Hours. Satellite and radar nothing going on, sunny skies and clouds thats about it. Forecasted high, get this, 65 degrees thats average for the middle of april. Thats the forecasted high today. Tomorrow its warmer, it could be around 67 or 68. Theres a day in the sevenday forecast thats warmer than that. Ill have the details coming up with the seven day in ten minutes. Look forward to it, thank you so much. 9 01. This morning a fouryearold boy is in the hospital with burns on his hands and feet and rear end. Philadelphia Housing Authority police are investigating how the child got hurt. The boy lives in powton in west park parks which the Housing Authority owns. 911 was called around 1 00 a. M. The Police Officers were told the boy dumped hot water on himself. A killer storm swept through parts of southern california. You can see the damage caused major flooding and chaos for drivers. Marcy gonzalez is there. Reporter the gigantic sinkhole opened without warning. The woman was standing on her car. Minutes later. I turned around for a second, the second car fell into the sinkhole. The second driver got out of the car before it fell in. The powerful storm eroded freeways, leaving this fire truck dangling over interstate 15. The firefighters escaping before the road gave out. Around los angeles other roads overwhelmed by the floodwaters, forcing drivers to abandon there cars. A commute from hell. Reporter this Mountain Side giving way threatening homes below. The whole mountain is sliding. Reporter on the ground huge sections of 138 turning into a muddy swamp. Firefighters struggling to free stranded drivers. The driver in this car under able to get out before the floodwaters rushed in. Another man electric you electrocuted by downed power lines. Massive trees crushing cars, this man barely escaping in time. In Huntington Beach this man fighting against the heavy winds and rains trying to walk along the pier. During the height of the storm, 78,000 customers lost power in Los Angeles County alone. That was abcs Marcy Gonzalez with that report. Back here in the area, a philadelphia firefighter collapsed overnight outside his firehouse. He is in stable condition at the hospital of university of pennsylvania. Were waiting to learn what happened here. We know the firefighter had just come back from an accident on the schuylkill expressway. Medic 37 which works out of the firehouse got him to the hospital. An earlymorning fire forced the evacuation of the Villanova School of business, there was an electrical fire in one of the rooms before 1 00 a. M. Students were forced to evacuate as crews put the fire out. No injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation. Officer arrested at least two protesters for assaulting Philadelphia Police during a demonstration last night, chopper 6 hd above the scene as protesters crossed broad street and cecil b. Moore avenue. The officers were injured when they hit with pepper spray. Not far from that scene, protesters were seen burning an American Flag at broad and girl. A group called democracy is protesting against the victimizing of people by the trump administration. We shouldnt be just protesting about trump, but all the ieshes of issues that issues that predate trumps election. 9 05. The dance marathon at penn state in full swing. Youre looking at a live picture as someone is interviewing someone about their experience at thon. This is happy valley thon2017, they need dancing shy of 15 1 2 hours, they are going strong there. Thon, the annual event to raise money against pediatric cancer. Bob brooks was there in the thick of it all, he filed this report. Reporter at 6 00 p. M. Sharp thon 2017 got moving. Since then they have not stopped. 703 dancers, countless other volunteers, they are working together to dance to raise funds for families and kids battling childhood cancer. Its volunteers making snacks behind the scenes to the little kids bravely fighting cancer cooling them off with squirt guns and parents are here with support. My daughter is spectacular. It gives them a break from their homes and hospitals. Reporter 11yearold lane was battled pediatric Kidney Cancer since he was 1yearold. Weve lost so many friends along the way, we come and grieve with them, but at the same time we celebrate because youre dealing with something so devastating. Reporter its crazy what the dancers do for kids who need help. I just crazy. Reporter everyone loves an effort like this. Just last year alone thon alone raised 9. 7 million. Okay another look at how incredible thon is, how it works, the fact they raised money goes to the charity called four diamonds that distributes the money to families with children battling cancer and penn state childrens hospital. The song can you hear . Its all about love. I can tell you theres a ton of love going on here at thon 2017. Reporting from the Bryce Jordon Center bob brooks. 6abc will be covering thon all weekend long were streaming it live at 6abc. Com and the 6abc app. Follow us on facebook and twitter for the conclusion tomorrow afternoon. Theres much more to come on action news, after the oscars, the stars get hungry, a preview of whats on the menu at the governors ball. She is one of the victims of violence in chicago, how an 11yearold is giving 8 strangers a new chance at life. Reporter the Holiday Weekend is bright and sunny and warm with near record highs. Details in the sevenday forecast coming up next. All right, folks, so glad youre waking up with us saturday morning, 9 11 a. M. , 32 degrees, sky6 live hd giving you a beautiful glimpse over the Commodore Barry bridge. Hey, spring lovers i know youre out there dancing somewhere, because today is going to be a great day. Chris, im disappointed old man winter checked out. Reporter we were just talking, he is going to make up for this next winter. He will give me the blizzard next winter. Lots of sunshine, a gorgeous weekend today and tomorrow, well feature High Temperatures in the mid 60s well get close to record territory. A gorgeous weekend for february standards. Lots of bright blue. Were not tracking any rain today or tomorrow, the next chance of rain is wednesday. 