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WPVI Action News At 530 AM February 27, 2017

Are looking at a high of 57 degrees at 3 00 p. M. This afternoon, yesterday we got 46 so this is better. 54 degrees by 5 00 p. M. 7 00 p. M. , Still Holding on to 49 degrees. Gets milder tomorrow with a spotty shower, the big issue this week is possibly wednesday when were expecting a line of heavy rain and another round of strong thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Ill track that with future tracker 6 coming up. Reporter more thunderstorms in february, unusual, right . Looking live on i95 we have a quiet ride no weatherrelated problems affecting the roads, dry and clear, southbound traffic heading toward center city, pretty light volume to start us off. The big picture reflecting that, speeding along at 55 Miles Per Hour acon i95 and the blue route. We have structural problems on the margie street bridge stick to lehigh avenue thats coming in from north philadelphia. Vine street expressway no construction means no problem, nice and clear, westbound eastbound looking good. The boulevard extension southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway. Light volume to start us off. Place for hate, that was the message people of different faiths people sent joining to go to clean up the mess at a jewish cemetary in wissinoming where vandals toppled headstones. Annie mccormick is live at the jewish cemetary on frankford avenue as police try to track the vandals down. Reporter it was a great show of support people came out here yesterday to pull the tombstones back up. Theres no word on how much it will cost to repair. It go fund me page set up has surpassed the goal. The police say the investigation is still underway. They know the cemetary was a target, but they dont know if it was an antisemitic attack or a hate crime a man visiting his fathers grave made the discovery sunday. Many graves was vandalized. Many worked to put back knocked over headstones sunday. People of many faiths came out to show their support. I am a family of a holocaust survivor, there were many jewish cemetaries that are vajized, i thought we were done with that. Every human should be allowed to rest in peace and no one should worry about their loved one graves being desecrated. Reporter Mount Carmel Cemetary is the latest jewish cemetary to be have a vandalize. Mayor kennys office assured the public whoever is responsible will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, adding hate is not permissible. And there is a reward for any information leading to an arrest, that award has grown already up to 13,000. This afternoon leaders from all different faiths will gather together at a local church to discuss what happened here. For now, were live in wissinoming, Annie Mccormick channel 6 action news. Tam, back to you. Annie, thank you, Comedian Bill Cosby is expected back in a Montgomery County courtroom today. His attorney general will argue for a change of venue or bring in a jury from outside the area saying cosby cannot get a fair trial with a local jury. On friday, a judge ruled that one of a dozen accusers in cases elsewhere will be allowed to testify in cosbys trial here. The attorneys wanted to bring in the women to show a pattern of bad behavior. Trump is expected to outline his Budget Proposal today. He offered a bit of a preview last night. He highlighted some of his accomplishments of young presidency saying the nations borders are stricter. Weve made a lot of promises over the last two years, many of those promises already are kept, so were very honored by that. The white house is preparing to propose boosting defense spending and slashing funding for Environmental Protection agency. President trump will address a joint session tomorrow. Watch the prime time event live on 6abc. Money lone will Monica Malpas will be in the nations capitol, the live reports starting point tomorrow afternoon at 4 00 p. M. It is oscar stunner that no one saw coming. Moonlight is the best picture, we only figured that out after another cast and crew came to the stage to accept the award. The presenter had the wrong envelope sending everyone on stage into a frenzy, including the groom for la la land who realized they had to hand back the trophy. Lets go to holy hollywood with all the drama. Reporter we saw the moment play out, you can imagine what was going through everyones mind as this happened. This night will go down in oscar historical. It was the last category for best picture that left everyone speechless. As chaotic as gracious the cast of la la land handing 0 over their oscar to the cast of moonlight. La la handle called the winner, but within minutes this is not a joke, moonlight has won best picture. Moonlight best picture. An abrupt about face, moonlight taking the top price in an historically awkward upset. Oscar night hit all the right notes, musical performances, political jazz,. I want to say thank you to president trump. Reporter a surprise visit from unsuspecting tourist. Who is your favorite actor . That man right there. Denzel. Reporter in the end the awards were about the little goal statue, ali taking home best actor for moonlight. And viola davis for best supporting actor. And best actor went to