. >> "action news" anchor rick williams is live in des moines for us at the caucus media hub and he has more on today's rush for support. hi, rick. >> reporter: hi, monica, hi brian. that's right. thank you. we are live once again from the media center where we'll watch the results can come in tonight 7 o'clock central time when the caucus officially gets under way. we expect to start seeing numbers a couple hours later at 9 o'clock. speaking of numbers, let's take a look at these latest figures from the quinnipiac university poll just released this morning concerning tonight's iowa caucus. it shows that donald trump has a healthy seven-point lead over ted cruz and marco rubio is back in third place. on the democratic side, this is new tonight, bernie sanders holds a 3-pointer lea three-poir hillary clinton. and that is why hillary clinton is making a last minute push to get her supporters out in force. after all, she came in as ah surprising third place in the 2008 iowa caucus. this morning she and daughter chelsea stopped off at a bakery to encourage voters to get out tonight. she has

until then i'm rick williams reporting live from des moines. jim. >> thank you rick. >>> we ask you to stay with "action news" for realtime election returns from the iowa caucuses. rick williams will have a live report from des moines at 11:00 and we'll have complete coverage on 6abc.com. >>> amtrak believers that it was a rock that damaged a train traveling through the bridesburg section of philadelphia last night. taylor lorenz of bric brooklyn posted these photographs moments after something hit the window of the amtrak acela train she was riding in. riders her a loud boom as the projectile smashed the glass at about 7 o'clock. reginald osbourne of new york is the man in this photograph. >> it cracked it. it didn't shatter it but you could see where it was just -- like it left an imprint of like a bullet. >> the train was carrying 201 people from washington to new york city. fortunately nobody was hurt. the train stopped in new jersey for an inspection before continuing on to new york. >>> the national transportation safety board today releas

those stories and more next. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again, rick williams is on assignment, here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30. chaka fattah jr. learns his fate after being convicted of fraud for misspending nearly a million dollars. >>> and still developing this noon, bill cosby remains inside of a north town courtroom at this hour. former district attorney, bruce caster is defending his investigation into a 2004 sex assault investigation against the comedian. >>> and people living in one california town are digging out sand after a powerful storm pulls through. >>> and the son of a veteran philadelphia congressman is sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of fraud. vernon odom was there for the sentencing and joins us live outside of the courthouse. >> reporter: five years in the federal penitentiary that is his fate. he is already in federal custody, the son of chaka fattah sr. was convicted on 22

williams and alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. we hope you'll join us tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. and now monica malpass and rick williams with a look ahead at 5:00. >> hi there. coming up next at 5:00 we are continuing to track the damage and cleanup after strong storms rolled through the area last night. we have live team coverage coming up. >> and tonight marks the last republican debate before super tuesday, the momentum donald trump continues to gather.

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that will do it for "action news" at 4:00, for alicia vitarelli, and sharrie williams, i'm brian taff. now here is rickth a look at what is ahead at 5:00. >> hello thank you, coming up next on "action news" at 5:00, two days wintry system brought flooding to communities up and down the . we are live in ocean city with the mess left behind after high tide and the polls in new hampshire close in the matter of hours and our monica malpass is live in the granite state where candidates worked to gather every last vote they could. >>> and why officials are saying that students in delaware don't have to take a starnized test to get in. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> minutes the water is up on to the lawn and the bricks here like within 10 minutes. >> from flurries to flooding, mother nature threw a wrench in into people's plans today. we go live to valley forge. sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" tonight is the winter weather still hovering our our area. today was not

. >>> rick williams is in the iowa for the caucus. heel have live reports at 4:00 p.m. in the meantime he'll be posting about the sights and sounds from the hawkeye state on facebook. >>> amtrak is working to figure out what struck an acela train as it was traveling through bridesburg in philadelphia. several unidentified objects struck the train heading to new york city. pictures from passenger show the damage from some of the windows. none of the passengers were hurt. 30th street station today passengers said they trusted the trains to withstand being struck by smaller objects. >>> i think they try as much as they can. i think it is our job to understand that stuff does happen. >>> the train was inspected, but nothing unusual was found. the train made it to new york without any other problems. >>> last night's incident toons toons -- took place not far from the site of the deadly derailment that killed 8 and injured 200. ntsb will release a lot of amount of data that would provide insight into the crash. federal investigators worked to determine whether a projectile h

