monica malpass reporting live from manchester new hampshire.ick. >> monica, thank you very much. >>> and of course monica will continue to be in new hampshire through tomorrow's primary elections. watch for her reports tonight and all day tomorrow on "action news." she'll also be posting realtime updates on her facebook and twitter pages. >> this year's villanova men's basketball team has now made school history. for the first time ever the wildcats are ranked number one in the associated press college basketball poll. that is the -, jaime apody is live on villanova's campus. she'll have a live report with reaction on the big news coming up in sports. >> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> we're not jumping through hoops to get home this evening like we are some afternoons but there is definitely slow going sharrie and rick here on the schuylkill expressway eastbound side. you see the headlights stacking up headed in towards the cons

for monica malpass, cecily tynan, sharrie williams and the entire "action news" team.k williams have a nice evening. good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night health officials are confirming zika cases in pennsylvania and delaware. and officials discover a body in a sub merged car in pottstown but the big story is the continuation of weather advisories until 6:00 a.m. areas getting snow like here in cheltenham, but not a disruptive situation in the tri-state area, with the exception of the jersey shore, and the problem is not snow but flooding and the next high tide is 8:00 and authorities are seriously concerned about that. nora muchanic is staked out in ocean city but first lets get the latest from accuweather and cecily tynan. cecily tynan is live at the big board. >> reporter: jim, it's a news ang snow event all day long with on and off snow showers melting on the grown, and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing now temperatures are dropping at or below

and now monica malpass and rick williams with a look ahead at 5:00. >> hi there. coming up next at 5:00 we are continuing to track the damage and cleanup after strong storms rolled through the area last night. we have live team coverage coming up. >> and tonight marks the last republican debate before super tuesday, the momentum donald trump continues to gather.

monday california malpass reporting live fromew mpshire. now back to yo >> thank you monica. >>> back in our area the lesean mccoy ca isn e hand of the philadelphia d.a. prosecutors will weciding whether to press charges er therawl in an olde ty nightclub, this is new video from inside of the recess lounge early sunday morning reportedly showing rr eagles running back vved in a ma th off-duty li officers. two of the offirs were seriously hurt. sources are lng "action news"h arrest warrants are being prepared. mccoy'sigh profile defense attorneyack mahon was telling espn, if prosecutors do charge mccoye wi tu himself in. >>> police identified the person found inside a car bmerged in the hlkill river as a nine three-year ole missing man from montgomery county. police say harold aer disappeared from his home pottstown last thursday morning. friend tell pice that he felle hit his head, the day before he nt missing. today north coventry police und his i in t river in pottstown. lice have he not id how or why ear d up tre. >>> the first cases of

anchor monica malpass will have live reports starting this sunday night right here on 6 abc. >>> from our delaware newsroom capital one laid off 100 workers in wilmington. they let go 109 employees yesterday and those jobs are part of the mortgage operations in wilmington. the bank is trying to make the unit more efficient and all the employees did get 60 days notice of that move. now the look at the day's numbers, we like this, the dow up 80 points, nasdaq up 5 points and the s&p up marginally up 3 points on the day. >>> atlantic city is facing a major ser financial crisis "action news" went undercover to investigate claims that a city leader abused his position to take advantage of a personal perk. wendy saltzman has a preview. >> reporter: the state is planning on taking over atlantic city accusing officials are misusing taxpayer funds. after a tip we set up a secret camera to watch a councilman. see what happens when we confronted the councilman breaking the rules and how officials react to our undercover video. >> is that allowed? >> that is not allowed. i'll have that video comi

monday california malpass reporting live from new hampshire. now back to you. >> thank you, monica. >>> back in our area the lesean mccoy case is in the hand of the philadelphia d.a. prosecutors will now deciding whether to press charges over the brawl in an olde city nightclub, this is new video, from inside of the recess lounge early sunday morning, reportedly showing former eagles running back involved in a mala with off-duty police officers. two of the officers were seriously hurt. sources are telling "action news" that arrest warrants are being prepared. mccoy's high profile defense attorney, jack mcmahon, was telling espn, if prosecutors do charge mccoy, he will turn himself in. >>> police identified the person found inside a car submerged in the schuylkill river as a nine three-year ole missing man from montgomery county. police say harold leaster disappeared from his home in pottstown last thursday morning. friend tell police that he fell, he hit his head, the day before he went missing. today north coventry police found his buick in th

