wayne simmons of annapolis falsely claimed he worked as an outside paramilitary special operations officer for the c.i.a. from 1973-2000. simmons' claims helped him announce -- advanced his military career. questions about what is in the water plagued d.c. for years. today major environmental gr home with a dramatic demonstration to the council. members of the sierra club environmental justice committee walked the hall of the wilson building today. they are concerned about martin luther king elementary school in southeast. and the dirty tap water found there. >> it's important to make sure they don't have lead exposure from lead paint or lead in pipe from the school. alison: lead testing continues in school and the d.c. water explains the dirty water at martin luther king elementary school was caused by a mistake flushing the pipes. leon: with temperatures now on the rise, so are concerns about the zika virus. that concern is on the mind of governor larry hogan. ritchie marlboro road has a look at -- richard reeve has a look at the governor's plan. richard: with the rain we have standing w

jake bore check finds streaking wayne simmons right for the goal. that's goal right there.ied at one. second period, still tide. check this out. shane, with the rocket shot barely hits off wayne simmons, redirection, and the flyers take the lead in that would be the clinchers, flyers win three-one, guess what? we're going to the playoffs. >> all those guys in the lockerroom, great job. from goalies on out, we deserve this. >> eighth seed. now they have to deal with the number one seed, washington capitols. doesn't get any easier. the answer, allen iverson, gave teary eyed speech to the media, making it the hall of fame, who he is as a person, how he wants to be remembered. ai always in the most beloved and controversial figure in the game, yesterday, the city, showing little love. watch the game, court side, directly influenced how they can play, and even dress. most important to the coach, more important to the culture, even labron james. ai talked about what he want his legacy to be. >> i want my legacy to be bigger than basketball. i want to be somebody. i want to be --

and wayne simmons the forward says ed would love nothing more than to win another cup. the flyers have a tough shot, this is the best team they are facing in the washington capitals. >> every year i don't think anyone gave us a chance to make the playoffs and we are here and i am confident in this room. i know the guys on this team will go to battle. we are confident within ourselves. >> everyone's record is 0-0, we are all on an even playing field and we'll go out and play our hockey. the flyers have defied all sorts of odds, since they made the mayoff run they have been one of the best teams in hockey. and watch for captain cloud giroux and former captain, mike richards. playoff hockey is back for the flyers. jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> thank you jeff. >>> to baseball, phillies pitcher daniel stump is busted, hit with an 80 game suspension for testing positive for an anabolic steroid. first inning, ryan howard facing a lefty, his third homer of the year, 1-0 phils, that is enough for vince valesquez he has the fastball working and allowing just three hit

big game for wayne simmons. second period. jake with the point. simmons with the deflection.ers, 1-0 lead. good puck leads to another. he also had an assist. flyers win, 3-2. one point behind the bruins -- ahead of the bruins for the second wild card. >>> to the hardwood. sixers looking to snap 11-game slot against the pacers trying to make the playoffs. coming down the middle. get out of the way, miles turner. big slam. sixers had the 24-3 run but too many turnovers. eight in the fourth quarter alone. 15-indiana points. lose their 12th straight, 115-102. >>> ball yard. bottom nine. future squad. comes through. spanks one that goes off the top three rbis in the game. tied at 5-5. next batter, hernandez doing shallow left. that falls in. touches the dish. game winning run. 6-5. the games start to count monday as the phillies take on cincinnati. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells fr. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa ham

second period fly guys down three nothing until wayne simmons scored 29th of the year for the pennsylvania -- penguins rolling. fly guy still hold the second wild car spot in the east. opening day for the phillies in cincinnati. first pitch at 4:10. manager says his team is ready to roll. >> got a real good swing. guys are swinging the bat w i'm anxious to see how it plays out during the course of the season. like i said, we take what we did in spring training positively and the guys are really ready to play. >> coming up next in sport zone preview of nova and tar heals, leslie vanarsdall. 94wip will join me in studio, coming up in a few moments. whose got the bright future phillies or sixers. think about it and join us in the show and listen to our debate. >> that's a good one top bond. thank so you much don. when we come back find out who >> all right lauren's got that wake up forecast. >>> chilly tomorrow morning. 37 degrees. up to 60 in the afternoon. brief periods of rain during the afternoon few rumbles of thunder. not going to feel so good. we have to break out the umbrella. >> all

