jaime apody spoke to jay wright before they left the campus bound for houston. >>> we have mostly sunny skies out there, i'm tracking warmer air on the way along with clouds and rain and a big weekend cool down in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues. look around pennsylvania and it's not hard to spot winners. and with over 2 million winners of match 6, cash 5, and treasure hunt every single month, that's hardly a surprise. winners, winners everywhere! play today! >>> for the second time of seven weeks a second incident of vandalism was found. police are trying to find out who is doing it. nora muchanic has the story. >> the latest anti-semitic graffiti was found in river wood park. jews go back to lakewood was carved in a bench. burn the jews were found weeks ago. >> you can't -- stupid there are always that type of people around us. >> the anti-jewish sentiment is because of the neighboring town of lakewood. with a growing orthodox neighborhood who are fed up with overaggressive realtors trying to get them to sell our hom

live at villanova university jaime apody channel6 "action news. ducis, got to go. >> jamie all right. >> good stuff there. we'll talk to you again at 6 o'clock. jeff skversky and alicia vitarelli will be with the cats in houston. look for their live reports later on this week here on "action news." >>> all right moving on now to a remarkable career at saint joe's has come to an endy ondray bembry declared himself eligible for the nba draft. he averaged 17.4 points and nearly eight rebounds. he was also named the a10 player of the year. beth bree has signed with an agent so there's no going back. so view him as a -- some view him as a late first rounder or early second round pick. >>> now to the flyers back from their two-one-one road trip. set to host the jets tonight. orange and black still have a slim hold on that final wild card spot in the eastern conference. claude giroux expected to play. he took a nasty hit in saturday's loss to the coyotes. his head went up against the board. he left the game did not return. this morning giroux said he's f

jaime apody is here now. exciting and indescribable really. >> it really is. and it feels differently than it did in 2009. there is a quiet confidence and a lot of faith and hope that we may have a championship to sell operate here next week. check out the scene right behind me a few hours ago. hundreds and hundreds of fans from young children to students to alumni gathered to see the team off to houston. they will face oklahoma on saturday at 6:09 p.m. they are a 2 point favorite to a team that beat them by 23 earlier this year but after a sendoff like this they feel unbeatable. >> it's crazy and we caulk to class and everybody is stopping you and we appreciate it but we are not done yet. >> you walk out and see this sea of nova nation, what is your thoughts? >> it's awesome and humbling to make this many people happy. about a half hour earlier i saw them running down from campus, a father and his son running from behind there to try to get here on time it was really cool. >> we'll be with the wildcats all the way. jeff skversky and villanova grad, alicia vit

for cecily tynan, jaime apody, and ducis rogers, and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. a little child with big dreams. dwight evans. first a community activist. a legislator at 25. always looking out for us. he worked to create a thriving commercial district. and he's brought new grocery stores to underserved areas. dwight evans is committed to revitalizing neighborhoods in all of philadelphia. he'll be a block by block congressman for us. i'm dwight evans and i'm proud to approve this message. >>> tonight, donald trump's campaign manager now charged with battery. the video in question right here, as donald trump now fires back. our reporter takes you through the moments. >>> new reporting tonight on the hijacking, the images, going through security. the passenger later threatening he had a suicide vest. americans among those onboard. and the crew member crawling out the cockpit window on live television. >>> under investigation. the fiery collision. the car barrelling into a bus. the dramatic rescue, after a fire ball er

for cecily tynan, jaime apody, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the exit polls coming in right now. what the voters are revealing already. will donald trump essentially seal the deal? >> this is the place i want to win. this is the place. >> his rivals looking to stop him tonight. all eyes on john kasich and his home state of ohio. and hillary clinton. can she finally put it away? or, another sanders surprise tonight? clinton tells us she's optimistic. >> but not confident? that's a word a lot of your supporters might want to hear you say. >> okay, i'm confident. >> our team standing by on it all. >>> also tonight, the severe weather hitting right now in several of the states voting. now images of the tornadoes in ohio. where the storms track next. and dangerous driving for millions in the east. >>> the alleged uber gunman. the murder spree and the new video here tonight. >>> breaking news for the millions of americans prescribed

jaime apody has more on march madness when "action news" continues tonight. >>> a coalition of civic leaders are joining together to back mayor kenney's proposal to tax sugary drinks. they argued his case, and the tax would in part fund investments in universal pre-k and community schools and rec centers and libraries and proponents say the tax would hit the poor the hardest. >> we are looking to take some profit and put it into the neighborhoods and improve the lives for the people that live there. >> the individuals that are in the communities without transportation, they will not be able to get outside of the city limits to purchase these drinks, they will be the ones left with paying for this tax. >> kenney says the 3 cents per ounce tax will raise $400 million. it needs to be approving by city council. >>> and it was a happy homecoming in cherry hill as more than 100 soldiers return from their deployment. >> friends and family greets the families of the honor guard and military this afternoon with cheers for the national guard armory. they spent the last year at guantanamo bay.

