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WPVI Action News Weekend 9AM May 21, 2017

Allentown, 46. Pilots, 46. Smyrna bottoming out at 49. With the sunshine the numbers are rebounding. Kutztown, 54. Malvern, 55. Warminster, 56. Low 60s in center city. Glassboro, 59. Agenda beach 56. Gandys beach, 56. Dover, 60 degrees. Sun pleasant finish to the weekend. When i come back dont get used to the sunshine. We have clouds heading our way. Rain in the forecast, on a positive note theres a warmup heading this way just in time for the memorial day weekend. Were following developing news this morning. Philadelphia fire officials are looking into what sparked a blaze before sunrise that claimed the lives of three people. Firefighters say there were no working smoke detecters inside the home. Firefighters were called to the 5400 block of diamond street when they got to the scene they were met with flames pouring out of the home. They went to work quickly to put out the fire, but it was too late for the people who lived inside the house. The firefighters did a tremendous interior check for 39 minutes for the property behind us. Unfortunately the wynnfield section of philadelphia suffered three fatalities today. We have learned one person was rescued an taken to the hospital in stable condition. There was no damage to neighboring homes. The community is shaken by this. The victim beloved pillars of the neighborhood. Red cross has dispatched volunteers to help the community. Police are looking for whoever opened fire on a large crowd hitting nine people. 30 people were standing on the corner of 34th and hught huntington street when someone opened fire. The group was singing and dancing at the time. We arrived on location and found several victims most of the victims were transported to area hospitals. Two of the victims are critically injured, the others in stable condition. 9 03 a. M. , this morning a father is speaking about his son who is missing after a latenight swim in the Delaware River with friends on friday. Action news reporter, Annie Mccormick has more on the search effort and talked with those who are holding out hope that the teen would be found alive. Reporter friends of antone fox clung to each other after he want for a swim in the river friday night. He was trying to save somebody else. Reporter the teens jumped in by the linden avenue boat ramble friday night. The current proved too much. Once you got below it, its pitch black its hard to keep track where you are. Reporter a 4th friend jumped into to help. Bystanders called 911. The call came in after 10 30 p. M. Fox father was on the shoreline in the afternoon. My somebody would not jump over that gate and jump in 9, 12foot and water and cant swim thats the bottom line. Reporter he said he wants more details. My son is a beautiful son and good kid never hurt nobody and he is harmless i just want to understand whats going on. A friend said this about fox who they call a little brother. When you get to know him, he sticks to your heart. Reporter Philadelphia Police marine unit suspended the search around 5 00 p. M. Saturday night. They are expected to be back in the water sunday morning as long as the weather cooperates. Reporting in torresdale, Annie Mccormick channel 6 action news. There is still no word on what caused an apartment decks to collapse sending 16 people to the ground below. The anthony lane complex in roxborough was the scene of the collapse last night. 11 people were injured, 16 people were on the on the deck on the 8800 block of ridge avenue when it gave way at 9 00 p. M. Last night. 9 05 a. M. , 15 minutes from now, President Donald Trump is scheduled to give a speech to muslim and arab leaders urging them to unite and fight against terrorism. His speech is the centerpiece of the two day visit to saudi arabia. Yesterday President Trump signed a 100 billiondollar arms deal with saudi arabia. His overseas trip will take him to israel and the vatican. Tom wolfs approvallal rating is taking a positive turn. Thats according to the a new poll by franklin and marshall college. The poll found that the governor is doing a good or excellent job a 10 increase from last spring after he changed his political tone to a cando bipartisanship. New College Graduates were treated to words of wisdom by joe biden as they picked up their degrees this weekend. Delawares favorite son was in baltimore yesterday. He delivered the schools 141st Spring Commencement address. Youre graduating into a world where everything is changing 0 so rapidly and frightening, but gives you the power to take history in your hands and bend it slightly. The former Vice President told graduates things could change, but its their job to foster that change. He was honored with an honorary doctorate in public services. From our delaware newsroom memorial Day Celebrations are beginning early this year in newark. The city hosts its 82nd annual memorial day day parade today. Before the parade begins there will be a ceremony for men and women who lost their lives serving our country that will happen at 1 00 p. M. On the delaware green. A new feature to the event will be the dedication of a chair of honor meant to honor soldiers missing in action or prisoners of war. It was a rockin good time for seniors at the Pennsbury High School last night. The dance went offhe without a hitch complete with an alist guest. Students invited quest love. Earlier in the week, the roots drummer canceled, but on friday he announced he would not only be there, he would perform for free. Nice seeing the phillie phanatic there, too. Reporter quest love drummer posted a video on instagram. He told seniors to get to know ten people who do not look like them and learn difficult cultures and background and get home safely. Theres much more to come on sunday edition on action news, well introduce you to a kid who is barely a teenager and just picked up his college degree. Whoa. Plus a truck and passenger jet collide on the tarmac of a busy airport using a huge dent in the planes wing. Looking live sky6 live hd Philadelphia International airport. Meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast when we come right back. Chris christie addiction is a disease. It can happen to anyone. Help is within reach. All you need to do is ask. Vanessa i was a fullblown heroin addict, selling my soul to get high. But i got help, and you can too. James i just know i didnt want to feel that pain anymore. I got help. You can too. Aj most people think addicts are beyond help. When i see an addict, i see hope. Chris christie dont suffer. Dont wait. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. A passenger jet liner collided with a truck on the tarmac at lax this weekend leaving people injured. The plane jammed into the truck causing the truck toover turn as the plane was tax causing the truck to overturn. Passengers talked about the collision. It was not a major hit to the extent of being uncomfortable, but we were wondering what did we hit. A passenger took this picture from the window of the overturned truck. The workers were not seriously hurt. We saw the daniel to the wing, and we were told no fuel was spilled. The smell of smoke is filling the air in south jersey as firefighters try to get the upper hand on a forest fire burning in wharton state frost. It is 50 contained. 300 acres are burning near barge bridge road and fork neck road. There are 0 homes thirtiy thirty homes there and five in danger. No evacuations have been ordered. Turning to accuweather nicer day today than yesterday, but then weve got wet weather to work with. Reporter we have a nice day squeeze in between a bunch of miserable days. Yesterday was lousy, tomorrow is lousy, tuesday is nice, wednesday and thursday look lousy. Live on sky6 live hd from our Temple University camera lots of clear skies and sunshine, yesterday it was a gray and dreary day, that looks a million times better, double scan live were clear noticing going on, we should remain that way throughout the day. Its tomorrow when we could see rain push into the delaware and lehigh valley. 61 degrees in philadelphia with the dewpoint of 39 thats extremely dry air in place. Pressure Holding Steady wind out of the east at 6 miles per hour. As long as the winds remain in an easterly direction that will keep the temperatures down. It probably wont be until lets say, okay, lets say probably wont be until tuesday that our winds finally shift directions here and we start to warm things up. Lets flip it over to the temperatures, there we go. 60 degrees in allentown. 58 in reading. We had a little hiccup there. Dover, 61. Cape may presently showing 59. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, lots of clouds starting to build to the west, the ohio and tennessee valleys completely cloudy, showers are developing, even heavier drenching downpours and off the screen we have thunderstorms rumbling through, all that activity is lifting north. Some of that will get in here after midnight tonight. That will set up a dreary day tomorrow. The main low is right here back across the high plains. That will push north into canada. The trailing cold front drifts east and provides us with the wet weather were looking at tomorrow. Again were getting the easterly, noreaster breeze. That means cooler temperatures today with increase in clouds. Monday this whole thing sits over top of us you, that means periods of rain, some of it heavy at times, especially early on and cooler temperatures again. Future tracker 6, a lot of sunshine gradual increase in clouds, 4 00 p. M. , the clouds increase west to east and lower and thicken. Even though the model is not showing much other model show periods of rain at 9 00 a. M. Some of it coming down at a good clip. This will taper off after 4 00 p. M. , 50 00 p. M. In the afternoon. This doesnt look like a pretty start to the workweek. Cloudy rain at times monday, some of it heavy early on tapering off by afternoon, rainfall totals generally between half inch and an inch. This is only round one, round two and three arrive wednesday and thursday. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, 70 degrees in philadelphia, 60 for everybody else. Reading close to 70. Trenton, 68. Cape may and Atlantic City, 64 this will come early. Just like yesterday, the numbers pull back in the afternoon hours, probably 59 or 60 by 4 00 p. M. , 5 00 p. M. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, sunny and bright today, 70 degrees is the forecasted high. Clouds and sun. Periods of rain monday, 72. Tuesday now looks all right, increasing clouds high of 75. Wednesday and thursday look wet, 72. As we get into memorial day weekend right now if we take the modeling right this second, friday looks good, saturday looks good, sunday a thunderstorm around, monday doesnt look so good. Were focusing on the early part of the weekend. Reporter thats looks really nice. You may have noticed that something looks different on action news. Not me. [laughter] thats because we moved to a new location inside hour buildings. This is a temporary set well be broadcasting from hear while we build a new home across the hall in the other studio. The new set will be ready in a month, we cant wait for you to see it. We dont want you to change, gray. Thank you. We hope you had a good weekend, this is the celebration to mark asianamerican and Pacific Island heritage month. It featured plenty of food and dummers and lion dancers organized by the Pan Association of greater philadelphia. It was a great time. Well be right back. Mr. Brady, weve been expecting you. Will you be needing anything else . Not a thing. Beautyrest black. Get your beautyrest. Beautyrest black. So glad you stayed with us, in healthcheck this morning, a study finds eating tree nuts may reduce the risk of collin cancer return colon cancer returning. Those who ate two ounces of nuts such as cash is like almonds. Dropping and he is weight can limb excess wait can eliminate pain to the knee joints. Researchers fold 600 obese patients over years, they found those who lost weight were likely to have less progression in joint knee damage. A new device is helping veterans get up and walking again. Its called a exoskelton. The machine helps people with spinal injuries move. It allows with spinal cord injuries to be out of their wheelchairs and standing. The exoskelton is not a full replacement for a wheelchair but prescribed for those with spinal cord injuries. Researchers say it has a positive impact mentally and physically on patients who have tried it. Reporter welcome back everyone, we have cooler temperatures in place across the mid atlantic thanks to a nice easterly flow. Temperatures off the coast of the Atlantic City are stuck in the mid 50s, as long as we see an easterly breeze well see chilly temperatures. Note the warmup south and west, 70 degrees in charleston. 