>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams and meteorologist, melissa magee. >>> hello again, sarah is off and we are following these stories at 12:30. heavy rain leads to flooded streets in part of our region and the rain continues this afternoon. we have an update from accuweather coming up. >>> and philadelphia police say they had to shoot a dog from stopping it from attacking a woman. and a plane hits terrible turbulence over the bahamas and has to get medical treatment for passengers and crew. >>> some drivers are dodging small puddles and others have to navigate roads under water. one of the hardest hit areas is down at the shore. this is the scene in delaware, people walking along market street in wilmington were shielding themselves from the rain. and a live look at the platt bridge, drivers here are taking it slow on the wet roads and visibility is also a problem. meteorologist, melissa magee, has the details from accuweather. >> reporter: we are going to see some improvement through the rest of the afternoon and evening hours, but right now there are still pockets o

meteorologist, melissa magee, has the soggy weekend in the accuweather forecast coming up and plus rain or not, they are rowing on the schuylkill. the annual dad vail regatta is underway. and a local couple will come to your home to serve up a delicious meal for you and your guests and they clean up too. that story is just ahead. >>> now the details, we started off dry but we are tracking rain, accuweather is calling for showers and probably a thunderstorm today. as we look live outside at center city, the skies are telling the story, the rain is imminent. meteorologist, melissa magee, is at the big board with the soggy deta details. >> we are tracking the moisture starting to track in through the delaware and lehigh valley, we are dry now in the city. and it has yet to make it into trenton and southbound into wilmingtons moisture and same thing for south jersey, a tighter view on stormtracker 6 live double scan street level, in norristown we are dealing with the rain and same in malvern, there could be pockets of heavy rain. and same for glassboro and medford lakes. we are tapping into

>>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night, teenage rodeo performer is dead after being trampled by a horse in south jersey. >>> also a man is shocked while swimming in the hotel pool in wildwood, new jersey and those tried to help were jolted as well. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a spectacular sunday in this memorial day weekend. >> that is right, combined with sunny skies with the light breeze and made for a perfect day to spend outdoors with family and friend. we have team coverage, "action news" reporter nora muchanic is live in atlantic city but we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee outside with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> walter and sarah we had plenty of sunshine today. so far it has been a really nice start to the holiday weekend however we're tracking cloud building in for rest of the evening and into the day on monday. the here's what is going on as far as temperatures are concerned. eighty-one in philadelphia aft

and melissa magee is tracking the wet weather for us and is at the big board with the latest. >> reporter: yes, certainly a soggy start to our friday. heavy moisture in time for the commute and it continues this afternoon. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan you can see the rain along the i-95 corridor and points to the north and west. as we go through the afternoon hours, the moisture from where it is currently, shifts to the north and west. we'll go tighter on storm tracker street level. from philadelphia into wilmington we are dealing with pockets of moderate if not heavy moisture in coatesville and malvern. we are getting the moisture off the atlantic and because of that there is a big concern at the coast today. a coastal flood warning is issued and stays up until 1:00 a.m. moderate flooding say big concern, we have watches from seaside heights to cape may. the bay high tide follows five hours after that. a big concern later on this evening. as far as the rain we have seen so far. atlantic city more than and inch. 1.10 and 1.9 in wilmington and philadelphia almost an inch. and th

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melissa magee is in for cecily tynan who is at the zoo. she is here with more at is the big board. >> reporter: we have some improvement on the way as we go through the latter half of our work week here. here is satellite 6 along with action radar at 8:00 in the morning a mostly cloudy start, as we put this in motion, you see sunny breaks in south jersey and light showers in the northwest suburbs, approaching allentown north and west of philadelphia. temperatures are cooler off to the west and we are dealing with the rain cooled air and 62 in lancaster and 62 in reading and 13 degrees warmer in philadelphia than yesterday. 68 and 67 in millville and 56 in the poconos and 61 at the coast in cape may. your day planner looks like this tomorrow. if you are looking for sunshine you'll get it into the afternoon. mostly cloudy start and 11:00 a.m. up to 64 and here comes the sun and the numbers respond nicely, 2:00 and 5:00 in the evening, temperatures will be in the lower 70s, with ple

