. >>> long seasonor uer flint and el dragons continues, hting el on tonight brian dawkins scores 14-point. drexel los f 11th straight time 876. also delaware beats charleston. >>> flyers are preparing for yet another key game. tomorrow night they will visit ntreal canadiens. bigor both. flyers are six points o the wd card st. canadiens eight-point back. that should le to some desperate ck. >> you don't have to look standings too long to know every night is critical. we'reomingff here of a good performance. we're able to get two pnts on the road. so now we have another challenge in front of us. >> and finally nht high school basketball in new jersey. washington whip d cherokee. township wn tee, point guard spencer cook fm 75 feet away. shut t o door. that ties the game, and se it into double overtime where tnip wins, 50-44. spencer cooking to have a gd dayt school tomorrow. >> you bet. >> thanks, dues is. >>> jimmy ml live xt llowed byight line. jimmy's guestonight kerry washington nicholas walldo, music from jason duru lo. >>> "action news" continues at the 4:30 with ma eard, matt o

: and a day earlier in michigan, where they're struggling with that water crisis in flint, sanders with another appeal to black voters. >> well, if we can rebuild villages in iraq and afghanistan, we can damn well rebuild flint, michigan. >> a real battle between sanders and clinton. cecilia with me now. and you saw the new poll in south carolina, but you're covering this campaign. hillary clinton has spent a lot of time in nevada. what does this tell you? >> reporter: it says she's feeling the pressure there. she is heading back to nevada. you can hear how grueling this campaign is in her voice. her campaign is telling me they are bracing for an extremely tight race in nevada, david. they say it all comes down to turnout. we'll see on saturday. >> cecilia, thank you, as always. >>> now to the battle over the supreme court tonight. just a short time ago, president obama doubling down on his promise to nominate a candidate to replace justice scalia. and this image tonight, justice scalia's chair, his door draped in black. and democrats pointing to this image tonight. president reaga

the water crisis in flint. >>> and welcoming pope francis today to one of the most poorest areas of mexico, thanking him for visiting calling attention to their reality that often go overlooked. >>> and delaware county, high praise for a teenage girl for philadelphia who basically said i am not going to take it anymore. "action news" reporter dann cuellar with the story. >> and standing tall against bullying in her community. >> honored by a national advocately group. >> we are going to put this medal on your head because we believe you are a hero for what you have done. >> it touches my heart and means so much to me. >> a couple of weeks ago the sophomore at northeast high viciously attacked in the school bathroom and then the attackers posted on social media to humiliate her and she reposted it and a statement about bullying. >> i refuse to be held hostage and will not be bullied. >> the girls who beat her has been disciplined it was determined it was a mutual fight and she will be disciplined when she returned to the public school. and others say it is a street fight and they rel

september. >> today is the first congressional hearing on the water crisis in flint, michigan. the fbi has joined the investigation into the lead contamination. michigan governor rick snyder wants to use $30 million to cover some of the people's utility bills. the state government would pick up the tab for water used for drinking cooking bathing and washing hands. snyder has apologized for the mistake that tainted flint's drinking water after switching its supply source in 2014. >> this weekend is a special valentine's fyi philly. karen rogers has a preview as she talks to a man who hand crafts bean to bar chocolate. >> tell me a little bit about the process. for robert campbell the clock late al chemist it started with a trip to peru. >> i went seventy five gase going to five organic plantations. >> you care about your chocolate. >> hand selected the beans. >> these have a really nutty earthy solid taste to them. >> to turn the beans into bars he roast them, hand separates the good from the bad then winnows way blow driver to separate shells from the nib. >> is that cool. >> amazi

