your vote and will i tell you those results right alicia thanks so much the iowa caucuses less than a month away and the presidential race is tight for both the democrats and the republicans abc's baa ck nani has the latest in the race for the white house hillary clinton it no longer holding back less than three weeks into the first votes are cast. she tells gma it's time to go harder after bernie sanders we have spent the beginning of this campaign for months now where i've been laying out my policies where i've been eating with people listening to them about what they want the next president to do and it is time to draw contrasts clinton pressing sanders for specifics on his health care plan even enlisting her daughter chelsea in the fight tanner sanders wants to dismantle obamacare dismantle the chip program dismantle medicare sanders with the stunning new lead in iowa forty nine percent to clinton's forty four and in closing the gap and nationally according to another new poll. i'm not going to underestimate secretary clinton's organization. she has more money in the bank that w

. as the number six train approaches, i am listening to alicia keyes' song, "you don't know my name," from her album," the diary of alicia keyes," on my ipod nano. the train is louder than bart and twice as windy. as we board the train, i hear a female automated voice saying this is the brooklyn bridge-bound six train. next stop, 77th street. a male voice says, stand clear of the closing doors, please. the subway is packed, but mom and i find a seat t where our backs are to the window. we get off at 51st street to walk to the hotel before catching the cab further downtown to watch the super bowl at the poets' cafÉ where we eat chinese food and watch santonio holmes make the winning touchdown for the pittsburgh steelers. ♪ ♪ [laughter] [applause] >> brief history of seven killings is one of greatest novels i've ever read. great novels don't always receive great attention or awards because they often tell the truth that people are unable to speak or truth that people are unable to hear, to digest. penetrating through the subterfuge and illusion of counterintelligence activities a

. i'm being told they just scored again. who just scored again? clemson! >> alicia: what's the score right now? >> 23-fahd gnawed 23 clemson, 21 alabama. good evening, i'm alicia barnes. >> ben: the game is in the third quarter and the score is 21 alabama, 23 crimson. -- clemson. >> alicia: we're certainly a state divided, but after a year that's tested us to its core, tonight we're s.c. strong. >> ben: the tigers are representing all of us in glendale, but you all have their back here at home. fans who necessarily do not, but our grace joyal captured the sights and sounds from the vista. >> grace: hi guys. tensions are running high here at hickory tavern where the columbia clemson club is hosting a watch party. no matter what happens tonight, these tiger fans are all in. [chanting] it's a solid -- sea of orange -- wait. that's been building. >> fight, tigers! >> grace: since 1981. [cheers] >> i hope they win! life. >> grace: now it's looming over the klym son tide. [cheers] this is a nail biter, y'all. >> i wear the same shoes, the same jeans and same shirt every >> i've worn this s

. >> thank you for joining us tonight i'm alicia barnes. ben hoover has the night off we begin tonight with a check of our forecast. weave saw a lot of rain today, so will it actually clear out for the weekend? let's turn things over now to chief meteorologist john farley who joins you live from the weather center. john john thanks, alicia, we got a pretty good soaking. berry. here in columbia almost the rain is gone. if you have been outside tonight the rain is blowing, the skies a a clearing. temperatures falling but not terribly far. here you see we are still in the 40s, all of us. we will settle down a few more degrees overnight but not too many more. not a cold night tonight. and by the time you get up tomorrow morning, 8:00ish, 44. not very cold. all day tomorrow lovely. a little breezy, but tomorrow's highs, low 60's. beautiful way to start the weekend. now, the second half of the weekend is going to be cooler. we will see some clouds. we will go over specifics on that and a look ahead to next week as well with. that's all coming up. >> alicia: all right, thank you so much, john

. i'm ben hoover. >> and i'm alicia barnes. the south carolina supreme court placed brian dequincey newman's law license on interim suspension. newman established the dequincey newman law firm in downtown columbia back in april 20-12. according to the firm's website, his practice focuses on criminal defense, personal injury, and government relations. >> earlier this week newman appeared in a richland county courtroom on misdemeanor charges for failing to report more than $200,000 dollars for tax years 2012 and 2013. newman says the error was a mistake. the time will be reduced to six months after he pays nearly $11,000 in taxes owed and court costs. >>> columbia police are investigating the death of a man outside a queen street home. with very few leads at this time as to what actually happened, the coroner's office has identified the victim as 34-year-old mario dione kelly. investigators say kelly died from a laceration to the head. police are still working to determine if foul play was involved. >>> civil rights activists are renewing their call that a former north charleston poli

main and gervais. from main and gervais, this is abc columbia news with ben hoover, alicia barnes, weather farley, and sports with tim hill . 6:00. >>> thanks for staying with us tonight. attorney general alan wilson says the state will recover more than $330,000 in food stamp fraud. while the attorney general says the money is the result of the first year of a partnering targeting abuse -- i should say, a partnership targeting abuse of snap. wilson says in 2015, there were of 855,000 south carolinians who received snap benefits. well, that is one tenth of 1% >>> america's largest retailer is closing hundreds of stores across the world, including one here in the midlands. the walmart announced a mass closing of 269 stores worldwide closing their doors. 154 of those stores are in the u.s., including the super center on highway 321 in winnsboro. the company says approximately 16,000 employees will be impacted by the closings. >>> it's a temporary restaurant shutdown. chipotle will close all of its its locations next month to hold staff meetings about food safety. the chicago-based c

