katherine is sweet, caroline is rascally. katherine is like her mommy, caroline is like her daddy, poor girl. but i will tell you a funny store about this sweet one. so we're flying and i wanted to get a hug from caroline and caroline did like she usually does, she runs away. and katherine walks up and says, daddy, would you like a hug? and she crawls into my lap and she gives these hugs she calls marshmallow hugs, that are just the sweetest thing in the world. and then she slides out of my lap and she says, daddy, who do you love better, me or caroline? and my answer, i said, sweetheart, i love both of you equally. and she said, but caroline wouldn't hug you and i just did. >> to all the fathers who are here, there's nothing more important in a family than the confidence that fathers can give to their girls. and thank you all for being great fathers. it's so important for girls to feel the love of the men in their life. >> i want you to meet david garland who works in real estate. he's undecided and has a question for both o

katherine scott is live at bill worth park where the parade will lead to a rally today, hey, katherine. >> reporter: the parade steps off at 20th and market. expect to see the national champs and coaching staff and the cheerleaders and band. they will make their way down market street and end with a rally at bill worth park. ahead of the crowds they are getting ready, there are fences extra trash cans and no parking signs on the streets they are ready for the crowds. they got the trophy now it's time for the victory parade. nova nation is coming to center city and businesses on the parade route are ready. >>> we are hoping for a lot of families to come in. >> reporter: street closures begin at 1:00 a.m., market from 15 to 23rd will be blocked off and 15th from jfk to chestnut. hours before the parade starts at 1:00 p.m. workers will be posting no parking signs and putting out trash cans and blocking off streets. >>> this is a major event and we're staffing it with fire, police, ems. >> reporter: septa will add extra capacity to the norristown high speed line which provides service arou

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks, katherine. >>> expect detours if you plan to drive through center city today. market from 15th to 23rd will be blocked off beginning at 11:00 a.m. along with 15th and jfk boulevard to chestnut. cross traffic on market street will depend on whether the parade moved past the intersection. we'll broadcast the victory parade live in its entirety special coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. after "action news" at noon. we'll stream live at 6abc.com and facebook and live tweet the festivities on twitter. >>> a single car accident in south philadelphia left two people dead. the action cam is live along columbus boulevard and oregon avenue where the car is smashed into bits. now dash cam video we just got in from a witness shows the car traveling in the left lane, you see it there, the driver losses control, sparks fly and then crashes into the building on the right. two people were pronounced on the scene. two others were badly injured. investigators are working to figure out what caused the deadly crash. there is some damage to the peco buildings.

katherine scott is live in south philadelphia. how is that park shaping up, katherine? >> reporter: shaping up pretty good, matt. it's quiet here now, lots of fun and festivities planned for the home other e opener. you can see the tarp is out on the field they are ready to go today at citizens bank park. let's go to video yesterday you can the phillies stepping off the bus in south philadelphia ahead of home opener. yesterday you could see crews out preception -- prepping the field. the block party starts at citizens bank way complete with a ferris wheel. harry the k's son will sing the national anthem. >>> it's a new year, new optimism. everything is okay. >>> they are showing potential, i'm happy about that. >> reporter: the clubhouse tour opens at 8:00 a.m. they expect fans to get to the park early and get their gear and cheer on the phils later on today. >>> katherine scott channel 6 "action news." matt and tam. >>> thank you, cath -- katherine. >>> 4:38 a small plane crashes into a residential neighborhood on new york's long island. >>> some cravings can't be igno

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks, katherine. >>> students at kutztown university in berks county are on high alert after several people attacked and robbed a student. police released video saying someone pistol whipped and robbed a 20-year-old student near west main and baldy street of a campus. the photo shows two women and three men in the car it's a white volvo s40 with a temporary registration. the drivers side rear window was broken and covered up. if you recognize the people we showed you in the photos call police. >>> one person is on the mend after a blaze broke out at a home in the logan section of philadelphia. the action cam was on the scene moments after the fire started and smoke poured out of the structure. it took firefighters under an hour to get the fire under control. no word on the condition of the victim or how it started. >>> the woman at the center of the bill cosby sex assault case has a new request in front fortunate court. she wants the secrecy pact in the original settlement thrown out. constan argue also that the -- argues that the pact was

katherine. >> reporter: yeah, what a shot.kind of poise do you need to make a shot like that in the final seconds of a national championship game. unbelievable. we're here at the pavilion this morning and the wildcats are have poured in a lot of blood sweat and tears here this season and it all paid off last night. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: the trophy held high under a confetti shower in houston. the crowd on their feet. the villanova wildcats the 2016 national champions. >> we just battled, we fought and it's a sweet feeling to know how much work we've all put in. >> reporter: neshaminy grad and senior point guard ryan arcidiacono cut off the last piece of the championship net. he was named the final four m.v.p. in those last few nail-biting seconds of the game he passed the ball to kris jenkins who's 3-pointer lifted the wildcats to victory. for villanova's coach, just being part of this game was surreal. >> numb, i really am. it's a thrill. it is humbling. you feel so fortunate to be with these guys. kris hits the