monica malpass is live in manchester where residents are pouring into their polling places today. >>orter: that is right we are at webster elementary school, a popular polling place and this is a high stakes game of politics as you know. every candidate has slightly different goals for themselves and marco rubio would like to come in second and donald trump does not want to come in second. bernie sanders hopes that being a neighbor will help him and would like the turn around like she had in 2008 against barack obama. hillary clinton was up early knowing she needs to make a strong showing against bernie saners who waded through news media. and donald trump was out of the public eye, but told supsupporters on facebook not to take anything for granted. >> the polls don't mean anything if we don't get out and go vote. >> john myers says it went surprisingly smoothly. >> general elections are often long lines but there was a lot of people and we moved through quickly. >> as a young person we have people going back and forth many on who they would vote voet for. >> to tell you the truth i

monica malpass is also in new hampshire covering the primary election there, her live reports continue today at 4:00 and is posting updates on her twitter and facebook pages. >>> now to the growing concern on the zika virus. there are at least 50 confirmed cases in the u.s. and the white house asks congress for $2 billion to combat the spread. and now they are reissuing the exclusive list of the most effective mosquito repellants. >> reporter: concerns around the zika virus at an all-time high. they are raising the zika response to the highest level of activation, instructing the staff to work 24/7 on the response and as the world sprays pesticides to kill off the mosquitos what can you do to beat the mosquitos. >> deet is the best. it is known for carrying and spreading zika. consumer reports finding these three products to be the most effective. sawers fisherman formula and off deep woods 8. >> they found that distance the zika virus found 25% deet, both protected for eight hours. those affecting with zika may have a rash or joint pain or red eyes and when pregnant women are infected

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i'm monica malpass have a good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program.h ducis rogers cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news in the bill cosby case. judge steven o'neil just made a decision whether cosby can stand trial for the drugging and sexual violation of former temple employee andrea constand or if cosby as immunity from prosecution. john rawlins is live at the courthouse. what did the judge decide? >> reporter: it came down 10 minutes ago and the judge said there was no basis to grant the ending of the trial at this point in time. it will go forward. the defense asked that -- because of an earlier government in 2005 not to prosecute. but the judge says there is no basis for that. a lot was riding on this for mr. cosby and his defense team. bill cosby's defense team wants the judge to put a halt against the criminal charges against the comedian. it was alleged that at his montgomery county home assaulted former temple employee, andrea constand. and they contend that caster the da

and now monica malpass and rick williams with a look ahead at 5:00. >> hi there.:00 we are continuing to track the damage and cleanup after strong storms rolled through the area last night. we have live team coverage coming up. >> and tonight marks the last republican debate before super tuesday, the momentum donald trump continues to gather. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a night of wild weather across the tri-state area that left behind a mess, cleanup effortses are well underway around the tri-state area. the big story on "action news" is the storm damage across communities in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. >> just hours ago officials confirmed those storms spawned a tornado in lancaster county. meteorologist cecily tynan is standing by to explain how the tornado touched down. >> lets begin with gray hall in hatboro, montgomery county. >> reporter: hi monica and rick, wild weather put a lot of people on edge mainly because of things like this.

join us for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on ph almost 17. >>> now here is monica malpass withk ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next, a 180 turn for mother nature after a bitterly cold weekend heavy wind and rain is downing power lines. we have live team coverage, and pennsylvania attorney general says she is not running for re-election, the job she is turning her focus to instead now. >>> in his first public appearance since abandoning his bid to be president, governor chris christie unveiled his budget. i'll have reaction coming up. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase. 6>1 changes everything. >>> "action news" delaware valle

this comes a day after the world health organization declared zika a global health monica malpass. it's been linked to birth defects and now researchers are scramble scrambling to dch a vaccine. >> another check of traffic and weather this rainly tuesday morning. we should ask gary mcgrady. >> how many umbrellas do we need. one and one for a friend. make sure you have e for a friend. okay. it will rain maybe a thunderstorm activity come ago cross. a few showers passed by this morning. but a bit of a wet commute. certainly not dry. mild temperatures, too. so much to talk about. forecast coming up along with traffic, too >> a live lookoids right now. time 4:46 now. >> there's no traffic there. you can't really see the raindrops in the camera. they're out there. >> a few year here. most is to the north of us. maureen is missing. mature seen not here today. >> gary -- >> i deposit get that monica malpass owe she was not going to be here. she didn't ask me. >> she didn't? >> no. >> oh,. >> she asked you? >> maybe. >> maybe not. >> here's what's going on. showers to the knowledge of us.

