fox 29's chris o'connell is live in newtown square with, well, chris heart warping story of the night. >> reporter: lucy, delaware county emergency dispatchers get 500,911 emergency calls every single year but one of those calls coming in december was one call that police and firefighters here in newtown square won't soon forget. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: hugs for heroes. it's always a exciting for a kid to meet police and firefighters in person but tonight, three-year-old luke mccabe was meeting the heroes that saved his life. >> he had flat lined. he was turning blue in my husband's arms. and they could not get a heartbeat or a pulse back. >> reporter: nightmare came back in december. just hours after luke was released from the hospital with the croop. he fell into cardiac arrest at his home. he stopped breathing for more than five minutes. >> these guys were among the first to respond. newtown square fire and police both performed cpr before an ambulance came and eventually luke came back to life. [ applause ] >> so tonight wearing newtown square firefighter gear the team

it doesn't stop newtown hardware from o. tim path for anyone needs sleds and shovels. >> that big blizzard last year we were open. we are the only hardware store on state street. we have to open. >> i usually go to work so it's like a snow day for me and i'm excited about it, i get to start the day with my son and doggy and get to enjoy it. >> and that is blue sky you are seeing right now, doesn't that look beautiful. they say that everything is looking good across the county, there were a few accidents down to lower bucks but no serious injuries. reporting live channel 6 "action news." >> jeff thank you. >>> well can here in the city of philadelphia it was slick for those that tried to get out first thing this morning. the action cam was in manayunk as folks tried to clear the wet, heavy snow, and a commute for driver as long ben franklin parkway earlier this morning, you see the difference, near city hall workers were busy removing the snow from the sidewalks and crosswalks and city officials have announced that the snow e

overnight construction and one more accident that sounds nasty an accident involving a motorcyclist newtown >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live showing dry conditions, let's check out satellite, you can see how the cloud cover has receded. there's a little bit popping up to the west. we'll have sunshine and patchy clouds, it's on the cold side, 28 degrees in philadelphia. 26 in allentown. 25 in trenton. 24 in reading. 25 in wilmington and millville, 28 in cape may. what are the winds doing right now. only nine miles per hour standing up here on the terrace it's on the cold side you will want the winter coat as you head outside. today better than yesterday, 27 degrees by 7:00 a.m. noon, 39. that's where we ended up with the high. 5:00 p.m., had 1 degrees, upper 30s by 7:00 p.m. we're tracking beautiful conscious for weekend, i'll have a that, matt in a couple of minutes. >> shots are fired inside a vfw hall in south jersey during an event putting two people in the hospital. annie mccormick is live in willingboro, burlington county. >> reporter: the crime scene unit left the scene spending 6 ho

. >> front page of the courier times, newtown officials are asking the owner of the newtown athletictting the township reimbursed, campaign visit to the campaign facility by donald trump. police provided crowd control, crowd management costing over $19,000. >> from the reading eagle, opened its meet wag tribute to the latal bert boscov, reading native died at his home friday at the age of 97. credit in the transforming his family dry goods store into the nation's largest family-owned department store. >> that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> while we were dealing with wild winds, lesley van arsdall enjoying the white sandy beaches of clearwater florida her report from philly spring training coming up next in sports. >> plus, there was some trash tacking before last night's sixers game. find out who guaranteed a victory. >> and live look inside stein your florist company. pat gallen taking us behind the scenes as they get their orders ready today. wake up and smell the roses, everyone, we will be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> back now on "eyew

fox 29's o'connell joins us live from newtown square. love this story, chris. >> reporter: yeah, lucy, it is not an understatement to say that little three-year-old luke, well, he should be dead right now. back in december when he suffered cardiac arrest. he stopped breathing. that little boy is being called a miracle kid tonight and he got a chance to meet the heros that saved his life. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: hugs for heroes. it's always exciting for a kid to meet police and firefighters in person, but tonight, three-year-old luke mccabe was meeting the heroes that saved his life. >> he was -- he was dead for all practical purposes. >> nightmare came back in december just hours after luke was released from the hospital with croop. he fell into cardiac arrest at his home. he stopped breathing for more than five minutes. >> he had flat lined he was turning blue. my husband's arms. and they could not get a heartbeat or a pulse back. >> then came the call to 911. these guys were among the first to respond. newtown square fire an

the rule is written after the sandy hook massacre in newtown, connecticut where 20 first graders were among those murdered by a mentally disturbed man. the regulation took years to write and finalized in december. it would have added people who get social security disability benefits from mental impairment and unfit to handle their own financial affairs to the national background check data base. 75,000 names. >> repealing this regulation will merely citizens second amendment rights are in fact protected. >> but the brady campaign to prevent gun violence calls it heartless. democratic senator chris murphy's constituents include newtown parents. >> this is so deeply morally offensive to people in connecticut frankly, anybody who lived through these tragedies. >> reporter: today on the way to the white house for president trump's signature. >> we're going to protect our second amount which is under siege. >> reporter: making good on a campaign promise and with republicans in charge, ushering in a new era for gun rights advocates after president obama urged congress to pass stricter gun

