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WPVI Action News At 600 AM April 4, 2016

Were live in villanova with more on the final dance. We have a weekend chill that blew into the region and accuweather is tracking rain. Lets go outside to david murphy and karen rogers has been busy with traffic. Reporter its chilly this morning as matt mentioned. Storm tracker 6 live double scan we are above freezing so precipitation to the north is rain. You ever to go to the poconos to get snow. Reading and allentown is damp. Everybody to the south, midway through bucks county are dry at this point. Theres rain out to the west and well see intermittent showers in the morning and batch of steadier rain this afternoon. The temperatures this morning are on the cool side. Were looking at 42 degrees in philadelphia, currently. 40 in trenton. Down to 38 in allentown. Wilmington has dipped into the upper 30s and 48 degrees in millville. As we roll through the day its going to bounce back temperaturewise. 59 degrees by 11 00. 64 by 1 00. Thats the high, 66 degrees by 3 00 p. M. Notice how we are mostly cloudy and spotty showers in the morning and steadier rain in the afternoon. Overnight tonight, the next issue is a drop of temperatures. 0 theres a freeze warning that kicks in at 1 00 a. M. Until 10 00 a. M. Tuesday morning him if you have potted plants bring them indoors. Karen rogers well have details on where temperatures go for the rest of the workweek and shots of precipitation coming up from accuweather. Reporter we have problems on the roads and mass transit. Starting right now looking live at the boulevard at ridge, southbound Traffic Building as you head toward the schuylkill expressway. The problem is on the boulevard at 9th street. We have all lanes blocked an overturned vehicle, no traffic getting by on the outer drive. Stick to the inner drive. Outer lane blocked with the accident. Amtrak conducting an accident investigation. Service is resuming on amtrak between philadelphia and wilmington. But expect delays with this. What happened they are sharing tracks one and four with septa, two and three not operating because of the accident investigation. This is affecting the wilmington newark line with septa. Service is restored with the morning commute. But expect delays, no Outbound Service from darby station to highland. They are running express to marcus hook and trains are running to newark, delaware. Expect delays 30 minutes with the septa newark wilmington line. East norton looks like a water main break is causing a problem spring view road at valley view road. You have water running down the road. Nearly 350 passengers and crew were on board on the amtrak train when it hit a piece of heavy equipment on the tracks. A devastating scene leaving two workers dead and a dozen more injured. Chopper 6 hd is over the scene. The train has been moved, but crews are out on the tracks. Two of the four tracks are closed as the investigation goes on. We head over to Katherine Scott live in trainer in Delaware County where the crash happened. She has the very latest. Reporter thats right, the Investigation Continues today we hope to learn more about what happened. So far amtrak has not identified the two employees who died. They have not said why they were working at the active track. It was shaking, kids were crying. Reporter amtrak train 89 was traveling through chester sunday morning when it slammed into a backhoe on the track causing the train lead engine to derail. The backhoe operator and the supervisor were killed. More than 3 hurn passengers were on 300 passengers were on board. Be advised train 89 hit a backhoe. A number of injuries reported. Amtrak employees kept saying be calm. Reporter on board, the force of the crash caused the ceilings to cave in. Passengers were thrown to the aisles. Dozens were rushed to a nearby hospital. Ntsb was called to the scene trying to determine how this happened. We have recovered the event data recorder and the forward facing video and the in ward facing video from the locomotive. Reporter it was sent to the ntsb laboratory in washington, d. C. For further examination. You might see trains passing the site this morning. This remains under investigation. We hope to learn more in the coming days, were told the autopsy for the two employees will be conducted today. Were live in trainer, Katherine Scott channel 6 action news. Another incident involving an amtrak train is under investigation this morning. A person was hit by a train in bensalem, bucks county near the Cornwells Heights station, the victim lost a leg. Its unlast year why the victim was so its unclear why the victim was so close to the track. Philadelphia police hope surveillance photos will lead to a thief. Christys salon said the other than used two children always look outs and stole wallets and other items from employees. Four attackers approached a man at the shell station on christiana road on sunday morning chased the man around the parking lot, the victim got back in his car and could drive away, but struck an attacker with his vehicle on the way out, the victim was not hurt. Virgin america as has a final buyer, maribel aber has more. Reporter Alaska Airline wins the bidding war to buy virgin america. Jet blue wanted it, as well, but dropped out as the price tag soared. Stocks gained friday as investers were encouraged by positive reports on jobs mark. Week low jobless claims and Consumer Credit is due out this week. Lets go villanova. Speaking of that, tonight is the night weve all been waiting for. The wildcats are one win away from the big trophy. Villanova will square off for the ncaa championship something the cats won in 1985. Annie mccormick is live in villanova with more. Reporter you can hear people cheering behind me on the College