, and this year was no exception. >> alicia: jennifer ready joins us more with how today's event became a campaign rally. >> ben and alicia, hot off last night's debate, all the democratic presidential candidates attend today's rally, using it is as an opportunity to honor the work as a campaign platform to relate to south carolina voters their plan if elected president. >> to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king, democratic presidential hopefuls vowed to continue his work. >> dr. king died with his work unfinished, and it is up to us to see it through. >> dr. king said "change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle." and that struggle is ours. >> let us not look at dr. king as just an historical figure. let us look at a man who tried to transform this country. >> dr. kining dedicated his life to making change in america by fighting for many issues, including education equality. at the rally, all three candidates taking a strong stance on how to strengthen education. >> this day is devoted to improving education, and i childre

. >> alicia: jenniferjennifer ready live with more on the legislation. >> jennifer: the bill would require journalists to register with the state to make sure they are upholding all ethical standards. while representative pitt says he doesn't believe it will pass, it proves his bias on the bill of rights. >> jennifer: the bill is structured similar to the law requiring gun owners to register to carry a concealed weapon in south carolina. against the second amendment, mott just the second but other portions of the bill of rights and that the media as a whole will only come to the fight when it looks like the first amendment and only a portion of the first amendment is under attack. >> jennifer: in explaining the reason for creating the bill representative pitts citeds scams of what he believes is bias and hypocrisy during the confederate flag debate. >> i became the face nationally of the guy thatten whatted to keep the flag flying. >> jennifer: several argue pitts made his point. >> the point has made. the question is going to be whether or not we all step back and begin to respect the ide

gma this week. thank you for watching. have a great saturday. good night. >> i'm alicia vitarelli. tonight on fyi philly. it's a new year and a celebration of all things new. >> new year new bakery. >> new spots for food and fashion. >> we need to find a party! >> new places to work out. and a new year's fitness challenge. >> this is not fun. >> plus we check out some new luxury living. we're going way up. and take to the skies for the city's best new view. happy new year everyone and welcome to fyi philly 2016. we are standing 883 feet up at the top of liberty one in the city's new observation deck. and if you've resolved this new year to get a closer look at the city. there's no better place to start than right here! >> welcome to philly from the top. >> the observation deck at one

to alicia vikander and other winners, for drama kevin spacey, house of cards, and viola davis, how to get away with murder. and comedy everytambor, and uzo abuba. they hope the issues stay on everyone's radar, even after the awards season is over. >> we've become a society of trending topics and all of the actors of color that i know don't place any limitations on themselves either. so regardless of what is going on with the academy, regardless what is going on in hollywood, they will find a way to be excellent. >> they said the time for change is here. >> i hope that we wake up and realize that there's an old way to do things and it's okay to change and grow. growth is paramount and change is inevitable so might as well wrap your mind around it and let's go. >> the sag awards may be over but the award season is far from over. in los angeles, george pin automaticio, abc news. >> and chris hawk hosts the oscars next month. much more ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news. super bowl 50 is blanketing the area. the signs are all over and soon there will be overhead too. how one oakland

accomplished in our past. >> supporting nods went to alicia vikander and other winners, for drama kevin spacey, house of cards, and viola davis, how to get away with murder. and comedy jeffrey tambor, and uzo abuba. in a year when the oscars found few people to nominate of color, they hope the issues stay on everyone's radar, even after the awards season is over. >> we've become a society of trending topics and all of the actors of color that i know don't place any limitations on themselves either. so regardless of what is going on with the academy, regardless what is going on in hollywood, they will find a way to be excellent. >> they said the time for change is here. >> i hope that we wake up and realize that there's an old way to do things and it's okay to change and grow. growth is paramount and change is inevitable so might as well wrap your mind around it and let's go. >> the sag awards may be over but the award season is far from over. we have the director gull awards next weekend, and on february 28, the oscars. in los angeles, abc7 news. >> and comedianis rock joins the o

accomplished in our past. >> supporting nods went to alicia vikander and other winners, for drama kevin spacey, house of cards, and viola davis, how to get away with murder. and comedy jeffrey tambor, and uzo abuba. is in in a year when the oscars found -- failed to nominate a single person of color, the screen actors' guild found plenty of people to praise. they hope the issues stay on everyone's radar, even after the awards season is over. >> we've become a society of trending topics and all of the actors of color that i know don't place any limitations on themselves either. so regardless of what is going on with the academy, regardless what is going on in hollywood, they will find a way to be excellent. >> queen law tv va said the time for change is here. >> i hope that we wake up and realize that there's an old way to do things and it's okay to change and grow. growth is paramount and change is inevitable so might as well wrap your mind around it and let's go. >> the sag awards may be over but the award season is far from over. we have the director guild awards next weekend, a

