has been a problem for me. mouth i'm also on a lot of medications that dry my mouth. i just drank tons of water all the time. it was never enough. i wasn't sure i was going to be able to continue singing. i saw my dentist. he suggested biotene. it feels refreshing. my mouth felt more lubricated. i use biotene rinse twice a day and then i use the spray throughout the day. it actually saved my career in a way. biotene really did make a difference. [heartbeat] "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.

good afternoon sara is off and alicia vitarelli joining us. we are getting a look at the "sports illustrated" cover, with nick foles. >> and we have a break down of the oscar nominees. >> the big news is the accuweather alert for a pouring is rain that drenched the region all morning long. >> we have strong winds making for a soggy start for your tuesday. and kind of warm now too. sky 6 hd at the jersey shore, believe it or not that is cape may, as the rain continues to fall. soggy conditions on the beach. and no one out there. for the latest conditions we turn to karen rogers in for david murphy. need the umbrella most of the day today. >> you had the rain through most of the day and what i'm tracking now is the end of the rain.

and you'll see a dramatic change and i want to go in tighter now and show you the last main line we see here. the areas of red and yellow crossing east of philadelphia and heading towards wrightstown and medford and glassboro, new jersey, right now. and we have rain along the coastline and what is happening over the next few hours. it's pretty impressive as far as the amount of rainfall we have seen here. have you to watch as you head out. we have significant rainfall here. and as we look at this, this is a radar estimate to give you an idea how much. look to the north we have two inches of rain near allentown and one inch near reading and near the city itself. not as much and radar estimates reporting a half inch and atlantic city less but raining there. lets take a look at what it shows you on stormtracker 6 live double scan and you get a better sense of all of that moisture that moved through the area, we

started early this morning with thunderstorms and now watching the tail end of that and showers to the west and once the main line moves through you can't rule out a shower and most of it has fallen through the region. lets look at the numbers work track the temperatures and new number in dover, delaware. 62 degrees and 56 in the city and 57 in wilmington and 54 degrees in reading. we have very mild air. the past couple of days with we were in the low 60s today and yesterday. and 2:00 we are stuck with the clouds and 58 and 4:00 we see peeks of sunshine and windy though. look how the temperatures drop through the night as we start to clear out. the overnight low a big change for the past couple of days in the 60s. and some cooler spots dipping down to the upper 20s and 36 in the city and blustery and much colder and we'll show you what comes next in the accuweather forecast next.

>> all right karen thank you. as always get the latest updates to the soggy forecast. you can check stormtracker 6 live double scan any time on your phone or tablet. the 6 abc app is a download for your mobile device. >> breaking news we are following out of kentucky where at least one person died and many others wounded. in a school shooting. police believe they have the shooter in custody after the person opened fire at marshals county high school. about 100 students ran out of the building seeking safety when the gun fire erupts. stay with "action news" for more information as we get it. police in philadelphia are looking for the person that shot and killed a teenager in olney. the 19-year-old victim was gunned down right outside of a septa station. jeanette reyes is live now at the scene at broad and olney with the latest. >> reporter: well, alicia this 19-year-old man was shot four times including in the chest and back. he managed to get a ride to the

hospital just a couple of blocks away from here. this afternoon police are searching for the gunman. >> another day -- >> at 12:30 district police were called to west olney avenue near broad street for a report of shots firing. >> they found multiple shell cases on the sidewalk and roadway, but did not find a many victim. >> police later learned that the 19-year-old victim ran to a nearby car and was driven to the hospital just a couple of blocks away. while police were investigating the scene they got notified from einstein hospital that a vk tim showed up by private auto. >> northwest detectives determined that the victim was shot four times from across the street standing in front of the septa stake. he was shot once in the back, right and left chest and right

arm. investigators found multiple large shell casings on the sidewalk and street. >> they are shooting every day. i don't know what to say about it. you get numb to it. >> it's a lot of shooting and everything else, it goes on here at this corner every day. >> the victim was listed in critical condition and underwent emergency surgery and was pronounced dead several hours later. hopefully the cameras recorded something to help us with this extremely critical shooting investigation. >> and coming back out live this is one of at least four cameras we were able to find that may have captured the shooting and police are sifting through the information hoping it provides them with clues. and at this point. no motive is known. jeanette reyes, channel 6.

