. >> taking a live look at thon 2017 which ends in four hours. "action news" is live with a look at the excitement and the important mission. >> and sky6 live hd giving you this live glimpse over center city skyline, we are feeling the sunshine right now. feels like spring in the middle of february. >> that's right, meteorologist chris sowers has record-breaking temperatures on the way, how is it going outside, chris? it looks beautiful. >> reporter: i'll tell you what, it's not very often i can stand out here in february without a coat on. it is beautiful. temperatures in the mid 60s, we have a decent amount of sunshine overhead and slightest breeze out of the west/northwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. 66 degrees right now in philadelphia. 67 in wilmington. you're leading the pack. 66 in millville. dover, showing 65. trenton, 65. atlantic city, 65. and you get into lakehurst they are showing 66. satellite and radar along with action radar, we have clearing across the immediate philadelphia area, more clouds are approaching from the northwest that

thon is just beginning at this hour. maybe the most extraordinary student run event on any college campus in america. that's saying a lot but it's probably true. right in the middle of it all is "action news" reporter bob brooks at the bryce jordan center. bob, a lot of energy in that arena. >> reporter: jim, absolutely. you're right. it has got to be the biggest college event that there is. talk about almost $10 million raise just last year alone to help beat childhood cancer. and thon just kicked off at the bjc right behind me. we have kids of all ages judging around out here. the official thon dancers are in the white shirts. there's 703 of them. they just kicked off. let's take a listen. >> three, two, one! [ cheers ] ♪ >> reporter: thon 2017 on the way. all of the dancer and students in the stands. by the end of thon 2017 millions of dollars will no doubt be raised to help childhood cancer. and there is one beneficiary to thon, a fund that goes straight to families with children with cancer. they have never had a gr

another look at how incredible thon really is.he fact that they raised the money goes to a charity called four diamonds they distribute the money to families of children battling childhood cancer at the penn state children's hospital. the band members on the stage the song they are playing can you hear? it's all about love. i can tell you there's a ton of love going on here at thon 2017. reporting live from the bryce jordon center, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> a big party for a good cause, 6abc will be covering thon live at 6abc.com follow us on facebook and twitter for live updates through the conclusion of thon tomorrow ranch. >>> the powerball jackpot continues to grow, no one has a ticket for all the winning numbers. tonight's drawing has an estimated jack pot $349 million. that's a 213 million-dollar lump sum cash value. there has not been a jackpot winner since december. you can see the numbers on 6abc "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >> where do you carry your -- >>> two cars plunge into a sinkhole look at this after

thon 2017 is in the books and once again, this event was a massive success. "action news" reporter bob brooks has details there happy valley. >> three, two, one... >> right at that moment, 46 hours of dancing was complete, after a few hugs, it did not last long. big reveal came, the number, absolutely huge. >> the thon family of dancers volunteers and supporters of all ages, captured an amazing year of work with more than 10 million-dollar raised that honey going straight to helping kid fight cancer. thon's executive director austin somer. >> it shows, what penn state can do and most incredible feeling in the world. >> reporter: momentum and dancers inside only got stronger. one dancer says pain is so bad a shoe had to come off but for these kid he was going to finish. >> high feet are absolutely killing me. it is worth it though. very, very worth it. what we did here was absolutely amazing. >> reporter: the last four hours of thons are amazing, emotional, video called celebration of life honors those who have passed away and another reminder of why everyone

sharp thon 2017 got moving.ce then they have not stopped. 703 dancers, countless other volunteers all ages all working together dancing for the next 46 hours straight to raise funds for families and kids battling childhood cancer. it's total teamwork from the volunteers making snacks from behind the scenes. >> peanut butter and jelly. >> reporter: to the little kids bravely fighting cancer cooling them off with squirt guns. >> my daughter is spectacular, they don't want to break from their homes and hospitals. >> reporter: 11-year-old lane has battled kid flee cancer since he was -- kidney cancer since he was one-year-old. >> we lost so many friends along the way, we meet and grieve with them, but where can you come together for something so devastating. >> it's crazy what the dancers do for kids who need help. >> reporter: everyone loves an effort like this for a cause so great. last year alone, thon raised $9.7 million. okay another look at how incredible thon really is. the fact there they raised this money g

