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WPVI Action News 5PM May 22, 2015

Philadelphia. But if you look to the south and west, you can see a lot of 80s and that will be building in for the second half of your Holiday Weekend and the heat and humidity will really intensify early next week. So, ranking the days for your Holiday Weekend, i think its really a tie between tomorrow and sunday. Tomorrow will be cool, sunday warmer. Good amount of sunshine both days. And then on monday, not quite as nice because it will be on the muggy side. It will warm up as well. Ill talk about the weekend in detail including the holiday the shore and the poconos i should say and track a possible heat wave next week coming up in the full accuweather forecast, rick. Cecily well see you when you come in. Thank very much. Now lets switch live to reporter Nora Muchanic who had the tough assignment of being at the shore all day long. I guess someone had to do it, though nora, hm . Reporter oh, you stole my line, rick, somebody did have to do it but i feel lucky took to be here today. Its a Beautiful Day here at the shore, its sunny its breezy everything you could ask for. Take a look down the boardwalk right now. Folks are gathering lots of folks here waving hello. Now around noontime they officially unlocked the ocean to kick off the Summer Season and that was quite a scene. Take a look. Yeah, beach is opened. Reporter it is a sight to behold. Seconds after officially unlocking the ocean for the Summer Season, a crowd of businessmen and others in costume marched fully clothed into the water for the first dip of the season. Its a lot of fun to open up the beach open up the ocean, let people know that were here at the shore come on down. Reporter unlocking the ocean and annual march into the sea are an annual event. If we get good weather and get our families back well do great. Reporter people are on the beach starting to work on their tans. Oh, the beach is good. No, i dont like the winter its too cold. Too cold. Waiting for this warm weather to come. Reporter now its here. Now its here. Reporter and there are people swim dag but it was hard to stay in for long. Its like you went under you couldnt really breathe because you would be so cold. We just got up from florida and i think its pretty cool. [laughter] reporter youre waiting for some hot weather. No, just nice weather. We were very small we came here every summer, so its nice to be on the boardwalk. Reporter people of all ages are strolling the boards today, as more and more folks arrive to welcome summer and the time of year when so many love to head to the shore. Its wonderful. We just spent a week in Wildwood Crest and just being near the ocean and the sunshine and after this winter with the snow every other day when we woke up, its just wonderful. Its good to be here. Reporter back live now it sure is especially on a great day like this. Sunny, breezy just what you would hope for on memorial day. Now, more and more people are arriving at the shore. By tonight this boardwalk is going to be absolutely packed with people. You can see the special officers are arriving here. Folks are arriving and so its really a great way to kick off this day. Now, sharrie, i just want to tell you i do are ricks order down. I have curly fries taffy. An diet coke. Reporter im Nora Muchanic, back to you. Diet coke, there you go. Diet coke, left that out. Ill get it to him nor ranch students at penn Ridge High School celebrated the true mooning of memorial day by placing flags on the graves of veterans and firefighters. More than 100 of them visited Trinity Lutheran cemetery and saint steven cemetery in perkasie this morning. This is the tenth year that pennridge students paid tribute to the fallen. A Bucks County High School honored americas men and women in union for and a special ceremony for graduates who will soon be in the Armed Services themselves. Action News Reporter jen odom has the story from langhorne. Reporter the neshaminy high choir opened the ceremony for seven graduating seniors who have decided on their next move. Theyre joining the u. S. Military right weigh. It is a special moment. It shows that these young people have a compliment, theyve committed to their academics and their school and now to their nation. Reporter todays honorees will graduate from this high school on june 5th. Sometime in august theyll enter their respective boot camps to begin training for which theyve long been planning. The three teens have been sworn in by uncle sam. All seem focused on what they want to learn and achieve during their active duty and after. Females cannot really be in the infantry right now. They cant do front line jobs but my mls is military police. Im excited to do that and hopefully become a cap many could many or use the gi bill to go to college when i get out. Im enlisted as a combat engineer. Your duties will be what. Ill be constructing six stationary bridges demolishing bridges. Travel is a big part of it for me. cause my dad was in the navy and grew up on stories about his times in the navy and stuff. And that draw always seemed to cut into me. Reporter no matter their incentive theyre all soon off to serve our country in the armed forces that always needs bright energetic young people. Family schoolmate and faculty wish them good luck and godspeed. At neshaminy high school, vernon odom, channel6 action news. And this reminder. We want you to join the action this memorial day weekend. Send us photos of the military members in your life and share the pictures of your Holiday Weekend. Email us at join the action at 6abc. Com or use 6abcaction on social media. Time now to see how the holiday bound traffic is moving right now. Matt pelman in the action News Traffic Center. Only good news tonight, matt only good news. And back to you. No, no, weve got a little bit of good news. With those thoughts of pizza curly fries ice cream cones and carmel corn dancing in