matt o'donnell channel 6 "action news." >>> on the republican side trump holds a rally at west chester university on monday, he stumbled in delaware touting his plan to crackdown on american companies who take business overseas. >> you say you're going to move that's great whatever that product is what it comes in it's you're going to pay a tax. nobody will move it's so simple. >>> trump said america spends too much money defending other countries. he campaigns in connecticut another state holding a primary on tuesday. >>> ted cruz campaigned in pittsburgh holding several rallies yesterday. john kasich is in connecticut ahead of the primary on tuesday. >>> 9:09. turning to a different race for the stanley cup. the flyers avoided playoff elimination again in an unbelievable way in washington, game 6 they let the goalie hang out to dry, but he stood tall stopping all 44 capital shots, the flyers had 11 shots all game the fewest in a win in franchise history. the game winner hit a washington player's skate and went in. the flyers won 2-0. game 6 tomorrow at noon in south philly. we'll hea

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> googood morningryone its 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday, april 6th. >> developing overnight philadelphia police are investigating the gunfire that sent bullets into a home that was filled with people. >> princeton university offers compromise over calls for more diversity and sensitivity at the ivy league school. >> the national champs villanova wildcats are getting ready for a victory parade after a jubilant homecoming celebration. >> and it's once again another cold start. let's turn now to karen rogers in for dave murphy and matt pelman with traffic. >> good morning. we're starting once again with a freeze warning. through much of the area. this lasts until 9 o'clock. this is a good time and hopefully you already protected the plants because temperatures well below freezing at this point through much of the area. let's take a look at some of these numbers. it's 23 tannersville, 26 fleetwood, 21 degrees right now coatesville, 24 in pottstown, 26 in saint davids. a little better as you would expect in

good morning matt o'donnell. good morning tamala edwards. good morning everyone.rning wilmington. we're looking at the markets and the riverfront and now we're looking at 422 where overnight construction has cleared. we're good to go in both directions by valley forge and close to the casino but they're still working on the pennsylvania turnpike. eastbound you've got three separate zones between morgantown and valley forge. first they blocked the left lane, then the right lane, then the left lane so you're kind of swerving around as you travel eastbound on the turnpike through chester county and headed westbound in montgomery county watch out for work near willow grove. there the left lane ou left lanf commission. working northbound approaching the lehigh valley interchange taking out the right lane there and over in new jersey long stretch of the turnpike northbound they're in the inner drive between the car/truck lane split up to newark but they should be out of that before too long. >> the mayor of nazareth snowstorm free on unsecured bail. he was arrested in c

and our matt o'donnell talked one-on-one with the candidate about this race. >> senator matt o'donnellleasure the meet you. >> when we met senator sanders after his appearance in west philadelphia today we told him homicides in the city are up 16 percent from this time last year and that violence against police continues with the wounding of an officer earlier this week. >> what we want to do is to understand why there is so much crime and that is directly related to the fact that in this city and in many other cities around america we have unemployment rates for young kids of 40, 50 or 60 percent. >> bernie sanders support among african-americans has been soft in the past. here you'd never know it. at the rally people were wearing t-shirts saying black men for bernie. >> all of our young people who have the ability and the desire were able to get a college education regardless of their income. >> everything about sanders' campaign has shocked the pundits winning more than a dozen primaries, being competitive in national polls, having made it this late into the primary season. we wonde

i'm matt o'donnell. thanks for tuning in to "inside story." d our special guest here is mayor jim kenney from philadelphia. >> hi, matt. good to be back. >> your first appearance on "inside story" as a guest. >> ever. yeah, ever. not only as mayor, but just ever. >> [ laughs ] i don't know what we were thinking. >> well, no, i just think it was -- being an elected official, other elected officials would have wanted to do the same thing, and i think it was almost hard to manage. >> well, it's good to have you in. quick story. >> thank you. >> we had a number of conversations that i posted on facebook with some issues. one, you were running for mayor. and one day i was in spring garden, waiting for you to show up, and this taxicab pulls up right in front of me, and you come walking out. and i'm like, "well, that's not very mayoral, but that's also kind of cool." >> well, i mean, i think the biggest thing about being mayor is you can never lose sight of the fact that you are a regular, normal person coming from a row-house neighborhood. and if you