. >>> a look right now at thon, 2017. we'll have at look at those who benefited from the dance marathon. those stories, but first, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast for spring lovers. >> reporter: this is your weekend, right? >> i love it. >> reporter: a beautiful shot center city skyline, lots of clear skies, we have high, thin clouds in some locations, otherwise it's bright blue. we're expecting a mostly sunny sky and very mild temperatures. the numbers are climbing we started out in the 20s in most locations. we're closing in on 40 degrees, 44 in millville. dover, 43. cape may, 46. atlantic city, 47. the wind have shifted out of the south that will continue pump in the warm air over the next 48 hours. satellite and radar nothing going on, sunny skies and clouds that's about it. forecasted high, get this, 65 degrees that's average for the middle of april. that's the forecasted high today. tomorrow it's warmer, it could be around 67 or 68. there's a day in the seven-day forecast

reporting life at thon, bob brooks, channel6, "action news." >>> thank you, bob. "6abc" will cover thonkend long. we are streaming the event on "6abc".com and the "6abc" app. join us for the conclusion on sunday. >> we are in the dancing spirit in antioch today. ♪ >> actually, this is more of a strut than a dance. mummer string band strolled down main street for the mummer's mardi gras. it's a family-friendly crowd pleaser. >> another jackpot for powerball is up for grab, $349 million. tonight's jackpot is the eighth largest in history. they'll pocket $213 million for the lump sum. the record-breaking jackpot last year was $1.5 billion shared by three winners. get ready, 3, 7, 9, 31, 33, and the powerball is 20. if you missed them, we'll run them later in the newscast. i hope you win. >> much more to come tonight, a mansion in virginia goes up in flames. how everyone inside including the family pets were able to escape quickly. >>> it was a special day for wine lovers. it's an occasion to raise a class. >> villanova is closer to another record. jeff skversky has sports when "action news

just last year along, thon raised $9.7 million. >> another look at how incredible thon. how it works exactly they raise the money for four diamonds they distribute the money to families and children battling childhood cancer. the song they are playing is all about love, i can tell you there's a ton of love going on at thon 2017. reporting from the bryce jordan center, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> abc will be covering thon all weekend long streaming it live at 6abc.com and follow us on facebook and twitter for live updates for the conclusion tomorrow afternoon. >>> the powerball jackpot continues to grow, no one has had a ticket with all winning numbers, tonight's drawing has an estimated jackpot $349 million. that's a lump sum cash value. there has not been a jackpot winner since december. you can see saturday's winning numbers right here on 6abc "action news" at 11:00, good luck to you if you play. >>> 5:40 a.m., you know that winter weather can be harsh on your car, but salt and muck from the snow can create problems, we have details on what needs to be clea

bob brooks, channel6 "action news" wphl-17. >> "6abc" will cover thon all weekend long. we are streaming the event on "6abc".com. follow us on facebook and twitter for updates until the conclusion 4:00 p.m. sunday. >> still to come on "action news" tonight, one new york city won't let you smoke before you can drink. >> and a man terrorizing his neighborhood, shooting at police even aiming at news helicopters. we show you how it ends. >> and this photograph of police in buck's county today posing with a goat. cecily tynan returns with the forecast and jeff skversky hears from joel embid about how he's doing on the sidelines. "action news" continues in, >> a florida man is facing federal charges tonight after investigators say he plotted to blow up ten target stores to drive down the company's stock. mark barnett wanted to buy low and make a profit when the stock recovered. he's accused of offering somebody $10,000 to place bombs on the shelves. instead the man went to police. >>> a man with a gun terrorized his oakman california neighborhood. police say he shot at officer

this year's thon raised $10 million for pediatric cancer. >> we never should give up until we find a cure, because really no parents want to hear the words their child has cancer. >> every year those kids, great effort, and over the last 40 years, get this, thon has raised over $136 million. >> incredible. yes, what, 46 hours? wow. >> katie, did you participate when were you there? >> no, i never got to. but i know a lot of people who have. any time you see the folks that are standing even on the sides of the street in our area, with a thon bucket, you always want to toss in what you can. >> exactly. >> such a great cause. meanwhile, we are expecting to see some real nice weather out there yet again today. so avenue feeling a lot of folks will be out making extra long dog walks, because we are looking ahead to nice day. president's day forecast features sunshine, cooler conditions than yesterday certainly, but still well above average. now, looking at storm scan, nice and clear out there. we are expecting to see again light wind, nice bright sunshine, virtually no cloud cover current

