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>> reporter: what a difference a week makes, last week we were talking about windchills below zero. this weekend we're talking about highs in the 60s. let's get you outside and see what's going on. it was a brutal shot with windchills in the teens and 20s. there's a live shot of the ben franklin bridge. we'll see cloud cover roll in, 43 degrees in philadelphia. getting close to the normal high for this time of the year. trenton, 41. allentown, 39. wilmington, 43. wildwood, 43 degrees. satellite and radar, this right here, this is a warm front that's pushing through the mid atlantic and the northeast states behind it, the winds shift out of the west/southwest. it will be breezy winds 15 to 25 miles per hour. it's a mild breeze, 44 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. we're closing in on 60. 5:00 p.m., 64 degrees that's the forecasted high, look for mainly sunny conditions early a few clouds rolling in late. when we come back in just a few minutes we'll talk about the potential of snow sunday night after the spring-like weekend and another storm system rolls in next week. new information came in about a condo complex inferno in burlington county, new jersey. chopper 6 was over head as the flames towered from the building. two residents, a firefighter and police officer was sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation. four condos were destroyed another damaged. i saw the whole building in flames, the front building going up a good 20, 30 feet above the roof. the gentleman i think who lived up tears of me said his dog was in there, soon as as it looked like it was out, the firefighters started pointing to the pomp, he moved the ladders and the dog made his way to the porch. they carried the dog down, they took the dog to an animal hospital for treatment. >> crews are radio trying to determine the cause of the fire. chopper 6 hd captured the dramatic pictures of a brushfir. there were no reports of injuries or evacuations and we'll keep an eye on the flames and bring you any updates as they become available. a chester high student behind bars accused of shooting a fellow student last week. police say he brought a gun on a school bus on wednesday. when he got off the bus at 12th and highland he started shooting, hitting another teenager in the backside. he is charged as an adult with a number of offenses including assault. a pair of thieves made off with a pile of merchandise from jewlers row. the crooks smashed and grabbed their way to $400,000 in merchandise on sansom street. police released the video yesterday and hopes someone will recognize the chris. new this morning, the university of scranton has suspended the men and swimming swim programs amid allegations of hazing. spokesperson are looking into the allegation that teen members violated sexual misconduct and harassment and alcohol. scanlt police said they have -- scranton police said they have not received a complaint to investigate this. bradley doylely died thursday, he was not a member of the fraternity, but the school suspended the frat as police investigate his death. an allegation of hazing at an off campus locations. coaches and players say he was a leader and full of energy. he was like a son, it's like losing a family member. i don't believe it was his time to go, he was one of the nicest guys that i knew. investigators are waiting on an autopsy to determine a cause of death. in south jersey, the city of moorestown shut down the only working well after a chemical was found in the water supply. jeff chirico has details on what the city is doing to remedy the problem. >> reporter: deborah is breathing easier now that contaminants are not flowing through her faucet. the township shut down a tainted well after concerns from citizens about their residents health. deborah has been reluctant to drink the tap water ever since the township opened the well last summer, it included tcp a carnals-causing substance. she drank water with the contaminants in it. the residents never had a true health risk at all. >> reporter: the mayor said the levels were too low to threaten the public's health, the decision to pull water from a separate company was made when they learned that a fix for the well will be done this spring. the switch comes too late for deborah, who had this whole house water facility -- filter installed. they have contracted 127 million gallons from american water economy. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." 