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WPVI Action News 5PM February 14, 2017

Jr. An incident that deserves a thorough and careful review. Well be independent and hard working given honest review with an open mind. This comes after a devastating loss almost two weeks ago that is when steven floyd and three others were taken hostage by inmates by the prisoners in smyrna and floyd was killed. We have to make immediate changes within the next two to three weeks, my phone blows up. Guys that are in there are ready to leave and find other employment. Since then he confirm that a dozen officers and employees have quit or retired. The fact that steven floyd this to be murder for us to get here to make change, i can understand people feel that way. And we spoke with reverend christopher bollic he says the investigation is the state investigating the state. And that will not bring change. Would like to see a 5 to 15 year vision of the overhaul of the delaware prison system. The findings of that investigation are said to be brought out on june 1st and they say that something needs to happen before then and if it doesnt more correction officers and the conditions will continue to deteriorate in the prison system. Bob brooks, channel 6 action news. Thank you. The white house is responding to the sudden resignation of president Trumps National security adviser. Retired general Michael Flynn is out after 24 days on the job and he was forced to leave after he misled mike pence about his conversations with russian officials back in december. And white house Secretary Sean Spicer says he did not break the law but he broke trumps trust. We got to the point not based on a legal issue but a trust issue, the level of trust between the general and President Trump eroded to point we felt we needed a change. Democrats and republicans are now demanding answers. More on the fallout at 5 30 in. The officer of government ethics are recommending that they discipline and investigation kellyanne conway. They came under fire for endorsing ivanka trumps fashion line last week. The watch dog says that there is reason to believe that conway violated standards of ethical conduct and the white house says that conway was counselled but not specified the actions took. And both attended a Parent Teacher concerns listening session at the white house and trump praise the devos for his fairness and that she went for auto unfair trial. And mike pence broke a tie in the senate the first time it happened for a cabinet confirmation. And neil gorsuch continue to gain support and he met with pat toomey and delaware senator, chris couns he is open to meeting with all 100 senators before his hearings begin. And new jersey governor, chris christie, he and his wife mary pat had lunch with donald trump at the white house and they were expected to discuss christies fight against drug addiction in new jersey among other topics. Philadelphia police say that a woman is facing several charges tonight after a string of crashes in german town. Surveillance video from the scene shows what happened. And you see a sedan barrelling through the isnt section hitting two cars and a pedestrian. I was driving down german town avenue, the light changed and was mine. And a car jutted out from that street and smashed into me. Police say that the car that caused the crash was involve Fire Department an earlier hit and run as well. The driver was later arrested and the pedestrian hit was hospitalized at Einstein Medical Center but is expected to be okay. There is 14 weeks until memorial day and the unofficial start of summer, and temperatures are not heating up yet the rush to get the prime time rentals down the shore certainly is. Here is more from brigantine. Reporter it pays to be an early bird when it comes to locking in the summer rental at the jersey shore. Many realtors are reporting that rentals as compared to this time last year are up 20 to 30 . A trend that serves as a prelude to a great season overall. Not only are the prime weeks in july and august selling out he is receiving more and more renters looking for amenities they have not looked for in the past. Leer is another reason to get moving if you plan on renting a house at the shore. Whether people book online or come in person. The prime reason to rent is president s day weekend which is this weekend so you better get moving. Walter perez, channel 6 action news. A messy situation in trenton turned into a crow conundrum and the birds are feeling too much at home downtown. And now officials are trying to get the birds to disperse. Nora muchanic is live in trenton with t with the fowl story. You had to. We are not talking a few birds but thousands and thousands of them. Every night they come at dusk where they roost in the trees in the downtown area. Its like a scary movie. A movie that people that live and work leer would rather not here. It looks like that Alfred Hitchcock movie. Crows are descending in downtown trenton at night squawking incestly and leaving their calling cards everywhere. Im Walking Around it and trying to avoid it and its disgusting. I worry good what we are breathing in. Everything here is coated in bird droppings, lamp posts and signs and walkway but not the only spot that is a mess. I worked in this spot almost 26 years and have never seen it this bad. The noise is