>> in beverly knowledge, one person was rushed to the hospital after an early morning shooting on the 1200 block of warren street. police taped off the house unclear where the shooting occurred. and witnesses told police they saw a gold color sedan fleeing from the scene. and the investigation continues. the federal corruption trial continues today for allentown's mayor ed po low sky, he is accused of trading contracts for campaign cash. the jury heard a secretly recorded conversation recording the democrat and on the recording he is explaining that a law firm only gave him a small contribution. >> and two local families were forced out of their homes during an early morning house fire. the flames spread through two west philadelphia row homes just before 3:00 a.m. two cats and a dog were rescued from the scene and no one was

hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation. well, national parks like independence mall are once again open now that the government shut down is over. in the nation's capital. hundreds of thousands of federal workers are back on the job today but the funding fix approved by congress is only temporary and the hard work has just begun. gloria riviera has the latest from washington. >> reporter: after days of finger pointing and the blame game the government shut down is over, and democrats and republicans say they are ready to negotiate the sticking point for democrats, immigration. >> the shut down may be over but the debate for federal spending gos on. >> opening the government with one step. >> and president trump signing a short-term fix funding the government for three weeks. calling it a big win for republicans and reorganizing childrens health care for six years but nothing on

immigration. immigration activists and liberals not satisfied. and dreamers, young undocumented immigrants justified the shut down. democrats accepted nothing more than the republicans word to resolve daca. >> it will have a level playing field and an amendment process that is fair to all sides. >> the president says he too want a daca deal but spending for the wall. nobody knows for sure if the republicans and democrats can reach a deal on daca by february 8th. >> there is real commitment on both sides of the aisle on the senate to work so hard to achieve a result. >> the president has given congress until march 5th to resolve immigration issues and fate of daca. and if the question to democrats will be are they willing to play

the shut down card again. >> all right as we countdown to super bowl lii. a local donut shop is taking the big game seriously. if you are in the mood for boston cream donuts you won't find them at donny's anymore. the shop plans to replace it with a cookies and cream donut instead. >> they have one that has something green that looks delicious. meanwhile, "sports illustrated" released their super bowl preview with two different covers. nick foles graces the front of the version popular for local fans and the other features tom brady good yawn. >> the magazine predicts outcome

of the game they pick the patriots over the birds with a 27-16 win that is their prediction we here at "action news" plan to stick with the underdog. prove them wrong again and we anticipate the fierce competition. bob brooks is there and man is it snow tlg. >> good assignment though. much more ahead on "action news" at noon. find out who is in the running for an oscar, we have the nominations just announced this morning. plus a music legend steps away from the spotlight. the medical condition forcing neil diamond to etire. and the wolf huffed and puffed...

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and put his hand on it to pray. and this after the trump administration's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. the nominations are in for the biggest night. tiffany hatis announced the oscar nods today there in beverly hills. gretagerwig became the fifth woman ever to be nominated as best director for her movie, "lady bird. and that is up for best picture, along with dunkirk and get out. tune in sunday march 4th to find out who wins. jimmy kimmel returns to host the 90th annual oscars, it begins here on 6 abc. back here at the school district will have two new

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health check this noon, a music legend is stepping away from the stage after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. neil diamond announced he is retiring from touring canceling his shows in new zealand. is he one of the best selling artist of all time. with hits like sweet caroline and america. diamond vowed to continue writing and recording songs. and "action news" goes inside of the opioid crisis a challenge in our area. it took 27,000 lives in towns big and small in pennsylvania, new jersey, and delaware.

