all right we have live team coverage of this parting shot from old man winter, nora muchanic is in new jersey and david henry is in the city. lets begin with the latest from accuweather and meteorologist melissa magee at the big board. >> we are tracking the snow as we slowly await the arrival of spring the vernal equinox at 5:30 this evening until then we have winter's last gasp of snow. snowfall across much of the delaware and lehigh valley and interior sections of south jersey and in burlington county, we pick up heavier bursts of snowfall, street level on storm tracker 6 showing we have light snow falling in philadelphia and chester and media and even into manayunk and eastward to cherry hill and marlton and medford. as fors the winter weather advisories they stay up until this evening as we deal with a wet and slushy snow into the salem and chads worth and also into lakehurst. as far as visibility we are down to .8 in the city go slow and give yourself extra time. half a mile for reading and down to 3 miles in millville. if you are traveling by air you may have minor slow-downs du

"action news" new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic is live in trenton with more on the pothole problem.

nora muchanic was there for the touching tribute. his name is falco he served over 11 years with the montgomery county sheriff's k-9 unit. he walked by other k-9s and officers before being euthanized we want to honor falco for all the great jobs he has done. so it's his final sendoff. >> bomb threats and all kinds of calls, and put his life on the line for all of our officers. so this is the least we can do for him. this is falco's son who followed in his father's footsteps falco was a highly trained police dog that was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and falco was headed for an easy life, but the cancer spread quickly and nothing could be done. he enjoyed working every day. >> he was a great dog. >> falco lived and worked with officer jail fay and his family he knew he had to work and when he came home he knew he had a family. he got a text from a friend that hit home for him. they said great dogs never leave and live in their hearts forever. it's true he was a great dog and touched a lot of people. >> i woke up this morning and

in jackson i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> all for a good cause.et that check now on the forecast from meteorologist cecily tynan at the "action news" big board. >> hi, sharrie if my mic doesn't work i'm going to mime the forecast. this is important information. 47 degrees in philadelphia currently feeling like winter. buffalo it's 27, binghamton currently 33 degrees. washington, d.c. 51 degrees. compare this to this time yesterday. we're nearly 20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. >>> richmond virginia, unbelievable 34 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. the reason we have this big cooldown satellite6 along with action radar showing that cold front that brought us the showers and thunderstorms. this is now stalled down to the south and we still have a few lingering showers right now just hugging the shore. they will be moving out they're light and storm tracker 6 live double scan showing right over tuckahoe right now crossing the garden state parkway and these will be moving out as we head through the evening hours but we could actually see a

nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> we will get there eventually, thank you nora, check 6abc.com/weather before heading out find live storm tracker 6 radar and the latest from our team of meteorologists. >>> all right we have breaking news out of upper darby where police say that a 25-year-old woman that was reported missing last year is likely the target of foul play. she is the mother of to small children and was last seen by her family last june her family is just trying to get some closure, chad pradelli was at this morning's news conference and he'll have more coming up at 12:30. >>> more breaking news here at the port richmond section of philadelphia you are looking live at east cambria street where a teenager was rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head. a suspect was seen leaving on a bicycle. we'll bring you details as soon as possible. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, a reported abduction turns out to be a hoax. what the police are saying about a woman that turned up safe and sound miles from home. >>> and a former congressman is out of prison wher

. >>> the issue is up for discussion at tonight's town counsel meeting, nora muchanic has more on why they have such an interest in the end of life. >> death made give a new life to medford's finances the town was close to bankruptcy and things have improved but town counsel is looking for ways to generate revenue, and the park cemetery at kirby's mill may be the answer. >> it would give the town a source of revenue they could rely on. >> it could generate more than a million dollars a year the new 9.5 acre cemetery has room for 5,000 graves and niches and crypts. >> the cemetery will last 51 years and after its full, it's either soldout or there is no space available. the creamtory is the revenue stream. >> this is what you call thinking out of the box when the deputy mayor heard about this idea he was skeptical and after studying the plan it was one way to bring in a steady stream of money without raising taxes. >> death and taxes it sounds like a great deal. >> a management company would run day to day operations with oversight at the township. >> i never heard of it before, if it

