"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon in the news

this noon, new information about the woman that claimed to have an affair with the president. we have details on the payment she receive issed from the president's lawyer. and a school bus crash in philadelphia. >> but the big tory is a local teenier fighting for his life on a busy street. the bullets went flying here in west philadelphia leaving the 17-year-old in critical condition. the person that shot him remains at large. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes talks to horrified witnesses and joins us live from the scene. >> well, that boy was shot twice and we are told by witnesses he darted into the traffic here in the street looking for help. s he now fighting for life and

police are trying to find the gunman. >> when he got shot and he ran out in the street, i was like whoa i said this is serious. >> witnesses recurrent whad they saw yesterday evening when shots were fired at 52nd and wall mont in west philadelphia. >> i heart last night the gunshot. and saw a young boy was running. i saw him he just went out in the street. in the middle of the street. it was just past 7:30 and clinton lewis was horrified when he heard the shots and saw a 17-year-old boy run into the street dodging traffic. >> and another witness too afraid to go on camera remembers the terrified look on the victim face, while the gunman chased him firing shots. >> it's something personal. i don't know what it it is. >> and the boy chased down a passing car. >> they took the victim in the car and took him to the hospital. >> the good samaritan transported him to pen presbyterian. where the boy is treated for gunshot wounds to his lower back and thigh.

he is in critical condition. >> this corner right here is very dangerous. and you know, there is a lot of things that go on. >> the generation with we grow up in. >> what about it? >> it's every day. >> coming back out live, this is one of several cameras here at this intersection. we know that detectives stopped by last night to see what they could retrieve. and no word on what they were able to get. they have no motive and no arrests were made. a vague description was released. the investigation is on going this afternoon. channel 6 "action news"." >> thank you. in other news police are questioning a person of interest in the death a 67-year-old woman. found dead in oxford section of philadelphia. police are not naming the district tim or the person of interest. and no charges are announced

just yet. >> two students were injured in a school bus crash in logan. chopper 6 hd was over the scene in old york road and wagner avenue. the bus collided with a minivan and only two students were on the bus at the time. taken to einstein medical center and looking to find out their conditions at this hour. >> looking to the accuweather forecast. it's milder today. sky 6 hd showing you the view across the delaware river toward camden. dry now but could be rain tonight during your valentine's day date. david murphy is tracking the latest conditions from the weather center. >> have you a date tonight? >> yes, the same date i have for 30 years. >> satellite is showing you breaking in the clouds and sunshine is popping through. and on the cool side but already better. 48 in philadelphia and 47 in trenton and 46 degrees currently

in allentown and reading and in wilmington 45 degrees in millville. and down the shore in cape may 35 degrees. and not a lot of wind and as we go through the rest of the afternoon and evening we stay on the mild side. 4:00, 52 coming down from the high of 53 i expect at 3:00. sun will mix with clouds the rest of the way. and 6:00, 49 and 8:00, 48 degrees. we are on the lookout for showers in the evening. and of course it is valentine's day. and a lot of you may be headed out this afternoon to take a look at whether or not you have got the flowers and all of that ready to roll. we are looking at conditions tonight where it will be dry as you head outside. but rick and sara take along rain gear if you have plans because the rain is going to start coming in as soon as about 8:00 to 10:00 from west to east across the region. when we step back inside milder

air for tomorrow and a cool down and change for the weekend call. there could be at least a little snow in parts of the region on saturday night. >> all right thank you. now, to a stunning admission from president trump's long time personal lawyer. he says he pays tens of thousands of dollars out of his own pocket to a woman that claims she had an affair with the president. it was made before the election. >> reporter: adult film start stormy daniels reportedly sent mixed messages whether she had an affair with donald trump but months after wife melania trump gave birth to their on baron. but has since issued a statement denying it. and michael cohen is admitting

to paying the porn star using $130,000 of his own money. he said in a statement. neither the trump organize or trump campaign was part of the payment to miss clifford and neither reimbursed me. it was not a campaign contribution. >> reports of an alleged affair between daniels president trump resurfaced after a wall street journal report alleged she was paid $130,000 before the election to stop from discussing her relationship with president trump during the campaign and us weekly posted an article said that trump then a reality tv star invited her to his suite where they later had sex. daniels would not confirm or deny the details. true. any of that true?

