Strickered and heavy flames raced into the rear wing of the ramada inn, and some occupants were scrambling to get out and away from the fire says the fire chief. Hanging out the window and throwing their belongings out the window, our initial crews threw grown ladders to the second floor windows and helped them out and down to the ground. And others that were far away said that First Responders alerted them. I hear the police, get out of the building the first thing i do is grab what i could grab. Threw some clothes on and grabbed my bag and got out of here. Two people were injured. A police officer, was treated for smoke inhalation, and a female occupant of room 248 where it is believed that the fire started. One occupant of the fire unit that self evacuated and reported to ems with smoke inhalation and burn injuries. And they were transported to Chester Crozier Burn Center in pennsylvania. As you said, the hotel is open and operating and they plan to have a wedding this weekend. The fire occurred in the wing of a hotel that contains smoking rooms at this point its not clear if that say factor in all of this. They want to talk to the occupant of room 248 first before they make a determination into the cause of the fire than could take several days given her condition. Thank you. In other news, no students were on board the school bus that crashed this morning in lower merion. Chopper 6 hd was over saint asas road. There were injuries but did not appear to be serious. Police in Burlington County are searching for a man that they say performed a sex ac in front of women. Officials believe the same man has done this at least six times before. Police in evesham township were called to the area of kings grant drive and wood lake drive before 5 00 p. M. They saw the man hide first degree bushes while in the act. And other witnesses saw him run away. And police have released the sketch, if you have information you are asked to call police. Following a years long debate. Regulators voted to allow a natural gas pipeline to run through south jersey. Ahead of the vote hundreds of people turned out in protest in cherry hill but the pine lanes commission allowed the pipeline to run through the states federal protected pine lands region. And they say it will increase reliability and others fear the damage to the pine lands region. No word on when the pipeline will get underway. Time to talk temperatures on this final friday of february, warm sunshine and clear skies and get ready for a bit of soggy weather and chilly change this weekend. Melissa magee is in for david murphy of a sun drenched terrace. This is the place you want to be today. Outside soaking up the beautiful sunshine here on our friday. The numbers are overachieving. We are in the 60s be 70s. 72 in philadelphia. Our typical high this time of year is 46. We are well above that today. 69 in wilmington. 72 in lancaster and 63 in the poconos and cooler at the coast at beach haven and 57 degrees in cape may. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing a mostly sunny skies and a few puffy cumulous clouds and the clouds drift to the east for the rest of the day. We are close to records once again. In philadelphia the record is 74 set back in 1985 and wilmington close to records today and same for trenton and allentown and Atlantic City with temperatures in the 70s but the change is coming tomorrow. Future tracker 6 showing you a cold front is move on through and as it does so showers and storms by tomorrow afternoon into the evening some of which could be on the strong side. So the call from accuweather, tomorrow 72 for the High Temperature, that is 26 degrees above average, but we are tracking the showers and storms and by sunday, its windy and chilly with a high of 46 and its back to reality by then. Well take a closer look at the full accuweather forecast. Thank you melissa. The Trump Administration took center stage at the conservative activity conference known as cpac. The largest conservative gathering of in the country. President trump talking up his victory taking center stage at cpac. A win like no one has seen before. Where this year is looking a whole lot difference than 2016, he was told there were conservatives that were going to be here. Republicans hammering at then candidate trump. Now a President Trump ushered in a wave of control and pushing his agenda and attacking the media. A few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people and they are. The enemy of the people. Because they have no sources. They just make them up when there are none. This after new reports that the Trump Administration tried to pressure the fbi to dispute stories that claiming his administration communicated with russia during his campaign and in a tweet President Trump challenges the fbi to find the leaker. The white house says that chief of staff, preibus says that it was overblown. And refewing his call to expand the u. S. s arsenal. Bigger and better and stronger than ever before and hopefully well never have to use it but nobody will mess with us folks. Nobody. In his speech President Trump talks unhis campaign promises, saying they have taken action to begin construction on a border wall and to repeal and replace obama care. Back here the sixers made a major announcement this morning. The general manager held a press conference today. He broke the news that simmons will miss the entire season. Simmons is out all year nursing a broken bone in his foot but the team hoped he would return at some point. Scans taken of the foot revealed that the injury has not fully healed. He is heart broken, he wants to play and he wants to be out there. Its eating him alive im sure. And unfortunately that wont happen this season. We are just two days away from hollywoods biggest night and the excitement building for the 89th annual Academy Awards. The movie that stands out is lala land with 14 nominations. And the sneak preview of the rolex green room. The chances are its going to get political at some point. We feel like its their time so shine, this 45 seconds, and by the way it begins the minute they get out of the seat. How do you control jimmy kimmel. He knows what he is doing. 