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Of the accusations actually happened. This physical confrontation they said in the Police Report didnt happen. Reporter head football coach john vogan has been suspended pending an investigation by the school which is now investigating all athletic programs. The tredyffrin east Town School District released a statement that reads in part the process will be designed to determine whether or not code of conduct violations occurred. The awareness and level of supervision by the Coaching Staff and what further measures can promote inclusive and respectful behavioral the three students are charged with assault conspiracy and other related charges. Their names have not been released because they were juveniles when these crimes happened. As for the victim, he is no longer a student here at Conestoga High School. Im live in berwyn, chad pradelli channel6 action news. Thanks very much. The three suspects in this are specifically not charged with hazing. At his News Conference today District Attorney tom hogan explained why. We found in theres a glaring omission in the hazing statute in pennsylvania. Hazing statute in pennsylvania only covers colleges. It doesnt cover high schools. Hogan called on state lawmakers to fix had omission and held up a copy of house bill 1574 which does exactly that. That bill is currently sitting in the Senate Education committee. Hogan says he wants lawmakers to pass it. Weve got breaking news to get you to here at 4 00. Its a hazmat situation this happening in falk lands heights. An Apartment Building has been evacuated. This is at 818 woodlynne apartments is what were being told, the building 818 of the Woodland Apartments in falkland heights. You can see firefighters themselves being hosed down as this situation is being evaluated, just how serious it is. Were being told that a person reported opening a bag and then a cloud of fumes came out of it. That person did not require any medical attention but as you can see, they are taking precautions, even firefighters being hosed off here on the scene. Again, this is a hazmat incident happening at 1818 falkland road. Firefighters are on the scene. Of course as we get more information we will bring that to you. Brand new at 4 oclock, police have identified a person of interest in the murder of a cook at a south philadelphia restaurant. They just gave us this picture of a man who goes by the name noelle. They say he was working with the victim 54yearold thuong nguyen. She was found with her threat slashed in the basement kitchen of lees cafe and bistro on washington avenue around 9 oclock last night. The Restaurant Owner told police nguyen and noelle were in the kitchen together. That owner found nguyens body after sending a and order to the kitchen and not receiving any food. A neighboring Business Owner cant believe what has happened. I spoke with her a couple times when im buying food and shes a great person. I wouldnt imagine anything like this happening to her. Investigatoinvestigators saye signs this was a violent struggle. The cafe is closed for the day as the investigation continues. Police arrested four people for robbing a gas station in newark. They are accused in the crime at the exxon on South College avenue. Police say foeman had a gun and demanded money. Police say tivon knight and sanders watched the door and tayra knight drove the getaway car. All four are behind bars after none could post bail. Time for the accuweather forecast and this afternoon looks very different from how it looked this morning. The action cam was in Egg Harbor Township earlier today where we got off to a very snowy start. Some spots in south jersey saw several inches of snow but this afternoon, boy, weve seen bright sunshine and that has all of us thinking spring. Yes, and what better place to dream of spring than the Philadelphia Flower Show. Thats where adam joseph is live today with the first look at the accuweather forecast. Hi, adam. Reporter yeah, maybe winterlike out there especially this morning outside but as you mentioned spring has bloomed at the Pennsylvania Convention center as the phs Philadelphia Flower Show is back in town, Opening Doors tomorrow to the public. This years theme is explore america as they celebrate 100 years of National Parks. More about this exhibit behind me in one second, but first lets take a look at the satellite and radar because the sunshine is returned in some locations after the clouds and that morning snowfall, and the storm that is really blossomed to our east, you can see almost has a center to it now with those winds wrapping around it pulling some drier air now in from the north. Thankfully we just missed this massive storm though it did bring some heavy snowfall amounts especially in southern areas. Totals in philadelphia just under an inch wilmington about an inch and a halves lindenwold in new jersey just over two and a half inches, wayne 1. 