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WPVI Action News 5PM March 19, 2015

Will stay all as a wet snow event. This is what to expect as far as the storms timeline, the snow is arriving frtd west to the east at 7 00 to 9 00 in the morning, the heaviest will be during the day between 11 00 and 5 00 and that is when well see the change over to rain and that all ends by friday evening, well talk more about the timeline behind this system and how much snow to expect where you live in the full accuweather forecast. Thank you cecily. Now lets switch live to action News Reporter john rawlins who is at the Valley Forge National park with penndots plan for the storm and more tomorrow. Reporter hi rick, district 6, that is the five county area here taking this storm forecast very seriously they will have at least 180 trucks at the ready and there could be extra trucks, but that will be made tonight. Most of us are suffering from snow fatigue. I am getting excited for spring i think. I need to kick winter in the bud. Spring is tomorrow and its going to snow. I am not happy about that. Alex and her dad among park walkers and riders today mindful conditions this last day of winter better than the first day of spring. Tomorrow its going to snow on the first day of spring. How do you process that . Im in an acceptance mode that after friday it will all be good. And penndots brine trucks are laying down a protective coating resrow fitting them with salt spreaders and plows. Are you looking forward to it . No. You want it go away too . Yes. We have had enough many of us saying enough already we had it with nuisance storms. You are ready to see this go. Ready to go. It reopened this weekend is a living breathing color. Hardy annuals dealing with the spring, and a contrast to winters dull landscape. Blooms reminding us people are playing in the dirt and planting flowers and weeding and mulching and suffering from allergies, still better than shoveling snow. John rawlins, channel 6 action news. Back to you all. Thank you. And with wintry weather approaching be sure to check 6abc. Com weather, you can always find the forecast and see breaking news in your area, be sure to email your photos and videos to join the action at 6abc. Com or use the 6abcaction on social media. Philadelphia police have arrested one teen and are still looking for a second teenager in connection with last weeks deadly shooting in the overbrook section, 16yearold hamilton is the gunman that shot James Stuhlman in the chest. Hamilton is still on the loose and 15yearold Brandon Smith is in custody charged as an adult with murder, a 14yearold has also been charged but with lesser offenses. Well have more details in a live report at 6 00. Philadelphias District Attorney says that the shooting death of Brandon Tate Brown was a tragedy not a crime. They will not charge the two Police Officers involved in the shooting of tate brown in december. They said that tate brown reached for a gun and that is when one officer fired. David henry is live now in center city with more. Yes, sharrie, as far as the d. A. Is concerned, the case is closed and no charges against the Police Officers but Brandon Tate Browns family says its not over yet his mother was informed of the decision this morning. Like anymore, i choked and i cried. Last december Brandon Tate Brown was pulled over by police and he was driving this white car and police say he didnt have his headlights on and one of the two officers spotd this gun wedged between the passenger seat and console and that is when he allegedly started strulging with the officers, it was cam toured on this grainy surveillance tate brown eventually broke free and tried to get his gun and that is when one of the officers shot him. This is not the case of an unarmed man shot while running away, its the case of a struggle and mr. Brandon tate browns attempt to get his illegal gun. The gun was stolen and had tate browns dna on it. The family saw a different video, the video shows tate brown at the back of the car not reaching through the open passenger door. I saw my son nowhere near the right side and never got to open the right side of that door. Tate brown was a convicted felon and served five years for shooting someone, if he had a gun in his car he may have been sent right back to prison. The only mistake my cousin made was that he was driving while black in the city of philadelphia. And may fair, near the 15th district. Next question please. The criminal case is now closed and the family of Brandon Tate Brown is now pursuing a civil rights lawsuit against the city and the police. Live at city hall, david henry channel 6 action news. Thank you. Officials in cape may released more information today related to investigations into the citys Police Department, this after the county prosecutor clarified that the Police Department is not under investigation for criminal activity, the investigation is the center of a Contentious City Council meeting earlier this month. That is when the contract was rescinded prompting one count ill member to resign on the spot. Classes were back to normal at Paulsboro High School trk was temporarily closed down when the fumes sickened staffers yesterday. Its said that the fumes came from a neighboring refinery having issues earlier in the week, a dozen people got sick and were take and to the hospital yesterday causing the high school to close early and none of the symptoms were serious. A tractor trailer driver is cited for careless driving after crashing his big rig in pennsauken, the explosion happened on the off ramp of 190 and the truck erupted in huge flames, brian irving suffered only a minor injury and the