Good morning, everybody. Were starting out rather cloudy across the region. Theres a chance of a little sprinkle popping through but its going to be very light and quick if you do see it. Some showers down by baltimore. Well keep our eyes on those but those appear to be eroding as they try and head towards the east. Temperatures on the cool side in some of our northern and western suburbs. 37 quakertown, 37 pottstown, 39 in coatesville and saint davids. Were down to 41 in philadelphia. And across the river in south jersey a lot of temperatures ranging from about 40 down to the mid 30s and it looks like low 40s up and down the state of delaware. These numbers are going to improve today, though. 41 degrees by 7 oclock. By noon, all the way up to 58 and were going for a high of 63 degrees this afternoon at about 3 00 or 3 30 before sliding back to 59 by 5 oclock and 55 degrees by 7 oclock. Clouds in the morning will have a tendency to give way to a bit more sunshine during the day and most importantly it is going to be milder with light winds. Even warmer the rest of the work week and into the weekend, karen. Details coming up from accuweather. Im buying what youre selling dave murphy. All right, lets hit the roads right now. Were looking a lot better. The ramp from the schuylkill eastbound to the vine has now reopened. All that construction is cleared. Were seeing traffic move just fine so no problems there but crews will return again 11 oclock and shut the ramp and the vine down in both direction. In the meantime stick to state road instead of victory. And in glen mills Delaware County weve got creek road still shut down near water stock lane. Thats app downed tree thats causing a problem. Stick to middletown road 352 as your alternate to get around that. Over here in East Greenwich township we had an accident here but it is cleared so traffic moving better on the turnpike. Its northbound past exit two. Meanwhile and southbound we do have construction blocking the right lane between exits two and exit one and thats out there for a little while longer. Lets look outside live on 42. No problems here. We are dry and clear on 42 and youre good to go. Matt and tam. Okay, thank you, karen. So, still lots of questions around that collision of two septa trains including what it could mean in terms of any delays for todays commute. Federal investigators are still on the scene and so is action News Reporter Katherine Scott at the 69th Street Transportation Center in upper darby. Good morning, katherine. Reporter good morning, tam. And i spoke to a septa spokesperson this morning and they said that the service this morning should look pretty close to normal here though at this point this route is still out of commission. As you can see crews are still working here. Theyre trying to remove some of these cars from this track. So, instead this morning theyre going have to turn around trains at the terminal. It wont be quite as efficient but they said hopefully customers shouldnt notice the difference. The investigation into what happened continues. Morning rush was under way around 8 10, a collision at 69th street terminal involving three sixcar trains. Seven cars derailed. When i got up here they said the train that i was going to be on was in an accident. Reporter federal investigators were called to the scene in upper darby last night. Septa crews are now working to remove the cars involved which weigh about 37 tons each. Septa Officials Say a moving train on number two loop collided with the rear of a stopped train. The stopped train had been waiting to approach the terminal. The force of the impact pushed the lead car of the moving train outward into the path of a third train on the next track. The operator of the striking strain most seriously injured. Its unclear why his train didnt stop. Septa says the accident is unrelated to issues of cracks recently found in dozens of cars on the market frankford line adding these cars were recently inspected. We will not allow a rain to get on the line that is not safe. Reporter and back here live where the work continues, as far as injuries, two passengers and two septa operators were hurt. One operator remains in the hospital in critical condition. The rest of the injured were treated and released. Its unclear at this point what those two passengers were still doing on the train. They should have gotten off at the platform. Thats all part of this investigation. Were live in upper darby, Katherine Scott, channel6 action news. Back to you. Katherine, thanks. New this morning a second man has been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a Rutgers University student last year. The Essex County Prosecutors Office says ramirez was arrested yesterday in the dominican republic. Ramirez and marcus felix are accused of robbing and killing patel on april 10th. Felix is already in jail. Authorities say ramirez could be back in the u. S. As early as today. Police in Montgomery Township released more pictures of the man who they believe is burglarizing local stores by breaking through their roofers. These surveillance photos are from february 13th at the patel food market on bethlehem pike. You can see the man dangling from the ceiling. He was able to steal money from the Cash Register and there were two other incidents in Montgomery County this month where a burglar rappels through the roof to rob stores. A man is in jail this morning karend with the attempted murder of two men at the v. F. W. Post in willingboro new jersey. Police arrested 31yearold Brandon Washington last night and hes charged with shooting two security cards at the post on creek view road on thursday. Police say more charges are expected. 