second period fly guys down three nothing until wayne simmons scored 29th of the year for the pennsylvaniang on -- penguins rolling. fly guy still hold the second wild car spot in the east. opening day for the phillies in cincinnati. first pitch at 4:10. manager says his team is ready to roll. >> got a real good swing. guys are swinging the bat w i'm anxious to see how it plays out during the course of the season. like i said, we take what we did in spring training positively and the guys are really ready to play. >> coming up next in sport zone preview of nova and tar heals, leslie vanarsdall. 94wip will join me in studio, coming up in a few moments. whose got the bright future phillies or sixers. think about it and join us in the show and listen to our debate. >> that's a good one top bond. thank so you much don. when we come back find out who ruled the box office this fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third ye

wayne simmons goes after him, and he gets called for roughing. it's no roughing on the play. and then jake vor a check turns it over. jay beagle with the insurance goal, the flyers lose 2-0, and here is john borik in washington. >> well it's not the start to the series that the flyers wanted, three power play chances to get that game's first goal and they were not able to come through and the end result was a 19 game shutout for braydon holtby. you know, i don't think that was a terrible game. >> they create a lot, they come from, you know, every which way. if there's backdoor options. scott lawton will be his likely replacement for game two. at the verizon center, john borick, comcast sportsnet. >> birds season opener against the browns at the link. and monday night at chicago and home to the steelers, earliest bi-week. and sunday night football here 10 at the cowboys and then at the giants hosting the falcons after that. look at the brutal stretch. then, on a short week on the road against the bengals and they will host all three division rivals in the final month for the f

wayne simmons tips it in, ties the game, game goes overtime. the flyers will get at least one point in this, in the extra period, jay gardiner cashes in. on a maple leafs power play. the flyers fall 4-3. if they win their last two games, they will be in the playoffs. villanova fans anxiously awaiting tomorrow's championship parade. there are more honors coming for the players. yesterday president obama called head coach jay wright to offer his congratulations. >> it was a great game because it wasn't like north carolina gave it away. i mean, you know -- they had big shots and you guys came right back. but your team showed grit and really high character team throughout this thing. so it was a pleasure to watch. and congratulate all of them. and tell jenkins that he looked pretty cool out there. taking that shot. >> yes, he did. well, today we learned the eagles preseason opponents, open week one against the buccaneers, and go on the road against the steelers and colts. before ending the preseason back home against the jets. that game will be on

right wing wayne simmons even asked the fans to settle down.the refs then hit the team with a delay of game penalty. >> the whole fan situation, i know they're understandably upset but, you know, that can't happen. >> the flyers will try to avoid a sweep when they hit the ice for game four tomorrow night at the wells fargo center. >>> she was once a leader on her north jersey college campus, now she faces jail time. and tens of thousands of dollars in fines. hear what she just pleaded guilty to, tweeting on campus. >>> deserving of a standing ovation, this little girl didn't simply leave delaware's ai dupont hospital, find out why she walked out a winner and drove off in style. >>> 55 degrees right now. our skies are clear and the temperatures not as chilly this morning. it's not going to be as warm this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast just ahead. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 56 degrees in philadelphia. skies are mostly clear and we've got a nice warmup ahead today and a warmer

right win wayne simmons even asked the fans to settle down.e want to hear what you think about the ending of last night's game. follow us on twitter. our addresses are right there on the screen. tweet us what you think and we'll tweet you back. >>> because of last night's loss, the flyers face an uphill battle afterç dropping their third straight cap against the washington capitals. caps scored 5. washington now has a 3-0 lead in the series. they play again tomorrow night. >> with determination efficient, the philadelphia flyers became a reality. >> before the game, the flyers honored the team's founder and chairman, ed snider. snider died last week. last night, fans saw a tribute to the fan who brought the flyers to philadelphia. >> it's amazing, just you feel the energy from everybody. the lights in there, everyone wants to be here for that. >> fans are invited to the wells fargo center on thursday afternoon to celebrate the life of ed snider, the tribute starts at 1:00. >>> let's switch gears now, talk again about tomorrow night's game. th

washington capitols, game one thursday night at the verizon center in washington, as you heard wayne simmons say they will be playing for their owner. so some heavy hearts with the philadelphia flyers team, and of course, around the sport world, guy has been around for ooh years, done some great things. quite a legacy. >> well loved man. we saw it all over the city yesterday. thanks a lot, pat. >> stay with "eyewitness news" and cbsphilly.com for continuing coverage of the passing of ed snider. we'll let you know about plans for snider's memorial as soon as we get them. >> we have breaking news this morning, a man is found shot and killed inside his running car in west philadelphia. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo is live in west philadelphia with the very latest, jan, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, brooke, jim, good morning. we are coming to you live from the 1600 block of north redfield street, here in west philadelphia, this morning. homicide detectives are still on the scene investigating this here, all happened in the white car you see behind me, right now. now, we'r