officer goodson as well alaska sergeant alicia white. that is one of the reasons why the state wanted porter to stand trial first. but that trial ended in a mistrial when the jury couldn't reach a verdict. in d baltimore tonight joy abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. gallows road is back open in falls church tonight after an ambulance slammed into a utility pole. it happened earlier today in front of the inova fairfax hospital. there was a patient in the back at the time. the ambulance's driver and three occupants all suffered non-life threatening injuries. no word on what caused the accident. leon: update now on a story we followed for more than a week now here. montgomery county is sticking by the position that a backyard ice rink has to move. county executive sent mark cohen a letter. why the county is willing to work with him to keep the rink open it has to bed because of the safety concerns. the owner refused to do that and fears the rink will have to close. alison: checking the top story. the investigators are still piecing together the events leading up to a deadly crash i

university, it's a chance for a unique learning opportunity. alicia harper from briar cliff joins me today. kick-off to j-term, a time when bcu puts an emphasis on service and learning. over jterm we are sending out 200 chargers to 20 agencies to give 2,000 hours of service. the term's events will goodwill donations drive. appropriate questions for alicia include: how can people donate? where will collections will? what will be done with thw items? why is bcu partnering with goodwill? jenna: fred's back next tonight at six for "get going with jessica rae" an alarming number of americans either have or will have osteoporosis... jessica goes over what exercises you can start early, in an effort to prevent this from happening to you! that full story in get "going with jessica rae" tonight at six (fred) visibility is low across parts of look for freezing fog. otherwise skies are mostly cloudy and the low will be 17. tomorrow, expect mostly cloudy skies and freezing drizzle in the evening. the 7- day forecast is busy. we have flurries and wednesday. we have a chance of rain and a good cha

hurts to know he's not here any more. >> alicia says her family is devastated and ridden with guilt her brother ran from a new year's eve party with a coat or shoes. >> i feel like i could have done bet to help look for him. >> the boys grandmother led the group in prayer and sisters say they're grateful for hundreds of volunteers that served foyer brother over two days and who now light candles and teddy bears at growing memorial in his honor. >> my brother is in a better place now. >> solace for the family that clearly does not grieve alone. >> he was amazing kid and best thing ever. police call his damage a tragic accident and nonetheless an autopsy scheduled for tomorrow morning to figure out exactly how he died. we're live in satellite center jeff chirico "channel 6 action news." >> thank you. an investigation is underway in berks county after aa high school there was vandalized. someone painted lude and hateful messages on the exterior walls of berks catholic high school this weekend. and statue of the virgin mary was also des crated and crews spent hours cleaning up the schoo

show preview. alicia vitarelli, karen rogers and adam joseph will give you an inside behind the scenes look. more than 700 cars fill the ultimate showroom at the convention center. we'll have test drives and the latest technology and the must see items at the auto show saturday at 7:00. "many patients and their doctors unfortunately are not aware of the options available to patients with bone cancer. patients with bone cancer deserve a specialist too. "the advantages of being treated at cancer treatment centers of america is that we have all the specialists under one roof to take care of every aspect of that patients cancer care. we want our patients to survive their cancer but we also want them to maintain independence and quality of life is so important. >>> nfl coaches have converged on mobile, alabama and doug peterson is no exception. >> doug peterson on his first official business trip hopes to do just that. joining howie roseman and jeffrey lurie in mobile alabama, this is new for him, everything will be from here on outs. >> you are here in mobile looking at the senior b

. we ask you to join karen rogers adam joseph melissa magee, ducis rodgers and alicia vitarelli for more on the technology and the trends, 700 cars on display at the convention center. >>> cars also filled atlantic city's boardwalk hall today. the facility is hosting the napa know how racing weekend. drivers from 10 states and canada are vying for a win in three divisions. racers include two-time event winner liquid lou laconi from delaware county. practice rounds are held this afternoon. competition gets under way at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. >>> the 6abc dunkin' donuts holiday food drive wrapped up way big check presentation. this in south philadelphia. officials from dunkin' donuts joined by 6abc president and general manager bernie prazenica today presented a check for $155,000 to philadbundance. that is $65,000 more than last year. the donation will help philadbundance provide more than 300,000 meals to feed the hungry. ♪ i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms®. we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things shoul

. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. hope you'll join me with sharrie adam and ducis rodgers on phl17. "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> in the air and on the ground a massive search is under way tonight on the east side of allentown for a missing five-year-old boy. >> little jayliel vega reportedly ran out of a family member's house late last night right in the middle of a new year's eve party. >> friday night new year's day 2016 rick is off and brian taff joins us. the big story is the hunt for that missing child with autism and concerns are now rising for his safety. "action news" reporter trish hartman live in allentown for us with the very latest on this. good evening, trish. >> reporter: good evening, monica. police and family and friends have been searching for five-year-old jayliel vega all day long. this is the command post in the east side

might think. alicia vitarelli has the story in just a moment. >>> high surf is complicating the massive search effort for 12 marines missing after two helicopters crashed off hawaii. the coast guard said there's no plans to call off or spend the search. the marine corps released the names of the marines they range from 21 to 41. one is adams schoeller from adams county pennsylvania. >>> he is a very caring outgoing person there's not enough words i could say, his heart is so big. >>> another marine on the helicopter is brian kennedy from philadelphia. three of the americans released in prison swap with iran are resting at a medical center in germany that includes pastor saeed abedini will return to the u.s. following medical valuations. a 4th american chose to remain in iran. obama administration pardon the seven iranians. >>> a man cap youred beating an uber driver is suing the driver. alicia vitarelli has the surprising twist to the story. >> reporter: not only was the driver who was assaulted suing the man who beat him up, but now the attacker, a drunk taco bell executive is

