wendy saltzman is here with a preview. >> if you take a look at these earrings it may be impossible to tell what is real gold and what isn't. >> we received a call from this viewer who told us she was sold fake gold. >> it looked good and shiny. fools goal. >> now the test that could show you if you are being short changed. >> isn't that defrauding the customer? >> what you need to know before you buy something that can't what you think. >>> lets check in now with alicia vitarelli with a look ahead to 4:00. >> coming up today at 4:00, we are following up on an "action news" exclusive for you last night we showed you how a dozen court papers showing you from social security numbers to addresses were littering the streets, wendy saltzman asked how this could have happened and if anybody's identity is at rifblg. >>> and coping with cancer in a creative way, we'll introduce to you the local dad that provided a local escape for her daughter during treatment and led to an effort that is helping hundreds of other cancer patients. and you can watch our newscast streaming live on your smart pho

wendy saltzman is live with the story. >> reporter: this is a sad accident and witnesses tell us that he ran out in the middle of the street. a decision in the blink of an eye cost him his life. >> the child broke away from his mom and there was nothing to be done. >> the corner of 56th and lancaster, the child slipped out of his mother's grip and ran into the street. >> there was nothing the trolley could do. >> emergency personnel tried to lift the trolley to free the boy. >> he was blowing his horn and just dragged the child up a half a block. >> it was a horrible situation which is currently under investigation and we'll find out exactly what happened. until then there is not much to say other than our condolences to the family. >> since the trolley is on a track there is no way to swerve to avoid an accident the only thing the trolley can do is hit the brakes and that makes stopping in an instant impossible. >> they are continuing their investigation and brought in the philadelphia police department accident investigation team to make sure there was no problems with the operation

the sa danger that wendy saltzman talk about in a secl report at 11.ast week we saw what hpned en one of the tras derailed west rginia leading to a spill and massive fireball the transportation dertme pedicted toyhat the oil tanker derailments will happen 1 m a year on average over te next 20 yes. the analysis says that crashes wi cl more than $4 billion in damage and potentially kill hundreds of people if an accident hpens at a dense-populad area. >>> wendy saltzman report rvled, these oil trains chr-crosthrough ridtial neighborhoods in philadehia ad sth jerse they rain twicen t span of year. frnaty neier time led to aspill or explosion. >>> a supior crt judge ordered chris christie to put more money to the tune of $1.7 biion to the pension fund fr retired state employees. cristie c the contributions lsyr to balan thetate budget wn revenueame in uder predicted prejs de proctions a anngad panng to do the same. andhe court says they cannot wlk away from obligations >> and pents in search of asrs a school brd meeting in eagleville. mee proped csing atoma

"action news" investigate of reporter, wendy saltzman is on the case. what is the latest on this? >> many of those documents had a seal on them that point to the source of the leak, the philadelphia courts today they took responsibility and are investigating how this could have happened. >> all of this information is just floating up and down the block. >> grays ferry resident opened his door to find people's personal information on his block. >> you don't have to steal identity, if you wait long enough you can just scoop it up. >> it happens every now and then. >> the documents had personal identifying information about dozens of residents and clues about where the leak came from the majority could be traced back to the philadelphia common pleas court. >> before they discarded them i would think they would shred them. >> the chief judge says it's an unfortunate accident and investigating how it occurred. >> they discard too many recorded daily to shred them on side and the sanitation department picks them up to shred them. the chief was not comfortable with the system even prior

the same danger that wendy saltzman talked about in a special report at 11.t last week we saw what happened when one of the trains derailed in west virginia leading to a spill and massive fireballs. the transportation department predicted today that the oil tanker derailments will happen 10 times a year on average over the next 20 years. their analysis says that crashes will call more than $4 billion in damage and potentially kill hundreds of people if an accident happens at a densely-populated area. >>> as wendy saltzman report revealed, these oil trains chris-cross through residential neighborhoods in philadelphia and south jersey. they rerained twice in the span of a year. fortunately neither time led to a spill or explosion. >>> a superior court judge ordered chris christie to put more money to the tune of $1.7 billion into the pension fund for retired state employees. christie cut the contributions last year to balance the state budget when revenue came in under predicted prejeks eded projections and andingand planning to do the same. and the court says

