i'm nora muchanic. i'll have that story coming up. >> speaking is of rollercoasters, our temperatures really up and down. saturday in the 70's, yesterday 40, 50's today. now i'm tracking more near record warmth followed by storms in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> new at 6:00 tonight they are looking forward to a new era in seaside heights where they have truly experienced a rollercoaster of emotions over the last five years. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has that story. >> reporter: it was a pick seen around the world after hurricane sandy in 2012 the jet star rollercoaster in seaside heights became a iconic image of the storm after it was swept into the ocean after the end of casino pier. fast forward four years and a brand new rollercoaster called high ridge is under construction with a ferris wheel. >> i think it's great. we had a lot of businesses not opened and it was devastating to see but every year i feel

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. "action news" viewers were g usl day long, we invited you to show us the view outside of your snowfall as well. >> you can join the action by using the #6abcaction. you know how painfuan be. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief, it quickly neutralizes stomach acid keep acid down for hours. relieve heartburn with fast- acting, long-lasting gaviscon. >>> one thing we learned in our art of aging series, it's crucial to stay engaged address we able, and tamala edwarded has the story of man whoby num keep and others entertained. >> her is the first to tell you he likes his colors. and he spends his spare time pl knees gave out. >> i was looking for something to do and i fell on the numbered ith. ings which i fell in love >> it was something that i could sit back and say i finished his goal is to decorate the walls. his wife recognizes the importance of his hobby. >> when he started it, it was wonderful and the time is hobbies i do.im and i have hhav >> and that one took three to four month

nora muchanic has the story and joins us live from the district attorney's office in doylestown. >> reporter: hi, rick, one detective said the human race words have not been invented to describe what they found in the trailer of charles thomas today and over the last couple of weeks during the the investigation. he is an independent cracker and handyman -- contractor and handyman and charged with sexual assaults including his own daughter. we have pictures that the district attorney release over the last several years. he lived at the mid away village trailer park in morrisville. he left evidence behind in his old trailer when it was being rehabbed here's bucks county district attorney. >> this man in essence was found with over 1,000 pornographic child image also in possession. he also posed -- possess the over 1,000 pairs of soiled little girls underway in his trailer. they were displayed thought the mobile trailer home. this is a perverse crime of his criminal concontests, this is your parents worst nightmare. >> the human race could not describe what we came up with in that trailer. come

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that's where new jersey correspondent nora muchanic was today. >> reporter: it seems counter intuitive but the firefighters from the new jersey forest fire service are out setting fires part of the prescribed burning program designed to clear away leaves twigs and other debris from the forest floor in the pine glands it's equivalent to like gasoline on the ground. it has been dry for about a 10 day period with very low humidity, high winds. >> reporter: that makes the debris on the ground floor like tinder fuel for a wildfire. >> if a spark hits it, if there's fire, if there's lightning, if there's human interaction that can spark up. >> reporter: so the forest fire service carefully identifies specific areas and conducts these prescribed burns under closely controlled conditions. >> we specifically locate these blocks of woods around improved property, houses, cranberry farms, things of that nature that we need to protect. >> reporter: using a hand held torch to ignite the ground cover the forest fire service is literally fighting fire with fire. >> it does seem a little destructive b

live in ewing, i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you nora. and "action news" gets an early start tomorrow as the snow begins to fall. join matt, david and tam beginning at 4:00 a.m. they have the school closings and road conditions. >> and send us your pictures and videos as you get ready for the storm use #6abcaction. and don't forget to rely on storm tracker 6 live radar, available 24/7 at 6abc.com/weather. and follow our meteorologists on facebook and twitter to be sure you get the very latest up to the second information. >>> well, breaking late this afternoon. a $227 million settlement is reached for the viction tims of the center city building collapse of 2013. damages will be paid to the families of the seven people killed and the survivors. she was buried for 18 hours when a brick wall from a demolition project crushed a neighboring salvation army store. he say the settlement is a small mesh of justice but no amount of money can heal the lasting pain. >> their lives have been changed forever. this amount of money will never bring the