nora muchanic has the full story from the church tonight. >> basically they keep lying to everybody. >> that's reaction from parishioners at st. laurentius in fishtown which was merged by holy name of jesus parish. they got news of demolish of the church built in the 1800s. >> we're appealing to vatican and waiting for a reply. it has not come back yet. they're jumping the gun basically and violating cannon law. >> the archdioceses said it would cost 3.5 millionto restore the church and towers and to attempt that would jeopardize the fiscal welfare of parish and future existence. but the friends of st. but the friends of st. laurentius say repairs can be done under a million and paintings and hand crafted alter should be preserved. >> the archdioceses seems to have blatant disregard for this cultural artistic and architectural masterpiece. >> ken swarz was baptized and spent his life here and he said maybe it's time for the church to come down. >> buildings and people die you you know are we have to learn to accept it am i upset and going to be crying when the wrecking ball comes, ab

in tabernacle, nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> sad to see it go.struction projects set for center city philadelphia will pay homage to the legacy of the building it will replace. developer darryl dra in. off joined with mayor michael nutter and kenny gamble to announce plans for a new rye highs. the hotel's interior design will honor the legendary music record there had over all those years. >> and fans of a timeless love story have the time of their lives at lunch today. >> ♪♪ >>> the kimmel center hosted a music filled lunch to celebrate the arrival of dirty dancing at the academy of music. talented students showed off signature moves from the classic movie and fans could compete in trivia contests. the stage adaptation of the smash hit opens on march 24th. >> are you a big fan of that movie. >> yes, of course. >> my sister owned it and i feel like i watched it every night. >> and so you were a big fan too. >> i was, absolutely. >> okay. >> time for the accuweather forecast. >> let's go to meteorologist adam joseph. >> no one puts adam in the cor

i'm nora muchanic back to you guys. >> yes. sara is repeating your advice. >> smile, smile good. >> you got my best side? thank you nora. the action cam meantime was in camden county overnight as the snowplows went out and the snow didn't start to fall until 3 hours ago creating a slush on the roadways all across south jersey. nydia han is out and about in camden county and she is live in cherry hill with the conditions there. >> reporter: hey sara, hey guys, the snow continues to fall at a steady clip, this is morale crest road, we have seen a steady stream of cars come through and no traffic trouble that we have seen. we crossed the ben franklin bridge to get here this morning and at that time the action news van was slipping and sliding and you do have to be careful. these are our good friendses at wawa nice enough to let us headquarter here for the day this is their gas station and a guy has been here shoveling for the last half hour and he will continue to do that, keeping things clean for the customers we see a lot of peop

"action news" reporter nora muchanic is live at the church with the full story, nora. >>reporter: hi there sarah this news is not received well by members of the st. laurencis community who worked hard to save the church. they feel like archdioceses is jumping the gun before rome weighs in on appeal apreserve it. >> they lie to it saying the damage is worse than it is. >> patricia kings man is a member of the committee which appealed to the vatican to stop archdioceses plan to demolish the first polish parish built in 1800s. rome has not ruled open the appeal and arch dpi cease announced at mass this weekend over the next several months it will move to secure permits to take down the church paying for demolition with sale of unutilized parish property. it would cost almost 3.5 million to restore. it supporters of the church closed a year ago say repairs can be made for under a million. >> it can be repaired. we're not talking about tearing down an old factory or old train station or something like that. we're talking about a place with spiritual, it's sake ed you know

