Windex that you dont even know its there . So clear by sfx slide show smudge it with the new smudge stick even clear glass gets visibly smudged in a snap. Sfx smudge sounds against glass get it now and say no to spotless clear windex glass. Action News Delaware valleys leading news program with jim gardner. It is tuesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the approach of what could end up being our biggest snowstorm of the winter so far. And tonight philadelphia has been added to the winter storm watch. Weve got the full story from double scan radar and metrologist cecily tynan and double scan live showing two storms on the map the first one will drag a cold front through our region, this is a system that brought Severe Weather across the deep south, could bring us a few showers overnight that is not going to be a big deal but what that system will do is open the air for very cold air to stream in late tomorrow night and thursday and provide a track for developing storm. If you look out to the west doesnt really look all that impressive there is a piece of energy north of denver but it will really get intensified from another piece heading down from canada and looks like that storm system will bomb out as they say off the atlantic so future tracker showing tomorrow its the warm before the storm and get temperatures in the 60s could tie a record high of 63 but then temperatures crash wednesday night into thursday morning, by 7 00 thursday morning its only 30 degrees and this is also when it looks like we will be getting heavy snow so the National WeatherService Extended the winter storm watch to the south including i95 and castle and entire south jersey for the threat of heavy snow so timing is key and thursday morning begins after midnight tomorrow and ends around noon and heaviest during the morning rush and mainly rain but a change over right along the coast and ill talk more specifically about how much snow to expect where you live coming up, in the full accuweather forecast jim. Thank you cecily and you can monitor the approaching snowstorm visiting 6abc. Com weather, you will find Storm Tracker 6 live, the hourly forecast and interactive radar to prepare you for the winter weather. A threejudge panel heard arguments tonight for and against president trumps travel ban and the three judges from the Nine Circuit Court of appears based in San Francisco who will decide if the stay granted last week should stay in effect or if the trump administrations travel ban should resume. The government argued the ban is motivated by concerns about terrorism the other side contends the ban unconstitutionally targets muslims. The ruling could come in the next day or so. Betsy devos has been sworn in as education secretary tonight, it comes hours after the most contentious confirmation of the Trump Presidency so far with a 50 50 split in the senate this afternoon and a historic tie breaking vote by Vice President mike pence. Supporters call the billionaire Charter School advocate a needed reformer, critics argue devos has no experience teaching attending, running or even sending her children to public school. [chanting] and a chant of shame on toomey broke out in the middle of the protest today in Center City Philadelphia the very moment the demonstrators learned that betsy devos had been confirmed, they gathered outside pat toomeys office hoping he would have changed his mind and voted against her and he voted for her. A local hockey club is mourning the death of a popular player tonight and the skating club in Chestnut Hill confirmed the death of nick bond captain of under 18 team and collapsed coming off the ice following a game on sunday, he died yesterday at Einstein Medical Center and we are awaiting further details on the circumstances surrounding bonds death. Philadelphia police are trying to bring in bandit and accomplices and Restaurant Owners in west and southwest philadelphia will be glad when they do and action News Reporter is live with dann cuellar and dann what are the details here. Reporter police say the main bandit lost with a store owner but did not stop him from carrying on and got another partner apparently no experience required because he doesnt seem to know what he is doing, this all began on november 27 at the gm mini market at 401 north 64 the suspect normally wear as mask but somehow forgot to wear it and captured on surveillance tape. Robs it, owner chases him. Reporter neither was injured and january 27 he is seen with another man exiting a dark colored chevy montecarlo and hold up the restaurant and on january 29 that hit the eagles corner Chinese Restaurant at 62 and spruce. Grabs the employee and puts them in a bear hug and wrestles and money went to the ground. Reporter the owner fires strikes one of them in the back 26yearold mrky venue shows up in a holt and ends up getting arrested and he had been robbed four times before 2015 and the atmosphere on the streets is very dangerous and decided to arm himself. Everybody is pointing a gun to you you know and try to threaten you to your life. Reporter apparently the incident did not deter the main culprit and police say he got another accomplice to continue the robbery spree at the vine and north 262. He puts the mask on backwards and tears it and you can see he doesnt know what he is