final score philadelphia union two, new york city fc1. for peter papas, jill lloydon and our crew i'm jp della camera, we thank you for watching. we invite to you join us this thursday night at 7:00 o'clock when union travel to yankee stadium in the bronx for a rematch with new york city fc here on the comcast network. now, stay tuned, for "action news". enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. thousands of volunteers descend on city parks to spruce things up for spring. >>> plus an arrest is made in connection with the abduction and torture of the woman from a parking garage in center city. >>> but the the big story on "action news" is mother accused of the unthinkable, investigators say she abandoned her severely disable son in the woods and left him for days and they say he did it to visit her boyfriend in maryland. "action news" reporter ann mccormack joins us live from children's hospital of philadelphia with the full story, annie. >> reporter: walter, even though victim is 21 years old he does

philadelphia union took on new york for the second time in a week. they went back on saturday and earned a tie with with a goal in the 86th minute. the union will host new england on sunday. >>> 5:16. i appears that americans are spending more times at restaurants than the grocery store. >> teenage cigarette use drops dramatically, but a government report finds a troubling twist. karen. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows yes, we have the showers, we have light rain for the morning commute does it last? the accuweather anne's is coming up. >> ben and jerry's is collaborating to make an ice cream inspired beer. it will be sold this fall. i guess they are tired of making things with bacon. >> reporter: i went to the ben and jerry's factory in new england last year. >> i will went to the brewy in colorado. it was nice. >> reporter: let's check out i-95 it's not good, unfolding southbound by the airport off to the side now but the emergency crews have not arrived yet. once they do we could have restrictions. >>> mass transit regional rails

. >>> the union they have to be kicking themselves after yet another loss tonight in columbus rough game for rookie and philadelphia native john mccarthey. he gives up 31st half goals this is finally who scores twice tonight. union lose four-one. they play nine matches. they have one win. are people running to franklin field to watch penn relays or what the. twelfth straight year it draws over hundred thousand fans. villanova fans, had a lot to cheer about today not only to women win four-by-eight hundred but nova mens team takes four by mile champion, jordie williams edges out oregon. nova nation going nuts. then in the high school public league, four by 400 i motech beat boys latin for the win. penn relays is for competitors of all ages and i mean of all ages. how about 98 year-old chapel goldie in purple running in the 100 meters dash. this is 94 year-old george scott, great scott. he is 94. finishing in just under 25 seconds. here comes goldie. he is still going. comes in at 33 seconds 75 year-old al williams win the the race. i cannot run like that. >> neither can i. >>> well, local teenagers battling serious

we brought an expert in to navigate the course from the philadelphia union. >> look at that. >> try to hit it as hard as possible. all geared up, it's time to grip and rip it? wow! that's a good ball. a football hole is 21 inches big enough for a regulation soccer ball, but tough to sink a putt. unbelievable. >> there it is. >> fyi philly airs tonight at # p.m. >> in "healthcheck" this morning, radnor township school district is reporting 8 cases of whopping cough. officials said they stepped up daily clean and disinfecting to stopment spread of the disease. >>> your height could be connected to heart disease. genes that governor height affect cholesterol especially in men. the risk of clogged arteries rose for 13% for every 2 1/2 inch decrease in height from an average of 5'8". >>> it might take people more to make healthy choices. people cutting back on salt will reach for boxes that have the sodium labeled on the front side. to qualify for the low sodium label the food must have less than 140 milligrams per serving. >>> a new study finds cigarettes labels may be more effective with

. >>> the philadelphia union suffered through another frustrating loss, the players were in ohio wherey kicked the game away early. columbus beat the union 4-1. they have only one of their nine matches so far this season. >> reporter: at least the weather is winning, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we have a nice one out there today. mostly sunny skies clouds up to 64. a little bit of rain possible tomorrow afternoon isolated showers it will be brief. if you see them at all, most of them will be dry 60. from that point on, it's really nice 70 degrees for tuesday, 70 for wednesday, and friday and saturday. >> get ready to make girl scouts cookie in your own home. there's a new bake it yourself cookie oven. you can whip up your favorite treats all year round but there are catches. the only cookie flavors available will be thin mint and chocolate peanut butter. the ovens will be sold at walmart and dhs. >>> count down is next. >> that's it for us, enjoy your sunday! >> for newly engaged chris sowers and eva pilgrim and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. can: beauti

and 22-year old man the the net of the philadelphia union with family and friend cheering him on. he was a star at high school and temple university. >> it is a dream come true but it hasn't really sunken in yet. when i come walking out the tunnel, it will hit me. i will get the chills and be ready to go good that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal have a great day. >>> it was an end of the era at kyw news radio this week, take a look. >> i loved what i did and i loved where i did it. >> tony hanson officially signed off a on friday ending a storied 37 year career. tony's voice is well known to so many of us across the region. if it was a big story odds are he was reporting it. this was tony a's 60th birthday. he is looking forward to some free time. enjoy it tony. job well done. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >>> a vicious beating caught on camera at a philadelphia gas station. we're live with the very latest on th