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off and we begin with breaking news in montgomery county. we learn that a 12-year-old boy was killed in a house fire while trying to save his father. the flames broke out on 100 markly street in norristown. family members tell "action news" that the boy ran back into the burning home because he thought his father was still inside but the father had made it out and the child was sadly killed. vernon odom spoke with the family and people that witnessed the father and will have more in a live report at 12:30. >>> we are following breaking news from delaware county, one person died when a tree fell on to a home here into a bedroom where a man and woman were trapped. "action news" reporter, annie mccormick is live at the scene in broomall with the latest. >> reporter: and rick you can see behind me crews are still out here removing portions of that giant tree that left a lot of damage to the home, they fell on top of a couple while they were sleeping in bed killing the woman. this tree fell on

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a man is under arrest in connection with a body discovered on the side of the road in bucks county. and the cleanup continues after strong winds in the area yesterday. but the big story on "action news" is a police officer shot in the line of duty. the officer came under attack while investigating an unsolved murder in allentown and police say the situation turned violent without warning last night. walter perez is live at the scene with the latest on the officer's condition. >> reporter: well, rick we can tell you that the officer suffered a gunshot wound to the left arm but we are pleased to tell you he was treated and released this morning from the hospital. but the suspect remains in the hospital. officers are coming and going from the apartment over the last couple of hours. the scene that unfolded is connected to the discovery of a woman's body in a recycling bin a couple of blocks away. a police officer was shot while serving a warn to a man on north godfrey. >> the individual

a "action news" reporter rick williams joins us live from des moines with the very latest, hi there, rick. >> reporter: hi, guys, that is right. the final hours are here. this time tomorrow, tomorrow evening, central time, various gymnasiums, meeting halls, classrooms, and first votes will be cast in this presidential race. as for the candidates, this was the final night of campaigning and they were out in full force and with the race as tight on both side, well, candidates we have covered this evening all sounded upbeat. at a public meeting west of des moines we joined hundreds of people who wanted to hear new jersey governor chris christie. it was a busy day of campaigning for the governor but this was his last stop just hours to go before the iowa caucus. despite latest poll numbers, governor christie sounded optimistic. >> we will be out of your hair come tomorrow at least until august. then we will be back as republican nominee work hard to win the the swing state of iowa to make sure that the republican party is restored to the white house, sanity is restored to united states of

williams. join us tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at phl 17. now rickpass with a look ahead to 5:00. >> thank you, coming up next at 5:00 we follow new developments in the case lesean mccoy and an alleged beating at a nightclub, the last minute move for his meeting with investigators today. >>> and bill gates takes a stand with the fbi for their efforts to hack into an iphone of a suspected terrorist. >>> and have a surveillance camera at your home or business police would like to know and says it could help to solve a crime. >> when "action news" continues next. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> looking live outside after a mild, pleasant weekend, sunshine and above average temperatures have given way now to a dreary day around the delaware valley. the wet weather is just beginning and another system is stirring over the south that will pack a much stronger punch in the tri-state area, the big story is the stretch of rain we are tracking in the

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news from ursinus college. where dozens of students were sickened by some type of stomach infection. about 40 students started complaining of sickness including stomach pain and vomiting last night in this morning. at least 17 of those students were treated at a local hospital, right now it's not clear if they were sickened by some type of food or person to person contact. they have closed their dining hall and are disinfecting that and common areas. we'll follow this story and bring you new details on "action news" and at 6abc.com. >>> and breaking news from northeast philadelphia, where a police presence at george washington high school here in the somerton section. we learned new information about exactly what happened here. "action news" reporter, gray hall is live outside of the school with more. >> reporter: hi rick, i just got off the phone with the district spokesperson, there was two situations that happened at the school. first good news, there were no injuries or n

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off. in the news we have new information about the sightseeing helicopter that crashed in hawaii sparking a dramatic rescue and voters head to the polls in two states tomorrow. we are tracking the presidential push by the candidates. >>> but the big story on "action news" is still developing. police just released a video of a $400,000 jewelry heist in center city philadelphia. it happened saturday, february 13th, the day before valentine's day. two men broke into barski's diamonds. they broke the glass display cases and took a half million dollars worth of merchandise. anything that recognizes the suspects should contact philadelphia police. >>> and a brutal beating after intruders broke into a man's house and attacked him about a baseball bat and a gun. it took place in the port richmond section of the city and police are still looking for the people behind the attack. katherine scott has the latest. >> reporter: police believe it was a setup and the 41-year-old was able to walk out of hi

