and her goal is to send a message to donald trump and the administration. >> the first day of the new administration in office is to tell them we have a voice, we see you, we are watching and not going away we'll hold you accountable for the next four years. >> buses and cars will be loaded with not just women but men as well. headed to the capital with signs like these. many don't feel included and are troubled with a trump presidency. >> there are a lot of things on the table from womens rights to gay rights to the rights of people of all different faiths and the list goes on and on. >> there are certainly those in the area that are headed to the inauguration to protest the election results and others are traveling to witness theist historic event as a trump supporter. >> i'm delirious over it. one of the most exciting things. >> on november 20th, donald trump will be the president. >> he has accomplished things in the business world even before he was president. with companies keeping their jobs in america, if he did that before, he is sworn in why not give him a chance to see what he could do after. we gave the last president a chance. >> so back out live, people on both sides of this debate will be attending the inauguration and we should mention that new jersey state troopers along with philadelphia police are thereafter the inauguration, to help with detail there. live in east philadelphia gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. "action news" has team coverage of the inaugural events, brian taff and sharrie williams are in washington, d.c. lets begin with sharrie with a look the the preparations and setup underway at the national mall. >> a windy day here at the nation's capital and there is ground to be covered as the u.s. prepares to welcome in the next president of the united states, donald trump. taking a look at the preparations happening here along the mall, a flurry of activity as crew members are bringing in equipment like this portable flooring. the swearing in will take place on the steps of the capital but the truth is most people won't have the up close seats, spectators will be packed here along the mall and relying on the giant speakers and jumbotrons to take in this historic moment. >> a great time in american history, a new president and peaceful transition of power. a great thing to see. >> the banging and clanging happening as preparations continue and they want thing in tip-top shape in time for the inauguration come friday morning. in washington, d.c., sharrie williams, channel 6 "action news." >> meanwhile it's a busy day as more of donald trump's cabinet nominee face a grilling from senators. brian taff has the latest. >> reporter: hello from the russel senate building, perhaps you recognize the somewhat familiar backdrop. the legislative home to many in the senate. and it would largely appear to be business as usual but on this most momentous week in washington. two somewhat contentious confirmations, first and foremost tom price the pick to head up the department of health and human services. they have ethical questions, noticeably did he invest in companied he later pushed legislation for and the future of obama care, who would happen to those that depend on it. >> we believe it's absolutely impaired and individuals that have health coverage and move to greater choices and opportunities for them to gain the kind of coverage they want for themselves and their families. >> the confirmation for the oklahoma attorney general pruit his pick for the epa and he has been vocally critical. and obviously facing questions what he would do with the agency that he is poised to lead. and also here in washington weighing heavily in the minds of lawmakers, the health of former president, george h.w. bush, and his wife barbara, both hospitalized. president bush largely credited for setting peaceful tonight in the transition of president. and we'll watch all of it as we cover the inauguration live from washington. for now, brian taff, channel 6 "action news." meantime, at the white house president obama just wrapped up his final news conference as commander and chief. and he started by thanking the journalists and encouraged them to continue casting a critical eye on those in power. and then he answered a wide range of questions about america's future and his own and he is looking to spending time with his family and a number of important issues that could draw him back into the public debate. >> we have more work to do on race and make sure that in our own lives and families and workplaces, do a better job of treating everybody basic respect. >> mr. obama refused to comments on the group of democratic congressman that are planning to boycott donald trump's inauguration but the president says he will be there along with the first lady. >> stay with "action news" for the continuing coverage of the inauguration. the live reports continue tomorrow at noon, leading up to friday's swearing in and the parade that follows. and 6abc.com will have expanded coverage of inauguration day, we'll have several live video feeds from washington including the official events and of course the protests planned and speak with people from the delaware valley that made the trip to d.c. watch all of this historic day at 6abc.com and of course on the 6 abc news app. >> a busy couple of days. lets get a check of the accuweather forecast for you now on a wednesday afternoon. we'll take you outside to meteorologist, adam joseph, i keep saying rain rain go away -- >> and it will listen to you for one day tomorrow and