and ducis rogers is taking in the phillies in spring water. >> hey there jim, there are a lot of new faces in the phillies clubhouse and we introduce you to two new guys that hope to turn the franchise around. >> ducis we are chatting windchills back at home and 33 in philadelphia right now and in a couple of days we are talking about near record highs once again. we'll show you the numbers in ac weather. >>> so philadelphia's love statue will disappear for a while so it can be refurbished for the first time in 20 years it will return when they hope the new love park. gray hall was there to say good-bye. no one wants to see love go. >> i love love. that is a bummer it's a sign of philadelphia. >> it's going to be missed. i go to work here and there are people that come and get their picture taken. the last time the iconic love sculpture was refurbished was 1998 and crews waited until after valentines day to take down the love symbol. >> people will miss it and we'll hear about it from a lot of people. where is the love? and they came here specifically. >> and people may feel heart br

. >> ducis rogers hosting the san the grave digger approaches us. >> ducis rogers hosting the san antonio spurs when "action news" ♪ the grave digger approaches us. >> ducis rogers hosting the san antonio spurs when "action news" ♪ >> it took three years and six months, but they have reached a settlement in the center city building collapse. $227 million will be paid to the families of the seven people that died and 12 others injured when a building crashed in a salvation army store. the 91-year-old owner of the building that collapsed and salvation army bear most of the burden. >> a bill bans abortions under 21 weeks. it's punishable up to seven years in prison performing the d and e which is legislation calls dismembership abortion. a vote in the house where a similar measure passed last year. >> philadelphia police charged a man they say stole a taxi and drove through rittenhouse square monday. jonathan gay is accused of aggravated assault and other offenses. he pulled a woman from the cabby her hair, stole the taxi and crashed at 18th and walnut where good samaritans held him down

ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news." >> all right make sure you have your gear in order. you don't want to take anything from mackanin. t flyer road start. but there is no time to el. they hev in western in the last years. aers allowed three unanswered goals and lost. they are just four for their last 42 on the power play. >> we have to bear it out and put the puck in the back of the net. we are playing good hockey here but not scoring here and not scoring goals, eventually it will turn and we'll score bunches. >>> lets hope so. sixers coach brett brown says we'll see ben sions this season but the foot may not be 100% healed. the sixers are at the all-star break and jahlil okafor is still on the team but will that be the case next friday. and the sixers three game winning streak snapped in boston and they have 21 wins at the all start break, they have not won 21 games in a season in four years, maybe they can get another 20 or so in the second half. >> thank you jeff. >>> cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >>> so this warm weathe

ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news." >> ducis which one are you? just curious? >> i'm still a young whipper snapper come on now. >> knew you would say that. >> thank you. jahlil okafor still without a new home and seemingly unwelcome outside of his old home and the sixers continue to sit him and last night they didn't need him winning their third straight game beating charlotte. and snapping a losing streak against the hornets, these guys are better when okafor is not in the lineup for whatever reason, 11-7 this season without him. sixers are in boston tomorrow night. >>> the flyers have hit the road western canada bound for a three game trip that starts in calgary. from the outside looking in with 36 games to play. for the second wild card spike. >> all the teams around us are winning and playing good hockey and we need to do the same thing, we have a great group and great atmosphere and a lot of confidence and it's good for us to go on the road for a week or so and it comes at the right time for sure. >> which one you are the young whipper snapper or the old v

ducis rogers got to be there for it. to clear water florida we go. >> the first official workout for pitchers and catchers isn't until tomorrow but the early bird catches the worm. we caught players out here a full day early. the front office expects improvements in 2017. >> this is baseball. we'll get pleasant surprises. we'll have injuries. we'll have disappointments. you have to figure out what that is. i would like to see improvement. >> the players are not required to report until thursday but we caught them out here early. >> with the phillies in clear water, ducis rogers, channel6, "action news." >> ducis looking all relaxed in florida. villanova on the road. >> villanova beel beat depaul by three in december. wildcats up by 27 second half. baseline slam, nova wins, 75-62. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> thank you, jamie. members of the girl's volleyball team went head to head. the girls on the league range in age from 13-18. we congratulate everybody who played, win or lose tonight. "jimmy kimmel live" next o

ducis rogers got to it. to clear water florida we go. >> the first official workout for pitchers and catchers isn't until tomorrow but the early bird catches the worm. we caught players out here a full day early. the front office expects improvements in 2017. >> this is baseball. we'll get pleasant surprises. we'll have injuries. we'll have disappointments. you have to figure out what that is. i would like to see improvement. >> the players are not required to report until thursday but we caught them out here early. >> with the phillies in clear water, ducis rogers, channel6, "action news." >> ducis looking all relaxed in florida. villanova on the road. highlights when we return. ♪ ♪ >> villanova beel beat depaul by three in december. wildcats up by 27 second half. baseline slam, nova wins, 75-62. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> thank you, jamie. members of the girl's volleyball team went head to head. the girls on the league range i age from we congratulate everybody who played, win or lose tonight.