. >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, jaime apody and monica malpass. >>> we begin this half our with breaking news in delaware county. one suspect is in custody after a stabbing on a septa bus. it happened in springfield. >> reporter: well, right now the 67-year-old suspect is held here at the police station, police believe it was completely random and the victim and suspect did not know one another? >> the septa bus was making a stop when police say the 65-year-old rushed from the back of the bus and stabbed a 18-year-old victim in the neck, the victim was taken to crozier medical center with non-life-threatening injuries. >> totally unprovoked, they were on totally different sections of the bus and the witnesses were shocked and after the stabbing the actor just sat back down on the bus and waited. >> reporter: now, there was a widener security officer on the bus that held the 67-year-old there until police arrived and they believe that the suspect suffers from mental health issues. >>> now to the 2016 presidential election, the republican race for the white house changed

jaime apody with news about someone who may not be back in the eagles nest. cecily. >> well, our warmup began today after temperature in the 40's this weekend, we shot up to 61 degrees today and today will be the coldest day of the work week. i'm tracking record warmth ahead in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. learn more at cancercenter.com slash eastern. cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. appointments available now. >> funeral arrangements have been set for nancy reagan. she will lie in repose on wednesday and thursday. nancy reagan died at her home in los angeles yesterday at the age of 94. today president barack obama ordered flags to be flown at half-staff. world news to

our jaime apody is live on nova's campus where the team just met with the media. jamie. >> reporter: actually ducis they're still meeting with the media. you know, all we talked about was how different this experience is going the feel as to anything they've ever felt before and you can see it right now. the guys gathered in chairs talking to everyone, the high pressure has begun. take a look. just a few short minutes ago jay wright meeting with the swarms of media that have gathered here for the final four and the players of course they're going back to the final four for the first time since 2009 trying to win their first championship since 1985 and coach wright says that he is trying to explain to the guys just how different this final four week is. >> this is really different and i think it's one of the things that we learned from our first experience at the final four. there's nothing that can prepare you for this. any team that's playing is a really good team, they're well experienced, well coached and we just know that everyone is playing at the top of thei

jaime apody is live on campus with more on the cats. jamie. >> reporter: yeah, ducis the second seeded wildcats will take on 15 seed unc ashville friday at 12:40 p.m. at the barclay center in brooklyn. let's take a look at what the cats were doing earlier this afternoon. a light shoot around for villanova today. jay wright likes there they don't play again until friday. so they can get their legs back. right about now, they are upstairs watching film on unc ashville. the key for their first round game says the coach is not to look past it. >> they won't be overmatched physically. they're a little undersized butter they're tough and athletic and very skilled. a good team but you know that's what you're going to get in the ncaa tournament. you don't win your conference tournament without being a really good team and being hot at this time of year. >> reporter: now, this is interesting. the field has a lot of par are the this year more than ever. any team can get beat on any given day. in fact the associated press top 10 teams have a combi

. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. the democratic presidential candidates go toe to toe while the republican candidates try to make it a two-man race. we have the latest on the presidential election coming up. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf officially raise the minute come wage for state employees. >>> and are the eagles getting ready to move some major players off the roster? jaime apody has more on the rumors coming up in sports. >> now to the 2016 race for the white house. it is back to the campaign trail for the republican and democratic presidential candidates following a busy weekend. voters in five states and puerto rico decided who they want to represent their party in november. now on the republican side, the top three candidates picked up wins donald trump won in kentucky and louisiana, ted cruz took kansas and maine. senator marco rubio won in puerto rico. on the democratic side hillary clinton wop louisiana, bernie sa

i'm at villanova university where they're getting set for the final four, jaime apody channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> jamie thank you. >>> we will be with villanova every step of the way as they continue their march toward a championship. jeff skversky and alicia vitarelli will both head to houston to follow the wildcats. look for their live reports coming up later this week right here on "action news." >> of course alicia a proud villanova alum. >> i'm sure she's jumping for joy on this assignment. >> thrilled about it. >>> it is time for the "action news" traffic report today. >> all right. let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hey, matt. >> and to the things we're not so thrilled about. as we look live at the schuylkill expressway early this afternoon, sharrie and brian, already some delays here in both directions close to montgomery drive and uh-oh, somebody's vehicle broke down here on the eastbound side approaching montgomery. all the activity is off to the side. you can see penndot assisting. traffic is a little slower on the westbound side headed