bernie sanders on the wilmington waterfront, yesterday afternoon, matt o'donnell had the opportunity to talk with him one on one. >> reporter: bernie sanders waded into philadelphia politics during an after a discussion in west philadelphia. he called mayor kenny's proposed soda tax regressive and unfair to the poor, but lauded the mayor for trying to expand the prekindergarten. who she would pay? >>> progressive tack for the those who are -- tax for those who are more wealthy in philadelphia. >> reporter: yes. >> reporter: hillary won pennsylvania back in 2008 when she she first ran for president. why is bernie sanders campaigning in pennsylvania? >>> bernie sanders has won 17 states in the election so far for the democratic nomination. we started off 60 points behind. >>> thank you. >> reporter: mostly everyone had predict the hillary clinton would steam roll her way to the democratic national convention in philadelphia this summer. sanders has stood in her way time and time again. >>> let pennsylvania go forward. >> reporter: clinton herself compared his candidacy to hers in 2008

matt o'donnell channel 6 "action news." >> reporter: hillary clinton will be campaigning in jenkintown. she vowed paid family leave if elected president and addressed gun control. >>> we can have common sons gun safety measures consistent with the second amendment. everything i have said about the comprehensive background check a big majority of american support and big majority of gun owners support. >>> clinton held a campaign rally in scranton last night. the remaining candidates for republican nomination will be campaigning for votes. donald trump will be in connecticut later today following a campaign stump in harrington yesterday. both states are holding primary tuesday. ted cruz will be in pirts burger -- pittsburg to drum up a rally for support there. johnjohn kasich was in the area yesterday. tuesday is primary day in pennsylvania and delaware. polls are open in both states from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. get out and vote and join us for election results on "action news" and 6abc.com. >>> your time 6:05 if you're just waking up. new this morning, fire forced a family from their ho

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good mornings, it is, it is 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday. april 5th. >> villanova time. the region is celebrating a national championship. villanova university's victory over the tarheels came down to a clutch shot. >> three seconds to go. across the time line. jenkins three right wing to win it. he made it. he made the three from the right wing. >> kris jenkins canned a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give villanova its seconds ncaa basketball championship in 13 years. it was heart stopping win over north carolina. >> while the wildcats rushed the court fans along the main line poured into the streets. while much of the partying was innocent fun some fans climbed light poles and started some fires. >> let's turn to dave murphy and karen rogers. >> off to a cold starter. congratulations to villanova. what a way to win a championship, hm, as time is running out. storm tracker6 live double scan asy an indication of how cold the air is. a little bit of a light snow shower popping down from the north through

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning is 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday april 27th. >> a mother is behind bars this morning charged with the death of her two-year-old daughter. we'll be live in bucks county with the latest. >> a driver becomes trapped in his vehicle in delaware. >> results are in from the pennsylvania and delaware primaries. >> bumming down the heat a little bit. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> most definitely going to be a cooler day, no doubt about that. take a look as cloud cover is still socking us in. we had a thunderstorm watch for awhile yesterday. you can see that yellow box but nothing of super significance arrived last nightly we did get a couple thunderstorms that produced a couple of brief small wind gusts and a little pea sized hail. frontal boundary still just to our south and that's going to keep us beneath the clouds this morning and the farther north you go the better chance you have of seeing some action today in terms of sunshine. there's a litt

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday april 12. >> we're following breaking news. medics find a man shot dead overnight. we'll have a live report on this murder investigation. >> police in south jersey need help identifying a burglar who claimed to work for the gas company. >> with a verdict expected today medical marijuana may be legalized in pennsylvania by the end of the woo he can. >> we're dealing with rain at this early morning hour so let's turn to dave murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> starting out with rather light rain across the region. there's a light band coming through reading, allentown, lancaster, harrisburg another one but unlike yesterday this rain may intensify a little bit until it finally gets out of here plus it doesn't look like this is going to be off the coast until around 1 o'clock this afternoon somewhere in that vicinity. 60 degrees in philadelphia with that southerly wind continuing just like yesterday. so we are looking at very mild numbers this mo

i'm matt o'donnell. verizon workers are expected to strike at 6:00 a.m.d eight months without a contract. they're focusing on the issues preventing a deal and the potential impact on verizon service in a live report. >>> new details just in on the carjack of a 77-year-old woman from mercer county. >>> and it's the end of a basketball era for lower merion star kobe bryant. today is his last game in the nba. >>> plus a cold start to the day. it gets better. we'll have the accuweather first look at traffic next. blan in you next post-anesthesia haze when all of a sudden an alert comes across the radio. >> state and local officials have propertied case of high fever, nausea, death and even can nallism. >> a call from mom confirms the news. >> get home right now. >> don't move. >> what? cannibals. zombies? >> reporter: no, it's not a scene out of "the walking dead." it is a prank pulled off by her brothers, they say, who posted the hoax online. >> the video quickly going viral with more than 4 million youtube views and counting. you can see here millicent's br