. >>> there are concerns about high leaves of lead in children, they are not turning up like in flint michigan. the lead is coming from older homes. a 2014 study found 18 cities in the state with children having higher leaves of lead explorer than in flint. philadelphia, allentown, atlantic city and trenton have more than flint according to studies of p health care system a -- pennsylvania and jersey. >>> there's a lot of lead that needs to come out. >>> physicians determined if a child should be tested for lead. new jersey mandates the testing. >>> a building that once housed west philadelphia high school is getting a major makeover. the massive building at 47th and walnut will be turned into apartments. a brooklyn-based developing has secured a lone -- loan to turn it into a apartment building. the construction on the apartment is set to begin next year. >>> a piece of trenton history is no more. demolition if he trenton center high school is nearing completion. yesterday the iconic clock tower above the school entrance was taken down by ropes and crane. the school opened in 1932. i

flint water isis. the key officialsrom flint didn't show. the city wat is tin sce 2014 when theywitched water sources to save money. ♪ >>> on monday nit, donald trump seemed to be gracious in defea today he accused the iowa caucus winr, ted cz of fraud and tweedhate stole the contest. trump came in second to cruz and cims th cruz comtted dirty tricks by telling ben carson suorters thate dropd out, which he has not. and he is calng for a dover in iowa. and crews campaigning in new hamhes saying that dald saying he is losing it.trum >>> and tight the fmer pennsylvania senator rick santorum ended his bid for the white use after dismal second-to-last showing in io. in 20 if y rell, santorum won the iowa caucus. and he thw his suprt bind senator mco rubio, and sator toomey endorsed him today. a rand paul today dropped out of race and rning f paul says he doe't have an answer for what happened with this election, but he does not plan to endorse another candida. >>> hillary clinton and bernie sanders now focused on next tsday's new hampshire primary whe sanders from nghbori rmt has a big lea

on the city of brotherly love to support the people in flint, michigan. they led the legislators day of action in philadelphia, an effort nice wide to support safe, clean, drinks water in flint and around the country. >>> penn state kicks off its annual thon weekend, it features 700 dancers and the large of the student run philanthropy event in the world. last year alone thon raised $13 million for children battling cancer and 6 abc is a proud supporter of thon. we'll have a live stream at 6abc.com. >>> much more to come on "action news" at 12:30, captured on cell phone video, terrifying moments from students from one texas high school when an on coming train nearly smacks into the back of their school bus. >>> and a 6-year-old nightmare for a woman on the pta. and more on your forecast for the weekend when "action news" comes right back. >>> someone cute a fire tornado going through a brush fire in missouri. crews battled the fire for several hours yesterday. they believe that grass cutting equipment sparked the fire and they brought in heavy equipment and bulldozers to stop the fir

detour from the jan nit state. >> emotions run high on capitol hill. flint water crisis and the search for answers. the heartbreaking testimony in gront of front of congress. committee members fewer yoes over the no shows. >>> and qb cuties. the supposed science explaining why quarterbacks are so good looking. plenty of football fans not buying it. the debate rages on. that's later in the mix" on this thursday, february 4th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm phillip mena in for kendis gibson. >> he's a little under the weather. thanks for flying in. >> always enjoy being here. >> i'm reena ninan. we're going to talk about the quarterback. you don't buy this. you're part of the group that doesn't buy it. >> qb cuties. that he attractive young men. i'll offer my opinion about that a little later >> you're a big sports buff. a new line of attack in the democratic race for the white house. >> we're just five days away from the nation's first primary election contest. vermont senator bernie sanders put hillary clinton on the defensive over her prog

in new hampshire where's leading big. qulnt will clinton will be in flint michigan. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." nydia and gray. >>> thank you, kenneth. >>> "action news" anchor monica malpass is in new hampshire covering today's primary. and monica's live report starts tonight at 11:00 p.m. >>> marco rubio facing the tough questions on 6abc. he is a guest on this week with george stephanopoulos. tune in at 10:30 after "action news" at 9:00. >>> super bowl sunday has arrived, the 50th version of the nfl tidal game is expected to -- title game is expected to lure 190 million americans to their tv sets. it pits cam newton against peyton manning. >>> you don't go 17-and-1 as the starting quarterback without being awesome. >>> today's game could be manning's last one. panthers have a 5 point edge over the wrong -- broncos. >>> mcmannis has a antibully squad and runs a football camp. >>> corey brown is hoping to win the super bowl with the panthers, us -- but he is dealing with a personal loss. his grandmother passed away two weeks ago, he is determined to overcome his grief.