here on cbs-3 this weekend. >>> when union take the the field tomorrow against new york it will be a dream come true for john mccarthey born and raised in philadelphia the to 22-year old will be in net for union with hundreds of family and friend cheering him on. he was a star at north catholic a and lasalle university. >> i have been saying it all season long ever since i sign it is a cream come true but it hasn't really sunken in yet. when i come walking out of the tunnel it will hit me. i will get chills and be ready to go. >> just terrific. >> good for him. >> get out there and enjoy, great venue to watch soccer. >> yes. >> we wi okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... but apple cinnamon is my favorite too... and fruity... oh yeah, and frosted! okay, but...what's you're most favorite of all? hmm... the kind i have with you. me too. >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 "eyewitness news" returns at ten on our sister station wpsg the the cw philly and we are back at three at 11:00. >>> "cbs evening news" comes your way next tonight. they have new video of a police officer be

we brought an expert in to navigate the course andrew from the philadelphia union. >> any tips for me? i have something for you. >> it's time to grip it and rip it. oh! hurt my toe a little bit. >> wow. that is a good ball, it's about the driver a foot golf hole is 21 inches big enough for a soccer ball but it's still tough to sink a putt. >> that is unbelievable. the slow one. >> there it is. melissa is so funny fyi philly airs saturday night at 7:00 and again on sunday at midnight. >>> if you're looking for distraction check out 6abc.com. it was a routine skydive over sweden but when one makes can't with another, the go pro camera is sent falling 10,000 feet to the ground. see what happens next at 6abc.com/distraction. one last look at that accuweather forecast with meteorologist david murphy. >> those things are expensive right? somewhat? lets look at temperatures mid-40s in the northern and western suburbs and spotty drizzle is possible. and pretty much the same story on the i-95 corridor 7 to 14 miles per hour winds and still a factor. down the shore 44's and 43's down the coast.

the makers of the movie sons of ben which is focused on the supporters club that follows the philadelphia union premiers in june. we'll be in studio to talk to them about the film. >>> much more comin >> ♪ >> welcome back. preparations are currently under way for country's biggest night and you'll see it all right here on cbs3. >> ♪ >>> miranda lambert one of the many artists rehearsing their performance for the academy of country music awards. she leads the field with eight nominations. some of the stars are already arriving hitting the red carpet in dallas. cohost keith urban expects a great show tonight. >> rowdy texans is going to be the magic part of the show. life is going to be huge. i really do. as soon as i heard we were taking it to dallas i just knew it was going to be a spectacular night. >> again, you can see the acm awards right here on cbs3 tonight at 8 o'clock followed by "eyewitness news." we're back in a moment. (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of tac

saturday 70 degrees, great weather for the philadelphia union game saturday afternoon and sunday nicetake a 10-mile run down broad street. 76 degrees. a lot of sunshine. looks like temperatures will be in the up are 50's and low 60's during the race and monday 78 degrees. i wouldn't be surprised if monday some folks hit 80 degrees. so, the weekend is looking nice. monday and i'm already looking forward to the weekend. >> i know. live in the moment, cecily. >> okay. >> abc's world news tonight with david muir is next on channel six. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff shirleen allicott, adam joseph and ducis rodgers. then please join us at 11:00 here on channel six. we have a special report that might have you making an about face when it comes to technology. here's brian taff with a preview. >> reporter: whether you know it or not your face is becoming a valuable asset and technology is collecting data from sources you may not even know exist. >> that creates a very, very powerful database. >> reporter: so, where is it being used? where is this technology going?

and clouds and some sunshine, as we get into the start of the next saturday, with the philadelphia union at home then and then a high temperature of 68. so not bad tomorrow but still below average at least we will be dry for the majority of the day. >> thank you melissa. >>> normally, this is when we bring you winning power ball numbers but because of the technical reason those numbers have have in the yet been drawn. sorry about that. as soon as numbers are drawn we will let you know. >>> so up next jeff skversky find out if eagles quarterback mark sanchez is worried about the flood of big name quarterbacks new on the bird roster. well, sir. after some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well, i'm gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a

organizers raffled off ticket to the philadelphia union game as extra incentive. >>> lets check thatather forecast. bright sunshine all weekend. the little chilly saturday but we improved today. >> it wasn't bad week ahead isn't bad either. we have a stray shower popping up tomorrow have afternoon. not a big deal. rest of the week looks nice with milder temperatures on the way. storm tracker six double scan radar showing you it is dry, quiet. no issues with precipitation but earlier this morning we did have some very light rain across south jersey and delaware thanks to the disturbance that has already pushed off shore. so we're dry for the rest of tonight. we will show you the picture outside, action cam outside earlier tonight in center city at dilworth park and you can see we have got fountain going and water on the ground. we will be dealing with some precipitation from mother nature as early as tomorrow, afternoon. so temperatures outside tonight are in the 50's, and 40's, it is 52 in philadelphia, 47 in allentown. forty-two in the poconos along the coast in beach haven 49. chil

we brought an expert in to help navigate the course from the philadelphia union. >> look at that.s for me. >> right now just try to hit it as hard as possible. >> got a little somethingy something for you. all geared up it's time to grip it and rip it. hurd my toes a little bit. wow. that's a good ball. it's all about the driver. footgolf hole is 21-inches big enough for a regulation soccer ball but it's still tough the sink a putt. >> unbelievable. >> oh, a slow one. >> what? >> there it is. >> melissa looking good. fyi philly airs saturday night at 7:00 and sunday at midnight. >> be nice to golf on a course with a cup that big. a lot easier. >>> a big surprise from an nba star springs brings a single mother to tears. >> police are searching for a group of teens that attacked a family outside a mall in the poconos. david. >> we're arming the kids with umbrellas especially in south jersey and parts of delaware where there are some active showers this morning. this afternoon mainly gray ann little drizzle but it is going to be cooler so keep the jackets handy. your array of area te