there was a ceremony for officers receiving promotions and no kidding around, newtown township police took a goat into custody today. someone found it and dropped it off at the station. after posting pictures to the police facebook page, the goat's owner came forward to claim it. it's not billie the kid -- it's a goat after all. what is the accuweather foreca forecast. >> the weekend will be the goat. know what that means? greatest of all times. it's a nice weekend. we are starting off dry. a great night for chopper 6 to fly as the sun sets on typical february weather for a while, we'll warm things up. that being said, there is a chill in the air tonight. philadelphia 34, reading and wilmington 31. pine bayerns, cool and 25. mount pocono 25 and cape may 32. we have clear skies now. if you look to the south, there is a disturbance bringing rain to louisiana. there is a plume of clouds. we get cloud cover tomorrow afternoon. it's the only fly in the ointment. high sirius clouds late in the day and temperatures feeling like april, philadelphia 64. allentown 60. trenton 62. atlantic city

. >> a man from newtown square found a unique way to express his love on this valentine's day. >> if to relive my life, it would be the day i met you. >> steve asked police to stop by their house. he borrowed their intercom to profess his love for his wife of 35 years. she says he never ceases to amaze him. >> discover bank donated $250,000. the money will transform the library into a state of the art innovation center. it's expected to open in may. ♪ ♪ fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 150 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 40 songs, and jan can upload 180 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. get 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month for the first year. cable can't offer speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >> the burlington township high school j.v. cheerleaders received a police escort tonight. the team returned from a competition in orlando and won national and world t

police in newtown township a man and woman were riding in that car you see there when they approached a girl at a school bus stop on providence court. the car has kentucky license plates, and it is missing a right rear hubcap. >>> enough is enough, is message from people in the town where some say it is easier to get a gun then a book we will take you to chester where residents will come together to put an end to the violence. >>> president trump's latest news conference turns into a media bashing session what he said about the dishonest press >>> another live look from skies fox over that tractor trailer crash southbound on the new jersey turnpike approaching route 73 near exit four traffic backup bob kelly has an update coming up. >>> a community coming together to fight violence in her neighborhood. >> chester residents gathered for a round table discussion to voice their concerns. mayor kirkland hosting two round tables. it is combating crime in the wake of the recent homicides in chester. residents say they are concerned, about abandoned homes, trash, the absence of security came

police in newtown township said man and woman were riding in that car when they approached a girl at a school bus stop on providence court. the car, has kentucky license plates and is missing a right rear hubcap. >>> philadelphia police say that a 12 year-old girl had a gunpointed at her chest last night and it was all for an i phone. it happened on the 7900 block of leon street in the cities holmesberg neighborhood. the girl was walking alone when she was approached by a guy around 15 or 16 years in age. he wanted her iphone and her pass word. she gave up the phone and he took off. >>> four weeks until the trump administration, and the president, still doesn't have his closest advisors in place. pick to replace michael flynn as national security advisor has turned down down the job. senior white house official says retired navy seal admiral robert harwood did not the accept offer because of financial and family commitments. >>> on monday flynn resigned after revelations he mislead vice-president pence about discussions he held with the russian diplomate. >>> now president trump has

. >> a man from newtown square found a unique way to express his love on this valentine's day. >> ifr get a chance to relive my life, it would be the day i met you. >> steve asked police to stop by their house. he borrowed their intercom to profess his love for his wife of 35 years. she says he never ceases to amaze him. >> discover bank donated $250,000. the money will transform the library into a state of the art innovation center. it's expected to open in may. ♪ ♪ my favorite part about being a dad -- just to see their faces in the morning when i wake them up. the first thing you think about is your wife and your kids and your family. so i had surgery locally, and it came back after my follow up that i needed a second surgery. and that's when i said i need a second opinion. everyone, from the moment i walked through the doors, they're smiling and i love the fact that included me in the whole process. the diagnosis of cancer is one of those things that you want an answer now. we can do now here. rod was great. i mean, he did everything that we asked him and more. the treatment plan

switching gears, we also have motorcycle accident out there, summit square near newtown bypass, heads up for the cyclists, get the warmer weather, biker friends get out on the roadways, heads up for them. also another accident here, willow grove. 611 old york near welsh rd., accident he, still traveling at posted speeds, but yet another accident out there, as women, that's just now been cleared. roosevelt boulevard northbound c street. get thumbs up. heads up. seeing a lot of activity this morning, so take it easy, jim, rahel, back to you. >> developing now, close call for a philadelphia police officer. he pulled over a car to have a driver drag him 500 feet. live at the 35th district as the search this morning continues for the driver. good morning, jan. >> rahel, jim, good morning, i just stepped inside the 35th police district to get an update. they tell us that police are still looking for the suspect the vehicle, and the driver, however, this morning, that officer is fortunately recovering. they tell me he is a 28 year old. take look at the video. chopper three over the scene lat