i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> still to come, a pledge to be great.he program that's inspiring young gentlemen to lead positive and productive lives. >>> and this is 110. a bucks county woman celebrates a milestone birthday today. >> storm tracker6 showing a system that will bring a few flurries across our region tonight. the bigger change the temperatures behind this system and then i'm tracking rain for part of your weekend. i'll explain in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> the flyers struggles continue. jeff skversky with that and more when "action news" continues. >> ♪ ing. >> ed snider youth hockey foundation and the organization give something back presented a half million dollars to west chester university today to fund 25 full scholarships. students who take part in the ed snider youth hockey program are eligible for those scholarships. >>> students from the quaker school at horsham hit the ice in warminster today for good time but also a good cause. with each lap the youngsters are earning money to help children living in a south african orp

in hamilton, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> progress continues at the museum of americanolution as it gets ready to open in april. today crews worked to hang a massive painting of george washington and french general rochambo at the top of the grand staircase. the artwork is a hand painted 19th century copy of the siege of yorktown a patienting by french artist august kudare. tickets go on sale february 26th. that is a large painting. >>> some local dentist teamed up with students from camden county college to provide free dental care to youngsters today. children received free cleanings preventive care and a lesson in good health. this events called give kids a smile day. organizers say routine dental appointments can cost about a hundred dollars and because of that families without insurance often just don't get care. that's why they say an event like this is so important. >> super bowl sunday and two teams are getting ready. >> yeah we're expecting a good game, maybe a high scoring game. while you are preparing your menus the two teams are working on their game plans.

emergency power live in trenton, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." nora, thank you. >>> in critical a bullet h 61-year-old was s wheelchair when he was shot last night in north philadelphia. the gun was likely by someone involved in an argument outside on the 1400 block of popular street. they are looking for two suspects. >>> president donald trump is back in washington hosting canada's prime minister at the white house. preside might sign a new exe order regarding the new travel ban. >>> busy day president trump will hold a news conference justin to a -- justin trudeau. on the agenda the advancement of ad inures the popularn with an tweeted f war welcomertty is o welcome to canada.ere could be a executive order step the legaltle of first. steve miller was on abc this week. >> a district judge in seattle cannot force the united states to change the laws and because of their personal views. thereational security concernt he is dealing with the national security issue of north koreahat medium range missile into the sea of japan as the prime minister sa

in hamilton, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> 89:09 a.m. much on "action news" saturday morning. the louvre in france is reopened following a machete attack. we're learning more about the suspect. >>> plus, controversial video on a set of a movie involving dogs is causing an investigation into animal abuse claims. >> reporter: temperatures a 20s look at the windchills, coldest we've been in quite sometime. it doesn't last long, starting tomorrow we're back in the upper 40s. details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. everything nature's promise is so wholesome. and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's promi eat well for less. my giant. (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head t to your neiborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... flip your thinking about buying your next one. packed with flavor one hero was on a mission to save snack time. watch babybel in the great snack rescue. you want a piece of me? good,

nora muchanic explains. >> reporter: they are kinging for survival -- singing for survival.embers of the westminster college princeton ton are being joined by other performers in a 24 marathon of music at the presbyterian church in opposition to sell and move the world re30 -- renown music school. westminster merged with ryder university back in 1992, but maintains a separate campus. ryder is facing 13 million-dollar budget deficit and selling the westminster campus princeton ton and moving everybody to lawrenceville. >> they don't have office space or studios to work with their students? lawrenceville. >> to me it would be very sad to see it go. i got a degree from westminster choir college, it's a prestigious wonderful place, i don't want to say it's ryder university. you have not heard of it. >> ryder continues to ask the entire ryder community for their patience and understanding as the board of trustees work to make a fact-based decision in the coming months. princeton ton, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> there's another hour of "action news" sunday morning, s

nora muchanic has more. >> reporter: sometimes when i am walking to my car it's a crazy amount of crowsfor months thousands of crows have been descending on downtown trenton roosting in the trees and squawking and leaving their calling card everywhere. >> i'm trying to avoid its disgusting. >> reporter: the sidewalk near the huge justice complex may be the worst of everything is coated in bird droppings and lamp posts and signs and the walk away. it's not the only spot that's a mess. >> i've been working in this buildings for a long time. i have never seen it this bad. >> the noise is something else. when there are several hundred thousand crows decide to wake up in the morning and fly around. they make a racquet. >> scott miller has taken to banging pans to chase them. the state division of property management is using rooftop noise devices to disburse the crows. they say it's bad for business. >> people don't want to walk out of the building. you have all that tough stuff on the pavement, the birds out there. >> the bird poop is a problem. >> reporter: alex hicks is about to open a ne

