i'm tamala edwards here with erin o'hearn. off today and we're following brand new developments out of brussels. >> officials have identified two brother they believe may be connected to the deadly bombings. we're live with the very latest. >> donald trump and hillary clinton extend their delegate leads clinching some big wins out west. >> the boy who a neighbor said looked like a ball of fire

i'm tamala edwards here with nydia han. matt o'donnell is off.breaking stories this morning. >> including a deadly explosion that's rocked a airport and subway stations in belgium. we're live with the details. >> a new jersey resort town may be forced to shut down if weeks if state officials don't step in. >> president obama will try to take u.s.-cuban relations another step forward today and end his trip with baseball. >> first let's check in with dave murphy and karen rogers. they've got accuweather and traffic. good morning. >> all right, we're starting out rather chilly this morning but we are going to be bright in a little while. you can see the lack of any significant cloud cover. out to the west there are a few additional clouds by pittsburgh and they'll start to filter in as the day goes on. 35 d

. >> in this week's art of aging report tamala edwards takes us to animpro improv group. >> linda isand improv for year zbrz i want to be manic and this is the only place i can be manic in. >> paul took it up two years ago. >> like to think quick on your feet and reacting and not knowing what comes next. >> it's called open circle improv but at its core it's problem solving and it help seniors stay mentally sharp. >> it gets you mentally going and physically going and you come up with creative answers to questions. it's just exciting and energizing your whole persona. it gives seniors a chance to socialize. >> we hang out in bars, we give the seniors a few options. >> it gives the opportunity to turn back the clock and become a kid again. >> you want to play. you decide you want to be a chicken or an airplane or just roll around on the floor and throw a fit. nobody will complain, they just go with it -- >> i just love to perform. i love doing that. >> tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." >>> all right, the "action news" team is out working on news stories for tonight beginning at

. >> i'm tamala edwards. this lovely lady is star from wags rescue. we'll have more on star and her friends coming up on "action news." plus, another check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers when "action news" saturday at 9:00 comes right back. >>> a happening right now on "action news," saturday at 9:00, a puppy is tortured and killed in montgomery. now a reward is on the table for information leading to the arrest. >>> new jersey lawmakers unveil a plan to honor a fallen state trooper. >>> to me it's disrespectful that someone would rip it out of the ground. a plaque to a dedicated philadelphia firefighter is stolen. family members are speaking out. >>> now outside to chris sowers it's been a great week, hopefully the weekend will not let us down, chris. >> reporter: we're off to a great start, we have sunshine on city avenue. temperatures believe it or not were chilly. we have a dramatic temperature change, most areas are ten to 17 degrees colder than this time yesterday. that's how you know it's been a

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards.breaking news this morning. a diner goes up in flames causing the evacuation of a hotel right next to it. we are live on that scene in chester. >>> new this morning, three chicago police officers are hit by gunfire. we're learning new developments about what led to this late night shootings. >>> it is the ides of march. voting begins in a matter of hours in several key states. >>> those stories, a check of accuweather and traffic, it's all next on "action news." >> ♪ nd around the great lakes. >>> finally this morning, the ad war between the presidential candidates and their supporters. as usual those ads have ramped up as we've gotten closer to today's voting. >> so much money being spent in an effort to stop just one candidate. abc's lauren listen has the details. >> reporter: getting ready to head to the polls primary voters are facing decisions and a number of new ads seeking to persuade them. >> donald trump campaign violence. >> reporter: four out of six new spots targeting repub

. >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards it's wednesday march 2nd and we've got several breaking stories on right here on "action news." a philadelphia police officer is attacked by a man with a gun. right now police are trying to run down that suspect. >>> take a look. storm tracker6 double scan radar. a lot of greens and yellows there. you can see it's going to be a rainy messy morning. dave murphy has details on how long exactly the rain sticks around. >>> you watch us and then you listen to them when you get in the car and head on out when you get in the radio. we're taking you behind the scenes with preston and steve. those stories, your super tuesday break down is next up on "action news." >> ♪ year in space. >> and after a homecoming in houston he'll undergo medical test, all with an eye towards nasa's goal of travel to mars. abc's lauren lyster has more. >> reporter: astronaut scott kelly tweeting photos of his last sunrise from space. >> filling it up. >> reporter: with that hatch closing on the soyuz capsule he heads back to earth. this after 340 days orbiting earth on the inte