we are live on villanova's campus, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> thanks katherine. >>> chopperlew over villanova university last night after the big win. thousands of students and fans poured into the streets of radnor township. someone in a rowdy bunch start add fire there but police say no one was hurt and there were only a few arrests. >> "action news" reporter annie mccormick is also live in villanova on how students celebrated overnight. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and we just found out that that celebration is definitely going to continue because a text and e-mail alert just went out from villanova university announcing that all classes are canceled today for the university and also for the law school so you can imagine what students might be deciding to do today. well, overall police said that things weren't too bad. they said that there were three arrests and there were about 20 injuries, a little over 20 injuries. most of them were from intoxication. thousands spilled out onto lancaster avenue following the historic win. radnor township police

live in north philadelphia, katherine scott channel6 "action news. >> thank you for that katherine. >eveloping this morning one person was killed in a crash in wilmington, delaware overnight. it happened on route 202 near fouk road at 12:30 in the morning. the driver lost control it rolled over several times before happening upside down. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. >> a bucks county mother has confessed to causing the injuries that led to her toddler's did this. a judge arraigned kayla moore on a murder charge and she's behind bars without bail. two-year-old athena wolfe was pronounced dead at children's hospital on monday. police say moore admitted to kicking her daughter in the head in their apartment the night before. chopper6 hd flew over that scene on the 1400 block of sweetbriar drive in falls township. we'll have much more on the overnight developments in a live report in the next half hour of "action news." >> it is 6:06 and donald trump and hillary clinton scored huge victories leading them closer to a monumental dual for the white house come the fall. clinto

. >> reporter: perhaps katherine says, it's because she is a much better veteran than she ever was aarin. >> that's exactly true. yeah. i [ inaudible ]. >> we could help you with that. >> reporter: if katherine's superiors would see her now, they would see someone doing an exemplary job helping other vets. organizing events to help them financially, lobbying for their interests in washington, and most recently, working to raise $150,000 to a quadruple amputee marin she has never met, to make his home more accessible. >> why? i don't know. i just have to. i have to -- like i won't feel complete if i don't reach out and see if there's anything i can do. >> reporter: a calling, katherine says, that began with a single call more than a decade ago. >> i got a phone call one sunday when i was at the grocery store. >> i hadn't seen her in years and years. >> reporter: soledad jackson was on the phone. soledad served with katherine in the early '80s and was still serving in 2004 when the marins deployed her -- marines deployed her to iraq for a year. the two had spoken only spradsly over the

googood morning, katherine.ood morning, tam, that's right, there's primaries being held in five states today including pennsylvania and delaware and the candidates are hoping that their supporters flock to the polls today as they he scramble for more delegates. today is primary day in pennsylvania. and for the republicans, there's been a lot of talk about a deal between ted cruz and john kasich. neither will campaign in each other's remaining strongest states. the theory is that will give them the best chance of denying donald trump 1237 delegates. while kasich enjoyed breakfast at the penrose diner cruz explained the arrangement to voters in indiana. >> it is big news today that john kasich has decided to pull out of indiana to give us a head to head contest with donald trump. that is good for the men and women of indiana it's good for the country. >> i've never told them not to vote for me. they ought to vote for me. i'm not over there campaigning and spending resources. >> reporter: in front of a crowd at wes

live in east falls katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> thanks katherine. >>> "action news" isr races particularly in pennsylvania. congressman chaka fattah is battling to keep his u.s. house seat. he's running against three democratic challengers while he faces federal corruption charges. >>> three democrats and two republicans are running to succeed kathleen kane as pennsylvania attorney general. kane seem broiled in a perjury scandal. >>> representatives from the league of women voters will be at the 6abc studios today to answer your questions or concerns. call877)940-2262. >> in other news a two-year-old from bucks county has died and investigators are trying to figure out if foul play was involved. an autopsy is that scheduled for today. the toddler suffered blunt force injuries on sunday night. she passed away yesterday at children's hospital of philadelphia. we're told her injuries happened at her home on the 1400 block of sweetbriar drive in falls township. she lived there with her mother and her mother's boyfriend. >> a pennsylvania appeals court has rejected bill cosb

katherine scott is live at the nova care center with the details on the face of the future. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, carson wentz is expected to be here at the nova care center to address the media. he spoke about how exciting is to to come to philadelphia. >>> the philadelphia eagles select carson wentz. >> reporter: with that the north dakota state quarterback is coming to philadelphia. he went as the number two overall pick in the nfl draft. the eagles traded up with cleveland. >>> to know that they believe in me that much it's exciting to walk out on the stage and everything, it's really cool. >>> despite a wrist injury, 6'5" wentz led the bison to the 5th title season last week. >>> you're talking about a blue collar quarterback, he was incredible work ethic and passion. he fits into the city, he plays with the passion. >> reporter: sam bradford did not report for voluntary workout and requested a trade. eagles leadership said brad for is their starting quarterback. wentz fits into their long term plans. >>> he is a great qu