the way. the state legislature closer to approving $30 million to help flint residents pay their water bill. the governor is also earmarking another $2 million specifically for flint. it will help replace lead water lines and also pay for some of the cost of reconnecting to detroit's water supply. >>> another issue we've been following, the natural gas leak that's poisoned the air of one los angeles community for months has now been permanently sealed. >> after disrupting the lives of thousands of households, residents of porter ranch are now getting the green light to return home. but not everyone is racing back. kabc's leo stallworth has the story. >> reporter: after nearly four months of leaking some 80,000 metric tons of mostly methane gas and sickening and displacing thousands of residents, so-cal gas now starts the seven-night and eight-day clock for thousands of relocated residents win the five-mile radius affected by the leak to return to their homes. >> to the residents of porter ranch and the surrounding communities, i want to tell you that i recognize the disruption this gas

of health found 14 cities have higher levels of lead than in flint. >>> 90% of the homes being pre1978 there's a lot of lead that needs to come out. >>> pennsylvania let's physicians determine if a child should be tested for lead. new jersey mandates the tests. >>> 7:08. the building that once housed west philadelphia high school is getting a major makeover. the massive building will be converted into apartments. a brooklyn-based developer has secured a loan to turn it into 300 units. west philly high school opened in 1912. in 2011 students mored into a new buildings a few blocks away, construction is set to begin next year. >>> a piece of trenton history is no more. demolition at the trenton center high school is nearing completion. yesterday the iconic clock to your above the school entrance was taken down by rope and a crane. school opened in 1932. demolition is set to be completed in april. the construction on the 130 million-dollar high school will begin, and the new school is slated to open 2019. >>> staying in shape in the golden years we'll introduce you to a fitness pr

hearings over the water crisis in flint. the chairman of the house oversight committee called on the u.s. marshals to hunt down the former emergency manager who failed to show for the hearing. and representative elijah cummings accused the governor of poisoning the children of flint. >> i want everybody who is responsible for this fiasco to be held accountable. we are the last line of defense and if we don't do it, nobody is going to do it. >> he got caught red-handed poisoning children in flint and the residents of flint. >> well, an attorney for that former flint emergency manager says his client will testify but he didn't have the time to prepare for the hearing. >>> the syrian peace talks on hold with each side claiming the other doesn't want an end to the fighting. one thing is clear, five years of civil war has taken its toll on the country as video taken by a drone and home shows blocks after block reduced to ruins. once the third largest homs has seen fierce fighting. this drone video was taken by a group with ties to the kremlin. >>> from the fog of war to the fog of washington

the scare at the sea. they won't arrive in florida until tomorrow morning. >>> the people him flint michigan will get help from a music superstar, beyounce is starting a fund to help people affected by the drinking water crisis. that comes on the heels of her half-time performance at the super bowl 50. she surprised her fans by revealing a new world tour that comes to lincoln financial field on june 6. >>> peyton manning is talking about his big win in the game last night. we'll break down the super bowl highlights at 12:30. >>> chipotle restaurants are closed right now, we have more on the unusual decision is to on several hours late when we come right back. the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto® is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. you know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. i couldn't have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. i

in flint, michigan. clinton called the water crisis there immoral and urged congress to approve $200 million in emergency aid for the city. back in new hampshire, bill clinton launched an attack on bernie sanders portraying him as hypocritical. hermetically sealed and dishonest. >> that's a hard word. that's a very hard word. >> just, you know, normal day words. >> s.a.t. >> sanders his lead over clinton has shrunk by the way to seven points. 51% to 44% according to the latest polls. perhaps more troubling for the sanders campaign since iowa, clinton's favorability ratings have increaseded to 75%. during a speech in portsmith, sanders barely made mention of clinton sticking close to his standard speech. >>> boy, tough lesson for drivers in wisconsin who thought they found the perfect parking spot. problem is they parked on the frozen edge of lake geneva. the ice buckled sending more than a dozen cars into the frigid waters. emergency crews scrambled to save some of the cars but at least ten of them are a total loss. the cars were empty. thankfully no one was hurt. >>> thin ice a