2 and in cape may the jackpot coming in just over a half a foot of snow. As you look at the temperatures, it is still chilly down to the south where that snow pack is still yet to melt. Wildwood 34 degrees, philadelphia up to 40 degrees, reading 40 degrees and allentown on the brink of that 40degree mark as well. As we look ahead to that accuweather forecast, it will be a seasonable weekend ahead. And then on sunday morning, well have another round of some rain and snow showers but then the 70s return next week feeling like spring outside and this image that youre seeing here behind me is called after the fire by stony bank nurseries, it is inspired by Yellowstone National park. Basically guys it resembles a charred landscape where the growth underneath comes back so its kind of like a death meets back to life imagery behind me. Much more on the flower show and show you that main exhibit in a little bit. Cool stuff t looking forward to seeing more. The temperature not the only things rising. Gas prices have been inching up as we move closer to spring but they are still well below what most of us have become hack covered to me to over the last few years. Vernon odom live in bala cynwyd with more on the numbers and the direction were heading in. Vernon. Reporter good afternoon, brian. Compared to the higher gas prices weve had to endure in recent years, the cost per gallon is way down these days and the experts say its pretty much going stay that way. For me its a fact of life to go with the variations in the price cause to do what i have to do. Reporter at the end of january the average price per gallon was 1. 99 the lowest price since 2001. It dropped even lower aaa says in february as wholesalers cut prices to clear out winter blended gas. Weve seen prices locally here in the philly five county area climb two cents in the last week. Nationally weve seen the average increase eight cents in the last week. Reporter now tracking experts sa saw it slowly creepig up as the switch over to summer blends and many folks feel the uptick. Before it was terrible. Every time you look around you have to make a decision, a home decision, a household decision between the bills and the gas. I believe it was 1. 79 last week and now its 1. 85. Just a slight increase but not filling it up as much. I drive a lot so it does affect me. Reporter but you hadnt really noticed the rise in the last couple weeks or so he. No, it was going down as of here. It was 1. 87 earlier. Reporter experts say it was never destined remain under two dollars a gallon but even at the height of Summer Travel coming up it will never reach anywhere near the price levels of recent summers. Aaa says the National Price will hover around 2. 10. That compares to last summer of 2. 85 so its significantly down. Reporter so, brian, we found sort of a mixed bag of reaction out here today. So it looks like those going off and driving off on vacations this Summer Season will be pretty much in a good mood. All i can say about that is hallelujah. Live in bala cynwyd, im vernon odom, channel6 action news. Preach, vernon. Thanks very much. It is time for a first check of the action news traffic report. Lets go live to matt pelman in the action News Traffic Center and we just heard about the gas prices from vernon. No hallelujahs over here at friday afternoon we wish that the speeds were moving in the up direction. Live look at the schuylkill expressway close to montgomery drive and you can see that volume is building in each direction. Those 29 Minute Travel times each way are about double what they ideally should be. So no accidents on the schuylkill right now, just a lot of volume kicking off our friday afternoon. Elsewhere on 76, the pennsylvania turnpike, a broken down vehicle westbound by valley forge. That cleared out. But theres a accident blocking the ramp from the ebbet side to route 100, the downingtown exit. Get onto 100 northbound and do the old flip around or go eastbound to route 29 if you have the ez pass. Have a motorcycle crash this afternoon in middletown township delco. Its along bortondale road near knowlton road. And theres a gas main break to avoid in princeton along 206 stockton Street Near Library place. Traffic is getting by one direction at a time. If you want to use route one thats problem free so far. Lets grab the ipad do the commuter report on this finally friday afternoon and in the heart of center city along Market Street complete standstill as you sit through the traffic lights and we expect the volume in that area around the Convention Center to remain heavy for the next week or so with the flower show now in town. Brian and sharrie, well check it again in the next half hour. Thank you matt. Still ahead, a Stunning Development in the o. J. Simpson murder case much police are trying to figure out if they he have finally have the murder weapon. More than two decades after the high profile trial. And its a new movie state of emergency upper darbys own tina fey and it hits the big screen today. Well introduce you to the real woman behind the story on which its based. When you think what does it look like . Is it becoming a better professor by being a more adventurous student . Is it one day giving your daughter the opportunity she deserves . Is it finally witnessing all the artistic wonders of the Natural World . Whatever your definition of success is, helping you pursue it, is ours. Tiaa. Check out the fresh new look on Mcdonalds Mcpick 2 menu lemme get a mcpick 2 now, choose any 2 delicious mcdonalds classics for just 5 bucks. Mix n match share n savor 2 for 5 name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes a big mac made with 100 beef, flaky filetofish, seared on the grill quarter pounder with cheese or crispy 10piece chicken mcnuggets for just 5 bucks. Grab a friend today and pick your faves lemme get a mcpick 2 bada ba ba ba the lapd testing a piece of evidence that could be related to o. J. Simpsons murder