i'm nora muchanic coming up a look at what is here? cecily tynan returns with the accuweather forecast. those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. hi hey i'll take one of those new fast play games. oh, you ready for a rush? uh, sure! ♪ i'm pretty excited for you right now. ♪ fast play is the new way to play fast and win instantly from the pennsylvania lottery. pick a game, get your ticket and see if you've won. i won! fast play, please! fast play. play fast. win instantly. >>> christians around the world are marking the beginning of len. archbishop charles chap out oversaw the mass at the basilica of saints peter and paul. lent is reflection leading up to easter. it lasts for 40 days. >>> and now they are psyching worker fs for a retail project. going up at ninth and shipley. they will hold a job fair at the lewis l. reading building at the 800 block of north french. chemical and lift operators are the jobs being sought. the job fair runs from 11:00 until 1:00 p.m. >>> it is a sure sign that spring is not far away, it

i'm nora muchanic in glassboro.l have that story coming up. >>> depilot all the sunshine, temperatures only climb into the mid-40s. i am tracking much warmer air on the way before cloudy, damp weather moves in and sticks around for a while. i'll explain. hi hey i'll take one of those new fast play games. oh, you ready for a rush? uh, sure! ♪ i'm pretty excited for you right now. ♪ fast play is the new way to play fast and win instantly from the pennsylvania lottery. pick a game, get your ticket and see if you've won. i won! fast play, please! fast play. play fast. win instantly. >>> go to any college campus and anything that has to do with food is a big deal. how good is it? when can you get it? but at rowan university, they have offered up a solution to another question: how much does it cost? if this is happening anywhere else, we haven't heard about it. nora muchanic has the story. >> reporter: it's opening day for the shop. rowan university's brand-new campus resource center that will provide free food and toile

live in ortley beach, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." m. >> thank you, nora. >>> philadelphia international airport was a busy place today as travelers try to get out ahead of the storm. many carriers waived fees for switching flights today. amtrak will run a modified schedule along the northeast corridor tomorrow. there will be no acela express service between new york and boston t limited service between new york and washington. >>> and of course the "action news" morning team will get an early start tomorrow to track the storm and its impact on local schools and travel so please join us a half hour early beginning at 4:00 a.m. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight two former penn state administrators make surprising pleas today in court in connection with the handling of the jerry sandusky case. >>> jaime apody is live at villanova university for the sendoff of the number one seeded team in the ncaa basketball tournament. jamie. >> reporter: yeah, jim, need we forget also the defending national championship villanova wildcats, i talke

nora muchanic is live now with the investigation. >> reporter: investigators from several different agencies including the state fire marshal's office is on the scene and going through the house. the victim was trapped in a second floor bedroom but neither police nor firefighters could get to her through the flames, the call came in at 5:44 and a neighbor dialed 911 to record that a house in the 400 block of cornell avenue was on fire. and police were there in the matter of minutesp rushed to the burning house. the owner 71-year-old esteban rivera answered. >> he was removed but the area of the house on fire was fully involved. >> at this point the victim is not identified pending notification of her family. a female in her 40s unrelated to the homeowners, her body was found in the second floor bedroom. >> there was difficulty locating her because the portion of the room she was in collapsed. and so firefighters had to do extra searching the debris was on top of her. >> she was seriously burned to the point where we are not comfortable making a positive identification. >> using dental record

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >>> howie roseman a busy man. >> and carson wentz is celebratingight. they land what is considered the number one free agent receiver, pro bowler, alshon jeffrey agrees to a one year deal with the eagles, a big 6'4" wideout spent five years with the bears and the best run was 2013 and 2014 and jeffrey is now 27 and had a career low two touch downs last season and was suspended four games for performance enhancing drugs and eagles also signed veteran receiver tory smith to a three year deal. only one active receiver averages more yards than smith, who played for chip kelly last season and smith played in baltimore and local ties to the area his wife was a track star at plymouth white marsh high school. and connor barwyn saving $7.7 million against the cap. the fan favorite spent four seasons here and the best was 2014 with a career-high 4.5 sacks and went to the pro bowl. and he thanks the team and the city on his facebook page, thank you philadelphia from the bottom of my heart for welcoming me and being the amazing city you are. and he was the 10t