wendy saltzman first reported on this earlier this month. wendy is live with more. >> reporter: the latest explosion again is putting this crude oil in the spotlight. in west virginia hundreds of families are evacuated from their homes and one person narrowly escaped the blast earlier this month "action news" questioned the safety and dangers of putting this crude on trains traveling in our own backyards. >> in west virginia this crude oil explosion ripped through the sky sending fire balls hundreds of feet in the air. >> my friend's grandfather ran out of the house and after he ran out the train exploded and the house exploded. >> the tankers derailed near the town of boomer and they estimated 17 cars caught fire and erupted after witnesses caught the blast on camera. >> a mushroom cloud about as high as this like that. >> fire crews only option was to let the tankers burn themselves out igniting fears elsewhere about these trains traveling through highly populated areas. >> looking at other parts of the country and realizing some of that st

wendy saltzman broke that story last january. what is good news here for the consumers wendy?ot word that moving max settled with the state for a whopping $350,000. they were accused of trumping up bogus charges and holding stuff hostage until people paid and they are banned from doing business in new jersey again. >> this "action news" investigation exposed a moving family's worst nightmare. >> think they are horrible just thieves. >> they say moving max quoted them one price and threatened to drive off with their life's possessions if they didn't cough of more cash. >> we set up hid and cameras and caught them in the bait and switch scheme. >> why are you giving us one estimate and then multiplying it. >> then the new jersey department of affairs stepped in. >> "action news" was great in bringing this to our attention because of the work of "action news" we brought the owners of this company to justice. >> today the agency announced a $360,000 settlement with the owners, once the goods were on the truck moving max requested more money sometimes a $250 estimate or $400 estima

live in front of chop, i'm wendy saltzman, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you wendy. >>> police in german town is looking for a man that robbed a grocery store and then stole a car. police say a man walked into and pulled a gun and demanded money the victim said the money was in the trunk of her car so the suspect took her keys and stole the car and drove away. police are still looking for the car and it's a gold nissan ultima with pa tags. police are asking anybody with information to call them. >>> now to a first check of the accuweather forecast as we get ready for a polar plunge. lets go outside to adam joseph. actually he is at the big board. >> i was smart today inside is the place to be as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan late this morning and early this afternoon we had a wave of rain showers, that is off the coast and we are waiting for the true arctic front switching the winds to the west that is east of pittsburgh and close to state college, we can confirm where the arctic boundary is we are mild now 42 washington and 40 in philadelphia but head to pittsburgh i

i'm wendy saltzman channel 6 "action news." >> wendy thank you. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf appealed to lawmakers to make the state more attractive to business the governor unveiled a series of proposals he plans to present to the legislature next week among them is their plan to cut the corporate income tax by a half percent. that takes the rate from one of the highests in the country to one of the lowest. >> we'll be a magnet for economic growth for entrepreneurs that want to come here and create good jobs. >> the governor wants that to take affect within the next two years. and will put that in his budget address that takes place next tuesday. >>> the philadelphia flower show is putting down roots workers are setting up displays at the pennsylvania convention center ahead of the big event eva pilgram is live now and with all of this frigid weather, the blooming flowers are a most welcome sight. >> oh, yes it's not exactly warm in here, but warmer than it is outside. let me get out of the way so you can see the beautiful flowers behind me. this beautiful xikt here is fantasia, exhi