let's listen. >> thon is so special. i think the most memorable part is spending time on the floor with the kids, for the transers who are standing -- dancers who are standing for 46. the whole atmosphere. >> just to see what we can do, a student-run organization, giving platforms to putting on one of the most magnificent events in the world. it just shows that when your community comes together over something so important, true differences can be made. >> reporter: another live look out here. just wonderful to hear such young people speak like that, speak about coming together and creating such an amazing event. again, this is the 40th year for thon. again, the goals are very high. we wish everybody the best of luck as the dancing starts in less than an hour, 6:00 sharp. reporting live at thon, bob brooks, "channel 6 action news." rick and monica? >> thanks. >>> time for a check of our traffic report friday night. >> let's go over to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> we're thankful that it's friday but a lot of peo

. >> switching to thon, 7 hours left in 2017 thon. the 46 dance marathon is still going strong in happy valley. >> that you -- thousands are g around for pediatric cancer. >> reporter: thousands of penn state students working together to fight childhood cancer. not everyone can dance, ashton cannot stand. >> they had to amputate my leg, i had stage four, the chemo was not working. >> reporter: garcia is 19 despite what happened to her she is not bitter, rather hopeful. >> i would say keep positive and not let cancer take over you, balls if you do, then it's hard for you to get through it. >> reporter: she said what's happening here at thon is what needs to happen for her and others battling cancer. >> it helps out to know you're not alone in a battle with cancer, because it's hard to deal with. >> reporter: it's a message that's been heard loud and clear, the dancers have been on their feet for a day now. you won't hear anyone complaining. if they need help, nursing students are running a medical station. >> they come into thon, if th

looking at a live picture of thon. we'll check back in with thon at penn state.he end of the dance marathon for pediatric cancer. plus, chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, now for gray hall, chris sowers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han, we'll he you back here at 9:00 a.m. in our suvs, you feel every mountain we've ever conquered. in our sports cars, you feel every podium we've ever climbed. and now, they've come together to create something you've never felt before. introducing the glc coupe. part suv. part sports car. all mercedes-benz. >>> good morning, america. this morning, campaigner in chief. president trump's rally in florida. >> thank you, donald trump. >> already setting his sights on the next term. and saying this one is off to a strong start. >> the white house is running so smoothly. >>> plus, why did he invite this guy on stage for a hug? as republican lawmakers get a different reception back home in tense town halls. [ crowd booing ] >>> canada crossing. immigrants in limbo, heading north. illegally cross

. >>> here at home and happening today, thon wraps up at penn state. the students dancing all weekend long will learn how much they raised for pediatric cancer patients. we'll take a live picture from happy valley you can see the folks there. the money goes to penn state children's hospital. this is one of the best thing happening in our area. i love this event, go to all the penn staters out there, 6abc covering thon all weekend long, we're streaming the entire event live on 6abc.com and 6abc app. follow for an update on facebook and twitter through the afternoon. >>> the powerball jackpot jumped to $350 million. several tickets sold in pennsylvania hit the one own 2 million-dollar check the tickets. the next drawing is wednesday, we'll bring you the numbers when they come in. >> there's much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. >>> dramatic video of the coast guard carrying out a rescue son a cruise ship. >>> it feels like spring, and you may want to feel like you're in the summer mindset right, walter perez travels to the shore to tell you

ands on our website all weekend at. 6 abc is your thon headquarters. more ahead on "action news" at 12:30. people are getting desperate phone calls out of the blue from a grandchild in trouble and in need of financial help it's a scam and senior citizens are falling for. >>> and they were taking a part an old tv why a family's inheritance was kept in a television and not in a bank next. >> audience: fry-day fry-day >> rachael: it's fry-day clearly it's your clate-- cheat day people. get your frying 101 with carla hall. next rac >>> an upstate n ordered not to get pregnant again until she regains custody of her infant sun and she admitted to usi cocaine and heroin while pregnant they lost custody of her other children. >> the order was said to make her able to with her children. >> a lawyer say i sets a dangeroprecedent. >> it's not the right of government, o court which is government and step in and say they cannot pgnant until certainen. >> they are not s uponishment would be. >> and a look at scammers getting rich by preying on the elderly. lana zach