>> and we have developed entire communities and generations in families decimated by this disease. >> we don't want people to die. they are too young and have their whole life ahead. tonight we'll look at the many ways that opioids are changing lives as well as the challenges of gettingtreme and preventing future addictions. join us for the "action news" special. the opioid crisis on the home front tonight at 7:30. meanwhile, the "action news" team is working on news stories today at 4:00. why some are asking if the digital assistants are eagles fans. and plus an ad calling gluten free food gross and went viral all the wrong reasons and the company behind the commercial is responding and what they are telling people that were offended by it good and mattresses to beds in boxes. and the right mattress could make the difference when it comes to fall ago sleep.

and consumer reports is putting dozens to the test. and the one on top may surprise you. accuweather coming up next karen rogers with a look at the seven-day forecast. it's murky and gloomy on the center city skyline.

karen rogers is back with another check of the accuweather forecast. the rain is moving out and changes coming in. >> i think you'll like some of the changes. >> i'll show you the ones you like. take a look at satellite looking at sky 6 hd this is one of the changes that i think you will like. look over the commodore barry bridge we have gray skies. and pounding rain for forever today. we see the bright blue and clouds out there. and yes you can tell we are drying things out for you at least here as you look at the commodore barry bridge. looking at this view of stormtracker 6 live double scan we have rain in parts of the area and left the city. and you see the cluster of

lightning over there. a marine warning for anyone out there. strong gusty winds associated with thunderstorms off the coast. and closer to the city right now. it's dry through philadelphia and along 95 in new jersey, pretty wet and route 70 getting a good soaking and this line moved east of the city in medford and berlin and white horse pike in glass bro at route 22 if you travel there, this is the end of the rain we are tracking. that is good news, stretching through elmer and smyrna, delaware. that is pushing through the coastline. and beyond that all we'll see is a stray shower. this is really the end of the rain we are tracking and we have a good half inch to inch. 56 degrees currently in the city. 62 in dover and 57 in millville. and 54 in reading and certainly

mild out there. our second day, temperatures in the 60s. some strong winds, especially along the coastline as we see the storms, just off the coast. be careful with the wind gusts there. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the heavy rain moving out. a couple of showers out there. we could be clip bid a stray shower in the afternoon and overall a big change. a stray shower moving through not a big deal. it's clearing and feeling much better other than that stray shower. the early high is 64 and the skies start to clear and more breaks of sun. and clearing skies tonight and gets chilly tonight. dropping down to 36 degrees for the overnight low. here is your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, the worst is over in the city. are you dealing with it right now in south jersey and delaware and that is why we have the accuweather alert continuing for a few more hours. windy the rest of the afternoon

and temperatures start to fall 64 degrees and dropping to the low 50s this afternoon. tomorrow much cooler after a cool start and high of only 52. brisk and chilly upper 30s and nice change. and for the weekend turning milder for saturday and start to cloud up and breezy and periods of rain and it looks like it may hold off late in the day. a 59 degree high, 48 on wednesday. so mild today and rain is kicking out of here. >> see you. >> much more ahead on "action news" at 12:30. a dangerous rescue to save two men on a sailboat that got stuck on a jetty. and kevin hart is going wild for the eagles as they head to the super bowl. those stories and more next.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist is and david murphy. >> sara is off and alicia vitarelli joining us. here are the stories we are following at 12:30. heavy rain fell and continued into the morning. we have word when the precipitation finally moves out. and an earthquake off the coast

of alaska. and now to the details on our accuweather alert. the rain is finally moving out of the region and we feel very warm on this tuesday. >> nice and warm but wet. temperatures will get cooler as the day goes on. as we look live sky 6 hd showing you philadelphia international airport at lunch time. kind of soggy runways there. accuweather says get the jackets out for the coming days. karen rogers is tracking it for us now at the "action news" big board. >> a big change in the weather, what i'm tracking now is the last of the rain. on stormtracker 6 live double scan you see the line already crossing through philadelphia. and pushing east. we are seeing out all the moisture and wet in south jersey and delaware. and dry right now in the city and the lehigh valley. a few more showers well out to the west. we could hit by a stray shower later but nothing like the rain we had. lets look at new