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, police are investigating a deadly hit and run in delaware county. >>> and detectives are waiting to question former eagles' player lesean mccoy after a nightclub incident. >>> and there are storms just enough to leave us with wet roads and coastal flooding is expected at the jersey shore. david murphy is tracking the latest from the "action news" big board. >> reporter: we have areas of this pushing into south philadelphia and areas in delaware county picking up light snow and this area in light is steadier snow in berks and lancaster county and newcastle county some decent snow falling and salem county new jersey as well. and furnish south to dover and cape may you see the change over to rain. and later on it's possible we exchange that for snow. we look at more snow to the north and west. not a lot has fallen so far. these are the latest numbers from snow spotters and most of them date back several hours ago. in philadelphia other a third inch on the ground. newcast newca

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news police are searching for a woman that left her 3-year-old woman at a center city department store. and a snake at a septa station, the investigation into who left the reptile in a trash can this morning. but the big story is the deep freeze that left the delaware valley in its icy grips. accuweather says it will get even worse over the weekend. meteorologist, melissa magee, is tracking the dangerously cold forecast and is at the big board with more. >> if you think today is cold wait until we get into the weekend, especially saturday night and early sunday morning. currently outside it's 24 in the city and 21 in allentown and a tease north and west in the poconos and wildwood 25 and 19 to the west in lancaster. look at satellite 6 along with action radar we have sunshine around earlier today and sun gives way to increasing clouds and here is part of the reason why. this will ignite the change into the weekend. there is an arctic boundary setting up across canada

what happened.. 2:45:53 unless you've been to war you can't explain :57and how they can help..william ricks and the waverly american legion post are waiting to help clean up.. but right now they can *only wait..there are still too many huge trees down.. too many power lines that are still too dangerous.. 2:15:40 the tree just something fell :42william brown is lucky to be alive.. very blessed :58that's his truck under the tree.. but he's not concerned about himself..2:16:58 i saw the boy who was only about two years old they were trying to revive him 2:17:02it's the family of three that lived across the street.. and didn't survive this storm he wants you to think about..2:17:22 i was really moved by that moreso than my pain because i've lived a while :26when a storm this bad comes through town.. everyone wants to know what happened.. but how do you explain this?2:43:43 you're at a loss of words you're actually at a loss of words for :47 because you can't it's almost surreal :50 :50 it has been windy all day and that is kicking up debris. the weather should start improving tomorrow. a parole

rick williams is live in the newsroom with details on this story. >> thank you, that is right he wantsed to 18, a controversial plan to be sure and he has a host of reason he is backing a younger age for drinking, the push back his proposal is receiving and the millions of dollars it could cost the state of new jersey. and also coming up tonight in health check, forget pills how about freezing your headaches away. we'll explain the new techniques to bring relief to migraine sufferers. that and more when we see you for "action news" at 5:00. >> see you then rick thanks. >>> mayor jim kenney was out in the rain taking part of a walking tour, they learned about new commercial and housing tornados here and the tour was part of the commerce departments commercial corridor initiative. >>> a school bus has been turned into a classroom on wheels to help delaware students stay out of trouble. the action cam was there as the choice bus rolled up to the middle school. half classroom, half prison cell, to show them to stay in school because dropping out could put their future on the line. >> a pow

planned for everyone, i just want him to turn himself in. >> reporter: for crime fighters, i'm rick williams for channel six a "action news". >>> we have some break news to pass along from the hunting park section of the city. action cam is live at the scene where two people have been shot. one of them was killed, the other is in very critical condition at temple university hospital. it happened just before 11:00 p.m. at pipe street and park avenue. police found victims in the car. we will updates on six abc.com and, of course, tomorrow morning on "action news". >>> time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. man, was it perfect. i was like a groundhog, in front of the front door moving around. i felt the warmth on my head. >> it is coming, walter. >> a taste of april in the month of february. it was like today and we have another one on tap for tomorrow. we will show you is what going object here with storm tracker six live double scan radar. the it is drying. no issues with precipitation. outside we will go sky six live in hd there in penns landing, we'v