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday, march 29th. tam is off. alicia vitarelli joins us. >> we are following a developing story this morning. police in south jersey have a key he piece of evidence as they look for the driver in a deadly hit and run. >> a farmer rescues several animals from a overnight fire in delaware. >> u.s. capitol police say the man who they shot after he pulled a gu gun on them was already on their raid. >> a quick look at the accuweather forecast and traffic with david and karen. good morning. >> you probably heard those winds roaring through the region last night. they're still somewhat windy this morning. satellite shows a little bit of high cloud cover but we expect that to be exiting the region fairly quickly this morning especially after the sun gets up over the hors. 50 degrees in philadelphia currently which isn't too bad we expect that number to dip over the next several hours and we could get down to the mid 40's. we're throughout the day in allentown and readin

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningeryone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday march 15th. >> and here's what we're working on for you. police are investigating the shooting of a man on the front porch of a philadelphia home. >> a car slammed into a stone wall in a serious crash in gloucester county. >> it is a potentially decisive day for presidential candidates as five states hold their primaries. >> it might be a little drizzly out there right now. let's turn to dave murphy and karen rogers for weather and traffic. >> we're certainly starting out cloudy and yes, there is some drizzle falling on the windshield on the way in. a lot of those windshield wipers on intermittent. there's a shower down to the south that might pull up into parts of the region late this morning on midday. temperatures are cool again. 46 degrees in philadelphia, 45 in allentown, 45 in wilmington and millville and trenton so very even numbers with those clouds around. breezes not quite as strong this morning, only about seven to 14 miles per hour ove

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningce to be back. >> yeah. >> it is 4:30 on this wednesday mr. 30. >> we're following several new stories this morning. investigators are looking for the arsonist who set a front porch on fire overnight. >> philadelphia police are trying to figure out if a teenager shot in the back is an innocent bystander. we're live with the latest. >> a berks county arena is implementing new security measures in response to recent terror attacks. >> first up let's find out how cold it or not cold it will be with dave murphy. it was cold yesterday david. >> temperatures have dipped this morning. we'll talk about that in a second. on the satellite map though we have very little cloud cover out there. it was there yesterday early in the day and then it really cleared out and we are looking at another pretty sunny day but as you can see here a lot of numbers are in the 30's now. 36 in wilmington, 33 trenton. just 29 fleas allentown and while we are holding 40 in philadelphia, over the next couple hours we'

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's wednesday march 23rd. following break developments in the attacks in brussels. belgian media has identified two men brothers accused of being behind the attack there at the brussels airport. the manhunt is on for that man, the third man who was there on the right. that's going on at this hour. >>> and new this morning, a three-year-old is being treated the hospital. the toddler ingested drugs at a west philadelphia day care. >>> sky6 is taking a live look at the view across center city. we're going to get up to the 70's today. looking forward to that warmup. we've got those stories and much more coming up on "action news." attacks in brussels leave us with shock and scenes that are often stiring. >> so finally this morning we're going to take a look and we're going to listen at an event that sadly becomes all too common. >> there was a massive explosion. >> stay down. stay down. >> big bang. everybody flew and we saw smoke. >> what it was, a truck or was it a terrorist? >> the second i heard it, i mean i f

. >> ♪ >> good morning i'm tamala edwards. it's wednesday march 18th.'s what's next up on "action news." the morning after. where things stand after a night of primaries. what it all means going forward. we've got vote 2016 covered. >>> a chemical leak at a philadelphia business meant an overnight response from hazmat crews. >>> and a student in philadelphia dies from bacterial meningitis. we're live with details on what happened and more info for parents and students. >>> those stories and a check of your accuweather and traffic, it's all next up on "action news." >> ♪ midwest. >>> it is a morning's top story. last night's political results are potential turning points in the race for the white house. >> as the numbers came in, the candidates addressed their supporters. some loved what they heard and others not so much. >> this is my second home, florida, to win by that kind of a number is incredible. >> i have to thank the people of the great state of ohio. i love you is all i can tell you. i love you. i want you to know something, we're going to go -

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 4:30 on this tuesday march first. >> we're following a developing story. an argument between two families erupts ending in gunfire overnight. live on that story. >> new. fire heavily damages a southwest philadelphia row home. >> today is super tuesday, a pivotal day in the presidential race. voters in 12 states will decide who should be at the top of the ticket. >> first up weather and traffic on this first day of march with david and karen. good morning. >> we're going to start out with some sunshine a little bit later on. right now we've got clear skies, a few clouds filtering into the north of philadelphia and at times you'll see he some high thin clouds roll in. but i think it's going to be a pretty bright and pretty nice day. a little cool this morning in some spots but not too bad. 42 degrees if philadelphia, still in the upper 30's in allentown and reading and lancaster. it's not out of the question that we get down into the upper 30's in philadelphia over the next h

