>> reporter: rick, investigators are still trying to sort out exactly what happened on thursday night. more interviews are scheduled for later on this evening but i am told no charges are imminent. several persons of interest caught on tape have been interviewed by police. they deny that the gay couple was targeted and that they bu bumped into each other and a homophobic slur was said and then they got rough with a woman in the group and then a man punched one of the victims and a full scale fight broke out. this is one man and his lawyer spoke out. >> we are cooperating and we would all be wise to wait the outcome of it. the two victims suffered serious facial injuries, one had his jaw

wired shut. >> i think they should be ashamed themselves. and their parents and communities should be ashamed themselves. >> kenny's letter read in part. i respectfully act that the department of justin partner with the district attorney of philadelphia and the police department of philadelphia to bring federal charges again the individuals. >> this is a message that we will not tolerate suburban young people coming in and bashing our citizens who are out getting a pizza. >> two people are from archbishop -- and one was fired because of this incident.

chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." a big development today as law enforcement ramp up their search for the accused cop killer, eric frein is now on the fbi's most wanted list. frein is wanted in the ambush that took the life of bryan dickson and there is an additional $100,000 reward leading to frein's arrest. and final good-byes for corporal dickson. law enforcement came to salute their former comrade and celebrate his life. ♪ ♪ only the sound of beating drums could be heard as the funeral procession arrived at st. peters

cathedral in scranton. thousands who wear the uniform lined the street to say good-bye to one of their fallen brothers, friends family and dignitaries came to honor dixon and to try to find comfort. >> we gather here in sorrow and disbelief and anger. and most importantly we gather here in faith. the singular question many of us are asking is why. why did this heinous act of violence take place. >> dickson was ambushed last friday out sides of the blooming barracks but the killer has yet to be captured. but the service focused ondic son, a husband and father as one young son looked on. >> he was no ordinary trooper, you talk to his friends and colleagues that have known him throughout his career, he was someone that everyone admired.

his wife tiffany was offered words that brought a smile to her nice. are you a part of the family whether you like it or not. >> dickson's best friend shared words of admiration with the congregation. >> you would be hard pressed to find a word to describe bryan, but one described him to the tee, impeccable. that is the legacy that corporal bryan dickson leaves behind. >> a heartfelt farewell to a man that many view as a hero, he graduated from the state police academy in 2007. our coverage of the funeral of state trooper, bryan dixon continues online at 6abc.com, you can view a slideshow of

photos. philadelphia police are searching for clues in the earl write morning robbery of a 7-eleven is happened at 2:30 on stenton avenue. the subject ran off on foot and police hope that surveillance video will lead them to some clues. >> thousands of dollars worth of instruments were stolen in langhorne, a burglar broke a glass door and took trumpets and a violence and claire net. anybody with information is asked to call police. marijuana laws are changing in the city of philadelphia, city council passed a bill today that decriminalizes the possession of a small amount of the drug, anybody caught can

less than an ounce, will no longer be arrested and get a $25 fine. if you get caught in public you will get a $100 fine or community service. for one local marine it has been a lifelong battle to find inner peace. the affects of combat and a hard childhood took its toll until he took to the martial arts. nora muchanic has more. >> altercations, i remember jumping over a counter to get to his boss. >> for years bob has struggled with post traumatic stress disorder, partly from a horrible childhood where he and his mother were beaten by his stepfather and he was repeatedly fired from jobs not three years ago until he founds jiu-jitsu

and the martial arts. >> it was ans cape, trying to do something with yourself. >> cosmo has become a master in three short years and is ranked eighth in the world for middle weight purple belt and manages the ptsd that left him 100% disabled. it's like tackling my foreseeing my mom getting hit and all of that violence, go to the source and i make it a part of me and use is it to relax. he says the martial arts did for him what medication couldn't. is he spreading the word to other vets that are dealing with ptsd. >> i want to live and overcome and be a story for people to look up to. >> he is hoping that the veterans administration will fund a program to help vets wrestling with their demons to practice the martial arts.