. >>> and melissa magee is visiting the independence sea port museum. >> hi there sharrie. the sun is finally shining and we decided to take the fun outdoors, we are outside at the independence sea port museum and we found something to do for memorial day weekend. we are floating in the marina, inside of the basin, we'll have more on the float boats here and a history lesson here, the crews from olympia and the submarine. we'll have more on that our latest outdoor adventure. brian and sharrie back to you. >> we are hosting a special web chat right now. doctors from cooper newer loathecal institute are taking questions about strokes, head to 6abc.com and join the conversation. dear fellow citizen, time spent with my son really makes me appreciate "the now". but i also have to plan for my family's future. and that means taking on debt. in a smart way. like my mortgage - it's working for me. and if he needs a college loan down the road, that'll be worth it too. it's all about having a strategy, that fits your life. so, if you have a question about how to make debt work for you

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >> ♪ >> sunday flightlege student from bucks county dies after grabbing hold of a high voltage wire. >> a couple from south philadelphia marry well after redefining the concepts of love and devotion. we'll take you to their special ceremony. >> the big story on "action news is the search for the gun plan who killed a 14-year-old in chester last night and left two other people injured. >> tonight a woman who was wounded during that shooting is speaking out to "action news." this as the city's mayor is calling on anyone with any information to step forward. jeff chirico is live at chester police headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: tremendous sadness and shock in chester that someone would just open fire on children and a woman just waiting outside a convenience store. the family has identified the victim who died as 14-year-old nas powell. this is a photo of him taken before his middle school formal this pageant friday. his 16-year-old cousin seen on the left was also shot. he is in critical condition

valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. a car crash after a prom went two teenagers killed and two others in the hospital, we're live with the details. >>> plus some of the world's top cyclist hit the streets of the wilmington. >>> but the big story on "action news" is heavy rain and possible thunderstorms moving through our area. it was a nice sunny day but this evening is a big turnaround and cool down is expected to follow. meteorologist melissa magee is at the accounts news big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> walter, rain started in the northwestern suburbs along that i-95 metro area and continues to work its way eastwar. here's storm tracker six live double scan radar. we are tracking cluster of activity thanks to the cold front, strong showers and rumble of thunder to the south of philadelphia down in south jersey and delaware and secondary push of moisture out across central sections of pennsylvania. a tighter view on storm tracker six street level

valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. police search for a driver who struck and killed a man at the shore. >>> plus a 07 year-old man escapes a fire at his home after someone threw a molotov cock tall at a window. big story on "action news" is start of the memorial day weekend and it is a a hot one from the city to the shore and every where in between, folks spent the day with family and friend enjoying this bright sunny day staying cool. we have team coverage of the happening as cross the region. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live in fairmount park and jeff chirico is live in ocean city but we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee enjoying a sunny evening with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> reporter: walter, it feels nice for the start of our holiday weekend, we have plenty of sunshine and enough sun to get our numbers above average today. in fact making this an official heat wave here in philadelphia first heat wave of the year, and it started o

meteorologist melissa magee joins us from the "action news" big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> walter, we had a change today in comparison to yesterday. yesterday we had highs in the upper 70's. today was much cooler. we had wind to deal with. 3 degrees cooler in philadelphia then it was this same time yesterday. 10 degrees cooler in allentown then it was 24 hours ago and 12 degrees cold tore day in atlantic city and unless wildwood then it was this same time, just saturday. the wind, that was the other issue. we have wind coming from the westerly direction gusting as high as 35 miles an hour in allentown, as high as 36 miles an hour in millville and we have a gust as high as 33 miles an hour out in the west in wilmington. the here's part of the reason y we have had that cold front moving through yesterday. in the wake of that we are dealing with these wind coming from the west and northwesterly direction but check this out we have a upper level low that is also moving on through and if you look closely, there is some snow across the new york/penns

. ♪ >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeffkversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night, i'm walter perez and the big story on "action news" is developing news from chester where three people have been shot. two are teenagers. a short time ago, we learned one of the teenagers has died. "action news" reporter jeff chirico live at crozer-chester medical center with the full story. jeff? >> walter, we are hearing a 14-year-old, a 16-year-old and a 32-year-old woman were hit in the shooting. and we just learned that 14-year-old has died. when we arrived at the scene it looked like a shoot-out unfolded in front of a store on pine lane. police place more than 30 evidence markers where bullet cases were found and a rear window of a car on the street appears to have been blown out. and a man says his wife heard the gunfire and shocked to hear how many shots why fired. >> that many? and two kids, too? that's bad. >> police have not said how this shooting unfolded or who pulled the trigger, part of the ongoing investigation. one juvenile

