here is tamala edwards. >> reporter: when comic genius mel brooks was immobilized with grief after the death of his actress wife, ann ban croft he used it to recover. today seniors have been through a lot of tough experiences from world war 12 to the vietnam war but now it calls for extra attention. slinking circles of family and friends can make elders feel old or worthless or loss and it can become something worse, depression. >> it's a loss of self-esteem. >> changes in appetite and eating more and eating less and difficulty focusing. >> other warning signs are a lack of personal grooming or personal health. men have a more difficult time coping after the death of a spouse. getting into new activities or finding new friends helps. there are more opportunities to connect even online but the senior center may not be the first choice. >> they don't want to be hanging out with old people. >> there is nothing like family or grandchildren. >> tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." >>> meteorologist, david murphy, is back now with a closer look at the rainy forecast but only for a day or

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone. it's 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday, may 25th. >> we're following breaking news. gunfire at a grocery store parking lot overnight leaves a 25-year-old man dead. we're live on the scenes with the details. >> violent process outside of a donald trump flail new mexico. >>> they'll try to get back to normal at a montgomery county high school after a damaging fire. >> and i do believe this might be the pick of the week. let's find out from david and karen. >> some of you will smith it's s too warm. you can see how that pinwheeling area of low pressure is phenomenally so far away from us that we're no longer seeing those clouds coming in. the next bank of clouds are on the other side of ohio. yet we do have an issue. there's an air quality alert posted across the majority of the region today and this is because of high concentrations of ground level ozone. young kids, senior citizens and those of you suffering from asthma and also heart and lung conditions want to limit your outdoor exer

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone. it's 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday may 18th. >> and we're following a developing story. philadelphia police are looking for a suspect wanted for both a shooting and an overnight arson. >> democratic primary race march he is forward with each of the candidates claiming a victory this morning. >> for the first time in 26 years the sixers will have the number one overall pick in the nba draft. >> and for the first time in the last day, it's raining again. [laughter] >> no. yeah, i know, we had some of in rain came through for a good portion of yesterday kind of wet. plants got another nice soak. i suppose that's good. right now storm tracker6 live double scan we've got additional showers moving toward the east. the theory is that a lot of this is going to fall apart as it pushes through the east as we move through the morning but right now we have it out there. if you're in berks county, lancaster maybe eventually allentown or northern chester county you got to be aware of the possib

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 4:30 on this wednesday may fourth. >> we're following breaking news. detectives are investigating two police-involved shootings overnight, one of them was deadly. we have team coverage. >> the gop race may now pretty much be over. the head of the republican national committee says donald trump is the party's presumptive nominee. >> and our rainy week continues. accuweather is tracking showers during your morning commute and on. >> my goodness. david we'll go over to you because we have to. i don't want to hear more. karen rogers has your traffic. good morning. >> things will get a little bit better in a few days. we're still stuck thunder same gray damp pattern. rain may be not quite as widespread nor as inanes most spots but we have rain in southeastern pennsylvania, a little bit towards trenton and a couple sprinkles down through the heart of south jersey. cape may getting hit with a temporary heavier about the of rain and then every now and then you see some yellows mixed in in c

. >>> good morning i'm tamala edward 7:24 on this monday may second. the let head over to karen rodgers starting on this dreary morning on i-95, good morning. >> we have three different problems on i-95 right here near cottman and it is north bound heading near cottman avenue. one you can see a vehicle off to the side, that is one accident, there is another accident here that is multi vehicle accident thaw cannot see in this camera shot i-95 northbound near cottman. we have a disable truck blocking the center lanes that one just cleared. all kind of issues i-95 northbound near cottman and slower go, with that happening right now. a few accident, big ones here lancaster avenue at main street we have an accident here in berwyn, closing lancaster avenue, stick to conestoga to get around the problem there multi vehicle will accident on frankford avenue at tyson avenue has been causing problems there as well. we will update you on the fog still seeing a lot on the boulevard not really seeing much at boulevard but switching east vine is looking better with t