nora muchanic is live now. >> reporter: 42,000 vehicles a day use the connecter bridge and pat ronnizeon either end and some are hurting and losing as much as 50% of their regular business. >> it's a killer. >> jennifer williams is the manager of grays liquors not far from the turnpike connecter. the closer of the connecting bridge since january 20th, because of a crash in the support beam below the deck is devastating her business. >> at this point it seems like our business has been cut in half. and i don't think we fully understood how much traffic coming from pennsylvania and going back into pennsylvania was a part of our customer base. >> williams can't afford to restock the shelves when the store is only taking in the half the money it used to. business is down 15% at the dunkin' donuts right next door with less traffic on and off the bridge there are less customers. >> people coming for the morning coffee we don't see them anymore. >> and businesses are suffering on the pennsylvania side particularly near the entrance ramp at green lane and bristol pike. some tenants are having

nora muchanic is live at one of the gas stations with more on the folks that police want to track down tonight. >> hi there monica, all three stations hit are along a mile and a half stretch of route 1, police are actively investigating the robberies, one is caught on camera, the thieves armed and dangerous as someone from this station found out when he tried to resist. jared sing was on duty just after 11:00 when three hooded suspects, two males a female burst into motioning they had a gun and demanding cash. >> they said they had a gun and they pushed me down. >> they picked up a tape dispenser and threw it at the robber and they threw it back. the gulf station down the road was hit and believed that two of the same s&ps robbed the station holding a gun to the chest of the attendant. >> the fact that you brandished a weapon that leads me to believe you are capable of doing anything. >> the trail when cold. while police were investigating the holdup at the valero they learned about an attempted robbery at the bp nearby. the attendant says when you saw three people approaching the stat

nora muchanic is live in trenton with t with the fowl story. >> you had to. we are not talking a few birds but thousands and thousands of them. every night they come at dusk where they roost in the trees in the downtown area. it's like a scary movie. a movie that people that live and work leer would rather not here. it looks like that alfred hitchcock movie. crows are descending in downtown trenton at night squawking incestly and leaving their calling cards everywhere. >> i'm walking around it and trying to avoid it and it's disgusting. >> i worry good what we are breathing in. >> everything here is coated in bird droppings, lamp posts and signs and walkway but not the only spot that is a mess. >> i worked in this spot almost 26 years and have never seen it this bad. >> the noise is something else when several hundred thousand crows wake up in the morning and fly around they make a racket. >> scott miller has taken to banging pans to chase them and the state division of property management is doing it differently, using rooftop noise devices to disperse the c

nora muchanic is live now in the knowledge newsroom to explain the debate. >> hi sharrie, the pipeline is so controversial. because it runs through the heart of this protected forest and a vote is expected later this week and proposants are continuing efforts to stop the project. >> do your job and stop the pipeline. >> they were small by passionate sending a message to governor and the pine land commission that appears to be on the verge of passing the natural pipeline through the pine line reserve. >> this seems like a fix. they are not playing by the rules. >> it would stretch from morris river township to the old coal plant in beasley point. the pine lands commissioned voted it down and governor christie changed several members and now it's being debated again. critics including four former governors disagree. >> i want it protected for us and the generations after us. because once there is an accident it's catastrophic. >> the pine lands project is worried about tainted aquifers that provide drinking water to millions of people. >> we hear about explright. and this is a fire prone

hotel officials say they have never been targeted by thieves before and nora muchanic has the story. >> this is the video that police want to you see. a hooded suspect jumps on to the counter and scoops up cash and feet away another suspect pulls out a gun and points it at a startled desk clerk. it happened at the super 8 in mount laurel. >> he was aggressive with the gun in her face. you can imagine how she must have felt. >> the suspects two black males were in hooded coats and one wore a mask and it appears that the robbery was carefully planned and executed. >> they knew what they were going to do and had no problem pulling a gun on a female employee. i would expect someone would know where the cash drawer was behind the counter, he had knowledge it appears. >> never in all of my years it never happened before super 8 hotel manager says an armed robbery here is highly unusual. and the hotel is cooperating with the investigation and the clerk that had the gun pointed at her was shaken up but not injured. >> she is okay a little traumatized but i talked to her so she is doing bette