67 in pittsburgh. That milder air will try to make a run toward the dare and the lehigh valleys it will not arrive toward the delaware and the lehigh valleys. It will not make it here until tuesday or wednesday. Were clear across the garden state of new jersey. The western portions of the area is picking up clouds now. Starting out with sunshine temperatures climbing through the 60s up to 70 degrees by 3 00 p. M. Thats when we start increasing clouds, 5 00 p. M. , 68. Sun and clouds today expecting a high around 70. Update before you fire up the grill this afternoon we have a warning for you about a barbecue staple, hot dogs, anyway that is an is recalling nathans is recalling 200 pounds of skinless and beef franks. Involved in the recall are 16ounce packages of curtis beef master franks. 9 24 a. M. , if youre moving this summer, millions of people will be packing and wrapping and boxing up their possessions. This can be a stressful time for families out there. Alicia vitarelli opened up some ways to help make your move a bit easier. Reporter moving to a new home can be stressful, but there are easy things you can do ahead of time to make the day a lot less hectic. To make moving simple and sane, first dont move what you dont want in your new home. Sell that Unwanted Stuff for your attic or basement at a garage sale or online. Plan ahead. Will youre big couch or Entertainment Center fit in your place . Stop buying frozen foods and eat whats in the fridge and freezer. Empty suitcases and basks and hampers should be filled with begged bedding or books. Take a picture of the back of electronics so you can hook them up again. Loose wires and remotes should be tucked in a plastic bag and taped into a unit. Keep the bits and pieces with the things they came off of. The first night after your big move should be cozy not chaotic. Pack the items you will need in a separate bin and move it yourself. This includes valuables, baby and pet items, cleaning supplies. Most important the bedding youll need for a good nights sleep in the new home. Consumer reports says a week before you move dont forget to the u. S. Postal service to fill out your change of address information. Alicia vitarelli channel 6 action news. It is graduation season and one teenager in texas may be heads above the rest. He just picked up his degree from Texas Christian University at the age of 14. Carson received his bachelors degree in physics last weekend. He was homed schooled and began 8th grade at the age of five and applied for college at the age of 10. Academic excellence runs in the family. His 11yearold brother graduated from high School Last Week and plans to follow in his brothers footsteps by studying physics and astronomy at tcu. A woman proved youre never too old to earn your diploma, 105 years olds, she received her High School Diploma friends and family were there, they threw a party to celebrate with a cake and High School Colors and ice cream. She revealed her secret to longevity. Watch football games. She said she had to quit high school when she was younger to help her mother at home. The graduation was made possible by an organize called twilight wish. Thats the secret to a long life. 9 27, much more to come on action news. Media mogul Oprah Winfrey gives her secret to success. How a marriage counselor and comedian were mixed up in ivanka trumps new book. Those stories and much more when we come right back. Black smoke bellowed into the air as firefighters battled a fire that killed three people in the citys wynnfield section this morning. Were hearing from neighbors following the shooting of a toddler and his father in kensington. Police have revealed details of the suspects on the run. Walltowall sunshine across the delaware valley, but you may need a sweater before heading out though. Meteorologist chris sowers joins us outside with all the details. Hi, chris. Reporter good morning to you, guys, yeah its a lot cooler this morning, i cant get over how dramatically things have changed over the last 24 to 36 hours. Usually coming out of the heat wave a cooler day may mean 79, 78 degrees, not 66 like yesterday. Wednesday we had a high of 91. Thursday, 93. Friday, 93. That made it the first heat wave of the year. Yesterdays afternoon high, 66 degrees in philadelphia. We reached that mark for 12 minutes and the temperatures started pulling back further. Jersey shore upper 50s. Low 60s. This morning we had some locations ten to 11 degrees above the freezing mark of 32. Amazing how quickly the temperatures changed. Pottstown, 57. Quakertown, 57. Warminster youre in the 50s, as well. 59 there. Center city, 61. Long wood, 61. Glassboro, 61. Cinnaminson, 59. Vineland, 59. Hammonton, 62. Dover and smyrna, 60 and 62 degrees. Looking over high shoulder i can see the high, thin clouds increasing from the west. Thats pretty much the deal over the next few hours, well see sunshine with high, thin clouds increasing at first and the clouds lower and thicken later theerch. This evening. Today temperatures climbing out of the 60s into the 70s. Jersey shore, 64 degrees by 1 00 p. M. The numbers pull back into the upper 50s, low 60s by 5 00 p. M. A nice, pleasant finish to the weekend. Rough weather is heading this way, we have several chances of rain in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Ill have the details when i come back. Thank you for the update. 9 32 a. M. , three people are dead another injured following a fire in wynnfield this morning. Firefighters were called just before 5 00 a. M. To the 5400 block of diamond street in the citys wynnfield section

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