right wing wayne simmons even asked the fans to settle down.e refs i had the team with a delay of game penalty. flyers fans are reacting strongly to the game. we want to hear what you have to say about this. do you think fans were out of lane? tweet us your reaction and we will, of course, tweet you back. boy it was ugly. the flyers started out strong, scored the gym's first goal. >> we had high hopes. >> everybody was excited and then off the table. >> caps scored five power-play goals on their way to a 6-1 win. flyers try to avoid a sweep when they hit the ice tomorrow at the wells fargo center. >> we made the city of philadeláhia our city. >>> coming up in the next half hour, we'll be live at the wells fargo center with more on the game an a special ceremony in honor of flyers founder and chairman ed snider. >>> in other news now, 5:08. a new report answers some questions about this month's deadly amtrak derailment. federal investigators say the backhoe was authorized to be on the track. the ntsb says the track the backhoe was operating on w

wayne simmons, 30th goal of the season. that is a career high. gee into over time.nto picks up game winner on power play, flyer lose, pick up point, right now, they trail that final wild-card spot as they take on the penguins and islanders this weekend. >> baseball, phillies and reds yesterday, not good day for the fighting phils but real good one for jay bruce, homers here in the fourth inning, also had one in the seventh. the fighting's get swept. and they lose ten to six. they play the mets later on today. that's all for sports. i'm don bell, have a great day. >> well it, looks like some north carolina fans are sore losers. >> they just can't get over the fact that their team lost to villanova. a fan has actually started a petition on change.org to get the national championship game overturned. at the say the refs were bias dollars against the tar heels, so far, more than 2,000 people have signed the petition. hey, nice try, but the championship trophy is staying in villanova. >> wawa, wawa, get a life, get a life. bad stuff. meanwhile, say hello to ten year old

jake borachek to wayne simmons ties it at one. it stays that way until 4 to go in the second.ff simmons and in. career high 32nd of the season. final minute of the thished they put it way --ner netter. >>> you work so hard to get to this point. it's a huge step. >>> we've been through a lot, the whole team, you know, you really believe in what we were doing and how we were going to do it. and it's kind of a relief to know we're going to play in the playoffs. >> reporter: yeah, they are fired up, they fight back from 5 points back in the standings a little more than a month to go all aboard the waib train. next -- wayne train. next stop washington. season finale is meaningless. >>> phillies after a slow start in new york, the phils avoid starting o-5 for the first time in 82 years, what a game last night. in the game, phillies debut, nine strikeouts, single run, ryan howard out of here! howard passes yoggi bara. >>> 6 sixers will have a little magic in their final season game of the day. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >>> half-hour of "action news" straight

flyers on the power play, wayne simmons in front.ill deflect the puck in. 1-0. 2-1 flyers in the third. another power play, simmons, 28th of the season. flyers win 3-2. they are two points behind the islander for the 7th spot. that's a look at sports this morning, i'm ducis rogers. ♪ most weekends only last a couple of days. some last a lifetime. hampton. we go together. book at hampton.com to get a guaranteed discount. >>> so glad you stayed with u, mount pleasant unite the church in millville, the fire started at 5:30, after firefighters arrived they struck a second alarm bringing in more help of course. this is the action cam live at the scene. crews have been cutting the tree that fell. it's likely the culprit behind the church fire. the wind blew a tree into power lines that sparked the flames that destroyed that church. stick with "action news" and 6abc.com for updates on this breaking news story throughout the morning. >>> and a pleasant good morning for to you, nydia han off, chris sowers is outside. what is that stick in you

early second period no score, flyers on the power play, wayne simmons, he will deflect the puck in, 12-1 flyers in the third. simmons his 28th season. flyers go 3 for 4. they win 3-2 they are two points behind the islanders for the 7th spot. that's a look at sports this morning, i'm ducis rogers. i've always taken on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's third-largest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions, stood up for marriage equality and protected our environment. now i'm fighting for criminal justice reform. i'm proud to be backed by president obama and people who care about our families. i'm josh shapiro. i'll be an attorney general who always fights for you. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast

steve mason, jake borachek to wayne simmons ties it at 1. career high 32nd of the season. they put it away, the empty in ther. empty netter they face washington in the first round. >>> it's a huge step for us. >>> it's been a thrill, the whole season, you really -- we believed in what we were doing and how we were going to do it and it's kind of a relief to know we're going to play in the playoffs. >> reporter: they are fired up. they fight back from five points back in the standing. playoffs in the washington, the season finale today against the islanders is meaningless. the flyers could be the only playoff ticket in town for a while. the phillies off to a slow start. they avoid starting 0-5 for the first time in 82 years, what a game last night. vince valasquez they picked up in the keniles. ryan howard out of here. phillies won 1-zip. they have the series finale at 1:10. >>> maybe the sixers will have a little magic in the final game of the home season today against milwaukee. that's sports i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >>> an indian teenager who filled out the e

the puck goes off wayne simmons' stick as he hook shots it to the back of the netting, falls off, goes off matt murray's back, but doesn't count. flyers fall 6-2. >>> coming up tomorrow is opening day for the phillies. we hear from pete mckinnon as he takes the reigns of the team. coming up, john clark goes one on one with jay wright. coming right back. ♪ i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms®. we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms®. no growth-promoting antibiotics, just honest, simple turkey. >>> this has to be some of the best video. police stopped traffic on california bay bridge. california highway patrol officers chased this chihuahua. they finally boxed it in, managed to haul in the little guy. if no one comes forward to claim the dog in a week, it will be put up for adoption. they have been calling him speedy. fast little guy. >>> some of the area's youngest musicians put

right wing wayne simmons even asked the fans to settle down.he refs then hit the team with a delay of game penalty. the flyers face an uphill battle in the series against the caps. >> they are trying to stave off elimination at this point. >> they started strong, got the place fired up and it went downhill from there. the caps scored five power-play goals on their way to aç 6-1 w. washington has a 3-0 lead in the series. game four is tomorrow. last night's game began with a tribute to flyers founder and chairman, ed snider. >> with his determination and vision, the philadelphia flyers became a reality and made the city of philadelphia our city. >> the flyers honored snider's legacy. he died last week. fans saw a tribute to the man who brought professional hockey to philadelphia. >> it's amazing. you feel the energy from everybody. just the lights in there, everyone want to be here for that. >> fans are invited to the wells fargo center on thursday afternoon to celebrate the life of ed snider. the tribute started at 1:00. >>> a new report answe

. >> alex and wayne simmons, close enough to the crowd. >> the fans earned delay of game penalty forse bracelets on to the ice. >> making it worth, flyers lost six to one, could be eliminated from the playoffs tomorrow night. we don't want that, kate. >> i no, we do not want that. all you can do, just shake your head at that. it is very unfortunate. but, at least the weather is nice. right? we've got that going for us here today. even despite the fact that there is a cold front dropping through, we're not looking at any casino of wet weather today. we will rather see couple of additional clouds, what recent days have produced little breeze that's real at this. so storm scan looks awfully quiet right now, right on the tail end of the radar, see over northern new jersey, up-state new york, blip of green. don't worry about that, again, look to go stay dry here today. and what that will do elevate the fire risk. now, obviously the weather cannot start a fire, blew it can do is help to elevate the risk of any kind of wild fire spreading. so we will see red flag warning take effect at noon

who claimed to be a cia officer is set to plead guilty to federalel criminal charges today.od wayne simmons was charged lasts year in federal court inn alexandria with fraud andaud d making false statements to theto government.go prosecutors say simmonsuts say claimed cia pursuing security clearances and in seeking work as a defense contractor.cont >> meantime lance armstrong isi asking a judge to end a to lawsuit against him by thet himt u.s. government. governmen the government wants toants recover millions of dollars insi sponsorship money the u.s. the s postal service paid toai armstrong's team from 1998 through 2004.ugh . armstrong confessed in 2013 ton3 doping to win the tour de france seven times. t he claims that the postal pos service made an agreement with w the team he rode on and was not a part of the agreement. agr >>> a war of words within the gop. former house speaker john boehner lashed out at presidential hopeful ted cruzal during a speech this week at hec stanford university.nirsit he compared him to the devilhe and that's not all.. >> i have never worked with a more miser

wayne simmons, deflects the puck in. 2-1 flyers in the third.immons, again, his 28th of the season. they go 3 for 4, they win 3-2 they are two points behind the islanders. that's a look at sports this morning, i'm ducis rogers. >> reporter: 9:58 there's more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news," we'll have an update on breaking news, two people are dead in an accident of an amtrak train in delaware county. >>> plus chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. >>> breaking news right, two people are dead following an amtrak accident in delaware county. the train derailed hitting a backhoe on the tracks. trish hartman is there, trish we know two people are dead are what are you learning about the investigation. >> reporter: it's a sad story, gray, sources confirm two people are dead. there's a lot of activity at the staging area. we are at 9th and langley. the fire and ambulances are coming in and out all morning long. we are at trainer united methodist church people are goi