live in trenton, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." all right, nora, thank you. >>> we want to update you now on that breaking news we first told you about in the last half hour. this is video from horsham, pennsylvania, where a school bus and a van collided about an hour ago on the lower state road and now, the van caught fire and we also know the driver of was . but we also know none of thets s injured. so, no injuries to students here. the bus was transporting children who attend a parochial school in the hatboro horsham school district. >> police are still searching for two gunmen accused of shooting a family's dog during morning home invasion in west philadelphia. intruders burst into the home on south salford street nearlud. police aren't saying if anything was taken here but have confirmed that a dog was shot in this break in. the family's pet was and rushedspital but the dog is expected tovive. both suspects ran away from the scene. ly. >> police in burlington county say app app student brought a gone pemberton high school toda

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live in our new jersey news room to explain the reason fromnora. >> reporter: sharrie, andrew and stephanie oswald are heartbroken but they are not ashamed and they are hoping that by being upfront about their son's overdose it will help others. >> i want more parents to be honest when a child passes from a drug overdose. there's no shame. >> reporter: andrew and stephanie oswald of hamilton township are grieving the death of their only child andrew the third. his obituary is unusual because his parents aren't mincing words about what happened. the first line reads on january 27th, 2017 our beautiful son andrew died from an overdose of heroin. he was 23 years old. >> my message is that people have to stop hiding this. people have to stop hiding this disease that they need to stop pretending that it doesn't exit. andrew was living and working in luzerne county pennsylvania where he stayed after going through a drug treatment program there. his parents say they did everything they could to help him but his addiction won out. >> and this is heroi

live in morrisville, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." brian. >> nora, thank you. >>> a teenager remains in critical condition following an early morning shooting. officers say the boy was shot several times in the arm, neck and shoulder. they found him in the 4,000 block of way may wood street in the city's juniata neighborhood. police are still looking for the shooter but believe the person left the scene in an older model pontiac grand prix. no word just yet on why that 17-year-old was shot. >>> police say this is the ma tn who stole high end jewelry from the king of prussia costco. he got inside the store on allandale road through an unsecured back road and kept his face covered. upper merion police responded to a burglar alarm about 1:00 a.m. and found the broken jewelry case. they are working right no you to figure out the value of all those stolen items. >> starting a new work week as we get a check of the accuweather forecast. >> off to a sunny start. meteorologist adam joseph outside with a jacket. pretty nice day out there adam.

. >>> a 23-year-old mercer county man is behind bars charged with multiple sex crimes, nora muchanic has that story. >>> 23-year-old adam wolf of skillman, new jersey is held without bail on multiple counts of luring, lewdness and endangering the welfare a child. wolf is a student in west r, pa program for students with disabilities and on the sports team for challenged kids. >> they say that he tried to encourage a group of boys swimming at the community pool to shower naked with him and threed to do the same thing in the girls locker room. >> that is a grown man messing with little kids that is not right. >> what is just cruel. i'm sorry. those type of people should not be in our society. >> nobody was touched. nobody was molested. >> jack furlong is his attorney and he says the intellectually challenged student is under mental psychiatric care. thativen his s doing anything mental imitati am likely to believe him. he is not of earlier insaccident. >> the s m t it's really scary. >> as a com oies are available to community grps. adam wolf will remain behind bars until nexmonth. >>>

ly in the pinelands i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news"." >> a familiar face is hoping to ascend as the next to that prosecutor in philadelphia. tariq he will shabazz kicked off his campaign today to be philadelphia's next district attorney. he served as philadelphia assistant d.a. from 1988 to 1993 and he returned to the office last year and wasas to that deputy before resigning from that post last week. he vowed to find funding for more court diversion programs for nonviolent offenders and to reform the state's probation and parole system. the seat is up for grabs after current d.a. seth williams announced he will not run for a th >> a truckload of produce spilled all over the new jersey turnpike causing big backups in mount laurel burlington county today. the box truck flipped o its side just before 4 othis morning. cr finally got everything cleaned up at about 8:00 a.m. after four hours of delays. the driver was the only one injured here and he's being treated for a broken arm. >> time now for the "action news" traffic traffic report on this holiday. >> hoping things have cle