. >>> two lawyers in michigan, rick schneider's office warned of the flint water congress. in october of 2014, just months after they started using the flint river. and urged them to switch back to the detroit river. they called the situation quote, down right scary and an urgent matter to fix right away. >>> people had to be rescued after an ice breaker ran aground in antarctica. crews rescued all the passengers and the crew members remained on board to get the ship floating again. >>> the 88th academy awards is just days away and the statues already arrived in hollywood. and they will more closely resemble the earlier awards. they are cast in bronze with a 24 carat gold finish. live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, a medical break through that could help women struggling with infertility. and later a local business is taking fresh food to a new level. we take you into philadelphia's first vetral farm. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®. aren't moving in the right direction,bers it can

forum to discuss the city's water crisis and hopes americans will look at what happened in flint and say, quote, never again. he drew his biggest crowd in president obama's hometown of chicago. reena and kendis. >> all right, kenneth moton, does look like hillary clinton was performing the whip and nae nae there. kenneth moton in d.c. >>> apple has filed a response to the order that it must assist the fbi in unlocking the iphone of one of the san bernardino shooters and claims the government is seeking what it calls dangerous power. it also says the constitution forbids what the government is asking it to do. fbi director james comey countered apple's claim if software is written to unlock the iphone, it would put iphone users everywhere at risk of hacking. comey says that was not a legitimate concern. >>> well, new developments in the politically charged battle over the supreme court nominee. the republican governor of nevada says he's not interested. brian sandoval's name had been floated as a possible nominee. republicans in the senate have said they won't consider the president's

is about whether we can improve people's lives. >> reporter: hillary clinton was in flint, michigan, taking on the lead-contaminated water crisis. >> what happened in flint is immoral. >> reporter: gop front-runner donald trump maintains a double-digit lead in the state. 12k3w4r quiet. >> the republicans fought it out during the abc news gop debate. the attacks continued on the trail. >> poor, poor jeb bush who brings out his mother who needed help. nope, he needed help. mommy, please help. >> reporter: marco rubio spent super bowl sunday defending his debate fumbles. >> this fiction this barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. let's dispel with this fiction that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. >> there it is. >> i'm going to say this every chance i get. barack obama is trying to change america. >> reporter: and the candidates have a total of nearly 40 campaign events today. i can tell you, donald trump, bernie sanders and hillary clinton are expected to bring big crowds for rallies. 24 hours until the first votes, reena and kendis. >> kenneth moton, thank you. >>> ano

developments in the flint water crisis ahead of today's congressional hearing. michigan governor rick snyder today will propose $30 million to help city residents pay their water bills. the city's former emergency manager's refusing to testify before congress and state and federal environmental officials are accusing each other of mishandling the water crisis. the lead tainted water remains too dangerous to drink. >> bill cosby will likely be back in a pennsylvania court today as his attorneys resume their effort to have sex crime charges against him thrown out. a former district attorney testified yesterday that he made an oral agreement not to prosecute cosby in connection with claims made by a woman more than a decade ago. the current d.a. says that deal is not binding because it wasn't in writing. a judge is expected to rule today whether the case against cosby can go forward. it is a busy week for the poster child for pharmaceutical industry greed. martin shkreli is in court today as part of the securities fraud case against him. he's hired an attorney best known for defending ce

simmons part of a glowing list of celebrities donating to flint. high levels of lead have contaminated its water source. simmons personally delivered cases of bottled water to a number of flint homes monday morning. later hundreds of people gathered for a town hall meeting with him and other activists. >> ♪ [laughter] >>> for super bowl 50 the nfl brought together some actual super bowl babies if there's such a thing. according to studies nine months after super bowl victory winning cities see a rise in births. really gets you in the mood. the students performed kiss from a rose: imagine if that was combined with snowstorm. >>> this toddler barely knows how to walk but she's already taking it to the slopes on a snowboard. this is 14 month old sloane henderson. she looks better than i do on a snowboard. she hit the slopes in park city utah last week. the video has gone viral. baby sloane and her snowboarding skills on "good morning america." >> next up sloane, the k12. thanks erin. >>> 5:27. still ahead the sex ed plan in san francisco. the city school district is considering handing