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks, katherine. >>> how long will they need the tarp on the field? >>> they will keep it on there this morning just to keep the infield dry. the game is not until 3:00 p.m. as we take a look outside we have sky6 live hd, storm tracker 6 live excuse me, live double scan. you can see there are light sprinkles and showers around. as we get the two dimensional view. most of it is light it is slowly creeping toward the east. looks like the morning commute for the most part will be on the wet side. eventually we'll see the rain slacken off a little bit. the major roads around philadelphia, the blue route heading close to media. the schuylkill expressway i-95 and 295 and south jersey, and the pennsylvania turnpike in and out of this wet stuff. as we look outside we have cloudy skies, of course. the camera bouncing a little bit. another part of the story is it's a bit on the breezy side. most of you looking at winds in the teens. that's enough to notice the wind. 44 in wilmington, 42 in trenton. 43 in allentown. 48 in cape may. future tracker p

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> donald trump is back on his home turf in new york city. he whipped up the crowd since ted cruz trounced him in wisconsin. cruz spent time in the bronx talking to voters. new yorkers go to the polls in 12 days. >>> new video into "action news" showing a car wrapped around a utility pole in trenton, new jersey. this happened along route 29. the driver crashed sideways into the pole and hospitalized in critical condition. it is unclear what caused him to lose control. >>> this is a shake up at the top of the philadelphia 76ers, gm sam hinkey has handed in a 13 page letter of regular ignition, he was behind the team's losing season. word is hinkey stepped down amid rumors that the sixers chairman wanted to replace him with his own son. he didn't last three full seasons and leaves the sixers with the worst record in the league 10-68. >>> villanova students are getting another day off to celebrate the national champions. they canceled classes tomorrow so people can attend the parade. they are encouraging everyone to join in the festivities. the

katherine is sweet, caroline is rascally.my, caroline is like her daddy, poor girl. but i will tell you a funny story about this sweet one. so we're flying and i wanted to get a hug from caroline and caroline did like she usually does, she runs away. and katherine comes up and says, "daddy, would you like a hug?" she gives these hugs that she calls marshmallow hugs. and she said, "daddy, who do you love better, me or caroline?" i said "i love both of equally." she said "but caroline wouldn't hug you but i did." >> i want to say there's nothing more than the confidence that daddies can give to their girls. it's so important for daughters to feel the love of the men in their lives. >> david has a question. welcome. >> thank you for being here this evening. this is a question for either of you, caroline or katherine as well. you're hoping to move to 1600 pennsylvania avenue in a little over five months. who do you most want to invite to dinner? >> you can answer it. who do you want most invite over to dinner? >> katherine say it

katherine pugh is now au head. dixon was seen as the front runner.r ahead. why has she pulled ahead in this race? >> here's what i have seen. first of all, sheila dixon, as you described who had to leave office and resigned, has an unshakable 25% of the vote. unshakable. people who love her and what she's done for the city. but there's 35% that would not vote for her under any circumstance. and katherine pugh has been able to take advantage of that and move ahead in the polls and she's also got the support of the democratic establishment, of a lot of corporate money in baltimore and national black money from around the country because of her political position. she's run a smart campaign. a really smart campaign. she didn't have a strong base inside the black community in terms of recognition in many ways, but she's built that and taken advantage of the fact that she can't break out of the 25% mold. >> i'm wondering, though, if some of the things we have seen come up in this race, and these are not being done by any of the campaigns but by outside gr

matt. >> thanks katherine. >>> new information on this story.r county police say they arrested a carjacker who attacked a 77-year-old woman. this incident happened in the acme parking lot at the lawrence shopping center on monday afternoon. investigators say the attacker pulled woman out of her car and drove off. police believe the same person used the victim's credit cards at three convenience stores in mercer county. and also robbed a shop rite in east windsor on monday night. the victim is expected to be okay. >> a high school science teacher from mercer county is now under arrest. he's accused of having inappropriate contact with a female student. 26-year-old edmund harmon is charged with three counts of endangering the welfare avenue child and one count of criminal sexual contact. the student went to the high school looking for extra credit. that's when authorities say harman fondled the girly he allegedly told her to send elimination photographs of herself. >>> a former camden firefighter has been convicted of ripping off taxpayers in a di

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam.y're heading back to class -- okay, sorry there. yeah, today as students are heading back to class but i'm going the celebrations are going to continue at least through the weekend especially with that parade scheduled for friday in center city. but of course it was a hero's welcome when the team arrived yesterday. >> how we feeling nova nation? [cheers and applause] >> reporter: i'd say they're feeling pretty good. thousands of fans packed villanova stadium to welcome home jay wright and his newly crowned national championship team. >> people have been waiting out here for like hours to see them and just to have them here and finally seeing them here is crazy. >> bringing back the championship to nova nation. >> reporter: the team took to the platform grinning in ear to ear. pieces of the championship net pined to their clothing grateful for the support of nova nation. >> no one deserves a national championship more than our students and our fans. >> thank you for your support through