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >>> this was a day to recognize philadelphia police officers for their outstanding service to the city. the 17th district county elhad their blue ribbon awards ceremony. they were nominated by their supervisors to be awarded officer of the month. >>> and mayor jim kenney brought his appetite to the terminal market to judge a sandwich contest. they gathered ingredients to build the best sandwich. he chose one made of eggs and scrapple as his favorite led by the team of dwight evans, the contest was the kickoff to saturday's party for the market fundraising event. >>> some fourth grade students attended a cooking class at the core community center in east philadelphia today. the youngsters learned how to make chicken with ingredients available at food pantries. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight a buck county community now has bragging rights. the contest victory that gives a boost for small businesses to grow in the area. >>> and the trip of a lifetime a teachner camden needs your help to expand the education of her students beyond the confi

nora muchanic is live at the facility at creek view road with the latest. >> reporter: hi there rick,e are not sure how this got started but it ended with the suspect coming back to the vfw and opening fire. it's a miracle that one of the security guards here was not killed after taking a bullet to the head. we spoke to his wife earlier this morn. >> he was shot in the head. he is very blessed or fortunate because it did not hit his brain. >> diana matthew's husband was one of two security guards shot last night at the vfw. there was a disturbance involving a guest. >> i told my husband you got to leave and usuhered him out the door. came in the gun and shot my husband and shot the other security guard. >> that guard is identified by e. mark peterson shot in the arm and both were air lifted to cooper hospita

. >>> nora muchanic spent the morning in ewing township, mercer county and has more on preparati preparation. >> at the market in ewing shoppers were here picking up last minute items. >> milk and bread and ban an as and chicken and downey. i'm all ready to go. i hope. lets hope we don't get a bad storm. >> i was reminded that everyone comes out and gets eggs and milk. the fridge is empty on milk i guess it's time. >> owner sam says he is ready for the onslaught of prestorm shoppe shoppers. >> we knew it was coming we upped the order of bread and milk things they really grab. >> what are you getting? >> stuff i shouldn't get. i'm going back to the dessert aisle and getting a nice slice of cake. >> and the first significant snowfall in these parts. >> i don't mind it anymore because i can stay in and i don't work. and eventually it will melt. >> like the 1 inch here and sleet and stuff that is annoying but this storm should be something substantial. >> are you a happy girl tomorrow? >> i hope so. >> at village hardware they have the snow related items lined up inside and outside and ready to

nora muchanic explains. >> reporter: it seems counter intuitive boo the firefighters are setting fire part of the burning program to clear away the leaves and twigs abbey other debris from the forest floor in the pinelands. it's the ground. it's dry with low humidity high winds. >> reporter: that makes the debris on the ground fuel for a wildfire. >> there's a spark hits or fire or lightning or human interaction that can spark up. >> reporter: the forest fire identifies specific areas and conducts prescribed burns under control conditions. >> we do this around improved property houses, cranberry farms, things of that nature ed to protect. >> reporter: usinged torch the forest fire service is fighting fire by fire. the control burns help the of life in the forest particularlily the pine trees -- particularlily the pine trees. from this new trees will grow. controlled burns like are expected to continue through the end of march. forest fire says they will burn between 10 and 20,000 acres this year. in the pienl lands i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> did a tornado touchdown

i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> a gunman that shot and killed a manager in a bar in north philadelphia remains on the loose. it happened at 1:00 inside of moniques lounge at north 23rd street. a man entered the bar with a hood around his face and got into an argument with the manager and then pulled out the gun and shot the 46-year-old victim twice with and then announced a robbery and fled with $175 in cash and it's bar manager died at the hospital. >>> police say that the murder of a woman in south philadelphia began as a domestic disdispute. robinson is charged with the murder. when police arrived at the home on wheeler street on wednesday they found the female victim shot twice, she was taken to the hospital where she died a few hours later. >>> turning to the forecast get ready for one fine february weekend. a warm front is moving in that could give us an early but probably temporary taste of spring. melissa magee is in for david murphy with a preview. >> we'll take the early preview in february. it's responding nicely as the warmer air moves into the region for the s