. >> the philadelphia union on the road taking on the columbus crew. place where they have never won and columbus is coming off their highest scoring game of the season. should be interesting. >>> nfl draft starting thursday. lots of speculation about what the eagles will do as the marcus mariota rumors just seem to get louder and louder. birds got in a little batting practice at citizens bank park went caught up with mark sanchez who talked about his draft day experience. >> for anybody in that position even to be drafted to get signed as a free agent there's no bad draft day. people talk about oh so and so slipped in the draft whatever. you're getting drafted. it's awesome for you for your family for your hometown, your high school, everybody you represent with whatever jersey you put on it's an absolute blessing. >> there is no bad draft day. >> apparently not. and clearly sanchez has got some baseball skil caring for you... ... and your eyes... ... just got a little easier. right now, buy one pair of eyeglasses or prescription sunglasses and get an

philadelphia union playing at home on saturday afternoon and looks like probably the best weather you'vethis season and then on sunday sunny and warm, 76 degrees and we've got the sneakers on there for the broad street run. on monday we actually have a chance of going all the way up top 80 for the first time this season. we'll see whether or not we make it but the long range models are suggesting that. speaking of the union today at about 5:45 on six 10:00 a.m. i'm going to be appearing on the 90th minute along with ray gaddis. we'll be talking all things union. >> 5:45 this morning. >> this afternoon. >> oh. >> you're doing the news. >> yeah, i am. >> it's life from chickie and pete's in drexel hill if you want to step by. always a good time. >> you guys will get them back on track. >>> dramatic video captured nearly a dozen shipping containers on train cars that derailed and fell off a elevated train track due to strong winds in louisiana. this happened in jefferson parish. they look like toys tumbling over. amazingly nobody was injured. the rail cars were empty and did not contain any

. >>> philadelphia union on the road taking on the columbus crew. a place they never won. columbus coming off their highest scoring game of the season. no a strong effort for the unionly 32nd minute. finland with the goal off the nice pass and that will make it two to nothing columbus. in the 44th minute, good goal. justin ram puts it on net and gets it right past john mccarthy mccarthy. it's three-zero columbus at the half. here's your only highlight for the union. check out the header by eric a goal. even better, the celebration. he's very proud of himself here it union loses four-one. >>> lea still the four-year-old daughter of bengals defensive lineman and penn state grad devon still made national headlines for her battle with pee trick cancer. she's been in remission for one month. today she got a big treat at temple's football game. her dad has been working out at temple this season. they were asked to take part in the game. she took part in the coin toss. the highlight of the game. check her out. she take the hand off after a screen pass to her dad. she's off to the

. >>> philadelphia union hosting new york city fc john mccarthy the local kid getting a start in net union. 27th minute zach pfeffer finds the back of the net from about a yard out. but check out eric with a couple of back flips he got the assist. that was the celebration first assist in mls for him and extra time intond minute tied at one vincent nagara left wide open. two-one union win. more news coming up a jim kenney. son of a firefighter. first in his family to go to college. he's been councilman at-large, representing the whole city. a progressive voice who'll be a mayor for our neighborhoods. bringing philadelphia together... expanding pre-kindergarten improving our schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. that is "eyewitness news" tonight. i'm natasha brown. for james, justin thanks for joining us. if you're up early join our morning team starting at 6am we're online for you all the time. cbsphilly.com. up next, the moving philadelphia forward forum

you get to know what they have been through. >> very brave and very wise little boy even the philadelphia unionosted his message and invited him, who is a big soccer fan, on to the field with them. we love that kid. >>> and see the world through someone else's eyes, that is happening on the wild app called perry scope you can visit the eiffel tower in paris thanks to that guys tour and a trip through the streets of london interactive with comments pouring in and the videographer interacting with people he never met. >> even pericoping behind the scene and this guy jordan does nightly newscasts outside of our sister station in los angeles. everyone has their own streaming live television station, including brian. you can write comments. >> give us lots and lots of hearts. we are all doing it. >> i took a walk down the street of rome this morning, it was incredible. >> travel the world. alicia thanks very much, some of you have to travel the world by getting in the roadways. matt pellman is in the traffic center getting around the traffic jams of course. >> it takes a brave soul to tackle the sch

philadelphia union took on new york for the second time in a week.hey won back on saturday an earned a tie with a goal in the 86th minute. the union hosts new england on sunday. >> 6:23, up next, newly released video of a rescue at a septa station. >> eva pilgrim is updating an developing story. >> reporter: matt, philadelphia police officer shoots and wound a suspect overnight. how many guns they found on him. coming up. dunkin's new vanilla coffee creamer really tastes like it has more vanilla flavor. how is that even possible? boom! [ laughter ] oh, it's possible. introducing dunkin's new coffee creamer. extra vanilla flavor you can really taste. >> hey everyone, 6:25, we have low cloud cover hiding some of the skyscrapers in center city philadelphia 56 degrees, getting up to 70. look out for rain and maybe some later on today. >> this morning we're hearing from a good samaritan who rescued a man from a fall on the septa tracks. wednesday's scene shows the subway in center city. the good samaritan walks by and the man loses his footing and falls f