." >> we have much more coverage ahead this afternoon, nora muchanic will tell us how people are spending their snow day in buck county and chad pradelli in delaware taking a look at conditions in the diamond state. and as this winter's severe weather continues stick with 6abc.com/weather you can find live storm tracker 6 radar and check the local list of school closings and delays. >> still ahead the winter weather is to blame for an airplane scare where a plane full of passengers slid off the runway and stopped short of going into the water. >> and a look at headlines, including a budget proposal from mayor michael nutter that could mean a big increase in your taxes. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. perio

nora muchanic is live in our new jersey news room. nora the family is not happy with this outcome. >> reporter: shirleen, this report will come as a shock not just to family but to people who knew john sheridan. the prosecutors say the evidence shows he killed his wife and then set fire to their home. john sheridan fatally stabbed joyce sheridan set the fire and committed suicide. that's the conclusion of the somerset county prosecutor into the deaths of the cooper health systems ceo and his wife a retired schoolteacher. the report says joyce sheridan suffered eight wounds to the head an fatal stab wound to the chest. she also had defensive wounds on her hands. police found her in an upstairs bedroom of the couple's skillman home where they were responding to reports of a fire on september 28 of last year. authorities say john sheridan's dna was found on a half empty gas can found inside the room and he was alive after the fire started. he was found with five broken ribs under a burning armoire. his autopsy shows he died smoke inhalati

and it doesn't appear to be messing up the evening commute, lets hope this stays that way, i'm nora muchanicnnel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you very much more nora, are you looking at mobile 6 towards city hall. again, sleet is coming down and the windshield wipers are handling well and the tires are having a different time. be aware if you are headed home early, you'll want to take extra time and use extra caution, mat will have more on the roads and rails coming up in the "action news" traffic report. the 6 abc storm tracker app has you covered as the wintry weather continues along with live radars and automatic alert and watches and warnings it's a free download for your mobile device. >> philadelphia police said an armed robbery suspect said a deliveryman held up a fern rock pharmacy it showed an employee let the man back into the store on february 25th that is when the suspect pulled a gun and forced the woman into the front. from there he ordered a manager to empty the safe into a trash bag and once he had the store's money he left without hurting anyone, if you have any infor

nora muchanic is live in lawrence township with the mixed bag we are dealing with. nora you found some pretty pictures. >> reporter: i did indeed. it has been raining off and on all day but thank goodness it's not snowing, we have had that before. the temperature is rising but it's still a gray day, that is why we came to a garden senter, seems the perfect place to brighten up this gloomy thursday. >> 70 is okay, but the weekend is where we are the busiest and we'll get cold again we'll be moving stuff in and out constantly. >> they are busy at oasis garden center trying to stock the shelves with easter flowers but the cold delay has stopped them from starting their spring season. they want to put this wacky weather behind them. >> we have not got and our flowers out yet because of the cold we are getting our easter flowers ready to go. >> people come to buy stuff because the weather is changing. >> nice i like this. >> we have a lot of snow. >> with today's rain there is almost no snow yet but the richter kids managed to find one of the last little piles to play wit

i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> in philadelphia northwest detectives areing the public to take a look at this man in this surveillance video they say he used a gun to rob the j and b market in logan this month, you can see the s&p's pants falling down as he enters and leaves the store, he left a red bicycle at the scene. >>> this is 46-year-old herbert cisco, authorities say is he responsible for three duringries since valentine's day, "action news" showed you surveillance of a man believed to be cisco walk ago way with a snow blower from jefferson street and he took electronics and other items from two other apartments earlier this month he tried to sell them at a pawnshop and was later arrested . >>> and now the shooting of an unarmed man at a traffic stop. lisa merkel is accused of killing david cassic on february 2nd merkel tried to pull him over for expired inspection stickers, he drove off and parked at his sister's home and ran. she shot him twice in the back after he appeared to be reaching for something that appeared to be something but he had no

nora muchanic is live in edge water park at the scene of this latest accident. you have the details. >> reporter: walkers beware a watch dog group says that the 7.5 mile stretch of route 130 and willingboro and cinnaminson is the most dangerous stretch of road in the state for pedestrians, but many people put themselves in danger to save themselves a few steps. >> there are a few people that hop the barricade in the highway. >> for the third year in a row they have named route 130 the most dangerous road in the state for pedestrians, nine people died in 2013. in edgewater park a man was killed on the highway and tuesday night another one was critically injured. >> they think vehicles are going slower and we see people carrying their children across the barricades and people lifting themselves while they jump, police chief says that people won't walk to the nearest light so they cut across six lanes of highway other hopping over or walking through breaks. >> make sure there are no cars coming and then run over to the other side. >> anthony harvey says he does it

