, l.a., miami and dallas. >> i think honestly they are under staffed. >> reporter: truth of the matter tsa say they have seen a decrease in the number of screeners nationwide due to budget cuts when congress is demanding tighter security measures due to recent terror acts. currently there are only 41,000 screeners, the low necessary five years. with summer coming on, tsa is trying to add 200 new screeners a week and bring levels to the congressional count of 42,500 but even though, the tsa administrators is warning passengers to be prepared for delays. >> i think you can see longer wait times because of the volume of people moving. >> reporter: with that, the best tip may be for to you sign up for tsa precheckup, which is the fast lane but is there a fee for that. or you can show up before your flight a lot earlier then you normally would. we're live at philadelphia international, i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> okay, dann, thank you. >>> lawyers for bill cosby were in federal court today in philadelphia. as well as lawyers for andrea constand who accused cosby of dr

wires damaged and sparking. and this spectacular image over dallas. in oklahoma, blinding rain, sirens ringing out. winds up to 70 miles per hour. and we were right in the middle of it. daytime hail right now. hail helping those of us on the roads. >> oh, man. >> lightning illuminating the skies all around us. you see the leading edge of it, a lot of lightning around, certainly some wind. this is a severe one, for sure. several reports of tornadoes. and this morning officials still assessing all the damage. in kansas, warning sirens blaring. >> where is the safest place to be? >> in the freezer. >> reporter: restaurant employees taking shelter. more treacherous driving conditions. visibility so poor people pulling over taking shelter at gas stations. for as pumped up as the atmosphere yesterday it certainly could have been a lot worse. still, thousands though without power across oklahoma and judging by this, george, it's going to take some work before the lights are turned back on. >> i'll say. rob, thanks very much. >>> to ginger with the latest on where these storms are headed. >> i

the regular-season with two home divisional games. the finale against dallas on new year's day. >>> if the phillies continue to play this way we start about the 0-4 start to the season. they are rolling now and their pitching, surprise, surprise a big reason why. no score, ryan howard off the left leftie. the solo homer the third of the year, 1-0 phills. enough for vince velasquez. he has the fastball working. velasquez pitches a complete-game shut-out allowing just three hits. he had nine strikeouts in his debut last week and 16 today and winning 3-0. and velasquez in the two starts as a phillies pitcher, the strikeout the most in the modern era. >>> and "jimmy kimmel live," his guests are chris hemsworth, abbi jacobson, ilana glazer, and music from anderson paak schoolboy q. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night. (male #1) it's a little something i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life

dallas woman one of fbi's ten most wanted fugitives under arrest. she allegedly paid a hit man to kill a dentist who was dating her ex-boyfriend. the accomplices shot her back in september, they are in jail. >>> escaped killer anthony garber is back in custody in washington state. he broke out of a psychiatric hospital he was caught near his parents' home unharmed dehydrated and in need of medical attention. >>> we found him hiding under a pile of debris. >>> he feels found too mentally ill to stand trial after slashing a woman 24 times. a patient who broke out with him is back in police custody. >>> former house speaker dennis hastert agreed to pay hush money to silence a sex abuse victim. he agreed to pay $3.5 million to a 14-year-old boy decades ago. he worked as a high school teacher and wrestling coach in chicago. four bays claimed he 'abused them. he cannot be tried for the claims because of the statue of limitations. he admitted to breaking banking laws. he will be sentenced at the end of the months. >>> a local police officer is honored for saving three lives. jeff chirico has th

snow and squall line from wichita to dallas. earlier i was talking about the omega blocking pattern that set up across the united states. there's the high pressure here and the good stuff is over top of us. the jet stream looks like the greek letter omega. it's a blocking pattern, because this low is not moving that. backs everything up. we'll see nice weather for another three, four, five days, after today. this looks really, really good, very san diego-like around the philadelphia area. 60 degrees by 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 65. 3:00 p.m., 70. 5:00 p.m., 73. shooting for a high of 74. gray. >>> thanks for the update. sports this morning flyers playoff hopes are fading. here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: the flyers come out flying in game two. 42 shots on goal the most shots on goal in five years. they have trouble scoring on th. flyers go down, caps first period down one looking for their first goal on the power play, nothing. brayden holt stopped 19 shots. steve mason, oh, no, huge mistake. how in the world does this go in, right under his legs. flyers downer 2-0. seven minutes la

its banks near dallas. in houston more than a million students did not go to school today because of this storm that dropped as much as 16-inches of rain in some spots. it left some drivers trapped in their cars including one man who was rescued by a reporter from our sister station ktrk. >> come here, sir. come here. >> thank you. >> yes, we're here -- yes. >> amazing moments playing out on television there and this driver able to get out just in time before his car went completely under water. the national weather service has issued a flash flood watch for the houston area through tomorrow morning. more than 110,000 people there have already lost power. >> at least 350 people are dead after a devastating earthquake in ecuador. rescuers from all over the world continue to pour into the towns impacted by there 7.8 magnitude quake. they're looking for people trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings. they're trying to help survivors as they deal with this destruction. in addition to doctors and search crews international aid workers are also working to set up plants to make su