. >>> philadelphia union are a month in the season and still winless.sas to rally two extra time goals to beat the union 3-2. >>> next, the dress code drama for a prom down south. >> annie mccormick is updating breaking news, annie. >> reporter: that's right, matt, an overnight party in camden gets out of hand when gunfire erupts sending three teenagers to the hospital. i'm annie mccormick i'll have that story coming up. ♪ farmers bell rings♪ [prof. burke] it's easy to buy insurance and forget about it. but the more you learn about your coverage, the more gaps you might find. like how you thought you were covered for this. [boy] check it out,mom! [prof. burke]when you're really only covered for this. or how you figured you were covered for this. when you're actually paying for this. you might be surprised at what's hiding in your coverage. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum-pa-dum bum-bum-bum-bum ♪♪ governor jerry brown has ordered water conservation efforts including restrictions on watering lawns and washing car

and the philadelphia union look to make it two in a row tonight and they will try to do it at yankeedium. in order to avoid striking out playing soccer at a ballpark they practiced the dimensions yankee stadium is the smallest field in the u.s. >> that is the hand they were dealt and the tight configuration with the out field and the walls being where they are, if they could make it bigger i'm sure they would. but it's the reality of the situation and we have to prepare for playing on a tight field. >> soccer in yankee stadium should be fun to watch. back to you. >> thank you. >>> local high school students are gearing up to compete in a national robot building contest next week, members of robot lancers here were showing off their creation to mayor nutter today and the students head to st. louis to compete in a national robotics design championship, he told the kids he was proud of their creative and hard work and they raised thousands of dollars to build their robot thanks to a lack of school funding. ♪♪ ♪♪ just let it go mr. -- >> what a twice interrupt a senate committee hearing,

. >> the philadelphia union is hoping to get their season turned around and they finally got that firste weekend and they look to make it two straight after all they are playing the first team they just beat, they play york thursday night. >> there say familiarity and you know them pretty well and you just reviewed for a week building up to them so it's a little strange. >> sixers wrap up their season against miami tomorrow they have 18 wins, the third lowest in the league and they welcomed michael carter williams back to town after the big trade and his teammates wonder again why the sixers got rid of him. he led the bucks with 30 points and the sixers lost 107-97 and coming up at 7:00 a story that will inspire you. you see soccer star, jay only one leg is why she is only recently forced to relearn the game she loved so much. this kid's toughness will make you smile that is tonight on "action news" at 6:00. we have more news when "action news" at 5:30 returns. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doc

lasalle university and north catholic grad john cartly make his first ever start in goal for the philadelphia unionion plays brand new mls expansion team, the new york city football club. it is the first trip to play the union with an estimated 100 family member, and friend, on hand for the game. the union's new goalie is ready for the challenge. >>> dream come true. it hasn't really sunk in yet. i think when i come walking out the tub tell will really, really hit me. i'll get the chills. be ready to go. >> oh, ya. let's do it, and here's a look at young mr. mccarthy as an explorer at lasalle university. good luck, young man. can i get a doo katy? >> of course you can. >> let's go union that's what it is all about. >> good luck. >> erika? >> thanks, ukee. we're remembering long time philadelphia sports columnist stan hochman this morning. daily news tells us hochman passed away yesterday after recent illness. this is the front page of today's daily news. hochman started as phillies beat write nerve 1959. covered all sports in list career including championships for the flyers, phillies, sixers and

that's coming up. >>> the head of philadelphia's carpenter's union is asking democratic leaders across the country to avoid the pennsylvania convention center during next year's democratic national convention. union boss sent a letter to each state's democratic committee, asking them not to plan or schedule any dnc events at the convention center because of, quote, unfair labor practices. a spokesman for the union says they plan to send a letter to other national and state officials. the letter said in part quote, the democratic party and the carpenter's union have benard ent allies for decades in the struggle for workers' rights and the dignity and equal treatment of all our citizens, end quote. a spokesman for the convention center says some events for the dnc are already booked there and everything is running smoothly. >>> from our delaware bureau dupont reaffirmed opposition to plan to divide up the company. they say plan by investor to break up the chemical maker could cost more than $4 billion. they nominated four candidates to dupont's board. if elected they vow to cut corporate

