. jenkins made the shot 7 of 11 times. this is not the real thing, nothing will ever equal that. >> something that everyone also dreams about. >> not everybody has the opportunity to go out and take it. >> i'm surrounded by two villanova legends in our gym. a banner will go up and it's great. >> phillies kicked off an init

sam bradford is not happy they are looking for a new franchise quarterback and our jaime apody is live in chicago and will have more on the draft starting today on "action news" at 4:00. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, another bird strike damages a plane and forces an emergency landing. >> a school cheating scandal leaves school administrators in handcuffs. when "action news" at noon comes right back. this change in attitude brought to you by escape to margaritaville, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. featuring a second chance trip to the fabulous margaritaville beach resort in hollywood beach, florida. the ultimate paradise getaway, offering relaxation, entertainment and adventure. incredible dining and more. escape to margaritaville. paradise could be yours in an instant. keep on scratchin' >>> we have breaking news now. chopper 6 hd over the juniata park section of the city. that police responds because a man may be barricaded in a house here. and the man may be armed as well. this all began at 11:00, on the 4300 block of k street. police responded to t

. >> and jaime apody has more on the flyers in last night's brutal loss. when "action news" continues tonight. joe sestak supports a plan that the new york timesfactreported makes cuts to social security benefits. and the plan raises the retirement age. it's true. the a.a.r.p. opposed the plan, citing dramatic cuts to medicare benefits. the plan sestak supports means higher out-of-pocket costs for millions on medicare. any way you spin it, the truth about sestak is gonna hurt. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. that's what congressman for wsestak did.ceos - sestak was one of only eight democrats to join republicans to allow ceos of bailed out banks to pay themselves unlimited bonuses using bailout money. an "outrage," according to newspapers. for working families - katie mcginty for senate. she'll invest in education, not ceo bonuses. and fight for pay equity for women. helping families - not wall street. katie: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message. >>> police have notified action news that 27-year-old jamal morris has d

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica> hello again. here's what's happening. the race for the democratic nomination for president has officially heated up with hillary clinton and bernie sanders pulling no punches during last night's debate. we will break it down a berks county family won't have a place to come home to because of this fast moving fire. >>> a double blow to the flyers. one of their key players is out. jeff skversky has the details coming up. >> now the details. the 2016 presidential race of course headed into a very important weekend of campaigning right now. >> that's right. the pivotal new york primary is on tuesday and a lot of delegates are up for grabs for the democratic candidates there are 291 delegates. for the republicans, 95. >> here are the latest poll numbers among voters in the empire state. an average of polls combined by real clear politics.com shows donald trump with a double digit lead among republicans. he's in front with 49 percent of the vote. john kasich second with 23 percent, ted cru

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for cecily tynan jaime apody ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.pe you'll join us at 11:00. >> ♪ i'm backing josh shapiro for attorney general because things have to change. we need criminal justice reform because our prisons are far too overcrowded. we have to deal with drug addiction through treatment, not incarceration. and use our prison for those who are truly violent. and we need to get illegal guns off our streets. i'm joining with president obama and leaders across our area in supporting josh. josh shapiro will be an attorney general committed to fairness and equal justice. >>> breaking news tonight. an american city under water. deadly floods and dramatic rescues under way. families using anything that floats to escape. schools closed. thousands without power. the driver swimming from his sinking car. a reporter pulls him to safety. and more rain on the way tonight. >>> also breaking at this hour, race against time. the death toll climbing. three major earthquakes in just three days. could america's west coast be next? >>> battle for new y

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday night. it's primary day in pennsylvania and delaware. voters are heading to the polls and coming out with questions. we'll explain. the hunt is on for two armed thieves that targeted a local pizza place, police need your help finding them again. and a package thief tried to pull a bait and switch. >>> and first we have storms coming through our region tonight. adam joseph is at the big board with the latest. >> reporter: we look at double scan live radar presently, they are scattered and it's hilt or miss as they go through the rest of the afternoon and evening hours and the severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9:00 tonight for the entire viewing area. a watch meaning any of these storms that pop up could turn to the severe side. as we look at one particular cluster, not severe at the present time but a decent amount of lightning, 62 lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes. right along 322 heading to

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the stage is set next big showdown in the race for the white house. right now a rally is awaiting hillary clinton in philadelphia, this is a live picture. the political spotlight is focused on pennsylvania with the primary less than one week away. wednesday night, monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the delegates up for grabs next tuesday in pennsylvania. >> this comes after clinton crushed bernie sanders in new york. nearly 60% of democrats in the empire state picked her over saners who is a new york native. now clinton returns to pennsylvania. gray hall is live at her first stop. >> reporter: that is right. a lot of folks excited about the return here to the city of brotherly love. some folks not excited. you see the protesters here with the black lives matter movement. they have been here for over an hour or so. hillary clinton is scheduled to be here about 4:15, it's a little after 5:00, she is still not here, we are still waiting and will join fo

