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WPVI Action News 6PM May 7, 2016

Reporter norristown firefighters got the call and when they arrived at the location, flames were shooting from the home and four people were trapped inside. Firefighters arrived and found a three story dwelling with heavy fire visible from the home. Marko dimingo lives across the street, he saw two firefighters pull the girls out of the home and started cpr. Reporter Officials Say three people were killed, two adults and a child. Another child was rushed to chop in critical condition. The damage was mostly from smoke she hopes the tenants can return in a couple of days, the damage to the 825 side where the fire started was extensive, it will take time to rebuild the property. 17 people are being held by the red cross. Norristown firefighters went door to door handing out smoke alarms. While it appears the shoam was was was divided into a two property residents it is permitted for a one family home. This was a home that was doing something behind the scene that we were not able to catch. Reporter Trish Hartman channel 6 action news. Another fire this one in south philadelphia claimed the life of a man and a woman. This happened on the 1700 block of moore street before 11 30. Witnesses say the smoke was emanating from the third floor, but the firefighters were having a hard time getting to it because of the clutter inside. The man in his 70s and the woman in her 60s were pronounced at the scene. Another fire on 4700 you hundred block of hazel avenue before 8 00 a. M. The victim who died was pronounced at the scene. Another was taken to jefferson hospital. Police in philadelphia are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside an abandoned home holly. Police say the woman was beaten in the head, but at this hour they are not sure who wishes or who killed her. The investigators were on the 2900 block of rose hill street piecing together what happened. Neighbors say the abandoned property was a known drug house. It was in such Poor Condition detectives wore haz mat. They carried away the front door of the home for evidence. Now officers were tipped off to the homicide after they conducted a pedestrian stop and that person said check the home and they did. Once they got inside on the first floor he this found a 20 somethingyearold unidentified female who was bludgeoned to death and pronounced dead at the scene. Reporter police say a person is being questioned at police headquarters, but at this point they are not calling him a suspect. If you know anything about the crime, the police urge you to call the homicide unit. Were live at east detectives, jeff chirico channel 6 action news. Walter . Thank you jeff. Also, Philadelphia Police are investigating the death of a woman found dead on the street in society hill. At 10 30 police were called to south 5th street near lumbard for an unresponsive woman. Medics tried to revive her but she was pronounced at the scene. The woman was in her 50s apart from that, there is no information about her including the cause of death. For our delaware newsroom people showed up for this event organized to keep youngsters a safe place to get together. Organizers took the opportunity to call for the end the violence that hit wilmington pretty hard over the last few months. Northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike reopened after a crash shut down the lanes earlier today. It happened at 5 00 a. M. This morning. A tanker truck rolled down the embankment. The truck driver suffered minor injuries, no word what the truck was carrying. Moving on to the accuweather forecast. It was another gloomy kind of day, but the sun peeked out here and there, perhaps a pray prelude of things to come. Melissa magee has the check of the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast at the big board. Reporter we had gradual improvement for the start of the weekend and things get better for the second half tomorrow. Heres Storm Tracker 6 live double scan radar were tracking spotty showers across the delaware and lehigh valleys, mainly across areas in south jersey burlington, camden, gloucester and atlantic county. A couple of showers will be around thanks to the constant upper level low that will leave the region. Coastal flood advisory up in Seaside Heights and cape may and rehoboth beach. Minor flooding is a concern at the time of the high tide. Some improvement on the way today. Temperatures are warmer than yesterday. Five degrees warmer in philadelphia than they were at the same time yesterday. 6 degrees for allentown and reading then it was 24 hours ago, nine degrees warmer in lancaster, philadelphia coming in at 63. Much better than yesterday. The evening planner if youre stepping out its mostly cloudy at 7 00 p. M. 8 00 p. M. , 50 50s well talk about what to expect. An early shower on the way for sunday, but turning nice for mom, for mothers day on sunday. The 7 are making a come the 70s are making a comeback, as well. The sun is not too far away. Imagine that. Former Philadelphia Police commissioner Willie Williams was laid to rest today. Officers were outside the psy i dont know Baptist Church as they saluted his casket. He died at his home in atlanta after a long illness, Willie Williams was 72. Vice President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address in dover. He talked about the closeinknit nature of the Delaware Community and said they are filled with a future with promise. To be successful and happy you have to be willing to run the risk of failure in the service of what matters most to you. These Commencement Ceremonies coincide with the universitys 125th year. He spoke at the schools 2003 graduation ceremony. You have a few minutes to pick up the ticket that could make you stinking filthy rich. Its up to 415 million bucks. Its the the biggest since the record setting prize back in january 1. 