our heads were dealing with traffic here on 42, rick and sharrie. Those thoughts are always dancing in ricks head. Southbound side very heavy from the walt whitman bridge to coles road. Its not unbearable but it is heavy. Once you get on the a. C. Expressway eastbound youre doing okay. In fact youre sailing through the egg harbor toll plaza because until 6 oclock theyre not collecting eastbound tolls. You can save your three bucks. But then a little bit farther along on the expressway toward the garden state parkway speeds do drop with some crowded conditions. Its worse than crowded here in center city. On the vine street expressway, in fact, its parked westbound headed toward the schuylkill all because of this westbound accident on 76 approach, the boulevard. Now completely off to the side but westbound is a solid line from vare out to this point. Eastbound backed up as well from city avenue into the walt whitman bridge. And a bad crash in lower moreland is closing huntingdon pike. Stick with terwood road or Tomlinson Road as alternates. Sharrie well check it again in the next half hour. Matt thank you. Fundraising efforts under way for a well known philadelphia chef injured in last weeks amtrak derailment. A go fund me site has been set up for the family of eli colt coowner of the high street on market and fork restaurant. Kulps spokeswoman says he suffered serious spinal cord injuries and will need months of rehabilitation. A one of the mount airy house that had been crumbling. Neighbors complained about the home on up saul street saying it was a danger and an eyesore. Their complaints went unheaded until call for action stepped n licenses and inspections checked out the home this week and decided it must go. The ex convict accused of killing a wealthy washington family and their housekeeper is behind bars tonight. Members of a Fugitive Task force took daron wint into custody late last evening. Several other people arrested along with him. Authorities say wint killed savaas savopoulos, his wife, their 10 year old son and their housekeeper last week and then set the familys mansion on fire. Well have much more in a live report coming up in our next half hour. The weather has not been helping cleanup efforts today at that site of an oil spill off the coast of california. Gusty winds have been whipping up waves as high as 4 feet off the Santa Barbara county. Crews are still waiting to excavate the section of pipeline that broke on tuesday. About 21,000 gallons of crude oil are believed to have made it into the sea but so far more than 9,000 gallons have been cleaned up. Officials say it could take weeks, even months to determine exactly what caused the spill. A successful venture from last summer is back again on the banks of the delaware. Spruce street harbor park opened today along penns landing and people settled right on in lounging in the sun or reading in the hammocks. Theyre also great places for kids and snacks to cap off the visit. Everyone got in on the action at the 50th Anniversary Party for the Beaumont School in devon. Teachers performed some skits and dances and they also taught the students the macarana. Afterward it was outside so everyone could blow bubbles. It was quite the celebration. Now thats a friday. Thats a good friday at school. Much more still to come on action news friday evening. Its a major milestone for a video game obsession. Well tell you how many of your quarters pacman has actually devoured. And its not a video game but a real way to get fit without going to the gym. This, the focus of this weeks fitness friday. Meteorologist cecily tynan will be back with more details on the accuweather forecast. That and much more when action news comes right back. A Delaware Air National guardsman had a unique opportunity today. He got to thank the local physicians assistant who saved his life. It started six months ago when Lieutenant Colonel Barry Orbinati went to Christiana Health system freestanding Emergency Department in middletownly he thought he was having migraines but physicians assistants ed knox said something did not seem right so he ordered him to undergo a cat scan. Turns out he had a brain aneurysm and was rushed into surgery. They saved my life. Thats probably my opinion i dont think i would have woke up the next day. Its just so happens that right now not by chance were doing this memorial day weekend but if it wasnt for ed and people down in the or, my parents would be thinking a little bit different memorial day. Thats why we do this job basically. Were here to help people. What story. As a thank you to knox he presented him with a coin today that has the air forces emblem on it. Military coins are seen as a sign of respect. Well, in tonights health check report summers busy schedules are kicking in. If finding time to go to the gym or workout class is holding you back from getting in shape we may have a solution for you. Health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the action news big board with todays fitness friday report. Hi ali. If youre like me but not like rick but you like boutique spin classes like fly well or body cycle this is for you. Now theres a way to get a similar experience right in your own living room. I just got addicted to it right away. Reporter busy mom Ashley Staller has fun away spun away 10 pounds in just a couple months. And she did it with the help of a live cycling instructor right in her own home gym. I love that you could feel like youre in a live spin class. You are, youre in a live spin class in your home. Reporter its called palatome and its the new reality in fitness. For 39 a month plus the cost of the bike they broadcast live and on demand spin classes right to you. Your schedule, your location and you always have a piece that that fantastic class. Reporter we spoke with founder john sole by skype from the studio control room in new york city. Were up to 12 live classes a day and then thousands of on demand