Transcripts For WPVI Action News Weekend 7AM 20170311 : comp

Transcripts For WPVI Action News Weekend 7AM 20170311

Outside at a sunny Center City Center City skyline from our temple camera. Were counting down nine days away from the first day of spring. Boy oh, boy it feels like the dead of winter out there. Look at this, the ski slopes are enjoying the winter as the snow machines are working hard. They will need not to work for long as we keep an eye on a storm that could bring snow next week. Meteorologist chris sowers is tracking it all at the big board. Reporter it could bring a whole lot of things monday night into tuesday, heavy rain, snow, gusty winds, well talk about that in full weather in 15 minutes or so. In the meantime this morning, take a look at the headlines. Dont forget the heavy winter coat when you head out this morning, gloves, hat, scarves add layers, windchills look at the numbers, we were at 68 degrees thursday afternoon. Now it feels like 9. Wilmington, 9. Allentown, 7. 8 below in the poconos. 5 in reading, 5 out there in lancaster. Windchills are going to be brutal all day long, very bitter. 4 30 p. M. Teens north and west, mid teens at best, 15, 16 in allentown and reading. Poconos 3. Philadelphia maybe as warm as 21 degrees later on. The normal high for this time of the year is 352 degrees, thats the forecasted high today. Look for increase in clouds and temperatures around 33 degrees, i will focus on the noreaster heading this way monday into tuesday when i come back. Go to 6abc. Com weather to keep track of next weeks approaching storm. There you will find the sevenday forecast, plus a look at double scan radar. Icy conditions blamed for a 25 car pileup in allentown last night. Police say there were a number of fender benders on the westbound side of the hamilton street bridge. No serious injuries were reported in this. Once the vehicles cleared, crews treated the road and reopened the bridge. New information to tell you about this morning, four people were hurt in this crash in upper providence, montgomery county. Their car ran off the road aloaning along black rock road and slammed into a tree. Firefighters had to cut three of the four people trapped inside. All are recovering in the hospital. Police continue to search for the suspect of victimizing women in delaware. Bob brooks has the details. Reporter to get inside the apartments in pike creek you need to punch in a code. After a resident was am burden by a masked man with a gun who sexually assaulted her and kidnapped last month. A lot safer. Reporter its a crime New Castle County police say was committed by the same man who terrorized two more women at two other apartment complexes. Now he struck a third time. Residence got this letter a few days ago alerting them of a similar attack. A masked man with a gun ambushed a woman walking into her home. The victim was able to fight the suspect off. Reporter thats katie maloneyy who lives with her boyfriend who said he cant always be around. With so many similarities with the crime we asked state trooper tim green if these were connected. He said New Castle County police are working together. We we cannot say this is connected with delaware. Reporter in the third attack, the victim escaped. The first two victims one here at the apartments and top of the Hill Apartments in wilmington were ambushed and sexually assaulted and kidnapped and forced to drive to atm and force to take out cash for the suspect. Now more than ever police say you should be aware of your surroundings if you see anything even remotely suspicious give them a call. This is going to be a Community Effort to get whoever is doing this off the streets. Bob brooks, channel 6 action news. We have learned that prosecutors in bucks county are considering the Death Penalty for a woman who planned the murder and rape of her adopted daughter. Sarah packer pleaded not guilty to the murder and dismemberment of 14yearold grace packer. Packer watched as her boyfriend acted out a rape murder fantasy they shared. Packer is charged with illegally collecting 4,000 in government benefits after grace died. Family and friends gathered in morrisville, bucks county to remember a little boy who was hit and killed by a pickup truck. The 5yearold was hit wednesday afternoon his mother called him a free spirit. He was all the time if you were ever down, he would wipe your tears away. He was a good boy, he did not deserve this at all. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, the driver of the truck stopped and called police, so far no charges have been filed. This morning the white house admits it knew that Michael Flynn lobbied for a turkish businessman before he became National Security advisor. That suggests that President Trumps transition lawyers did not see the lobbying as a liabilitier liability or that plan was not fully vetted. Just this week flynn filed as a Foreign Agent. President trump fired flynn for misrepresenting conversations he had with the Russian Ambassador to Vice President pens. President trump met with Committee Chairs at the white house to discuss the new healthcare pro proposal. In his weekly address, he said americans need to know that the healthcare bill is an urgent necessity. Some conservatives say they will oppose it if changes are not made to insurance requirements and medicaid. Love park will need a little more tlc before it opens to the public. It will be least mid to late september before it reopens. City leaders say they have run into unexpected obstacles. Once demolition crews started digging, they discovered underground