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards.dnesday, may 18th and we're on a developing story this morning. a man is in critical condition after police say a suspect came to his door shot him and then also set the porch of that home on fire. our annie mccormick will unravel the details. >>> another sexual abuse lawsuit is filed against bill cosby and one of his high profile friends. >>> you might need that umbrella again this morning. storm tracker6 live double scan radar slowing that rain out to our west. it will eventually come east and be with us. dave murphy has the latest on that, karen rogers is looking at your roads. it's all next on "action news news." >> ♪ to meet has done her share of waiting. >> that's right. she won a beauty pageant decades ago but never received the rewards that were supposed to go with it. matt howerton has her story. >> reporter: this woman has had quite a life. >> wore blue jeans before they were in. >> reporter: that was 1948 when betha was just a 22-year-old unm student whose sorority sisters u

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday may 17. >> we're following some breaking news. a philadelphia police officer crashes into a truck while responding to a call on south street. >> two bucks county parents are charged with abusing their twin baby girls leaving them with broken bones. >> today federal investigators are set to release the probable cause of last year's deadly train derailment but some of the details have already leaked out. >> we're also tracking some rain. what else is new? meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. it has been a cool rainy couple weeks around the region. right now it's cloudy outside. you can see the clouds really filling in after yesterday's gorgeous blight blue somewhat windy and cool day and we have some sprinkles and showers over by washington on their way over to us probably by about late morning or mid day. we'll start to see some of that. 55 degrees on the bus stop right now. 47 degrees as you head outside in allentown. 51 in reading. 53 in

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is tuesday, may third. get that umbrella ready.it. heavy rain brought thunder and lightning overnight and accuweather is tracking even more rain for your morning commute. >>> also breaking right now, some trouble out there already on the roads. details of an accident causing problems on i-95. >>> new this morning, authorities pull a car from the water in south jersey. and now police say this vehicle was part of a crime. >>> we've got all those stories and it is a crucial primary day in the race for the white house today. that's all next on "action news." >> ♪ the great lakes and the texas panhandle and later in the northwest. >>> finally the double elimination on last night's "dancing with the stars." >> it was also a big night for our own ginger zee, of course, she climbed back from the bottom of the leaderboard last week to earn the first perfect score. season 22. ginger gave it her all. dancing a viennese waltz to whitney houston's iconic "i have nothing." >> paige vanzant and mark ballas danced a flawless rendition of tina turn

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday, may 11th. >> here's what we're following for you. authorities are trying to determine why a man went on a murderous stabbing rampage at a mall and at a home in massachusetts. >> a berks county student gets ahold of a school employee's gun and now they are both facing consequences. >> a presidential candidate stumps in south jersey today after a primary loss last night. >> picking up a little bit of rain out there. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. >> most of our rain this morning is down south by dover and cape may and you can see that it is plowing toward the east. we had some earlier thunder in the overnight hours down there. not picking up any of that right now although another lightning bolt or two would not be out of the question. pretty much the rest of the area is dry. there might be a little light sprinkle up around maybe southern delaware county near i-95 and northern wilmington. but everything else here appear

valley's leading news program, with matt o'donnell, tamala edward, karen rodgers and meteorologist david murphy. >>> good morning, it is 4:30 on this monday may second. >> developing this morning a south jersey teen shows up at her house early this morning with a stab wound to the back. >>> jury selection begins today in the corruption trial of the long time pennsylvania congressman. >>> and we will take a live look on storm tracker six, no rain really, out there right now just a little bit but we are tracking some showers this morning and a soggy week ahead. >>> david, it was a miserable weekend. saturday morning was fine but yesterday, cold, rainy, when does spring get here. >> i spent saturday and sunday at phillies games. i can tell you how cold, damp and somewhat uncomfortable there was but they were a couple great games i saw. storm tracker six live double scan azamat the math and tam mentioned has a couple showers. one delaware just below i-95. couple more lighter showers going through areas of camden, gloucester county up north. little will bit in delaware county. it is possible

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's tuesday may 17.s morning. a philadelphia police officer is in the hospital right now after a crash. this happened while they were responding to call on south street. >>> a second opinion. why the family of the delaware teen girl who died during a fight wants a new autopsy. >>> a big about face for the gay pastor who accused the store whole foods of writing a slur on a cake. >>> those stories and, yes, there could be rain coming your way today. the latest on that and more. "action news." >> ♪ well, the final couples are now set after a double elimination last night on "dancing with the stars." >> the big week and with one week left there are three couples standing after a night of very high scores across the board for everyone. now, perhaps the most dramatic performance was nyle dimarco, as if it's not impressive enough he does this deaf, last night he danced an argentine tango blindfolded without hearing and seeing anything in the ballroom was just a level of skill that impressed not only the audienc

