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WPVI Action News 5PM May 25, 2016

Accents with intimidating phone calls each day. Including from utilities like pseg and the government, the irs. Regarding sought standing bills from the pseg or an outstanding bill for the irs, they ask them to send money throughout the country or gift cards and sento a remote location. He said we have been trying to gets a hold of you for a long time. You owe the irs money and you have got to get a hold of us right away. But helen heard of this and called the police. They said they could call thousands of people, and if they own get a few that would give them information, why they have had a good day. Im embarrassed to death, im in business for 45 years and i cant believe i was that dumb. Reporter monica is the irs says tonight that they always Contact People via the mail. Pseg says be wary of callers with tactics demanding immediate payment with prepaid cards. If you get a call like this call the utility right away. Im vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Thank you. New at 5 00 from our delaware newsroom. This man christopher hon from smyrna is behind bars. They smelled an odor and what appeared to be drug making tools. He is held on 20,000 bond. Septa and uber are teaming up to help suburban commuters make it to work easier and save them cash at the same time. Its part of a summer long trial underway at septa Regional Rail stations, now uber is offering a 40 discount to users that skip the drive and use ride sharing instead. John rawlins has more on the plan and reaction from commuters coming up tonight at 6 00. Turning from accuweather the taste of summer is turning nice and lets go outside right now, cape may, new jersey, how gorgeous is that, its the warmest day of the year so far. Highs here could hit 90 degrees, and Melissa Magee has the first look at the forecast. Down the shore is where we want to be on a day like today. Its fantastic across the delaware and Lehigh Valley. And temperatures are nice and warm. The high so far in philadelphia, 88 degrees making today the warmest day so far for the year. 11 degrees above normal. Average for us this time of year is 77. At this hour, 86 in trenton and 86 in reading and down to 87 if philadelphia. At the coast in cape may we deal with a westerly wind and the temperature coming in at 72. Here is satellite 6 along with action radar its mostly quiet with just a few clouds moving across the midatlantic region and lets talk about what to expect as we press on. Temperatures continue to rise this week. In fact a pair of 90s is in the seven day, its turning more humid. And the details with the memorial day holiday. Details in the accuweather forecast. Well see you later thank you. In other news, a newly released email audit finds that president ial candidate, hillary clinton, broke rules by using a private email server during her time as secretary of state. And that clinton should have surrendered her emails dealing with government issues before leaving office and by not doing so she violated the federal act. But she is not alone. What they found about other secretaries of state. And how this is affecting the race for the white house. The tsa says the agency is working aggressively to make big changes. He says that in the past four years, the tsa has seen a 15 increase in Airline Passengers and a 12 drop in its workforce. I think we are at a lower staffing level than we need to be to meet peak demands at peak levels. And we are working to determine the right number. They are adding 768 new screeners by june and setting up a command center to track operations. Airports like ohare have seen their wait times reduced. A piece of history is making its way to the area. Its set to touch down soon. Its over central pennsylvania in route from dayton ohio. Meantime. Anticipation is building at the Lehigh Valley international airport. That is where walter perez is standing by live tonight. Reporter hi rick, you know that plane first left abu dhabi in march of last year. Making stops in china and california just to name a few. It left dayton, ohio for its next stop in the Lehigh Valley. Its a once in a lifetime experience. The director of the Lehigh Valley airport authority, is talking about the impending arrival of the Solar Impulse 2, the single seat airplane well on its way to be the first to circumnavigate the earth using its sun as its only source of energy. The unusual design is build around the massive wings that serve as solar panels. Its about 2 feet larger than a 747. Its a large aircraft and well lit and something you dont see every day. The solar powered plane is staying at Lehigh Valley innational airport for a few days before starting on its next leg of its journey. They showed up days in advance to build the massive temporary hangar complete will air conditioning. The mission is not just a technological marvel but a glimpse into the future of commercial flight. Maybe at some point in the future, aircraft will be powered by the sun. Now, the Solar Impulse 2 is apparently fluid and not sure when it will leave lehigh international. The expectation is to arrive back in abu dhabi sometime in late july. And action news will be here for its arrival at 9 00 and can you follow the Solar Impulse 2 with cockpit cameras, check that out at their website at 6abc. Com. Reporting live from Lehigh Valley international airport. Channel 6 action news. The unofficial start to summer is just fiveday as way, if you plan to hit the road expert says you wont be alone. And according to new numbers from aaa, more than 442,000 people in the area plan to travel 50 miles or more and that sup1. 