Something Else when several hundred thousand crows wake up in the morning and fly around they make a racket. Scott miller has taken to banging pans to chase them and the state division of Property Management is doing it differently, using rooftop noise devices to disperse the crows, they say that the bird droppings are bad for business. Its bad enough you get cold and rainy days you dont want to walk out of the buildings and then add that stuff on the pavements they dont want to bother. Alan hicks about to open a new restaurant on south warren. The biggest problem is the cars when it turns dark, that is when the birds accumulation in this area. Then are just starting it arrive now. Nobody seems to be sure why all the crows are coming to trenton and the Property Management is overseeing the use of Sonic Devices from the rooftops and trying to get rid of them blowing them off from various buildings but so far no luck. Live in trenton, im nora muchanic, channel 6 action news. All right nora thank you. Time for a check of our action news traffic report tuesday night. Matt pellman in the traffic center, the commute home is nothing to crow about. As you try to head home, speeds are dropping, here along 95 southbound side due in part to this, bright sunshine and sun glare out here giving us extra slow conditions as you approach cotman to Bridge Street and speeds in the teens schuylkill eastbound at girard avenue and up by broomall upper darby and a crash in hill town, bucks county, blocking off 113, i would speak with perkasie and blooming glen. And here in chester, 41 at newport pike remains blocked. And bordentown, burling tonight county, a crash at donees mill road. And one many hammonton downed wires reminding us of yesterday at fairview after few, a lane is blocked there as well. Well check it again in the next half hour. All right thank you. More ahead on action news at 5 00. Justice for the family involved in one of the most highprofile missing children cases in history. The murder of aton patz. And new hope that women undergoing cancer treatments could avoid one of the most troubling side effects. And winter is on hold and 44 in philadelphia and temperatures will be going well above normal through much of the sevenday forecast, and well have the numbers and more action news after the break. A Burlington County man was found guilty of murdering eton patz, one the highest profile missing children cases. Hernandez of maple shade confessed in 2012 and his first trial ended in a hung jury and the jury in his retrial convicted him on kidnapping and murder trials. The clients is determined to appeal todays ruling. Its a race against time in Northern California with rain bearing down on a damaged dam that has sparked thousands of vacations, crews are working to fill the hole in the orville dam of sacramento, and earlier this week they are expecting to get another 2 to 4 inches of rain and they are worried the dam may fail forcing them to evacuate some 200,000 people in the area and they may never determine the cause of the hole and have no timeline when the dam will be fixed. All right turning to health check tonight advances in Technology May help Cancer Patients keep their hair despite undergoing chemo therapy. Ali gorman joins us at the big board with more. This is what is known as a scalp cooling cap, used in europe for years and now gaining traction in the united states. The digany cap was approved by the dfa and women with Early Stage Breast Cancer kept at least half of their hair and it reduced blood throw to the area and slowed the metabolism of air follicles. And the risk of chemo missing cancer cells on the scalp is rare and the cooling system is only recommended for solid tumors not blood cancers. And the National Academy of sciences is giving cautious approval to crisper several Companies Want to use the product for removing and repairing cells and it only use it for babies with serious diseases and disabilities and only used when there is no alternative to prevent the diseases. Also today coming up tonight at 11 00 a new kind of gene therapy could help people that lost their vision. A rare genetic disease strikes young man in the prime of their lives and weeks to months it can cause them to go legally blind. I had to stop driving and playing baseball and i played my whole life. And now Wills Hospital is testing a new treatment and if it work its could help cure other genetic diseases as well. A special report tonight on action news at 11 00. Back to you. Thank you. That would be terrific. The saying goes that laughter is the best medicine and this yoga class tried to prove how laughing heals the heart. And people were encouraged to corporate laughter in their daily life and even problems that could be stressful. That helps the mind process stress and not burden the heart. Still to come on action news tonight. The last call for love in dillworth park and what is next for the citys iconic love statue, and baseball is back, the first spring training workout for phillies pitchers and catchers in clearwater florida. When action news continues tonight. 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. Why dont you start without me . Oh. Yeah. If youre living with frequent, unpredictable diarrhea and abdominal pain, you may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome with diarrhea, or ibsd. A condition that can be really frustrating. Talk to your doctor about viberzi, a different way to treat ibsd. 