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday may tenth. tam is off and we're following breaking news. a driver struck a bicyclist in the city this morning and kept on going. >>> three teenaged girls are charged in connection with the death of a girl at a delaware school bathroom. >>> and severe storms move through the nation's heartland creating deadly twister that is ripped parts of oklahoma. >>> let's talk more about our weather around here with meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> all right, guys, well, we have a little bit of action on radar to show you this morning. a couple of sprinkles and showers mostly down in dover but some additional stuff coming into southern chester county, western chester county out at lancaster and obviously there's additional shower activity pushing east out of gettysburg. it will be damp at times this morning and perhaps at times into the afternoon. satellite also showing you how the cloud cover has overtaken us overnight and we are

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningod to see you. it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday may 3rd. >> here's what we're following to your. a live look at storm tracker six shows the rain all crocks the area which could slow down your morning commute. >> police are trying to figure out who shot two cousins in north philadelphia overnight. >> donald trump says that if he wins the indiana primary the republican nomination is his. >> and let's delve into the rain and see what's going on with the commute. >> we're off to a damp start. you can see bands of rain still popping through and some of the steadiest stuff with a little bit of yellow mixed in with that darker green is right over heavily traveled roadways like i-95 the jersey turnpike and 295 so that will slow you down a little bit. we have a bit more of that in the northern suburbs in particular doylestown and pushing over into huntingdon county and parts of mercer county. not quite so bad down south. wide view on satellite and radar shows you lots of clouds out there today an

"action news" continues at 4:30 tomorrow morning with david murphy, tamala edwards, matt o'donnell and karen rogers. >> for walter perez, walter perez, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night and a good memorial day. ♪ ♪ >> that ball was crushed deep to right field and gone. a swing and miss, he got him. the phillies have been swept out of wrigley field the since time since 1995. >> i would be very surprised as the year went on if they are not one of the best contenders. >> malcolm jenkins will go the distance! ♪ >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> welcome to "action news" sports sunday. hopefully by the end of this show we will be one of the best tv tandems in to

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards.esday, may fourth and we've got breaking news this morning. we're live with two police involved shootings. one left the suspect dead in the overbrook section of philadelphia and just a few hours before that occurred police say a man was firing at them so they fired back. again, we've got two live reports on what's going on here. >>> a change in the race for the white house. many are now considering donald trump to be the presumptive republican nominee this morning. >>> those stories and your accuweather tracking more rain. it's all next on "action news." >> ♪ chilly and damp day in the northeast. >>> and finally from us remember google glass. that wearable computer eyeglass combo. it was supposed to revolutionize your smartphones. >> well, so it didn't quite work out the way google planned but here's what else google didn't plan for. there's a hot new interest in google glass by doctors. jonathan bloom from our san francisco station has that story. >> reporter: doctors crowded around t

a "action news" continues at 4:30 tomorrow morning with david murphy, tamala edward and matt o'donnell and karen rodgers. >> now. >> for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee and jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. have a great night, and great week ahead. >> ♪ >>> it is gone, into the bushes a three run home run, seven to nothing cincinnati. >> good news is we won the series, and had a lot of energy for the weekend. we played well except for today. >> it is, what it is. like i have been saying it is out of my control. people want to make it a big situation but as we said we will have a good working relationship. it will benefit the team. >>> welcome to "action news" sports sunday. where there is no tension between carson wentz and sam bradford and, of course, no tension between us, i'm jeff skversky alongside mike missanelli. we will debate eagles in a second but first, how about the phillies, this could be

" sports sunday next, and "action news" continues at 4:30 tomorrow morning with david murphy, tamala edwardsfor the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night and a good week ahead. ♪ ♪ >> iprobably going to be back either this week or next week, that's the word on the street. >> he has stuff to deal with. but when he comes back, he will work hard and do what he has to do. >> and the pitch is lined out to right field. and going back is ichiro, it's over his head and it's going to the wall. and scoring the go-ahead run! >> may 17, to the luck of the irish will strike again, i hope. >> it is a day we cannot wait for. i promise you one thing, i will be nauseous when i wake up that morning. ♪ >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. ♪ >> welcome into another edition of "action news" sports sunday along side of mike, i'm jamie apody. happy mother's day

