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WPVI Action News 5PM February 16, 2016

County, and our weather is settling down and the weekend should be nice and mild and ill have details on that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Our sky 6 hd camera over the center city skyline shows us how fast the days rain moved in and you can see how this afternoons system brought low clouds and plenty of wind as they drifted by, that rain and wind did leave damage. This is springfield, Montgomery County at station avenue and woods road. Chopper 6 hd is live over the scene now showing you there are employees right now to determine how much the damage caused and if they can get the tree cleared and get the road open for the evening. Again serious damage from wind and heavy rain that moved through the area causing trees to be downed across our area. Meantime south jersey winds ripped the roof off of this building, and branches and debris was left here. In cherry hill, strong winds brought down a tree on k drive. And right now the road is closed and its unclear when it will reopen and nobody was hurt here either and we see scenes like this all around our area tonight and vernon odom continues our coverage in feasterville, buck county. Vernon . Reporter this storm got nasty around noon today in various parts of this town and a lot of ground water is knocking old old trees over very quickly and they have become very, very dangerous. The heavy rain and fierce winds swept through this section of feasterville at midday, uprooting old trees like this one on crocus street, he heard limbs falling and came out to investigate. I was facing in the direction that the wins were coming and this large tree i was watching tonight it started to go and went slowly down and i was maybe 10, 15 feet from where it hit. To his good fortune he was not injured but a lot of damage to his home of 43 years, is it smashed everything across the house and the back motherinlaw apartment and the two bedrooms got smashed. Damage was visible feasterville. This is appropriately named wind swept avenue. It disrupted the flow of traffic until the crews arrived to remove the obstacle and a Television Line dangling across the highway. You can now see live this Crane Service work on picking up a lot of large limbs here in feasterville this afternoon, there is a lot of damage to the house as the gentlemen said and they are about to pick up more of the heavy limbs and are now sawed off and they are work on them. Fortunately nobody was injured here today. Live in feasterville, im vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Thank you. In other news tonight, attorney general, Kathleen Kane said she would not seek a second term. The democrat is currently facing criminal charges for allegedly leaking grand jury material to a reporter and lying about it under oath. The state senate voted on a motion to remove her from office than failed to pass. Today kane did not mention the charges she is fighting but said she has a more important job to turn her attention to. I love pennsylvania, but i love my sons first, i am a mother first and foremost. At the end of the my life i hope that history judges me well, that is the time to tell. I hope more that god and my sons judge me well. Kanes announcements came hours before the deadline to make the primary ballot. After speaking to the media, she sat down for a oneonone interview with our brian taff, more of that is coming up on action news at 6 00. From our new jersey newsroom, governor, chris christie, he laid out his plans for the garden state. His first public appearance since dropping out of the president ial race, his failed campaign seems to be backfiring at home too. Only 29 of new jersey voterers now have a favorable opinion of christie its a new low for the governor. But that did not stop him from trying to strike a bipartisan tone today. Nora muchanic is live with more on that today in trenton. Reporter hi there, his numbers may be bad but he got a kind welcome home from lawmakers in trenton. His budget calls for no new taxes and wants to work with the democratic controlled legislature to make it that way. He arrived to a standing ovation from the legislature. The result was not what i was hoping for and maybe some of you too. The experience has made me a better governor, a better american and a better person. And then out lieded the budge that increases school aid and makes a 1. 9 billion payment into the states ailing pension system. He blasted them for a constitutional amendment demanding regular payments. We cannot lock in platinum plated benefits in the constitution at the expensive hard working tax paying families in our state. And the Transportation Trust fund rejecting the idea of raising the gas tax to do tx he asked lawmakers to work with him to solve problems. There was protesters with mops mocking his response to shore flooding last month. We made a deal with the pension and to fund it and the state is not living up to that part of the budget. I think we have a kinder and gentler christie today and i think its true what he said hell be a better governor now. Reporter i wouldnt call it a honeymoon by any means, but the governor and legislative leaders have to Work Together to tackle important issues on their plates right now. Im nora muchanic, channel 6 action news. Thank you. New jersey officials have also approved an 11. 