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 4:30 here on this wednesday march 16th. >> here's what's we're following for you on "action news." clinton and trump win big on super tuesday part tree. a third winner of the night will campaign in our area this morning. >> a north philadelphia high school is mourning the loss of a ninth grader who died sudden from bacterial meningitis. >> and a chester county facility is caring for this horse that someone shot up with a paintball gun. >> very sad to see. but first up let's go right over to meteorologist, david murphy he and to karen rogers. they've got your accuweather and your traffic. good morning. >> we're taking a look at satellite this morning. we're actually looking at clear skies across most of the region with cloud cover coming in later today. the caveat there is that some of this forms some low lying cloud cover and fog and we'll take a look at visibility in a second. 45 degrees in philadelphia. so it is another cool start. 40 in allentown, down into the upper 30's in mill

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone. it is 4:30 on this tuesday march eighth and here's what we're following for you. >> a new jersey state trooper is rushed to the hospital after being hit by a car on the job. >> shakeup in the nest. the eagles reportedly trade away their big free agent acquisition from last year plus two other big names. >> let's go to sky6, take a live look out across center city its march but it's going to feel like pavement record segment warmth is on the way. >> david is off, meteorologist karen rogers is tracking that plus a little bit of rain and matt pelman is looking at the roads. good morning. >> that's right. we'll start with storm tracker6. it's going to be gorgeous and we'll be dry. currently we're tracking showers. you can see near harrisburg and up near west of pottsville we've got some heavier showers inn and a couple of spotty sprinkles near wilmington riding along up i-95 so we may see a couple of spotty showers, not a lot of precipitation. it will be very early this morning and

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it is 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday march ninth. >> here's what we're following to your. a man is found dead inside a burning car in kensington. it's closed a number of streets in that area. we have a live report. >> more than 100 firefighters battle a huge blaze in delaware county and they are still on the scene at this hour. >> and record warmth is on the way. just how high will those temperatures get? >> well, we have the people to talk to to answer those questions, david is off, karen rogers is here along with matt pelman. good morning. >> it was so nice to see people out and about enjoying the weather yesterday and i think even more so today and tomorrow. satellite6 and action radar showing us right now we have clear skies, a couple of high clouds streaming in. we really have a beautiful day ahead today so hopefully you can get out there and enjoy it. unusually warm for this time of year. look at these numbers and it's 45 in quakertown, 41 coatesville, 47 saint davids. we're

it's 6:00 a.m., i'm tamala edwards here with nydia han.is off. we're working on several breaking stories this morning. >> including a deadly explosion that's rocked an airport and subway station in belgium. we have just learned the explosions are being considered acts of terror. >> a new jersey resort town already strapped for cash may be forced to shut down within weeks if state officials don't step in. >> president obama will try to take u.s.-cuban relations another step forward today and end his trip with baseball. >> but first up let's get a look at what you can expect with your accuweather. dave murphy is outside, karen

i'm tamala edwards. let's introduce you to our panel.e'll start with journalist larry platt. >> good morning. >> good morning. foreign-policy expert ed turzanski. >> morning. >> we've got a new friend to play with this morning. that's donna gentile o'donnell. she's a nonprofit executive who's had roles going back with governor rendell, senator casey, knows a lot about politics. glad to have you here. >> delighted to be here. thanks. >> and we have a short intro for you, sam -- documentarian sam katz. >> here. [ chuckles ] >> all right. you know, of course the mayor came out, and his budget proposal has a lot of things, the crown jewel being universal pre-k. everything -- every proposal, everything he will give to city council -- tied to whether or not he can get through what they call the soda tax. it's really on all kinds of sweetened beverages -- fruit juice, iced tea, energy drinks, you name it. if it's got sugar in it, 3-cents-an-ounce tax. so, we're starting to see some of the pushback against it, the teamsters having an op-ed today

i'm tamala edwards here with erin o'hearn.t o'donnell is off today and we're following brand new developments out of brussels. >> officials have identified two brother they believe may be connected to the deadly bombings. we're live with the very latest. >> donald trump and hillary clinton extend their delegate leads clinching some big wins out west. >> the boy who a neighbor said looked like a ball of fire after a gas can mishap. >> sad story there. >> but first up let's take a look at a warming trend when it comes to your accuweather. dave murphy has that and karen rogers is taking a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning, everybody and we are off to a nice start this morning. partly cloudy skies. there are some breaks in the clouds. some of are you going to get some early sunshine and the temperatures are treating us much better across most of the region. we're only at 50 degrees in philadelphia right now. we have dipped to 35 in allentown but even that's better than yesterday when we were down into the upper 20's.