on "action news" flint michigan residents recounted tales of horror as they told the surgeon general how poisoned water has affected them. the doctor spent a second day investigating led contamination in the city's water supply. resident lined up to talk to him. a new study found that even though flint residents are being poisoned by their own water supply they were paying some of the highest water rates in the nation. >>> new on "action news" the tennessee sheriff says his home was shot up and he's making the argument that he was targeted he says because of beyoncÉ. robert ronald is the sheriff of rutherford county. he says the first thing that crossed his mind after hearing gun shots and he blames his incidents on bee on's performance of her song formation at the super bowl. >> i think we've lost five to seven officers, five deputies, sheriff's since sunday's super bowl. you know, that's what i'm thinking, you know, here's another target on law enforcement. >> neither arnold nor anyone in his family were hurt. no bullets actually hit the home. arnold is already in local headlines

families affected by the water crisis in flint. >> ♪ happening today, new jersey governor chris christie will deliver his state budget address. christie is expected to unveil his plans on funding the state's public pension program. democratic lawmakers are already looking ahead to 2017 though when a new governor will be elected. they want to push forward a proposal to amend the state constitution to require quarterly pension payments. it is an approach backed by unions butter christie says it could prove disastrous. >> 5:49 now and while we're dealing with other wintry conditions some people out west are actually in the middle of a heat wave. >> and the 18 million-dollar gift that will help renovate a piece of american history. lysol disinfectant spray kills 99.9% of bacteria on more than just the trashcan. it's the "pungent gym bag stink" neutralizer. and the "prevent mold and mildew on the shower curtain for up to 7 days" spray. it's also the "odor causing bacteria" fighter. and even the "athlete's foot fungus" killer. discover more ways you can use lysol disinfectant spray to

governor rick snyder said he will not testify at the flinlt water crisis -- flint water crisis on capitol hill. the city needs $55 million to remove lead piping from the water system. the state attorney general is investigating the contamination. it is mobile to see involuntary manslaughter in the case if it led to legion airs outbreak in flint. >>> mobile 6 is still out there on the move we'll take a live look at the road conditions we come right back. >>> a newspaper man gets locked in his vending box and nobody hears his cries for help for days. of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl. ♪ oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-ooh, oh ♪ hearts are made for sharing. spread some sweetness with dunkin' donuts' cookie dough and brownie batter donuts. heart-shaped happiness too sweet not to share. america runs on dunkin'. >> reporter: we have a small amount of snow coming down at a bad time during the morning commute. this is the boulevard past broad street just wet right here. but in some areas, especially the western suburbs we're noticing snow on the turn lanes and the ramps. the main

meeting with families affected by the flint water crisis. he was greeted by a crowd of nearly 10,000 supporters >> but nobody barked at that event. >> that we know of. >> president obama could choose a supreme court nominee as early as next week. the white house says president obama is deeply engaged in finding someone to succeed justice scalia who died over the weekend. that nominee will run into a political buzzsaw. abc's lana zak reports. >> we also have a big big deal issue this campaign now because of the passing of justice scalia. >> we're one justice away from a radical five justice liberal majority. >> reporter: the death of justice antonin scalia reverb brayed on the campaign trail. >> he dies. in one second after he's dead, they're fighting about politics. >> reporter: ted cruz appears to be the first with a political ad. >> we're just one supreme court justice away from losing them all. >> reporter: he goes on to attack donald trump saying trump would appoint a nonpro-life jurist. trump calls that a lie ho though he hinted at a possible third party run if he didn't win the

to access the phone was an overreach of government power. >>> federal regulators say leaders in flint, michigan are not doing enough to fix the drinking water that was contaminated with lead. that came hours after jesse jackson left a march to protest the water. flint's water has toxic levels of lead. residents use the water for 18 months before finding out it was toxic. >>> delaware will keep some of the jobs it thought it would lose to the merger of dupont and dow chemical. agricultural will be kept in delaware even though much of the company will be in iowa and indiana. delaware offered the company $10 million in grants for capital expenditures. >>> jefferson health said it is taking a time out for 6 to 9 months as it redesigns it's program. the health system said it is working with an organ sharing network to insure patients on the transplant list will take them to a hospital during this shut down. we're back right after this. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy, watery eye