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warning for parents, a highly dangerous drug is making its way into the hands of local teens, wendy saltzman has a preview of a report you'll only see on "action news" tonight at 11:00. you may have no idea these over-the-counter drugs are being abused by teens. we investigate the risky high it's so easy to get it's the drug of choice for many youngsters and pcp-like effects turned a straight a student into a convicted criminal. >> he lost his way for many years. it is a frightening story that parents and kids need to watch on "action news" tonight at 11:00 p.m. >> reporter: good special report tonight. we have problems on roads icy spots ear and there. i want to show you what it looks like in lionville chester county. traffic is moving fine. we have areas of black ice we're getting reports of problems in the area. mass transit amtrak northeast regional and excel will a running on a modified schedule today and tomorrow because of extreme cold. >> reporter: we are in the teens, 15 degrees by 9:00 a.m. fair amount of sunshine. noon, 17. the high today will be 18. we'll stay there for a couple

warning for parents about a highly dangerous drug making its way into the hands of teenagers, wendy saltzmanreview. >> local teens are turning these easy to get overthe counter drugs into a risky high, there are unthinkable consequences what parents need to know about the warning signs tonight at 11:00. >> for cecily tynan adam joseph and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. jacklyn: our middle schools have classes that are devoted for test prep. my kids only have a half a year science and a half a year social studies to make room for preparing for the test. gina: we have no after-school programs, we have no freshman sports, we have no extra anything... okaikor: we're cutting those programs to make way for test prep. and we're not taking in to all the other things that makes a child whole. gina: we are setting our kids up to fail. >>> on this thursday night, pipes bursting families now paying the price for this. and now, the next storm. ice, freezing rain for tens of millions of drivers. tonight, the plummeting temperatures from the midwest to the no

wendy saltzman has a preview of her report this evening. >> the cars derailed south of philadelphia and north train rerailed over the schuylkill and why is it and why should you care. >> tonight we'll tell you what crude oil is and the route it's taking into your neighborhoods. >> they say it's the cause of 14 deaths in quebec. >> i can't predict the future and neither can you you do the best you can under the circumstances. >> are we prepared if there is an explosion here, i'll have the details on "action news" at 11:00. >> and coming up shining the light on dangerous and misleading herbal supplements the new report that says you may be wasting time on popular brands. not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patient

wendy saltzman is uncovering the details of a highly toxic and flammable substance being transported through philadelphia. >> a 111 tanker car freight train partially derailed in philadelphia over the weekend, a crude oil explosion killed 47 people in canada and now we are investigating the crude oil here and the track it's taking through your neighborhood. we are answering questions about your safety on "action news" at 11:00. >> i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain as it may cause an unsaf

. >>> those trains were carrying oil that is the same form of highly explosive oil that wendy saltzman alerted you to earlier this month in a special investigation. and it's been transported through philadelphia neighborhoods and south jersey. while no major explosions have occurred, 11 tank cars derailed here in the past few weeks. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon a new clue for police trying to catch a woman who killed a woman in a case of road rage. this is jim. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem that doesn't require regular blood monitoring. so jim's n

a drug is makes its way into the hands of teens and wendy saltzman has the preview of a report you'll see on "action news" at 11:00. >> you may have no idea your kids are abusing these overthe counter drugs but chances are your kids know about it. this is the high of choice. and this led one family's son down a dangerous path that turned a straight a student into a convicted criminal. he lost his way and now is incarcerated for many years it's a frightening story that parents and kids need to watch only on "action news" at 11:00. >> much more to come on "action news" at 12:30 the american sniper trial continues in texas the testimony from the accused killer's former girlfriend that could prove key for the defenses argument. plus -- >> he said weird and crazy things and was paranoid. >> kurt busch's girlfriend breaks her silence, what she says led up to an alleged attack in september. hiiiii. hi. sorry, we're closed. what? i need help with my deposit. the bank has rules. it's really quick. i can't hear you. i promise, i'm gonna be really quick. i don't under...i can't hear you through

wendy saltzman has preview of her report at 11:00. >> reporter: if you take a look at these earringssible to tell what's real gold and what isn't. >> i feel very ripped off. >> reporter: we received a call from this viewer who said she was sold fake gold. so we went undercover to investigate for ourselves. >> gold looked good. all shiny. fool's gold. >> reporter: tonight we'll show you the test to determine if you're being short charged. we approached the store for answers. isn't that defrauding the customer though. we'll tell you what you need to know to protect yourself from buying something tonight at 11:00. >> a lot of people watching some one. >>> don't fool us. >>> let's take a look outside in delaware county. this is the blue route at baltimore pike. no problems between 95 and the schuylkill. traffic on the blue route moving nicely n camden county 168 between collings avenue and nicholson road construction blocks up to two lanes. that will be out there for another 30 to 40 minutes. >> you could just buy flowers. >> you could. >> but then you would have to test the flowers. >>