i'm tamala edwards here with nydia han. matt o'donnell is off.re working on breaking stories this morning. >> including a deadly explosion that's rocked a airport and subway stations in belgium. we're live with the details. >> a new jersey resort town may be forced to shut down if weeks if state officials don't step in. >> president obama will try to take u.s.-cuban relations another step forward today and end his trip with baseball. >> first let's check in with dave murphy and karen rogers. they've got accuweather and traffic. good morning. >> all right, we're starting out rather chilly this morning but we are going to be bright in a little while. you can see the lack of any significant cloud cover. out to the west there are a few additional clouds by pittsburgh and they'll start to filter in as the day goes on. 35 degrees heading out the door this morning in philadelphia. just 28 degrees in allentown, 29 in reading, 33 in trenton, 31 wilmington. down in millville 25 degrees. 41 a little bit better out on the point in cape may. as we take a look

i'm tamala edwards. >>> "good morning america," it's 8:00 a.m. hillary clinton and donald trump take super tuesday after millions of americans go to the polls. trump scores seven states, cruz gets three. clinton rolls to major victories in seven, as well. the race between the front-runners heats up. ♪ i think i want to marry you >>> in love and engaged. >> oh, my gosh. i hit the jackpot. >> the shark and the dancer get ready to say, i do. robert and kym opening up for the first time since he popped the question and they both join us live this morning. ♪ if i could turn back time >> good-bye, under eye bags, the videos taking over your facebook feed showing amazing results in a matter of minutes, can a new cream really banish your under eye bags? we're trying it out here live. ♪ >>> and how safe is your home? we put a gopro on a 15-month-old to see how much trouble he can get into from the dishwasher to the fridge, the surprising disasters that could be big dangers. dr. besser revealing what you need to c

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 4:30 now on this wednesday march 2nd. >> and we're following some breaking news right now. police and k-9 units are searching for the man who assaulted a philadelphia police officer overnight. we're live on the scene. >> super tuesday results have still coming in this morning. we have a live break down of what we know on the winners. >> and accuweather is tracking a band of heavy rain this morning. it's in south jersey and that will be followed by the winds of change. >> alall right, let's head on over to dave murphy. yesterday afternoon was great. waking up this morning a little different. karen has traffic. >> absolutely. rain is moving over towards the east of us right now but the roads are still wet in the western suburbs and we're still getting active rain in philadelphia. this will clear during the morning rush hour to the east but we are looking at a lot of changes this morning. first of all the numbers aren't bad as you step outside. 56 degrees currently in philadelphia. but

matt o'donnell, tamala edward, david murphy an karen rodgers will have the latest track of the spring snow system, at the 4:30 a.m. >>> a 22-year old man who was shot by philadelphia police tonight, is in stable condition, critical but stable condition, at temple university hospital live at the axis "action news" reporter jeff chirico. jeff, what happened here. >> reporter: jim, police say it was a person of interest in another shooting, and when detectives tried to talk with him he pulled a gun on him. in this evidence bag the handgun police say a career criminal pulled on two under cover detectives, just after 6:30. the officers were at 15th and allegheny to talk to the 22-year old man about a shooting in the area last week. when they called his name, he ran into an alley. >> when officers caught up to the male, that is when he pull the gun from his waste band, pointed it at police, officers ordered him to drop the gun, he refused, one officer discharged his weapon striking the suspect, in his legs and his torso. >> reporter: the block was closed off for hours as investigators proce

i'm tamala edwards here with erin o'hearn. matt o'donnell has the day off.nd new developments out of brussels. >> officials have identified two brothers they believe may be connected to the deadly bombings. we're live with the very latest. >> donald trump and hillary clinton extend their delegate leads clinch something big wins out west. >> the boy who a neighbor said looks like a "ball of fire" after a gas can mishap. >> but first up let's get your first look at your weather and traffic. we'll go over to dave murphy and to karen rogers. good morning. >> we're starting out a lot more mild than we were the last couple of mornings. let's get a look on sat life. you can see how cloud cover has filled in a little bit so we're going start out a little on the cloudy tide side this morning but overall we expect some sunny breaks and it will probably wound up being more of a sun and clouds mix most of the day. 52 degrees on the thermometer. the temperature has gone up a little bit in the last half hour or so. allentown still in the 30's. that 37 represents a climb.