we'll tap into the warmth to the south. 8:30 they are in the 60s. 66 in dazzles. dallas, memphis, 65. this area is climbing up to mid 80s to 90 degrees. that low will get closer to the mid atlantic and the northeast states. it will be warm and humid. could be the first real taste of humidity this season. future tracker 6 nothing going on today, we'll keep the skies clear. overnight tonight, it looks good, partly cloudy, tomorrow is another day featuring combination of sun and clouds. monday night, same thing. tuesday is when the frontal system gets closer. clouds increase and lower and thicken throughout the day and eventually as the frontal system itself starts to ram into that warm and soupy air we'll get the showers and thunderstorms developing. by 8:00 p.m. expect to see a line of showers and downpours and maybe one or two heavier thunderstorms that could produce wind gusts in excess of 45 or 50 miles per hour and brief torrential downpour. pollen count is high both today and tomorrow it's at the top of the scale. pulls back tuesday as the rains come in and cleanse everything out

stretches all the way down into texas, including dallas. the future radar shows the st m storms developing throughout the evening. all pushes to the east. tomorrow, less of a threat, but getting into highly populated areas. the storms that pop this evening, david, will last into dark hours, and that's when it really becomes dangerous. david? >> meteorologist rob marciano with us tonight. rob, our thanks to you, as well. >>> in the meantime tonight, we turn to the race for the white house. crucial primaries for both parties tonight. the polls still open in these five states, hundreds of delegates at stake. donald trump, favored going into tonight and n the states we had polls for. ted cruz and john kasich, teaming up, trying to keep him from getting the magic number before the convention. though, tonight, stumbling when asked about their collaboration. the new exit polls coming in already from the three largest primary states tonight, showing 69% of republican voters do not want a contested convention, saying whoever has the most votes should win the nomination. abc's tom llamas outside tru

flight from seattle to dallas didn't last very long and you can see why when you take a look at the plane. the nose cone is dented on the a321 jetliner trouble that came after takeoff and the pilot radios in. >> looks like we hit some birds on takeoff. we'll need to go back and have the airplane looked at. >> reporter: american tells us it may have been two birds or more that that jet actually hit. now, the nose is made of a softer material because electronics are housed behind it so they wanted to get it checked out. take a look at this. i want to show you some video. this is slow motion of a lightning strike over west london. the british airlines jet flying through a storm to heathrow, a passenger says they were shot by the loud noise and bright light. the jet did land safely and returned to service. this is a common occurrence, that's true but, amy, that doesn't mean it isn't scary when you get hit by lightning. >> glad everyone is okay. david, thank you. >> thanks, guys. >>> we move on to a mumps outbreak at harvard. 41 cases have been confirmed even though many of those have be

afternoon into tonight, again, that's from dallas on westbound, large hail, damaging winds and very heavy rain possible. diane, kendis, back to you. >> we have breaking news from north korea now. what's believed to be a missile could one day reach u.s. bases in asia. has crashed during a test launch. it's the second failure of this kind in the last few days. >>> an american flight had to make an emergency landing after a midair collision with the bird. strong enough to leave a crater on the jet's nose. that measured two feet across. bird strikes as you know fairly common. this one seemed more serious than usual, so the pilot decided to warn air traffic controllers. >> it looks like we sit some birds after takeoff. >> the damage to the airbus a321 was limited to that depth on the nose but a new plane was brought in to resume the flight carrying 150 passengers and 6 crew members none of whom were injured with the strike. >>> on the ground the agency charged with teaming airline passengers safe is being accused of waging an internal campaign of fear and intimidation. three employees to

manzell with a misdemeanor assault charge. the dallas county grand jury met on thursday to hear the case. manzell's ex-girlfriend skews accused him of striking her so many times she lost hearing in her ear. the browns cut the former heisman winner last month. >>> a boat and iphone of two 14-year-olds who were lost at sea last summer. last july, the two left in the boat and never returned. lengthy searches by the coast guard and private pilots turned up no clues. pamela cohen hopes the iphone would be looked at to determine what went wrong. >>> we don't know what the iphone has that's the big mystery, which is why we feel adamant about the phone staying with the authorities. >>> the boat is now in a shipping container and arrive in florida in may. >>> a children's track mete in southern california was no match for strong winds overnights. a big gust of winds carried the tents. they -- the winds interrupted a softball game when it kicked up a dust devil. >>> a fire destroyed an apartment buildings under construction in arizona. 100 firefighters try tried to pt out. four firefighters w