more showers at the enof the week and limited sunshine despite being on the above normal side. looking at clouds and sprinkles that passed through earlier and breaks of sun and pieces of energy rolled down to the south between philadelphia and washington. and south of washington and richmond and roanoke. and plenty of sunshine today and temperatures bounce into the upper 50s and low 60s for that region. for us with a lot of clouds, we managed to get to 47 this afternoon and much colder to the north and buffalo and binghamton in the 30s. a lot of clouds around and not a big drop in temperature falling by 3 degrees between 7:00 and 11:00 and the low will drop to 38 degrees. the clouds will eventually break up late tonight setting up for a spectacular beautiful thursday but then more clouds come in as we go into friday into the weekend. and watching a round of heavy rain and strong winds, we'll have the timing of that, and if it ruins some of your weekend coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. in other news it continues to be a violent start to 2017 in wilmington, delaware. a 33-year-old man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being shot overnight on the 200 block of north rodney street. shell casings were littered across a two block area and police are looking for several suspects and on monday the city announced new crime fighting tactics. and a woman charged with supplying heroin to an overdose victim waived her preliminary hearing. he overdosed and died. test found the drug was actually fentanyl between 40 and 50 times stronger than heroin. his fiance admitted he had an addiction problem following an injury and wanted to seek treatment before his death. >> don't believe he ever intended on doing too much to die. >> she will remain in custody until her next court hearing in may. >> if you noticed issues with patco service you are not alone, trains are overcrowded and skipping stations and even canceling stops during the morning and evening rush. "action news" reporter john rawlins got to the bottom of this and joins us from the station in collingswood with the detail. >> reporter: well, both patco's president and general manager today apologized for a series of break downs yesterday. not all but most of the the case his to do with the motors that drive the trains. >> this truck came with two detective motors and they have both been changed. >> patco technicians and mechanics working around the clock. >> it was exacerbated by the extreme weather conditions. >> patco president john hanson says that trouble began when the storm blanketed the region with light flurry snow on january 7th followed by up and down temperatures. and since then multiple stoppages culminating with long lines for commuters. >> made for a bad day for our riders. and i am very sorry for that. >> most of the stoppage is due to electrical short able due to motors that drive the trains, back to the light flurry snow, underneath the cars it can be sucked into the air cooled motors. >> the air flee is through the filter box. >> that snow turns to water and that is bad. >> you get the water inside of the motor and it starts barking. >> and smoking and it shuts down. and patco had to replace 24 motors many times normal. >> we are lucky if we do three. >> this time you did 24? >> yes, 24. we have a list of other motors to get to. there are other potentially 25 motors behind these. >> this is still having an impact, an eastbound rush our train from 16th and locust this afternoon the 510 will not run. they don't have the equipment to staff it basically so the 506 and 514 will run and pick up the slack. still ahead on "action news" wise beyond her years an incredibly poised 18-year-old kidnapping victim talks about the woman that raised her and went before a judge. and hear from a local fire marshall that says the family at this home is luckily to have escaped. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow 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understand what she did was wrong. but just don't lock her up and throw away the key. she loved me for 18 years. she cared for me for 18 years. >> it's pretty impressive young lady and williams remains in jail and is due back in court. in three weeks alexis says she hopes to see her again soon, in the meantime she is adjusting to life with her biological family within that second family alexis says she just has more love. >> quite a story. >> thank you alicia. back here a change at temple university today. the university school of media and communications now called the lou klein college. honoring a broadcast pioneer that holds a special place in "action news" history. lou klein was one of channel 6's earliest employees and temple wanted to recognize him for his career in television and decades of teaching at the university and his family's historic multimillion dollars gift to the school. >> another local university had a big announcements. rowan's business hall is ready to host students, the action cam was there as they cut the ribbon on the $63 million project. it allows the program to double enroll students and working side by side with local business owners. it is time now for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> all right one more time meteorologist, adam joseph, who has a look at a changing forecast. the good, the bad and the soggy. >> exactly. good first tomorrow with the sunshine and then the bad comes clouds rolling in over the weekend and heavy rain by the ent of the weekend. sky 6 hd showing that canopy of cloud cover that stubborn to break today and we expect a couple of splashes of sun and we saw that and despite it's fairly gloomy out there. temperatures are running close to 10 degrees above normal. 