manchester by the sea. Im dumb founded that i am included. La la land won 6 of the record tieing 14 oscars for which it was nominated. Including best actress who addressed the flap back stage. It was amazing to hear la la land, i think we would have won to win best picture but were excited for moonlight. Reporter finally the real best picture winner moonlight. Price Waterhouse Cooper which counts the vote released a statement apologizing saying the wrong category envelope was handed to the presenters and investigating how that happened. Reporting live from hollywood channel 6 action news. Thank you. Someones is taking responsibility, m. Night shyamalan said he wrote the plot. I think its believablable. Believable. They probably wish they could blame it on m. Night shyamalan. Congratulations to all the other winners. Storm tracker 6 live double scan showing on the east coast we have a tranquil morning, although as we step outside we have cold conditions to start out. Theres center city were actually around the freezing mark and some spots in the 20s, so grab the winter coat. In philadelphia, 33 degrees at this hour, wind are calm, when youre getting a wind its light and coming up from the south. That will actually help us out. The cold air youre experiencing is left over from the shot of cold air that came in yesterday. With the southerly wind well transition out of the cooler air and get milder as we go through the afternoon and the next several days. Get the sunglasses ready early, some of the clouds will filter in as the day goes on. Were looking at a bright start and fairly bright finish. 10 00 a. M. , 43 high clouds moving in. Noon, 50. 3 00 p. M. , 57 degrees better than yesterdays 46 if youre into warmer conditions. 6 00 p. M. , 51 degrees, winds not all that strong just a little bit breezy today. High temperatures across the region, a little bit of a range, 57 in philadelphia. 56 in trenton and wilmington. Only the mid 50s in allentown and reading, 56 in millville. If you head to the shore, next to the cool ocean water same thing we had last week where you have the flow coming up from the south drawing cooler air over the cooler ocean water and keeping you cool by the shore. Tomorrow the southerly flow continues a warm front passes to the north, we wind up with a high all the way up to 65. Tomorrow it will be cloudy and at times there could be a sprinkle or spotty showers around or steadier light to moderate rain later in the day are 0 at night. 635 degrees on 65 degrees on the thermometer. Wednesday afternoon there could be a spring or shower in the morning, but later in the afternoon and evening well be on the look out for similar to last saturday heavy rain and strong thunderstorms coming through that could produce gusty wind gusts in the afternoon hours and another batch of rain coming up through 10 00 p. M. , 11 00 p. M. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, 57 sun mixing with clouds today. Tomorrow a spotty shower possible, otherwise, 65 mild. Im putting the red bar on wednesday, we have a chance of a strong thunderstorm line later in the day or early evening. You want to take cover indoors lower floors. Ahead of that 74 degrees, once again a mild day. Behind that departing thunderstorm activity, 55. Friday, 42 maybe a snow shower popping up, accumulation on grassy sure surfaces north and west of philadelphia, well see about that. 47 on saturday and 57 on sunday, not bad for this time of the year. The Dover Police Department is mourning the deaths of two Police Officers killed in a crash. A state teenager won a wrestle championship in texas and it leads to debate over gender identity and fairness. Reporter the blue route, we have a nice ride well take you to Fort Washington and see whats happening there when we come right back. We buy any car dot com we buy any car dot com we buy any car dot com any any any any did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money . A recent study found consumers who trade in their car pay an average of 990 dollars more. So dont trade in. Sell it. To we buy any car. Learn more and get your free online valuation now at we buy any car dot com find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar. Com welcome back taking a live look here, the view from sky6 live hd into atlantic city, 5 45, 33 degrees. What you got for us on this monday morning, karen . Reporter ive got smooth sailing, so far, usually when i say that i jinx myself so far so good on the roads. Looking live on the pennsylvania turnpike, in for the washington we have no real issues as people are traveling they are moving around nicely at this point. No weatherrelated issues. Burlington bristol bridge going up at watch for that. The turnpike connector is shut down tyke to the taconypalmyra bridge. We have someone talking about an accident algone avenue right near rhawn street Near Northeast high school. An accident in according to the waze app on the commuter traffic report. Be careful of that. 33 degrees in philadelphia. Its chilly in the low 20s in allentown. 24. 22 in millville. 