Year and still going through the justice system. The most prominent one the case of lisa weston from 2011, serving life for the cruel exploitation for four mentally challenged people. Forcing them to have sex with men and forcing them to fight with each other and stealing their social media. This is something thats that flown against the radar and i think that is nationally. Money could, look for major Ongoing Operations in this area that many believe is too low profile for far to long. Im vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Thank you. We are following developing news out of houston, texas, where both former president , George Hw Bush and his wife barbara are hospitalized. Bush sr. Was in the icu and had to under go a procedure after experiencing respiratory issues and the aide says the former first lady went to the same hospital after not feeling well for two weeks and that move was precautionary. Meanwhile, president elect donald trump is less than 48 hours from taking the oath of office. And now the clock is ticking for crews to get the Nations Capital ready for Inauguration Day as more and more lawmakers say they will boycott the event on friday. Philadelphia is the only major city without representation on friday. They are joining dozens of democrats planning to sit it out. Today the hearings continue for president elect trump and his cabinet nominees and all eyes are on tom price, trumps pick to lead health and Human Services. Stephanie ramos is live with more on that story. Reporter rick, on capitol hill barricades and gates and other measures are in place to coral the Million People expected to attend the inauguration but inside of the capital Donald Trumps nominees faced tough questions in confirmation hearings. Today four of his cabinet pick took part in heated exchanges, lawmakers grilling the health and Human Services nominee on his replacement plan. There is a lot of talk about individuals losing Health Coverage that is not our goal or desire or plan. Price pressed on accusations of Insider Trading and democrats are calling for a sec investigation on a 15,000 stock purchase he made last month and days later he introduced legislation that benefitted the company. Is that not a stock tip. And his pick to lead the epa scott pruit. Trying to nail down how much human activity contributed to climate change. You are applying for a job as administrator for the epa and are you telling me there needs to be more debate on this issue . No senator as i have indicated the climate is changing. Trump posting it picture of him with a draft of his inaugural address taken three weeks ago from his estate in florida. And mike pence telling abc that trump is a man with a big heart. He called people that didnt support him his enemies is that pulling people together. What the american will see in the president elect is the results that will bring the country together. Incoming press sent sean spicher says that mr. Trump is practicing and writing his 20 minute inauguration speech himself with guidance from senior staff. Channel 6 action news. Reich back over to you. Brian taff and Sharrie Williams are both in washington, d. C. To cover the inauguration. Sharrie will have more coming up at 6 00. And their reports continue through saturday right here on action news. This reminder 6abc. Com has expanded coverage of Inauguration Day as well. Well have service live video feeds from washington including official events and the protests, well also post photos through the date and talk to people from the Delaware Valley in a made the trip to d. C. , so wherever you are you can see the historic day at 6abc. Com and the 6 abc news app. New jersey governor, chris christie, says he turned down several jobs with the new Trump Administration because of his wife. Christie was one of the big names to support trump during the republican primary after dropping out of the race himself. The governor told a new york Radio Station his wife does not want to move to washington and did not offer him an excite enough job to leave his family. And his term expires a year from now next january. National lgbt leaders took a stand in philadelphia calling on senators to reject trumps pick for attorney general that Jeff Sessions has a record of hostility toward lgbt people as well as other minorities. Calling on pat casey and toomey to block the nomination. That call to action came as a nationwide conference focused on lgbt rights started in center city. More than 4,000 attendees are expected for the national lgbt Task Force Creating change conference. The event runs through the 22nd. A 27yearold Montgomery County woman is headed to trial accused of supplying heroin to an overdose victim. 