. >>> tamala edwards introduces us to a legendry jazz artist that is serenading fans for decades. ♪ ♪ther wednesday evening you can find barbara trend in hamilton, new jersey, wearing one of her many hats and singing a soulful tune. >> people are excited to see her and she makes everybody smile. >> you can call me a follower. i am following along. >> barbara is singing her entire life. >> since i was 2 years old and as most black artists do i started in church. >> and from the first her voice started in church. >> i stood up and sang a song in church. >> her favorite is frank sinatra, and she prays the music will bring joy to others. >> my husband and i fell in love lift earning to barbara. >> there is a crowd that follows her around and say where is barbara singing tonight. >> i would sing if they never paid me because i sing because i'm happy about the song i sing and i sing because i'm happy and i sing because i'm free. >> she says at 62 years old she has no plans to hang up her microphone. >> i will not retire and i'll keep singing as long as i have a voice. ♪ ♪ tamala edwards, ch

i'm tamala edwards.gers with the news of a jam on the roadwayses. >> reporter: you can see it on the route 1 media bypass. you can see northbound and southbound jammed in this area. on the ben franklin bridge we are finally starting to see the delaysese, look at this, they cleared out nicely, you've been jammed all morning. if you're heading to the ben, go ahead and do that now. we have an accident in springfield, springfield road near indian rock road. watch for that in springfield, currently. another accident coming in near route 55 sherman avenue near 55. >>> now let's head outside to david murphy for a last look at accuweather. lots of sunshine this morning, tam, cool breeze, take a look we're up to 44. allentown shot up to 40 after spending a good morning around freezing. this afternoon will be good, wind not that strong. sunny and nice, high of 51. rain arrives tomorrow afternoon and could start out as sleet before the changeover. 44 is the high. windy rain on wednesday, 56. and maybe thunder. look

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's tuesday morning. next up on "action news." the freezing rain and snow are gone but those roads are still icy in some spots. we're live with more on that and dave murphy is tracking heavy rain coming in later today. >>> developing this morning a robbery and shooting on broad street in center city has a man in critical condition right now. >>> also new this morning, flight nightmare. some frontier airlines passengers are spending the night at the airport after sitting on the tarmac for hours. "action news" is up in two. >> ♪ the country. heavy rain and some snow in the northeast. high temperatures later today. >>> finally at the westminister dog show, several pampered pooches have been named best breed. >> tonight, the ultimate prize. best in show. seven new breeds in the running this year. >> reporter: over 3,000 dogs competing at the 140th westminster dog show. >> this is like the super bowl. like the world series. >> reporter: and 197 breeds and varieties. including seven new breeds, more than ever b

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> good morning.t's 4:30 on this wednesday, february 17th. >> we're following a developing story. an allentown police officer is recovering from shooting while serving a warrant for another recent crime. >> some areas out there are still in the dark this morning after yesterday's intense storm. >> we have a sign of spring here today as phillies pitchers and catchers report to clearwater, florida. >> you know, we started the day yesterday with it feeling like january but by the end dave murphy is it april? let's keep this going. you've got accuweather. karen rogers has traffic. good morning. >> the mild air was nice yesterday. unfortunately cooler conditions have returned fore this morning. right now we've got a lot of cloud cover across the region. through the day we're expecting clouds and a few sunny breaks. precipitation down to the south will keep our eyes on the northern and western suburbs for a spotty rain or snow shower dropping in later in the afternoon. not a big deal. we had big winds on tu

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 4:30 on this tuesday february 23rd. >> breaking right now police are on the scene of a overnight shooting at the jersey shore. >> rain, it is on the way. storm tracker6 is tracking that first wave. it begins a little later this morning. >> and rallies take place across the country today in support of apple in its feud with the fbi and one of them takes place in philadelphia. >> but let's get going and talk about this rain go on over to dave murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. it is a cloudy start and we have rain beginning to inch its way up through southern delaware. still to the south of us but by the end of the morning commute that rain does have a chance of getting past philadelphia. as it pushes to the north side, areas like northampton county and the poconos have a winter weather advisory that kicks in at 1 o'clock this afternoon because we could see wet snow totaling an inch or too and freezing rain later today. the better chance you have of hav

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> it is wednesdaybruary 3rd and it's time for "action news." >> here's what we're following for you. heavy rain and melting snow could cause some flooding problems throughout the area today. >> bill cosby will return to a montgomery county courtroom today. we are live in norristown where a judge could decide if cosby's sex assault case can stand. >> authorities say a fake priest is behind bars accused of selling fake tickets to see pope francis in philadelphia last year. >> good morning everyone, it is 4:30. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers for more on the rain coming this way. >> yeah, we already have some of it out to the west of us on storm tracker6 live double scan. you can see areas around get tease berg and baltimore beginning to pick this up and southwestern chester county will begin to get some of this before too much longer. as we go through morning we are looking at things to begin to moisten up and then heavy rain really starts to come through later this afternoon.

