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WPVI Action News 5PM May 13, 2016

The familys cat princess was missing for about 12 hours. She was later found hiding inside the home. This afternoon officers were back this time at a home two doors down from where the break in happened. Police have not said how or if its related to the home invasion. Now, the family does have a security system. They tell me it was not turned on last night. They say they will be arming that system tonight. They are also having security cameras installed. If you have any information about this home invasion, Philadelphia Police would like to hear from you. Were live in somerton, Trish Hartman channel6 action news. Monica. Thank you, trish. The winners of that massive 430 million Powerball Jackpot have now stepped forward to claim their prize today. Valerie arthur spoke on behalf of the winners today at new jersey lottery headquarters. The Winning Ticket was bought by her 70yearold mother pearl smith at the 7eleven on chambers street in trenton. She spent six dollars to buy two tickets, one of those tickets is now worth 284 million. It was like an affirmation from god because we each have dreams that we want to fulfill in this life and do for our community and do for each other and our families and it was like, well, we have been funded to do that. Ill say. Smith the splitting the winnings with her seven Adult Children and theyll donate 10 percent of the winnings to their church. There is a tentative agreement in place to keep Atlantic City financially a float. The plan would give leaders in Atlantic City roughly five ms. To cut municipal spending in half if they dont, the state will step in and take over. A formal bill has yet to be introduced. Right now Atlantic City is grappling with more than 550 million of debt. One year after the deadly amtrak Train Derailment in philadelphia, senator bob casey is talking about safety and transportation funding. Senator casey held a press conference this morning at 30th street station. He said the implementation of the positive train control has been successful in increasing safety of trains but he adds that more should be done. None of us should ever put a Transportation System or amtrak or any other entity in the position of having to choose between implementing a new safety feature and repairing crumbling infrastructure. Senator casey says he hopes lawmakers in washington will pass a 1. 9 billion transportation spending bill. A septa construction project is under way right now in delaware county. Thats about to put a wrinkle in thousands of commuter plans. Starting next week the agency will be looking for your feedback. Action News Reporter john rawlins has the story. Reporter riders from media, wallingford rose valley and elwyn learning about whats dubbed the summer shutdown. Starting next month trains temporarily will stop calling at four stations. Instead there will be shuttle buses to swarthmore an five to 20 minute longer commute. Thats going to be horrible. Its going to take more time. Yeah. What are they doing. Reporter what they are doing is replacing the aging crum creek via duct located just inside the blue route with a new bridge. The existing 100foot high steel structure dates to the 1890s so septas gm. This bridge is definitely past its prime. Its 121 years old. Just to give you a little reference point, Grover Cleveland was the president. Reporter this time lapse video shows work has been going on for months. Soon the new bridge will be ready. Thats why the trains have to be halted. First theyll demolish the old structure. Then theyll push the new structure over into place. Reporter you heard right, the new bridge, 8 Million Pounds of it will slide into place. Theyre actually building the new bridge parallel to the old bridge. In june when they shut the railroad down theyll tear down the old bridge and then slide the new bridge into place. About 1600 riders a day will lose Train Service starting this monday septa will hold a series of five open houses at the impacted stations from 4 00 to 8 00 p. M. So riders can. Learn about the busing, the summer outage and basically know whats going on. Reporter the shutdown due to start june 18th. Trains should return the day after labor day. Riders learning details today were understanding. Im happy that theyre fixing the bridge cause it obviously makes you feel safer as a rider. Its only three to four months it will be over, yeah. Reporter then youll have a nice new via duct. Right. This, too, shall pass. Reporter john rawlins channel6 action news. And that was john rawlins reporting. Turning to accuweather the damp dreary skies again that Mother Nature gave us today. Looking live outside sky6 hd showing Atlantic City which is all but fogged in. Can you see anything . I really cant. Another round of showers and thunderstorms are moving in as well over the weekend. Havent we had enough . Meteorologist cecily tynan live at the big board with the details. Hey, cecily. Hi, monica. The good news is most of the weekend will be dry and tonight double scan live showing that we are clearing things out. This batch of showers moving off the coast right now, so skies will be clearing this evening. However, theres another system waiting in the wings and this one is a lot stronger. This is a strong cold front thats diving into the midwest and you can see all those yellow boxes. Those are severe thunderstorm watches lining up ahead of that. That