we'll start with katherine outside the pavilion.d morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam and matt. yeah, i think the campus is still buzzing from that huge win overnight. what wane, what a finish. it came down to the last final seconds and villanova pulled it out and now they're national champions. >> three seconds. jenkins. gets it o jenkins for the championship. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: story book finish for the wildcats. the crowd erupts the team piles on top of each other with hugs as streamers and confetti come raining down on them in houston. a buzzer beater for the ages. a buzzer beater for the 2016 national championships. >> that was one of the great college basketball games we've ever been a part of. >> reporter: the trophy hoisted high above their heads, the thrill of the victory still fresh. a hard fought win over the tarheels. villanova was down after the first half, then up, then even. it all came down to that last shot. seconds left. neshaminy grad and senior point guard ryan arcidiacono passed th

live in north philadelphia katherine scott channel6 "action news. >> thank you katherine. >>> now toeloping news in bucks county. police say a bucks couldn't mother has confessed to causing the death of her two-year-old daughter. details are coming out they are painful to hear. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live outside of falls township police. she's got the full story. excuse me. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam. this morning 23-year-old kayla moore does remain behind bars without bail. she's charged with can killing her two-year-old daughter and according to police she admitted to kicking her daughter before calling an ambulance on sunday. well, overnight 23-year-old kayla moore faced a judge last night. according to her affidavit she kicked her daughter two-year-old athena wolfe numerous time in the head and the torso. now, this is video from earlier this week where fairless hills police and an ambulance responded to an on sweetbriar road. that was on sunday. athena was helicoptered to could where she died on monday. doctors described athena as a te

live at police headquarters, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> katherine thank you for that. >>> happening today, a hearing is scheduled in federal court in connection with bill cosby's criminal assault case, andre constand wants the confidential clause involving the case saying that his attorneys have already spoken about the case. >>> kutztown police are looking for two systems robbing and pistol whipping a 20-year-old student. the suspect's vehicle is a white volvo and drivers side window is broken and covered up. surveillance shows two women and three men leaving in the car. >>> new video coming in showing the ruins from the earthquake in japan. rescuers are looking for the survivors who may be trapped in the buildings. aftershocks are being held after the magnitude 5.69 quake. it is in extreme southern japan. a baby is among the survivors pulled from a pancaked building. 1600 soldiers have joined the rescue and relief efforts. >>> aggression best described the latest debate between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the event in brooklyn comes as the huge primary appro

we are live in north philadelphia, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> thank you katherine. >oing on to the primary day results. donald trump and hillary clinton scored huge victories bringing them closer to a dual to the white house in the fall. hillary clinton got four out of the five states in play and trump swept the republican side. last night trump set his sights on clinton. >> well, i think the only card she has is the woman's card. she's got nothing else going and frankly, if hillary clinton were a man, i don't think she'd get 5 percent of the vote. >> well, if fighting for women's healthcare and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal me in. >> clinton now has 90 percent of the delegates needed to become the first woman nominated by a major party. republican candidates ted cruz and john kasich have vowed to keep running with the lope that trump will fall short of the delegates needed to ensure the nomination and that there will be a contested conventio convention. >> democrats backed their party's establishments choice in the pennsylvania

katherine. >>> well, let's go over now to annie mccormick.'s got more on the fan celebration and how police handled the crowds. i think they're going to be partying all the way through next week, annie. >> reporter: oh, definitely, definitely. imagine how we were reacting at home or in the bars when we saw those final moments of the games. well, there are thousands of students inside of the pavilion that jumped out of their seats, screaming for joy and then filled the streets around villanova. but police, plenty of police were on hand to make sure that that pear the didn't get too out of hands. there were three arrests about 22 people were injured. they tell that you say most of those injuries were due to intoxication. thousands spilled out onto lancaster avenue following the historic win. radnor township police got assistance from multiple local, state and federal agencies to man the crowds. students climbed light poles, raised flags and even started several small fires as they cleared in the streets. mounted units quickly came through and o

live in north philadelphia, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> katherine thanks. >>> a former camden firefighter convicted of disability fraud. 41-year-old shane streater claimed he suffered back and neck injuries while on duty as a firefighter. youtube video shows otherwise. investigators found the video of streater working as a martial arts instructor and taking part in competitive mma fights. at the same time he was collecting $82,000 in benefits. streater faces up to 10 years in prison. >>> a boil legalize medical marijuana in pennsylvania faces one more hurdle. the state senate made minor changes to the legislation and sent it back to the house yesterday. there are no assurances though that the lower chamber will pass the new version today before going on recess. governor tom wolf promised to sign it if it reaches his desk. >> happening today, kobe bryant will play his final game in front of a sellout crowd in l.a. tonight. the l.a. lake serrie tiring after a 20 year career. it started here in our local courts as a star for lower merion high school. the los angeles rail s