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i'm sharrie williams. >> we'll see you at 10 o'clock tonight but now here is rick williams with a look 5:00 hey, rick. >> hi there, thank you guys. >>> can coming up, former eagles running back lesean mccoy is now under investigation for a brutal assault insides of a philadelphia nightclub. we've got the very latest. >>> and we're live in new hampshire where some voters are just hours away from heading to the polls. the race for last minute support is on. >>> and. >> it's an experiment that looks really promising. bales of composted leaves protecting the jersey shore from flooding. i'm nora muchanic on mystic island. i'll have that story coming up. >> those stories and much more coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> another round of winter weather is on the way and crews from delaware to philadelphia to the shore are preparing for a messy morning commute and more coastal flooding. it is monday night. monica is on assignment. shar

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> he was a nice person. family guy. >> reporter: tuesday january 14th, 2014, brandon agnew was at home with his girlfriend inn three children. he lived in the 5700 block of hatfield avenue in southwest philadelphia a. at 10:00 p.m. he got a call on his cell phone. >> he had just received a even if call, and they said he had gone outside to talk to police and person who called him and that is when it happened. >> reporter: police say as he stood outside he was gunned down. >> this just can't keep happening on our street. >> reporter: agnew was pronounced dead on the street. >> it seemed like the early 90's in philadelphia but worse. >> reporter: city of philadelphia is offering 20 you this dollars for anyone who comes forward with information that lead to the arrest and convictions of the person responsible. all you have to do is call the citizens crime commission at 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. for agnew's family they are keeping his memory a alive for his children. >> they miss their daddy

"action news" anchor rick williams live in the news room with more on this. ie. quite a story here. call it triumph after tragedy. back in 2012, john riorek was killed while walking on the side of a busy road. since then his mother has launched a safety campaign for that very stretch of roadway where he died. coming up tonight at 5:00 the project local officials have approved to make sure this tragedy doesn't happen again. >>> also coming up tonight at 5:00 a history lesson for high schoolers in north philadelphia. we'll tell you about the documentary that brought the civil rights movement to life for these students. that and much more coming up when we see you on "action news" at 5 o'clock. until then back to you, brian, in the studio. see you later. >> see you shortly rick. thanks. >>> coffee lovers can rejoice over the latest cold brew to hit the market. they're ready to introduce their new draft latte in a can. it doesn't release to the public until next week but the company's founder gave us a sneak peek at the fishtown score today. the company claims it

>> we meet some of the young ladies making it happen i'm rick williams. and i'm melisa magee.onight, it's a special visions 2016. celebrating black history month! meet some local trailblazers making their mark in government, culture, and industry tell you about two programs training today's youth to become tomorrow's workforce see how an nba player is investing in his hometown. >> and the oldest black newspaper in the country is celebrating a big birthday. >> catch visions 2016, tonight at 7:30 on 6abc. >> welcome back to fyi philly. >> and the romantic relaxation room at the logan hotel's brand new spa. while many couples are cuddling up with some chocolate and champagne, this weekend, about 15,000 penn staters are hard at work >> they're putting the finishing touches on what is the largest student-run philanthropic event in the world! >> and it's all for the kids. >> 3, 2, 1. >> it is the 43rd annual penn state dance. marathon, affectionately known as thon. >> and this is 46 hours straight. >> 46 hours, no sitting, no sleeping. >> thon starts at 6pm friday and doesn't stop u

. >> "action news" anchor rick williams is in des moines for tonight's contest. he joins us live from the media center in the state's capitol. rick. >> reporter: hi, brian. thank you, that's right and believe it or not things are actually relatively quiet here at the media center. in fact throughout the city of des moines that's because we are waiting for 7 o'clock central time, four hours from now after weeks of furious political campaigns media coverage it has come down to the big wait. at 7 o'clock tonight central time things will change. the iowa caucus will officially get under way the first contest of the presidential race, spin and speculation replaced by actual votes so how does a city prepare for the caucus? they have four hours to do so. take a look. there are no voting booths to set up at caucus locations but still quite a lot to do to get ready. this downtown museum in des moines has could be converter need a caucus hall by 7 o'clock tonight. it will play host to democrats in the main floor and the auditorium and republicans who will gather upstairs to