5 06 and Gloucester Township Police are investigating a possible abduction attempt. It happened on may apple road monday night. A woman says a man drove up to her got out to talk to her and then tried to pull her into his vehicle. The woman screamed and the suspect took off. Police say the man may have been driving a newer model white suv with black trim and a dash mounted Navigation System so keep an eye out. But police do not believe that the attempt i just told you about is connected to the two kidnappings in New Castle County delaware. Police continue to try to find the suspect in those cases. Officers were on mounted patrols yesterday at the arundel apartments in mine creek. Thats where a woman says she was attacked on sunday night. Police think the same man attacked another woman on february 13th at the top of the Hill Apartments in north wilmington. New this morning, an investigation is under way into how a fire started in north philadelphia. That fire broke out around 2 45 this morning on the 1700 block of north cross keys street. When firefighters go the to the scene they found heavy smoke. No one, though, was injured. From our new jersey news room, emergency repairs are being made at the statehouse in trenton ahead of a 300 million renovation project. Crews are addressing immediate safety concerns. The larger project could begin in july after governor Chris Christie signs a new state budget. The republican has said the building is a fire trap and is literally falling apart. The statehouse was built in 1792 and is the second oldest in the country. Time to talk about todays weather but my mind is already on the temperatures you have coming for the next few days. How about mild this afternoon. Pretty good. Yeah, yeah. But tomorrow. We got a note from someone on social media talking about how the mild air is actually not great for farmers because their plants bud and yesterday i posted on facebook, i have daffodils up in my front lawn already. Apparently if it gets colder in march that can kill a lot of those plants and it could be bad news for farmers. Something to keep in mind but most of the reaction i get on social media is pretty positive about this. Storm tracker6 live double scan right now and the we are looking at mainly dry condition. There could be a little sprinkle around here or there and you see a bit of that down in baltimore. The wide view shows though that most of it is down to the south and maybe a little bit up in the poconos but in between most of us are dry. Taking a look outside, we have some clouds around this morning over the Delaware River and penns landing. We are expecting the return of some sunshine, though, later in the day. Temperatures this morning are already pretty mild. 41 degrees in philadelphia. 41 in wilmington. 41 in allentown. And 41 in millville as well. A lot of even numbers across the region. Cloud cover is beginning to filter in and we are looking at again those showers out to the west. Most of these are going to come and dive south towards richmond and i expect clouds to give way to sunny breaks as we go later into the day. Up in the Lehigh Valley clouds and sun milder today a high of 62 degrees. Down the shore we are looking at clouds mixing with some sun, 59 degrees is the high there. And in philadelphia, a very mild high of 63 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun and winds out of the southwest at six to 12 Miles Per Hour which are going to continue to build that warm air into the region over the next several days. Overnight partly cloudy, a bit cool, but its still pretty mild. An overnight low of 48. The average high for tomorrow is only about 45 or 46 so a very mild overnight for this time of year. And then tomorrow with a ridge of High Pressure off the coast and a cold front still off to the west, were going to get that southerly flow pumping the numbers up to 72 degrees. Thats 26 degrees above average tomorrow. And then we head into friday and it gets even warmer with this patch of warm air that has to make it through before we get on the other side of that front. Once that happens, were going to city a pretty big cool change but record challenging highs for thursday and friday. Looks like we may miss on thursday. Friday we do have a shot at a new record. Your exclusive accuweather 7day forecast, todays highly is 63 