39 degrees in philadelphia. Were starting to improve quickly. Dewpoint, 28. Pressure 29. 90 inches. Winds are beginning to shift out of the west southwest thats key as long as the wind is coming in the southerly direction that helps to warm things up in time of the year, were already in the mid 40s across south jersey and delaware. Philadelphia, wilmington, 40degrees, allentown, 35. Poconos almost 40 degrees youll get into the low to mid 50s today up in the mountains. If youre heading north to do skiing its mild there, as well. You have to go up to new england to get into any kind of chilly weather or snow or anything like that. Even maine, vermont, New Hampshire places that picked up 50 to 60 inches of snow, even those locations will warm up in the next two to three days. Storm tracker 6 live we have this storm that will cut west into the great lakes. All this moisture will fizzle out in the dry air in place over top of the mid atlantic. Well see nothing more than cloud cover overnight from that, thats about it. More sunshine expected tomorrow. Future tracker 6, lots of sunshine today. Were not tracking anything. By 11 00 p. M. Well see the high, thin clouds overspread the region first, youll wake up tomorrow morning to a pretty thick overcast. 7 00 a. M. , it will be mainly cloudy everywhere. The clouds dissipate rapidly, by afternoon its bright and sunny again. Tomorrow is a gem, as well. I was just saying to gray i cant sit in doors and watch tv on a day like this. 635 degrees, were starting out at 39. 1 00 p. M. , 58. 3 00 p. M. , 64. Bright blue skies the whole way through. Overnight tonight the numbers are warmer than the average high for this time of the year. 40 degrees in allentown and reading, maybe millville, lancaster, places like that, pottstown, 47 for philadelphia winds out of the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Again increasing clouds, cloudy first thing tomorrow morning with sunshine increasing by afternoon. In the exclusive accuweather forecast just shows an unbelievable week coming up here, especially for the middle of february. 65 today. 67 tomorrow, this is where the two numbers are average, april 18 for today, tomorrow, thats normal for april 24. Breezy and cooler for monday, president s day, 52. Even that number is well above the seasonal average. Tuesday, sun and clouds, 52. 60 degrees wednesday morning rain afternoon sun, 66 thursday, we get into a warmup again, friday were up to 68 degrees thats average for almost the beginning of may. That warm streak should continue at least for the next ten days. Ten days later well be in the 50s and 60s. Youre loving it now. Reporter i am a spring fan i dont want anything more to do with winter, im done. Happening in a halfhour, space x is expected to launch an unmanned spacecraft the dragon is heading to the International Space station. Its packed with 5,000 pounds of cargo. An experiment nasa said it will take the dragon two days to catch up on the space station. There the crew will unload it and repack it with trash and other items to return to earth. For the first time were hearing actor Harrisons Ford communication with air Traffic Control before his plane hit another plane in southern california. 74yearold ford mistakenly identified his small plane as a helicopter, he was talking to the wrong to your and landed on a taxi way not the approved runway. In doing so he just missed a packed American Airline 7 37. Folder has 20 years piloting experience, but several close calls along the way. Everyone wants to know who is going home with an oscar after this Years Academy awards. Before they go home many stop at the governors ball that takes place immediately after the oscar ceremony for the 23 consecutive year. There are made to order sushi and burgers and bake potatoes and oscars made of salmon and chocolate and dusted in gold. They say the stars will not go home hungry. You can watch the oscars hosted by jimmy kimmel on sunday february 26th right here on 6abc. In our suvs, you feel every mountain weve ever conquered. In our sports cars, you feel every podium weve ever climbed. And now, theyve come together to create something youve never felt before. Introducing the glc coupe. Part suv. Part sports car. All mercedesbenz. A victim of gun violence, her death is helping 8 people. Her family donated her organs. This familys selfless act ena little bit enables others how different the world can be. Homes was an uninteppedded target unintended target in a drug war. Civil rights leaders in michigan say sis racism is at the core of water crisis in flint. Columbia university strengthening its procedures after it sent emails to 277 prospective students, the notices incorrectly implied they were admitted to the Public School masters program. The school said the initial notice was sent by mistake. Columbia attributed that mixup to human error. The Powerball Jackpot continues to grow. Tonights drawing has an estimated jackpot 349 million. Thats about a 213 milliondollar lump sum cash value. There has not been a jackpot winner since december. Get your tickets. You can see saturday winningest numbers on 6abc at 11 00 p. M. Heres a look at whats happening in and around the area this weekend, the philly home and garden show has opened its doors for a second year at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in oaks, montgomery county. Look for the 11 chandeliers that were designed and built by High School Students around the region. You can vote on the one you like the most. I will be there meeting and greeting our viewers. The home and garden show happens today from 10 00 a. M. To 9 00 p. M. And tomorrow 10 00 a. M. To 6 00 p. M. Take a dip