>> common cause asked the federal eleal use of campaign funds. channel 6 "action news."ania's medical marijuana stores are getting ready to open. the first cannibis products are shipping to places across the state including sellersville bucks county. it's scheduled open this week along with several other dispensaries around pennsylvania. ali gorman will have a preview from the location in devon coming up in the next half hour. love is in the air at the montgomery county courthouse today. more than a dozen love birds decided to take the plunge on valentine's day 2018. and several judges are presiding over the wedding ceremonies in norristown and 17 couples decided to tie the knot today. congratulations. from date night to dogs and cute little cupids we want to see how

you are celebrating valentine's day. you may see them on air all day long today. it's almost time to play ball. the phillies pitchers and catchers report for their their workout today in florida. the manager and team captain took in a workout today. and the full squad begins on monday. jeff skversky is live later today on "action news." more ahead on "action news" at noon, more than 30 minutes of fear in the sky what it felt like for passengers when a piece of their plane fell off mid-flight. >> and a woman locks eyes with a handsome stranger on the subway and never saw him again. how she is trying to track him down using a billboard in new york city. copd makes it hard to breathe.

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shot were fired today at the gates of the national security agency in maryland. it happened when a black suv rammed into a barrier at the base in fort mead. nobody was hit by the gun fire but some people were hospitalized with other

injuries. at least two people were taken into custody the the scene. and authorities were not releasing many details but that it's under control. ripped off over the pacific ocean. >> it felt like an explosion ain huge jolt of the plane and started to violently shake.

>> and after 45 minutes of fear the plane made a safe emergency landing in honolulu. the airline vowed to refund all the passengers tickets and the faa is now investigating. the federal government is facing new pressure to protect americans from tainted alcohol in mexico and followed multiple reports of people fainting or blocking out after drinking small amounts. they are surging more be done to help those that feel ill in the country. today christians are observing the start of lent with ash wednesday and some people didn't have to go to church to receive their ashes instead the ashes came to them. clergy members from paint peters episcopal church went to jefferson station to distribute ashes to the commuters and it marks the start of lent and 40

day prayer and reflection leading up to easter. a single woman in new york city hopes that a 20 foot billboard will help her find the costello locked eyes th a handsome stranger back in october. but the train pull add way before they had the the chance to meet. and devon posted an ad on the craigs little and a hotel in las vegas noticed her post and offered to help. they posted a billboard asking the mystery man to show up today at 1:00 p.m. valentine's day. devon will be there waiting. >> once in a lifetime opportunity, if you do something like you may as well go all the way. >> stay tuned. 1:00 we'll let you know if this missed connection has a fairytale ending. a mo with a haplly. noon.ahead on "action news" at

the oldest tavern in philadelphia has another claim to fame. >> coming up 158 years of love connections blooming at this bar. we'll look at the history of match making at mcgillans.

hope depot and lows are hanging up the help wanted signs of the largest home improvement stores are looking to hire 150 associated in philadelphia in

preparation for the busy spring season. you can go to 6abc.com for a link to apply. health check this noon. it's time to think about giving someone your heart not just because it's valentine's day. it's also national donor day. advocates use this day to raise awareness about an urgent need. there are 120,000 people waiting for a life saving organ donation in the united states. it's handedle at the state level visit oregon.gov to get started. and slow and steady wins the race when it comes to eating, researchers looked at six years of data from overweight adults in japan. those that considered themselves fast eaters had lower bmi's and fast eaters to consume without realizing they should stop. and owner factors linked to higher weight, including

snacking after dinner and eating a full meal after going to bed. most of us think that raw is better than cooked but that is not all the case. here is ali gorman with a preview of her special report on "action news" tonight at 11:00. >> when it comes to vegetabled you want the most bang for your buck nutritionally speaking than means raw is not always the best option. cooking some veggies gives you more vitamins and nutrients and how you can boost your intake of anti-oxidants to ward off disease. tonight on "action news" at 11:00. hundreds of top dogs competed in the 2018 westminster dog show in new york and in the end there could only be one best in show. flynn, the white powder puff bichon took the top prize. it was a surprise to the crowd with many fans falling silent