on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers. and then please join us for "action news" at 11:00. an investigation into a buck county cemetery accused one again of misplacing a family's loved one. investigate of wendy saltzman has the story and a preview. >> this grieving mother says her son's body has been lost. >> you remember the date you had that baby and you remember the date that baby leaves you. >> but when the family went to visit his grave she says she was sent to the wrong plot. >> like another slap in the face and another stab to the heart. >> tonight at 11:00 we confront the cemetery for answers. >> don't miss my exclusive investigation another grave error only on "action news" tonight at 11:00. >> and for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, as we come on the air, what could be the biggest storm of the winter. the midwest and then the east coast bracing for a treacherous commute tomorrow morning. in some places bli

and sixers trade talk, ducis rogers is sorting out the rs. os about jahlil okafor. >> get ready for a weather whinciash. ecord teoperatures on the way tomorrow. followed by accumulating snow by o n ersday mog sing.ting snow by wmull hllae all the detai of h what to expected in exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> that and more when "action news" continues tonight. eath z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y >>> tonight philadelphia police are trying to track down a purse snatcher that struck in german town and mt. airy and east and west oak lane. bob brooks has that story? >> reporter: women walking down the street are knocked to the ground and beaten and purses stolen that according to the philadelphia police and it's this man seen here doing it. those we spoke with today say they pray he is caught soon. >> i pray to god they find him. i pray that they find him and take him off the street, because he is a dangerous animal. >> detectives say that the attacks happen in german town and west and east oak lane. >> 9:30 in the morning and 1:00 and 2:00

ducis rogers is live down there in clearwater. ducis long sleeves, cold front moving in? >> scod 58 and now 59 but we are in the shade. it's a little chilly. i know are you not shedding a tear but it's chilly by clearwater standards. lets talk about the phillies pitching staff. we are talking about the the young live arms amp and now we are talking about vince valesquez he was a dominating force last season. he started off with a 2.4 era and his season went south and hel of his fastball and finished with an 8-6 record and he says he knows the adjustments he needs to make. >> pitch contact, pretty much not try to do too much. controlling and not try t that is my main mind set. >> he has to power on a he has almost a bug bunny typ changeup. a swis ballop. he nds to pitches together. is too. have you to figure out how to attack hitters and know yourself. >> ahead at 6:00 we focus on the mackanin regime he calls himself a dictator hear why his players say they still love him. the first full squad yorkout here in clearwater coming up tomorrow morning. jaime back over to you. >

ducis rogers hears from the sixer g.m. >> showing you the skyline on this unusually warm february night. tomorrow, spring like to stormy, then it gets cold. i'll explain in the seven-day forecast. >> reporter and registered nurse sally gorman joins us for a special report. >> can knowing more about your dna help you get in better shape? with just a bit of saliva, their scientist can guide you to the best exercise plan for your body. i'll explain in health check. >> thanked and more when "action >> investigators in malaysia revealed today that assassins used vx nerve agent to kill the half brother of kim yun june. it is banned my almost all countries. the murder was 11 days ago. after learning about the toxin, the airport says they'll decontaminate and remove any shred of the chemical weapon. >> another department store is closing stores. j.c. penny will shut down 130 to 140 locations over the next several months. the closure list won't be made pup until next month. they cited the growing retail workers. 6,000 worker will be offered retirement. >> the dow jones average is on the hottest

ducis rogers has more from the spring workout and mccannon's message to his players. >> with the gang all here the manager gave thi the players ths message. >> work hard. get where you want to be. don't be late. follow the rules and compete. >> everything but say your prayers and eat your vitamins. it had a bit of everything and left the skipper upbeat. >> you can see it in their eyes. they feel like they are going to be a better team. they are working out. everyone is in a great move. >> mccannon sees howie kendrick paying dividends. >> he was spending time talking to mykel about using the big part of the field, bases loaded trying to drive in one. if you try to drive in four, you might not get any. >> he's been there a long time. he knows about hitting the right way. i know he will bring a lot of energy. >> they can bring the game. i have seen them, herrera, her nahernandez. they have had great years. >> having a veteran can help the ball club, ducis rogers, channel6 "action news." >> the only thing i'll remember from that story are the palm trees. i miss the palm trees. >> i though