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 4:30 on this wednesday april 20th. >> here's what's happening on "action news." viewer video here shows raging flames then gulf a bucks county home overnight. >> the winners of the new york presidential primary celebrate huge wins. now they head to the delaware valley for the next big showdown. >> police in new jersey bust three men for a bait and switch scam that targeted homeowners. >> karen rogers is off. we'll head over to meteorologist, david murphy. he's got your accuweather and matt pelman is taking a look at traffic. good morning. >> all right, guys, well, we are off to a nice start out there. we've got some changes to the forecast today. a little better than yesterday in some ways. right now we have very little cloud cover out there so that frontal boundary that came through yesterday sweeping those high clouds through at times is now down to our south and that's where the clouds are living as well. temperatures this morning not too bad. 52 degrees in philadelphia. we have

i'm matt o'donnell. we're following a developing story on "action news."ounty mother appears before a judge overnight. police say she confessed to causing injuries that led to the death of her own toddler. >>> a big night in pennsylvania and in delaware for hillary clinton and donald trump. we're running down the race for the white house. >>> a long time philadelphia local congressman was seeking reelection despite a federal investigation. we'll tell you how this primary fight turned out. >>> and also the other top races in our region plus the accuweather forecast. not going to feel as much like summer anymore. it's all next. >> ♪ . done by a youngster in rochester, new york. >> ready to run a race but she went further shaanxi thought she would. >> doris bocker has her story. >> reporter: lee rodriguez rushed to the starting line thinking she was late to her race. >> the man told me i could jump in with these group of runners. >> she jumped in finding someone to space alongside of but felt like something was wrong. >> i asked her how long it was. she said

matt o'donnell has walking around with fresh grass he caught. a good idea to be sniffing that with the allergy season going on, matt. >> and i just did, yeah. that bodes really well for this morning. good morning to you karen. good morning, everybody. so, the temperatures are dipping. speeds aren't just yet. that's the good news as we look live here in bucks county along 95 and the ongoing work zone 413 extra overhe night restrictions have cleared out. both lanes opened in that both directions along 95 and there were no overnight closures along the vine street expressway. everything's opened and are ready for you. the overnight closures that we were supposed to have this week have been postponed because the new beams they were going to set up didn't arrive in time so it's good news for you drivers. everything is opened on the vine. overnight construction on 95 southbound through delco has cleared out but there's some police activity to watch out for at 60th and vine in west philadelphia. and on the kelly drive watch out for the paving work going

matt o'donnell talk one on one with the candidate about the race. >> bernie, bernie, bernie. >> reporter: bernie sanders waited into philadelphia politics during and after discussion in west philadelphia today. he called mayor kenney's proposed soda tax regress i have and unfair to the poor and lauded mayor for trying to expand prekindergarten. so who should pay. >> tax man for people wealthier in philadelphia a. >> absolutely. i'm not going to get into philadelphia politics but as president of the united states, yes, we are going to raise taxes on the 1 percent. >> reporter: winning pennsylvania would be a tall task for bernie sanders, hillary clinton won it in 2008 when she first ran for president and her husband won it twice on his way to the white house. >> we're going to create an economy that works all of us. >> reporter: why is bernie sanders bothering campaigning in pennsylvania. >> well, bernie sanders has now won 17 states in this election so far for democratic nomination. we started off 60 points behind. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: mostly everyone predict hillary cli

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm matt o'donnell. it's 4:27. it is tuesday.g news on "action news." fire consumes a delaware county home. the action cam is there. we're getting back pictures from the scene. >>> it is primary day in pennsylvania and delaware. we're live with what is at stake for the presidential candidates. >>> a deadly accident on the pennsylvania turnpike has impacted traffic for more than 12 hours now. we have the overnight developments. >>> plus, dave murphy is tracking the potential for some more storms in accuweather. we did see some overnight. in fact we have some pictures of lightning. pretty cool stuff. it's all coming up on "action news" next. on "dancing with the stars." the standout performance was boyz ii men wayna morris with his rendition of 'nsync's "bye bye bye." he impressed the real 1999 some's lance bass and joey fatone who waited for him backstage. wayna and lindsay got the top score missing a perfect score by one point. >> ginger zee oozing with attitude to janet jackson's "nasty." judge carrie ann said she almost owned i