9 million deal to keep the miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. Its 4 million more than the last pageant at boardwalk hall. It will go toward production costs. We are about eight weeks and counting until the phillies home opener, but you can get your hands on single game tickets. The same day pitchers and catchers report for spring training in clearwater, florida. Jeff skversky will be live in florida covering the preseason. The first home game against the San Diego Padres on monday april 11th. Its getting close. Yes it is. Matt pellman is in the action news traffic center, not hitting much of a home run on the highways. The ticket to a problem free ride is unclogged drains and we have not had them in all cases, one is clogged on 422 westbound in oaks, its still clogged and penndot is trying to unclog it. Its causing extra delays on westbound 422 this afternoon and still high water on the kelly drive heading out of east falls and the normal slow stuff on 95 with speeds in the 20s and 30s and accidents in south jersey this afternoon one is shutting down south chapel avenue and the black horse pike southbound blocked off at nickel road and some downed poles in brooklawn and woodbury, 45 shut down near the subway, stick with kings highway to get around that one. Thank you matt. More ahead on action news at 5 00 tonight. It was day two of gains on wall street, making big moves to boost stocks after a long weekend. I will never fly with this airline ever again. Its one disaster after another. The tarmac troubles at Philadelphia International airport that turned a situation into patience. Listen up im here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. And give her the strength and energy to stay healthy. Whos 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 markets closed in the green across the board after a long weekend for traders, wall street saw a big rally led by retail, after encouraging news about Company Earnings and deals. The dow finished up 22 points on the day, the nasdaq climbed 2 ending up 98 points and the s p gave 30 by the end of the trading. A deadly train crash happened near munich after a mistake by the train dispatcher. More than 80 were injured when the train crashed headon, the investigation is open whether the dispatcher should be charged with negligent homicide. Pope spend time in one of the move violent areas in mexico. He took a ride around and celebrated mass for mexican clergy and nuns and encouraging them to minister to people torn by the violence. Africas first secretary general, the diplomat took the helm in 1992 and worked to establish the u. N. As an organization amid several world crises, he died in the hospital after being hospitalized for a broken pelvis, he was 93 years old. In health check a controversial decision on autism, a Task Force Says that toddlers should not be routinely screened for it. Ali gorman is here with more. Reporter some groups want universal screening for toddlers but the u. S. Preventative Task Force Says there is not enough evidence yet that screenings lead to better outcomes. Some say that screenings and Early Intervention work zbrz it will maximize their development and growth and minimize the symptoms, if we can find it earlier while they are growing rapidly, we can make a difference in their lives and the future. The screening, a questionnaire. Its an individual decision and parents concerned about their childs development should discuss it with their health care provider. The food and Drug Administration says anyone that was to the area with the zika virus will donate blood for three weeks. These recommendations have been expected and the American Red Cross has already put the rules in place. And coming up later tonight, if you are not feeling as happy as you would like to be, are you not alone. Some psychiatrists say they are seeing a growing trend in unhappiness, and some say social media could make it worse but well show you how one local businessman found more joy in his life, and well show you how you can fine more joy too. 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If your pill isnt giving you the control you need, ask your doctor about noninsulin victoza®. Its covered by most health plans. Philadelphia mayor, jim kenney spend lunch time at a round table with some of his youngest constituents. At prek corner, the kids cant vote but she are a part of mayor kenneys education goals he wants free prek by the end of his term. Six seniors from concord high are just named one of the five National Finalists in the source American Design challenge. The students were asked to create Design Technologies that would create a more productiontive workplace or provide job opportunitieses for people with disabilities. The team will travel to washington, d. C. Now for the finals. Future engineers got a hands on lesson today. A boeing engineer helped them build gliders, they heard about e week for future engineers, it looks like fun with a purpose. It does look like fun. Its not often that High School Students celebrate not a day off but a day in school. That was the case in williamstown, new jersey, a 100 Day Celebration in monroe township, students and faculty marked the occasion with food fun and festivities and more important preparation for state