trial its a nye recovered at simpsons former brentwood california estate. A construction worker found the knife in the late 1990s possibly while the home was being demolished but that worker reportedly gave to it a off Duty Police Officers who for reasons unknown never turned it in. That officer is retired now. Police say they recently learned of the knife and recovered it. It is being treated as we would all evidence so it has been submitted to our lab. They are going to study and examine it for all forensics. Now no matter what the testing reveals sit will not lead to simpson being charged again at the state level because of double jeopardy and police say they are still trying to figure out if the knife even came from simpsons property. The u. S. Economy added 242,000 jobs in the month of february. Thats according to the report issued today by the Labor Department it also shows the Unemployment Rate held at 4. 9 percent. Worker pay, however, slipped last month but more americans started looking for jobs last month and many of them found them. The report also shows the u. S. Economy has held strong despite rough patches in other countries. Now heres a look at how the markets reacted to the jobs report and green arrows acrosstheboard as we end this first friday of the month of march. The dow above 17,000 ending 62. 87 points up, the nasdaq up nearly 10 points and the s p five unup six and change. Reporters covering wars see all kinds of stories from the tragic to the heartwarming but we dont usually think of their experiences as comedic. New movie today is going for laughs using a reporters true story about her time in afghanistan and it stars upper darbys own tina pavement the Network Needs reporters on the ground in afghanistan. You folks are all the unmarried personnel in this bureau. Its 2002 and kim baker hits the front lines as a correspondent in the northeast. It could be great that kind of exposure. Reporter this is the real life kim barker, not baker. Her name and a bit of her story got hollywooded up as she puts it. She admits watching tina fey play her. Its so meta. Reporter you wouldnt imagine this is fodder for economy but its what sent barkers book whiskey tango fox trot to the top of the list. I was trying to channel the darkest of the sadness that i saw over there but also the funny absorbed things i saw. Reporter and she trusted fay to turn her first film into a project. I think when people see the movie theyll see tina fey they dont necessarily recognize. Reporter shes funny. Youre boarder line 10. What are you like a 15. Yeah. Reporter but barker is pretty funny herself. Do you think that i thought about tina fey in writing it . Sure i d absolutely. Reporter she does say that watching it was almost a little harder than living it. I think i watched the movie with one i open and one closed sort of like please let it be over, please dont let it be anchorman in afghanistan. Thats your biggest fear. Reporter rest assured she tells me that fay beautifully relayed the narrative arc of her life. Shes been so kind to me and respectful i feel to my story. Reporter kim says whats more amazing is just after one lunch meeting fay even nailed her mannerisms. Whiskey tango fox trot is out in theaters today and of course you can always read the book, too. Alicia vitarelli, channel6 action news. Pretty cool. A tie to the delaware valley. Yeah, looking forward to seeing that. Should be funny. Time for another trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show. Lets do it. Meteorologist adam joseph live there at the Pennsylvania Convention center with the accuweather forecast and adam no matter what the weekend holds, are you in the perfect place, that is if we can find you. Where are you . Dont worry, youll find i wanted to show you this main exhibit this basically is a big timber lodge. This is where visitors are going to walk underneath this is stone and wood structure. These folks are still putting down the green carpet for the black tie gala for tonight and as the folks enter this main exhibit, theyre going to be greeted by park rangers as they are celebrating, that is the National Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is going to be really highlighting National Parks. There are 409 across the can country, 100 of them will be on exhibit here within 10 acres and i tell you it is absolutely gorgeous in here. And you know what, its better outside right now than it was this morning. As we take a look at some of the numbers, we have warmed back up to around 40 degrees in the city of philadelphia and even points to the north and west, reading at 40, millville 39, 36 dover its a little cooler to the south where that snow is still on the ground trying to melt away. As we look at the wind gusts, they are pretty gusty especially southern parts of new jersey and the coastline because of that storm that is developing over the open water of the atlantic, youre still funneling in some of those winds. Still clocking in 28 miles an hour at the Atlantic City airport, 24 in wildwood and 23 in millville. As we take a look at satellite and radar, you can see that massive storm that is to our east and brought almost a half a foot of snow in southern parts of new jersey, that storm is pulling away, its moving in drier air for overnight tonight, so the sky will turn clear later on tonight but it stays on the chilly side with temperatures between 22 and 27 degrees with a much lighter wind out of