47 philadelphia, right now 43 in allentown and 50s in wilmington and dover and lancaster near the 50 degree mark, and beach haven and cooler settling in at 42 degrees, with the 48 so far today for a high temperature. every day you see in red, 18 days through the month is an afternoon high temperature above normal. this is the majority of one stretch the 5th through the 9th and then the brutal cold arctic air even with that we are running 3 degrees above normal for the month so far. just adding another month with temperature as above normal. it has been sometime that we had an actual month in philadelphia where it ran below normal. the clouds move ago way and a break here for the day on thursday. with high pressure and you already see another system coming in from the gulf of mexico and that aims in our direction including the inauguration in d.c. for rain to arrive on friday. as we look at the temperatures tonight, breaks in the clouds and they don't develop until very late, and not to chilly and near freezing in allentown and reading and the 38 in philadelphia should be more of a high temperature this time of year and 37 degrees in dover. as we look at the day tomorrow, with that sunshine going to work and high clouds late in the day, we'll bust well into the 50s here across the region and really the pick of the week and it stays even near 50 degrees at 5:00 in the afternoon. future tracker 6, 7:00 on friday morning you see the sunshine across the board, some high clouds developing north and west and a few hours of sun first thing on friday and you see the rain, overtaking the area as we get a soaking here on friday and that continues to move on. lets take a look at the four day at 4:00 here, as we get into thursday bright and beautiful and 55 for a high tomorrow. that is close to 15 degrees, above normal. afternoon showers developing on friday, a .25 inch at 48 and nice day on saturday and some sun and back to 55 and rain develops sunday afternoon of 50 degrees and the winds start to whip up and we'll talk about a wind driven rain from sunday afternoon to tuesday morning in here. we'll talk about that in the seven day in the next half hour. >> get the umbrellas ready. >> they'll be turned inside out. >> it is time now for the "action news" traffic report. >> matt pellman in the traffic center has the low down on the slow down for your hump day. >> adam talked about busting into the 50s we wish we could bust into the 50s on the speedometer not here no way on the 30 bypass westbound speeds are like single digit from 202 to 282 taking out the crash. just the right lane getting by at times and at times everything is stopped and westbound 30 bypass is not where you want to be. i would use the westbound pennsylvania turnpike or even business 30 with the traffic lights. a crash to avoid in east norton by lab corp and one in norristown at spruce and a vehicle that broke down on 95, southbound side near girard. and extra heavy from the betsy wrong bridge. and a crash at mill road at bethel road and in newcastle emergency repair work on 131 southbound at 13, the right lane is blocked and expect delays in newcastle as well. we'll check it again in the next half hour. still ahead on "action news" at 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a family in austin delaware say their smoke alarms saved their lives on valley green drive caught fire. crews found flames on the second floor and shooting through the roof. >> smoke detectors save lives, i say it every chance i get. >> the red cross is helping family members find a place to stay and investigators are look for a cause. three suspects are caught on camera breaking into businesses in upper darby, the incidents were reported in the last two weeks of december along long lane. investigators believe that these three people are working together and not releasing the names of the businesses involved to protect them from future crimes. there is more ahead in our next half hour off "action news." we are just days away from having a new president. business owners weigh in on how they feel he will affect their lives. and restaurants close with little notice to customers. "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alíg ivocueorid rittenhouse square and walter people have unfortunately spotted the rats there at many times. >> reporter: that is true alicia. here and many other parts of the city as well. to be clear this report covers the entire metropolitan area but does not paint a flattering part of our city. >> rats and. >> apparently at lot of them. philadelphia ranks number one in households reporting evidence of mice and rats. rounding out the top for or boston, new york and washington, d.c. people say there is no way we rank higher than the big apple. >> i thought that new york was the capital of this. what happened in philly? >> maybe more rats took the census this year. >> that is possible. >> people are in denial. >> i have not seen the rats, where are these rats that everybody says we have. i do not see them. >> we have rodent proofing tips from the pet association, the best way to keep pests and mice is screening vents and chimneys and keeping basements well ventilated and dry and store none refrigerated food in air tight containers and maybe them we can stop the national media you lets from picking on our city. >> whether it's rats or throwing snowballs at santa claus, i want to see