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tamala edwards. 7:24 memorial day.er to matt pellman taking a look a i-95. >> reporter: snad to memorial day it's -- in addition to memorial day, it's national water a flour day. i don't think you will need to. we had huge puddles on i-95 heading toward the airport. southbound a disabled vehicle in the gore point as you head toward delco. a crash at rosemont avenue at fox avenue. if you're coming back from the poconos early, the overturned vehicle we had on the southbound northeast extension between quakertown and lansdale has been cleared out of the way. down wires at creek road and iron hill road. in glassboro, watch out for a bad crash and people injured along glassboro, cross keys roads. tam? >> reporter: cloud skies across the morning to start out on memorial day, across the region i should say. storm tracker 6 live double scan is showing a new batch of showers along the coast. there's a thin line pushing away from us through burlington county and light springs and showers here and there. 72 and muggy. this aftern

i'm tamala edwards, and again, our guest this morning is city council president darrell clarke.lways good to have you here. >> my pleasure. >> and i'm sure everywhere you go, people want to talk about soda tax, so let's do it here. >> absolutely. >> what is your sense at this moment? is something -- we may not know the details. is something going to pass on sugary beverage tax? >> well, first, i'd like to say that these are very worthy causes, and everybody understands that you got to do pre-k. early education is extremely important. having our recreation centers and our libraries fixed to the level that they should be is very important. so i don't think there's any argument there. the question is, how do you get there? this proposal is a narrowly based tax, and it is created at the level of division that i haven't seen in quite some time. people are extremely passionate on both sides of the issue because you're talking about children, but you're also talking about the potential loss of jobs. so we're getting that level of debate in the council, in the street. wherever you go, p

tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." >>> welcome back everyone, saturday morning, sky6 live hd giving you this beautiful glimpse over penns landing. 57 degrees outside. looking great, right? well that picture will change drastically today. more rain expected and strong storms, meteorologist chris sowers has the details later. >>> here's a look at what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys there are a couple of events that will get you moving. walk for police heros walk and run, jesse hartnett who was shot back in january. the race takes part in media, delaware county from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. >> lace up your shoes for the walk for thetic fibroses foundation the walk takes place at nockamixon in quakertown, bucks county. the walk starts at 10:00 a.m. spent more than 30 years in the public schools. we're retired, but we like to stay involved. you think he's going to learn to fly? we're just as busy now as in our teaching days. the same goes for a lot of the retired educators we know. let me see you all flap your wings, like you're penguins learning to fly. teachin

tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." dear fellow citizen, time spent with my son really makes me appreciate "the now". but i also have to plan for my family's future. and that means taking on debt. in a smart way. like my mortgage - it's working for me. and if he needs a college loan down the road, that'll be worth it too. it's all about having a strategy, that fits your life. so, if you have a question about how to make debt work for you, ask me. sincerely, brandon heaven fellow dad and fellow citizen. ♪ about how to make debt work for you, ask me. i had an injury to my neck. it wasn't as serious injury it was a herniated disc. anything that could go wrong went wrong. i've been in the hospital twenty three times since. the bills started to pile up. i had nothing to give. we had nothing in the refrigerator. i would be dead and not sitting here right now if it wasn't for pond lehocky. spent more than 30 years in the public schools. we're retired, but we like to stay involved. you think he's going to learn to fly? we're ju

tamala edwards explains in the art of aging report. >> reporter: it's been simple, get a mammogram every year. however, the american cancer said women should not start until 45. or age of 50 and be done every other year. women who don't develop cancer can stop mammograms at 74. main line health radiologist worries too many cancers will be missed. >>> 20% of all breast cancers are found in women in their 80s. >> reporter: and dr. stein said the shift comes as 3d technology catches more tumors earlier. >>> personally i have seen many that would not be picked you mean. it is zero or one stage, at least 95% of those could be cured. >> reporter: to clear the confusion, dr. stein and breast cancer specialists at main line health can set their own guidelines. >>> cass was considered averae risk with all her mammograms cleared until two years ago. >>> she called me back and said they saw cancer. >>> i called all my sisters and said you better be going and getting the mammograms. one sister said i don't go it's been clear all the time. >>> so was mine, hi decided not to come, i -- might not be he