here is monica malpass now with a look ahead. >>> coming up next at 5:00 bill cosby is back in courtto get the charges against him thrown out. the argument they used today. >>> and all eyes are on new hampshire as the presidential hopefuls make their push to the white house. >>> and the drug maker with local ties doing what they can to stop the spread of the zika virus. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> comedian bill cosby was back in court today this time in norristown all part of a push by his attorneys to get the sexual assault charges he is facing in montgomery county dropped for good. brian taff is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the hearing still underway at this hour. a live look in norristown where we are waiting for bill cosby to walk out of the courtroom. that hearing is expected to last well into tomorrow. chad pradelli is live outside of the courthouse with the latest developments. >> reporter: today's hearing boils down to this, was there a verbal

monica malpass is live in the newsroom with the details on this one. >> hi brian, a man in that house, a burning home unable to move because his wheelchair was not nearby was saved by his neighbor, enter anthony cirillo, he says he is no hero but in the right place at the right time and "action news" talks about the life saving moments and we'll have the interview for you tonight at 5:00. and new at 5:00, a report on the state of air travel. what the department of transportation says the airlines are getting right and where they are still going wrong. those stories coming up on "action news" at 5:00. >> monica see you in 20 minutes or so. >>> students at a delaware county middle school got a lesson in giving, children at beth ann gallaghers class presented their pay it forward projects. the assignment was to come up with three things to do for others without expecting anything in return. it was not just the teacher listening but moms and dads listening to their young philanthropists. >> a young fighter takes out a would be robber all in the name of love. see the video next. >>> and it

those stories coming up next, for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a good night. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and chaka fattah jr. is sentenced in court. and the big story on "action news" tonight is a courtroom drama starring bill cosby. cosby arrived at montgomery county court at 9:00 this morning. and was inside court for most of the day. his lawyers are trying to persuade a judge to dismiss charges against him stemming from the alleged drugging and sexual violation of former temple employee, andrea constand and it has to do with this man, former district attorney, bruce caster. john rawlins is live at the courthouse. what is the current situation? >> reporter: well court is done for the day that is for sure, it will resume tomorrow and presumably mr. cosby will be back here but he really played the role of spectator. all day today mr. caster was on the stand and went to great pains to say why i made the prosecute not to prosecute more than 10 years ago. i

for people for years." >>> "action news" on the ground in manchester for the primary and monica malpass'se reports will be here on "action news." >>> waiting for the massive system, which is lingering over the coast of new jersey, to move out but apparently not going anywhere. >> it is going to come back and bring a little snow friday morning. >> is that called a retro -- >> retrograde, jim is listening! when it moves west instead of east, i am so impressed. and showing the system that jim was discussing moved off the eastern seaboard and taking the rain with it. again, it is going to be coming back to haunt us a little bit on friday morning. tonight the real concern is not the flooding, it is this, the fog. brian posted this on my facebook page and a beautiful shot. this is like from yardley, bucks county. and you see the inconviction fog, when the warm air is evekting, a fancy word for moving over the snow and that is creating the fog and we have a dense fog advisory. and the visibilities tell the story. the areas seeing the fog, the areas that still have snow on the ground. north and w

i'm monica malpass reporting live from manchester new hampshire.im, back to you. >> thank you so much monica, the democratic national convention which will be held in philadelphia is looking for volunteers. today the philadelphia 2016 host committee announced an online volunteer registration. potential volunteers can select from a number of roles and shifts. the convention will be held july 25th to the 28th and you can find a link for registration at 6abc.com. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, a bucks county woman is sentenced for her part in an attack on a gay couple in center city philadelphia. >>> and they're celebrating number one status on the campus of villanova university. ducis rodgers with more on that. >> a very large and disorganized storm system is slowly moving our way. once the snow showers arrive they'll take awhile moving out. i'll have details on the timing and how much snow to expect where you live in the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> word came down this af

monica malpass is live in the considerably larger city of manchester. monica, it is not a surprise that hearty new hampshire voters will to have contend with less than ideal weather. >> reporter: that is right, jim. the snow has been falling all day and night very steadily. they have four or 5 inches here. the roads are slick but it is stopping around 2:00. i had shut than the be a problem. it was a question what impact will mother nature have on the the voting. >> i don't think a little snow will stop anybody. >> reporter: hillary clinton faces a big challenge tomorrow can she make a stronger than expect showing in bernie sanders backyard and regain some of the momentum loss after her narrow iowa victory. sanders has a considerable lead in most polls but new hampshire voters are known for going their own way when it comes time to enter the voting booth what effect will have snow have. will it have an effect? >> unaudible. >> reporter: thousands braved the weather to see donald trump at a rally tonight in downtown manchester's verizon wireless arena we