structures they were unaware of which made the renovation more complicated. Three Companies Want to move into the 18 story camden tower tax credits under the grow n jmplet program will be herd nj program will be heard on tuesday. The move could bring 900 jobs and 245 milliondollar project to the waterfront. The son of legendary boxer, muhammad ali was detained at an airport. Well tell you why he was kept from getting on his flight again. Growing beautiful tulips is a family business, well introduce you to a Chester County couple who is keeping the centuryold tradition alive. Plus, he may be the star of the weekend. You can see twiggy the water skiing squirrel in the area tweaked. Reporter take a look at the windchill down in the Single Digits, were tracking snow in the sevenday forecast details coming up right after this. Muhammad alis son was detained for the second time at an airport check in. Ironically after telling washington he had been detained in florida. He produced a passport and allowed to take the flight, but the Transportation Security Administration said the large jewelry alarmed a scanner and caused the holdup there. Take a look at the picture right here, boy, lets tell you the story behind this. This is the picture of a man who tried to smuggle 164,000 worth of cocaine strapped to his leg. Police in new york arrested the man at jfk airport last saturday following his flight from the dominican republic. He was bursting out of his pants. The man faces charges of trying to smuggle narcotics into the country. You cant make it up. Reporter you have to give him an a for creativity. Lets move along to the weather, one day its 68 and the neck next day, 22. Reporter for many of you out there upset about the lack of snow and the cold we might be making up for it in one week. This will be a very cold week compared to averages. We could see snow. Theres a beautiful shot of the camden warm waterfront. The temperatures in the teens, windchills in the Single Digits. Radars are staying clear. Next chance of precipitation, monday into tuesday, thats the noreaster heading this way. Old man winter has returned. 51 degrees monday which is where we should be for this time of the year. 67 tuesday, thursday, 68. We had snow friday, temperatures dropped and now were down to 21 degrees in philadelphia. Thats one of the warmer locations. Teens north and west. Allentown, 17. 8 degrees in the poconos. 17 in trenton, and then low to mid 20s, south and east. Cape may, 250, dover and mill, 21. Those are the air temperatures, now you factor in the breeze out of the west northwest now it feels like 9. 7 in allentown, 8 below in the poconos. You need to add a few layers if youre outdoors, if youre heading north to do skiing, windchills below zero, add a few layers, dont forget the gloves, hat and scarf. We have clear skies, well cloud up this afternoon, because the air is so cold well have a cumulus deck overspreading the area through lunchtime. In the afternoon, mostly cloudy with peeks of sun. Windchills this afternoon, maybe, 21, 22 for philadelphia at best here. Overnight tonight well get into the Single Digits and teens, a little bit better than what were dealing with this morning, but not much. And then as we get into the later half of the day on sunday, 26 in philadelphia, wilmington, 28, millville, 25. Thats whats going on this weekend. Then, as we focus our attention next week, monday into tuesday, here comes the northeaster. It starts as an area of low pressure coming out of the high plains. It hits the appalachians and transfers its energy to this guy right here, this is the big storm, this is the noreaster coming up the eastern seaboard. There are questions that need to be answered with the storm, one, somewhere does the secondary low form. How close to the coast, this will determine where this sets up, the rain snow line, ive been talking about this i95 special all morning long, south and east, you get the rain north its all snow. What we know for a fact at this point theres a ton 67 ton of moisture with this storm. The model will put out one to two inches. Thats something well fine tune over the next few days. 32 degrees is the forecasted high, windchills in the teens. 29 by 1 00 p. M. 3 00 p. M. , 32, windchills in the teens all day, overnight tonight, speaking ever teens, 14 air temperature. Places like allen towfn allentown and reading, 19 for center city. Its a quiet, but cold weekend, 32 today, 36 tomorrow. Increasing clouds monday, 38 and theres the noreaster for tuesday, 36 degrees. And then we finally start to moderate a little bit. 40 on tuesday and 42 friday. I have a question, i have to ask, you have a special button just for me over there, i was out in the weather yesterday, it stopped snowing, as soon as my live shot came, boom. Reporter i saw the smile on your face, i know you were loving it. You love it. Time 7 17, Philadelphia Flower Show opens up today a theme of holland flowering the world. In the art of aging Tamala Edwards takes us to a green house to meet the husband and wife growers behind all the tulips for the shows entrance garden. Reporter walk inside the chadds ford green house youll be greeted by cats. There are five felines in a field of 30,000 tulips ready to burst into a brilliant rainbow of color. They are the tulip tenders using a tricky mix of artistry and science. You have to get them just right for opening day of the flower show. My grandfather started this in the late 1800s. Thats hows father met his mother who was the daughter of a florist who exhibited in the flower show. It was on a trip back to the