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sixers on demand and on the road, ducis rogers? >> it showed they were missing their best players. they were left to play without joel embid and robert cofg top. oak forestarts in emdiid's absence. 16 points from the first half. second quarter, sixers can't stop harrison barns. mavs up by five. highlight of the night courtesy of t.j. mcconnell off the back board. sixers down three at the break. into the fourth quarter, clean up duty, 16 points, 1 rebounds. sixers lose 113-95. >> it's been an interesting week for villanova. catsbeet their number one ranking twice. cats appear to be running away with it in the second half. bridgeswith the theft. flyers come back. this bucket caps a 9-0 run. providence within two. jalen brunson saves the day. sophomore has a steal, 21 high points. nova wins. >> temple's women's team hosting uconn, temple coach car dose sa. huskies roll behind and collier goes 12-14 from the floor, temple uses. >> still ahead, national signing day. the day college football teams reload >> good college football teams do

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ducis rogers hears from the sixer g.m. >> showing you the skyline on this unusually warm february night. tomorrow, spring like to stormy, then it gets cold. i'll explain in the seven-day forecast. >> reporter and registered nurse sally gorman joins us for a special report. >> can knowing more about your dna help you get in better shape? with just a bit of saliva, their scientist can guide you to the best exercise plan for your body. i'll explain in health check. >> thanked and more when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪ fios in the house! dave this fios party is da bomb! fo shizzle! it's tv totally ahead of its time. yo, let me check that. oh snap. that x1 voice remote is crunk! and it lets me search with the sound of my voice. what should i watch? things have come a long way since you got fios. [nervously laughs] what's fios? fios has fallen behind. don't fall with it. xfinity x1 will change the way you experience tv. >> investigators in malaysia revealed today that assassins used vx nerve agent to kill the half brother of kim yun june. it is banned my almost all countries. the

"action news" continues at 10:00 on ph almost 17 with brian taff and sharrie williams and ducis rogers and please join us for a special troubleshooters report on channel 6. nydia han is on the case an $85,000 home renovation gone wrong. >> this consumer paid a contractor $85,000 to build her a sec story addition. but can't legally live in it. >> i am sick, absolutely sick about it. >> she is not the only one complaining about his work. what you need to know before you hire a contractor. watch the troubleshooters tonight on channel 6 "action news" at 11:00. >> for cecily tynan and ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. if youin a palace of ice,winter there's only one place to go. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >>> tonight, president trump's immigration crackdown revealed. the new and sweeping plan to deport undocumented immigrants across this country. who

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and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and sharrie williams and ducis rogers. and please join us four a special report at 11:00 here on channel 6. an "action news" investigation reveals how some potentially unsafe vehicles are transporting unsuspecting passengers around philadelphia. here is wendy saltzman with the preview. >> these taxi maze look the same but some may be concealing dangerous recalls and there is little oversight to pick sure you are getting around cough sprinkles and flurries. >> it may fracture while driving. we found recalls on airbags, seatbelts and doors that open without warning. >> the details you need to know to keep you and your family safe tonight at 11:00. >> and for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, president trump with certain words for iran. now saying nothing is off the table. just 24 hours after the white house said we are officially putting iran on notice. what does this mean? are new sanctions coming? and tonight, iran's

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. >> sixers on demand and on the road, ducis rogers? >> it showed they were missing their best players. they were left to play without joel embid and robert cofg top. oak forestarts in emdiid's absence. 16 points from the first half. second quarter, sixers can't stop harrison barns. mavs up by five. highlight of the night courtesy of t.j. mcconnell off the back board. sixers down three at the break. into the fourth quarter, clean up duty, 16 points, 1 rebounds. sixers lose 113-95. >> it's been an interesting week for villanova. catsbeet their number one ranking twice. cats appear to be running away with it in the second half. bridgeswith the theft. flyers come back. this bucket caps a 9-0 run. providence within two. jalen brunson saves the day. sophomore has a steal, 21 high points. nova wins. >> temple's women's team hosting uconn, temple coach car dose sa. huskies roll behind and collier goes 12-14 from the floor, temple uses. >> still ahead, national signing day. the day college football teams reload and high school kids secure a col

