Mike jerrick on vacation. Sue serio on vacation as well. It is friday, march 18th, 2016. We made it to the weekend. I would be excited, except for the fact about the snow. Is it spring fit is snowing first day of spring. California will day says it is spring so we will satisfaction it the is. It has happened before and might happen again this weekend. We will talk about a spring snowstorm. Not today, calm for now, that is head line 38 in allentown. Fortyseven in philadelphia temperatures in the mid to low 40s. Little chill, that should be warming up in the 60s this afternoon. Grab that coat, you may not need it later. We will put it at a seven today. The not a bad start or finish but in the middle of the day we could see a few showers and that wind gusting close to 30 miles an hour. Ultimate doppler is clear. Look at future cast ape these streaks of clouds, that wind gust picking up ahead of the colder air coming in. Thirty, 35 miles an hour wind gusts throughout the afternoon, maybe two to 5 00 oclock and then calming down tonight as we get colder air moving in. Sixtys though, just a few showers mainly north and west, that cold air arrives tonight, maybe a little snow on sunday, ill break it down with the seven day forecast coming up, how dot roads look, lets go over to bob kelly. Not bad at all 6 02 on this friday morning. We have made it to the last day of the workweek, live look at the blue route right here near Baltimore Pike curb side, headlights southbound down toward the airport, road are dry, no major issues here on new jersey, coming in on the 42 freeway, were looking good, septa got an alert that all of the regional will rail lines, certain trains, may have fewer cars, so there could be overcrowding and delays on the Regional Rail lines this morning. Also a special schedule in play this weekend on both media elwyn and the Chestnut Hill east Regional Rail line. An accident on the roosevelt boulevard is southbound at rising sun and outer drive coming from the northeast heading on south, watch for some delays there. That Building Collapse yesterday, that caused havoc here in olde city, good news for motorist today, everything is open. It was right on the philadelphia side of the ben franklin bridge. Race street is opened this morning, fourth and fifth bet opened. I drove past there this morning. I drive past there every morning. Everything is opened, same scenario, same traffic pattern, and we will gain access to a ben franklin from olde city. This weekend, tomorrow, look for a hot mess. They have a cycling race in town that takes over Fairmount Park and shutting down martin lieutenant are king drive. Weather permitting we have a regatta set on the kelly drive on sunday and flyers fans heading to the game tomorrow be prepared for extra volume on the schuylkill, with that cycling race, chris and alex, back over to you. Lessons as usual as usual, despite, bed bugs inside a north philadelphia high school. How would you like to be a student heading to school knowing bed bugs await you. Some even found in the lockers. Dave kinchen found live at the school where this is affect. Dave, where are you. Were here at Murrell Dobbins high school here in north philadelphia, and school will be opened, in fact, today, this morning despite the fact that is there a bed bug problem here, by the schools own admission and students and parents dont like that at all. These are what the bed bugs look like although these are not the ones actually inside the school. It is important to point that out. School officials a say that the bed bugs were discovered on monday and that students tell us they are seeing them on several floors. Some classroom were closed in a letter to Parent School officials confirmed the problem and they dont consider it to be an infestation but some students actually called it a day early fed up with the problem. So they left early but that prompted the principal to release a robo call saying students left school early even without a parent would be disciplined. One parent think that just goes too far. I almost like died, in my locker, i opened it, there was a baby one and then there was one bigger than that. I had my hoodie in his locker and i had took me hoodie off and i saw a bed bug and i didnt want it crawling on my clothes. He said was leaving. I called my father and told him i was leaving. They are every where. They are walking down the hall he is like mom, they are in my locker. They are in the hallways and walls. I said all yall have have to get out. Reporter we dont have have a comment yet from the School District of philadelphia but school told parents it plans to thoroughly exterminate building next week during spring break and we will monitor this situation and bring you updates as we get them. Back to youy cant imagine i wouldnt be able to concentrate is what being discussed in the classroom if im looking for bugs. That is what students will be talking about in the about reading, writing and writ man particular. Thanks. Heres lauren dawn with other top tore thinks morning. Deadly scene in the philadelphia frankford neighborhood last night. Man in his mid 20s was stabbed several times in the chest. Moments later was hit the by a car in the 1500 block of foulkerod street. He died at the hospital no arrest has been made just yet. Police say they had to shoot a man who pointed a gun at them last night in north Philadelphia Police initially tried to stop the man because he had several warrants, but he ran, a and then flashed a gun at officers, one of the officers shot him hitting him in the leg and back but he is expect to survive. Police say 67 yearold suspect is in custody have after he allegedly stabbed a teenager twice in the neck on a bus in suburban philadelphia a police say the attack which happened in springfield on wednesday was unprovoke. Ape that the two men had been sitting in completely different sections of the septa bus. Police say the bus was making a stop when the suspect rushed from the back of the bus, and stabbed the 18 yearold passenger, as the teen was trying to exit. The victim has been