5 from last year. The second highest travel for memorial day on record by the way. Aaa says most of the travel will be done by car. Its easy and convenient and you can stop and start as you wants. And travel close distance and travel far distance. Experts say the reason behind the spike in travel is the prices for previous holiday weekends. Lets get a check of our traffic report tonight. Over to matt pellman to see how its going. After the gas price news i dont like anything you said. Its a busy weekend on the roadways and busy this afternoon rick and monica, someone in trouble here as well. 95 southbound by 420, police assisting and off to the side but southbound 95 is heavy past the airport to 320. And the schuylkill expressway speeds of 12 Miles Per Hour in the westbound lanes, its three times travel time than what it should be. But the problems on 76 have cleared out. Now there say crash in cheltenham by the Burlington Coat fracktory at shoppers lane. And where you turn to go into the barnes and noble look for the crash at the metroplex. And 541 is still blocked, use the ramped at exit 7 or 6 for the turnpike connecter instead. Well check it again in the next half hour. Okay thanks matt. More ahead on action news at 5 00, in health check a bionic body park is giving a farmer a new lease on life and all he needs is a new cell phone. Cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo and only a few people in this newsroom will hold snakes and cecily is one of them. I have no problem holding snakes, kenya is a kenyan sand boa. If you look at head, its wedge shaped. They use it like a shovel no dig under sand and they will ambush their predators, its amazing how they do that. While you watch commercials, go to my Facebook Page, well have a live video chat to demonstrate this and show the animals behind the scenes at the philadelphia zoo. And later ill feed the giraffes. Does the snake has a Facebook Page . You dont let anything keep you sidelined. Thats why you drink ensure. With 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. For the strength and energy to get back to doing. What you love. Ensure. Always be you. Health check tonight, suicide is a rising problem for americas military men and women and it has taken more lives than war in the conflicts of afghanistan and iraq. Ali gorman is at the big board with more. The suicide rate has shot up since 2005 and even though fewer troops are on the war front and there is more help for Mental Health problems and substance abuse, after studying 150,000 soldiers, some groups are more likely to attempt suicide. It includes soldiers never deployed and it comes in the second month of service and the riskiest time is six months into the first deployment. And suicide attempts are higher in women and within their first two years of service. It may help the army provide support when its most needed. The fda is taking time to review a potential new drug for muscular dystrophy. They could not determine whether the drug produced benefits, the decision enraged parents, patients and doctors who says the drug has helped slow down the progression of this crippling disease, if the fda rejects the drug they will no longer have access to it. And new technology is helping a farmer in iowa not just with his field but getting around. Jason schroeder is testing a prosthetic bionic ankle. He lost his leg 10 years ago in an accident and none of his past legs gave him the power that this one has. The motor and foot mimic the normal ankle and calf muscles. The leg is control bid my cell phone, i get a text message when my battery is low or if i need quiet mode i can add more power to it. And i think i need a boost too. More stable and a lot less tired walking up the hills on his farm. Right now the prosthetic ankle is still being tested, they are trying to approve the benefits so the Insurance Companies can help cover the costs of the affectle. Sounds good thank you ali. Coming up at 11 00 a Ground Breaking procedure that could make or break a k9s career. This is kimber an aspiring k9 for the police department. A knee injury has sidelined her training but they are using something in her own body to get her back on track. We are extracting bone marrow. What is it and how does it work . We were ib invited to go inside firsthand. Introducing the completely redesigned mercedesbenz ccoupe, with its athletic prowess and sleek new body. It doesnt just raise the bar. It completely crushes it. The allnew cclass coupe. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. Today is a bitter sweet day at action news, we are saying goodbye to our dear friend and colleague, lisa thomaslaury. All day we take you down memory lane with lisa, including talking to oprah about her illness. I have a Mysterious Illness it started with my feet, and i thought i need a pedicure. What it amounted to was this very rare condition called poem syndrome. Found out i needed a bone Marrow Transplant. You need aid bone Marrow Transplant . Yes, i had it last august, it saved my life. You thought you were going to die . I never thought i would die. Wow. Join us for lisas storied career and the legacy she leaves behind in the delaware valley. She makes her final appearance on the anchor desk tonight on action news at 6 00. Its going to be tough. Coming up is the accuweather forecast. A look at the Commodore Barry bridge. And cecily tynan has your call from accuweather. Follow us on social media for the headlines and accuweather and to communicate with us on facebook, on twitter we are 6 abc. Than playing whapennsylvania millions,ing with top prizes of one Million Dollars . Winning,. On the spot. Play pennsylvania millions from the pennsylvania lottery, and you could win. On the spot. Keep on scratchin time for accuweather at the action news big board. Melissa magee is at the big board with a check of the forecast today. It was really nice today. The picture outside. Sky 6 hd looking at the ben franklin bridge, you see penns landing, a gorgeous afternoon across the region, plenty of sunshine and warm conditions. Our high today in philadelphia, 88 degrees making today the warmest day so far this year. Right now we bumped back down to 70 in the city, and 86 in trenton and the coast in cape may picking up a bay breeze, it is cooler there 73 and 86 at the airport 9 miles inland. Its dry and clear and clouds are skirting across portions of our region in areas of south jersey and also into delaware. Well stay dry for the rest of tonight. Speaking of tonight, its a good night to be outdoors, get out the barbecue and get it ready, warm and comfortable, 6 00 this evening, coming in at 85 and the numbers are in the lower 80s, the call from accuweather over the next 12 hours comfortable, a mostly clear sky and a mild night. 