her image come up and rats don't help. zblm. >> now, there is a bright spot here kind of sort of. we are not the number one roach infested city that honor belongs to new orleans. >> well okay. we'll take that good news. thank you walter. meanwhile, the philadelphia department of of license and inspection is conducting an investigation at a south philadelphia condo building this after a security problem was revealed after a resident was robbed at gun point. today lni was inspecting a broken gate at the marine club, "action news" uncovered the door and realized it was not secure following the crime. and the female had her bag and cell phone stolen monday morning. police are looking for the two robbery suspects. two criminals nearly tripped up their own plan to steal from a philadelphia business. look at the pair going into a cell phone store in queens village. they immediately grab a bunch of smart phones, watch now both men slip on their wet sneakers and fall on their way out and they quickly recover and they got away. here is a closer look this happened on january 3rd. if you recognize the suspects or their slippery sneakers contact philadelphia police. >> crime doesn't pay and sometimes you fall too. >> it has been rainy and it hane been icy or snowy this particular winter season but warm. looking live at philadelphia international airport again that sea of gray above us. 47 degrees and warm dew point 40 and winds from the north at 8 miles per hour. and the places that really are not liking this winter. spring mountain, 47 degrees right now and the dew point 38 and can't make snow much this month and windchill at 43 so yes we have had a lack of snow this winter season and it's time to go back to school. you two i'll bring you to school. philadelphia seeing 5.2 inches of snow this winter season so far. below normal but by how much. 9.8. 6.8 or 1.8. i'll give a shout-out to the first person that tweets me the answer. >> did i believe that 2016 was the coldest year on record. >> one of the warmest. >> second warmest for philadelphia. >> we'll reread that one you and i rick. more than 80 philadelphia police officers were honored for their outstanding service. commissioner richard ross thanked his force during a merit commendation ceremony and certain officers were sirngled out for arresting dangerous suspects. congratulations to them. there is a reminder about a medicare mistake that could cost you. the so-called enrollment trap. people only sign up for medicare part a believing that the insurance from an employer covered medicare part b but if you don't register for it by the age of 65 you may experience gap in medical coverage when you retire. you could be hit with a permanent financial penalty. >> 750,000 people were caught in this trap last year and were facing penalties to simply sign up and be afforded plan b. >> they have clarified the medical options and the government has to notify people six months before they surgeon 65 and a sec time one more before is that an urgent care fas ill opened in center city on chestnut street. local officials and mike quick took part. it gives consumers the care they need with the focus on making their experience the best it can be. understanding how children learn has a direct impact on what they learn. this is especially true for children on the autism spectrum. and vital social lessons taught in a more traditional matter doesn't necessarily translate for the children in real life. erin o'hearn is here with an initiative to guide autistic children through a sensitive but important topic. >> children on the autism spectrum learn differently so a new pilot program for preventing pregnancy, std's and abuse. >> she says to me mommy i want to get married. and i don't know what to say. >> marla's daughter, victoria has hopes and dreams and curiosities like most 18-year-olds. and talking about sex and std's is uncomfortable for every parent but teens on the autism spectrum like victoria have problems understanding. >> with her it's difficult. >> but pmc the public health institute is awarded a grant from the department of health and human services for a first of its kind program to help teens between 14 and 18 years old to understand healthy sexual behaviors. >> the a lot of feeder and role play and this is an opportunity to help the young people really build their skills. >> a teaching method proved effective in other areas of education and it gives teens tools to protect them from abuse. >> one of the cornerstones having challenges around social interaction and young people with asd are more likely to be taken advantage of. >> a lingering fear for victoria's mother but hopes this will have an important impact on her daughter. >> health yes choices and good decisions and be a happy person. >> there are no statistics how teens are affected by teen pregnancy or std's one in 68 children in the u.s. fall on the spectrum and philadelphia has one of the highest teen pregnancy and std rates. if you are interested in applying for the program head to our website or my facebook page for more information. >> all right thank you. homeland security officials in philadelphia are teaming up with the fbi to crack down on human trafficking. "action news" anchor monica malpass is live with more on this story. >> these types of crimes have gone on for too long without attention and now they hope to stem a network of human trafficking that extends across the u.s. vernon odom was there for at announcements for us and has the story at 5:00 tonight. and in health check a company is giving you a reason to get