dug up them, looking i for real -- relics. >>> and well wishers for the sep septa offer. >>> and melissa mageethe exclusive accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. >>> melissa with a check of the accuweather forecast. we had two nice days but looking at the radar behind us, it is really wet out there. >> some seeing already 2 inches of rain. and the double scan radar, you see the moisture in interior sections of south jersey along the 95 corridor and to our north and west. going in tighter on street-level with stormtracker 6. in philadelphia we have moisture, but moderate to heavy pockets in cherry hill, and also mount holly if you travel along the new jersey turnpike. south of the region in medford. and now showing you the other pocket just to the south along the 95 corridor into wilmington. also to the north and west of chadds ford. and light areas of rain for you, but this is the case going through the overnight hours. we have that flood advisory until 4:30 in the morning for philadelphia because of the minor flooding that is expected. and the moisture is all tropical in n

valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night, i'm walter perez. a horse in lap caster county left starving and abused gets a new home with the fame just comedian. >>> two fire fighters were injured battling a blaze in bensalem. >>> big story is underground fire near 30th street station. right around 1:00 this have afternoon when a loud bang was reported when fire fighters arrived smoke was coming up from beneath the street. a "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at the scene with much more, jeff? >> reporter: walter, you can see the explosion scene, behind me here. you can see those pieces of cone create that buckled here, ten to 15-foot hole can be seen. peco crews are on the scene investigating but at this point there is no word on what caused the explosion, that came very close to motorist and passers by. >> it was kind of scary. no one wanted to turn no one wanted to move. >> reporter: emergency crews block off 2900 block of market street minutes after an explosion under the busy university city interse

with us is meteorologist, melissa magee, staying dry inside at the "action news" big board. >> reporter: things are filling in right now in the delaware and lehigh valley. double scan live radar showing areas wet in wilmington and rain filling in for lancaster and lehigh counties. we'll widen out the picture on stormtracker 6 live double scan 3-d, we are tracking this down from the new england region to the mid-atlantic. this is moving off to the north but areas in central pa and virginia, it will work its way to us in the afternoon. we are in the lower 60s in millville but cooler at the coast, 58 at the boardwalk in a.c. and 65 in trenton and not bad in the poconos, and 55 in lancaster, coming in at 63. so your afternoon and evening forecast looks like this, mostly cloudy by about 4:00 in the afternoon, 71 with the showers moving in from a west-east direction and we'll hold the 71 at 5:00. 6:00, 72 and 70 at 7:00. and things start to dry out in a west-east direction. for the rest of the afternoon rain that could be heavy at times and could have a rumble of thunder as well. a .25 to .75

to get the latest from melissa magee outside on the terrace with the accuweather forecast. the changing accuweather forecast. >> of course it will change once again as we head into the weekend, get out and bask in the sunshine today and right now we are on the right track and headed in the right direction, yesterday it was in the 70s but if you go back to sunday, very cool with a high of just 59, monday and tuesday and wednesday, yesterday a high of 73 and right now in philadelphia, numbers are still in the 70s, 71 along the 95 corridor and same for trenton and the lehigh valley 72 and at the coast in will be cooler today with the sea breeze kicking on in. cape may 67 and 64 in beach haven. here is the high pressure, satellite 6 along with action radar showing you we have clear skies thanks to the dominating ridge of high pressure and this ridge will help to suppress the cloud cover out to the west in cincinnati and chicago, for now. however, here is our change, stormtracker 6 live double scan 3-d showing you the moisture out across the ohio valley and the southeast, that w

." ♪ >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeffkversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night. the big story on "action news" is breaking news from delaware. a major crash should down a portion of i-495. >> eight vehicles involved and seven people hurt. the scene, happening about 9:30 in the southbound lanes near the terminal avenue exit. and traffic crawling by on the shoulder and one injured tracked between two cars after getting out of the car to check on the damage. drivers are urged to avoid 495 and use i-95 instead. we will keep you updated as we guess more information. >>> $429 million, one winner of that winning powerball ticket sold at a 7-eleven in trenton, new jersey. and tonight everyone is wondering who the lucky winner might be. that multi-million dollar lottery ticket sold in our region. >> the lucky numbers picked at a 7-eleven in trenton. and jeff chirico live with more. hey, jeff. >> hey walter and sarah. the owners of the store believe the winner is a woman who regularly buys her lottery tickets her

