breaking news, a philadelphia police officer shot and wounded in the line of duty. >> he was absolutely ambushed. the video and obviously he said that but the video actually tells that story. >> you can see the officer's car riddled with bullet holes. the officer and the suspect are in the hospital recovering from gunshot wounds. the suspect tried to execute the officer but somehow the officer was able to return fire. we have live team coverage. matt delucia is live at the scene in west philadelphia. katy zachry is live at the hospital in university city where both the officer and the suspect are treated. let's begin with matt. >> tracy, police know what happened, now they want to know why. i'm going to show you this is still an active scene.

right there is the police cruiser that the officer was driving at 60th and spruce, riddled with bullets. the police commissioner says it is amazing that officer is alive. take a closer look at the car. as i tell you what went down. 11:40 last night,p officer jesse hartnett was in uniform driving a marked car when a man started firing a gun into the driver's side window. he was able to get close enough at one point to get in the car with his gun and start shooting at the officer inside the vehicle. the police commissioner says at least 13 rounds were fired at the officer before he managed to get shots off at the suspect himself. other officers managed to catch the guy down the road and commissioner ross not a week into the job says this was an ambush. >> you look at the video, we have some video we captured, this is one of the scariest things i've seen. this guy tried to execute the police officer. the police officer had no idea he was coming.

it's amazing he's alive. >> reporter: we managed to get this video of the suspect's gun and clothe left on the street. police say he emptied the gun on the officer. back live still an active scene, 60th at spruce, still shut down. you third commissioner say there is video of this and right up there above that traffic light, that red light there is a camera, right above where this all happened. we spoke with mayor jim kenney about this. he rushed over when the shooting happened. i'll have more on that at 4:30. matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >> officer shot. repeating in the 18th district, officer on proos we have an officer down. >> that's from philadelphia police radio as the ambush went down. officer jesse hartnett was shot at least three times. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at presbyterian hospital where the wounded officer is being

treated. >> reporter: tracy, when the officer was shot it's about 10 minutes from presbyterian hospital. he was rushed here and quickly taken into surgery. the officer's family rushed to the hospital as well. officer heartsnet with the 18th district, his officers and supervisors met here. commissioner richard ross went inside to see him. he tells us officer heartnet was shot three times in the arm, one arm is broken and he has significant nerve damage. >> fortunately he's awake, he was coherent, okay, but he's now up in surgery, he's got a lot of recovery ahead of him. so i mean, this speaks to the dangers of this job and why somebody would do something i mean, so absolutely evil is just beyond us. >> reporter: philadelphia mayor jim kenney was also here in the waiting room with some of the injured officer's family members and he relayed to us part of the conversation he had with the

injured officer's father. i'll have more on that in the next 25 minutes. reporting live, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> thanks. it's 4:04. philadelphia mayor jim kenney said this morning that this shooting demonstrates the need to keep guns out of the wrong hands. >> there are too many guns, too many guns on our streets. >> the mayor says more laws are needed at the state and national level to keep guns away from dangerous people. stay with nbc 10 and the nbc news app for continuing coverage. we'll bring you updates every 15 minutes. happening today the demolition contractor convicted in the deadly market street building collapse will be sentenced. a jury convicted griffin campbell on six counts of involuntary manslaughter. his construction company was in charge of demolition. during that project in june 2013, a four-story brick wall

fell on a thrift store at 22nd and market. six people were killed, more than a dozen hurt. a subcontractor hire bid campbell pleaded guilty. shawn benschop is awaiting sentencing. china's stock market appears to be rebounding from yesterday's halt. it swung wildly before ending up 2%. twice this week trading was suspended after a plunge tripped a circuit breaker. regulators suspended the use of that after economists warn it could be adding to the volatility. the rebound in china is easing some pressure on the global markets. stock prices in japan end dound .4% but there were gains earlier in the day after china started to make a recovery. the u.s. stock market is having the worst start to a year ever, plunging again yesterday because of the halt on china's trading. investors in the area are worried how this will affect their savings and retirement

