Transcripts For WPVI Action News 5PM 20180114 : comparemela.

Transcripts For WPVI Action News 5PM 20180114

Reporter well, walter and sarah we have heard from Burlington County Prosecutors Office who said they expect to have an update soon but at this point all we know that is those two people were taken here to Lordes Medical Center in willingboro. This is video, from earlier today, from that scene, they were just talking about. Burlington city police say an accident occurred prior to the vehicle landing in that body of water but what exactly happened, what type of accident, if there was another vehicle involved, we are still waiting to hear. It happened around 1 00 this afternoon near Burlington City river bank, Police Say Two people were pulled from the river, we are hearing reports that bystanders, may have helped them, with rescue effort. Of course, long with Fire Fighters and First Responders. Now police said this about the condition of the people inside the vehicle. Do not have a status of the condition at this time, however, this obviously, with the, weather, with the conditions, it is obviously a severe event. Reporter like we said we are waiting to hear from that update from the Burlington County Prosecutors Office likely about what led up to this, how that vehicle got, inside of the river and also an updated condition of the two people involved. For now reporting live from willingboro, Annie Mccormack for channel six action news. Sarah back to you. Thank you. Two people are confirmed dead following yesterdays two car collision in willingboro, Burlington County. Interest happened around 5 00 on route 130 near Beverly Rancocas road. Victims car was struck by a minivan, impact sent victims vehicle through a guardrail and into a lake. The deceased are husband and wife robert and Janet Stephens of Burlington Township, both were in the 50s. They were pronounced dead last night at Lordes Medical Center , the cause of the crash remains under investigation. We are ending this weekend with bone chilling temperatures which, of course, very different from the way weekend began. Meteorologist Melissa Magee has a look at those, very low temperatures, melissa. Sarah and walter that cold air has settled back in across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. We should typically be closer to 40 degrees for daytime high , no where near that today right now in philadelphia coming in at 25, it is 22 for reading and allentown. 12 degrees in the poconos, at the coast in cape may, 24, dover, also a little over 20. As we look at wind chills with the wind coming out of the northerly direction it feels like a teens in the i95 corridor, 16 for trenton and philadelphia. Twelve in wilmington. Eleven to the north and west there in reading. Satellite six with action radar showing you we had dry conditions across the region thanks to a dominating ridge of High Pressure but it did bring witt that northerly wind that certainly kept temperatures well below where they should this be time of the year. If you are stepping outside for the rest of tonight 7 00 p. M. , 22, mostly clear, temperatures, eight, nine, 10, 11 00 tonight will be dipping down into the lower 20s, so it is clear, it is breezy, frigid. We are tracking some changes up ahead this week. Heres Storm Tracker six live double scan radar 3d and you see light snow showers setting autopsy cross the Northern Plains states. We are tracking a clipper system and that clipper system ride off to the north but trailing coal front will work its way east, so is there potential of some very light snowfall as we get into tuesday. We will talk about what we can expect, as we look ahead, increasing cloud on the way as we get into monday formatter inn luther king junior day, light snow likely as we get into tuesday afternoon and another thaw is coming as we get into next weekend with the eagles back at home at the linc. We will look closely with the full and exclusive accu weather forecast. We heard about that, thanks , melissa. Today was not quite as cold as last sunday but make no mistake it is cold as melissa mentioned, action cam found this family on independent mall all bundled up just like many others visiting our historic spots on the long Holiday Weekend w all of those hats, heavy scarves and hood up hard to believe it was 60 degrees just two days ago. To keep track of the falling temperatures on six abc. Com weather. There you can see hourly and seven day forecast as well as, viewing any stories to help you get through any type of weather situation. And eagles excitement is still building after last nights win as they helped into next sundays nfc championship game, the bird and fans really embrace that had under dog label that the n aysayers placed on them before they beat falcons. Action News Reporter Trish Hartman is live in northeast philadelphia, and trish, fans still reveling in last nights big win. That is right, sarah here at modells folks have been stopping by last night and today picking up even more gear after that big win, against the falcons. Eric spellberger said he will be wearing eagles gear all week. After surviving bitter cold last night at the linc he is treating himself to some new garb at mow democrats Sporting Goods in northeast philadelphia cold but very fun , exciting and hopefully it will, momentum will swing next week. Reporter less traditional fan gear that will be tough to find this German Shepherd head completely sold out on amazon after right tackle lane johnson wore it after the game under dogmas being, all i could find was a German Shepherd. Just trying to have fun. Were not first under dog not the last but anything you can