jaime apody is live with the cats with more. jamie. >> reporter: hey ducis. this tournament run could not be more important for villanova. a team with so much promise this year but a team there has to shake that reputation that they can't get past the first weekend. check it out. they held a brief sloot around today. ryan arcidiacono and the seniors for them it's their final shot to make a deep run. they shot around had time in the cold tub. they'll see a unc national squad that steals the ball at a high are rate than all but two other team in there country. nova going to make sure they done steal a game, too. >> any team you play in the tournament is really g they won their conference playing hot, playing good basketball. i think we're just going have to be prepared. anything could happen in the tournament. we know that from first time experience. we can't take anything for granted. >> reporter: jay wright is really happy they got a friday time for the first game so they can hold a full practice tomorrow and then the team is going the meet around 1 o'clock h

. >>> jaime apody is here. >> let the games begin today. the greatest sports game of the year but the not. because in philadelphia that is reserved for tomorrow. mayor kenney should declare it a holiday. three local teams play and two at the same site. brooklyn is the place and you'll find temple, villanova and jeff skversky. >> reporter: villanova has not made it out of the opening weekend the last few years, and they were eliminated earlier despite being a one or two seed. >> we want to win a national championship, how does that start? unc ashville that is how. >> friday's opening round game against unc ashville. they are not using their early exits the last two years as motivation, you have to let it go and focus on last year, a completely different scene and if you think about that in the game, you focus on the first game. >> we don't think about it because like other guys said it's in our past, we have a whole year of something new and we are just focusing on our next game. >> while nova is here before the big dance is unchartered terr

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> trooper down -- >> a new jersey state trooper killed in the line of duty. friends and family and law enforcement are mourning the loss of 31-year-old sean cullen. the big story on "action news" is the late night crash that killed the trooper. >> sara bloomquist is live outside of the state police barracks in bellmawr, with the very latest. >> reporter: rick and monica, a sad day here at the bellmawr barracks where sean cullen was assigned when he joined the force back in august of 2014. this evening he is remembered as a dedicated law enforcement officer, an athlete and a family man. >> this morning the flag was lowered outside of the bellmawr state barracks to honor their fallen brother, sean cullen. >> because of the job we do, any time a police officer loses their life it impacts everyone because people realize it could be them. >> the 31-year-old trooper responded to a crash, he was going across the street to get a statement when he was struck by a 21-year-old driver. he was flown by shopper to c

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight, a primary showdown with far reaching implications, voters in five state could make ore break presidential campaigns. >>> who is the man in the mask? chester county authorities are trying to find that information before they strike again. and hotel guests are forced out in the cold air when a nearby business goes up in flames. >> now to a pivotal day for the race for the white house, voters in five states are holding primaries today. republicans and democrats will decide who will represent their party in november. voters in florida and illinois and ohio and north carolina and missouri are at the polls today. many counties are reporting record turnout. the first of the winner take all states for republicans up for grabs and florida and ohio and one u.s. territory has chosen donald trump the northern marietta island awarded all their delegates to him. >> it appears that donald trump is spending this primary day

for jaime apody and rick williams, have a good night. "action news" at 6:00 is next. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and philadelphia police identify a suspect wanted for a restaurant shooting and radnor police are searching for these persons of interest in a burglary. but the big story on "action news" tonight is june 11th, so why june 11th? because that is the first day that the average high temperature is 82. oh, yes it was 82 degrees in philadelphia today. folks everywhere were enjoying the summer-like weather and records fell in all three states as temperatures were 30 degrees above normal and yes we get another one like this tomorrow. we go live to gray hall in philadelphia in just a moment but first meteorologist, cecily tynan, has the latest information on this record setting day from accuweather. >> reporter: you are exactly right. it didn't feel like march at all it felt like june, with the high soaring up to 82 degrees

and as jaime apody tells us the coach has the ability to learn as well. >> here we go -- >> you can usually hear phil martelli from a mile away and it's a knew day and had to learn a new way to get the messages across. >> i taught myself to texabout five years ago. base realized they were not answering my phone call and i developed a formula with these guys that i talk to them by text as much as i talk to them in person. >> can't show you phil martelli texting his players because it happens while most of us are in our pajamas and a random thought comes into his head. >> sometimes it's 4:00 if the morning. >> i can see him there with his glasses on thinking of something to say. >> i don't know if it wakes them up and i don't care if if wakes them up i just want to get my message across. >> it's always coach martelli. the text the players say is always positive. must have a strong day academically and strong heart and mind for practice. must be a better student and player today. >> what account coach's texting style. >> sometimes all caps and sometimes a lot of periods. he is still working wi