it's all quiet amidst the palm trees and ocean breezes, ducis rogers is there with another polo shirt. not that much news coming out of camp this far. >> no news is good news, i'm sure that is the way the manager likes it no drama but a slight bit of news concerning freddy galvis, he pulled out of the baseball classic, the team says he was a bit fatigued he played winter ball all season and speaks of galvis he is the longest tenured philly on the roaster. there is no ryan and no jimmy and no chase. >> the first time here i was like 20 years old, like seven years ago. so see those guys around and you don't see nobody and it's different but we start to go from here and try to win some more games. >> it's different not having chooch and howie and chase. and when i got my feet wet they were here to learn from. it's different switching roles but a g different. i think the changes is at the right time and it's going to be good for us. >> so just are the new guy snz coming up at 6:00 find out how they plan to money ter the younger players. the guys required in the offseason. what is the stor

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and ducis rogers is here and the sixers take on the mavericks. >> they are out on a four game road trip and joel embiid is home and will not play against the mavs or tomorrow in san antonio and embiid has the knee bruise and he explains what he plans to do in the interim. >> just spin him around and jahlil and nerlins will occupy the spot. and the flow of the game in how people are doing. with different match-ups and judge that as it relates to who plays more. >>> the all start break could be a good thing or bad thing, we'll say it was awful. the flyers laid an egg last night in carolina in their first game back, the 5-1 score shows the defense was bad but the oh fenwas worse. the flyers had won three straight before the all start break. >> you can't throw it out at this point in time. they were ready and we weren't. you know. we didn't deserve to win that hockey game. if we play like that we are not getting to the playoffs. >>> we are four days away from what should be a national holiday, the fast approaching patriots and falcons, the nrg stadium is set for super bowl li and matt ryan

ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news" jaime back over to you. >> see you at 6:00. the flyers have hit the road, western canada bound for a trip that starts inc calgary, lookin to make a late push. th calgary thursday in edmonton with 36 games left to play they know a lot is at stake. >> we have to dig deep and take it game by game. and make it smaller period by period. everything we do in this road trip will be huge for us and come back with as many points as possible. it would be nice to get the full six but -- >> the sixers managed to win again without jahlil okafor who continues to sit as they look for a new home for him. they are 11-7 without the big man. and one of the most wacky scenes, charles oakley will be welcomed back to madison square garden despite the feud the team has lifted their ban on oakley. he is not planning to go back at the moment because he is waiting for a public apology. >> apparently they all hash tropical disturbance -- hashed it out in the commissioners office. >> but -- >> it's good for the team something else to talk about. thank you

and ducis rogers is live in clearwater in sunny florida. >> reporter: hey there. bright and early this morning, 9:45 pitchers and catchers hit the field for the first dave springtain traing and they took the field up beat and optimistic. no sun? no problem. phillies spring training 2017 begins with an eye on a bright future. >> i like to be positive and look for the best in my guys and hope they can show improvement. if everyone of our guys shows a little bit of improvement we are a better team. >> no pressure. it's the first day. i think that what we have ahead of us is going to be a good show. >> just how good the phils can be remains to be seen but the team peaked the interest of everyone. and an advantages of having young player is their unbridled optimism. the team as say slightly new look with clay buchholz and cameron rupps shaved head. >> i thought it looked better. >> and rupps took up yoga in the offseason. not easy for a 216 pound man. >> to work on flexibility and stray strong. >> what is your go to yoga move? >> i don't even know the name of that. >>

here's ducis rogers. >> reporter: good morning, stop me if you heard this before, the sixers top pick will sit out the season. yesterday the team gave us the news no sixers fans wants to hear, ben simmons will remain on the shelf. the broken bone has not healed. he will have another scan in about a month. in the meantime, the team will take it slow with him. >> he is heartbroken, he wants to play, be out there. unfortunately, that's not going to happen this season. >> when it came back with the results it caught me off guard. it really wasn't something i was expecting. >> reporter: nerlens noel who was traded to the mavs on thursday, left town last night. the action cam was the only one there at phl. being traded was his choice, but he is move on. >> you have to deal with it the best way i can, i'm on to new beginning no chapter in my life. i'm ready to start that and success and continue my career in the league. >> nerlens noel is out, okafor stays. >> reporter: this 3 puts the sixers up by 18. a bit later robert covington makes the highlight real two of the team highs, 25 points. si