monica malpass is livenhe considerably larger city mahester. monica, it is not a rise that heartyew hampshire voters will to haveontend with less than ideal wther. >> reporter: that is right jim. the snow has been falling all daynd nht very steadily. th have four 5 inches here. the roadsre slick but it is stopping around:00. i had shut than t be a problem. it was a eion what impact will motheratureave on e the voting. >> i d't think a little snow will stop anybody. >> reporter: hillary clinton faces a big aenge tomorrow can she make rger th expect showing in re sanders bkyard and regain some ofhe mtum lo afterer narrow iowa vtory. sanders has a csiderable lead in most pos but new hampshireoters are known for goingheir own way wh it comes time to enter the voting boothh effect will have ow have. will itave an effect? >> unaudible. >> reporter: thousands braved the weather to see donald trumpt a ray nht in downtown manchester's verizon wireless arena we ske to some on the way in. >> it is one thg to hear a andear what everybody is sang negative.

"action news" anchor monica malpass lie in the news room now with more on this story t hi, monica. >>ie. it has to do with pot laced brownies. where police say those brownies ended up being sold in the school and the student here who is facing a $100,000 bail tonight. >>> plus today isn't just leap day. it's also a day to recognize and raise awareness for rare diseases across the world. tonight in health check we'll introduce you to the families who say there is power in numbers and that's why they come together on this special day looking for help and research. >>> we'll have those stories and much more coming your way on "action news" at 5 5 o'clock. brian we'll see you then. >> sixth graders from providence creek academy charter school took a trip to camden's adventure aquarium to learn about frogs. they learned about there different sounds local frogs make and took part in a jumping contest. once their frog watch training was wrapped up for the day the students officially became young citizen scientists. >> very cool there. >> next on "action news," we have the latest on the case

watch for live reports from monica malpass from manchester starting this sunday night on "action news right, the big talkers now. over here at the big board and some fancy footballs are commemorating a big weekend. the 50th super bowl. the nfl asked some luxury fashion designers to give a traditional pig skin a bit of a makeover and they really lived up to that request. tiffany's designed this one. it's made out of 12 pounds of silver with yellow and gold accents. not a bad football. here's look at some of the others. plenty of glitz and glamour. gold leaf tassels metal spikes and other extravaganted editions. the minimum starting bid is $500 and proceeds will go to the nfl foundation which helps several causes. >>> all right. this is not what you would call making a good first impression. the picture shows a young man sleeping on the job and his coworkers making sure he would absolutely never ever live this down because you see the guy sleeping is an intern. and this was his first day on the job. here's the picture up close. easily a dozen workers at a tech startup photo bombin bombi

>> i'm monica malpass on "inside story." will the controversy of pennsylvania's embattled attorney general end now that kathleen kane says she is not running for re-election? let's get the inside story. ♪ good morning and welcome to "inside story." let's meet our insiders this week. they are terry madonna with the franklin & marshall poll. good morning, sir. ed turzanski, foreign policy analyst. welcome. sharmain matlock-turner, a nonprofit executive. thank you for being here. and dom giordano, talk show host. good morning, dom. glad to have you all. let's talk about kathleen kane, who is being accused of obstruction and perjury, allegedly leaked some grand jury documents, has been embroiled in this for months up to a couple of years at this point with all the allegations going forward. still under possible impeachment proceedings as the house looks into it over the summer. so she has a long way to go, but she says she won't run for re-election. i'm wondering, did somebody say to her, "if you can just go quietly, we'll get y

monica malpass live with more on a brand new paper on this.> reporter: that's right, hi, brain it is the first time that warning signs for women and their heart have been put together in one place believe it or not and tonight in health check we will review what women of any age need to watch out for and how doctors are hoping this new bit of information will help. >>> plus, it was the ultimate president's day sale in south jersey, this historic hotel sold off everything it could ahead of a major renovation. we'll take you to this sale and much more coming up in a little bit on "action news at 5:00. back to you sharrie. >> monica thanks. see you at 5:00. >>> philadelphia police and the university of pennsylvania teamed up for a president's day tradition. more than 200 children participated in today's pal day at the palestra. officers were on land to coach kids from around the city. of course the children spent their day off from school because of president's day and they spent it playing basketball. police officials say the program keeps kids