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. get ready for a wet wednesday.ather is tracking a gigantic storm. you see all that green and yellow, the heaviest stuff, it's going to bring heavy rain and flooding concerns. >>> this morning the cosby case is back in a montgomery county courtroom. we're going to be live with what we can expect today. >>> and the search is on for a driver who hit a mother and her two young churn in south philadelphia anchildren insouth. and fled the soon. >>> "action news" is up in two u and among those going to the big game, a handful of super fans. >> so these gentlemen have attended every super bowl for the past 49 years and reporter mike schuman from our san francisco station introduces us to one of those football fanatics. >> reporter: 76-year-old larry jacobson was one of the first super bowl volunteers to check out his official uniform. >> i'm ready to get to work right now. >> reporter: larry is spending this week helping tourist s fin their way around san francisco, sunday he'll be at levi stadium watching with an exclusiv

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's tuesday, february 2nd. >> and we have at least one winner in the iowa caucuses, a candidate not named trump takes the gop side. while the democrats are still sorting things out at this hour. >> new this morning, a fast moving house fire injures two people near the jersey shore. >> and a northeast philadelphia teen who says she was beaten unconscious by her classmates is turning her pain into a passionate message. >> good morning. 4:30 now. let's start off getting your hack were there with dave murphy and a look at traffic with karen rogers much good morning. >> first thing we're going to cover is the next big weather issue coming down the pike. there's a flood watch posted across the central counties of region. this doesn't kick in until tomorrow at noon but it could be a big enough widespread concern that the weather service wants to hit it pretty hard. this won't expire until late thursday afternoon. it's because of a system out by omaha and wichita but you can see the volume of r

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's wednesday, february 17th. got a developing story this morning. an allentown police officer shot on the job. we've been gathering new details in the past few hours. we've got a live update for you just ahead. >>> going after the denim. thousands of dollars worth of jeans are stolen from that new bloomingdale's outlet there in center city. >>> a teen who police say was so good at being a fake doctor he had his own office set up. we've got those stories, a check of your accuweather and traffic it's all next on "action news." >> ♪ inland but strong storm system moving into the west. >>> and finally this morning a dramatic arrest in texas and you wouldn't believe the crime. >> deputies tracked down a man at his houston home and hauled him off in handcuffs apparently over an unpaid student loan he says he wasn't even aware of. kristine dobbyn of our houston station reports. >> reporter: paul acre says last thursday he got the shock of his life at his southwest side home. >> i walk out slowly with my hands up. i'm he

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 4:30 on this wednesday february 24th. >> new this morning another election win for donald trump this morning he's basking in a decisive victory in the caucus in nevada. >> lesean mccoy meets with prosecutors, police and then his lawyer talked with reporters insisterring the former eagle did nothing wrong in a bar brawl. >> storm tracker6 is tracking more rain a-lot of it today. >> let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers with weather and traffic. good morning. >> we got a little bit of light rain this morning in the center portion of the region pushing through the northern suburbs. looks like it's all fairly light with the exception of some stuff on the other side of lancaster county so a few sprinkles, light rain your roads a little damp on the way in this morning. the wide view on satellite and radar shows there's a lot more of some speckled precipitation going down into virginia and then heavier rain that will be at times pushing through during the morn

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 4:30 on this tuesday, february 16th. >> we're following a developing story. police are looking for the masked robber who shot someone overnight near the kimmel situation. >> a bad situation at the philadelphia international airport snowballs into something even worse as hundreds of passengers cannot leave and have trouble finding a warm bed. >> let's take a live look on mobile6 on route 611 driving in abington movement a lot of roads still dealing with snow and ice. it's making for a really messy commute especially when you get on the secondary roads this morning. but good news, temperatures are rising. >> play not happen before the commute start. let's turn now to dave murphy and karen rogers and good morning. >> yeah, right now on the big board we still have a winter weather advisory in the poconos. this area in pink, northern bucks, northern montgomery county, a good portion of chester couldn't and points north are still under a freezing rain advisory until 5 o'clock thi