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> hi, everyone's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday april 19th. >> here's what we're following for you. voters in new york head to the polls for a critical presidential primary. we'll have a live report from the big applely. >> the philadelphia police officer who was shot over the weekend gives a thumb's up as he's released from the hospital. >> the flyers suffered an embarrassing loss on a night that started out as a tribute to the team's late founder. >> we'll talk more about that in a moment but first matt pelman in for karen and dave murphy with the accuweather forecast. >> another nice day to talk about but why do we have a big map with a bunch of pink all over it. there's a fire weather warning that has been declared this afternoon into this evening. that's because we've been so dry. today the breezes will kick up. with the breezes dry conditions an enhanced risk of brush fires spreading. not a good idea to be flicking cigarettes out the window he today certainly. you see more cloud cover has dished in

>> ♪ >> good morning, i'm matt o'donnell. it's 4:27.n news" together, getting it ready for you on a tuesday morning. here's what we have coming up. a live report from a murder scene in west philadelphia. >>> rain moving through the region. dave murphy is tracking these showers in accuweather. let us know when they're moving out. >>> a frightening experience for a child in chester county. the boy somehow got stuck in the mud in his backyard for hours. >>> plus, we'll have a look at the roads for you this morning, all on "action news" and that's next. >> ♪ who was responsible for rather unique art display we would say in reno, nevada. the hobo art walk. >> every day it's there and different than any other day prior. reporter katherine van of our reno station has the details. >> reporter: along the tricky river on riverside drive people stop in their tracks just to look at the most curious formations. >> how did the rocks get that way? >> this is fantastic. >> rocks turned into birds, man's best friend. and people enjoying their day by the

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 4:30 on this tuesday april 26th. >> we're following breaking news. flames engulf a delaware county home overnight as fire crews call for extra help. >> it is primary day in just a few hours voters in pennsylvania and delaware will finally be able to cast their ballots. >> viewer video captures lightning bolts overnight as thunderstorms move through the area. >> and dave murphy sounds like we'll see more rain as the day goes on and karen you're taking a look at track. good morning. >> yeah, we got another round of thunderstorms later this afternoon and into early this evening and they could be strong in some cases. for now, looks like we have some overnight shower activity and a couple of thunderstorms pop through and those are now pushing past us. we're going to get into a lull for awhile and then later today there will be that additional round of storm. 62 degrees is your current temperature. 57 degrees in wilmington. 55 in allentown. upper 50's in trenton and 60 degrees down in ca

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i'm matt o'donnell. s wednesday april 13th. matt pelman is here to help you get to work and school. matt. >> the biggest problem this morning, matt, is task that the divers will probably be like to be moving a hill more quickly than they're moving here on 95. bunched up on the southbound side past woodhaven through academy into cottman and the betsy ross bridge into girard. it's just volume. also a little sun glare this morning and a couple of accidents. one here in lower frederick montgomery county along little road at gravel pike. 29. by the way resurfacing project starts along gravel pike tomorrow so something to look forward to that. in newark there's a crash along college avenue northbound at chestnut hill roadblocking a lane there by matilda's and "mad max." 42 northbound backed up like it normally is from five her to through this points at creek road up to 295. one more thing on the garden state parkway in brick township, overturned vehicle crash is blocking all lanes. 34 and 70 the way to get arou

matt o'donnell, 7:24 monday, april 25. s start you out with traffic an karen rogers. >> reporter: matt we have an accident on i-95, a little hard to see you can see the flashing lights at the top of screen. northbound near bridge. look at the northbound traffic jammed from allegheny to bridge. normally a 17 minute ride, now a 31 minute ride on i-95 northbound from vine to woodhaven. southbound normal delays, academy to cottman and betsy ross bridge to girard. we have an accident on longford road and 422 eastbound at 23. even though it's on the shoulder look at the speeds. 18 miles per hour. heavy 422 eastbound approaching oaks to 23 with the accident out there. another accident new lower merion old lancaster road at madella. >>> take a quick break and check the accuweather forecast when we come right back. >> reporter: lots of sunshine on the terrace this morning, some of you with high clouds. temperatures not too bad, 50 degrees in philadelphia. some suburbs in the 40s, but winds are light. the exclusive accuweather seven-