up and move. how to score a free session with a personal trainer. those stories and more on "action news" at 5:00. here is a story that has people talking, celebrity chef, kenne kenneth spraga, the fat ham closed after dinner last night. he hopes to reopen the restaurants at some point. the branch of fat ham inside of the king of prussia mall will remain open. >> hope they reopen soon. >> still ahead on "action news" at 4:30, he is in training for the ultimate running vent. here about the group hoping to break a marathon world record. >> and we go to madame tussaud's workshop as they put the finishes on donald trump's wax figure. president-elect donald trump went back to work today and tweeted his inauguration will bring record numbers of people to the inauguration. and meantime in london, madame tussaud is celebrating the upcoming event with the unveiling of its new wax figure of trump. what do you think? unlike the barack obama figure that was depicted smiling, trump has a serious face. she has locations in new york, washington, d.c. and orlando, also unveiled new figures of the president-elect today as well. and brian taff and sharrie williams are in washington covering the events leading up to inauguration day on friday and look for a report tonight at 6:00 and our live coverage starts tomorrow on "action news" at noon. big talkers now and you are about to meet two remarkable people both taking on an impressive task, they are both about to tackle an amazing feat. seven marathons in seven days on seven different continents, it's called the triple seven quest. >> i did the next day as soon as i knew it was something that had to be done that was never done before. i was all in. >> that is dave jones from kentucky, a former smoker who is now addicted to running on friday he heads to australia to take on the triple seven quest and beth ann from washington, d.c. also battling brain cancer, the 47-year-old was diagnosed in 2005 and despite the fact she with not see out of her left eye and relies on a catheter because of bladder issues she too is taking on the challenge and knows she will not be the first to cross the finish line but part tating in this quest is bigger than winning. and her run is raising money for pediatric cancer research. pretty amazing. we are two days away from the presidential inauguration you want to take a ride to d.c., there say room ready at the regency hotel. it can be yours for $85,000. that is for four nights, do the math it's a 2500 square foot suite and has rain forest showers and a dining room that seats 10 people and full-time butler service and transportation, so ricky actually booked it and put it right on your card. >> did you really. >> it's big enough for all of us. >> i'll be staying in the closet. thank you. time for a check of the highways and by ways in the traffic report. >> rick's treat that sounds very night. >> come on everyone. >> i like that. this is not a treat rick, 30 bypass in chester county, it's a parking lot on the westbound side from 202 from this point at 100 to 282, the reason is now an earlier crash on the westbound side close to 282, they just got it cleared out of the way and fow it's open. and i would bypass the bypass unless you like speeds of 4 miles per hour stick with business 30 or the westbound new jersey turnpike. 30 westbound is still a mess despite the fact that the crash is gone. and in east norton on german town pike and powell street at spruce and a new crash on the may fair section at levic and sa sackit. and away from the platt bridge, the right lane is blocked because of that accident. and a water main break in princeton giving us issue along nassau street and the repairs on that will last until 9:00 tonight. avoid nassau for the next fewer hours and a few mass transit issues, including septa's 36 trolley not running on the buses instead between island and elm wood and the trenton line is expressing from temple on out to jenkintown. >> thank you. coming up next a look at the full forecast. by peggy lee playing ] [ goat bleat ] [ crow caws, music continues ] this is gonna be awesome! when it comes to buying a house... trulia knows the house is only half of it. and with 34 map overlays like playgrounds, demographics, schools, and more... you can find the right house and the right neighborhood for you. trulia. the house is only half of it. so i hear the sun is making a couple back? >> for tomorrow a day or so. >> a brief appearance. >> the pick day of the week tomorrow. warm and sunny and for snow lovers not the best of winters so far so this is the question -- remember i brought you to school. we have to answer the question i posed earlier. philadelphia has seen 5.2 inches of snow this winter season so far. that is below but by how much. a, b or c. >> i am going with b. >> and i'm going with c. >> you are correct. >> three weeks in a row. >> i want a trophy. >> you googled it. >> i did not google it. >> she did not google by the lack of snow storms we are not that far below normal surprisingly for the amount of snow we have seen so far. normal is 7 inches and we saw 5.12 and the first person to get it right was kelly fineman congratulations she is always on twitter chatting with me. i'm glad you got in there first, thank you so much. as we look at sky 6 hd over the commodore barry bridge more clouds and another warm day as we await sunshine tomorrow before more rain at the ebd of the week. 47 in philadelphia near 50 for millville above it wilmington and dover 49 and lancaster and even the poconos cannot make snow with temperatures above the freezing