6 abc is your home for everything oscar sunday, action news is on one hour earlier 5 00 sunday night and a live preshow from the red carpet kick ofz at 6 00 and the 89th Academy Awards begins at 8 30. Elton johns post oscar party is one of the biggest connected to the awards show and they raise money for the sickers aids foundation. Reporter every year the worlds biggest stars are among the guests of elton johns oscar party, now the 25th year raising money for the elton johns aids foundation. We value life and every soul is a worthy soul. They have raised 6 million, money carefully doled out for the cause. We do the grants and we have high standards and the most important thing and one the guiding misses was that elton did not want wastage. And we want it given away as effective as possible. As this party prepares for their celebration. We feed role models and well end the disease, when people talk about having aids like they talk about having diabetes. Its already sold out that means it will raise millions of dollars once again this year. From a very cold hollywood, california, abc news. Sorry george, more ahead on action news at 12 30, they are still in high school but they have serious car skills, well tell you about the tech competition that could earn area Seniors Money for college and with our warm winter its easy to think spring and well show you how philadelphia is in bloom already. And in time for the flower show. When action news comes right back. If youre looking frien. Hi hi everybody cookie allnew its sesame street live make a new friend playing Liacouras Center april 69 tickets on sale now liacourascenter dot com this race is consequential. Its all about being able to look your kid in the eye. And say, honey, its gonna be okay. And this woman understands it in her gut. She gets it. Stephanie hansen understands what people need. This election is very, very important to middle class people to live the life they deserve. Dont ask yourself the morning after the election why didnt i vote . The fbi is investigating a tripping shooting inside of a packed kansas bar as a possible hate crime. Witnesses reported that the shooter yelled get out of my country before firing at two men. Janay norman has the details. Reporter chaos in a kansas bar, a triple shoot that left one man dead. Two down and gunshot wounds to the chest and a third with a wound to the hip. An eyewitness reported heard the suspect yell, get out of my country before he opened fire in this packed sports bar. And then drove 80 miles to an applebees in missouri. We are advised his name is adam a white male with a white shirt with military medals. The bartender called police after he told her he shot two middle eastern men and needed a place to hide out. They were not middle eastern but indian decent. The government should go after this strongly. Our brothers and sisters and the third man shot was a Good Samaritan that stepped in to help and said he was lucky to be alive. I was doing what anyone should have done for another human being, he turned around and fired a round at me and it went through my hand and chest here. The fbi is investigating whether the shooting was a hate crime. Americas Opioid Epidemic appears to be getting worse especially when it comes to heroin, the center for disease control, says that one in three deaths were linked to heroin. It was just 6 in 19 99. They were involved in 73 of opioid deaths. By comparison the number of deaths caused by firearms was just over 36,000. In was a dangerous attempt to rescue a dog from a cliff in san francisco. And it was all caught on camera. It took them one hour to save the pooch and the man called for help when the animal who was off leash tumbled partway down the cliff and the firefighter was lowered down and he pulled the dog to safety. Two seniors here put their automotive skills to the test. They took part in the automotive competition. Several area schools have two students picked to compete and they show off their skills working against the clock with a chance to win more than 1 million in scholarships and prices and the winning duo will compete at the National Competition in new york. [ alarm clock beeping ] weather. [ laughter ] cartoons. Wait for it. [ cat screech ] [ laughter ] [ screaming ] [ laughter ] make everyday awesome with the power of xfinity x1. Hi grandma and the fastest internet. [ girl screaming ] [ laughter ] today takes of Elementary School children showed off what they know during the heritage bowl. Its about facts of africanamerican history. For the first time every Elementary School from the Chester Upland School district had a team competing. Good for them. Time for a check of the accuweather forecast. With melissa and changes over the weekend . Yes, its nice today and stays nice tomorrow but we are tracking the showers and storms and by sun there is a bit of a different feel in the air. Here is stormtracker 6 live double scan radar you see its dry, and we are looking good today so well show you the picture outside. Sky 6 hd from our Temple University camera, its a beautiful shot of the center city skyline, we have the puffy cumulous clouds overhead but ample sunshine to get the numbers well over where they should be this time of year, right now if philadelphia we come in at 72, typically for it time of year, our daytime high reaches a max of 46, we are well above that. The dew point 54 and pressure 29. 