live in morrisville, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." m. >> all right, nora, thank you. >>> the bomb squad was called to a home in haverford this morning after explosives were found in a freezer. the discovery was made at 10:30 along the 200 block of laurel lane. authorities say eight sticks of dynamite were found as the home was being prepared for an estate sale. the scene was cleared just after 3 o'clock this afternoon. >>> it was an emotional reunion today at j.f.k. airport one week after the extended family of syrian immigrants was dee and taken at philadelphia international airport and then sent back to syria but with a judge's ruling to block president trump's travel ban six members of the assali family are with their loved ones tonight in allentown. and that's where lehigh correspondent walter perez is live as well. walter, you've got the full story. >> reporter: jim, the story system pureover the assalis worked 13 years to nail down every legal requirement to get their loved ones here only to be sent back last week. well, tonight

new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic has the story. >> i jumped out of the car and within secondser water broke. >> reporter: as a bartender ida is used to harmed -- handling delivers it's usually beer, but not her grandson son. wednesday her daughter began having crackses they got into the car and headed to the hospital in voorhees, but pulled over when the baby wouldn't wait. >> i saw his little head, i grabbed his head and helped the rest of him come out, he didn't cry at first, i wiped the inside of his mouth and i heard a little cry. my mom wrapped him up and handed him to me, by the time i got him into my arms the first police officer was pulling up. >> reporter: these pictures were taken after the baby was born, if he is fretting a little, you can understand why. >> every emotion you can possibly think of happened at that moment. it was fear and happiness and screaming and crying, both happy and scared. >> reporter: grandmom can mix up a cocktail, but -- >> i was worried, but then again i wasn't, this woman can do everything. >> reporter: this is samantha's second child, th

nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> the new report on homeless insist and college students that'selping to shine a spotlight on a growing problem in american universities. >> first, one mile of inspiration, one woman's incredible story of getting back on her feet after she lost a leg. >>> sky6 live hd looking live at spring mountain, look at all the skiers out there. meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. >> so glad you stayed with us, a nurse who spent much of her life helping others has received a lot of help from family and friends after having part of her leg amputated. she had to undergo the amputation after something went wrong during routine surgery on her foot. she had spent months trying to overcome the shock and getting her life back. this past week she took a giant step in her recovery by running her first mile ever. >> it doesn't have to be perfect but it's in the attitude of going forward. that's what i want them to see, even when bad things happens you have to as you can -- suck i felt -- it up

nora muchanic has the story. crunchy and that was sour cream flavored. >> allene is among hundreds of students that tasted crickitiesyiesyies ets for the first time. >> it was not flavorful for me. >> the flavor was not off putting it was like pretty good. like eating popcorn. >> it's a tasting the tree of life event, a fun way to understand bioow relates to food and each of the 149 items on the menu reflected that. they each have their own story and history. >> we wanted to produce a meal that had as many different organisms as possible. >> jack was knocking back his first ever crickets and candied worm larva. >> i thought the crickets would be disgusting but they were good. >> they are teaching the students about bio diversity through food. >> thousands of cells in our body are microbes and it's great to share the science with everyone. >> they worked hard to flavor the food even the crickets. if we went with the potato chip flavor, roasted cricket it could be easier going down. >> could not in the end swallow

new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic, live trenton. you have been there all day. >> reporter: it's almost like it didn't happen. many of the roa clean and dry even at this point. and people are coming outdoors now that t and the sun is out. but it wasn't that way this ming height of the storm as snow fell on trenton. state offices clod but there was folks that had to get to >> i work for division of family assistance and benefits and we are not closed. >> you are one of those essential workers. >> i have to go to work i need the money and i have to walk. is it like? >> tough. >> i work all the way in new york and i have to go. i'm hoping tothere. >> cleanup crews spent the morning plowing and trying to clear away the snowhe few that ventured out like this home health care on. >> she needs me to help get her day started. and it turned the snow into a sloppy mess and taking it dicey for anyone on foot. a two man crew was cleaning off the sidewalk grateful for the good they give me moneyt's a j i work i need the money. >> he was tickled t