. are expected to be hit the hardest. alicia vitarelli is live at the big board with more on that part of the story. >> you know it's a taste of what is to come here, roughly 70 million people across the nation could be effected by this, and 22 states are on alert. not just the snow but potential ice and flooding and today in our nation's capital they are bracing for the worst. >> potential snow totals continue to creep up at the nation's capital. and it could be a historic blizzard with more than 30 inches projected. this trader joe's in washington, d.c. is forced to limit customers to 10 at a time. and even the federal government is playing it safe, they closed at noon ahead of what could be winter mayhem. >> d.c.'s public transportation including bus and rail service is also closing later today. >> we see a major lineup for a storm system affecting at least 50 million people. >> at reagan airport all is on stand by, they are offering waivers to change their flights and the pep rally canceled ahead of the nfc championship game and this is forced to limit the amount of snow equip

purge and declutter. here is alicia vitarelli with more. >> reporter: whether you are holding on to some stuff you are not using and need a push to purge or looking for fresh idea to make sure the things you want to use are neat and within reach, we have the woman that comes to the rescue. janet bernstein started the organizing professionals 10 years ago. >> we specialize in organizing everything from someone's kitchen to their closet. >> and they are named best in the business winning 2015's best in philly for home organizing. >> we can do that, we are really good at that. the people need to be organized enough need to be able to find most of the thing in their home. we needed help decluttering the kitchen. and janet warned it's always a job that taking longer than you think. we recommend taking it out and saying do i use this, is it necessary in my kitchen? in the corner cabinets she recommends lazy susans. and to further maximize space use round containers and for square cabinets go for square or rectangular boxes. and wire baskets are also space savers. >> am losing space and i

including trends shaping the auto industry and we'll take you on test drives. join adam ducis and alicia saturday at 7:00. >>> leonardo dicaprio met with pope francis at the vatican today. they share an interest in saving the environment. leonardo dicaprio gave the pope a book of art, and at the end of the meeting he kissed the pope's ring and thanked him in italian. >>> david with a last look at the accuweather forecast. >> we are longing at a fair amount of sunshine and highs getting up over 30 in the northern and western suburbs, low 40s in philadelphia and mid-40s down at the shore. and light winds today sara good day to do a walk. >> sounds good thank you david. >>> basketball and leading a healthy lifestyle were part of the curriculum in norristown. robert covington put on a clinic for the students of saint francis of assisis school. >>> a look now at some of the stories coming up on "action news" at 4:00. a new bill causing an uproar on the philadelphia's music scene. what they want musicians to give to police and why thousands are speaking out against it. >>> plus the high tech s

people scene at 12:30 now, tonight the critically acclaimed drama returns to 6 abc and our alicia vitarelli spoke to the stars. >> it's great to chat with them too, and it's a show known for pushing the boundaries, american crime has gotten major awards buzz for tackling the tough topics especially the one of racial relations, this season it's focusing on a sensitive issue. >> the student is claiming to be assaulted. >> american crime is no stranger to controversy or delicate affairs and this season is no exception be. >> if somebody messed him up and touched him that is rape. >> you need to be very careful with that word. >> it begins the story of a public high school student in indiana, accusing members of a championship winning basketball of sexually assaulting him and posting pictures online. >> was drugged, his girlfriend was there and she saw him. >> six times he used the statement i don't know or i'm not sure. felicity huffman stars as the head master aimed at protecting her school. >> she is sell gent and 20 steps ahead of everybody else. >> timothy hutton returns to the s

takes a backseat especially when dealing with the children. >> that is true. now alicia vitarelli has more on a spa in center city where you don't need to get a babysitter. >> i want to hear about this. >> did i get your attention? while you primp they play. a genius concept create bid a local mom that knows the juggling act all too well. philadelphia's new day spa, primp and play-offers a unique experience the whole family can enjoy. i brought my daughter priscilla for a mommy and me day, you can come in and spend quality time with your child and if you want relaxation and peaceful time on your own, you can go in the back and get creative while you relax. >> everybody is relaxed and happy. >> it's like win win. and you don't have to find a babysitter. >> tara murphy mom of two opens the spa after having a hard time to find time to pamper herself. >> every time a mom comes in she says thank you. the spa offers a variety of services for adults and children including manicures and pedicures and facials and massages. >> it's like a kid spa too, we have a lot of people coming in without c