>> we're going pretty well on west chester pike in newtown square. tell you this i looked because i'm the passenger i looked down to twitter to see by the way, karen, lower merion school district closed today, as i looked up it was snowing. literally that's how quick it can happen and a had the of people on twitter an facebook and even instagram that said where is the snow. as you look on the side there you can see it is starting to pileup. just a little bit. i have to say, just like sue called it because what time is it? 5:20. when did she say it would star start? 5:00. we're in edgemont township and working or way down west chester pike, delaware county, into delaware. so i have to say that right now, it's not so bad. a lot of people were worried quite frankly that because it was so much rain and sleet that it might be slick. but i can tell you mike seems to be going pretty okay through here. so far so good. it's not as sticky or slidey i think because it was rather gradual. there was not a chance for rain and sleet to freeze you on the roads. it h

westchester, newtown at 49 degrees. mt. airy. 49 degrees in center city and fairmont. and haddonfield, 47 degrees. and then we're going to be seeing temperatures close to 50 again in atlantic city. and in parts of delaware. 48 degrees in wilmington. as we look into the weekend, we're going to be seeing cold -- well, friday into saturday. that's the cold stuff. change in the morning. 29 for the high in lehigh valley. and then sunday, no chance, if any, of snow. keeps going down every day. i think we'll be okay sunday. >>> and one important flier to be a healthy scratch. how did penn state and temple do at national signing day? next. my cancer started as ovarian cancer and it kept coming back in different places. we went from everything being fine to everything not being fine. i really needed someone who could think outside the box. we did the genomic testing pretty early in christine's course. with our treatments we've had great success for her. they gave me treatment options i didn't know about before. there's an atmosphere of hope. i want to be around just to be a gra

. >>> 5:05 a.m., newtown township police in bucks county have issued that community alert. they are looking for that car, a gold does an with kentucky license plates. a young girl said two people inside the car approached her wednesday at the bus stop near twining bridge road. she did not get in the car and went to her parents and told them what happened. >>> philadelphia police are trying to get their hands 0 a deernlg -- teenager who held up a girl at gunpoint. the girl was not hurt, but her cell phone was taken. police think the suspect is 15 years old. >>> a man wanted for questioning in a triple murder for michigan was arrested in cape may, new jersey. police arrested him on saturday after a tip came in that he was staying in the resort town, three men were murdered in a home this month. he is a fugitive and waiting to be extradited back to michigan. >>> a prisoner has filed a 60 page handwritten document explains only ten inmates were involved taking hostages and in the murder of steven floyd. after police stormed the prison in the standoff they injured all the roughl

summit square newtown bypass, an accident involving a motorcycle. >> reporter: that's not good, on theus stop, cold, clouds, 26 degrees by 6:00 a.m., 27 by 8:00 a.m. not as windy as yesterday, that's good. as we head into the afternoon we add a few degrees to the thermometer. 27 degrees by noon. yesterday we stopped at 39. we'll get that at noon. 45 by 3:00 p.m. that will be the high, sun mixing with a few patchy clouds, wind out there, but nothing like yesterday. 5:00 p.m., 41, if you're going out today to get stuff at the market not a bad day to do that. >> you can get the seven-day forecast and live look at double scan radar at any time fortunate day on our website 6abc.com/weather. >>> new on "action news," rhode island state police are cleaning up the big mess left behind by the two men charged with stealing $90,000 worth of diapers. police say one of the men was supposed to drive a truck load of diapers from pennsylvania to fall rivers massachusetts, instead he executed plan number two which was to sell the diapers in rhode island and abandoned truck. they recovered 800 boxes, 12

newtown houses are being built. a new dock project should be completed this spring. and self new stores have opened on mill street the main drag. the owners of this train and hobby shop think improved marketing, signage, social media help could accelerate the borough's come back. you feel like this main drag is comincoming alive? >> i think so, yes. it's much better than what it was. >> reporter: it comes down to online vote through februar february 16th. particular project organizer says his community has already won. >> it really brought people together. got people excited. this is really a town with really good people. >> town pride. >> town pride which is very strong. >> reporter: getting stronger. bristol borough the only one of the finalists from our region if you'd like to help them out see if they can win this contest and half mill go to fox 29.com we'll link you to the site where you can catch your vote. it is quick and easy and you can help out your neighbor. >> wouldn't that be nice. thank you very much, bruce gordon. that is not a glamor shot. that is a m

still watching the community of newtown spiral through ripples of grief associated with the trauma of december of 2012. and senator sessions and i clearly have differences about the way in which the federal government should restrict the flow of firearms in this country. and, you know, it has to be relevant to the decision that i make. this is the chief law enforcement official of this country. and so the views on firearms is relevant. whether or not the attorney general has the discretion to make policy or not on the issue of what firearms are legal and what aren't or what sales are subject to background checks and what aren't, there is a bully pulpit associated with the chief law enforcement official that carries weight, and so senator sessions' beliefs on firearms policy are relevant. his record on the question of gun violence is relevant to whether or not he should be our next attorney general. and senator sessions has lined up with the gun lobby over and over again against commonsense reform of our gun laws that are supported by 90% of americans. he has voted against expanding ba