doing. Reporter in all five hold ups two in which shots had been fired and police are very concerned about innocent people being hurt, they are asking viewers to please watch Surveillance Footage and if you have information Call Police Live with southwest detectives im dann cuellar channel sex action news. Homicide detectives looking for a killer who gunned down a 51yearold man this afternoon and the victim was shot on 27th and montgomery in Strawberry Mansion investigators have not released a motive, Philadelphia Police still searching for the hitandrun driver who kill add 48yearold grandmother two weeks ago action News ReporterChristie Ileto is live at the Accident Investigation Division tonight christie there was a vigil tonight you got a chance to talk to the grandchildren how are they coping . Reporter well jim it was clearly traumatizing for them and spoke to them with their parents and the last thing they grandmother said to them moments before impact was i love you. Katerine browns family and friends are retracing her final moments on 57 street and gerard, they are pleading for the publics help in finding the driver of the white van responsible for running her down and leaving her to die the street. When we saw the car we all yelled grandma and we kept on saying it and that is when the car hit her. Reporter she was one of the grandchildren crossing the busy intersection with the 48yearold when she was hit and dragged down the block, witnesses say the driver was trying to run a light. Grandma told us that she loved us before she got hit because she knew she was going to get hit. Reporter that threeyearold in her arms is recovering in a wheelchair but city Officials Say it exposes a deadlier problem at the intersection. Over the last six months highway of death. Reporter city councilman curtis jones. What we have to do is try to put Police Officers here also to calm it down but then when they apprehend someone doing something wrong rachet up the fines and penalties. Reporter what do you say to the person responsible . I just hope that you turn yourself in and have a conscious and this is really tearing my family up. Reporter truly heartbreaking for those Young Children at that to have to witness and the driver was last seen heading south on 57 street and anyone with information are asked to contact detectives live at aid Christie Ileto. Slashing 2 billion in the pennsylvania budget and the spending plan does not rely on tax hikes but streamlining government which is getting a positive reception from republican lawmakers. In fact, it contains the largest content of bureaucracy in our history. Reporter for example the governor wants to merge four existing agencies into a Single Department of health and human services. He wants municipalities that dont have their own police to pay for state troopers and wolf is asking for a hike in the minimum ways to 12 an hour and a tax on gas extraction at marcellus shale. Still to come on action news tonight generosity coming up, we will find out why everybody was flocking to a south jersey fastfood restaurant tonight to do a good deed and the party for the palestra, celebrating the basketball arenas 90th birthday. Looking at an omnious look and fog and leading to record warmth tomorrow followed by a snow storm on thursday and we will run on what to expect in the accuweather seven dday foreca forecast. We have a report just in time for valentines day the troubleshooters teamed up with the magazine for an under cover investigation and the surprising results could save you thousands of dollars on a diamond. Ducis rodgers with villanova taking on georgetown that and more when action news continues. My favorite part about being a dad just to see their faces in the morning when i wake them up. The first thing you think about is your wife and your kids and your family. 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A storm system that spawned at least four tornados has left Southeastern Louisiana realing tonight with many communities literally torn to splinters and the worst was in the new orleans ninth ward that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and people are hurt but no one killed and governor declared a state of emergency the army will allow the Dakota Access pipeline to go forward beneath a Missouri River reservoir. The site has been the scene of protests by the Standing Rock sioux and worry it would poison the Drinking Water and they will fight the army decision in court. If purchasing the worlds most precious gem is in your future this is a report that you cant afford to miss. Action news troubleshooter han is with us with the results of an under cover Shopping Experience that could save you thousands of dollars. Even a local gem ologist was surprised and the same diamond could cost thousands of dollars more depending on where you shop and here is tip number one like our under cover shoppers did look at loose diamonds and buy the setting separately and some stores preset lousy diamonds to hide flaws. Clean cut or patient these rocks dont lose their shape diamonds are a girls best friend. And as it is with any friend no two diamonds are exactly alike. Every diamond is different but you can compare using the same specs known as the four cs. You might be able to go a little bigger. Reporter under cover shopper force