investigative reporter wendy saltzman has a preview of her special report tonight at 11:00. >> reporterrning 11 tanker cars derailed in south philadelphia and last january another train carrying crude derailed over the schuylkill. so what is it and why should you care? >> everybody should be extremely worried. >> reporter: tonight at 11:00 we'll tell you exactly what crude oil is that the routes it's taking right into your neighborhoods. >> i'm extremely concerned now. >> reporter: it has been responsible for the death of 47 people in an accident in quebec. now we're asking about the safety of our city. >> i can't predict the future and neither can you so you do the best you can under the circumstances. >> reporter: are we prepared if there's an explosion here? i'll have the details coming up tonight at 11:00 on "action news." >> thanks wendy. >>> this morning the big issue i think people watching out for those slick areas. it was a little slick on my drive way but not on the drive. let's take a look outside right now and show you what it looks like in delaware county. the blue route at

wendy saltzman will explain what chemical is causing the concern and many train cars are rolling through philadelphia and the surrounding areas and wendy ask the local official fz we are prepared for a potential accident. that is all tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >>> spring may be several week as way but local students were in a floral frame of mind this afternoon, students from overlook elementary school were making scores of flower arrangements for an upcoming flower show at their school. the colorful creations will be on display tomorrow and judged by the pennsylvania horticulture horticultureal society. >> some students became wax figures for their project. they dressed as audrey hepburn albert einstein and phillies pitcher, steve carlton, they remained motionless until they were activated. >>> on the average day they ruled the school and today they ran it. this third annual tradition lets 42 seniors step into the shoes of teachers and administrators and even the principal for the day. >>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast we were chilling out big time cecily. >> we a

special investigation, a highly dangerous drug is makes its way into the hands of teens, and wendy saltzman has the preview of a report you'll see only on "action news" at 11:00. >> have you no idea these over-the-counter drugs are being abused by teens but chances are your kids already know about it we investigate this risky high is so easy to get it's the drug of choice for many youngsters and parents warned that the pcp like effect turned their son down a dangerous path. >> he lost his way and wound up committing a crime and now he is incarcerated for many years. >> a story that parents and kids need to watch only tonight at 11:00. >>> we are following breaking news the sixers have just traded michael carter williams. its unclear what the sixers will get in return and the "action news" department is working to get the details it's a complicated trade more coming newspaper sports at 5:00. >>> meanwhile the phillies officially opened spring training under the palm trees of florida. jeff skversky is live for us once again in clearwater. >> reporter: 48 degrees and i needed my gloves but the

wednesday wednesday -- wendy saltzman has a preview of the report. >> reporter: these over-the-counter drugs are being abused by teens. tonight at 11:00 p.m. we investigate the risky high that's so easy to get it's the drug of choice for many youngsters. parents talk about the pcp effects that turned a straight a student into a criminal. it's a frightening story that parents and kids need to watch only on "action news" tonight at 11:00 p.m. >>> the flyers host the buffalo sabers tonight and need to win with only 25 games left. >>> phillies training camp underway in florida. pitchers and catchers reported. cole hamels said he wants off the team. he said i want to win, i know it's not going to happen here. the phillies are projected to be one of the worst teams in baseball. >> i look at, well it's transition, it's where we are at i'm excited to see some young players. >> with jimmy rollins gone, the manager expects the other veterans to step up on and off the field to help the team compete. we're talking phillies tickets in the next half-hour. >> nasa records a meteor in pennsylvania. >>