easton, upper 50s. 62 for phoenixville, newtown 64. in just a bit we have more nbc 10 and i have your ten-day forecast. see you then. ♪ new year, time to get rid of stuff. simplify, declutter, unplug, purge, or even quit cold turkey. i raise turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. if you're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. >>> take a look, hundreds of people are getting their groove on right now at penn state's annual dance marathon. this is a live look here inside the brice jordan center in state college. this is the 46 hour event billed as the largest student-run philanthropy. i don't know how they keep the energy up. money raised helps young cancer patients and their families. >> time to check in with jose di diaz-bala diaz-balart. >> great seeing you. coming up the devastation in california after one of the most powerful storms in years,

bedminster is 25 and 26 in newto newtown. certainly cold this morning and with the wind blowing and clouds moving in, it's going to be a cloudy and pretty dreary day. pretty clear now for trenton, allentown and redding. colder numbers further to the north. clouds will be moving in just not bringing any wet weather for us. coming off a system to the south. that's producing rain across virginia and into north carolina. that's not heading our way. weekend forecast calling for temperatures in the 30s for most of the area on saturday. just 29 degrees in the afternoon. come sunday, a bit warmer and a bit cloudier too. it's going the be dry sunday. that warming trend that starts on sunday will keep going next week. the winds will keep going today. actually get stronger this evening. that's delivering the colder air. 36 degrees high temperature in philadelphia during the day. dropping down to 22 degrees in the city tomorrow morning. so the teens are set for the suburbs tomorrow morning. just 34 degrees, but it will be sunny on saturd

double scan showing dry conditions out ther big story the whipping winds, deb sent this to me from newtownyou see the blue skies. a lot of sunshine today but also you see a big tree right over the entrance to the neighborhood. seeing a lot of this around because the winds really impressive. philadelphia reporting a peak wind gust of 52 miles per hour. reading winning 63 miles an hour wind gusts wilmington 54. wissinomy reporting a peak wind gust of 54 miles per hour. valentine's, though, is going to be very nice. a lot of love in the air. not a lot of wind in the air. winds only up to about 12 miles per hour so your valentine's evening tomorrow is looking pretty nice. at 4 o'clock, 45 degrees. so seasonable. then temperatures will slowly ease into the 30's. nothing more than partly cloudy skies. and it will be dry for valentine's. but if you're stepping out tonight you just may wants a winter coat. feels like 27 in philadelphia with winds. allentown the wind chill 25. atlantic city 27. reading 23 and the poconos where they had pretty significant icing yesterday the wind chill currently 12.

newtown township police put a goat in temporary lockup this morning. somebody found the animal on eagle road and dropped it off at the station. the department posted this picture on their facebook page in hopes of tracking down the owner. the goat's owner did come forward this afternoon. >>> we turn our attention to state college and penn state university. thon is just beginning at this hour. maybe the most extraordinary student run event on any college campus in america. that's saying a lot but it's probably true. right in the middle of it all is "action news" reporter bob brooks at the bryce jordan center. bob, a lot of energy in that arena. >> reporter: jim, absolutely. you're right. it has got to be the biggest college event that there is. talk about almost $10 million raise just last year alone to help beat childhood cancer. and thon just kicked off at the bjc right behind me. we have kids of all ages judging around out here. the official thon dancers are in the white shirts. there's 703 of them. they just kicked off. let's take a listen. >> three

rosa lee esposito celebrated her birthday today at her home at pickerring manor in newtown surrounded and friends. mrs. esposito credits her longevity to her family friends and faith. she is still active and enjoys music and dancing. during the party today she enjoyed a dance to, what else, the song you make me feel so young. [cheers and applause] i raise turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. if you're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. >> flyers don't play until tomorrow. they have to get back on the winning track. >> absolutely. one goal in the last three games not going to cut it. what's up with the flyers? they have lost three straight and they have lost their wild card lead, too, and captain claude giroux he's pointing the finger at himself saying i have to be better. jaime apody has more. >> reporter: they've lost three straight and pulled only one goal over that stand. flyers are stru

washington, warring ton and newtown. those are pretty high temperatures for this time of the year. and we're going to set a record, all-time record for the warmest february ever recorded. we're going to beat it by a good bit. these are calculations based on the predictions through the rest of the month. we're going to come close to records tomorrow, especially in philadelphia, record 74. we'll get on close to it. other parts of the area will get close as well. a lot of places in the 70s. one or two tiny little showers in central pennsylvania. this area of moisture in chicago, that's the next area to affect us. that won't be until saturday. these are some showers, as you see falling apart well north and west. tomorrow's a dry day after morning fog. then on saturday, that's when we see things change. first some morning showers north and west. then we wait for this cold front to come in with a line of showers and thunderstorms, gusty winds. but that's not until late in the day. and it's not going to last long. less than an hour. out of your whole saturday. so, the rest of the day's pr