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tamala edwards takes us there in the art of aging. >>> this was an experience of love. >> reporter: at brandywine senior living art theaps donna donna -- therapist donna dunkin helped seniors experience memories in their pictures. the ten week art program was called my life story. >>> for older adults they have a lot of material to work with. >> reporter: they teamed up with pennsylvania of the fine arts to create it. >>> it was about learning to tell their story through art and the results were fantastic. >> reporter: brandywine organized the exhibition to show case the artist for family and friends. >>> i was very proud of myself when i blended the pedal. >> reporter: for residents was a chance to share their life experiences an relive them. >>> i painted in the b-17 which is the plane i flew in during the war. painting the airplane was a tough thing for me to do. >> reporter: as they put their stories to paper and canvas they drew inspiration from their neighbors. >>> i didn't know that the people who were next to me had the ability to do these things. >>> it's an opportunity to sho

tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." >>> so glad you stayed with us on a saturday morning. your time, 7:19, 57 degrees outside. sky6 live hd giving you a glimpse over wilmington, delaware. if you have plans, meteorologist chris sowers says prepare for the rain. he'll let you know if it will be a washout this weekend. >>> here's a look at what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. saint francis in trenton, hosting a multicultural health fair people of all ages can come out and get health screenings and meet health professionals. it's happening from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the crean hall school of nursing. >>> strawberry festival is coming to peddlers village. there's a fun-fill area for kids. that will feature live music entertainment happening today and tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. admission and parking are free. >>> the power of imagination is taking flight in fairmont park. it's the super hero weekend. kids and adults are invited to dress up as their favorite heros. spiderman and other big names will be making appearances. all

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with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningit's 4:30 now on this tuesday may 24. >> we're following breaking news here on "action news." a driver smashes into a bus canopy in northeast philadelphia killing the man who was inside it and then flees the scene. >> also breaking this morning, a coroner is on the scene of a fast moving house fire in the lehigh valley. >> bill cosby is due in a montgomery county courtroom this morning for a hearing that could lead to trial or his release. >> but first up, david, you said, showers. >> yeah. >> it rained any other evening. >> i'm sorry. >> what's up. >> it was a spotty shower. you were in one of the spots. [laughter] >> i walked around for an hour and a half yesterday in my neighborhood and i got one drizzle drop so. all right, we've got rain out here and it is to the east of philadelphia and it almost looks like it wants to come back in off the ocean and just sweep across the area. unfortunately for the rain the low pressure center guiding this rain in toward trenton and philadelphia i

. >>> good morning i'm tamala edwards, it is 7:56, tuesday, may 24.gers and see what things look like for traffic, good morning. >> reporter: look at the traffic on 202 you're literally standing still on 202. northbound traffic at the 30 bypass. the reason it's backed up is because of the earlier accident involving a police cruiser near dilworth town road. the delays are huge. 202 is jammed solid as we look live at the 30 bypass. it continues to be jammed past the pennsylvania turnpike. we have an accident involving the boulevard. it's involving an overturned vehicle on the boulevard. we have police and fire crews on the scene. we have speeds in the teens. i have a down pole causing a problem at miller road and rockwood drive in new castle county. stick to fielding road as the in a lot. >>> let's go over to sky6 live hd take a live look the skies above the city of philadelphia. david it looks like it's clear, but that could change. >> reporter: east of philadelphia there's a chance of a shower. right now we have a mix of clouds and sun, take a look at

. >>> good morning i'm tamala edwards, 7:56 monday, may 16.d a problem all morning with i-95 and we still have that problem. >> reporter: you wouldn't thing it could get worse and it did. a 73 minute ride. i can't remember a time this long on i-95 southbound woodhaven southbound, we had a disabled vehicle that was smoking blocking the left lane. that's adding to the delay. chopper 6 was overhead of the original problem, i-95 southbound two tanker trucks blocking the right lane. emergency vehicle and multi-vehicle accident i-95 near cottman. you're traveling in the single digits from academy to columbus boulevard. hop into new jersey and take 295. a lot of people waiting it out, it's a long ride in. >>> let's go sky6 live hd the view across center city. david murphy if it wasn't cold it would be a beautiful day. >> reporter: what a beautiful morning from a visual standpoint. we're looking at cool conditions, 47 in philadelphia and 45 in allentown. jackets required, but a good looking morning. mostly sunny and breezy, cool high of 65 degrees and

i'm tamala edwards. allong with alicia vitarelli. matt o'donnell is off, we're following sad breaking news. >>> tragic new developments, the hunt is on for a driver who struck and dragged another driver who was dropping off his church members, now that driver is confirmed dead. we're live with the latest. >>> president obama's asia tour has a