degrees, clouds giving way to sun, well above average and then tomorrow, all the way up to 72 with clouds and sun. Record warmth possible on friday with a high of 75. And then on saturday, we get a little bit bumpier with a frontal boundary getting closer to us. There could be a shower around in the morning, the steadier rain probably holds off until later in the afternoon and there could even be a rare february thunderstorm around on saturday afternoon or evening, a high of 72. Then a front comes through and behind that warm air, the cool air zips back in. We get a high of just 46 degrees on sunday, brisk and chilly, lots of sun. Partly sunny monday 48 and tuesday more clouds building in, perhaps an afternoon shower and a high of 52 degrees. I suppose the ski resorts arent super happy about this warm air either but it is a nice break and remember last year we got cold starting around january 23rd and then until march. Speaking farmers issues we did get cold last month. Thank you david. Even though you may be an excellent driver distracted drivers are having an impact on your insurance rates. Also next see the moment actor Harrison Ford nearly caused an air disaster. Karen. Oh, geez. Looking live here in thorndale in Chester County and looking pretty good. No big deal. This is route 30 at valley road. Traffic moving nicely. Well check Chester County and see if root one is still closed when we come back. That has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. And thats not the only thing you can only find in new york state. You can find it all, only in new york. New york. Its all here. Its only here. Plan your winter getaway at iloveny. Com welcome back. Taking a live look at the lights of large it is 5 14 and 41 degrees. Septa is okay for now. What else are you watching this morning for us, karen . Yeah, weve been watching of course with the market frankford line and having live reports on that. Not expecting in it big problems. Suburban traffic report advertisement lets look right now and show you whats going on. Greenwood avenue near 309 right here, were watching for some construction thats causing a problem in cheltenham township in Montgomery County. So you want to watch for the crews out there. Theyre blocking a lane. Theyll be out there just a little bit more and in glen mills right now creek road is shut down between water stock lane and locksley road. Stick to middletown road as your alternate to get around that so looking pretty good right there. Lets check storm tracker6 live double scan and we can see that were mostly dry through the region. We do have a couple of sprinkles as you look well down to the south but right now its south of dover so were watching for the chance for a spotty shower around this morning, though its mostly dry. Heres a live look at route one at Oxford Valley road. No current problems here in bucks county. Route one southbound is reopened. That construction has cleared. That was blocking it overnight so looking pretty good. Theyll return again at 9 oclock tonight though so well watch for that closure. Also were going to see extra delays today as we always do here on route one bucks county because people trying to avoid the turnpike connector bridge that has been shut down forever and will continue to be shut down through at least april. Its 41 degrees right now in philadelphia. In allentown and millville pretty mild to start us off, a high today of 63, clouds and sunshine and even milder than yesterday. No big weather problems, matt. Okay, thanks karen. Some people in Northern California are still not able to return home because of continued flooding. Water is engulfing neighborhoods in san jose. Emergency crews are going door to door using boats to get people out of their homes. Rescue workers throughout the region have also pulled dozens of people from flooded cars. Light rain is expected in parts of Northern California today. Weve told you about the dangers of distracted driving people talking or texting. Well, no you that danger that theyre causing could be costing you. Insurance Companies Say distracted drivers are increasing premiums throughout the country. The typical driver is now spending 926 a year on car insurance. That is up 16 percent compared to 2011. Newly released video shows last weeks really close call for actor Harrison Ford at a Southern California airport. You can see fords single engine plane passing over an American Airlines jet with 110 passengers aboard. He comes really close to that plane. Ford was supposed to have landed on a runway that runs parallel to the taxi way at John Wayne Airport in santa ana. The faa is still taking a look at this case. The flyers host the Washington Capitals tonight. The race for the final playoff spot in the eastern conference will be tight. The flyers sit three points back and there are half a dozen teams all within an arms length. Good luck flyers. 