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. presidential politics in pennsylvania, the democratic and republican campaigns are ramping up in our area. we'll have more. and a local man is charged with a string of burglaries. and a multimillion project in south jersey is moving forward. >>> the 2016 presidential race is heating up in pennsylvania just five-day ass away rallying supporters and pushing agendas to get last minute votes. bernie sanders is forging ahead with his campaign, just a short time ago he wrapped up a town hall in berks county and kicked off his morning events in scranton and will meet in voters in oaks. >> bill clinton spoke about hillary's strategies to combat guns in pennsylvania. >> in a little more than an hour frontrunner, donald trump will hold his first campaign event in the state. we'll have a live report from there in the next half hour. >>> down but not out, john kasich wrapped up at the brandywine campus in delaware

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with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> right now, a quickly growing group of protesters are marching along north broad street. the crowd just arrived at philadelphia city hall. this is sky 6 hd there are three groups rallying for different causes and agreed to come together as one. the goal is really the same, having their voices heard on this national day of action. the big story on "action news" is the demonstrators they are trying to get their word out and also tying up a major artery. >> this is the university's bell tower as part of the protest against the school's plan for a new stadium and they joined at valley and jared and now the rally reached city hall. sara bloomquist is live at city hall with more of the details for us. >> reporter: rick and monica we have been walking with this crowd now for approaching two hours now, we are making the first circle around city hall. this began at 2:00 when students from temple university assembled at the bell tower there, their cause is protesting the proposed football stadium and they progressed

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> right now accuweather is tracking storms moving through our area looking live outside, some areas are already hit and others are facing a threat into the evening hours. tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the severe thunderstorm watch for our area. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan, is watching double scan live radar and starting things off at the big board. >> reporter: rick and monica these are hit or miss storms. double scan live radar showing us a broken line of storms in our region as a cold front presses in from the north. that being said none of the storms are severe. we have a cluster of storms in north jersey, acluster of storms off the coast, that is severe in ocean county, downpours across route 72 south of browns mills and 206 and gusty winds with this. as we move farther to the west, over it's blue route now getting heavy downpours and lightning, a cluster moving through honey brook, chester county and the cells are moving southeast at 40 miles per hour. the national weather servi

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the skies opened up in the tell wear valley in time for lunch today. this is center city. plenty of jackets and umbrellas guarding against a chilly afternoon. going to double scan live radar the heaviest rain moved off the coast but the wet weather does not end there, we are tracking the chance of snow come this weekend. the big story "action news" is the accuweather forecast. cecily tynan is watching it's double scan live radar all afternoon for us. >> reporter: hi monica and rick, the heavy steady rain centered around mid-day has lifted over new england but we have scattered activity moving in right now, so keep the umbrellas on hand because it's not a completely dry england, stormtracker 6 live double scan shows the main activity began around baltimore at 11:00, this is when we had a triple point low form and what that does is create a good amount of lift, we have severe thunderstorms in chester and northampton county and there is nothing severe but one thunderstorm cell near atlantic city and scat

. >> jaime apody is here now and flyers playoff time. are excited and so are we despite the period of mourning going on. >> they feel ed snider's presence with them. are you fired up? i am. this town waited too long to have a sports team in the playoffs. tonight is game one, we find jeff skversky live in washington with more on the game. >> reporter: hey jaime, the flyers have been one of the hottest teams in hockey, they leap frogged five different teams in the standings just to get here and with that emotional visit with ed snider at his home in california, only three teams have been better. in game one tonight against the washington capitals. look at the patch the flyers will wear on their left shoulder, ems initial. ed malcolm snider. they will wear that during their playoff run. as far as the match-up. the flyers have their hands full with their top scorer. >> one of the best players in the league and he can play the game any way, you can play it tough and go out and hit guys and score goals and score goals with the best of them. i

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> new at 5:00 templeng a new approach to keeping off campus parties under control and they are using students and imposing steep fines. the big story tonight is the crack down down on temple partying. chad pradelli is live with all the details. >> reporter: this is the western section of off campus housing and this is one area that the pilot program is focusing on. that is a house that looks like where a family resides, you look here it's all new construction where temple students live. with it comes partying and drinking and finally the university is beginning to crack down. >> sabrina gibson has lived here for four years. >> there is a lot of drinking and they urinate on your cars and you'll you see is the red cups. >> she is among the last full-time residents on her block. it has left her and others frustrated by the drinking and parties that come with the new tenants. >> what is frustrating to me is the noise, it's so dirty and the partying and they do it all times of night. there is no cut off point.