"action news" anchor rick williams live in there news room with more on this. >>> hi, rick. thank you, that's right. it's a project that's been five years in the making and tonight it finally becomes a reality. we are talking about the museum in alcohol wood. the collection was assembled by a local cardiologist is that valued at $30 million. coming up tonight at 5:00 nora muchanic takes you inside before tonight's grand opening. also coming up tonight at 5:00 we'll be talking more about this weekend's bitter cold. ali gorman has more on the frost bite dangers the frigid air could post for anyone who needs to get out and about this weekend or running like maybe -- no, i'm not doing any running this weekend. those stories and much more when we see you coming up on "action news" at 5:00 brian we'll see you it. >> just take the weekend off. >> exactly. >> rick, thanks. >>> a new jersey teenager is proving that every penny counts. the action cam was at cooper university hospital in camden today as melvin shepherd dropped off his annual donation to the neonatal intensive care unit

for monica malpass, cecily tynan, sharrie williams and the entire "action news" team. i'm ricks have a nice evening. good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night health officials are confirming zika cases in pennsylvania and delaware. and officials discover a body in a sub merged car in pottstown but the big story is the continuation of weather advisories until 6:00 a.m. areas getting snow like here in cheltenham, but not a disruptive situation in the tri-state area, with the exception of the jersey shore, and the problem is not snow but flooding and the next high tide is 8:00 and authorities are seriously concerned about that. nora muchanic is staked out in ocean city but first lets get the latest from accuweather and cecily tynan. cecily tynan is live at the big board. >> reporter: jim, it's a news ang snow event all day long with on and off snow showers melting on the grown, and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing now temperatures are dropping at or below freezing

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> the flames wereintense. if you weren't getting out then i don't know where you were getting out. >> a montgomery county family is mourning the loss of one of their own. a young boy killed in a raging house fire this morning after he ran back into the flames to save his father. tonight he's being remembered as a hero. >>> friday night. the big story on "action news" is the investigation now under way into how that house fire started. >> the flames broke out about 9:00 this morning in the 1000 block of markley street in norristown. it took crews an hour to get this fire under control. vernon odom live on the scene with the latest on this investigation. vernon. >> reporter: good evening. no official ruling on the cause of this deadly fire so far tonight and no official identification of the victim. but we have spoken extensively with his family who identified him for us as 12-year-old sanford harling. this is cell phone video of firefighters rushing to the flame engulfed home at mark lee and wayne avenu

now for monica malpass adam joseph cecily tynan sharrie williams jaime apody i'm rick williams.. the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com slash eastern. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, monica malpass is in new hampshire on the eve of the first primary and the temple university board of trustees moves forward with plans to build a campus stadium. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is snowy weather that is expected to last into wednesday. the brining has already begun as a winter storm warning is being issued for philadelphia and the heart of the delaware valley. the jersey shore is already dealing with street flooding because of stormy weather this morning. not to mention some tidal flooding. "action news" reporter walter perez will have the story of storm preps in

williams and alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. we hope you'll join us tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. and now monica malpass and rickk ahead at 5:00. >> hi there. coming up next at 5:00 we are continuing to track the damage and cleanup after strong storms rolled through the area last night. we have live team coverage coming up. >> and tonight marks the last republican debate before super tuesday, the momentum donald trump continues to gather. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a night of wild weather across the tri-state area that left behind a mess, cleanup effortses are well underway around the tri-state area. the big story on "action news" is the storm damage across communities in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. >> just hours ago officials confirmed those storms spawned a tornado in lancaster county. meteorologist cecily tynan is standing by to explain how the tornado touched down. >> lets begin with gray hall in hatboro, montgomery county. >> reporter: hi monica and rick, wild weather put a lot of p

for brian taff, sharrie williams and adam joseph. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> looking live at double scan live radar tonight it's a wet wednesday across the delaware valley, right now soaking rain and heavy downpours are moving through the area. >> we are going live outside sky 6 hd showing you a dreary center city skyline and all of this rain may be a more welcome sight than snow would be flooding is a concern in the tri-state area. wednesday night and the big story is the flood watch in effect and the efforts to make sure that left overs from last week's blizzard don't cause problems this evening. nora muchanic has more from new jersey but first to meteorologist, cecily tynan, watching double scan live radar from the big board. >> it's a miserable evening commute the combination from the rain and fog and localized flooding, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have light rain in philadelphia, if you look at the northwest suburbs we have drier air and the focus of the heavier rain over about the next hour across south jer

