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WPVI Action News 5PM March 8, 2017

Laced tirade. I came out side to see what was going on and saw the shotgun and the kids were crying and i called 911. The police came and ordered stout to drop the weapon. Stout refused to comply with the commands and starts to raise his arm and pointed the sawed off shotgun in the direction of the officers. That is when one of the responding officers opened fire killing the 62yearold stout. The ensuing investigation said that the shotgun while operational was not loaded and stout was toxcated with a blood alcohol content of. 06. He says i think the Police Officer did his job. What choice did he have, he didnt know the gun was empty nobody new. And the daughter described her father, he was a troubled man and hard man but he wasnt a bad man, im sorry for the children that were scared and sorry for the officer that had to take a life and sorry ill never get to say good by. The ruling is the officers use of deadly force was justified. Thank you. It has been more than 24 hours since the fire broke out at this peco substation in north philadelphia. At the height of the fire more than 30,000 people were in the dark. Right now more than 2,000 customers remain without power. And peco plans to use truck mounted generators to get the lights back on and they plan to get power restored to the area by tonight and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. New at 5 00 Camden County officials are trying to find the person or persons behind racist graffiti in voorhees, on the side of a vacant house on round hill road. Including a slur against africanamericans was painted overnight and is being investigated as a criminal incident. And a homeless man was sentenced to two years pro brags for this attack on a transgender woman. He plead guilty to assaulting the woman on a center city sidewalk this year who was in town for a lgbt conference and the victim secretly recorded the incident and workman must complete Community Service and anger management classes. The debate to repeal the Affordable Care act is heading up in washington. Paul ryan thinks the bill will pass in the house but some think its too progressive and needs to be scaled back. Reporter President Trump is embracing the republican bill calling it a Great Program but the new health cache plan comes from a new revolt from some conservatives. The uphill battle on capitol hill over health care. Folks have a Health Insurance card but they dont have any care. Republicans now facing a fight against democrats and a cohort in their own party. I think its dead on arrival and i dont think conservatives will vote for it. They refuse to sign off on a plan they say doesnt go far enough. It replaces the subsidies with tax credits and ends penalties over time for the uninsured and ended medicaid expansion. That will have an impact on lower income americans. And today democrats pouncing on a provision on the plane that gives major tax benefits to Insurance Company executives, to cost taxpayers 450 million, that one democrat says that republicans are talking about. They are quiet and silent as they are silent and acquiesce in the wrongdoing of this administration. But President Trump is pushing the plan. Its a can complicated process but called good health care. Well have a fullcourt press. And House Minority leader nancy pelosi is accusing republicans of rushing the process without all the facts. Waiting for the Congressional Budget Office to weigh in on costs and how Many Americans will be covered before moving forward. Live in washington, janay norman, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Today marks International Womens day, around the country mothers and daughters and business women came together to showimpact on the rallied in ph woul be like. Countries around the world are celebrating, including the head of camden base Campbell Soup company, she pledges to accelerate more women in executive positions and share aid mess an with employees. Some of the wisest words spoken to me was from my mother. Say that ambition is part of femininity. I hope they inspire you today. The companys first woman ceo and fewer than 30 women ceos of fortune 500 companies. And councilwoman, blond elwilliams brown talks about trade industries and they talked about ways to break the stereotypes in the workplace and carve out more room for women if all industries. Turning to accuweather tonight and the mild spring like conditions we had today although changes are on the horizon. We look live at the bay bays of Atlantic City, windy at times and an arctic front is bringing change as long with it. Cecily tynan is live with more on the forecast. Its hard to believe im tracking cold air and snow, when you look at the temperatures, 63 in philadelphia, and washington, d. C. 67 and our second day in a row of temperatures in the 60s and a good amounts of sunshine however, also some intense winds, peak wind gusts Atlantic City 53 Miles Per Hour and millville 48 and allentown 37 Miles Per Hour winds, so a blustery day and satellite 6 along with action radar showing good amount of sunshine and we have a front move through in the morning with a round of rain and High Pressure is briefly moving in and what this will do is keep quiet conditions through tonight and through the day tomorrow. So