reporting live with the phillies, i'm ducis rogers, back over to you. >> sounds good. thank you. >>> it's time now for the "action news" traffic report, matt pellman is live in the traffic center with a first look. >> a couple of foul balls as we start off the wednesday afternoon commute including this one that popped up a crash on the westbound side of the schuylkill expressway right here at south street taking out the right lane involving a truck you can see. no emergency crews on the scene yet. and westbound is already starting to stack as you come away from bear avenue south. we are watching those single digit speeds, 12 miles per hour on the eastbound side of the schuylkill at girard. and a crash at academy causing slowing from wood haven than is mostly off to the side. but this one is not, blocking the ramp from the blue route, 476 southbound to norristown an overturned vehicle, and may be an overturned car carrier, that will take time to clear out. the ramp from the blue route southbound to norristown blocked off from the mid county tolls. northbound of the blue

. >>> and ducis rogers and jaime apody as more coming up if sports. >> and rick we skyrocketed to the 70s, there were six record breaking ties and more record breakers tomorrow possibly and a change over the weekend. >>> a catholic relief services worker was in philadelphia sharing her story to improve the life in impoverished mexican communities. she hosted cecelia suarez, she hosts the programs in mexico and she talked about the school's participation in the program. it continues to make a significant difference combatting poverty and hunger around the world. >>> more than 1,000 jars of peanut butter will go a long way to feed people. they were at philabundance today. as spread the love campaign. it's often too expensive for many families. >>> time for sports and ducis is here and the sixers traded a big man but it was not okafor. >> no okafor is still here but nerlins noel is gone. noel is the odd man out. today the sixers trade noel to the dallas mavericks and get a conditional first round pick and bogut and guard anderson. >> that pick will turn into two second rounders in the ne

ducis diewtionz has -- ducis rogers has more. >> reporter: matt ryan has approven himself this season with gody numbers. >> this is what you dream about as a kid is playing in a game, playing in this game and you know winning this game, that's, that where your thoughts are when you're in your backyard and ten years old and playing with your brothers, that's where it was for me. >> eagles quarterback carson wentz has been in houston all week for super bowl week being this close physically to the super bowl has made him want it even more. >> it's making me that much hungrier from being here, watch the playoffs from my couch, i don't want to be here, i want to be playing. it's fun to be here and experience this, i don't want to be here in this capacity. >> michael vick has decided to retire. although 32 nfl teams likely made that decision for him. he last played for the steelers in 2015. he is the nfl's all time leading rusher among quarterbacks. >>> the flyers had the night off, this afternoon they host the kings. they were back on the practice ice yesterday morning him they hold the fi

here's ducis rogers. >> reporter: good morning, stop me if you heard this before, the sixers top pick will sit out the season. yesterday the team gave us the news no sixers fan wants to hear, ben simmons will sit out the season. the ct scan showed the bone in the foot has not healed. >> he is heartbroken he wants to play, he wants to be out there, it is eating him alive i'm sure, unfortunately that's not going to happen this season. >> when it came back with the results, it caught me off guard, it really wasn't something i was expecting. >> nerlens noel who was traded to the ma vs on thursday, -- the mavment -- mavs and was at the phl "action news" was the only one who was there. spotting the 7-footer was not hard. >> it's a new chapter in my life. >> reporter: sixers were up by 18. robert covington makes the highlight real two of the team highs, 25 points, sixers win 120-112. flyers take their game outside in pittsburgh. the flyers and pens play at heinz field. they checked out the conditions with practice, with warm weather the surface might be choppy. the outdoor games is not a new

with the phillies, ducis rogers channel 6 "action news." >> mccann none hoping they can hover around 500, that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >> this morning we have exciting casts news to tell you about, the legendary james earl jones will be repriving -- reviving his role in the voice of the lion king. he said he looks for to working with the legend. disney the parent company of 6abc. >>> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. a talking doll is banned in germany. while the doll may be doing too much listening. don't call it a comeback unless you want to. wait until you hear about this one. >> plus a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, meteorologist chris sowers "action news" saturday at 9:00 comes right back. that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com "action news," saturday at 9:00 a.m., an 8-year-old girl stabbed