65 in philadelphia and 62 in cape may, and 59 degrees out to the north and west in reading for the overnight low. Here is future tracker 6, minor changes are on the way mainly west of the city, 4 30 in afternoon numbers are climbing into the upper 80s, 89 in the city at that time. But spotty showers in allentown unreading and lancaster, same thing holds true into friday afternoon. On friday at 3 30 we call for a High Temperature of 90 in philadelphia, with the troth of low pressure overhead cannot rule out a stray or instability shower. They are hit or miss and you can find a heavy downpour throughout the region, we have a code red ozone action day over the next few days. The air quality is unhealthy for everyone. We see this for sensitive groups and those that suffer from respiratory illnesses. The fiveday forecast looks like this, warm and more humid tomorrow and High Temperature up to 89 and hot and muggy and a thunderstorm is possible and High Temperature of 90 and sticky on sunday and a cooler day of 79 degrees on monday. Meteorologist, cecily tynan is over at the philadelphia zoo and has a nice little friend in her hand. Talk to a little tortoise. Reporter hi melissa, we are talking about african animals and this is kisho a tortoise from east africa, those nails are very good at climbing and they are fast and agile, they dont think of tortoises as being fast but they are called pancake tortoises because they have a thin, flexible shell. They can run quickly to rocks and get in the crevasses. Thank you cecily. Its the Little Things in life that make me smile. Spending the day with my niece. I dont use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. Before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. Even well fitting dentures let in food particles. Just a few dabs of super poligrip free is clinically proven to seal out more food particles so youre more comfortable and confident while you eat. So its not about keeping my dentures in, its about keeping the food particles out. Try super poligrip free. Action news continues. Here is what is happening on action news wednesday night. Hillary clintons emails are once again making headlines, this as Law Enforcement agencies warn trump protesters to keep their cool. We are following a developing story following the directive issued to schools concerning transgender students what several states did today. Now, to the latest in the 2016 race for the white house. Authorities in Southern California say they will not tolerate scenes like this one albuquerque, new mexico, last night when antitrump protesters clashed with police, crowds threw rocks be bottles while donald trump was hosting a rally. He is just 16 delegates away from clinching the nomination. He is still lacking an endorsement from speak of the house, paul ryan. Hillary clinton is making it clear that california is still king, they are holding rallies in the golden state when voter goes there on june 7th. California boasts 546 democratic delegates. A new obstacle for hillary clinton, a now report from the attorney general found that she did violate policy with your use of a private server for her email. Monica, good evening, the report released from congress and obtained to abc news, tonight its giving republicans plenty of fodder. Hillary clinton in orange county, california, made no mention of the Inspector General report or the use of personal email. Instead she continued her attacks on donald trump. Donald trump is a divider not a uniter. I am tired of people running for president that do nothing but criticize america. They were looking at the email practices of the last five secretaries of state. We are not doing enough to meet the records requirement and preservation, they found that clinton and several of her predecessors violated the policy. Secretary clinton said publically that she would not make the same choice again. She has also said she did not seek specific approval for this system. Donald trump is quick to pounce in anaheim. Crooked hillary, crooked hillary, she got bad news, reports came down not so good. Inspector generals report not so good. Will this affect voters and will it give Bernie Sanders a boost. If we have a large voter turnout well win the california primary. This report claims that lightening refused to cooperate and she said she is willing to be interviewed by the fbi, that investigation is on going. Megan hughes, channel 6 action news. Thank you megan. Back to you rick. All right. Now, to a developing story involving president obamas new directive about transgender students in public school. 11 states announced they are suing to block it. Texas, oklahoma, tennessee, maine, oklahoma, louisiana, utah and georgia are all named in the lawsuit. The federal directive that impacts every school in the nation allows transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms with the gender they identify with. The lawsuit accuses the Obama Administration of running rough shod over common sense policies that protect children. And the crash of egypt air 04 is still a mystery. Two companies have been contracted to locate the crucial flight data recorders. They may hold the key to what happens before it disappeared from radar last thursday. All 66 on board were killed. They believe there was some kind of explosion based on body parts found at the site. And david muir will have more stories from around the globe on world news, watch at 6 30 following action news at 6 00. One man is dead and another is seriously hurt after a headon crash in delaware. It happened on the 90

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