. ♪ >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeffkversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> a 14-year-old shot and killed on the streets of chester. and tonight his family is sharing their pain. police say zenas powell was not the gunman's target. he was on his way to his grandmother's house after buying food at the story. sunday night, the big story on "action news," the search for the gunman who shot the teenager. he was one of three people caught in the hail of gunfire. >> tonight we spoke with one of the victims surviving the hail of gunfire. sharing her fear and anger about the events that unfolded last night. and jeff chirico joins us live from police headquarters with more. jeff? >> walter and sarah, zenas powell was just an innocent bystander. his family says he was respectful and dreamed of becoming a doctor. however, last night his dream was cut short in what chester's mayor calls a senseless act of violence that will not be follow rated. >> they shot, shot, shot, shots. it sounded like they even loaded back up or some

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♪ >> meteorologist melissa magee joining us this afternoon.o take the little gifts that mother nature gives us. >> that is right. we got one today. it was a big gift. bad part is that it will be little in a second. not lasting too long. >> take it while we got it. >> show you a picture outside. it's gorgeous outside. the action cam was out in fairmount park. you can see the channel6 zoo balloon flying high up in the sky from the belmont plateau. a mostly sunny sky. just gorgeous outside. enjoy it while you can before the sun sets because wet weather moves in tomorrow. storm tracker6 live double scan radar showing you it's dry, it's quiet right now across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. no issues with precipitation. that changes as we get into saturday evening. outside at this hour it's 75 in philadelphia, comfortable up in allentown, nice to be above average for a change coming in at 76. 77 up in the poconos right now. cooler at the coast from beach haven down to cape may. temperatures are only in the 60's. here is satellite6 along wi

delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez>> from the jersey shore to the city, the heat is on for this memorial day weekend, the unofficial start of customer is upon us. family and friends are getting together, and of course, paying tribute to the men and women who served our country. and a great start to the holiday weekend. it was hot, no doubt, but after a spring of gray, rainy weeks, we were all ready to enjoy the sunshine. team coverage, christie ileto live at penns landing, jeff chirico live in ocean city. but we begin with meteorologist melissa magee and the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> walter, we have been off to a very good start for our holiday weekend across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. and today official heat wave in the city, the first of the year. it started out on thursday with a high of 90. and yesterday we had a high of 90. today in philadelphia, climbed up to 90 degrees. well above average. normal for us this time of year is 77 degrees. at this power it is still pretty warm, pretty

. >>> time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee.omma wants some sunshine. >> i think mom will get it tomorrow. it is a nice treat and welcomed change for everybody, as we get in the second half of our weekend, walter. long time coming with this. here's storm tracker six, live double scan radar a. the it is dry for the most part but we are still tracking this upper level low that is kind of sitting across the delaware and lehigh valleys a and moves out as we get into tomorrow afternoon. we will show you picture outside, sky have live in hd from our temple university camera, looking the at, city hall, in the center sit the eye sky line, we have got a mostly cloudy sky overcast conditions, on the the way for the rest of tonight as we are's tracking a cold front that will kick this moisture out to sea. remaining moisture that is. currently in philadelphia we are at 53. lower 50's at 95 corridor as well in wilmington. you are holding at 53. forty-seven in allentown, lehigh valley, 45 in the poconos, at the coast in cape may 52. fifty-one

we'll bring you more information as it becoming available to us. >>> melissa magee is here now with arecast. it was tough to come back inside i bet. >> it is. it's nice and comfortable. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar you can see that it's dry and no issues with precipitation and high pressure is dominating. we have a really nice day. soak is it up. we have some changes unfortunately in time for our weekend. outside we go, the action cam is outside and sky 6 hd from our temple university camera looking at the skyline on broad street, a bright blue sky overhead as well. numbers are responding nicely. lower 70s along the 95 corridor and 73 in willimington and the lehigh valley. and cooler along our beach communes, 64 in beach haven and 63 at the boardwalk. here is satellite 6 along with action radar you can see high pressure is dominating much of the mid-atlantic region, clear skies from new england all the way down to washington, d.c. but we widen out the picture here because this is our change. you see an area of low pressure over louisiana and arkansas. we tap into the moisture

melissa magee has a final check of the forecast. >> coming in today at 90 degrees, a mixture of sun and clouds and you'll notice the humidity. 89 in reading and 89 in allentown. it's cooler at the coast 74. so the heat is on today and stays that way for start of our holiday weekend. >> have a nice weekend. >> you too. >>> finally this noon a special high school athlete is leading his team on to playoff victory. andrew austin pitched an upset against the defending champs. the radnor baseball player does it all with one arm. >> when i was first born the doctors told my parents if you don't have a problem with it, he won't either. be comfortable in your own skin and everything falls into place. >> he uses a prosthetic to swing the bat, he has excelled at every sport he has tries from water skiing to basketball. what an inspiration. >> for melissa magee, david murphy, i'm rick williams, have a nice afternoon we'll see you later. when your type 2 diabetes numbers aren't moving in the right direction, it can be a burden. but what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar? imagine loving your