the north. As we go into the weekend, there will be some changes. Were going to have a little bit of sunshine here early tomorrow morning with temperatures right around the Freezing Point but those clouds will quickly gobble up that sunshine as they work in from the west into the afternoon, seasonable with temperatures in the lower and the middle 40s. And then saturday night into sunday morning, another weak system is going to be passing by so well see the introduction to more light rain and snow showers. Most of the snow showers you see in the blue is north of wilmington, some rain showers to the south where temperatures are a little warmer and then as we get into sunday afternoon, most of those rain and snow showers will fall apart. There will still be a lot of clouds around. There could be a spitting shower with temperatures around 43 in the lehigh valley, 48 in philadelphia, 48 in millville and 47 in dover. As we look at the four day at 4 00 forecast, tomorrow 45 degrees as those clouds build in the afternoon. I like that touch of the tulips on the four day forecast as well. On sunday morning snow and rain showers. A little drier in the afternoon at 48 degrees and then much warmer with high clouds here on monday of 60 degrees and then feeling like spring. Not only in the Pennsylvania Convention center but outside sun, a few high clouds with a high of 70 degrees. And i tell you, this main exhibit, it is jam packed with these flowers. Youve got the roses, guys, youve got the cosmos, you can smell kind of like overdrive here of spring. You got to check it out. Its open for a week from this sunday. You have plenty of time to check it out. In the next half hours guys well go to two more exhibits and show you a little sneak peek. Great. Remember to tune in tomorrow for a special preview of the flower show. The Accuweather Team will be at the Pennsylvania Convention center to take you inside this years incredible and colorful displays. Thats tomorrow night 7 oclock right here on 6abc. And still ahead on action news at 4 00, firefighters go door to door to get out an Important Message thats tied to this time of the year. And coming up at 4 30 today, one picture of oranges is going viral. Well explain why its upset so many people and why the Company Selling that orange is changing its ways. From our new jersey news room were still working to learn the name of the woman in her 80s who died this morning in a house fire in burlington county. The action cam was on francis street in wrightstown where the flames broke out just before 2 00 a. M. Firefighters showed up and heard reports that people were trapped inside. When they put out the flames and got inside,. Fire started in the living room and it appears accidental. In west philadelphia, firefighters spent the day trying to help seniors keep their homes safe in the event of fire. They teamed up with the local red cross to remind people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors. They performed safety checks on homes in the 100 block of south 58th street. Firefighters say people should change their batteries when they change their clocks for Daylight Saving time and we will spring ahead next weekend. Good advice. Meantime more than 200 adults showed off their skills on the ice this afternoon in ardmore. Spin with ease and decked out in crystal studded costumes theyre competing for a spot at the u. S. Adult figure skating nationals. The skaters are lawyers doctors engineers and professors by day who manage to have time to keep up with their passion. Competitors range from 21 all the way up to 81 proving youre never too old to do what you love. Awesome. You know who is quite a skater . Sarah bloomquist. I heard that. It is freebie friday. Find out what you can get for free and who is offering free admission this weekend. Plus, philadelphia Police Officers spend the day giving back. Well show you how these officers are trying to filled a stronger relationship with their neighbors. And a toddler is getting a whole lot of attention after she called police about an emergency. Why that phone call is going viral. Action news continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, Sharrie Williams and brian taff. Its 4 30 and action news continues. We are live with a preview from this years Philadelphia Flower Show. Plus, philadelphias mayor wants the city to offer universal prek. Find out hour mayor kenney wants parents to get involved. And a Major Grocery chain responds after this picture was shared on social media peeled. No a plastic container forces the store to explain itself. First at 4 30 philadelphia Police Officers spent the day getting to know the neighborhoods they protect and serve. Police officers across the city took part in Community Day. Action News Reporter gray hall was with officers from the 19th Police District in west philadelphia. Gray, a nice way for them to get out and about here. Reporter indeed it was, brian and this is actually the first day that all the districts have held a Community Event on the same day and from the Police Officers to those who showed up to the events they say the events do work. Dominos, bingo pool and Police Officers, its a mixture that you may not be accustomed to seeing but this is more than just games. It is community policing. Right now its a tough time for police. We get a lot of negative press, so doing things like this is good for us. Makes us feel good. Reporter Police Districts across