"action news" anchor monica malpass live for us in manchester new hampshire today with details on what was a busy day in the granite state. hi, monica. >> reporter: hi, brian, that's right. it is snowy and windy here in manchester as you can see but they are still expecting record turnout tomorrow for the first primary in the country and today's latest polls still show bernie sanders and donald trump the clear front runners. the u mass tracking gives bernie sanders a 56 to 40 lead over hillary clinton in the contest. sanders has a youth couldn't is the at 6:00 tonight. hillary clinton is campaigning with her husband and daughter as she tries to narrow that gap before tomorrow's voting begins. on the republican side the tracking poll gives trump 34 percent with ted cruz and marco rubio tied at 13 and john kasich at 10. despite that lead, trump has been campaigning hard today. this event in salem just one of four he has planned capped by a big rally in manchester tonight. trump does not want a repeat of his second place finish in iowa. and republican governor chris christie of the garden

monica malpass with the details on this. >> hi, brian.sit on lancaster avenue for decades. it has now closed and there is a big fight over what to do in developing that property now. developers are eyeing it as the site of a potential new residential and retail complex but many neighbors are now fighting that plan. coming up new at 5:00 tonight john rawlins breaks down the developmental show down in devon. >>> in health check it is the question that many folks trying to lose weight have asked themselves, how often should i get on the scale. >> well, tonight ali gorman has the results of an interesting new study and why several experts are quickly trying to debunk its findings. we'll have those stories and more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00. sharrie see you then. >> sounds good. monica thank you. >>> more jobs could be coming to the wilmington riverfront. today a group of developers announced that they are planning on building two new hotels in the waterfront area. the hotels are expected to serve business travelers as well as t

"action news" anchor monica malpass is live from manchester the with the run up to tuesday's crucial contest, hi there, monica. >> reporter: hi there, that is right, if you believe latest polls donald trump and bernie sanders should have an easy win here on tuesday but there is a a huge block of undecided voters so it the is unclear what will happen when voters go to the polls in new hampshire. real question is can hillary clinton cut that lead, and make it a close race over democratic side, on the republican side, who will come in second and third and prove that they are still viable. well, new jersey governor chris christie is in manchester. he is here one day after that fierce attack he waged on rival marco rubio in last night's abc news debate. many analyst don't think rubio withstood that attack very forcefully. on the democratic side, hillary clinton wasn't in new hampshire at all today but she will be here tomorrow. today she was meeting with victims of the poison water problem in flint, michigan. she is coming here at noon tomorrow with her husband bill, daughter, chelsea. sh

for adam joseph, jaime apody, monica malpass and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams haveood night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> a former philadelphia principal pleads guilty for a cheating scandal and police search for a hit and run driver, but the big story is a cold, raw and wet day today. and expectations of a deluge tomorrow. folks in the tri-state area had to contend with a light but steady rain today but tomorrow afternoon and evening could be a real soaker for the philadelphia area. lets get right to meteorologist, cecily tynan at the big board. >> that is exactly right, round one is beginning to move out and double scan live showing we have pockets of light rain right now, the only area with cold enough temperatures to support any frozen precipitation is across the poconos and we do have pockets of freezing rain and winter weather advisory up there for the potential for more freezing rain and back closer to home. the first storm system is moving off the coast of virginia so any of th

monica malpass is covering the new hampshire primary on the ground in manchester. you can watch her live reports beginning tomorrow night. >>> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning, a winter storm dumped a foot of snow on parts of new england and thousands are without power this morning. >>> ahead, the dangers of pressure washers, they can cause serious injuries if you are not careful. >> reporter: gray, the headlines this morning looks like an unevent. weekend around the -- uneventful weekend around the delaware valley. we're watching tuesday for possible snow and then it turns sharply colder. i'll have that in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we come right back. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... change your thinking about buying your next one. is digging out from a foot of snow. the storm took a tragic storm a tree fell on a 6-year-old girl killing her. new england avoided las

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. pope francis is the talk of the republican candidates. the comments he made that are said to be aimed at donald trump. >>> and the wait is over phillies fans, pitchers and catchers reported to spring training today we are live in clearwater with more. first, we begin with breaking news from our delaware newsroom. delaware police are on the scene of a serious assault here on the 2300 block near 23rd. authorities responded to a home and found a woman unresponsive on the floor of an apartment. they are not saying what the woman's condition is or if they have suspects. we continue to cover this story for you and will bring updates as soon as we get them. >>> a person that thinks only about building walls wherever they may be located and not building bridges is not a christian. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian. >> pope francis and donald trump tangled in a