nora muchanic will have more on that coming up at 5:00. >>> i looked but couldn't find one, not a single cloud in the sky. >> not as warm as yesterday but you will not hear a complaint out of us. the sun is still shining. >> too bad i would give you a dollar for every cloud you found. despite a step down in temperature this is normal for this time of year. right now in philadelphia 51 degrees, washington near 60 and 62 in richmond with the northerly wind, notice to the north buffalo and binghamton, that is because of the deeper snow pack there and snow around our region we were able to move the temperatures out of the 30s and 40s. peak wind gust 38 miles per hour it was very breezy at times, near 30 miles per hour in allentown and 36 for millville and atlantic city close to 40 miles per hour. high pressure is in control squashing the clouds and the high pressure stays in control and as we look ahead to the accuweather forecast, we'll have a chilly overnight and 50s stick around and changes come in time for the weekend in the form of rain, we'll let you know the timing of that in the accu

n correspondent nora muchanic joins us live tonight from mount holly with that part of the story. hi, nora. >> reporter: hi there rick. 8.3-inches, that's how much snow fell here in mount holly yesterday, one of the highest totals in burlington county. now the sun today has been helping to melt some of that snow but most people had to grab a shovel and dig out. betty was putting the finishing touches on a shoveling job she started yesterday during the storm. >> it's not the snow that i mind so much it's the below zero temperatures and the wind chill. i can't deal with that. >> reporter:. >> reporter: a look at the picnic table in betty's backyard tells you it will be awhile before she hosts a barbecue. all around mount holly people are shoveling and sweeping out from under the snow. >> it's been a workout trying to get it all off. >> reporter: and taking a while. >> yes, definitely. definitely some work. >> reporter: roberto torres was giving his shovel a workout. >> it's not that bad. i mean, sometimes there's ice but it's not that bad overall. >> reporter: who are you helping out

i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. to matt pellman live in the traffic center with updated information for us. >> no green here in king of prussia we white and a whole lot of red brake lights, the only thing that supis the travel times five times what they should be on the schuylkill expressway the westbound side is especially bad because of the earlier overturned truck from the ramp from 76 westbound to the pennsylvania turnpike thark is upright now but causing restrictions on the ramp and causing huge delays and the northeast extension past landsdale, a crash is taking out the right lane, speeds normally in the 50s and 60s are in the 30s and 40s, and that is good so you have to drop the speeds and in chester county a legendry afternoon 71 minutes, when it should be 15 on the southbound side of 202 barely moving heading towards the 30 bypass at least three sents on the westbound side of the 30 bypass itself and buck county a vehicle into air tree on oxford valley road and you can see why when we go to doylestown, the

nora muchanic spent part of her day in trenton and she is live tonight across the river in buck county with more on how folks are fairing there this evening. >> reporter: hi there rick, we are on east bridge street and normally there would be a ton of traffic here and it's not happening tonight and that is good news. we are checking things out in buck county and one stop is in yardley where some folks have had enough of winter. >> i'm kind of ready for it to be over and ready for spring and get outside and do some fishing soon. >> mark is one of the few venturing out in downtown yardley where the snow was falling heavily, but not enough to keep tom irving from going into the office. >> i'm from michigan and i love the snow and winter but it makes it tough for people to work. >> love the snow, i wish it could snow all year long. >> javier says it's just so pretty when mother nature leaves a coating of snow on the land escape. >> the way it looks on the trees and the ground it looks great. >> lake afton was blanketed in snow and ice and that doesn't bother these duck a bit. jackie was tr

nora muchanic was there for the touching tribute. >> reporter: his name is falco who served monmouthe want to honor him for all the years of service for all the great jobs he has done. it's his final send off. bomb threats and all kinds of calls, put his life on the line for all of our officers. this is the least we can do for him. >> this was hunter this was falco's son who followed in his father's foot stems. >> falco was diagnosed with lung cancer. he retired, and heading for an easy life out police work. the cancer struck and nothing could be done. >> he didn't enjoy his requirement, but he enjoyed working. he was a great dog. >> f ravment lco -- falco worked with the james at faye. >> great dogs never leave they live in our hearts forever. >> >> he was a great dog he touched a lot of people. >> i woke up this morning i thought to myself, i'm never to going to see this dog again but he said i will in my heart. rest in palace, f ravment lco -- and thank you for your service. yea for saturday! sky6 live hd looking live into wilmington delaware, 5:55, 33 degrees norm snow flurries f