"action news" continues at 4:30 tomorrow morning with david murphy, tamala edward, matt o'donnell andaren rodgers. >> now for melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night. >>> this is where i want to be. >> obviously, it is good news. >> in front giroux, he scores. >> we did what we had to do. >> right here, here's the second goal. >> this is "action news", sports sunday sponsored by audi. >>> welcome to "action news" sports sunday, i'm jeff skversky alongside mike miss until friday 97.5 the fanatic. well, free agency starts wednesday and eagles mike, don't have to worry about a starting quarterback. sam bradford on board for two more years. here's the bottom line was this the right move, was it only move for philadelphia eagles. >> it was only move they could make. is that the right move? we will find out. they had had in other options. sam bradford saying that he really wanted to be here in philadelphia a, he said it about a hundred times lead to you believe that they either weren't any other offers out the

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it's 6:00 a.m., i'm tamala edwards here with nydia han.att o'donnell is off. we're working on several breaking stories this morning. >> including a deadly explosion that's rocked an airport and subway station in belgium. we have just learned the explosions are being considered acts of terror. >> a new jersey resort town already strapped for cash may be forced to shut down within weeks if state officials don't step in. >> president obama will try to take u.s.-cuban relations another step forward today and end his trip with baseball. >> but first up let's get a look at what you can expect with your accuweather. dave murphy is outside, karen rogers has traffic inside. good morning. >> we're off to a chilly start this morning. i don't have gloves tucked into this fleece they give us. almost wish i had run back to the office and gotten them. it's a little bit chill to start out. we've got clear skies, though and there will be plenty of sunshine coming up over the horizon, some of those clouds you see out by pittsburgh down by washington some of

i'm tamala edwards. shaken the delays on 95 just yet, tam. you see them still in full effect in the southbound lanes. 31 minutes from woodhaven to the vine double what it would be with no delay but what morning does that happen? if you're coming off of 95 onto woodhaven road westbound headed toward franklin mills, philadelphia mills, watch out for this fender-bender here on the left shoulder. but you can see traffic is getting by without too much of a delay. hopping on the boulevard southbound reports of a couple accidents, one's at welsh road the other harbison northbound approaching woodward. the crash there has cleared out. a crash in montgomery township along hartman road at horsham road and in horsham road in hatboro a transformer fire. use meetinghouse and moreland as some alternates. also word just can coming in in hockessin delaware an overturned vehicle crash near lancaster pike by harvest market. tam. >> thank you matt. let's head out to meteorologist, david murphy. it's going to warm up today.

as the saying goes everyone is a comedian like chris, tamala edwards takes us to an i group that's popular among the senior crowd. >> reporter: 84-year-old linda silverman has been doing acting and improv for careers. >>> i always wanted to be manic >> reporter: paul took up the fun a year ago. it's called open circle improv. at it's correspond it's problem solving that can help seniors stay physically sharp. >>> you learn to think fast on your feet. you come up with creative answers to questions. >>> it's exiting and energizing your persona. >> reporter: it gives seniors a chance to socialize. >>> seniors have few options. >> reporter: it offers the opportunity to turn back the clock and become a kid again. >>> you get to play, you decide you want to be a chicken or airplane, or roll around on the floor, nobody is going to complain, they will go with it. >>> i just love to perform, i love doing that. >> reporter: tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." 7:21 saturday, here's a look at what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. get ready for the summer seas

deciding to reenter the workforce find it difficult to find a job, but there's a new program, tamala edwardsas that in the art of aging. >> reporter: julia is the dietary aid at a senior center. she spent her career as a certified nursing assistant. after retiring. >>> it was boring. >> reporter: she went to the mayor's office of aging senior service employment program it helps older workers update their job skills and experience. >>> i always wanted my own place to run, so this is good. >>> it's good for the senior center, too, they pair trainees with nonprofit and public agencies that need the extra help. >>> we have a staff of 6 people. the support of having three or four additional people we receive under the mayor's program is a boost. >> reporter: trainees work 20 hours a week and paid minimum wage. >>> they are learning being in the workplace that they probably never experienced ever before. , julia is hired for permanent possessions after their training is complete. >>> i'm happier, it gives me strengthen --ength. >> reporter: tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." fios is not cable