i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." hey, neighbor.ell, if it isn't the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. wow, you were some athlete. back in the day, g. well, you can still go for gold... ahh, million dollar gold rush, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. with top prizes of a million dollars. see, you still got game, dwayne. i got instant game, gus. instant game. (giggles) keep on scratchin'. the dinosaurs' extinction... got you outnumbered. don't listen to them. not appropriate. now i'm mashing these potatoes with my stick of butter... why don't you sit over here. something for everyone is awesome. find your awesome with the xfinity stream app. more to stream to every screen. >>> 6 points in 6 games ain tall order for your philadelphia flyers. a 0.2% shot. you believe? >> maybe. >> talk about a tough spot. the flyers are six points out and six games to go. if things go their way they have to win tonight and need boston, tampa and carolina to lose as well. steve mason is in net tonight. when they face the is

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >>> budding scientists showcase research at collegeville.e than 100 students took part in the 16th annual science competition. they will go on to the finals next month and vie for $3 million in scholarships and awards. hey, neighbor. well, if it isn't the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. wow, you were some athlete. back in the day, g. well, you can still go for gold... ahh, million dollar gold rush, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. with top prizes of a million dollars. see, you still got game, dwayne. i got instant game, gus. instant game. (giggles) keep on scratchin'. >>> every eagles fan knows that the eagles have to upgrade their roster and can start doing that tomorrow and they will upgrade around carson wentz whether it started tomorrow. and the eagles have only $6.2 million to play with right now and they need to trade, release or rethrush a player's contract or two to free up more cap space. the biggest name to get cut. cowboys quarterback tony romo, he will be cut tomorrow at 4:00. according to espn, t

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has the story. >> healthy. looks like a different puppy. >> reporter: this is the face of chelsea a golden retriever puppy who almost didn't survive after contracting parvovirus. chelsea's owner bought her at the now closed puppy barn on route 206. once home the dog became sick. >> it was heartbreaking to bring her home and then immediately having to bring her back but i could not be happier that weary united. >> reporter: chelsea is the first of 77 dogs removed from the puppy barn much they were quarantined treated and now adopted out by the burlington county animal shelter. they were put into a lottery. they could request the breed they wanted but it was not guaranteed. >> we were back and forth from the hospital four or five timessism jordan was adopting a dalmation after the one she bought at the puppy barn had to be put down. >> they closed down, so that's the best outcome i guess, no more dogs no more people will have to go through what we went through. >> reporter: parvovirus is highly contagious and can

in trenton, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> ♪ >> flyers trying to build on last night whenface winnipeg tomorrow night. >> that's right. and you know they say it's better to be lucky than good. last night the flyers were both of those things. playoff push is back on folks. the guys back on the ice this morning getting set for a four game road trip. they're now five points back in the final playoff spot with 11 games to play but managed to kick up two points and leap frog two teams yesterday. thanks in part to this incredible lucky bounce. the forced overtime where brayden schenn scored the game winner. >> find a way to win a game which is really important for us and that's all that counts in the end. obviously it's the way to win and tomorrow again. >> position where we're in right now it's maybe it's ah the some point -- at the end of the day you still have to win your game whether you make the playoff or not you need to win those games and tomorrow's game is the most important game of the season. >> fresh off their first win against the celtics since 2014 the sixers hoppe

nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." so don't trade in... sell it.... to we buy any car.and get your free online valuation now at we buy any car dot com ♪ find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com ♪ >> magician, chris angle returned to the stage doing the same trick that sent him to the hospital earlier. he was upside in a straight jacket when witnesses say he passed out. >> they lowered him to the stage, he wasn't moving at all. >> angel has performed the stunt countless time. two years ago, he scrambled to save a fellow magician who was in a water tank. >>> authorities in montgomery county hope a big reward bring an end to a two decade old cold case. here's rick williams with this morning's crime fighter's report. >> reporter: it's been 23 years since the murder of julie barniack. the 18-year-old took a train from philadelphia to lansdale. got to the station at 11:40 p.m. and called her father for a ride home. he arrived 30 minutes later and she was gone. >> this is every parents worse nightmare, they tried to pick up their daughter from the train station a