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. the gop is trying hard to stop donald trump's momentum as he picks up another big endorsement just days away from several big primaries. >>> residents in a southwest philadelphia neighborhood come outside to smashed up cars and a big collision. what police say caused all this damage. >>> and the eagles make more changes to their roster. ducis rodgers has details on who is in and who is out. >> ♪ >> but now to the 2016 presidential race. republicans squared off in their final debate before next tuesday's pivotal primaries in five states. unlike before, though, the candidates focused more on the issues and less on the insults. this as donald trump continues to rack up endorsements. >> donald trump talks a lot about making america great but it's not just talk. he means it. i'm going to be helping him. others are going to be helping him. >> former republican candidate dr. benn carson formally endorsed dona

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. a shocking development in the o.j. simpson murder case. a knife hidden for decades reportedly surfaces finally at simpson's former home. a live report coming up. >>> plus, it's not your father's sat anymore. a new test is debuting this week. what changes students can expect. >>> and they clutter they bay throughout south jersey. we'll tell you about a unique effort to turn rusty old crab pots into energy. >> and now the details. a new twist in one of the most notorious murder cases of our time. it's been about 20 years since o.j. simpson's ex-wife and friend were found stabbed to death. well, today the los angeles police department announced it's testing a knife said to have been found at simpson's former property. abc's lauren lifter is live in los angeles tonight with the full story. lauren. >> reporter: rick, it was also more than 20 years ago that the o.j. simpson trial captivated nation. the weapon

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. the republicans and democrats vying for the white house have been taking their campaigns to one of the largest lobbying organizations in the country today with one noticeable absence. we'll have details. >>> a thief wanted for stealing from a school book fare is taken into custody. >> reporter: police officers in gloucester township roll out the red carpet for acron flickly ill little boy who wants to be a cop when he grows up. i'm nora muchanic i'll have that story coming up. >> ♪ >> and now to the latest on the 2016 race for the white house. four of the five presidential candidates are speaking today at the american israel public affairs committee in washington, d.c. >> it is their chance to lay out their plans on how to strengthen the u.s. relationship with israel and also to ensure it is bipartisan and has support. >> democrat hillary clinton was the first to speak at the a pac conference this morn

for adam joseph, cecily tynan, jaime apody and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass stay with us next at 6:00. 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 tom wolf, ed rendell and people who care about our families. i'm josh shapiro. i'll be an attorney general who always fights for you. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> "action news" . >>> wednesday night and jim is off and i'm rick williams, in the news pennsylvania's nine month budget impasse came to an end this weekend. officials say that a suicide bomber in the brussels explosions made bombs for the paris attacks in back in november. but the big story on "action news" is a gruesome discovery by philadelphia police, a set of human remains found in the tioga section, the human bones w

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. hello again here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. a delaware county police officer finds himself on the other side of the law season facing criminal charges and we are telling you what he accused of. and atlantic city's financial future puts up a vote in trenton and an important consumer alert for something you may be serving for dinner tonight. more on a massive recall. >>> delaware county authorities say that a police officer used his position of authority to prey on female prisoners. officer turner is accused of making advances towards three women and the harassment did not stop there. chad pradelli is live now outside of the media courthouse with more. >> turner was hired to protect and serve the people of chester and instead investigators say he used his position to exploit women for sexual gratification. >> investigators say that police officer roosevelt turner preyed on female detainees, getting them to show their private parts. >> he would manipul

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. first it was the war over wives. now the republican race for president is bringing allegations of infidelity into the debate. we're live with the latest from the campaign trail. >>> also, big business fallout after a controversial bill is passed in north carolina. apple and facebook are now speaking out against a law that critics say legalizes discrimination. >>> also ahead. >> hey, it's spring break at great adventure in jackson new jersey. i'm here with bugs and his gal. we're taking a look at all the folks having fun here today while the can kids are off from school. i'm nora muchanic. that's coming up next on "action news." >> ♪ >> and now the details. first it was a twitter battle over their wives. now the focus of the republican race for president is on a supermarket tabloid story alleging infidelity. the report has cruz pointing a finger at trump and trump doing something he rarely does, ke

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, rick is off tonight and i'm brian taff. here is what is happening on "action news" right now. police are searching for two suspects after a woman was targeted in broad daylight while walking down a north philadelphia street. some of the biggest names in women's soccer is taking a stand against wage discrimination and we are live. and a worker at a philadelphia day care is off the job after allegations of abuse. >> now the details, a mom says someone assaulted her little 3-year-old son and what is worse it happened at his daycare center in german town. vernon odom went looking for answers. >> reporter: jessica the mother of a boy nearly 3 years old leaves the d.a.'s office as she seeks the day care worker who physically abused her son. the son has been in day care here for two months. but when she arrived to pick him up on tuesday, she was hit by a disturbing story from a mother. the woman told her and now police as well saw a worker slam him to the floor and

for meteorologist, adam joseph, cecily tynan, jaime apody, ducis rogers and monica malpass and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice evening. good night. when you're told you have cancer start with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts. appointments available now. i've been blind since birth. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. learn about non-24 by calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night. the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from township. where we have learned that seven people arrested today before and after a police chase are members of a notorious gang. this is the way it looked after police finally forced a black suv to stop on the schuylkill expressway with four suspects inside. one actually jumped into the schuylkill river, but tonight seven sus