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning >> and we have at least one winner in the iowa caucuses, a candidate not named trump takes the gop side. while the democrats are still sorting things out at this hour. >> new this morning, a fast moving house fire injures two people near the jersey shore. >> and a northeast philadelphia teen who says she was beaten unconscious by her classmates is turning her pain into a passionate message. >> good morning. 4:30 now. let's start off getting your hack were there with dave murphy and a look at traffic with karen rogers much good morning. >> first thing we're going to cover is the next big weather issue

i'm tamala edwards. we are so excited about this show. let's introduce you to the panel.tarting on this side, george burrell, nonprofit exec, journalist larry platt. >> good morning. >> communications exec nia meeks. on this side, we've got columnist christine flowers, attorney ajay raju, and documentarian sam katz. we've divided up the subjects. let's jump in. we'll start with larry taking a look at education. we all talk about the problems -- the budget holes, the poor test scores, the failing infrastructure, the violence. where do we begin to turn it around? >> well, this might sound counterintuitive, but i think we could learn something from, of all places, cuba and fidel castro. in 1960, fidel castro and che guevara made 1961 the year of education. they had an illiteracy rate of 27%, which is ours, as well. and within a year, they dropped it to 4%. how'd they do it? they had the political will to attack adult literacy. and they closed the schools. brigades of teachers and students went out into peasant fields, taught reading, taught writing. and within a year, it was

"action news" continues at 4:30 with david murphy, tamala edward, matt o'donnell and karen rodgers. >> now for walter perez, melissa magee, jamie a a a apody and jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night and a week ahead. >> ♪ >>> after three days of stretching, and running, and i feel real good about this team, basically because of the names i'm looking at. >> a number one team in the nation. >> a a a lot of challenging that comes with it, more so with the hype. >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> welcome to the sport sunday, thanks for joining with us mike missanelli at 97.5 fanatic i'm ducis rodgers. phillies spring training is underway in clearwater, florida. mike, we just heard pete mackanin he sound excited. give people what they

i'm tamala edwards. have a great monday! see you tomorrow. backed by the service and security of american express. >> it's "live! with kelly & michael"'s "after-oscar show" and it all starts right now. today, we catch up with all the big stars including best actress winner, brie larson. and check out our exclusive red carpet ands the night's best dressed. [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] [cheers and applause] >> now, give it up for the cast of "dancing with the stars" and andy grammer. [cheers and applause] ♪

i'm tamala edwards. let's head to karen rogers.on the boulevard. >> this big accident on the involved southbound at ridge avenue. we've got fire crews, police, ambulance all on the scene. here is a tow truck nearby as well so a big accident blocking the two right lanes. southbound boulevard jams from past broad street to ridge avenue with this new accident creating problems here. upper darby word of a terrible accident. state road at shadeland avenue and it's an accident that we're hearing is involving a child on a bicycle. so police are on the scene. no word on any injuries but this happening right now on state road in upper darby. also we've got an accident in blue bell causing a problem. dekalb pike at yost road so watch for that new accident. were 91 tinicum township still closed with this dopped tree dre at river road at smithville. >> last look at the weather with dave murphy. >> cloudy on the terrace. temperatures are improving tam. up to 40 degrees in philadelphia. a lot of spots still in the upper 30's. your exclusive accu

i'm tamala edwards. have a great weekend!2016, and it is a very special day around here as you can tell from the set. today marks 15 years of kelly ripa hosting "live." [applause] yes. [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] now, she's backstage and she has no idea. she has no idea we decorated the set. she has no idea we're dressed up in our finest. and she has no idea that we have a lot of big stars and a lot of surprises in store for her today. so hit the music. we're celebrating kelly's sweet 15 anniversary special. , kelly ing out the host ripa! [cheers and applause] ♪