accounti accounts. >> biggest concern? >> losing money. losing money and not being able to have funds there for my kids and grand kids. >> we talked to the financial adviser who says do not panic. if you are going to retire in a few years you need to keep an eye on what's happening, to make decisions when to move to cash. we'll take a closer look at what's expected today in our cnbc business news at 5:00. >> philadelphia police say a man is dead after stealing a car driving the wrong way on roosevelt boulevard, then crashing and in an effort to escape, he jumped off an overpass in east falls. >> on the exit ramp, having cpr performed at this time. ain't going nowhere. >> police captured the moment. authorities say he was speeding north in the southbound lanes of route 1 before the crash. the accident sent three other

people to the hospital and caused massive backups. >> how long did you sfwhat. >> two hours. >> an hour and 40 minutes. i cannot believe that it took this long. i've never seen the bridge closed. it must be a horrendous accident. >> the suspect's family say they don't know why he was driving the wrong way or tried to get away. he leaves behind a young daughter. >> philadelphia police hope this surveillance video leads them to a robber who shot a grandmother in the face in mayfair on new year's eve day. investigators say the man was driving this car, he got away with a 75-year-old's cell phone, 400 ds $400 from a paycheck and her purse. >> two new jersey state troopers helped deliver a baby on the side of the garden state parkway all caught on their dash cam. look at this. >> one, two, three. push. >> the expectant mother was on the way to the hospital on monday when she realized she wasn't going to make it.

troopers alex and arnoldo showed up and helped deliver the baby and cut the umbilical cord. this is the third time in the last three months troopers helped in road side deliveries. eight minutes after 4:00. and it is not as cold this morning. check out the clouds over the area. these clouds stuck around from yesterday. and are helping to keep temperatures warmer this morning. above freezing. and no wind. it is calm this morning. the temperatures above freezing for doylestown, pottstown at 35, 38 in wilmington and look, temperatures near 40 degrees right now in millville and atlantic city. what a difference from earlier in the week. it's 40 degrees in philadelphia at the airport, but roxborough, south philadelphia, northeast philadelphia all within a degree. 36, 37 to start with. and will be warming up. but with clouds around, we won't see a huge warm-up today. but it will stay above freezing

all day long. 6:00 this morning, 39 degrees, 38 at 9:00 with just a hint of a breeze at 6:00, 3-mile-an-hour wind increasing by 9:00, by lunch time in the low 40s. with a northeasterly wind at 9 miles an hour. and it looks like it will be warmer than that, not only for later today but this weekend, too. i'm back in 10 minutes with your weekend forecast. >> it's 4:09. you're heading out the door let's check the roads. jessica boyington has a look at your traffic. what are you seeing? >> well, with the police officer shot is there an accident investigation under way as well out in west philadelphia, so we have several street closures because of that. 60th and spruce, 60th and irving and signature 0th and delancy. so we'll keep you updated if anything changes there. the schuylkill expressway, this is around the vine street expressway you can see blocking off some of the on ramps because of that construction on the vine is still active.

so in between the schuylkill and broad street we have east and westbound vine street expressway closed this morning. mass transit, no problems or delays so far for septa, new jersey transit, patco or dart. >> 38 degrees outside. we're staying on top of this breaking news for you. a philadelphia police officer ambushed and shot is in the hospital recovering from multiple gunshot wounds. the injured officer fired back at the suspect, he is also in the hospital and under arrest. ahead, president obama continues his push for gun reform in the u.s. and he's using his pen to do it. we'll tell you the strong words he uses to make his case. ans age 50 to 85: what's your reason for getting life insurance? i'm in my 60s and i work part-time with no benefits.

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this speaks to the dangers of this job and why somebody would do something i mean, so absolutely evil. >> that is philadelphia police commissioner richard ross talking about the danger to police after an officer was ambushed and shot in his patrol car. police say officer jesse hartnett was shot several times but was able to return fire, wounding the suspect. we have live team coverage. we'll continue to bring you updates on air and on nbc10.com. >> it's 4:13, 38 degrees. president obama continues to push for more gun reform. the new york times posted an op-ed written by the president yesterday. the president calls gun violence an epidemic and a national crisis. the president implores everyone to take personal responsibility and vows to continue what he calls common sense gun reform long after he leaves office. here's one promise from the president. i will not campaign for, vote for or support any candidate even my own party who does not

