Transcripts For WPVI Action News At 600 AM 20180216 : vimars

Transcripts For WPVI Action News At 600 AM 20180216

Storm tracker 6 live double scan shows this in lighter shades of green. Its wet enough to get the roads wet and slow you down. This is moving west to oohs the current batch could be with us during the morning commute. We have another batch in the afternoon, it looks like a good portion of the day will be on the wet side. Were starting out mild, 57 in trenton. 54 in philadelphia. 53 in allentown. 56 in reading. 57 in wilmington, almost 60 in millville. Up over 60 in dover, delaware. Kind of a backwards day for temperatures. Were starting out mild, temperatures drop during the day. High of 57. 54 by 2 00 p. M. Drying out by 6 00 p. M. As expected you can see the temperature is in the upper 40s, look how we dip to 45 by 8 00 him well get an overnight low of 28 degrees. That sets the table for cold air for a winter storm watch in areas outside of philadelphia and delaware county. Chester, bucks and Mercer County and through the Lehigh Valley and poconos this is saturday night where we expect snow to come in. Accumulating snow some of you may be shoveling on sunday morning him ill be looking at the snow map from accuweather a slight tweak on that and well look at future tracker 6 karen, what you got this early. Reporter the rain is coming down, its very wet on the roads, this is i95 at girard. Slow the speeds down so youre in the hydroplaining, currently looking okay on i95 hydroplaning currently looking okay on i95. We have a few disabled vehicles, one on the vine eastbound near the Benjamin Franklin parkway, causing a little bit of an issue. In conshohocken we had an accident they have just cleared the keen butler pike at ridge avenue. Chestnut lane we have an accident at long eagle road. Vine street expressway, looking okay here, in center city. Roads are wet, so slow it down a bit, matt and tam. Thank you karen. One day after a teen gunman armed with an Assault Rifle went on a deadly rampage at a high school, students and parents and families came out to gather to remember the victims. This was the scene last night in parkland as thousands gathered to honor the memory of the 17 People Killed at the Marjory Stoneman douglas high school. Some of them sobbed openly as the 17 victims had their names read allowed all victims were identified. 14 were students, three others adults, the most moving speeches were from grieving parents. Fred goodenburger said he couldnt remember if he told his daughter amy he loved her before she went to school that day. My job was to protect my children. The accused shooter appeared in court yesterday and charged with 17 counts of murder. He told police he heard voices that instructed him to plan the attack. Action news learned one of the fatal victims has ties to the area, christopher hicksson was an easton native. His wife described him as an awesome husband and father. Every one of those students he thought as his own kids. We took many into our house when they needed it, he would give them lunch money, rides be he loved being around kids. Hicksson was a Navy Reservist and deployed to iraq in 2007. He was the schools wrestle coach. Well have a live report from park land in the next halfhour. You can see related stories on 6abc. Com like one survivors call for action and get advice from an expert how to discuss the tragedy to children. An elderly driver in camden lost control of his car and hit an 8yearold. Jeanette reyes has more. Reporter tam this is a heartbreaking story. That girl was likely enjoying the unusually warm weather that we had yesterday and went out to ride her bike when she was struck and killed by the suv. The vehicle was turned on its side the girls bike mangled underneath. The young girl was out with her bike here her home along the 400 block of state street when a vehicle driven by an 84yearold jumped the curb and hit her. The car hit a 40yearold man on the front step of his home. The three were rushed to cooper hospital where the girl died. The 40yearold and elderly driver are in stable condition this morning. Well extend our condolences and support to the family at this time. We partnered with other support agencies that will be reaching out to the family, and well reach out to the family, as well to do what we can to help the community as a whole to come back together and grieve and hell. Reporter police say the driver did lose control of the car him no word on whether or not he had a medical condition leading up to the crash. Camden county police and Prosecutors Office is looking into it. No word on charges just yet. Jeanette reyes channel 6 action news. This morning philadelphia homicide detectives are looking for the gunman who shot a man in the face killing him. The shooting happened in the long crest section of the city rising sun and rosalee street. Dow jones crossed back over the 25,000 mark as volatility continues to reign wall street. Maribel aber has our nasdaq report. Reporter stocks rallied for the 5th straight session with the do you above the 25,000 level. Houses starts and Consumer Sentiments due out today. People are walking into the glass at apple futuristic headquarters. Men were treated for minor cuts after walking into glass. They make extensive use of glass and walls, as well. How are the doors at your studio, i hope i dont walk into one of them when i come on monday. Were not that future futuristic. Reporter i walked into a door, guys behind me thought it was the funniest thing. Storm tracker 6 live double scan has a wet story for you this morning, we have rain coming from west to east across the region. There it goes, most of it is light a couple of breaks here and there, but enough to make the roads wet and slow you down. We have wet conditions in center city, with the light rain falling, a little while ago we had a guy on the sidewalk with an umbrella. The guys i see on corner are statues of people from colonial times and they dont care about the rain. 57 in wilmington, 57 in trenton. 