newtown 32 degrees.ll those areas will be way down with some wind making it feel like the teens. that wind coming out of the northwest bringing in the colder air around the great lakes now it's not record breaking or anything but we've been 50 degrees yesterday, 48 degrees today so this is quite a change. tomorrow morning we're feeling like it's in the teens in suburbs and bare 24r0i in philadelphia and through the morning and everyone in the middle of the afternoon only feeling like the low to mid-20s. again, after a 48-degree day. tomorrow night you head out late tomorrow night feeling like it's in the teens. 14 in pottstown, then it goes lower. eight in pottstown, nine in allentown by 6:00 a.m. saturday. that's the coldest part of the weekend even saturday during the day it won't warm up a whole lot, it will feel like it's in the 20s for the most part and and saturday night there n the teens. it will be cold for the first half of the weekend to be sure. i don't expect any kind of precipitation tomorro

. >> reporter: jeff chirico joins us live in newtown bucks county. >> reporter: matt in newtown conditions worsening. the winds are gusting from time to time. snow is falling cover the sidewalks and the streets roads here are treacherous we saw a four wheel drive suv fishtail at the corner. bucks county 911 said there's minor accidents in upper and lower bucks however with many government office and schools closed the hope is many here in lower bucks will at stay off the roads and allow crews to tackle the roads. while many folks in bucks county have a job to do digging out their walkways and driveways. that's the latest from newtown jeff chirico. >> let's go over to and live on the twisting turning streets of manayunk, good morning. >> reporter: you just missed it on live tv, two city street trucks went by with a plow one putting salt down. cars are taking their time going down the hills these hills are bare for people who live in this section of philadelphia. at 3:00 a.m., it was rain, that is what we have now, we have snow since it was rain and sleet you have a layer of that underneath.

wind gusts to day reached 50 miles an hour in lieu is, delaware, 49 miles an hour this bass river, newtown square at 42 miles an hour to take and temperatures right now, still, low, with those wind making it feel even worse we're only in the 20's outside right now and mount pocono at 12 and winds sustained still at 20 to 30 miles an hour. the wind advisory has been just cancelled but that does not mean we will shut off wind the it will feel like single digits tonight. we will talk about the threat for black ice and a pretty significant warm up as we head in the weekend, ukee. >>> kate, they were feeling the weather's effects in chester county. a down tree kept utility crew is very busy this morning. it knocked out power, for 3400 peco customers in west town, chester county. the tree fell across route 926 , near route 202, just before 11:00 o'clock. peco was able to if the customers back on line within about three hours. >>> well, as soon as last snowflakes fell from this morning's snowstorm the shovels and the snowblowers were out in force in neighborhoods all across the region. "eyewitnes

newtown 49 degrees, almost to that 50-degree mark.n philadelphia, low 50s to some spots that may pick up a little higher. byberry 51 and that's the same for fairmount. spots like glassborough may get up to 55 degrees. galloway township, upper 50s and certain parts of delaware, 57 in dover. wilmington just at 53. we' we'll talk about your sunday and rain chances coming up. >>> we have an update of one of the most popular 15. chase utley has found a team for 2017. we'll tell you where he'll be  coming up. >>> a data breach at arby's could put your personal information out there for hackers. 35,000 customers may be infected. they found malware on cash registers that may steal people's information when their credit card is swiped. they are told to watch their statements for unauthorized activity. >>> if you just heard what sounds like a dog maybe whining a little bit in our studios, that's because it's time to clear the shelters. this is when we find homes for adoptable pets. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having us. >> sasha

newtown 35. look at this low saturday into sunday, 19 degrees. we are talking about a really cold trend. dangerously cold conditions tonight into tomorrow. it is 34 for fairmount. it is a little bit better the farther south you go. overnight lows in the upper teens and low 20s. trending a little warmer farther south. temperatures below average for this time of year. dover 36. wilmington your expected high tomorrow with lots of sunshine. 36 is your expected high. overnight lows 14 for allentown and mount holly 18. coatsville 17. that's your expected overnight low. keeping it really cold at least through sunday and we warm up to kick off the following workweek. back to you. >> okay. here is something you all know, the nose knows. see how they are training dogs to sniff out cancer. we are looking at a program that is helping save lives. >>> and a dog found in the garbage now has a new home and a new family. >>> i'm erin coleman. critics calling his actions illegal while supporters applaud his take on executive authority. join me sunday morning when

now quite shocked to have a boat full of comic shop from britain and set up a new call and test a newtowncalled city. i digress a bit and tell a little story. the french were quite keen to set up a call in as well. at that time the king of france was actually did the lighted with the opportunity to bid the brits to get to the far end of the earth and set up a coldly. so he sent a well-known naval commander to australia, and when he was leaving port in france in a race with arthur philip, he had to throw a stowaway off the ship twice. this stowaway was completely obsessed with australia, wanted to know more. love the concept of kangaroos. part about kangaroos and koalas but he was deliberately tr trieo get on this boat to go and he said he can want to get i will have you flogged. through him off, and then, of course, he ran late and arrived just a few days late to set up the calling of city. he had a glass of sherry with governor arthur philip as the british and french did in those days when they were not at war with each other, quite obviously. and he said when his two ships were never se