melissa magee has the check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast at the big board. >> reporter: we had gradual improvement for the start of the weekend and things get better for the second half tomorrow. here's storm tracker 6 live double scan radar we're tracking spotty showers across the delaware and lehigh valleys, mainly across areas in south jersey burlington, camden, gloucester and atlantic county. a couple of showers will be around thanks to the constant upper level low that will leave the region. coastal flood advisory up in seaside heights and cape may and rehoboth beach. minor flooding is a concern at the time of the high tide. some improvement on the way today. temperatures are warmer than yesterday. five degrees warmer in philadelphia than they were at the same time yesterday. 6 degrees for allentown and reading then it was 24 hours ago, nine degrees warmer in

meteorologist melissa magee over at the big board with your first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> yes sarah, we have some changes for second half of the weekend and big difference from yesterday in comparison to today. yesterday we had a nice high of 76. below average. today our high just 59 degrees. so definitely feeling more like march then the month of may. average for us this time of the year is 74 degrees. the outside at this hour we are cooling off fairly quickly, just 49 in philadelphia. forty-four in allentown. thirty-four up in the poconos. up the coast in cape may 53. fifty for beach haven and boardwalk in atlantic city. here's satellite six with action radar. you can see it is mostly clear and quiet. wind are slacking from where they were earlier today. believe it or not we had some snow showers, some flurries, up north through the poconos. it is mostly clear, dry tonight. with the mostly clear sky and lower wind, we've got a frost advisory. it is mainly for berks, and lehigh counties, it goes up at 4:00 a.m. lasting through 8:00 . temperatures in these two

a's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and, walter night, family and friend gathered to remember a wilmington high school student who died after being attacked in school. >>> also thousands contend with the rain during this years broad street run. >>> but the big story on "action news" is breaking news from the city east falls section. nine people, including an interest pant were injured if the serious crash. we have learned moments ago that the one of the injured, a child, has died. >> it happened just after 4:00 r intersection of henry avenue and schoolhouse lane. "action news" reporter jeff chirico live at the scene with the details, jeff? >> reporter: well, walter, sarah a, henry avenue is still shut down as the accident investigation division, tries to figure out what caused this two vehicle crash. and as you said, nine people were injured and we have just learned that a young boy, age somewhere between five and seven years old, has died. "action news" has been on the scene as one of more than a half dozen ambulances... "action n

the oldest african-american opera company in the region. >>> lets head out live to melissa magee, ats landing sea port museum. hello. >> reporter: hi there. we are outside at the sea port museum giving you history, we are on the oldest steel warship still afloat in the world. we are talking about the cruiser olympia. on it's jersey side we have the battleship new jersey and a whole lot of fun to see a whole lot of history too in our own backyard at penn's landing. more on the museum coming up in a bit. it's about the fantastic weather here on our thursday. the high in philadelphia not bad in the lower 70s. we max out at 73 degrees, currently at this hour, we are coming in at 72 in the city, trenton 73 and allentown 70 and along the boardwalk it's cooler at the coast, temperatures there in the 60s and inland and millville 66 and wilmington coming in at 72 degrees, here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have the trough of low pressure that stayed north of our region and the showers right now and the instability is in areas to the south and in virginia. we'll widen out the pictu

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. >>> the first trip down to the shore this season, melissa magee is live at the absecon lighthouse. >> reporter: down at the shore 2016 is here and we are getsing ready to kick off a season of summer fun, starting with the absecon lighthouse here in pleasant city. climb up the steps. 228 to be exact. you'll find views of the a.c. skyline and the all important shore forecast for the holiday weekend. it's coming right up. i forgot my sneakers but i'm climbing up. >> meantime we are hosting a special web chat right now, a specialist from the rothman institute is taking questions about less invasive knee replacement. >>> with is the holiday weekend upon us people take to the skies with the unofficial start of summer but with the long wait times at security lines reaching a boiling point. officials were on the hot seat yet again. at a hearing the department of homeland security took some responsibility for this. admitting there is a v trifecta, an increase in passengers and not enough staffing and the tsa is responding and hiring new agents to get the lines moving. expediting is critical