point. we had a couple of sprinkles past by north and west of the city earlier but places like washington down in the central southern virginia we saw sun temperatures went into the 60s we could have been there if we were abe to move the clouds but we weren't. the clearing line is to the northern and sneaking if from the north and west and we'll see the clouds break up late tonight and then the next system is gathering moisture from mississippi to texas. for tonight very late, the breaks will develop in the clouds and not too chilly 32 to 38 degrees and high pressure settles in for thursday. the pick of the week 15 degrees above average settling in at 55 tomorrow afternoon and we lose the high as low pressure rides once again foo the great lakes, that is the track for the most part this winter season, flooding in warm air and bringing us mainly rain storms and sunshine at dawn and giving us some showers by friday afternoon with temperatures in the upper 40s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast bright and beautiful and 55 tomorrow, afternoon showers developing friday of 48 degrees and another break on saturday with some sun and not as much as thursday but a little bit. temperatures at 55 and then rain develops sunday afternoon 50 and this will be a wind soaked rain storm here late sunday into monday. winds are over 40 miles per hour with 1 to 2 inches of rain and 52 on monday and gradual clearing and 55 and staying mild as we get toward the end of january of 56 degrees. >> i love this january. >> it's an ease yes january and snow lovers keep complaining and i get it and hear you, but with you are not that far below normal. >> and winter ain't over yet. >> and my correct answer. >> i'll fine you a troughy. >> and pigs are flying. >> and what's the deal is next. are you getting this? 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(giggles) keep on scratchin' well, the latest polls may show that donald trump's current approval ratings are low but the numbers show a different story for small business owners, just over half of those surveys say they voted for trump and many say they feel optimistic about their future. >> todd seaburger and his wife jill own two cheeseburger shops in detroit and open seven days a week for the past nine years and they are driven by the american dream. >> to call our own shots and be our own boss. >> that is the dream of the $28 million small business owners, todd and jill say lately they feel forgotten by washington. >> he told us what we needed to know or what we needed to do or how we needed to think. they didn't talk to us or ask us. but felt that trump knows theirtremes and struggles better than any politicians. >> they are career and they don't hire and fire people. it's not their money on the line. it's the government's money. >> jill and todd hope that trump will deliver on promises to cut corporate taxes and roll back regulations and obama care and -- >> would like to see the manufacturing jobs come back to the metro area and the overtime come back and the extra money come back from they believe that small business is linked to big business, the more hires the more people spend on things like cheese burgers. >> and if trump doesn't make well on the promises. >> it's lip service and i will be researching a candidate for the 2020 election. i voted for him, i didn't marry him. >> clearly there are many opinions on this topic and small business owners are sharing them on a post on my facebook page. join in. >> thank you. finally at 4:00, the phillies baseball team recognized young winners in south philadelphia today. plenty of excitement and fanfare at the elementary school when the fanatphanatic made a surpri visit. they talked about the reading program and the children were encouraged to read 15 minutes a day and the kids took the ball and ran with it so to speak. congratulations to all of them. >> that is it for "action news" at 4:00, for rick williams, brian taff, sharrie williams and adam joseph, i'm alicia vitarelli join us for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. >> "action news" at 5:00 is next. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. officials call it a crime swept under the carpet for far too long. today homeland security announced they are teaming up with officials to stop human trafficking in the tell wear valley. wednesday night and the big story is the new task force linking state and local agencies. vernon odom is live with the details. >> reporter: good evening monica and rick. they are talking about team work on this issue that so many mistakenly believe that stems from people from so-called third world countries that problem however does exist here and is home grown as well. >> human trafficking is a horrific crime. it's a global problem with local impact. >> philadelphia's homeland security chief is launching a body based task for that largely involves prostitution and other labor crimes, the work with the fbi and the da's office and the salvation army and the police, who say that this crime has not received enough attention because too many see it as a scourge among undocumented immigrants from thailand. >> we didn't know what human trafficking looking like and people think it's foreign born people. >> the salvation army is providing services for people discovered in the city and the country side. >> it's often hidden from headlines but nevertheless it affects innocent men, women and children. all traumatized victims. >> there were four trafficking arrests in

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