philadelphia. the numbers to the south are starting to warm up quickly now, 69 in memphis, dallas 68. new orleans 75. bills mark, north dakota 37 that's typical for those guys up there. we have a pattern change coming. what we've been seeing over the last week is the polar vortex has been sitting here we've been seeing the cold air attack the mid atlantic and the northeast. the cold has been driving into the heart of delaware and lehigh valleys. in the meantime, just the opposite has been occurring on west coast where it's been nice and warm on south issuely -- southerly winds. this whole seesaw will tilt the other way. 89 warmth will march east of the mississippi river. all the cold goes back here and this is all warm as we see the southwesterly wind. we have changes heading this way. i know it's been a little brutal over the last week, but things will warm up nicely. there's the warm front as we get into tonight and tomorrow. that punches through, it could bring an isolated shower. the bigger change will be the climb in temperatures. monday, 63 degrees, monday into tuesday, showers poss

day ahead. at the airport, no major delays, but we have showers and thunderstorms in dallas fort worth. that's a spot to keep your eyes on. >>> a new study says eating pizza on your cheat days may help you lose your wait. scientists put participants on a plan that was limited to ten thousand 500 calories a weekend. at the end of the week, both groups reduced their body max indexes. those people who enjoyed treats on sunday were happy and motivated to work toward their goal. >> reporter: closures for volkswagen other than. a deal was reached to competent vw owners who is cars were rigged to cheat emission tests. >>> some comcast cable customers no longer need a box to watch tv. samsung smart tvs will have it later this year. the feds have been pushing the cable companies to do away with the boxes which subscribers need to rent. >>> you can get this the pretzel breakfast sandwich, made with a top pretzel roll and bun and sausage and cheese. >>> that's america's money. jane loves to treat herself. so she loves new light & fit crunch. greek nonfat yogurt with delicious toppings like

wiping out fences south of dallas and sparking this fire. >>> i got out here there were explosions and the oil storage tanks were completely engulfed. >> reporter: it's going to be another busy day for emergency crews with more rain in the forecast. authorities say they are not out of the woods just yet. in new york, litz -- elizabeth hur channel 6 "action news." >>> voters in the entire state head to the polls tomorrow. ted cruz appeared with his wife heidi on "good morning america" town hall. meanwhile, trump is trying to keep his lead in new york. the latest polls put him ahead of cruz and john kasich. >>> hillary clinton and bernie sanders are spending the day in new york. the latest poll shows clinton's double-digit lead remains in tack. sanders is hoping for a last minute come from behind victory. on wednesday, hillary clinton will turn her attention to our area. she'll be campaigning in philadelphia ahead of tuesday's primaries here and in delaware. >>> in other news officials break ground in montgomery county today that's been closed for three years. the action cam was at cedar

. >> reporter: indicted by a dallas grand jury on charges he assaulted his ex-girlfriend. the 23-year-old heisman winner is accused of hitting his former girlfriend 23-year-old colleen crowley. her affidavit seeking an order of protection from manziel said she met up with manziel at zaza. >> interviewed witnesses as well as obtained video from surveillance video. she became very scared in trying to fight him off. she told the valet, please don't let him take me i'm scared for my life. later that night, she claims that manziel struck her with his open arm on her left ear. >> manziel -- >> the former superstar losing endorsement deals and was recently dropped by his agent. >> i don't have a choice because this situation is spiraling downward i'm not going to be a part of a young man destroying his life. >> reporter: manziel telling abc news i'm hoping to take care of the issues in front of me right now so i can focus on what i have to do if i want to play in 2016 for "good morning america," kayna whitworth. >>> let's go back to rob. >> thisis active pattern will bg severe rain to the upper

this. check out this backyard outside of dallas. huge splashes as hail pummels the pool. in denton, texas, hazardous conditions causing drivers to pull off highways and wait out the massive hailstorm and wasn't just cars hail wreaked havoc on. homes and buildings suffering damage. broken window, water leaks and roof damage. people posting pictures of the grapefruit-size wrecking balls and in southern arkansas, a possible lightning bolt is being blamed for destroying this church. there were also storm-related fires at a home and an oil rig in the area. the pastor says that he hopes to rebuild. but he is just thankful that no one was inside this church when the storm hit. george. >> look, phillip, thanks very much. to rob marciano for more on where the storms are headed. >> more pictures out of texas, plano, winds gusting here. i don't think i've ever seen such a widespread damaging large hail event across much of texas. even some schools closed. tonight another round of severe weather for san antonio potentially, in through austin and leading edge is all the way up into the northeas

four people in texas north of dallas, this is new video of the damage. a 62-year-old woman died when a tree fell on her house in a houston suburb and the region was pelted by large hail and several other states are cleaning up from powerful winds. forecasters say that another 60 million people from the gulf coast to the midwest could be affected by strong storms today. >>> there is more to come on "action news" at noon. former u.s. house speaker, dennis hastert is learning his fate in court today. >>> and why harvard officials are more worried than ever over a recent mumps outbreak. >> finding curing together and donate together at aarc foundation. this change in attitude brought to you by escape to margaritaville, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. featuring a second chance trip to the fabulous margaritaville beach resort in hollywood beach, florida. the ultimate paradise getaway, offering relaxation, entertainment and adventure. incredible dining and more. escape to margaritaville. paradise could be yours in an instant. keep on scratchin' >>> surveillance video shows