> i decreases all the pain and suffering of having to go back into the hospital. >> reporter: tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." grandma is so happy to be here for your very first christmas. i hear you're quite the expert at waking people up in the morning. let me show you how grandma does it. your daddy made this when he was a little boy. this is your dad at my house, where he had his first christmas. thanks for making the coffee. well look who's up. i'm really glad you're here mom. me too. look who's here! you'll need to email us so we can issue you a ticket. but you're right here. it's protocol. or, you can try staples tech services next day guarantee. it's fast and done right. i'll do that instead. that's not protocol marsha. in by noon, out by 5 the next day. staples. make more happen. waking you mean with us on saturday morning -- waking up with us on saturday morning. don't be fooled by the sunshine. it is chilly, 33 degrees, so bundle up as you head out. >>> here's a look at what's happening in and around the lehigh valley. rev your engine at the atlantic city classic car show a

here's tamala edwards with a preview. >> reporter: there are a couple of new films in theater that take you back in team, the resurrection of jesus christ, this time it's told through the eyes of a nonbeliever. >>> i have seen two things i cannot reconcile. dead without question, but that same man is alive again. >> reporter: they are ordered by pilot to find out what happened to jesus. it makes him question his own belief and his spirit at. >>> who told you she he he was alive. >>> race is based on on the incredible story of jesse owens. >>> you're a natural. i don't trust naturals, i will say you can run, and and you can jump, can you win. >> reporter: owens was a legend dear athletic -- legendary athletic superstar. he was in the olympics in the 1930sing and he took home four gold medals in the olympic games. >>> you can find where any film is playing by using your internet-ready cell phone or tablet by downloading the free app at 6abc.com. for channel 6 "action news" i'm tamala edwards. >> reporter: welcome back everyone, 6:53 saturday morning, let's take an opportunity to focus in

time 7:18, a delaware county retirement community is bridging the gap between old and young, tamala edwards has the story in the art of aging. >> reporter: at lima media, college students are hired to work the dining room. >>> having the young people around when you live in a retirement community is one of the best things that happens. >>> at first, i thought, what do i have to do, but you get to know the people. >>> they make you feel a part of their life. they don't look down upon the fact that we might be orderly. >> reporter: in fact the young people grow so close to the seniors they invite them to games and graduations and their weddings. >>> i love it, they are asking how is school going and how are your grades. >>> it's social and it's about relationships, they feed off one another. >>> the residents feel it, it's a family. >>> i was thinking of working in the emergency room. >>> it's like a grandmother or grandfather. they look out for you. >>> they think of us as grandparents we think of them as grandkids. >> reporter: the students are paid and get college scholarship vouchers alon

tamala edwards has details on a program for seniors that's close and many times free. here's this morning's art of aging. >>> left, right. >> reporter: years ago these men and women might have never considered going to a gym that was before silver sneakers came to ymca in media. it comes as a free benefit with most medicare advantage plans. it is in thousand community sisters clubs and gyms nationwide. >>> there are exercise classes like this, but one in the water and the flex series goes outside the gym while it includes yoga you can add years to your life. when exercise goes up, high blood pressure, heart disease goes down. >>> we come here to the heart rate. >> reporter: harriet comes every week not just for silver sneakers but other classes as well. >>> i'm ready to shop the minute i leave here. >> reporter: she is able to do the lawn and other home chores and connected to others of all ages. some locations have other perks. >>> we have a personal trainer let's set goals. >> reporter: the class is a highlight of her week. >>> it's been really a joy to see what this

i'm tamala edwards. let's head to karen rogers.n this morning. watch for slick spots. here on i-95 near bridge street an accident involving an overturned vehicle right there on i-95. this is southbound on night. 95 as you head towards center city and yu jammed approaching academy to bridge street. northbound jams as well and the accident has cleared that's near girard but a messy accident involving an overturned vehicle on 95. other accidents that are new and can coming in in doylestown bucks county one on durham road at carversville road. another on swamp pike at 611 and again a serious one with this one hearing someone trapped in the wreckage this morning. we had a similar accident. here in flourtown road on stenton avenue an accident with police directing traffic. stick to joshua road as your alternate. tam. >> thank you karen. >>> now let's head to dave murphy. good morning. >> we're starting out sunny but chilly tam. take a look. 38 degrees in philadelphia currently. winds aren't all that strong. 26 and below freezing in some