treated for nonlife threatening injuries. That is your top stories, chris and alex . Lauren, thank you. New jerseys largest School District is testing american just water after coming up positive for lead, how newark schools are urging parents in the area to volunteer. And then this. These kid will have something that i have have grown up having. A temple student has a renovation project for kids in his neighborhood how you can help make this dream come true. Spokesbox go paperless, dont stress, girl i got the discounts that you need safe driver accidentfree everybody put your flaps in the air for me Temple University student is trying to raise money via a go fund me account hoping to make a difference in his community. Junior nickys launching the net project, so he is raising machine toy repair run down basketball courts in and around north philadelphia. And he cannot believe condition of the city courts. Take a look at this, we shot this video yesterday after we heard about this story this one near diamond street. Neighborhood kid left the with no choice but to play cost death ball with busted backboard, nets all torn up, nick says that inspired him to start this go fund me page. These kids will have something that i have grown up having, and that the the fact that i see how easy it is, as i said to get it. I well feel so happy. His initial goal was 125 bucks but in just three days look at the total now, it is american a you this dollars in donations. That is wonderful good what a great thing to do to give back. I got my haircut yesterday and girl who was there came up because she knows me and said you are on fox 29 crew, coming to meet my brother. I said why. She told me what nickys doing her brother. I was so impressed and we get a lot of criticism in the news. How often do you hear people say it is always negative, always bad news. Is there your positive story of the day. Neat kid. She must be proud of her brother. Hugely proud. 6 11. Violent hail storm sweeps through parts of the texas putting people on high alert, why residents in the area, feared for their life. Good morning everybody. 6 11. We have a disable truck on the pennsy turnpike westbound at the norristown off ramp and lets get to the airport put your trays the upright position and good morning to philly international, so far so good, down at the airport. We will check rest of the the roads. Dave has that forecast with the s word in it when we come right back. Nothing like this, yesterday in the delaware valley. Thinks hail across fort worth texas. Storms damage windows and cars. Ice was so thick it looked like it snowed there yesterday. Take a look at that. Right now resident dealing with the the daunting task of cleaning up that mess. In arlington, texas which is near dallas, strong thunderstorms brought tennis ball sized hail, the at fort worth zoo, they helped kill several exotic bird. Ahh. They damaged several ambulances in the the area with windshields deathly smashed. They were put out of service and waiting several hundred thousand dollars worth of repairs. They managed to the back of the lot behind me, im thinking it the has to be a damage on the side of the building, you have seen so many things out there or something. The winter storm is putting several thousand people in the dark due to power outages. The this is a as more thunderstorms are expected today. You grew up in texas. I did, in that area. I was just about to call my parents. Everything is bigger in texas. The what is the biggest hail stone you have ever seen, baseball sized. Not quite baseball sized. Tennis ball. But we get big hail good racket ball. Im trying to go down in size there. What is next, pingpong ball. Cricket, lacrosse. Basketball sized. Biggest ever recorded. That is biggest ever recorded i have not seen that. Thankfully. I wouldnt be here. We do have some ice in the forecast, but not hail, it is, some snow coming in. Not to day, these temperatures dropping in the the 40s. Little chill in the a air. Not too bad. Thirtys in allentown but by the time you get to this afternoon 60s, maybe not the showers like we had yesterday but that gusty wind could easily see that again today. Ultimate doppler, clear, here comes that wind gusts, right there, right around four or 5 00 oclock gusting close to 30 miles an hour. Maybe a few showers but not the storms like yesterday, and clouds coming from the north, that is cold air moving in overnight tonight, and setting the stage for sunday, first day of spring. Fiftys to 40 as to 30s. Much colder, by tomorrow morning. A few areas down to about freezing, philadelphia is a at the 34. Millville at 35. And then on sunday, with the storm off the coast it will try to bring moisture up in the cold air, it will be here tomorrow, where it stays cold enough we could see it coming down as snow, and staying as snow but the storm will also try to bring in warmer air plus temperatures right at the surface will be warm plus late march storm. The a lot of things begins a accumulating snow but we are likely to see that from i95 to the north across Lehigh Valley where it is cold enough to come down as snow and all snow not even mix to go rain. We will look at latest information coming in, again, impacting the area throughout the day on sunday and could make monday morning a little slippery. 61 degrees by this have a noon. Maybe peeking at 63. Wind gusting to 30 to 35 miles an hour, as that is every where we will see that today. The wintry mix on sunday, first day of spring, and then colder day on monday, monday morning, with that gusty wind, sunny, chilly day tuesday, spring is here with those temperatures in the 60s by wednesday and thursday, so any snow that is on the ground will be gone by the middle of the week bob kelly. Got to love that, good morning everybody. 