the last four hours of thon are amazing and emotional. video called the celebration of life honors those who have passed away. another reminder of why everyone here does this. ♪ and ended, of course, with one last rock show. ♪ before the big reveal. cancer survivor ashton garcia says thon brings her back every year and hopefully for college. >> now i'm going it start college. i think i'm going to come here. >> reporter: one dancer we spoke it after it was over said she would keep going if it meant to continue to raise funds for the kids battling cancer. >> can't put words to it. everyone after the total wants to still continue and dance. but we're just -- we're mind blown. i don't know. it's -- speechless. >> reporter: you heard that young woman say she feels like she can keep dancing. the good news is after $10 million raised, they can go home and rest. bob brooks, channel 6 action news. >>> all right. much more to come on action news tonight. spacex successfully launches a rocket after the last launch went up in smoke. details about the

the school is encouraging any students with symptoms stay away from the dance-a-thon. two two students who have the mumps are in isolation. >>> happening today, a wawa in delaware county is set to reopen with unique editions. 721 and naamans creek road will sell beer and offer restaurant style seating. the wawa will have 6 packs section, it's morning guys, don't get too excited and feature a walk in cooler. there will be a beer tasting during the grand opening at 9:00 a.m. part of the new wolf liquor reform. >> reporter: 5:06 a.m., is too early for beer, but 9 is fine. >> it's 5:00 p.m. somewhere. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan showing nothing out there, there might be a flurry in the northern suburbs later today, but nothing now. as we take a look outside, we're looking at sky6 live hd, there is the commodore barry bridge. you see clouds overhead with breaks. i think that's what you can expect most of the day, clouds an sun mixing. 34 degrees in philadelphia. 33 in wilmington, 30 in allentown. as you survey the numbers it's not the end of the story. we

. >>> the countdown to thon at penn state.tion news" is there as local dancers pack their bags for the experience of a lifetime. >>> a new program to keep students busy after school is in the works in philadelphia. the goal is to create a list of after school programming hoping to improve literacy and academic performance and health among the students. >> today the chester community charter school was parked with sized grandmas and grandpas. kindergartners dressed up as 100-year-olds. and da of wallythe celebration because he recently turned 100 and shared his with the younger students. ion is building as penn state students are getting ready for their massive yearly fundraiser thon begins tomorrow evening. three dancers packed up their cars to drive to universit park. now, they got a special sendoff from their classmates and a police escort to thepennsylvania turnpike. dancing at thon is known as a privilege. only 308 students are chosen out of thousands. it's the largest student run philanthropy in the world. to data has rai

. >>> millions of dollars raised , thousands of families helped, penn state gears up for thon 2017 weill take through live as volunteers get ready to dance for a great cause. >> they are preparing. >> great to have you with us on this friday, mike and alex taking morning off, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> i'm glad it is the weekend. it has been a long week. >> we have bottles ready. lets get a check of traffic and weather. but first we will start with sue. >> hard to believe how cold it is yesterday and how cold it thinks morning that we will have this mild weekend we have been advertising for quite a while. dress like bus stop buddy. have your winter coat on and your scarves, gloves and maybe your cafe olay because he looks like he might be young for coffee, nice warm drink is cold on a morning like this the wind chills in the teens and 20's. right now in philadelphia we have a few cloud, 27 degrees but just that 10-mile an hour wind makes it feels like 17 out there this morning. high temperature later on will be about 44 degrees, we have seen no precipitation at all, so,

you can see this talk-a-thon continuing. >> reporter: good morning.s we head into that vote on betsy devos for education secretary. it's set to happen at 12 noon. right now it looks like it's still split 50/50. and that vice president mike pence is going to have to come