30 in trenton. Cold this morning, this afternoon will be milder than it has been, 57 for the high, sunshine and clouds, matt. Were learning about the two dover Police Officers who were killed in a car crash off duty. 24yearold cadet james watt. S and Robert Defonte was driving the jeep and lost control of the road in dover. The vehicle went down an embankment and struck a pole. Defonte served in the department for two years, was the was in the special enforcement cadet unit for of months. This was mix of emotions when a transgender teen from texas won a girl championship wrestle event. Max said he would rather wrestle with the boy, but state policy require that he wrestle with the gender on the birth certificate which is female. Theres questions whether his hormone treatments gave him an unfair advantage. His teammates stood behind him. I wouldnt be here today if it wasnt for my teammates. The state stands by the results, but Officials Say they are willing to review existing classic sports law. A 100yearold dutch woman fulfilled a wish on her bucket list by getting arrested. She said she wanted to experience a police cell. So Police Arrested her and posted the story on the Department Facebook page and included several pictures of the smiling centenarian. A Police Officer in indiana has come up with a tsa to keep drivers safe. See the special device that will prevent accidents a lot of road rage. An indiana state trooper is getting a lot of attention for his operating a turn signal. He tawas he twawks about talks about the often forgotten incredible neat turn signal. He said it is not only against the law not to use it, but its a courtesy. Use it a block or two ahead of the time to use it. Reporter i got pulled over for not using a signal. It was just one time. Recently . Reporter no, last year. Lets take a look, lets take a look outside in southwest philadelphia. I forgot. Live on the platt bridge, westbound traffic on your left heading toward the airport. No problems here, looking good this morning, were nice and dry, at least, mass transit is showing everything is looking good, we have schedules for some trolleys and septa city buses, grab the new schedule mr. Murphy. Reporter i got pulled over for making a right turn on the red, it had no turn on red. The Police Officer was sitting next to to to me, i didnt see. 32 degrees on the bus stop by 6 00 a. M. , 36 degrees by 8 00 a. M. Were in the 20s in reading, allentown and millville. Everybody needs a winter coat. Winds are not that bad. Sun and clouds, milder than yesterday, noon, 50. 57 by 3 00 p. M. Still holding 54 by 5 00 p. M. Thank you david you can find the sevenday forecast and live look at Storm Tracker 6 live double scan radar at any time of the day on our website 6abc. Com weather. The judge from the original tv show Peoples Court has passed away. The family of judge joseph wapnor died in his sleep. He was hospitalized and in hospice care. He settled small claims cases from 1981 to 1993. Theres new text to make sure help gets to you sooner when you call 911. Bill cosby is due in court today, well have a live report at 6 00 a. M. Triple 5s on the clock, good morning, everyone, 33 degrees on city avenue. Taking a live look at the traffic from the girard point bridge over the schuylkill river. Sunrise coming at 6 38 a. M. The time change is coming up, march 1 we spring forward. Beautiful march 12 we spring forward. Police are discovering of a leg that washed up in national park, new jersey. Police described it as the lower part of a leg. Gloucester county medical Examiner Office will take a dna sample hoping to identify the victim. A pitbull put a 7yearold girl in the hospital. The girl was bitten in the face. It is believable the dog believes to the it is believed that the dog belongs to a neighbor. New technology can help with the fatal flawed 911 system. 76 of the calls come from cell phones. They use cell towers to locate where the callers are. The signal is not always accurate because it can hit up to 2 miles away. They are using apps that pinpoint calls that use gps like google maps or uber. It reduces response time. The apps work on smart phones, some say it prevents privacy concerns, advocates says it saves lives. Philadelphia police are on the case of a suspicious death thinking the mans pet is the prime suspect. Best picture bombshell who is to blame for the mistake, were hearing from the organization accepting responsibility this morning. When heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. It starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. And neutralizes stomach acid at the source. Tum tum tum tum smoothies only from tums for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. But for many businesses, its out of reach. Why promise something you cant deliver . Comcast business is different. We deliver superfast internet with speeds of 150 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. We do business where you do business. Good morning it is 6 00 a. M. On this monday february 27 heres whats happening. Comedian bill cosby is expected back in the courtroom today. He is fighting to have an outside jury to hear his upcoming Sexual Assault case in Montgomery County. We could hit the 70s at some point at the same time theres a chance of snow showers. Mistake, moonlight, you guys won best picture. It was an unbelievable and unforgettable moment the cast of la la lands

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