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in florence, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> coming up on "action news" tonight, we are getting a look at the renovations that will be made to the pavilion at villanova: jaime apody in south philadelphia live talking to newly acquired philadelphia eagles. jamie. >> reporter: yeah, jim, the novacare complex, the place to be today because the eagles introduced their two newest weapons at wide receiver. alshon jeffery torrey smith both brand new birds both here because of carson wentz. we'll hear from both of them coming up. cecily. >> reporter: hi, jamie. i am live here at the plaque tie preview of the philadelphia flower show. the theme this year holland flowering the world and they are flowering the convention center. this exhibit alone has more than 30,000 tulips and you feel like you're in amsterdam with its bridges rimming with flowers. this really depicts the dutch lifestyle. i have more on this and i'll also talk about why you may want to come here this weekend because you will be want to be inside out of the cold. the accuweather forecast including the chance of a

for now we're live in ortley beach toms river, i'm nora muchanic. to you guys. >> thank you nora. >>> crews in delaware also on stand by. the action cam in christiana where workers were loading up salt trucks and the department of transportation yard. crews brined most roads yesterday so workers could catch a break today. deldot says 50,000 tons of salt is at the ready in the event that it is needed. >> well, this reminder as the storm approaches stay with 6abc.com/weather. you can watch the weather move in live on storm tracker6 radar and you can connect with our team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >>> also the "action news" morning team will be up early tracking the impact of the storm on the morning commute. so join matt, tam, karen and david starting at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> all right. it's coming. time right now for a check of the "action news" report right now. >> i think matt pelman will be there tomorrow morning as well at least if you didn't know that many by now you'll be working tomorrow morning. >> all eight alarms a

nora muchanic has details on how students help one another. >> reporter: opening day for thy resourceter that will provide free food and toiletries for struggling students. >> we have eating options up and down the boulevard, but if you don't have funds to pay for it, you eat. >> reporter: 51% said they cut or skipped a meal becauseor it. >> student activist pushed a food pantry. >> when they are thinking about where is my next meal coming from, we opened the food pantry. on the bottom of a dorm, easy access for those who need it. >> reporter: pj has used food shop is a big help. >> reporter: especially for students who need it, students who are poor and of color. >> campus, because there are consequences for students who go hungry. the student government association and thefoundation he shelves along with donors. offeo make nutritious meals when whatthey want to get the messago others who struggle financially and can't eat. >> the university has your back we don't want youd go hungry. >> reporter: nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." right when you feel a cold sore, in as few as tw

nora muchanic has more on how students are helping one another. >> reporter: it is opening day for thehop. rowan's new campus center that will provide free food to struggling students. >> we have eating options up and down rowan boulevard, if you don't have the funds to pay for it -- >> reporter: last month rowan did a survey and 51% said they cut or skipped a meal because they couldn't afford it. >> student actives pushed for it. >> when they say where is my next meal coming from, i don't have money to go to mcdonald's or burger king we have the shop. >> reporter: the shop was placed on the bottom floor of a dorm, the idea is easy access for those who need it. >> pj has used food pantries before and said the shop will be a big help. >> it's good for students who are poor or students of color. >> reporter: it's an important issue because there are consequences for students who go hungry. >> the lack of ability to concentrate and focus on tests. >> reporter: student government association and the university foundation helped stock the shelves along with other donors. lessons are offered

i'm nora muchanic.appy story coming up next. >>> those stories and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and much more when "action news" continues. >> hamming now on "action news," what may have led up to this tense moment caught on camera inside the white house. new details about a family dispute that ended with one person in the hospital and another under arrest. >>> plus, spinning to help children with heart conditions, "action news" is live at the philly spin-in with all the details. >>> more on those stories, but first a check of the accuweather forecast with meteorologist chris sowers, let's make this quick, criminals, because it's -- chris, because it's a cold one. >> reporter: i hear you, i want to get back inside as soon as i can. 25 in allentown. that's what it feels like temperature combined with the wind. reading, 18. millville, 25. trenton, 21. cape may, 29 and dover 21. the rest of the afternoon windchills will hover in the low 30s. it won't be as harsh as yesterday. but it's plent

nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning9:00 a.m. including shelter me. >> reporter: i'm monica malpass this is legacy one of the dogs with a web based service hoping to connect animals with their forever home. >> if you have an event and you need someone to go with you, we have a website that helps women find a solution. we have a check on the very cold accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. hey, neighbor. well, if it isn't the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. wow, you were some athlete. back in the day, g. well, you can still go for gold... ahh, million dollar gold rush, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. with top prizes of a million dollars. see, you still got game, dwayne. i got instant game, gus. instant game. (giggles) keep on scratchin'. we just moved into this house and didn't realize how difficult it was going to be to tie all that space together. with an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. bassett had everything that we ne eded. fabric combinatio