philadelphia are uniting and Holding Police and Community Day events in their neighborhoods. The idea is police cant fix it by themselves, the community cant do it by themselves. Reporter the goal is to meet and greet the public break down communication barriers and show that behind the gun and badge is a real person. What he want them to walk away knowing were people. We have first names, not just titles. We do this job eight hours a day five days a week different shift but were people too. Reporter those who showed up say seeing the officers outside of their patrol cars makes a difference. They say the oneonone interaction builds a relationship, a trust on both sides. I would love to do this a lot more. Its great to show everybody that its okay to be with the police. Without a doubt its touching me. If its touching me i know it can touch thousands. Reporter across the country and in philadelphia there have been incidents where police and community have clashed creating tensions. Many are hoping outreach events like today will help change that and build a stronger bond between the officers and the neighborhoods they patrol. To do that we need to engage human beings. Theres no other way to do this than actually reaching out and then having at hand that hand touch your hand. It dont get any better than this. Even talking about it i get excited. Reporter and back out live some of the officers say that they were so impressed by the engagement and the response they plan to hold these events at least twice a year in their districts on top of Everything Else that they already do. Live in west philadelphia, gray hall, channel6 action news. Brian. Alall right, great initiative, gray. Thanks very much. For other officers this was graduation day. 15 Philadelphia Police department recruits were sworn in today at the fraternal order of police in north philadelphia. They spent the past eight months training at the police academy. Well, he was the victim of a Home Invasion but now dover police have arrested and charged him with manslaughter. Delaware state police say 21yearold jacob leaguer chased the two suspects from his home and ended up shooting and killing a woman who was waiting for them in a car. Police tell action news haley hen dead wood was one of the suspects girlfriend. Both of the suspects have been arrested for the original crime which happened in october. Leager was shot during that incident and his father was killed. A man from philadelphia is charged with sexually assaulting a 14yearold girl in warminster. According to police, Glen Katherine assaulted the girl yesterday inside the aspen grove apartments. Warminster Police Arrested capron without incident. The ukrainian man accused of posing as a High School Student says he was trying to live the american dream. The Attorney Says his a clients motives were pure when he enrolled as a freshman. The 23 heyearold was pretending to be a dean. Hes charged with Identity Theft and having sex with an under aged girl. The countrys oldest and longest running flower show gets under way tomorrow. Adam joseph is taking us all inside today free of charge live at the Pennsylvania Convention center with details and the accuweather forecast. Hey, adam. Yeah, youre getting a sneak peek because theyre getting ready for that black tie tailgate gala overnight tonight. Its the 50th year theyve had it. Now ive entered acadia nsa National Park beautiful looking like spring. Its going to feel like sprang here as well very soon. As we take a look at the temperatures across the eastern half of the country still feeling winterlike right now in the east coast. 40 in philadelphia right now but notice the 70s blossoming in the central part of the United States and the deep south. Dont be jealous of them because those 70s will be heading our way but if youre heading up to the poconos could be one of the last weekends to get in some skiing here late in the winter season and into the early spring season. 39 for your saturday, partly sunny up there. And then as we get into the second half of the weekend on sunday, your temperature bumping up just a little bit into the lower 40s and there could be a quick snow shower or two especially the front end of the day but not a bad way to head up into the poconos. As you are looking into this particular exhibit, these are the types of signs you would see if you were in acadia National Park. The great thing about a lot of folks that come here and display their beauty, they bring everything about that particular park here into the Pennsylvania Convention center so if i was pretending to be hiking through the trails there of acadia National Park that is the type of sign i would see. You can see the 18foot evergreens behind me surrounded by a bed of tulips, pink and yellows again you get that breath of spring in here. If are you an allergy sufferer take medicine before you come inside here. Guys, can culling up in that full accuweather forecast well bring you to another exhibit and well also give you that sevenday forecast and let you know just how warm its going to get. In fact, record temperatures are on the way for next week, guys, but sharrie, do you want a flour . Maybe i can pick you one. Dont get in trouble. Youre going get in so much trouble. Adam thank you. I shouldnt even be in here i dont think. No, no, get out of there. Philadelphia mayor jim kenney continued his push for universal prek with a visit to lovie lees stars of tomorrow