>>> good morning, 6:00 a.m., friday, march 25 i'm tamala edwards along with erin o'hern. matt o'donnell is off we're working on several new and developing stories. >>> someone sprayed a barrage of bullets overnight hitting an innocent 16-year-old girl. we're live with the details. >>> in south jersey, a police officer is recovering from wounds he received in a dog attack that left another man fighting for his life. >>> a rainy start to this good friday, the sun will peek on it later today, accuweather is tracking the latest. speaking of which, let's go over to david murphy he is outside checking temperature right now karen rogers is looking at traffic. ,. >> reporter: good morning, everybody it feels great with mild temperatures. drizzle on the terrace right now. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you there are scattered showers and sprinkle around. where you see no green there could drizzle from the low-lying cloud cover. generally speaking just a few spotty showers here and there. there is more arena on the way, though -- there is more rain on the way, though you ca

i'm tamala edwards. let's go over to karen rogers.> still, tam, an hour delay now with new jersey transit and with amtrak. i mean, this is a mess trying to get to new york between philadelphia and new york city one hour delays and on amtrak. 60 minute delays on the northeast corridor with new jersey transit between trenton and metro park all because of a fatal accident that we had much earlier on the tracks but yet still we're dealing with these lengthy delays on the northeast corridor so big problems continue right there. as we look outside live we've got another issue here. these one on the roads obviously 420 eastbound approaching oaks an accident off to the shoulderly we see a couple vehicles involved. police and penndot jamming 422 eastbound from 29 to 23. also new accident blocking the right lane. this is in camden county right on 295 southbound approaching 168. such a busy area. everybody's taking 295 in this area. look how we're crawling along. eight, 13 miles an hour, that's a big delay, tam. >> been such a tough morning out

. >>> march is women's history month, in art of aging, tamala edwards meets a woman who joined the marines back in world war ii. >> reporter: 94-year-old annette nickels was working at the philadelphia navy yard in 1942 when a walk up north broad street changed her life. >>> i saw this picture of uncle sam wants you we need you, i said okay, i'm coming in. she was stationed at pearl harbor assigned to the motor transport pool. driving around the island she saw lots of war damage, but they had no fear. >>> we were energic and young and didn't worry about a thing. >> reporter: in fact some of other -- some of other fondest memories are playing for the softball team. when the war ended she met the service and met another marine who was in it for life. >>> he was on leave for 0 days, so we started dating. >> reporter: seven decades later she is proud for the medals she earned, but her service is something she rarely talked about. for annette service for country is engrained. her father was an army sergeant in the first world war. >>> it's a great experience. >>> getting to know her marine back

on this monday, march 21, i'm tamala edwards, along with nydia han, matt o'donnell is off today, we're working on several developing stories. >>> first, a deadly crash, police are working to find out what caused a fatal pileup on i-95. >>> changes in the air in cuba as president obama gets ready to spend his first full day in the island nation. >>> spring has sprung according to the calendar, but the snow might have left slick spots for drivers you have to be careful of. >>> annie mccormick is on the ground in south jersey, but first up. >>> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: we have rain at the coast getting close to clearing the garden state parkway. not a lot of fell in philadelphia. i've got nothing on the terrace or the grassy surfaces. if you do it's melting as temperatures are above freezing. down shore there's more on the grass and mainly wet roads, be careful in areas where you see snow on the side where the temperature is close to freezing on the thermometer. the wide view shows you cloud cover to the west is breaking up. we are expecting

stay with us. >>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards.er to matt pellman looking a look at mass transit. >> reporter: it's been a rough ride on the rails, we have the suspension of the trenton west regional rail line because of amtrak issues. the trains are running once again, but expect delays. we have 15 minute delays on the fox chase line. mark frankford lines are running with delays in the eastbound direction. the boulevard, coming northbound can you see the broken down vehicle in the left lane as you and and exit for roberts avenue. and southbound is snacked at 9th street near the schuylkill expressway. you want to avoid thrush drive at bill -- gilbertsville road. >>> let's go outside to david murphy. >> reporter: beautiful morning, tam it's mild in several spots. we have a record high of 80 degrees. sun and clouds, it will be nice. showers late tonight overnight and ending early friday morning and then we transition to cooler weather with a breezy day, clouds and sun, 66 tomorrow. but that still well above average for this time of t

patrick's day, i'm tamala edwards. schuylkill expressway again. >> reporter: tam, we have two multi-vehicle accidents, one on the schuylkill expressway one on i-95. looking live on the schuylkill expressway, westbound at 30th street station, multi-vehicle accident blocking the left lane. look at how everybody is backed up getting off. 30 minute ride from i-95 to the vine. normally it would be ten. it will take three times always long to travel on the schuylkill expressway. multi-vehicle accident on i-95 northbound at girard. you can see you're traveling 12, 15 miles per hour near the air that would be backed up anyway. let's go to the camera scene and show you how jammed it is on i-95 northbound five vehicles blocking the left lane at girard, tam. >>> thank you, karen. >>> let's head outside to david murphy good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we have a pocket of low cloud cover over the terrace. in center city. bright sunshine. 45 degrees in philadelphia. 46 in allentown. not much wind this morning. this afte