when he was picked. his handler says it may be the last show for the top pup. >> the "action news" team is working on news stories for today beginning at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is live with the preview. >> hi guys and happy valentine's day, speaking of which, would you be willing to put your relationship to the test. where there is a scientist who says he is close to come up with a method that can determine from you really smitten or one of you may be faking it. and we'll break it down. and first comes love and then marriage and then the monetary perks. in today's what's the deal we'll tell you about the financial benefits of walking down the aisle. >> and fang to my bear you don't want to miss what happens when a robot gets to create the messages on the little candy valentines hearts. that is also in big talkers.

showing robots don't have a lot of emotions. >> all right alicia. i don't read them i just eat the candy. >> it all tastes the same.

david is back with another check of the accuweather forecast. >> that is quite a temperature we are headed toward. >> nice and even warmer tomorrow and a fly in the ointment later tonight. we are still high and dry and taking a look outside on sky 6 hd we have a fair amount of sunshine coming through along independence mall, there is independence hall. you see plenty of sunshine on sky 6 hd with some high clouds beginning to filter in here and there. the temperature is 48 degrees and a jacket or sweatshirt is not a bad idea. winds blustery at 13 miles per hour and not super strong and feeling like the low 40s.

temperatures now in the 40s just about everywhere. but keep in mind yesterday we stopped in the low to mid-40s, these numbers are better than yesterday. 46 if allentown un46 in reading and 48 in philadelphia and 47 in trenton, and notice how the wind are coming up from the south versus the north yesterday. that will continue to add some additional temperature value as we go into the afternoon. satellite shows how the clouds were fairly thick this morning and they broke up in a hurry and we are squeezing out a decent amount of sunshine in the region and more cloud cover digging in as the later afternoon hours come on. a mix of clouds and sun and milder than yesterday with the high of 50. down the shore a milder afternoon ahead with a mix of clouds and sun another high of 50 degrees and philadelphia a high of 53 and winds from the southwest bringing in the mild air for the rest of the

afternoon running 7 to 14. overnight rain arrives especially later this evening and by morning fog in some areas. 46 is the overnight low, so pretty mild overnight. and in terms of this evening if you have plans to head out for valentine's day eve. 7:00 mainly dry and a spritz here or there. as we push later into the evening, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 a chance of you getting wet and you may or may not see this. i will bring along rain gear just in case and it looks like the showers were done for the morning commute and thursday looks milder. we are keeping our eyes on saturday evening and we started to introduce the idea of a rain our snow shower saturday or saturday night. they look to separate and come through are now consolidating into one more energetic storm.

and there are a couple of different scenarios from this. the european has a scenario saying that as the storm system comes in saturday evening and into overnight into early sunday evening it could produce snow across a good portion of the region. and a second scenario the gfs likes this, the warmer would be pushed into the northern and western suburbs and-month-old could see mainly rain, eastern way not a lot of snow but it is saturday night and that is when a lot of you probably have plans. 53 and milder again for valentine's day. shower activity moving in later tonight. and clouds and mild on thursday with a high of 65 degrees and another round of showers extending into friday morning. friday we dry out after the showers are done in the afternoon. a high of 60 but we'll see the temperatures fall later in the day and chillier for dinner time maybe down to 50 or less than that. saturday 40 degrees with the chance of rain or snow arriving in the evening showers, going

into early sunday morning. and sunday we get back closer to 50. >> wow. >> that is a lot david. make up your mind mother nature. >> still ahead in the next half our of "action news" at 12:30. a man traveling with his wife get a surprise while waiting to take off in a plane. >> and a bar if philadelphia uniting couples forever. and alicia vitarelli takes us to mcgillans to talk about the love stories that blossomed on the bar stool.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30. we go inside of a medical marijuana dispensary one of several set to open in pennsylvania. and philadelphia police are searching for the gunman that shot a teenager on the street. and frightening moments in the air when a plane's engine began to shake when it losts its cover forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. >> and pennsylvania's first medical marijuana dispensaries are set to hope this week one in devon and one if