6 18 exactly on your clock on your friday morning. Getting up and out, hello northeast philadelphia already starting to see a jam here southbound from cottman avenue in through girard. I just saw some blinking lights, it looks like they are moving construction wide load through the Construction Zone there as you head in toward cottman avenue. Curb side on the boulevard, headlights are heading southbound on the roosevelt boulevard from wissohickon on do to the schuylkill. Kind of quiet. Nothing major at the moment on the majors except a disable truck here westbound on the pennsy turnpike right at are in is town off ramp just something to look out for. We dont have daylight just yet, sunrise i should say just yet. We are still driving in the dark. Make sure headlights are on. Heads up this weekend living in north jersey or an area of fort dix they are doing a mortar Training Exercise this weekend. This actually happened yesterday. Necessity said be aware of the ground shaking, loud noises, dont be alarmed, it is just guys doing some training this weekend, chris and alex, back to you. 6 19. Lets get to lauer when more top stories. New jerseys largest School District started volunteering blood tests to check students for presence of lead, this comes a week after officials announced elevated levels were found in Drinking Water at 30 newark schools. Only 67 families have registered for those blood tests and in a district where 17,000 students are in school. The district will unveil a plan for more testing next week, district plans to begin testing every tap at every School IncludingCharter Schools in consultation with the epa, starting tomorrow. Speaking of lead in the water people of flint, michigan who attended a congressional hearing on their cities contaminated water demanding accountability and hearing. In yesterdays hearing Governor Rick Snyder repeat thely apologized for his role in the the crisis when occurred when state officials switched flints water supply to the flint river two years ago in an effort to save money. Snyder blamed law makers in his own state and nations capitol but head of the epa says faulted snyder and other state officials. Mayor garland had his first meeting with the senators since president barack obama nominated him to the supreme court. Garland met with democrat Patrick Leahy of vermont yesterday. Told reporters that the court would be better off with garland as a just advertise but even before garland visited the capitol Republican Leaders made it are clear they will not budge from their refusal to consider a replacement for Antonin Scalia until the next president takes office in january. That is your inadequacies news, alex and chris. Hackers are taking aim at donald trump. The International HackingGroup Anonymous claims have to have leak very personal details about the republican president ial hopeful. Yesterday the group posted a video they claim linked to trumbles phone number and Social Security number. They called on hacker around the world to attack trumps web sites, on april fools day. This is no joke. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders says he will in the seek recount of results in the missouris democratic primary and continue to hillary clinton. Recount would not make a difference and would prefer to save taxpayers money. President ial candidate hit the campaign trail in air zone last night ahead of next week primary in the grand canyon state. The despite setback, sanders continues to urge the crowd and tell them he is the man for the democratic nomination. We think that the climate is a little bit friendlier for us, we think we have a half court vick try and if we can bring out large turnouts, we will win this thing. Under state law sanders could have, sought a recould in missouri because margin was between one half and 1 percent. He talked about, the past, california which is a ton of delegates, new york state, parks northeastern states as well that might be favorable to sanders but it is an uphill battle by way of the delegate count. I have a real up hit battle when it comes to my bracket. You are killing it though. For all of you people talking about me saying i didnt know what i was talking about . All i have to say is look at the my back the it the, babe. Dont look at mine unless you want to avoid breakfast it will make your stomach turn. We have three teams, with big games today for their first games of the tournament, we will break it the all down next in sports. Good morning im howard eskin. Sixers play games it seems only because they are on the schedule. Defense was better for a half, only a half, and that is it. Results are the same. To the Wells Fargo Center sixers in washington, they actually were down 24 but came back to tie late in the game. This is what they do they turn the ball over, got bad defense getting back and washington wins it 9994. Villanova had their final practice in brooklyn, their game against unc ashville. Wildcats are 17point favorite but players trying not to take it lightly. This is what we do. But this is what you grew up watching to do. This is what you dream about playing, and this is a biggest, you know, the best, you know, sporting event, you know, in the world period. And the phillies dressed up for st. Pattys day yesterday in clearwater and ryan howard with his green jersey, first spring training home run, and however, phillies lose to tampa but, we will see what ryan howard does rest of the spring. That is sports in a minute. Im howard eskin. You better watch and learn, watch and learn. Did you get gonzaga. I told you to beat seton hall. Three out of four, baby. I had gone sag, arkansas little rock, and what was the other one. I dont know they are all looking good. Im just saying, people. You did have baylor though. Yes, they did get me. Like everyone else. Oh, man. Im telling you, im telling you. Problem is i didnt put this in any pool, office pool, basically. Just bragging rights. But im fine with that. Ill brag all day. We have more sportsrelated news here. Did you see our quarterback . Yes, it is personal. He will get hitch, how about that, the new quarterback and hear about his engagement, talk about that. Why the schools response has parent reeling. Plus march madness is in fully affect, is your bracket busted like mine. How three local teams are getting ready for big dance. Mine is ruin, yours is grea