rides from some of the top instructors in the world. Reporter foley says the bike is equipped with the latest technology. It also includes this waterproof tablet that helps riders zero in on their ride. And bring you that live event. He actually have five cameras that rotate around that experience on track that makes you feel like youre in the class. Reporter theres also a leaderboard so riders streaming in from across the globe can compete with each other. Instructor will actually gauge you three the leaderboard, theyll see who is in the class and theyll give you a shoutout wherever you are in the world. Reporter for ashley she says the community is what keeps her going. And that pushes me to even push myself further. Reporter and to bring the live experience into your home do you have to buy the bike which costs about 2,000. However, the company does offer its on demand classes on their app to people who have other bikes. We have all the information on 6abc. Com. Rick, back over to you. Can they tell if youre cleating. If im sitting there going like this. Reporter they can tell if youre cheating, yes. Then i dont want it. One of the nations largest horse shows is on the way on the main line. Devon horse show draws Top Competitors far round the world and it has a wide variety of equestrian events. Proceeds from the show benefit bryn mawr hospital. Unemployed people including hundreds of casino workers who lost their jobs in Atlantic City are getting help. Today mayor don guardian announced a new part cher ship to help them. Local state and federal funding is being used not only for job training but to also help match people with companies that are hiring. Since last month the city has helped 70 people find work. 35 years ago a pop culture legend was born. Pacman made its debut in japanese game arcade. Within 15 months of its release in the u. S. Later that year, the companys maker had sold more than 100,000 arcade units and fans spent more than a billion dollars in quarters. Now pacman is the most recognizable video game icon in the world. The characters appeared on cereal boxes tshirts, bed sheets and it was even a star of a saturday morning cartoon program. Walmart the nations largest food retailer is urging its thousands of u. S. Suppliers to curb the use of antibiotics in farm animals. Walmart is asking them to only use antibiotics to prevent or treat disease not to fatten their animals. Its also asking suppliers to improve treatment of the animals such as giving them more space to live in. The company which has been under pressure from Animal Rights groups wants suppliers to give them annual reports on their progress. Construction crews near Londons Wembley stadium got a big surprise. While digging the foundation for a new building, they found a world war ii bomb. The area was evacuated and Army Explosives experts were called in. The 110pound device was taken away and detonated. Officials say it could have created a lot of damage had it exploded. Music etta james at last plays throughout sometimes, at last doesnt happen at first. Your dad just kissed my mom. Turning two worlds into one takes love. Helping protect that world takes state farm. Time now for accuweather at the action news big board and meteorologist cecily tynan joining us again now and it sounds like a mixed bag ahead but a nice weekend. Nice bag. Exactly yeah. Louis vitton bag. Lots of sunshine this weekend. Temperatures are going to take a little bit of a tumble overnight and tomorrow but we have really something for everyone. And this friday evening it feels pretty nice out there. 76 degrees in philadelphia with those winds out of the west so thats a land breeze, not a sea breeze at the shore so Sea Isle City the boardwalk in Atlantic City 73. Reading 73. Trenton 74. The cool spot is allentown. Allentown had a shower move through about half an hour ago. That dropped the temperatures down into the 50s. Definitely a blustery evening though. The wind gusts in philadelphia, 29 Miles Per Hour. Reading 33. Lancaster reporting a peak wind gust of 35 Miles Per Hour right now with these winds out of the west. The winds will diminish overnight. Skies will be clear and this will allow for a very chilly night. Satellite6 along with action radar showing right now we have a cold front thats moving through. Most of the area is coming through dry but we did have that one shower over the Lehigh Valley. That has now moved north of new hope. Its moving into new jersey. Its just an isolated sprinkle and behind this front winds will shift out of the northwest and that will pull down some very cool air. Tonight, clearing skies chilly 48 degrees in philadelphia. Thats 8 degrees below average. Millville 45. Trenton 44. Allentown down to 39 degrees. An frost advisory is posted for the poconos tonight. You can see the frost advisories and the freeze warnings really extend through the poconos up across new york state and new england as this High Pressure build down and this provides us seasonably cool weather to start the day tomorrow. 10 oclock tomorrow if youre stepping outside temperatures still only in the 50 and as we head through the afternoon we will see loads of sunshine, low humidity but temperatures really struggling to hit 70 degrees. Thats 6 degrees below normal. So, your weekend kickoff for tomorrow philadelphia plenty of sunshine, low humidity. On the cool side with a high of 70. Down the shore it will be cool on the beach so dont forget the sweatshirt, 67 degrees but loads of sunshine. And the poconos chilly for may with a temperature of only 61 degrees tomorrow but then temperatures warm up as we head through the weekend. So, the five day at 5 00 showing after 70 tomorrow, sunday we bump it up to 80 degrees and memorial day its warm, its humid 87 degrees. It can continues to heat up, though. Tuesday 90. Wednesday 92 degrees. Looks like we have a good bet of a heat wave next week. Ill t

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