Delaware Port Authority says that the damage costs were close to a million dollars. Time now for a check of the action news traffic report thursday night. Lets go live to autumn marisa in the Traffic Center with the very latest. Hi rick and monica we have a lot of volume there this is southbound through the Construction Zone at cotman avenue, you can see the vehicles blocking the right and lane, the three lanes are trying to merge into one slowing us down, speeds in the 20s and 40s on the schuylkill expressway and slow going on the blue route southbound taking you 40 minutes right now to go from the schuylkill to 95 and on the schuylkill expressway from the turnpike to the blue route taking you 16 minutes when it should only take you six minutes for that commute. Concord and concord road, we have an accident to report and moving along into mansfield township, after East Mansfield road we have downed poles. Thank you autumn. March madness is underway, we are an hour away from kickoff for Villanova Lafayette matchup. Villanova won 15 straight games and lafayette a 16 seed has never won a game in the big dance and tipoff is 6 50 p. M. It will be fun much more ahead on action news at 5 00 today. Every stroke is helping people fight back against multiple sclerosis. Ali gorman tells us how a National Swimming fundraiser will help people battling the disease. And how president obamas executive order can make a difference in the skies. Cecily tynan has the latest on the stormy warm, that is all coming up next. We have breaking news from west philadelphia, a two vehicle wreck in the 98 hundred block of bart ram avenue one car rear ended another and the driver is still trapped. They are trying to remove the driver now and no word on injuries but obviously fire and ambulances are standing by. In International News isis claimed the responsibility for the deadly attack at a museum in tunisia. They fired on tourists as they got off a bus. Nine people are arrested in the incident, the unclear if any of them have ties to isis, hundreds of tunisians rallied at the museum in support of the victims. Meanwhile the cruise line stopped all stops in tunisia. President barack obama ordered the federal government to cut their emissions of Greenhouse Gases by 40 . The president got a look at a solar panel after signing an executive order to ramp up the use of Natural Energy sources. That is the same amount of 5. 5 million cars that they met many one year. Health check thousands of people are diving into action to help those living with multiple sclerosis. That includes students and staff at a Community Swimming pool. Ali gorman joins us with that story. Multiple sclerosis affects thousands of people in the u. S. And some have mild cases and some are debilitating its call swim for m. S. , its a cause that hits close to home. Ann is suiting up for a special swim, she and many others dove into action at a Temple University pool, every stroke helps to raise money to support people battling multiple sclerosis. Its a lifelong disease that affects the nervous system. Ann swims for her sister christina, diagnosed with ms six years ago. She was 25 and incredibly athletic and was a member of Temple Universitys rowing team. She says her Sisters Health plummeted to the point that she could no longer walk. But has since rebounded and is back to running but not sure how long it will last. Swimming for m. S. Is a National Fundraiser they collect donations to support the multiple Sclerosis Association of mesh, anyone can join any pool any time. Anybody can sign up and do their own swim or swim laps and people do cannon balls for cash they can do their on swim or log on to the weekend and support ann. It helps them get Necessary Services and help with medical costs and medical equipment to help them get around safely, for ann the cause is personal and she hopes that more people take the plunge, if you dont have the time to donate or are tight on money read something about the disease, spreading awareness counts. This is one of many swim challenges taking place locally and nationally, if you would like to learn more, get involved at 6abc. Com. Monica back over to you. The fifth annual science festival is coming back with a bang. Balls in the air, these lucky kids funded the nine day festival, its april 24 and to may 2nd there are 100 events by dow chemical showing how to change liquid nitrogen to foam. Its all part of the science and engineers. Target has reached a set settlement after a massive data breach in 2013, a 10 million fund is published for victims and anybody that can prove they were affected could be eligible for up to 10,000 in compensation, and they are giving their employee a boost in pay, entry level is boosted to 9 a month and 10 in a year. And times square could soon be less fun toys r us has not renewed their lease at the flag ship store there. They were there since 2000, it include a 60 foot high ferris wheel and a life size barbie dream house, the retailers looking for less expensive space nearby. A 2 million power ball ticket was bought here at metro news at frank ford avenue it matched all five white balls and the buyer chose the power play option that boosted the prize from 1 million to 2 million, you can watch the drawing every wednesday night here at 6 abc after action news at 11 00. Time for accuweather at the action news big board time to tell you where and when the snow starts. Rick is ready for a snowball fight. I have seen rick throw good luck with that. No snow today fortunately plenty of sunshine sky 6 hd looking at wilmington delaware and a little bit of wins now. The winds have died down since yesterday and its another chilly day despite