. 5:00 a.m., friday, january 15, matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli joins us. >>> vice president joe biden is kicking off a new initiative in philadelphia, the goal to find a cure for cancer. >>> police investigate two suspicious car fires in north philadelphia. >>> a student in the lehigh valley accused of assaulting a

agent on july 1st. >>> women's college hoops, jose fernandez's ladies playing without alicia jenkins yesterday. she's out with an ankle injury. courtney williams drains this jumper. usf pounds the knights, 88-49. the bulls improve to 13-5 on the season. >>> and that's your morning if you're planning on heading out to clearwater beach, it's for sure, but with winds shifting from the east to the south today we are pumping in more warmth. the temperatures should be a bit more comfortable today than they were yesterday. 66 will be the high at clearwater beach. the winds will be rather light today. we have warmer temperatures ahead and a washout i'll tell you about in florida's most accurate seven-day. >>> great news for ice creams lovers in the bay area including this buy. returning to store shelves this morning. >> the ice cream has been gone for almost a year due to contamination at its factories. there will be nine flavors available in half gallon, pints and cups. production was stopped last spring after listeria was found in some production facilities. >>> folks up north probably are

with more reaction. >>> vernon. >> reporter: good evening, alicia. upper darby's tower theater was one of the major launching pads for david bowie's various incarnations over the years. in fact, philadelphia was the place where he got many of his creative juices flowing. philadelphia deejay john debella interviewed david bowie many times during the course of both their careers so he had the opportunity to take the measure of this legendary artist as he evolved across the decades. >> he was an artist beyond music. he was trial renaissance man and a man of the world u philadelphia was one of bowie's favorite places. he opened many american tours at landmark theater. of the dozens of albums bowie recorded young americans was a critical point in his rise to frame. it was recorded at sigma sound. >> all these young girls who called themselves devotees would follow o bowie around and it wasn't until the last day that bowie paid them any attention and he said to his manager, he says, hey, let's invite them in for a -- to see the final record being played out. >> reporter: center city bar

. it's still going. >> still crying. the story of the card, alicia thanks very much. lets get another check of the roads right now. >>> there is an accident from allegheny to north avenue, seeing if the school bus can squeeze by it, you see the ambulance on the scene of the crash and traffic is squeezing by trying to exit 95 northbound for allegheny here, but the northbound traffic is slow past washington avenue through this point at allegheny avenue this afternoon. on the big picture, traffic light trouble as long the mlk drive at montgomery drive, there was an accident there, we said you know what we'll try again on the schuylkill and the mlk, if you exit at montgomery, have you to go to fairmount park. couple issues in northeast philadelphia and bucks county, a broken down truck on the northbound side of 1, the roosevelt boulevard, the ramp remains closed get on the southbound side of the boulevard to get around and old lincoln highway the super highway, a crash likely for a few more hours shutting down davis road and pioneer road is an alternate there, we'll check it again in the

" continues with meteorologi meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> hello "action news" continues with a story straight out of a soap opera, how police in landsdale found a man trying to pin a violence crime on his twin brother and we were taught when we were young that please was the magic word but one school says it's a menace, why they banned one teacher from saying please. how much is at stake tonight and do you know the most common numbers drawn and winning tonight is the same as they were over the weekend. some of the facts and figures we bring you in a power ball edition of what's the deal. philadelphia police are warning people to be extra cautious, after a man got a call from a stranger who claimed they kidnapped his wife. for more on what the scammer want wanted. >> reporter: hey sharrie, police tell me they have seen this type of scam before across it's city and want people to be aware and watch our story, because the victim in this case did the right thing. it started with a phone call just before 11:00 this morning. >> he answered the

. gray hall, channel 6 "action news" alicia back to you. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, isis is claiming responsibility for deadly blasts that rocked indonesia's capital city, suicide bomber set off explosions outside of a busy shopping area. a tower camera recorded one of the blasts and witnessed horrific screams, the attackers had grenades and homemade bombs, they said they targeted foreigners at a starbucks and nearby police, as one militant detonated his bomb inside of the coffee shop and another aimed at people on the street. minutes later two more attackers rode a motorcycle toward a police post and blew themselves up. by the time the dust settles, five attackers and two other people are killed and another 19 are recovering from injuries. starbucks announced they have temporarily shut down their coffee shops across indonesia all 200 of them. >> all right thank you. >>> lets get you caught up on the "action news" traffic report today. we have trouble spots out there. >> reporter: this afternoon commute not proceeding by the book like we like it to, a big mess on the northea

voice remote is here. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> ♪ >> hello again. it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with the viral video that's dropping jaws across the internet. >> ♪ >> yes, whether you find that creepy or captivating there's no denying that this rally routine has turned 3-pint sized patriots into full blown political super stars. what's behind this new donald trump anthem? straight ahead. >> truth it is political season. >>> an animal lover in north jersey thought she was doing the right thing by taking care of several baby squirrels abandoned by their mother. the state says her compassionate act was actually criminal. why she's now facing up to six months in jail. >> but let's get you started here at 4:30 with the accuweather forecast which turns out it's going to be really wet for some of us. >> yeah, especially overnight the rain arrives in philadelphia around the eight, 9 o'clock hour. it's a heavy rain but it's out in time for the weekend which is a holiday weekend for many folk

that very warm toasty studio in just a minute, alicia. >> it is toasty. come on in. >> thanks for reminding me. >> outside you know it is cold with a capitol c and while most people were able to take a break from commuting and heading out today because it is dr. martin luther king jr. day and a holiday, others had no choice. they just had to hit that arctic air and bear it. the winds whipping teeth chattering people all across center city shivering. everyone including the little furry guys. you're going the see a dog coming up in a sweater. how cute is that? everyone got the memo. layers are the way to go today. >> dress in warm layers. >> layers. >> plenty of layers. >> plenty of layers. >> and hoodies. >> hoodies and shirts and gloves. >> and gloves. >> those guys have a good routine. they should go around like a public service announcement. frigid air and gushing water turned roads to ice in chester county this morning. a water main break happening on swedesford road in east whiteland township right outside the chester valley golf club. crews are still working on it. there are