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> looking live outside it's a quiet afternoon weather wise but that is all about to change come tomorrow morning. chopper 6 hd found brining trucks out on the schuylkill expressway crews are hard at work preparing for wintry weather headed our way. thursday afternoon and the big story is the wet snow that could snarl the morning commute in parts of the delaware valley tomorrow. >> the winter weather advisory goes into effect at midnight tonight. cecily tynan is keeping an eye on the stormtracker 6 live double scan. >> hi this is the same system that the same time yesterday brought us the soaking rain, the frontal boundary stalled off the eastern seaboard and what is happening low pressure is forming right along it off the coast of the carolinas and this low pressure like many of the storms this winter is tracking more westerly and that is what pulls the moisture inland and at the same time the temperatures are a limiting factor you are thinking what? it's 50 degrees in philadelphia, that is why it's all rai

for crime fighters i'm rick williams channel 6 "action news." my computer's dying again.l need to email us so we can issue you a ticket. but you're right here. it's protocol. or, you can try staples tech services next day guarantee. it's fast and done right. i'll do that instead. that's not protocol marsha. in by noon, out by 5 the next day. staples. make more happen. out of the cold, the philly home show is going on at the pennsylvania convention center. the doors open at 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 300 vendors are showing their no how for your renovation or home show design projects. >>> students in bucks county hit a home run in class the reading program. >>> take me out to the ballgame ♪ ♪ . >>> got to love it. the phillie phanatic conducted take me out to the ballgame at buckingham elementary school. all the children accepted the challenge to read more. >>> they sounded good didn't they? >>> there's another hour of "action news" sunday morning straight ahead. >>> another story we have for you, single digit temperatures freezing the area. feels worse than 8 degrees, plus

for adam joseph, jaime apody, monica malpass and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams haveood night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> a former philadelphia principal pleads guilty for a cheating scandal and police search for a hit and run driver, but the big story is a cold, raw and wet day today. and expectations of a deluge tomorrow. folks in the tri-state area had to contend with a light but steady rain today but tomorrow afternoon and evening could be a real soaker for the philadelphia area. lets get right to meteorologist, cecily tynan at the big board. >> that is exactly right, round one is beginning to move out and double scan live showing we have pockets of light rain right now, the only area with cold enough temperatures to support any frozen precipitation is across the poconos and we do have pockets of freezing rain and winter weather advisory up there for the potential for more freezing rain and back closer to home. the first storm system is moving off the coast of virginia so any of th

. >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again monicaoff and sharrie williams is joining us. pennsylvania lawmakers are going after attorney general, kathleen kane, what represents and senators did today to try to remove her from office. and the nightmare at sea for thousands of cruise ship passengers and crew is nearly over. and one of the largest police unions in the nation are pulling an event from dorney park after the controversial removal of an employee with special needs. >> we start out now with breaking news on the zika virus. lehigh university says that one of their students that traveled abroad during break tested positive for the mosquito born disease. health officials say that the two in pennsylvania were in countries where the zika virus is spread and the student has recovered and is feeling okay. >>> can attorney general, kathleen kane, still do her job without a law license. that is what they grappled with today. house representatives voted to move forward with impreachment and they tried but failed to remove cane from of

for crime fighters, i'm rick williams, channel 6 "action news." >>> 6:52. there was a serious mission behind a night of dancing in center city. hundred of people attended the american heart association mission of helping people live healthier lives. >>> a member of the famed tuskegee airmen was recognized in delaware last night. he played a key role in keeping the famous pilots flying in world war ii. the tuskegee airmen were one of the most successful flyers during world war ii in the face of racism and abroad. >>> people don't realize there were to many that did fly. >>> dr. gaither was honored for his lifetime of service. we're back. >>> these days you can go online and see the super bowl commercials before they air, it's all about branding. >>> 3.5 million tweets about the big game were about the commercials airing during the broadcast. some spots have a serious message. >>> that's part of colgate's ad focusing on water conservation to drive home the message that every develop counts. it's coal gates' first ever super bowl commercial. >>> if you drive d