good morning, katherineism good morning, tam and matt. polls open in pennsylvania and delaware at 7:00 a.m. and the candidates are urging their supporters to get out and vote. it has been a tense season all around so far and every delegate counts. it's been a grueling race so far and it's only april. now primary day has arrived in pennsylvania and delaware. hillary clinton held a rally in front of around 800 people at city hall courtyard touching on job creation and raising the minimum wage. over at drexel university long lines stretched outside the athletic center where a crowd of more than 2500 greeted bernie sanders to thunderous applause. both urged supporters to get out vent today. >> iand vote today. >> if we stand together and fight back there is nothing we cannot accomplish. >> there is nothing that will hold us back. we will have the future that we deserve if we work together. >> ♪ >> over at west chester university donald trump revved up his crowd. on the republican side there's been a lot of talk about a deal between ted cruz a

katherine scott is live on what they are saying about each other. katherine. >> reporter: matt, that's right they are cranking up the heat on the attacks. things are getting more tense and the rhetoric more sharp. it was a standing room only crowd at the temple university liacouras center to see bernie sanders. sanders has won last of the 6 contests. sanders told the crowd of ten thousand that clinton clinton has been saying he thinks she is not qualified to be president. he turned the tables on her. >>> i don't think you are qualified if you get $15 million from wall street through your super pac. >> reporter: meanwhile, hillary clinton came out swinging at the vermont senator at the afl-cio convention in center city. she said sanders is selling promises he can't police officer. >>> every candidate asking for you your vote owes it to you to be clear how we are going to keep our promises. >> reporter: bill clinton will campaign for his wife in pennsylvania, hoping to sway people toward her platform. >>> i think bernie is good. >>> i can shut the doo

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> go cats.nk you can katherine. >>> our live coverage continues look for jeff skeverski and alicia vitarelli on the evening editions of "action news." if villanova win they will be playing in the tidal -- title on monday. >>> if there's thunder, my dog will be under the bed. >> reporter: we're cloudy and dry out as we look on storm tracker 6 live double scan. you can see the showers down the shore, there's a blip in northern bucks county. see it moving? that other stuff is ground clutter. you can tell that because it sits in place. as we head outside, sky6 live hd clouds over the ben franklin bridge. it's mild. places where it isn't raining it's comfortable. 68 degrees is one of the spots in philadelphia. 51 is the ocean temperature. winds out of the south southwest at 15 miles per hour. through the day it will get bluster again just like yesterday, but mild. 68 in philadelphia. 68 in allentown. 66 in reading. close to the numbers in trenton and wilmington down the shore a little bit cooler with

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> thank you, katherine. the primary elections in pennsylvania and delaware are less than three weeks away. voters go to the pole on april 26. new jersey has it's primary on june 7. >>> shakeup in philadelphia. sam hinkey's tenure as the sixers president and gm is over. word is he was not happy to learn that jerry was adding his son to the front office. he said given all the changes to the organization i no longer have the confidence that can make good decisions on behalf of investors. he leaves the sixers with the worst record in the league at 10-68. >>> new on "action news," police have made an arrest in the rape of a west chester university student. the female student said she was raped by a male student on the second floor of the new street parking garage early friday morning. police have not released the suspect's name. >>> temple university has enlisted its graduate students to crackdown on the undergrad partying responding to complaints of drinking and parties off campus. they will identify trouble spo

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> okay, katherine thank you for that. new on "action news," police are questioning one person after an overnight shooting. gunfire erupted after 1:30 on woodland avenue near 62nd street in southwest philadelphia. police say someone shot a man in the leg. the victim is currently in stable condition at a hospital. so far no one has been charged. >>> new this morning, a car crash led police to a marijuana growing operation in the lehigh valley. investigators say mark bech slammed into his own house on market street yesterday when officers arrived they smelled marijuana coming from the building. inside they found 60 plants, fertilizer and water filtration system and they recover three guns including ak assault rifle. he faces drug and weapons charges. >>> three men are charged with endangering the welfare of children and criminal conspiracy. prosecutors say they allowed brother stephen baker to work at bishop mccourt high school in johns town. more than 90 students settled lawsuit for $8 million. baker took his own life in 20

we head over to katherine scott live in trainer in delaware county where the crash happened. she has the very latest. >> reporter: that's right, the investigation continues today we hope to learn more about what happened. so far amtrak has not identified the two employees who died. they have not said why they were working at the active track. >>> it was shaking, kids were crying. >> reporter: amtrak train 89 was traveling through chester sunday morning when it slammed into a backhoe on the track causing the train lead engine to derail. the backhoe operator and the supervisor were killed. more than 3 hurn passengers were on -- 300 passengers were on board. >>> be advised train 89 hit a backhoe. a number of injuries reported. >>> amtrak employees kept saying be calm. >> reporter: on board, the force of the crash caused the ceilings to cave in. passengers were thrown to the aisles. dozens were rushed to a nearby hospital. ntsb was called to the scene trying to determine how this happened. >>> we have recovered the event data recorder and the forward facing video and the in ward