92 and holding steady, winds from the southsouthwest at 14 Miles Per Hour and the ocean temperature still chilly at 4norm and west of town 74 in slatington and the same thing for need wood and quakertown and pottstown and chester 73 and out to the west in new holland in at 73. Its cooler along the immediate coastline here from surf city down to the boardwalk even in the villas there in cape may. And 57. And 59 at the boardwalk. As you head inland, you have the lower 70s for the beach and same for ewing and browns mills. And smyrna delaware coming in at 74. As we look at the rest of today clouds and sunshine and warm, we call for a high today of 75 degrees, if we hit that we break the record of 74 set back in 1985 with the southwesterly wind at 7 to 14 Miles Per Hour. Overnight tonight partly cloudy and the dense fog that will develop with the southerly wind. And we bottom out at 56 degrees and that is nice and mild and the southerly wind 3 to 6 Miles Per Hour. Here is the setup into the weekend, we see the area of low pressure with the trailing cold front getting closer to the area, ahead of that its nice and mild and enjoy the first half of the day tomorrow. High temperature of 72 and the showers and storms are moving on in. And future tracker 6 timing it out for 8 00 tomorrow morning. A mostly cloudy start and a couple of showers north and west of the i95 corridor and in allentown and the poconos, the clouds break apart and the cold front we are tracking showers and storms by 3 00 tomorrow afternoon, approaching the western suburbs, a broken line of activity. I would not be surprised that some storms are strong to severe and by the evening hours, we clear out from the west east direction and that is the reality check that comes on sunday. Here is the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast clouds and sunshine today and high of 75 and saturday nice and 72 but we track the showers and storms by afternoon and evening and sun windy and chilly for oscar sunday. A High Temperature of 46 and windchills sunday with winds gusting up to 35 Miles Per Hour and well be in the 30s by then and definitely colder, partly sunny and 57 and upper 60s tuesday and wednesday and cooler next thursday, enjoy the 70s the 40s return on sunday. February was not a bad month. No, very above average. New in theaters a movie that could scare uptick et sales, get out, is a horror teeter about a couple that has to deal with disturbing discoveries in one of their families. They expect it to make 20 million this weekend. And rock dog, a music loving mastiff that dreams of stardom. The Philadelphia Flower Show is two week as way and the city is blooming up for the occasion. Alicia vitarelli has more on the special. Bloom philly is a two week festival that serves as the social countdown to the Philadelphia Flower Show. It takes over the whole city and the biggest thing is the window decorating contest. Holland is the theme flowering the world. Youll see a lot of tulips and color with the decorations and i cant wait to see them all. And we give the awards out during the flower show. And the city awash in all things dutch. A water color class for the dutch matters at the museum of art. And you can stretch the roses from the museum of arts just opened exhibition, American Water color in the age of homer. And creating this cool Dutch Windmill display at liberty place, and if you commute by septa train you could fine yours completely covered in flowers one day. You get on in bryn mawr and then come into the beautiful septa train it will change your whole day. And a reminder that our flower show special airs next saturday march 11th from 7 00 until 8 00 and our entire Accuweather Team will give you a look at exhibits and things to do at this years show. When heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. It starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. And neutralizes stomach acid at the source. Tum tum tum tum smoothies only from tums its coming soon to the poconos americas largest indoor waterpark. Kalahari resorts conventions book your african adventure now one last check of the accuweather forecast. Meteorologist, melissa magee, had lunch alfresco. Who is he . Outside. 75 is our high today. The record is 74 set back in 1985. And 74 in allentown and 74 degrees in lancaster for a high today and cooler at the coast with the south facing wind and all in all temperatures are well above average and enjoy today and the first half. Tomorrow because changes come into tomorrow afternoon and cooler by sunday. All right, thank you. Finally at noon a wedding ceremony that will quack you up. A group of New Hampshire kindergarteners held a wedding for two beloved ducks. Students came up with the idea for the wedding and wrote the intrations and helped with the vows and afterwards there was a reception and the kids did the chicken dance. A look at stories coming up this afternoon on action news at 4 00, its friday that means a brand new list of freebies. We have all the details for you. And parenting goes high tech, new devices are made to raise your children. But has it gone too far . That is in big talkers. That does it for action news at noon, and dont forget to join us today for action news at 4 00, 5 00 and 6 00. For the entire Action News Team im Rick Williams have a nice afternoon. Get out and enjoy it. Well see you later on action news beginning at 4 00. Z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, and store. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. Announcer the red carpet is rolled out and the stars are shining bright as we celebrate the chews oscar extravaganza with the fantastic bradley whitford, a complete oscar party menu, and carlas sweet treat shes handing out on the red carpet. Thats all, right now on the chew [ cheers and applause ] and now the stars of our show, its the cast of the chew you know him from the boxoffice blockbuster clevelala land its chef Michael Symon [ cheers and applause ] shes battling it out for the big prize for her starring role in hidden fridges its carla hall [ cheers and applause ]