> "action news" continues, with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" wednesday night. does the federal government have a right to hack into an encrypted phone, that is the battle between the fbi and one of the largest tech companies in the world. >> and pope francis as you have never seen him before, what causes the pontiff to scold a crowd. >>> now, the details, apple was ordered to help the justice department break into the cell phone of one of the san bernardino shooters, a move that tim cook fringes on constitutional freedoms, the phone in question belongs to syed farook and could contain keys to his movements before the rampage, he says that hack into it puts tens of millions of other iphones at risk though. >> reporter: apple security is so advanced the fbi has not been able to hack into syed far oklahoma's phone after months of attempts here and now the court is stepping in and this could impact everyone that owns a smart phone. >> the ultimate showdown with the federal government and th

now rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead to 5:00. >> thank you, coming up next at 5:00nts in the case lesean mccoy and an alleged beating at a nightclub, the last minute move for his meeting with investigators today. >>> and bill gates takes a stand with the fbi for their efforts to hack into an iphone of a suspected terrorist. >>> and have a surveillance camera at your home or business police would like to know and says it could help to solve a crime. >> when "action news" continues next. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> looking live outside after a mild, pleasant weekend, sunshine and above average temperatures have given way now to a dreary day around the delaware valley. the wet weather is just beginning and another system is stirring over the south that will pack a much stronger punch in the tri-state area, the big story is the stretch of rain we are tracking in the forecast again. cecily tynan is watching double scan radar and is at the big board with more

. >>> hello i'm monica malpass in for sharrie.nues with new details about a teen assault on a berks county trail. >> and the fallout continues after an officer is caught on camera kicking a suspect. the latest on his job status. >>> and a unique classroom rolls into town showing studentses what it's like to sit in a prison cell. >>> and we begin with an accuweather alert a tornado watch is covering most of our region and is expected to last most of the night. >> we have seen our share of rain but now the concern is that the storms could turn severe quickly. lets go to adam joseph with the latest from accuweather. >> it's rare to see tornado watches in february never mind our region but these stretch all the way south to south carolina. this is 650 miles of real estate that has tornado watches, our watch is up until 11:00 tonight and can you see tornado warnings right now, all of these counties in red in north carolina as well as virginia along the squall line that is pushing from the southwest to the north and east. all the warnin

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> looking live at double scan live radar tonight it's a wet wednesday across the delaware valley, right now soaking rain and heavy downpours are moving through the area. >> we are going live outside sky 6 hd showing you a dreary center city skyline and all of this rain may be a more welcome sight than snow would be flooding is a concern in the tri-state area. wednesday night and the big story is the flood watch in effect and the efforts to make sure that left overs from last week's blizzard don't cause problems this evening. nora muchanic has more from new jersey but first to meteorologist, cecily tynan, watching double scan live radar from the big board. >> it's a miserable evening commute the combination from the rain and fog and localized flooding, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have light rain in philadelphia, if you look at the northwest suburbs we have drier air and the focus of the heavier rain over about the next hour across south jersey and delaware we have pockets of heavier rain

our monica malpass begins live reports from new hampshire tonight on "action news" at 11:00 p.m. you can see her reports on 6abc.com, and we'll have a live report from abc news in the next half-hour. plus, "good morning america" will have the coverage of the lead up to the new hampshire primary, "g.m.a." weekend begins at 8:00 after "action news." >>> new this morning, a philadelphia police officer was dragged by a car during a confrontation with a drive in the overbrook section of the city. the officer topped the vehicle at 2:30 along the 6100 block of lang -- lancaster avenue. when the male driver tried to get by a, the officer was caught under the car. he escaped with minor injuries. the man and woman in the car got out and made a run for it. police say they arrested the man in the school yard near kelly drive and ridge avenue. the woman is still on the run. there's word on why the officer pulled the car over. >>> from our new jersey newsroom investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that gutted a former millville bar. the action cam was on the 500 block of south secon

for adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpassshe could be your daughter. [laughter] >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, health officials confirm the first case of zika virus in philadelphia and police arrest a bucks county high schooler for allegedly selling marijuana laced brownies. >>> the billing story on "action news" tonight is the search for suspects in a drive by shooting in the grays ferry section of philadelphia. it happened last night at the corner of 31st and tasker. two teenagers were standing outside a restaurant when gun shots came from a white or silver car. both teenagers were hit. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at the vare recreation center tonight where ironically the community will hold a meeting on gun violence. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, jim. and the guest of honor tonight is his honor mayor jim can kenny. he'll be coming here with encouraging words to pass out to this community