. >>> katherine scott joins us live outside citizens bank park. high katherine. >> reporter: even though the game is three hours away there's plenty of fun to be had. we are at the block party on citizens bank way. you don't need a ticket to attend. anyone can come there's live music. you know he is excited, finally the phillies home opener is here which was cause for the fanatic's happy dance on the field today and fans are ecstatic, too. >>> never going to opening night, we have a bunch of people coming up to tailgate. so excited. >> reporter: the day is jam packed with activities. the block party on citizens bank way starting pointed at noon. the players lead off walk against at 21:00. >>> the players will be lining up through 10th street through ash burn eel, we'll have a giant giant -- ashburn alley. jesse hartnett will make the first pitch who was shot in an ambush in philadelphia. >>> we're jumping out of a plane at $5,000 delivering the game ball. >> reporter: some fans celebrated opening day with new threads popular new editions to the cl

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> katherine, thank you for that, 5:04. new this morning, investigators are trying to sort out a shooting and multi-vehicle crash in allentown. police say it started with the attempted robbery of a man's hover board on pioneer street. witnesses say a white toyota and white suv sped down 6th street with bullets flying. one vehicle slammed into a folder during the chase, two men took off running. police found a third man in the back seat of the toyota with two gunshot wounds and short time later a different man walked into a lehigh valley county hospital with a gun shot wounds. it is believed he fled the crash. >>> philadelphia fire marshal is investigating a row home blaze that injured a man. the fire broke out along the 2100 block of 77th avenue. firefighters knocked down the flames and found a man inside and pulled him out. he suffered smoke inhalation. >>> a jury in delaware county found a man guilty of sexually abusing a teenage girl while she was asleep in her bed. the assault happened inside a home in up he shall -- up

katherine scott is live on the scene this one in trainer, delaware county. katherine. >> reporter: matt, the two people who died were amtrak employees. amtrak has not released their name or said why they were working at the track. the impact happened at chester, but the train traveled about a mile before it came to a stop in trainer. >>> sir be advised a train hit a backhoe, multiple injuries reported. >> reporter: more than 300 passengers were on board georgia-bound amtrak train 89 sunday morning when it slammed into a backhoe on the track in chester causing the train's lead engine to derail. >>> we hit something it was pretty, like you could see all the impact it was a big bang. >>> rapid decellerration. it came to a stop. >> reporter: on the train ceilings cairveld -- caved in, passengers were knocked to the aisles. dozens were rushed to the hospital. while the rest were taken to a nearby church waiting to go back to the 30th station. two amtrak employees were killed. >>> we have recovered the data recorder and forward facing video from the locomotive. >>

katherine scott explains why -- >> reporter: letter carriers loaded up for another day of work in fox chase. but today some of them had a little extra to carry [ applause ] nine members of the station of the 700 block of rising sun avenue were awarded hats, pins and jackets for driving 30 plus years without any accidents. >> maybe we'll hit the 2 million truck. >> it's not easy to drive safely especially in the philadelphia area with all the traffic pattern we have here and so many drivers on the road. >> since 2005 more than 9,000 mostal workers have driven more than a million miles without an at fault accident. since steve started with the post office three decades ago the vehicles have changed and so have the vehicles around him. >> the million mile drivers stress the important of frequent safety talks and awareness and training. >> when i started in 2004, they turned us lou -- loose on the runway. >> i had 30 years with the post office and you watch them and learn from them. >> this recognition is a thank you to these men and women but these letter carriers set an example to the n

>> you say it katherine. >> katherine say it. >> the girls would love to have their first guest be taylor swift. >> what's your favorite taylor swift song? >> i like all the songs. >> yeah? >> my three favorite is "bad blood," "blank space" and "wildest dreams." >> and they both have matching karaoke machines and it's a little frightening with the two of them singing taylor swift together. >> we don't sing sometimes. >> that's true. you do sometimes. >> i stopped singing because she oversings me. >> i'm sure many families can relate. >> i would love to see that on the campaign bus. >> hi, mr. cruz. this is august with a question. thank you for being here. in response to a question regarding his weaknesses in a debate, your husband said i might not be the guy that you want to get a beer with, but i'll be the one to drive you home. he recognized that likability was a potential problem for many supporters. a lot of the polls have shown that -- recently have shown about 60% of respondents say they have an unfavorable view of your husband. as his wife and someone who knhi

"today in new york's" katherine creagrrived on the scene, kat? >> firefighters are in their ladd trucks, they're spraying water on this business that has been destroyed. not only that, several apartments have been destroyed well. we want to show you this video. this is long beach road in oceanside. possibly a convenience store has gone up in flames. fire destroy it. the roof caved in. it's also near anchor avenue. the fire broke out before 4:00 in the morning. as we were mentioning there were also apartments above the corner store. we're working to find out if they had people in them. those apartments have been destroyed. at one point we saw a fire escape falling to the ground, e metal, the ladder collapsing. darlene at this point there are also adjacent businesse that have been damaged. we're waiting for an update from the fire department if there have been any injuries. you wo saw how huge that fire was and they're investigating what caused it. >> thank you. >>> new this morning police have identified an elderly bronx man who died after a fight

katherine? >> reporter: sarah, detectives and members of the district attorney's office are meeting in norristown as they continue to go over the interviews they conducted as they conducted the investigation. as for the man who opened fire, he has not been charged. he is cooperating with them. >>> he is a young man. >> reporter: the family of 27-year-old robert braxton is grieving stunned while the montgomeryville man was shot and killed attending church in north wales. >>> you don't go to church to be killed. >> reporter: 11:00 a.m. sunday service was underway at the church on the 400 block of stump road. the congregation stopped singing and the gunfire. >>> we were worshiping and you hear three different gunshots and everybody went on the floor. >> reporter: braxton was hit in the chest and pronounced dead at the hospital. investigators believe an argument between two church members escalated. >>> the investigation is on going. we have to determine if the shooting was justified under the law.