. >>> time for sports, jaime apody is here. sam bradford talked about the two year deal. >> did he loan you any money? >> no, not yet but i emailed him. >> sam bradford looks like a million bucks and why not the eagles are paying him 22 times that this year. jeff skversky who looked like a million bucks but gets paid far less than that. hey jeff -- >> reporter: jaime you don't know my participation in all of this. sam says this is the place he wants to be, and he believes the eagles are close to becoming a playoff team even though they had so many issues last year and believes the best days are ahead of him even though he has never been to a playoff game. after signing this two year extension worth $36 million, he did not want to walk away from philadelphia, staying here is important because he believes in continuity. and sam with free agency with just a week away so how tempted were you if at all to tempt the market? >> not at all. like i said a minute ago. this is where i wanted to be. obviously there was some change, some tu

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the world is standing in solidarity with the people of belgium after the country's capital was attacked by isis. tonight a city remains paralyzed and the investigation continues to grow as they identify people behind the bombings. >>> today president obama declared the fight against isis his number one priority. this as the state department issue a warning for any american traveling through europe. this surveillance picture becomes the center for the investigation, the two on the left died in the bombing and both are identified and the man on the far left was the suspected bomb maker in last year's paris attack and on the left an unidentified man in white he is the suspected terrorist they are looking for right now. gray hall is live in the satellite center with the latest from belgium and a local show of support. >> reporter: rick, police say that dna from paris showed up at an airport site there in brussels and more importantly tonight police are aggressively searching for the suspect still on is the run

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello rick is off tonight and brian taff joins us. donald trump's campaign manager is now facing charges after this incident with a reporter. tonight the frontrunner is responding. >> plus, the government reaches a deal with terminex after a family is hospitalized. >>> now the details more drama tonight on the campaign trail of florida police department arrested donald trump's campaign manager for battery. lana zach has more from washington, d.c. you have the details here. >> reporter: good evening. one campaign is now speaking out against donald trump's campaign manager. john kasich's campaign says if that bully worked for kasich he would be gone long ago. he is not taking a break from the trail after being charged with battery. new surveillance footage from trump's own hotel seems to report kim fields' account that she was grabbed. >> any normal campaign year, he would no longer be associated with the campaign, this is not a normal campaign or normal year. >> donald tru

for adam joseph, cecily tynan, jaime apody, rick williams i'm monica malpass have a great night enjoy the weather. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and governor tom wolf backs the minimum wage hike for all workers in pennsylvania and a good samaritan turns over $15,000 found in upper darby. but the big story on "action news" is tragedy for the new jersey state police. the trooper injured in this episode on i-295 last night in west depford died overnight. 31-year-old sean cullen was pronounced dead shortly after 12:30 at cooper medical center. nora muchanic is live at state police headquarters in ewing. and sara bloomquist is at state police barracks in bellmawr. nora lets start with you. a different day in new jersey for every state trooper. >> reporter: it's a terrible loss and every trooper knows it could be then. there say memorial garden here and now trooper sean cullen's name will be put here. >> someone that was motivated and enthusiastic and energetic. >> that is how colon

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, monica malpass is joining us tonight and here is what is happening on "action news" this evening, officials release information on the brussels terrorist attacks. americans share their stories of survival. >>> violent criminals dozens from our area are rounded up by federal marshals and villanova looking for a sweet win against miami. a live report from louisville coming up. >>> and the latest on the investigation into the blasts in brussels. there are more evidence linking the attacks to the tragedy in paris in november. one brother that targeted the metro station was wanted by french police for hiding suspects. and across belgium and neighboring countries continue to search for the suspect captured on video at the brussels airport wearing a white coat. is he part of a larger operation and several american families are waiting and praying for their missing loved ones. a brother and sister waiting to fly back to new york and a young man flying back to georgia

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we are running out of money because the governor withheld $33.5 million, no one else to blame here. harsh words from the mayor of atlantic city. less than an hour ago the mayor put the blame on governor christie. and the countdown to closure in a.c. city officials say they are expected to run out of money two weeks from tomorrow. new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic, is live in atlantic city with the details. >> reporter: sharrie and rick, in a local radio interview, christie warned the mayor and speaker not to play chicken with him or test him but that appears to be what is happening. and as they prepare for a shut down the city is making preparations, mayor don guardian says that maintenance workers will still pick up the trash and fire and police will be on duty even though they will not be getting paid until later. the resort is headed for bankruptcy. >> if we go to bankruptcy, it's because this governor drives us into bankruptcy, it will be a christie bankruptcy that atlantic city has to pay for