what is going on at that talk-a-thon? >> steph, good morning. this again, part of this hours-long kind of show, really, around opposing jeff sessions' nomination. and, of course, elizabeth warren drawing a lot of attention for what you just outlined. it seemed tom udall, from new mexico, essentially went down there and did the same thing. reading this letter that coretta scott king wrote back in 1986 when jeff sessions was up for a federal judgeship. and that judgeship was ultimately denied over questions about his record on race. and so that's the fundamental heart of this issue. but, of course, what we've seen play out is an attempt by senator mitch mcconnell, successful attempts to prevent elizabeth warren from continuing to participate in thi debate that has elevated her profile around this issue immensely as you note. 5 million views are -- >> but kasie -- >> there's a little in it for everybody. yeah, go ahead. >> can i throw a pink flag on this play. why has tom udall not been shushed, not been interrupted but elizabeth warren last night

penn's thon starts in about 60 minutes.e're live in state college where the countdown is underway. those stories and more coming your way next at 5:00. >>> right now, police in burlington county are looking for a shooting suspect after somebody opened fire inside this veteran's hall. what started as an altercation ended in gunfire landing two security guards in the hospital. >>> friday night -- the big story on "action news" is the search for that gunman. >> that's right. both victims should be resleased from the hospital in a matter of hours. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live at willingboro police with more on the investigation. nora? >> reporter: rick, monica, detectives here are working hard to track down the man who opened fire at the local vfw veteran's and foreign barps police say they still aren't sure exactly what started the prolt at the post but it ended with two guards shot, one of them in the head. it was ladies' night at vfw post on creek view road in willingboro when police say at about 11:30 thur

happy thon memories to last them for years. that's what it is about. >> now there is was thon's 40th years with four diamonds, the two have raised, get this over, $136 million in total over the course of their partnership. >> well done, student. >> wow, time 4:45. >> katie here with another check on the forecast, katie, it was a fantastic weekend, but everybody on twitter wants to know this morning, will today bring more of the same? >> it will bring more of the sunshine, but that is cooler day that's going to un fowl for our area. although, technically, still substagely above average by almost 10 degrees. so not bad at all. frankly, again, we are not in normal territory at this point. we hit 70 greets yesterday. very far cry from where we should normally been -- be, mid four's, get knocked back pretty substantially here. already very calm beginning to the day. won't notice too much after breeze here today, not windy day. you may notice a little bit of minor breeze, but generally just really nice weather unfolding for us here,

now they're just a few hours away from the end of thon.wraps up this afternoon. by that point the students will have spent 46 hours on their feet. thon raises millions of dollars to fight childhood cancer. >>> 9:57 right now on this sunday. "nbc 10 news today" continues in just a moment with another half hour of news. katy zachry is live for us along kelly drive. >> reporter: this is the place to be, the schuylkill river path. i'll tell you how people are enjoying this unseasonably mild winter day. >> those conditions will be nice throughout the day. we're talking record warmth for some of us. we'll be looking at who is going to be breaking records. also look at the cooldown for your monday and the pickup for the rest of the workweek. here is a live look outside. you can see it's already nice to get outdoors as we show what to expect for the rest of your sunday and beyond coming up. she looks years younger than she should. is it dna or olay? new olay regenerist helps take years off your skin age so you can look younger. who needs dna when

the 24-hour talk-a-thon kicked off yesterday. mitch mcconnell criticized democrats for stalling on president trump's nominations. >> in my mind, she is the least qualified nominee in a historically unqualified cabinet. the nominee for secretary of education doesn't know some of the most basic facts about education policy. we need just one more vote and we can get a lot better secretary of education. than the one who is nomination. >> this gridlock has more to do with the nominee before us than the man who nominated it. the colleagues are under pressure from the left who simply cannot, cannot accept the results of a democratic election. they are calling for a democrat to delay, punt and blockade serious work in the senate at any cost. >> betsy devos' nomination is at a 50-50 standoff. casey hunt is joining us now with more. >> reporter: good morning. democrats are talking in opposition to betsy devos set to become the next secretary of education. republicans are convinced they have 50 votes to confirm her, but democrats are trying