the evening planner showing it is going to be a breezy night and mostly clear and temperatures slow to fall off. 56 at 7 00 and by 9 0052 and 11 00, 50 degrees so a mild night and another mild day tomorrow. Temperatures hitting the low 60s. However, friday morning is the time to watch for a potential of snow and rain and behind the system, last weekend was cold and this weekend even colder. Ill talk about that in the full accuweather forecast. Thank you cecily. Time now for a check of the action news traffic report. Wednesday night and matt pellman is in the Traffic Center with the latest on the commute home tonight. We are watching 295 rick and monica, where travel times are going on four times what they should ideally be. And the crash is cleared out of the way and we look live at route 70 and on the brakes in a major way on down to the accident scene. I would think about using kings highway and new jersey turnpike as alternates, a vehicle northbound at the black horse pike and a crash taking out the left lane luckily that one is not causing a huge delay. And big delays in marlton, all eastbound traffic being forced off at green drive just ahead. And think about main street as an alternate. And another one here in port richmond, we heard it was a disabled vehicle jammed solid from cotman. Well check it again coming up in the next half hour. See you then thanks matt. Still ahead on action news at 5 00 tonight. A deadly crash between a Freight Train and a charter bus in mississippi, the new details from the ntsb as the bus seemingly stalled on the tracks leaving a group of tourists in the trains path. And ali gorman explains the health risk of Green Tea Extract. On capitol hill today a hearing about the qualityive life if the military. The House Committee heard from members of each branch and the conversation turned to the recent scandal that rocked the u. S. Marine core. A private Facebook Group with thousands of members inside of the corps shared explicit images of fellow marines without their knowledge. Its disrespectful. We dont condone it. I want my daughters to grow up in an environment and either be able to serve in our military or not. And whatever they decide to do, i want them to know they have, you know they are treated with dignity and respect. One of the alleged victim. Former marine, kallie wayne, spoke to abc news and accused her marine exboyfriend of posting their private sex tape to the site. And is relieved that the matter is now being investigated. And a popular weight loss supplement if you take anything with Green Tea Extract you could be putting your health at risk. Ali gorman joins us with the detail. People assume that supplements are safe but they are not strictly regulated. Green tea supplements are marketed for weight loss and there is no evidence that they work and could cause problem zbhz you hey have heard that green tea could be good for your heart. Dont confuse a cup of tea with green tea powder, some are promising weight loss and a healthier metabolism. But experts have concerns. Higher contrations of extract can cause liver damage and the herb itself canalitier the effectiveness of a long list of drugs. And elevate your heart rate and Blood Pressure and researchers suggest that up to 10 of people that suffer acute liver failure from Green Tea Extract could die as a result. And they put the green tea powder on the list of supplement greed ens to avoid. The manufacturers are not required to prove to federal regulators that their products are safe or affective or accurately labor manied. And studies found that even in high doses, green tea probably wont help you lose weight. It can raise your Metabolic Rate to burn more calories, but that because of the caffeines and the antioxidants. And you can find the full list of the 15 supplement ingredients Consumer Reports say to avoid on my Facebook Page and at 6abc. Com. You want to look at all the greet yens and talk to your Health Care Provider before taking supplements. Thank you. A forum was held today at Drexel University focusing on Transgender Equality. She is the director of policy for the center for Transgender Equality and spoke to them about her work and the importance of laws and policies that affect transgender people. And it was held in conjunction with National Womens day. More than 100 of the citys top debater competed today in the debate league. And helen gwynn add addresses the student. And awards were given to the top speakers. Still ahead on action news at 5 00 a local girl whose green thumb earned her a 5,000 scholarship. And bentley is following with the newest luxury car. 