in matt o'donnell full of vinegar this morning, i think he is ready for the weekend. what do you think, karen. >> reporter: i can't say it on tv. >>> i don't know what you're talking about. >> reporter: let's look outside live, we had a problem on i-95. we had police on the scene with the disabled vehicle on the off-ramp to allegheny northbound. they have cleared the disabled vehicle. now we're looking at the southbound delay, you can see allegheny, i-95 southbound near allegheny starting to get busy this morning. no accidents a disabled vehicle up ahead has cleared. i-95 southbound at delaware avenue. we have an accident that's blocking the two right lanes. we have police on the scene near wilmington. you can see the area of yellow traveling 26 miles per hour as you head toward wilmington on i-95 southbound watch for that one. i wanted to mention on the waze app i found someone talking about an accident gateway regional high school in gloucester county. if you're in deptford look for an accident at wills avenue at deptford avenue. let's look live at the boulevard. so

that's what's new at the movies, channel 6 "action news" i'm matt o'donnell. on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's third-largest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions, stood up for marriage equality and protected our environment. now i'm fighting for criminal justice reform. i'm proud to be backed by president obama and people who care about our families. i'm josh shapiro. i'll be an attorney general who always fights for you. everyone, 6:53, saturday morning, it's going to get colder out there. yesterday we topped out at 80 degrees, today 62. tomorrow the temperatures fall off a cliff. high pressure has been in control over the last few days, it's a heat pump high, that's why we were so warm. it will drift to the southeast it will allow the colder air pull in from the northern tier states mid atlantic great lake. it will turn colder over the next 48 hours. we have a similar version of the polar vortex that is displaced from the pole sitting over t

a trio of new films are set to grab the spotlight in theaters this weekend matt o'donnell takes a lookf the most beloved children's stories comes to life in a new live action epic adventure, roger kip jungle book. >>> i was thinking it was some kind of -- >> reporter: the doctor gives the story the man cub a 21 century makeover. he is forced to leave the only home he has ever known when a fiercesome tiger unleashes it's mighty roar guided by a new nonsense panther and free spirited bear. he meets jungle animals. a who's who's cast of holy giants lend their voice voices tots film. >>> criminal is an action thriller staring kevin costner and ryan reynolds and tommy lee jones. >>> he has no impulse to control and unable to calculate the consequences of his actions. >> reporter: reynolds is bill pope who dies during an important mission. costner becomes the ginny pig for an experiment. the agent's memory secrets and skills are implanted into his brain. now a race against time to stop a sinister international conspiracy. >> reporter: barber shop the next cut is the third film of the franchi

j. >>> good morning, happy friday, i'm matt o'donnell. 7:56, let's turn to karen rogers. that cleared. traffic all lanes open. it was off to the side. we're extra heavy eastbound from city avenue to girard. we have an accident involving a pedestrian struck in chester brook at harrison road at stockton drive. route 70 at egypt road we have an accident that's causing a problem in ocean county. watch for that. we're hearing there are injuries on the scene. there's an accident that cleared on marlton pike westbound, the ramp to 295. all lanes back open. slow indeeds 27 miles per hour on route 70. 42, 20 minute ride from the ac expressway to the walt whitman bridge. >>> looking at the commodor barry bridge, the sun is shining brightly. here's david murphy with the forecast. >> reporter: we'll have the shades on matt, numbers are turning around, 47 degrees in philadelphia. out of the 30s in many neighborhoods that were down that low. this afternoon will be similar to yesterday, high of 64 just a degree warmer. less wind and lots of sun a nice friday. beautiful on saturday, getti

i'm matt o'donnell. let's turn to karen rogers. >> matt, we've got a big new accident in runnemede new jersey. an overturned tractor-trailer was blocking all lanes of the new jersey turnpike. this is northbound at 168. right now they've made it just block the two left lanes but that's still causing big problems on the new jersey turnpike. if you're heading northbound there near runnemede you're in big trouble. stick to 295 instead. it's basically runs parallel so that one is going to cause problems. let's go outside live once again i-95 near cottman. we got rid that of southbound accident. now we've got a disabled vehicle on i-95. this is northbound and we see the disabled vehicle guy out there trying to working his car creating an extra good jam there. commodore barry bridge another problem here. we have an accident here on the commodore barry as you're coming into new jersey. you see the area of yellow. it's really slow it's blocking the right lane matt. >> thank you karen. let's take a live look at ph