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season with two home division games we'll see if they count. finale is against dallas on new year's day. i have posted the schedule on my facebook page if you want to see more of it. >>> the phillies open a three game series against the washington nationals tonight. phillies shut out at padres 3-0 yesterday. ryan howard homered in the second inning. the phillies have won five of their last six games. >>> 5 17. find out what item in mcdonald's is eliminated from the menu. >>> philadelphia family is back together after two heartwarming surprises david. >> reporter: we are doctoring it is kids warmly because the temperatures are in the 40s. a t-shirt works this afternoon. i'll have travel conditions at the airport coming up next. if your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. hit david at least once today. >>> hit me next. >> reporter: this is looking live o

warmup across the central plains, 84 degrees in dallas. 78 degrees in los angeles, warming up across the southwest. there is spring happening in some spots. that's a check of the national outlook, here's what's happening locally. >> reporter: look at the snow in boston, not around here. we have wet snow toward morris town, new jersey. around here it's showers. some of the heavier cells give you a problem around quakertown. we have mainly cloud skies, maybe sun poking through the farther south and east you go. temperatures around 40. 66 is the high. clouds and at times we'll get rain. there will be another batch coming out of the northwest in time for the evening commute. a freeze warning across the region tonight. mild winter, i guess we're paying for it. >> in boston. >> it's coming down. >> come home soon, rob. meantime, "pop news" time. guns "n" roses fans. knocking on heaven's doors over the weekend. they'll play a last-minute gig, it's been over 23 since the original members, axl rose, slash have played together and lucky celebs and fans who got to watch say they sounded

big travel destinations but we're still seeing rain reported down in dallas fort worth. the last place we need rain is in texas especially in houston but they have more of it right now and we have seen some thunderstorms today, too. tam. >> thank you david. >>> r-e-s-p-e-c-t to musikfest. take the freeway of love up to see the natural woman do a soul serenade. aretha franklin will headline. i'll say a little prayer for you that you make it to see the 18 time grammy winning singer song writer. tickets for the public go on sale friday morning. they'll range from $44 to $69 and of course 6abc the proud media sponsors for more than a decade. >> ♪ fight back and rebuild an economy. so does she. we need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. a real plan to create new jobs and industries of the future. hillary clinton. i'm hillary clint

they wrap up the regular season with two home divisional games, the finale is against dallas on new years day. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, scary moments on a delta flight when a bird hits the plane and crashes the windshield. >>> and a woman gets the shock of her life when she finds out that the federal government mistakenly declared her dead. >>> hundreds of students got a history lesson from a woman that survived the 1999 genocide in wa wanda. she spoke with students in plymouth meeting. when she was just nine years old, her six siblings were killed in the genocide and is now an activist. >>> it was a heart pounding moment in the air when a plane flying from new york to nashville made an emergency landing after a bird strike. stephanie ramos has the story. >> reporter: a scary moment for the 57 passengers aboard this delta flight. the windshield cracked by yet another bird. a loud thud nobody wants to hear when are you 30,000 feet in the air. >> they share the same air space and these things happen but it gets your heart beating fast. >> these passengers had an unexp

, and st. louis. eighty-one in dallas texas. we will tap into that tomorrow. we will get warmer as we get into monday. future tracker 6:00 showing you 6:00 in the morning. chilly start. thirty-six for allentown and reading. areas north and west of town are also beneath that frost advisory. thirty-nine in millville. as we get in the afternoon hours by noon time tomorrow, already peeking out in the lower 60's, and we will get warmer then that, by days end. in fact, we're showing you the numbers, it is 74 degrees tomorrow for the high in philadelphia, 76 out to the west in lancaster. cooler at the most, 61 in cape may. sixty in atlantic city at the boardwalk. one issue over the next several days in the forecast is we have dry conditions. relatively low humidity levels. so mapel, juniper, poplar those are top offenders as far as pollen is concern. more highs tonight, it will stay that way sunday, monday and into tuesday. no relief in sight. if you are fees going and wheezing. we have warm temperatures tomorrow. up to 74 degrees. summer previews. taste of june by monday, coming in at 80 de

, the low slides across the panhandle of texas and oklahoma city to dallas right there to almost little rock and enhanced risk for severe weather. the biggest threat would be hail and damaging wind but still the potential for an isolated tornado along the stationary front sitting there. stationary meaning it's going to move slowly and that means a lot of rain. we're talking flash flood potential anywhere from the gulf from houston to new orleans again, right up to close to little rock and parts of alabama and mississippi too so this is a big one. it'll be around for a couple of days. i'll have much more coming up. >> covering a lot of the map, thanks. >>> time for the nfl draft. it kicked off with a lot of excitement. surprises and some controversy. after a series of social media posts appeared to cost one hot prospect millions of dollars, abc's ryan smith here with the latest. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: quarterbacks jared goff and carson wentz topped the draft's first round but the talk of the evening offensive tackle laremy tunsil. his draft stock fell dramatically when minutes