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> right now at 5:00 we are following a developing news story. a wild meets chase ended on the schuylkill expressway in dramatic fashion, it started with a routine traffic stop but the driver sped off and led police on a chase that topped 100 miles per hour and seven people have been taken into custody in various locations. we'll have an update tonight at 6:00. >>> we are following breaking news in north philadelphia. chopper 6 hd is over the scene here where police have busted up a cockfighting ring. the ring was discovered this afternoon on the 2800 block of north lee street. crews were on the scene serving a warpt and searching the property. we'll have updates as we get them at 6abc.com. >>> also, new at 5:00, we are tracking major concerns of water quality at a luxury apartment in wilmington. residents say it comes out of the tap full of black particles. the apartments are in the middle of trolley square by delaware street. vernon odom is standing by live with the detailed tonight. >> reporter: good e

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a stabbing suspect faced a judge today after a deadly altercation in rittenhouse square and now a town committee is meeting to make sure this never happens again. brian taff is joining us tonight and the big story is the concern after at tack earlier this month in seemingly a safe neighborhood. the stabbing happened on march 13th at 3:00 a.m. in the square's southwest corner and the victim later died at the hospital. walter perez is live now in center city where the public meeting is set to begin in less than two hours walter. >> reporter: brian and monica, leaders from local state agencies will gather here to discuss the matters you spoke of just as the preliminary hearing was held for the man accused of murder on rittenhouse square. prosecutors are describing this as cold blooded murder. collin mcgovern was allegedly stabbed to death by steven siminger right around 3:00 a.m. one of his friends took the stand today said it started innocently as mcgovern asked siminger about the devils hat. he was stabb

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> philadelphia police say a man that opened fire on a city street is trying to defend his own life. he shot one man in the leg and one in the shoulder and told police the men started the altercation that led up to the shooting. the big story is the investigation not queen village section. >> the shooting happened after some type of altercation on south second street. sara bloomquist is live with more details. >> reporter: rick and monica, this is the block where it happened. the 65-year-old resident has a valid permit to carry a weapon and he used his .45 caliber last night when he and his wife were attacked walking home from work and police say at this point it appears to be a clear case of self-defense. today neighbors in queen village were talking about what unfolded here last night at second an bainbridge, a 65-year-old residence they know as sal defended himself by firing his gun at the couple. >> good for him. >> a lot of commotion from what we heard, old man sal we know him from the neighborhood. he

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> this is 20-year-old calvin bridges, tonight he is behind bars accuses of sexual assaulting a 14-year-old girl. according to police he met his victim at the mall and lured the victim again over social media. the big story on "action news" is the sexual assault investigation in bucks county. gray hall is live in bensalem tonight with all the details. >> reporter: rick and monica, police say that this crime is beyond upsetting and tonight all thanks to good detective work an alleged sexual predator is off the streets. >> 21-year-old calvin bridges is accused of a crime that would make parents cringe. they say that he lured a 14-year-old into the woods by neshaminy mall and sexually assaulted her. >> he did not have much to say -- >> i don't know what to say -- you are overwhelming me right now. >> how are we overwhelming you, she was a 14-year-old girl. >> it started in february when bridges met her at the mall. they exchanged information and he talked to her on social media. >> he meets her in the mall and

for meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody and the entire "action news" team. i'm rick williams have a good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and a local health care system is the target of a fishing scam and drexel university introduces a massive plan to transform the landscape of university city. but the big story tonight is the wheels of justice beginning to turn for the felony lane gang. these suspects have been put behind bars in lieu of $300,000 cash bail each. and that is the result of their preliminary arraignment today one day after the police chase that ends on the schuylkill expressway. john rawlins has the details. >> reporter: jim, police say that the seven who were arraigned today are tied to victims that are in chester, montgomery and berks county and while called a gang, there is no one boss, there are a number of groups of people six to nine that seem to run all off the country and the united states, they use similar techniques first a physic

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> everyone was in a panic and we had to run. >> too many people panicked. too many people cried. >> right now the nationwide search for a terrorist is underway hours after belgium's capital came under attack. they have hopes of finding the people responsible for today's deadly bombing as signs of support and solidarity continue to pour in from around the world. tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the terror attacks in brussels. at least 32 people were killed and 190 were injured including nine americans. and tonight isis is claiming responsibility. three explosions rocked brussels also known as the capital of europe. the first two happened at brussels international airport at 8:00 local time and a third explosion rocked a metro stop near the headquarters of the european union. vernon odom has more on the heightened caution has spurred here in philadelphia but first to "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist live in our satellite center tracking the latest developments from overseas. >>