in the Atlantic Ocean the Polar Bear Plunge happens in sea isle city. You can celebrate carnival at the mummers mardi gras in manayunk at shores lane. The winter spectacular we are told is for the entire family. Thats a look at whats happening this weekend, sports is next. Still ahead on action news, its the answer sixers fans want to know when joel embiid will be read . Youll hear from him next in sports. Z26vfz z5yz y26vfy y5yy so glad you stayed with us, your time, 9 24, 32 degrees outside, sky6 live hd giving you a glimpse over the Philadelphia International airport. Snow lovers so sorry, 60s today and tomorrow. Loving this. In sports this morning, sixers big man joel embiid is talking about playing again and the frustration of being hurt. Heres jeff skeverski. Reporter its the big question when will joel embiid finally play again. Impede said he will probably embiid said he will run when the sixers return from the all star break. Embiid has missed 11 straight games because of the bone bruise and small meniscus tearful moment embiid and sixers fans cannot wait for him to suit up. Its frustrating after missing two years and you get hurt again you have to miss so much sometime, its annoying, i want to play, i want to show what i can do. I got to take my time. Reporter embiid wanted to play last night, instead he is watching his teammates in the rising stars challenge. Okafor scores ten. Team world hits the 3 right there. World wins 150141 down at all star weekend. Phillies manager said he can ski it in their eyes, the phillies will be better in 2017. Ducis rogers has more from clearwater from the Phillies First full squad workout. Reporter with the gang all here, the manager gave his players this message. Work hard, enjoy the fight to where you want to be. Dont be late, do everything right and follow the rules and compete. Reporter everything but say your prayers and eat nor vitamins. The full squad work out left the skipper up beat. You can see it they are going to be a better team this year and eager and working out with a lot of the energy and everybody is in a great move. Reporter phillies have not played a game, but they see the addition of kendrick playing a role. They are using the big part of the field with bases loaded trying to drive in one, good chance youll get more, if you try to drive in four, you might not get any. Ive heard for a long time, he has a lot of energy. Reporter ive played against them for a few years, they have had great years, to try to come in and build on that. Reporter having a veteran like Howie Kendrick can certainly help the ball club. With the phillies, ducis rogers channel 6 action news. Mccann none hoping they can hover around 500, thats sports, im jeff skeverski have a great day. This morning we have exciting casts news to tell you about, the legendary James Earl Jones will be repriving reviving his role in the voice of the lion king. He said he looks for to working with the legend. Disney the Parent Company of 6abc. Much more to come on action news saturday morning. A talking doll is banned in germany. While the doll may be doing too much listening. Dont call it a comeback unless you want to. Wait until you hear about this one. Plus a check of the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, meteorologist chris sowers action news saturday at 9 00 comes right back. That has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. And thats not the only thing you can only find in new york state. You can find it all, only in new york. New york. Its all here. Its only here. Plan your winter getaway at iloveny. Com action news, saturday at 9 00 a. M. , an 8yearold girl stabbed in the head. We have details on why the suspect lashed out at the girl. Police arrest a man who volunteers for the girl scouts, well tell you what investigators allegedly found inside his home. Plus, less than 100 days after taking office, President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail. Those stories in a moment, but first, outside we go, meteorologist chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. You will not need that coat for the day. Reporter i will need it for another hour or two. I will retire it for a tshirt. Temperatures are chilly, were hanging out in the 30s in most locations, 44 in millville. Cape may and atlantic city, 47. Dover, 43. Philadelphia closing in on 40. Lakehurst 43, wilmington 39. Satellite and radar showing mostly Clear Conditions across the mid Atlantic States this morning as well as northeast. You do see the clouds approaching from the southwest. They will get in here overnight tonight and they will keep the skies mainly cloudy tonight which will help to keep the temperatures on the mild side. Even the overnight lows tonight are not dropping down all that much. In the meantime its a touch of spring this weekend, we have a huge area of High Pressure planted over top of the eastern seaboard. Its like a heat pump high. It will bring unusual warm weather east of the mississippi. We could see temperatures in the 50s and 60s for the at least ten days. Its february, it will feel like the end of march and the first part of april. Gorgeous stuff. You can see hour by hour, 11 00 a. M. , 50, mostly sunny. 1 00 p. M. , were jumping up to 60. 3 00 p. M. , 64. 5 00 p. M. , theres another 64. Somewhere in between the two we manage the high of 65. A beautiful start to the weekend. It actually gets warmer tomorrow and warmer still in the sevenday forecast. Ill be back along in ten minutes or so with these details. Look forward to the update. 9 32 a. M. , an 8yearold girl remains in the hospital after an disturbing attack. Police in collingdale, Delaware County say she was stabbed in the head with a butcher knife. The alleged attacker a neighbor is in jail. Dann cuellar has all the details. Reporter did you stab that baby. 21yearold bashir had nothing to do, but covered her face after police say what she