what we've got from north to south. does look like at dallas fort worth we have more rain unfortunately in texas and some thunderstorms down there this morning, too. matt. >> thanks, david. >>> new this morning, the governor of utah claims pornography is a public health crisis. governor gary herbert signed a resolution on tuesday saying that porn is a public health hazard that leads to health and societal harms. he calls for research prevention and policy changes. critics are saying utah is overstating porn's effects and claim it could be a healthy sexual outlet for adults. a 2009 harvard study found that the state of utah was tops in online porn site subscriptions. >> good morning. topping america's money job cuts at intel. >> the chip maker is eliminating 12,000 jobs or about 11 percent of its workforce. intel is shifting its focus away from personal computers which aren't selling that well. >> another automaker admitting to falsifying data. mitsubishi says inaccurate fuel economy tests involved 157,000 of its own cars and nearly half a million it made for nissan all for sale in japan

dallas, houston and memphis. >>> now, to new orleans, where an attorney for the man being held for the murder of a former saints player says his client is innocent. >> the gunman who rear-ended will smith's car and allegedly took his life is 28-year-old cardale hayes. hayes was arrested after remaining at the scene. but his attorney said he was not the aggressor during the incident. >> also being held is the suspect in the murder of a female student at the university of texas. the homeless 17-year-old was arrested late last week and is now charged with the death of a freshman dance student, her body was found in the creek. the suspect's family said he suffers from mental health issues and probably hadn't been taking medicine to ease his temper. >>> it could be up to a year before a woman is extradited to the u.s. she's being held in the mexico city. she faces murder and other charges in connection with the shooting death of a dentist who was dating her ex-boyfriend, when she's sent back to the u.s. she'll face life in prison if convicted. >>> the men were caught on camera with while th

spent the day suffer aing damage in wiley, texas, near dallas. it damaged homes and cars and it looks like someone took a baseball bat to them. and the hail made a huge splash of water when it fell into a pool. the district canceled class today because of safety concerned. >>> now jaime apody is here with more on the flyers playoffs with the death of ed schneider. >> it's it's high of making the playoffs but losing their heart and soul in ed schneider. they got back in the ice to start their first big round series, in washington. they are playing with extra motivation and schneider's passing on sunday -- >> i think mr. schneider held on until he knew we made the playoffs, that is the feeling we get here. it's a sad situation and we know who is in a better place and who is looking over us. we are doing this in his honor. >> the playoffs have a lot at stake and everything mr. schneider did for the organization and every individual in the organization and past. we owe him something special. we'll have to go out and work hard and see what happens. >> he passed away yesterday at the age of

showing the next system i'm tracking low pressure that is bringing some severe weather to dallas with some dorn many tornado watches. also behind it they're getting snow in colorado. mountains could get six to 12-inches of snow. this is a system that will be heading our way and that's what will be bringing us a soaking rain on sunday. saturday's not looking that bad though. tonight temperatures essentially holding steady just dropping down into the mid 40's. it will be damp with a little bit of drizzle. no heavy rain tonight. plenty of clouds. and future tracker showing as we head through the day tomorrow, we will see some breaks in the clouds. at 11:30 around lunchtime some brightening in the sky. it will be a dry day. but then as we led into -- head into saturday night this is when the rain arrivals. sunday mourn as we're gathering at the start of the broad street run it will be raining with heavy rain across the northwest suburbs. that rolls through around lunch time and then in the afternoon the heavy rain will taper off to some showers but still a lot of clouds and some showers w

assault charge for assaulting his former girl friend in dallas. she claimed he hit her so hard he burst her eardrum. >>> police in wisconsin are getting high praise for helping to stop an attack on a high school prom. it happened 150 miles north of milwaukee. according to police, a man who graduated from the high school shot two students in the leg as they were leaving the prom. a police officer on the scene shot and killed the gunman in the parking lot. members of the school community said the shooting could have been much worse. >>> we don't know what could have happened he had entered the high school. we can only speculate and say what if, i have a feeling that what if would have been more tragic. >>> authorities believe the gunman was not targeting the student in the parking lot, had he gotten into the buildings, they think his plan was to shoot randomly. >>> this is video of a tornado that touched down in nebraska yesterday. in minnesota lightning lit a house on fire full of kids inside having a sleepover at the time. nobody was hurt. officials say the threat for more severe weathe

thunderstorms and dallas and now rain popped up in chicago, matt and tam. >>> going on to "healthcheck," bedbugs are getting harder to eradicate. they have developed a thicker skin protecting them against common used bug spray. to keep them from spreading remove infested items in sealed plastic bags. >>> eagles pulled off a monster trade with the cleveland browns and moves them up to the second overall pick they require the second overall and fourth rounder. eagles give up the first, third and 4th round pick and first round pick next year and second rounder in 2018. the eagles seem eager to draft a quarterback. >>> phillies have a 5-4 win over the mets last night. phillies open up a series against the brewers at miller park tomorrow. >>> six people are under arrest after federal officials seized the longest cross border tunnel. officials discovered more than a ton of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana. it has 3 feet wide opening and equipped with rail system ventilation and lights and elevator. >>> houston texans were supposed to start their program but were diverted because of floodi