i'm a thon volunteer. >> are you ready to beat cancer?it's just crazy what the dancers would do for kids who need help. >> reporter: and this year, the attendees got a big surprise. dnce crashed the party with an unexpected performance and the crowd went wild. ♪ cake by the ocean >> this is something that will be really special for us to perform at and kick off. it raised so much awareness and money for a good cause. >> reporter: that was joe jonas. he wasn't kidding when he said so much money. to date, the organization, thon, has raised over $136 million offering aid to nearly 4,000 families. and it's not just about the money. a lot of the kids that they're trying to help get to participate. the volunteers do everything from organize the logistics to administer their medications so they can be part of it. >> everybody appeared to be all in. to have the energy of the college students. more power to them. thank you, penn staters for doing some good. >>> a murder mystery unsolved after two years and the controversial method police are now u

will impry and academic performance >>> excitement is building as penn state students gear up for thon. the annual fundraiser to fight childhood cancer, three dancers from abington packed up their car to go to s sendoff from ther classmates and a police escort to the pennsylvania turnpike. a 46 hour dance marathon and channel 6 is the source for thon coverage and "action news" is at penn state all weekend and our live reports begin tomorrow after 4:00 and watch the entire dance marathon live streaming at 6abc.com. it should raise somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 million. >>> coming up a new look and new products where wawa now has beer stocked on the shelves. and ducis rogers live in spring training in clearwater. >> pete mackanin says he is running a dictatorship and he is the dictator. we'll get player reaction to that. >> ducis i can't hear you my more, it's 60 in career water now and feels like 28 in philadelphia but would you believe i'm tracking temperatures in the mid-60s i'll let you know when if the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> that and much more when "acti

. >> it's the annual thon.t's a 46 hour no sitting no no sleeping dance marathon that raises money to fight child hood cancer. some 16,000 students are taking part. last year thon raised about $10 milli million. starting at high energy, i'm sure they slow it down. >> then tucker out. >> they do. >>> coming up, lights out. >>> how an entire stadium of fans banded together during a power outage at a high school basketball game. >> kenney versus christie. the new war of words between the mayor of philadelphia and the governor of new jersey. >> reporter: no gloves, no jacket but a swimsuit? i'm keith jones in seattle city. they're preparing for the polar bear plunge. how they feel about temperatures in the 60s. does it change anything for them? >> the water isn't going to be in the 60s. get ready for a big weekend warmup on land. i'll tell you how long spring like temperatures will last and the next chance for rain. the most accurate forecast coming up. >>> a south philadelphia institution will be back open for bus

i want to talk to you again, the democrats are facing, we saw this talk-a-thon that's happening right hill. try not to do the obstructionist and the party with a real message of something different. >> well you know, they know that their party is broken. and they are trying to fix it. and they're trying to show that they're people were saying they were were saying they were complacent. they didn't fight against the trump machine that won the white house vote. me believes he won all the way around. democrats are trying find their footing. i'm going to be moderating the panel discussions with the candidates who are running for the chairmanship, vice chair -- of the democratic party? >> of the democratic part. they are trying to -- there are ten cabinets running. they have all of this going on on the hill. trying to fight 1600 pennsylvania avenue. it's a hot mess. >> this reminds me of february of 2009 when the republicans said they were dead, democrats ran the town, but they obstructioned. the tea -- >> that's the successful -- >> do they want to be like the republicans back in 2009 whi

students learned thon raised more than $10 million. money goes towards the fight against childhood cancer. this year beat last year's total. >>> power ball jackpot stands at $403 million. no one matched all the numbers on saturday drawing. rolled over for wednesday's drawing. someone did with $1 million in new jersey and pennsylvania for matching five of the six numbers. >>> now to more of the stories we are following for you on nbc 10 at 6:00. >>> first, house of horror. man attacked, beaten and tied up in his home. officers say this was a days long or deal. >>> protesters using the holiday to make their voices heard. not my president rallies planned in philadelphia and other cities to call attention to anti-trump initiatives. >>> going nowhere fast. probably think your ride to work or school is just the worse. new study shows other cities far more congested. >>> good morning. it's presidents' day. let's get to meteorologist bill henley. and most accurate forecast for your neighborhood. bill, the presidents' day weekend was amazing. >