. >>> the philadelphia union on the road taking on the columbus crew, place where they've never won columbusof the season. not a strong effort for the union, with a goal off the nice pass. two-nothing columbus. >> then in the 44th minute not good goal here, justin, puts it on net. gets it past john mccarthy. and it is three-nothing columbus. at the half. here is your only highlight fortune and. watch the header by eric. that's going to be goal. eases' going to celebrate little bit. literally flipping out. the union lose this 14 to one. >>> the nfl draft starts on thursday, lots of speculation about what the eagles will do, as the marcus rumors get louder happen louder. we caught one mark sanchez to ask him about his draft day experience. >> anybody in that position, even to be drafted to get under the free agent, there is no bad draft day. i mean, people talk about oh, so-and-so slid in the draft whatever. you are getting drafted man it is awesome. for up, for your family, for your your hometown, everybody whatever jersey put on at whatever number you get pick, is an absolute blessing. >> le

. >>> now to the pitch philadelphia union hosting new york city fc.rthey local product getting start in the net for union. on the 27th minute zach feffer checks out the final and check outer i can ayuk, he did get the the assist. to extra time and the 902nd minute we are tied at one. the vincent nogueira, left wide opened, two -one the union is your final. i'm james palmer have a great the day. >> some sweet skills. little side show action i like it. that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. the here's what we have at 7:00. >>> are you planning on sprucing up the house this spring before you hire that contractor three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan has tips for you. >>> do you suffer from seasonal allergies? we will show you app down load that may be able to help you. >>> as the sunrisees, so will the temperature this week, doesn't it look beautiful out there. it will, carol has your forecast after the b trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free on

that fund set up through the philadelphia union. if you want more information you can search our hashtag fox 29 weekend. there has been a shooting that has happened overnight, a man is in critical condition after the shooting in camden just after the midnight. there's the scene, norris and mechanic streets. police are still searching for that shooter. five people are in police custody this morning. investigators are close to arresting a sixth person after the abduction can of an 86 year old man and his 55 year old wife. it happened around 11 thursday night. three women in a car with a baby offered the couple a ride as the couple walked to the grocery store. when they refused the ride, the suspect allegedly forced them into the car. police say the women then took the couple to td bank at fourth and market actually right across from us pretending to be the 86 year old daughter and forced them to especially on up a debit account. we're concealing the vic tip's identity to protect them. i was confused. they tricked me. they tricked us.

philadelphia. in fact the union league was formed during the war to show support and so his death left the city in state of disbelief disbelief. at 7:22 a.m. on april 15th 1865, president abraham lincoln drew his last labored breath. martyrs by assassins bullet fired by the actor and southern sympathizer john wilkes booth ford's theater in washington the night before. he hoped to reunite the country was gone. hugh boil runs philadelphia's grand army of the republic museum. >> it was shocking not only to the people in the north but also to the people in the south. many thought this was the worst thing that could happen to the south. >> reporter: inside the museum sit artifacts that take us back to that fright tepping time. the handcuffs that were to be used in booth' as ported kidnapping plot against the president. a replica of the single shot philadelphia derr gin ranger used in the killing and most intriguing of all a strip of the blood stained pillow on which lincoln died at the boarding house across from the theater. as newspaper headlines blared the tragic news, plans were made to carry lincol

. >>> today a judge will sentence a member of the philadelphia iron workers union who pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges. prosecutors say christopher profit was part of a group that resorted to violence and extorsion against contractors who used nonunion labor. profit pleaded guilty to intimidation last year. he's one of nearly a dozen men indicted in that case. >>> septa is applauding a man's heroics in saving a passenger who fell right onto the tracks. take a look septa released this video from the rescue wednesday night. watch the bottom of the screen. a man falls from the platform at the 15th street station in center city. some of the riders scatter but you see the guy in the eagles jacket, he jumped right down and grabs the man. several others helped pull him from the tracks to safety. >> this was a case where everybody almost in view jumped in and got involved between running to the cashier, hitting the emergency box and helping pull a man out, everybody got involved and that's great to see. >> septa tells us the man who fell is okay. the transit agency is condemnin

. >>> today a judge will sentence a member of the philadelphia iron workers union who pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges. prosecutors say christopher profit was part of a group that had violence and extorsion and retaliation if they didn't join the union. he is one of nearly a dozen men indicted in the case. >>> septa is applauding a man's heroics in saving a passenger who fell on to the tracks. look at this video. septa released this video of the rescue wednesday night. watch the bottom left of your screen. you'll see the man fall onto the platform at the 15th street. there he goes. some people scattered. the guy in the eagles jacket jumps in and grabs him. several others came over and helped pull the man to safety. >> it was a case where everybody almost in view jumped in and got involved between running to the catch ear, hitting the emergency box and helping pull the man out. everybody got involved and that's great to see. >> now septa said the man who fell is okay. the transit agent i is condemning the good samaritans but suggested a safer move will be to use the emer