6 billion. The odds are not in my favor. You have one in 192. 2 million chance of winning the drawing tonight. Of course well have the wing numbers on action news at 11 00 p. M. Good luck. Much more to come on action news, a fight inside a bar in northeast philadelphia ends with two people injured. Plus a feat of engineering today at villanova. Well take you to a competition for the regions brightest young minds. The phillies cool off after a hot streak. Jamie apody has sports when action news comes right back. Police are investigating after two men were stabbed in northeast philadelphia. Investigators think it happened after a fight broke out last night at the bamboo sports bar and grill on the 6200 block of bustleton avenue. One victim was stabbed in his rib cage and is in critical condition. The second victim was stabbed in the hand. No arrests so far. Some welltrained k9 units competed in havertown. The police k9 competition at haverford middle school. They competed in an Obstacle Course and article search. All the proceeds will go to local causes supporting the k9 department. Health screenings for student athletes were being checked for risk of sudden cardiac arrest. The number one cause of death for student athletes. Hundreds of people enjoyed good food and music at the south street spring festival. Philadelphias biggest Spring Block Party continues until 8 00 p. M. Tonight. The festival covers a 12block stretch of south street. 100 vendors were there selling all kinds of arts and crafts. Narrator the constitution says the President Shall make nominations for the Supreme Court and the senate votes. No exception for election years why is pat toomey refusing to do the job pennsylvania elected him to do . Toomey refuses to consider anyone president obama nominates, even a former prosecutor with more experience than any other nominee with bipartisan support. But toomey is choosing his partys leaders and playing politics with the Supreme Court. Call senator toomey and tell him to put the constitution before his politics. Science and engineering put their skills to the test today. They competed in an underwater robotics competition at villanova university. More than 200 middle and elementary and High School Students took part. It encourages students to develop their interests in sciences and technology and engineering and math. Okay time for a check of sports. Reporter i always put the wrong mic on. Theres one over here and one over here. Take whatever you want. Lets talk sports. Lets do it. After beginning the months of may, on a 6 game winning streak the phillies have dropped three in a row. They fell last night 64. This game got off to an uncharacteristic bad start. He retired ten batters in a row. John carlos broke the tie with a tworun shot off hector naris. You got to see the shot, 479 feet the longest hit by anybody. Eagles quarterback soap oprah continues. Carson wentz sam bradford will we see them on the field anytime soon him well see carson wentz anytime. Bradford has no communication between the birds starter and the team. He doesnt have to be here until the first week in june. If talks are going on in the background thats not for us to know. These conversations with agents or players we keep them between them and obviously weve been clear about how we feel about sam and when he comes here, we just move forward. The steelers have started their rookie camp theres a familiar face in a different uniform. Despite being the top defensive player in college football. That was to fuel him. He said he is an under dog like temple is and he continues to approve people wrong. Just when we changed the program. Being a part of that, people didnt think i could play at this level. Im just going to continue do what i do make plays and thats it. Its darby day, its about 15 minutes from now, 170,000 fans in the fasteners drinking their mint jewelips. Nyquist is the favorite to win. State of north dakota has been good to us laterally they brought us carson wentz. The flyers would not be able to give them a buddy. He turned down an offer to play in philadelphia to go to edmonton. I dont get it. We have his coach, an carson, whats so good about edmonton. It would have been great to team up with this guy, the rookie of the year. He said he would be shocked if he wins it. Its a mind blowing shot. Especially being an will we a. An la call up. Ill be here in philly training, love it, love the fans and the city and everything. The favorite player of all time bobby clark. Up in alaska never to be worn together. The Wells Fargo Center tweeted out the jersey for justin bieber. 16 stands for the year 2016. That didnt stop fans from being peeved. They have taken down the tweet down, all that matters is he is somebody to love. Reporter im sure those are bieber songs. I dont have bieber fever. Reporter sure you do. Up next, Melissa Magee has the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, stick around. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. But it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza®. He said victoza® works differently than pills. And comes in a pen. Victoza® is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. Its taken once a day, any time. Victoza® is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. Victoza® works with your body to lower blood sugar in 3 ways in the stomach, the liver, and the pancreas. Vo victoza® is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. It is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and should not be used in people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Victoza® has not been studied with mealtime insulin. Victoza® is not insulin. Do not take victoza® if you have a personal or Family History of medullary thyroid cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza® or any of its ingredients. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include itching, rash, or difficulty breathing. Tell your doctor if you get a lump or swelling in your neck. Serious side effects may happen in people who take victoza®, including inflammation of the pancreas pancreatitis . Stop taking victoza® and call your doctor right away if you have signs of pancreatitis such as severe pain that will not go away in your abdomen or from your abdomen to your back, with or without vomiting. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. Taking victoza® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. The most common side effects are headache, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. Side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. If your pill isnt giving you the control you need ask your doctor about noninsulin victoza®. Its covered by most health plans. A really cool Food Festival rolled into Chester County today. Hundreds of people took part in the food truck festival. The streets were lined with colorful food trucks from across the region and lots of music and vendor with arts an crafts. Melissa magee told me the sun came out today. Reporter it did, if you blinked you would have missed it. It was playing peek a boo with the sky and the clouds today. It might frighten the public. Reporter it might, but its coming out tomorrow. Storm tracker 6 live double scan showing its dry for the most part, but we have a spotty sprinkle and shower in Atlantic City county. Its because of the pesky upper level low thats been with us for the minority of the week. The action cam was outside earlier today at penns landing at spruce street harbor park, you see the folks outside enjoying relatively mild conditions in comparison to where weve been of late. Weve been stuck in the 50s. Today we match the 60s. We have a mostly cloudy sky overhead and folks are enjoying the dry conditions. High today, 63 well below where we should be for this time of year. 71 is the normal. 94 was set back in 1930. Outside at this hour it was five degrees warmer in philadelphia than at the same time yesterday. Coming in at 60. 59 in allentown. 61 in lancaster. 9 degrees warmer in lancaster than 24 hours ago. 50 in the poconos along the coast in cape may, 58. 51 in beach haven. We are currently underneath the Coastal Flood Advisory and coastal section of delaware until 1 00 a. M. On sunday. The upper level low is sitting and spinning across the region which is why we have spotty showers in Atlantic City county. As you look off to the west, were tracking a trough of low pressure and frontal boundary that will working eastward later tonight into the start of sunday. In the wake of that, finally the sun will return. The call from accuweather, over the next 12 hours, its mostly cloudy, a shower arrives late after midnight. Well drop down to 49 in the suburbs and 50 in philadelphia for the overnight low. Future tracker 6 showing you at 1 00 a. M. During the overnight hours, the clouds start to build and thicken. We have showers creeping in lancaster and berks county and Lehigh County and the poconos with the frontal boundary moving on through. Spotty showers likely even at 7 30 a. M. Watch what happens in the wake of the front from a west east direction, the clouds start to stay away early in the morning and by the afternoon we have ample sunshine to enjoy in time for the second half of the weekend and in time for mom on mothers day. Sunny and breezy, as well. 9 00 a. M. , 56 degrees, a spotty shower moving out from a west east direction, 62 at 1 00 a. M. , 65 at 1 00 p. M. In the afternoon. 66 degrees the number at 3 00 p. M. 5 00 p. M. Were holding in the upper 60s. Heres the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Breezy and brighter especially by sunday afternoon. High temperature coming in at 60 degrees, monday, sunny and pleasant up to 72. On tuesday, mostly cloudy and bit cooler, a high of 65. Philadelphia union are at home on wednesday. Its mild and partly sunny, 71 degrees, the shower is possible later in the day. Scattered showers return on thursday, high of 71. It stays unsettled on friday, 72 for the abdominner vail are a regatta. The sun is returning. You can find the Storm Tracker 6 live double scan radar at 6abc. Com weather. Some young men switched out their sneakers for high heels in worcester Montgomery County for walk a mile in her schools event. The event raises awareness about Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault and raises money for the laurel house that helps and support 1500 Abuse Victims each ann every year. World news saturday is next on channel 6. And then action news at 10 00 p. M. On phl17. And were back here at 11 00 p. M. For jeff skeverski, jamie apody, Melissa Magee and the entire action news team, well see you back here at 11 00 p. M. I drive a golf ball. I drive to the hoop. I drive a racecar. I have a driver. His name is carl. But thats not what we all have in common. We talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. Xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. Xarelto® is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. For people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. You know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. I couldnt have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. I found another way. Yeah, treatment with xarelto®. Hey, safety first. Like all blood thinners, dont stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. While taking, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto® may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Xarelto® can cause serious and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. Get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. If you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto®, watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. Do not take xarelto® if you have an artificial heart

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