i'm canadian this is no big >> it didn't stop newtown hardware from opening on time. for people that needed essentials like shovels. we have to we arey street. >> a mrm that delivered just what this f wanted. >> i usually go to so the like a snow day for me. i am excited and i get to start the day with my son and doggy and enjoy it. > bucks county 911 tell me there were only a few minor accidents across the county. >>> okay only parts of our region at some points saw a coating but that was not the case in thigh valley. we watched as six penndot trucks lined up to plow the streets in allentown and because of the high winds it didn't take long for the roads to become snow covers againeaving drivers with a white knuckled grip on the wheel. >> i saw a couple of cars spin out just coming here. >> 3:00 in morning it was pretty treacherous sliding all over the place and there wasn't many vehicles out besides penndot. thank god it's snowing and i'm making money now. >> when that was all said and done the private plow truck driver had 7 inches to take care of in allentown. >>

if we had, newtown was just, they have a lot of antique stores. they wanted us to cover the antique legislation which was not substantial but it was there they called me and asked me if i wanted to come down and apply for a job because they had a copy editors job on the connecticut side open. they said we could get this for you. i was thrilled and i hung up and it is telling trish about it. the phone ring again and it was the strange voice and she said you don't know me but i am the copy it editor up for the connecticut section of the new york times. she said don't do this. whatever you do, don't do this. it's terrible. they never will let you write because they need copy editors and you will be trapped copy editing the stuff you use to write. that's why i'm leaving, don't do it, don't, don't do it. so, i didn't do it. someone told me there was an opening at upi which was going bankrupt in new york. actually my career has been going from one to another. it's a great job opportunity. then i went to the daily news from upi. they hired me at the busi

. >>> police in newtown township looking for a man and woman who tried to lure a young girl into a car this happened wednesday afternoon. police just released the information yesterday. they say the pair were riding in hear car when they approached the girl at a school bus stop on providence court just off twinning bridge road. car has kentucky license plates and is missing a right rear hubcap. >>> president donald trump hitting the road ultimately heading to florida for the weekend and big campaign style rally. >> it is coming after his first solo press conference as president yesterday and at an event that doug luzader has people scratching their head. >> reporter: have have you ever seen anything like this before? this was something else to watch. it was a press conference unlike any we have ever seen at the white house, and the president really seemed kind of relish mixing it up with reporters. >> this add perfectionist running fine tuned machine. >> defiant president trump at a remarkable, free wheeling press conference at the white house turning tables on the media. >> see, you s

a bunch of delays on the septa regional rails because of signal issues at newtown junction, you are looking at half hour delays on the airport warminster and media elwin and the paoli line and fox chase resumed but with half hour delays and lingering delays on the market frankford line this morning. all trains make all stops. and we are stop and go here on the roosevelt boulevard extension, northbound delay at 5th street as is the one in pottstown west of san together, and market street is blocked at the congo funeral home. and in galloway township atlantic county, a crash mowed down a pole and route 30 eastbound is blocked and the a.c. expressway is an alternate you can use there. >> thank you. there is more ahead on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. a new travel ban is expected from president trump ahead at 5:30, the new priority from the white house for boarding patrol. >>> and the new procedure getting popularity online is now being shunned by top experts in the u.s. cecily -- >> clouds with highs stuck in the 50s tomorrow and tomorrow we climb into the 60s and get ready for a string of 70

for septa riders, it has not been a good day for septa, this afternoon it's signal problems at the newtownn that is giving us half hour to 45 minute delays on the airport warminster and media elwin and paoli thorndale lines and even worse the fox chase line is not running at all. now suspended again because of the signal issues around the new town junction station. we'll keep you posted. but it's not a good afternoon to be a regional rail rider and earlier today the major accident and derailment at the frankford line. in that area the police activity continues so on the road there you are seeing delays and delays as well with the trains they are not running express service this afternoon and all trains make all stops. and a crash on the roosevelt boulevard south approaching 5th street and one in bensalem by the restaurant store and we had the earlier crash that blocked the westbound side of woodhaven and that sent people to street road where we are looking at single digit speeds and a backup north of cotman avenue. we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> thank you. >>> adam joseph has th

mostly above freezing, newtown, new hope, all in the 30s this start with.y today and a dry day. nothing to show you on the doppler radar for today. tomorrow a different story. look it at the rain. doesn't look like much. by the time it gets here it will be falling tomorrow morning. for today it's the temperatures that will be climbing. look at that sunshine for philadelphia, the suburbs and the lehigh valley up to 44 degrees. 45 and close to 50 in philadelphia. new jersey, delaware, the jersey shore, nothing but sunshine. upper 40s. right in the middle 40s for ocean city. you see the sunshine all day long. 50 degrees this afternoon for wilmington. that's today. tomorrow the rain moves in but with that rain will come even milder temperatures, not an all day rain. a few showers in the morning and then some steadier rain around noontime and during the afternoon when the temperatures will bump into the upper 50s. the rain ends early in the morning on wednesday. we'll see sunshine, 62 degrees after a morning low of 54. a spring feeling day on wednesday but winte