. >>> our tamala edwards moderated a timely discussion at the philadelphia free library. it was called the best man may be a woman. the panel lists included an author for the state senate in maine. it was part of the library american presidency series. >>> it's a great series they are running all yearlong. go over on wednesday night and check it out. >> reporter: nice you were there past your bedtime. [laughter]. this is the tacony-palmyra bridge scheduled to go occupy for a southbound ship -- up for a southbound ship. ben franklin bridge no problems on the ben franklin bridge. construction blocks two lanes on the commodor barry bridge eastbound. >> reporter: we have rain south of us. rest of the area is dry. jackets is a good idea with temperatures in the 50s. it's shorts and ts later on because we're getting into the 70s. 69 by noon, 73 by 3:00 p.m. the high today will be 74 degrees, there it is at 5:00 p.m., we'll hit it at 4:00 p.m. and sitting on it at 5:00 p.m. partly sunny skies overall a spotlight chance of a pop-up sprinkle or shower. at the airport, usually all

. >>> good morning it is 6:00 a.m., friday, may 27 i'm tamala edwards along with alicia vitarelli. matt o'donnell is off this morning, we're following breaking news. >>> we have tragic new developments, the hunt is on for a driver who struck and dragged another driver who was dropping off his church members, that man is now dead. we are live with the very latest. >>> president obama asian tour has a historic somber milestone in her robbery -- her scheme -- hiroshima, japan. >>> the heat is on, accuweather is tracking the

are told to get mammograms at age 40 and do it every year, and now change in the guidelines, tamala edwards explains in today's art of the aging. >> cat says since she was 40 it's been simple and now in the 70s she is keeping the yearly appointment but women with an average risk need not start until 45 and a federal task force calls for the testing to start at 50 and be done every year. women that don't develop cancer can stop all together at 74. radiology specialists say many cancers will be missed. >> 20% of all breast cancers are found in women in their 80s. >> dr. stein says the shift comes as 3-d technology is picking up more. >> it's zero to one stage and at least 90% of those can be cured. >> dr. stein and other specialists at main line health set their own guidelines, women should start at age 40 and come every year and not every other year and do itting in they are not physically able to get a mammogram. cat was clear until two years ago. >> dr. stein called me back and said they saw cancer. >> they is cancer free and thankful her tumor was caught thankfully. >> i have quite a few

for karen rogers dave murphy the tamala edwards i'm matt o'donnell.> ♪ >>> good morning, america. hillary clinton unleashes new attacks on donald trump. mocking him from the stump about jobs. >> his answer is i'm going to create them. they're going to be great. >> while her supporters launch a barrage of new ads as trump fights his own battle saying "the new york times" lied in their story about how he treats women. >>> breaking overnight at least seven twisters tear through the heartland. a giant dust storm sweeps through arizona. the east sees more than 7 inches of snow in may and huge hail shatters windshields in the south. now more severe weather for millions on the way. >>> the dangerous police standoff livestreamed on facebook. >> they got a [ bleep ] s.w.a.t. team. there are snipers outside. >> a suspect baltimorery candidates himself in his home while posting the whole thing on social media. how s.w.a.t. teams used his own broadcast to end the four-hour

and for dave murphy i'm tamala edwards. >>> good morning, america.ns the south overnight. multiple rescues as cars are overtaken by water and tornadoes touch down. now warnings more severe weather is on the way for millions. >>> donald trump goes head-to-head with megyn kelly calling a truce on their twitter war. >> bimbo? >> well, that was a retweet. yeah. did i say that? >> many times. >> ooh. okay. excuse me. >> as he launches a new attack on hillary clinton, the democratic front-runner fighting back and trying to stop bernie sanders as he raquets up another win overnight. >> oh. >>> a massive blast in new york sparks a travel nightmare. a fireball below the train track, smoke swamps the cars above. thousands of commuters stranded right now. >>> new bombshell revelations