. >>> "action news" anchor monica malpass is covering the new hampshire primary on the ground in new hampshire. you can watch for her live reports starting tomorrow night. >>> there's much more to come on saturday morning, there's a major search off the california coast after two small planes collide in midair. parts of the northeast cleaning up after a friday snowstorm while gearing up for another hit from old man winter. >> reporter: hopefully no hit from old man winter in the delaware valley this weekend, however, things get interesting tuesday we're watching a storm system, i'll have the details when we come right back. >>> if you're just waking up with us, the number of dead continue to climb in taiwan, 100 firefighters scrambled with ladders and equipment after a build folded like an accordian. the 6.4 quake struck while people were sleeping. >>> a fiery blast sent an eruption down the slope. thecano last erupted in september. >>> two small planes collided over the ocean near the port of los angeles, three people were on board of the plane. searchers found wreckage including th

"action news" will be often the ground in new hampshire for the primary, monica malpass will have live reports starting sunday night on 6abc. >>> more "action news" still ahead. the former pharmacy c. he o who wasville fifed for hiking drug prices is expected in a hearing today, but don't expect him to talk. >> reporter: i'm putting lighter jackets on the kids it's not that cool out there, we're up close to 50 in a lot of neighborhoods right now. mid 340s in the lehigh valley. winds not that strong. there's fog around near the bus stop in spots, so be careful of that. i'll have the latest on how the afternoon will roll out and possibility of wet snow down along the shore tomorrow morning and another system coming in next week. i'll have the details coming up. >>> my low the cat is home -- milo the cat is finally home after seven years on the run. the family thought he was gone for good. someone found mi.lo and brought him. because he had a micro chip was found. milo is 18 years old now. do you remember the movie about milo. it was a movie when my kid was a kid years ago. storm tracker

i'm monica malpass. the "action news" team at 6:00 is next.night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night a former reading city council president is sentenced in a bribery case. >>> and a projectile strikes an amtrak train traveling through philadelphia. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the presidential campaign. for the first time tonight we will actually hear from voters as they hold their caucuses in the state of iowa. and that will happen in the wake of a new quinnipiac poll that has donald trump leading the republican pack with 31 percent of the vote. ted cruz and marco rubio are two and three. on the democratic side, bernie sanders is leading hillary clinton 49 to 46 percent. >>> live in des moines tonight is rick williams and rick, for the candidates it's about meet organize exceeding expectations when you think about it the same is true for the media covering this big event. >> reporter: jim, that's absolutely ri

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marcy and "action news" will be back on the campaign trail for the first primary, anchor, monica malpass reports from manchester starting this coming sunday. >> the wet weather is due to arrive here tomorrow. but first we get one more day of the sunshine. sky 6 hd taking a live look at center city not a cloud in the sky and conditions still dry and mild but that doesn't last. lets check in with meteorologist, david murphy. >> no sign of our impending trouble right now, you see plenty of sunshine now and clouds up in new york state and well south of washington, we get a push coming through ohio and pittsburgh and later today and tonight you'll see those clouds get thicker. numbers are reacting under the sun with a gentle southerly flow. 50 in philadelphia and allentown 45 up in the northern tier suburbs you got down into the 20s this morning, so this represents a nice bounce back, almost 50 many millville and 48 in sea isle city. 52 is our forecast high, could even go a bit higher than that. and notice how far above the average high we are. the average high is 41 and tonight's overnight l

. >> reporter: monica malpass is covering the new hampshire primary you can see her live report on "action news." >>> this new video of bronco fans taking control of the downtown streets overnight. at one point several dozen officers formed a riew nighted front -- formed a united front to contain the crowds. >>> i don't think co-s kicker brandon mcmannis kicked three field goals. he made 13-7 after this longest punt return in super bowl history. mcmannis graduated from north penn high school anne starred on temple university's football team. we'll have more highlights coming up in the next half-hour. >>> we have a little bit of rain and wet snow in parts of the region over the next couple of hours this morning, but the bigger issue is through the day tomorrow. storm tracker 6 live double scan there's the precipitation off the coast following rain right now. looks like a bit of that might be popping up into cape may county. i think the bigger issue is in atlantic city and up to trenton. i'll show you what i am talking about there on future tracker 6 in a couple of seconds. we have windy con

monica malpass is in new hampshire covering the primary. her live reports continue on "action news" at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. >>> penn museum archeologists uncovered a treasure trove years ago and they are ready to show them off today. the resting place of king midus' father. obama administration is asking congress for more than a billion dollars to stop the spread of the zika virus which has become a public health emergency. >>> after much prayer and fund raising a manayunk cathedral will get a new cross on the church tower. details on the final steps to get it installed stay with us. >>> president obama is asking congress for $1.78 billion to combat the zika require russ spread by moss -- virus, spread by mosquitoes. the money would develop diagnostic tests and improve support for low income women. mounting evidence shows that infection in pregnant women harms the fetus. >>> a group of service members from the delaware air national guard are back with their loved ones today. excited family members and friends greeted the airmen a