53 in allentown. 59 in millville. Starting out mild and wet and staying that way for a portion of the day. As we go through the morning rush hour, off and on rain, maybe a lull after that, we expect a slug of rain coming in. It could be were done thtsdz this with this afternoon. 57 degrees in the Lehigh Valley this morning, cloudy and rainy there. Cloudy and rainy at the shore, 567. In philadelphia, mild high of 57. Cloudy and rainy. Wind turn out of the northwest at 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour that will drop the numbers into the upper 40s by dinnertime. Overnighter tonight, 28 degrees in philadelphia. Some suburbs in the low to mid 20s. Rather brisk with the noticeable wind. Saturday we start out sub freezinged wind up with a high of 40. Temperatures dipping in the evening. We wind up with rain and snow approaching the region. Mostly snow past 7 to 9 00. Where the snow to rain line sets up, it could be farther up in the heart of south jersey or close to philadelphia, most of the region gets snow. Good news all this shut off by 2 00. Hopefully the salt crews have a chance to clear and treat the roads, by sunday morning, the mains and secondaries are in good shape. Well see, but thats the way its looking. A coating to an inch in parts of south jersey, depending on where the rain snow line sets up. In land days, 1 to 2 lansdale, one to 3 inches. The heaviest snow will be 7 00 p. M. To 1 00 a. M. The roughest travel will be northwest of i95, the sharp cut off toward the southeast, the exact location of the rain snow line uncertainty. What we showed you on the map is a good bet and good thing to plan for. 57 is the morning high. Temperatures drop in the upper 40s by dinnertime, 28 overnight, rainy most of the day and crying out for the evening plans. Colder and late in the day and evening snow arrives. We get the snow driving in until past sunday. Sunday, a bit milder, 58. Monday, clouds afternoon rain, 52 degrees. Tuesday and wednesday, a jump up in temperatures, 6 degrees on tuesday, 70 on wednesday. Two degrees off the record high. Could be spotty showers popping up tuesday and wednesday, hey, come on, 70 or thereabouts. A thumbless artifact, Police Arrested a man who defaced a attach at the franklin institute. Black panther film released and well get viewers take on the film. Reporter 76 eastbound, okay. Welcome back taking a live look, jenkintown, theres the soapt at septa bus, you can e the slashing thats coming up from behind it. I hope they didnt get our photographer there. It was a close one. Reporter 422, no accidents currently on 422 eastbound at trooper getting busy through the on going Construction Zone right now. In conshohocken we have a downed tree partially blocking syringe mill avenue at east 4th avenue. Our second down tree of the morning in conshohocken. Watch for that. We have an accident in West Bradford township Chestnut Lane lone eagle road. There are injuries on the scene. You will see ems workers coming here West Bradford township Chestnut Lane. Even with the rain on the majors, im seeing the green traffic flow, green is good, were not slowing down just yet. It will happen momentarily, but not at the moment. Storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have rain, were not going yellows and reds, the hard driving rain, but nonetheless its wet out there. We have puddles out there. Kelly reported in delaware on i95 claymont on the waze app watch for an accident on the waze app at the 495 split. Temperatures this morning even more mild than yesterday morning. Were at 57 in pottstown. 58 in malvern and media. New jersey, 59 in hammonton, 63 in dover, delaware. Temperatures are well above average. Pretty nice, thank you karen. A man from delaware is expected to face a judge today on charges he broke off and stole the thumb of a terra cotta warrior statue at the franklin institute. 4. 5 million statue was an exhibit from china. The statues were created in 209bc. The destruction and theft was caught on video. Happening today, the governor of puerto rico will meet with local leaders in philadelphia. They are expected to asked for funds for puerto rico. The governor and army corps of jeer say 90 of residents will have their power back by the end of march. Ten cars caught fire and knocked off the rails near attica yesterday. The engineer and conductor were treated for broken bones. Apple is talking about a serious new problem. Sending or receiving an indian character in the message will cause the device to crash. Apple is working on a fix. 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Reporter its it is day before saturday. Two days before monday. All right, i95 near the betsy ross bridge. Getting busy, traffic moving okay, roads are wet. A touch of fog, i want anticipated taking a little longer to get to work. No major problems yet, but we have an accident, i95 northbound we did see it on the waze app and scanned our cameras, its near 495. Reporter Storm Tracker 6 live double scan showing most of the area is under rain. Theres breaks in the Northern Areas and drizzle there. Rain is pushing into the shore where we have not seen as much so far its not super heavy rain, but enough to make the roads wet. Well start out close to 60 and fall. By 6 00 p. M. 7 00 p. M. Were in the upper 40s with an overnight low of 28 degrees. If youre traveling all green aircraft no major delays, we have rain in philadelphia, boston and up the pike at jfk. Tam. In healthcheck it seems many people are not laying off the