support common sense gun reform. last night the president took his message directly to the american people, headlining a cnn town hall meeting on guns. the president went after groups like the nra accusing them of distorting public opinion and using fear tactics to influence lawmakers. >> it's not going to change until those who are concerned about violence are not as focused and disciplined during election time as those who are. and you know, i'm going to throw my shoulders behind folks who want actually solve problems. >> white house spokesperson said representatives from the nra were invited to attend but declined to take part in the event. >> 4:14. donald trump also took on the issue of guns during a campaign event in vermont last night. the republican front-runner addressed measures he would put in place if he were elected president. >> i will get rid of gun free zones on schools and you have

to. and on military bases, my first day it gets signed. okay. my first day. there's no more gun-free zone. >> trump said recent terror attacks in paris and california could have been defused if looser gun control laws were in place. >> a convicted killer was executed in florida overnight, oscar ray boland was pronounced dead. he was originally scheduled to be executed earlier in the evening but it was delayed until the u.s. supreme court rejected his final appeal. he was found guilty of killing three women nearly 30 years ago. >> happening today funeral services will be held for an airman from the area killed a suicide bombing in afghanistan last month. staff sergeant peter taub was a graduate of cheltenham high school. services will be later this morning in easton northampton county. services will also be held today for a 5-year-old autistic boy who disappeared new year's eve

and later found dead in a lehigh valley canal. he had run away from the party. the public is invited to celebrate the life of jaleel this afternoon in allentown. >> a search is under way to find the cause of an explosion at a dow chemical plant in northern massachusetts. four people with shrapnel and burn injuries are listed in critical condition. it happened in north andover. it appears that a chemical reacting to water likely triggered the blast. dow chemical says there are no risks to the community near the site. dow is merging with dupont to create a giant chemical producer, that means dupont is cutting 1700 local jobs. employees in delaware started getting pink slips this week. the cuts impact 10 locations in delaware including dupont's headquarters. >> new jersey lawmakers will decide next week whether to increase the legal age to buy cigarettes to 21. the vote is scheduled on monday and if the it passes it wold

still need the governor's signature. advocates say raising the age for tobacco and e-cigarette products will make it less likely for young people to become addicted to nicotine. nbc 10 spoke with the sponsor of the bill. >> we know that the young minds don't develop until much later and if they adopt addictive behaviors early on in life then they will continue with these. >> opponents include the association of gas station and convenience stores, they say it will decrease profits and cost the state millions in tax revenue. hawaii is the only state with a tobacco age of 21. 17 minutes after 4:00. it is a chilly start but not terribly cold. the one exception, the pocono mountains, below freezing so they are back to snow making. really successful with that the last few days. there is a warming trend and it

will go warmer over the weekend. in philadelphia it's 40 degrees. a little bit of a breeze. a hint at the airport. but you can see the wind is calm here at nbc 10. clouds overhead and the clouds stay with us for the entire day today. no sign of rain until we get to this evening. there is the 40 at philadelphia international. cooler for pottstown, allentown and reading but nowhere near as cold as it has been. pocono mountains at 26 degrees right now. the temperatures are slowly falling. they probably will not go much lower, you can see the cloud cover that's with this. we're starting off with clouds, look what's on the way. much thicker clouds and with these will come the rain. only rain for us, see the snows way off to the north where the colder air is going to stay put for not only today but for the weekend too. futurecast showing the showers, the first could arrive late this evening after midnight. and first thing saturday morning. some scattered showers, but most of the day saturday will likely be rain-free and we could see

some breaks in the clouds, get a little bit of sunshine. then the steadier rain is going to be moving back in the area, for sunday and the potential for heavy downpours, mainly sunday morning. today, clouds over camelback 39 degrees this afternoon. 40 for fleetwood and morgantown. sunshine on hold for souderton, all in the 40s this afternoon. and at the shore, also cloudy skies. milford today, 50 degrees. very close to it for cape may and avalon. and we will see 40s for philadelphia, berlin, new jersey at 4 sticks along with woodstown. malvern 42. not warm enough? the weekend is looking a lot warmer. saturday, a chance of some scattered showers first thing in the morning, then late in the day, too, but during the day, 55 degrees. and sunday, 62 degrees. rain will be steady in the morning, tapering off in the afternoon. i'll show you how long the warm weather will last when i'm back later on with the seven-day