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> hey everyone's 6 o'clock on this tuesday may 3rd. here's what's happening. >> a gun battle outside of a dollar general in berks county leaves one man dead. we'll have the new details. >> police arrest a montgomery county teacher on charges she had an inappropriate relationship with a student. >> more wet weather will have an impact on your morning commute. it is really drenched out there right now. we're tracking the very latest. >> david is standing in and right now karen rogers has a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning, guys. the rain still coming down here on the terrace. not as intense as it was maybe an hour ago. take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan and you can see that the heavier cells highlighted in darker shades of green and those patches of yellow are now pushing to the east of philadelphia. they're in central south jersey, central delaware, around dover and then those big yellow cells over in burlington county and ocean counties all pushing up to the northeast. and

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i'm tamala edwards. allong with alicia vitarelli. matt o'donnell is off, we're following sad breaking news. >>> tragic new developments, the hunt is on for a driver who struck and dragged another driver who was dropping off his church members, now that driver is confirmed dead. we're live with the latest. >>> president obama's asia tour has a historic sad milestone in japan. >>> heat will grace our holiday activities, accuweather is tracking latest. >>> let's head over to david murphy with the latest on that, matt pellman is in for karen rogers, we have katherine scott down the shore in new jersey to give you the latest on what it's like if you want to go down the shore. let's start off with you, david. all right, guys, we have another shot and humid one out there. yesterday we had an air quality alert. yesterday we were up to code red and today we're back to code orange. that means sensitive groups, senior and kids and people with asthma and heart and lung ailment. limit your activities from noon to 6:00 p.m. when the ozone level is

. >>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, it is monday, may 16.veloping story this morning. a south philadelphia community hit by gunfire ten times, this is a drive-by shooting. we're live as police run down suspects. >>> opening statements are expected in the corruption trial of chaka fattah. >>> you'll be walking out this morning and asking yourself is it may or november? david murphy has more on the chilly start to your monday. >>> we have a check on roads all next on "action news." on t tradition saving the life of a young girl. abc's rachel smith has the story. >> reporter: the family is fighting to save the life of their dog haus who now say their hero. >> rescue dog for us paid it forward. >> reporter: the pup once rescued by the de luca coming to 7-year-old molly's rescue when a big rattlesnake snuck up. >> she saw him jump back and forward. >> reporter: haus jumped between his owner and the reptile saving the little girl by getting struck three times in the process. >> next thing you know there's blood and, you know, he was limping and cr

tamala edwards takes us there in today's art of aging. >> this was an experience of love. >> at brandywine living, they helped seniors to transform their memories into poignant pictures. >> they love to see the joy people have in seeing their work. and appreciating their work and helps their self-esteem. >> for older adults they have a lot of material to work with. >> brandywine academy of the fine arts helped them create it. >> helping them tell their story through art and the results were fantastic. >> brandywine organized an exhibition to show the art to family and friends. >> i don't know what to draw and i went like that. and i was very proud of myself when i blended the petal. >> it was a chance to relive life experiences. >> i drew a b 15, a plane a flew during the war. painting my airplane was a tough thing for me to do. >> when they put their stories from paper to canvas, they drew inspiration from others. >> i didn't know they had the abilities to do these things. >> it's an opportunity to showcase someone's inner spirit and have fun and make friends and laugh and fully be connec

and tamala edwards has the story. >> when aleesa lost her husband she lost her whole world. her children were worried she would not gain back her zest for living. >> she was on the couch. >> they married when they were 20 and came to america 50 years ago, they built a home here and aleesa stayed true to her italian roots. >> i found her old recipes and said we need to put them in a book. >> they started a kick starter campaign and got $6,000 worth of contributions in six days. they had enough to create what they call the italian moms cook look. it was not just supporters that came forward with money, we had a woman that offered us help on how to put the book together and editors came and offered their services and local photographers came and offered to help us. >> and getting back into the kitchen helped aleesa get back to her old self. >> it means a lot to me and my sisters. it brought her back to life. >> they wanted book sales to supplement her retirement. but aleesa had other ideas. >> mom works with local fundraisers with the schools. >> she donated $1,000 in royersfor

. >>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is monday, may 30th. memorial day.ext on "action news," the holiday weekend hams taken a turn for the wet. arrivedavid murphy has the effen outdoor plans. >>> tragedy strikes at a rodeo show in salem county, new jersey. investigators are revealing what went wrong. >>> we'll tell you about several museums in philadelphia they are marking memorial day with special promotions. that's next. those who died while serving in the nation's armed forces on this memorial day. our last story this morning is about some men who survived. >> they fought in vietnam. now they're helping out their interpreter for the help he gave them. abc's bob woodruff reports. >> he was the combat interpreter for every s.e.a.l. s.e.a.l. team. >> those s.e.a.l. teams were the most effective combat s.e.a.l. teams in vietnam primarily because of minh's influence. >> reporter: when the u.s. pulled out vietnam, minh disappeared. presumed dead. until he was found in 2006. >> he looks at me with this big smile breaks out. that was the thing that identified