whole system will be sweeping through late in the day tomorrow and tomorrow evening and that could bring us some gusty thunderstorms. Tonight, though, the good news is for your friday night, we are clearing things out. By 7 oclock, some peeks of sunshine, 67 degrees. By 8 oclock, 65 and then temperatures really slow to cool off. So, its going to be a pretty nice friday night, little bit of a damp start but then the skies will be clearing and we dry out. Now, future tracker showing behind the cold front tomorrow afternoon, sunday at 2 oclock, look at this, the high only 57 degrees at 2 00. Temperatures in the 40s out to the west. Its going the feel a lot colder than that when you factor in the winds. Ill have more details on that and the timing of tomorrows storms coming up with the full accuweather forecast. Rick. All right cecily. Thank you. Rain or shine the banks of the Schuylkill River is buzzing with excitement this weekend. More than 3,000 rowers have hit the water for the annual dad vail regatta. Action News Reporter Katherine Scott was at boathouse row for todays action. Biggest race of this season like everyone is really pumped up for it. Reporter the largest collegiate regatta in north america is going on right now on the Schuylkill River. The dad vail draws student athletes from more than 100 colleges from the u. S. And canada. Many rowers have raced this course before but in the dad vail the stakes are even higher. Weve raced this a couple times before so definitely know the course. Just trying to keep our heads in the boat and stay focused. All our training goes towards this event, peeking at this time so in some way guys know all year long that this is the time of year thats most important. [cheers and applause] reporter the finish line is by the columbia avenue bridge and thats where you find the grand stand packed with spectators cheering as the boats glide by. Up close you can see the power behind each stroke. While the sport is what draws the crowds, the city has plenty to offer during the down time. Everybodys so friendly here in philly we just cant say enough about the city. Were staying in hotels and theyre eating in our restaurants and its a good group of folks and theyre easy to take care of and easy to supervise and police and its just a great bunch of folks. Here in the grand stand is great place to watch. Its packed with fans who are clearing and of course add mission is free. You dont need a ticket. So come on down and cheer these athletes on along the banks of the schuylkill Katherine Scott channel6 action news. It is an incredible event. Uhhuh. Time to get a check of the action news traffic report on a bit of a dreary friday. Thats for sure. Speaking of water, matt pelman has the late of the on the commute home on a friday. Matt. Wet roads are leaving us with a buffet of traffic troubles which is not the kind of buffet we like. One of the crashes is out here in West Norriton rick and monica along trooper road. These are the northbound lanes at norris hall lane here by saint sophia Greek Orthodox church. You can see emergency crews, police on the scene and traffic is just barely squeezing by so theres quite the backlog behind this accident. Not so far off in Upper Providence still have the crash just off 422 at cider mill and egypt and of course as we just said the kelly drive remains closed for the dad vail so you can detour around the ball fields or stay on the other side on the mlk. I think that would be the better bet. Its also putting extra people on the schuylkill so speeds there are just in the teens. Have a crash in middletown township bucks county along Frosty Hollow road at 413 but our crash over in Mercer County on 195 eastbound has cleared but still youre looking at speeds like 15 Miles Per Hour. Luckily that rain at least is starting to move away for now, rick and monica. Well check it again in the next half hour. Stay tuned. Thanks matt. Much more still ahead on action news at 5 00 tonight. Transparency in the race for the white house. Coming up at 5 30, the new questions both donald trump and Hillary Clinton are facing about their finances. First it is fitness friday. Coming up in health check the app thats putting a motivation of a personal trainer right in the palm of your hands when action news returns. Sheriffs deputies in california are being called here rows after rescuing a driver. Three deputies will to save the driver after his car crashed into a cinder wall thursday morning near los angeles. The car was on fire as deputies pulled the driver out. They had to break the windows because the doors wouldnt open. The cause of this crash meantime is under investigation. George sim plan is still trying to sell the gun he reportedly used to kill trayvon martin. But this morning the Online Auction was taken over by fake accounts and bids surpassed 65 million. The web site for United Gun Group began hosting the auction yesterday after another web site took down the auction. Critics called the auction an insensitive move to profit from the killing. Zimmerman said he used the gun to kill martin back in 2012. He claims selfdefense and was found not guilty. A new exhibit in Atlantic City pays tribute to prince. The africanamerican heritage museums life and times of a prince exhibit will be up all month. It has a vast collection of historic memorabilia and magazines featuring the late rock star. The Philadelphia Museum of art has a new african inspired exhibit called creative