. >>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> they have been training for this day for months. thousands of runners are ready to hit the broad street run for the nation's biggest 10-mile run an annual tradition that has become so much more than just a race. saturday night, i'm walter perez. the big stories is 36th annual blue cross broad street run. from the fernrock section down to south philadelphia a runners will have a chance to test endurance. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live from center city with the detaste, jeff. >> reporter: walter, a lot of excitement building here in the city for this annual tradition, the runners will come right down this road, and, right here past broad street and around city hall and then hit south philadelphia. if you are planning to come in and out of the city tomorrow organizers ask to you please be prepared, and aware of the road closures and transit the detours. in just hours, broad street traffic will switch from wheels, to heels, up to 40,000 runners are expec

the devon horse show and country fair begins in a few weeks, melissa magee has an fyi for you on the world's largest horse show that started 100 years ago. >> reporter: it's 18128 -- 128th year of the devon horse show. >>> we have all sorts of equestrian activities. we'll have the phillie phanatic for example one day and we'll have the mummers here one day and you'll see parade for memorial day that will be second to none for the young people coming in seeing the horses. for the folks who want to spend a nice day with the family at devon. >>> the fair is the philanthropic part of the show for bryn mawr hospital. >>> last career we gave are $500,000. >> reporter: there's -- last year we gave $500,000. there's children playing in the duck pond, it's amazing. >>> you can see more on the devon horse show on "fyi philly" at 7:00 p.m. on 6abc. >>> your time, 5:51, thank you for waking up with 6abc this morning. take a look at the screen, this is the beautiful sunrise there of the camden skyline looking at the ben franklin bridge there. enjoy this, because meteorologist chris sowers says th

valley a's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, czar bloomquist andrez. >>> sunday night, and it is all about mom this mothers day. we will show so celebrationness our region. >>> a building in the city's rhawnhurst sexist badly damaged after a woman lost control of her car and plowed into it. >>> but the big story on "action news" is the winning power ball ticket worth $429 million, sold right here in our a area. >> we have confirmed we did not win. >> we're here. >> that is right. it is biggest since that monster $1.6 billion jackpot back in january. lottery officials say last night's winning ticket was sold at a 7-eleven in trenton. that is where a "action news" reporter jeff chirico joins us live with more. jeff, what do we know. >> reporter: walter, sarah, we know there is excitement and speculation over who holds that winning ticket. now late this afternoon the lottery commission confirmed that the winner bought it here at the 7-eleven on the 700 block of chambers street. the stories owned by andrea chin and her husband who say they are simply o

meteorologist, melissa magee, is there to kick off the season of down at the shore. >> reporter: yes, adam we are at the community garden at the absecon lighthouse, so much to see and do and we are getting ready to kick off our season of summer fun, we'll have the shore forecast in time for the holiday weekend. >> those stories melissa and much more. >>> philadelphia mayor kim kenney key laired the first annual world heritage day, it was named a world heritage city last year and now they are developing plans to celebrate that. among that corporating lessons of world heritage in school curriculum and promoting multiculturtural tourism. >>> the strike continues for 45,000 verizon workers in the eastern part of the united states. and a judge refused to hold two local unions in contempt. vernon odom explains. >> we are unified and peaceful and that is what we want to convey. >> joe and his colleagues on picket line again today. the beginning of the seventh week of the strike as they walk the line in front of this suburban store, the union and lawyers duked it out in the courtroom. they re

and for melissa magee, jeff skversky, and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez.great night, see you back here tomorrow. (cell phone ringing) (ring) (ring, beep) jenny? kate. oh, thank god. um, h-have you heard from kevin? no, i haven't. have you? no, i've been calling him to test our system and he's not answering, and i'm freaking out a little bit. um, do you have any idea where he is? kate? kate, are you there? yeah. yeah, i'm here. what's going on? where's kevin? jenny, i need you to stay calm, okay? something's happened. crime sceat a fire? never done one of these before. after this, you might not want to. building was being rehabbed, so the place was supposed to be empty.