were accused of making up bogus charges and holding consumer goods hostage until they paid and wendy saltzman reported the story and joins us tonight at 5:00 and tells us how much that company will now have to pay. and the tobacco chief comes to pennsylvania to talk about regulating e-cigarettes and more the latest in health check and until then back to the studio brian and shirleen. >> now to the story that captivated our newsroom today two llamas caused drama in one city. >> the sign of the alpacalypse. >> people tried to stop llamas but no no avail. they finally lassos them but it's unclear if they are anyone's pets. >> it's extraordinary to watch and they were blocks away and they always found their way back to each other. >> like a thelma and louise story. >> llama love. >> james bond's newest love interest is making history and headlines. >> and washington d.c. defies congress by legalizing marijuana but we'll tell you where this fight is far from finished. imagine being buried in two feet of snow, for more than three hours, one new hampshire man is sharing his story of survival. >> and

wendy saltzman tracked down where the documents came from and how they got there. >> reporter: today the philadelphia common pleas court is taking responsibility and taking action to make sure this never happens again. >> you don't have to steal identity when it floating up and down the street you can just scoop it up. >> he walked out of his front door and found piles of paper littered across the grays ferry block. >> there was personal information, like email addresses and social security numbers, there is people's personal information. >> many of the documents were marked with a court seal leaving residents wondering how such sensitive information ended up at their fingertips. >> have you to shred personal information. and "action news" contacted the court and the administrative judge called this an unfortunate accident and are investigating how it occurred. the court does not shred documents on their own because they throw away hundreds of documents every day and they pay the sanitation department to destroy them off site. and some of the recycling materials got trapped in the wh

. >> "action news" investigative reporter, wendy saltzman will explain the concerns many of these trains are rolling through fltd and the surrounding area and wendy asks local official fz we are prepared for a potential accident. that is tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >>> the daughter of whitney houston and bobby brown continues to fight for her life after being found unresponsive in her atlanta home. monica malpass is live in the newsroom with the details at this hour. >> that is right no word on which hospital bobbi kristina brown has been moved to. she has been in a medical induced coma since the incident this weekend, brown's husband and a friend found her barely breathing and they started cpr, we are live with what was in the police report today. and children in west philadelphia have a place to expand their minds, now that a neglected library is reopened. sharrie williams has that story. we have those stories at 5:00. >> she wrote one of the most iconic books in american history then never published another thofl until now. harper lee will release a sequel to "to kill a mockin

it's called backin oil, wendy saltzman reported on the oil earlier this month the same substance is transported through philadelphia and south jersey. three cars have derailed in philadelphia over the past few weeks. >>> la salle university is celebrating an historic achievement today. colleen hanitch was named the president, the first in the school's 200 year history. la salle also describes her as an accomplished attorney and a devout roman catholic princeton university just got the biggest donation in its history. they received manuscripts valued at $350 million, including a first edition of the bible and a copy of the declaration of independenceance and cuellar it was left behind by a graduate that was r died at the age of 100. that is fascinating. >> now adam joseph is live with the accuweather forecast. >> more arctic air is coming our way, when you look at sky 6, we have the brilliant sunshine and the ice chunks flowing downstream and no ice jams on the delaware however these ice chunks will grow in size as we go into the end of the week as the temperatures plummet once again. as we look

here's wendy saltzman with a preview. >> reporter: if you take a look at these earrings it may be impossible what's real gold and what isn't. >> i feel very ripped off. >> reporter: we received a call from this viewer who said she was sold fake gold. so we went undercover to investigate for ourselves. >> fool's gold. >> reporter: tonight we'll show you the test that can determine if you're being smart changed and we approached the jewelry store for answers. isn't that defrauding the customer though? we'll tell you what you need to know to protect yourself from buying something that isn't what you think only on "action news" tonight at 11:00. >> it's now 6:22. and when we come back six things you need know. >> eva pilgrim is talking to people who hope to win half a billion dollars tonight. eva. >> reporter: oh, yeah, matt, they're all hoping for a little money today. $485 million on the line. people are already buying their powerball tickets this morning. >> ♪♪ made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the 2015 subaru forester (girl) what?