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Talk to your doctor about managing your symptoms proactively with linzess. U. S. Airports say they need nearly 100 billion in the next five years to keep up growth and passenger and passenger activity. That they have significant needs not being met and threatened their act to serve passengers. Local car maker bentley is getting into the electric car game. They unveiled their electric coupe a version of the x 312, first made without an electric motor in 2015. The concept car is meant to gather Customer Feedback and potential buyers. A student received a 1,000 scholarship for impressive gardening skills, take a look at this. Abigail grew the largest cabbage in delaware weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces, a contest sponsored by Bonnie Plants and a challenge to grow the biggest cabbage at home. She received a giant check at wilbur elementary where she is in fourth grade. Among 14 winner in the country. Congratulations. In green bay wisconsin, cheese heads are gathering at Lambeau Field for the u. S. Championship cheese contest where judges gather to sample some 2300 entries from cheese makers across the country. From months rell to colby, thousands of cheeses are sniffed and sample. They are guaranteed a huge increase in business, if they win. Blue cheese, Cheddar Cheese im hungry. Still to come on action news at 5 00 a check of the action news forecast. Sky 6 hd showing you Philadelphia International airport wednesday night. A nice evening, meteorologist, cecily tynan has your accuweather forecast. Prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, and store. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. Time for accuweather at the action news big board. Cecily tynan is here with the forecast, youll like it for one or two days. Snow lovers may like the rest of the forecast. We are live now taking a look overlooking reading from the pagoda, lots of sunshine and blue skies and temperatures the second day in a row making it up into the 60s. Normal high is 50 degrees. Allentown and reading mild and 61 and wilmington 63 the cool spot cape may the wind is off the ocean making a difference with the air temperature, the current temperature 51 and still blustery out there. Wind gusts 31 Miles Per Hour in philadelphia and 39 in allentown and we had a secondary cold front that moved through this afternoon that kicks up the winds, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are going to be quiet in the shortterm. High pressure is building in and that will keep the skies clear,ing it be breezy overnight and with the winds mixed up it wont get that cold. 37 in the suburbs and 45 degrees in center city and winds westsouthwest 20 Miles Per Hour. Tomorrow the third day in a row when temperatures should climb into the 60s in philadelphia. 63 degrees here and allentown cooler 56 and trenton 59 and cape may 58 and wilmington 52 degrees, its on the breezy side with a mixture of clouds and sunshine and not as windy as today. And then we have big changes by friday morning. Future tracker 6 showing early friday morning at 5 00 this is when the cold air and moisture moves in at the same time. So the Lehigh Valley and the poconos and berks county this begins as snow in the morning in philadelphia it could start as rain with a quick change over to snow. Extreme south jersey and delaware starting at rain and holding on longer before you get the change over by about 8 30, this is a problem for the commute because of visibility and timing. Philadelphia not match a coating to perhaps an inch on grassy surfaces, roads should be just wet because its so warm. But then it gets cold of the weekend, 63 degrees tomorrow and friday the morning snow mixing with rain south of philadelphia, the high is 42 and this weekend, temperatures running colder than last weekend and 33 degrees on saturday, it will be blustery and dont forget to spring forward daylight savings time begins early sunday morning and sunday 35 and monday a chill in the air. 40. And believe it or not tuesday we are dealing with a noreaster, ill let adam talk about that in the full accuweather forecast. I dont like that. What do you think this is . Early march . Winter . More to come in the next half hour off action news at 5 00, dashcam video in the midwest, police and firefighters Work Together to evacuate residents from raging wild fires burning out of control. And these two young men look like they are taking it easy and they with wanted by police for a violent attack. Those stories and more when action news comes rights back. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, Rick Williams and Monica Malpass. Hello again, here are the stories we are following for you tonight at 5 30. A young mother cradling her days old child is attacked in her home and police dont think it was random. And talk about a close call, a massive cruise ship comes within feet of a couples backyard and why Officials Say they were not worried though. A Woman Holding her newborn child told police she heard a noise at her bedroom door and was confronted by three violent men demanding money. On the 4500 block of north 18th street. Authorities say this may not have been a random attack. Vernon odom is live now with the latest. Reporter good evening monica at this hour the manhunt for as many as four robbery suspects continues and its intense and several Police Veterans i know are appalled by the cruel behavior and want the suspects off the street as soon as they can nail them. Shocking from a Law Enforcement standpoint. We are shocked that this occurred. Veteran cops are disgusted by the Home Invasion robbery at north 18th street after midnight. Four thugs crashed into the row home and went into the Young Mothers bedroom who was holding her baby, less than 10 days old in her arm. She stated that an offender grabbed the child and through him to the floor and then demanded money, and she handed money over to the male and he fled to the front of the residence to 18th stree

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