that's where katherine creag is live with an update. >> reporter: it is such a long stretch of train service that's now unavailable for so many commuters. you can see some of the workers here. this is the eastchester-dyre avenue station. in between here and 180th street train service off limits on the 5 train. you're looking at the subway station, part of a subway platform there under construction collapsed. these are the latest photos sent to us by the mta. a 30x40 feet of slab gave way last night. eastchester-dyre avenue and the 180th street stations have been suspended in both directions until further notice. the mta is providing bus shuttle service. a transunion rep arrived on scene to look at the damage and check on workers. he said a similar collapse happened before, twice in two weeks. >> maybe they should look at the entire job. easily can cause a derailment. thankfully or hopefully no one got injured. we'll go from there. >> reporter: normally it would only take 11 minutes to get from where we are, eastchester-dyre avenue, the station, to 180th street. it will take longer no

we're live at villanova, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, katherine. >>> and let'sake a look at friday's parade route. stepping off from 20th and market streets at 1:00 in the afternoon. the caravan proceeds east along market ending at dillworth park outside of city hall. officials tell "action news" the university will pay for the extra services such as added police patrol. >> decent weather for the parade karen, right? >> yeah, partly sunny. temperatures below average like low 50 for the parade but dry so hey enjoy it, right. let's take a look right now at this morning's forecast. storm tracker6 live double scan showing we are dry. let's go on outside. we want to see what this day looks like and we're getting it start fundamenta started loor the ben franklin bridge. we have clear conditions but it's cold there. in fact some of the temperatures in the low suburbs just in the low 20's. 32, though, right now in the city. the dewpoint 10 degrees. very dry air mass. the pressure is holding steady. winds are out of the east not nearly as gusty as it has been the past co

so add that to what katherine just told you about. the polls of course here open at 7:00 a.m. for now reporting live in lafayette hill, annie mccormick channel6 "action

katherine scott is live in port richmond where officers made the discovery overnight.herine. >> reporter: matt, that's right, police located the vehicle, but they are trying to determine who was behind the wheel. the vehicle was discovered in this area port richmond. the accident happened in kensington. it's a 2005 pontiac aztec with new york plainlts -- plates and front end damage. it was found at cedar and madison. it happened in kensington at 9:30 p.m. aman was riding his scooter when an suv making a right turn struck him. the 35-year-old victim fell off the scooter and was dragged 200 feet down lehigh. the man was lying in the road he was unresponsive, medics took him to the hospital where he was pronounced in an hour. >>> police broadcasterred over the radio, 24 -- police broadcasted over the radio and 24 district officers did a great job and found the suv at cedar and madison. >> reporter: the vehicle has been towed and dusted for fingerprints, they are looking for dna evidence as they work to determine who was driving. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>

katherine creag is on the upper east side with all the details. kat, one of the projects, second avenue subway. >> reporter: indeed, michael. transportation projects also this budget. it means that some people will be making more money in the long run. others get some tax breaks in their paycheck. transportation projects like this one, the second avenue subway project will be well-funded. some of the highlights of the budget include a tax cut, a lower personal income tax rate for the middle class. almost a half percentage point lower. they will have to pay. $25 billion in school aid including money for new york city schools and charters. more than $55 billion in transportation investments. $15 minimum wage. that means employees will be eligible for 12 weeks of paid family leave when taking care of a baby. a family member with a serious health condition. many of the items in the budget near and dear to governor cuomo. let's listen. >> i believe that this is the best plan that the state has produced if it's passed in decades literally. >> reporter:

katherine scott is live at a polling place in east falls. katherine um it's been a grueling race so far and it's only april but people will be heading to the polls at a and people across the country will be closely watching. today is primary day in pennsylvania and for the republicans there's been a lot of talk about a deal between ted cruz and john kasich. neither will campaign in each other's remaining strongest states. the theory is that will give them the best chance of denying donald trump 1237 delegates so while kasich enjoyed breakfast at the penrose diner in south philadelphia yesterday cruz explained the arrangement to voters in indiana. >> it is big news today that john kasich has decided to pull out of indiana to give us a head to head contest with donald trump. that is good for the men and women of indiana. >> i never told them not to vote for me. i'm not over there campaigning and spending resourcesly but in front of a roaring crowd at west chester university trump denounced his rivals and their plan. >> you kept hearing oh they