action news" is getting an early start to help you with the snowy commute, join matt o'donnell, tamala edwards and the latest on the forecast and traffic conditions starting a half hour earlier than normal at 4:00 a.m. >>> police say a motorist crashed into a bus and the driver of the car was killed and the bus overturned. four students suffered minor injuries but a bus aide was seriously hurt. gray hall is live in camden. what is the story there? >> reporter: well, that bus aide is still recovering. she is 82-year-old vera cole listed in critical but stable condition and the other person remaining in the hospital after the fatal. >> there was a big crash like metal hitting metal and you heard screeching and dragging and i'm going to assume that is when the bus turned over it was loud. >> the sounds are lasting and the images unforgettable when the crash involving a school bus ended with someone dead. people living nearby are still rattled. >> i was shocked and scared. i was like oh my god i didn't know what to think. 43-year-old larry waller of bridgeton new jersey was driving a toyota rav 4

i will just keep singing as long as i have a voice. >> ♪ >> reporter: tamala edward for channel will news. >>> stay with us on this saturday morning it is 7:21. here's is what happening in an around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. get out of the cold, and think spring at the 35th annual philly home show. the doors are opened all weekend at the pennsylvania convention center. we have popular home design stars, on hand there to help you with any questions you may have about getting your home ready for the spring and the summer. >>> plus, check out diy projects by the host of fyi philly and the home show is happening today from 0:00 to 9:00 and tomorrow from 10:00 to 6:00 o'clock. >>> cathedral village in roxborough will host its second annual black arts festival in honor of black history month. events include a children's art corner and story telling a jazz group, lecture and silent auction and whole lot more, this happens today from 9:00 to 7:00. this end with the closing program that happens at 3:00 tomorrow. >>> and you can get ready for road trip, you may be planning

karen rogers, matt o'donnell, dave murphy, i'm tamala edwards., 15 delicious flavors, each 80 calories. try to beat that! >> >>> good morning, america. upset in iowa. ted cruz scores a huge victory over donald trump. a major setback for the billionaire. >> tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation. >> record turnout helps the senator soar. trump humbled in defeat. >> i'm just honored. i'm really honored. >> but still vowing to win the nomination. and marco rubio's late surge puts him within strike distance of trump. >> we are not waiting any long story take our country back. >> riding a wave of momentum into new hampshire. >> the democratic race too close to call. a virtual tie. but hillary clinton is declaring victory. >> as i stand here tonight breathing a big sigh of relief. thank you, iowa. >> bernie sanders not

tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." >> i saw you moving there. >> i can do some of those moves. >>> "action news" is working on news stories for tonight beginning at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is here with a look ahead. >> hey guys coming up in what is the deal? we are are talking about dinner, you know the prepared meals you find at the grocery store they may look convenient and healthy but you may want to think twice many are loaded with calories and also expensive. we'll show you which options are worth buying and an armed robber targets a gas station and what happeneds when he meets up with an iraqi war veteran. you can watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet and speaking of dinner, coming up we'll take you to a brand new restaurant in old city all about stick to your ribs southern comfort food. >> all right great. thanks alicia. >>> accuweather is coming up. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if yo

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tamala edwards served as moderator and our public affairs expert served on the panelist of experts, they answered how community o.s can best utilize tv and social media to get their messages out. >>> there is more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, parents misbehave while their children play at chuck e. cheese. >>> the late of on erin andrew's $75 million court battle next. >>> a party at a connecticut chuck e. cheese turned ugly after a large fight broke out with adults. five families were holding birthday parties at the time and 12 to 15 families were involved but all had left when the police officers got there. they are looking into what led up to it and who was involved. >>> a 6-week-old puppy is recovering in south carolina after someone shot it 20 times with a b.b. gun, he saw 15 to 20 juveniles playing with a black puppy on sunday. police arrested two teenagers in connection with the case. fortunately brody is doing okay and will go up for adoption after he fully recovers. >>> sports reporter and host of "dancing with the stars" erin andrews is in the mid of a $75 million court batt

tamala edwards has more. >> reporter: it's a troubling fact of seniors hospitalized avenue year. >> 20%patients get readmitted in 30 days. >> dr. heidi says that the reasons vary, perhaps the patient was not ready to go or the complicates were drug reactions that doesn't show up in the hospital but often the problems were preventible. like not understanding the care instructions or not enough help at home. now they are under order to reduce readmissions so they have become more proactive. >> this planning should start the day you arrive at the hospital. >> at the hospital in north philadelphia that goes to dr. genevieve scala, she is an extensivist. >> i provide if for their path to wellness. >> those with multiple chronic ale mentes like chronic heart failure or copd. she works with hospital nurses and doctors to get key solutions. >> what do they need to get well again and where are they headed off their hospital stay. >> primary care physicians are contacted to talk about the plans and this could cut hospital stays in half and readmission rates by 50%. when you leave the hospital you