. >>> and could a union complaint leave the complications for the democratic convention in philadelphia in 2016? see what one union boss is asking party leaders to do. >>> and where did spring go? temperatures today in the mid-40s. plus i'm tracking the wet pattern. when we expect to dry up is coming up in my seven-day forecast. >>> good morning. much colder for us today. it feels like the 30s. almost 20 degrees colder than this time tomorrow. we don't want you to be caught off guard. cold and wet conditions expected today. we are seeing most of the light rainfall moving into parts of dover right along the shore. more rain is on the way for us heading into the rest of today, but also tomorrow. then it will see organized thunderstorms as we head into friday. so a closer look at our weather, another round of on and off showers is expected continuing into the afternoon. picking up getting closer to 4:00 p.m. same thing heading into the 11:00 hour tomorrow. by 11:00 p.m. we are still dealing with pockets of moderate rainfall. then you notice heading into friday evening the thunderstorms are

troop preparing for wednesday night's commemoration of lincoln's assassination at the union league in philadelphia where a remarkable collection of lincoln artifacts are exhibited. for curator jim mundy the touch stonies the gun. >> it is a replica of the gun that was used to kill abraham lincoln. it was made here in philadelphia william penn city of brotherly love don't work out that way in the 19th century. >> reporter: walking in the exhibit you are struck by personal images that carried americans in their grief, in more personal then a square piece of lincoln's linen shirt, a relic, the family of the philadelphia solder who had carried lincoln's body to the autopsy had been given one of six pieces that night. >> only known piece that exist of the six. >> reporter: as news reporters we look for eyewitness accounts. james tanner was a stenographer who wrote down the account of what james ferguson had seen that faithful night, one of the treasures of union league. mounted on linen the shorthand markings and then in fine script the account. >> i was looking with an opera class to see who the the c

in philadelphia this week, you had union leaders standing up with business leaders like gerard sweeney from brandywine to say, "tax us more." really? tax us more? what they're calling for is to increase commercial taxes, commercial property taxes like buildings, things that don't move, and lower that wage tax, lower that net income tax for people 'cause that's how you attract jobs. it's got a chance to pass. >> let's see if they get it. thank you for joining us here on "inside story." i'm tamala edwards. we'll see you next week. >> you people nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> coming up next on "action news," breaking news, two people are killed in a violent wreck on interstate 295 we're live. >>> a death poll is rising in nepal after the massive earthquake. they continue to search for survivors. >> those stories and newer next on "action news." >> good afternoon, it is sunday april 26. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." >>> breaking news, at least two people are killed and several others hurt in a crash on 295 in gloucester county. we're live with the lates

your wage benefits and health care should be. >> kenney said he welcomes ideas from union members on how to make philadelphia better. he's one of six democrats running in the may 19th primary. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell wants local students to get involved in the race for mayor. that will be streamed live later today for the middle and high schools. >> i will be sending out a message to elementary and middle schools on how to use the debate to motivate us to talk to the kids about elections. >> the mayoral forum will be held may 4th. we are proud to partner with the philadelphia chamber of commerce to host the debate for philadelphia mayor next tuesday, april 7th at 7:00 p.m. live from the kimmel center. jim rosenfeld is going to be the moderator. and you can ask your questions, just head to nbc10.com or the "nbc 10 news" app. >>> and this week on nbc 10 10 @issue hear what the candidates stand whether you live in the city or the suburbs. everything from your wallet to safety. don't miss that sunday morning at 11:30 right after "meet the press." >>> 18 minutes after 4:00 now, a new castle county

some have become so popular encolluding in boston and philadelphia that they are expanding into larger locations. union kitchens owner jonah singer started the business just 2.5 years ago. since then he has received inquiries from more than 1,000 perspective members but he rents these only to people who have a serious plan. >> people need to come in with the real sense of how they will make money. how their business is going to be sustainable and sufficient. they don't have to have the answer to every question. >> reporter: but there is one thing you don't need to rent space here, a lot of money. >> it was a whole lot less expensive than setting up my own shop. >> but they do need more space. the waiting list is so long that the owner is preparing to open a second location. >>> that is it for wusa 9 news at noon. i'm andrea roane. have great thursday. [ knock on door ] >> joe: wow. you came right over. >> avery: well, you made it sound like life or death. >> joe: you're dressed perfectly. >> avery: you're not. >> joe: sorry. >> avery: what is this about? >> joe: the charity. >> avery: well, i already t

philadelphia. on the 47thth anniversary of martin luther king jr. assassination. >> we're continuing the legacy of the poor people's campaign. >>> wanted to lift up the need for $15 right to unionize full employment in the city of philadelphia. >> organizers say today's march was a a precursor to a nationwide strike by fast food workers set for april 15. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" chaos caught on camera. a huge brawl breaks out inside a casino. what eyewitnesses say started this wild fight. >>> plus a treat for sky gazers. we're going to tell you where this lunar eclipse could have been seen and why it could have easily been missed. justin. >> and we have some milder temperatures making a return for easter sunday. i'll show you how long they last coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> and straight ahead in sports today was the final tune-up for the phillies before opening day on monday. beasley has the highlights from today's action with the pirates. >> got a story you would like us to investigate? e-mail your ideas to i-team at cbs3.com. >> flooding in kentucky has turned deadly. a woman whose car was swept into a swollen creek friday was found dead today. initially au