"action news" anchor, rick williams with more on this. is it some type of invention?hopefully, it stems from google's plan to build a completely driverless car, coming up tonight on "action news" at 5:00. why the government is giving google the green light to proceed with the invention, but we may not see it for any time on the roads soon. we'll tell you about that as well. and burger king is calling it the most obvious product launch ever. and the new menu edition they are calling the biggest rollout in 30 years. >> you have our attention we'll see you at 5:00. >>> after three years of planning officials found a new location for the science leadership academy middle school. classes start at a temporary space at david and dana center. is starts out with 90 first graders and they stay at the rented drexel location for three years before moving into a new building on the former site of the former university city high. and after three long days of travel a war ii veteran reunites with the love of his life. >> and first a doctor admits to operating on the wrong baby hear

here's rick williams with the crime fighter's report. >> reporter: at 2 years old, idodine lost his armmother said he worked hard to overcome that disability his entire life. the 21-year-old was trying to carve out his way in this world. >>> he was trying to find himself. >> reporter: on sunday, july 19 he was hanging out with friends in his neighborhood in north philadelphia. at 11:00 p.m., police were called for shots fired. >>> someone came banging on my door, it was his girlfriend telling me that izzi got shot. i ran around the corner and once i saw him on the street laying down, i couldn't go over there, i just dropped over right there. why would they kill my son. >> reporter: the city is offering up to $20,000 as a reward that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsibility. call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. >>> i don't know if anyone knows anything, saw anything of this person, come forward, because this is a life and there are other lives that have been taken afterwards. >> reporter: for crime fighters i'm rick williams. channel 6 "action news."

i'm rick williams have a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night federal investigators released the cause of an aborted takeoff at philadelphia international airport and a pothole causing problems for dozens of commuters on i-95. >>> chopper 6 hd was overhead in salisbury township lancaster county today. the ef 2 twister carved the path of destruction over five miles long and 2 miles wide. 50 farms or home structures were damaged or destroyed. chad pradelli is surveying the damage season live in salisbury township. what have you seen personally today? >> reporter: well jim, what we have is a lot of what you see behind me, you can see the barn right there and see it is a shelf its former self. you can see the roof has been ripped off and officials tell us that this tornado had a sort of snake like path. and if you look here this house is seemingly untouched. but talking with officials, 40 to 50 homes were damaged but this community is already rebuilding. >> the torna

williams, adam joseph and alicia vitarelli, i'm brian taff. join us tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. now here are rickams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next at 5:00, philadelphia police are investigating a deadly late night ambush, the suspect now in custody. the mummers are heading to manayunk to celebrate mardi gras, the boost that local stores are hoping to get from that parade. >>> and spring training is officially underway for our fillies. and jeff skversky is live for the workouts. listen up! i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. and give her the strength and energy to stay healthy. who's with me?! yay! the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure. take life in! >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> i turned aaround and pulled up into the drive way and went to knock on the door. when i knocked on the door the guy said he couldn't get up. >> tonight an "action news" exclusive

. >>> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00, for brian taff, rick williams, alicia vitarelli i'mie williams. join us for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on ph almost 17. >>> now here is monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next, a 180 turn for mother nature after a bitterly cold weekend heavy wind and rain is downing power lines. we have live team coverage, and pennsylvania attorney general says she is not running for re-election, the job she is turning her focus to instead now. >>> in his first public appearance since abandoning his bid to be president, governor chris christie unveiled his budget. i'll have reaction coming up. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. compl

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> he kicks in the house and changed the locks at the house and had her cousin sleeping over there for her protection. >> this 45-year-old man is facing serious charges after a brutal valentine's day attack in chester county he is accused of stabbing one victim repeatedly with a knife and raping the other. >> police say that a stealthy call to 911 not only stopped the attack but may have saved a life. gray hall has all the details. >> reporter: well rick and monica, the d.a. calling this a terrifying case of domestic abuse and the 911 call by the victim saved her life and the life of her cousin. >> he comes right in and stabs the cousin immediately in the chest with a butcher knife and keeps attacking the cus lynn and gets to her and chokes her until she is unconscious. district attorney tom hogan is describing a recent attack by>

for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice evening.ood night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> a child is found wantering alone in philadelphia but the big story is the coming of wet snow in the tri-state area, this follows an unseasonably warm morning today with philadelphians venturing out in shorts. penndot is brining major roads in philadelphia laying a coating of a melting agent before the snow falls late tonight into tomorrow morning. meteorologist, cecily tynan, is live at the big board. >> this looks like a slush hour instead of a rush hour. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing this is the same system i was talking about yesterday that brought us rain, we have parts of new jersey and delaware now, the front extends from new england down to the gulf coast and what is going on it stalled. there is low pressure developing along that and what it will do is really back this precipitation farther inland to the west and also pulling down cold air from the north and from the upper atmosphere and that wil