in hamilton, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> a ink will between sleep and will a labito int menopausele women. women answered questions about sexual activity and sleep. they discovered those who got less than 6 hours of sleep reported less interested and less satisfied with sex. >>> meteorologist chris sowers will take a final look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and tell you about this unwanted cold stay with us, we're back after this. in all of history. yeah, it's that good. honey bunches of oats. this. is. everything. zoo in montana was given two banana cakes frosted with peanut butter. the 680 pounds ozzie, entered the snowy enclosure and knocked over the table and took the pate treaties cake. he picked 3 out of 4 super bowl winners. >> reporter: it's hard to pick against the patriots, give me a good super bowl, i don't want to see a blowout. >> reporter: let's get you outside and start out with the windchill factor. even though the temperatures get up in the upper 30s, the with the winds, pick out your time, bundle up it will feel like 25 degrees by 3:0

. >>> that win ter storm warning is in effect for parts of central and south jersey and nora muchanic is live in ewing now with more on preparations notice garden state. >> reporter: hi there monica and rick. we are at the market off parkway avenue right now where they are bracing for the after work crowd they just started to arrive, coming here to buy the storm econventionals we all know of. milk eggs and bread and whatever else they need to keep them happy and fed while the snow is falling. >> things are picking up while presnow shopping started first thing this morning. >> came in for milk and bread and bananas and chicken and downey. >> you are ready to go? >> i hope. >> we knew it was coming and called yet and upped the order of bread and milk. >> today is the day that megan and her granddaughter do the shopping. >> i don't mind it anymore because i can stay in and i don't work. and eventually it will melt. >> hardware stores big and small have the necessities ready to go, and number one on the list a good shovel. >> i buy cheap shovels and they only last a year. >> i got a sturd

nora muchanic is live at the er county courtroom tonight full story. >> reporter: wox isng held barsfor an episode that happened at mercer county community college. prosecutors say he tried to entice several children into taking off their bathing suits and showers with him. >> a grown man there messing with little kids. >> adam wolf is facing multiple counts of luring and lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child. on december 7 and, the mercer county college student was swimming and wolf posed as a maintenance worker and tried to co naked with him and all the children were under 15. >> that is cruel is those kind

nora muchanic is live now in morrisville to explain their concerns. >> reporter: hi there sharrie. extremes in weather and temperatures are not a farmer's friend and so while lots of us are enjoy the warm-up, if it lasts too long it will confuse the peach trees you see here into thinking it's spring and that is not necessarily a good thing. after huynh orchards in lawrenceville they are pruning peach trees for spring. it could cause big problems on the farm. >> this tree has a lot of bud. >> especially fruit trees that are coached in blossoming too soon. >> if it blooms early and there is a frost that can knock them out. or it can be frozen on the tree. >> that happened in mullica hill. farmer milo lost half of his crop when a cold snap followed and killed them and decimated his crop. pam is not too worried about that happening again. >> this warm snap in february doesn't seem like the trees have woken up yet. they are still dormant and seem to be fine. >> peach and aapple trees are the most vulnerable. her strawberries winter under a grow cover and seem to be doing well. >> they d

nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >>> for the first time since taking office president trump took questions from the press on a wide range of topics today and also today the president proved he had plenty to say. i turn on the tv and open the noons and see stories of chaos, yes it is the exact opposite. this administration is running like a fine tuned machine. >> this afternoon the president announced his new pick for labor secretary. law school dean alexander decosta after his last pick withdrew his name. and the firestorm of costa's nominition trump touched on russia and the media. and we'll have more on his words at 5:30. >>> today president trump's travel ban was the subject of nationwide protest. and left classrooms empt >> from chicago to texas and coast-to-coast. it was a quote, day without immigrants. and in hopes of raising awareness of the impact of the president's executive order. joanne is live in lower manhattan with more on the protest. >> reporter: you can see police behind me preparing for a protest here that movement shows how important immigrantses are to america