before you fall asleep. >> now for sharrie williams, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph, i'm brian taff. see you tonight. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> stopping up and bundling up are the watch words of the day. the first snow storm of the season could hit this weekend and while we wait we are dealing with the bitter cold. the big story on "action news" is a double shot of winter weather. walter perez is finding out how folks are coping with the cold. meteorologist, adam joseph is tracking the potential of a weekend snow storm but we start with cecily tynan and more on these freezing temperatures. >> windchills in philadelphia, and atlantic city, 1 degree below 0, and allentown and wilmington the windchill dropping down to 2 degrees below 0. and wind gusts of 26 miles per hour in philadelphia and 28 in wilmington and atlantic city airport reporting wind gusts of 33 miles per hour.

and it may also be auctioned off as well. alicia? >>> all right here we go, i don't know where to go here. i'm going to the desk. how does that sound? with the big talkers, you know groundhog day, in just two weeks and here in pennsylvania, punxsutawney phil is just about a weather king along with meteorologist, adam joseph, of course. >> adam is hairier. >> ew! >> it's election year and another pennsylvania staple is vying for the job, peep wants you to know that they are not good as predicting the weather. >> does pennsylvania deserve a more reliable candidate, this groundhog day vote peeps. it attacks phil's creditability, when peeps are on store shelves, that is when it's nature, this is up to you the voters, go online and cast your ballot, peeps versus groundhog, the future is in your hand america. you think it's cold here? in minnesota they are freezing their pants off. literally. one guy trying to use humaner to warm those frigid bones by freezing pants and placing them around town, tom's frozen pants are popping up everywhere, and some have matching frozen shirts to match, be

meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with an icy rescue from the delaware river after a car plunges into the freezing water. >> and forget home depot or lowes this is a homemade snowplow we'll tell you how this was built. creative right. >> once the snow is cleared you need to be on the lookout for ice, we have tips to keep you from slipping and falling ahead in what is the deal. and most of our area under a blizzard watch for this weekend, and double digit snow totals, we are talking strong winds and white out conditions and flooding at the shore, be ready for flooded roads and power outages as well. lets get to adam joseph with more from accuweather. >> we have watches going on that means potential for heavy snow, but they will be flipping over to warnings relatively soon, the winter storm warning continues north of the pennsylvania turnpike and the lehigh valley and the poconos, that is where we expect the least amount of snow out of this storm. you won't get the most north and west this go around, it will

started with our coverage of this storm. when we come back alicia vitarelli will have details on the impact at the airport. at 4:30 gray hall is with people running last minute errands and throughout the evening we'll hear and from reports from walter perez dann cuellar and jeff cherokee. we'll check back in with trish hartman and nora muchanic. >> get prepared with 6abc.com. we have a street level warning map complete with weather warnings posted for your area. we're updating our list of mass transit changes and community closures. be sure to check out the list of snow emergencies posted across the area. remember if you lose power you can still stream our coverage on 6abc.com and the 6abc news app. >> ♪ wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out

talkers. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with details on an oil speak leaking fuel into the schuylkill river. >> plus, assessing the damage. the action cam is in brigantine, new jersey, as people try to clean up from a massive fire that tore through townhomes in the middle of the of this weekend's blizzard. >> and a stroke of good fortune for a family stuck with a broken furnace in the dead of winter. we'll explain how their emergency home repair turned into a memorable act of kindness. that's ahead in big talkers. >> first we begin in the lehigh valley where people are digging out from the record breaking snowfall. allentown got the most snow of all of our area, setting a new record nearly an entire season's worth of snow fell during this one storm. "action news" reporter walter perez, he's covering that for us. he joins us live as the cleanup is under way. hi, walter. >> reporter: hey, sharrie. you know, sometimes a picture tells a much better story than we

want to lose to. you know what guys it was a fair fight. great story. thanks alicia. >>> lets get a check of the roads tonight. matt pellman is wrestling with traffic, are you winning or losing? >> most cases we are losing and losing again this afternoon. still dealing with the effects of the weather, wet road surfaces and slush out there as well. and plenty of accidents, like one on the southbound side of 26th street south of the schuylkill expressway. since then they blocked both of the southbound lanes anded pushed it to the side. this caused big delays to spill back on to the schuylkill itself and eastbound is a slow crawl, with speeds of 12 miles per hour from the vine into 26th street. watching a crash in port richmond at allegheny avenue. and one at lower merion at the exon station and luckily the flooding at the brooklawn circle has subsided. but they are working to remove the snow along the schuylkill expressway and i think that might be the crew leaving right there as we watch live, this is 202 over top the schuylkill expressway and we see big westbound delays on 76 from t