in marlton, i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >>> septa has expanding the bicycle parking,place to lock up the bike before taking on the tasker morris station on the broad street line and 16 rocks along with bicycle stair runners going up and down the steps with their bike. and they plan to expand it to other broad street and market stations in the near future. >> good idea. time to get a check of traffic out there. >> may need a bike to get home. >> the bike is a good idea. even if you are on the bike that is the new issue on the traffic front all the dark traffic lighted in and around north philadelphia and night town. and fox street remains blocked off near the shop-rite, and hunting park is open, but all the lights are out but same with henry avenue. the lights are dark if you come to one of those dark intersections, you have to treat that like a stop sign let the other guy or girl go first. 6 miles per hour on north broad and 5 on allegheny avenue, still gridlocks around the dark traffic lights, on the vine street expressway things are getting better and the crash appr

i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> time for the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman is in the traffic center how are you midweek matt? >> well but chilly today. we'll take every bit of sunshine we can get but think as the hours past and the sun gets to the perfect angle and smacks you in the face, we'll see sun delays. and slow on the southbound side of 95 from past the airport through this point at ridley park on down to the commodore bay ews is the crash that lane is there no ll an event going on at ash is center city at this hour. walnut street blocked off until 8:00 and broad. stay on lot board to get around that. and watching a crash in swanking villa long swamp pike. ridge is a better bet. and pottstown gable after few and height street near the clark industrial supply. and willow grove by the first presbyterian church look for a wreck atroad. >> thank you matt. n "act tonight. a music star claims he was racially profiled by police in an up scaled los angeles neighborhood. what police said led up to the incident and why they are not >> and amir --

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live on the scene at cornell avenue in pemberton township with that story. hi, nora. >> reporter: hi, monica. at this point police are telling us that he do not think that this fire was suspicious but they are still working to determine the exact cause. meanwhile neighbors here in pemberton's lake valley section say they did not know the victim well and were horrified to wake up this morning to see flames shooting out of the second story of this split level home. >> oh, the blaze was just so intense. >> reporter: this is home video of the deadly fire as it raged around 5:30 this morning on the 400 block of cornell avenue in pemberton. neighbor gus ramirez shot it on his phone. >> the flame was about 5 feet above the chimney shooting straight out. >> reporter: sylvia and george johnson across the street woke up to the fire. >> we woke up and looked out and we seen the flames shooting out of the top of the house there and then all the fire trucks and stuff. >> reporter: pemberton police were first on the scene. they got 71-year-old estaban riff var

live in trenton, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." rick, sharrie. >> yeah, we agree. >>> nora, thank you. >>> time for the "action news" traffic report. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center first monday of spring. how are you, matt? >> yeah, first day of the week i'm well. things are looking up for sure. drone6 is here this afternoon looking at the mid-county toll plaza, rick and sharrie, along the pennsylvania turnpike here in plymouth meeting. all last week i was droning on and on about this new construction that was going to begin here in plymouth meeting. they blocked the e-z pass express lanes here at the mid-county toll plaza, that's the are a inin the middle. they were scheduled to do it friday night. they didn't do at this time until last night. those ez-pass express lanes now blocked for about three weeks. you can still use your e-z pass. the problem is you have to go through these other lanes over here. we're seeing a little bit of normal many northbound slowing coming away from norristown getting onto the north

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has the story now from hopewell township. >> every time you'll hear like a little deep -- beep and that's when it's getting a red. >> reporter: jim is on route 31 watching traffic and the leadout on his alpr, automatic license plate recognition system using infrared cameras mounted on the top of his vehicle the alpr can scan the plates of vehicles coming and going past his patrol car. >> it takes the read that it gets and it compares it to a bunch of different data bases that are downloaded in the system. if it comes up with a hit on the license plate it will tell -- it will say either unregistered or like a suspended driver or wanted person or a stolen motor vehicle. >> reporter: on march 20, the alpr was instrumental in the apprehension of two out of state suspects ernesto her rare row and diaz sanchez were wanted for the kidnapping and armed robbery of a truck driver in maryland. it took just a second for the plate reader to alert the officers they were driving a stolen vehicle. >> it was a good hit and if we didn't have the system, those guys