thon is the largest philanthropy event in the country. our live reports from state college starts on "action news" at 4:00 and watch the weekend long dance marathon because we are streaming it live on our website at 6abc.com. >>> former philadelphia mayor, michael nutter has a new job is he returning to the university of pennsylvania as a fellow. he was named the senior school of social policy executive fellow for your ban research. quite a title. >>> a goat is causing quite a commotion in newton township. they postd this picture on the facebook page. police say the goat was found on eagle road and called local goat owners but have not found out who the guy belongs to you but is now hanging outs at a kennel at the police department. there is more ahead on "action news" at 12:30. he may be young but this big brother is a hero. the award he got for his quick actions that kept his siblings from getting hurt. >>> and the sell by and use by dates have always been confusing. find out more when we come right back. ♪ oh, it's a good day... ♪ [car

overnight democrats staging a talk-a-thon against the megadonor and school activist from michigan. at least two republicans have pledged to jump party lines and vote against devos. democrats are trying to get one more. if it goes as predicted it'll be a dead heat at 50-50 and mike pence will be the tiebreaker. it sounds like another day filled with drama on capitol hill. >> keeping you busy. maggie rulli in washington for us, thanks. >>> during that first address to troops in florida, the president took aim at one of his favorite targets, the news media. >> so the president asserted that the is growing and he accused the media of trying to cover up terror attacks. >> you've seen what happened in paris and nice, all over europe it's happening. it's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported and in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it. they have their reasons and you understand then. >> when pressed for examples the white house later released a list of 78 tv attacks over the past two years that it says were not adequately covered however the l

until then, senate democrats will ten this, a rare 24-hour talk-a-thon against devos went went all night long in an effort to persuade one more republican. >> betsy devos a completely unqualified to serve as secretary of state of education. >> this is not a job for amateurs. >> if you cannot be a champion of public schools, you should not be secretary of education. >> i'm joined by the president of the national education association. she's also an elementary teacher from utah and was a hillary clinton supporter. thank you so much for being with us. your association is opposed to betsy devos's nomination. let me just know our viewers know what you said in a statement. "betsy devos, who has spent decades working to dismantle public education and privatize public schools is dangerously unqualified and lacks the experience we should all demand in america's secretary of education. if confirmed, she would be the first secretary of education without experience in public schools." you know public schools allow magnate schools and vouchers. they argue it gives people more choices on how to educat

democrats mounting a 24-hour talk-a-thon in an effort to get at least one more republican to cross the aisle and vote against betsy devos, president trump's pick for secretary of education. >> and this comes as a decision on the legality of the president's travel ban could come as early as this evening. abc's maggie rulli joins us from washington now with the latest. a lot to keep track of this morning, maggie. >> reporter: it's a lot to keep track of practically every morning, kendis and diane. today is no different. as you mentioned, the trump administration comes out fighting defending their travel ban in court and over in the senate their nomination for secretary of education. >> we had a wonderful election, didn't w >> reporter: president trump reminding america about his big win as he gears up for a big day today defending some of his first major decisions as president. on his executive action on immigration, the travel ban on refugees and citizens of seven muslim majority countries. >> we need strong programs so that people that love us and want to love our country and will end

. >>> in washington, senate democrats conducting a 24-hour speak-a-thon in a last push to derail theonfirmation of betsy devos. lawmakers plan to speak up to the vote on the floor today at noon eastern. the senate is poised to confirm devos by the narrowest margin with vice president mike pence expected to break a 50/50 tie after two republicans announced last week they would vote against her. devos has sparked concerns by educators she won't be a strong supporter for public schools. >>> just on this, you know, it's maybe not direct market implications here sh, on this talk-a-thon and the fact there's a lot of disagreement now on capitol hill, one thing it does point to which investors are worried about, if democrats are going to be the party of no on everything, not just the confirmation hearings which they don't have power on at there point, but on big issues like tax reform, infrastructure spending, will that delay the political pro-growth bullish factors for the markets? we'll have to wait and see. that's a concern. it's something that goldman sachs raised this weekend and someth