to wish hartnett a speedy recovery and show their support and solidity. >> all right alicia thank you. >>> time for our "action news" traffic report wednesday afternoon. lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> today was not a great day for frosty the snowman. a lot of melting did happen so this afternoon we are dealing with wet patches as we head home. but the bright sunshine is giving us sun glare delays. this is the schuylkill expressway by the conshohocken curve. 12 minutes behind on the westbound side. but at this point on 76 it's just normal afternoon volume combined with the sun glare. at the airport look for a crash at bart ram avenue at scott way. and crossing into new jersey into gloucester township on 42 by the bus turn around, watch for an accident taking out a lane. and in hainesport, burlington county 88 is blocked at hainesport mount laurel road. no issues so far along 295, or the new jersey turnpike but if are you riding the septa trolleys, 11, 34 and 36 are seeing delays because of a medical emergency at 33rd and market. lets grab the ipad and do the

their age they don't want you to know that. they found love. alicia thanks so much. by the way congrats today. lets get a check of the roads today. >> from tying the knot to traffic being tied in knots that, is what we are seeing this afternoon in center city. i don't know if you want to say i do to the vine street expressway s there is plenty of traffic in both directions, it's normal afternoon volume on 676, the roosevelt off the schuylkill, we are locked up like most afternoons heading to broad street. but next week you'll see more traffic on the roosevelt twin bridges as well as the city avenue bridge because monday the east falls bridge closes for emergency construction. route 1, the boulevard and the city avenue bridge will take extra volume during the closure time. meantime in bensalem watch for a crash at nights road and lancaster county a couple of closures, route 10 is blocked and cambridge road a possible alternate and 30 is blocked in gap because of downed wires from an earlier crash close to the brass eagle, strasburg road or up on the turnpike is an the nate. and a crash n

tailgate our own alicia vitarelli live with a preview of the big event. >>> looks like you're in one of those fancy new cars, alicia. >> reporter: i am in a very cool jeep at camp jeep. this is steve, he's my driver and hey, look who we picked up along the way. meteorologist adam joseph. this is really cool. >> i'm on the phone back here. >> reporter: we'll get to nim just a minute. what's cool about this is you can take a ride on this test track or you can get behind the wheel with some pretty cool simulators here at the show. hey, see what i mean. oh, my gosh. uh-oh. do i have to pay for damages? have you ever seen me on the schuylkill? i took a swing at the new dodge viper racing through an obstacle course. i should know this is so true to life, the speed and the motion did get me a little bit here. the cars to peruse range anywhere from $15,000 to $500,000. there's a rolls-royce. even the every day brands like lincoln and cadillac are becoming autonomous meaning pretty soon they won't even need us, the drivers. >> what we are seeing is a component of that autonomous driving in these

ago. alicia today a new wind blows, the page turns. live in city hall, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. >> all right, vernon, thank you. >>> on the page we just turned from, today michael nutter giving his final public speech as mayor of philadelphia this morning. and he did so at his alma mater, saint joseph's prep inside the church. nutter saying he wanted his final public appearance as mayor to be where it all started the high school is shaped him. at a he told the student body do not bury your talents, share them with the world and to that end nutter says this chapter for him may be over but he's just getting started. >> today as the mayor of this great city and as i thought about it, i walk into the academy of music as mayor, i i'll walk out as mike. but i'll main at any my focus and my commitment and i still have more to give. >> and that's the promise he made this morning just an interesting bit of city history for you here. both michael nutter and new technological inaugurated mayor jim ca jim kenney both weo saint joe's prep. >>> some irony there. i don't know bri

alicia thank you. >> auto makers reported their 2015 sales numbers today and showing that americans are buying more new cars than ever before. total sales are expected to reach 17.5 million, that is a hair over the old record set in the year 2000, general motors saw the most growth and ford was the top selling brand, and low gas prices and interest rates left more money in pock egts to buy new cars. >> looking at closing numbers, after a sharp fall yesterday some stability today, the dow is up 10 points, and the nasdaq down 12 and the s&p up 4 points. >> a brutally cold day out there this afternoon. >> it has been i was out there earlier. lets head to adam joseph. >> the worst is behind us at this point from the dangerous windchills this morning to this afternoon's high temperature near freezing everything goes up wednesday and beyond. as we look at reading, pennsylvania, westward, the sun is setting later and later and close to 5:00. the earliest happened at 5:00 in the morning, doylestown 5 below and 7 below in west berlin, so everyone on the dangerous side first thing this mornin

. if no one buys tonight the lottery will be even bigger. brian and alicia back to you. >> gray thank you. just reminded me to go out and get that ticket. an update to a story that "action news" brought you back in october. this is little jeremiah jones and last fall he was found by a septa police officer walking alone in love park by himself. his parents who are homeless did not realize he was missing. 300 ministries raised $12,000 in the matter of hours to provide housing and services to jeremiah's family. they promised to return jeremiah and his sister but they have not cooperated with the judge's orders and that means they are still in foster care and the lease on their new home has ended. now officials say that jeremiah's parents are refusing to leave the property. >> we did everything we could to try to help this family but they became difficult with our staff and a lot of vulgarity and making folks feel very uncomfortable, we had to make a hard decision to back away. >> as for jeremiah and his sister they are being taken care of by the department of health and human servi