nora muchanic covered the sentencing is live from newark with the full story. >> reporter: rick, the federal judge who sentenced the two called their actions an outrageous display of abuse of power and the bridge gate trial exposed a political culture other you are with us or against us and if you are against us you pay a price and two players now have been sentenced to jail. the lawyers for bridget kelly, once the governor's chief of staff asked that the mother of four receive home confinements. instead the judge sentenced her to 18 months behind bars for her role in bridge gate. she was the writer of the infamous text, time for traffic problems in ft. lee. >> i want to assure my kids and everyone else that this is far from over, i will not allow myself to be the scapegoat in this case. >> she testified she told governor christie in august before it happened and the governor consistently said he did not know about the political pay back scheme to publish the democratic mayor of ft. lee who would not support his re-election. >> one day at the appropriate time. she no doubt will give

22 in philadelphia and 15 in allentown and wilmington 21 and interior seasonal in the teens and nora muchanicust emailed me and said the epa is allowing farmers in south jersey to have controlled burns in smudge pots tonight and tomorrow night to try to protect their crops, this will be tough on crops, blueberries could cause a lot of damage. tomorrow bright sunshine again and temperatures below normal but with the high -- 46 degree by 5:00. and still on the chilly side but without the wins it feels eye lot better than today. double barrel high pressure they consolidate and move off the coast and that brings us the return flow on friday, with the chance of a few early showers, midmorning, mid to late morning north and west and the high up to 55 degrees and then as the warm fronts lifts north on saturday temperatures rise to the low to mid-70s. best day of the week saturday. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast it's still chilly but sunny and light winds, 46 degrees is the high tomorrow and friday an early morning shower and north and west and sunshine by the afternoon, 55 degrees and

i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> members of the delaware black caucus are celebrating the of their new headquarters h the offices are on the 600 block of east 11th street in wilmington. a number of delaware lawmakers from the local, state and national level were on hand for this morning's event. the caucus is focused on informing the community of their mission to collaborate for change. >>> members of ireland's largest union are in philadelphia. the services industrial professional and technical union sent representatives to meet with mayor jim kenney at city hall. now, congressman brendan boyle also joined the discussion about immigration and workers rights and other local leaders as well there in that room today. >> high school students in the mayfair section of philadelphia got a taste of the professional world today. more than 40 role models told the teens about their future careers. after a larger assembly the students had a chance to ask questions in smaller groups. today's program was part of the year long celebration of that school's 75th anniversar anniversary. >>

nora muchanic is following today's sentencing hearings and will have more from newark right now. >> reporter: bridgity kelly a single mother of four was chris christie's chief of staff in 2014, both were convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy and other charges in their role in the scheme to shut down the george washington bridge as pay back to the democratic mayor of ft. lee who refused to enforce christie in his re-election bid. david wildstein was another appointee who hatched the scheme to shut down two of three toll booths to ft. lee on the first day of school leading to gridlock for four days. he shut down the bridge after receiving the email from kelly time for traffic problems in ft. lee. governor christie was never charged and maintained he knew nothing about the charges. and it is believed to hurt his chances when president trump was picking a running mate. christie was asked if kelly and baroni should get jail time. >> the judge will do what the judge thinks appropriate. it's not my role or anybody's role to pass sentence on those that committed crimes. >> paul fishman, says that j

nora muchanic is live now with the investigation. >> reporter: investigators from several different agenciesng the state fire marshal's office is on the scene and going through the house. the victim was trapped in a second floor bedroom but neither police nor firefighters could get to her through the flames, the call came in at 5:44 and a neighbor dialed 911 to record that a house in the 400 block of