gain to give this team some energy and motivated we will do that. Reporter something that is easier to come by hungry fans can score a big big mac with the purchase at area mcdonalds today courtesy of eagles players rodney mccloud, Nigel Bradham and fletcher cox now, that is for traditional eagles gear, is there plenty of that to go around and folks have a whole week to keep the energyinging before next week even. Reporting live from northeast philadelphia, Trish Hartman for channel six action news, walter. Thanks, trish. For eagles fans, who would like a second Christmas Morning but getting gift you really wanted. Pen rose diner, at there was plenty of eag also parallel to go around and most have these folks told action News Reporter bob brooks they knew, that their team would come through. The defense was phenomenal. They did a great job. They have done a great job all year. Tickets for next week, and we bought these tickets for yesterday. Eagles fans are second to none, i dont care what anybody in the nfl says about them. And they say they are certainly looking forward to next sunday, regardless of the opponent, whether the saints or vikings. We will have much more with the fans coming up 59 30. Eagles fans in florida had an original way of celebrating the big win. Action news theme song sing it, yeah. That is six a abc theme song playing down at a bar in key west. Bar is owned by former owner of the philadelphia 76ers, pat croce, and they chose to sing our theme song, to celebrate, the big, eagles victory. Funny. If you want tickets to the nfc championship game write this town tickets will go on sale tuesday january 16th at 10 00 a. M. Through ticket master. General ticket prices ranged from 170 to 255. Standing room only tickets will cost you 135. Tickets are first come, first serve and there is a limit to four tickets per household, good luck. And while you are on line post picture showing off your eagles spirit and you may just see it right here on six abc. We have seen lots of great photos from fans, we want to see more as well. Post your photo on social media and use the six abc action. In other news tonight new septa Regional Rail schedules are now in effect, new schedules are designed to help shall trains arrive on time and be more reliable among changes select weekday trains on the Paoli Thorndale and trenton Regional Rail lines, as part of the 15 minutes earlier then previously scheduled. Beginning tomorrow, septa bus routes, 201, 204, 205 and 206 will also change to help travelers connect to go rail services. For a full list of changes head to our web site at six abc. Com. New tonight an 11 yearold boy is missing from wilmington delaware a recent photo of ky shawn mccannce lance seen at 501 North Madison street yesterday around noon. Kyshawn is described as approximately 4 feet 6 inches tall, huskie with a light complexion and curly hair. Last seen wearing a green jacket with an american flag, on the upper left chest area, black track pants with white strikes and white nikey sneakers. If you have any information, call police. New information tonight on a shooting involving philadelphia Highway Patrol officers, last night, it started with a traffic stop when officers say they saw a vehicle traveling the wrong way on heart lane in kensington. One officer talk to the driver , the other officer spoke to the passengers and noticed a gun concealed in the 22year old mans clothing. The suspect was asked to get out of the vehicle and accused of trying to pull a weapon from the waste way ban before running out of the car. One patrolman and third responding officer shot at the suspect and now is in Critical Condition after being hit. A weapon was recover from the scene, the driver in the incident was not charged in any offense. Dozens of organizationness philadelphia are celebrating the life and legacy of doctor Martin Luther king, junior the day before the actual holiday among them chosen 300 ministries in West Philadelphia. The organization hosted a morning worth of service and lunch for those in need. Ministry is located on the 3900 block of lancaster avenue in the exact location, where 10,000 people, gathered, where doctor king visited back in 1965. It was all part of the historic freedom tour. For more information on Service Projects you can get involved with in honor of the Martin Luther king junior, go to six abc. Com. Still much more ahead on action news tonight, a delaware grandfather builds a special machine, to help his grandchild with autism, we will tell you how it works. Also President Trump showing he is not afraid to antagonize north cover re, we will explain. Armed with the belt a woman fighting the flu fend off home invaders, those stories and more when action news continues. Chairman of the fcc says it appears that the government of hawaii did not have reasonable safe guard in place to prevent transmission of the false alert warning of the missle strike. Federal investigation is now underway. Yesterday the false alert sounded on thousands of cell phones across hawaii urging people to seek immediate shelter sending many in a panic. It took emergency officials 38 minutes to correct the false information, and they explained it happened during a shift change when a worker mistakenly pressed the wrong button. Woman from texas had to improvise when chasing Armed Robbers from her home, Surveillance Video shows two intruders breaking in while woman was snapping. A short time later womans roommate arrived home prompting the suspect to run out the front door. The commotion awoke woman who preceded to chase them, while hitting them with a belt. See right here just a second. Unfortunately