time for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. >> for folks fighting traffic how are they doing matt pellman? >> a tough time in spots. we can't get the traffic to match the weather, it's a not so nice ride along the vine street expressway, if the truck gets out of the way, you can see the westbound crash on broad street and police remain on the scene and it's causing delays on 95 and it's spilling back on the ben franklin bridge from time to time as you travel westbound where the two right lanes are blocked out of camden this afternoon. the crash on west conshohocken at mcdonald's at moorehead avenue. and 422, a difficult ride at trooper road because of an accidents and emergency crews are on the scene. on 95 in newcastle county, a

crash. and newark a crash at pleasant valley road. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you. much more ahead on "action news" tonight. a flight makes an emergency landing in california, details on what prompted the scare coming up. and meteorologist, cecily tynan is live at the zoo tonight. >> that is not a belt is it cecily? >> no, don't say that, i don't want lucille to hear you. this is a ball python and if they feel threatened they curl up in a ball. she has a forked tongue, it lets them locate their prey, if they smell an animal on the right side of their tongue, they know the animal is on the right. if they smell the animal on both sides of the tongue, they know the animal is in front of them. a rare and elusive animal later

from the philadelphia zoo. >> what is she doing now? i would be careful. >> a lot of botox. more when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back.

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time for accuweather, meteorologist, adam joseph, is looking at the forecast. any chance of precipitation? >> no, we have quite a mixture of sun and clouds and 6:00

tomorrow morning we have clouds north and west and it was clear sound and east and as we went throughout the day we had a decent amount of sun and clouds bubbled up as a cold front progressed through and the clouds are along i-95 to the south and east and to the north and west, we see the sunshine, it's a 50/50 split right now and the clear sky is going to win out as the clouds collapse and push to the south and east. right now as we take a live look from atlantic city and sky 6, we see brightening of the sky, and swells at the shore, for what was hurricane edouard. we see more in the way of clouds and 71 in millville and 71 in dover and 71 in sea isle city and philadelphia 72 degrees, as we peek at satellite and radar,

not much to see overall the front pushes to the south and we see our first arctic high for this time of year. temperatures are at or below freezing, caribou, maine, 32 and syracuse 36. and the winds rap around the high from the north-northeast and drives in that cooler than average air for this time of year. signs of fall are brewing just to the north of the pennsylvania-new york border into northern new and, the widespread frost and freeze, and we don't have to worry about that here tomorrow morning. 58 in allentown and 56 in the poconos and temperatures struggle to get out of the upper 60s in the area but the poconos own in the 50s. the five-day at 5:00, it's beautiful for the next five

days, fall tomorrow and then a quick warm-up over the weekend, the last full weekend of summer, clouds in the morning and sun in the afternoon and 83 degrees but it doesn't last long, we fall back to normal by monday and the next cold front at 73 and pleasantly cool for the next full day of fall at just 71. meteorologist, cecily tynan is getting a birds eye view of the philadelphia zoo, while you are up at the 6 abc zoo balloon, and tell us the traffic report as well as the weather. >> i have been looking at it and traffic is slow at girard. i'm not at the zoo, i'm 400 feet above the zoo, what a view, we are on the channel 6 zoo bl balloon, you can see the schuylkill on the rowers on the river. i remember being on the zoo balloon when it was first flown

12 years ago. it's $15 per person and free for family delux members and it is handicapped accessible and what a view. i'll be back to talk about the weather and feeding the -- when we return. >> thank you more ahead in our next half hour at 5:00. a vote is taking the place in europe whether scotland will break from england at last. and more on a college student that is missing since last week, he was followed by a man and police talked to him and we'll hear what he has to say coming up. we'll have that and more when "action news

"action news" continues. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. the vote that could end a 300 year union, scotts are decided whether to declare their

independence from the united kingdom it's an issue that has divided the nation. and new video emerges of this virginia college student that is missing since saturday. what this image shows that has investigators asking some new questions. and she is a wildly talented creator of some of the new shows. we'll hear from shonnda rins. now scotland's future will be decided on simple paper ballots. here is more from scotland now. >> reporter: it's scotland's day of destiny. >> if not me who? and if not now, when? >> at polling questions across this ancient land, millions of