5:37. if you're just waking up with us today, a funeral mass will be held for supreme court justice antonin scalia. his casket was accompanied by groups of his former law clerks. his 8 colleagues filed past the coffin along with members of the president. president obama and mrs. obama paid their respects yesterday. in new jersey, flags are at half staff for their native son. scalia was born in trenton in 1936. he moved to queens with his family when he was a young boy. cumberland county college is raising tuition, the board signed on off -- signed off on an increase of $35 per credit. the school held off -- 5 per credit. the school held off from a tuition increase for the past two years. it is on thon weekend at pn state. they are dancing for 46 hours straight all in an effort to raise more than $13 million for the fight against childhood cancer. this is a live picture of thon. exciting times there. we are streaming all 46 hours of thon on you're a website as 6abc.com, you can see more of the pictures and videos all weekend long on 6abc "action news" facebook page. it is 5:40 there's much more to come on this edition of "action news" saturday morning, if you're feeling stressed or blue, stay with us, you'll hear from a local expert who says there are things you can do right now to lift your spirits. trees are snapped in half by wicked winds in the midwest. >> reporter: those wicked withins will bring spring-like conditions to parts of the delaware and lehigh valleys today and tomorrow. i'll have the details when we come right back. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. in wisconsin, look at this, gusts took down signs and took the roof off an assisted lifting facility. trees came crashing down in milwaukee, crews worked several hours to restore power to 800 customers there. chris sowers has a look at our forecast, hopefully not wind like. >> reporter: it will be windy, we won't see gusts in the 40s and 50s. that's a nice tie by the way. >> reporter: there's the view live on sky6 live hd, in chester, pennsylvania, looking very nice this morning, it's a quiet morning, a little bit of high, thin cloudiness, which kept the temperatures mild. double scan live is clear, we'll keep them clear today, but tomorrow night there could be a system that sneaks through and bring rain to the delaware valley and light wintry mix north and west. i'll talk about that in a moment. 43 degrees, dewpoint, 27. winds out of the south/southwest at 10 miles per hour. we have a windchill at 37 degrees. it feels a little chilly, but not too bad. temperatures have bounced around all over the place this week. big swings, 33 degrees, monday, we had the light snow event. the following day, 60 degrees, wednesday, 45, thursday, 38. yesterday's high, 39 degrees. 39 in allentown. 31 in the poconos. 41 in reading, 42 in millville. dover and wildwood checking in at 43. it's a west wind that will be blowing in here, you can see the clouds moving west to east riding the frontal system approaching from the west. this is all pacific air. this will get us into the 60s today and close to 60 degrees as we march on into sunday. there's the warm front pushing into southeastern canada. remember last weekend at this time we had the winds coming out of the north. all the cloud cover was moving north to south. now it's all west to east, it's a very nice what's called a seasonal flow across the lower -- zonal flow across the lower 48. cincinnati, 50, it's all that mild air that will be punching into the delaware valley over the weekend. we'll call it warm today. sunday we'll see the froments -- frontal systems collapse, but it's all pacific air, the colder air gets in here next week, it knocks the temperatures back into the 40s. future trash -- tracker 6, nothing going on, mostly sunny. warm air that's the big story. sunday night here comes light rain, the northern fridge will switch over to light snow, the accumulation will be very, very light only on grassy surfaces. we expect to see some winter whiteout there, first thing monday morning, shouldn't create any delays. sun and clouds in philadelphia. warm, 64 degrees is the forecasted high, very spring like out there. it will be windy. winds out of the southwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour partly cloudy overnight tonight, 35 degrees outlying suburbs, 42. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 64 today. 58 tomorrow, monday, 58 degrees. look for sun and clouds pleasant. tuesday, cloudy, rain developing late in the day, 47. wednesday, periods of rain, 48. thursday, clouds and sun, 49. friday, sunny, high of 50 degrees. gray, i don't see one day in there where you would say oh, my goodness. what did you do, you've done something right. thank you so much. folks i would like to remind you you can find the seven-day forecast at any time of the day on our website 6abc.com/weather. 