nora muchanic live with that story for us. reporter: monica, heartbroken is the word we keep hearing. residents feel like they've lost an old friend. it's hard to look into the sun but this is the place that has survived for three centuries on the corner here in the township. the stone walls are still standing but the inside has been destroyed. >> i saw the smoke pouring out of the windows and the roof and then the flames came. >> reporter: this is what elaine woke up to around 2:00 this morning huge flames leaping through the roof of the historic sergeantsville inn. >> it's a total loss in there. right now there's a lost damage, a lot of structural day. it took two tankers ferrying water from area hydrants to control the fire along with draining 90 percent of a nearby water tank. the sergeantsville inn is an important gathering place at the crossroads of town. >> the inn is the center of the world to us, center of the universe. everything that happens in delaware township happens at the inn. >> i had my bridal shower, my baby

"action news" reporter nora muchanic is live on lafayette's campus in easton with the excitement. hey, nora. >> reporter: hi there sharrie. lots of sub plots to this game which makes it all the more fun. it's spring break right now so campus is pretty quiet. but the leopards are getting ready, working hard to get ready for the wildcats in a game that will challenge the coach's loyalties. fresh from winning their patriot league title the 16th seed lafayette leopards are practicing with about as much motivation as they'll ever have. winning a slot in the ncaa tournament is a dream for these players made richer by the fact they'll be battling number one seed villanova. >> it's just a dream come true really. everybody says that but it's really a dream come true. everybody works so hard just to get in the tournament. >> ever since i was young wanted to play watching this, watching it on tv, national television, big stage, you know. fun. >> reporter: lafayette head coach fran o'hanlon says thursday's game will be emotional for him. he played for villanova in college and is friendly with

in bordentown, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> voters will be asked to weigh in on theprekindergarten in philadelphia. mayor michael nutter today signed legislation establishing a ballot question for the may primary. if it's approved it will create a permanent commission devoted to pushing for universal prek. >> we will establish an independent commission can which will draft an. >> reporter: presentation and funding plan for the provision of universal high quality prek without taking away any funding from existing education programs. >> currently only about a third of preschool aged children in the city are enrolled. election day is may 19th. >> wilmington city council has approved the creation of a land bank program. under the program the city would obtain abandoned on neglected property and then transform the areas for homeownership. council appropriated 2.1 million dollars for the land bank. officials say there's still work to do to get the program going but this is a necessary first step. >>> officials in cinnaminson burlington county trying to track down the owner

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic joins us live along main street in pennington with more. hi nora. >> reporter: hi, rick. it's a big honor for a small town that was incorporated back in the 1890's. as far as the magazine is concerned, pennington's got it all. >> i'm delighted very delighted. >> reporter: pennington mayor anthony perzaceli is enjoying new jersey magazine which names his borough the town in the state for families. >> it's fantasy land its mayberry really is. it's a very small town, mile square, 2750 people, it has everything a small town needs. >> reporter: the magazine analyzed data from over 500 municipalities in the state measuring things sump as tax rates, access to highways, crime and household incan come. it described pennington as the perfect quaint small town meets farmland feel with stellar schools, almost nonexistent crime and affordable housing. the number one ranking comes as no surprise. >> we can walk to school. my kids get to walk to school, they can walk with their friends. we have a great main street. >> reporter: do you like living here? >>