. >>> baggage handlers and cleaners and other and non-union workers are protesting today at philadelphia international airport, they say $7.25 is not enough. they want a living wage law passed last year that requires $10.88 or more at city owned facilities. it's not affecting operations at the airport today. >>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast and milder conditions are moving in as we get closer to the weekend, sky 6 hd is taking a live look at the skyline in center city, a pretty view there, we are enjoying bright sunshine all morning long and into the afternoon but clouds and showers are moving in later tonight. for the latest lets head to the big board and karen rogers in for david murphy. >> we are looking at satellite 6 but we are not looking at much, we have hardly a cloud in the sky, things are looking good for us, can you see the clouds to the north and beginning to fill in near harrisburg, it will take a while for them to reach us. how about these temperatures community by community, martins creek 59 and 59 in pottstown and 58 in saint david and 60 in center city. a

. >>> the when the union take the pitch tomorrow it will be a dream come true for john mccarthy born and raised right here in philadelphia22-year-old will man the net for the union with hundreds of family and friends cheering him on. he was a star at north cam lick high school and lasalle university. >> i've been saying it all season long. ever since i sign. it's a dream come true but it doesn't -- it hasn't really sunk in yet. when i come walking out the tunnel it will really hit me. i'll get the chills and be ready to go. >> can you imagine going from sand to starting goalkeeper. >> an absolute dream. first of many for him. >> lesley, thank you very much. we'll be right back. ♪ >>> new at 11:00 o'clock tonight a local high school junior would not let a flight delay get in the way of her trip to the prom. haley mcdevitt and her classmates turned their plane into a bit of a flying salon. they did haley's make up and hair and when they landed they put finishing touches on in the airport bathroom. the mount joseph academy students on their way back to philadelphia from a school drip to spain. but they got delayed and that'

italy government has afeemd to european union looked action and growing migrant crisis. >> in philadelphia the millions of people he victimized during the nazi haul caught is being remembered. hall owe cost. >> a single have a shrine played in background as some of the names of the marters were ready. this is second anniversary the freedom of the nazi death claims in word war. >> coloring the night in purple for a good cause. they'll here dressed in purple to call attention to pancreatic cancer and those that fought with valor against the disease. those that set up tonight are fight ingt for more research that can be done. >> a church served catholics through some of the biggest changes in philadelphia history celebrate aid milestone today. celebrating 125th anniversary today. st. philip noory was founded on queen street in 18 40. it was first prechurch in philadelphia at a time when parishioners paid to rent space and pews. and survived the south work riots 1824 right outside its doors. [ cheers ] members of a & p cole or guard team of camden got a warm welcome as they burned to winter gu

philadelphia be without a goalie controversy? and no we're not talking about the flyers goalie. there's drama in net for the union. highest paid free agent goalie has been replaced by philadelphia native john mccarthy who started north catholic high school then lasalle. mccarthy will make his mls debut tomorrow. this at the same time last year he was sitting in the stands watching as a fan. >> the feeling is indescribable. a lost energy and a lot of good positive vibes from people telling me to really enjoy the game and that's what i plan to do is enjoy the game and do whatever it takes to win you. >> must be so excited. >> yeah, like i said excited is not even a word right now. you see me cheesing like a little kid on christmas. i'm really happy looking forward to it. >> special moment for him. i'm familiar with it. you feel a little bit of the pressure of the family being here. i'm a philly guy so he'll be fine. he's a confident young goal keeper and he has been playing great in preseason and now he has his chance for the first time in the big game here at ppl park. >> you can see mccarthy's debut as the union lo

survived and are kept in the acid free box in the vault at union league of philadelphia. >> one of thereasons that shortly after the assassination a number of souvenir hunter came and took this, artifact and that artifact and over the course of the 150 years these artifacts, came away from ford's theater some into private hands and some into other museums. >> abraham lincoln foundation satanner's notes are considered to be the single most important piece of information related to the a assassination. president lincoln is credited with ending slavery while holding the union together. >> i passed union league all the time, and never knew it was there. >> now you know. >> 4:56. coming up the reward goes up for information on the two remaining suspects in the kidnapping of the jewelry store worker in philadelphia. >>> double hit and run tragedy police are searching for two drivers who hit two children and young adults. we are live with the description of both vehicles. >>> in colwyn temperatures flare during a council meeting after two high ranking officials are fired from their jobs. one

new york and union played to ♪ >>> we know that philadelphia is the city of brotherly love and sisterlytion. we have love park. we know that but the question is is philadelphia romantic popular website says yes it is. >> all right. >> philadelphia came in ninth on the list of world's unexpectedly romantic cities. the sight praised philly food scene and says place like rittenhouse square and old city have quaint feel to them. it also says the waterfront and summer festivals on the ben franklin parkway are the perfect ways to spend the night unthe stars. so we asked some philadelphians what they like. >> i think just all of the opportunities that the city has to offer. you know, you can dine on the 37th floor. you can tour all these different museums so there's such high opportunity and all these different things that you can really do. >> there's a lot of food here. that's always brings people together just like really good food. >> my wife and i got married right here at the meridian hotel every time we come we always remember our wedding. >> that a boy. good job. is philly filled with