checkbook magazine and action news troubleshooters asked buyers and on line to price similar in carat cut clarity and color. Two carat. Reporter we also asked every store for diamonds that are gia certified. Gia. Reporter Michael Gallagher in delaware gives a price of 10,754. At sails the cost is between 19,000 to 31,000. That is an 820,000 difference. For sure shop around. I mean we found really big price differences from jeweler to jeweler for pretty much the exact same diamond. Reporter for a one carat diamond with similar specs check with magazine investigation shows you could pay 5,762 at b2c jewels. Com or as much as 21,166 at sails, that is 15,404 more. In general independents offer the best value, they offer stones that were around 1112000 whereas the chains their prices were much higher, several thousand dollars higher. A huge difference between this in price. Reporter small were the best prices Michael Gallagher and david j. Jewelers and singer. Your method of going about it is spot accurate and results surprising if you pay more you are either paying for the name or too much profit being made. Reporter on line only stores offered some of the lowest prices but they wont ship you a big selection at once and you cannot examine stones side by side and differences can translate into thousands of dollars and some do matter and others dont and checkbook magazine says buy a diamond with an excellent cut. That is where you get the most bang for your buck buying a diamond with a clear color grade of e or f or having a pure diamond in terms of no inclusions or anything like that those things dont matter nearly as much. Reporter in response to our story signet a Parent Company of sails say we are dedicated to offering competitive prices to guests as part of our commitment to exceptional customer service, its not possible to comment on the survey given the number of potential pricing variables involved and unknown survey participants and more on 6abc. Com. More than most products arent consumers at the mercy of retailers . We dont really know what is a good diamond or not. So after you purchase a diamond you should take it to an appraiser. After you buy it. Reporter any store you go to it has a 30 day full refund policy. Got you that is the key. University of pennsylvania played princeton tonight in the first of and wall home in home series and for penn home means the palestra and on this night they celebrated the buildings 90th birthday action News ReporterJeannette Reyes has the story. A throw back and true gym. Reporter die hard sports fans to say to walk in the palestra is to walk back in time. On the bucket list of a lot of College Basketball fans. Never been to the palestra and heard its an iconic basketball place. Reporter the palestra first opened its doors in 1927 back when Calvin Coolidge was president and gas was 20 cents a gallon. Coming here 40 years and still love it. Reporter celebrated its 90th anniversary. Cathedral of College Basketball. Reporter venue hosted stars like kobe bryant and lebron james seen when he was a senior in high school, to play on this court is to be a part of basketball history in a way just ask this former j. V. Player. An honor and pleasure to play her and historic gym. Reporter the names changed over the years but not much else and the venue is small almost quaint. An incident and no bad seats. Reporter hallways are like an Old High School except its walls are adorned with basketball royalty. Came down the walk of fame and was checking out some of the players and everything. Reporter nothing fancy but for some that is precisely why there is no other place like it. Greatest basketball building in the country. Reporter after 90 years of many firsts the palestra is not done making history in mid march it will host the first ever ivy tournament a clear indicator that the cathedral of College Basketball is relevant in the sports world reporting at the palestra Jeannette Reyes6abc action news. We have a winter storm on the way. Allentown have not gotten 3 of snow this entire season and up there could get 68 easily so this could be a big one for a lot of us, Storm Tracker six live double scan showing tonight not much going on, we do have some areas of patchy fog especially north of philadelphia, this is because there is a warm front that is just meandering and this is bringing the warmer air higher in the atmosphere, still cold in the surface allentown 37 degrees and creating condensation and philadelphia 42 and wilmington its 63, dover its 64 and you see those arrows of stream line that is the wind direction so that will be pulling up the warm air as we head through the overnight hours and tomorrow. Satellite six and action radar ahead of a front and showers and could have a few spotty showers rolling through in the overnight hours but mainly tomorrow its going to be just warm, partly sunny and then weve got this, Satellite Six and action radar showing a developing storm system right now moving through the rockies and this is what will intensify and become our snow maker on thursday morning. So tomorrow pretty nice day and feeling like spring again a very early showers and clouds breaking for sunshine and near record warmth and philadelphia and if we hit it we will tie and dover 64 but the cold air will be moving in very early thursday morning