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside city hall to tell us what the new leaders willring to the table. katherine. >> reporter: matt, people have been talking about this for days now but the official announcement comes today here at city hall. it's going to happen this afternoon inside the mayor's reception room. mayor kenney will formally announce two new appointments to his administration. sources last week had told "action news" adam thiel will be the new commissioner. he comes from virginia where he served as deputy secretary of public safety and homeland security for the pelt. where that he was the fire chief in alexandria. branch kearny will serve as the new prisons commissioner. she's been with the prison system for more than two decades. in january 2015 she was appointed deputy commissioner for restorative and transitional services. her previous role was overseeing programs that served inmates with substance abuse issues. she has a bs in psychology from lincoln university and has a degree from bryn mawr college graduate school of social work and social resource

katherine scott is live at citizens bank park, i bet it's squishy right now. >> reporter: it's soggy,ear from david there will be improvement later this afternoon. as it's getting lighter and lighter, the stadium is coming alive with every getting ready for the home opener. as you look at the field there's a tarp covering the infield. a little soggy, but they are trying to keep it dry for the afternoon game. one thing that will warm you up on this chilly morning, free stuff. we got a look at the stuff of the give aways, fans can expect. the hat i'm wearing, shirts and bobble heads. the phillies arrived back in south philadelphia fresh off two wins. yesterday you could see crews preception the field at citizens bank park. game time 3:05. before that there's a lot going on. block party starts at noon on citizens bank way complete with a ferris wheel. a lot of enthusiasm over the season getting underway and we're getting a fresh start from the disappointing last season getting going with the great block party starting at noon. >>> we have a lot happening we have the budwiser opening day

that's where katherine creag is live. we understand crews have been working there through the night and into the morning. >> reporter: they have. for the commuters they're riled up this morning. several arrived here expecting to get the 5 train only to be told there is no train. there is bus service, shuttle station that's working. it is a long stretch of train service now off limits to commuters. part of a subway platform that was under construction collapsed. these are the most recent photos sent to us by the mta. a 30x40 feet of slab gave way last night. the 5 train between the eastchester-dyre avenue and the 180th street stations has been suspended in both directions until further notice. the mta is providing shuttle bus service that you saw. a commuter we talked with minutes ago told us ever since construction began on the subway platform here train service has been inconsistent. >> it's a major inconvenience. this is every single day, okay? if you want the train that goes into brooklyn, you have to wait until 5:12.

katherine creag spoke to the driver by phone. he's in the hospital. he says a passenger slashed him in the hand and stabbed him in the stomach before stealing $150. the passenger left this guy bleeding in the street. we'll have a live report from katherine coming up at 6:30. >>> wrestling fans are mourning the loss of the legendary wrestler, chyna. her manager says chyna, whose real name is joan marie laurer died at her home in redondo beach, california. the rochester native rose to fame in the wwe back in 1997. she was billed at the ninth wonder of the world. wrestling against male competitors. she was 45 years old. >>> in new jersey, another school district is finding lead in its drinking water. high lead levels were found in six water fountains in the leonia school district in north jersey. those fountains have been shut off. the district tested 98 sources of drinking water in all. the district has not said in which buildings these tainted fountains were found. >>> students in new jersey will try once again to take the standardized testing known as

katherine creag is in long hold a rally there today. kat, you said preparations are underway. >> we have seen nypd tow trucks removing vehicles from around this area 54th avenue right here by the waterfront. you can expect tens of thousands of people here if the past sanders rallies are any indication. the rally is scheduled to take place here about 7:00 tonight. both of the candidates, it's their last full day for campaigning. sunday had the former secretary of state and bernie sanders going to the outer boroughs. mrs. clinton visited a church and rallied on staten island. in brooklyn, the sanders campaign said he had the biggest crowd yet, more than 28,000 people. >> i'm all for tough political battles. people who have different political views. arguing it out. when i ran in 2000, i didn't carry staten island. when i ran in 2006, i did. getting to know each other, listening to each other. >> anybody here know what the average contribution is? >> $27! >> that's right. $27. and that is what the political revolution is about. >> and mrs.

katherine scott is live in port richmond where the vehicle was found. >> reporter: matt, that's right, the 35-year-old man died last night. police did locate the striking vehicle, however they are trying to determine who was behind the wheel. we're in port richmond this is where the vehicle was found. it's a 2005 pontiac as -- aztec with new york plates. the accident happened at argue minuting go and lehigh in kensington around 9:30. a man was riding his scooter when an suv making a right turn on to lehigh struck him and kept going. witness said the victim fell off the scooter and dragged 200 feet down lehigh. police found the 35-year-old man lying in the road he was unresponsive. medics took him to the hospital where he was pronouncerred dead in an hour. >>> -- pronounced dead in an hour. >>> police located the vehicle parked unattended at the intersection of cedar and madison. >> reporter: police know who the registered owner of the vehicle is. the vehicle has been towed, they are collecting evidence as they try to determine who was driving. live in port richmond, katherine scott ch