that's a look at sports, i'm ducis rogers you have yourself a terrific weekend! >> deadly accidents two people are killed when their car crashes overnight and forces authorities to shut down a montgomery county road. >>> president trump vows to fight for his executive order after a judge blocks his week old travel ban as vice president mike pence makes a trip to philadelphia. >>> ahead a fire destroys several homes in the city's logan section. those stories and much more in just a minute, but first meermings chris sowers is here with a -- meteorologist, chris sowers is here with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: here's a beautiful shot looking at atlantic city, the sun is starting to rise. that's one thing i'm sure you've noticed over the past couple of weeks, we're starting to gain more daylight that helps with the temperature the more sun we see, the milder the temperatures will be. that won't be the case today though we'll see sunshine, but the numbers won't do much. windchills will be stuck in the mid 20s after teens this morning and

ducis rogers served tonight. >> jeff skversky, brian talkens, making it a travesty. >> eagle fans not happy. brian dawkins was so emotional, he would scream after making a play. eagle fans showing the same emotion after taryn owen fails to be elected to the hall of fame. other awards tonight, penn charter star matt ryan wins mvp beating out tom brady. the falcon quarterback would rather win tomorrow his first superbowl. atlanta and new england, superbowl 51. >> the process i have allows me to be comfortable in big situations and do the things you prepared yourself to do. i feel like that will help us out on sunday. >> maybe this will help out too. prayers at st. phillips. they have been handing out flyers in church wishing number two good luck in the superbowl tomorrow. the sixers are in big trouble tonight. jalil okafor and joel embid ruled out for the game in miami. okafor was supposed to start but his knee is giving him trouble. the hottest team in the nba, white side white hot. deon waiter, he's troubled too. ahead 17 in the first. second quarter, back on the sixers. gets within f

. >> ducis rogers in a trade that may have connection with the sixer's future. "action news" continues in just a minute. ♪ ♪ (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car... could stop itself? in iihs front-end crash prevention testing nobody beats the subaru impreza. not toyota. not honda. not ford. the all-new subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. ♪fast, rhythmic drumming it's coming soon to the poconos! america's largest indoor waterpa rk is making wave s. kalahari resorts & convention s in the poconos . book your african adventure now! >> there is a developing story from australia tonight where a plane has crashed into a shopping mall. five people were onboard the charter plane and the late report is that all are believed to have been killed. the scene of the crash not far from outside melbourne australia's second largest city. it happened an hour before the mall was set to open so there were no people inside. five people are believed to have been killed. >>> in the u.s. tonight it's

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ducis rogers got to go to clearwater, jealous we are. look for his reports on the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> that means spring is coming. >>> it's another eventful week for president trump, the administration is looking for reinstates c ban. >>> with valentine's day tomorrow, the fbi is w scammers looking for love. >> reporter: we have temperatures in the upper 30s they will slip into the mid 30s, it is very, very windy out there. tell the kids to avoid standings under barges, some could fall. i've seen debris on the way into work. we'll have more on how strong the winds are and how long the threat could last, we'll have that in the seven day, that's all ahead. >> new england is dealing with deja vu today getting slammed with another storm after getting hammered by a storm last week. they could see up to two feet of snow and blizzard-like conditions. the snow caused a private jet to slide off a runway. a snowplow struck and killed a pedestrian. 500 schools already announced they are closed or delayed today. >> around he

ducis rogers is in clearwater look for his live reports starting later today. espn and the season preview said if things go right and the team produces more offensive acquisitions they could make the playoffs. >> reporter: i've been thinking, 75, 77 wins something like that which would be a nice improvement. who knows. storm tracke scan shows you dry conditions this morning, as we take a look outside, though, we've got lots of are winds bwi aroun delaware and lehigh valleys all the way down to the shore. this camera locked down nice and steady, you don't see it. we are looking at those winds getting bluster across the region. be careful of debris on the roadways as you drive and walk across the region this morning and into the afternoon. storm tracker 6 live double scan closer view showing you that there's a little bit of a light snow shower up in pottstown another one appears to be falling a part before it can make a run on the lehigh valley. that's something to keep in mind you might run into that. an earlier one in lancaster has fallen a part and it is no lo

ducis rogers. >> flyers hanging on to the final wild card spot. flyers call it an important stretch. they began a five game home span. time to make a move is now. flyers celebrate their former captain. the current captain gets them on the board, claude giroux on the powerplay, 12th of the season, game tied at one. matt reed, where have you been? 2-1 flyers. michael faces 16 shots, allows one goal. flyers win 3-1. >> >> we have been playing solid hockey. tonight was -- i think, a simple case of starting well. absolutely sticking with it throughout the entire game. >> short-handed has become the norm for the sixers. they face the spurs without joel embid and robert covington. the sixers have nine players available. sixers trailers by three after one. second quarter, a game high 25 points, sixers up by five at the break. okafor, if only he would play defense. in the fourth, sixers fall apart. 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