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live at willingboro police with more on the investigation. ra? >> reporter: rick, monica, detectives here are working hard to track down the man who opened fire at the local vfw veteran's and foreign barps police say they still aren't sure exactly what started the prolt at the post but it ended with two guards shot, one of them in the head. it was ladies' night at vfw post on creek view road in willingboro when police say at about 11:30 thursday night, a dispute involving a male guest led two security guards to eject the man. diana matthews' husband was one of those guards. >> my husband, you got to leave and ushered him out the door. well, my husband thought it was over at that point. he came back in with the gun. >> reporter: the security guard peterson was shot in the arm. diana's husband william matthews was shot in the temple. >> he was shot in the head. they said he's very blessed or fortunate because it didn't hit his brain. >> reporter: both guards suffered non-life-threatening injuries. the gunman escaped in the chaos but police are u

i'm nora muchanic in deptford.y story coming up next. >> have those stories and more coming your way next at 6:00 for adam joseph, cecily tynan rick williams the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a great weekend. >> good night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. a judge sides with the parents sued by their daughter for college tuition and falling ice closes market street in center city philadelphia. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is a political bombshell from the philadelphia d.a. seth williams has taken himself out of the race for another term. he made the announcement this morning. he said he won't run for a third term amid the fbi probe into his failure to report $160,000 in gifts. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live at city hall tonight. john, williams legal political and personal issues have been building for sometime. >> that's right. various problems, var

live in willingboro, nim nora muchanic, "channel 6 action news." rick? >> thank you. >>> in other news, a new castle county man is facing 20 years in prison accused of dealing deadly drugs. 27-year-old theafill hollis of newark is accused of selling drugs laced with phetanol that led to an overdose last year. he could face up to a fine of $1 million and two other drug charges which could extend his jail sentence by 40 years. >>> a woman is suing the solebury school in bucks county saying it did not protect her from a teacher. the 29-year-old woman claims she was sexual ally becaused by the athletic director. she said the school knew about it and did nothing. the accuser says the relationship started when she was a high school senior. she says he groom her and forced her to perform various sex acts. it comes weeks after a grand jury report detailed a half century of sexual abuse at that boarding school. the woman released a statement read today by her attorney. >> by the school not taking true responsibility for its actions, each victim will continue to c

live in marlton, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." rick, monica. >> all right, thank you nora. >> thank you. >>> sky6 looking live right now at center city philadelphia. a gorgeous shot and if you can believe it, this is february 24th. you didn't even need a jacket to step outside. today mother nature brought more record breaking warmth to the delaware valley. >> not necessarily the best news for ski resorts already struggling this winter. bob brooks will have more on that story coming up in a moment but first let's check in with meteorologist cecily tynan outside with the big change coming our way this weekend, hey, cecily. >> that's right, risks. much cooler air will be arriving for the second half of the weekend but today another day it felt like may not february. philadelphia tying the record high of 74, trenton a record 75, allentown and reading tying the all-time highest february temperature ever recorded there of 77 and, yes, bad news for the ski resorts, mount pocono a record as well, 67. you notice the cool spot cape may. you

i'm nora muchanic.story coming up. >> those stories and more next at 6:00 for adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. have a good night. >> good night. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night a home invasion victim is found days after being tied up and president trump's pick for national security adviser is a philadelphia area native but the big story on "action news" tonight is an assault and robbery in delaware and it sounds eerily familiar to another assault. police investigating the attack of a woman last night in pike creek who after she was sexually assaulted in her apartment was driven to several atm's where the suspect forced her to withdraw money. it was the same circumstance with a different woman at the top of the hill apartments in north wilmington on february 13th. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at new castle

. >> new jersey correspondent nora muchanic spoke to a witness to the lewd act. now stepping up their patrols. good evening, nora. >> reporter: hi there monica, rick. police are in marked cars right now, they're on bicycles, they're undercover all in an effort to catch this guy after an incident yesterday afternoon that took place right in that stand of trees you see behind me. this morning a chance sighting of the suspect in the woods nearby but the witness says once he called out the man took off. >> and he was wearing all black but i noticed he was like inn like a hunched over position. >> reporter: greg reagan was walking in the woods at kings grant in evesham's marlton section with his three-year-old son this morning when he surprised a man dressed in a black hoodie and cargo pants. >> i yelled to my son get over here and i'm guessing that he thought you a somebody trying to come and get him. he just -- he just took off running as fast as he possibly could. >> reporter: police suspect it may be this man who is wanted for a series of lewd acts in the kings gr