. >> we are still in newtown square where we love everything that they are doing good morning. >> noware talking make up. please come forward. the dress is simple, right. >> very simple. >> you did a little bit of update with the hair and make up. >> yes, it is really important to do your hair according to your dress. because her dress is low neck it allows her to have her hair down more full, and so we went simple with the choker, bigger with the earrings,. >> and then talk to me about the eyes. it is more than then what she would wear but not crazy. >> i think because bronze tones it calms down the look. it just accent waits her lash es too. >> i love it. the hair, it looks like she would wear this to school but just a little bit extra. >> right. >> i love it. >> i like thaw went back and forth on the choker but you went with a more casual look. why is that. the dress or young looks for prom. >> chokers are huge this year. it just goes with the dress. >> i like simple dress, it looks up, it looks like a beautiful dress. >> thank you v very much. >> please walk red carpet. you say br

newtown square, 50, pottstown and allentown at 41 miles an hour, but we're not seeing that kind of gust right now. these are the sustained winds. still pretty impressive at 28 miles an hour in coatesvilles wilmington and toms river. allentown only 13. farther to the north, single digits. that wind is going to be coming down tonight. it's going to make it feel cooler as we go through the night tonight. feeling like teens. north and west, so it's certainly feeling like winter and will so when you get up tomorrow morning. notice you don't see the teens for the feels like temperatures because the winds will be so much less tomorrow than what we saw today. back up into the 30s tomorrow afternoon. feeling a little bit better than today. there's the center of that storm offshore and the winds around it, that's why we've got the wind. it's all related to that storm offshore. now the next thing that we're watching, storm down south, plenty of moisture there. this is the one that we've been talking about since last week. now, the wind of course will be dying down fast tonight. we'll have a dry we

. >> mom and entrepreneur lisa started my kids threaded in newtown bucks county two years ago. >> i knew to outfit them in nice clothing without breaking the bank. >> it's as much as 80% off retail. this is a faux jacket that retails for $100 and we have it on the site for $34.99. >> she picks up local consignments or you can request a bag. >> we offer 40% to 50% of your resale price. most mom chooses 50% which is my store bucks that you can use to purchase clothes for your kids. >> the consignment period is one year, we have moms earn up to $1,000 consigning with us. >> ladies listen up. here is a sale you don't want to miss. up scale boutique nitwit lost their lease, and everything is on sale. >> we are here until march and we keep getting new stuff in too so it won't all clear out. >> different styles from clothes to shoes to hats the store is located at 1329 chestnut street. and owner ann is looking for a new space in philadelphia. we'll keep you posted. >>> for sharrie williams and alicia vitarelli and adam joseph, i'm brian taff. we hope you'll join us phone and every night for a f

a newtown square couple thanked the men and women who played a major role saving their son's life.d luke mccabe wore a firefighter jacket as he posed with his heros. they came to his aid when he went into cardiac arrest. all of them were honored with a life saving award. he spent a month in the hospital. he's doing great. "jimmy kimmel live" live next followed by "nightline." guests, eliminated bachelor contestant corinne. action news continues at 4:30. i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >>> all right, we've reached the halfway point of the show. now this is my favorite part of the night is here. a chance here to present our final oscar on the anniversary of the great "bonnie and clyde" please welcome warn beatty and faye dunaway -- [ laughter ] >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- academy award winner mahershala ali, comedian mike birbiglia, from "the bachelor," corrine, and guillermo on the oscars red carpet. and "mean tweets robert de niro edition." and now, right back at it, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. welcome. than

newtown, 41. westchester 40.se temperatures are closer than average but in many areas, above average. mt. airy, 40. 43 in glassboro. 43 degrees in trenton. at the shore, 48 degrees in atlantic city. delaware, 48 also in wilmington. now, as we go toward the end of the week, this arctic blast is coming in, it's not going to last that long. just a couple days' worth. and then it starts to either up by super bowl sunday. and then some of this mild air moves in for tuesday and wednesday. and then it gets cold again. later on during the week. so, we're up and down and up and down. we're down on saturday. that will be the coldest day for a wild. 29, lehigh valley rose in the morning, in the teens. sunday, the chance of snow is still is there, but pretty small. so small enough that i've taken that symbol out in philadelphia and jersey shore and delaware. and still have the white snow symbol for the p.a. suburbs and also the three high valley. but emphasize the word "light" in this case. 36 degrees for the high friday. 34

new hope and newtown at 28 degrees. it's a little bit colder for milford township as well. day it is going to feel colder thanks to those gusty winds. the windchills are in the middle teens for allentown. it feels like 17 degrees in dover. even at the shore it feels like it is in the teens and low 20s. that wind will be strong and that's going to bring in colder air. so the ten-day on 10 shows 30s for this morning. they drop into the low 30s this afternoon. and then it's teens by tomorrow morning. we will get sunshine on friday and some clouds building over the weekend. saturday is the day it is going to be drier. a bit warmer too after a cold morning. 46 degrees on saturday. up to 50 degrees on sunday. there's a chance we'll see some showers late in the day on sunday and milder for monday. sunshine up to 47 degrees and wet weather holds off for wednesday and thursday. the temperatures will be above freezing for much of wednesday and thursday. sunny skies and temperatures back to normal for february. erika martin joins us live. >> reporter: we're tracking how much everybody