i'm tamala edwards. it's 7:56 on this tuesday march 22nd. r to karen rogers starting with 422. good morning. >> that's right, tamala looking live on 422. this is your closeup view as penndot zooms in. you see that eastbound traffic right there looking pretty heavy and i think we'll switch this 'cause i don't want to make you sick if you're having your breakfast. 422 eastbound about a five minute delay from oaks to 23. looking live at the vine street expressway here. we're really backed up westbound. you can see all that delay starting to ease. not looking too bad as you head towards the schuylkill. eastbound at this point pretty slow from the schuylkill to broad street. we've got reports of a house fire here in atco in camden county right on pinehurst drive near columbia drive. fire crews, police crews all on the scene with this so expect some restrictions there. an accident here in cape may county right on the garden state parkway. look for it northbound approaching ocean city here. it's blocking the left lane and causing slowing tam. >> tha

chelsea, logan, chris and grayson, pop pop says hi. >> reporter: tamala edward channel six "action news my name is pamela and i've been making dog chow for 36 years now. my dog girlfriend is 17 years old. she's been eating dog chow from her very first day and she can still chase squirrels. she can't catch them, but she can still chase them. after 17 years i'm still confident in feeding her dog chow because i see the high quality ingredients that go into it. >> so glad you're waking up with us, 77:21. a sure thing that spring is on its way the return of the philadelphia flower show, the 188th happening of the famed bloom festival pops up today. it runs through sunday. this year's theme explore america celebrating the 100th anniversary of the national park service. you can get a preview on our special tonight on 6abc at 7:00. the flower show opens its doors to the public at 11:00 a.m. >>> get into gear for spring and summer for the philadelphia rv show at the greater expo center in oaks montgomery county. there will be plenty new rvs on display as you plan your summer getaway. 8:30 to 5:0

. >>> good morning it is 5:00 a.m., thursday, march 24 i'm tamala edwards along with erin o'hern, matt o'donnell is off. we're working on new and several developing stories. >>> new information into the deadly terror attacks in bluffs we're learning about the suicide bomber and the suspect still on the run. >>> ted cruz's wife is at the center of the latest donald trump feud. >>> just when you think you found the bottom. >>> i don't

. >>> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m., on this friday, march 25, i'm tamala edwards along with erin o'hern. matt o'donnell is off, we have several new and developing stories. >>> someone sprayed a barrage of bullets overnight hitting an innocent 16-year-old girl. >>> a south jersey police officer is recovering from wounds inflicted in a dog attack, an attack that left another man fighting for his life. >>> accuweather is tracking rain. >>> let's over to david murphy, karen rogers is looking at your traffic, good morning. >> reporter: we have spotty light showers most up by reading and allentown. there's a trace sprinkle down the eastern shore of maryland and new castle county, delaware. a little bit in south jersey, it will have a tendency to fill in over the next #

. >>> good morning, 6:00 a.m., friday, march 25 i'm tamala edwards along with erin o'hern. matt o'donnell is off we're working on several new and developing stories. >>> someone sprayed a barrage of bullets overnight hitting an innocent 16-year-old girl. we're live with the details. >>> in south jersey, a police officer is recovering from wounds he received in a dog attack that left another man fighting for his life. >>> a rainy start to this good friday, the sun will peek on it later today, accuweather is tracking the latest. speaking of which, let's go over to david murphy he is outside checking temperature right now karen rogers is looking at traffic. ,. >> reporter: good morning, everybody it feels great with mild temperatures. drizzle on the terrace right now. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you there are scattered showers and sprinkle around. where you see no green there could drizzle from the low-lying cloud cover. generally speaking just a few spotty showers here and

tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." >>> health check this noon. you know that spring allergy as rived earlier with this warmer weather. doctors from the cleveland clinic say they are higher in the morning between 5:00 and 10:00 a.m. and if you do go outside switch to oversized sun glasses to give your eyes more protection, you can shower after you get home to get rid of pollen grains that might be sticking to your hair. "action news" is working on news stories tonight at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is here with a look ahead. >> reporter: coming up today at 4:00, the brother of a deadly hit and run victim is begging for help to find the driver responsible. we have an update and new surveillance pictures to show you at 4:00. >>> and in big talkers tinder gets into politics, forget finding your match, they are trying to match you up with a presidential candidate. you can take us with you on the go, if you have not downloaded the 6 abc app, you can watch us on your smart phone or tablet. for years, i was a laboratory chemist, developing drugs to fight dead