. >> he saw something nora muchanic and i'm so thankful. >> staffy's younger brother is a catcher for houston astros, and tweeted my brother is a presume example to everyone. chase your dream, prove the doubters wrong and grind. could be the real life bull in philadelphia >> lots of people have talent. and lots of people have luck but it's the persistence that win out. a good guy in upper darby did the right thing and handed over $15,000 in cash is getting quite a reward. overnight at the crime scene in north philadelphia, a man barged into a family home trying to flee police, these stories and more on action news we'll be right back. where's frank? it's league night! 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico! goin' up the country. bowl without me. frank.' i'm going to get nachos. snack bar's closed. gah! ah, ah ah. ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >>> a man in delaware is fighting for his life being hit by one car and another. own one driver stopped at t

i'm nora muchanic. ots of snow as well wind. annie mccormick is live in south whitehall township. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tamala. snow, sleet and wind continue to come down. right here this is the snow that has been pushed off of tillman street here in south whitehall township. about an hour ago a plow came through but already the blacktop is covered again. visibility is that low around here, it has been since early this morning. it was on the pennsylvania turnpike since we were coming up here and all around area roads in the lehigh valley as well. back to you. >> all right, annie thanks. >>> we'll have continuous updates on "action news" on 6abc.com. "live with kelly" is next. for tamala edwards, i'm matt o'donnell. see ya'. >> ♪ from the new movie "power rangers," elizabeth banks. and start from the series "elementary" and the film "t2 trainspotting," jonny lee miller. and, "the bachelor" and his lady, nick viall and vanessa. and from "beauty and the beast," josh gad joins kelly

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session, they are eye sores and causing concern for the property values new jersey correspondent nora muchanic with the story. >> they are called zombie houses and rundown creepy looking homes that are slowlyrating after owners walk add way after owners walked away unable to pay the mortgage. and amy lives across from one of those houses. >> look at it. if we want to sell our house, they come and look at it there have been animals in there and a hole in floor. just a scary house. the first of a dozen houses that the borough is able to take control of and renovations are now underway. >> under a court order we are able to come on the property we don't own and do the renovations and then another court order will allow us to sell the property. >> the work is done by the nonprofit sane joseph's carpenter society. >> it's important that we rebuild our existing homes and bring families back to them and rather than always going out and building something new. >> collingswood borrowed money to rehab the zombie houses and will pay it back when they sell them. and they are excited about fixing up these

in sewell, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> much more to come on "action news," saturday morning at 9:00. including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> this is our shelter me winner this week, coming up we'll introduce you to poe and some of his friends on "action news" this morning. >> big changes will be coming to twitter, we'll have details on how to fit in the extra #without worrying about character counts. >> we'll get a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, meteorologist chris sowers says prepare for a bit of snow and rain, we're back after this. >> whoa, look at that, are you in the mood for pasta? this is what we're doing down in new orleans. the world's largest pasta dish. 500 pounds of pasta, it was mixed 150 pounds ever meatless sauce, as folks call it in new orleans, a little gravy. it is covered with 50 pounds of cheese. it measures 8 feet in diameter. it was served to the italian american marching club which will perform today in new orleans did you work a st. patrick's day parade. >> it's sauce, not gravy. >> it's gravy in new orleans. >> reporter:

nora muchanic covered the sentencing is live from newark with the full story. >> reporter: rick, theederal judge who sentenced the two called their actions an outrageous display of abuse of power and the bridge gate trial exposed a political culture other you are with us or against us and if you are against us you pay a price and two players now have been sentenced to jail. the lawyers for bridget kelly, once the governor's chief of staff asked that the mot

i'm nora muchanic i'll have the story coming up. >> that and much more next at 6:00.malpass, cecily tynan, sharrie williams and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice evening. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. and verizon wireless customers can stream tv on the fios mobile app, data-free. get the best. go to getfios.com >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and delaware lawmakers unveil a bill to legalize recreational marijuana and they -- but the big story is the arrest of an alleged serial rapist i

nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> what a great story. philadelphia mayor, jim kenney welcomed the newest member to city hall. hite has held leadership positions at the youth center and the way commune center and replaces nelly fitzpatrick who steps down from the post next month, and new staffers will help phillies fans and they were sworn in at citizens bank partial as ballpark bankers and be at home games giving directions. some are repeat volunteers and others are brand new, they all take a special ballpark bankers pledge. opening day just three weeks away. how about that. >> something to look forward to, still to come on "action news," a popular pain killer, and affects on your heart. >> st. patrick's day is tomorrow, but how is the green colored food used to celebrate the holiday. looking for balance in your digestive system? try align probiotic. for a non-stop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. get 24/7 digestive support, with align. the #1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. now in kids chewables. my hygi...a

