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WPVI Action News At 530 AM April 1, 2015

Bakery to pick up treats for tomorrow morning. Thats just a thought. Good morning karen, good morning, everybody. Were live along 95. All the overnight construction has cleared out. They were working on the ramp from the southbound side to cottman avenue. Crews have pulled away. All lanes opened and ready for you if youre headed in from bucks county or northeast philadelphia, problem free ride on 95 this morning. But nearby if Port Richmond still wrapping up that overnight milling work along richmond street near bridge street. Detours on some of the septa buses for the next half hour. And we have a crash on the roosevelt boulevard this morning southbound side at seventh street on the inner drive. Also still have that large chunk of dries on the lincoln drive northbound near wissahickon. Watch out for that. You dont want to hit that. No longer need to watch out for construction on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound. Thats cleared. So coming off of the connector bridge youre opened and sailing smoothly towards bensalem. In Haddon Township still have that work for another half hour along 168 on collings avenue and nicholson road. Two lanes out of commission there. Tam. A coroner will try to offer police more clues today as they investigate what led to the death of a Montgomery County couple. Their young son discovered their mutilated bodies yesterday and police say the weapon used seems to have been a chainsaw. The couples bodies were found in their home on the 1100 block of country lane in lower moreland township. The District Attorneys Office has not released the names of the homeowners but others have identified them as nicole and chris peppelman. They reportedly had been known to have a troubled relationship. Youll hear neighborhood reaction to their deaths coming up in our next half hour. New this morning, new Jersey State Police are asking for your help in the search for a missing teen. No one has seen 17yearold Rachel Lynn Manzo since late sunday night. Friends of the pittsgrove salem county native say she was texting with an unknown male that day and she might have been planning to meet him. Manzo is 5foot one and 100 pounds. She could be carrying a distinctive black backpack with a floral pattern. It is 5 32. New jersey senator bob menendez has known that the feds were working on a Corruption Case against him. The question was if and when it would move forward. It looks like were going get answers and perhaps indictments perhaps as early as today. Erin ohearn is in the sat Center Following the latest developments into this ongoing corruption investigation. Good morningism good morning familiar thats right. Looming criminal charges are not a real surprise. The fbi and the Justice Department have been investigating menendezs ties to a close friend and financial backer for months not clear exactly what charges the new jersey senator could face all misusing his office for personal gain are reportedly possibilities. Both menendez and dr. Solomon melgen have denied any wrongdoing. The case against menendez is being run by the Public Integrity section of the Justice Department but if there is an indictment it would be announced by the u. S. Attorneys office in new jersey. Now, sources familiar with the case say the doj has been investigating the senators actions before he first came to congress in 1993. Back in 2006 and 2012 menendez faced scrutiny over whether or not he improperly used his office to help his allies. There were also questions about menendez intervene when did you go a Government Agency ruled that his friend dr. Melgen overbilled a Medicare Program by 9 million. Now, menendez has also repeatedly traveled on melgens private plane but when those travel plans came to light, he had to repay 70,000 out of his own pocket. Now, dr. Melgen also has financed menendezs reelection campaigns. In fact, he spent well over 700,000. So, again were waiting to see what exactly those charges could be and when we get word of those well bring them to you right weigh. So stay with 6abc and 6abc. Com. Nor now were live in the sat center erin ohearn channel6 action news. Tam back to you. Thank you erin. A former firefighter is in custody after allegedly holding four firefighters hostage at gun point. He had been let go from the lamont firehouse in elkins park Montgomery County. Yesterday morning he walked into the firehouse and fired a shot into the wall to let his former coworkers know he meant business. Several firefighters were able to run out but four others were not able to escape. I walked inside cause i was trying get my Community Service hours and then thats when all the other firefighters came out and they told me to run. A Police Swat Team negotiator talked with the gunman. The suspect eventually let all of the hostages go and then surrendered. No one was hurt. Action news is not identifying the suspect since hes not yet been charged but we know he has been transferred a psychiatric facility. Developing right now iran and six world powers could begin drafting a new Nuclear Agreement sometime today. Thats according to irans foreign minister. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry remains in switzerland saying enough progress has been made to continue negotiating past yesterdays deadline. Key sticking points remain how iran uses its uranium enrichment and how fast the countrys economic sanctions would be lifted if it does decide to cut back its nuclear program. Indianas had governor has admit he he miss handled the passage of a religious freedom law. Now mike pence wants a revision sent to his desk by the end of the week. Supporters of the law say it allows people and companies to choose with whom they do business based on their personal religious police. Critics argue it allows them to turn away gays and lesbians. Hang today, ron moten will be sworn in as Camden Countys chief of detectives. If youre a hard core football fan you may remember his name. Moten was a Philadelphia Eagles linebacker back during the buddy reiner are a. After multiple injuries he enrolled at rutgers university. Eventually he landed at the Camden County prosecutors officers where hes risen through the ranks. Moten will take over for acting chief Martin Nicholas who is retiring. Can congratulations. Congratulations. No joke aprils fool dame were finally going to see some sun. It will be cool but nice. Lets take a look at Storm Tracker 6 live double scan. We are dry and get this no weather related problems to talk about. What. Lets go on outside right now and see what it looks like and sky 6 looking live in Atlantic City this morning and were looking pretty good. The camera shaking just a touch and it is going to be a bit breezy at times today. Lets look back at march why dont we. It was cold, you know it was cold. We were about 4. 4 degrees below average so if it felt cold than normal thats why. The most snow weve had in march since 1993. Now were turning the page in the cal today. Its a new month. Weve got some good news. Its been a long and hard winter i think for a lot of us with the cold temperatures to deal with. But today the average high is 59. We look all the way towards the end of april. The average high goes up to 69 degrees so hang in there. By the end of the month well be talking about temperatures on most days in the upper 60s. The average snowfall in april only about a half inch, the average rainfall 3. 56inches. Current temperatures, 36 degrees right now. Look at the dewpoint. Its way down. Only 25 degrees. So, not a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. Today were drier. Winds out of the north at eight and the barometric pressure 29. 94 and its arriving because we have High Pressure moving in. Thats whats going give us the nice sunshine throughout the day. Cold out there to start some spots are below freezing. Going to get a little bit better. By 9 00 a. M. , 41, by noon 47, by 3 00 p. M. 53 and by 6 00 p. M. 54. That will be our high for the day. Its below average but i think it will feel pretty good. High pressure in control today giving us lots of sunshine cool for april but nice with a little breeze. Then this happens. The high shifts off the coast tomorrow we get more of a southwesterly flow and thats going to allow temperatures to actually get above average to about 66 degrees. And ahead of that front we get that southwesterly flow. The front comes on friday and thats when we get the rain. So youve got a few changes coming up in your sevenday forecast. After today it is nice, it is sunny, below average but feeling pretty good, 54 degrees for your high and then tomorrow its breezy and warm 65. We jump way up there. If we get a shower, i dont think it will be until late thursday night. On friday, its warmer with some showers. We could even have a thunderstorm or two in the afternoon. It looks like the afternoon will be the steadiest rain. Look at that high, 70 degrees but youre not going want to be outside very much with the wet conditions and thats as we begin passover and honor good friday. On saturday, its windy and cooler 58. We drop way down maybe you have a leftover shower in the morning. The rest of the day is drive. On sunday its cold to start for Easter Services and then well see increasing clouds during the day ahigh of 56. If we get a spotty shower it will be late in the day. On sunday. And then monday partly sunny skies and 58 for the phillies home opener. Tuesday thats when the rain comes so hopefully well hold off until tuesday for the phils. Cloudy and damp at times with 60 degrees for your high. So were looking at temperatures going much better than they have been as of late as you look at that seven day. Thats more like it. About time. Its 5 40. More news coming up you did not see last night. A road rage like rant places an nypd detectives job in jeopardy. Fyi philly checks out a restaurant thats taking the farm to table trend a whole new level. Food that starts with a seed and ends on your plate. Matt. Good morning nydia. Starting with damp conditions here on the Montgomery County bucks county border along 202 parkway at county line road. Drying out quickly and the traffic is moving fine so far but youre not going to be moving well in several other spots because of construction later today. Well tell you where you dont want to go after the break. Plus, the amazing but scary image from outer space of a super typhoon sweeping across the western pacific. Thats a little later on action news. You want i fix this mess . A mess . I dont think whats that . Snapshot from progressive. Plug it in and you can save on Car Insurance based on your good driving. You sell to me . No, its free. You want to try . I try this if you try. Not this. Okay. Da welcome back on this wednesday hump day april fools day. 5 43 36 degrees. Sky 6 hd taking a live look at the ben franklin bridge. No fooling theres a good looking man over at the big board. Oh, yeah. Lets go over to matt pelman hes got your traffic report. Good morning. Too kind going to be like a mind field out there dodging those april fools jokes but so far ive made to 5 43 and no one has gotten me. Just try people, i dare you. Meanwhile were heading to the suburbs with the suburban traffic report early on this wednesday morning live in plymouth meeting, this is the blue route south of the midcounty toll plaza. Traffic moving great so far this morning on all of the major highways. Theyre drying out. No issues if youre coming off the northeast extension passing ridge pike headed down toward the schuylkill. We will see how long that lasts. But an issue is about to crop up here in