i'm matt o'donnell. is i-95 and highland avenue in delaware county. you can see the northbound traffic is at a standstill and the snow shower coming down steadily. reducing visibility a touch at this point and you can see more than just nurse. it's a real snow shower coming down currently kind of blowing across the camera screen and along i night. as we switch our camera view this is the blue route right now near the route one media bypass. a few minutes ago we caught a real snow shower coming down here as well and also reducing visibility. i'm posting a video of that on my facebook page. just a minute later we see sunshine so that's the story of the day. and northbound it's a 37 minute ride, a pretty significant delay from i-95 to the schuylkill. we have ahsir ious accident hera serious accident.township . someone reportedly trapped in a vehicle. emergency workers headed to the scene right now matt. >> thanks karen. dave murphy has accuweather. david. >> this morning matt with temperatures around the fre

. >>> good morning, everybody, i'm matt o'donnell along with tamala edwards. david murphy has weather and matt pellman is here in for karen. >> reporter: we'll have sun mixing with clouds this morning and it will get thicker in the afternoon even look out for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorm in spots. not problems commuting this morning. it's dry and mild. 62 degrees as you step outside in philadelphia currently. low 60s in millville. 60 on the nose in wilmington and in one of more typically cooler spots in allentown we're at 65. on the backup we'll call it cloudy and mild, 60 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 64 by 8:00 a.m. as we roll through the afternoon, wow it will feel like july or late june than april. 67 degrees by 9:00 a.m. we shoot into the 70s as soon as 10 or 11:00 a.m. 80 degrees at 3:00 p.m., high of 81 at 4:00 p.m. not only is it warm, it will feel muggy we go through the day. keep in mind once we get into the afternoon there's a chance of a pop-up shower and thunderstorm. i'll track those on future tracker 6. of course, we'll give you an impro

. >>> sanders spoke to matt o'donnell while campaigning in west philadelphia yesterday. he called mayor kenny's soda tax regressive and unfair to the poor. >>> i'm not going to get into philadelphia politics, but as president of the united states, yes, we are going to raise taxes on the 1%. >>> sanders applauded the mayor for trying to expand prekindergarten. willing pennsylvania won't won't be easy for sanders, clinton clinton won the race back in 2008. the former secretary of state brought her campaign back to the area yesterday. clinton held a round table discussion for a group of woman in montgomery county. she is out to address family leave. she touched on gun control and traveledded to scranton for a rally. donald trump made a campaign stop in delaware yesterday. he held a rally at the delaware state fair grounds in harrington. thousands waited for hours to hear him talk in the quinlin arena there. he focused on jobs and the military. >>> we'll take our military and make it so strong and hopefully we don't have to use it. >>> trump has a strong lead among republica

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 6:00 a.m. on this wednesday april 6th. developing right now. >> a gunman unleashed a barrage of bullets striking a man at a house that was filled with children. we will have a live report. >> flip-flop. both presidential frontrunners took a back seat to other candidates in wisconsin. they had very different responses the two different parties. the campaign trail will stop in philadelphia today. >> and it's still kind of feels like winter out that right now but we are in for a recovery later today. >> david is off. let's get your accuweather with karen rogers. she's outside and matt pelman has traffic. good morning. >> today is the day to dress in layers because you won't need these layers later on but it is cold out here right now. i want to show you this. the national weather service has this freeze warning posted until 9 o'clock this morning. we're talking subfreezing temperatures through most of the region. let's look at these numbers suburb by suburb. martins creek 20, 26 in fle

. >> reporter: by now we all no that matt o'donnell cut his lawn. the grass is growing the weeds are growing and penndot went through on the blue route northbound they were spraying the weeds in the medium. they are out of the way. all lanes reopened on the blue route. we have a couple of broken down trucks one on the schuylkill expressway eastbound approaching the boulevard. one on the vine is gone. most of the construction has clear, but there's work on the kelly drive, mlk would be a better bet. they are working southbound on north broad street paving in the right lanes. we had a surprise opening at the commodor barry bridge it's back down now, expect an opening at the -- we had an opening at the tacony-palmyra bridge it's back down now it's heading to the triple b. there's work on 195 mercer county eastbound between 295 and the turnpike they are out on the shoulder for the next hour. live on 42 so far so good as you head northbound for 295. this is breaking overnight, four people are on the mend after the house they were in went up in flames. an

matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers with traffic.y tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night.

. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. 4:27 monday.'s coming up next on "action news," police are investigating how a person died in a montgomery county home. neighbors say college students are renting that address. >>> storm tracker 6 live is showing rain on this monday morning. david murphy will have all the details in accuweather and let us know if it is pushes out in time for the phillies home opener. citizens bank park, first pitch 3:05 p.m. the phillies winning two straight against the mets. we'll have a live report from south philadelphia. take a look at traffic on this monday morning all next. a 4-mo child and his new glasses. abc's john donvan has the adorable details. >> reporter: we're going to show it to you. watch this expression of this baby's face. his name is leo, he's 4 months and this smile, here's why it means so much to his mom and dad. leo who has a rare disorder affecting his vision never had a good, clear look at the world. >> most of what he's been able to see getting the glasses was extremely fuzzy. >> yep, eve

. >>> good morning, everybody, i'm matt o'donnell along with tamala edwards.id murphy has weather a

matt o'donnell takes a look at ed snyder's enormous legacy. >>> the flyers win the stanley cup. >> reporter: ed snyder secured an nhl team back in 196650 years ago, the philadelphia flyers won who would be two consecutive stanley cups. >>> it's very thrilling to know when we had our first parade going down broad street. starting our very first season nobody came, and seven years later there were 2 million people. this is a hockey town. >> reporter: snyder was born the son of a grocery store owner in 1933 in washington, d.c. he had to teach a region that had little exposure to hockey to understand the game. they did that and more. the flyers have one of the most passionate fan bases in the nhl. mr. sniermd was -- mr. snyder was a shrewd businessman. he famously fired coaches at the drop of a hat and expected excellence with his team and passion during every shift. he was the chairman of sixers and what would become the parent company. he was elected to the nhl hall of fame in 1988. he is survived by his wife, three daughters and three sons and several grandchildren and leaves behind a legacy

. >>> police are trying to figure out what led to this crash in fairmount park and matt o'donnell captured this video in the aftermath of ford road. the driver lost control near the strawberry mansion bridge and the car flipped over the embankment, the driver was not seriously injured and declined medical care. >>> when you see breaking news happening, join the action, email us your pictures and video to jointheaction@6abc.com or use #6abcaction on social media. it's how you become part of the "action news" team. >>> turning to politics now, a new poll shows donald trump and hillary clinton with comfortable leads on home turf in new york. that state's primary is exactly one week away. stephanie ramos reports with the latest now. >> reporter: the presidential candidates with new york ties are hoping for bragging rights before next week's votes. the countdown is on just one week away from the new york primary and most candidates are on the ground crisscrossing the state. bernie sanders was in rochester new york boasting about his new york roots. >> if there is a large voter turnout here in n

. >>> hey everyone, i'm matt o'donnell, 7:24 monday, april 4. t's start you off with traffic and karen rogers. >> reporter: matt we are starting off looking at the boulevard approaching fox street we have an accident blocking the left lane. penndot is on the scene with the van, as well. we have a delay on the boulevard southbound near fox street. we have two accidents on 295, one near 70 and one 73. you're seeing speeds 15 to 20 miles per hour leading up to this northbound 295 near cherry hill. amtrak service restored between philadelphia and wilmington, but they are conducting the accident investigation. we have a limited track, expect delays there. as well as septa wilmington/newark line, serve have -- service restored, but expect delays. >>> we have showers we'll have that when we come right back. >> reporter: most of our showers have been to the north this morning, take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan. the heaviest band we've seen in lebanon, toward reading, falling apart as it heads toward allentown. chester county, showers fading

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morninglyre on a breaking news story. >> the action cam is live where some of the 40,000 verizon workers are walking off the job as we speak to demand a new labor agreement. >> two massive bronze mausoleum doors are are missing from a local historic cemetery. police are asking for your help to chase down the crooks. >> there's a chill in the air this morning but good stuff is coming up later. >> let's talk about that accuweather forecast. looking forward to almost the 80's one of these days soon. karen rogers has that. she's in for dave murphy and matt pelman has traffic. good morning. >> one of these days soon but not this day. this morning temperatures are about 20 degrees colder than they were yesterday morning. there's already freeze warnings in effect until 8 o'clock this morning for the northwest suburbs and frost advisories in effect for the areas that you see in purple there in south jersey and in lancaster until 8 o'clock this morning and satellite6 and action radar showing we have cle