in west oak lane. The program educates Young Children in a home environment. Kenny toured the city one day after he submitted his budget proposal. Its nice to be around these little children and see how wonderful they develop at an early age and it just reinforces the fact that we have to expand our opportunities for prek in philadelphia so all of our little children can get the same experience as these can kids are getting. Kenneys office introduced a new web site that invites parents and the public to express their support for prek expansion. You can find a link to that web site on 6abc. Com. Theres an effort under way to turn trash into energy at the jersey shore. Abandoned crab pots are being repurposed for power. Action news anchor Rick Williams live in the news room with this unique story. Hi, rick. Reporter hi, sharrie, thats right, unique indeed. Officials say those pots are more than just an eyesore. Coming up on action news at 5 oclock Nora Muchanic explains why those rusty traps are a hazard to humans and wildlife alike and shell walk us through the process to turn trash into electricity. Also coming up tonight Aspiring College students will have a brand new test to take starting tomorrow. Well explain the changes coming to the sat and the thinking behind them, the essays are optional. Why the heck didnt they have that when we were kids sharrie. Those stories and more on action news at 5 00. We missed all the good stuff. Saint christophers hospital for children is celebrating a milestone. The hospital went back in time today in honor of its 140th anniversary. Patients and staff gathered to learn about the medical firsts that happened here over the years. A special presentation focused on the advancements during the specific time period between 1966 and 1985 and of course so many advancements to celebrate. Absolutely. Okay. The weekend it is here. There are plenty of things to dom details about the two local museums offering free admission. And weve got the latest ottering andrews civionthe otte. We check back in once again with meteorologist adam joseph. The full accuweather forecast from the Philadelphia Flower Show if hes not been thrown out next. No matter where you look, you wont find another small commercial van that can fit more, carry more weight, and yet go farther on a tank of gas than the Ram Promaster city. Hurry in to your ram dealer for details on all current incentives. A High School Teacher in tennessee is recovering from a couldnt can cushion after he was attacked by a student. The fight was recorded by other students on their cell phones. Well, it shows the student tackling the teacher and then hitting him several times. A 17yearold is now charged with aggravated assault. The School District says teachers will be getting new training on how to handle violence. A jury is about to begin deliberating in the erin andrews civil trial against a hotel in nashville. The sportscaster is suing the hotel and its manager after her stalker was able to record video of her naked. Attorneys are finishing up their closing arguments and then it will go to the jury. Andrews filed a 75 million lawsuit claiming the hotel could have prevented her stalker from making those videos the Hotel Manager says they did nothing wrong. All right, over the big board now with the big talkers dam we begin with this picture prompting whole foods to offer an apology today. It shows take a good close look a California Grocery Store selling a peeled orange inside a plastic container. Well, the photo posted by michelle cane has been shared thousands of times on social media. One person tweeting if only nature would find a way to cover these oranges so we didnt need to waste so much plastic on them. Whole foods has apologized saying it was a mistake and that they will now leave the oranges in their natural packaging. Take a look at this. Little girl in South Carolina thought she was dealing with an emergency so she called police. 911. Hello Granville County 911. Well, turns out twoyearold aaliyah was having a fashion emergency. She couldnt quite figure out how to put her clothes on and even though she couldnt tell police that they still responded to her home. Aaliyahs grandfather who was babysitting at the time had no idea she had even made that call. Her grandfather answered the door and she just comes running up to the front with half a pant leg on and the other one is like falling off. Deputy Marsha Lohnes responded to the call earlier this week. She says it was the highlight of her day. All right, finally we think youre going to like this. Its a video evoking a lot of emotion across the internet today. It shows a veterinarian comforting a crying puppy postsurgery and if youve got a soft spot for dogs then you may be about to turn into mush. I know. Yeah, the doctor said the dog was crying because he felt funny from the anesthesia needed to perform the operation. The video has become so wildly popular, the shelter shared this followup photo of the pup with her new family just to show that the dog is fine and still surrounded by love. So if you werent smiling yesterday hopefully you are now. Very adorable. We all need consoling sometimes. You got it. Brian, thanks. Time to get another check of the roads. Matt pelman with the upday. Hi, matt. Busy friday afternoon. We might have drivers whimpering like that as well. At least the lanes are opened on the schuylkill expressway however since last we spoke there was