wayne simmons gets the redirection and goes in right where it needed to be.yers 3-1 win. >> we believed in what we wering to and how we were going to do it. kind of a relief to know we're going to play in the playoffs. it's going to be a tough match-up but i think it's going to be fun. >> baseball the phils looking for the first win taking on the mets. nine strike-outs six innings. ryan hour provided the punch they win 1-0. that's sports in a minute. i'm se an bell. ♪ we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it's the people. american workers. they build world-class products. and that builds communities. and a better future. for all of us. because making something in america means so much, to so many. weathertech. proudly made in america. se a >> report ♪ ♪ ♪ . >>> take on the world this morning? we got the philly love run. it's a half marathon to help our city and schools. starting in just about 32 minutes. we'll bring you that live. >>> let's take a look at some other top stories making headli

>> i think wayne simmons is going to lead them all the way, and i agree because. >> ghost. >> can you? i can't either. >> society other thing sister, we talked about this, sister sister -- mr. snider passed away unfortunately. but i think it will get them over the hump. >> underlying motivation. >> i am typically an embarrassment to my children, and you are an embarrassment to who today? >> my student. i said them ' -- i'm not their teacher today. my feelings are hurt. >> but you guys like this? do they have permission to stay up for the game? >> they have permission. >> super sister. >> super sister. do you believe that she is super sister? >> yes. >> all right, now, you guys have been part of my -- yes, very excited. >> sister, i would like to apologize in getting the kids all wrought. >> i that's all right. >> but really part every my job to get them little nutty. you're okay with this? >> i'm okay with this. >> it is okay if we come back, we continue to get them wroughty? >> absolutely . >> little nervous about this whole sweep situation. but if you believe it, i believe it. >> go

. >> alex ovechkin and wayne simmons motion up to the crowd flowing debris on to the ice. >> okay, ladies and gentlemen, hold those wristbands in your hands. show some class. this is philly. >> reporter: but perhaps this fan summed it up best. >> no. >> reporter: after this flyers player checked into the boards head first. he was hit again but this time but a flying bracelet. the team at the end of their rope. >> okay, those of you that have been throwing them, you've done it, two-minute bench penalty to the flyers for delay of game. way to go. now the flyers have picked up a penalty for delay of game. thanks to their fans. >> reporter: all that and the fliers lost. >> all those philadelphia fans. okay. all right. >>> back to rob now in houston. rob. >> hey, robin, dry for now but we've got a couple more rounds of rain coming in. flash flood watches remain posted across here and wichita falls and in through parts of oklahoma for this rain that's a couple more inches expected. >> coming up that abc news exclusive, adam laroche speaking out for the first time about why he walked away from t

a shot, simmons with retraction, flyers take the lead on wayne's career hi, 32nd goal.oalie, gets the puck, skates on in for the empty netter. so the flyers are back in the playoffs. three-one, the final, they'll take on the capitols. >> unbelievable. worked so hard to get to this point. i thought we deserved it, obviously only one step, but huge step for us. >> amazing. we had a tough start, but end up, middle of december i think we played pretty good hockey, we deserve to be in the spot we're at right now. >> definitely sense of relief right now i think for everybody in the lockerroom, well deserved good feeling right now. you know, we worked hard to get to this point, it feels good, you know, we are onto our second goal. >> now, to baseball game, the phillies series against the met, still in search of the first win of the season, to the fifth inning, no score, ryan howard batting in. big fellow with the opposite fields solo homer. second of the season, 45th of his career against the mets, phillie take the lead, vince on the mound for the phils. he was dealing, six sh

simmons after bee friending the baby's mother. mall surveillance video identified amoore as the suspect. just after 10:00 p.m. detectives found the baby at amoore's wayne apartment unharmed. >> she did not deny anything right away, headily told investigators she had taken the baby. >> reporter: several members of the family including her mother and fat the era period in court to support her. her pastor only had this to say. >> amoore is being held on a half million-dollar cash bond, and she is expect back in court on april 15th and coming up tonight at 6:00 we will tell you sad reason that she told detective she took that infant. live from district court i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> trang, thanks very much. >>> we have also learn the a alleged kidnapper's mother is a prominent remember and business woman in the state, renee amore is department chairman of the republican party of pennsylvania, and she appeared on "eyewitness news", when we hosted local voters, during a g.o.p. presidential debate, earlier this year. >>> april is getting off to a wild start, weather-wise. it starts today with the threat of storms. meteorologist kate bilo i