. >> lets get to ducis rogers and those philadelphia flyers and another crucial game against the islanders. >> in the middle of a five game home stand, one point that is the flyers lead and the islanders are just three points behind and this game is very important. the flyers went a bit cold lately because of a three game win streak just one victory in th they are shut are trying to keep their spirits up. >> the reality is we are 4-2-1 and yet you get the fielding on certain days we have not won a hockey game in three weeks, so mind set is everything. positivogether and doing it's things we do and going and do they will >> sixers are in action in orlando. the second half of a bac back. the sixers lost to the spurs last night. okafor had 20nts and lee rebounds, still the subject o rumors he told us after the game that the rumors do not affect him. >> i have no idea. we have a big game tomorrow night. i keep doing what i do and work as hard as i can for this team and organization and we'll see what happens. >> in four days phillies pitchers and catchers report to clearwater for spring traini

. >> ducis rogers with love and support for a superbowl quarterback when "action news" continues. ♪ ♪ >> an egyptian national brandishing machetes was shot four times as he charge td at soldiers near the louver in paris today. he was taken down before anyone was hurt. officials called this a terrorist attack. the attacker was in paris on a tourist visa. he is in critical can't. >> police received a 911 call from a little girl who said her father was driving drunk with her and her sister in the car. wesleybergner was headed to his mother's home on the coastline and drinking along the way. >> i know my daddy is drunk and he's the only one driving. i think we'll get in a wreck. >> are you in the car with him? >> yes, and he's driving fastly. >> the nine-year-old told the dispatcher she didn't want her dad to go to jail. police arrested him when he arrived at his mother's house and faces a long list of charges. >> andrew oswald died of a heroin overdose last week at the age of 23. his parents decided to include information about his addiction in his obituary in hopes that it will help oth

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. >> and for cecily tynan and ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, president trump calls it a military operation on the border. the immigration crackdown. but his own homeland security secretary, general john kelly says that's not the case. the white house late today is asked, is this a military operation? >>> protests erupt after an off-duty officer fires his gun. young people running for cover. the new images here. do they offer more to the story? >>> the runway scare. the passenger plane coming in for a landing. the landing gear fails. >>> the female jogger killed near her mother's home. what the dna reveals. authorities asking for your help. >>> and the major storm hitting tonight from 60 and 70-degree temperatures to a blizzard. the nightmare commute tomorrow for millions.

ducis rogers. >> flyers hanging on to the final wild card spot. flyers call it an important stretch. they began a five game home span. time to make a move is now. flyers celebrate their former captain. the current captain gets them on the board, claude giroux on the powerplay, 12th of the season, game tied at one. matt reed, where have you been? 2-1 flyers. michael faces 16 shots, allows one goal. flyers win 3-1. >> >> we have been playing solid hockey. tonight was -- i think, a simple case of starting well. absolutely sticking with it throughout the entire game. >> short-handed has become the norm for the sixers. they face the spurs without joel embid and robert covington. the sixers have nine players available. sixers trailers by three after one. second quarter, a game high 25 points, sixers up by five at the break. okafor, if only he would play defense. in the fourth, sixers fall apart. 102-86. we hear from carson wentz after the break. ♪ i checked, everything's there... wait a minute... hey... hold on, i can explain. you better have a good a

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, several breaking stories. first, president trump. just a short time from now addressing congress and the country. we have new reporting. what he'll say about obamacare, national security and the breaking headline involving immigration. is president trump ready to compromise? with an immigration reform bill. will the dreamers get a path to citizenship? >>> the horror. out of control driver plowing into a crowd, running down at least a dozen students in a marching band. >>> the pilot killed. slam into an apartment building in the northeast. and another plane plunging intoen a l.a. neighborhood. >>> severe storms as we come on the air. the reported twister. pictures coming in now. there are tornado watches from little rock to chicago. and tonight, the system moving east. damaging winds and hail. >>> and your