at the same time as the developing storm system, its all about timing so future tracker showing around 3 30 in the morning we have the snow around philadelphia areas west and north, a little bit of some mixing to the south and then the system really bombs out intensifies by 7 00 this is when the snow could be falling at the rate of about 12 per hour, still some mixing to the south and some rain along the coast and then that snow will extent all the way to the coast by about 10 00 and lessens in intensity to the west and moving off the coast right around lu h lunchtime so its a fairly short duration storm the problem its occurring during the morning commute and the snow can really pile up and looking at 48 across most of our viewing area from wilmington through lake hurst right around 4 00 there and increasing to about 8 across allentown, the poconos and areas south are pretty sharp cutoff Dover Millville and Atlantic City 24 and south of that a coating to 2 and bear in mind this is not a very light fluffy snow its heavy wet snow and will fall fast and furious for the thursday morning commute hard to shovel and also could break some branches, could be heavy enough to call some Power Outages so good idea to prepare for that so exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast record warmth tomorrow 63 degrees, thursday morning snow then high gusty winds in the afternoon, 35 degrees, friday will be bitter cold temperatures in the teens to start only 32 degrees but then the melting occurs over the weekend, saturday 47 degrees, sunday we hit 50 with a chance of rain bump it up to 52 degrees on monday and then tuesday partly sunny with a high of 44 degrees. I do want to stress that any slight shift in track or intensity can really change our numbers so we are still getting new information. Can go higher. That i can go higher or lower and depends on the track and intensity so you want to go higher and david murphy will have an update at action news at 4 30 and updates through the day tomorrow, excited about the snow. No, it seems that everyone in voorhees turned out to raise money for a girl battling cancer a line of cars stretched as far as the eye could see at the chickfila on right forest road and so too the line to get in the front door inside was jam packed all in support of 12yearold brook mulford and the restaurant donating 100 of sales made between 5 008 00 tonight for brooks expenses. From our delaware newsroom the diamond state touting record breaking tourism numbers tonight and more visited in 2015 than ever before that is the latest year. 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You said you wanted to feel better about your cereal. General mills big g cereals hear you. Thats why we say yes to whole grains as our first ingredient. And no way to high fructose corn syrup. In every honey nut o. Every lucky charms spoonful. And every cinnamon toast crunch square. You can feel good about General Mills big g cereals. Villanova tonight started out easy but did not end that way. Better clean things up before tournament and wildcats may be second ranked in the nation but have weaknesses and on display against georgetown and comes outs of the gate like gang busters and josh heart scored 17 first half points and cats lead at 15 at the break and 17 over all. Second half the lead disappears and rodney prior scores 20 and hoy arc s within two points and on one stretch they are 017 combined and 90 seconds to play and heart wakes up and cats hang on for 7564 victory. Fun loving loose guys and they are great guys and dont get you know you can see they get down and it doesnt effect them and they dont panic, you know, its just it might be the personality of this team. Reporter penn and princeton as we mentioned on the night celebrate the 90th anniversary of the palestra and kennedy was one of the 14th three pointers and tigers lead by 13 and add in the second half and spencer wice leads with 22 princeton wins and penn is scoreless and missing players due to ill answer and died in the half and kendall and st. Joe drops 7770. Flyers dealing with another injury and travis is out 46 weeks with a lower body injury and believes to be a sprained knee and he smashed in the board with the loss to st. Louis and flyers will next be in action th john kruk is getting ready to take a swing at his new role kruk recently left espn to join the Phillies Broadcast Team and he spent six of ten seasons with the phillies and tells jamie apody he plans to keep it real on the broadcast move. Im 55 years old and cant be anyone else now. Reporter you are not going to hold back. No, honesty, right, phillies fans the most knowledgeable fans in sports, cant talk to them like they are dummies. Real talk with john kruk it will be fun. Finally tonight a story to warm your heart students and parents from malton elementary on Cherokee High School spent their time tonight creating blankets for cancer patients, the nonprofit cozys for chemo will distribute the hand tied fleece throws and that is a big deal and jimmy kimmel next followed by night line and arnett and music from charlie x ek and we continue with edwards and Matt Odonnell and murphy and karen rogers for traffic and for brian taff and Sharrie Williams and adam joseph and Ducis Rodgers and the entire news team im jim gardner. Z1we5z zi0z