an accident here in the eastbound lanes just past 202 in king of prussia. Its off to the side but attracting a little attention and slowing things down as you come east away from the turnpike in toward 476 the blue route. Elsewhere on the schuylkill no accidents but speeds are in the teens in many spots. Do have a crash on the roosevelt boulevard southbound approaching third street in the inner drive. As you come down from Oxford Circle i would stay in that outer drive city. A crash on 95 southbound side as you enter the work zone. Its on the shoulder so not a huge deal this afternoon but causing a little slowing coming down from academy. We had that crash that was blocking ramp from the turnpike eastbound to route 100 southbound at downingtown. The crash is gone but it caused some damage. Now the crews are out there making emergency repairs and partially blocking that ramp and then farther east on the turnpike past Fort Washington there was another accident. It too is gone but you see the area of yellow there, it is a little slow as you head towards willow grove. Couple accidents in south jersey both on the shoulder but both slowing things down, one on 42 southbound by 295, the other on 295 northbound approaching the black horse pike. Speeds there just around 10 miles per hour. And we have some delays on some of the septa regional rails already this afternoon. The wilmington newark and trenton lines both running 20 minutes behind because of some amtrak equipment problems. Well keep tabs on that and all the other stuff, brian and sharrie, in the 5 oclock hour. So much on which to keep tabs. Matt, thanks. It is friday of course which means were going to help you shave money today. Freebie friday coming up. Well, by luck or by planning we picked a pretty good day to give you a preview of the Philadelphia Flower Show. All right, thats where meteorologist adam joseph is live with the best seat in the house. Also with the accuweather forecast. Hi, adam. Reporter yeah, and now, guys, we have taken a trip to the west coast where youll find the oldest 2000yearold trees and the tallest in the world, the red wood. The Red Woods National and state park just outside of san francisco, that is what youre looking at here. Right now in this particular exhibit and i tell you, when you take a look at this Chandelier Tree from the outside it is impressive but from the inside, even that much more impressive which we will show you in just a minute. I got to give you a little team as we take a look at the temperatures outside right now, were starting to warm it up just a little bit from earlier this morning when we had some of that snow. 40 in philadelphia, 40 in trenton, 39 in wilmington. 34 at the Atlantic City airport and even up into the poconos your temperature coming in at 34 degrees. As we look at satellite and radar we notice that that precipitation is far off the coast but that storm has become a beast. Just to our east. Thankfully we missed out on the heaviest amount of the precipitation but we got a little blast of winter this morning and now were starting to see some of that drier air filter in from the north and the east. As we look at the forecast for tonight, turning clear and it will be on the chilly side with temperatures between 22 and 27 degrees with that very light wind out of the north. As we get into the first part of the weekend on saturday were going to have some sunshine to begin with in the morning and then the clouds will increase in the afternoon but its seasonable for this time of the year, mid 40s for highs, 44 in the lehigh valley, 41 in cape may and 45 down in dover. Then as we get into the second half of the weekend on sunday, were going to have another very weak system that is going to be passing in from the west and you can see some of the rain and the snow showers that developed. 32 in lancaster, 32 in reading, 34 in wilmington. Rain showers down to the south and again we could see a coating to an inch north and west of philadelphia, especially towards the lehigh valley. In the afternoon, those showers break apart. Again its a very weak system and then those temperatures bounce into the middle and upper 40s despite that we will see a decent amount of cloud cover during the afternoon but overall the weekend not a lot of sunshine, a lot of clouds and well watch a very weak system that passes by. Then as we get into the middle of next week, were looking at those temperatures scoring into the 70s as that warmth really builds with the ridge in the east coast. And that is not going to stay just for one day but up to three days in the middle of next week. As we look at the exclusive accuweather 7day forecast, were going to start on the chilly seasonable side for the upcoming weekend and again, morning sun tomorrow giving way to clouds in the afternoon. There will be a morning rain or a snow shower depending if youre north or south of philadelphia on sunday morning. Sunshine in the afternoon at 48. We excel the temperature above average to 60 on monday with a lot of high clouds and then as we get into tuesday, temperatures will be up to 70 degrees and then record warmth here by a degree or so, feeling like spring on wednesday and we stay in the 70s for thursday despite a shower and then a chance of a few more showers at the end of next week on friday but a pretty decent warm looking seven day with temperatures still in the 60s a week from now. You saw the Chandelier Tree from the outside. Now