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> looking live outside. it's an early taste of spring in the delaware valley, temperatures hit 80 degrees in spots and there is no sign of winter's return in sight. wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is the record highs we are enjoying today. we have team coverage for you. nora muchanic down at the shore with crowds that are generated and excited by the record highs. but first cecily tynan outside with a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: it seems like we moved the clock forward three months. this is typical weather for june not march. the high for philadelphia shot up to 82 degrees that is 32 degrees above average, the warmest march date in nine years and it demolished the old record high of 73 degrees, we topped that by a full 9 degrees, everywhere you see the asterisk you see a record high. even in the poconos, 73 degrees today and allentown and trenton 80 and wilmington 81. and even at the atlantic city airport tying a record high of 78 but with the wind off the ocean,

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> new video is giving us an inside look of the arrest of a shooter. cameras were rolling when a police officer tracked do you a suspect on a septa bus. the new information on the case of a shooting at a philadelphia fast food restaurant. >> the shooting happened at the church's chicken at north broad street. ronald graham was arrested one week ago on a septa bus just blocks away. vernon odom is live with the details. >> reporter: good evening rick and monica, we know that the septa surveillance system across town is state of the art on buses and subways and trolleys and up on the platforms of the trains and now a new tool for septa. that is suspect ronald graham sleeping on septa bus along route 23 on german town avenue several days after he shot and seriously wounded an employee. surveillance video surk lated all around town and septa employees including cop recognizes him because of his angry complaints about septa service. septa got a tip call he was on board the 23, and while he sleeps, the sergeant ev

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> it has been a roller coaster week for mother nature we started with sunshine and fow we are preparing for another round of snow. it's a stark reminder that spring is still two week as way. the big story is wintry weather that could mean trouble for your morning commute. sara bloomquist has more on preparations, but first latest on when the snow will arrive. meteorologist, cecily tynan, is tracking it from the big board. >> reporter: is the snow will arrive later tonight, the a minor event but the big issue is it will be snowing during the morning commute. it's a disorganized system two low pressures, they will actually come together and form a big coastal storm but when that happens, it will be far out to sea, so we are really going to get brushed with light snow, the national weather service issued a winter weather advisory going from 10:00 tonight until 1:00 friday afternoon for areas south of the pennsylvania turnpike, because north of that you won't see much at all. but ahead we have cold air. 38 in p

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a brazen early morning attack was caught on camera caught outside a philadelphia homeless shelter. two were seen attacking two others one with a baseball and one with a plastic bag caught on fire and now police want your help tracking down the suspects. the big story is the robbery and arson investigation in fishtown. >> it happened after the brotherhood mission. gray hall joins us live with more details. >> reporter: hi monica and rick, a frightening time for the two victims and as police search for the suspects involved in all of this they want to catch them and put them behind bars. the wild attack is caught on surveillance. thankfully there was no serious injuries, but those involved want the attackers arrested. >> hopefully we can get some justice here. >> it happened sunday morning in front of the philadelphia brotherhood rescue mission, it feeds the homeless and helps recovering addicts. they did not want to talk on camera for fear of retaliation. >> they were hurt. baseball bats. i wouldn't want to

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> [ bleep ] the search is on for these children after they were caught on camera acting out on septa's market frankford line. now officials want your help tracking these kids down. rick is off and brian taff joins us in the effort to find the children that hit, cursed at and spit on septa riders today. dann cuellar is live with more on this investigation. >> reporter: brian and monica the video was posted on social media by a rider on the septa l, it's so disturbing the foul language the young children are using and the way they are behaving. they hope to identify the children and get them professional help. the video shows five children with a woman on the market frank ford l on march 24, four boys and a young girl ages 5-7 use foul language. [ bleep ]. >> the boys were very vocal and very physical. and it's frightening to see something that young act in that manner to an adult. >> police say the children and woman got on the train at second and market and got off at the mark dolphin station. police have n

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> good evening as we look live from sky 6 hd over a cloudy center city skyline, we begin with breaking news in the weather department, scattered thunderstorms are moving into the area at this hour. lightning has been reported for some folks, we are going to cecily tynan with the latest. >> we heard a rumble of thunder outside of our studio, double scan live showing what is going on a frontal boundary moving through and this stretches from our area up through new york state in through canada, the past 15 minutes, 200 lightning strikes in this view, that being said we are in the tail end of that. we have a couple of scattered storms that are not severe and it's kind of a bad time and this shows the heavy rain is right over the schuylkill expressway by the conshohocken curve through king of prussia. one lightning strike moving east-northeast and elkins park and fox chase and frankford all in the path of this little cell moving through and farther up to the north we have a pretty intense cell right over 20