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They looked at data from free style machines found at restaurants that allowed consumers jazz up their drinks with all kinds of flavors and the cherry was chosen the most. The tours are scheduled to resume on march 7th, they are free first come first serve. You must go through a member of congress to get them. And tickets can come up to three months in advance and they were on hold while Melania Trump worked on her staff that oversees the turz. The famous love statue is removed to be restored and being put back at the original home at love park if you take a photo today post it on inextra gram using the hashtag love at dillworth and your picture could win you a prize. There is no one for me but you. A man got a valentines day serenade from the singers, a tradition to raise money for tours by the singers. Made it uncomfortable. Still to come on 5 00. A check of the forecast for you. Sky 6 hd showing you the ben franklin bridge a beautiful picture and the sun is setting there. 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Once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Do not take breo more than prescribed. See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. Ask your doctor if 24hour breo could be a missing piece for you. Learn more about better breathing at mybreo. Com. Did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. Comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet thats 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. Say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. And add phone and tv for only 34. 90 more a month. Call today. Comcast business. Built for business. Time for accuweather at the action news big board. Adam joseph is in for cecily tonight and he has got the details on the forecast which is improving as we get later in the week. Especially as we go friday into the upcoming Holiday Weekend and i know a lot of folks president weekend that hit the slopes for a long weekend but have it in the back of your brain this is the place you may want to go this upcoming weekend, sky 6 hd in cape may. Saw sunshine return this afternoon, it will get windy before it starts to turn extremely nice around here. But if you are a winter true weather lover and you want the cold and snow, we have been just missing every storm this winter season. We are on the brink you see where the snow pack is just to the north of the Lehigh Valley. Poconos. And the deeper colors in central and north new england at the present time they have 2 to 4 feet on the ground and as you look at the last seven day, 2 inches in philadelphia. Boston they picked up a foot and a half of snow. Albany new york, 21 inches, be hartford, connecticut, two feet of snow and portland, maine, they have seen nearly 40 inches of snow and expected to possibly see up to another foot of snow on thursday. Temperatures locally are in the low to mid40s across the area, its seasonable for this valentines day and we had clouds early on today then are pushing on to the south as the clear sky takes over and that is temporary as we have more clouds pushing in late tonight ahead of that cold front that sweeps through here tomorrow midday. Clouds increase tonight and winds 35 in dover and 38 in cape may. Precipitation will remain to the south and the front comes through dry but what it does is sweep away any chance for big storms and be confined to new england and the wines pick up as the front comes through and topping off into the lower 50s in the afternoon with a blends of clouds and sunshine around here. And then as we look at the fiveday at 5 00. 50s tomorrow and breezy. And then down right windy winds gusting to 40 with crashing windchills in the 20s on thursday and friday sunny and seasonable and 44 and something we have not seen a lot of. Sun, day in and day out. 57 and 64 degrees on sunday and we could smile the 60s more than likely. Ill let you know if the seven day in the next half hour going into next week guys. Shorts in february. Wow. Got to love it. Thank you. More ahead in our next half hour off action news at 5 30. A team of firefighters returned to the frankford firefighter to make sure residents are protected against a tragedy last night. Well tell you why they are going doortodoor. And a girl with a lofty goal gets involved in her idea well show you what she aweved and love was in the air in the first state. Well take to you special ceremonies. 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. The National Security adviser is out but serious questions remain about his ties to russia. And that countrys potential influence on our government. We have the latest from both sides. It wasnt wanted and repeatedly refused and landed this man behind bars, and this man assault bid a stranger trying to give her a kiss. And thieves armed with guns during a weekend holdup captured on surveillance video. Now the details an eroding of trust that is what the Trump Administration led to the president s decision to ask National Security adviser Michael Flynn to resign. However, there are mounting questions as to why he was allowed to continue at his post after the discussions with the

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