africa. It celebrates a Broad Spectrum of arts across the african continent. Exhibition features works of art as well as contemporary fashion photography and arc the he can cherry. Crunching the numbers part of the challenge for students in Chester County. The Chester County intermediate unit held a 24 hour challenge for the tube. They have to use several math techniques to always get the answer 24. It was Graduation Day today for more than 100 students at the Pennsylvania Academy of fine arts. There were 91 seniors who earned bachelors degrees in fine arts, 41 students who received their masters. Several speakers addressed the grads at the 211th complement. Professionals reunited with their patients who defied the odds. Penn medicine held its annual trauma reflection ceremony in powelton. The program celebrated several former penn trauma patients and their families as well as the doctors and nurses who treated them when they were critically injured. The event Marks National trauma awareness month. Coming tonight nydia han is helping you save money on your medical bills. Heres a preview of her special report. Reporter asking one question could save you hundreds even thousands of dollars on your healthcare. Bob the barber learned that. So did david shafer. It was fantastic to have that weight lifted off your shoulders. Reporter the action news troubleshooters got a lop to reduce this couples bill by 3,600. We also got a big refund from this local barbers insurance company. Now were helping you before you overpay. Preventing pricey procedures tonight on channel6 action news at 11 00. Time for health check tonight. It is fitness friday and a new Smartphone App is making it easier and cheaper to work out with a real personal trainer. Health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board to explain how it works. Its kind of like uber for fitness. Using the app you can order a professional trainer to meet you at any location for a 30 or 60 minutes workout. Its convenient and its more affordable than what you might find at many gyms. I tried it out earlier this week. Hi. How are you. Flies the might. Reporter i met fitness train are juliano. Open the we train app pick a time and a workout, then pin the location. Three, two, 1 two, 1i close 0 minutes full body workout. The app was created by jonathan sokel and zach kurtzel a Fitness Professional and army veteran. They saw problems with the Current System of personal training. For many, its not convenient or affordable. We teamed up and said hey, lets bridge the gap, you know, lets bring highly Personalized Service at Group Fitness prices. Reporter with a membership fee a 30 minute session will cost you 15. A 60 minute session 25. He says trainers can come to any location even a small office. They bring all the equipment and every trainer has been thoroughly vetted. A theyre certified. B proof of insurance, c background checked and then they sign a code of conduct come and interview with a member of our training team. Reporter plus he says theres awaiting system to maintain quality. Juliano tells me his clients are all levels, all ages. We have a 20yearold all the way up to 86. Reporter you can stick with the same trainer or mix it up. Find a trainers kind of tend to shift towards what theyre really passionate about and that goes from Strength Training to martial arts to yoga pilates that kind of thing. Did it. Good job. Reporter there was a tough workout. Trainers earn double the National Average which the founders say attracts quality trainers. A monthly membership is about 50 that gets you low training prices or pay a bit more as a nonmember. We have details on 6abc. Com plus a promotion code for our viewers. It will get you a free training session. Rick and monica, back over to you. That did look like a tough workout. Reporter it was really tough. I wasnt expecting that. Thank you ali. Outside we go looking live from sky6 hd right now at a very dreary ben franklin bridge on a friday night but it is friday. And meteorologist cecily tynan has the exclusive accuweather five day forecast. When we come right back. Stick around. Thats life. You diet. You exercise. And if you still need help lowering your blood sugar. 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Other side effects are genital yeast infections, kidney problems, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary Tract Infections which may be serious. Taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. So talk to your doctor, and for more information, visit jardiance. Com this is a moment that i didnt anticipate being here at least at this point. But its here and were going to enjoy it. How about that. Michael strayhan said a final farewell to can kelly ripa and live viewers this morning. Hes leaving for a new role on Good Morning America which hell start in the fall. Rip pennsylvania walked off the show nearly for a week last month when she first heard because she was informed the of the change minutes before it was made public but today she wished her cohost all the best went do as well. Time for accuweather at the action news big board friday night. Meteorologist cecily tynan with the forecast. I think we can live with it. But its not perfect. Its not going to be an ideal weekend but its any other going to be a washout. Storm tracker6 live double scan showing the rain that moved through earlier today has really moved off the co

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