. >> mom and entrepreneur started my kids threads in newtown, bucks county, three years ago. >> i realizedow difficult it was to outfit them in nice clothing without breaking the bank. >> reporter: kids threads is 80% below retail. >> this retails for $100 and we have it on the site for 39. you can request a free bag with a prepaid shipping label. we offer 40 or 50% of the retail price based on on your payoff methods. most moms use a store credit and purchase the next size up. >> reporter: the consignment period is one year. >> we've had moms earn up to $1,000 consigning with us. >> ladies listen up, upscale boutique in knit wit has lost is lease, and they are having a sale. >> we'll be here until the end of march. different designers and styles and everything from clothes to shoes to hats. the store is 1729 chestnut street. the owner said she is looking for a new space in philadelphia. we'll keep you posted. i'm nydia han, channel 6 "action news." ♪ [ female announcer ] the magic begins when jif fresh roasts peanuts to make peanut butter so deliciously creamy. it can even bring a kid out

loved ones who lost children and sandy hook in connecticut and saw the strength and courage of the newtown community cannot regard with anything but contempt that answer. when she was further pressured whether she would support a plan from president trump to ban gun-free school zones, mrs. devos revealed that she would support -- quote -- "whatever the president does" end quote. in some ways that answer is as repugnant as the remark about grizzlies. to say she would follow whatever the president does without leading and providing vision and the intellectual tools that are necessary for the president to act is an abdication of responsibility. these answers are woefully unacceptable. we recently observed the fourth anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. we still remember the 20 beautiful children and 6 exceptional educators who were brutally murdered in newtown. the day of the sandy hook shooting was the most heartbreaking of all my years in public service. according to every town for gun safety, there have been at least 210 school shootings since sandy hook. words cannot

easton at 49 degrees, newtown of 51. phoenixville a high of 48 degrees.arting off at 52 but the average would still be in the 40s across all of these areas. trenton at 50 degrees after a low of 30. at the shore, little bit cooler, the winds start coming in off the ocean by tomorrow, wind out of the southeast. dover at 52, rehoboth at 52 degrees as well. and as we take a look at the ten day, remember, the average high of 45. so there's the coldest day of the week. tuesday, then 63 wednesday, 70 on thursday. and that's not the ends of it. near 71 on friday. now we have a strong cold front coming through on saturday. maybe some strong thunderstorms will gusty winds and then look at the drop in temperatures for sundays. a high of only 48 degrees and windy so it's going to feel more like winter at least part of the weekend. and then look what happens next week. temperatures go back up into the 50s. we get some much needed rain but no really cold weather in site. >> it's amazing. look at that. cooper river park in cam den county we're going to show you that. >>

. >> in reply years there's been a bit of reawakening newtown houses going on so too new dock project. several new stores have opened on mill street. the main drag. brian adams and his mom cynthia set up train pops attic here self years ago. they've seen things get better along the business district. but believe the best days are still ahead. >> i'm pretty optimistic about it. i really am. i think we're on the right tra track. i just think, f this promotion comes through, i think it will be good. >> reporter: now it comes down to online vote through februar february 16th. bill says he's hoping for victory and the money that goes with it. but either way, we've won because people have really come together. they're believing in themselves. they're believing in their town. it will be all good. >> reporter: yeah. it's going to be all good. we will see. bristol borough is the only one of the five finalists communities in our region. you want to help them win this contest. real easy go to fox29.com. we will link you to the site where you can vote. it is quick, it is easy you can help your ne

phoenixville 32 and newtown 32 degrees. really, this is going to be the trend for tomorrow. see much colder temperatures, especially through overnight friday into. so, coming up, i do have your ten-day on 10 in the final weather. we'll talk about more and, of course, what can expect for this upcoming weekend. >> eika, thank you. >>> music that is truly timeless and dean martin just to name a few. the big band era transports us to an era where life was simpler and a local group is on the mission to bring sounds to a new generation. one of the performers with the summer club, a group featuring a 17-piece big band and the summer club is having performances that benefit a performing arts scholarship fund for young artists. thanks for being here. >> my pleasure, thanks for having me. >> tell me about the summer. >> the summer club is a big band show. 17-piece big band fur pperformed special guests. >> the way it was done. >> we enjoy very much. based on the idea of the supper club and we started in cape may, new jersey. we decided to go with the summer club. and keeping us there