27yearold gwen prabish is facing charges the death. And admits to selling heroin to the victim and tests revealed she was actually selling fentanyl. And they want this case to send a message to other drug dealers. The heroin epidemic going on and this is just another tool to use to show how serious we are and how we are going to, if you sell in Montgomery County and someone dies, we are going to come after you. She faces five years or more behind bars if convicted. Shell be back in court in may. Newly inaugurated governor, john carnie already at work, he was inaugurated yesterday and today he signed his first piece of legislation as governor, his First Executive order was to attract new and growing companies and support innovation. And the end have had violence in philadelphia starting with no more guns, the Coalition Today made a pledge to reduce the number of shootings in the city and everyone support a month of peace by putting down their guns for the month of february and called on resolving conflicts through mediation instead of using firearms. Turning to the forecast now the spring like stretch ahead for the Delaware Valley. As we look live at the streets of center city. Our area is finally drying out and only gets better from here heading into tomorrow. Cecily tynan is at the big board with the good news. Its nice to see some sunshine tomorrow after several days stuck in the clouds, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we did have that upper level disturbance move through this morning brought areas of light drizzle and breaks in the clouds and temperatures mild for this time of year. 49 degrees and currently 47. And areas to the south though like richmond, virginia, that did see the sun made it into the 60s and holding at 59 degrees, that air mass is moving our way as well as sunshine tomorrow. Tonight a lot of clouds for the evening and with cloud cover the temperatures are slow to cool off. 7 0044 and 9 00, 42 and 11 00, 41 but the cloud deck will continue to clear out and lift. So not looking at fog and drizzle tomorrow. Actually tomorrow the best day of the week just beautiful however as we head through the week more clouds than sun and i am tracking some heavy rain and wind arriving over the weekend. Ill have details on that in the full accuweather forecast. Take advantage of tomorrow while you can. Thank you cecily. Time now a check of the action news traffic report. Matt pellman is in the traffic center. Flashing lights behind you. Not a good sign usually means an accident and that is the case here in south philadelphia. This is 26th street away from the schuylkill to the platt bridge and airport. The crash is taking out the right lane and the police are on the scene. It is jammed coming south of the schuylkill along 26th street and the crash to watch out for at the may fair section at the red robin diner and a wreck at the 30 bypass long gone but single digit speeds through exton and downingtown. And i would think about using business 30 or the westbound turnpike. 30 bypass is still at a stand still. And in West Bradford a crash slowsing shady side road and getting into new jersey, just 6 Miles Per Hour on 42 southbound off the walt whitman bridge and emergency construction near 130 is taking out the right lane there. Well check it again in the next half hour. Thank you. More ahead on action news at 5 00 tonight. Including president obamas final goodbye to the press. That is the point of this relationship. You are suppose to be sceptics and ask me questions. What the president said about a wide range of topics. A new partnership with a Fitness Company and app. Giving yourself a chance at free personal training and jaime apody is live now as the sixers continue their hot streak. The most Exciting Team in town won six of eight, they host the raptors and will joel embiid play because he was dealing with a bit. An illness yesterday. Well find out about that. Well have more in sports and more action news after this. Agood samaritan came to the rescue of passengers amid rising floodwaters. The water rose above the wheels yesterday and they helped the driver out of the window. This after severe storms in that region. Federal officials released new advice of how much and which fish are safe to eat. This is geared to women that are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant and young children. Ali gorman has the details. Reporter over the years its confusing and many pregnant women were not eating enough fish and in the past too much fish. It breaks fish down foo three categories based on the level of mercury. The advice of children of child bearing age two to three serving of the best choices per week or one from the good choices and kids one to two servings perfect week starting at age 2, all fish contain traces of mercury that could be harmful but also good for broth and development and into childhood. We have the link to the chart at 6abc. Com. A new free app is helping people track which germs are going around in their childs classroom. A doctor created the sneeze app it allows parents to anonymously self report systems such as lice or the stomach bug, all parents can then search the information by entering their Childs School and their childs grade. And finally today if you need extra motivation to exercise. Reebok wantses to help with a different kind of app. The company has an incentive this week can you get a free personalized training session, its an app that lets you book fitness sessions on demand. To kick off the partnership its offering thousands of free workouts and anyone that downloads the app can connect and register with trainer and all are background checked be interviewed before joining hand stand and ed gordon says there are a lot of different choices to choose from. Its also 20 different types of classes that the trainers can teach. So anything you are interesting in from dance to yoga to prepost natal training, you can fine the trainers that specialize in that. Cycle through gordon himself offers Strength Training and weight loss coaching and a legs core and backside workout. To get the free sessions you need to book by friday night and take the workouts by the end of the month. Find the link to the offer on 6abc. Com health check. Back to you. All right ali. Still to come a new name with amanent spot at temple university. Hey, ready for the big meeting . Yeah. Uh, hello . A meeting . Its a big one. Too bad. We are double booked diarrhea and abdominal pain. 