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that is the goal of this talk-a-thon as democrats hope to convince one more republican senator to break ranks and come out in opposition of betsy devos. they already have the support of republican senators who said they will vote no. that all boils down to one republican vote. those chances needing to impassioned speeches on the senate floor. >> i feel a personal responsibility to ensure that if i cast my vote as a senator that cover takes that office will be tireless in the defense of all and privileges and liberties of our students. >> you have people left, right and center. you can ask the senate republicans whether they're getting phone calls too. they are getting phone calls too. this is not a democratic strategy. we have the wrong person who may be confirmed as a secretary of education. >> reporter: despite all this, republican officials on capitol hill say they are very confident that betsy devos will be confirmed later today. they will vote 12:00 noon. that is with the help of vice president mike pence who will make the trek up here to capitol hill to cast the tie breaking vote.

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. >>> and penn state's thon starts this weekend and bob brooks has live reports starting tomorrow ative picture from thon all weekend long at 6abc.com. >>> cecily tynan as a check of the forecast that is improve. >> reet now we are live on sky 6 hd taking a look at the center city skyline, a mix of clouds and sunshine and winds were gusty and winds have died down since earlier and still wind gusts in philadelphia 29 miles per hour and wilmington 35 and allentown 24 and atlantic city 33 and the windchill makes it feel like 26 in philadelphia and 24 in reading and 26 in atlantic city. if you are stepping outside you'll want to bundle up. the reason we have the gusty winds, we have the low pressure that is swirling over the canadian maritimes that is moving away and if you look to the west no real organized storm systems we enter a quiet period however there is plenty of warm air. here in philadelphia the air temperature is 37nd memphis it is 60 and bismark north dakota it's 52 degrees and they are seeing spring time down to the south. this is the area where they have had trees already

we got the total in for penn state's thon. students raised more than $10 million.ng to the treatment, research and support for families battling childhood cancer. thon raised more than $130 million in last 40 years. >>> there's a new spot in fishtown. they held a grand opening today. the company's best known for its blue coat american dry gin but you'll be able to tour on thursday. back to fox 29 weather authority, meteorologist monica cryan is in for kathy and what a warm day >> 70 was the high. we're sitting in the 60's. pretty nice when you consider the average is about 45 degrees. we're still well above average. high today, 25 degrees above average with wind out of the west at ten miles an hour, we show you a regional look at the temperature, philadelphia we're at 66, baltimore at 67. a bit cooler up north in rochester we got 51, burlington at 45. here's a location of frontal system. this is pushing on through. you may have noticed this front move through. we had clouds earlier this morning, and then they cleared out. as the front pushed through, it brought in

. >> the talk-a-thon continues as senate democrats try to block jeff sessions confirmation as attorney general. >>> another day of record breaking temperatures but we've got snow on the way. hard to believe, we're going to time it out and let you know the totals coming up. >> thanks for joining us, i'm pat lawson muse. >> let's check in with lauren on the snow we were talking 70 degrees yesterday and today so nice. >> it's wonderful out. >> so nice out there. i was speechless because it's so nice out there but we've got a little bit of cloud cover, little bit of sunshine and some record breaking temperatures. there's our live tower camera out there right now. not too bad as we continue through the day but then, you know, as we get to tomorrow, that's when we'll start to see some changes. temperatures today, 67 degrees. winds coming out of the southwest. we have clouds out there but we're already at 67 degrees. i do believe there are going to be again some just really nice conditions until tomorrow. we have a winter weather advisory, this was now just posted about 30 minutes ago. wester

i appreciate the work thon. today apresei present to do you principa principals. the revenue gap must be closed without increasing taxes. taxing food and groceries would be bad for our economy. the budget must be balanced. third, we must produce government expenditures. it is so we are in good position to address future uncertainty. now, having said that will have certain priorities we must continue to fund. that's why we proposed increasing communication i am proposing increase. that's a 5.4% increase. i recommend 3% increase in the special education fund. this is significantly more than the overall state budget is growing and possible within our resources. now, you all will be lobbying that this budget does not fully fund education. that is not true. that statement is based upon a flawed formula that encourages them. it allows schools to grow their budgets at 12%. what i have proposed respect it is taxpayers with a significant increase amounting to a historic high of over a billion dollars per year in general fund support. in addition to providing basic needs fo