to parts of the area and along the jersey shore flooding and erosion were the biggest concerns, nora muchanic was in the thick of it and filed this report while the wind was whipping on ortely beach in ocean county. >> reporter: orderly beach had a compromised dune system to begin with but look at what it did today. it chewed way of feet and feet of what was left of the dunes here. our camera was a bit foggy from the driving rain you see what the rains were like massive and powerful pounding the dunes on the jersey shore. >> haven't seen them like this since sandy or 1983 and it will really hurt us. all the sand is washing at. >> i had to come to see the surf and beach erosion, bad good or indifferent. but it's really really bad again this year. >> they were badly damaged in a january storm and today made matters worse. >> it's bad but i was expected snow and nobody made any money and it is what it is. >> i was waiting for the snow and not expecting the wind. >> one man was happy it was rain and not snow at the shore. >> a lot of wind actually a little bit of flooding not too bad at least it'

nora muchanic has sporty coming up at 5:00. also coming up in health check, a study shows americans are taking a different approach to weight loss efforts but that is not good news for the fight against obesity. those stories and more when we see you in a bit on "action news" at 5:00. back to you. >> see you shortly rick, thank you. >>> some roxborough reads were invited for coffee and conversation with cops this morning. police from the fifth day district were on hand at the wawa on ridge half avenue. >>> ahead if you ever silencely pleaded for someone to rescue you from an awkward conversation, stay tuned we have what you may need. >> and a question, is autism hereditary, 18 genes they hahav linked to the disorder. >>> and the adhesive accessories coming up in big talkers and matt pellman has the traffic situation following the peco substation fire. >>> evel knievel would probably have appreciated this california's man crazy stunt but police not so much. this is a motorcyclist jumping over a busy four way preway out side of l

i'm nora muchanic.ming up next on "action news." >> that and much more coming up next at 6:00 for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody jeff skversky monica malpass the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice weekend. >> good night. >> good night. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> friday night, business is brisk after the turnpike connector bridge reopens. and a school bus collides with a dump truck in wilmington. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is just about we expected. the snow fell leisurely in philadelphia for much of the day today ending up with about an inch but a number of locations in the tri-state area saw snow squalls particularly this afternoon like here in allentown. visibility was reduced to almost nothing during the squalls. the lehigh valley got as many as 5-inches of snow today. meteorologist cecily tynan is live at the pennsylvania convention center for the taping of tomorrow night's flower show special. no, she did not get dressed up just for us. cecily, no

i'm nora muchanic. up next on "action news." >> very cute. >> 75 pounds is amateurs. >> laugh. >> those stories and more coming your way next. for adam joseph, cecily tynan jail apody rock women's of williams the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a good night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is alleged child abuse. police say this surveillance video of a day care workers pushing a four-year-old girl down the stairs happened friday. if you are cringing, so did we. it happened at a place called childcare of the future. "action news" reporter dann cuellar was live at upper darby police. dann you've got the full story. >> reporter: that's right, jim. police say that if not for newly installed surveillance cameras, a day care worker may have gotten away with shoving that child down that set of stairs. she has been identified by

i'm nora muchanic.y coming up next in that and much more coming up at 6:0 6:00. for the he tire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a good night. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. four people are hurt in a shooting in kensington. >>> and a car catches fire at a gas station in philadelphia. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on the fire that sent two grandparents and a small child to the hospital. the blaze attacked a row home in the germantown section of the city. firefighters converged on the 3300 block of e street at 11:15 this morning. live at the scene "action news" reporter john rawlins. john, what's the latest there. >> reporter: jim, the folks on this block are reeling tonight. a couple that have been a fixture here for more than 20 years are in critical condition at temple university hospital with burns and other injuries. their four-year-old g

new jersey correspondent nora muchanic will be in court and will bring you the latest at noon.t sunshine finally back. have a great wednesday. >> ♪ >> announcer: it's "live" with kelly."inner viola davis. and we catch up with actor plus we get in the ring with ufc champ amanda nunes. and christian slater is our co-host. all next on "live."c] ♪ ♪ who's gonna kiss you ♪ when i'm gone >> announcer: now, here are kelly ripa and christian slater. >> kelly: hi. yeah. >> ♪ i don't >> kelly: i can't hear the song. >> christian: i know. >> christian: [indistinct] >> christian: i'm doing my best. >> kelly: thank you.an: oh! >> kelly: oh, yeah. thanks a lot.