5 17. If you want to keep the mosquitos away this summer maybe you dont go for the citronella can department we have two other ideas. A man is under arrest accused of plotting a president s day terror attack. Were learning new details about what Authorities Say he planned to do. Halfway through the week. Yay we made it. Almost. Got to get through the day. Lets take you outside right now and show you what it looks like. This is southwest philadelphia, i95 by the airport. We are clear and dry right here and no problems on i95. Mass transit everything is on time so far. Market frankford line after the accident from yesterday at 69th street were expecting slight delays possible but it should be near to normal service. Not expecting any big problems. Septa buses patco line and dart buses all on time for now dave. All right karen. Chilly on the bus stop this morning but not as cold as yesterday. 40 degrees by 6 oclock. By 8 oclock, 42. Were allowing for a spotty sprinkle but not picking up a lot of evidence of that right now on the radar. Maybe you get away without that. If youre running errands today, 41 by 7 oclock. The afternoon does look good. 58 degrees by noon. By 3 oclock your high of 63 degrees well above average and then 59 degrees by 5 oclock and holding the mid 50 by 7 oclock. Pretty good overall. And as we take a look at the airport looks like all green aircraft, no major delays. There is some rain down in atlanta. Everybody else is dry. Tam. Okay, thank you, david. In health check its getting a little warmer at least for now which is great if you like to go outside but it does mean we could be starting to think about mosquitos a little bit earlier. The journal of insect science looked at the best methods to reduce mosquito bites. It tested 11 different products. Only products like sprays and foggers with deet or lemon eucalyptus were successful. Other items like citronella candles or herb bracelets they did no good. The election and the new White House Administration still has everyone talking and not all of those conversations are going well. Experts say it is time for a political timeout. That is our special report on action news at 11 00. Reporter im action News Reporter erin ohearn many people on both sides of the political aisle have strong opinions about the direction of this country under President Trump and equally strong opinions about the president himself. But many of those opposing perspectives are literally destroying relationships. I unfriended everyone on facebook that was pro hillary for the simple reason that those people couldnt possibly share my core values. My brother disowned me and myself and my wife forbid us to come to his sons homecoming dinner. Reporter tonight we talk to experts who say its time to take a political timeout. 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My main focus was to get them all out, whatever, you know, whatever it took. Now, the teenagers were rushed to local hospitals and treated for hypothermia. They are all doing okay, although app grandmother of one of the boys says he is grounded. And she probably hasnt come up were it a date in which he will not be grounded anymorements tickets go on sale today for what is expected to be a popular new destination here in philadelphia. Also federal investigators are looking into the crash involving several septa train cars on the market frankford line. We also now know why a man reportedly made up a story to police that he was carjacked and a fouryearold was missing. Wait until you hear why he told them he did it. Action news will be right back. Now on action news train trouble with septa on tuesday could spill over to this mornings commute. Were keeping an eye on the chance for any delays. Breaking now, masked man pulls off an armed Home Invasion robbery in north philadelphia. The midweek warmup begins. Accuweather is tracking 60s today. Then three Straight Days in the 70s. Can you say playground . Good morning, it is 5 30 on this wednesday february 22nd. Lets find out more about that with dave murphy and karen rogers has your commute. Good morning. Good morning. Were starting out with clouds even a couple sprinkles out to the west. Some of them are popping up in the Northern Areas but most of you are probably not seeing this. Clouds will give way to a little bit of sunshine. I know it looked pretty socked in there in picture but we expect some sun later. Temperatures this morning are ranging in the low 40s in most spots. 41 in philadelphia and allentown, 39 in lancaster, 40 in trenton. 43 in cape may. Beneath clouds you often do get kind of an even temperature profile. Winds not that strong. A lot of spots reporting calm winds. Theyve had some problems overnight with these reporting stations. Its a coordinating center in long island that has had some outages. It could be that some of these numbers are not accurate but i do think that at least some areas are looking at calm winds. 41 degrees by 7 oclock. By noon, 58 degrees. And then by 3 oclock, 63 degrees. Thats your high today. Well above the average high which is still in the mid 40s. Still 59 degrees by 5 oclock and by 7 oclock, 55 d