join matt o'donnell, david murphy, karen rogers and tamala edwards at 4:00 a.m. >>> parts of the jersey shore that were battered by the blizzard of 2016 are bracing for new flooding problems. annie mccormick has the story from atlantic city. >> reporter: this part of the atlantic city get flooded even on a average day, this is worse than normal, they say that number of people staying here had to rush to move their cars. near the intersection of gramercy place and maine watch the water break against the walls and people around. birthday girl couldn't get enough of the natural beauty out in front of the hotel. >>> i think it's george us being out in it. driving no. >> reporter: the shore got a little bit of rain and the storm stayed off the coast, but it caused an onshore flow and enough tidal flooding to affect several areas. on mediterranean high water trapped this red car. nearby absecon on the white horse pike police blocked a lane of traffic. on the black horse pike in egg hard pour township police shut down the road after two vehicles tried to wade through and needed a tow to get ou

matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, david murphy, karen rogers will talk about the night's biggest momentsgins at 4:30 a.m. >>> 9:27 still much more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news," a relaxing beer spa. we have the details on how soaking in a sudsy bath made of hops may help you feel like. >>> plus, meteorologist chris sowers will more on the spring-like warmup in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. >>> a car slams into a northeast philadelphia produce store overnight, now, two people are in the hospital. >>> a huge win for hillary clinton in south carolina. she also heading into super tuesday as the clear frontrunner. >>> here's good news you can ditch the winters coats for at least a few days, mother nature is giving us a break from old man winter. >>> meteorologist chris sowers is enjoying it, is that right chris. >> reporter: the ground is damp, this would be a beautiful day for a round of golf. bright sunshine and bright blue sky. it's a beautiful blue. temperature change 10 to 15 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. 43 in

. >>> good morning i'm tamala edwards, we're tracking snow on this president's day. tracker 6 live shows what's to come. david murphy has what to expect and the heaviness of rain that's expected to follow the snow. >>> happening this morning, a bitter cold fire fight in delaware county. >>> it's back to class at ursinus college after illness sickens 200 people, some this past weekend. we have those stories and a lot more all next on "action news." . >>> and finally from us a look back at the life and legacy justice antonin scalia had. >> a legal giant with an imcomparable sense of humor, larger than life figure on the bench as well as off. more now from abc's terry moran. >> reporter: for decades justice antonin scalia led the charge to bring constitutional law back to its original meaning. >> not to facilitate change, to impede change. make it difficult to change. >> reporter: on that score, scalia's greatest triumph his ruling in 2008 the second amendment involves the individual right to bear arms. it's not the role of this court to pronounce the second amendment e

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good mornings 6:00 a.m. on this tuesday february 9th. we're tracking snow. now philadelphia schools are opened. there may be some closings and delays. take a look for those at the bottom of your screen. >> the slow moving winter storm will be with us for much of the day. storm tracker6 live radar is helping you get through that morning commute. >> an alleged assault on two police officers could land former eagles running back lesean mccoy in trouble with the law. >> residents in new hampshire have already begun casting votes in the state's first in the nation primary. we before have a live report from manchester. >> and we've got reporters spread out all over the tri-state region this morning. >> let's first take a look at the accuweather forecast and the roads with david and karen. good morning. >> well, it's been very light snow overnight. most of us dealing with just a coating, maybe a couple of you with closer to a quarter to a half inch and most road surfaces that were pretreated overnight ha

"action news" continues at 4:30 tomorrow morning with david murphy, tamala edward, matt o'donnell and karen rodgers. >> for walter perez, melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night and happy valentines day. >> ♪ >>> he is sacked, he is sack. fletcher cox. >> fletcher cox, jason peters and zach ertz and they are exited to get in here and talk to build a championship team. >> nothing should amount to this type of incident where you have someone going to the ground or any individual stumping at a person over a bottle of champagne. >>> this is "action news" sports sunday. sponsored by audi. >> champagne was in the studio here. welcome to "action news" sports sunday i'm jamie apody with 97.5 mike missanelli. >> pour me a glass herey don't have any. >> happy valentines day. >> same to you. >> will we grow to love doug pederson. >> that is a tough, tough question of the evening. >> i know. >> i like him a little bit. >> a little bit. >> he is a ahead of himself by saying there will be a contender. i think a lot of things have to g