Campus at this hour of the morning. Everybody is excited. Were hours away from the big game. They are expecting to have crowds tonight and excitement on campus and Law Enforcement said they are prepared. After the biggest beat down ever in a National Semifinal game with the a score of 9551 after the wildcats beat oklahoma they are thirsty for it all. This is big and getting to monday night is keeping our focus. Reporter fans including current students and alumni have flooded texas and they flooded lancaster avenue post victory. State police were prepared with extra officers they will repeat that tonight. There are expected to be watch parties all over including on the campus, Law Enforcement said they will have a big presence they said that on saturday when they saw the crowds, seven arrests, two people were arrested for assaulting a mounted unit, a police horse, they say the main focus is for everybody to be safe and have fun and enjoy themselves. Reporting live from villanova campus, Annie Mccormick channel 6 action news. Thanks, annie. Show us how youre cheering on the wildcats and share your favorite videos and photos with us using the 6abc action on social media. Time to bring an umbrella. Reporter you might want to have it handy. Most of the area is dry, as we go in tighter and look at that two dimensional view you can see places like reading and allentown are in and out of a few rain drops moving west to east. Lancaster county giving up just a couple of light showers pushing into western Chester County theres the closer view you can see allentown, hamburg, reading, quakertown has been in and out of this. Flemmington and doylestown just a bit. As we look outside, cloudy skies overall. Dry in philadelphia. Going farther south into southern delaware and areas of cape may to see early sunshine this morning. 32 degrees in philadelphia. 39 in wilmington. 40 in trenton. 38 in allentown. 40 degrees in reading. So fairly chilly out there, winds not all that strong. Future tracker 6 shows you between now up until 9 00 a. M. Theres a chance of a spotty sprinkle or shower coming through philadelphia. Looks like the Lehigh Valley later this morning will get rid of the stuff weve seen up there. The model wants to put snowflakes up in allentown, but its rain this morning. The best chance of precipitation is in the northern and western areas, allentown and reading, cant rule out something popping into philadelphia briefly. Looks like the majority of the rain will be in the afternoon, 3 00 p. M. , 4 00 p. M. , 5 00 p. M. As it starts to come in ahead of a passing cold front. Its possible during the evening commute theres spotty showers around and periods of rain. 11 00 p. M. Thats off the coast and we start to break the clouds up north and west, that unfortunately marks the arriving of much colder air. Ahead of that in the Lehigh Valley. 55 degrees is the high. In the far northern suburbs youll be in the 50s today. Closer to the shore, 66 degrees in Atlantic City. Farther down the coast maybe milder. Dover delaware, has a shot at 70. Lots of clouds and rain late at the shore. Other areas along the i95 will get into the 60s. 66 in philadelphia. And probably down the pike in wilmington. Mostly cloudy anne rain at times in the morning and a better chance of that coming in the in the afternoon. Well see blustery winds out of the southwest at 12 to 25 Miles Per Hour. Now an evening hour is followed by clearing and the colder air arrives. Look out for a freeze warning overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. Tomorrow we bounce back to 46 degrees, it will be sunny and cooler. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, 66 degrees, mainly cloudy today, rain at times, especially later in the day. Sunny brisk and colder tomorrow, high of 46. Wednesday we bounce back to 56. Thursday, all the way up to 63. But on thursday well see periods of rain and perhaps a thunderstorm. Friday, mostly cloudy skies, a lingering shower certainly not a washout. 50 is the high. It will be cooler, youll have 0 bundle up for the union match at talen nrg stadium staying cool this weekend. A Shocking Court order put a judge out of a job. Police got a little help from a human arrow that pointed them in the right direction. Were look be at northbound traffic at creek road on 42. Volume starting to build. Well have an update on the accident involving an overturned vehicle on the boulevard when action news comes right back. Ive always taken on the status quo. In harrisburg, they didnt like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. As head of pennsylvanias thirdlargest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions, stood up for Marriage Equality and protected our environment. Now im fighting for criminal justice reform. Im proud to be backed by president obama and people who care about our families. Im josh shapiro. Ill be an attorney general who always fights for you. Maxx life in store and online. Find brands you love at prices that work as hard as you do. Maxx life in store and online. Look here, down the shore into Atlantic City that beautiful french blue that you get right before the dawn begins to break. 6 16, 44 degrees. French blue, i never heard that. Youre shirt is french blue. When i buy them, i say i want the blue short. Reporter tam colors our world i like that. The vine street expressway, jamming up before you head to the schuylkill expressway. Moving a little bit slow westbound on the vine. Seeing a few more cars as we look live. The accident cleared involving an overturned vehicle northbound near 9th street. Traffic is moving, lanes reopened because of an accident that cleared on the boulevard. Down pole in wilmington, centerville road is closed between barley mill road and hillside road use kennett pike route 252. I noticed someone on the waze app talking about an accident 295 southbound in cherry hill an object on the road. Watch for that. Lets look at Storm Tracker 6 live double scan, expecting showers later on along the i95 corridor were dry. As we look well up to the north, you can get welt snowflakes here wet snowflakes in the poconos. Mixed precipitation extending to hazleton along i81. Looking at showers in quakertown, mill folder, easton. Milford, easton. Part patterson were looking at snow there. 