live in our new jersey news room, nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, nora. >>> two teenaged suspects are in custody tonight. that after the heinous assault of a woman a 19-year-old woman on the streets of philadelphia. it happened in 3900 block of richmond street in port richmond late last night. the suspects, 16 and 14. live at the special victims unit is "action news" reporter david henry. david. >> reporter: well, jim the victim's own family helped chase down one of the suspects. they are both now charged with multiple crimes including robbery and rape and neighbors of the victim are just horrified by what happened last night. >> it's horrible. it's so scary. you walk around with a knot in your stomach. >> reporter: that's how neighbors are feeling today after what happened here on port richmond street last night. a 19-year-old woman left this gym and started walking to her home about a mile away. she ended up in a remote spot along these train tracks forced here at gunpoint. >> they robbed her of money a cell phone and other items

i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >>> a veteran of philadelphia's plitdcal scene is now officially in the race for mayor former state senator, milton street declared his candidacy at a north philadelphia church, street entered a crowded field the 73-year-old urban activist and former legislator was defeated by michael nutter in the primary in 2011, he served time in federal prison for failure to pay taxes. >>> coming up on "action news" today was the day that more that 1300 parents learned if their child was one of 23 to earn a coveted seat at a philadelphia charter school. jeff skversky? >> reporter: jim the demarco murray deal is not official. the deal that could land the number one running back in the nfl. >>> spring warmth is in much of the country but the only thing we are tracking is spring showers we'll let you know when they arrive in the accuweather forecast. those stories and more when "action news" continues. >>> you think it's hard getting into an ivy league school that is it nothing compared to getting into the russell buyers charter school where the admission rate is

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live now in point pleasant beach with stunning video of what happened. nora. >> reporter: shirleen, two very different scenarios but with similar and devastating results. take a look that's all that's left of a small cottage that was blown to smithereens this morning. neighbors heard the blast they say they were shaken from their sleep and pictures show graphically what they woke up to. >> the house disintegrated. it was a big explosion. it was an inferno. >> reporter: this is what brian and his wife donna woke up to and recorded, gas fed flames at the cottage in the backyard next door on crooks lane in point pleasant beach. >> that was stuff all over everywhere. i saw the guy that lives there, he was on the ground screaming. >> reporter: authorities say the victim woke up at 1:40 smelled gas and flicked the light on the bathroom triggering the blast 47-year-old curt wagner a crew member on a local fishing boat called the tina was burned over as much as 50 percent of his body. he's in stable condition at a north jersey burn center. he was due b

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >>> big nfl meetings in phoenix arizona and guess who is>> chip kelly he was required to speak to the media today i think that when chip kelly's name is read, marcus mariota's name will be mentioned. kelly addressed the media at the nfl owner's meeting, he was asked to speak on topics but the mariota topic would not go away. he said he was the best player he ever coached in college and the eagles would have to trade up a lot to get him and the coach reiterates he is not willing to do that. >> i want to keep all of my draft picks you have to do well in the draft if you gut yourself, that is not the right thing to do. >> he hopes that sam bradford could be a franchise quarterback, is he rehabbing in the facility and should be ready to go. >> it sounds like he is on target to be fully recovered but i don't know what day he will be cleared to be 100% and he is running and moving around now, we are not allowed to be there when that stuff is going on so i couldn't tell you what he looks like movement wise. >>> the flyers are back home and so is k

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live now in trenton with an update on conditions there. nora. >> reporter: hi there, brian. the snow is still continuing to fall as it has all day. the good news, though, is that rush hour is going to be calmer here tonight. that's because state offices closed at about 2 o'clock to give everyone a chance to get home. now, here's what you'll be dealing with. lots of slush which can make driving slippery. it's certainly been keeping police busy responding to accidents and fender-benders around the state there this is our last dropping of our snow so everybody better enjoy it. this is it. it was coming down heavy this afternoon near the trenton transit center leaving a coating of slush and snow on the sidewalks. not a lot but enough that they finally broke out those rolling snow shovels. >> this is what you expect when it's wintertime. >> reporter: but it's springtime. today is the first day of spring. >> don't believe. that it's winter advertisement it's winter. >> i've had enough of snow. i want flowers i want sun i want a tan. >> reporter:

elementary school it was necessary to close the budget shortfall for the 2015-2016 school years nora muchanic will have a full report later today on "action news" at 5:00. >> on the weather front milder temperatures are headed our way but not right away, peeks of sunshine are trying to replace the morning clouds we woke up to winds are light and temperatures are in the 40s and things are warming up this week and we have rain to contend with as well. david murphy is at the big board with more on that. >> the problem today so far is the cloud cover it has maintained a thick overcast sky and we have drier air from the west and over the next couple of hours, we should be able to bust some sunshine in and it's a struggle for the sun and also for temperatures, because we are stuck with cloud cover overhead. we are at 34 degrees right now, and 33 in wilmington and the freezing mark on the nose in allentown all of these numbers are improvements and the one good thing we can say the wind coming out of the northeast today is really light and in fact, where you see all the zeros that is calm winds despi

nora muchanic channel 6 "action news."s... ... just got a little easier. pearle vision accepts flex accounts and most vision plans, including eye med. this is genuine eye care, right in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. >> clear skies for us, sky6 live hd a new temple university camera taking a live look into center city. you can see on top of city hall there. you can see william penn on top of city hall. it's that clear out. >>> now it's time for the odd and unusual pictures from the week. first up, this is a picture of a super cute mammal known always pica. it's native to remote part of the northwestern china. it was discovered in 1963, but not spotted for 20 years. dplorm -- global warming is blamed for 70% decline in the pica. >>> the fury 325 was made to resemble a hornet. it's a 3 1/2 minute ride in charlotte that offers thrill seekers a 30 story drop and tops out at 90 miles per hour. the ride features 3 cars, and holds 30 passengers. it opened to the public this weekend so people get to experience it for th

. >>> also nora muchanic has more from her area tonight reporting there. for cecily tynan jaime apody and rick williams i'm monica malpass have a great night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> thursday night a former traffic court judge is sentenced for lying to the fbi and an early morning blaze destroys a home in delaware irk but the big story on "action news" is the snow about to fall just as spring arrives. penndot's brine trucks were back in action putting down a layer of protection on 422 in montgomery county and trucks that had been on pothole patrol were being fitted with spreaders and plows hopefully for the last time. meteorologist, cecily tynan is live now with the latest from accuweather. >> despite the calendar saying that spring arrives tomorrow, winter is not done with us yet. the moisture is building to the southwest and you'll notice most of these echos are green and just a little bit of snow shopping up in the higher elevations. it be running into c

nora muchanic is live at ortely beach, ocean county one the shore towns hit the hardest by the storms. >> this is welcome news from thousands of sandy victims that feel like they got a raw deal from fema, now they get a second chance when their claims were not paid. >> i am cautiously optimistic. >> doug is living out a rented home and battling with his insure company and fema, he was insured for a quarter million dollars he was paid roughly $92,000 not enough to pay his claim in silverton. the only way they reviewed claims was that people were being lied to. >> you can't make what we went through for the last two and a half years go away but we can see that before all is said and done, maybe we'll be made whole to a certain degree. >> the leader of a group called stop fema now is saying it's hard to have faith in an agency that strung you along all along. >> we are looking to get paid in full in a timely period, we can't wait another two and a half years to sort this out lets get us paid and back in our homes now. >> tom sheerer got his flood insurance money but is still fighting wit

i'm nora muchanic and i'll have that story next at 6:00. >> now for adam joseph, jaime apody, monica malpass, sharrie williams and the entire "action news" team have a good night. > >> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. wednesday night and camden announced plans to transform five struggling schools and a three-alarm fire burns in bethlehem. but the big story is the revelation that three americans were on board the plane that crashed in the french alps and one of the three was emily selke an honors graduate of drexel university and emily was with her mother on the plane and investigators have recovered one of the plane's black boxes one mystery is why they didn't hear from the pilot when it descended 38,000 feet. sara bloomquist is live now in university city. >> reporter: jim the drexel campus quiet tonight this is spring break but in this internet age the few students on campus quickly learned today that one of americans killed in the plane crash graduated from drexel and today we learn more about emi