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 6:00 a.m. on this wednesday april 20. here's what's happening. >> the empire strikes back. new york's primary results have the top presidential candidates looking towards the next series of primaries. we're live with the campaign event in philadelphia today. >> a higher power will decide the fate of a philadelphia nun accused of driving under the influence. >> be ready for a slight dip in the temperatures but accuweather says you will still find today's weather acceptable and maybe even more. >> my goodness. that's a tease. let's go over to dave murphy to get the fuller picture on what you can expect in that accuweather and matt pelman is in for karen rogers. he's taking a look at your traffic. >> i like the last picture with the sky. >> tangerine. >> thank you, matt. so here we go, satellite shows that you there is cloud cover but it's down to the south for the most partnow so you're going to be greeted by a lot of sunshine. those clouds to the south because a cold front has pushed

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. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell, monday morning, 4:27 a.m., here's what we're workingction news," a man is murdered while talking to a candidate for the pennsylvania state house. police believe the crime was connected to another one that happened hours later. >>> there's concerted effort by two gop candidates to keep donald trump from getting the nomination. plus the pennsylvania and delaware primaries tomorrow. >>> vice president joe biden and his wife will be in philadelphia today. biden is pushing to make college more affordable for everyone. >>> all those stories and a little rain this week and a look at traffic, it's all next. light pacific. >> the experimental aircraft is halfway toward its goal of flying around the world. our san francisco reporter spoke to the pilots. >> reporter: the first solar powered airplane flying over the golden gate bridge. >> i'm going to land and i did not want to land because i knew i could have carried on. >> reporter: the pilot flew the giant aircraft over the bay area for several hours saturday. until wind conditions were right fo

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i'm matt o'donnell. you head toward the schuylkill expressway, eastbound heavy, as well. we're dry no major accidents. we have an accident on the white horse pike route 30 at townson satisfy. an accident on the new jersey turnpike blocking the left lane at exit 5. watch for a lane being blocked. on the pennsylvania turnpike one is creating a jam westbound at virginia avenue speeds at 14 miles per hour heading toward willow grove. tacony-palmyra scheduled to hope e open at 840. look for traffic to be stopped in just a little bit. >>> david murphy has the accuweather. >> reporter: it's chilly on the terrace. storm tracker 6 live shows mainly dry conditions, a sprinkle moving away from allentown. rain and snowflakes by harrisburg pushing east. 44 degrees under the sun in philadelphia. chilly and breezy. more of the same, this afternoon, cool and breezy, 55. partly sunny skies, bundle up if you're heading to the villanova parade or union match tonight. rain and snow showers through the day saturday, high of

. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. it is friday, 4:27 a.m. on "action news." police are searching for the killer who shot an 83-year-old woman inside her germantown home. >>> democratic candidates go toe to toe ahead he have a huge primary race. >>> the flyers are in the stanley cup playoffs. >>> a look at the forecast, a check of traffic all next on "action news." >>> and finally the presidential race has never been as intense as it is entering this weekend, just days before the new york primary. >> surely that's enough of a reason to lighten up about the whole thing in this week's "friday funnies." >>> a new poll found bernie sanders is the most likable of all the presidential candidates which let's face it is kind of being the best dressed person at walmart. >>> hillary clinton and bernie sanders debated in brooklyn. hillary clinton, yeah, yeah. bernie sanders and then they'll follow that up tomorrow with a rap battle in the bronx. fun to see bernie with a mike. >>> the cast of abc's "scandal" is set to appear at a fund-raiser for hillary

jessica chas tane, cammal, and music and then, "action news" continue at 4:30 with tamala edward, matt o'donnellmeteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> ♪

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningnesday april 6th. developing right now. >> a gunman unleashed a barrage of bullets striking a man at a house that was filled with children. we will have a live report. >> flip-flop. both presidential frontrunners took a back seat to other candidates in wisconsin. they had very different responses the two different parties. the campaign trail will stop in philadelphia today. >> and it's still kind of feels like winter out that right now but we are in for a recovery