processed food like they should. Researchers in france examined heating habits of 100,000 adults. They say who eat processed bread, meat and cake had a 1 increased risk of developing cancer. They suggested eating a balanced diet and indulging in processed food occasionally. Troubleshooters were called on to help with a very emotional situation. It involves a mothers death and temporary burial an Family Mission to get her family moved to the final resting place. We have not gotten one contact to the family. Thats what you said before, but the family said they have tried to contact you repeatedly. Thats not true. Reporter find out how the saga ends tonight on channel 6 at 11 00 p. M. The actionpacked marvel movie black panther is in movies. It was unbelievable. I loved the character, just the portrayal of the character. The cast was phenomenal. I just was overcome. I was like, tearing up, like its just so beautiful to see us, the defending us, depictions of variations of our culture. It was cool like my mom said to see people that looked like me like doing everything. Film marks the first time hollywood green lit a big budget super hero film with a black cast. I tried to get tickets this week, i think ill have to wait until next week. I smell a sequel and another sequel and prequill. Still ahead, accuweather tells us what the warmup ends and cold begins. A School Rallies around a basketball player making her very first start. Now on action news, an elderly driver who lost control in camden kills an 8yearold girl. The victims of a Florida School shooting getting together for a vigil as people lean on each other for support. Nick foles is on jimmy kimmel. He is the nicest man. Lets go over to david murphy and karen rogers. Reporter good morning,. Reporter you can see the rain coming in on the weather center. Theres lots of clouds and theres a break up in the rain north of philadelphia arena parts of bucks county, and drizzle where you dont see the active rain. The rain is getting closer to the coast and taking over dover, delaware which was dry in the overnight. You can see darker shades of green thats making the roads wet. 54 in philadelphia. 53 in allentown. 56 in reading, 57 in wilmington, milder in millville, 59 degrees there. 63 in dover. Its a weird day, though, where temperatures will go backwards. Take a look were starting out milder, testers around 56 for the morning temperatures around 56 for the morning commute. Well drop during the day. 52 by 4 00 p. M. 49 by 6 00 p. M. , the mid 40s as soon as 8 00 p. M. Well keep dropping for 28 for the low. That sets the table for this, a winter storm watch saturday night in effect outside of philadelphia and delaware county. Chester, bucks county and Mercer County and all points north well see the arrival of snow late in the day and early evening. It will continue after midnight. Its in the counties where the impact will be the most. Well talk about the snowfall projected amounts and track the snow coming up, karen. Reporter tricky driving, hand of accidents on the wet roads. No accidents on 422, but you can see eastbound traffic is slowing from oaks to 202 with the ten minute ride right now. The big picture, starting to slow on the schuylkill expressway, 30 miles westbound on the schuylkill expressway near city avenue. 33 eastbound near girard. I95 southbound 26mile an hour near girard. Disabled vehicle eastbound on the Benjamin Franklin parkway. We have a problem in delaware, getting details about an accident, multivehicle accident, several vehicles involved i95 northbound at naamans road look for this causing a little bit of an issue. Police on the scene right now. A downed tree over here in conshohocken on spring mill avenue. They just cleared it. Matt. A warm afternoon in camden took a chilling turn when an outofcontrol driver struck and killed an 8yearold girl place on her bike. Jeanette reyes is live at Camden County police with the on going investigation into the crash. Reporter the little girl like many of us is out enjoying the unusually warm weather we had yesterday who was riding her bike when she was struck and killed in the afternoon. Take a look at the scone scene, the suv is turned on its side, the little girls bike is mangled underneath, the young girl was riding her bike near her home when a vehicle driven by an 84yearold man jumped the curb and hit her. The car hit a 40yearold man on the front stoop of his home. All three were taken to the hospital where the girl died. 940yearold victim and the he elderly driver are in stable condition. We pride ourselves to have our children go outside and play at 4 00 p. M. The loss of life is a loss to the community and to have are a child lose its life as such a young age makes you think of the loss of the future for the city of the. And preliminarily Police Believe the driver lost control of the car no word if there was a medical condition he suffered leading up to the crash. No word from the Camden County police and the Prosecutors Office. No charges have been at this poe been filed. We turn to florida where the grieving residents of parkland gathered for Prayer Service and vigil the day after the School Shooting in their town. Police are looking at the teen gunman looking into his truly troubled life while stories and heroics inside the classrooms continue to come out. Lets turn to Stephanie Ramos in parkland florida. Reporter police are on the scene near the school blocking the roads here in park left k land. Weve spoken to people emotional and angry and shock trying to find strength from somewhere after one of the deadliest School Shootings took place in their town. Overnight thousands of people coming together in disbelief and grief. For the rest of my days t

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