turns into every parent's worst nightmare in the blink of an eye. this morning a dallas mother has a warning for all parents. >> do not leave your keys in the car. >> reporter: just after 7:30 a.m. monday, crystal making a quick trip inside to drop her son off at day care leaving the car running with her 7-year-old daughter inside. shortly after a man in a hooded sweatshirt opening the driver's side door, jumping in and taking off. >> and the lady was like, who is that getting in your car. i turned around. he's already in the car and closed the door. >> crystal sprinting outside managing to open the door but the carjacker speeds away. all while her daughter is trapped in the backseat. crystal knowing she had to take action jumps on to the trunk of the car. it's then she says her daughter made her escape, jumping out of the speeding car. rushed to the emergency room. but luckily expected to be okay. incidents like this are all too common. in 2015 alone 107 children were taken during car thefts. as for crystal, she's thankful both her kids are safe and sound. >> don't mess with my cubs

cranking up and we have low levels of humidity as well. it's going to be warm and dry in dallas, 80 degrees and warming up across parts of the west. that's a quick check on what's happening here in boston and your national outlook. here's what's shaking locally. >> rob not as much snow here but we have a snow shower pulling down away from philadelphia through delaware county, salem county noon new castle county delaware. not sticking but we want to warn you to slow down if you're in the middle of that as always. but look at the blue sky opening up over center city. once that that little snow burst moves away from us you transition to snow quickly -- to sun quickly. 46 degrees is your high today, plenty of sunshine, windy and chilly though and then another freeze watch tonight. 100 plus inches they were digging out last year so i'll take a broom over a shovel any day and i'll certainly take summer. >> i still can't believe it. >> it's a good attitude, rob. thank you very much. >>> "pop news" time, everybody. and some sweet satisfaction for rolling stones fans this morning in the form

moving up. cincinnati widget tax omaha, dallas and all that is moving in our direction. as we look at satellite and radar, there's very little to look at with high pressure in control. another day with a cloudless sky out there and we are going repeat that throughout the upcoming weekend. it is friday evening. so if you're heading out on the town, 60 degrees at 7 o'clock dropping back to 57 at 8 o'clock and then into the lower 50's a little chill in the air between 10 and 11 o'clock with that crystal clear sky. today's high of 64. we'll add three more degrees to that tomorrow, 8 degrees to it on sunday and 16 degrees warmer than today come monday. we'll talk about that almost summer-like feeling for the beginning of next week and just how long, brian, this beautiful weather lasts in full accuweather forecast. >> adam thanks very much. >>> today's conditions had people flocking outside to soak it all in. sidewalk tables were filled with restaurant customers enjoying an outdoor lunch today and by midday people were parked on benches in dillworth park reading a book or just basking in

marciano was there tracking today's severe weather. >> from dallas to wichita to lincoln, nebraska, big-time hail, likely large tornados that may go into the darkness hours and this whole threat pushes to the east on wednesday, but by far, will bring the most vial le violent storms. >> reporter: these pebbles pelting the city north of l.a. and making this boat rescue off the coast difficult. the choppy water was too much for this small sailboat. fortunately no one was hurt. strong winds causing problems too picking up and tossing this heavy canopy at a car wash. this sign getting toppled. a high wind advisory in effect overnight in several southern california counties. lauren lyster, abc news, new york. >>> president obama is back in washington this morning. he wrapped up his trip to europe on a serious note meeting with allies on the threat of terrorism and other problems in the middle east. in public comments before a private meeting the president said european nations have to do more in the fight against isis. he called this a defining moment for europe. >>> and there's new informati

. dallas wins, 88-86. >>> san diego has not scored a run in its first two games of the season. at home against the dodgers. and no team has been shut out in three consecutive games to open a season this from lee swinger, research extraordinaire. mayata, six innings, nothing earned. hit a home run. that's it after andrew concerner in. they're going to win, 7-0. puig, yard, his first. the padres have yet to score a run. >> you wake up. we're going to go to bed. >> when you wake ups the padres will still have not scored a run. >> still be 0-2. all right. thank you. >>> last week we told you about a hard core texas rangers fan elizabeth sullivan and chosen to throw out the first pitch at yesterday's game. >> she got the whole vip treatment once she arrived at the ballpark then when she took the slightly moved up mound and made her pitch, the crowd went crazy. and like all sporting event big shots she, of course, had a postgame press conference where she reminded everyone that her secret energy drink is dr. pepper. apparently three bottles every single day. >> three bottles of dr. pepper wi