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meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive seven day forecast when "action news" comes right back. >>> melissa with a check of the accu weather forecast. you have to give to it those participants in the broad street run today. it was not nice at all. >> yeah, get used to it because unfortunately guys, this pattern will continue for the week ahead. not a wash out but scattered showers on and off, tomorrow, right through next weekend. here's is what going on, storm tracker six live double scan radar, it is dry, we're getting a break or nice reprieve before more moisture moves in, light moisture that is, moves in later on tonight and for that matter for the start of our workweek on monday. it looks like this pattern will be quite active across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. we have been seeing, sea sawing temperatures. we were down, then up, then right now we're down again. friday that high of 53 degrees. yesterday not bad, mild up to 64 and today our high temperature only 53 degrees. average for us this time of the year is 69. well below mark today. outside temperatures are

. ♪ >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeffkversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> a horrific crash in the east falls section leaves a child dead and infant among eight people injured. tonight, investigators are trying to piece together exactly what happened. sunday night, the big story on "action news" is the investigation into a deadly crash along henry avenue. >> "action news" reporter jeff chirico live outside of children's hospital with more. jeff? >> walter and sarah, that crash killed a 5 to 7-year-old boy thrown from the rear window of the car. the car was carrying seven people, including four children. as police begin their investigation, there are big questions tonight about those kids were properly strapped in their seats. "action news" was there as emergency crews rushed victims to the hospital after a horrific crash in east calls killed one child and critically injured seven others. >> upon arrival a two-vehicle accident with multiple patients. >> investigators spent hours pouring over the wreckage along th

. >> melissa magee in for adam. she is inside. thank you melissa. >> no problem brian and sharrie, i thought i would join the party inside but you may want to venture out for the holiday weekend. the ocean cam is outside shrivers, the folks look good along the boardwalk, taffy and fudge sound good. we have a bright and sunny sky and people are enjoying the weather. 90 in reading and 89 in allentown and at the coast in cape may, we are picking up the south facing wind 69 there and 68 in beach haven. here is satellite 6 along with action radar it's mostly dry across the region, but south and west of philadelphia in chester county as the frontal boundary moves on through there is a pop-up shower across the area, we go in tighter on street level with storm tracker 6, the moisture is starting to move to the north of lionville at route 100. keep that in mind. there will be spots that find a shower or rumble of thunder. we'll drop down to 65 in the suburbs and 68 is the overnight low in philadelphia. as we head into the weekend we have yo

melissa magee channel 6 "action news." connections.e not just in the classroom; you're part of the community. you meet these tiny kids every year, and you help them learn and grow. but you also get to know their families, and over the years they become a part of your life, and you become a part of theirs. when you build those connections, you can accomplish some pretty amazing things. i'm jackie kruzik and i'm proud to be a new jersey educator. it is now 9:51 here's a look at what's happening in and around delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. it's fun for the entire family in bucks county. return to neverland in upper southampton. boys are invited to wear their super hero costume also and girls can dress in their princess fairy costumes. check out the incredible talents of police k-9s at the police k-9 competition the haverford township police department is hosting this event which includes an obstacle course and search for drugs and more. that event is free and open to the public. it is being held tow haverford -- held at the hav

. >>> for walter perez, melissa magee, jamie apody, new father jeff skversky and the entire "action newsteam, i've sarah bloomquist. have a great night and a good week ahead. >> let me be clear, sam bradford is our starting quarterback. >> the philadelphia eagles select carson wentz. >> what should the eagle fans know about you. >> i am a competitor and i love the game. and i am wired to win. >> and the phillies swept out the cleveland indians. they won six consecutive games. ♪ >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> welcome into another addition of actions sports sunday. and i'm jamie apody. well mike, the worst-kept secret

. >> for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee and jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. have a great night, and great week ahead. >> ♪ >>> it is gone, into the bushes a three run home run, seven to nothing cincinnati. >> good news is we won the series, and had a lot of energy for the weekend. we played well except for today. >> it is, what it is. like i have been saying it is out of my control. people want to make it a big situation but as we said we will have a good working relationship. it will benefit the team. >>> welcome to "action news" sports sunday. where there is no tension between carson wentz and sam bradford and, of course, no tension between us, i'm jeff skversky alongside mike missanelli. we will debate eagles in a second but first, how about the phillies, this could be

. >>> melissa magee with the not-so-hot weather. >> thanks. >>> exclusive accuweather seven-day forecastmorning shower monday, otherwise warmer. up to 71. late monday into tuesday, showers possible once again. a cooler day, 66. watching the coast, potential storm developing wednesday a high of 64. and a threat of rain showers thursday through next sunday. "action news" sports sunday continues with more after the break. ♪ >>> "action news" sports sunday sponsored by -- >> welcome back. mike, did you predict before the season that the phillies would have a winning record in april? >> i had them 90-72. or was it 72-90? i think it was the reverse. >> i think you are right. >> i had the numbers right. >> the phills are looking to sweep the indians. bottom of the third today, freddie galvin has been hot. and the two-out single puts the phills on the board. adding another in the inning. well they got a gift actually, it was a balk by the starter, salaz salazar. and velasquez six shut-out innings and help for the defense. and check out the catch by rupp saving the game. very impressive. and he h