for adam joseph cecily tynan rick williams, the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass.. "action news" at 6:00 is up next. >> good night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night delaware is celebrating a business decision by dupont and dow chemical and a veteran delaware county teacher and coach now faces charges of sexual assault. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the search for bandits who pulled off a huge diamond heist in philadelphia. this is the surveillance video from early saturday morning when the pair of thieves broke into barsky diamonds on jeweler's row. they came with nothing. they left with $400,000 in jewels. "action news" reporter gray hall has the full story. >> we need protection down on jeweler's row. >> reporter: jeff barsky owner of barsky's diamond center city asking for increased patrols after thieves target a story february 13th around 3:30 a.m. and got away with $400,000 worth of merchandise, mostly wedding bands and earrings. >

monica malpass is in new hampshire covering the primary, look for her live reports on "action news" at 11:00. >>> coming up on "action news," how twitter is fighting back against terror activity on social media. >>> ascertain teen with cerebral palsy is speaking out after video of him is surfacing of him being attacked is online. >> reporter: it's cold, and windy, the extra gear not a bad idea. a little bit of rain mixing with snow in parts of the region, i'll show you that coming up on future tracker 6 and we'll address tomorrow's potentially large storm. >>> welcome back, good monday morning to you. it is now 4:42 a.m. looking at philadelphia international airport, clear, but cool, 39 degrees. it's going to be a rough 48 hour period here, david? >> reporter: it could be, the models you'll see in a moment are waffling a little bit, tomorrow we'll get more snow than today in most areas. satellite and radar showing you there's a bit of rain off the coast this morning. as we look outside we have dry conditions inland. there's camden, new jersey, battleship new jersey in the darkness. we'

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> looking livet we are in for a warmup that will feel more like april. it is friday night and the big story on "action news" is the mild weekend ahead for us for the delaware and the lehigh valleys. it is looking great. >> we're talking highs that could reach into the 60's in some areas. meteorologist cecily tynan is live outside with a first look at the forecast on a friday night. boy, oh, boy, we deserve a nice weekend don't we. >> we certainly do especially after last weekend when we had that arctic invasion. the weekend though isn't starting off warm. a little bit of chill in the air right now. that's why i'm bundled up. 37 philadelphia, allentown 36, wilmington 34 and atlantic city airport 35 degrees but there's a warm front moving through so that means temperatures basically holding steady tonight, really not dropping off much so if you're out on the town on this friday night at 7 o'clock, 37, by 9 o'clock, 36 and by 11 o'clock, 35 degrees. while we're in the 30's right now, if you look to the

i'm monica malpass. have a good night and a good weekend. >> good night. >> ♪ >> "action news."valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night the pennsylvania supreme court rules on the status of attorney general kathleen kane's law license and an iconic piece of trenton history comes down today. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is tragedy in the form of a fallen tree. the 200 block of james road in broomall was the scene where a huge tree crashed onto the roof of a house and ended up killing a 77-year-old woman. "action news" reporter gray hall is live at the scene. gray, you've got the details. >> reporter: right, jim, horrific and heartbreaking time for the family as you mentioned that 77-year-old woman lost her life in her home right behind me. her 79-year-old husband right now, he's recovering in the hospital and dealing with the loss of his wife. >> i was absolutely in shock. really good, good people. >> reporter: friday morning this broomall neighborhood was gripped with tragedy. a tree col

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live in manchester, monica malpass. monica this is such a political drama but as far as new hampshire goes we are in the final act tonight. >> reporter: absolutely jim, schools like this one and community centers and churches across the state hundreds of thousands of voters will cast their ballots finally, they are courted by months by the presidential candidates then re ready to make it official. throngs of voters waiting patiently at webster elementary in manchester, and 3,000 people steadily flowing in today is up to 75% of registered voters in ward three an impressive turnout. they can choose democrat or republican and they can go back to undeclared before they leave. >> they can have a party or not have a party. >> if you forget your i.d. just fill out an after david and get your peck tour taken on the spot and it's others. >> some were undecided. >> knew who i didn't want to vote for. but between two when i walked in the door. >> i am hoping to send a message in favor of hillary clinton for president. >> tell my w