40 in saints david. 42, though, in center city. In the suburbs in new jersey upper 30s in browns mills and cinnaminson. 40 in glassboro and 47 in vineland. An Easter Egg Hunt turned for a hunt for intruders for crafty children in the uk. The group of youngsters and adults were out enjoying themselves when they spotted an aircraft. Police were looking for people who burglarized a nearby building. The children saw the people across the field and formed a human harrow. They saw the arrow and directed officers on it is ground to arrest two men. [screaming]. A judge in maryland is on the wrong side of the law after bringing a suspect to his knees. He ordered a charles sheriff deputy to administer an electrical shock to the defendant in the courtroom. He fell to the ground when the shock was administered through a ankle cuff. The judge was removed from the bench and send to anger management. A soccer star apologizes for her arrest. We invited women to a spa to test a new body wash. Dish soap. You may not feel it, but some body washes can contain cleansers found in dish soap. Dove body wash is different. It has only the gentlest cleansers. It just made me feel good. This is dove. At hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. Thats why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. So you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. Hillshire farm. Because its worth doing right. First they limit where you earn bonus cash back. Es at you . Then those places change every few months . I think ill pass. Quicksilver from capital one puts nothing in your way. You simply earn unlimited 1. 5 cash back on every purchase, everywhere. You cant dodge the question. Whats in your wallet . Reporter its monday morning youre heading to work lets get the latest with mass transit thats causing so many problems. They are doing the accident investigation, service is restored between philadelphia and wilmington. We want to expect delays this is affecting septas wilmington newark line. Service restored there, but expecting 30 minute delays. No Outbound Service darby station to highland station. They are running compress to marcus hook express marcus hook. Reporter were seeing lighter spottier cells coming to Chester County. Theres steadier stuff to the west that will be here eventually. If youre dressing the kids temperatures are around 40 degrees. You can root for villanova but a hood might not be a bad idea. A lighter jack in the afternoon is okay. Phillies open up in cincinnati, you might want to root for them. Keep an umbrella handy just in case the lateday showers ride in. 47 degrees by 9 00 a. M. 62 degrees by noon. The high today is 66 degrees mostly cloudy skies and intermittent shower activity. The steadier stuff later today. All green aircraft at the big board. No major delays and no sign of rain in the most commonly traveled destinations. In headlight czech a new in healthcheck a new Study Confirms that statins are linked to painful muscle cramps. Evidence suggests there are alterative treatments that are just as good. Two injectable nonstatins have been moved by the fda. Talk to your doctor. The phillies play the first game of the season in cincinnati today at 4 10 p. M. The phillies home opener is on april 11 against the san diego pat days. Flyers were in pittsburgh for the penguins final game of the season. Penguins win 62. They hold the final playoff spot in the eastern conference with four games left. They are in detroit on wednesday. We continue to follow the aftermath of a deadly amtrak derailment. Katherine scott is at the scene and following the investigation. Reporter thats right, matt and tam, the Investigation Continues today with the fatal amtrak crash in trainer. Were live with all the developments coming up at 6 30. Grover cleveland here. Yes, the dashing fellow on the thousanddollar bill. With cash4life, the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life you could buy a new house or maybe even treat yourself to a trip to the islands. And with drawings every monday and thursday, that means 2 chances to win every week. Cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. You could win a thousand dollars a day for life. Northeast are still without power following weekend storms. Strong wind gusts at 60 Miles Per Hour tore through new york city. This massive tree came crashing down across the road crushing four cars. The city is expecting to see snow and rain. Retired world cup soccer champ Abbey Wambach is talking about her arrest for dui. Police pulled her over after she ran through a red light. She failed a field sobriety test and breathalyzer at the police station. She i should an apology on facebook. She said i will do whatever it takes to insure that my horrible mistake is never repeated. Delaware valley is hoping this day will end with a villanova championship. It could be a dicey commute for amtrak riders as we take a live look into 30th street station. Its been affected by the deadly Train Derailment in Delaware County. Karen rogers has the latest when we come right back. Sip up a delicious deal at dunkin for 99 cents. Get your afternoon boost with a medium freshly brewed iced tea or iced coffee for 99 cents from 2 00 to 6 00 p. M. America runs on dunkin. 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