youre looking up in the inside and you see five happened herechandeliers and fir chandeliers. You can walk through this particular Chandelier Tree just like you can drive through some of the red woods out in the west coast and i tell you weve got to give mad props to the American Institute of floral designers. It took 25 designers to create this one tree you see behind me and it also took about 25 or so rebar. Pretty impressive when you take a look from this Vantage Point and pretty unique as a lot of these exhibits guys are pretty interactive where you can kind of journey your way through the different National Parks that you would see across the country with own one stoonlyone stop. Tomorrow night youll see the preview of the in our show with our Accuweather Team. Hopefully youll join us tomorrow for that. So much to see, yes. So cool. Adam thank you. And we will be right back with freebie friday. Thanks, so are these wow, the new blowout instant games from the pennsylvania lottery, with over 225 million in prizes. Did someone say blowout . keep on scratchin what makesheart healthysalad the becalifornia walnuts. R . The best simple veggie dish ever . Heart healthy california walnuts. The best simple dinner ever . Heart healthy california walnuts. Great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts. So simple. Get the recipes at walnuts. Org. What is this miraculous invention . It separates our side of the room from theirs. Listen. Now you hear them. Now you dont. Every family deserves a tworoom suite. Yeah, its pretty great. Party time. We made it to the end of the work week. That means freebie friday and we have quite the range of free find for you today. First up its the first weekend of the month so on sunday, you can get into philadelphias Barnes Foundation for free. Once there, you can enjoy live afro cuban inspired music and picasso inspired crafts. And if you have a bank of america card, you can get into even more museums for free this weekend. For the full list go to our web site 6abc. Com. Red box will send you a code for a free dvd ventail. All you have to do is text word march as in the month to 727272. And if youre like most of us, you use the weekend to get a little laundry done. Perhaps a lot of laundry. Stop by kmart first. Big box store is offering a free 75ounce bottle of extra laundry detergent. Download the kmart app on your smartphone scroll down to the friday fix section. Finally at 4 00 High School Students dance the day away at central bucks east high schoo school. They are holding their first ever mini on that. Students are raising money and thon. Theyre raising money for pediatric cancer. This mini thon is modeled after penn states universitys dance marathon supporting the same cause four diamonds. Great event. So glad to see it spreading. Good way to do it. That will do it for action news at 4 00 for the entire Action News Team im brian taff. Hope youll join us for a full hour of action news on phl17. Here are monica and rick for whats ahead at 5 oclock. Violated in the locker room. The alleged incident that has three High School Students facing serious charges tonight and officials investigating a culture of hazing at a suburban school. Plus, police have a person of interest in last nights deadly stabbing in south philadelphia. Also more delegates are up for grabs this weekend for both republican and democratic c candidates for president. We have the race for the white house. Those stories and much more coming up on action news at 5 00 action news. Delaware valleys leading news program. With jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, Rick Williams and monica malpass. The locker room was theres to do what they wanted when they wanted and how they wanted. An alleged culture of hazing has been exposed at a Chester County high school. Tonight three students are accused of violating a younger teammate with a broom stick during a locker room attack. Friday night and the big story on action news is the serious charges those students are now facing. The charges stem from one incident but Officials Say the behavior actually dates back years. Action News Reporter dann cuellar live outside Conestoga High School in berwyn with more. Dann. Reporter monica students we spoke with are in shock and disbelief over these terrible allegations charges that were unveiled today after a lengthy investigation by Chester County detectives. This is a simple case about ignorance, violence and a shocking lack of supervision. Reporter authorities announce today that three senior Football Players at Conestoga High School had been charged with assaulting a freshman on what the team called no gay thursdays. What this tradition was, was things that the Football Team considered would normally be considered gay were not considered gay on thursdays. Reporter Authorities Say this tradition started by the conestoga Football Team had been going on for three or four years. On october 15 of last year they say a 14yearold freshman player was violently assaulted. Three seniors holding down a freshman and violating him with a broomstick. Reporter d. A. Tom hogan says one of those charged in the alleged assault is a captain of the Football Team he says the atmosphere was so bad on thursdays that some players quit the team. A lack of supervision here is the fact that all of this happened under the noses of the Coaching Staff because they were not there to supervise. Reporter meanwhile many