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. >>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, it is monday, february 1. here's what we've got coming up. are trying to figure out what struck an amtrak train in the bridesburg section. a report on the deadly derailment is due out today. >>> a bridge closes to traffic today, a lot of people are worried about the results of that, so we'll turn to karen rogers with the closure of the falls bridge. >>> we have terroristic threats to a high school in cherry hill. we'll have the weather all next on "action news." or the presidential candidates. >> some in the hawkeye state don't have to leave their homes in order to caucuses. >> reporter: you out where it's quiet and more silos than traffic signals, some will come here. >> yes, we're very excited. >> reporter: to where mary weaver is backing up a donkey bars a snack for the democrats. making a big decision smack dab in the middle of her home. one of five places left in iowa where the caucus happens in a living room. >> we have three delegates that will be coming out of this caucus. >> reporter: that means friends and neighbors will gather here

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"action news" continues at the 4:30 tomorrow morning with david murphy, tamala edward, matt o'donnell and karen rogers. >> now for walter perez, melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm sarah a bloomquist, have a great night. >>> this is one of the greatest days of my life. >> i want to be here the the rest of my career. >> i want to be here for a long time and my entire career. >> wow. >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> welcome to "action news" sports sunday i'm's jamie apody with mike missanelli. >> hi there, jamie. >> now that didn't happen around here. eagles were extra busy this week, just dishing out the cash. >> yes. >> they have lock up big pieces of their future. zach hearts five-year, 42 million-dollar. tight event brent celek, three years, 13 million-dollar. and real interesting six years, almost 60 million, 35 and a half of that guarantied making him highest paid tackle in the the nfl. >> it is joe banner methodology. they are signing guys that are very important. they are trying to get them for low below market value. if

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"action news" anchor, tamala edwards, has the report in today's art of aging. >> reporter: high schoolege students are hired to work the dining room. >> having young people around when you live in a retirement community is one of the best things that happen. >> here the young people receive sensitivity training to help them understand aging. >> you get to know the people. >> they make you feel a part of they are life. they don't look down upon the fact that we may be a little bit older. >> in fact the young people grow so close to the seniors, they often invite them to games and graduations and even their weddings. >> they always ask how is school going and how is your grades. >> megan is one of my favorite. >> it's about relationships and they feed off one another and the residents feel it. it's a family. >> like another grandmother or grandfather, it's like you have more than one and they look out for you. >> they think of us as grandparents and we think of them as grandkids, i have a young man here who calls me grandmom. >> they get college credits and a lesson in history. >> they h

please join matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, dave murphy and karen rogers for the latest on the forecast and traffic conditions. we will start early at 4:00 a.m. >>> philadelphia police continue to probe a violent confrontation inside a club in olde city over the weekend. and reports say former eagle lesean mccoy was right in the middle of it. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is lie out by the club which is called recess on south second street. sarah what do you know about this and is there a possibility mccoy could be in real trouble? >> reporter: jim, our sources say, yes, that lesean mccoy could be in serious trouble here. they're saying this was more than just a bar fight. they're investigating what happened here inside this club as an aggravated assault. two off duty officers were badly injured and witnesses are telling police lesean mccoy was right in the middle of it. this 102nd video clip sent to "action news" by a twitter follower shows the melee inside club recess at 125 south seconds street around 2:45 sunday morning. multiple sources tell us former eagles running back