mandated tests that High Schoolers have to take in a few ties. And local businesses got into the action by providing treats for the High Schoolers. Coming up well check the accuweather forecast. Looking live at sky 6 hd, cecily tynan has the nicer accuweather forecast when we come right back. Choose, choose, choose. But at bedtime . Why settle for this . Enter sleep number, and the ultimate sleep number event, going on now. Sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. You like the bed soft. Hes more hardcore. So your sleep goes from good to great to wow only at a sleep number store. Right now save 50 on the ultimate limited edition bed. Know better sleep with sleep number. Time with accuweather, with meteorologist, cecily tynan, the sun actually came out. We deserve it, we deserve dry, quiet weather for a while and we are getting it. Sky 6 hd looking at the Commodore Barry bridge and we still have some clouds up there but the clouds are breaking and the sun is reflecting off the bridge and its still breezy out there but the winds have diminished from earlier today, we have snow and freezing rain and winds and we also have a big jump if temperatures over the past 50 hours, we have a 50 degree jump and philadelphia went from a low of 8 degrees to a high of 60 today that is 52 Degrees Higher and Atlantic City going from the Single Digits to the upper 50s and the poconos, the air temperature was is he degrees below zero on sunday and made it up to 50 today that is a 61 degree jump and it felt like more of a jump because the windchills were 37 degrees below zero. 49 in philadelphia and allentown 44 and Atlantic City 41 and reading 43 degrees. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing a strong system that blew threw and the front is now working off the eastern seaboard and what this will do it provide us quiet conditions tonight and a few patchy clouds and temperatures dropping below freezing in our suburbs, be careful could be patchy black ice for roads that didnt blow dry today. Millville 32 and Atlantic City 35 and philadelphia 33 degrees. Future tracker 6 showing as we head into tomorrow morning not bad s. 37 at 10 00, and 33 in allentown and a few clouds here and there as we head into the afternoon there is another cold front that will move through and this means there could be some showers breaking out. Snow showers should be confined to the poconos and elsewhere we are dealing with a little bit of cloud cover, the fiveday at 5 00 showing tomorrow we have a snow shower in the poconos and a high of 45 degrees and behind the cold front it drops down to 45 on thursday and increasing clouds on friday and 44 with a warm front and look at this weekend, a big change from last weekend, 58 on saturday and its windy and sunday 56 degrees with the possibility of a shower and temperatures are dropping next week, adam joseph is talking about that in the accuweather forecast. The next seven day its looking nice. Thanks cecily. More ahead in our next half hour of action news at 5 00. Philadelphia police want to hear from you because he victimized a woman at a local store. A student at a local high school is put in handcuffs after what Authorities Say they found in his backpack and they are honoring late court justice, anthony scalia, president obamas plans for filling that high seat on the court. I am totally blind. I lost my sight in afghanistan. If youre totally blind, you may also be struggling with non24. Calling 8448442424. Or visit my24info. Com. Action news continues. Hello again. Here is what is happening on action news tonight. Powerful rain and winds tore through our area and are destroying parts of a popular area in buck county. And a story youll see here on action news a planeful of passengers were stranded on the tarmac at Philadelphia International airport, what passengers are saying about what happened on board and a new study shows that philadelphia and its neighboring communities may be at risk when trains move oil through our region. Now the details after several hours of steady rain, a brief but intense squall line moved through our region and parts of a bucks county region were destroyed. Workers at tanners dairy thought a tornado had touched down there. Walter perez is live with more on the damage. Reporter hi guys, over the years its always amazing to see when you cover a wind damage story with a narrow scope and this is one more examine people as you see here, there are no other homes or businesses that we know of that were damaged but there you see the barn at the tanner brothers dairy farm blown off and people here at the time say that that wind burst hit fast and hard. We have a pretty big mess to clean up. Lenny tanner, from tanner brothers dairy farm is talking about the damage done to the barn where he keeps his cows and that it was 1 00 this afternoon when a powerful wind blew through buck county and it was Strong Enough to rip the roof off the 40yearold barn, pieces of the wooden frame took off like missiles piercing the silo nearby. It happened so fast it really there was some noise and somebody had just come and got me and i came out and i was surprised as anybody. Now, several workers were inside of the barn at the time and nobody was injured and the cows are just fine and the goal now is to clean up an

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