pocopson Chester County n15 minutes theyre going eclose route 52, the bridge over Brandywine Creek along lenape road going to be shut down through friday afternoon for construction so were going to send you down to 926 street road for the next couple days. If youre not out within the next 15 minutes, 52 will not be an option and you missed your chance on this one. At 5 oclock this morning they closed old barley mill road here in New Castle County through the end of may. Were talking after memorial day until you get this one back so stay down on 141 to get around that new construction closure but you still dont want to use 141 in new castle. Thats closed for the emergency bridge work by 13 there by the airport so 273 gets you around that blockage. Another new construction project begins today in pleasantville Atlantic County by the marco polo pizzeria. Weekdays during the midday closing delilah road at leads. Gloucester county another pothole in the road along red bank avenue. Tam. Okay, thank you matt. This story is developing right now. The Los Angeles County coroner is investigating the death of an heir to the getty oil fortune. The exgirlfriend of 47yearold andrew getty found his body in a bathroom at his Hollywood Hills home yesterday. The coroner has tentatively ruled the death accidental because medication was found at the scene. Getty did have a history of drug use. But Officials Say its too early to tell if indeed that factored into his death. Police are now questioning gettys ex but say they do not suspect anything criminal. A new york city detective will go before a review board today for reportedly berating an uber driver. A passenger recorded mondays confrontation on a cell phone. The nypd explained the tirade as a case of road rage. According to the passenger who recorded the video the detective got angry when the private taxi driver honked because the detective was trying park without using hi blinkers and was blocking the uber vehicle from going on a green light. In his rant the detective mocks the drivers accent and cursed repeatedly. How long have you been in this country . Almost two years. Almost how long. Two years. Two years. I got news for you and use this lesson. Remember this in the future. Dont ever do that again. Uber released a statement saying the behavior in the video is wrong and unacceptable and we appreciate the nypd investigating the incident. The Surveillance Video of a knockout blow at a septa stop is now public. This shows the sucker punch on the platform at 15th and market on monday. Minutes before cameras on board the market frankford el train captured what appears to be a verbal fight between a young suspect in the blue hoodie and the 60yearold victim in the brown jacket. The victim was knocked unconscious from that punch. He remains hospitalized with a broken jaw. The search for the young assailant continues. The fate of pennsylvanias attorney general is now in the hands of the Montgomery County d. A. District attorney Risa Vetri Furman must now decide whether or not to file charges against kathleen kane. A state Supreme Court ruling has allowed the case against kane to go forward. The court said a county judge acted properly when he appointed a special prosecutor to look into a grand jury leak tied to kanes office. Furmans office has not yet commented on the Supreme Court ruling. This weekend on fyi philly youve heard of farm to table but one restaurant in harleysville is taking it one step further, seed to table. Karen rogers has the preview. Reporter growing season is under way at the mainland inn in harleysville. Seedlings were planted in january everything from broccoli to kale is on the rise. Here we have garnish on a lot of the dishes. Reporter head chef ezra duker relies on that to fill his menu. Its fresh and keeping it hyper local. Not only do we have our own farm that produces majority of our food we have a 1 acre garden on property so we harvest our lettuces right before the dinner service. Reporter your wait staff is going to be out there in the garden picking everything and throwing on clothes and serving the food. If you like Healthy Eating it doesnt get fresher. It tastes better the nutrient is better. Reporter the inn is an extension of quarry hill farm a mile what away. They provide many of the vegetables and humanely raised animals that the chef uses. I have an opportunity to here to reconnect the diner and the guests with their local farmers so its a really wonderful thing. Fyi philly airs saturday night at 7 00 sunday at midnight. They do such a great job with that show. I really enjoy it. 5 48. A viral video has a florida family under investigation for child abuse. A super typhoond which has slammed several islands sets its sights on the philippines. Karen. Sunny and a high of 54. It is below the average high of 59 and chilly in the overnight hours but just about average for there. Were going check that seven day for you. Its coming up. Well, sir. After some serious consideration id like to put in my 15year notice. Youre quitting . Technically retiring, sir. With a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. Wow youre totally blindsiding me here. Whos gonna manage your accounts . This is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. Well, im gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. Jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a cake. Red velvet. Oh, thank you. I made this. Take charge of your retirement. Talk to a state farm agent today. Do you know what today is . Whats today, matt. Today is national roosevelt boulevard looking good. Here by ridge avenue headed toward the schuylkill traffic is moving well but theres a new crash close to Beverly United Methodist Church in Burlington County along Warren Street but the trains on tim

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