. >>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, 7:24, wednesday, february 10.aren rogers so watching an accident in montgomery county, good morning. >> reporter: look at this snowy scene, lower sal folder -- salford township, montgomery county. someone is trapped inside the vehicle harleysville pike at main street. we can seal the snow sticking to the power lines and the sides of the roads. the slushy accumulation on the roads is causing problems. this is montgomery county, 202 parkway at 30309. this this pick up truck was facing side ways. this is 202 northbound. coatsville we have an accident a car drove off into a ditch, 340 kings highway at sandy hill road. be careful as you drive out there. >>> we'll take a short break and come back to accuweather. patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. learn more at cancerc

think sugar, use splenda >>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, it is friday, february 19.n the hunt for three people wanted for a brutal baseball bat attack on a man inside a richmond home. >>> it happened in a split second, thieves stole a woman's purse. >>> pope francis questions the donald trump's christianity, the donald responds back, he may be changing his tune a little bit, david murphy has weather and karen rogers has traffic. "action news" is up in two. funnies. >>> bernie sanders has been fighting an uphill battle against hillary clinton. and donald trump is battling with anyone who makes eye contact with him. >> he has a new feud going with pope francis. for -- [ laughter ] not kidding. >> pope francis suggested today that donald trump is not a christian because he wants to build a wall with mexico. yeah, what kind of christian would build a wall to keep people out? >> donald said of course i'm a christian. do you know how many carpenters named jesus i have working for me. >> what did the pope say? i like the pope. was it good or bad because if it's good, i like

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. >>> good morning i'm tamala edwards, it is leap day, february 29.e's what we're working on. >>> police in delaware are looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a man in hockessin. >>> two teens were shot last night, how the mayor planned to take on this issue before the latest shooting. >>> oscars ran into midnight. we'll have the winners and the fashion and how chris rock handled the diversity issue. those stories arena traffic next on "action news." is in alantic states. >>> well, statue wttes have bee handed out. >> on the red carpet they were out in force. here's some of the coverage. >> chris rock was for sure amazing, especially the way he started the show, i was like, what, did he just say that. >> get to hang out with everybody, laugh, talk, drink and party. >> top night of hollywood? my favorite moment was leonardo dicaprio winning and his speech. >> the agony of defeat is always fun to watch, as well. >> the best thing, winning. >> this is the second one i've been lucky enough to win. it makes writing my inheritance quite a bit easier b

i'm tamala edwards.th traffic with karen rogers good morning. >> reporter: good morning, it sounds like the beginning of a joke, but how many crews does it take to shovel a pile of gravel on the schuylkill expressway. we'll have the answer, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. blocking the eastbound lanes with the pile of gravel. we have a lot of crews out there dealing with it. we're jammed eastbound from past the boulevard. we have an accident on market street at kent road with police and ambulance on the scene with that one. in southwest philadelphia, a new accident batter -- bartram avenue and 82nd street. we have a downed tree at coventry township. here's one at st. peter's road at cold spring road. back to you. >>> let's go outside to david murphy with the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: chilly conditions out here this morning, we have light snow showers in new castle county delaware, pushing to the south and parts of chester county, too. temperatures are above freezing in those areas, 35 degrees a

. >> tamala edwards introduces us to a program that's bringing diversity to the baking and the pastry arts for young people in the region. >> so what are you doing there? >> emulsifying the chocolate with the milk and cream for 18 >> for 18 year old keri white, the kitchen is where she feels most at home.i can relax, >> i can relax, still have fun, and always learn something new. she'd >> she'd originally planned on becoming an architect. but then a r recruiter from c-cap careers through culinary arts program came to her high school offering paid internships working with top philly chefs. >> i could use the money which was great, but i mean after a while you know with the program and having that introduced to me it wasn't really about the money but in baking, she found her true passion. >> she works hard. she goes to school, she has two jobs and she shows up with a smile. >> teaching kids how to work hard is a big part of what c-cap is about. the program targets underserved students in public schools and teaches them both the cooking and life skills they'll need to make it in high-end

i'm tamala edwards.'s a jam on i-95. >> reporter: yeah, it's a long slow ride in. that's i-95 southbound traffic heading toward center city. you're jammed from academy road to the ben franklin bridge. that's where we have an does not on the shorted and police on the scene adding to the delay. a 31 minute ride from woodhaven to the vine. in south philadelphia, we have an accident on the ramp broad street to i-95 northbound, it's not causing a delay, something to watch for at the end of ramp there. in fairmont park we had two accidents on kelly drive, they shut it down. it's icy in that spot. kelly drive outbound is at fountain green be drive. there's an accident on martin luther king. the schuylkill expressway 19 miles per hour slow in that spot. an accident jamming 295 northbound past 130. the speeds are a little better 24 miles per hour. >>> let's head outside to david murphy cold start to the day, david. >> reporter: we have sunshine and clouds, cold and windy, we're at 32 degrees in philadelphia, stil