5:46. a center at this time restaurant has offered new cuisine to the taste of southeast asia. karen rogers has the details. >> reporter: this started with a craving. i like chinese food. it thought it would be fun to use all kinds of things. >> reporter: she is serving asian cuisine in a way that is unique to the city. you thought was a good time to open the takeout window would be the dead of winter. the original goal was to go to medical school. i decided i could do the eastern side of medicine and he'll people through food. >> reporter: the concept so build your own. you can build a rice bowl noodle bowl and a salad. i love it. looks good, right, you can see more of the takeout food on "fyi philly" right here on 6abc at 7:00 p.m., we're back after this. so glad you stayed with us, it is 5:50, saturday morning, sky6 live hd taking you like over philadelphia international airport. if you love spring you will not want to miss meteorologist chris sowers forecast in just a bit. "healthcheck," researchers in seattle believe they have a potential treatment for cancer it's called immune therapy. they take t-cells from cancer patients and modify them and they are put back in the patient to multiple. the new cells could protect the patients from cancerous invasion. psychologists say there's a growing trend of people who are stressed out and not content with their lives. ali gorman talks about simple things you can do to boost your mood. >> reporter: the pursuit of happiness how to find it touted in books and magazines. many people just are not happy. for some it's tragic world events like shootings and terrorism. for others it's constant workload or money or relationship problems. well, they look at things, they say i'm not satisfied with where i am today. kevin kauffman is a successful business owner, he founded his company in 1989 and never off the clock. as time passed while his business was booming his personal life was tanking. the unfortunate part about it. you don't live in the moment you're always thinking about the next thing you have to do, there's a deadline. >> reporter: he new something has to give, so he started do hip noationz -- hypnosis with dr. rosenberg. he teaches self hypnosis he listens to his affirmations or goals daily. when you do the hip noationz -- hypnosis you're seeing them in your mind and with this they go to your sub conscious mind and that makes your goals a reality. the doctor offers other tips to increase your happiness. get rid of negativity whether it's a toxic rip or your own thoughts. when you think negatively, you have no chance of doing something positive. >> reporter: stay in the moment, this is when he tells athletes he's worked in the past. third, give back, volunteer, fourth, get back to nature, it can help calm the mind and finally he recommends limit social media. try to your best to put down your phone. >> reporter: he said in some cases people can feel social media envy seeing other people's posts can make you feel bad about your life. in that case, keep them in prospective. it's ad of their lives. >> reporter: for kevin he said the changes also he made has made him happier. he delegates fewer work and place in a band for charity events and spends quality time with his grandson. other tips include getting enough sleep, exercise and spend time with people you like spending time with, family and friends and getting rid of clutter. ali gorman channel 6 "action news." so glad you stayed with us on saturday morning, 5:56 your time, thank you for waking up with us. sky6 live hd giving you a beautiful glimpse of center city. the picture is matching the temperatures today, chris sowers will update you later in the newscast. a new study find which cell phone ranks the highest. verizon came out on top, at&t followed in second and sprint and t-mobile in third and fourth. verizon ranked tops in all categories and sprint moved ahead in call quality, but last in data performance to speed. amtrak says dogs are welcome aboard the trains. the agency said they are expanding a pilot program that will allow passengers to travel with their pets on long distance routes. small pets will be allowed on acela trains this weekend. travelers will have to pay a 25-dollar sir charge. -- surge -- surcharge. 300 million people saw an 18% jump in visitors at the national parks in the united states. we've got more coming up on "action news" saturday morning, new jersey taxpayers foot the bill for the so-called bridgegate scandal. we have details on how much it cost in legal fees. a new film for the easter season takes a new approach to the depiction of the crucifixion of jesus. we're back after the break. you, it is 6:00 a.m. on this saturday, february 20. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." we have information new information on a raging two-alarm fire that destroyed several condos in south jersey. this fire sent half a dozen people to the hospital. virtual kidnaps are targeting people -- virtual kidnappers are targeting people in the delaware valley. thon is underway, 46 hours of non-stop dancing in happy valley. chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, i want to dance about the forecast. >> reporter: i'll step back you go ahead. we had such a cold stretch of weather, four or five days stuck in the 20s, windchills in some locations were well below zero. this weekend is the complete opposite with highs topping out at 64 or 65678 that's a live shot of penns landing, beautiful shot. a little bit of a breeze, it's mild, 44 degrees, we're one

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