forecast. >> bill, thanks. it's about 20 minutes past 4:00. let's get you updated if you're heading out the door. you travel 295, jessica boyington is watching. >> 295 in west deptford around route 130, no problems as you can see. couple cars on the roads. southbound 42 into the delaware memorial bridge 22 minutes. no increase right there. as for construction moving a little further north on 295, this is the southbound ramp to route 42, northbound, that is closed with construction. that will be there until about 5:00 this morning. so at least a half hour or so for that and the crews starting to pick that up. montgomery county, out in springfield an accident scene cleaning up in shelton ham avenue and paper mill road. you can see the schuylkill expressway eastbound into center city, 11 minutes, 13 on 95 southbound woodhaven road to the vine. >> we're following breaking news, a philadelphia police officer shot in west

philadelphia, investigators say he was targeted, ambushed. the officer fired back. he and the suspected gunman are in the hospital. stay with nbc 10 for updates all morning. you can tap the "nbc 10 news" app.

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committee yesterday would prohibit any deed restrictions on the building in the city's tourism district. the showboat closed in 2014. one restriction prevents it open as a casino, another for being used for anything other than a casino. lawmakers are also deciding on a referendum that could take gamblers away from atlantic city. hearings were held on two plans for building casinos in north jersey. the state constitution restricts gambling to atlantic city. voters will decide whether to change that but first lawmakers have to agree on a single plan to put on the ballot. it's 4:24. help for atlantic city's casinos is up to governor christie. yesterday new jersey senators approved an aid package for the eight casinos, it would allow them to make set payments for 15 years instead of paying taxes where the amount can change. the governor vetoed a similar bill two months ago.

new jersey students could spend more time in class. lawmakers introduced a bill to help underperforming schooling angd lengthen the school day. any district whose students don't show pro5cy on the language arts exams would add 2 1/2 hours to the school days. >> longer days to getting a break, members of the new jersey state senate passed a measure that guarantees 20 minutes of recess for students in k-5. those in favor say the break from class work allows younger students to develop and cultivate social skills. >> the number of students graduating from camden schools is increasing. the school superintendent and alumni celebrated the news yesterday. 64% of camden high school seniors will graduate this spring which is up from only 49% three years ago. >> according to a new report if the you want to lose weight you need to cut way back on the sugar. the new guidelines recommend americans limit the amount of

added sugars like the ones sound in soda and other processed foods, to no more than 10% of daily calories. critics say they don't go far enough. some are upset that the new guidelines say nothing about eating less red meat which has been linked to cancer. >> reporter: i'm matt delucia live in west philadelphia. a police officer ambushed while driving his car. we're live on the scene. >> reporter: i'm katy zachry at the hospital where the injured officer was taken and where he underwent scour underwent surgery overnight. getting a break from the cold that we started with earlier this week. it's 38 degrees at 4:26. there are some clouds and i'm tracking rain. jessica boyington is in the first alert traffic center. >> we're watching cherry hill, new jersey. route 38 not a car in sight

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this is absolutely one of the scariest things i've seen. this guy tried to execute the police officer. >> a philadelphia police officer shot and the commissioner says he was ambushed. the gunman fired more than a dozen times but the wounded officer returned fire. now both the officer and the suspect are in the hospital. the police commissioner says the suspect tried to execute the officer, shooting him at point blank range. we want to get to our team coverage.

katy zachry is at the hospital in university city where doctors are treating the officer and the suspect. we begin with matt delucia live at the scene. walk us through what happened. >> reporter: right now police are trying to figure out why this man started shooting at that officer. i'm going to step out of the way. you can see that cruiser is still out there. lights are turned off. on the other side of that police tape by the traffic light. 60th and spruce and that police car is riddled with bullets. you can see that car, it was about 11:40 last night. officer jesse hartnett was in uniform driving a marked car on 60th street when a man started firing a gun into the driver's side window. he was able to get close enough at one point this guy was shooting his gun inside the police car. the commissioner says at least 13 rounds were fired at the officer before he managed to get a few shots off at the suspect. other officers caught the guy down the