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phoenix and dallas are the test cities, i think it's a bad ideas between surge pricing and say not worth it. >>> five minute grace period seems fair. two minutes are you're gathering your things. >>> you might call and complain. >>> i'll do that right after the show. >>> some lawmakers on capitol hill are considering a requirement to have women register for the military draft. what a big change. that's next up on "action news." blinds to go's new cascade shades. gentle diffused light when you want it. darkened privacy when you don't. modern elegance always. right now take 30% off our entire selection of beautiful cascade shades. let the sun shine in. or don't. it's all good. blinds to go. blinds for life. under arrest for stealing the mayor of wilmington's suv. the 2004 blazer was taken from north madison street on tuesday night. police tracked down the vehicle minutes later. the 17-year-old driver tried to runaway and was apprehended. a 15-year-old passenger was arrested. >>> congress is requiring woman to register for the military draft, 32-20 to approve an amendment for a policy

. >>> another big event last night was the 32nd edition of wrestlemania. it was held near dallas before a record crowd of 102,000 fans. >> lot of those fans were stuck out for a little while. they were upset but they were able to see this, shaquille o'neal taking part in a battle royal. shaq didn't win but he did help eliminate one other participant. >> how is it possible that shaq didn't win? it must have been rigged. >> what? this is all real. >> the rock was also there making a return to his wrestling roots. he was also credited to winning a match. >>> and a new picture of taylor swift is going viral this morning. >> it's not making the rounds because of the singer, it's her body guard getting all the attention. take a look. he can't manage a smile during this ride at disneyland. they appeared to having fun. >> it reminded us of this picture from last month, the an are mom. >> one of my favorite photos. >> why so serious? >> i don't know. >>> and an easter egg hunt turbid out to be far from child's play for a group of quick-thinking kings near london. >> what happened when two burglars

and dallas. they have seen 'decrease in hiring because of budget cuts. with summer coming on, tsa is adding 200 new screernls a week to -- screeners a week to bring them to the 45,500. they said be prepared for delays. >>> expect to see longer with a lot times. >> reporter: sign up for the fast lane, but there's a fee for that, or show up for your flight earlier than you normally would. at philadelphia international, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >>> if you're just waking up with us, it is 5:38, one of the greatest baseball players that ever lived was celebrated in philadelphia. dozens showed up for the negro league memorial park in fairmont park to honor jackie robinson. april 15, 1947 robinson played his first game. philadelphia officially apologized to robinson when he played here he was taunted and refused service. >>> there's much more to come on "action news," saturday morning, saved by a potato chip literally, we'll tell you why a woman has this treat to thank for keeping her alive. >>> ravaged by chilly weather we have word on how much damage the cold weather did to t

finale is against dallas on new year's day. >>> phillies open a three games series against the washington national also tonight. the phillies shut out the padres 3-0. cial dominant three hitter,. ryan howard homered in the 6th inning. phillies have won five of their last six games. >>> welcome back we have breaking news from north scwhrers to -- jersey to share with you. this is from our sister station wabc. the chopper is above it. jersey city across the river from manhattan. they had vacant homes that went up in flames. they thought they had taken care of everything, but the flames have flared back up. a lot of people using the route to get from here into manhattan we'll keep an eye on it. >>> a michigan couple is talking about their failure to return a library book led to a warrant to their arrest. they borrowed dr. seuss book in 2014. they lost the book and paid the fees for it and returned the other. somehow they are facing misdemeanor charges. >>> willing to pay the fine of the library, and promise i won't ever come back there norm. >>> they remain free on $100 bond. >>>

parts of north texas. a news photographer shot this new video outside his home in suburban dallas. he says it broke through windows. the national weather service reported softball sized hail more than 4-inches in diameter. a school district there canceled classes today. they say they've got to spend the time cleaning up the damage. >> tweeted o it out a picture f hail and baseballs. they really were that big. >> you can get it as big as grapefruit but baseball you have to be care f lots of damage and damage to your head, too. storm tracker6 live double scan shows that we are looking at a little bit of rain from the western suburbs and there you see it coming. looks like light stuff for now in pottstown reading coatesville oxford and southern reaches of chester county. there's another batch out into harrisburg. looks like it might be more pronounced. at some point this morning for a period or two we'll and wind up with steadier rain. we have cloudy skies and breezy conditions ahead of that approaching precipitation. you can see that camera bouncing at the airport. temperatures are are

on for a killer who murdered a mother of three in a dallas area church. police say the killer may have been caught on camera. >> a volcano in mexico erupts into a fiery show. matt. >> that bridge inspectors are coming to the schuylkill during the midday today. here in the westbound lanes on the blue route we'll see delays and construction crew will be out on the blue route itself. we'll tell you what's going on there after the break. >> we'll tell you about a woman from iowa going to social media to try to track down her birth mother. she's getting a lot of shares. we'll see what comes of it next on "action news." modres: the cost of living the pay stays the same. i have to work extra hours just to make ends meet. it's a big struggle. one person that really gets this is katie mcginty. she came from a working-class family. she was ninth of 10 kids. she gets it. she'll fight for equal pay for equal work. katie mcginty will protect social security and medicare. that's why president obama and vice president biden support her, too. she'll make a heck of a senator. dscc is responsible f