with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with a bill involving the bedroom, who wants lawmakers to report relations as lobbyist as gifts. >> plus one super model and one super bowl champ, the chef that whips up food for tom and giselle is sharing recipes and spoiler alert it's not all that exciting. we'll explain. >> and how to you say controversial in japanese, the commercial for this new translator is not clever just creepy. >> we begin in camden county, where a church is wondering why it's become a target. someone desecrated the sanctuary leaving thousands of dollars in damage behind. we turn to sara bloomquist live in lyndonwald with more on this story. >> parishioners here at saint lawrence church are absolutely sick over there. yesterday morning some of them walked into the church and vandalized the place tipping over things on the alter and throwing things through the stained glass windows. parishioners want to no why someone did it and police want to know who did it. parishioners are saddened

well. live in west philadelphia, john rawlins, channel6 "action news." alicia. >> john thank you. >>> today an incredibly moving post from one of hartnett's brothers in blue. viral facebook. in it he recounts moments by moment the assault starting with the fact that hartnett was working alone last night when the gunman fired those shots into his vehicle. his friend johnny castro and also his brother in blue writing you ducked your head down at just the right moment. that rounds actually missed your head by inches. you drew your service weapon and viciously returned fire. it was literally a fight for life and death. castro goes on to say i was only two minutes away but it felt like it took me an hour. we almost crashed three separate times trying to get to you. he says from what he saw when he got there, the shell casings hartnett's injuries, the bleeding, he says you definitely shouldn't be here right now. it should have been 100 times worse. not many people would have survived an ambush like that. simply wasn't your time. he said. god was watching over you. you did great last ni

, january 15, matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli joins us. >>> vice president joe biden is kicking off a new initiative in philadelphia, the goal to find a cure for cancer. >>> police investigate two suspicious car fires in north philadelphia. >>> a student in the lehigh valley accused of assaulting a teacher is found guilty. >>> first up, let's find what's going on for the weekend with weather and traffic. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we're off to a somewhat cloudy start. clouds will get thicker to the west and they roll in as the day goes on. if you like the sun enjoy it early because it will fade hind the clouds. 42 degrees in philadelphia. winds are light, no need to talk of windchills. these numbers are up from yesterday. allentown, 25 degrees and mid 20s in trenton, as well. upper 20s in millville. heading out the door we'll be around the freezing mark between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. with light winds and partly cloudy skies not too bad, assuming you dress appropriately. in the afternoon, 48 degrees by noon, the high today 52 we'll hit that around 3:00 p.m. an

rogers, melissa magee, ducis rogers, alicia vitarelli for the up-close look for the 700 cars on display. >>> and you i will be there signing auto graphics. autographs. come on out. >> reporter: some of the snow melted yesterday and overnight refroze. i ran into a slick spot fox street on-ramp to the southbound boulevard the bone right-hand side of the screen. main ramp of the boulevard traffic is moving nicely. we'll see traffic on the city avenue bridge when the falls bridge closes. monday, february 1. they say about 40 days, the closure begins monday. everything is good on mass transit we're on time. , dress the kids warmly. we have temperatures below freezing, 26 degrees by 7:00. only 431 by 9:00. above freeing through the afternoon high of 42 at 3:00 p.m. if you're heading to the airport no major delays between here and any of our most commonly traveled destinations, like yesterday we're dry from chicago to orlando. >>> researchers studying schizophrenia links it to a problem trimming back of connections to brain cells. researchers suggest that the brain goes too far, a risk

morning, 5:31, january 15. malevolent matt is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us. let's get traffic and weather with david murphy and karen rogers. >> reporter: all right, guys we're off to a cool start, we'll have early sunshine, but the order of the day is increasing clouds. it's cold this morning. 32 in philadelphia. in the 20s in allentown, reading, and lancaster and millville. wilmington 30. with the light winds we're continuing the improving trend. 34 by 8:00 a.m. in philadelphia. in the upper 20s in the suburbs, light winds, but not too bad on the bus stop assuming you dress appropriately. we'll get to a high of 352 degrees, that's 1 degrees above average and -- 12 degrees above average and upper 40s by 6:00 p.m. we'll have rain tonight and it will get out of here quickly on saturday morning. karen. >> reporter: we have an accident in king of prussia blocking the ramp, a lot of crews on the scene. this is the ramp from 202 northbound to the schuylkill expressway eastbound. fire crews construction workers everybody out here. we have a truck that lost its load of steel beams. i

you, i'm gray hall alongside alicia vitarelli. in the news could bill cosby see the criminal charges against him dropped. this morning we have the details on the turn of events. >>> deadly battle authorities in west africa regain control of a hotel that was taken over by al qaeda extremist. >>> get ready for a dip in temperature. chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. big dip? >> reporter: big dip. huge dip. it was the coldest week of the season by far, it arrives suntd suntd -- sunday night into monday morning. temperatures will top out in the 50s believe it or not, later this afternoon, not too bad, even though it is gloomy out there. double scan live shows the coastal storm is pulling away. heavy rains are batters new england, changing over to light snow across vermont, new hampshire and upstate new york. this is the tail end, it will push on by to the northeast. skies will brighten up nicely. combination of sun and clouds. it's damp early and then drying by afternoon. we'll see, again, breaks in the cloud cover here developing by midday. temperatur