"action news"'s own rick williams mced the event. it also happens to be rick's birthday. happy birthday, rick. >>> "action news" at 11:30 is next. we will have much more for a terrifying night for a cabdriver in philadelphia when two of his passengers opened fire inside of the car. >>> plus stage is set for super bowl 50. we will take you behind the scenes as the teams, entertainment and security teams get ready. that and much more when "action news" comes right back. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. here's is what happening on "action news" at 11:30. living nightmare for a cabdriver in philadelphia when shot by a passenger during an attempted robbery. we have the latest. >>> member of the famed world war two fighter squad is honored in delaware. >>> count down is on to super bowl 50. we will show you how teams on and off the fields are getting ready. >>> and details, the cabdriver is hospitalized tonight after being shot during a robbery attempt overnight. investigators say he picked up three passengers, two of whom pulled out guns. "action news" reporter trish hartm

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight a delaware county couple gets caught in their burning home and one does not make it out alive. >>> big news on the political front as republican marco rubio picks up two big endorsements and little hill takes her momentum to the southern states. >>> and phillies spring training in full swing as all players report to clearwater. we are live with more. >> and now the details. "action news" viewer took this video of a home consumed by flames in delaware county. once the fire was out, firefighters found a woman's body among the ruins. at this point the delaware county fire marshal is waiting to announce what else he found at the scene. this all happened late yesterday afternoon along the 2300 block of blue ball avenue in boothwyn. authorities say brenda mccabe died. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside the home with the latest on the investigation tonight. vernon. >> reporter: rick, at this hour the count

for adam joseph cecily tynan rick williams, the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass.. "action news" at 6:00 is up next. >> good night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night delaware is celebrating a business decision by dupont and dow chemical and a veteran delaware county teacher and coach now faces charges of sexual assault. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the search for bandits who pulled off a huge diamond heist in philadelphia. this is the surveillance video from early saturday morning when the pair of thieves broke into barsky diamonds on jeweler's row. they came with nothing. they left with $400,000 in jewels. "action news" reporter gray hall has the full story. >> we need protection down on jeweler's row. >> reporter: jeff barsky owner of barsky's diamond center city asking for increased patrols after thieves target a story february 13th around 3:30 a.m. and got away with $400,000 worth of merchandise, mostly wedding bands and earrings. >

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for adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpassshe could be your daughter. [laughter] >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, health officials confirm the first case of zika virus in philadelphia and police arrest a bucks county high schooler for allegedly selling marijuana laced brownies. >>> the billing story on "action news" tonight is the search for suspects in a drive by shooting in the grays ferry section of philadelphia. it happened last night at the corner of 31st and tasker. two teenagers were standing outside a restaurant when gun shots came from a white or silver car. both teenagers were hit. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at the vare recreation center tonight where ironically the community will hold a meeting on gun violence. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, jim. and the guest of honor tonight is his honor mayor jim can kenny. he'll be coming here with encouraging words to pass out to this community

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon a case of campus vandalism. new video of the young men that caused damage at the university. >>> and another candidate drops out of the race for the white house and we have the latest in the race. >>> and heavy rainfalls across the region today. live look from sky 6 hd showing you the philadelphia international airport it's already been a damp morning and we are expecting heavier downpours coming in later this afternoon and the possibility of record high temperatures today. david murphy is tracking the latest from the big board. >> we are beginning into the afternoon hours to see the heavier rain highlighted in yellow coming in north and west of philadelphia, a little of this is the last 10 or 15 minute, managed to push into northern buck county and northern montgomery county and harrisburg and gettysburg but the yellow line will start to push closer to us and we'll start to churn up some pretty decent downpours later on this afternoon and this evening. it's a large system t

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. >>> "action news" anchor rick williams is in iowa for the cause of caucuses he will be tweeting the sites and sounds of the hawkeye state on facebook. >>> investigators say a threatening text message involved cherry hill east was circulating on social media. police tracked down the origin of the youngster and charged him with making a false public alarm. >>> flames broke out inside a deli on white horse pike in oakland last night. officials are assessing the damage and working to determine the cause. >>> we are waking up on this first day of february wondering if we slept through winter and woke up in spring. the action cam was in rittenhouse square yesterday where people dined outside and strolled through the park with their dogs. franklin square was packed with families enjoying the reprieve winter's wrath. it was a week ago when mother nature hammered the delaware and lehigh valley with record-breaking snow. >>> we do not have our jackets on the entire time. it was great. >>> our winter warmup will continue. accuweather is forecasting a high in the 60s later this week. >>> electr