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. >>> good morning i'm tamala edwards, it is friday, may 20. next up on "action news," a delaware teenager is shot and killed. he attended the same school where the a student died in the school bathroom. >>> it sounds like a story in a country music song, but it did land a woman in jail. how she got back at the boyfriend she accuses of cheating. >>> those stories and a beautiful day on tap, you better enjoy it, before the weekend gets here. david murphy has accuweather and karen rogers has traffic. that's all next on "action news." finally this morning, a close encounter that one scuba diver will never forget. >> imagine you go scuba diving. you resurface you find the boat has vanished. you're stranded miles from the shore. sounds like the movie "open water," right? >> yeah, you panic. >> just like the movie, a shark comes along. here's kayna whitworth with the real story. >> reporter: randy fail says he surface from a scuba dive on sunday in florida and found himself all alone. his daughters on board the boat not realizing they drifted more th

. >>> good morning i'm tamala edwards. it is thursday, may 5.have new and developing stories this morning. throughout new jersey police are on the trail of an escaped prisoner. >>> a delaware county police officer is involved in a crash while on the job. a special smoment -- moment for a temple university student doctors said she had only a 20% chance of live. a special time fore, we'll share that for you -- special time for her, we'll share that with you. >>> and when do we get rid of the rain that's up next. wars" theme for their wedding and then invited some stormtooers, ewoks and a few jedis. reed andrews from our portland station was there too. >> reporter: in a galaxy not so far away -- >> we have at skapoose inn to do a wedding. >> reporter: the room was filled with new hope as friends and family waited for it to start. >> i'm just some jedi knight. >> i am han solo. >> outside the wedding party posed for pictures. chris huffer and his bride-to-be alana were both on board for this "star wars" wedding. >> we're here and not very formal stu

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning30 a.m. on this wednesday, may 25th. >> we're following breaking news. gunfire at a grocery store parking lot overnight leaves a 25-year-old man dead. we're live on the scenes with the details. >> violent process outside of a donald trump flail new mexico. >>> they'll try to get back to normal at a montgomery county high school after a damaging fire. >> and i do believe this might be the pick of the week. let's find out from david and karen. >> some of you will smith it's s

. >>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, 8:27, thursday, may 5.good morning, lots of accidents and they keep coming in. 15th and vine street. police on the scene, an accident hit-and-run involving a pedestrian. we have police and emergency workers on the scene 15th and the vine. the boulevard we had an accident blocking the left lane. it's been moved off to the shoulder. fox street southbound, watch for emergency workers. the boulevard is slow. new jersey, lower landing road past 42, police on the scene with this as well. king of prussia earlier accident brought down a pole and wire, it's still an issue. blocking valley forge road and moore road. >>> let's go outside to david murphy. >> reporter: no rain, tam, it's cool, 50 degrees in philadelphia. 49 in allentown. this afternoon look for cloudy skies and chilly high of a degrees. we'll wait until late in the day to get there. at times there could be a spotty pop-up shower or drizzle. tomorrow, clowltd -- cloudy and periods of rain. 58 is the cool high. morning shower saturday, improvement in the

. >>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, 7:24, thursday, may 26.to matt pellman for a look at traffic, good morning. >> reporter: tam we had a few frustrations on this thursday morning. exton, northbound lanes of 100 by the 30 bypass a crash taking out the right lane giving you slowing as you come north of the pottstown pike area along the 30 bypass along 100 northbound. i-95 northbound crash has cleared out. most speeds in the 20s and sometimes worst and sometimes in the 40s. southbound is stop and go from cottman to girard with normal morning volume. 42 northbound past 168 a crash on the shoulder. heavy up to 295. norristown water main work is closing west field road. stick with stanwick road s.a.t alternate. >>> we'll take a break and come back to accuweather. >> reporter: i am loving the sunshine out here, good morning, everyone it is 65 degrees, i think the numbers will jump up quickly. a bit more humid than yesterday. 89 degrees is the high. normally we would be at 77. a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm popping up essentially in the