. >>> good morning, 6:00 a.m., thursday, march 24, i'm tamala edwards here with erin o'hern, matt o'donnell is off this morning, we're working on several new and developing stories. >>> including a surge of violent crime in philadelphia overnight. we're live with the details. >>> new information on the investigation into the deadly terror attacks in brussels we're

. >>> good morning everyone, tamala edwards is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us, good morning. >> reporter: we have rain heavier in philadelphia, right now it's pulling through wilmington, chester county, the northern half of the county and montgomery county will be next. it will be in gloucester and camden and moving away from cape may county into atlantic county. this is pushing toward the north. slow it down a bit, because visibility will be worse and there will be more ponding and puddling on the roads as it pushes through. it will gradual die down the afternoon looks drier. this afternoon once the rain gets out of here we're expecting a rush of strong winds. the national weather service has a wind advisory that kicks in at 2:00 p.m. and doesn't end until midnight. we could have gusts as high as 40 to 50 miles per hour. that could put trash cans and recycling bins on the roads. the rain will take until noon to get out of here, it will die down after the rush hour. 47 degrees in philadelphia. same thing in wilmington. mid 40s in trenton, allentown, trenton and lancaster. 51 in

times in the last century and the senior population is expected to double by the year 2030 and tamala edwarded explores the most challenging issues for aging adults and those that love them as well. >> reporter: when loretta started to fail her sisters knew what they would do. >> we didn't want her in a nursing home and we wanted our mom an home and make her feel as best we could. >> three quarters of care givers try to go it alone. >> i didn't see myself doing it on my own. >> the sisters learned it take aville able and tapped family members and neighbors for help. and a company that gives family members a break. >> they are so backlogs and overwhelmed with all the things they are doing, that they will crack. >> the employer has been very understanding, and that is a growing trend as more and more worker workers have parents at home. >> you didn't have this so much in the past. >> still it's critical that care givers take time to care for themselves. they have to have someone they can talk to, someone they can unload to, this is what we are dealing with. and looking for a physical or create h

>>> good morning it is 5:00 a.m., thursday, march 24 i'm tamala edwards along with erin o'hern, matt o'donnell is off. we're working on new and several developing stories. >>> new information into the deadly terror attacks in bluffs we're learning about the suicide bomber and the suspect still on the run. >>> ted cruz's wife is at the center of the latest donald trump feud. >>> just when you think you found the bottom. >>> i don't think we'll ever find the bottom. >> reporter: first up let's get you over to david murphy and talk a lovely day. matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: we have clear skies and clouds are filtering in we'll expect a mix of clouds and sun. tam is right it's going to be a mild one as we go through the afternoon. 50 degrees in philadelphia. still cool in a allentown. 42 the 44 in reading, 47 in trenton. 45 in wilmington, 50 in millville. close to 50 in cape may, new jersey. heading into the driveway to catch the bus today. looks like mid 40s between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., cool, partly cloudy and breezy. rolling through the day, it's mild, 47 by 7:00 a.m. 10:

. >>> good morning everyone, tamala edwards is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us, good morning. >>eporter: we have rain heavier in philadelphia, right now it's pulling through wilmington, chester county, the northern half of the county and montgomery county will be next. it will be in gloucester and camden and moving away from cape may county into atlantic county. this is pushing toward the north. slow it down a bit, because visibility will be worse and there will be more ponding and puddling on the roads as it pushes through. it will gradual die

>>> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m., on this friday, march 25, i'm tamala edwards along with erin o'hern. matt o'donnell is off, we have several new and developing stories. >>> someone sprayed a barrage of bullets overnight hitting an innocent 16-year-old girl. >>> a south jersey police officer is recovering from wounds inflicted in a dog attack, an attack that left another man fighting for his life. >>> accuweather is tracking rain. >>> let's over to david murphy, karen rogers is looking at your traffic, good morning. >> reporter: we have spotty light showers most up by reading and allentown. there's a trace sprinkle down the eastern shore of maryland and new castle county, delaware. a little bit in south jersey, it will have a tendency to fill in over the next # three or four hours. it will be east of philadelphia by lunchtime and off the coast by this afternoon. the bulk of the rain is far out to the south and west of us, later in the morning we'll see most of that. 64 degrees in philadelphia. that's the big story in my book in most neighborhoods, you will open the door and say wow it