. >>> philadelphia native john mccarthey making his debut for the union against new york city. makes three saves, allowing one goal. another local guy zach pfeffer from treasurer sets upper i can ayuk. ninety-first minute tight at one, vincent nogueira on the rebound, your game winner. the the first time we're saying. that union finally win their first match, two-one. two local guys very thrilling, down in chester today right here on six abc good thanks jeff. >>> mummers are known for musical skills but tonight a handful put on their dancing shoes to raise money for charity. >> ♪♪ >> they were dancing with the mummers star night in south philadelphia. nine mummers partnered with local dance instructor to perform before a sold out crowd. panel of judges pick the winner and audience got to vote on their pick for the peoples choice award. all proceeds go to our lady of hope regional catholic school. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight at 11:30, people from the mid western town nearly wiped off a map by a tornado returns to their homes to go through what was left behind.

wages, benefits and health care should be. >> kenney said he welcomes ideas from union members an how to make philadelphia better. and kenney is one of six democrats running in the primary. the others are lib abraham, nelson diaz anthony williams. >>> former pennsylvania governor ed rendell wants local students to get involved in the race for philadelphia mayor. the center for civics and civic engagement will host a forum that will be stream lived to elementary middle and high schools. >> -- will be sending out lesson plans to all the elementary schools an how to use the debate as a motivator, talk to the kids about elections. >> the mayoral forum will be held on may 4th. >>> and, of course nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are proud to partner with the greater philadelphia chamber of commerce to host the debate for philadelphia mayor. it is next tuesday, april 7th, at 7:00 p.m. live at the kimmel center. jim rosenfield will moderate the debate. you can watch it here on nbc 10. we want to give you a chance to ask your question to the candidates. click on if the nbc 10 news app or go to nbc10.com. while there, logon

happening right the now hundreds of none in union employees go on strike at the philadelphia internationalage hand letters and airplane cleaners walked off the job in protest of low wages. for three years they have demanded higher wages and better treatment on the job. >>> katie has your forecast in the weather center, good morning. >> it is a good one ukee, good morning everyone. the bright sunshine out there. very light wind at least initially. still a chill in the air. now that the sun has been up for an hour or two it will feel and get warmer from here. we will take you outside to our live neighborhood network to rehoboth beach where we actually just heard they are name within of the top places, top family beaches here. beautiful looking start. in the quite as warm as you might want to sit outside but it is getting better. turning windy too. 66 degrees with that full sunshine and that wind send maybe your trash can flying. increasing clouds tonight perhaps a late night shower will drop down to 51 but keep your umbrella on stand by for that. >> if you are traveling right new on the west

people's campaign wanting to lift up the need for $15 an hour right to unionize and full employment here in the city of philadelphia>> march organizers saying today today' mars was a precursor to a possible nationwide strike by fast food workers set for april april 15th. >>> stay with us everyone. still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight a huge brawl inside a crowded casino. was this all over dac reece? what eyewitnesses say happened right before the chaos ensued. >>> plus a royal stunt man possibly prince harry like you've never seen him before. >>> justin? >> nothing but sunshine on the way for easter sunday. i'll have the full holiday forecast coming up when we return. ♪ >> coming up in sports, today was the final tune up for the phillies before the big opening day on monday. beasley reece has the highlights from today's act with the >>> flooding in kentucky has turned deadly a woman whose car was swept into a swollen creek on friday was found dead today. initially authorities thought a child was also in the car. but they now believe the woman was alone. severe thunderstorms earlier this week swamped the state t

sunday, increasing high clouds not too bad though, archdiocesan not only in philadelphia, but also in the evening for the union. they will play tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. looks like a cool evening but not bad. today, nice and warm, 79 is the high, lots of sunshine out there. tomorrow cooler with high clouds increasing as the day goes on, nice high of 64. 5:00 p.m. kickoff at ppl park, 65 is at the tart of the union match. -- at the start of the union match. monday, showers during the day 68 the high. 67 breezy and pleasant on tuesday, a slight chance of shower there. most of you stay dry. looks like the spotty shower chance continues tuesday and wednesday, not a washout. back to 60 on thursday, friday, sunny and cool, high of 58. indeed it's still april and we'll have the dips, and we have another one coming. >> but this is the good day. >> reporter: yes it is. >> alzheimers is one of toughest i afflictions to treat but tamala edwards is showing a therapy that is helping some patients restore their identities. >> reporter: at pine run in doylestown residents are put in tich touch with their identities by painting.

. >> thanks, here in philadelphia over at the union league on broad street, go right by sansom theres a picture of abe lincoln in his coffin or his death bed but one of the few picture that we have. but we have it right here in philadelphia. >>> when they have a funeral tray they brought him through several stops and they took him down broad street. >> horse drawn carriage. is there people lining up to see him. >> and as i remember, he was scheduled, a couple days after he was killed he was scheduled to dedicate the union league. he was going to come here and dedicate that building. >> wow,. >> 150 years ago. >> of course, he never made it. >> 7:27. >> is what a free range parent. explain what that is. >> you know, you let your kids free range, they can get as they want, do what they want. >> they can go to the park. >> you're not as strict with what you are doing. >> well, why police took two children from custody for a second time whom they call their parents free range parents. so how young is too young to leave your kids alone, lets say in a park or let them walk to school by the