meteorologist melissa a magee is at the big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> we have some changes on the way as we go throughout the second half of our weekend. here's storm tracker six live double scan radar. this cold front moves through earlier today and now pushing off shore and to our east. focus your attention out across the west and eastern great lakes. we will to have watch a piece of energy work its way eastward as we go throughout the day on sunday n the near term, turning clear and breezes picking up on the back side of the frontal boundary. as far as precipitation, not a whole lot. .14 in atlantic city. .13 for wilmington and dover. the tenth of an inch in philadelphia .4 of an inch of rain, reported in allentown today. here's the other part of the story. temperatures along the 95 corridor are in the 50's and 60's but off to the west we have 46 in buffalo and 44 degrees in pittsburgh. we will be tapping into a piece of that cooler air, as early as tomorrow afternoon. so we will talk about what we can expect. clearing skies, on the way to

. >> and i'm melissa magee.y/tonight on fyi philly. >> may means the opening of outdoor eateries. >> we sample some new options. >> we love it. >> we'll take you inside the new animal kingdom at night and we're giving away a family vacation! >> look that's garlic. >> we get some tips on spring planting. >> take you to a showroom for local designers. >> never met a meatball i didn't like. >> and dive into philadelphia magazine's list of best meatballs. >> hi everyone and welcome to fyi philly. >> we are at morgan's pier on columbus boulevard. >> and what a gorgeous view of the delaware river and the ben franklin bridge. >> it is the picture perfect place to relax and grab a cocktail and a bite to eat. >> and as the weather turns warmer, this is just one of the spots you can hit when you're itching to get outside and enjoy. >> morgan's pier is a summertime staple and this year jim burke takes the reins

melissa magee has the forecast. we saw sunshine today which was finally pretty nice. >> each and every day is getting better and better rick and monica. as you mentioned more sun is coming out as we go throughout the day on thursday. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, you can see that the showers we had to the north and west are starting to break apart. we go tighter to street level on storm tracker 6, in landsdale the sprinkles are moving east and up to the north in doylestown and new hope. the showers are thinning out. and temperatures outside are not bad, warmer in philadelphia than the same time yesterday. 68 degrees in the city and 67 in wilmington. up in allentown 65 and at the coast in cape may have you plenty of sun at 60 and 57 to the north in beach haven with the northeastly wind. the temperature change is 14 degrees warmer in philadelphia than the same time yesterday. 9 degrees warmer in dover and allentown and reading and lancaster. 4 or 5 or 6 degrees warmer with single digits. we have sunny

melissa magee is at the big board with a check of the forecast today. >> it was really nice today. the picture outside. sky 6 hd looking at the ben franklin bridge, you see penn's landing, a gorgeous afternoon across the region, plenty of sunshine and warm conditions. our high today in philadelphia, 88 degrees making today the warmest day so far this year. right now we bumped back down to 70 in the city, and 86 in trenton and the coast in cape may picking up a bay breeze, it is cooler there 73 and 86 at the airport 9 miles inland. it's dry and clear and clouds are skirting across portions of our region in areas of south jersey and also into delaware. we'll stay dry for the rest of tonight. speaking of tonight, it's a good night to be outdoors, get out the barbecue and get it ready, warm and comfortable, 6:00 this evening, coming in at 85 and the numbers are in the lower 80s, the call from accuweather over the next 12 hours comfortable, a mostly clear sky and a mild night. 65 in philadelphia and 62 in cape may, and 59 degrees out to the north and west in reading for the overnight lo

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meteorologist, melissa magee got a lucky gig today she will be in atlantic city checking out the absecon lighthouse. lots of fun to be had there and in time for your holiday cookout, tips and tricks for summer entertaining, coming up in what's the deal? i finished this segment, chic but cheap. we'll see you guys at 4:00. >>> accuweather is coming up. poor mouth breather. allergies? stuffy nose? can't sleep? take that. a breathe right nasal strip instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicine alone. shut your mouth and say goodnight, mouthbreathers. breathe right. >>> karen rogers is back inside now with the steamy forecast. >> it's the way it works out it's it's unofficial start of the season. feels like summer, it works. >> lets take a look. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we are dry right now. we are looking pretty good. i think most areas stay dry today and it's a good one out there. you like it hot and horses seem to. we look at fairmont park. we are out at mccarthy stables, they look like they are having fun and munching on hay and lots of sunshine, it's