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> it is a neighborhood uprising over a new business in town. saints and sinners bills itself as philadelphia's adult playground and a community in the northeast is trying to shut it down before the doors even open. the big story on "action news" is the fight against the so-called sex club. >> saints and sinners are trying to open up a new location on frankford avenue. vernon odom is live tonight with the story. >> reporter: good evening monica and brian. community leaders here tell me they did not even know this type of business you see behind me, i once respected place, they did not know the type of business was coming here in mid april until last thursday and they are quickly trying to organize their resistance. >> i am scared it would bring undesirables around and the different activities it could bring. >> gail, the leader of the homeowners association of pennypack woods is concerned about this, into what the new owners are billing as saints and sinners, phillies new adult playground. their motto i woul

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> it was a bold early morning attack that caught septa bus riders by surprise. a man trying get the attention of a female rider punched a bus' window so hard it shattered. as the woman got off the bus, that same man was seen hitting her then tossing her into a car. >>> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" is that bizarre assault in crescentsville. >> police initially thought the victim was actually kidnapped but hours later she said that is not the case. "action news" reporter chad pradelli live at northeast detectives with the latest on this strange incident. chad. >> reporter: monica police don't know what they have. they don't have a motive for this attack. they say it was caught on a septa bus camera but the woman who showed up here at the 15th district she's not cooperating with police. the septa bus window is that smashed and the nerves of passengers rattled after a bizarre chase this morning. police say a silver pontiac bonneville was following this bus just before 2:00 a.m. a

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> looking live outside it was a mild windy end to the work week but the delaware valley is in store for some changes this weekend. on the left is what it looks like now. on your right is what we could see come sunday. this is the scene at king of prussia on march 20 last year. now a blast of winter is headed our way just in time for the financial start of spring. friday night and the big story on "action news" is that accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist melissa magee has been tracking the chance of snow all day for us. she's live at the big board with the latest. hi, melissa. >> hi monica, hi rick. essential hard to believe that we are tracking snow especially with temperatures so mild ahead of this system. in order to produce snowfall we have to talk about cold air. here's satellite6 along with action radar. there's a frontal boundary, a cold front we're tracking and we did have some sunshine earlier today, sun giving way to increasing clouds and there could be a spotty shower from time to time

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> the locker room was there's to do what they wanted when they wanted and how they wanted. >> an alleged culture of hazing has been exposed at a chester county high school. tonight three students are accused of violating a younger teammate with a broom stick during a locker room attack. >>> friday night and the big story on "action news" is the serious charges those students are now facing. >> the charges stem from one incident but officials say the behavior actually dates back years. "action news" reporter dann cuellar live outside conestoga high school in berwyn with more. dann. >> reporter: monica students we spoke with are in shock and disbelief over these terrible allegations charges that were unveiled today after a lengthy investigation by chester county detectives. >> this is a simple case about ignorance, violence and a shocking lack of supervision. >> reporter: authorities announce today that three senior football players at conestoga high school had been charged with assaulting a freshman on

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> 5 o'clock and we are continuing to follow breaking news out of west philadelphia tonight. here is the latest on a story we first reported in our 4 o'clock hour. we know that four people -- at least four people injured during a police pursuit that began in delaware county and then ended in west philadelphia. chopper6 is over the scene. again, this is the final result of what was a police pursuit that turned into a foot chase. it started in yeadon and ended up here in west philadelphia around 58th and katherine. you can see police cruisers there as they try investigate what happened here. we know four people were injured during that police pursuit. two people were being sought by police. we're still trying to determine why they were being pursued by authorities but one person was apprehended another person still at large but again, four people apparently in some of the passenger cars were struck by the pursuing vehicle. the vehicle that was fleeing from police. four people have been rushed to penn pr

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> a rowdy party was busted in delaware county over the weekend. and inside upper darby police found hundreds of teens drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana. now two parents are facing charges for letting it happen on their watch. >>> it is monday night and the big story on "action news" is the arrest of those two adults who police say were home while the party was rage on. >> "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist live at the upper darby police department tonight with more details. >> reporter: upper darby police superintendent michael chitwood compared this party to national lampoon's animal house with hundreds of teenagers drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana. it was enough for police to charge the parents and the teenaged girl who allegedly hosted the wild get together. 54-year-ol54-year-old abdul ande ahmaddiya were arrested. police say saturday night as many as 300 teenagers showed up at their house in the 3900 block of mary street in drexel hill for a party their 17-year-old daughter promot