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The stripped down ticket costs less but offer less. Mainly customers would only be allowed to carry on one personal item that fits under the seat. That Means Nothing in the overhead bins and the last ones to board and giving them a chance to compete with discount airlines. From the new jersey newsroom a new line of education is ushered in at rowan university. Steve sweeney was on hand for the college of business in glassboro, the 98,000 square foot building is the first to be sole your foi business education. Temple university of media and communications has a new name tonight its now known as lou klein college. Todays official name change is in honor to the broadcast pioneer. Lou klein is dear to our hearts here on action news. He was one of the earliest employees at channel 6 and behind all kinds of shows like bandstand and captain noah and his magical arc. Bernie prazenica remembers him fondly. I was a student of his at temple in the late 70s, and he was instrumental in helping me in my career and i always looked towards him for advice. The formal renaming ceremony takes place in march. Congratulations. There is more to come on action news at 5 00 tonight. A check of the forecast for you. Lets take you live outside sky 6 hd showing you the beautiful senter city skyline tonight. Well have the accuweather forecast next. If you take medication, you may sometimes suffer from a dry mouth. Thats why theres biotene. And biotene also comes in a handy spray. So you can moisturize your mouth anytime, anywhere. Biotene, for people who suffer from dry mouth symptoms. Time for accuweather at the action news big board. Cecily tynan has a check of the forecast with a little bit of everything for us. Except for cold air and snow. I know you dont want that any way. Sky 6 hd looking at the Commodore Barry bridge and seeing a pretty widespread cloud deck its beginning to thin out and beginning to lift. A few peeks of sunshine here and there but clouds were the rule but even with the cloud cover temperatures 9 degrees above normal. 49 degrees today in philadelphia. And now down to 37 and wilmington at 50 and allentown 43 and cape may 43 and trenton 43 degrees. This has been the flavor of the month. This is a calendar of the daily highs, where you see the red above average highs, the blue below average and we only have six days with highs below average. This month averaging 3 degrees above normal. And that is climbing as we head into next week as the mild air sticks around. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing the High Pressure across the ohio valley that moves in briefly and that brings us plenty of sunshine and then im tracking a system that is over louisiana that will move in late on the day on friday and that brings us the next batch of rain and it doesnt look to be a lot of rain but somewhat damp to start the weekend. Tonight clouds are breaking gradually not all that chilly, the normal low for this time of year, 25 degrees and philadelphia 38 and allentown 32 and trenton 35 and wilmington 36 degrees and tomorrow a great day to get outdoors and finally seeing the sunshine, the pick of the week, we start with temperatures in the upper 30s and by about lunch time we should be break foing into the. Friday morning we see the best chance of seeing sunshine, early in the day. 7 00 clouds beginning to roll in from the southwest and as we head into the friday afternoon commute well have some light rain moving in lasting into friday evening, generally a. 25 inch, not a lot of rain on friday but more rain by the end of the weekend. Showing the fiveday at 5 00, take advantage of it tomorrow. Beautiful and mild, 55 degrees is the high and friday we start with sunshine and then it clouds up and showers develop in the afternoon and evening hours, 48 degrees and saturday more clouds and sunshine and well see a few peeks of sunshine in the afternoon but generally a cloudy day, 55 degrees and sunday, rain develops and monday we are looking at a wind driven rain storm and possibly coastal flooding and well let you know if we clear things out on tuesday. Ricky know you are running tomorrow. I run every day, what are you talking about tomorrow . Running to the fridge. Stay with us. 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Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, Rick Williams and Monica Malpass. Hello again. Here is what is happening on action news tonight. President obama addresses the White House Press corps for the final time as commander and chief and what he told them about the road ahead. And a scene outside of their windows, flames shooting into the sky and getting closer. And an unexpected emergency popped up in one Lehigh Valley town,