the sunshine temperatures 45 in philadelphia and that is 9 degrees below normal and allentown 43 and wilmington 44 and trenton 42 and millville 44 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing there is moisture that is building to the south you look at the cloud cover and the clouds are really moving from the west to the east and they will gradually be thickening up in the overnight hours 31 in philadelphia and millville 27 and wilmington 26 and trenton 28 degrees the cold air is in place and this sets the stage for snow for really a big error future tracker showing at 8 00 in the morning, this is when the moisture moves in from the south and west. It gradually moves in throughout the day and its heavy through the afternoon and at 4 00 south of wilmington and south of lakehurst, it is all changed to rain and philadelphia snowing and it moves out and it all out of here by friday night at 9 00. South of millville south of Atlantic City and dover we are looking at a quick change over to rain. As far as the i95 corridor around three inches to 1 inch to millville, this area a slushy 1 to 3 inches primarily on the grassy surfaces, its march so a lot of this will melt on the roads, north of philadelphia though, 3 to 6 inches of snow and some of that will cause some slushy accumulation on roads and especially the Higher Elevation the good news is most of the storm system is out of here in time for the vernal equinox when spring arrives at 6 45 tomorrow evening this is when the suns rays are directly over the equator and the angle increases through the month and the normal high will be up to 65 degrees think there is something to look forward to in the longterm but in the shortterm we have more wintery weather on the way 48 when spring arrives on friday night and the first day of Spring Seasonable, 55 degrees and anything on the grass will be melting on saturday but sunday, the chill is back and 44 degrees on monday the high only 42 and tuesday temperatures remain 10 degrees below normal and can we get warmer air later in the week. Well have more in the full accuweather forecast. Thank you cecily. Happy birthday by the way. Where is my present . Did you get her a gift . No. Friendship. Hundreds of customers may have fall and victim to what is known as atm skimming Sharrie Williams will have the details. Mone daviss story will now be seen by millions and well explain more. Thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. For making me wait longer to share my photo albums. Thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldnt know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. In Customer Satisfaction studies, fios is rated 1 in Internet Speed and reliability 8 years running. Plus, fios has the fastest wifi available from any provider. Period. See the difference for yourself. Get a fios triple play online at an amazing price, guaranteed for two full years plus, get a 300 bonus with a twoyear agreement. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v 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. The viral video of a university of virginias arrest continues to cause across the country. Officials say that its part of a much bigger plan and let the madness begin villanova and lafayette is fine tuning their game plans before hitting the hardwood tonight and we are live in pittsburgh with a preview, people that saw cell phone video of the arrest of university of virginia student say he is now a victim of police brutality. Two alcohol Beverage Control agents tackled 20yearold martise johnson to the ground causing a bloody head wound elizabeth is live in new york now. Reporter monica just this afternoon, Virginia State Police Confirm they have launched two investigations one that is more administrative in nature to see if the agents followed protocol and a second criminal investigation is also underway. His head is bleeding bleeding from his head and tackled to the ground. This video of university of virginia student johnson is now under independent review by the state police at the question of the governor. Im bothered and disturbed by the photo, someone will have to answer for it. Alcohol Beverage Control agents made the arrest after the 20yearold tried to get into a bar near campus. The general conclusion is it looks like they may have used too much force to affect an arrest. Not knowing the front end of that conversation makes it difficult. While they warn its too soon, students march in support of johnson brought to tears at a rally last night. I beg of you guys to please respect everyone here, we are all part of one community and the students vow to rally peaceful but believe that johnson was the victim of police brutality. And the video is the latest example of the brutality between victims and police. Johnson is charged with intoxication and obstruction of just sis. His family and lawyers are expected to speak soon and will he be fighting the charges vigorously. Elizabeth thank you world news tonight will have more on the students arrest and more on the claims of police brutality. You can watch that at 6 30 following action news at 6 00. More news the neshaminy district is moving forward to build a Big Elementary School and to do that they will shutter three smaller ones including everett elementary. Walter perez has more. Reporter when it comes to Samuel Everett Elementary School this was long in coming. One of the oldest in the district and one in need of prepares. And so earlier this week the school board voted to close samuel elementary at the end of the school year and part of a plan that includes the closures of two other schools. T

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