, so you can get anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain from dallas to wichita, kansas and that resolves around the northern great lakes to canada, we are in the sweet spot, so to speak if you want ice-cream loving weather through the upcoming weekend. it's golden sunshine and cooler at the shore. temperatures in the 50s and inland overall 63 and 64 degrees. what about the weekend? everybody wants to know about the weekend. it's looking fantastic, saturday 67 inland and 50s at the coast and then the coast warms a bit on sunday, back to 60 degrees while inland locations warm back into the lower 70s. that exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow temperatures warmer than today, hitting around 64 or so in spots and beautiful saturday, 67 and sunday warm and pleasant and 72 and june feeling on monday and 80 degrees and then we dip back down, thinking of dipping ice-cream, no pun intended. 68 on tuesday and wednesday back to normal for a day at 64 and turning warmer again next week as we go back into the 70s. all right this is fred here. fred you started all of this with a cow and mil

dallas mavericks and the l.a. clippers against portland and tomorrow, sunday, right here -- >> oh, there's more? >> there's more. you can see if you want to the san antonio spurs square off against the grizzlies and the reigning champs, the golden state warriors and steph curry and you've probably heard of him, they're playing the houston rockets. >> stephen curry. steph. >> yeah, he's a friend of mine. i call him steph. >> informal like that. >> he owes me some money too. >> who do you have winning it all? >> i have to go with golden state. what do you think? >> unstoppable. steph curry is amazing. >> i'd love to see the clippers. >> thanks for going out on a limb. i appreciate that, ron. >> you know what, it is what it is. >> okay, i'll take the clippers. >> no. rob always goes out on a limb for weather. there's probably snow somewhere. >> that's a transition. >> very nicely done. like to consider it an educated take a look at the video out of california ron's old stomping grounds north of there, outside of fresno there were gusty winds knocked down trees and winds will blow in

her ex-boyfriend's girlfriend dallas dentist dr. kendra hatcher. >> delgado's addition to the list underscores the violent and calculated nature of the crime she's accused of committing. >> reporter: hatcher's family was in tears wednesday listening as the fbi offered $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the 33-year-old. authorities say she hired a hit man paying him $500 to shoot hatcher in the parking garage of her luxury dallas high-rise last september. the fbi describes delgado as a jilted woman who was jealous of hatcher because she was dating her dermatologist ex-boyfriend and had just been introduced to his parents. >> what is left to do is to bring her to justice and have her answer for this crime that shocked our community. >> one female is possibly shot in the neck. >> reporter: search warrants obtained by abc news claim delgado stalked her using an iphone to track her movements the night of the murder and would only pay the hit man seen in this surveillance video if he brought her hatcher's driver's license as proof of death. delgado was questioned da

amounts of water, sill the cypress river has yet to recede. big-time storms coming through dallas and that convective mass heading towards dallas and will probably stir up more in the way of rain. northeast has its problems in the way of dry air. robin. >> all right, thank you, rob. >>> we move overseas to breaking news. another earthquake has hit the coast of ecuador this morning. as the country races to find survivors from saturday's deadly quake. abc's linzie janis is near the e epicenter where they're still feeling aftershocks. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: there's a dramatic scene unfolding behind me. these rescuers say they think they heard the voice of a man underneath the rubble shouting down into a hole saying do you hear me? they say they also hear what sounds like a coin being tapped against something metal. this morning, searchers digging through the rubble with at least 200 people still missing. there are glimmers of hope. 51-year-old pablo cordova pulled from inside a collapsed hotel after making a cell phone call from beneath the rubble. his wife, so sure he was go

14 and 20. the worst airports philadelphia international, atlanta at that, l.a. and miami and dallas. the truth of the matter said they have scene a decrease in screeners. there are 41,000 screeners the lowest in five years. with summer coming on, they are adding 200 new screeners a week to bring it to 42,500. the tsa administer -- administrators are warning passengers to be prepared. the best tip sign up for the precheck, the fast lane. or show up for your flight a lot earlier than you normally would. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >>> your time, 9:36 new on the campaign trail this morning, bernie sanders says he met with pope francis during his trip to the vatican. sanders said that the meeting took place earlier this morning before the pope left for a one day visit to greece. he said he appreciated the message he is sending for the need for morality and justice in the world economy. sanders traveled to rome to attend a conference on economic inequality and climate change. >>> hillary clinton plans to in philadelphia wednesday one day after the new york primary. the details

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airport delays are most likely in houston, dallas and kansas city. >>> aviation safety experts warn we're going to see more of this -- an object believed to be a drone hit a british airways jet in london. if the reports are true, it would be the first drone collision involving a major pe on the airbus. british authorities are investigating. laws in the country do ban drone flights within five miles of airports. >>> washington state police fear a missing couple were dead. not the result of random violence. they're looking for the read brothers. investigators believe the couple may have been feuding with one of the brothers over property. >>> the research suggest eating habits may become ingrained in at lot of us. university of michigan researchers report that toddler could be guilty of eating when not hungry. it leads to an increase of body mass index. the findings also show how children's eating habits are influenced by adults. >>> johnny depp's wife has avoid jail time in australia after entering a guilty plea in court. she pleaded guilty for providing false information on a document in