the robbers were able to getaway with some money, and her shoes. A grandfather in delaware is founding a unique way to help his grandson deal with autism. Rich owe shawn sit built a machine that gives hugs for his daughters 22year old son who is autistic. Machine provides pressure on the body like a hug to help calm ryan when he becomes anxious. His daughter, eileen, saw the hug machine about a film Bay University professor who made one himself but it will cost between seven and 20,000 to buy one that is manufactured. She found plans on line and her father built it. I turned to my dad when he was here one day and said, you know, heres this thing, he has seen the movie, we were fascinate by this contraption, that he had built, and i printed out plans and said, do you think you can make it . And, you know, knowing my dad and he said absolutely. During the 15 minute squeeze ryan listens to music or chats with his mother. That is what grand dad are for. That is right. Much more to come, you need to calm down, researchers say good way to do that is smelling your partners shirt, we will explain in the health segment. Everybody loves pizza, right . So many options in the frozen aisle, handful of taste testers had difficult task of picking some of the best frozen pies. And, going hollywood those stories and more when action news comes right back. Well, im trying to get home but it feels like another life yeah, im trying to stay strong hey but sometimes i realize that the further i go the more that i know that i want to go home [ snorting ] when you and your money are treated with respect, you prosper. And at Santander Bank respect adds up. You prosper. New jerseys govern sometime with kid. Phil murphy, and tammy murphy and their son, were at a family day in camdens adventure quarter yum. They paid a visit to wildwood and will then attend a rally and concert tonight in edison, new jersey. Murphy takes oath of office on tuesday. The aquarium a good place to spend the day. Yes. Another cold one. Yes, it was, extra layers are certainly needed, temperatures feel like we were in the teens this afternoon and as cold as we get in the start of our workweek for sun tomorrow. We will walk to the Weather Center and show you the picture outside, sky six live at hd a nice shot of the Commodore Barry bridge on this sunday evening. Mostly clear skies across the region. Plenty of sunshine but still temperatures well below average. Right now as we look at current numbers in philadelphia, it is 25 degrees , dew point minus one. Air is really dry, not a lot of moisture overhead, wind north at 9 miles per hour, that pressure 30. 63 is dominating. As we get into monday formatter inn luther king junior day of service, sun giving way to cloud. 8 00 in the morning a temperature of just 19, 26 at 11 00 a. M. , 2 00 oclock tomorrow 31. Thirtyone at 5 00 p. M. 8 00 p. M. 30 degrees underneath mostly cloudy skies looking at current wind chills 16 in philadelphia same thing for trenton. Down in wilmington feels like 12, zero up in the poconos right now after earlier this morning, and the poconos, carbon, monroe, waking up with the wind chill advisory that has since expired. 13 degrees current number in dover. Satellite six with action radar showing we have a mostly clear sky across the area, thanks to High Pressure, High Pressure stays in control for the first half of the day tomorrow, and then it works its way to thee leading to more cloud cover as we get into tomorrow afternoon. But for rest of tonight mostly clear, breeze out of the northeast, we will dip down to 17 in philadelphia. Single digits north and west, 8 degrees in allentown, nine in reading. 19 degrees overnight low in cape may. Heres wind chill tracks long i95 metro as we get into monday 7 00 in the morning that temperature already in the Single Digits in at 7 degrees. By 1 00 tomorrow afternoon feeling like we are in the lower 20s, and that will be the case as we go throughout the rest of the day. Here is future tracker six showing we have got changes into tuesday. Monday we will be dry, sun giving way to cloud and then by Tuesday Morning this model is showing you 8 30 we have some light snow showers, pressing in, across our northwestern, suburbs and it continues by 3 30 tuesday afternoon, we can see that moisture starting to fill in, with snow, on the i95 metro area as we get into tuesday at 7 00 oclock. Really were tracking some snow showers, and, light, snow as we get into tomorrow, on tuesday afternoon i should say so as we look at computer model, the euro, gfs, nam and in house model we are coating for a coating to 2 inches of snowfall as we get into tuesday. We will take a closer look in the next half an hour. Now back over your way, sarah. Melissa, thank you. Cdc says widespread flu activity has been reported in every state, including pennsylvania, and delaware. New jersey is at regional flu activity, and, according to governmental numbers, so far this season there have been 42,000 confirmed cases nationwide, and Authorities Say that it is particularly bad flu year because this years vaccine is only 32 percent effective. Some pharmacies are already running out of cam flu which can shorten and lesson flu symptoms. In health check a new report find pregnant woman are prescribed antibiotics and it could compromise the babys safety. Researchers found despite recommendation as begins certain types of antibiotics they are commonly described those medications during first trimester of pregnancy to treat urinary Tract Infections cdc says certain antibiotics have been linked to specific birth defects, agency reco

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