"action news" new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic is live in trenton with more on the pothole problem. with most of the snow and ice melting away it's wreaking havoc on the roads and the freezing and thawing doesn't help the situation any and it's a challenge for municipalities to keep up with repairs. >> someone will come through here who doesn't know and boom. >> rose lives near the 300 block of south clinton avenue in trenton, it looks like the surface of the moon, some potholes are more than 6 inches deep. i have seen an axel busted and a tow truck here four or five times this year, towing someone's car. >> and the cars the rattling noise i can't even sleep at night making it feel more like a ride than a bucking bronco have you to go so slow so it doesn't mess up the car, it literally bust your tires. >> they have a collection of ripped tires and bent rims from customers that hit potholes and the car on lift is having the alignment lifted after being jolted out. >> now that there is so many, it's multiple potholes and that creates damage to your car. it keeps service technicians b

i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> developing right now, a u.s. air force veteran wa ties to south jersey is accused of trying to join isis, tyrone puz most recent address was in new jersey he was trying to travel to turkey to get to syria to join isis he worked for several different companies including an aeronautics company in millville, new jersey and while there, he lived in bridgeton, and "action news" owned the house at the time, he says he cannot believe the charges, he remembers him as a gentle person. >> shock but then when you hear stuff like that, you say to yourself do you really know people but you know hopefully it's a misunderstanding but if not, you know it's a shame. >> prosecutors say they searched his laptop and found isis propaganda videos and that he found an email saying he would use his skills given to him by allah to defend the list lammic states. >>> they arrested dwayne curly inside of fitness on shilling ton. that officers bought drugs from him several times at that gym police searched d.c. fitness and found methamphetam

coming up at 5 o'clock, new jersey correspondent nora muchanic goes to pennington to find out for herselfking comes as no surprise to the people who live and work there. and some nutrition any of thes thes -- nutritionist supporting meatless mondays. what skipping meat once a week does for your body and our environment. that is coming up in health check. we'll have those stories and much more when we join you at 5 o'clock. back to shirleen. >> all right, sounds g thanks, sharrie. >>> from our delaware news room, a tribute to victims of a school shooting made a stop in new castle county today. a team of 26 gun control advocates rides from newtown connecticut to washington d.c. every year. they honor the 26 people who died in the massacre at sandy hook elementary in 2012. and they call attention to their campaign for new gun laws. the police athletic league in hockessin delaware is one of the chosen stops. they were greeted by people who support their cause. >> although we have not seen any tragedies fortunately the magnitude of sandy hook here in delaware over the last couple of years our

coming up tonight at 5:00, new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic talked to one man hurt in the explosion and has nightmares about what happened. coming up tonight, a presidential candidate makes controversial remarks about why people are gay. why dr. ben carson says people choose to be homosexual. some stories we are following on "action news" at 5:00. until then back to the studio. >> thank you. >>> yesterday right here we showed you the 400 foot ice luge built by a berks county dad and here is another example of a dad check out this igloo bar in new hampshire. a crafty resident of stafford built the digs out of a giant snow drift and includes caves and tunnels and lights and decorations and of course booze the so-called dam bar took 65 hours to finish. >> he will be sad when this all melt as way i'm sure. still ahead style on demand how you can get a personal shopper to ship you hand picked clothes for just $20. >>> and he couldn't get to the man accused of victimizing his daughter but he could get to his car. the source of this father's fury straight ahead. >>> he is a big puppy with

nora muchanic will have more on the lafayette side this matchup. >> here at the big board now and fiveabandoned or under used public spaces in philadelphia are about to undergo a major transformation thanks to a pretty hefty donation. the william penn and knight foundations partnered to make an $11 million investment to breathe new life into five public safe projects across the city including the elevated train tracks at the reading have iial duct in spring garden. the big plans were announced today. soon it will rise from the ground level onto bridges that cross over three city streets. reading via duct rail park will also become a newly spruced up green space. >> all the projects selected while different in size and scope share one thing in common, they're going to revitalize and transform unused and under used spaces which have great potential. >> incredible social hubs in their respective communities. >> this includes the discovery center at the east fairmount park reservoir in strawberry mansion, bartram mile trail project will turn the industrial brown field land there into a par

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