netherlands where john met his wife and their 22,000 square feet of flouring paradise, the couple married 44 years this summer finds joy in growing everything. Its great to see a smile on somebodys face when they come in. Reporter john is the chief grower, even though his wife was born and raised in the netherlands bulb district. Tamala edwards channel 6 action news. Tune into 6abc tonight at 7 00 p. M. You can see all the tulips in full bloom. Its the Philadelphia Flower Show special hosted by the entire Accuweather Team, well be right back. man vo it was may, when dad forgot how to brush his teeth. woman vo in march, my husband didnt recognize our grandson. woman 2 vo thats when moderate alzheimers made me a caregiver. avo if their alzheimers is getting worse, ask about onceaday namzaric. Namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimers disease in patients who are taking donepezil. It may improve cognition and overall function, and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. Namzaric does not change the underlying disease progression. Dont take if allergic to memantine, donepezil, piperidine, or any of the ingredients in namzaric. Tell the doctor about any conditions; including heart, lung, bladder, kidney or liver problems, seizures, stomach ulcers, or procedures with anesthesia. Serious side effects may occur, including muscle problems if given anesthesia; slow heartbeat, fainting, more stomach acid which may lead to ulcers and bleeding; nausea, vomiting, difficulty urinating, seizures, and worsening of lung problems. Most common side effects are headache, diarrhea, dizziness, loss of appetite, and bruising. woman 2 vo i dont know what tomorrow will bring but im doing what i can. avo ask about namzaric today. With us, 7 21 a. M. , heres whats happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. St. Patricks day is the 17, but the celebrations begin this weekend. The 2017 st. Patricks day parade will be held tomorrow sticking with the tradition of holding the parade seven days before the holiday. It steps off at noon 20th and jfk rain or shine. Check out the greater philadelphia boat show at the expo center in oaks, montgomery county. Back to entertain the crowd there she is, twiggy, the water skiing squirrel, she got in practice on a Remote Control speedboat. You can look for twiggy at the boat show from 10 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. And tomorrow, 11 00 a. M. To 5 00 p. M. Reporter welcome back everyone, 7 24 saturday morning, forecast this afternoon, well start out with sunshine, increase the clouds and temperatures will struggle. 34 down the jersey shore. Windchills in the teens and 20s. Philadelphia, 32, windchills in the teens and 20s. Poconos look at this, 199 high, windchills in the Single Digits all day long. Biggest march snowstorm, late season snowstorm, could we be adding march to the list as we get into monday night and tuesday, april 3, 2015, 19 inches fell. What were watching monday into tuesday, first low comes across the appalachians like this. A secondary low will develop somewhere in here. If the low develops from this line west this is snow changing to rain. If the low develops from this line its an allsnow event and it could be heavy snow. Thats what were watching monday into tuesday, in the mean im meantime its a blustery and cold weekend. The flyers play the bruins in boston, sixers tip off in l. A. Villanova battles say craton in the big east tournament. Heres jeff skeverski. Reporter alshawn jefferies said he knew carson wentz was special. Jefferies texted carson wentz youre going to be mv and im going to help you. The new receiver said thats one of the reasons he signed the deal here. What is the new eagles receiver jefferies see in carson wentz listen to this . Competitive, he wants to be great, he wants to be the best. Like i said he wants to be the best i believe hes going to be the best. What are eagles fans going to learn about alshawn jeef jefferies. I want to make a lot of plays and bring the city a championship. Reporter tory smith said carson wentz has the it factor and he signed to get an eagles super bowl win. You will like the sound of this. How far do you see the eagles team . Reporter i dont see any reason whoi why it cant be next year. You dont work hard to not win, you dont work hard not to win a super bowl, its a waste of a year. Reporter brandon cook getting traded he will get traded to the new England Patriots and team up with tom brady according to espn. College hoops, the last time villanova lost a post season game big east tournament seton hall. Guess who was trying to knock them off in the big apple, seton hall. The cats scratched back, josh hart, 9 to go, they are down 1, they go to who else, chris jenkins, he misses, hart comes out of nowhere, bask and the fowl nova up two. Foul, nova up two. Nova hangs on to win, 5553. What a win by villanova they will face craton in the big east tournament later tonight. Penn, the quakers are two wins away from clinching a berth in the ncaa tournament they face princeton at the palestra. There are no teams these teams want to play less than us, the run weve been on, how hot were getting we have nothing to lose being hear. Reporter dont forget the flyers in boston today, a big one for the boys. Thats sports, im jeff skeverski. Have a great day thats life. You diet. You exercise. And if you still need help lowering your blood sugar. This is jardiance. Along with diet and exercise. Jardiance lowers blood sugar and a1c in adults with type 2 diabetes. 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